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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-10
Holland And Its Tulips

In going from Amsterdam to Copcn-
hagen Mr.. Roosevelt goes from the
scene Of a great swindle of the sew
cntcenth century to the scene OF an
equally notorious swindle in the tWen-
tieth century. Conrad Gessuer had sue
cessfully transplanted the tulip from
COnstantinople to Germany i'm 1859. In
the forepart of the seventeenth CEN
turv. originating in the Netherlands.
the tulip mania" impoverished inVes-
tors all over Europe. AS high as 49,
600 norins-$5, ,2OO-was paid for one
bulb of the species known as Semper
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-10

Augustus Ownership even in single
bulb was frequently divided into
shares: there was the widest specula-
ton on bulbs not yet in existence, by
men who possessed not so much as a
square foot of land for garden.
Large quantities of bulbs sold on pa
per, far in excess of the n .mber ac-
tually produced. When the crash final
ly came thousands of the spectators
lost all they had. 1t was a long time
before tulip culture in Holland recov-
cred from the effects of the financial
disaster that overlook the victims of
the tulip mania. But when the sturdy
common sense of the people returned
they set to work in sober earnest to
rationaliZe the cultivation of the flow
or, with the result that today there are
800 recognized varieties grown in the
Netherlands. and 100000 pounds OF
bulbs are shipped every year to the
United States. Between The Hague
and Haarlem in the season thousands
of acres are given over to the cultiva-
ton of these beautiful flowers whose
| languOrOus incense mOnopOliZes the
air as their gorgeous cOloring trans
forms the earth into an Oriental car
Ledger.
/ .oIl ~ ,,,n,,on oil hi q
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-10

81 No man ever told n woman all his
secrets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-10

CONTINUED on Fourth PageD
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
In the Tram Car.

The lady in the offside corner seat OF
the tram car possessed a truculent air
and a discolored eye.
Funny thing any one can't take a
penny ride without everybody giarlh
at EN-" she remarked fixing small
gentleman wearing gray side-whiskers
and a somewhat rusty top hat with her
normal optic The small gentleman
Suddenly became interested in soap
advertisement.
IF any one can't ave black eye
without Tom, Dick and AIRY askin'
questions things are comm to pretty
pass" continued the lady.
Silence. allied with soap advertise
ment study, though eminently discreet
was ineffective.
You, I'm a'talkin' to-" The lady
prodded the small gentlemans knee
with her umbrella. Bin settin there
this last ten minutes, you ave. Won
derin' If my 'husban give it to me. II
it'll ease yer mind, e did. Is there
anything else?"
Madam" the small gentleman COM
menced, had been your husband
'I should a-got off at the cemetery
with a wreath instead o goin' on ter
'ospital with a visitors ticket" snap
ped the lady, "and the wreath wouldnt
a-been expensive neither. T1t-Blts'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
humorous department.
One WAY to Fool Robbers.

This" said Felix Fox. at New YORK,
to Magistrate Herbert, lis becoming
annoying. live in West Thirty-ninth
street near Seventh avenue. For four
nights now l have been held up and
robbed while on my way home. So
am taking up your valuable time in or
der to ask you to do something for
me-"
You have complained in other quar-
ters?" asked Mr.. Herbert.
Not complained, precisely said Mr
Fox. II have bawled, ballyhooed, buf-
faloed and brayed in every other quar-
ter of our fair city. l told my troubles
TO the policeman on the beat and he
sent me to the lieutenant, and he pass
ed me up to the captain, and he showed
me on to Commissioner Baker, and I've
told my family pastor about it. Ano
still l am robbed with unfailing regu-
larity as 1 go home. 1t is getting tire
some. I am becoming fretful.
"I am battered" said Mr. Herbert
by your referring the matter TO me
But as the police have failed to helE
YOU. what did you think that l coulo
do?"
cant you get somebody to do some
thing?" asked Mr.. Fox.
AT what hour are you usually held
up?" asked the magistrate.
AT precisely 3.45 a. m.," said MT
Fox.
Then" said the magistrate. Il would
suggest YOU change your habits. Try
getting home at 2.45 a. M
Good bye" said Mr.. Fox.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
RUBBISH FROM NoAH'S ARK.
One Court Cuts Loose From Tyranny
of Precedent


Good for the supreme court of Okla
homa! 1t enjoys the inestimable ad-
vantage of starting afresh with clean
slate. In a recent case-we quote from
THE Journal of the American Insti-
tute of Criminal Law and Criminology'
the supreme court very sensibly re-
fused to grant a new trial because a
useless word had been omitted from an
indictment. Said the court.
Now that our criminal Jurisprudence
is in it's formative period, we are de-
termined to do all in our power to place
it upon a broad and sure foundation of
reason and justice, so that the inno-
cent may find it to be a refuge Of de-
fence and protection. and that the gull
ty may he convicted and taught that it
is an exceedingly serious and danger
Gus thing to violate the laws of the
state. whether they he rich and influ-
entail or poor and friendless.
If we place our criminal Jurisprudence
upon technical basis it will become
the luxury of the rich, who can always
hire able and skilful lawyers to invoke
technicalities in their behalf.
We confess to a want of respect for
precedents which were found in the
rubbish heap of Noah's Ark, and
which have Outlived their usefulness,
if they eyer had any"
"Precedents found in the rubbish
heap of Noah's Ark" A breezy court,
but a breeze that will blow the cob
webs out of the law is what is needed.
The Oklahoma decision is in refresh
ing contrast to a recent Alabama de-
cision which ordered a new trial be-
cause the Indictment under which the
prisoner was convicted simply charged
him with stealing hides and did not
specify whether they were mule, goat,
COW or sheep hides. The reports are
full of cases like this where the courts
have ordered new trials upon the
slightest technicalities. the omission of
a the" "and" or did" in an indict-
ment. or the failure to describe a wea-
pom with which an assault was COM
mitted any more specifically than as
a heavy stick"
An instance of tcchnicalitieS which
should he a classic is that referred to
in the same journal. Two pianOlas
were stolen in South Carolina. The
indictment in the case described them
as pianos" \ retrial was ordered.
On the next trial experts convinced the
court that pianos and pianolas were
the same thing, whereupon the court
discharged the prisoners on the ground
that he could not he tried twice for the
same Offense Fortunate Oklahoma.
where the courts mean not to permit
themselves to bc involved in the tangle
of their own subtleties and where fool
ish precedents established elsewhere
may he treated with light hearted con-
mpt.-Ncw York Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13

way through the grain, thrashes it
and bags it at the rate of one bag
every half minute. And the total
world production of reaperS of every
Sort-self binders, mowers, headers,
corn binders, etc.--probably as many
as 100000 year, two-thirds of them
being made in the United States.
Because of this harvesting machin-
cry the wheat crop of the world is
now nearly twice what it was in 1879.
The American crop has multiplied six
and a half times in fifty years.
Western Canada. Australia, Siberia
and Argentina have become wheat
producers.
The cost of growing one bushel in
America with machinery and high
wages is now about half a dollar,
which is less than the cost in Europe
and as low as the cost in India, where
Iaborers can be hired for few pen
nies a day With a sickle the time
cost of a bushel of wheat was three
hours. With self binder it is now
ten minutes.
Then came the steamboat and the
railroad that carried the grain. At the
outset it was shipped in bags. Then
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
Where the Hair Goes.-Dr. Francois

Where the Hair Goes.-Dr. Francois
de la Rue, at the recent sanitary con-
ventiOn in Des MOines, said:
The disposition that we make OF
our sewage is very dangerous, very
absurd. today. There will come time
when we shall dispose of sewage wise
ly. But our present handling of it re-
minds me of a witticism of my old
father.
once. when | was a little chap. |
said to my father:
Papa. where does the barber pat
the hair he cuts off your head"
And my father, without looking up
from his newspaper. answered:
"'Why, down your neck, of course. "
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
An Opportune Circumstance.-Gar

An opportune Circumstanee'-Gar-
rett P. Serviss, the noted science wrl-
ter, said at the Brooklyn University
club apropos of Halley's comet:
THE ignorant and superstitlous
dread that the comet evoked in some
quarters reminds me of the Millerites.
THE Millerites, back in '72' when
Grant was up for a second term, were
preaching the immediate destruction OF
the world. They were even giving
their property away.
We'll. at Millerite camp meeting
one night in Maine a Millerite preacher
preached that the end of the world
would come on October l, just month
before election.
THE preacher noticed man in a
front seat who manifested every symp-
tom of satisfaction whenever the date
was driven home. Perplexed, he ac-
costed the man at the end of the SER
vice and asked him why he had shown
pleasure over such terrible matter.
Anything to beat Grant was the
reply."-Washingto Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13

Foolino the Mare.-Twice, as the bus
slowly wended its way up the steep
Cumberland Gap, the door at the rear
opened and slammed. At first those in
side paid little heed; but the third time
they demanded to know why they
should be disturbed in this fashion.
Whist" cautioned the driver.
"Doan't spake so loud: she'll overhear
us"
"Who?"
The mare. Spake low! Shure OTm
desavin' tn crayture. Every tonne she
ears tn door close she thinks wan o
yes is gettin' down ter walk up tn hill'
an that sort O raises her sperrits. -
Success Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
YORK SUPPLY CO.
Common Sense.

l buy as low as l can-Thats Busi-
ness sense.
I sell as Low as l can-That's Pro-
gressive sense.
You buy as Low as you can-That's
Good sense.
YOU BUY OF ME-That's Dollars
and Cents to both of us.
l have everything you can reasona-
bly, expect to find in a First-Class Cen
eral Store-my goods are Of excellent
quality and my prices as LOW AS THE
LOWEST.
/ have Dry Goods. Dress Goods. No
tiOns, Prints, Silks, Hats. Caps, Shoes,
Hardware. Staple and Fancy Groceries.
Family Medicines, Fresh Fruits and
Candies arriving every week.
I have the ingredients for your fruit
cakes
Give me your patronage and l will
treat you right. / pay the highest
market price for Country Produce.
VI. A. MCFARLAND.
YOrkville II. T.. ID. No. 4.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13

some railway genius invented the
grain car. which holds as much as
twenty or twenty-five wagon loads.
and today one of the ordinary NOV
ing pictures of an American railroad
is a sixty-car- train travelling eastward
with enough wheat in its rolling bins
to give bread to a city Of 10000 peO-
pie for year.
The Siberian railway, which is the
longest straight line of steel in the
world was built largely as a wheat
conveyor. So were the railways of
western Canada, Argentina and India.
1t is cheaper to carry wheat from
one country to another than from the
barn to the nearest town. The average
distance that an American farmer has
to haul his grain is nine and half
miles, and the average cost of haul
age is 9 cents for hundred pounds.
Thus it has actually become true that
to carry wheat ten miles by wagon
costs more than 1900 miles by steam
ship. Such is the tense efficiency of
our wheat carrier system that bushel
of grain can now be picked up in
Missouri and sent to the cotton spin
ners of England for dime.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13

The Man to Challenge.-Of the chal-
longing of jurors one remembers tale
from Ireland. The prisoner was hard
to satisfy. and juryman after juryman
was asked to leave the box. However,
all things come to an end. even in Ire
land, and at last the swearing OF the
Jury was completed. And then the
prisoner leaned over the dock and
sought the ear Of the solicitor. The
iurv's all right now, / think" he whis-
pered: but We must challenge the
Judge. I've been convicted under him
siviral times already, and maybe he's
heginnin' to have a prejudice. LON
don Chronicle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
Most Valuable FacuIty.-"The lat

Most Valuable FacuIty.-"The late
William James," said a Bostonian,
used to smile at the brain fag that so
often attacks the American business
men. Professor James had his own
opinion Of the average business mans
hard work. He thought that brain fag
came more frequently from an excess
of whisky and tobacco than from an
excess of mental application.
"Apropos of this he used to tell a
story about a little hoy who asked his
father:
Papa. what is executive ability!
Executive ability, my son, the
father replied. is the faculty of earning
your bread by the sweat of other peo-
pies brows.'"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
McPherson's Character.-Occasior

ally one comes across helpful little
sidelights on manners and customs in
the weekly papers. Here is an inter-
esting hint from an article on carving
at table. Ladies should not be invited
to help themselves to wine or spirits.
This sounds mean. 1t reminds us ot
the dear old story of the man who was
asked his opinion of an acquaintance.
"Ye want to know what kind of man
Mcpherson is?" he remarked. We'll. he
was porin' oot some whisky for me. ye
ken. an l called stop an ne stopptt
That's the sort of man Mcpherson
is!"-Black and White.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13

J. A. Chambers, Gage, Ave-, Union
S. c., says: Il began to suffer from
kidney trouble about five years ago.
The pain was mostly in my left kidney
and side and the kidney secretions
were at times too frequent in passage
and scanty. Upon hearing Of Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured a box and had
used them only a short time before I
was free from my trouble. A few
months ago / caught severe cold that
settled in my kidneys and brought on
a return attack of the complaint. I
again took Doan's Kidney Pills and as
before they promptly relieved me-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
RAWlS PLUMBING CO.
TAX NOTICE-l9lO
Office of the County Treasurer Of York
County.
Yorkville, S. c.. Sept. Is, 1910.

Yorkville, S. c.. Sept. Is, 1910.
NJ OTICE Is hereby given that the
IN TAX BOOKS for York county will
be opened on SATURDAY, the 18TH
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1910, and remain
open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEM-
BER, 1910, for the collection Of
STATE, COUNTY, SCHOOL AND LO-
CAL TAXES for the fiscal year 1910.
without penalty; after which day ONE
PER CENT penalty will be added to
all payments made in the month Of
JANUARY. 1911. and TWO PER
CENT penalty for all payments made
in the month of FEBRUARY, 1911.
and SEVEN PER CENT penalty will
be added on all payments made from
the 1ST DAY OF MARCH, to the
18TH DAY OF MARCH, 1911, and af-
ter this date all unpaid taxes will go
into executions and all unpaid Single
Polls will be turned over to the several
Magistrates for prosecution In accord
ance with law.
And at Yorkville from Monday, Mo-
vember IA, until the 31st day Of De-
cember, 1910, after which day the
penalties will attach as stated above,
HARRY E. NEIL.
Treasurer Of York County,
"a ( At
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
THE ROMANCE OF WHEAT.
Once Raised For Princes Only, Nov
the Worlds Food.

Wheat is the food of princes ana
peasants. II is the food of the world.
1t was known to he the best food for
fifty centuries. but ii did not until
thirty or forty years ago become uni
versal Every community ate all 1t
raised There was none To sell. IL
was so precious that only kings ana
the nobilitieS could afford il. 1t was
sowed by peasants. VIII" reaped II
with a sickle by hand. For 1000
years no better plan was conceived
than the sickle and the scythc. Then
came the reaper. an invention by Cy-
rus II. Mccormick, of ScOtch-Irish de-
scent. Then the world began eating
white bread
This new machine. the reaper. when
it was full grown into the self binder
was equal to forty SickleS. With one
man to drive it. ii could cut and bind
enough wheat in one season to feed
400 persons. I'm its most highly de-
veloped form. the combined harvester
and thrasher. it has become so gigan-
tic a machine that thirty-twO horses
are required to haul it.
This leviathan cuts Il fifty foot road
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
DANGER in DELAY
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dangerous
For Yorkville People to Neglect.

The great danger of kidney troubles
is that they get a firm hold before the
sufferer recognizes them. Health Is
gradually undermined. Backache,
headache, nervousness. lameness, sore
ness, lumbago, urinary troubles, drop
sy, diabetes and Brights disease follow
in merciless succession. Don't neglect
your kidneys. Cure the kidneys with
the certain and safe remedy, Doan's
Kidney Pills, which has cured people
right here in this locality.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
YORK FURNITURE co.
T. S G. H 0 r B
GRnpAER

7 AM agent for the world famous
i LESTER PIANO, one of the best
known Pianos ever sold in this sec
tion. 1t always satisfies the buyer. l
also sell the ESTEY ORGAN-known
wherever reed Organs are sold as the
perfect Organ. Come and see me for
a Piano or Organ. | will give you the
of the lowest prices.
GEO. T. SCHORB,
Yorkville, S. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13

A Little KnowIedge.-Dr. Marcus
Herr of Berlin is credited with saying
10 a patient who read medical books
diligently in order to prescrih" Tor
himself: BE careful. my friend. Some
fine day you'll die of a misprint."-
Buffalo Commercial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13

For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-DOAN'S-and
take no other.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13
Farm
Implements.

We want to sell you some Farm
Tools, Stalk Cutters. Drag Harrows,
Disc or Cutaway Harrows, Vulcan,
Two and One-Horse Turn Plows. Plan
ct, Jr., Riding Cultivators, and Walk
ing Cultivators. We sell everything
you need to save labor and work
your crop rapidly. If you need Shoes
that look we'll and wear we'll come to
see the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-13

- New type, good stock and know
ing how, is. what makes The Enqui-
rer's job printing satisfy its users.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-05
WiCkershan1 Caught
IN Trap, IS Charge
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


w AsHINGTeN wickershams al
of attack by Representative of Illinois in the house
of ne
Raney called morning
declared been
cEnay admission
has a
a OF the ay firm of strong
II s
charged
a
lands the
sfrongs& Cad
with it.
t would Inn
n was
o
he
he wash
compa in
that hrm had
a H
general income of the
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-05
MAYORS ankle
PUT Under X-RAY
Photo Shows That Broken Bone
Is Knitting in SatisfaC-
tory Manner
Mayor Expects to Be Able to
Leave Hospital in About
Ten Days
Especial Dispatch 70 The CaIll

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June Am
x ray photograph of Mayor McCarthy's
broken ankle was taken today by Doc
tor Wagner and the results were very
satisfactory. 1t showed the fracture
plainly and also that the bone had been
reset as well as it could be done in
such case. 1t was shown that the
part of the bone broken on was not as
large as Doctor Wagner expected. and
this is regarded much in Mayor Nc
Carthy's favor. for had the bone been
broken off higher up recovery would
have been slower and the chance of
complications more likely
The x ray shows that the broken
bone is in good position and 1t is be-
lieved that the union will be such that
Mccarthy will not be crippled In the
slightest after the fractured parts
have knitted.
The physician told Mccarthy today
that by Wednesday he could hobble
around on crutches and by the follow
ing Monday probably he would be able
to leave the hospital
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-05
MRS. DOXEY REARRESTED
AFTER BEING ACQUITTED
Woman Accused of Poisoning
Erder Charged With Bigamy

ST. LOUIS, June Mrs. Dora Z.
Doxey, who was acquittedIIast night on
the charge of poisoning William j.
Erder with arsenic, was arrested early
today on a warrant issued In st. Louis
county on the charge of bigamy.
Mrs Doxey was awakened by Con-
stable Bode of Clayton, Mo. in the
hotel where she was sleeping with her
sister, Mrs D. NJ. Morris. The con-
stable took her to Clayton in an auto
mobile and placed her in jail.
Mrs Doxey was released on $4,000
bond sigRed by her attorney at noon
today. Her preliminary hearing was
set for June Is. She declared her con-
fidence of a second acquittal and said
she planned to become a trained nurse.
1t was in Clayton, the state charges,
that Mrs. Doxey married Erder.
Mrs Doxey was placed on trial May
%, on the charge of numbering Erder
after having been confined in the city
jail since December l. when she was
brought from Columbus, Neb., where
she had been arrested.
Miss Kate Erder. a sister of the al
legged victim, caused her arrest in CO.
lumbus, Neb., on November IA, on the
charge Of poisoning Erder. Grand jury
indictments were returned December
II. charging Doctor and Mrs. Doxey
with murder in the first degree.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-05
SUPERINTENDENT ACTS
AS CAR CONDUCTOR
Regular EmpIoye Delayed, ST
Official Takes His Place

TSpeciaI Diseatch 10 The Call
SACRAMENTO, June 4.-Impatient at
the delay in the departure of the motor
car for Marysville. because of a wreck
on another line, superintendent Fl. w.
sheridan of the Sacramento division of
the Southern Pacific today acted the
role of conductor of the car and went
as far as Roseville or until another
conductor could be secured. The mo-
tor running from Folsom to Sacra-
mento had broken down and owing to
nonarrival of Conductor f. Lock the
Marysville motor was 10 minutes late
in starting when superintendent Sher-
idan appeared as emergency conductor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-05
YELLOWSTONE GEYSER
SP0UTS ICE COLD WATER
Stream Thrown lbs Feet High
Once a Day

LIVINGSTON. Mont, June 4.-One of
the most remarkable and puzzling of
all the natural phenomena in the Yel-
lowstone national park recently has
been discovered by Winter Keeper
Bunsen Of Norris. 1t is gevser
which plays regularly every "a hours
and throws a stream 1s5 feet high, but
the water is ice cold instead of scald
ing hot. The geyser is called the Val
entine
II has been the accepted hypothesis
Of geyser formation that subterranean
waters coming in contact with lime
and certain chemicals generate heat and
steam, which, seeking a vent, cause an
eruption. This theory fails TO ac.
count for the Valentines action.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-05
AMY CROCKER GOURAUD
MAY BE MARRIED AGAIN
Melville Ellis Is Said to Be Her
Third Selection
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
NEW YORK. June melville Ellis,
who writes music. plays the piano and
designs chorus girl costumes for the
Shuberts, was asked today if it was
true that he will sail Monday for
Europe, there to meet Mrs jackson
Gouraud in Paris and marry her.
Mrs. Gouraud, the widow of Jackson
Gouraud, man about town. was for
merly Mrs. Gillig and before that was
Amy Crocker of San Francisco.
Who told you 1 was to marry Mrs.
Gouraud?" asked Ellis.
"A certain person." replied the in
quirer.
Il can say nothing about it now
said Ellis. Later I may make a state
ment / shall have to consult with
others first"