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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30

Reduce the Acreage.-Mr. J. A.
Taylor, president Of the National
Ginners' association, comes out In
letter urging the farmers to reduce
the cotton acreage this year at least
ten per cent.
In his letter Mr.. Taylor says:
"A year ago strongly urged you
to reduce the acreage in cotton and
grow more feedstuffs. 1t seems from
the acreage report last year that only
a part OF the growers reduced their
acreage and in some sections small
increase was shown. The result has
been about as predicted, the lowest
prices we have had for several years.
It now locks as II the crop will bring
around $3.50, ,000, 900, or over $4,000
900 less than last years crop, which
was nearly 100000 bales smaller;
and, taking the cost Of growing the
extra 100000 bales into considera-
ton, 1t means loss to the south OF
over 100000, ,000."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30
Honest Men.

1t is common to hear men say that
the world is growing worse, and that
there are not as many honest, virtuous
people as there used to be; but it is
very we'll not to admit such a propo-
sition until one really feels assured that
it is a fact.
There has always been a lot of
shams and humbugs in the world,
and there will always be; but it would
be quite a difficult proposition to prove
that the proportion of them is larger
now than at any time in the past, or
even a few years or a generation ago.
Frankly, we do not believe that such
Is the case.
AS honest men grow older and more
experienced as to their fellows, they
naturally find out that some people
who they had always considered to be
honest and straight, were never really
so; but that does not prove that the
world is growing worse so much as
it proves that the observer is learning
more about it.
To say that all men-all respectable
appearing men-are honest would be
very absurd. There are plenty Of dis
honest men and women in every walk
of life. There have always been and
there probably always will be; but
happily in this country they have new
er constituted any considerable per
cent of the people who constitute the
really solid, substantial citizenship.
While it would be delightful thing
to feel that all men are honest, no one
is going to be so foolish as to try to
make his way through the world on
any such presumption. No matter
how we'll he might be equipped for life
otherwise, at his majority. he would
be shorn Of all he possessed in char
acter and property before he passed
his twenty second birthday, and upon
looking the matter over, he would find
that he had been skinned and robbed
by people he had considered to be per-
fectly honest.
The world is full of people who be-
lieve implicitly in the doctrine Of 'let
the buyer beware" and along with
them are thousands and thousands who
endorse the success of any kind Of a
game, stock jobbing or otherwise that
will line the pockets of the manipula-
tor without laying him too liable to a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30

Italy to inform the Servian govern
ment this afternoon Of the recognition
by the powers Of the annexation OF
Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria
Hungary, and to advise Servia to ac-
cept the settlement. Notwithstanding,
however, that this action has not yet
been taken, Servia has accepted the plan
in principle, and many reservists have
already been discharged. The settle
ment apparently has not met with pop
ular approval, for the volunteers, while
returning from military exercises un-
der regular officers, were the objects
Of ridicule as they passed through the
streets today with bayonets fixed and
the band playing. M. Milovanovics,
minister of foreign affairs, in explana-
ton of Servia's attitude, says that the
formula proposed by Great Britain and
approved by Austria Is acceptable to
Servia because II does not contain any
thing compromising to Great Britain,
anything that would impugn the ma
tional honor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30
YORKVILLE. 8. O.,
TUESDAY, MARCH 80. 1909.

REPRESENTATIVE Edwards Of Geor-
gia, has introduced bill to reduce the
salaries of congressman from $500 a
year back to $4,000. To us that looks
like an easy way to get cheap notorie-
ty. Passing over the question as to
whether $500 is too much and $4,000
is too little, IL the Georgia man does
not know enough to be absolutely sure
his bill will not pass, he is hardly worth
SO cents a day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30

The small grain crop throughout
this county is looking fine and people,
who have had occasion to travel the
roads, say there is good deal more OF
1t than they thought last fall. Much
of the sowing has been in the open
furrow, and looking down the rows the
small grain shows good stands Of sew
eral inches in height, while looking
across the rows the fields appear bare.
Just now there is every promise of a
good crop.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30
Missionary Meeting.

Missionary Meeting.
Programme for the semi-annual
meeting of the w. M. Societies OF the
York Association, to be held In York.
vile Baptist church, April 8th:
10 a. m. Devotional meeting, led by
Mrs. w. e. Hurt.
1890 a. m. ENROLMENT Of delegates
and election Of officers.
Appointment Of committees.
Report Of societies and superintend-
ent.
IL a. m. 1.-The value Of Mission
airy Society to q church-Mrs. 7. N.
Thomasson and Mrs. Matte Edwards.
1.-The claims Of Mission work and
the duty Of our women TO engage IN II
Mrs. s. s. Frew and Miss Cora Ed
wards.
3-what are some Of the things need
full for healthful growth In our So
cieties?-Mrs. E. 8. Reayes.
4-Who should be responsible for
the monthly programme? Should the
| work be given out In advance Miss
Emma ]. Dowell.
Sis 1t the duty Of every member
Of Missionary society to offer prayer
or do anything In her power to promote
the interest of q meeting Miss Lula
Smith and Miss Mamie Stroup.
6-Our greatest need as Mission
workers.-Miss Pauline Ldde.
Where Is the best place Of meet
ing? The church-Mrs. e. G. Willis.
The home-Mrs. ]. L. Sanders.
8--Why should we have our week Of
prayer before making our self denial
offering? Mrs. d. A. Matthews and
Mrs. A. M. Grist.
9-The amount Of our monthly Offer
ing, known as dues.-Mrs. d. e. Finch
er.
1o-one Cat least) Mission study
class In every church Of the York As
ISOLATION before the close Of 1s0s.-Mrs.
]. D. Withers.
11-Tell some ways to make extra
money for Missions, that will honor
our Master and bring blessing to US.
Mrs. ]. ]. Waters. Followed by gen.
eral discussion.
12-How shall we work this year to
make 1t the best of the Union Mrs.
Alex Barber and Mrs. L. l. Garrison.
Unfinished business
/ to 2 p. m--Lunch. 80
2 p. my. w. A's.-Mrs. Bette
Scruggs, leader.
What is expected Of 8. c. Y. w.
AS. for Home Missions?-Miss Mar
garet Frew.
2-What is expected Of Y. w. AS. as
for Foreign Misslons.-Mfss Hattie
Lilly.
3-The part s. c. Y. w. AS. are to
have in the Training School.-Miss
Jennie Russell.
4-The Importance Of the Y. w. AS.
contributing regularly and systemati-
cally to each Of the objects supported
by them.-Miss Pauline Lide.
5-What should the Y. w. AS. do In
the home church Miss Margaret
Mckenzie.
Round table" on practical points by
each member.
Prayer chain for our leader In 8. c.;
our Missionary in Japan, and our Mes
senger to the Osages.
3 p. ma model Sunbeam meeting.
Miss Mary Eunice Grist, leader.
Note-Every church In the York As
sociation is urged to send two or more
ladies as delegates.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30

THE squabble over the Florence post
office seems to be developing the fact
that after the removal Of the princi-
pal bone Of contention, the negro, there
comes up the no less important other
contention-that over patronage. Mr.
Taft has shown a disposition to let
Joshua Wilson. the negro postmaster
down and out; but with Messrs. Smith
and Ellerbe quarreling over the ques-
ton as to who shall be Wilson's sue
cessor, the present postmaster stands
pretty good chance Of staying where
he Is.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30

1T costs a country newspaper money
every time 1t takes stand on any
question. Almost any citizen besides a
newspaper man can do so without in
turing his business. II the editor ad-
vocates improvements the soreheads go
after him and sometimes stop their
paper. II he opposes improvements
the progressive sort gets on him and
calls him back number and knock
er II he publishes politics the oppo-
sition gets into his hair, and II he does
not he is charged with being afraid to
stand out for his own opinion. If he
condemns mail order houses, there
are some people who ask him to at
tend to his own business, as they have
a right to trade where they please. II
he publishes mail order ads some OF
the merchants are after his gore. No
country paper can come out squarely
without making enemies and losing
money, and in the run OF year or
more will incur some criticism from
nearly everybody. The newspaper that
undertakes to please everybody will
please nobody; If it is honest and sin
cere and thoughtful, the public will
respect it.-Chesterfield Advertiser.
About all that the Advertiser says Is
true; but there should be no ground
for complaint in the first proposition.
The first business Of the newspaper is
to be right. That is the main thing
the subscribers, especially for county
paper, desire to pay for. There are
some people who do not want paper
that is right; there are more that do
want such a paper and that kind Of
paper pays best. 1t is true that such
a paper loses money every time 1t
takes a positive stand; but the loss Is
generally only temporary. For every
man who would punish the paper for
being right, there is generally another
who is willing to show his substantial
appreciation. But that the editor who
honestly tries to do right has hard
row Of stumps, there Is very little ques-
ton. The man who would injure, gen.
orally gets in his work before the man
who is willing to defend, and the pa
per must carry it's load alone in the
meantime. But after ALL who is 1t that
has smooth, plain, easy sailing all the
while? The best ministers do not, the
best business men do not, the best far
mers do not. The people who do,
amount to very little one way or the
other Men and women who would be
OF real use in the eternal task Of up
lift, muct expect to have trouble and
lots of it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30
Ghe Cotton Marhet.

Yorkville, March 30-Cotton 81.
New York, March 29.-Spot cotton
closed quiet, 10 points higher; mid
ding uplands 9.S5; middling gulf
1910; sales 700 bales. Futures open
ed steady and closed firm as follows:
March 9.5S; April 9.51; May 9.52;
June $40; July 9.41; Aug. 9.36; Sept.
9.26; Oct. s.26; Nov. 9.23; Dec. 1928;
Jan. $40.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30
SECOND WEEK JURORS.

The following venire Of petit jurors
was drawn this morning to serve dur
ing the second week Of the approach
ing term Of the circuit court, which
convenes on Monday, April 20, his hon.
or, Judge ]. G. Klugh, presiding:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30
Che aIorkrills Gnqairsr.

Entered at the Postoffice In Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Class.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30
NOTICE.

A LII persons are hereby warned not
"A to hire or harbor my son, DAN
MEEK, who left home on the oath in
slant. Dan is about II years old, black,
feet inches high; left eye out. Any
information as to his whereabouts will
be thankfully received. Address
OLIVER MEEK,
It, McConnellsville, 8. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30
AT THE CHURCHES.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN,
sperial gotifes.

DR.. A. Y. Cartwright
VIII be away from his office during
the next ten days or two weeks. 1t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30
Truman ID. Turner Hugh G. Brown
TURNER q BROWN.
LIVERY AND FEED STABLES

We are here to give the public First
Class Service, and will be glad to show
our appreciation Of any patronage
that may be rendered us.
TURNER & BROWN.
22 Sm.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30
"THE DARK CORNER"

TUST received 20 copies Of 1.-THE
- Dark Corner" Every family in
York county should have a copy.
W. s. GORDON.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30

FOUR MEN WANTED
m o work for Singer Sewing Ma
l. chine Co. Apply to me at Ches-
ter, 8. C. J. E. JONES.
80 TT At
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30

ple. some hundreds Of whom are In
the United States, and when an occa-
sion like this arrives they gather from
all parts of the country.
The last remaining vestige OF the
Roosevelt order taking marines off the
battleships and cruisers Of the United
States navy was swept away last Sat
urday, when President Taft after the
matter had been considered at a cabi-
net meeting, directed that all orders be
issued restoring the marines to exact
ly the same duties that they performed
prior to their being ordered ashore.
After congress had placed a provision
in the navy appropriation bill to the
effect that a certain percentage of the
marine corps should be assigned to snip
duty. an order was issued the day be-
fore President Roosevelt went out OF
office restoring the marines to ships,
but placing them under the orders Of
the captains Of the vessel on which they
were to serve. Under the old order OF
things, the marines were given SPECIFIC
duties. One Of these was to sight GER
tain guns of the secondary battery
The order placing them under the di-
rection Of the ships captain made it
possible to assign the marines to any
sort Of duty and to deprive them Of
fighting any part Of the ships bat
terry.
Belgrade, Servia, March 20: Servia
has surrendered completely to the de-
mands Of Europe. The intervention Of
the powers with respect to the contro-
versy between Servia and Austria
Hungary will be made clear to the Ser
Wan government tomorrow, when the
Russian minister will have received
instructions from st. Petersburg. 1t
was the intention Of the representatives
of Great Britain. France, Russia and
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-04

Roberts and Urner & Urner, Of Fred
erick, appeared for the railroad Com
pany.
The annual Hagerstown Horse and
Cattle Show will be held this year on
June 3 and 10.
Red wheat No 2 sold in st: Louis
this week as high as $1.621s Car
loads of wheat are being shipped from
New York to the West.
George r. Gehr, cashier OF the First
National Bank, has purchased from
George McGaw, OF Baltimore, the prop
erty, known as the Keller property
adjoining the Snowden property
now the King property. near the West
End.
In the advertising columns the
Westminster Deposit and Trust Co.
announce their regular semi-annual
dividend of 3 per cent. and an extra
dividend of per cent, clear of all
taxes. This is equivalent to a yearly
dividend of II per cent, and indicates
that the company is in most pros
porous condition.
A little daughter OF George Hood,
Pennsylvania avenue, was badly scaid-
ed one day this week Her mother
had basin of boiling water on the
table, which in some way upset, the
water splashing upon the child, scald-
ing her head, face and shoulder. DR..
Luther Bare is attending the little
sufferer, who Is on the road to recov-
cry
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-04
On the Ocean Bottom.

Sitting inside a submarine on an
ocean bottom you would be no more
conscious OF this enormous water prsa-
sure without than II you were going
10 sleep IN your own bed. You
might remain twenty-four hours I'M
der water Without coming mp. using
only the natural mir supplied In tho
boat without feeling the least uncom.
Portable II you wished. you might
remain down four or five days. tap
ping the air tank as you needed n
fresh supply OF air In the meantime
you would bunk over the torpedoes
and torture yourself by letting your
imagination run loose 10 your hearts
content. or you might read by electric
Hight or play cards or dominoea or
checkers. the cook serving you with
coffee aud canned things that can be
heated on an elactric furnace with
cut causing too much smoke, and MAX
ing the air disAKEecable 10 breathe
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-04
THE FARMER AND HIS WIFE.
Latter should Have Convenlences as
Vol as the Former.

Did you ever go to farm where
every field bespoke care, knowledge
of soil and crops and the tillage that
comes from improved machinery? Did
you ever go into farm house where
the kitchen was unceiled and un-
plastered, the cook stove might have
been born before the food, the pots
great black things SO heavy that no
man should expect the mother of his
children TO lift them, and the floor so
great and rough that It must either
take unlimited strength, such as no
man would give, to scrub II or IL must
90 dirty to breed germs and doctors
bills? Did you ever see that? 1
have?
Right now | have in mind farm
that | once saw. On Il row of great
beautiful trees led UP to the farm
house, and on either side stretched
fine fields of corn, alfalfa, cotton and
potatoes. The owner would not even
let us so to the house, so proud was
he of 1t all, before he showed us the
silo, and the railroad that ran from
II down the center of the stable, the
improved henhouse, the cream sepa-
rator In the dairy, aud all the modern
machlnery--ln fact, he had so much
that he left some out to rustl
went into the home, and looked
around me, and when saw the tired
little woman with the patient face, |
longed 10 take her In my arms and
shield her from all that burden Of
work that every day must have been
hers. The man had books, bulletins
and magazines on farming, but from
those soggy potatoes, that greasy
steak, In fact, the generally badly
cooked, Unbalanced meal, II was easy
TO see that the wife and mother had
little acquaintance with literature OF
the household.
l did not blame the little woman,
because l knew that that dinner had
required as much exertlon as would
four meals prepared In my own little
well-appointed kitchen. felt that
the man OF the house had not quite
done his share.
Had anyone suggested his getting
some labor-saying devices for his wife
he probably would have said. oh,
Hetty. she doesn't want any" Well,
probably she did not. poor soul; but
II he had gotten her books and mag
azines and bulletins. she, too. would
have been as familiar with home con-
veniencea as be was with farm Inn
piemsnts and would have wanted
them.
No one ever Ma anything but a
vague longing for that which she does
not know exists, Progressive Farmer.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-04
In the Orphans Court OF Carroll
County,

In the Orphans Court OF Carroll
County,
April Term, 1909.
Estate Of Cornelius X. Wentz, de-
cea ted
On application. q IS ordered, this 1st
day Of June, 100 that the sale Of
real estate Of Cornelius r. Wentz,
late Of Carroll county, deceased, made
by Chester E. B. Wentz, j acob b Wentz,
Oliver r. b, Wentz and Willis f. Tracy,
Executors Of the last viii and testament
Of said deceased, and this day reported
TO this Court by the said Executors,
be ratified and confirmed, unless cause
be shown to the contrary on or before
the LIST Monday, 5th day Of July next;
provided copy of this Order be inserted
for three successive weeks in some news,
paper printed and published in Carroll
county, before the 4th Monday, 28th day
of June, inst.
The report states the amount Of sale
TO be $5l92. 20.
JOHN 70. ECKENRODE.
WILLIAM IL RICHARDS, Judges.
ROBERT N. KoONTZ.
True copy, Test;
John ]. Stewart
june 4 3t Register of Wills.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-04
Waiting for the Last Act.

Not long ago portiy gentle
man seated himself upon a bench Ia
one OF the public squares, drew forth
newspaper from his pocket, and was
soon absorbed in reading.
After a while he began to be an
noyed by small boy, who persisted
In staring al him steadily. Al last
the man demanded sharply
What are you looking at, boy ls
there anything funny about me p
Not yet" replied the boy; but
there'll be a whole circus full Of fun
when you get up. Them benches has
just been painted. "--Tit-Bits.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-04
The Explanation.

They passed magnificent building
during their travels That's fine
house" said Brown to Jones, "and yet
cannot bear to look at IT," why
not ?" asked Jones. why p repeated
Brown. Because the owner built IL
out OF blood, the aches. the groans OF
his fellowmen; out of the grief OF
children and the walls of women.
Great Scott !" exclaimed Jones; the
brute What is he--a money lend
er ?" "Oh, no, dear friend he Is q
dentist ~
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-04
Cuts on Horses.

Open sores or cuts upon horses
should be washed regularly with some
good antisepSic wash which can be
made up with water and creoiln or
some OF the coal tar products. Carbollc
acid is also good. but many make the
mistake OF using Il too strong and
set up an irritation instead OF keep
ing things normal A good anti
septic wash kills the germs which
form pus, keepa the iilea on and al
lows Nature 10 heal the wound. A
healthy horse VIII get over a bad cut
In a surprisingly short time II the
wound IL merely kept clean and sani.
tary.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-04
All In Selling Hats.

II makes you look small" says the
sAloRiady 10 the big woman who IL
trying on the hat Sold.
III makes you look plump" she says
TO the slender woman. Sold.
1T makes you look young" abe says
90 the obviously middle aged woman.
Sold.
III makes you look tall" she says
10 the short woman Sold
II makes you look short, she says
10 the tall woman, Sold
IT brighteDs your face" she says
TO the dark WOMAN. Sold.
1T brings oht your color" she says
TO the pale woman. Sold.
And all tlie hats were aiike.--Iudge