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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23
FEAR.
A Dreadful Quality that Prevents
Achievement.

A Dreadful Quality that Prevents
Achievement.
Was anything ever done by one who
was afraid?
Would Columbus have made his
discovery of the New World If he had
ben burdened with dark forebod-
ings?
Would the gospel ever have been
preached to the remotest parts Of the
world Of the missionary had feared
his mission?
Would there have been United
States If the signers Of the Declara-
ton Of Independence had feared for
their lives, as we'll thay might?
Would the railroads have crossed
the continent and pierced the desert
and would our captains Of industry
have had the courage Of their convic-
tions, in building our industries-the
wonder of the world in size, output
and wages-if they had been timid
while risking millions?
Was a battle ever won by gen.
eral who feared? Was ever a great
cause vindicated by one without a
strong heart and undying hope? Was
ever a prize secured by competitor
who did not enter the race believing
he must and would win?
Is anything more contemplate
than cowardice? Is anything more
noble than courage? Is anything
more childish than fear, or anything
sweeter than confidence in an age OF
unrest unreason, suspicion and dis
turbance?
Let us turn from the dismal
swamps and lift up our eyes to the
hills. Let hope inspire and courage
strengthen and the battle will be
won.
This is the lesson to teach the chill
dren in our schools, to tell the patien,
toiler at his work, to speak to the
anxious business man at his desk, tc
impress upon the preacher in his pull
pit and the counselor in the hall OF
legislation.
And a faint heart never won a fall
lady.-Lesslie's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

A Misunderstood Jsst-Lord Lytton
when viceroy of India, was seated one
day at dinner next to lady whose
name was Birch and who though very
good looking, was not over-intelligent
Said she to his excellency:
"Are you acquainted with any Of the
Birches?" ...
toh, yes!" replied Lord Lytton. u
knew several of them most intimately
while at Eton-indeed, more intimately
than cared to-"
"My lord" replied the lady, you
forget the Birches are relatives Of
mine"
"And they cut me-" said the viceroy
but" and he smiled his wonted smile
Il have never felt more inclined to kiss
the rod than do now" . RS
Sad to say, Mrs. Birch did not see the
point and told her husband his excel
lency had insulted her.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23


A Sign of Povsrty.-They were talk
ing about poverty few evenings ago
wehn Congressman Gilbert N. Haugen
Of Iowa, told of an impression q man
from the rural wilds once got on visit
ing the city.
The ruralite, the congressman said,
had gone to the town on a long-antici-
pated visit, and when he returned he
had much to relate Of city ways and
what he saw.
tThey put on all kinds Of fancy frills
up there" he narrated to the eager
crowd at the corner store. "but don't
believe they hev got half the money
they pretend to hey."
well, do TELL" wonderingly exclaim-
ed one Of the eager listeners. "Ye
really don't mean II, Jake?"
''Yaas," was the convincing rejoinder
Of Jake. "One night went by house
thet looked purity big. but jes, ther
same, ther people in it were so darned
poor thet two wimmen was playin on
one pianner." er."-Philadelphia Telegraph
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23
AUCTION SALES.
MASTERS SALE

ID Y virtue Of a decree Of the Conn
ID mon Pleas Court, passed April
is, 1918, by his honor. r. w. Mem
minger, presiding judge, in the case
Of R. Skalowski VS.. ]. B. Martin ct
al. will sell to the highest bidder on
saIesday, October 6, 1918, within the
legal hours Of sale at spartanburg
Court Houses: ~ ~ -
All that tract Of land in said coun-
ty, bounded by lands Of Logan, Wood
Byers, Preston Goforth, and North
Carolina line and others, containing
666 acres, more or less.
Terms of sale: One-half cash, and
balance on credit Of one year with
eight per cent interest from date of
sale, secured by bond and mortgage
of purchaser, who is to pay for the
papers, and recording, with leave to
pay all cash.
s. T. LANHAM, Master.
IA .'' ~ 81
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

Fly Large as a Cat.-A house fly "as
big as cat" exhibited at the recent
International Congress of Hygiene and
Demography at Washington, D. c., is
now permanently on exhibition at the
American Museum Of natural history
says Popular Mechanics. This, however
Is not the real thing, but model ff'
teen inches in length and $4,000 times
the size Of a living fly. This model, the
making Of which required a year Of pa
tient labor, is the most accurate ano
adequate representation of the external
anatomy Of the common house fly ir
existence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

A Neeessity.-The other Sunday
two small boys were industriously dig
girg in a vacant lot when a man who
was passing, stopped to give them q
lecture.
Don't you know that it is a sin to
dig on Sunday, unless it be case OF
necessity" asked the good man.
Eyes, sir" timidly replied one of the
boys.
'.Then why don't you stop it?"
"'Cause this Is a case Of necessity,
replied the little philosopher. "A feller
can't fish without bait"-Washington
Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23


called.-Friends Of Johns Hopkins
university are striving to raise $780,
600 to match Mr.. Rockefeller's offer OF
s25o, 900 and complete s1,Oeo,000 for the
removal of the institution to Home
wood, a splendid old estate on the
heights overlooking Baltimore. DR.. Ira
Remsen, the president, Is enthusiastic
over the new site, and he dwelt upon II
In an address to the students. During
his remarks he said impressively:
81 stood on a blur
Some one whistled softly, and a wave
of merriment followed.
The doctor was nonplussed. but re-
peated, 'I stood on blur
The laughter rolled into roar. ~,
svainly the doctor tried te complete
his sentence. Afterward he asked mem
bers Of the faculty what 1t meant, but
they pitied his ignorance and claimed
they did not know. Finally the doctor
was told of certain elemental facts Of
the great American game Of poker. The
climax came when he overheard stu
dents referring to him as "a bully old
sport."-Baltimore Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

"a Fatherly Clergyman (meeting
young parishioner in curl papers)-
why don't you leave your hair as 1t
was meant to be, my child? If nature
had wanted your hair to curl she would
have curled 1t for you.
offended Young Lady-When I was a
little girl, she did, sir; but I suppose
she now thinks am old enough to do
it for myself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23
EASILY DECIDED
This Question Should Be Answere
Easily by YorkviIIe People.

Which il wiser-to have confidence
In the opinions Of your fellow-citizens,
Of people you know. or depend on
statements made by utter strangers
residing in far-away places? read the
following:
r. ]. Mackorell, wholesale grocer,
Main St, Yorkville, 8. c., says: For
about a year I had attacks Of back
ache and the secretions from my kid
neys were unnatural. I decided to try
a kidney remedy and getting sup
ply of Doan's Kidney Pills at the
York Drug Store, began using them
I have since felt nucn better and my
pains and aches have disappeared en-
tirely."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

For sale by all dealers. Price. 30
cents. Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States -.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

aT There are men in this world who
have more jawbone than backbone.
They say a great many things they do
not stand up to.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

,fJ 1t is impossible for crooked man
to have a good standing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

- carbons for typewriter and pen.
oil uss--at The Enquirer Office, $2oo
box, 100 shests-The Kind you have
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23
WATCHES

II you want to buy Watch or
Clock. come and see me before you
buy. I have O large stock OF these
goods on hand and should you want
q special kind Of timepiece not In my
stock, I will be pleased to get what
you want on short notice. 81
\ Come and see me before buying.
I. T. w. SPEcK. The Jeweler. (
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23
CHEESE! CHEESE!
CHEESE!

. . 4
The hot weather put me out on the
sale of Cheese, but now as the days
are not quite SO hot, I am again selling
that Celebrated TARBELL CHEESE
that I have sold for years, and every
one who knows 1t Is aware OF Its
being the finest class cheese.
T- HAMS - y
More on hand and money in your
pocket in difference between 22c and
23c and ia CTS. o Pound. (
q BROOMS -E1
A late arrival Of good brooms at
80 Cts. Knight Of the Broom Grip
tells me that they will be higher on
account Of the drowth this summer.
Better buy now.
w. H. HERNDON
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23


Examples.
Petrarch relates that his admirable
friend and contemporary, Dante ALI
ghieri, one of the most exalted and or
iginal geniuses that ever appeared, be-
ing banished from his country and hav-
ing retired to the court Of a prince which
was then the sanctuary Of the unfor-
tunate, was held in great esteem; but
became daily less acceptable to his
patron by the severity Of his man
ners and the freedom Of his speech.
There were at the same court many
players and buffoons. gamsters and
debauchees; one of whom, distinguish
ed for his impudence, ribaldry and
obscurity, was greatly caressed by the
rest which the prince suspecting
Dante not to be pleased with, order
ed the man to be brought before him.
and having highly extoiled him, turn
ed to Dante and said, Il wonder that
this person who is by some deemed
a fool, and by others a madmai..
should yet be so generally pleasing
and so generally beloved; when you,
who are celebrated for wisdom, are
yet heard without pleasure. and COM
mended without friendship" "You
would cease to wonder" replied Dan
te, '1f you consider that conformity
Of character is the source of friend
ship" This sarcasm, which had all
the force Of truth and all the keen
ness Of wit, was intolerable; and
Dante was Immediately disgraced and
banished.
But by this answer, though the in
dignation which produced 1t was
founded on virtue, Dante probably
gratified his own vanity as much as
he mortified that Of c:hers; it was
the petulant reproacf Of resentment
and pride, which is always retorted
with rage and not the still voice of
reason, that is heard with compla-
cency and reverence; II Dante intended
reformation, his answer was not wise:
If he did not intend reformation, his
answer was good.-Adventurer.
From the foregoing examples we
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-01-02
D,ctoaraph,s Wide Range.

K NJ Turner. inventor Of the dieto- graph. which he says has been mis- spelled dictagraph. gave denonstra- ton ot the various ways in which the device could be practically utilized in New York recently.
 "The dictograph." explained the in. ventor. has been known as detective device This is the first public demon stration of its everyday commercial importance With our commercial de vice Il business man simply lifts lever and talks to oue. two. tiftepn or hun. dred people. as he chooses. at one time. Each party to the conversation is seat ed ill his own office. which may be in the same building or several blocks away Nobody is obliged to hold Il transfnitter or rereiyel They talk hnck aud forth as though seated in the same roonf The detective value of the de vice consists of the fact that the trans. hitter weighs only six ounces and can be ronrealed eaSily It can De installed Tn fuur minutes by an expert and can be wired so as to transmit spoken words for more than mile."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-01-02
TUNGSTEN AND ITS USES.
important Mineral Widely Employed
 In Various industries.

Last year there was sharp decrease In the production of tungsten ore owing to lhe decrease in the demand for tool steels. in which the bulk of the tung. sten produced is used. according to Frank L. Hess in report on this metal just issued by the United States geo. logical survey. The production of do- nestle tungsten ore in 1911 amounted to l.139 short tons of concentrates. car rying 60 per cent of tungsten trioxide, valued at S401.9 .9S5; in 1910 the produc- ton amounted to l.S2l short tons. val ued al SS32.992
 Tungsten is used chiefly in making steelS that will hold their temper when heated. but it is most generally known as supplying the flament of tungsten incandescent lamps. The great im- provements in drawing tungsten wire and further notable improvements in the size Of the globe of the tungsten lamp and i'll other mechanical details that add greatly to its efficiency are making 1t encroach upon the carbon tilament lamp and the are lamp, and it Is raDlulN uflNlHS iIbIl lne lldl het the tantalum lamp. which was the first good incandesnent lamp having metallic tilanent
 Diamonds are used for dies in draw ing tungsten wire Al first It did not seem possible to drill small enough holes through the diamonds to make wire sufficiently fine for lamps of small candle power. but wire 0Ooo6 inch i'll diameter can now be drawn in quan- tity The total quantity of tungsten ore used for electric lights however. amounts to only few tons year. New uses Of tungsten. iD making elec- tric fArnaces. electric contacts and tar gets for Roentgen rays. have been de- yeloped. and the last two products are being actively manufactured
 Even for purposes ot war tungsten may have it's uses. and investigations are now being made with view to it's application in the manufacture of pro jectiles
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-01-02
Concrete For.Fireproofins.

Concrete is rapidly coming to the fore as a fireprooting medium and as d common material in building constrt1c- don 1t has many marked advantages and also several serious drawbacks
 1t owes it's strength to the hydratiU of the cement, which in setting takes tb a certain amount Of water of cfys utilization At temperatures above 6D0 degrees F. this water begins to be driven of. and the cement loses strength When the dehydratioh Is complete the strength of the cement is practically destroyed. However. de hydrated concrete is a poor conductor of heat. and therefore the process of dehydratioh in the interior Of. the mass is slow The length of time the tfehydrated material will remain it place and retard the process Of dehy- dration will depend somewhat oh the force of the hose streams nSedrto ex- tinguish the fire In actual fires con crete has been destroyed fn this man. ner to varying depths of one-half inch to two inches F P Wather in En. gineering Magazine. = -
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-01-02
Short Stories.

The insurance companies of the Unit ed States in 1911 paid out S592. .640.0OO.
 The United States consumes more spun and manufactured silk than any other country.
 Somebody could combine business with sport in India by killing the wild pigs aud having their skins converted into leather
 There are more one dollar bills in cir culation in this country than any other denomination. The five dollar bill is next in number.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-01-02
5ciEnfIFK AheRfGahhx
sToP FOR LATHE sPINDLEs.

position When the stop had been ad justed to the desired location in the hollow spindle the screw C was turned causing tile coue end of the scfew to bear against the block 4 and jam 1t against tile iiiteri6r of the hollow spin dle After the stop had beeh locked in this way the work was placed in the spindle and run back until it seated itself against tile conica recess in the end of the stop. as shown in the sec. tional view.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-01-02
4 Yieiiina Tire Filler.

There appears to be considerable in terest in the provision of yielding filters for tnbuldr rubber tires William Ed gar Howser and Albert NJ. WoltZ of Greensboro. x C.. have patented tire filler which consists of pulverized cork snlnhnr and corn oil with the proportion of corn oil ahout three- fourths of the entire composition.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-01-02
LATHE SPINDLE STOP.
Labor Saving Device ot Simple Design
 and Construction.

When cutting ott large number or small shafts much time is consumed Ill measuring the work it each cut To save this time the stop illustrated here with was constructed Not only dld the device serve as stop. but II as sisted in holding the work concentrit' with the hollow lathe spindle
 A small block. 4. served to lock the stop B in the spindle at any desired
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-01-02
Rhode Islands First Newspaper.

The first newspaper published in Rhode Island was at Newport. 1732. by Anne Franklin. a widow of the pub fisher. She was printer to the colony, printing pamphlets. laws and alma macs, as well as calicoes and linens.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-17
Mrs. Lamkin Hostess

Mrs. Charles Lamkin was
hostess twice, Saturday, in the
afternoon to ladies who played
Forty-two and in the evening to
a score of ladies and gentlemen
who passed the evening at
bridge. Both events were given
for Mrs. West, who was a guest
of Mrs. Lamkin. In the after
noon four tables were played at
Forty-two. In the evening five
tables were utilized for bridge
at the conclusion of which a
three-course luncheon was serv-
ed. Prizes were also given in
the evening. Mrs. Seiser secur-
ed the ladies' prize, a cut-glass
dish and Alex. Taylor was CIV
en- the prize for gentlemen, an
ash-tray. DIR. Seiser took the
consolation prize. The guest
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gray.
DR.. and Mrs. Seiser, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Rucker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Brewer jr., Mrs. H. M.
Sigloch, Mrs. Sneed, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex. Taylor, Mrs. Ben
Hughes, Mrs. West, Miss Agnes
Wallace, DR.. Shropshire, Hugo
Bartz, and Frank Hill.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-17
Married Fifty Years

The fftieth anniversary of the
marriage of Major and Mrs. A.
w. Mullins was observed at their
home at Linneus, Friday. Major
Mullins is the oldest member of
the Linn County Bar. He has
been representative in the legis-
lature, county treasurer, was ap-
pointed United States attorney
by President Grant in 1877, and
in 1890 was nominated by the
Republicans for Judge of the
supreme court, Major and Mrs.
Mullins received many congratu-
lations. Their daughter, wife of
Judge w. K. Amick of st. Joseph
whose wedding took place twenty
years ago Friday, attended the
celebration with her daughter,
Miss Frances, whose seven
teenth birthday anniversary was
the same day,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-17
Progressive Young Men

Henry Fry and Millard Wal
ker, two progressive young far
mers from the Mike neighbor-
hood, were in the city Tuesday
en- route for Columbia, where
they remained until Saturday
taking in the Farmers Week
and short agriculture course, with
other advantages to the agricul-
turist that the weeks program
offered. The boys are on the
right track, keeping up with the
developments in modern farming
and stock-raising. More young
men, like these boys, with the
same ideas about keeping up
with developments on the farm,
will do more than anything else
to make the State of Missouri a
better one and raise the value of
farm property.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-17
Guests of Mrs. Seiser

Mrs. A. C. Seiser entertained
a score of friends at her home in
the east part of the city Monday
night her out-of-town guests be-
ing Mrs. West of Brookfield and
Mrs. Lamb of Salisbury. The
evening was devoted to bridge
and rook, four tables of bridge
and one of rock. Mrs. Seiser
met the guests and was assisted
by Miss Williamson who served
chocolate. At the close of the
evening a two course luncheon
was served. The honors a t
bridge were taken by Mrs. West
and G. F. Lamkin while the post
of honor at rook was awarded
Luther Wright. The evening
proved decidedly pleasant. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Rucker, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Wright, Mrs. Sneed, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. F. Lamkin, Mrs. Roy
Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Tay-
lor, Misses Agnes Wallace,
Thompson, Gilbert, Ruth Martin,
DR.. Shropshire and J. Larson.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-17
MUST CRAFT SKIN
800 Inches Needed to Save
Reba Hands Life

From Kansas City comes the
story Of the brave fight little
ten-year-old Reba Hands who
was so fearfully burned during
the fire early Christmas morning
that destroyed her home and de-
prived her of her mother and
father near Arnett, Okla, is
making for her life. After
the fire the child lowered be-
tween life and death. 1t was
finally discovered that the only
thing that could save her life
would be the grating of skin on
the burned places of her body.
1t would require at least 300
square inches of skin to do the
work. The child was taken in a
lumber wagon from her home to
to the railroad and was then
taken to the. Gammage Memorial
Hotpital at 1900 E. oath. St.
Kansas City, where she is await
ing the operation. She will have
to wait until the burned flesh of
her body becomes granulated so
that the skin can be grated
with some assurance of it's
growth. Three hundred inches
of skin is needed. Four uncles
stand ready to have that amount
of cuticle taken from their
bodies for the relief of their
little niece. These are John
Welsh of Marceline, Isaiah Lucas
and ]. S. Stanfill of Kansas City
and Henry Hands of Keytesville
who brought the child to the
hospital. But, it will require
other volunteers, maybe as many
as twenty-five. 1t is believed if
the child survives for the oper-
alton it will be easy to find 25
men who will volunteer to give
their flesh to save the young
life.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-17
Archbold OuSted

Judge Robert w. Archbold,
for 20 years a member of the
judiciary and until the 18th a
federal judge was impeached by
the U. S. Senate on finding by
it of guilty on the charge of
high crimes and misdemeanors.
1t was found that he had used
his judicial office for all sorts of
corrupt personal purposes and
he is now forever barred from
holding office. There are others
if the charges against them can
be sustained. Turn all the ras-
Gals out and put no more in.
Some body knows them.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-01-17
From One Chair to Another

W. H. Taft will vacate the
Presidential chair to take his
seat in the Kent chair at Yale,
and Woodrow Wilson will aban-
don the Gubernotorial cushion on
which he landed from a profes-
sorship at Princeton for the big
leather covered seat out of
which Mr.. Taft was 'histed" by
the big Moose.
Mr.. Taft and family will make
their home at a hotel named for
him in New Haven, which is
building a special suite of ten
rooms for him on the top story
and also a bath tub big enough
to prevent him from displacing
enough water to drown those on
the lower decks. Life preserv-
ers should be supplied at the
White House after March 4th or
a regulation size natatorium.