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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17

Crime in South Carolna.-The So
ber-minded people Of this state stand
aghast in the face Of the carnival of
crime that is rampant throughout its
borders. We chronicled the fact that
an aged mute was shot in the back
and foully murdered just above us
over in Spartanburg county last week
This week we chronicle another hide
Gus murder which took place within
the borders of Union county, also an
attempted assassination just over in
Cherokee county In all these cases
white men were the victims. Within
the incorporate limits Of the town OF
Union we have had killing this
week. One young negro shot and
killed another. Anyone keeping up
with events transpiring throughout the
state notes the fact that the same con-
ditions prevail. The daily happenings
are largely a chronicle of murder, as
sassination and many lesser crimes.
The thoughtful people throughout the
state are beginning to realize the
gravity of the situation. Not only is
property unsafe; life, human life, is
cheap-cheap as dirt. 1t is a grave
situation, and the end is not yet.
There are men in Union, men who
have all their lifetime been law-abid-
ing and self-respecting citizens. who,
in the grave conditions confronting
them, determine to go armed as a
means of self-protection. Half the
men you meet perhaps, If the truth
were known, are armed to the teeth.
Suppose you talk with some of your
intimate friends. If you are in doubt
as to the truthfulness of this state
ment You will be surprised If we
mistake not. Our people have about
lost faith in the courts and the law
to guard property and life. 1t is a
bad sign, and productive of things
worse to come.-Urion Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17

Columbia special of January 8 to
the Augusta Chronicle: The secretary
of the state Farmers union issued a
charter yesterday for new local union
in Union county. 1t is situated in the
southern part Of the county in Gross
Keys township and is to be known as
Sedalia Local Union No. SIT. ]. w
Sanders Is the president, and R. E
Sanders is the secretary, and for busi-
ness agent, Lowndes ]. Browning was
selected by the local union. The post
office address of all three Of these Of
ficers is Union, s. c., Route 2. The
deputy organizer in making his report
TO the state secretary Of this ofganiza-
tion added the following under the
head of remarks: Il think this will
prove to be the best local union in the
county. They have good material to
build out Of" One or two other new
organizations are expected in the
same county before the meeting Of the
state Farmers union, in Columbia, on
the 10th of this month, and some 9TH
ers in the eastern part Of the state.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
Aamuruus department.

Sizing Up the Judse.-A judge once
had a case in which the accused man
understood only Irish. An interpreter
was accordingly sworn. The prisoner
said something to the interpreter.
What does he say?" demanded MS
lordship.
Nothing, my lord" was the reply. =,
How dare you say that when we all
heard him? Come on, sir, what was
it?"
MY lord" said the interpreter, be-
ginning to tremb,e, 1T had nothing TO
do with the case.'
IF you don't answer I'll commit you,
sir!" roared the judge. Nov what
did he say?" .
"Well, my lord, you'll excuse me. but
he said: who's that old woman with
the red bed curtain round her, sitting
up there!"
At which the court roared.
And what did you say?" asked the
Judge, looking little uncomfortap!e:,
Il said: Whist, ye spalpeen! That's
the ould boy that's going to hang
you!'" - Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17

All Right-A story which D. Boyd
Carpenter has been heard to recount,
concerns an occasion when he was to
perform the ceremony at very smart
wedding in London church. AS usu-
al, a great crowd of people stood about
the doors and lined up either side Of
the strip of red carpet. Magnificent
carriages and motorcars rolled up and
disgorged the splendidly dressed guests
but at the end of long string Of equip
ages came deplorable ramshackle old
four wheeler. 1t drew up gloomily op-
posite the strip of red carpet.
A couple of policemen dashed at the
cabby.
Here, hi!" they shouted. You can't
stop here! The bishops just coming!"
The old cabman regarded them with
a scornful eye.
Keep yer air on. I've got the old
duffer inside!"
And DR.. Carpenter opened the door
and stepped out,-Standard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17

Took Good Care of lt.-A physician
tells a story of a philanthropic doctor
in a Philadelphia coal mining town
who presented each household with a
nice new thermometer and told the
people the necessity of maintain
ing proper temperature. When max
ing his rounds one day he observed his
thermometer hanging in the room. He
inquired of the woman Of the house II
she had remembered his instructions.
Indeed, sir, l do" was the response.
"I hang the thing right up. there and 1
watch it carefully to see it does not
get too high"
Good" exclaimed the doctor. And
what do you do when the temperature
rises above 70 degrees?"
why, sir" answered the woman
with the air of one faithful to a trust,
when it gets too high l take 1t down
and put it outside until it cools off,
Newark Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17

Hard to Catch Up.-Two Silesians
seated in a music hall began to argue
about the music of Wagner. The ar
gument as it progressed grew heated.
The upshot was that the younger chal-
lenged the other Silesian to a duel
But the older Silesian declined TO
fight.
mo, no." he said. Il refuse to meet
you. The risks are not equal. You
YOU see, are a bachelor, whereas ! am
a married man with three children
I'll tell you what to do. Go get mar
ried and wait till you've a family as
large as mine. Then when our risks
are alike come and challenge me
again."
The younger man complied. He mar
ried. Three years passed, and one DAY
three years later he went, accompanied
by a nursemaid. to his opponents
home.
Here l am" he said fiercely. MY
wife is at home. In this coach are my
three children. Now for the duel"
But the older man shook his head.
Not yet a while" he said. I have
five now."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
Real Kind of Her.-T remer

Real Kind of Her-I remember
hearing" says Lady Dorothy Nevill in
her "reminiscences, "of a very good
natured lady who was always helping
a relative of hers who was every eX-
travagant. Having one summer lent
this feather Drained creature consid-
cradle sum of money, what was her
surprise at the end of the season to be
applied to again. in order that what
were described as some pressing debts
might be settled.
az am very sorry said the kind
hearted lady, but I can't possibly help
you again just now. In order to lend
you that money some time ago I was
forced to go without a motor this sea-
son.
Dear me-! was the reply. If had
only known that l should have been
delighted to lend you mine!'"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
Had His Nerve.-This story Is being

Had His Nerve.-This story is being
told of a we'll known London doc
tor. A friend came to consult him
professionally and after the consul
tation was finished, the doctor wrote
out a prescription, says the Houston
Post.
You had bbetter have this made up
at the chemists" he said. 1T will
probably cost you half a crown.
Half a crown" the patient eX-
claimed "All right. I'll get it made
up" Then, as he turned to go, ne
added: 'I say, could you lend me half
a crown to pay it with"
The doctor gasped. He recovered
in a second, however, and asked for
the prescription. The patient handed
1t back. and after the doctor had
scratched out one item in 1t he re-
turned it again, together with six
pence.
You can get what is left made up
for a sixpence," he remarked drily.
What l scratched out was for your
nerves"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
TooTHAcHE AN ANCIENT ILL
BabyIonian Aseribed Pain to the Wig.
Cling of a Worm.

We recently reported a translation
of love letter 1000 years old made
from Babylonian cuneiform hierogly-
phics by DR.. F. c. Eislen, Of Chicago.
DR.. Eise!en has also translated a very
interesting dissertation on the cause
and cure Of toothache from the same
source, says the Pathfinder. The people
of those days could not understand
why a tooth should ache, and so they
attributed the ache to worm, whose
wiggling caused the pain. This worm
is no doubt what the modern dentist
Identifies as the nerve of the tooth, for
in fact the extracted worm does sug-
gest worm How the worm got into
the tooth is referred to in the following
inscription, though the modus operan-
di is not made exactly plain:
Anu had created the heavens, the
heavens created the earth, the earth
created the rivers, the rivers created
the canals, the canals created the
marshes, the marshes created the
worm. Then came the worm to weep
before Shash Before Ena came her
tears.
"'What wilt thou give me for my
food, what wilt thou give me to de-
stroy?' and the answer is, I will give
thee dried bones and scented wood
What are these dry bones to me
nf ~ n
among the teeth and set me on the
gum that l may devour the blood OF
the teeth and of their gums destroy the
strength Then shall bolt Of the door
Among Doctor Eiselen's other trans
lations is a letter of $500 years age
from a young man who had evidently
left home and taken job on the canal
He begins his letter thus: II am sta
| toned in Dur-Sin, on the Canal Bitm-
sikrim." Every letter in those days, we
| find, followed the graceful custom OF
opening and closing, with blessing or
the recipient. May the gods Shamast
and Marduk keep thee alive forever
was the wish of this young man wher
writing home to his old folks.
Somewhat like the youth Of this day
| he found when he went out into the
cold world that the cooking was not
equal to his mothers. Where I live
there is no food that am able to eat,
he complains. So he adds: Here is
the third part Of a shekel which have
sealed up and forwarded to thee. Send
me for this money fresh fish and other
| food"
An interesting phase Of the ancients
astronomical observations shows that
we today are reckoning time after theil
old system. A report written probably
for some observatory, about the veal
625 B. c., says: "On the sixth day Of
Nisan (about March 21) day and night
were equal. Six double hours the day
six-double hours the night. May Nabr
and Marduk unto the king our lord be
| gracious"
| The Babylonians had some proverbs
as apt today as they were in that dim
age, when writing was more laborious
Some of their proverbs are translated
from the cuneiform as follows: with
| disease that cannot be cured and hun
ger that cannot be stilled. Golfer OF
silver and a trunk full Of gold are not
able to restore Health or still Appetite
"A drunken man has the strength OF
! a worm"
The life of yesterday, it is every
| day the same /. e., nothing new under
the sum-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17

Shut Her Up.-In every large hoteI
the chambermaids are always ready
and willing to perform personal serv-
ice for the sake of the customary tip
that accompanies it. Remembering
this, the woman tourist who was stop
ping at a famous hotel in Carlo rang
at last for assistance after vainly
struggling for fifteen minutes with the
interlaces of the rear fastenings Of her
gown. To her dismay, one Of the Arab
porters responded to her ring.
Madame requires something?" His
voice was soft and sweetly modulated
YES. Please send up one Of the
maids to hook my dress"
"Ah. If that is ALL" He bowed and
waved a depreciating hand. Madame
desires to be shut up? I can shut her
up"
And he did.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
Geo. w. Knox ]. L. Stacy,
President SEQ. and Mgr.
Glover REAL ESTATE co.
CLOVER, s. c.
FOR SALE =

l. Mrs. ]. A. Hedgepeth's House
and Lot in Glover. A Big Bargain at
~, 10000.
2. Extra large Lot on Kings Mt
St.; houses; an excellent renting
proposition-9A to 10 per cent on In
vestment.
10. 3Ob a., miles west Of York
Vile; about 100 young fruit trees
$3.50 per Acre.
13. s lots fronting Faires st. IS
Each. l 1-3 a. fine pasture, close In.
$4,000.
II. Groom Cottage (New), Fl. E.
Moore residence-$1.50O.0O.
Is. 22O Acres-Good. sandy land
farm, the w. E. Adams home tract.
S42.5O per Acre. Good terms on this.
10. r. j. 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 ]. w. Law
renee tract, south Of Allison creek.
21. so Acres-Partly within cor
porate limits Of Glover; part Of the
T. F. Jackson Glass tract.
CLOVER REAL ESTATE &C
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
getters -frotl the Sehauls.
Conducted by Miss Leila A. Russell.
Rock Hill, S. c., Jan. 13, 1912.

Dear Boys and Girls:
/ find 1t necessary to ask again that
you always state your grade and your
school. I wish to ask that you get your
teacher to state on your letter or story
that 1t is original. BY this mean that
you did all the work yourself. May l
ask that you send the letters to me
promptly? Some of those appearing
this week were written the middle of
December.
1 have received only one solution of
the riddles.
A campaign against hookworm dis
ease will be carried on in York county
during January and part of February.
DR.. Howell, of the state board of
health will examine and treat all patti
ents free of charge. He will be in
Rock Hill on Tuesdays, Fort Mill on
Wednesdays, Hickory Grove Thurs
days, Glover on Fridays and Yorkville
on Saturdays. hope you will take ad-
vantage of this campaign. An eXamin-
alton of the children OF the city schools
in one of the county seats in this state
showed that 81 per cent of them had
the disease. If 1t is in York county, let
us take advantage Of the offer of the
board of health and stamp it out.
Yours very sincerely,
Leila A. Russell.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17

Sharon, S. c., Dec 10, 1912.
Dear Miss Russell:
l will write you and tell you how we
are getting along at school. We have
thirty-s seven pupils today and have
forty seven on the roll. But 1t Is near
ly Christmas and they are not all here.
We have more than Aunt Agnes can
manage, so Mrs. Russell helps two
hours each day. We have a nice time
playing at school. We play Hide" "
Fox" and Stealing Goods" Of these
l like Fox" best.
Aunt Agnes is going to teach us some
more games when she gets time. /
know we will enjoy them. We are 60
ing to have a Christmas tree Tuesday,
the 23rd. We are looking forward to
it with a great deal of pleasure.
Your little friend,
Willie Sherer.
Fifth grade.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17

Power of the Ad.-At an advertising
mems banquet in Denver, DR.. H. Wood
Avery, the author of many advertising
monographs, ended an informative ad-
dress with an amusing story.
The power of the 'ad,'" he said, lis
truly miraculous. 1 know a young ac-
tress who mislaid string of pearls.
She inserted lost and found adver-
tisement and the next day asked her:
well, did you get your pearls
back"
Yes she answered-'and isn't ad-
vertising wonderful? The string lost
were only scientific but those that have
been returned to me are the real
thing"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17


Dear Miss Russell:
AS enjoy reading the children's let
ters so much, l will write one too. We
had a Christmas tree Christmas Eve
We didn't have a large crowd but en-
joyed it very much, We have twenty
one pupils going to school now.
We have a nice, large playground
but have to carry water some distance
We now have individual drinking cups
Our school house Is being painted now
which adds so much to the looks of it.
On the wall hang number of pictures
and we spend our idle moments in
drawing others.
We are talking of having an enter
tainment at the close Of school. hope
you will visit our school soon.
Your little friend
Margaret Sherer.
Pine Bluff school.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
II. M. Lineberser Seeks Discharge
from Guardianship.
SHELBY

NJ Office is hereby given that or
IN Wednesday, December 26, 1912. I
made final settlement with the Pro
bate Court Of York County, as guard
ian of Gregg Cherry, and that or
Saturday, February l, 1913. I will
make application for my final dis
charge from further responsibility In
connection with said guardianship.
H. M. LINEBERGER, Gastonia, N. c.
Yorkville, S. C. January 8, 1913.
1. Z. 6t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
SOUTH CAROLINA EXHIBITS.
How the State Will be Represented at
the Corn Exposition.

d
the Corn Exposition.
AS a result of the South Carolina
State Grain show, this state, will be
represented in the competitive exhi-
bits in the Fifth National Corn expo
sition by 20 single ears of corn, 20 10
ear samples of white corn, seven 10
ear samples Of yellow corn, four five
stalk samples of prolific corn, and 9TH
er agricultural products.
The state grain show, held to select
individual exhibits of agricultural pro-
ducts to represent South Carolina
growers in the Fifth National Corn ex-
position which opens here on the 9th
of this month, began Thursday morn
ing. A large number of exhibits of
corn and other agricultural products
were submitted, nearly every section
of the state being represented. Rep
ative Demonstration work yesterday
afternoon completed the task Of select
ing the samples of products in each of
the classes.
Samples of corn submitted by the
following South Carolina growers will
be retained in Columbia for the Fifth
National Corn exposition.
Single ear, any color or variety: Mrs.
Allen McFadden, Manning; Grandon
Barton, Simpsonville; w. c.. Ragen,
Darlington; Y. Won A. Riser, Pomaria |;
Henry H. Salter, Trenton; L. B. Fowl
er, Tigerville; H. w. Miller, Chester,
No. l; James E. Fuller, Little Noun
tain; Fred DuBose. Blythewood; Cecil
D. Brearley, st. Charles; T. NJ. Little
john, Jonesville; Wilbur McMurray,
Lancaster; James H. Lever, Blythe
wood; Carl w. McMurray, Lancaster;
c. A. McFadden, Manning; c. w. Jo-
sey, st. Charles; Paul Page, JoneSville; A;
Robert E. woodward, Chester; ]. E.
Smith, Florence; A. A. Brearley, st.
Charles.
Ten ears, white corn: C. w. Josey,
st. Charles; E. E. Quick, Bennettsville;
C. l.. McManus, Lancaster; II. w. Mill
Ter, Chester, No. l; H. A. Wingo Spar
tanburg; H. j. Lever, Blythewood;
Tom Patton, Rock Hill; J. P. West,
Spartanburg; H. L. Dominick, Pros
peIlly, JOSldH Slllllll, " HhlliSNilIS, =
Won A. Riser. Pomaria; julie Shanklin,
Columbia; Grandon D. Barton, Simp-
sonville; Joe Wiley. Chester, No. l.;
D. S. Boiter, Spartanburg No. 2; Jas.
H. Lever, Blythewood; Wilbur McMur-
ray, Lancaster; Henry H. Salter, Tren-
ton; John w. Harrison, Winnsboro;
Cecil D. Brearley, st Charles
Ten ears, yellow corn; A. M. Mil
ler, Newberry; G. S. Wirgard, Lexing-
ton: ]. w. Shearley, Ballentine: w.
Y. Pitts, Sumter; P. NJ. Warn, Bam-
berg; S. E. Lowman. Ballentine: II.
y. Lever. Blythwood.
Five stalks prolific corn: L. c.
Chappell. Lykesland; c. w. Josey, st.
Charles; r. NJ. Cooper Jr. Wisacky;
G. B. Wingard. Lexington.
There were other agricultural pro-
ducts besides corn, submitted by va
rious South Carolina growers, but as
the state is entitled to 20 samples in
each class these were not numerous
enough to require judging for the pur-
pose of elimination. 1t is possible
that some further announcements
will be made in this connection
Columbia State.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
Jumping in lreland.-'

Jumping in lreland.-Two Irishmen
were watching the events at a field
meet. When one of the athletes jump
ed 81 feet in the broad jump, Pat re-
marked to Mike:
Mike. that was a, pretty good
jump"
Yes" said Mike, 1T was, but moth
ing like what we had back in the Ould
Sod"
Sure" says Pat, and they never
had anything to equal that jump"
Yes" says Mike. 'and they did
One day l saw a man jump % feet
backwards-up a hill-agin' a strong
wind."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17

stands six feet in height, weighs in the
neighborhood Of 200 pounds and has
the same round, cherubic, very smooth
face, a typical Hibernian nose and as
big and round a pair Of baby blue
eyes as were ever seen; a round, we'll
developed head set on a pair of mas
sive shoulders, with a 17-inch neck
joining them.-New York Sun, Jan.
18th
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Sharon. S. c., Dec. 80, 1912.

Dear Miss Russell:
want to tell you what a nice time
we had at our Christmas tree. We had
a Santa. He was dressed in black
suit and wore big red cap. He treat
ed all the children nicely and gave a
number Of presents to each child.
Our school will begin on New Years
day. We are anxious to get started
back. We have large school and we
have such nice times playing at recess.
We are going to have some more new
pupils. If we have many more to come
we will have to build some more to our
school room. Our room Is almost full
now. Wishing you a happy New Year,
Your loving friend,
Mary Land
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
BLOCKADED
Every Household in YorkvilIe Should
Know How to Resist Ii.

Every Household IN Yorkvllle Shouic
Know How to Resist 1t.
If your back aches because the kid
neys are blockaded,
You should help the kidneys with
their work.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for weak kidneys.
Recommended by thousands-here's
testimony from this vicinity.
Mrs. Mamie Steward, 21S Peachtree
ST., Rock Hill, S. c., says: Il know
that Doans Kidney Pills are very ben
efcial for weak kidneys. / was aften
dizzy and nervous and my back ached
all the time. The secretions from my
kidneys were unnatural and rested so
poorly that when I got up in the morn
ing, l felt tired. Reading Of Doan's
Kidney Pills, got supply and they
made me WELL"
For sale by all dealers. Price, so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
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Sharon, S. c., Jan. l, 1913

Sharon, S. c., Jan. l, 1913.
Dear Miss Russell:
I will write you letter to tell you
what a time I had Christmas. We had
a Christmas party at Mrs. Hunters s
Monday, the twenty third and we had
a Christmas tree at the school house
Tuesday, the twenty-fourth. had two
of my school mates yesterday evening
and we had a real good time.
Your little friend,
Hugh Sherer.
Fifth grade, Blairsville school.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
Quick Witted.-They are telling

QUICK WTtteu,-IIIty dIt ltIIIII6
story of bridegroom who was absent
minded, but quick -witted.
Before starting for Washington on
the honeymoon he did what more than
one Mr.. Newlywed had done before
him-bought only one ticket. When his
wife approached him for being oblivi-
Gus to his new relationship, he prompt
ly said:
why, by lingo! You are right, my
love. | had forgotten myself entirely"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-17
e.neraI Jones Uroes Approval.

Columbia, January 13.-Special
The governor this afternoon address
ed a letter to S. T. Carter, treasurer
elect, stating that Gen. Willie Jones
had seen him and asked that he ap:
prove Carter's bond. He requested
Mr.. Carer to have each one of his
sureties to justify before a clerk OF
court as to the amount of property
they possess, so he can determine
whether the bond is such as the law
contemplated his approving.
w. F. Caldwell.