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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-02-08
A. S. TAYLOR RE-ApP0INTED
HORTICULTURAL INSPECTOR

TIE board of county commissioners
on Monday re-appointed a. s. Taylor
OF Orchard avenue. East Canon. to be
horticultural inspector OF Fremont
county for another year. The position
formerly carried with ii salary Of
eight hundred dollars per annum, but
this year the pay OF the Office has
been increased to twelve hundred
dollars in compliance with the stain
ties OF the state. In re-adjusting the
salary to comply with the provisions
OF the legislature the commissioners
set aside twelve hundred dollars for
horticultural Inspection in this coun-
ty during 1912. II Mr.. Taylor finds an
assistant necessary he must pay him
out of the fund set aside for that pur-
pose It is likely. however. that Mr.
Taylor will devote his entire time 10
the work and draw all the money
himself. in which event he Will en-
deavor to inspect every orchard in the
county at least once every twelve
months,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-02-08

Many reservations have already
been made for Miss Dudlesack" 1T
Pueblo Tuesday. February 18th. Tom
Richards. a Canon City boy. has one
Of the leading roles. The Elks will
run an excursion over tho D. q q.
leaving at 8 p. m. Round trip ei.a5.
Make theatre reservations with Eu-
gene Bradbury before February iith.
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MlSS,M. BELLE MINOR.
DEAD At RENSSELAER,, NO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Minor received
most card from Rensselaer,, Missouri.
this morning announcing the death OF
their cousin, Miss NJ. Belle Minor. at
her home there at 1880 o'clock Sunday
morning from pneumonia. She nae
been sick for ten days or two wee&.
but message received here a day or
two ago stated that her fever was sud-
siding and that the prospect OF ies
recovery was most encouraging.
Miss Minor was for a long period at
the head of the public school system
o. Canon City and it is not too much
TO say that that she did more for the
catise Of education in this community
than anybody else associated with the
teachers profession. She came TO
Canon City from Nebraska in the au-
tumn OF 1883 and for tventy-six years
was connected with the schools as an
instructor. most of the time as prin-
cipai of the high school During the
long period OF her school work In
Canon City she taught continuously,
except for two years. one OF whey
was spent in Europe on furioush
granted her by the board OF educa-
ton, and the other was devoted TO an
endeavor to regain her health. which
had become impaired by a too chFe
application to duty. The record m.he
by Miss Minor as a teacher In this
county stands alone and Is not likely
to soon be surpassed in length OF se'p
vice or In efficiency OF work.
The Canon ci;y high school was or
ganIzed by her and its FIRST COM
mencement claas was in June 1854.
when Frank Niece. clyde c. Dawson.
Jas. T. Cooper. Henry Topping and
Misses Ada Ellis and Minnie Rickard
were given diplomas as graduates.
For a quarter OF century after
wards nearly every graduating Glaze
received its instruction under Miss
Minor Her splendid devotion to the
schools here has endeared her to
hundreds of people in this community
who will regard her death as a per
sonal loss Deceased left Canon CITY
three years ago TO make her home in
Missouri and since then her mother
and two brothers have passed awsA
A brother the only surviving mem
ber Of her immediate family. resides
in Hannibal. Missouri, where he Is en-
gagged In business.
Miss Minor was about hfty-nve
years OF age and was born near Rens-
seiear. Missouri. but removed with her
parents to Nebraska City. Nebraska.
in 1864. from which place she came to
Canon City twenty years later. Miss
Minor was planning n visit here when
stricken down with the fatal illness.
She contracted cold few weeks ago
which developed into pneumonia that
speedily sapped her vitality. The
funeral was held at Rensselaer, at
o'clock this afternoon.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-02-08

ard the law forbade the importation
of blacks from Nassau and Jamaica.
or Spaniards from Cuba and their own
country. The sources of labor supply
depended on for digging the Panama
canal were closed to this American
enterprise. Hords of "hobos" as they
were classed, were sent out of the
camps as worthless, or because they
refused to work at all, scorning even
the s12 advanced them for transpor-
tation. Although the average number
of men employed was about four thon-
sand, the pay-rolls show that 10000
men were carried to the keys in three
years. ~.f y
The process of wedding out laborers
was costly and disheartening. When
the working force had been hammer
ed into something like efficient shape.
a hurricane swooped down on the
keys in October 1906 and not only
tested to the utmost the work of the
engineers. but made havoc in the
ranks of the laborers. The construc-
ton had been well advanced, however.
and embankment, trestle, and viaduct
stood the trial without serious dam
age. The soundness of Mr.. Meredith's
plans could have no finer vindication.
AS swiftly as possible. after the hur-
ricane, the working force was reor-
ganized, and from the clusters OF tents
and houseboats the working gangs
swarmed by night and by day to carry
the white trail of the grade southwai d.
Across most of the northern keys they
found a bed OF coral and limestone;
this was blasted and heaped in em-
bankments by hand labor as in ordin-
airy railroad construction. Many of the
open water stretches were crossed by
means of ramparts thrown up oy
suction dredges, which trailed their
long lines of pipe across the channels
like huge serpents. These crossings
were riprapped with rock to buttress
them against the wash of the sea. Be-
hind the graders came the track-lay-
ing gangs, coupling up one key after
another TO the mainland, while the
camps ahead of them were shifted
farther south to invade the islets that
swan in wonderful opalescent lagooas.
From the top of a derrick frame the
finished grade stretched across the
green keys like straight white rib
bon.
The line came at length to bay
four miles In width between Lower
and Upper Matecumbe Keys The last
is SO low that the farther shore almost
dipped below the horizon. Across this
body OF water the railroad pushed its
way on trestlework and rock embank-
ment, all of which will be filled IN
solid before the work is finished.
Then the builders brought up at Long
Key. where the first great viaduct was
For two miles across the green sea
this structure towers as a wall OF
carried on noble arches-1s0
of them, built of concrete reinforced
with steel. 1t has the aspect OF Ro-
man aqueduct built OF solid stone, and
its colossal strength and dignity of
outline are framed in a setting alto
gether lovely. Eeen from the shore OF
Long Key, its arches march across the
water, away, away, until they seem
to run sheer into the horizon with
nothing to mar their splendid isola-
tion. Save for the low keys at either
hand. there is no land In sight any
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-02-08

FOR RENT-12 acre garden land with
room house and outbuildings. 2
acres well set to fruit with good
house and barn on South Ninth. Lii
cold Park. Phone Jas. T. Wilson. 2.
I'll. 4tf
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Goo. w. Knox J. L. Stacy,
President Soc. and Mgr.
CLOVER real ESTATE co.
FOR SALE -
CLOVER, s. c.

l. Mrs. J. A. Hedgepeth's House
and Lot in Glover. A Big Bargain at
50, 10000.
2. Extra large Lot on Kings Mt.
St.; houses; an excellent renting
proposition-9s to 10 per cent on In
vestment.
4. Several nice Lots near Glover
academy-S225 to $275 each, accord
ing to situation.
S. A Acres, 1 mile Glover; 7-room
house; barn, well, etc. S42.5O Acre.
10. 3Oa a., 4 miles west Of York
Vile; about 100 young fruit trees.
$3.50 per Acre.
II. 100 a., near Battle Ground; lot
of good saw timber. $500 per Acre.
IL. lots on New Brooklyn St., $75
Each. All the time you want on these.
13. lots fronting Faires st. IS
Each. 11-3 a. fine pasture, close in.
$4,000.
II. Groom Cottage (New), H. E.
Moore residence-S1,50 10000.
IS. 220 Acres-Good. sandy land
farm, the w. E. Adams home tract
S42.5O per Acre. Good terms on this
19. r. ]. Love home tracts. 245
acres Plenty Of saw timber, fine bot
tom land; 7-room dwelling and all
necessary out-buildings. $4,000 Acre.
20. 40 Acres-Of the J. w. Law
renee tract, south Of Allison creek.
81. so AcreS-Partly within cor
porate limits Of Glover; a part Of the
T. F. Jackson-Glass tract.
CLOVER REAL ESTATE &C
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TAX NOTICE-l912
Office of the County Treasurer Of York
County.

Office OF the County treasurer OF fork
County.
Yorkville, S. c., Sept. 13. 1912.
NJ OTICE is hereby given that the
~ TAX BOOKS for York county will
be opened on TUESDAY, the 18TH
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1912, and remain
open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEM-
BER, 1912, for the collection of
STATE, COUNTY, SCHOOL AND LO-
CAL TAXES for the fiscal year 1912,
without penalty; after which day ONE
PER CENT penalty will be added to
all payments made in the month of
JANUARY, 1913, and TWO PER
CENT penalty for all payments made
in the month Of FEBRUARY, 1913.
and SEVEN PER CENT penalty will
be added to all payments made from
the 1ST DAY OF MARCH to the 18TH
DAY OF MARCH, 1913, and after this
date all unpaid taxes will go into ex-
will be turned ever to the several Mag
istrates for prosecution in accordance
with law.
For the convenience Of taxpayers, I
will attend the following places on the
days named:
And at Yorkville from Monday, No
vember 18th, until Tuesday the 31st
day of December, 1912, after which
date the penalties will attach as stated
above.
Note.-The Tax Books are made up
by Townships, and parties writing
about taxes will always expedite mat
ters If they will mention the Town
ship or Townships in which their
property or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer Of York County.
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Honest Eiection.-Much Of the grim
humor one hears among practical
politicians has to do with these incor-
ruptables who owe their positions to
corruption. A case in point is that OF
a member of the supreme court of
western state, who began his career
by running for congress. The story
was told to me by one of the workers
who secured his election.
"One day the candidate met me-
said my informant, to whom I had
been introduced by a practical poll
tician, as he took me into his conf
dence and began to talk as one briber
might to another, and asked me how
things were going in certain district
Fine I replied. You have a
good majority there
~ am not surprised he said en-
Enthusiastically. When I was speaking
there l made the best speech that
made in the whole campaign.
The worker nudged me as he said:
1T cost us just $1,000 to win that par
ticular district for him, and he thought
his speech did 1.-THE Forum.
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How He Got His Honors.-Mickey
and Pat had been at school together,
but had drifted apart in after life,
says Argonaut. They met one day,
and the conversation turned on ath-
letics.
Did you ever meet brother Den
nis?" asked Pat. He has just won a
gold medal in a marathon race"
That's fine" said Mike. But did
1 ever tell you about my uncle at Bal
lythomas?"
Pat agreed that he could not call
him to mind. WELL" continued Mike,
hes got a gold medal for five miles
and one for ten miles, a silver medal
for swimming, two cups for wrestling,
and lot of badges for boxing and cyc-
ling"
He must be a great athlete, in
dade," said Pat.
You're wrong" cried Mike. He
keeps a pawnshop."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-03
UndipIomatic Drussist.-South Trim

Undiplomatic Druggist.-SouthT Trim
BILE, clerk of the house Of represen-
tatives, was talking about diplomacy.
I'm a public post" he said, great
diplomacy Is needed. The man in a
public post must be diplomatic all the
time; otherwise he will be treated like
the druggist
"A druggist, late one cold winter
night, was awakened by the tinkle OF
his emergency bell. 1t was boy.
The druggist slipped on a dressing
gown. went shivering downstairs and
found the boy wanted two cents worth
of chewing gum.
Its like your cheek" the druggist
growled, ito wake me up at this time
of night for a paltry two cents worth
of chewing gum
AT this the boy scowled, threw
down the gum and pocketed his two
cents again.
Like my cheek, it is?' he said,
Then I'll take my custom somewhere
else. You can keep your chewing
gum. won't have it now, after your
sauce.
And he stalked out wrathfully, and
the poor druggist went shivering back
to bed"
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. FOR SALE

233 Acres-One-half mile from Bull
locks Creek Church and School-new
7-room 2-sLory house, 3 tenant
houses. Joins w. L. Crawford and E.
NJ Bankhead. Price S25 Per Acre
One Lot-In Hickory Grove. Price
S65.O0.
IIS Acres-Near Sharon, good bot
tom land, barn, 2 tenant houses, $3.50
per acre.
90 Acres-1 new 4-room house and
good barn; a splendid farm. miles
from Yorkville. $500 per Acre.
1O3 Acres-S1, $4,000.
including a Groom house, big barn, 2
tenant houses, for 5000 pounds Of lint
cotton.
A 7-Room House-70 feet front on
West Madison ST., joining j. w. Dob
son and R. J. Herndon. S1,500.00.
344 Acres-W. K. Hamilton land
$1,000 per acre.
SO Acres-The Sanders Store place
adjoining w. N. Hardin, $1,000.
317 Acres-Prudence Brown Place
about three miles below Chester
100 per acre.
100 Acres-The Bascome Kennedy
Place. s25.00 per acre.
4S4 Acres-Clawson Mill Tract
Fort Mill township, $4,000 per acre.
100 Acres-4 miles Of Yorkville.-
$500 per Acre.
so Acres-1 mile Of Yorkville.-
81 10000.
100 Acres-4 miles on Pinckney
road-S30.OO per Acre.
III Acres miles of Yorkville.
III Acres mile of Bethany High
school.
3S 1-2 Acres-1 mile of Bethany
High school.
200 Acres-Near Sharon. Price,
So. 10000.
185 Acres-Joins Webb Moore. w.
r. Carroll and ]. Cameron. A large
2-story, 7-room house; about 80 acres
under cultivation; at least 1000 cords
of wood on this place; about 80 acres
mile Of Philadelphia station. Price,
$4,000 an Acre.
S7l Acres-Joins Mack McCarter
and A. M. McGill. One mile from
Bethany High School, miles from
Glover public highway. l good B.
room house and barn and l good A.
room house and barn. A fine produc-
tive farm. 60 acres in cultivation,
balance in timber. Will sell as a whole
or separate the two settlements. The
price of this land is right, we wish to
make a sale at once. Look it over
and give us some offers. Property of
w. C.. Faris.
100 Acres miles from Smyrna;
joins Bob Biggers and John Boyd
tract. Price, S1,600.O0.
804 Acres-Joins Douglass land near
Bethany; 25 acres in cultivation; A.
room cottage, new; l tenant house
with rooms it. Price. S2,1O0.00.
81 Acres-Heavy timber land, join
ing lands of Ed Burns, P. B. McAee; Is
acres clear land, AZ acres in timber,
second growth pine and some fine orig
inal pine. Price, $4,000.
Forty-One AcreS-Of land, one mile
from Filbert. Property Of G. R. Alex
ander. A fine proposition.
7. c. WILB ORN.
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Infant Snobbery.-Too often the
idea Of service is associated solely
with paid servants, although seldom
so amusingly as in the case of a lit
tie girl Of whom a contributor to the
English Illustrated Magazine tells.
She had visited a little friend whose
family did their own housework. She
had a very good time, and on coming
home was telling her mother all about
it.
But, mother. dear. they do one very
dreadful thing" she concluded. II
hate to tell you about it. for it is kind
of cruel, and you mightn't let me go
again"
Tell me-" urged her mother in some
alarm.
They use their own grandmother
for a cook" the little girl replied in
a shocked whisper.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-03
Humorous department.

A Natural lnquiry.-R. T. Lingley,
New York real estate man who lives IN
the suburb of Park Hill, was moving
from one street to another where ne
had lust built a new house, says the
Saturday Evening Post. Observing
with dismay the care free way in which
the moving crew yanked his cherished
antiques about, Lingley was filled with
a desire to save from possible damage
q tall grandfather's clock that he priz-
ed highly and that was reliably reput-
ed to be more than a hundred years
old.
Taking the clock up in his arms ne
started for the new house. But the
clock was as tall as it's owner, and
heavy besides, and it's doors kept
swinging open so that he had to put
it down every few feet and rest his
arms and mop his streaming b. wv.
Then he would clutch his burden to
his heaving bosom and stagger on
again.
Before Lingley had gone block he
had repeated this operation a dozen
times and was painting from exhaus-
ton. Every time he put the clock
down he would gaze into its round,
impassive face and curse it for weigh
ing so much and for being so unweild-
ly.
After half an hour Of these strenu-
Gus exertions he was nearing his des-
tination when an intoxicated person
who had been watching his labors
from the opposite side. of the road took
advantage of a halt to hail him.
Mister" he said thickly, could
ash you a ques'n?"
What is it?" demanded Lingley.
why in thunder don't you carry
watch"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-03
Good Whaling in the Paeifie.-Ffve
hundred whales thus far in the season.

Good Whaling in the Pacific.-Ffve
hundred whales thus far in the season,
thirteen of them sperm whales, is the
wonderful record made since the be-
ginning Of the season, according to
Capt. Shadforth, of the steamer Grey
tender for the Canadian Northern
Fisheries company, which maintains a
number of whaling stations along the
coast of British Columbia.
In addition to the five hundred whales
caught at the three stations there are
many hundreds which have been caught
along the coast by other companies and
by American and Norwegian concerns
in Alaska waters. It Is believed that
before the season is over at least two
The huge number of mammals caught
on the north Pacific coast
The huge number Of mammols caught
in such a short period Is a direct con-
trast to the old methods Of whaling.
when it would have taken years for
big fleet of sailing vessels to have
caught similar number Of whales by
the old hand harpoon.-Vancouver Sun.
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His Value.-He knew that she was a

His Value.-He knew that she was a
clever business woman, and therefore
he thought his scheme a good one.
But he did not realize that she was
such a good judge Of values.
Il have made bet that I will mar
ry you" he said.
Money up?" she asked.
Yes" he answered, pleased at the
businesslike way she took hold of the
proposition.
How much?"
Five hundred dollars"
She looked himove critically.
TOO low" she said at last. You'll
have to raise to $4,000 or you'll lose.
And at that. as she afterward eX-
planned, she was giving him a bargain
day price.
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ATTRACTIVE CONTEST
OPEN TO EVERYBODY
Cabinet Organ, Sets of Bed Room
Furniture, Steel Range and Cook
ing Stoves Included Among Com
petitive Premiums.

WITH RECORD OF FTFTY-sEvEN YEARS BEHIND
YORKVILE ENQUIRER NEEDS INTRODUCTION PEOPLE
OF THIS PART OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS
PRISING, NEWSPAPER,
EXPLANATION
COMPREHENDED PROSPECTUS.
delivered
Old
Clubmak obligation
s duly paid
a
SUBSCRIBERS
price OF On
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Didn't Know Himself.-An American

travelling in Europe engaged cou-
rier. Arriving at an inn in Austria,
the man asked his servant to enter
his name in accordance with the po-
lice regulations of that country. Some
time after, the man asked the servant
If he had compiled with his orders.
Yes, SIR" was the reply.
How did you write my name?"
asked the master.
well, sir, 1 can't pronounce it"
answered the servant, but l copied
it from your portmanteau, sir"
why, my name isn't there. Bring
me the book"
The register was brought, and, in
stead Of the plain American name Of
two syllables, the following entry was
revealed:
Monsieur Warranted Solid Leath-
er."-November Lippincott's.
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UnsportsmanIike.-"Disgracefu1

Unsportsmanlike.-"D af-
fair at the club. Cholly and Ferdy
came to blows
Nothing so very disgraceful about
that"
"Rut they allowed themselves to he
held apart by couple of bell boys,
and they were very small bell boys at
charlottesville Courier Journal.
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CITY MEAT MARKET
EGGS WANTEp-25 CTS. poz.

EGGS WANTED-25 CTS. DOZ.
We will buy all the EGGS offered
until further notice, and pay rs CTS.
per Dozen for all we can buy.
When you want Choice STEAKS or
ROASTS come to the City Market. We
make a specially of the Best Home
Raised Stall Fed Beeves and also sell
the Choicest Western Meats.
JUST ARRIVED
A shipment of BONELESS BOILED
HAMS, CURED HAMS and BREAK
FAST BACON. We sell these by the
Pound, the Whole Ham or Whole
Piece of Bacon, and all of it is of the
best quality.
CATTLE AND CALVES
At all times we will buy all the FAT
CATTLE and all the VEAL CALVES
we can get. See us when you have any
to sell.
THE CITY MEAT MARKET
c. f. Sherer, Prop.
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Sharon, S. c., Nov. IS, 1912

Sharon. S. c., Nov. IS, 1912.
Dear Miss Russell:
We started back to school last Mon
day, Nov. 11th. 1 think all were glad
to get started back, as we had had
such a long vacation. They have con-
solidated Center and Blairsville
schools and we think it will be much
better, as we have more scholars and
larger classes.
We expected you to visit us last
week, and were disappointed when you
didn't come. You must come real
soon.
We have gotten a water cooler and
globe, also some window shades. We
got them with the money we made at
our entertainment at the close of last
school, and that we cleared at our ice
cream supper we had during our vaca-
ton.
We are real anxious to have Christ
mas tree Christmas, but some of the
pupils are sick with scarletina, and
don't know whether they will get able
to practice for it or not.
1 am expecting to go to Yorkvile
Saturday to the Tomato club, as / am
expecting to join another year. We
are going to send some things to the
exhibit at Rock Hill Saturday, Dec.
7th. Yours truly,
Blanche Pratt
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Hickory Grove, S. c., Nov. Is, 1912.
Dear Miss Russell:
We want you to come and visit US
and see our yards. Our yards were not
a bit clean last year but this year we
have formed a club and call it the
Junior Civic club. We are divided into
two companies, the Ants and the Bees.
The Ants have the front yard to keep
clean and the Bees have the back yard.
We are kept busy gathering papers
and putting them in our trash barrels.
l am Bee.
Do come and see how busily these
Bees work, even in winter.
Matte Mae Scoggins.
Third grade, Hickory Grove school,
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Hickory Grove, S. c., Nov. II, 1912.
Dear Miss Russell:
l want to tell you about our star
board. Every time we read well we
get a star and at the end Of the month
a prize is given to the one that gets
the most stars.
We have another board too. Those
who come to school with clean teeth,
clean face, hands and nails and have
their hair brushed get a star and at
the end Of school the one who has the
most stars will get something real
nice.
We have all bought new tooth
brushes and our teeth look better al
ready. Your friend,
Rachel Allison.
Third grade, Hickory Grove school.