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The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-26
HER SHORT ROMANCE
By CELIA MYRoVER ROBINSON.

Melissy walked slowly down the road, swinging her sunbonnet in her hand, letting the little breezes stir the soft hair about her face. and drink. ing in the pungent breath of the pines.
 Melissy's dream was very sweet and very bitter. She had been only a girl -Melissy was thirty-four now-when she had had her short romance.
 There had never been a man at Rix- ton Corners could compare with H. ram. Melissy thought him the hand somest and cleverest of men. And he thought Melissy as beautiful as she was good, and Hiram had felt there was no higher praise than that.
 It was on an evening of just such an April day that Hiram had first kissed her and she had promised to be his wife.
 But the long. sweet summer had not passed before Hiram had grown cold and captious, changing so much that Melissy hardly knew him for the same ardent lover of few months back. The girl was high-spirited- the broken woman smiled, sadly, as she remembered this-and on one day of anger and rebellion she had sent Hiram away and he had never come back to her again.
 He had left The Corners, and dur ing all the long years since, Melissy had never heard from him. Vague rumors had reached her. however, that he had gone to Florida and had made money in turpentine.
 The camp meeting grounds were a good three miles from The Cor ners, and Melissy was very tired by the time she had covered half the way. She sat down by the road side in the shade of big oak. fan hing with the pink sunbonnet. rest
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-26

Il reckon 1t wasn't the heat much," said Melissy. but I've pea right poorly this winter. This isu first time I've been out for i01 walk since January"
 You ought not to have tried walk it," said the man. You als' strong enough. It's a good three mha at least, from your place"
 Melissy looked surprise.
 "Land!" she said, "how do " know? I thought you were a stranss in these parts," and she looked VIZ interest at the fine team and snr trap, and the tall. well-dressed nsus|
 "Melissy," said the man, hs '0's| hoarse and shaken, "don't you AlV' me?"
 Melissy face turned as wni'e the little wilted roses fin her u For moment she stood quite su like a frightened child. Then gave glad cry: "Oh, iin Aih ain IL OcCn oO 'SNc' burst into bitter sobbing. ..,|
 Hiram took her in his arms wiped away the tears. NJ
 Tt has been long. Meliss!' Nj said. but we'll fill our lives so of happiness well foget the so''s Do you remember the dreams used to have of seeing the woria lissy We'll, we'll see t toss" dear. I've made plenty or n'o' N and I've come back to beg you .,l| forgive me for my pride ana ~ ousy." k.
 T never could understand .,A| gan Melissy. Hiram stopped he' a kiss. c,k|
 I thought you cared for DocA .ol son. It was Amariah Hill WnV M me. She said you were a fiirt' too proud to tell you. and, any is promised not. And you did hif' tie. you know, Melissy."
 "Oh, Hiram" began Meliss!. ,,s
 But Hiram kissed her into s again. all Copyright by Daily Story Pup
 It's human to attempt shlftins ,,,rs blame on environment or heiSs
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-26

pose. Will you not be good enough to notify MT Nordenholz and also have proper announcement made to this ef- feet in the paper in question:"
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-26
Compensation.

Compensation. Does your wife play bridge?" Yes, but then I generally hold good poker hands"
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-26

It's human to attempt shiftlns ,ty, blame on environment" or new
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17
JAPAN LEADS IN WHALING
American Ships Have Been Supplant'
ed by Those Flying "The Sum-"

In the marble room Of the senate
Japanese visitor was waiting to see
senator. The little man seemed placid
as his eyes wandered up and down the
pages of a Japanese magazine, printed
on a fine tissue paper, much like the
light and filmy old-time paper napkin.
He explained that he was reading an
interesting account Of whale fishing as
now carried on in the Pacific, which
showed that the monopoly heretofore
held by our New England towns OF
New Bedford and New London has
been taken over by the sturdy little
Jap sailors, who have dreams Of one
day becoming masters Of the Pacific.
On the ruins Of the American enter
prises that largely led to its introduc-
ton into the family of nations, Japan
has built up a great whale fishery.
The American consul at Hakodate,
Japan, recently made reports on this
interesting subject, tracing the indus
try from the year 1920, when the
by Captain Joseph Allen, and an Eng
lish ship, in charge Of Captain Cof-
fin, of Nantucket, visited Japanese
waters, and in three short months
filled up" and sailed for home.
These waters, of course, soon be-
came a favorite whaling ground, and
in 1850, out of SAB whalers sailing un-
der the American flag, fully 100 cruis-
ed in or crossed the Japanese grounds
in fact, the Importance Of this Amer
lean fishery, the occasional loss OF
whalers on the Japanese coast and
the inhumane treatment shown to
shipwrecked crews, were among the
principal reasons for the dispatch Of
the Perry expedition, which made the
first treaty with japan.
The American whaling interest has
gradually declined until in 1908 one
solitary whaler flew the Stars and
Stripes on the coast Of Japan.
After Japan was opened to the world
a few Japanese took up the business,
at first with crude and inadequate ap-
paratus and vessels. The Japanese
government in 1894 and 1896 sent Sc
lected men to San Francisco and New
Bedford, where they shipped as COM
mon sailors and landsmen on Ameri-
can whalers. Their Investigations into
the business were painfully exact and
minute, as shown in book edited by
three of these agents, who shipped in
a whaler cruising on the Atlantic
grounds. This book chronicled not
only the name, rig and tonnage Of the
vessel, and the names of her owners,
officers and crew, but every detail of
her construction, the size of every tim
Der, plank and bolt, the length of ev-
| cry rope, the size, dimensions and ma
terial Of all her whaling gear, and try
ing apparatus, with the amount Of
| food taken to sea, how the whale blub-
Der, tongue, case, head oil, bone was
''cut in," slowed, rendered, packed,
with the shares system Of division and
payment, the food outfit and equip
ment of the crews, and even a list Of
the clothing taken to sea by the cap
tain, the whole being illustrated-Na-
tional Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17
5ualaruas department.

The Other Barrei.-"Speaking Of the
wild west" smilingly remarked Thos,
B. Dunn in the lobby Of q Washing
ton hotel, according to the Phila-
delphia Telegraph. reminds me Of
story of a hostelry in the sage bush
country.
Sometime ago." continued the
Congressman, "a traveller who stop
ped overnight at the Aforesaid hos
telry noticed that instead Of ringing
a bell or sounding gong at mea
time the proprietor went to the front
door and fired d0uble-barrel shot
gun. Later in the evening the trav'
eler commented on the strange pro-
cedure.
THAT is a novel idea Of yours,
he smilingly remarked to the pro-
prietor, calling your guests by fir
ing gun
y "'Yaas,' drawled the proprietor
but it generally fetches 'em around
In time for sayin' grace
yes, admitted the traveller. But
pardon the question, why do you dis
charge only one barrel?'
Wouldn't do to shoot 'em botn,
answered the proprietor, I have te
keep t other barrel to collect pay fol
the meals an lodging"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17
ALL WRONG

The Mistake is Made by Many York
viHe Citizens.
Look for the cause Of backache.
To be cured you must know the
cause.
II it's weak kidneys
You must see the kidneys working
right.
A resident of this vicinity shows
you how.
Mrs. H. e. Suits, s. Wilson, st:
Rock Hill, 8. c., says: From birth
one Of my children suffered from dis
ordered kidneys. He had no control
over the kidney secretions, especially
at night and though we doctored and
tried all kinds of medicine, nothing
seemed to bring the least benefit. FL
nally I heard about Doan's Kidney Pills
and began giving them to the boy. Ir
a few days he felt better and the con.
tents of one box affected a complete
cure"
For sale by all dealers. Price, 81
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-ant
take no other.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17
One of the Best

The year 1913 has been one Of the
very best Of the fourteen years that ]
have been representing the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Company. The
amount of business up to this time
exceeds that written during all of 1912
and that year was above the average
with me. A noteworthy feature OF
the 1918 business Is that about TWO
THIRDS Of 1t has been applications
for more insurance in the Mutual
Benefit by old policy-holders who had
been insured in the Company from
four to fourteen years, and who knew
by experience that the Grand Old
Company was all that was claimed
for 1t, and then some. Could the
Company receive higher endorse
ment? A number Of prominent
olicy-holders who also have policies
in other companies, have voluntart-
ly stated to me on various occasions
that they were sorry that all their
insurance was not in the Mutual
Benefit. Brother, II you have no
Life Insurance, you should have, and
you can side-step further regrets by
starting with the Mutual Benefit, and
II you have some in other companies,
and are thinking of applying for more
you owe It to yourself to investigate
the Mutual Benefit. I will be pleased
to give you full information II you
will call at my office, or advise me by
mail that you want 1t.
SAM. NJ. GRIsT, Special Agent
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17
Great Waves in History-Have you

SNodt waves iH tliosoTyf I1dSO you
ever stood on the sea beach and watch
ed the rollers come sweeping to the
shore? If 80, you probably have no.
ticed that every now and then one of
them will be bigger and nobler than
the rest-will come in with mighty
thunder and a glory Of high flung foam
and magnificent in its towering
strength, dash far up on the shining
sand. -
Well, when you stand on the beach
of time and watch the centuries as
they come rolling in, you will see that
ever and again one is mightier than the
rest, topping them in greatness.
One Of these great waves Of the
ocean of time was the golden ago Of
Greece, one was the Thirteenth Cen
tury in Europe, and another was the
Sixteenth Century in England, the age
Of Elizabeth.
Several decisions Of immense impor-
tance to the entire future Of England
were made during Elizabeth's reign.
For one thing, England became def
nitely a Protestant nation. For an
other with the crushing Of Spain in the
defeat of the great Armada she took
command of the seas, which she was
henceforth to rule as her own domain.
And she also became a sharer in the
New World, with all its tremendous
responsibilities, beginning that career
Of colonization which has given her
the largest empire of the civilized
world. Then, too, she took her place
as creator Of a great literature.
It was certainly marvellous time,
and the more one reads Of it the more
inspiring it becomes.-St. Nicholas
Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17
TAX NOTICE-l9l3
Office Of the County Treasurer Of York
County.

County.
Yorkville, 8. c., Sept. IL, 1913.
NJ YOTICE Is hereby given that the
In TAX BOOKS for York county will
be opened on WEDNESDAY, the
18TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1918, and
remain open until the 31ST DAY OF
DECEMBER, 1913, for the collection
of STATE, COUNTY, SCHOOL AND
LOCAL TAXES, for the fiscal year
1913, without penalty; after which
day ONE PER CENT penalty will be
added to all payments made in the
month Of JANUARY, 1914, and TWO
PER CENT penalty for all payments
made in the month Of FEBRUARY
1914, and SEVEN PER CENT pen
atty will be added to all payments
made from the 1ST DAY OF MARCH
to the 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 1914
and after this date all unpaid taxes
will 60 into executions and all unpaid
Single Polls will be turned over to the
several MAGISTRATES for prosecution
in accordance with law.
For the convenience Of taxpayers,
will attend the following places on
the days named:
At Hickory Grove, Friday and Sat
urday, October 18th and 18th.
At Sharon, Monday, October goth.
At McConnellsyille, Tuesday, octo-
Der 21st.
At Tirzah, Wednesday October
22nd.
At Glover, Thursday and Friday
October 23rd and Gath.
At Yorkville from Saturday, Oc-
tober 25th, to Tuesday. October 2Sth
At Coats's Tavern, from O'Clock
a. m, Wednesday, October 2sth, to
o'clock p. m.
At Fort Mill. Friday and Saturday
October 31st and November 1st
At Rock Hill, from Monday, Novem-
Der 3rd, to Saturday, November 9Th.
And at Yorkville from Monday
November 10th, until Wednesday, the
31st day Of December, 1913, after
which date the penalties will attach
as stated above.
Note.-The Tax Books are made uI
by Townships, and parties writing
about taxes will always expedite mat.
ters II they will mention the Township
or, Townships in which their property
or properties are located.
HARRY e. NEIL,
Treasurer Of York County
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17

: Proved His Claim.-While a building
was in process of construction two OF
the tilers became engaged in a violent
quarrel. So violent was 1t that the po-
lice were called in and the offenders
taken before a magistrate. Both OF the
men were sober and industrious and
good workmen; this, according to the
testimony Of the foreman In cnarge OF
their work, who had followed in hopes
of being able to intercede for them.
The magistrate asked, in astonish-
ment, the cause Of the quarrel. II
seems that one man had accused the
other of stealing his coat.
s "And i can prove 1t, too," added the
man.
. '.How?" asked the magistrate.
'T always keep my card in the pock-
et," said the man.
! The policemen were directed to
search the garment. But they found
absolutely nothing.
Gimme my coat" said the workman
It was handed to him. He took two
dried peas out of the pockets anu held
them up triumphantly. "P. p. Peter
Powell. That's me name. Them's my
card"
He got his coat.-New York Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17
Thouaht He Was a Publiean.-A sto.

( Thought He Was Publiean.-A sto-
ry Of the Duke Of Argyll is being told
In connection with a recent trade ex-
hibition at Olympia, London.
The duke paused at stall to ex-
anime some patent chimney pots.
I'm troubled very much with
smoke at my house in Scotland" he
said to the attendant. You may
send me some Of these chimney pots. D
Certainly, SIR" said the attend
ant, who did not recognize his Gus
toner. May I ask your name and
address,"
Send them to the Duke Of Argyll,
at Roseneath," replied the duke.
''Yes, sir. But what name?" ask
ed the attendant.
But the duke moved off and some
body kindly explained to the attend
ant who his customer was.
BLESS mel" remarked the attend
ant, "I thought he was publican,
and I took the Duke Of Argyll to be
the name of his pub. Answers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17

The Supreme Test-"What makes
you think that you really love me?"
she said.
He thought for a moment before he
replied, and then he said:
81 am willing to button you up the
back all the rest OF your life."
That Is something, but is it al? 2"
st am willing to let our house be
run by strangers, and that you should
ever remain in entire ignorance Of its
management" .r
Rather good. Anything else"
"I am willing that we should have
no children, so that you will be able
to go to Europe whenever you want
to, entertain your friends. and not be
tied down." ....
( Good! And is that al?"
els this not enough?"
: 'I suppose it ought to be, but was
In hopes that you would say you were
willing to have me wear anything ]
pleased all the rest of my life, no mat
ter how really ridiculous 1t was."-
Judge. .-'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17


best use of the light we have. Pupils
should not sit up facing the light but
should either be to the side or back
and preferably from the back, and
there ought to be sufficient light to en-
able one to see in any part Of the room
without straining the eyes. This is
important, as many children have de-
fective vision anyway, and deficient
light will intensity this defect. All
children should have their eyes exam
ined by a competent eye specialist.
Heating.
"All school rooms should be properly
! heated as no one can study when shiv-
ering from cold or sweltering from
heat The temperature of the school
room should be kept at about 70 de-
grees Fahrenheit and Of course we
must have q reliable thermometer In
order to regulate the temperature.
Fires must be started and kept up one
to two hours before school time in ex-
tremely cold weather II we expect to
raise the temperature to 20 degrees
Fahrenheit by the time school opens in
the morning. There must be an open
vessel on the stove filled with water so
that the air may be moist.
Individual Desks.
Our school houses should have indi-
vidual desks. First because there is
less danger Of contracting disease
when each pupil has his or her own
desk and is allowed to use no other.
Second, because each child ought to
keep a neat desk and be held account
able for any damage to same, and
third, it is very much easier for teach
ers to control pupils when the individ-
ual desk is used.
Water Supply and the Common Drink
ing Cup. a
Every one will admit that we do not
look carefully enough after the water
supply for our schools. We should
have tubular wells; but If we do not
we must get water from a well OF
spring that is in good condition, and
not from just any spring or well. OF
course, If the water Is full Of germs
when taken from spring or well, 1t is
bad enough, but 1t can be made a great
deal worse by an open vessel and the
common drinking cup. Suppose one OF
the pupils Of school is suffering from
diphtheria, tonsilitis, mumps, measles
influenza or any Of the contagious dis
eases and uses the common drinkin:
cup. In such a case it is easy to see
and 1t is not only the diseases above
mentioned but also tuberculosis, syph-
Ills and other more serious diseases
that are contracted in this way. 1t will
cost you a great deal more for medical
attention besides the loss of time, care
and anxiety, than 1t will to provide
covered vessels with spigots and see to
1t that each pupil has his or her own
drinking cup and teach them how i'm
portant 1t Is to use it. I believe great
majority Of the contagious diseases
are spread oftimes in this way. mean
contracted from drinking after some
one who has a contagious disease.
do not mean to say that we will elm
mate disease entirely in this way, but
we will greatly curtail the spread.
Friends, let us try to carry out
these suggestions. for we all need to
improve along these lines in our homes
as well as in our public places"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17

One on the Warden.-An elderly
churchwarden in shaving himself on
Sunday before church time, made a
slight cut with the razor on the ex-
treme end Of his nose. Quickly call
ing his wife, he asked her if she had
any court plaster in the house. "You
will find some in my sewing basket,
she said. The warden soon had the
cut covered. At the church in assist
ing with the collection he noticed ev-
cry one smile as he passed the plate,
and some of the younger people laugh
ed outright Very much annoyed, he
asked a friend If there was anything
wrong with his appearance.
"Well, 1 should think there is" was
the answer; what is that on your
nose?"
Court plaster"
NO" said the friend. 1T is the la
bel of a reel Of cotton. 1t says, War
ranted 200 yards long New York
Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17

Saving the Waifs.-A story is told OF
a man in this section who has a son
who is deep thinker and somewhat
experimental In the past he has care
fully watched his father as he would
partially smoke cigar and then
place the remainder in the ash try,
hours later to pick UP the cigar and
finish it. Sometimes the father
would have two or three butts" await
ing his pleasure. His son took deep
interest in the matter. Not long ago
the smoker picked a partially smok-
ed cigar from his ash tray and light
ed it. The boy watched with more
interest than usual, and remarked q
few minutes later: Papa, is that q
good one?"
"Yes, that's a fine one," remarked
the satisfied father.
To this the son replied: II thought
you would like that one. I picked
1t up in front Of the Methodist
church."-Sodus Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17

The Way II Was.-It was cold day
in December and the superintendent
of a charitable institution was ex-
amining a number Of poor children as
to their claims for more comfortable
clothing. Margaret was under ex-
animation. She was pinned up quite
securely in a thin shawl.
Have you any clothes at home?'
she was asked kindly.
NO"
What have you got on?"
please, this is me aunt's shawl
an'-me dress is next, an then comes
I."-Everybody's Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17

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The first opportunity you have,
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have in best Granite and Marble.
We are agents for the celebrated
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PALMETTO MONUMENT CO.
JOS. G. sASSI, Proprietor.
Phone 211.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17

IA Some men lose their eyesight
looking out for No. New Orleans
Picayune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17

- Typewriter Ribbons-AII kinds
At The Enquirer Office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17

REAL ESTATE BROKER.
FOR SALE

- Typewriter Ribbons--AiI kinds
At The Enquirer Office.
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liqht.

1t is of very great Importance that
our school houses be so arranged that
the pupils get the best light obtain
able. But as our houses are already
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-24
WANTS JOB FOR
REFORMATORY BOY
Rev. {. A. WATSON Appeals to
Business Men to Give
Youth a Chance.

Rev. i. A. WATSON, of II Milford
street, is anxious to find a position
for a young man, high school grad
uate, who is now in the Railway re-
formatory, but who will be released
as soon as position, favorably
passed upon by the authorities, is
found.
During his time in the reformatory
DIR. WATSON declares the boys record
has been spotless. and that all that
is needed is an opportunity.
An appeal is made by DR.. WATSON
TO the business men of the city who,
in this time of goodwill, are trying
to brighten the lives of the less for
tunate, to give the young man, who
made a mistake, a position. 1t Is
not expected that he will be offered
a position of trust or responsibility
at first, but just a lob" where he
may, by years of probation, show his
real worth and demonstrate that his
one mistake has been lesson never
to be forgotten.
If there Is anyone who is willing to
give the erring young man a chance
DR.. WATSON will give that person the
full story of the wrong the high
school graduate did and the full story
of the case.