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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10
SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTE.

The Farmers Institute held In
Yorkville on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week, under the d.
rection of Prof Ira w. Williams, shN
perintendent Of the Farmers Cooper
ative Demonstration work In South
Carolina, came to an end on Wednes-
day at noon, with the record of having
been the best attended, most interest
ing and instructive meeting Of the
kind that has yet been held in South
Carolina.
The average attendance Of the first
two days was close to 200. At one
time there were $50 people in the court
house, by actual count, and on the
last day, the attendance ran above
$50. Counting those dropping in and
out. it is fair to say that as many as
300 people heard the speakers during
the first two days Of the meeting and
not less than 200 were in and out dur
ing the last day, giving a total attend
ance of hardly less than 75O or 800 in
dividuals.
All of the talks and addresses. were
interesting, entertaining and instruc-
tive, and the remarkably close atten-
ton that was accorded to the speakers,
evidenced the interest and apprecia-
tion Of the audiences from first to
last. Prof. Williams and the able ex-
perts who constituted his faculty, gave
their hearers the best that they had
in store. and at the windup, they
made no hesitation in acknowledging
their satisfaction with all the results
of the meeting
The interest Of the local people gen.
orally was highly commendable. Many
of those in attendance remarked the
feeling and comprehensive prayer
with which the institute was opened
by Rev. E. E. Gillespie Hon. ]. S.
Brice presided In a way to help give
the exercises a good send off. and Miss
Pauline Gwaltney. the able and ac-
compliShed musical instructor at the
graded school, put herself to consid-
cradle inconvenience to help with the
musical programme, while Mr.. ]. c..
Wilborn was in it from first to last,
helping in numerous practical ways to
contribute to the general success Of
the occasion.
When the last issue of The Enquirer
went to press, Hon. A. F. Lever con-
gressman from the Seventh district
was speaking. He followed Miss Theo
Dargan, whose address appears in full
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10
THE FARMERS AND THE CENSUS.

In the census which is to be taken
next year, says the Anderson Daily
Mail, much data will be collected re-
lating to farm work, particularly. in
regard to farming operations during
1909, and the farmers are expected to
take notes and have them ready for
the coming of the census takers next
April.
BY way of advance information, the
census director gives it out that each
farmer will be asked to give the acre
age, quantity produced and value Of
each crop, including grains, hay, vege-
tables, fruits, cotton, tobacco, ETC.,
raised on the farm in the season of
1909.
He will be asked to report the num-
Der and value Of all domestic animals,
poultry and swarms of bees on the
farm on April IS; the number and
value of young animals, such as
calves, colts, lambs, pigs and Of young
fowls such as chickens, turkeys,
ducks, etc. raised in 1863.
He will be asked to state the num-
ber and kinds of animals sold during
1903 and the receipts from such
sales, the number purchased and the
amount paid therefor, and also the
number slaughtered for food and the
value of such animals.
The law requires a report of the
number of cows kept for dairy pur-
poses in 1909, and the amount of milk
produced on the farm; the amount Of
butter and cheese sold and the amount
received from such sales.
The farmers will be expected also
to count their eggs and weigh their
honey The information given by the
farmers will be kept secret and used
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10

it tilted sharply downward and pro-
PEELED by the force Of the motor
struck the ground with great violence.
The aviator was pitched out on his
head and lay unconscious amidst the
wreckage of the machine. Willing
hands raised him and carried him to
a shed and a doctor was hastily sum-
moned, but Notwithstanding his min
istrations, the aviator died within
few minutes. NJ. Lefebvre belonged
to the new school of French aviators
and came into prominence only few
months ago. He was a contestant at
the recent aerial competitions at
Rheims and has been known for his
daring performances and recklessness.
During one Of the Rheims races he
was fined 81 for reckless flying. Sew
eral months ago M. Lefebvre pur-
chased a Wright aeroplane and start
ed at once making a series Of success
full flights near the Hague. After his
demonstrations in Holland, NJ. Lefeb-
vre dropped out of sight for g while,
but came back into the arena. at
Rheims, where he piloted a Wright
machine
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10

had been afforded by their music. At
ter the adoption Of this resolution,
Prof Williams declared the institute
adjourned.
Following are some of the people
who were in attendance on the final
session Of the institute: VIM. Fergu-
son, s. T. Ferguson, ]. ]. Gauldin, j.
L. STACY. Geo. W. s. Hart, j. j. Mat
thews, J. B. Pegram, w. G. Hughes,
R. r. McCorkle, E. w. Sandifer, ]. w.
Goforth i. B. Wallace, M. II. Brad
ley, A. E. Gettys, John Mcknight, Less
lie Smith, L. L. Smith. ]. D. Land,
D. P. Leslie, w. H. Sparrow, r. NJ
Anderson, NJ s. Carroll, DR.. ]. II.
saye, John L. Rainey. Geo. s. wilker-
son, T. R. Hopper, w. H. Mcconnell,
Wesley Shannon, ]. w. Love, ]. w.
Smith, c.. H. Sandifer, w. T. Cain, W.
H. Herndon, ]. w. Belts, r. G. Ratch-
ford, J. Meek Burns, John s. Jones
]. B. Scott, w. E. Gettys, ]. w. Simp-
son, DR.. Quinn, ]. w. Quinn, DR.. NJ
]. Walker, ]. c. Dickson. j. F. Gordon
]. N. O'Farrell, J. s. Glasscock. ]. c.
Burge, w. s. LESLIE, Thos. w. Boyd
w. w. Whitesides, J. N. Whitesides
]. Hope Adams, J. r. Stephenson
Brooks Inman, C. M. Inman, ]. B
Scott, J. w. Null, ]. A. Buice, T. A
Barron, ]. M. Brice. G. G. Dunlap, DR.
r. A. Bratton, DR.. w. G. White, John
F. Williams, T. E. McMackin, ]. c.
Wilborn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10

THERE seems to be some misunder-
standing as to the attitude Of the gov
ernment experts as to the Williamson
plan, some people even going so far
as to intimate jealousy as being at the
bottom Of the disagreement. From the
conversations we have had with the
government experts, we gather that
all Of them are proud Of what Mr..
Williamson has done, and they freely
concede that he has done more than
any other living man to stimulate corn
production in South Carolina At the
same time, most Of these experts hold
that the Williamson plan calls for
more commercial fertilizer than Is
necessary for the most profitable pro-
duction of corn crop, and they do
not believe in the stunting process.
There is no jealousy about the matter,
however.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10
LOCAL.. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Western Union Telegraph Co.-Wants
a messenger boy at once. Pay $40
a month. Apply at Yorkville office.
A. M. Haddon, Cashier-Announces
that the First National Bank of
Sharon, capital $4,000, is now
ready for business and solicits the
patronage of farmers, corporations
etc.
]. L. Guy, Camden-Offers COS acres
of land near Fort Motto, for sale;
400 acres dark loan, $50 acres vir-
gin long leaf pine.
Willis ]. Fowler, Deputy and Acting
Comptroller of the Currency-Pub-
fishes the charter authorizing "The
First National Bank Of Sharon" to
do business.
York Lunch Rooms-Makes Its DOW
to the public and is prepared to give
thoroughly satisfactory service to
those who are hungry; square
meal for 35 cents. Located In
Herndon building.
Loan and Savings Bank-Prints
statement showing its condition at
the close Of business on September
1st. 1t shows resources Of $780,
390.77.
Bank of Clover-Will cash all checks
for cotton free Of charge, for It's
what point drawn.
J. L. williams & Co.-Are ready to
serve the early shoppers with all
kinds of fall and winter goods.
Douglass Shoes at 81 to $3.50 pair.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Pub-
fishes an official statement Of con-
dition at the close of business on
September 1. Its resources are
$260,621.44.
d. E. Boney-Again calls your atten-
ton to the desirability Of insuring
your stock against loss by fire,
lightning, etc.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Tells
you how money gets away from
you, and also gives you pointer
as to how you can build up your
savings.
Thomson Co-Talks about coat sweat
ers for ladies, and sweaters for men
and boys; also trunks and suit
cases; clothing for school boys, etc.
York Hardware Co.-Carries a full
line Of hardware and today calls
special attention to ropes Of various
kinds, as we'll as all kinds Of chains.
Herndon & Gordon-Have Tarbelrs
best cheese; a lot of bagging and
ties, and lots of other things that
you need more or less every day in
the year.
Loan and Savings Bank-Points out
that business is a science and tells
you to study 1t out. It will be pleas
ed to help you along the road to
business success.
Carroll Furniture Co.-Makes spe-
cial offer Of genuine Smiths ak
minister rugs, 9x12 feet, at $40
each; smaller rugs at proportionate
prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10

one of the best possible guarantees
against imposition. Such an organi-
zation will not allow it's members to
impose upon anybody, and will not al
low anybody to impose upon its MEM
bers.
We are fully cognizant Of the fact
that a great many people are In the
habit of claiming that the Union has
done nothing that Is Of value to the
farmers. Some Of these people have
a motive in talking that way, and are
dishonest in their claims. Others are
honest, but ignorant. We cannot
prove it; but we want to say that
there are thousands of men who stand
much higher in the business and COM
mercial world than we ever expect
to stand. who hold to the belief that
all the recent reforms in the cotton
trade of the world Is due to the efforts
of the Farmers Union. The full ex-
tent and benefit Of these reforms, we
shall not attempt to describe, because
we cannot do so satisfactorily; but
from what we have seen, we feel
convinced that the price of cotton right
now is fully two cents higher than 1t
would have been, except for the acttv-
tiles of the Union over the past half O
dozen years. And we believe also, that
IL the Union Is allowed to die, the far
mers are going to steadily and sure
ly lose most that they have won.
Bring the situation right down here
to York county. AS to whether there
has been any benefit from the Far
mers' Cooperative Demonstration
work in York county, We will leave 1t
for every man to decide for himself
We think there has been great benefit
We will say the same with regard to
the Farmers Institute that has been
held in Yorkville this week. Now
then with reference to both Of these.
we declare on our own knowledge thai
neither of them would have ever been
seen in York county, except through
the direct influence Of the York Coun-
ty Farmers Union.
But we cannot do this subject JUS
tice in single editorial, or in a
half dozen editorials. We want the
farmers to think over the matter for
themselves, and then get to work, Sc
curing the cooperation Of all the best
farmers in York county in the reor-
ganization of their local Unions. This
is a work that is we'll calculated to
be of benefit to every individual far
mer to every other man who only
wants that which is his, and who
stands for the right, as well as for the
benefit of the county as whole.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10
only for statistical purposes, it is said.

only for statistical purposes, it is said.
The farmers of the south should
take a pride in collecting this data
and giving it to the census enumera-
tors, so that this section may get the
right sort of showing as compared
with other sections Of the country. No
good can be accomplished by with
holding the information; and the only
possible result Of such course would
be that the south would not get fair
showing as to her wealth and re-
sources and would be held up as a
poor and comparatively unimportant
section Of the country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10

The farmers generally are wonder
fully busy at this time, picking cotton
and doing other work that is necessa-
ry to be done.
Now is the time to begin making
arrangements to SOW some crimson
clover or vetch. Every farmer should
seriously consider winter cover crops
and nitrogen and humus producing
plants.
The subscriptions to the Kings
Mountain Monument dedication fund
are growing slowly and steadily. They
now lack about SO Of asgregating
$500. This, however, is hardly one
third Of the amount that can be used
to advantage
Tho United Wireless Telegraph COM
pany is arranging to establish an Of
flee in Anderson and will prospect
other places on application. The only
station the company now has Is in
Charleston. Columbia, Greenville,
Spartanburg, Abbeville, Yorkville,
Florence and Sumter are under con-
sideration.
Township Supervisor WiIkerson Of
Broad River. has not done q great dead
Of work yet, because he .is not quite
ready He has been engaged for the
most part in shaping up the roads
preparatory to the use Of q scraper,
and has made his arrangements to
~, oh nf NJ ~
scraping. When he makes his final
report, the story will be one Of good
work accomplished. :,
Mr.. A. G. Smith, the Illinois farmer,
who Is working in this state under the
direction of the bureau of plant indus
try, department of agriculture, and
who made several interesting talks
during the institute this week, told his
intelligence, as indicated by their coun-
tenances, the people he was address
ing reminded him of what he was ac-
customed to see in the better class of
hesitation in declaring that it was
easily the most intelligent looking au-
dience he had seen in South Carolina.
We have stated elsewhere that ex-
would have been no Cooperative DEM
onstration work in York county, and
no Farmers Institute this week. That
is true; but there are other counties
that have had no institute. In fact,
Prof. Williams has held but two in
stitutes in the state and York's Is the
only three days meeting he has had.
It is with some pride that we are able
to state that one of the leading con-
siderations that led to the selection Of
York county is the fact that York has
a newspaper which Is in full synpa-
thy with this work and which reaches
the people.
There is a whole lot in what Mr.. A.
c. Smith told the farmers about the
Importance Of doing things themselves,
rather than leave so much to other
people, And the advice applies as fore
IDLY to everybody else as it does to
the farmers. We do not mean to tell
our people that they do not work; but
we will say that when we consider
the valuable resources that are going
to waste in this country, We must not
forget the labor that is being wasted.
We refer both to the labor that is be-
ing misdirected and the labor that Is
not being directed at all. There is
more loss from these sources than
from all other sources combined.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10
FOR KINGS MOUNTAIN.

Up to this date the following sub
scriptions have been reported to Mrs.
G. H. O'Leary, treasurer, in response
to the request Of the Kings Mountain
Chapter of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, for funds to be
used for entertainment and other
necessary purposes, on the occasion of
the dedication of the battle monument
on October Z. The committee desires
as much money as It can get up to
several thousand dollars, with the un-
derstanding that any surplus over
and above what may be necessary for
dedication occasion, will be used for
the erection of pavilion for the ac-
commodation and comfort Of future
LII % xha hof
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10
CLOVER CULlINGS.
Gathering Cotton-The Cotton Oil
Mill-Protracted Meetins-PersonaI
AMI Other No}ee


Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer
Glover, September 9.-During the
past week, the farmers of this section
have made a beginning at gathering
their cotton crops. Several bales have
been gnned in the past few days and
the prospects are that the ginning sea-
son will be in full progress next week.
The new gin at the oil mill is near
ing completion and will be in opera
ton in few days. Rapid progress is
also being made on the oil mill, and
it is hoped that this will be in opera
ton before the end of the present
ginning season.
Rev. B. ]. Woodward, began a series
of meetings in the Baptist church on
Wednesday night. These services will
continue during next week.
A number of the young people Of
Clover, spent a very enjoyable evening
at the home of Mr.. Newman PlaXcO,
on the Kings Mountain road, on last
Tuesday evening
Mrs. Margaret Trawick, Mrs. d. F..
Mcconnell and children, and Miss
Mary Lewis of Gastonia. n. c., spent
Wednesday with relatives in Glover.
Miss Lila Herndon of Yorkville,
spent Tuesday in Glover. making final
which she will begin on Saturday
next.
Misses Carrie Adams and Emily
Wright. spent Wednesday i'm York
vile.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The street work has been held
back considerably this week on ac-
count Of delay In receiving a consign-
ment Of cement that had been order
ed, in what seemed ample time.
1T is pretty expensive, maybe, but
the paving of congress street is the
best move the town has made.
The proper stringing Of the elec-
trio light wires and the telephone
wires necessitates considerable trim
ming Of the trees; but there is no 9TH
er way for 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10
MERE. MENTION.

The International Air Navigation
exposition will open at Frankfort,
Germany on October 3rd; $4,000
will be offered in prizes. A fio-
tilla of four torpedo boats will accom-
pany President Taft when he makes
his trip down the Mississippi river in
October. -. Spain has ordered an
other army division Of 1900 men to
Melilla for the campaign against the
Moors. -. The steamer Lauretian,
from Boston for Glasgow, was wreck
ed near Cape Race, New Foundland,
early Monday morning. The sixty
passengers and crew were safely land
ed. -. The bureau Of supplies Of the
navy will soon place a contract for
40, 900 jack knives for the sailors Of
Uncle Sans navy. .... The total
school enrolment Of the public
schools of Philadelphia, is 10000,
and there are $4,000 more school
children than the city schools have
room for. .-- The National Farmers
Cooperative and Educational Union
began a four days session at Birming-
ham, Ala, Tuesday. 80. During the
two weeks ending September 4, there
were ninety-four deaths from bubon-
ic plague and thirty-five from cholera
at Annoy, China. Z. "A dispatch from
New Orleans Is to the effect that COL
onel Roosevelt will take charge Of
the Panama canal work and stay on
the job until the big ditch is complet-
ed. 49,. The strike Of the employees
of the Pressed Steel Car company at
McKees Rocks, Pa, will probably be
ended within a few days, the COM
pany conceding almost everything to
the strikers. The town Of Men
deg, in the Soto La Marina valley
Mexico, was washed away by floods in
the river on Sunday and Monday, and
many lives were lost. Many miles Of
were destroyed.
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The aturkrills enquirer.
Entered at the PostOffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. 8. c.:
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1909.

WE will not take sides in the Cook
Peary affair, because we do not know
enough about 1t. We have no doubt
that both have reached the pole, and
it appears to us that Peary is acting
ugly. Cooks action impresses us
quite favorably. But the whole thing
will be Strengthened out and the truth
will come at last.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10

AND now there is a quarrel on as to
whether Cook really discovered the
pole, Peary and his friends claiming
that the Brooklyn doctor is an impos-
tor. DR.. Cook is not quarreling. He
merely says that, "If Peary says he
went to the pole. believe him. I am
prepared to submit proofs at the prop
er time that I was there"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10

All subscriptions should be sent to
Mrs. G. H. O'Leary, Yorkville. s. c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-15
bONEYARO IN
COURTHOUSE
PARTS OF ANATOMY OF WILD
BEASTS NOW DEPOSITED
WITH COUNTY AUDITOR.
DUE TO NEW LAW.

If a peculiar odor savoring of the
boneyard should strike the nostrils
of the visitor to the auditors Office,
the blame should be placed upon
the new laws recently put in oper-
alton and not upon the force of
clerks under Auditor Butler.
The acts of 1909 make the audi
tors Office the depository of parts
of the anatomy of every wild ami
NAL killed between Deadman creek
and the Hangman gulch, and from
Indian prairie to Old Badly noun
tain. The law requires that the
complete pelt of every bear, cou-
gar, wild cat, timber wolf, or other
animal be brought to the auditors
office, together with the bone of the
right foreleg from the knee joint
down.
After the pelt Is inspected and
the skin found to be real and not
some artificial composition picked
up to beat the state, the pelt man,
Joe Bishop. extracts the bone and
carefully preserves it, while the
skin is handed back to the faithful
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-15

trapper to be sold, dressed or given
to some admiring friend, as he may
see At. When a sufficient number
of these leg bones accumulate, they
are to be destroyed in the furnace
in the basement of the court house.
The new law increases the
bounty on skins to such an extent
as to offer additional inducements
for trappers and hunters to exer-
else diligence in the pursuit Of
their calling. The county on cou-
gars is increased from IS to 500,
on wildcats and lynx from $3.50 to
SIS. Coyotes remain the same, 81
each, but there is a new bounty of
SIS fixed on the pelts of timber
wolves. This specie of wild animal
is almost extinct in eastern Wash
ington, and is found only on the
Sound country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-15
THEY MISSED THE KIDS

While the management of the
Sells-Floto circus complain that
the embargo on children attending
the show cost them $1,000, yet they
played to good business notwith-
standing, and last night every seat
was taken.
A good, clean show is given by
the Sells-Floto company, but it
could be improved by the elimina-
ton of many of the smaller vaude.
vile acts-all right in their place,
but a little tiresome when too
many of them are grouped togeth-
er, and the substitution of two or
three more acts If major impor.
lance.
The show has a number of good
things, grouped close together in
two rings and a center stage, and
can be followed without a great
deal of effort. In this way it is
getting back to the good old circus
idea when there was one big ring
and the spectator saw all that was
worth seeing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-15
special Correspondence to The Press

DPSCAAA SoEEcSPoaoShSo w AAS &ASoS
NEW YORK, June 15.-Why did
young Claus Spreckels, jr., join his
father in New York, and leave Miss
Mary Adele Case, a pretty opera
singer, after Miss Case had ad-
mitted that they were engaged?
Though he was attentive to her
on the ship which both took from
France to New York, he left her
at her hotel and Joined his father
after getting a wireless message
from the latter, who owns part of
San Francisco.
Just after Cupid seemed to be
very happy over what he had done
with the young Californian and the
pretty singer, Papa Spreckels start
ed posthaste for New York, while
his son was crossing the ocean
with the young woman, after they
had met at Paris voice studio.
Whatever it was his father had
to tell him, Claus soon was happy
again, for he took long rides in
New York with Miss Case, and
only smiled when asked if they
were to be married
Papa Spreckles didn't smile, but
he seemed to be doing lot OF
thinking.