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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
Heart Bowed Down,

OF two boys born in country town
in Iowa one went to Chicago and be-
came very rich, and the other stayed
at home and when he was sixty was
very poor. The stay-at-home had
heard of the success of his boyhood
friend, and he went up to Chicago to
see him one day, thinking to obtain a
loan to tide him over the winter. He
went to the rich mans Office, found
him installed in a magnificent suit and
was held up by an office boy in liv-
cry.
"Just tell my old friend that Bill,
the friend Of his boyhood days, is
outside and wants to talk over old
times with him."
Presently the visitor was admitted
"Howdy, Bill?" said the millionaire.
II am glad to see you"
They talked for time, and then the
visitor remarked, II hear you are
worth millions?"
"Yes, I'm pretty rich. And how has
the world treated your"
ooh, I've had a terrible time. I
had a business, but lost that awhile
ago. You see, my wife's father died,
and her mother and then we lost our
daughter. Right on the heels Of that
my mother died, and soon after my
father. 1t was tough"
The millionaire took out handker-
chief and wiped his eyes. 1T GER
tainly was" he commented.
YES" continued the visitor, land
that wasn't the worst Of 1t. Early the
next spring my boy, on whom I had
set so many hopes, he died, too, and
then, with all that expense, I lost my
business paying doctors bills. Then
to close it all up 1t wasn't six months
before my faithful wife died, and I
was left alone"
The millionaire was sobbing by this
time. He leaned over and touched a
button on his lesk, and a big porter
came in.
"Jim," said the millionaire, throw
this man out. He's breaking my
heart!'-Saturday Evening Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
TIME TO LAUGH.
Some Vaudeville JokeIets Which Age
Cannot Wither.

Cannot Wttnof.
VaL 1eville is known as the laugh
trust" cut not for the reason one
might think. 1t gets the phrase be-
cause there are q certain definite
number Of devices in its category Of
acts that control the laughs Of its au-
diences The same old things are al
ways good for a laugh in vaudeville.
According to the Bohemian Magazine,
a new device, a new bit Of business" "
a new joke, are all regarded as dan
gerous by the performers. The fol-
lowing table details some Of the times
at which a vaudeville audience regu-
larly laughs:
When a comedian walks with a
mincing step and speaks in falsetto
voice.
When a German commedian opens
his coat and discloses a green west
coat.
When a comedy acrobat falls down
repeatedly.
When a performer asks the orches-
ira leader if he is a married man.
When a black face comedian says
something about chicken.
When a performer starts to rise
from a chair and the drummer pulls a
resined piece of cord so that the per-
former thinks his clothes have ripped.
When the drummer suddenly beats
the drum during a comedians song
and the latter stops and looks in his
direction.
When a tramp comedian turns
around and discloses a purple patch
or several pearl buttons or target
sewed on the seat Of his trousers.
When the funny member Of the
troupe of instrumentalists interrupts
the progress of a melody by sounding
a discordant note on his trombone.
When a clown of team Of acrobats
poises himself to do a presumably diff
ficult feat and suddenly changes his
mind and walks away without doing
it.-New York Sun.
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THE PRINTERS DEVIL.
Why the Youngest Apprentice Is SO
Called.

Why the Youngest Apprentice Is so
Called.
The devil is the errand boy or
Youngest apprentice in a printing Of
nee. 1t Is said the word Is derived
from the belief that John Faust was
in league with the devil, and the ur-
chin covered with ink certainly mace
a good representation of his Satanic
majesty.
The printers devil" says McCree-
ry, a poetical printer, rs character
identified almost with the origin Of the
art, and we may consider ourselves
peculiarly fortunate in having guar
dian exclusively assigned to u.s. from
whom, Notwithstanding his general
bad conduct to other people. we have
so little to apprehend, and who Is
commonly our faithful assistant, both
in our labors and our pleasures An
early author gives the following story
of the origin of the legend of compact
between Faust and the devil: Faust
having taken to Paris some copies OF
the Bible, of which many, printed up
on yellum, were ornamented with let
ters and yignettes, sold them as manu-
scripts at an excessive price. But the
buyers struck with the great number
and the resemblance of the copies, &C
cused him Of magic. Pursued for this
by Justice, he was obliged to flee to
.Mentz. The matter was inquired into
and his innocence appearing, the par
lament Of Paris made a decree which
relieved John Faust Of all accusations
and actions against him on account OF
the sale Of Bibles, considering that
they were the product Of new inven-
ton, yet unknown in Paris"
On this subject moXon says: Th
pressman sometimes has a week. boy
to take sheets, as they are printed, on
the tympan; these boys do in print
ing house commonly black and dauo
themselves, whence 49, workmen do
jocusely call them devils, and some
times spirits, and sometimes flies.
Savage writing in 1910, says: THE
boys that make the fires, sweep the
rooms, assist in the warehouse and go
on errands are now called devils, or
printers devils, but in the trade they
are generally called errand boys and
warehouse boys"
When Aldus Manutius, in the latter
part Of the fifteenth century, set up
in business as printer in Venice, he
came into possession Of a little negro
boy. The boy was known over the city
as the little black devil" who assist
ed the mysterious biblio-factor; and
some of the most ignorant people be-
lieved him to be none other than Sa-
tan, who helped Aldus in the prosecu-
ton of mis- profession. One day Manu-
thus, desiring to dispel this strange
hallucination by publicity, displayed
the young imp to the poorer classes.
Upon this he made this short but
characteristic speech: BE it known to
Venice that l, Aldus Manutius, printer
to the holy church and dose, have this
day, made public exposure OF the
printers devil. All who think he Is
not flesh and blood may come and
pinch him.
A far more plausible story Is that
William Caxton employed as appren-
tice the son of a French gentleman
named De Vile or Deville and the
English naturally pronounced this
name as devil. 1t will thus be seen
that this word applied to a printer
apprentice has a very innocent origin
and meaning a mere pet name. as it
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03


A Young NaturaIist.-The little boy
was looking at a fly trap-one OF
those green, woven-wire, sugar-loaf-
shaped affairs into which the flies
crawl at the bottom, and from which
they never find any way OF escape.
It was half full of the buzzing in
sects,' and others still were enter
ing.
I've found out one thing about
flies, anyhow" he said.
What is that, Benny" asked his
mother.
i've found that they don't know
how to talk to each other"
How do you know that?"
Don't you suppose those flies on
the inside Of that trap know that
they're caught and can't get out? OF
course they do. And If they could
talk to one another, don't you sup
pose they'd tell the flies on the out
side to go away and not try to get
in? OF course they would. They
wouldn't be mean enough to want
their friends to be trapped just be-
cause they were."-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03

II Was the Tide.-"It was a mis-
take" said Mayor Stoy of Atlantic
City, discussing a recent governmental
difficulty. These people failed to
understand the difficulty, just as a man
from Okoboji, in Iowa, failed last
week to understand the tides.
This man sat on the beach, close
to the water, munching bag of pea
nuts. A fat lady, one Of the end-of-
the-season bathers, gamboled in the
waves near him. She shrieked, hop
ped up and down, and tapped about
with arms and legs, and meanwhile
the waves crept nearer and nearer
the Okoboji peanut eater.
He regarded the advancing water
sternly All Of a sudden, a stronger
wave than usual swept up the beach,
and-splash!-the man was dashed
with spray.
Hi he shouted, scowling black
ly at the happy bather, "hi, Fatty!
stop that there bobbin' about before
We drown a feller, will YEP"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
THE DARK OF THE MOON.
A Result That Is Produced by the
Light From the Earth.

A Result That Is Produced by the
Light From the Earth.
Many people have wondered why the
part Of the moon that receives no
sunlight Is often visible to US, the term
being the "old moon in the young
moons arms" The dark part is easily
seen as a copper colored globe repos-
ing in the bright crescent. This that
we see is nothing more or less than
the earth shine on the moon. We ap-
pear the same way to the moon when
we are in that phase, and our dark
part Is where the moonshine appears
and the bright parts Of the sunshine.
The reason the copper color appears
Is because light has to traverse the
atmosphere Of the earth three times
once on coming from the sun to the
earth, once when reflected to the
moon and again on being reflected
back to us. Our atmosphere possesses
the peculiar property Of absorbing the
blue rays Of this white light and al
lowing only the red and orange to go
through, thus causing the appearance
Of copper color by the triple absorp-
ton.
An odd thing connected with this
phenomenon, though having nothing
to do with 1t, is this: That part Of the
moon which appears dark to Us is the
same part Of the earth that appears
light to the moon at any specific time
and that part of the moon which ap-
pears bright to us corresponds to the
portion Of the earth appearing to the
moon.
OF course 1t is well known that the
moon gives out no light whatever
itself, the moonshine being merely the
light of the sun on the moon reflected
to us. The same applies with the
earth in its shine on the moon, save
that we do give out glows, no doubt
around great cities at night, on ac-
count Of the enormous number OF
lights. One thing, however, in which
moonshine excels the earth shine Is It's
constant character Where the earth
possesses varying clouds the old moon
never has any at all.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03

Englishman out. So Boney Bill and
the barkeep and me and the Bar-O's
all goes jinglin' upstairs to the gents
room. When We gets there we hears
an awful clatterin' inside, and when he
opens the door, we sees one Of them
typewrittin' machines with strip Of
paper about four feet long hanging
down behind.
".Howdy, boys says he, come in.
If you can wait about five minutes till
I finish this letter, I'll be more at leis-
ure to entertain you Some Of the boys
had never saw a typewritin' machine
before, so We lines up around the room
and the tenderfoot pounds and rattles
and jerks the thing scandalous. Pret-
ty soon he finishes his spiel and chucks
it in a envelope and rings a little bell
on his table. When the kid comes up,
he hands him a quarter and tells him
to hike for the telegraft office.
Gentlemen says he, business-like.
as he slips the lid on his writing ma
chine and reaches for his grip, I am
sorry to say that my train Is now due,
and l must leave this enchanted burg.
am one of those unfortunate individ-
uals who works for daily paper and
has to get a letter in every day before
the forms close. 1 am greatly indebted
to you, SIR says he, reaching for my
nit, for your kind cooperation. I was
shy on material, but this is good for
three days. Gentlemen, adios.' Then
he hands me his card and walks out OF
the door and downstairs.
when the boys come to, the train
was whistling 'out-of-town' and Mr.
Christopher Columbus Blackford was
waving to US from the platform
And amt you English" yells Bo-
ney Bill after him.
81 was born in Galesburg. 1llinoy,'
SAYS he."-Los Angeles Times.
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Humorous department.
On Hook and Eye.


1.-The late Mayo w. Hazeltine," said
a New York editor, was a literary
critic of the old school. That is to
say, he believed in learning, he be-
lieved in pure English; he never wrote
slang. We have no such critics now.
His literary learning was incredi-
BILE, He knew the character OF history
as / know Smith or Robinson. Once,
at a dinner, a Welsh historian said to
Hazeltine bitterly:
"'You wouldn't have condemned
my book II you had ever heard OF
Hook and Eye. Aha, you frown. You
don't know who Hook and Eye was,
do your
Hook and Eye was Lord Vivian
Lord-Leutenant of Cornwall said
Mr.. Hazeltine. His nose was an enor'
nous hook and he always wore an
eyeglass-hence his nickname OF
Hook and Eye
"Then Mr.. Hazeltine told a story
about Hook and Eye that the dazed
welshman had never heard. He said
the lord-lieutenant, Visltlng Corh-
wall lunatic asylum, asked an inmate;
what is your occupation. my
man.
THE lunatic, as though suddenly
wound up, answered.:
I'm a cherry picker. cherry picker
pick, pick, cherry picker. But your
lordship could earn twice as much as
could cherry picking.
How so?' inquired Lord VIVIAN
smiling.
oh said the lunatic, have to
hold on with one hand and pick cher
ries with the other, but you could hang
on by your nose and pick with ootn
hands. I'm a cherry picker, cherry
picker, pick, pick, cherries
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03

A Good Manager.-Homer S. Tay-
lor, president OF the National Archery
association, said at an archers' dinner
in Chicago:
AN archer must be very skillful and
calm and cool to succeed. He must
handle his bow as Mrs. Poarck of
Michigan avenue handles her hubbard.
''Mr Poarck came home very late the
other night from an important political
meeting. In the hall he kicked up rath-
er a row, growing and swearing to
himself till his wife called to him from
upstairs:
What's the matter, my dear?'
Matter-hic-is,' Mr.. Poarck shout
ed, that there's two hat racks here, and
/ dunno which one to hang my hat on
But you've got two hats, haven't
you?' said Mrs. Poarck soCthingly.
Hang one on each rack and come up
to bed. You're tired"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
NO OTHER COMPANY Would
Have Paid Under Similar
Circumstances

Hardinsburg, KY, Oct. 10. 1909.
w. w. Dennis & Co., Gen. Agents,
Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co.,
Louisville, KY.
My son, Owsley Bivens, insured In
the Company you represent in July,
1908.
When the 1909 premium came due,
he did not pay 1t, but allowed the pol
icy (No. 4S5S05) to lapse.
/ understand that Dr. F. L. Lightfoot
urged him to keep up the insurance
and suggested that he would advance
the 1909 premium to the Company for
him, but my son did not want him to
do this.
My son went out west last summer
and was killed by traction engine.
L was very much surprised to learn
that the Mutual Benefit had extended
the policy, in accordance with its pro-
visions, and that 1t was still good, al
though my son had made only one
payment.
l am informed that no other compa-
ny In the world would have paid this
loss when only one premium had been
paid.
1 am truly grateful to the Company
for the $1,000 check, and would like to
say that this only shows the import
ance Of insurance, and that your Com
pany Is surely a most generous one in
protecting policyholders when they
fail to protect themselves, as my son
did. Yours very truly,
Ida BiyenS,
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Chicaao.-Williston Fish, I

On Chicaso.-Williston Fish, the
Chicago lawyer and wit, praised Chi
cago at a recent auditorium banquet.
Il love Chicago" said Mr.. Fish. 'and
nothing annoys me more than to hear
our dear city attacked by jealous ri
walls. Jealousy is the sole cause Of
these attacks. And jealousy. am sure,
created the story of the Chicago spirit.
"A Chicago man, this absurd story
tells. died and passed into the spirit
world. He was strolling about. an un-
wonted smile Of perfect happiness on
his face, when a second spirit from
Chicago accosted him.
We'll, Bill said the second spirit,
low are you making out"
Grand was the reply. Grand.
Heaven certainly does beat Chicago
Heaven said his friend. This
amt heaven"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
METAL MONEY.
The Greeks Started Coming Long Be-
fore the Christian Era.

fore the Christian Era.
The invention of coinage is due to
the Greeks, most probably to the
bankers Of Halicarnassos and ada
cent Asia Minor Greek colonies, who
toward the end Of the eight century
B. c., began stamping the small gold
and electron ingots which passed
through their hands as currency with
a mark of some sort intended to guar
antee the weight and purity Of the
q round and more regular shape,
which we find already in the older
silver coins from Aegina, nearly con-
temporary with Asia Minor beans"
Curious to say, none of the sur
rounding peoples with whom the Ash
attic and European Greeks were in
constant communication. political or
commercial, took up the wonderful
invention which at present seems to
us of such obvious necessity that we
scarcely realize how the civilized
world of old can ever have got on
without it. AS a matter of fact,
however, neither the Phoenicians,
with their practical commercial sense,
nor the Lydians nor the Persians.
who claimed the supremacy over the
very cities where the new currency
was initiated, nor, of course, the
Egyptians, ever had coinage till the
of Alexander disseminated
the Greek civilization all through the
eastern world.
The Romans came to know Of it
through the Greek cities in Sicily and
Magma Graecia and began striking
silver coins toward the beginning Of
the third century b. c. In the mean
time with the Greeks die sinking. like
everything else, had fallen within the
domain Of art, and their coins. above
all those struck during the fifth and
fourth centuries B. G. by the Dorians
of Sicily at Syracuse and Agrigentum
have never been equaled and remain
forever a standard of beauty for the
artist and a model of perfection for
the die sinker.-London Saturday Re-
view
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03
Moors as Eiahtina Men.

The Moors are adopts at fighting on
horseback and extremely mobile. But
they are incorrigibly lazy and seldom
indulge in night attacks. When they
to the foot soldiers and accompany
them or allow them to run alongside
and hold on to the stirrup iron. The
mounted men then make a charge,
wheel round and retire and make way
for the footmen, who crawl along the
ground almost invisible and who rise
to the attack if they come within strik-
ing distance of the enemy. AS a rule
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J. j. KELLER Il co.
FOR FINAL DISCHARGE.

NJ OTICE Is hereby given that we
~ have made our final settlement
with the Probate Court Of York coun-
ty. as executors Of the estate of ELIAS
INMAN, deceased, and that on Monday,
December 20, 1909, at II o'clock a. m,
we will make application to Hon. L.
R. Williams, Judge of said court, for
a discharge from all further liability In
with said estate.
KELLY INMAN,
c. M. INMAN.
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AT THE BRATToN FARM.

WE are offering thoroughbred
w Guernsey Heifers at from $40 up
and we have also q number of Berk-
shire Gilts with thoroughbred Pigs
that we will sell. Will deliver pure,
clean milk at 10 cents q quart. Cream,
butter and fresh eggs on orders.
Pure Berkshire Pigs at from SO to
IS each. Pure Buff Orpington eggs at
81 setting Of Is.
j. MEEK BURNS. Manager.
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TAX NoTICE-leOo,
Office of the County Treasurer Of York
County.

County.
Yorkville. 8. c.. Sept. II. 1903.
NJ Office Is hereby given that the
IN TAX BOOKS for York county will
be opened on FRIDAY, the 18TH DAY
OF OCTOBER, 1903. and remain open
until the 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER.
1909, for the collection Of STATE,
COUNTY, SCHOOL AND LOCAL
TAXES for the fiscal year 1903, with
out penalty; after which. day ONE
PER CENT penalty will be added to
all payments made In the month Of
JANUARY. 1910. and TWO PER
CENT penalty for all payments made
in the month Of FEBRUARY, 1910, and
SEVEN PER CENT penalty will be
added on all payments made from the
1ST DAY OF MARCH, to the 18TH
DAY OF MARCH, 1910, and after this
date all unpaid taxes go into execu-
tions and all unpaid Single Polls will
be turned over to the several Magis-
trates for prosecution in accordance
with law.
At Yorkville from Monday, Novem-
Der 1E, until the 31st, day Of De-
cember, 1909, after which day the
penalties will attach as stated above.
HARRY e. NEIL,
County Treasurer.
"a It
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1909.
J. c.. WILBORN
R1AL I9TAT1
LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH ME
IF YOU WANT no SELL
AUCTION SALE!

will sell at AUCTION at the COURT
HOUSE in Yorkville, DECEMBER ..
n Acres. There are 81 acres In culti-
walton, balance in timber; s-room new
cottage, good barn. This Is the prop
erty Of Sep Huey, and is 8 miles Of Nc
Connellsville; joins the lands Of JChn
Brandon and others. Will sell to high
est bidder. This Is very fine land. 1t
Is we'll recommended by such men as
Frank Ashe and others.
= FOR SALE =
1885 Acres-Mrs. Kate Williamson
home place, "a miles from Guthrtesville,
II from school; horse farm open
land. Lies comparatively .evel; good
neighborhood, fine farm. Price $500
per aere-if bought within 20 days.
114 Acres-Joins w. L. Hill-Young-
blood place. houses and necessary
clubhouse. Some land produced bale
per acre; D. L. Good G. Bro. Price $16.1o
per ios acre; so,,.-Aa,o,n. the above. 3.
room house; land is little hilly, but Is
good, strong land. The cheapest land
In York county. Property Of Good Bros.
Joins J. G. Kirkpatrick. Price for 100
aeres-$55o.0o.
100 Eeres-Mrs. 8. A. Nivens place.
2 miles good school,; miles Yorkville.
Joins Mr.. Geo. Wallace, near Charlotte
road. For quick sale. See mo at once.
1856 Aeres-The dwelling Of A. II.
In cultivation; 35 acres In timber; !
mile Of Guthriesville High school; on
York and Chester road; 6 miles York.
vile. Price $15 per acre.
1870 Acres-12 acres fine bottom
land; go acres in cultivation; so acres
in timber; joins Mrs. Matte Nichols
and ]. B. Atkins; / dwelling, tenant
houses. barn, etc. Price go per acre.
343-4 Acres-P. L Groves, near
Bethany-$20 per Acre.
IA Aeres-Grayson home near Beth
any; 2-story, 10-room dwelling; IS
acres in cultivation. Cheap. See this
place.
243.4 Aores-Near Bethany-w. F.
Faris. New 3-room house; good barn
200 Acres-The beautiful home and
farm of w. N. Bigger, near w. NJ
Faulkner; 5-room newly painted cot
tage, good barn; abundance Of wood
the cheapest farm In township. Go to
see 1t at once.
212 Aeres-Kirk Lowry farm, near
s5 Aerss-MeAlily Hope place near
good dwelling.
100 Aeres-McAlily home place
so Aeres-Joins R. N. Bratton-
$1,000.
io3 1-2 Aerss--In Ebenezer township.
Joins Tom Barron, ]. 81. Barry: Hes
level. good place.
123 Acres-Bethel township-S1, $50,
good place and buildings.
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