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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10
The Death of kina Edward.

The sudden and unexpected death of
King Edward VII, centers the interest
of the civilized world in the affairs of
Great Britain, and the changes that
have been brought about in connection
with the reigning family. And those
changes are really interesting.
King Edward VII. came to the throne
on the death of his mother, Queen Vic
toria on January 90, 1901, and was
crowned in Westminster Abbey on
August 3, 1902 He died May 6, 1910,
and the length of his reign, therefore
was nine years, three months and
fourteen days.
King Edward was a popular mon
arch. greatly beloved by his subjects,
and held high in the confidence and
esteem of the rulers of the world. 1t
is universally conceded that his intlu-
encc was for peace and that he was
powerful factor in keeping the vari-
Gus nations of Europe on their good
behaviour. Except for him there would
have probably been war between Ger
many and France 4 few years ago, and
Sucn a war would have involved the
other nations. He had high and cor
rect estimate of his duties as a ruler,
and so managed as to avoid any entan-
clements as between the great political
parties of his own kingdom.
King George V. who succeeds his
father. is 45 years of age. As young
man he was not considered as Il poSSi-
| BILE successor to the throne bccauS" his
| father and his elder brother, tn" Duke
of Clarence. both stood between nim:
but upon the death of the Duke of
| Clarence in 1892. hc became the heir
apparent. and it was necessary for
| him t. commence giving more attcn-
tion to Statecraft. Previous To that
he regarded himself settled in the pro-
fesSiun of a sailor. he having spent Il
number of years at active work in
the navy.
| Upon the accession of his father t.
the throne, his elder brother being
dead. George was created Prince of
| Wales, ana dS lllt result hl al lblluldi
demand, he also married Princess
| Mary of TcCk, to whom his brother
was To have been married i'm Il short
time had hr lived. The Princess Mary,
now the queen, is Il descendant on
both sides from King G"urg" II, and is
two years younger than her husband
having been born OH May 26. 1861
while he was born June 3, 1863.
Edward. the eldest son of the new
king, and heir apparent, is l6 years OF
age and the eldest of six children. He
was sent to cOllcg" two years ago, and
his education there mas been with 4
view to preparation for TN" navy as
his father had been prepared before
him. The second son of the king is AL
bert. who is II, two years younger
than the Crown Prince. Princess Mary
the only girl is l. years old. with
Henry two years behind her. George
the fourth son. is only s years old
while Prince john. the Youngest is but
Il little over {.
1t is expected that Alexandra, widow
! of Edward VII. now the Queen Dow
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10

Reports as to the condition of the
small grain crop are very discouraginS.
although it is hoped that there may be
some Improvement as the result of the
general rain of Saturday night and
Sunday.
Reasonably strict enforcement of the
vagrancy law will help the good roads
movement nightly. Mr.. ]. d. White
sides and Magistrate Smith Of Broad
River township. are entitled to congrat-
ulations for having broken the ice.
There are a good many people who
have the idea that there IS no need to
try to get more names for The Enqui-
rer throughout this section for the rea-
son that practically everybody is al
ready taking the paper. 1t is a fact
that The Enquirer has quite large
list of subscribers; it is a fact that it
covers its territory more thoroughly
than the territory Of any other news
paper in the state is covered: but still
we are quite sure that almost anybody
in whatever section, who will try for
one of those watches we are offering,
can get one with but little effort. And
those watches are worth having.
It is not yet settled how much cot
ton will be replanted. One man who
has been over a considerable portion
of the territory around Yorkville, ad-
vises The Enquirer that he has mot
seen enough cotton up to make fifty
bales" and most of that looks un-
healthy. Much cotton that has been
in the ground two weeks or more. has
not sprouted, because Of the cold
weather, and the outlook is that there
will have to be an unusual amount of
replanting. That the crop is bad late,
there is no question.
Has everybody seen the comet?
Probably many have determined to set
their alarm clocks some night when
they turn in and to rise in the dark,
chilly hours, consecrated to the milk
man, for at least one good look at Hal
ley's wandering star. Many are called,
but few get up, and it is equally prob
able that many good star-gaZing res
olutions have come to naught. If any
one is firm minded enough to remem-
Der good resolutions in the wee sma'
hours this is the procedure which
must be adopted for q good view Of the
comet. Let the alarm clock be set at
q re q
voice at the appointed hour, seek out
window with an eastern view and
look for the planet Venus, a conspicu-
Gus silvery lumnary, far brighter than
any other star at present in the dark
hours of the early morning. The as
tronomer would probably have some
accurate technical method Of giving
the direction from Venus, but to the
lay mind it can be best expressed. up
and to the left" If one is familiar
with the sky charts the head Of the
comet is about on line drawn between
Venus's position at this hour and the
square of Pegasus, slightly nearer to
Gamma" than to Venus. The head
of the comet is not nearly so bright as
Venus. but its tail may be discerned
sweeping aloft in fine lines of silvcry
mist. more like a miniature display Of
the northern lights than anything else.
BY 4.30 o'clock the dawn will begin to
dim all the stars and the comet will
speedily vanish as the heralds of SUM-
light speed out of the east. Then you
can go to bed again.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Mr.. G. II. O'Leary has Joined the
local list of automobile owners.
An adjourned meeting of Bethel
presbytery is in session in the First
Presbytcr an church today.
- Contractor HOler has more than
thirty hands employed on the McNeel
block and mas been making things
move right along.
- Work on the new depot at the G.
& NV. station continues to progress
slowly.
The Episcopal church of South Car
olina. which held its annual council in
Sumter last week, adjourned on Thurs
day afternoon To hold its next meet
ing i'm Yorkville. in NJ -, 1911.
There was quite number of peo-
pie i'm town from the country yesterday
and today on account of the soaking
rains Of Saturday night and Sunday.
The rain made it too wet to plow. and
the people took advantage of the OPP
pOrtunity to transact business in town.
- Mrs. Annie +. Williams, died. at
the home Of Mr.. II. d. TURNER on last
Sunday. after long illness and was
inferred i'm the Yorkvilie cemetery. She
was 81 years of age, and is survived by
two children, Mr.. Thomas y. Williams
of Gastonia, n. c., and Mr.. John w.
Williams of Dora, Ala. Both were
present at the funeral.
- Why can the town Of Ynrkvilc not
have a public park? There is no 9TH
er one institution that is calculated to
contribute more Ia the pleasure of the
community. -Four or five acres would
do. though Of course, ten acres would
b" better. The smaller tract would be
large enough for bail ground and for
other games and thcr" would still be
room for the location Of Il number of
attractions that would contribute to
the interest of the place as Il public
resort Of course. it is not to be claim
ed that the town is 50 crowded that
the people are inconV"nienCed as tn
breathing room That is not the truu-
Bile and that is not the principal rca-
son for Il park. But there is demand
for Il common place of resort for the
children to play in and also for the
grown ups to congrcSatr in. There
are those who do not now see reason
for anything of the kind. They will
argue that the town has always got
ten along without a park and that IL
can continue to do 50. In this very
suggestion, however, is t" b" found one
of the very best reasons why park
is needed. How many times have
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10
TAKING THE CENSUS.

Two census cnumeratOrs were swap
ping experiences few days ago. and
both agreed that one of the most trou-
blesOme propositions i'm connection
with the collection of statistics as to
farm products was to find men, who
had an intelligent idea of the amount
of stuff they produced.
1T was common thing" said one,
ito have men, tell you that their cows
averaged of from two to three gallons Of
milk day, and every dairyman knows
that 1t Is a rare COW that will give 400
gallons of milk in year. Lots of people
undertook to report an average of an
egg a day from each Of their hens, and
others were inclined to put their corn
yields far too high: but most of the
people had a surprisingly good idea Of
what they were doing and were able
to answer questions as good as any
body.
1T was common thing" the emu
mcratOr went on, ito find negroes who
could give lIo definite idea as to how
old they were. and this applied to both
old and young; but one of the most
amusing cases that | ran upon was in
a white family.
"The husband was not at home and l
began questioning the wife as to ages
of her husband, herself and children.
She shut up like a clam and declared
that she would not give me informa-
ton for which 1 was asking. explain
ed that l was there as a representative
of the United States government, and
that failure to answer the printed
questions, might result in trouble; but
she insisted that she would not tell me
anything.
presently the old man came up, and
| began asking him. He made no hesi-
tation in trying to tell me: but imme-
diately the old lady broke out with:
Now you just shut up and don't
tell them children's ages. There Is go
ing to be another war and the govern
ment is just sending around here to
find out how old the children are so it
can come along and take them off as
soldiers"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10
MEMORIAL DAY.

A large number of Yorkville people
turned out at the Graded school this
morning, and went to the cemeteries to
participate in the observance of Me-
mortal Day, under the auspices of the
Winnie Davis Chapter United Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy.
The exercises in the Graded school
auditorium were opened with prayer
by Rev. J. l.. Oates. and included the
singing of patriotic songs, an address
by w. w. Lewis, Esq, the reading OF
the report of the Cemetery association
and the roll Of the Confederate dead in
the local cemeteries From the au-
ditorium the people adjourned to the
cemeteries, and decorated the graves
of the soldier dead with appropriate
floral emblems. The exercises were
closed with the usual military salute.
The roll of Confederate dead in the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10

THE libel suit of Mr.. Jonn F.. Black
against the Columbia State, will be
watched with a great deal of interest
all over South Carolina, because the
result. whichever way it goes, is likely
to be of far reaching effect. From a
careful reading of the complaint in the
case, we gather that Mr.. Blacks griev-
ance grows out of the charge by the
State that the plaintiff and his brothers
used unfair and questionable methods
in trying to encompass the defeat OF
Wilson. The State does not define
their methods further than to intimate
that the Blacks secretly told the voters
stories that could not stand the light,
and suggested that the better and
more manly way would nave been to
lay their entire grievance before the
public OF course, we presume that
the State knew what it was talking
about when it imputed to the Blacks
improper methods in the conduct OF
their campaign, and will be able to
substantiate such charges as it has
seen proper to make. As we see it, II
the State cannot substantiate its
charges, it is and should be liable; but
If it can substantiate those charges. 1t
conferred a great favor upon the pub
lie when 1t made them. We do not
think for a minute that any newspaper
should be allowed to willfully or mali
ciously misrepresent any man in eth
er public or private life; but if there
ever comes a time when the newspa-
pers are to be punished for putting the
public on guard against the common
enemy, then public rights will not be
a matter of much longer duration. for
society will already be in hands
that are dangerous and destructive.
1t is an unfortunate fact tnat there Is
no statute in this state, defining the
law Of libel, and in this case the is
sues raised will have to be adjudicated
along the lines laid down by the COM
mon law. which by many is held to
be inadequate to modern conditions.
But as the result of the trial if the
case is finally threshed out perhaps
there may be enacted a statute that
will more clearly define the relations
between the press and the public, and
draw the lines as to how far the
newspaper may or may not go in the
pursuit of what it considers to be its
duty to the public or its own privileges.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10

attempted open air entertainments
been seriously handicapped by lack
of a place in which to entertain the
crowds? But that Is not the most i'm
portant consideration. The town
needs place where the people can go
and meet each other, see and be seen
Such a place is calculated to help and
elevate community life as nothing
else will. And a park can be had too
if the people of the town will only 90
after IT,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10

have fallen since have made the con-
ditionS almost unbearable, even for
those who escaped injury. Hundreds
| of survivors are campcd around the
ruins of their homes, which they re-
! fuse to leave. Some reports place the
wounded at several thousands Near
Ily all of Costa Rica is afflicted, as
more or less damage has been caused
| by the earthquake at San Jose and
| other points.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10

4. State the results of the French
and Indian War to: (a) the French:
(b) the English: (c) the COlOnists.
5. (a) What were the articles Of
Confederation? (b) When adopted
by congress? (c) When did they be-
come binding upon the states? cd
What were some Of their radical de-
fects?
6. (a) Enumerate the causes of the
second war with Great Britain: (b)
Contrast the general results of the
land and naval forces in 1912.
I. What practice in official appoint
ments were introduced by President
Jackson? When? What is the prac-
tice now?
Geography.
/. Give two causes regulating
/ change of seasons. and discuss briefly
the influence of each.
.. Why is the water Of Lake Titi-
caca brackish?
3. Name the rivers draining the
northern slope of Eurasia.
4. Compare Egypt and Argentina
with respect to climate. government,
| population, and production.
5. Give your opinion Of the future
| Of Charleston as a seaport, and enum-
crate it's most important articles OF
commerce.
6. On what water does a vessel sail
| ing from Odessa to Osaka pass?
Z. Name the twelve most important
cities of the Mississippi valley
Physiology.
|. Describe the blood as seen un-
der n microscope.
2. Write an outline of what teach
ers should do for the health Of their
pupils.
| 3. Give the chief divisions of the
| skeleton.
4. Why should children be prevent
| ed from breathing through the
mouth?
5. Explain how pupils may be rest
| ed by a change of work.
6. Name the divisions of the brain
and give their location.
Civics and Current Events.
l. Into how many separate and dis
| tinct branches is the government of
this state divided? Name them.
2. How many members constitute
the supreme court Of this state?
8. What are some Of the duties i'm
posed by law on the supreme court?
4. What is meant by a Treaty
| between two or more nations?
5. What Is meant by "Cannonism
as the term is used by newspapers
and current magazines Of the day?
6. Explain what is meant by the
term Republican" form Of govern
ment?
Pedagogy.
/. What are the principal aims of
school government? How should
the teacher endeavor to develop in
the pupil capacity for self-sovern-
ment.
2. Make a list of the equipments
necessary and desirable In country
school.
8. Name some way in which the
playground and school garden con-
tribute to the child's education.
4. State a pedagogical principle
based on the law Of apperception.
5. How would you train a child to
get the thought from a paragraph?
| G. Name the incentives to. study
which you would use In the elemen-
tary school.
I. How would you approach and
present the subject Of long division?
Agriculture.
l. How does agriculture rank as a
science?
g. How far does the science Of
agriculture extend and what does 1t
propose?
8. Where does soil cease and sub
soil begin?
4. What proportion Of vegetation is
water?
5. What is the object of level plow-
ing?
6. What are the advantages Of un-
der drains?
7. What is the relation Of plants
and soils?
8. Show the Importance Of select
ing seed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10

wore a soft black hat dark close sack
coat. low hecled tan shoes or slippers.
and carried a dark leather wallet.
If the matter had been reported to
the sheriff at once, the fellow would
probably have been captured before he
had gotten far away; but now there
is very little hope of his capture ex-
cept that he traced along the trail
Of other victims.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10
QUESTIONS FOR THE TEACHERS

The questions used at the regular
spring examinations last Friday
to test the knowledge of the appli-
cants for certificates to teach in the
public schools were rather less diff
cult than usual. As matter of in
formation to the public we give these
questions in full except those relat-
ing to algebra, which cannot be so
readily reproduced. The questions
were as follows:
Arithmetic.
|. Find the l., G. NJ. and the II. c.
+. of 60. 90, 40.
. \ silver dollar weighs 1-l6 OF a
pound; how many dollars i'm three
pounds of silver dollars?
3. Corn in the ear weighs 20 pounds
to the bushcl: shelled corn weighs
As as much. \ farmer wishes to send
700 pounds Shelled corn to mill; how
many bushels of ear corn must be
shclled?
4. What would it cost to floor a
room II feet long and 16 feet wide,
at $1.10 per square yard?
;. How many pounds are l-3 per
cent of $50 tons?
D. IL SIX plONS tdll "plh '"''NJ
four acres of corn i'm four days, in
how many days can eight plows work
thirty acres?
:. Six dozen eggs cost 81. What
should twelve dozen cost?
English Grammar.
|. Write Il simple sentence, q
complex sentence. and compound
sentence.
>. Name and define the clauses in
the sentences written i'm answer to
question |.
3. Define active voice and passive
voice of verbs. and illustrate each by
examples.
t. Parse the italicized words:
Give the price to whoever wins.
:. Choose the correct words ana
give reasons for your choice: VIII
(any. either) of you lend me (hiS.
your. or thcir) pencil?
g. Write paragraph of 100 or
more words on some piece of litera-
ture recently read.
History.
|. Name five Spanish disCOverers
and explorers with name and date
of the most important discoveries or
explorations of each.
>. What two companies were form
ed in England for colpniZing America?
What were their respective territorial
boundaries?
3. How did the religious tolerance
of Rhode Island and Maryland differ?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10
YORKVILLE. 6. c.,
TUESDAY. MAY 10. 1910.

KING Edward VII, had the reputa-
ton of having been quite a gay duck
during his younger days. and in fact
until he succeeded his mother on the
throne. His example in morality has
certainly not been of the best; but
while he is not to be excused, and no
one is to be justified through and be-
cause of him, still it is very well to
remember that he would have been
quite remarkable man had he been
otherwise. The man who can have any
and everything he wants for the tax
ing. is likely to help himself to quite a
good deal that it would be better to let
alone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10
Chr 4Iurkrille enquirer.

Enter.d at the POStottice in Iorkville
,S Mail Matter Of The Second Class
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-10
Death of |. A. Popiin.

Mr.. l. A. Poplin died at his home
near Filbert last Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock, Of paralysis after an illness
Of about two weeks. He was 81 years
of age, and is survived by widow and
two children. The funeral took place
at Beersheba yesterday, and was con-
Quoted by Rev. H. ]. Mills.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-15
COL. |. l.. ELLWOOD IS DEAD
Richest Man in Illinois Succumbs to
illness Of Paralytic Nature OF
Two Months Duration.

Chicago.-Coy. Isaac l.. Ellwood,
one of the most prominent figures in
the life Of Illinois since the
early '70s and the richest man In I'LL
nois, died Sunday night at his resi-
dence in De Kalb. ILL.,, after an illness
of more than two months.
Since the death Of his wife nine
weeks ago Colonel Ellwood had been
sinking rapidly and physicians al. No
time have even hoped for his recov-
cry. The illness from which he was
suffering was of paralytic nature
and attacked him few days after
the funeral of Mrs. Ellwood.
Colonel Ellwood was pioneer
manufacturer of barbed wire fencing,
and to the expansion of that industry
with the subdivision oil the great
ranches of the west into farms, he
owes his fortune. Aside from his
wealth and his industrial activity.
Colonel Ellwood became one of the
best known men in the state through
his political and financial affiliations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-15
WAR MADE IMPOSSIBLE.

II all the advanced" ideas were
adopted il would seem that war would
soon be made impossible. Many
schemes have been exploited In the
shape of skillfully written newspaper
or magazine articles, but the building
of big warships continues. The latest
claimant for attention at Washington
is an individual who has conceived
the brilliant plan of having ships
carry reel of barbed wire AT the
stern, so arranged that an end can be
thrown overheard while the vessel
steams swiftly around the enemy un-
til the latter's propellers are so tan
gled up that they cannot turn. Then,
says the inventor, "all the feet need
is to sail away and leave its enemy's
men to starve and it's ships to rust"
But the naval authorities have filed
away this most impressive sugges-
ton along with that of the man who
4 few years ago wanted the govern
nent to adopt a projectile filled with
a gas that would anaesthetize all on
board an enemy's ship, so that capture
would be easy. The day of the inven-
tor is not yet past. Nor that Of the
crank.