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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20
Move that nominations be closed.

Candor compels the admission that
the southern states do not desire any
special credit for being Democratic,
and common sense teaches that they
will never exercise their proper in
fuence in the councils of the nation
until there are at least two strong par
ties in each state, the one party being
necessary in order to make the other
keep it's face clean and puts its strong
est and ablest men to the front. Where
there is but one party, the keynote To
success is political cunning. Where
there are two parties, the success of
the individual depends upon courage,
ability, capacity. There is real need
for two parties.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

Insurance Commissioner McMaster
is writing to the mayors throughout
the state asking for the elimination OF
fireworks at Christmas. 1t is a good
idea and we sincerely hope that all the
mayors will cooperate with the insur-
ance commissioner in this matter.
Christmas fireworks invariably take a
heavy toll from the property owners
of South Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

That there will be a cow show in
Yorkville open to the entire county, Is
practically settled; but the details of
the undertaking will have to be ar
ranged later. In the meantime those
who may think Of entering cows in the
show should begin to give attention to
the matter of keeping a record of the
cost, quality and quantity of feed, and
be prepared to snow just what their
cows have been able to do during a
period of at least thirty days preceding
the show.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

1t Is reasonable and natural that an
idle army and navy should be anxious
to have something doing in their re-
spective lines; but the civilian folks in
this country do not allow themselves to
forget that if there is any big fighting
to be done, they after all, will be the
folks who will have to do it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

Progress in the merger case that has
been going on in Columbia during the
past few weeks was not as rapid as
was expected, and the verdict will
hardly be reached before this after
noon or tomorrow The common hope
up this way is that the jury will find
for the railroad company.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

The Anderson Daily Mail has nom
mated the editor of the Spartanburg
Journal to succeed Mrs. Eddy as the
head of the Christian Science church
and several other papers have sec
onded the nomination; but before
voting. we would like the Daily Mail
TO inform US as to the qualifications
of its candidate.-Yorkvil Enquirer.
Oh. qualifications are not necessary
for a job of this kind. Go ahead and
vote and quit jawing about it.-Ander-
son Daily Mail.
Move that nominations be closed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

The Virginia. Carolina Chemical
company has succeeded in having its
common stock listed on the Paris
bourse, and has the distinction of being
the first American industrial corpora
ton to achieve this rather difficult un-
dertaking.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

DR.. Harvey Wiley of the agricultural
department, predicts that the time will
come when men will freeze to death on
the equator; but inasmuch as he fixes
that time at a million years from now,
the threatened cold spell will not affect
the price of this winters coal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

Reports of fighting in Mexico keep
sitting across the border and the Mex
lean government keeps on insisting
that there is nothing going on out Of
the ordinary. We hardly know what to
make of it all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

- Columbia, December 19: News
reached here today that Charles
Gates. a young farmer residing near
Jacobs. several miles from this city.
died late yesterday. Gates shot him
self through the head Friday morn
ing and never regained consciousness.
Gates was married and had young
child. Mrs Gates was asleep at home
when Gates went into the yard Friday
She heard q pistol shot and when she
rushed out she found her husband in
pool of blood.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

A senate subcommittee has white
washed Senator Lorimer Of the brib-
cry charges; but the question now
arises as to who is going to white
wash that senate subcommittee.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

It now looks like the row between the
Spartanburg city council and the board
of health over the abolition of the Of
flee Of food inspector by the council,
will be fought out in the courts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

Information from Washington is to
the effect that there is serious danger
of a split in the Democratic party over
the question of pie distribution. The
trouble is more especially threatened
along sectional lines-the north VS.. the
south. 1t is said that southern Demo-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

The Piedmont is the land of oppor-
tunity. If a man cannot succeed here,
the trouble is with him, and not with
the Piedmont.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

The next issue of The Enquirer will
appear December 80.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

Peace and JOY to all who obey the
laws, is the Christmas wish of The En-
nuirer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

Who killed E. P. H. Nevins and what
was he killed for? Is it fact or not
that murder will out?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

The legislature convenes on the Sec
ond Tuesday in January.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20
The 4lorkrille enqlirer.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1910.

Merry Christmas to you!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20

Compliments of the season.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20
LOCAL lACONlCS.
Mr.. j. C.. Allen Dead.

DR.. D. l. Sheider of Yorkville, re-
ceived a telegram this morning, an
nouncing the death of Mr.. ]. c. Allen
in Birmingham, Ala, last night at mid
night. Mr.. Allen was formerly super
intendent of the Yorkville Graded
schools, and was held in high esteem
in this place. The funeral takes place
in Anderson tomorrow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-20


valued at between II and Is billion
dollars.
chihuahua dispatch of December
II: The widest rumOrs are current
today and no doubt they are eXagger-
ated in the absence of communication
with the front. The rumorS as usual
relate to insurrecto successes, but there
is no confirmation or any way OF get
ting proof. The last authentic news
came in over railroad lines from San
Antonio yesterday. The operator said
he could hear the booming of cannon,
but could not see the fighting, owing to
the contour of the land. The firing
was distant. The telegraph wire over
the Mexico and Northwestern railroad
is still down west of San Antonio and
it is impossible to ascertain the true
condition of affairs. An official report
yesterday stated that fighting at San
Andres last Thursday was merely a
skirmish. Gen. Hernandez, command
er of the military zone, took virtual
control of the Northwestern railroad
today, when for the first time in
month soldiers were put aboard train
bound for the front. The greatest diff
ficulty was experienced in obtaining
train crews. Americans. who ordina-
rily run the trains. declined fatty to
take the risk, despite the offer of bo-
muses. running as high as $1,000 in gold.
MeXicans who declined to work yester-
day are reported to have been placed in
iail. This measure procured native
crews today Four hundred soldiers
were loaded into seven passenger
coaches. There were also carload
of women and several stock cars, load
ed with horses and mules. The SOL
diers. il was stated, will be used tO|
guard the road in order that other
troops may be moved swiftly into the
disturbed area. The move is the be-
ginning of a campaign by which Presi-
dent Diaz intends to crush the revO-
luton by sheer weight of numbers. The
train travelled in two sections, preceded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-13
WONfAN,s WORK

IhoSe who assert or dream or think
energy
Are but waste effort, weak futility,
And that she stands today upon the brink
" nervous ennui, through sheer idle
Have missed the essence of new woman
Which lately issued from her Weakened
These. understanding not her eager
Are still convinced her strivings bode no
good
Being but reaction of a long duress.
Ihese do not fathom nature or her ways,
NOR yet the stretch and yearn of wo-
So blind their eyes, through cen the pass
They glimpse not yet her purpose nor
1t Is not play nor it is lukewarm zeal
That thrills the blood Of noblest wo-
mankind;
The mills of fate are at their ceaseless
grind
And evolution seeks the common veal
which man alone too slowly metes to
IT'S but part and parcel of earth's
plan
That wo1nan's hand should fix the sign
and seal
Upon perfection-human competence.
emancipation, fullness, ripened growth;
Twas felt, and fifty, for her sex to
sense
The subtle secret of o'ercoming SIM
The universe today deplores man $
And marks the era woman must begin
-Lurana w. Sheldon in the New York
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-13
KANSAS COMAENT
ITALY AND .EARTHoUAKEs.

The whole world today is plying
the unfortunate residents of Italian
provinces who were struck by devaS-
| tation of earthquake and cyclone. Not
since the Messina disaster has there
been such destruction of property and
such peril to human life as in south
ern Italy.
And the worst of the incident is
that the destroyed buildings will not
be rebuilt to their former proportions
within several years The spirit of the
Itallans in the southern part of the
peninsula and in the islands is a slow
and sluggish spirit that becomes dis
couraged at the first setback from
any source.
When the calamity came to San
Francisco. that city took only enough
time from its labors to pick the dust
out OF It's eyes. 1t went to work al
most Immediately and rebuilt the city
IN better and more substantial fash
ion. There was no sign of discourage
ment except in the families of the
more unfortunate who lost friends in
the calamity. But to the great blow of
the elements there went back one
great answer: wen make it better"
In Inflated Italy the disaster will
mark the afflicted section for years to
come, While the rebuilding is going on.
For this fact Americans should be
proud of their own country, though
none the less sorry for Italy. America
is constructive country that requires
more than earthquakes and cyclones
to put the ban of encouragement upon
lit.-Ottawa Herald.
| APPROVAL OF TAFT IN ORDER.
One thing. however. has been de-
termined without doubt: The president
and the entire legislation of this con-
gress, including the tariff bill enacted
at the special session, will be endorsed
| in the platform of every Republican
| CnnWanfinn fms fc n
voted against the tariff bill admit that
they must endorse now this Republic
can measure which has proved so sue
cessful and beneficial to the people. 1t
| is true that the measure of endorse
ment may vary at different state con-
ventions, but for the mos part it will
| be satisfactory to the president and
the party leaders. There can be no
criticisms of a bill that has proved to
| be so successful, not only in the rails
| ing of revenue, but in bringing about
| prosperity to all classes of people
| Abilene Reflector.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-13
WOMEN IN POLITICS.

"A general election in Great Britain,
the opening of a new parliament, and a
political crisis always serve to bring
out a fact of supreme interest to the
dealer in Anglo-American comparisons
i mean the prominence of women, the
altogether more active and influential
part they play in the public life of Eng
land as compared with that of Ameri-
ca" writes "Anglo-American'' in the
current issue of Harper's Weekly.
'One must, of course, in this connec-
ton remember how very largely rural
existence in England still revolves
round the placid feudal center, how in
stinotive is the attitude of subordination
on the part of the laborers and small
farmers toward the gentry of the neigh
borhood, how great is The power Of ejec-
ton and dispossession which the lease
hold system places in the hands OF the
landlord, and how deeply woven in the
texture of rural life is the notion that
the mistress of the big house should
be the Lady Bountiful, if not the Lady
Despot, of her district. All this at
election time gives a woman of zeal and
intelligence a rare opportunity. She
knows all within a radius of 20 or 30
miles, she has spent her life among
them, organizing charities, nursing as
sociations, bazars, flower shows, and
social entertainments; she has cared for
the sick and destitute; she is one of
the institutions of the neighborhood,
and nine times out of ten in addition
| acapable delightful, warm hearted lady.
When, therefore. she takes the field as
| q political canvasser, it is with all the
advantages that her wealth and posi-
! ton, her social and philanthropic ac-
tivities and the inherent INSCRIPTIONS
ness of women in matters Of politics
can give her.
From anything OF this kind Arneri-
can women are excluded by the unlnap-
by separation of politics from society.
| a senator's wife may be a considerable
parsonage in Washington. but she is so
only on the condition that she does not
interfere in politics. The bosses and the
machine have between them killed the
very possibility OF a political salon.
American women, again. as a sex are
only drawn toward public affairs when
ga me gceat moral or humanitarian issue
is at stake. Vague battiings with the
railways and the. trusts do not interest
them, and the mercenary atmosphere OF
most American politics simply revolts
them. So 1t is that. as in all republics
women in America are forced out OF
lolitics. Even IN the ceremonial side
whether their English sisters cut q
brilliant figure, their part is distinctly
subordinate. They are never really ini-
tiated into the secrets of the game
and they exert little influence over
those for whose mystifcation it is play
ed. And both men and women prefer
tc have it So"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-13
Why Hans Wagner Signed.

Before the season opened last year
baseball fans were discussing the re-
fusal of Hans Wagner to sign for
another year. The late Harry Pulliam
made a visit to Pittsburg to see the
big German. Mr.. Pulliam finally fold
ed up the blank contract and put it
away in his pocket, with the remark:
I'm sorry, Hans. A lot of other
people will be sorry, too"
"Huh!' shifted Wagner.
"Oh, it isn't Dreyfuss I'm thinking
about" said Pulliam. There are 9TH
er people who will feel worse over
your going than Barney?"
What people?" asked Hans, limo
Gently.
why, a lot of fellows who work
in the mills around Pittsburg," said
Pulliam Those men work hard,
Hans, every day in the week, and they
don't get much money, either. But
when Saturday comes those fellows
are all out at the ball park-on the
bleachers. About the only fun those
fellows have in life is to get out to
the ball park on Saturday afternoon
and see Hans Wagner hit that ball
1t will be kind of tough if
they miss that, won't it? The
only bright spot in the week. ."
Hey" broke in Hans, gruffly,
gimme dot contract. I'll play!"-C.
e. Van Loan, in the Outing Maya
zino
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[Frorn the Chicago News

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Are the bellies in society for The pur-
pose of giving it tone?
There are too many real troubles in
the world, so don't worry about the
Imaginary ones.
When the world begins to applaud a
man for his actions his head gets too
large for his hat.
Adam fell in love with Eve-and the
fall of man has been continuous per-
Torrance from that day to this.
When a man hands you ''come-any-
old-time' invitation it is equivalent to
an invitation to remain away.
If men and women would forgive each
other BIS readily as they forgive them
selves this wouldn't be a bad old world
to live i.
Some men ges more pleasure out of
losing SIS on a game of chance than they
do from earning $40 by the sweat of
their brows.
Every man knows himself better than
other people know him. therefore every
man ought to swallow fiattery with sew
eral grains Of sodium chloride.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-13
.AYHAWKER JOTS

Imri Zumwalt is a bum poet, opines
Walt Mason, but he is better than the
laureate of England.
Sunday is now known as the day of
restIand automobile accidents, says
the Hutchinson News.
An exclamation from Charlie
Blakesley: And less than twenty years
ago Kansas was offering a bonus to
rainmakersi
Bert Walker knows a dozen men
who, If they could fool people as east
~ in business as they do in politics,
would now be millionaires.
One of the things Kansas is not
Dragging about, says the Kansas City
Star, is the revelation that the aver
age salary of school teachers is 1893
year.
1t is the Ottawa Herald's idea that
the interurban line connecting Hutch-
inson with Arkansas City is one of
the most thoroughly equipped paper
lines in the state.
The sweet young miss, says the
Atchison Champion, always wastes ten
office for the letter that comes every
two weeks as the business man does
who gets twenty a day.
Every town in the United States has
citizen whose sole claim to distinc-
ton is the possession of a copy of the
Ulster County Gazette, containing an
account of the funeral of George
hington.-Emporia Gazette.
The way some people kick about
what is in the newspapers, causes us
to wonder some times that they are
not more careful to merit greater
consideration from the newspapers,
observes the Independence Reporter.
The mammoth steel roller mill
that was to employ a million or more
or less men, which Coffeyville papers
built a few months ago, has gone off
chasing with Halley's comet, because
of the high price of gas-at least that
is the reason given.-Chanute Tribune.
At one of the leading churches Sun
day, says the Hutchinson Gazette, at
the time of the morning service a man
was sitting in the middle section on
the back row of seats. He asked the
usher If the minister had come yet.
The usher went up and told the min
lister. At the beginning of the service
the minister made the remark that
he usually could be seen on account
of his size, but that something seemed
to obstruct the way. Would you be-
lieve it? Surely eyes must be deceived
Yes. No. Yes. Every hat went off
the women's heads. The man could
see.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-13

| of his deep imaginings, that when he
opened his eyes again. it seemed that
a strangely familiar figure stood franz
ed within the doorway. The rising
moon from without enhaloed her soft
brown hair, heavy cloak embodied her;
| her hands reached outward, and even in
the shadows he saw the questioning
wonder of her eyes.
She stepped forward. trembling and
half afraid. Dick, you haven't for
gottenf I came with Ellen Du Val
Lewis Pemberton's fiancee. Lewis
knew from the beginning. He told me
to find you here"
The boys chair legs were still tilted
carelessly against the wall, his mud
caked boots twisted rakishly about
them, his hands thrust deep into his
pockets. Though he had been lounging
thus for the last hour in meditative
cramped unnaturalness of his position,
nor the growing ache across the
muscles of his back, so forgetful had he
been of his physical self in the pain of
dependency.
Even now confronted by the en-
trancing, little figure, he did not move
muscle, SO assured was he that it
was but the embodiment of his dreams
before him. Surely, If he quivered a
fraction of an inch, the silvery sim
mering of the moon-crowned head
would vanish utterly into the fathom-
less nowhere whence it had so sudden
ly ariZen. Dreamingl
"Dick, you don't understand. You
see father-father@' The voice fall
tered, then continued brokenly. Faith
er died and there is no one to care
now. I thought that you might still
want me, Dick, and so came"
He managed to stammer, as one ad-
dressing a pleasantly shimmering but
utterly impractical delusion. THE Eng
lishmanl''
She laughed. "Dick, foolish Dick. it
was only a rumor! Surely you never
believed!"
He stood then. his arms stretched
outward in a great longing for possess
sion, and she found her way to them.
without, voice was raised, sweet
toned me1odious:
my soul, my lips, I love you
copyrighted, 1910, by Associated Lit
erary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-13
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

TFrom The Philadelphia Record.1
The gilded youth is simply fashion
plated.
No, Maude, dear; putting powder on
the hair is not what makes 1T go off.
The honest taxpayer supports lots Of
people who are not in the almshouse.
Many a newly-married man would be
thankful if his wife would only cast
her bread upon the waters.
From a bachelors point of view,
when a baby isn't Growing there must be
something the matter with It.
The country editor is apt to become
vegetarian because that's the way
most of his subscriptions are paid.
In spite of the fact that there is a
bounty on the wolf we still have some
difficulty in keeping him from the door.
1.-THE ayes have it, announced the
presiding officer at the medical con-
vention that was discussing the subject
of sty.
DO you think Halley's comet had
any practical value from a sclentlhc
point of view?" asked the Mere Man.
''The newspapers paid me $40 q column
for. everything I wrote about It,
statistics prove that marriage is a
preventive against suicide, remark
ed the Wise Guy. We'll, it's poor
rule that won't work both ways, . added
the Simple mug oldl4S4NS oA0O kiON Z
that suicide is a preventive against
marriage"
Rlobbs-''Do you consider it unlucky
to meet a cross-eyed woman?" Slobbs
II certainly do. knew a fellow who
met one, and she turned out to be a
widow with six children, and inside OF
tree months she had married him.
Scribbler-"I suppose when the au-
dience called for the author you went
| before tie curtain and made a speech
Scrawler-'No, by the time the costu-
mer, the furniture dealer. the scene
nainter and the stage carpenter got
! through the audience was quite salts
fed"