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Licking Valley courier., 1911-02-16
TASTE FOR
GOOD READING.
This Should Be Result Of a Chtld's
J.aining and VIII IT He VIII
Educate Himself,

From the total training
during childhood there
should result in the child a
taste for interesting and i'm
proving reading, W h ich
should direct and inspire its
subsequent intellectual life.
That schooling which results
in this taste for good read
ing, however unsystematic
or eccentric the schooling
may have been, has achieved
a main end of elementary
education; and that school
ing which does not result in
implanting this permanent
taste has failed. Guided
and animated by this impulse
to acquire acknowledge and
exercise his imagination,
through reading, the indi-
vidual will continue to edu-
cate himself all through life.
Without that deep-rooted
impression he will soon cease
to draw on the accumulated
wisdom of the past and the
new resources of the pres
ent, and, as he grows older
he will live in a mental at
mosphere which is always
growing thinner and empt-
ier. Do we not all know
many people who seem to
live in a mental vacuum
to whom, indeed, we have
ereat difficulty in attribut-
@mor{ {ality, becanse
arektly have 50 INT
tie life except that Of ths
body? Fifteen minutes {
day of good reading woulc
have given anyone of thi'
multitude a really human
life. The uplifting of the
democratic masses depends
on this implanting at schoo
of the taste of good reading
-Ex.
Licking Valley courier., 1911-02-16

plan Is to feed small quantities OF
this ration to four-wseks-old pigs for
two weeks and then wsan them and
gradually sccustom them to the grow
ing ration.
In the case OF the FIRST two raticns
oats may be omitted and the same
amounts OF corn and wheat middlinss
increased or barley may replace the
corn, a. It 10 excellent for bacon pro
tuction. Corn and clover pasture
produce excellent Eains towards the
end OF the fattsning proosss. In the
brood SOW ration bran may be replaced
By roots and oats may be omitted,
providing the sows have abundant ex-
srclss After the farTowing period
lows need the growing ration for the
maintenance OF large litters
Care at FarrewIna and wsanlns.
= The scwsAshould be housed in cori-
Licking Valley courier., 1911-02-16
NUMBER SO
The Presidents in Rhyme.

First, the great Washington apN
pears,
And Adams serves for four brief
years.
The House elects then Jefferson,
And Louisiana's grandly won.
Madison's is the next great name,
A war drags through with check
cred fame.
Then James Monroe assumes the
Chair,
His famous doctrine to declare.
A second Adams next is chief,
Thanks to the House). His term
is brief.
The next is Jackson, who de-
clares,
we are a nation, and who dar-
Notifications host to fight?"
Van Buren next and panic's
blight.
Then comes the hero Of Tippeca-
noe,
Brave Harrison-and Tyler, too.
Death claims our chief; and Tex
as, far,
To grace our banner, adds her
star.
Polk takes the helm. The Mexi-
can War
Brigns US a vast Pacific shore.
Oregon rounds out our vast do
main.
fheh, S1;5iiSr-u und-Fiirnure! Once
again
Comes tie death angel Fillmore
tries
To heal our quarrels with COM
promise.
Pierce brings hopes Of a better
day,
But Kansas-Nebraska is in the
way.
Buchanan essays to calm the
strife,
But secessions aims at the Ma
tion's life.
Abraham Lincoln guides our
ship
Through seas of blood on its
fearful trip,
But falls a martyr when war is
done,
And the land is saved and the
victory won.
johnson fills -s~s- the linSerina
years,
And Grant, the hero Of w-p-
pears
Then Hayes by the naFes.
margin wins,
And a newer national life'gln'.
] Garfield and Arthur con next
| in view,
But the first is slain ere ne year
is through.
Cleveland is next: then larrison'
Then Cleveland againib the IL
vored one.
Mckinley carries ourbanner ~
Ger distant seas in the Span,sn
War,
But falls a victim Of murderou,
hate,
And Roosevelt takes the Chair Of
State.
Such is the Presidential line.
With Taft our present Chief.
From the days Of 1889.
Herbert M. Skinner.
Licking Valley courier., 1911-02-16
sod for onhard.

The pear orchard win do best when
allowed TO grow up In soil, Slow and
hardy growth In sod makes pear trsei
rlore resistant to disease. Blue grass
makes u good sod for the pear orchard,
Licking Valley courier., 1911-02-16
"A AVALUABtE GIFT.

To the first fifty subscrlb-
ers, new or old, who pay
their subscriptions a year in
advance we will give free
of charge a years subscrip-
ton to the Southern Agri-
culturist, Nashville, Tenn,
worth 80 cents.
We positively have only
80 subscriptions to this fine
semi-monthly farm paper to
dispose Of in this way, and
the first calls will get them,
Do you want one?
Sample copies of the Sou
thern Agriculturist may b
had free of charge at this Of
flee.
C..l--..tl e.
Licking Valley courier., 1911-02-16
Ra.l.ns fer sr.sdlrs Swine.

was soon discovered the the return march to Harrods
right of the line ready for burg Harodsburg Herald
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-19

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Loan and Savings Bank-Extends
the seasons greetings to customers
and friends, and asks a continuance
of your patronage.
National Union Bank, Rock HILL
Calls attention to the failure of the
ordinary safe when put to the test
1t will rent you a safety deposit box
in it's vaults.
lKirkpatrick-Belk Co.-Say there are
only four more shopping days be-
fore Xmas. Special price reduc-
tions on coats and coat suits. Head
quarters for Santa Claus.
VI. M. Stroup-Is showing a line OF
| the famous Mallory cravenetted
hats for men; also special holiday
goods.
A. Y. Cartwright, Chief Fire Dept
Warns merchants and others against
danger of fire during holidays.
lG. w. Sherer-Is especially well pre-
pared to supply all kinds of Xmas
goods, as we'll as all kinds Of meats
oysters, fish, etc.
7. O. Wray-Expresses his apprecia-
ton for past favors and asks you to
visit his store during this, the last
week of his Piercing Arrow sale.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Ex-
tends the compliments Of the season
and expresses appreciation for your
business.
Kennedy Bros, Sharon-Tell Of the
great bargains that are being offered
by the Wizard" in the old store OF
Shannon and Hope.
lD. E. Boney-In behalf of the Farm
ers' Mutuals" extends the compli-
ments Of the season and adds a sug-
gestion.
Coe- Mortimer Co., Charleston-Will
send farmers a number of valuable
books on request.
A. F. Plexico, Shareholders 10 per
cent discount on his entire stock from
Dec. 20 to 23.
j. B. Robinson, Pension Com.-Gives
notice Of meeting Of pension COM
mission next Monday.
H.. & S. and First National Banks-Will
be closed next Monday and Tuesday
| Dec. 25 and 26.
J. Webb Moore, Yorkville No. 3-Wants
a white renter for two-horse farm
farm.
ommittee-Announces Fiddlers
convention at Lowryville, December
% and invites musicians to partici-
pate.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Tells you
that there are only four more days of
the price wrecking sale.
Thomson Co.-Again talks about the
goods 1t is showing that are special
ly suitable for Xmas gifts.
Shieder Drug Store-Asks you to come
and see it after you have been else
where.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-19
HOLIDAY TRADE

From the way most people talk, one
is apt to gather the impression that
the holiday trade is unusually slow
this year; but from what actually an
pears in the stores, the trade seems 10
be about as brisk as usual.
Most of the stores have Christmas
goods on exhibition-some more and
some less. In some cases the displays
are pretty and expensive and in other
cases they are suitable to the purses
of people of more moderate means.
The Christmas trade began to open
fairly about the middle Of last week
and since then it has been flowing on
in steadily increasing volume. This
fact is evident to the most casual OBJ
server, even without the assistance of
the merchants who are actually en-
gagged in the business. There are to
be seen on the streets daily, many men
and women from different sections OF
the county who seem to have no other
business than to look over the holiday
stocks and select what they want
That most of these people are being
suited Is evidenced by the number of
bundles being carried out.
COntrasted with the old times, how
ever, there is a noticeable scarcity of
fireworks. Formerly fireworks consti-
tuted the bulk or at least large per-
centage of the Christmas sales; but
now the stocks of fireworks are very
small. Indeed some of the stores that
formerly carried these goods in large
quantities now carry none at all.
OF course there is talk in York
VILE as elsewhere about the scarcity of
money, and it is fact that collections
generally are fearfully slow as COM
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-19

Only four more shopping days till
Christmas.
The December number Of the Chris
tian Messenger was put in the mails
yesterday.
The Enquirer was mlsinformed as
to the insurance on Concord school
house. The building was insured to
the amount Of $3.50.
This is the last issue Of The Enquir-
er until December 29-unless there
should be some development of such
Importance as to demand an extra.
"He has more sense than any Of
them," remarked DR.. r. A. Bratton, Of
Yorkville, Saturday, referring to John
IL. McLaurin in connection with his
letter on the Aldrich bill, and especi-
ally McLaurin's valoriZation sugges-
tion.
Rev. Robert Adams of Bethel de-
sires to withdraw from the dictionary
race in the interest of Miss Hester
Jackson. While Of course the votes
that have already been received by
Mr.. Adams cannot be transferred his
friends will please take note Of his de-
sire in this matter.
The McConnelIsviIle telephone COM
many has been granted authority to
increase it's capital stock from $500 to
$1,000, and 1t Is the purpose Of the
company to at once extend its useful
ness. Yorkville is badly in need Of
telephone connection with McConnells-
willie, and DR.. Stirewalt and others
who have charge Of the matter pro-
pose to see that everything possible Is
done.
The capture of Milus Partlow within
a few miles of the place where he
committed his crime illustrates a Gu
rious phase Of negro criminal charac-
ter. Of course it Is not to be claimed
that negro criminals never make an
effort to get clear out of the country,
for that would not be correct. AS q
rule, however, even when they make
successful getaway, they finally drift
back. When Mr.. S. N. Johnson, who
has been watching this case up very
closely, came to The Enquirer office
some months ago to have certain
negro's capture he made with entire
confidence a statement like this: He
won't go far. He may go up to Wins
ton. N c., to work about the tobacco
factories or he may run off to some
coal mine or railroad: but he'll drift
back. A negro like that Just cannot
stay away. You watch now and see II
l am not correct" 1t has turned out
just as Mr.. Johnson predicted. It
would be interesting to know where
this negro has been all the while; but
there is no good way Of finding out un-
less after having Milus tell his story,
one could arrange to go over the
ground the negro claims he has been
over and verify it all in detail. 1t is
quite probable though as Mr.. Johnson
seemed to think some time ago, that
Milus has been hiding about within
fifteen or twenty miles of home all the
while.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-19
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1e, 1911.
been reached through the

been reached through the country
with only two or three miles more
travel than was necessary to reach
the c.. & NV. train for Gastonia.
He let 1t out that II his boys had been
killed he had in mind the idea of
suing the c. & NV. railroad for
damages, and later 1t developed that
he had insurance policies on the lives
of the boys. Messrs. Horace and S.
| y. Johnson traced the fellows move
ments at the time Of the attempted
wreck incident so as to leave no rea-
sonable doubt Of the fact that 1t was
he who had pulled the spikes from
the rail on the trestle.
AS to how the case Is going to come
out at the trial, of course, is a matter
of conjecture, but that Milus is the
man who tried to wreck the train
there is no reasonable doubt.
Since the foregoing was put in type,
The Enquirer has some additional in
formation bearing upon the manner In
which Partlow was identified The
identification was due to Magistrate
, Glenn, who went to Charlotte Satur-
day evening in the expectation Of
bringing the negro horse thief back to
York county. After Mr.. Glenn had paid
the city's arrest charges and gotten the
lnegros consent to come back without q
lrequisition 1t suddenly dawned upon
him that the prisoner was Partlow.
The fellow was considerably changed
from his former appearance as describ-
ed above; but when Mr.. Glenn made
him show a scar near the thumb Of his
left hand that had been made with an
axe, the negro owned up. Although
formally in possession of the prisoner,
and with a full right to bring him back
to York county, Mr.. Glenn thought 1t
fair and proper to tell Capt. Christen-
Charlotte police force what he had
learned, and he voluntarily gave Mi
lus back into their custody. Milus de-
nies all knowledge Of the trestle case.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-19

The State newspaper would not
blame the Democratic house too Sc.
verely for robbing the treasury
through the pension bill because 1t Is
to be remembered that to get away
with the steal the Republicans mus
necessarily be a party to the crime
The State says:
IF the bill shall become a law
passage by Republican senate ano
approval by a Republican president
will be necessary and one need have
no fears that either will be with
held. If the bill Is unrighteous the
motive in voting for it is to get votes
and if that design is falsely based, II
is hard to discover wherein the
Democrats will suffer more from the
blunder than will their opponent:
On the other hand, If the measure
will make votes for any party, 1t will
scarcely fail to make them for the
Democratic party after the failure oi
a Republican party to enact one Of
similar character. Yet the spectacle
confronts us of Democratic newspa-
pers rushing forward to heap the
blame for the steal on the Democrats
as though the Republican party ha6
been the guardian Of the treasury
against the pension raiders for the
last 46 years."-Spartanburg Herald
We admire the zeal of our goot
friend the Columbia State in this mat
ter, but beyond that we cannot go
We see absolutely nothing in thi:
pension grab except an effort to pur.
chase votes, and in view of the fac
that we honestly believe that the
party that may have had the manhood
and courage to repudiate the whole
miserable business would have gotter
the most votes, we think that the in
telligence of both parties Is at very
low ebb. Not only is the intelligence
Of both parties at a low ebb, but sc
also is the conception of both as tc
moral responsibility. If the southern
Democrats had only had the courage
to fight this grab we would have
thought a great deal more of them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-19
MERE ENTION.

Mayor Thos Watts. of Coal Creek,
Tenn, was killed Friday morning by
coming in contact with a live cleo
trio wire on the top Of a building
from which he was assisting firemen
in fighting fire. :. All of the 1000
convicts in Georgia prisons and on
farms are to be specially remember
ed on Christmas day. While giving
a demonstration with an "unloaded'
pistol of how people committed sui
eide, Doc Freeman, an 1S-year-old
negro, shot himself in the mouth,
near Concord, n. c., Saturday.
Rev. Chas. M. Brewer, a deposed
army chaplain, and now a chaplain
at Ohistee Okla, Is charged with
completely in dynamiting buildings
at Fort Riley, Kan, some time ago.
Brewer declares his innocence. :.
James Brown, an American, is held
by Mexican bandits for a ransom. He
was captured at a ranch, chico,
twenty miles from Mexico City. ...
Three children, aged 2, 8 and years,
were burned to death and two other
children were badly injured in an In
cendiary fire in Cambria county, Pa,
early Friday morning. Revenge Is
alleged to have been the motive. .....
Congressman Webb has introduced q
bill to increase the appropriation for
the Gastonia postoffice from $4,000 to
$4,000. giving as a reason that the
town has grown so rapidly since the
original appropriation was made that
it would be poor economy to put up
$4,000 building. .... The British gov
ernment has abrogated the contracts 1t
has with American meat packers,
against which the United States gov
ernment has suits pending abroga-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-19
The DIXON MURDER.

The mystery surrounding the mur-
der Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dixon, a
prominent and wealthy young couple
Of Cleveland county, n. c., near smell
by last Wednesday morning. has peen
cleared up by the confession of one OF
the three Ross negroes concerned IN
the crime.
The facts are as already intimated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon were murdered
because of q mortgage that Mr.. Dixon
had on a mule belonging to one or
the Ross negroes. In his ignorant de-
pravity the negro figured out that II
he would kill Mr.. Dixon and get pos
session Of the paper he would have no
further trouble.
John Ross, cousin Of Hack and
Will Ross Is the one who told the story.
He confessed to Sheriff wilkins
Thursday night; but in view of the
excited stage Of public sentiment the
sheriff thought 1t best to hold back In
formation Of the confession until Ia
ter. John Ross's story was to the ef-
feet that Will Ross had told him that
he, Will, killed the Dixons and that
Will had gone on further and threat
ened to kill John, If he told anything.
1t is believed that at least five ne
groes were implicated in the crime
and there Is no doubt of the fact that
the murder was deliberately planned.
One of the negroes called Mr.. Dixon
up early on pretense of wanting him
to help to get mule out Of the ditch
and at the first opportunity knocked
him down with an axe. The negro af-
ter failing to find the coveted paper on
the dead mans body, went to the house
to make further search. When Mrs.
Dixon met him he knocked her down
with the axe. Failing to find the pa
per he left: but afterward hearing that
Mrs. Dixon had only been stunned, he
went back and finished the job.
When the great crowd of people who
had assembled in Shelby Friday, be-
gan to learn Of the facts they started
toward the Jail with the evident inten-
tion of lynching the negroes; but
Sheriff Wilkins resorted to the ruse of
ringing the court house bell and the
crowd thinking that something was up
about the court house went back In
that direction. Judge Webb and 9TH
ers harangued the crowd, begging that
the law be allowed to take its course,
and in the meantime the prisoners
were spirited away to Charlotte. They
were afterward taken to Gastonia
where they will remain until the con-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-19

We have a letter from our good
friend Hugh. Wilson of the Abbeville
Press and Banner calling attention to
the fact that we failed to grasp the
point of his article taking issue with
Mr.. McMaster, in the matter of the
proposed hitting back at New England
for refusing to allow her corporations
to invest in South Carolina. Mr.. Will
son sends a copy of his article in the
Press and Banner, and upon a more
careful reading of it we find that his
argument is that it was not SCALA
wag' bonds that were repudiated by
this state; but Demcratic bonds that
were converted into property of which
we are still enjoying the benefit. He
cites among other things that the
bonds issued to build the state house
were virtually repudiated. We regret
very much that we failed to catch the
point of Mr.. Wilson's contention; but
will have to admit that the reason was
that we had not read his article as
carefully as we should have read 1t.
We will have to concede also that
while Mr.. Wilson'S contention is not
popular nor liable to be soon, it is
eminently earnest and honest. South
Carolina has little or nothing to be
proud of in connection with her bond
record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-19
SHOP EARLY.

This from the Greenville News of
last Saturday, applies with equal
force to this locality, and is repro
duced by The Enquirer on it's own
motion to be needed by those who are
able to see the justice of 1t:
Dear Christmas Shoppers:-
Won't you come and do your
shopping early? 1t will be to your
advantage by getting first pick and
avoiding the rush which usually
comes at the last minute; then, too,
please remember that we cannot en-
joy. the holidays If we have to work
overtime and rush during the DAYS
preceding. We appreciate your trade
and are perfectly willing to wait upon
you, even up to the last minute, but
tired, worn-out individuals cannot get
the enjoyment from the days set
aside for such as they could if YOU
would only consider the above ap-
peal.
"(Signed) Salespeople"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-19
"Absurdities of the Common Law"

We are printing today the third and
last of the promised series Of articles
on The Absurdities of the Com
mon Law" and, while we are quite
sure that many of our readers have
kept up with and appreciated this
splendid contribution, we fear that
others have passed it over and failed to
appreciate it's full significance.
AS to who wrote this sketch we
have no idea. We venture, however,
that the author is an old practitioner
Of unusual ability, and we feel war
ranted in saying that he had no
lower motive than a contribution to
civilization.
1t is not generally known, perhaps,
but an article like this is worth
money to the man who is able to
write it. There are many wealthy
and influential periodicals in the
country which, if it had been submit
ted to them. would have gladly paid
several hundred dollars for the honor
and privilege of first giving it to the
public, but, as is not difficult to COM
prehend, writer Of the breadth and
capacity of the individual who pro-
duced this article would hardly give
thought to the money considera-
tion that might be involved.
The principal regret that we have
about this article is that it will not
get as wide circulation as it should
have. The publicity within the power
of the Newberry Observer and of The
Enquirer is necessarily limited. What
has been the experience of the OBJ
server, we do not know; but as for
ourselves. we have noted signs of con-
| siderable interest, not only in the
form of favorable comment, but in
the form of application for extra cop
les, notably one application yester-
day from a gentleman, unknown to us
in Washington, d. c.
| We regret to say, however, that we
are unable to supply any more back
numbers; all the extra copies we had
| are gone: but we noticed that the
Observer in it's original production OF
the article presented it in double col
umn measure, indicating an intention
of reproduction in pamphlet, and we
have no doubt that copies of this
pamphlet may be had by writing tC
the Observer, at Newberry.