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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02

Voters.-A new census report about
the male voters Of the country says
that there are 26,999,151 men in the
United States who are old enough to
vote. OF these 3,611,27S are foreign
born whites not naturalized, so that
the voting strength Of the country Is
a little more than 23,OOO,OO0. Less
than 100000 votes were cast in the
last presidential election.
Nearly 40 per cent of our present
male inhabitants of voting age are ma
tive whites of native parentage Over
16 per cent more (4,500,000) are native
whites of foreign or mixed parentage.
Eleven per cent (3.000,000) are foreign
born whites naturalized.
Nine million males of voting age
live in cities of more than $4,000 in
habitants. OF these, only 90 per cent
are native born of native parentage,
but As per cent are natiye-bor of
foreign or mixed parentage. Here in
New York there are nearly 100000
males Of voting age, of whom not
much more than One-third are native
born. and only 229,362 native-born of
native parentage.
Evidently there are votes enough to
be had this year, and of ample yarie-
ty. What a very large and expensive
job 1t is going to be to get due propor-
tion of them cast!-Harper's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02
What of the Future?

Every man knows what Is behind
him, but there Is not one on earth TO-
day that knows what Is ahead OF him
except death, and none know the day
II will come. unless they have been
tried and sentenced to death In Vir-
ginia or Massachusetts,, in Canada, or
some one of the European countries
where law Is supreme. While 1t Is
fact that the only reliable guide we
have as to the future Is the past, this
guide Is not infallible In every respect.
For instance, an Individual may have
passed through many years Of success
full business experience and accumulat-
ed quite handsome estate and almost
without warning meet with reverses
that practically wipe out all material
gains. Can you recall instances Of this
kind? II you carry life insurance In
any one Of the old established compan-
les and never have occasion to ask
any concessions and go on paying your
premiums for a specified number Of
years. provided you have a limited
payment policy or until death, II you
have an ordinary life, the company
will do exactly what 1t promises In
your contract. All companies are
about the same" In this respect. On
the other hand II you stumble or fall
down no company in the world guar
antees in its policies to treat you so
literally as does the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Co., and besides 1t Is
the only company which applies Ev.
cry improvement made In Its new con-
tracts to all the old ones. A policy
written in 1847 carries every privilege
written in one issued in 1912. I have
never met, or heard Of a dissatisfied
Mutual Benefit policy holder.
SAM NJ. GRIST, Special Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02

Good evening, Miss Martini" but he
made pale, shaky work Of 1t ALL
For a moment she stood silent, and
then amusedly asked,
do you never offer visitors a
chair?"
He hastily made the offer, amazed
and wondering at her smile and tone
Could 1t be? No, he choked back his
rush of hope. This was merely q
woman's way Of beginning torture.
Mamma wanted me to come and
thank you for that article" she said
sweetly. Papa Is a dear old fellow
but he isn't cut out for Office at all
We have tried our best to get him tc
quit running, but he never would-un-
til now" She laughed quite happily
I'VE are so relieved that he is out OF
it. He is dreadfully mad just now, but
he will soon get over it."
AS he evidently did, for two months
later Sandy wrote and set up the fol-
lowing item:
MT. SielldHu buiCh dhu misS iho
Martin were united in marriage at the
home Of the bride on wednesday
evening, and left on No. 9 for two
weeks in Colorado. Mr.. Burch is edi-
tor of the Banner and Is the best
man that ever struck town. Miss Mar
tin is the prettiest and smartest and
best girl-with possibly one exception
i'm the county"
And when the paper came to the
happy couple. they had a good laugh
over the item, for either by design oil
by accident Sandy had printed 1t right
under the papers motto.
TT pays to tell the truth"
Christian Endeavor World.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02
A MANS FIRST DUTY.
He Should Make an Honest Living and
then Play.

He Should Make an Honest Living and
then Play.
"A mans first duty" said an emin-
ent English scientist, "is to find a way
Of supporting himself, thereby re-
lieving other people Of the necessity
oil supporting him."
That consider shrewd and ex-
cellent observation.
Whatever be your nature. whether
you feel yourself to be an artist, or
experience within you the movings Of
poesy, it is we'll to learn to do some
thing that will enable you to exist with
self-respect by taking yourself Off
other peoples backs.
kind OF work the world is willing to
pay for.
You may be created to do some
thing wonderful or beautiful or wise,
but primarily you are created to do
something tor men that will persuade
them to Iced and clothe you.
rlrst earn your salt, then come on
with your message.
In the olden Gays the Jews taught
every child trade. The youth might
grow up TO be a learned rabbi, but on
la pinch he could mend chairs.
saint Paul was q tent-maker. He
discharged his debt to the race by
making tents; he threw in his gospel
as boot.
1t is what you do to boot that brings
you glory and honor, praise and pow
er. But don't forget your main duty.
" hich Is to earn your wage.
If you don't have to work for a liv-
ing it Is too bad. You may amount to
something, but the chances are
against you.
A few endowed gentlemen and la
dies have helped the world along a lit
tie, in the course Of history, but not
enough to matter.
where they would be freed from the
struggle Tor bread and butter and
house rent as heaven devoutly to be
wished.
Hence we have erected holy orders
and universities and scholarships and
endowments so that superior folk
might devote all their energies to
higher things. For the most part
those segregated and sheltered classes
have done nothing much but maintain
old ideas long after they are dead, and
should have been buried, or contri-
butte to the already endless bric-a-brac
OF learned usefulness.
Wage labor Is work. What you do
after you work Is play.
Your play is the best thing you do.
All true art, philosophy. and religion
lis the souls play. There's no wage
for 1t, and there never can be.
If you work all the time you become
stupid, like the huge money getters.
II you play all the time, like the en-
dowed folk, you become silly, probably
also vicious.
II, therefore, you would be normal.
healthy and happy, do something each
day that mankind Is willing to pay
money for, put forth some effort re-
ducible to the common denominator
of human activity-money; do that
first, then do something that cannot
be paid for.
Perhaps you can do both at the same
time.-Dr. Frank Crane.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02
Geo. w. Knox J. L, Stacy,
President Sec. and Mgr.
Glover real estate CO.
CLOVER, 8. c.

1. One Groom House and Lot, situa-
ted In Glover on R-R. St; good well and
barn; large lot; fine situation. See us
for price.
2. Large Lot on Kings Mountain St.
I'll feet front, $40 feet deep; good
tenant houses, one 4-rooms; two 3
rooms, and two 2-rooms; paying 8 per
cent on $4,000 A good investment.
No. s. S-O-L-D-
4. Five beautifully located Lots, near
High School. See US quick for these.
They will not last long.
Two sold; they are going fast, 40 we
expected. See them quick u you OK
peet to buy. They will not be any
6. a Aerss-1 mile Clover; 7-room
house, barn, well, etc. $4250 per Acre.
z. 96 Aeres-3 miles Glover; plenty Of
timber; 10 acres fine sure crop bottom
land; fine pasture; new, 3-room house.
8. 8 Lots on Bethel road, for quick
sale; 800 feet deep; nice location.
9. 5 Room House-80 II. front; locat-
ed on one Of the best residence streets
in YorlevilIe. A bargain. Now, or
never, is your chance. See US for
price.
10. 3oa Aeres-4 miles west Of Yorl.-
Vile: large orchard Of young fruit
trees beg1nning 10 Dear; acres Dottom
land; joins Elmore Stephenson. S1T.50
per Acre. Good terms on this.
IL. 100 Acres-Lying II miles MOI tn
Of battle-ground; 100000 feet Of saw
timber. II you need timber now is the
time to buy. Lumber is going up;
owner will cut In July II not sold. Tim
ber worth price asked. See Us for Q
price.
II. 6 Lots, nicely located. on New
Brooklyn street. Good terms on these.
13. Six Lots, fronting on Faires st.;
also 1-3 Acres fine pasture, imme-
diately in rear Of lots. Will sell as q
whole or cut to suit your taste. Prop
erty Of Ralph N. Adams.
IA. One 15 h.-p. Tolbort Tnglne, so
saw Eagle Gin. one Pin Centennial
Cotton Press. and one 3s-inch Corn
Mill, and Belt, In good condition. A
Bargain. $40000.
Is. One complete Brick Mill Outfit
Engine Brick Mill, Trucks, Racks.
Sugar Cloth and Fixtures for 10000
per day capacity-At a Bargain, and
on good terms.
16. Two 1OO-acre tracts Of land In
Moore, county, N. c.; joins ]. e. Jack
son. For quick sale. $500 per acre.
Come to Glover and buy property and
help a live town grow.
CLOVER REAL ESTATE CO.
J. L. Stacy, Sec. and Manager.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02

Why He Was Crazy.-The follow
ing was contributed by subscriber
who got the clipping from an old
newspaper):
A man in the insane asylum gives
the following reasons why he is crazy:
II met a young widow with step
daughter, and the widow married me
Then my father, who was a widower
met my step p-daughter and married
her. That made my wife the mother
in-law of her father-in-law, and made
my step-daughter my mother and my
father my step-son. Then my step
mother, the step daughter of my wife
had son. That boy, Of course, was
my brother because he was my faith
er's son. He was also the son Of my
wife's step-daughter, and therefore
her grand son; that made me grand
father to my step-brother. Then my
wife had a son. My mother-in-law
the step sister of my son, Is also his
grandmother, because he is her step
sons child. My father Is the broth
er -in-law of my child, because his
step-sister is his wife. I am the
brother of my own son, who is also
the child Of my step-grandmother
am my mothers brother in-law. My
wife is her own child's aunt. My son
is my fathers nephew, and / am my
own grandfather. And after trying to
explain the relationship in our family
some seven times a day to our calling
friends for a fortnight, was brought
here-no, came Of my own free WILL
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02
Hamuruas department.

A Suspicious Charaoter-The ma
tives of Hiramville were waiting for
the mail, not that they expected any
letters themselves, but just to see who
II anybody got one. During the pc
riod Of waiting they fell to discussing
an individual who had lately built
house in their midst.
Il don't somehow seem to trust
thet feller," said Uncle Silas Weevey,
filling his corncob pipe with a mixture
of shredded jute. "Tain't so much that
l hain't got likin' fer city folks. but
he's too kind O. genial fer me. Every
time | meet him walkin' on the rud
he's got a nice, confidin' sort o. smile
onto his face and a way o holdin' aout
his hand t be shook thet reminds me
of a feller I met oncet daown to Bos-
ting thet sold me- a bunch o. green
backs for IS, an every dashed-bing
one of 'em was that bad l couldn't pass
none of 'em. / hain't had no conf
dence in genial city fellers sence."
Same here, ST. said Jabez Hawkins,
the poundmaster. Il don't want to
have no dealin's with him nuther
Why, thet feller come t me tn other
day and offered to paint my haouse n
barns free fer nothin' SOS when he
looked aout o. the front winders O. his
haouse it'd make a pleasanter outlook;
an, by jings, when asst him what he
wanted to advertise onto 'em he laff-
en- an said, .Nuthin at ALL Eff
he'd wanted to paint Use Slathers's
soap or Bildad's old-fashined mapill
Juice or Aunt Maria's rat grits or
suthin O. thet sort / could ha' seed
some sense into 1t, but fur ez I could
make aout all he wanted was good
excuse for lookin' aout O. his winders
inter mine, so I told him / guessed
things was good enough fer me ez
they wuZ."
"Ye're dead right, Jabe," put in Hi
Webster, the general store keeper.
There's suthin' almighty queer about
thet feller. ] had an experience with
him on'y yesterday. He come inter my
store, an after pickin' out thutty dol
lars wuth O. groceries an orderin' two
lawn mowers and wash biler sent
daown to his haouse he pulled aout
wad o. money an wanted to pay cash
for 'em. O. course I let him-they
want nutthin' else to debut I made
IN my mind then and thar at he
V a'net a desirable customer. He show
he hadn't no overwhelmin' belief in
his own credit, and I tell We, boys,
when a feller can't trust hisself he
amt got no right t ask nobuddy else
L trust him!"-Harper's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02

Can You Beat It2-Tom McNeal of
Topeka was talking to Abe Peters
about luck, so Tom reports. Tom
thought there was no such thing as
luck, but Abe protested.
Take the case Of Ezra Boil" said
Abe. ITO begin with, think Of his
name. A name like that is hard enough
luck to prove my contention, but Ezra
lived up to 1t. When he was a baby
he fell into the horse trough and was
almost drowned. Then he got hold Of
a can of concentrated lye, and 1t took
them four weeks to bring him round.
He fell out Of an apple tree when he
was six and broke both arms and a
leg, and just as he was hobbling round
again he went on watermelon-ste
ing expedition with six other boys.
The others got away, but the dog
caught Ezra and chewed him up until
the farmer came along, and he put on
finishing touches with a harness trace.
He fell in love when he was II years
old, spent all he had for buggy rides
and candy for the red-cheeked object
of his adoration-and she shook him
and married another. A mule kicked
him and broke six ribs. He had lot
of hogs. and they died Of cholera on
the identical day when hogs reached
nine cents a pound, live weight. He
had a big crop Of wheat, and a hail
storm came along and ruined 1t one
hour after his hail insurance policy
had lapsed. He got $500 to make a pay
ment on his land. put 1t in the bank
and the bank busted.
"A cyclone wrecked his house and
barn and crippled all his family except
his mother-in-law, who escaped un-
hurt. He bought four gold bricks and
took some Confederate money in pay
for two good horses.
"Then he died. When they were
taking him to the cemetery the team
pulling the hearse ran away going
down hill and scattered the remains of
Ezra along the side Of the road.
I'm the course Of time his family
marked his grave by an appropriate
stone on which the stone cutter got
the date Of his birth wrong and mis-
spelled his name in two places.
And still you say there is no such
thing as luck!"-Saturday Evening
Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02
saImy DAYS in Montana.-Bishop N

Balmy Days in Montana.-Bishop N.
Lucock, recently named at the gener-
al conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church at Minneapolis, Mimi,
will make his home in Helena, Mon.
and have charge of conferences In
Montana, Idaho and the two Dakotas
Meeting a citizen from Montana the
bishop, who will have much travelling
to do. asked:
How is it out there in winter"
"Oh, 1t gets a little chilly. in fact
quite biting, along in the early morn
ing" explained the man, but by noon
it warns up-moderates consider
ably"
"Ah, see," smiled the bishop.
Yep" explained the Montana man
in all seriousness, you may find 1t
So degrees below zero when you get
up in the morning. and by noon it will
have moderated until the thermome-
ter may show only 30 below"
The afternoons of such balmy
days." suggested Bishop Luccock, ARE
given over to gardening ?"-Kansas
City Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02

The Simplest of Remedies.-John
Drew was interviewed by a newspaper
man in a hotel in Chicago one night
and at last realized that he would have
a hard time getting rid of the visitor
The writer seemed determined to sit
forever in spite of the signs of sleepi-
ness exhibited by the actor.
Il suppose l seem like night OWL
said the visitor when the clock point
ed to nearly three o'clock in the morn
ing. "As a matter of fact I'm just
that. l suffer intolerably with insom-
mia. | wonder what's the best thing
to do for it."
Go to sleep" suggested Drew
smoothly. IF you'll step into the
next room while l undress I'll show
you how to do Unpopular Magazine
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02

Recognized a Superior.-'I want
somebody to show me where to un-
load this COAL" said the grimy looking
man at the kitchen door.
You needn't ask me about that.
retorted the young woman; Il don't
have anything to do with unloading
coal; I'm the kitchen lady"
Il can't help that" he rejoined:
am the coal gentleman. and the father
of three kitchen ladies, one laundry
lady and one chamber lady, and if you
don't show me where to put this coal
I'll call the woman of the house"
I'll show you, sir" she humbly re-
piled, and led the way to the coal cell
lar.-Tit-B Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02
TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

A LII persons indebted to the estate
"A of w. s. HENRY, deceased, are
hereby notified to make payment to
the undersigned. at once. Persons
having claims against said estate
should present them to me, duly au-
ed by law.
493t ]. ]. HENRY, Admr.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02

IA Jack-"Are you sure that I am
the only man you ever really and truly
loved?" Ethel-Perfectly sure, dear.
l went over the whole list only yes
terday." boston Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02
LUMBER

II you need any kind Of Lumber.
either Dressed or Rough, Green or
Kiln Dried, come and see US for what
you need. We can supply your wants
at the Right Prices.
II you want Doors, Sash, BIinds,
Frames, Window Weights, Locks,
Hinges, Nails or other Building Sup
plies come and see us before you buy.
II you expect to Build or Remodel
any buildings see lis about the work
before making any contracts.
I 7 KEIIEQ g. C0MpANY
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02
CITY MEAT MARKET
@. f. SHERER, Prop.

@. F. SHERER, Prop.
We keep everything that is good In
the MEAT line, and handle only the
BEST.
STALL FED STEERS are speciality
with us, and also fine Western Beef.
The Finest CURED HAMS to be
had anywhere, Raw or Boiled, by the
Whole Ham or by the Pound to suit
the customer. Also Breakfast Bacon.
We buy all the Butter we can handle
and sell all the Eggs we can get.
We are always in the market pay
ing the Highest Cash Prices for Beef
Cattle, Calves and nice Fat Hens.
We study to please the trade. and IL
things are not right we take pleasure
in making them right.
Yours for quality,
c. r. sHERER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02
Fresh
Arrivals

Fresh Mackerel,
Salt Herring,
White Fish,
Sweet and Sour Cucumber Pickles,
Big Hominy in Cans,
Kraut in Cans,
Pure Honey,
Tomato Catsup,
Canned Corn and Peas,
Apple Butter.
Barrel Coffee,
Coffee in Cans,
Quaker Oats,
Toasted Corn Flakes,
Jell-O,
Gold Medal Tooth Picks,
All kinds Of Candies,
See us for Tomato Plants.
I. M. BRIAN COMPANY.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02
Do You Suffer-?

With Kidney, Bladder and Liver Trou-
bles? II so, blame only yourself.
NYAES STONE ROOT co. will
certainly relieve all infiammatory, ir-
ritated and weakened conditions Of the
kidneys and bladder; will purify the
blood and aid greatly In rheumatism
Scrofula and Skin Diseases. Try SOC
or $1.00 bottle, and praise Nyal's
Stone Root Co., wherever you go, as
Mr.. r. L. Williams Of Route No. 6,
does NyaPs Dyspepsia Tablets. ASK
him about Nyal Remedies.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-02

Til SIlOulu HOl Ue llOoISeu dS "Cli
Citys candidate for representative. He
would almost certainly be defeated If
nominated, and ought to be, as he was
entirely incompetent for the work. He
not only lacked the necessary qualifi-
cations of an efficient representative,
but stood wrong on several important
state issues.
The Banners" opposition put Mar
tin out of the race-and onto the war
path. At first he wanted to get out of
the house with his shotgun, but his
family prevented that. Then he went
on the streets, and told into how many
fragments he was going to beat that
young Smart Aleck," but the marshal
easily secured promise that he would
do nothing violent. He did, however,
go to the office-the door, and order
the editor never to set foot in his
house again.
But Clelland had not intended to-.
He knew that for him the end had
come. The glory had gone from the
sky, and the earth was no longer filled
with roses and white clover.
When the office force had gone. the
young man sat at his desk, and leaned
his chin on his hand, blankly staring
at a calendar on the wall, wondering
how he would ever live through all
those days. This was his night at Mar
tins; he had intended to speak to-
night.
The sun was almost down. He sat
up, sighed disconsolately, and shut the
desk.
There was a step at the door: some
one entered. He turned to face Miss
Irma Martin. Clelland wanted to run,
to sink through the floor, to hide, or
do anything except face the anger and
reproach and the tears that he knew
were coming. He tried to seem cool,
tried to smile, tried to say casually,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-21

wide ribbon in Il novel blue and white
and pale green figured design. It is
lined with green china silk and is
fitted with separate compartments for
the different brushes The back OF the
case may be made over a frame Of
rdboa-d. while the front can be
saaened with canvas A narrow
dark blue aid Kilt braid ornaments the
edge. binds the two sections OF the
case together and gives body to the
during bow Of ribbon along whose face
it is run.
I'o not forget round bag for col
lars. A circular disk OF sim cardboard
sir inches in diameter can be cut and
covered with linen Measure of
strip six inches. wide and as long as
the circumference Of the circle. Sketch
some simple design on it, repeating the
motifs three times and embroider.
Attach rings to the upper edge and
whip on the straight piece after join
Ins at the straight edges, Run ribbon
through the rings