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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12
AS TO PARENTAL TITLES.
From Pepper and Mommer to Mother
and Father.

Il was brought up" said Mr.. Faith
erly, according to the New York Sun,
Ito say mother and father. AS far as
1 can recollect never said mamma Or
papa, and what fine, natural, whole
some, homely words, teeming with
strength and love and affection, faith
er and mother are.
Then in the course of time l grew
up and got married and we had chill
dren and our children started in call
ing US not father and mother, but
mamma and papa, pronounced in the
most natural and easy way, with the
accent on the first syllable, mommer
and poper.
II don't know just how our chill
dren, whose parents in their child
hood had always said father and
mother, came thus to say mamma and
papa, but we are not objecting; they
may have been taught so by their
nurse or they may have absorbed 1t
from people, young and old, of the
neighborhood.
Then as the children grew older
and came to exercise their own intel
ligence they came to pronounce these
words correctly, mamma and papa,
with the accent on the last syllable;
and they were very careful and pre-
else about this under all ordinary cir
cumstances, but when they got excit-
ed and didn't stop to think they went
back to mommer and pepper, which
1 am free to say 1 liked much better.
Mamma and papa with the accent on
the last syllable always seem poor and
artificial words to me.
And then another interesting thing
happened. AS our children grew old
er-guided by the same acuteness that
had prompted them to get mamma
and papa correctly, but now with
broadened intelligence-they discover
ed and adopted as parental titles the
words mother and father. 1 am not
so sure but what at first they did this
because they considered it to be the
really correct fashion, better form
but mother and father came finally to
appeal to them perfectly, and ever
since they have used them unaffected
ly and naturally, with pa and ma oc-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12

How LINCOLN WON THE HORSE
TRADE.-Lincoln was a lawyer prac-
tising in the Illinois circuits at the
time. He and judge once joked each
other about horse trades. The upshot
of the matter was that the two agreed
to meet at a designated hour the next
day to make a trade. The horses up
to the hour Of the trade were to be
unseen. There was to be no withdraw
ing from the agreement under forfeit
ure Of $25. A few friends had heard
the bet made and passed the word
around. AS a result, quite crowd
was on hand to witness the exchange.
The Judge came up first, leading
about the worst looking animal he had
been able to find. Where he had dis
covered" it no one ever knew. He had
not been at the appointed place but
few minutes when Lincoln came up,
carrying a wooden saw-horse on his
shoulders.
The crowd which had gathered was
hilarious at the sight. This was great
" augmented when Lincoln sat down
on his saw-horse, critically surveyed
the judges imitation, and exclaimed:
We'll, Judge, I must say, this Is the
first time in my life ever got the worst
of a horse trade."-National Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12
TWAS HANNA'S DREAM.
Plan Included Interoeeanie Canal and
Merchant Marine.

"It was the late Senator Hanna's
fondest dream that this country
should build an interoceanic canal
and establish a merchant marine
through a ship subsidy" remarked
Bishop B. F. Broderick Of New York,
to a Washington Post reporter. I'VE
are in the midst Of the former work.
and 1 believe had Senator Hanna liv-
ed we should have subsidy. 1t
would have made no difference TO
Senator Hanna what sort of a canal
was built, or whether 1t was located
in Nicaragua or Panama.
1.-THE senator was one Of the most
expert shipping men in public life,
which is somewhat strange, as ne
came from an inland city. He advo-
Gated a ship subsidy because he be-
lieved it the only way to build up our
foreign commerce to the place 1t
should occupy in the worlds business.
The commercial success Of a nation
depends upon four things-plenty OF
raw material, labor, management ana
transportation. We have the raw ma
terial. of course; no country is so rich
in natural resources.
THE supply Of labor can be regu-
lated by a modification Of the immi-
grafton laws so that the requirements
of admission shall not be based on
education entirely, but on trade re-
lations between countries from which
emigrants come. Our skill in man
agement has been proved by the posi-
ton we occupy in the worlds affairs.
The one thing we lack Is transporta-
on-intercontinental transportation.
Our domestic transportation facilities
have been and are being constantly
improved, but one great feature OF do
mestic transportation that demands
Improvement is that Of highways.
Until the coming Of the automo-
bile not much attention was paid to
this for more than half century, but
with the advent Of the motor cars the
Improvement of the highways has be-
gun, and I have no doubt that with
in a few years motor cars will be USED
extensively for the transportation OF
freight for short distances. There
seems to be a more rational sentiment
developing toward the railroads, and
the movement for the improvement
of our inland waterways is taking
shape that promises results. But our
ocean transportation has made no
Improvement, and will not until we
grant a ship subsidy"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12
cas,onallv> as affectionate diminutives

casionally as affectionate diminutives.
But now here is a curious thing.
Our children are pretty we'll grown up
now, young men and young women
our boys and girls are now and suppose
that one Of the girls, say, should be
affrightened in her sleep by some ter
rible dream, so that she calls aloud
for help. And then whom do you sup
pose she calls for? Why, Instructive
ly she calls for her mother, as all
children do, but in what manner do
you suppose the affrightened dream
ing girl, calling for help, calls to her
mother? Does she shout 'Mother!' or
Mammal with the accent on the last
syllable? In truth she says neither,
but what she now says is:
Mommer! Mommer! Mommer!
"You see? The early habit persists,
and I suppose we shall have to wait
for another generation, until our
grandchildren come, for children In
whose minds the lovely word, by con-
slant use from infancy up, will once
more have become so firmly fixed that
they will say 'Mother!' instinctively
and always, even in their dreams
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12

THE ARCHBISHOP ON THE BoX.-lt
was a former archbishop Of York-Dr.
Thomson-who appeared once in the
role of coachman. He had attended an
evening party, and on leaving the
house, discovered that his coachman
was drunk. There appeared nothing
for it but to drive home himself, and
the archbishop, after placing the smll-
ing but unconscious coachman inside
the carriage, mounted the box and TOOK
the reins. The monotony Of the home
ward journey was broken by a wheel
of the carriage coming into violent COL
lision with a stone just outside the en-
trance to Bishopsthorpe. The lodge
keeper, unable to recognize the ap-
preaching figure in the darkness, call
ed out cheerily: Halo, Bill, drunk
again!-and blowed if you amt got
the old cocks hat on"
Its the old cock himself" gravely
responded his Grace.-Argonaut.
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RED MEN IN THE SOUTH.
Curious Customs and Industries Of the
Louisiana Indians.


Louisiana Indians.
The blowgun is still popular for hunt
ing birds among the Koasati Indians OF
Louisiana, says the Southern Work
man. This weapon consists Of tube,
usually OF cane, about six feet long,
rubbed smooth on the inside with an
implement made for the purpose, and
carefully Strengthened with the aid Of
fire. Slender, pointed darts about eight
inches long are used as ammunition,
each one wrapped neatly along third
of it's length with thistle down or cot
ton to make 1t fit the inside Of the tube.
The hunter places a dart in the tube,
which he raises to his lips and aims at
his game; then a quick puff OF the
breath drives the little dart flying with
sufficient force to impale and kill a
small bird or squirrel.
I discovered q curious industry among
the Koasati-the weaving Of Spanish
moss into fabrics. During my sojourn
with the southern tribes had heard
tndt tnelr ancestors OllCe llldue uidiihSlS
of moss, but this was the first time 1
had even seen the process or its pro-
ducts. The moss, which may be seen
festooning the trees all through the
south, Is cured and then spun with a
simple contrivance. The moss yarn Is
strung on a frame and woven into
blankets. In former years the Indians
wove large moss blankets for bedding
and rugs; but at the present day saddle
blankets only are made.
Among the most interesting things
found among this tribe were two Of
the old handmade pottery vessels, now
very rare among Eastern Indians, a
drum made of a cypress knee" some
very fine beaded shoulder sashes, a
collection Of baskets representing many
weaves and forms, and some silver
headbands, brooches and other orna-
ments laboriously pounded out of coins
by the Indian silversmiths.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12
CASES FOR THE X-RAY.
When Failure to Use It May Make a
Doctor Liable.

The question of the duty of a ply
sician or surgeon in regard to an x
ray examination of a supposed frac-
ture or dislocation is discussed in the
Medical Review of Reviews by a
prominent New York expert in such
matters; radiologist is his professional
designation.
He quotes foreign authority on the
difficulty of making a correct diagno-
sis of injuries, especially when in the
neighborhood Of a joint.
Not infrequently an injury is dag
nosed as a fracture and the part is
placed in a plaster splint. Later a
radiograph demonstrates the absence
of fracture, but the presence of dis
location which was not suspected and
which had been made permanent by
failure of reduction, immobilization,
etc.
There are, in fact, many cases
where 1t Is impossible to make an ear
lv diagnosis on account Of the pain
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12
TAX RETURNS FOR 1909.
Office of the County Auditor Of York
County, South Carolina.

Countyy 0outn SdTolnds
Yorkville, 8. c., Dec. 1, 1908.
A 8 required by statute my books
"A will be opened at my ONCE In
Yorkville on FRIDAY, JANUARY l,
1909, and kept open until FEBRUARY
20, 1909, for the purpose Of listing for
taxation all TAXABLE PROPERTY
held In York County on January l, 1909.
Returns made on proper blanks, and
sworn to before an officer qualified to
administer an oath and forwarded to
me by registered mail before February
20, 1909, will be accepted. -.
All taxpayers are particularly re-
quested to inform themselves as to the
number Of their respective school dis
tricts, and where they have property
in more than one school district, they
will please make separate returns In
dicating the location Of each piece of
property. The school districts In which
there are special levies are as follows:
No. % in Bethel; Nos. 20 and 33 In
Bethesda; Nos. 8, 20 and 40 in Bread
River; Nos. 8 and 20 in Bullock's Creek;
No. IL in Catawba; Nos. and IL In
Ebenezer; Nos. 26, % and 80 in Fort
Mill; Nos. IL, 20, 33 and 35 in York.
All males between the ages Of twen-
ty-one and sixty years, except Confed-
crate soldiers over the age Of fifty
years, are liable to poll tax Of 81,
and all persons so liable are especially
requested to give the numbers Of their
respective school districts In making
their returns.
It will be a matter Of much accom-
modation to me If as many taxpayers
as possible will meet me at the res
pective appointments, mentioned above
so as to avoid the rush at Yorkville
during the closing days.
My office in Yorkville will be open
every week day from January 1, to
February 20, inclusive, and returns
may be made there at any time.
JOHN ]. HUNTER,
County Auditor.
Yorkville, 8. c., Dec. /, 1908.
96 At
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12

WILLING TO END THE CoMPANY.-A
Chicago man who once permitted him
self to be persuaded to back theatri-
cal company was seated in his office
one day when he received a telegram
from the manager Of the show. The
troupe was somewhere in Missouri,
and the telegram read thus:
Train wrecked this morning and all
scenery and baggage destroyed. No
member of company injured. What
shall do?"
The answer sent back by the Chicago
man was as follows:
TRY another wreck and have the
company ride in the baggage car
Chicago Record Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12

and swelling, and very often the in
jury, even after the swelling had sub
sided, is of such nature as to mislead
the best surgeons. In these cases it
is very easy to establish a correct
diagnosis by means Of the X-ray.
1.-The physician need not, of course,
make the X-ray examination himself,
but to be on the safe-side he should
advise the patient or the patients
family to consult a photographer, for
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12

while haematoma, swelling and pain
were formerly accepted by the courts
as an excuse for the nonrecognition OF
fracture, ETC., such is not the case
now. Physicians who neglect to ad-
wise the employment of the X-ray in
these cases, expose themselves to an
action for damages, in which they
will be accused of neglect to exercise
the reasonable care and skill which
Is required by law"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12
DOING THEIR DUTY
Scores of YorkviIIe Readers Are Learn.
ina the Duty Of the Kidneys.

ing the Duty Of the Kidneys.
To filter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kid
neys are sick.
Backache and many kidney ills fol-
low;
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all.
w. A. McCorkle, living at 24O E..
Black ST., Rock Hill, S. c., says Il used
Doan's Kidney Pills with the most sat
isfactory results. had been troubled
with severe pains in the small of my
back for several weeks, and suffered
intensely. At times sharp shooting
twinges would dart through the kidney
regions, and in the morning I always
suffered more severely. Some time ago
I procured box Of Doan's Kidney Pills
and they cured the attack. I have not
been bothered since, and heartily give
them my endorsement"
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w. Brown WyIie, John E. Carroll,
President Sec. e. Treas.
YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS
YORKVILLE, S. c.
A Neat Iron Fence

Around your lot in the cemetery will
give it a well-kept appearance, and
at the same time protect your graves
from trespassing cattle, dogs and 9TH
er animals.
We handle a standard line Of GEM
ETERY FENCING and the Cost Is
Not So Much AS You Might Think.
All kinds of MARBLE and GRAN
ITE HEADSTONES. MONUMENTS,
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nished on short notice.
You are respectfully invited to Wis
1t our yard, and make your selection,
or drop us a card and we will call
with a nice line Of latest designs.
YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS.
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For sale by all dealers. Price 30
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New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
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FOR MEALS OR LUNCHES
CLOTHES CLEANING.

7 AM prepared to clean gentlemen's
i clothes and ladies' skirts In a thor
oughly satisfactory manner, at rea-
sonable prices. Work may be sent d.
rect to my home or left at w. e. Fer
guson's store.
Mrs. r. B. McCLAIN.
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AT THE BRATToN FARM.

WE are offering thoroughbred
w Guernsey Heifers at from SO up
and we have also a number of Berk-
shire Gifts with thoroughbred Pigs
that we will sell. VIII deliver pure,
clean milk at 10 cents a quart. Cream,
butter and fresh eggs on orders.
J. MEEK BURNS, Manager.
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~ Send the Enquirer your orders for
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ALL PERSONS who desire to do so, whethe
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to participate in the competition for the Bugges,
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work in other premiums commensurate In value
performed or in cash, they may prefer. Shoul
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The price Of Single Subscription is $2 yea
Clubs the price Is 81 for six months, or $175 Tor
two or more names returned by the same Clubmake
or NEW-that is people who are now taking THE
not been taking 1t since the 18th day Of last July
two or more at time, with or without the cash,
the Clubmaker,
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20

Ohm CALLAN OLAUGHLIN, who is close to the powers
be in Washington and keeps sharp eye on political dev
ments writes evidently by authority that consultation
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-20
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

A. s. Hewitt, Hugh J. Grant. Thomas
F. Gilroy. all democrats; William L.
strong. republican; A A van WycK.
democrat; Seth Low, fusion (citizen
union party); George B. Mcclellan
democrat.
TwAIN's wORKs-R. r. H.. Oakland. Cal.
which is considered the most humorous writing
of Mark Twain;
That is a question that can not be
answered because the humor OF a writ
ing Is very much the subject Of indi-
vidual judgment. One of Twain's writ
ings might be considered by some as
one of the funniest things he ever
wrote. while as many more might see
but little fun in it.
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS.. W., City. What
north2 Is 1t affiliated with the American fed
GRAFTON Of labor?
The initials stand for industrial
workers OF the world. an organization
of men who hold cOmmunistic or So
cialistic ideas. The organization is
not afiliated with the American fed
eration Of labor.
IN POKER-Subscriber Hayward. Cal. How
do cards run in value in poker?
The value OF hands is In the follow
ing order: No pair. one pair, two pairs.
threes or triplets. straight or sequence.
flush. fours, straight flush. royal flush.
DEBT-subscrIber. Hayward Cal What is
the debt OF the United States. England. Gar
many and Franeef Give IN the order OF the
highest.
France. s5.S55.1s4.s25; England. So
s39.62O.745; United States, sS9T. .503. $50;
Germany. ss55.sss454.
KNIFE AND FoRK--Em, G.. City: What is
tablet
If you drop knife. it means that a
man is coming TO the house: If a fork.
it is that a woman is coming
POLL TAXA. f. NJ. City. Is it lawful for
an employer to withhold the amount Of poll tax
from an employees wages?
The employer Is authorized to hold
il. That has been the rule in this state
for ever so many years.
PLACE OF BUSINESS. s. City. To whom,
should apply to secure the exclusive right %
a name for my place OF business?
Consult a reputable attorney. who
will advise you what steps to take.
TO COAT ISLANDS,. E. H.. City. Where
naval training school on Goat islsndF
You can make application for trans
portation at army headquarters.
was the motto In God We Trust restored TO
the American coins?
BY an act>of congress passed May
Is, 1908.
coLDEsT DAY.. NJ. City, which vas the
coldest day In San Francisco during the frst six
months OF 1909?
January IL, when the Thermometers
went down to IS.
McCLELLAN-S. CITY. Is George q. McCIeIl.r.
mayor OF New York City. son OF the late Cen
eFal George B. Mcclellan?
Yes.
LOU DILLON-S. H. G.. San Jose Cal. what
Is the address OF Cornelius H. G. Biuings. owner
ss7 Madison avenue. New York City.
COFFROTH-M- f.. PARK City. Where w,x
Jim Corroth. the fight promoter, borne
He was born in Sacramento. Cal.