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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
1HE CARNIVAL CROWD.

Every man has his gifts" declared
old Leather Stocking" and every
man to his calling" observed someone
else. and these sayings explain about
as well as anything else, how people
can be content with such an occupa-
ton as is followed by the members Of
that carnival crowd that was mere last
week.
Judged by their conduct while in
Yorkville, and that is about all any
body has to go by, this carnival crowd
is not a bad lot. They were sober,
respectful and we'll behaved. There
was no short changing, no pocket
picking and in fact, nothing else that
is generally held to be reprehensible;
but all the same, they present material
for an interesting study of certain
phases of human nature.
There are different kinds of people
in the lot, of course. 1t is quite pos
sible that among them there are GRIM
inals, who have done time, and others
VINO are buzZing about more or less
aimlessly, always looking for an OPP
portunity to get into mischief. This IS
probable. 1t is certain, however, that
there are others who stick as closely
to their particular occupations as do
permanently located business people,
and who take as much pride in their
respective callings
One man with the aggregation, who
runs a cane rack, has been in the bus
mess for years. He told the reporter
that his father and mother ran cane
racks before him, and he claimed to
have himself piled his business in eV-
cry safe in the Union, and in most all
the more important towns and cities
in the different states He travels from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and goes
each year from fair at Seattle,
Wash, to the state fair at Columbia.
He says he has not missed Columbia
fair for the past ten or fifteen years.
He stood faithfully by his cane rack all
the week. and although few pitched
took in enough money to pay the price
of his concession. But ne did not COM
plain. He said that he has taken in as
high as fifty dollars Il day and then
again he has gone whole week with
but a few dollars.
Ordinarily, Yorkville is claSsed by the
carnival people as a good town for
the merry o-round." The merry-so-
rounds attached to all the carnivals
that have been here nave done well.
But last week the business of the mer-
rv-go-round was bad. The machine
did not take in enough money to pay
the wages of the people in charge OF
il, to say nothing Of the other expenses.
lust why, it would be difficult to say.
Maybe the people are tired of merry
sO-rounds," and maybe the people who
like them did not nave the money.
The trained animal show also met
with hard lines. 1t was not much of
q show. 1t consisted of three lions and
an educated pony. The lions were in
clincd TO be more or less ugly ana ull-
fcult to manage and they did not seem
to know a great deal, anyway. People
went i'm freely at first, but somehow
they were not pleased enough to give
good reports, and business was dull.
The educated pony appealed to some
people quite strongly: but the show did
not do great deal of business The
Young man VINO owns this show, is
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15

the year, and showed the number Of
books disposed Of as we'll as the num-
Der now on hand, together with the
condition of the treasury.
Rev. f. F.. Gillespie was reelected
president, and the various other min
isters of Yorkville, were reelected
vice presidents. while the executive
committee was chosen one member
from each local congregation.
The object of tine society is to fur
nish Bibles at cost to all who are able
to pay for them, and free of cost to
all who really desire them and are un-
able to pay. A handsome assortment
of Bibles is kept in the store of Mr.
w. NJ. Kennedy, the depositary in
Yorkville and for those who are una
BILE to satisfy themselves with what
he has in stock, Mr. Kennedy under
takes to get anything in the Bible line
that might be desired.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15

son of the originator of the street fair
idea. 1t was just after the Worlds
Fair at Chicago. He and another fell
low got up an aggregation Of mid
way" attractions. started around the
country with them, and for several
years cleaned up $4,000 year He
died and left his money to his widow
and son. Both went through with
what they had in snort time. and the
son is trying to get new hold with
his wild animal show.
The manager. Mr.. Simpson, is quite
a capable business man, and is also
very agreeable company. He seems
| to be disposed To do the square thing
| with everybody. and Notwithstanding
his bad luck last week paid all his bills.
He said that his receipts in Yorkville,
were about three or four hundred dol
lars less than his expenses. which. of
course included the amount he paid to
the military company But he had no
complaint to make about the matter.
The moving picture show man had a
good business all the week, and as his
expenses are comparatively small,
must have come out ahead. The "hu-
man roulette" cOntrivance was also
very popular, especially with the young
people. for whom it is especially in
tended. and also made money.
At several times during the week,
particularly on Tuesday. Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday nights, the
grounds were thronged with people;
but spending of money was rather slim
in proportion to the crowds. Most of
the people seemed to be content to
stand and watch the other people to see
what they were doing-they were just
watching the crowds.
The shows pulled up stakes during
Saturday night and left on Sunday for
Monroe, n. c., where they will spend
the present week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

G. II. Smith-Offers Smiths cream
white prolific seed corn for sale at
81 busne.
Rock Hill Coca Cola Bottling Co.-An-
nOunccS the opening of branch Of
flee in Yorkville at Herndon &
GOrdOn'S store.
City Meat Markct-Will have an es-
pecial nice beef for tomorrow. Give
your order today.
J. G.. Wardlaw, Pres.-Gives notice of
meeting of stockholders of the York
Cotton Mills, To be held April Goth.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill
Tells what three men did with their
extra money during ten years and
asks which one you will follow.
Gem Shutdown be open in York
vile only one week longer, during
which time it will make twenty one
photos for 20 cents.
Kirkpatrick Belk Co.'s showing a
new line of spring shapes and shades
of no-name Stetson hats, odd pants,
and calls attention to a variety of
other seasonable goods.
First National Bank, SharOn-EXplains
that money and credit to a commu-
nifty are like steam to a turbine wheel
and wants you to deposit your mon
ey with it.
FIRST NatlOnal Bank, 1OTkNllle-he-
cites an incident which happened
near YOrkville recently, points out
the moral and wants you to apply 1t
to your own affairs.
Loan and Savings Bank-Calls your
attention to it's facilities, backed by
experience, with which to handle
your business, and invites you to
open an account with it.
T. NJ & II. F.. FergusOn-Want veal
calves at &c a pound: chicken and
turkeys at market price: good milk
COWS and beef cattle.
j. l.. Williams & Co.-Are showing
new shipments of ladies' wash skirts
at 81, $125 and $3.50, and want you
to see their low shoes.
Carroll Bros.--Have wax candles,
white and colored; pure olive oil,
white fish and mackerel and wants
you to remember Corno horse feed.
Farmers Wholesale Grocery-Sells Pu-
rina chicken feed, and has scrap
beef. oyster shells, grit and charcoal
for laying hens and asks you to try
a small quantity of each.
Herndon e. GOrdOn-Give another
chapter of their catechism on tobac-
co-the great American weed.
York Supply Co.-Points out the econ
Omy Of using labor saving farm i'm
plements and the best fertilizers,
Macmurphy's.
Thomson Co.'s making an elaborate
display of new dress materials, in
Guiding weavings in cotton. wool and
silk. and asks you to come and see
what is to be seen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
YORK COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the York
County Bible society was held in the
church of the Good Shepherd last Sun
day night, with the church comfortably
filled for the occasion with representa-
tives Of all the congregations OF the
town.
The programme was carried out as
previously announced, Rev. +. f. Gil
lespie president of the society conduct
ing the exercises, and all the other
ministers of Yorkvillc taking the vari-
Gus parts assigned.
The most notable feature Of the ser
vice. perhaps, was the annual sermon
preached by Rev. j. l.. Oates, pastor OF
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church of Yurkville, who took as his
theme the superior literary excellence
of the Bible. and handled the subject
in manner that gave his hearers
abundant and interesting food for
thought. So pleased in fact, were those
who neard the sermon, that there nave
been several earnest requests that 1t
b, reproducrd in full in The Enquirer,
and this we hope to be able To do IN
our next issue.
The contributions for the Bible
cause amounted to not quite $50, the
amount necessary to entitlc the county
society to one life membership in the
national society; but it was arranged
that the balance would be made up by
additional subscriptions and Rev. j.
II. Thackcr was elected To the honor or
the membership.
The report of Mr.. S. NJ. McNeel, the
secretary. and Mr.. VIM. Kennedy, the
drpnsitary and treasurer, reviewed the
operations of the local society during
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15

The ferry at Howeils, on Broad riV-
er. having been rendered unnecessary
by the bridge. there is under consid-
Grafton a proposition to establish a fer
ry further up the river, at Smiths ford,
near the w. II. Borders residence.
It gives us especial pleasure to
call attention to the seed corn adver-
tisement of Mr.. C. H. Smith in another
column. Mr.. Smith was the winner OF
the first premium offered by the York
County Farmers Union two years ago,
which amounted to $3.50. He sold a
great deal of corn for seed last year
and all who tried it were delighted
with tine result He says that he is
satisfied that his own corn has been
still further improved during the past
season. although on account OF un-
favorable conditions he made only 75
bushels, where he made SO bushels the
wear previous.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15

and becoming more and more aggres-
Sivc. Except for the interference of
the police. Mr.. Patten might have been
roughly used. From Manchester, Mr..
The news mad already been wired ahead.
He got To the corn exchange. before it
closed for the day, and the corn en-
change people undertook to countcract
the Manchester treatment by giving
Mr.. Patten an ovation. He took a
steamer on Saturday for home. The
brief vacation was over. and there is
reason to expect that the meaning of
that vacation" will be known within
the next few weeks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
HOPEWElL NOTES.
Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer

Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer
Hickory Grove, R. F. D. No. 1.-The
farmers of this neighborhood are be-
ginning to push farm work rapidly,
and if the weather continues favorable,
planting will begin in few weeks.
Miss Ethel Jenkins has been very
sick with grip, but is improving. Miss
Elsie Sherrer has also been sick with
grip.
Mr.. John Jones, Sr., has been sick
for some time with grip, and other
complications. Mr.. Jones is up in sew
enty, and has been an invalid for a
number of years.
Mrs. w. b. Leech, who has been con-
fined to her bed for several weeks past,
IS not improving.
Mr.. j. ]. ]. Robinson, was called to
Glover a few days ago to be at the
bedside Of mis- brother, Mr.. Sam A.
Robinson. who is seriously II.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
YORKVILLE. S. c.:
TUESDAY. MARCH ID, 1910.

WHILE it is true that the Democrat
ic platform calls for an income tax
amendment to the constitution, and the
South Carolina general assembly has
given its assent to such an amend
ment. it is very well not to forget that
if the proposition is finally adopted, 1t
will eventually mean wonderful
change in the policy and character OF
this country. Under the present or
ganization of the Federal government,
that government cannot levy direct
tax of any kind on the citizens of the
state. The Federal government must
derive its revenues altogether from in
direct taxes, such as duties on imports
and excise charges on whisky, tobacco
and other articles on which there is
more or less excuse for taxation on the
ground of police regulation. Under
the present system, there is fairly
we'll defined demarkation of the points
where the powers of the Federal gov
ernment end. and the powers of the
state government commence. Up to
this time the one great source of rev.
enue TO the government has been the
tariff tax, and around this tax also,
have centred the real forces Of govern
ment. Here has been the key to Sec
tional strife. the north against the
south, the east against the west. But
the country mas grown to the point
where it is becoming more and more
difficult to raise sufficient revenues by
means of the tariff. This country is
now capable of producing at home al
most any commodity as cheap as II
can be produced abroad. The time is
coming soon when the tariff will no
longer figure in the politics of the
country To such an extent as in the
past. If the income tax amendment
goes through. the income tax will be-
come the principal source of revenue,
and if there is no change in the
present eXtravagant tendency, the
time will come when the burdens of
the income tax will be extended down
to the poorest taxpayer. And when
that time does come, the idea Of state
sovereignty will be nothing but
memory.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
BY WAY OF CORRECTION.

Editor YOrkville Enquirer:
| noticed in the last Enquirer, state
ment of demonstration work. There Is
an error in report given to you. | had
one CD acre instead Of two, and made
2.400 pounds of seed cotton.
Also an error in JAS f. Bankhead's s
statement. He had one acre that made
500 pounds Of seed cotton, and one
acre that made 1000 podnds seed cot
ton. VIII appreciate very mucn the
in next issue,
w. -. Robinson.
BullOck's Creek, March "A.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD.
Editor Of The YOrkville Enquirer:

Editor or The 40rkVllle enquirer:
You will confer favor by giving me
space in which to make an observation
about the paragraph in Fridays issue
Of The Enquirer, with reference to the
proposed two thoroughfares. l regret
very much that the thing should be-
come a bone of contention as it will
be; but it seems to me that the York
willie delegation should have been con-
tent with requesting the county board
of commissioners to work out from the
county seat, without attempting to say
that the north and south road should
be 1structed first. 1t is an indispu-
table fact that there Is more traffic be-
tween Rock Hill and YOrkville, than
between any other two points in the
county, and it seems to me that this
is a good reason why this part OF the
work should have priority. Then as /
see it, there is as much reason why the
work should go on to the western side,
as that it should go north or south: but
shall not attempt TO offer any dicta-
ton in the matter. l merely wanted to
give expression to that which | think
is reasonable and just. W. r.
Rock HILL March IA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15

WE do not know who this great kick
er is from Glover, that has been writ
ing to The Enquirer about the contract
with Rock Hill. but we have an idea
ne lives not very far from IorkVllle.
If he is real anxious to know what
trades have been made between the
city of Rock Hill and the county. let
MIN 20 to the clerk of the board. He
can get all the information he wants
thcre.-Rock Hill Herald.
Although, we do not know that it is
any concern of The Enquirer, what idea
the Herald might have as to whether
the writer referred to lives nearer to
Yorkville than Glover, we do not see
any reason why there should be any
attempt to confuse the public on the
question. 1t is evident that it Is not
worth while for The Enquirer to SIM
ply state that the writer referred to,
is citizen and resident of Glover, for
while there are hundreds Of people who
now have no doubt of that fact, and
who would have no more doubt OF IT.,
if we should make the assertion, still
there are others like the Herald, who
would continue to have the ideas they
now have. We will say, however, that
if the Herald will put up substantial
forfeit behind its ggestion-some-
thing that will give a real earnest OF
it's dOubt-say $50-to be contributed
to the Rock Hill hospital or the Thorn
well, or the Church Home orphanage,
we will undertake to furnish it with
indisputable evidence that the commu-
nication is genuine and that the writer
lives nearer To Glover than he does to
Yurkville. If, instead of putting up
such Il forfeit, the Herald prefers to
withdraw its suggestion, that will be
Just as agreeable to US. SO far as get
ting information from the clerk of the
board is concerned, we will say that
that official stands ready To give any
information that is To be had in the
records but this particular informa-
ton is not there. The Enquirer mas
made inquiry of the clerk of the board;
but she says she has no information as
To the alleged contract. Perhaps the
Herald can throw more light on the
subject.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
JOSEPH F. WALLACE DEAD

Mr. Joseph F. Wallace, died at his
home in Yorkvile yesterday morning
at o'clock. after long period Of de-
clining health, the end coming rather
through the general breaking down of
the system incident to old age, than
from any specific organic disease.
Prominently in the public eye and
mind for more than a generation as a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
Ghe Cotton Market.

Yorkville. March 15-Cotton 14a.
New York Cotton.
New York March l4.-Spot cotton
closed quiet 10 points higher; mid
ding uplans 1880: middlins gulf 15.45.
Sales 400 bales. Futures opened
steady and closed steady as follows:
March 1901: April 1893; May 1893;
June 14.75; July l4.74; Aug. 1920; Sept.
1880: Oct 1886: Nov. 1854: Dec. 1852;
Jan. l25S.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15

- The supreme court has held up the
rumittur in the cas-" of w. L.
Jones. the Union county wife murder
cr. pending the flinS of petition for
Il rchcarinS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
They'll Have a School Building.

The Glover people held a mass
meeting last Friday night to consider
the question of bonding the school dis
trict for 100000, for the purpose of
erecting modern graded school build
ing. The town was well represented
and those present were unanimous in
favor of the proposition. 1t was de-
cided to at once begin the circulation
of the petitions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
LOCAL lACONICS.
If, of the HItIbc

The Enquirer's club contest comes
to Il close next Saturday evening at 6
O'Clock, and all names returned in the
contest must be settled by that date.
To Equalize the Returns.
The chairman of the respective town.
snip boards of assessors came to York
vile yesterday, and took out the re-
turns for the purpose of equaliZing the
SAme.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-15
Chr 1Iurkrillr Gnqllirrr.

Entered at the PnSt"tfice in Y0rkVille
as Mail Matter of the Second Class
The sun., 1910-06-29
sayrs Hang

SrO,kBrIp0E. Mass June - M, Hel"t
4 BanRs daughter Of Dr and Mr. T.
Bolton Bangs Of New York. and John Nevir
Sayre Of south Bethlehem, Pa we're mar.
ried here this afternoon AZ ManatuCL Farm
the country home Of Dr aud Mr. bangs
Mr. Sayre who j. divinity student a.
harvard is a son ~ the late Robert u
Sayrs builder of the lehigh Valley Tai,
road and later IT, vice president They
Will 90 to dig 1imher. Mon 20 spend
the summer on the Sayre ranch
The ushers we're Andrew ! MCtuntOsk
Of WUkesbafTe. Va Maynard Hnysn ui
MiddletOwn conn Charles Deems Of New
York. John WOOdcock and Ross Hndley
Of south bethlehem, pa and Warren T.
Rogers of South Beach. Conn Ffancis
n Savre of south Bethlehsm. "a the
bridegroOm's brother vas best man
Miss Mary y BANG. che brides sister
was maid Ot honor Or William 4 Gros-
yenOT Of the Jhurch Of the Incarnation
New York, conducted the beirOthAI service
The Rev Thomas n iardlev. rector Of -
Paul's Church. Stockbridge, gave the nup-
tial ceremony and Bishop fthelbert Yard
ley Of south Bethlehem, Pa. gave the
blessing and pronounced the benediction
The sun., 1910-06-29
INMER NEWS o. OPERA.
Dlppel 10 zee TetraEElni Abroad Chl-
cage Plans French season Here.

Andreas Dippel sailed yesterday on the
kronprinE wilhslm lie goes 10 London
to lntervleN Lulsa Tetrazzini and arrange
with Cleofonte Campanini some details
II the season 10 he given by the Chicago
Opera Company In the town of IL nativity
~ well a. At the Metropolitan Opera
Ilousa here and the Metropolitan Opera
HOUSE in Philadslphia
NINE Tetrazgini has refused 10 sing at
the Metropolitan Opera House under any
circumstances She will sing In Chicago
and Philadelphia u the company will in
crease her compenaation under the Ham
merstein contract or give her the number
II opera appearances she had gIlaran-
teo Of fifteen in New \ FORK and Philadelphia,
but usually sang much more frequently
during the season Tor which the Hammer
stein contract calls. Mr.. Dippe. however.
has prnposed that she sing In Ct 'cagO and
Philadelphia four times in opera and give
her services 10 the managers in concerts
for the rest Of the time
Mr. Dippel wants the stars such a. Nine.
FArraF and Signor CarisO, Mines. Melha,
NOrdica and tetrA zzini, Tor only a iew
Appearances in opera, an he thinks that
viii make the ten weeks season in Chicago
much more interesting than 10 have them
there Tor ths whole season Nine I ct
raEzini will probably be- engaged just as
the others are Tor four appearances and
he allowed W do as she wants with the rest
Of her time
The french season at the Metropolitan
Opera House will probably open with
Carmen, with Mary Garden IN the title
role. les Contes d'Hunmann' will Oe
produced with twenty first vtOlins IN the
orchestra 10 play the barcarOle and with
three such beauties as Lillian Grenville.
Marguerite sylvia and Alice Zepilh IN the
leading role and Tina d'AngelO IN the
part formerly sung nv EleanOra de C's-
nerus. Then there win be NM Renaud,
DalmOrcn and GilibeFt in the cast.
To add interest 10 the production ot
-Pellels et Melisande' NJ. Renaud has
consented to sing the part of PeNeds.
which was sung here in the first instances
by a harytone. Jean perier. Miss Garden
and Miss Grenville will alternate In the
4 role of MChsdnde Another famous PEI
fds il to be- in the company in the person
u Paul Warnery who created the part
b Last year In Ilondon lie was % have sling
the role again there with Nile. fdrina this
season, but is nov IN in a hospital with ap-
! pendicitis. and his place was taken by Jean
neyries who was AZ th= Manhattan Opera
House last winter.
Mrs. Dippel u nuw well enough 20 leave
Monte Carlo on Wednesday, Mr hPpel
I said yesterday -and will travel Nv motor
TO Meran. There she will take train Tor
Vienna. where ! will meet her IN three
weeks
/ II is not settled that the Chicago com
} pany will gave opera IN ~. Ouls or any
where else outside is original territory
/ II has refused all appearances under
guarantee Oi so ON 4 night.