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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
Did it Euer Occur
TO You?

Did it ever occur to you that in view
of the fact that l am engaged exclu
siyeIy in the insurance business that
am likely to give better service from
every standpoint than the individual
firm or corporation that sells insurance
as a side-line, or to lie more speclhc
for the commissions? / beg to remind
YOU that l have had more than 20 years
experience in the business and during
those 20 years have endeavored TO
properly equip myself to handle all In,
terests committed to me equitably, ana
| know that no agency in the state IS
better equipped today to properly
care for any business placed with II
than mine. My lines embrace Life,
Fire. Accident. Plate Glass, Live Stock,
Bonds, Liability. / represent the Best
there is in Life Insurance-the strong
est company and the most liberal pol
icy--and while all Fire Policies are the
same, it is a fact that there is a mate
ial difference in the strength or the
companies and their methods OF hand
ling business and it is a fact that
represent some of the strongest, Oldest
and most liberal on earth. Call and see
me or write about your insurance
SAM M. GRIST.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

n HE regular Fall Teachers Exam
i ination will be held in Yorkville,
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1911, beginning
promptly at a. m, and closing strict
ly at p. m. All applicants are advised
to be present on time. The examina-
ton will be based on the 1911 text
books recently adopted by the State
Board of Education and will embrace
Algebra, Arithmetic, Grammar, Geogra-
ply, History, Agriculture, Physiology,
Civics and Pedagogy. Applicants for
certificates can secure these books from
the central text book depository in Co
lumbia, or from the local county de-
positories. A First Grade Certificate
can be issued by the County Board Of
Education only on full diploma Of an
accredited college, or by a successful
passing of the Teachers Examination
and can be renewed by this board only
by regular attendance at a Teachers
Institute or Summer School, or by the
specific instruction Of the State Super
intendent of Education to renew one
for reasons satisfactory to him.
J. w. QUINN,
T. f. McMACKIN,
J. HARVEY WITHERSPOON,
IA T st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
WE CAN TELL
YOU SOMETHING

That will tickle your ear, please your
taste, crafty your appetite and satisfy
your nature. Listen! Great, big,
sound, white, fresh Cabbage, just ar
rived, and the fat-back to season
them, and fresh white Meal to make
the hot, brown, corn bread to match.
And we have nice, sound Irish Pota-
toes Something that the doctors rec
ommend and everybody likes-food
and medicine combined. Another sack
of nice, smooth Onions. Our juicy
Hams are going like little pig tracks
in the mud. And we keep nice Sour
Cucumber (keg) Pickles. A word
about Cheese: A short time ago we
had 20 big Cheese, IL of them are
gone! Moral! People want the best
Cheese. Another thing that will inter-
est the ladies especially: Just arrived
a mighty pretty lot of Dishes. OF in
terest to school children: Those states
you've been looking for have arrived
Cts. a piece. Don't let things spoil:
Received another 5000 lbs. of the MIC
est salt.
HERNDON & GORDON.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
Opening of the High SehooI-Boys OF
For CcIIege-other Matters.

Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer
Hickory Grove, September 22.-The
high school opened Monday with unu-
sually bright prospects. The enroll
ment which numbered "a on the open
ing day now numbers upwards of go
Prof. r. A. Holiday, who is an enthu-
siastic worker and a close student is
again principal. The assistants are
Miss Matte Sloan of Fountain Inn
teacher of--the intermediate grades
and Miss Jessie Montgomery of Greers
teacher of the primary grades. While
we have lost a few students by not
being able to add a tenth grade, we
hope by next year to add another
grade, make considerable improve
ments on the school building and be
prepared to take care Of all who are
preparing for college.
The following students left last week
to enter colleges as follows: Misses
Mary Wylie and jamie Wylie, and
Messrs. Grady and Fred McGill of
Hickory Grove, and Messrs. Willie
whitesides and Waldo McGill Of Route
No. 2, Erskine college: Misses Mary
Leslie, Due West Female college; Mr..
Eugene Whisonant, the South Carolina
university; Mr.. Beatty Wilkerson,
Clemson college; Mr.. Herschel Hood,
Wofford College Fitting school, and Mr..
Tom North, the Atlanta Medical COL
lege.
Mr.. JEFF McKeown and family, have
moved into the w. G. Westmoreland
residence.
Mr.. T. NJ. whisonant of Chester, is
MRS. Ben Hardin of Spartanburg, is
visiting the family Of her sister, Mrs.
C. C.. Leech and other relatives here.
Rev. G. L. Kerr left yesterday to
visit the family of his father, at
Mooresville, N. c.
Mrs. J. N. McDin. who has been
pretty sick since last Saturday even
ing, seems considerably better now.
Mr.. Grady McGill, who returned
from Erskine college last Sunday, on
account of having developed a case OF
fever, is getting along as well as could
be expected.
DR.. w. A Hood is having his resi-
lence remodeled and is making quite
extensive Improvements.
A moving picture show exhibiting
under a canvas tent, is here this week.
The attendance has not been as good
on account of the school opening.
Mr.. w. T. Slaughter, who was called
to Bordeaux last week on account OF
the critical illness of his mother, is
at home again. He reports the con-
dition of his mother as much better.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
THE BEST THERE IS

7 HAVE put in a nice marble counter
l. and everything else up-to-d date to
keep the Meats as nice and clean as
possible. l handle the best Meats that
can be bought, also nice Mutton, Butter
and Eggs. Phone No. "A, or call and
see it for yourself, when you want
some nice Meats. Will buy all the
Eggs | can get.
THE CITY MARKET,
c. F. Sherer, Proprietor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
BETHANY HIGH SCHOOL.

IN HE Bethany High School will
i open next Tuesday, the 26th inst,
at g o'clock a. m. DR.. +. w. Prcssly
of Glover, s. c., will make the opening
speech. All the pupils of the High
School department and all the pupils
of the Primary department, are eN-
pected to be present and are earnestly
rquested to be present. All the pa
irons and friends of the school are re-
ouested TO be present to cheer and en-
rourage. All come and give the school
a rousing opening and large enroll
ment.
II W. A. NJ. PLA%CO.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
SPECIAL TAX ELECTION
To Be Held at HopeweIl School House,
Saturday, September 80.

NJ Office is hereby given to the
~ qualified voters Of Hopewell School
District No. 3S, that an election will
be held at Hopewell School House. in
said district, on SATURDAY. SEP
TENDER BOTH, 1911, at which election
the qualified voters Of the said school
district will vote for or against a Spe-
cial Levy of "a mills for the support Of
the schools of the said district. The
polls will be opened at 8 a. m, and
closed at p. m. Eligibility to vote is
limited to those who pay other than
poll taxes, and who must exhibit reg
istration certificates and tax receipts.
The trustees will serve as managers Of
election.
w. E. GOOD,
M. M. JONES,
w. T. DOWDLE,
Trustees.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ~, 1911
LOST

A PAIR of Gold Framed Spectacles,
n possibly between my fathers and
the depot at Hickory Grove, or in the
train, or between depot at Sharon and
residence of Miss Mary Gilfllan. Name
on case, r. F. Henry, Optician, etc,
Statesville. n. c. Return to ]. Meek
McGill. Hickory Grove. and receive
suitable reward. ]. MEEK WHITE.
76 1t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
OH Cotton Markst.
Yorkville, Sept. 22.-Cotton 1va,

Yorkville, Sept 22.-Cotton lV2,...
New York, Sept. 21.-SpOt cotton
closed quiet, points lower; middling
uplands Ills; middling l1.4O; no
sales. Cotton futures closed very
steady as follows: Jan. 1881; Feb.
1898: March 1892; April 1894: May
1l.O3; July 1l.Ol; Sept. 1888; oct.
1917: Nov 1914; Dec. 1884.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
Will Declare PuIpits Vacant.

On Sabbath, September oath instant,
Rev. w. A. NJ. PlaXco will preach at
Bethany Crowder's Creek and Glover
A. r. P. churches at IL a. m, p. m,
and 745 p. m, respectively, after each
service corresponding pulpit will be
declared vacant.
1t Z. w. Pressly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
WATER, LIGHT AND POWER
New Rates to Become Effective oeto.
ber list, 1911.

New Rates to Become Effective oeto-
ber list, 1911.
m HE following rates for LIGHTS,
l. POWER and WATER, to go into
effect OCTOBER 1ST, 1911, are as
follows:
Electric Mghts-Meter Rates.
0 to 10 XIV. hrs, per mo-, 12tc per
XIV. hour
10 XIV. hrs. and above, per. mo-, 10c
per XIV. hour.
Meter rent, Csc per month.
Minimum charge per month, $1.25;
Electric Lghts-Flat Rates.
16-c p. light per month. .....$1.00
lee. p. lights per month. .$l75
16-c. p. lights per month -. $3.50
16-c. D. lights per month ..... $500
16-c. p. lights and over on meter.
Electric Power.
0 to 100 XIV. hrs, per mo-. 10 C
100 to 1000 XIV. hrs. per mo-. c
1000 to above K. w. hrs. per mo-. 23c
10 per cent discount from bill If con-
sumer furnishes his own transfor-
mer.
Minimum based at soc per Brake
H. P. output Of motor per month, and
no Power Motor, unless on same me-
ter with lights, TO nave less minimum
than $3.50 per month.
Water Rates.
0 to 1000 cubic feet, or 900 gals,
at zoe per 100 Gu. IT. per month.
1000 to 10000 Gu. it., or 100000 gals,
SC per 100 Gu. IT. per month.
10000 Gu. #. and above, &c per 100
Gu. #. per month.
Min. charge per month, 75c.
$3.50 gals. or 800 GU. IT. at zoe soc
Meter rent per month. ....... l5c
.75c
The plan of figuring all Meter Rates
to be known as the Graduated Sliding
Scale, where all consumers pay the
same rate for the same quantity.
No Special Contracts.
BY Order Board Of Public Commits
sioners.
NJ. C. WILLIS, Chairman.
Is. 1911.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
Sperial 8utires.
Reersheba and Ramah.

There will be services at Beersheba
on next Sunday morning at IL, and at
Ramah at $50 p. m.
r. p. Burgess, Pastor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
SCHOOL
SUPPLIES

Perhaps you have never given much
consideration to their purchase. but
think for minute of the long days the
little ones must spend in using them
and how much pleasure and satisfac-
tlon it means If everything Is just like
they want 1t.
Something that does not suit Is a
keen disappointment and now Ia the
time that your children are forming
habits and ideas that will have a great
influence on their future.
We have taken all of these features
into consideration in buying our
SCHOOL SUPPLIES and the chill
dren will receive the same prices, II
they come alone as you do. We have
the SCHOOL BOOKS in now, and can
furnish any books you need.
Sfor Drnr Sf0ra
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
Real Estate for Sale

23 AcreS-At Filbert; l 4-rOOm
house: good, land. Property of Broad
Thomasson. Price $1,1OO.
still have the W. T.. Getty's place;
80 acres with new house and barn.
tenant house; 80 acres i'm cultivation.
| also have several other tracts.
See me for what you want.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
METHODIST.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Rev. E. E. Gillespie, Pastor.
Sunday Services-Sunday school at
10 a. m Morning service at II o'clock.
Evening service at o'clock. Mass
meeting at o'clock for men and boys
only. Subject: What Constitutes a
Fool" Services conducted by Rev. j.
E. Thacker, D. D.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22
Fall Millinery
New Business Just
Established at Sharon

A part of our Fall Stock of
- NEW MILLINERY -
has arrived, and we now have on hand
a handsome display of HATS, RIB
BONS and LACES that we will take
great pleasure in showing to the la
dies of Sharon and the country sur
rounding, beginning
- NEXT THURSDAY -
In addition to the goods already in
the store more have been bought and
are expected daily.
We cordially invite the public to
give us a call, assuring each and every
visitor ENTIRE SATISFACTION In
-to-the-M Minute MILLINERY.
MRS. ID. A. WHISONANT & CO.,
Sharon, S. G.
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AT THE CHURCHES.

ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY-
TERRAIN.
Rev ]. L. Oates. Pastor.
Sabbath Services-Sabbath school
at 10 a. M. Morning service at IL
o'clock. No evening service.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEP-
HERD.
Rev. T. Tracy Walsh, Rector.
Sunday Services-Sunday school at
9.45. Morning service at IL o'clock.
No evening service.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22

BAPTIST.
Rev. F. NJ. Satterwhite, Pastor.
Sunday Services-Sunday school at
10 a. m. Morning service at IL o'clock.
No evening service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
DO FISH EVER SLEEP?

One Of the stock questions the Aquarium
guards hear many times these nights Il:
DO fish ever Sleep
L is such a hard one that the guards
void rather sidestep H. Fish may sleep
hs they never snore so that any one can
lssr them. Another argument that seems
TO Indicate that the sand Man has no Gus
ionfrs among fin growers is that FISH nave
q eyelids and can't close their eyes. IT.
70 20 10 sleep without closing your eyes
,sd you have hard job on your hands
and eyes
They may sleep" declared one OF the
a'iendants. doubtfully. but we nave new
iseed any beds in the tanks-and theS 80
aong all right without EN-.
That sleeping question has botnereu SCI
sntihc heads. too. Professor Nerrhl' OF a'e'
rade a series Of experiments in Massachu-
sis which led him 10 believe that Hsn
lssly cid sleep with their eyes open
isnd that ny darkening a tank the hsil
'scsme seemingly dead TO the world ana
hok unusual positions. When the HsnI "-s
uThed up again they darted of as Il 'ne'
iaa Just been awakened from pleasant
tssms
L certainly IS true that fish get tired ana
ist Az the Aquarium minds hiehsn u
ass can DO seen lying quietly in noon ..
sea roostng on an out-jutting piece %
oek They are mouonless save ior inc
isath!ng movement Of the giils. some uay
scientist NAV discover the FISH language
''de and ask them whether they ever se.
Emit the travelled sleare OF care
"en Rhen he does il isn't going 10 cauSe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

rough. and which would be worth Sl'o
after It had been dressed. Minnie is clever
intelligent and gentle. and all the other
things that a young lady seal should De-
She will play with anything that is thrown
into her tank and as result the guaIuS
have 10 watch constantly to keep small
boys from throwing their hats and shirts
TO her. She is perfectly happy with
parlor match She will push II around IN
the water with the point of her nose. she
wheels and dives and nirts with it, ana
shows in a thousand other ways that she
could never be lonely even this far away
from her dear Alaska as long as she has
such a socable match stem 10 run around
with Occasionally. while smiling her
su eetest. she VIII deluge an onlooker with
a stream Of water spouted from her mouth
with astonishing force.
Among the recent acquisitions are half
dozen elephant seals from the coast Of
Southern California They are called that
because they are the largest species Of
seals and also because they grow shouts
ike their namesakes Some OF them grow
% he thlrty-fve feet long. when their
trunks" are from two 10 three feet long.
The ones in the Aquarium are young. and
their shouts are just beginning 20 sprout.
Their long noses are not flexible. ana
probably We're put on by nature merely
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

a, an additional beauty, although, come
10 think about it. they aren't beautiful.
There are at least two things the Aquarl-
UNI would ike TO have that II hasn't. one
IS a genuine. honest to- goodness mermaid
and the other is an octopus. AS TO the
mermaids. they seem to be extinct, and as
no other aquarium has a specimen they
Amt Jealous The management admits
however. that they would have crowded
asles for a long time If they could ever
put a scaly-bodied sea lady in the tank
whore the sea elephants are now
The other thing they haven't got is an
octopus The reason for this IS that oGtopl
don't call them "octopuses don't do well
in confinement Every year several are
Skinned up from the West Indies, but they
have always died before they saw the tall
buildings, or else lived only few days.
Four lively youngsters. with legs Ike rub
her hose. were sent North three weeks ago.
but as usual they couldn't stand the con-
inement and died en- route. All they are
good for now is 10 he picked and put IN
glass jars.
Many visitors express regret over the fact
that the popular trust trademark can't live
here in New York New Jersey isn't very
far away-and the Standard oil Office is
iust ND Broadway. 1t would be so nice II
all the octupuses-pardon, l mean octopi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
FROM WASHINGTON NEWSPAPER
MEN.

they are prettier than any Of your old
puppy dogs, So there
As 70 whether goldfish repay anectlon
with affection. there are many VINO are
perfectIy. positively positive of It. There
is a woman in Brooklyn who declares her
goldfish know her voice ana loVe heI'
When she goes near their globe they lrisR
and airt around and try TO jump out OF me
water 10 kiss her hand. II she puts her
fffger in the water they gather AROUND anu
.aress H. Cold eyed cynics might suggest
that the fish did that way because lAey
Ipew she fed them and that their etho,ioh
ms not due 10 any throbblnG OF their
hearts. but had it's origin in their hungry
stomaChs -. ovce,-
BE that as it may they have some eA0'-
lent specimens Of the lS-karat golu"sn ~
,be Aouarium. ana the rails BEFORE the'I
tarkq are usually crowded with admirers
come Of them are specially bred ana nave
double tails that look like WHO" p'u"ie9
IA autter out for four or hve hcheS III
.ho,. wake There are silyernsh' ioo-""'
4, isn't hard to see where they get t"'"
James. as their scales are the coior "a al
almighty dollar.
,rbe Mace h. full Of wafer iiehhs'
qbere is the angler-a thins i4at ip'N'
,,tlo a nightmare. The angler mas i""s
..o1e that grows out OF his forehead
sLo.t where he parts his hair lie "e- -"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
SILVER EWERs FROM THE "TAFr-
ERS" AND SILVER TRAY FROM
Mr.. TAFT'S YALE CLASSMATES.

PAS funny? It's the Aquarium-the tele-
phone girl at the FISH exhibit house explains
Il YEARLY to the victim. She has a set for
mula, for she gets many Of those calls
every day. Men with violent senses Of
humor have gone into apoplexy over this
joke.
out in the tall grass regions they used
10 have a couple OF tailor-made practicals
IA which the green one was sent 90 fetch
left handed monkey wrench or a scuttle
full OF steam. There also was our old
friend the snipe hunt. The telephone girl
at the Aquarium urges that local jokers
use these for a while and give her rest on
the Mr. Fish laugh. The silly season is
coming. and it's hard enough 20 work in
the hot weather. anyhow.
No. is the stair Joke. The guards hear
this a thousand times a day. II has one
questionable virtue. in that every one who
springs il thinks II is an inspiration OF
humor that mortal never before enjoyed.
AS you enter the circular Aquarium there
IL stair on either side Of the door These
lead TO the tanks along the gallery. and
the fire regulations require that people go
IN one flight OF steps and down the other.
For this reason a sign was placed on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

Cling N GET of some good line. and this
sign comes as a godsend 70 many young
man who is having hard work CONVINCING
the Young lady that she is with mighty
bright Young chap. So when he sets MS
eve on that stair sign he always sees
chance 10 make good as spontaneous CO.
medisn.
"Ah take the other stairs" he reads
loudly so she can't miss II. isn't thar
generous OF them Myrtle? Nice oak ones.
too I'll take this flight with me as
go outw Full many a corset stay has
been fractured from giddy laughter at
that one.
Few persons realize the care that has 70
be taken TO keep the fish from dying and
going to the bosoms Of their fathers. An
idea OF the success the Aquarium has is
gained from the fact that some Of the
I striped bass have been at the Aquarium
| for eighteen years Though the Aquarium
/ Is at the edge OF the bay. they dare not
take water there for the fish tanks. The
/ bay is polluted by sewage and the sea fish
would soon be killed II It were put in their
tanks The water they live in must be
I free from germs. and to insure getting a
/ pure supply a tug is sent out with two
/ large tanks which are filed with water
/ from the open sea beyond Sandy Hook In
winter water for the tropical fish has 10
be heated. Special care also has 10 be
taken with the bill OF fare for every fish.
/ For instance the sea horses have 70 be pro-
vided with gammarus, a very small crusta-
cean. There arc other things that they
will eat-but the gammarus is the easiest
70 get. This peculiar sea horse fodder ~
taken from the water at Gravesend Bay
! Few persons know that the Aquarium
/ has one OF the foremost hatcheries In thu
country The latest distribution Of fish
/ katched in the Aquarium was 3,5ss.000.
Out OF 1000 600 eggs. only 200 900 in ons
setting failed 10 hatch That is a mighty
/, good average. but the best record set this
year was in Matching l,924 brook trout from
| 5000 eggs.
I The FISH have not yet heard Of race sui-
| eide T 8 TISDALE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
ed 10 Attend the Evening AT Homes" of the Fish Family

any great swell in the dar,,rs
plated alarm clocks ''1 'Oi i'i'Ne'
II you still think that fish are not clever.
narhen to the tale of how the starasb
eats the gentle oyster:
Wv the oyster. though having three
=, ans Is not quick witted, and perhaps
,'s s,upiu!ty has good deal to do with the
iaoiii'y with which the starfsh works his
srim joke. Starfsh like oysters-durinp
months that have Rs and months tina,
haven't. There is four-season affection
ne scene takes place In oyster beds at
all times Of the year.
Inc oyster is lying contentedly at the
cotton OF the deep with his shell partly
opened enjoying snooze in his bed. Hav-
.e naue sure probably. by calling his
name that the oyster is in the land OF
dreams. the starhsh crawls steslthflv for
ward on his five legs which form the noints
Of his starry anatomy.