Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-23
The sole object of so-called publ

The sole object Of so-called public
Advertising is to inform the public.
The man who has something to sell
needs to find the man who wants to
buy and he can do this best by adver-
tising. There is no better way to
make business; no other way that is
nearly so good.
The National Union bank Of Rock
Hill, few days ago. offered to lend
the state 100000 of the $500,000 that
will be needed to defray current ex-
penses at 80 per cent. The loan how
ever, went to one of the Columbia
banks at per cent.
A farmer who sold big lot Of cot
ton at 81 cents recently, says he Is not
worried about having sold too soon.
For" he declared, "if I had not sold
then I would not sell now, because II
would cost me more than a half cent
a pound to stop my mules from the
plows to haul It"
A note from Gastonia brings infor-
nation of the serious illness Of Mr. 8,
s. Smith, formerly of the Point Sec
ton; but for the past two years a res
ident Of Gastonia. He was stricken
with paralysis on Tuesday of last
week, and the note which was written
Wednesday, described his condition as
being still critical. Mr.. Smith has
many friends throughout York county,
who will be sorry to hear Of his seri-
GUS illness.
Local astronomers are greatly inter-
ested In the coming total eclipse OF
the moon, which occurs on the even
ing of Thursday, June 8. The phenom-
enon may observed all over the con-
tinent II the sky is clear. In this Sec
ton the rise Of the moon will be al
most normal and the people may watch
the shadow Of the earth gradually steal
over the lunar body. But further In
the continent, probably on the other
side Of the Mississippi, the inhabitants
will first see an odd looking disc Of a
faint reddish color rise from the east
When the moon rises here only a mar
row portion of 1t will be observed
Gradually it will enter deeper and
deeper in the earth's shadow until the
moon gives no light and is only barely
perceptible. This year the moon does
not enter into the heart Of the earths
shadow so there will not be black
eclipse. The moon, however, Will be
in the earth's shadow for over an hour
and practically the only light from the
heavens will be that Of the stars. The
reason why the moon will be invisible
is the influence Of the earth's atmos-
phere, which bends the suns rays al
the edges of illuminated hemispheres
of this planet and throws on the moon
q faint glow, generally Of a red copper
hue. 1t results from the absorption In
the earth's atmosphere Of the green
blue and violet rays that passed
through it. 1t Is much the same as the
sunset glow, though infinitely more
faint. AS the phenomenon Of the
eclipse develops, the children will be
able to see for themselves the truth OF
the statements they learned from their
Biographies An eclipse Of the sun will
be witnessed a fortnight later, on
Thursday, June II, shortly before sun
set. The only effect that 1t will have
Is to send the chickens to roost an hour
or two earlier. The lunar eclipse is
precisely the same as that which saved
the lives Of Columbus and his party In
the isle of Jamaica In the year 1904
The natives refused them food. Co.
lumbus, knowing that an eclipse was
due, told them that God was very an
cry because Of their inhospitality and
would take away the light Of the moon
The moment that the natives saw the
light going, they rushed to their store
houses and brought out their choicest
viands, supplicating the "white angels
to bring back their moon. Columbus
handed 1t back in about an hour. The
earliest account Of an eclipse was dis
covered in the tomb of Chinese en-
peror. The date has been fixed by
chronologists at January 29, 1876 B. c.
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