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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

organization, a kind of miniature
world over whose paths no one can
walk for four years without a realiZ-
ing sense of being an individual with
manifold points of contact with 9TH
erS.
Fourth. With this social knowledge
is sure to have come the conviction
that the college world is itself a world
of moral order I'm which there are laws
of right, justice, truth, honesty, purity
and honor, laws that may not he viO-
lated without consequences that seem
like penalties.
More than these things, as we look
back upon the old paths that we walk
ed with such difficulty, the college does
not promise. 1t guarantees neither
wisdom. nor moral sOundness nor
practical efficiency. Among the wastes
cast up along the shores of the cur
rents of life are pitiful inefficients,
foolish in mind and wrecked in charac-
ter, with college diplomas in their
hands.
But the college, your college,
dreams and hopes and believes that it
meant more to you than this. Along
the path of your course it has tried
to throw the beauty and power of an
idealism that should dignity each of
First. It's ideal of work that every
thing that head or hand did should
have upon it the quality Of excellence,
quality of excellence that got it's val
ue from the intellectual and moral ele-
ments in it.
Second. 1t idealized your mere
knowledge in the thought that 1t
should somehow be transmitted into
the practical wisdom of every day life.
In this conviction the college feels that
what you know Of literature. of his
tory. of science. of music. of the indus
trial arts, may be of the nature of
light. and leading even when ways
seem dark and devious.
Third. 1t idealiZes also your zeal to
learn into a passion to he satisfied
with nothing less than the truth in all
things. AS you face lifes tasks and
it's issues it would have you, first ask.
What is the truth of the matter? 1t
would have you feel that you rest not
till you have at least come upon the
abiding rock of things as they really
are.
Fifth. 1t idealizes your social
knowledge into the spirit of helpful
ness. 1t would have you think that
you get the most when you give most,
that you are richest when you are
spending, that as debtors to the state.
to the college, to your family, to teach
ers and fellow students, you count
yourself happiest when in service, you
discharged your debt in the brave,
sweet abandon of a cultured, trained
Christian womanhood."
Winthrop chorus then sang Sum
mer Fancies," by o. Metra, after which
President Johnson read some interest
ing facts concerning the history of the
college, and bade farewell to the class.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17
WINTHROP COLLEGE.

The fifteenth commencement of
close Tuesday night with an address
by Henry Nelson Snyder, LII. D.,
president of Wofford College, Spartan
burg. In part DR.. Snyder said:
Il count myself happy to be associ-
ated with the class of 1910. | count
myself honOred to be associated with
winthrop college. | find in looking
into educational matters that no other
institution pays a higher dividend to
the state for the money invested than
this grand one i'm which we are to-
night"
DR.. Snyder said that the student
having gained the long desired height
he would speak to her Of those strug-
giles, and perhaps hardships by which
the heights had been attained. His sub
iect then was Back over the Old
Paths" What follows is only a few
sentences of the finished and intensely
interesting address which fully sus-
tanned the speakers reputation as a
helpful and entertaining orator:
First. A certain amount of work
has been required under a definite
standard, to attain this standard at
least some mental energy had To be
expended and this effort produced n
certain degree of mental strength,
health and efficiency.
Second. In the process a certain
amount of knowledge has necessarily
been acquired, knowledge oI literature
history, some one or more of the fun
damental sciences of the Industrial
arts. AS a general result the student
has been somewhat relieved of the
narrow provincialism of sect and sec
ton. The rim of her mental horizon
has been widencd and To the minds
eve has been given Il new sense of
sight.
Third. A kind of social knowledge
has also been acquired, because the
college campus is distinctly a social
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Baseball-Tomorrow afternoon, York
vile VS.. York Cotton Mill team.
S. c. Mitchell, Pres.-Invites you to
write for a catalogue giving full in
formation and details in regard to
the South Carolina university.
J, c.. Wilborn-Offers a tract of 2S5
acres near Smyrna, five horse farm
good house.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill-Re-
minds you that many of Americas
most successful men started with
but a few hundred dollars, and offers
to help you make start toward sue
cess.
Kirkpatrick- Belk Co.-Announce a
slaughtering of prices in many de-
partments, including wash suits
skirts, one piece dresses, shirtwaiSts
etc.
Riddle Auto CO.-Has a full line OF
automobile accessories of the best
qualities and wants to supply you.
D. f. Boney, Treasurer-Prints a let
ter from a Farmers Mutual Insur-
ance company, which tells of the
prompt settlement of a death claim
j. O. Wray-Wants to move his spring
and summer goods and cuts prices
to do the work. Specials for Satur-
day and Monday.
Alexander Specially Co.-Wants to
buy second hand bicycles, frames
wheels, etc, and can furnish you
with tires, pedals, etc. and do your
wagon and buggy repair work.
York Supply Co-Has chicken feed
Corno and Purina horse feed, cane
and millet seed and all kinds OF
plantation supplies.
Herndon &, Gordon-Talk about roll
ing pins and all kinds of glassware
Elmo" coffee, herring, grain sacks
and "Old Dutch cleanser"
Thomson Co.-Reminds you Of its
special sale Of white goods, towels
bed spreads. etc, which begins to-
morrow and continues for seven
days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

days, helped to secure the establish
ment of the Cedar Springs Institute
AS the superintendent talked to the
editors and the blind. his son, Prof
Lawrence Walker, took what he said
in the sign language and gave 1t to
the deaf and dumb.
Col. Kohn replied to the welcome
in a speech that made all the news
paper boys dOubly proud Of their
president as an orator. 1t is a fact
that Col Kohn is a ready speaker
He is never at loss as to what to say
or how to say it. and when he Is
through his hearers are left with ar
impression that he has said something
worth thinking about.
From Cedar Springs we were
whirled back to Spartanburg with the
speed of the wind and taken through
all the important streets Of the beau
tiful and progressive city. Our cal
drivers literally smashed the speed
ordinances all to pieces. but nobody
seemed to mind it in the least.
Last night we were entertained by
the ladies of Spartanburg at a lun-
cheon and reception i'm Converse col
lege and a recital on the most mag
nificent pipe organ in the state, If not
in the south-that of the Converse
auditorium.
The feature of last nights pro-
gramme was a magnificent address
by Dr. Snyder, and a reply by Col
Kohn. Both were gems, notwith-
standing the fact Col. KOhn spoke
eXtempore in response to DIR
Snyder and without the slightest pre-
vious intimation as to what was COM
ing.
l have neglected to state that the
great address of the association proper
was delivered by Clarence II. Poe, edi-
tor of the Progressive Farmer, and one
of the foremost Of the south's bright
Young men: but there will be more
about this speech later.
I will try to give a full account OF
the mountain trip in another letter.
w. ID. GriSt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

recently said: Il propose to recon-
mend the establishment of a parcels
post on rural routes which will meet
the objections of small store keepers
and retailers. This will he a boon to
our rural population end to the store
keepers. as the latter can receive his
orders by mail or telephone and dis
patch the desired article, the
farmer will be saved from hitch
ing up his horse and losing
the time for planting or harvesting his
crops, and it will enable the storekecp-
er to increase his sales and to meet the
requirements of modern trade. If my
recommendations are adopted it will
cost IL cents a pound for the mail or
der house to send parcels To the rural
delivery patrons from any city postOf-
flee, while for delivery from the dis
tributing office of the rural route, or
at the distributing office of said route,
the charge will be but cents for the
first pound and cents for each addi-
tional pound up 20 IL pounds, or %
cents for a package weighing II
pounds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17
BULLocK'S CREEK NOTES.
Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer

Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer
Bullock's Creek, June live have
been having a good deal Of rain dur
ing the past two weeks and Broad
river and other streams have been
considerably swollen. l guess
some of our farmers who have prize
patches on the bottoms, that have
been under water, are feeling rather
blue. Corn crops generally are pak-
ing a good show Cotton is poor. In
conversation with Mr.. Judson Gwin,
he said there would probably be
no blooms by July 4th, and l think
some of it will do well to bloom in July.
oats are generally short in straw.
and wheat is only fair. The peach
the fruit is we'll grown and the trees
other small fruits are unusually
abundant.
Mr. John Nelson has been very sick,
but is now thought to be improving.
Mr.. Willie Ratchford, a son of Mr..
T. b. Ratchford, who is at home from
the seminary, preached his first SER
mon at Bullocks Creek on Sunday.
from Hebrews $40. He made a good
impression on his hearers.
A little child of Mr.. A. l.. PurcelIs
was bitten by spider yesterday and
badly poisoned. DR.. Saye was called
to relieve the patient which is now do
ing very well.
The special school tax election held
here on the 1st, resulted as follows:
For the tax, 16; against, ..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

YorkviIIe needs an enclosed base
ball park
With Old Sol on the job again every
body Is feeling better.
A few more days like yesterday and
the water wagon may have another
chance on the streets.
The rainy weather of the past two
weeks has not been conducive to auto
MODELLING and farm work.
All kinds of fruit, including peaches
apples, plums. and blackberries are be-
ing freely offered on the local market
Just remember that one lap of the
state political Marathon race will be
pulled off in Yorkville on Friday, July
1st
Cont forget that the entrance and
scholarship examinations for the va
rious colleges in this state, take place
at the court house on Friday, July 1st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17
WITHIN THE TOWN.

-Messrs ]. J. Keller & Co, are put
ting the finishing touches to Mr.. r. j..
Mackorelrs residence on East Liberty
street.
Contractor Holler is again pushing
the work on the McNeel building, after
several days delay on account of the
weather.
The Church Home Orphanage is
to receive a bequest of $4,000 under
the will of Mr.. A. M. Lee, who died IN
Charleston recently.
Mr.. j. r. Killian is preparing to
build a cottage on the old Baptist
church lot, South Main street, which
he recently purchased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

TIE exposure of the stealings of the
American Sugar Refining company at
New York, by which the company was
defrauding the government out of the
customs on sugar, was brought about
by the work of Richard Parr. a d"tcc-
tive. Besides enabling the govern
ment to recover over $2.OOO.OOO in
sugar duties, PARIS work has resulted
i'm convicting quite a number of the
officials and employees of tn" sugar
company and sending them to prison.
Parr will receive reward from the
government exceeding 100000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

TIE United States circuit court at
Chicago, has handed down a decision
in which it refuses the plea of the Pull
man company that the interstate COM
mercc commission he cuio!ncd from
lowering the rates of the Pullman Car
company for upper bcrths in sleeping
cars. 1t is a pity that the commission
does not get after the Southern cX-
press company and make it lower its
rates. At least, the state railroad COM
mission ought to make the express
companies give as low rates in this
state as ar" enjoyed 10y shippers in
Georgia on mtra-statc shipments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

EDITORS Latham of the News and
Courier, and Gonzales of the Columbia
State, attended the meeting of the
State Press association at Glenn
Springs. Editor WarinE of the Char
lesion Post, did not attend, and the
scrgeant-at-ar reported Editor Car
penter of the Anderson Daily Mail, as
mot found" 1t is thought that the
Anderson editor is i'm hiding.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

"WHAT was the name Of that comet
we heard SO much of recently" in
quires the Charleston Post. I'VE have
forgotten. too" replies the Anderson
Mail, but we think the man who dis
covered it lived in Charlotte" Not
quite, but we are glad to observe the
Mails inclination to look to Charlotte
as the source and abiding place of
great men.-Charlotte Observer.
Really, wasn't it horn in North Car
Olina?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

Gaffney correspondence Greenvlle
News: Watson Bell of the Spartan
burg Herald, who has a case of typhoid
fever is recovering and hopes to re-
turn to his duties soon. His aunt, Mrs.
]. Nj. Brian. of Yorkville, has been at
his bedside during his illness helping
to nurse him back to health and
strength
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

THE two officials of the United Wire
less Telegraph company, arrested in
with fraudulent use of the mails, have
been released on bail bonds of 10000
each. There's nothing ethereal about
the bond.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17
Patterson Renominated.-Th,

FdltCTsOH koletlS
Democratic convention of Tennessee,
in session at Nashville, on Thursday
renominated Governor Patterson for
a third term, and nominated former
Governor Mcmillan for the United
States senate over Senator Jas. Il.
Frazier Nominations were also made
for other state officers, including su-
preme and appellate court Justices.
The Independent or -administra
tion Democrats have already put out a
judicial ticket and candidates for
other state offices will be announced
at an early date.
Resolutions adopted condemn the
compulsory prohibition law and de-
clare for an amendment wherein 1t
affects the communities of Nashville,
Chattanooga. Memphis and Lafollette.
and further pledges our party to the
restoration to the people Of those
particular communities the right to
control their own local affairs as they
existed prior to the passage Of that
measure"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

THE passage of a parcels post bill
by congress. as outlined by Mr. Meyer,
will be of vast benefit to the business
interests of the country. Its passage
would have the almost immediate cf-
feet of making the express companies
reduce their rates, especially on short
haulS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

Atlanta Journal. Wednesday: The
government is getting ready to collect
Georgia's liquor tax for the fiscal year
beginning July |. and i'm doing $" is
emphasizing the fact that it is equally
as important for liquor dealers To fur
nish the government with detailed in
formation Of their business as ii is to
This information is spread ON a pub
lie record in the Internal r"v"uu" col
lectors office. where it provides COM
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

COLUMBIA, Mo. claims to have a
COW named Josephine. and further
claims that Josephine produced 1885
pounds of milk in four months. an av-
erage of 90 pounds a day. Columbia
must have a good waterworks system.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

CORN might be responsible for
snakes, monkeys, grasshoppers and
other varmints, but we never did be-
lieve that corn-South Carolina corn
was responsible for pellagra.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

IT is announced from Columbia that
a big cotton gin manufacturing plant
will probably be located in that city at
an early date. 1t was not many years
ago that there was big gin" bottling
plant located in Columbia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

JACK Johnson, the negro prize fight
er, says that he expects to lick Jeffries
in eighteen rounds. 1t is possible that
he will be telling how he missed his
schedule on July 5.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

SENATOR Tillman says that few
die and none resign" Well. no one
has ever charged the senator with be-
ing a quitter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

THE Columbia State remarks that
the gubernatorial timber in South Car
olina runs greatly to bark this year.
Anderson Daily Mail.
Slippery elm or cork?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17
The 1turkrille enquirer.
Entered at the POstnffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
YORKVILLE. S. c.:
FRIDAY, JUNE II. 1910.

ISN'T it rather a question of the cost
of high" living, than the high cost
of living?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

"WILLIAMsoN's corn plan." when it
was first promulgated five years ago,
flushed great droves of Doubling
Thomases," but they are all dead now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

AT least it is possible for the aero
pianist to travel as fast as he pleases,
without exceeding the speed limits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17

IT looks now like Governor Gillett
has ended the probability of the race
war taking place, in California at least.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17
LOCAL IACONICS.

We will send The Yorkvile Enquirer
from this date till January l, 1911,
for $1.10.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-21
Repeal the Primary Law.

Washington Democrat: 1t is our
humble judgment that the primary law
Is a joke and farce. 1t has served
its sole purpose, that of making A.
B. Cummins senator and so why not
repeal it?
We recognize the fact also, that
from financial point of view 1t helps
the printer and the printer needs the
money, but the law is fool law and
does not answer its designers pur-
pose, therefore we say repeal 1t.
This is written at time when il
looks as if Colonel Palmer and Cliff,
ford Thorne, both from Washington
county, were to be the candidates for
railroad commissioner. That is con,
trary to all good sense and reason.
without disparaging either one of the
candidates. This is not what the
people want
1t Is unfair, unreasonable and in
equitable. Why not repeal the law?
The law costs a lot of money. re
curing a primary every two years
1t costs about as much as an election
In this county it cost $500 to de
eide whether j. w. Patton or Elmer
Thomas should be a candidate fol
sheriff or whether Ira Nordyke Of
Elmer Gault should run for super
visor.
There were no other contests. /.
it worth $500 to find this out? w,
do not think so. We think the Law
ought to be repealed.
What do you think about it?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-21
THE EXPENSIVE PRIMARY.

The primary is not only cumber-
some method of filing minor state
Offices, but it is expensive to the point
of barring the candidacy of anyone
who hasn't money to throw at the lit
tie birds, says the Sioux City Jour
nal Take G. ance at the experience
of Colonel Chantland, one of the losing
candidates for attorney general in the
state primary
Colonel Chantland is an ambitious
young attorney of Fort Dodge. He
felt that he was qualified for the
position of attorney general and pro-
jected candidacy. There was a three
cornered contest. In order to stand
any show of success it was necessary
to hustle for votes in all parts of the
state. Colonel Chantland conducted
a model canvas. He skinned over the
state, enlarging his acquaintance and
getting his friends to work in every
district. He did considerable adver-
Using in the newspapers and by
means of cards. His work was effect
i've, and he polled a vote that sur
prised the politicians, who had agreed
that the contest was between the
other two candidates After the pri-
mary the Fort Dodge man had to go
through the melancholy task of figur-
ing up his expenses for publication
under the publicity statue. He found
that in addition to the time invested,
h e.. hoI n -, 4
8l7.I5. This is not a large sum, as
primary expenditures run in the pig
contests, But it is large enough to
discourage many young man in Col
onel Chantland's position from max
ing trial for state nomination to
which he may feel eligible.
The simple fact is that the state
wide primary calls for candidates
who have money to spend to get d
nomination. Other things being equal,
the one who spends the most money
gets the nomination The shrewd ex-
penditure of money in either advertis-
ing or organization may easily over
come the real merits of modest can
didacy that is not pushed along in
the public eye
Colonel Chantland. if recollection
serves, has always been an advocate
of the statewide primary. And yet
one would be willing to risk small
wager that in projecting another can
didacy the colonel would prefer tc
submit it to convention, where rep
resentatives of the public from all
parts of the state can be reached in
extensively and effectively
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-21

But in his magazine article he stated
the Increase was s315,000,000. He
now virtually admits that he stated
the increase to be about ten times
greater than it actually was.
These are the sort of misrepresenta-
lions that deceive the people.
AS l stated above, no increase OF
railway surplus whatever appears
from the operations of the past eight
years, although they have been years
of almost uniform and unprecedented
general business prosperity.
While nominal income from opera
ton has slightly increased from year
t. year as the volume of business has
kept up, the surplus from operation
has actually diminished.
On page 81 of the Statistics OF
Railways" for the year 1907, issued
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, Is a table showing the surplus
per mile of railway lines operated for
many years. Mr. Thorne took the
year 1900 for comparison. This table
brings that down to 1907, as follows:
Surplus from operation, per mile of
=