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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27
erass-Lying in the sunshine amonl

Grass-Lying in the sunshine among
the buttercups and the dandelions OF
May, scarcely higher in intelligence
than the minute tenants Of their MINI
ic wilderness, our earliest recollec-
tions are of grass; and when the fitful
fever is ended and the foolish wrangle
of the market and forum Is closed,
grass heals over the scar which our
descent into the bosom Of the earth
has made, and the carpet Of the In
FAINT bosoms, the blanket Of the dead.
Grass is the forgiveness Of nature
her constant benediction. Fields
trampled with battle, saturated with
blood, torn with the ruts Of cannon,
grow green again with grass, and
carnage is forgotten. Streets aban-
doned by traffic become ass-grown
like rural lanes and are obliterated.
Forests decay, harvests perish, flowers
vanish, but grass Is immortal. Belea-
guered by the sullen hosts Of winter.
It withrdaws into the impregnable
fortress of its subterranean vitality
and emerges upon the first solicita-
ton of spring. Sown by the winds,
by the wandering birds, propagated
by the subtle agriculture Of the ele-
ments which are its ministers and
servants, it softens the rude outline
of the world. It bears no blazonary
of bloom to charm the senses with
fragrance or splendor, but its homely
hue Is more enchanting than the lily
or the rose It yields no fruit In
earth or air, and yet, should its har-
vest fail for a single year, famine
would depopulate the world.-John ].
ingalls,.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27

cI,ek Without q Sprins.-A unique
timepiece has recently been invented
by Eugene Walser, q matchmaker In
Los Angeles. Four years Of work has
perfected a clock which keeps accurate
time but is without spring In Its
makeup.
The motive power is gained by the
clock rolling down an incline, regulat-
ed by a wonderful arrangement Of
weights on the inside Of the clock.
There is no winding to be done. but
every thirty days the clock is lifted to
the top of the incline and begins to
slide downward.
The dial does not revolve with the
case, but remains as an ordinary dial
with the figure IL at the top. The in
cline is of polished wood. sixteen
inches long with an s1-3 per cent
grade. There Is no relation between
the wood and the clock; 1t is simply a
matter Of properly adjusted weights
which move the hands and control the
downward motion of the timepiece.-
The Strand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27
s.rang. u..s for eoId.-curiocus and

Strange Uses for Goid.--Curious and
interesting facts regarding India's pas
sion for goid, and the strange uses to
which the natives put the precious me-
tai, are cort lined in a report issued by
the great Dlllion merchants, Messrs
Samuel Montagu & Co. After mention
ing the fact that last year India I'm
ported gold bars worth 247135,00o, as
well as e1S,s42,O00 in sovereigns,
Messrs. Montagu state that, as q con-
trast to the eavings Of France. which
are utilized to promote trade. those OF
India are hurled or boarded. "At pres
ent nearly all the gold dug from the
earth IN South Africa Is by a fresh
digging operation deposited again be-
meath the soil in South Asia. .a.5'
In .ndia, gold is put to uses unusual
among nations Of the west. Consump-
ton Of gold does not imply in Eng
land the actual swallowing Of extreme
ly thin gold leaves for medicinal pur-
poses, though 1t is so taken in parts OF
India. A frequent form Of piety is to
regild the .domes Of religious build
ings; such operations can easily alb
sord 10000 or more. Sovereigns with
a shield on the diverse are In con-
slant request. A rajah Of rococo tastes
imported some thousands to form q
center to each minute pane in the
min douye of hta nalana
India couples the position Of a Gre
ditor ne ion on an immense scale,
fact v t'ch renders the size Of its gold
Imports a matter of primary import
ance to the rest Of the world. 1t seems
assured that these imports last year
were not only fresh record; but will
attain a total not less than 2S per cent
Of Size worlds output. This total, It is
stated, is owing to the uninterrupted
proa 9erity of the country, following
succession Of good monsoons.-Tit-
Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27
Letter to Wateree Messenger:

Letter to Wateree Messenger: On
last Wednesday a rather unusual dis
covery was made in our home. My
wife went out to look after a turkey
nest where a turkey was sitting In
pen. She noticed two very large snakes
lying near the turkey, and one partly
under her. She called someone to
kill them, when one Of the hands on
the place responded. When he struck
the snakes he found they were both
dead. Judging from the swollen head
of the turkey she must have been
badly bitten, and her bloody beak in
dicated a fight. The reptiles were
rattle snake pilots and measured three
feet respectively. Their deaths remain
a mystery, while the turkey still lives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27

The Driest Dry Year.-A few per-
sons remember 1S45 as the dry year In
this country. There was moisture
enough in the ground to bring corn up
to a stand. Early in May the rains
ceased, and there was nothing but
very light showers occasionally until
fall. Upland corn was failure. Gar
dens amounted to nothing; small
streams dried up. The larger streams
and rivers furnished about one fourth
the normal supply of water. Frequent
ly clouds would appear for a day or
two, but they would pass without rain
The tradition is that the wind was
blowing more than half the time.
Many families pulled out and moved
to Tennessee in the fall because corn
was abundant there. In September
farmers began to look after supply
of corn for the next year. They heard
that it could be bought for 81 cents a
bushel in Rutherford county. Per-
haps the first purchasers got it at that
of South Carolina wagons the price
coon rose to so cents, and then mount
ed to rs cents before the winter was
ever.
No weather records were kept In
those days, but it is probable that the
drought covered only a few Piedmont
counties. Crops were excellent In
western North Carolina. and in the
lower counties Of the state.
1t was in the fall Of that year that
the famous prayer meeting for rain
was called. A large crowd came from
the county and met in the Methodist
church. They continued in prayer for
some time and when the meeting was
dismissed, there were some clouds on
the northwestern horizon. Many who
attended the meeting from the county
got drenched before they reached
home. That shower was the breaking
up of the drought. Others followed and
put the ground in fine condition fol
sowing wheat. A larger acreage than
usual was soon planted and the yield
was excellent In the fall Of 1S45 fields
and pastures were the picture of DESC
lation.
There was nothing green anywhere
Many of the forest trees had died
There are a half dozen or more people
living who remember the apparently
hopeless condition of the people at
that time.-Greenville News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27
NOVELTIES IN TAKES.
When Whiskers, Babies, Bachelors and
Horses Had to Pay Fines. ,.


o.. Horses Had to Pay Fines. ,
The happy lot of Lloyd George
chancellor of the British exchequer,
who, 1t is estimated, will have a
budget surplus of $1,125,OoO, forms
a striking contrast to that Austen
chamberlain, who in 1904, had to
provide for a deficit Of $S,Ooo,ooo In
the national balance sheet. Some
startling suggestions were made 70
the member for East Worcestershire
ON that occasion by those who con-
sidered themselves fully capable OF
teaching the chancellor Of the exche-
auer his business.
Among other things on which II
was said duties should be imposed
were such necessities as boots, paths,
lamps, hats, umbrellas, perampula-
tors and theatre tickets. Extraordi-
nary though these suggestions WERE
however, they were not more so than laI
some budget schemes which nave
actually been carried out In the past
in order to raise the country's reve-
nue.. .. g.. .t .l ...
In 1895, for instance, a tax OF
shillin,ys had to be paid by the par
ents Of every little stranger porn
lin England, except by people In recelp'
of aims. This tax fell heavily on the
masses, to whom form meant a
great deal more than 1t does today.
The nobility and the gentry too, found
the tax very irksome, for 1t increased
according to rank, the birth OF the
duke adding $3.50 to the revenue.
No small amount Of fun has been
made the New Jersey state legislature
sometime ago imposing a graduated
tax on men with boards. But 1t Is py
no means an original proposal.
Queen Elizabeth put tax OF
farthings on every beard of fort
nights growth, while two centuries
ago Peter the Great insisted that all
mobiles who wore boards should pay
100 rubles for the privilege. s
On several occasions it has been
said that the selfish individual VINO
refuses to lead another mans daugh-
ter to the altar and provide for her
for the rest of his life, should be
muleted a certain amount each year
LIT is an old idea, for at one time
re- sident Of England who reached the
age Of 25 was liable to tax OF 1 shii-
ling par annum. until he married.
Furthermore, widowers without chill
dren were obliged to pay the same
amount until they married again, while
the gentry and nobility paid a higher
tax in proportion to their rank.
AS chancellor Of the exchequer, Pitt
rendered himself very unpopular by
the extraordinary means to which ne
resorted in order to improve the state
of the country's finances. He 1t was
who first introduced the income taa
in 1898, and he also levied one upon
horses, which caused certain farmer
to use a cow for the purpose of rid
ing to and from the market.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27
"oh!" he said, and took Elsie to one

"Oh!" he said, and took Elsie to one
side.
IF there should be-you know"-he
chuckled-"my name is Hubert, and !
haven't got any Of my own"
Elsie blushed and he almost ran
away, his old legs springing with a lu-
dicrous affectation of youth.
How can I thank your" said Day.
ton as he put him in a cab.
Thank me? How can thank you'll"
said the old man heartily. Send that
disreputable friend Of yours to me.
Something may be done for him. Good
bye! You Americans!"
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17

To prolong the life of your umbrella
place 1t with tire handle downward until
dry Before putting it away open 1t and
with small wad of absorbent cotton
caturated with lubricating oil touch the
ribs where they are fastened together
at the top.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17
BEAUTY EASY TO GET,
SAYS LILLIAN RUSSELL
American Beauty to Tell How to Live
a Hundred Years and Die
Young.

Lillian Russell is coming to Washing
ton Thursday of this week. with a mis-
sion" which, because of the many new
figures in social Washington. due to the
change in national administration. she
believes will be timely just now.
The Fair Lillian, using the wisdom
she gained during her career which
gained her undying fame in musical COM
priestess of new philosophy Of life.
which is primarily constructed upon
health of mind and body, but also in
cludes such matters as correct dress and
correct social department for both sexes.
Therefore. it is Miss RusseIrs Intcn-
tion to demonstrate in the Capital her
ideas of How to Live 100 Years and
Die Young" as well as how to appear
to best advantage during the many social
functions ahead of those now taking up
residence.
1t is not alone for the newcomers,
however, that Miss Russell intends her
discourse. She firmly believes that the
age OF man or woman depends solely
upon intelligence applied to living and
she is sure that she has found the
equivalent of the tabled fountain of
youth. The appearance of the American
Beauty" as Miss Russell has long been
known. during recent performances in
New York and Chicago. indicated that
she really was in possession of the Sec
ret sought by Ponce de Leon. for GER
tainly she is as graceful, as animated,
and as beautiful upon the stage as ever.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17

In the midst of a great crowd of people
stood Oengus, son Of King Natfraitch
He was being baptized by Saint Patrick
and this was the good saints first con-
vert from heathenism In all South Ire
land. BY some unlucky accident when
he was being baptized the spike of Saint
Patricks crozier passed through Oengus
foot and remained there through the long
ceremony. At last the rite was COM
pIeted. Only then did the saint discover
that his royal convert was in such great
pain
why didst thou not tell me?" he
asked Oengus.
"Ah. father" he replied. II thought
it was a part of the holy rite.'
Then" said the good saint, thou
shalt have thy reward Not one OF thy
successors to the throne Of Cashel shall
die of a wound from to-day forever"
And il is said that this promise was
fulfilled so truly that twenty-seven kings
ruled over CasheI before ever one was
slain.
Saint Patrick is the patron saint OF
ireland. and a great statue of him who.
according to legend, hanished all the
snakes from the Emerald Isle. stands on
the hill OF Tara. near the village of the
same name in County Meath, Ireland.
Saint Patrick first converted the Irish
to Christianity. Before his time Druid
ism had great hold in Ireland. The
Druids were strange people They We're
the center Of a religious system existing
on tn. Continent and in Ireland. To
them the oak was sacred. and also in a
much higher degree the mistletoe. Their
sacrifices were often human.
To the Druids were ascrihed miracu-
lous powers. They were supposed to be
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17
COLLEGE BOY TRUNDEES
GIRL TO CLASS PARTY
IN A WHEELBARR0W

Winfield, Kans., March 16.-Going to
party in a novel way was the experience
of a dignified college senior girl at South
western College recently. At party
given to the graduating class by couple
of its members. one Of the swains went
to his lady's home with wheelbarrow
flied with good. warm robes, and an old
lantern hung on in front.
The young lady stepped in. tucked her
silks and satins about her. and after
the young hopeful had wound about the
blankets and trimmed the headlight. she
was trundled to the place OF the even
ing's festivities.
The name OF the young man was Paul
Stevick. who was lately tried for the
issuing of certain bogus invitations for a
faculty reception to unsuspectine stu
dents. who are more serious in their
thoughts. The young sport confessed
guilt
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17
Baked Hash.
ODDS AND ENDS.

When the tips of shoe laces pull off,
twist the ends of the strings and dip
into the glue bottle. When dry they are
as good or better than when new.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17

well and sprinkle with lemon juice or
cider vinegar. Turn in the bobatee and
bake about twenty minutes. Serve with
boiled rice.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17
By Ida AMES WILLIS.
Ba rIcy

Delicious gems. mullins. frittcrs. and
griddle cakes may be made by using
barley (pearl barley is best, cooked soft,
with an equal amount of Graham -four.
Use soda and sour milk if you can get
sour milk. For fried barley take suf-
ticient quantity of cooked barley and
fry IN butter until brown: add salt and
pepper to taste and serve hot.
Entire Wheat Buns.
Scald large cup of milk in double
boiler and pour II, hot, over half "A cup
of sugar and a teaspoonful of salt. Add
quarter Of cup of melted butter. When
lukewarm. add half a cake of compressed
Yeast dissolved in cup of lukewarm
water. Stir in about three and a half
cups of entire wheat -four, a well-beaten
egg. and half a cup of dried currants.
seeded and chopped dates. or raisins
Let rise until very light. II too soft to
handle. add little flour. Butter the
hands and knead a few minutes, roll out,
cut with a biscuit cutter. and place in
pans. Let again rise until very light.
and bake in an oven that Is not quite
so hot as for white -four biscuit
Whit Pot.
This is a favorite dish with children
of our family, and one handed down from
old colonial days. Let two quarts Of
milk come TO a boil. and add half a pint
of cornIneal, half pint of mola sses.
ia tablespoonful Of cinnamon and cloves.
mixed. Mix well and stir. and lot cook
slowly until II separates. Serve in bowls
or oatmeal dishes
Baked Mush.
Fill a baking pan with mush and bake
it four hours in moderate oven. This
thoroughly cooks the meal and makes
il more wholesome. II you have lean
boiled ham on hand you may make a
hearty dish as follows: First put in a
thin layer of mush, then layer of ham.
with little pepper and powdered sugar.
Another layer of mush and bake as di-
rcCted.
Babotee.
Put two ia ablespoonsful of vegetable
fat or oil in frying pan and slice in
two coed sized onions. Stew the onions
Until tender. but not brown. Add half
q cup of soft crumbled bread and a cup
of milk. Mix, then set aside for ten
minutes to cool. Blanch and chop fine
ten or twelve sweet almonds and add
to two cups of cold cooked meat chopped
fine. Mix in a teaspoOnful Of curry. or
less. if you do not like too warm a sea-
soning. Add three well beaten eggs
Blend all together. Grease a baking dish
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17
HORSESHOE NAIL IN THROAT.
Lad Swallows II with CaLe-Nu
Apparent Ill Effects.

South Bethlehem. Pa. March 1s-With
a horseshoe nail sticking in his throat
Frank RoebuCk. local lad. is walking
around town with no apparent i'll effects.
He was eating piece of cake when he
suddenly felt a sharp sensation. the nail
having been in the food. He was taken
to hospital. where II was =. located
through an N-ray examination. Young
Rocbuck probably will have ii removed
within few days
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17
WILSON'S AGAIN
ELUDE CROWDS
President and Daughter Go to
John Marshall Place Pres
byterian Church.
BRYAN ALSO ATTENDS
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
Occupy Pew at Church Of
the Covenant.
BRYAN ALSO ATTENDS

The First Presbyterian Church in John
Marshall Place was President Wilson s
place of worship yesterday morning. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and
Miss Jessie Wilson. As there was no
previous knowledge on the part OF the
church officers of the Presidents inten-
ton to attend services. there were no
throngs to watch his arrival, and the
large congregation was unaware that
tho Chief Magistrate of the nation would
worship with them
Rev DR. Donald G. Macleod, the pas
tor. preached a sermon which was devoid
of any reference to the presence OF the
President or to questions relating to
present-day politics, confining himself
strictly to the religious exposition OF
his theme.
This is the second time that President
Wilson eluded the crowds of curious
people who had gathered at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church and
the Central Presbyterian Church. many
of the waiting throngs expecting the
President to attend services at either
one or the other of these churches
No Regular Church.
1t is understood that President Wilson
will not attach himself exclusively to any
one particular church. but will distribute
terian churches of the District. III the
President carries out this plan it Will give
as many churches as he visits the privi-
lege of calling themselves the Presi-
dent. Church" President Wilson wants
to worship without undue ostentation
and does not intend that his presence
shall serve in any way as means for
satisfying the curiosity Of crowds.
When the Presidential party entered the
church Secretary Bryan was already seat
ed in the pew he occupied last Sunday.
The Secretary Of State and Rev. DR.. Mac
Leod, the pastor OF the church. have
been close friends for some time, and
there is reason to believe that Mr.. Bryan
will make Dr. MacLeod's church his reg
ular house of worship. Mr.. Bryan did not
teach Sabbath school. as was expected by
many of the congregation.
After services. President Wilson. Mrs.
Wilson. and their daughter. Miss Jessie.
went to the Corcoran Gallery OF Art,
where they viewed the paintings until
luncheon time.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall at
tended the Church Of the Covenant ana
occupied the pew formerly used by Sec
retary and Mrs. Stimson.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17

To insure good light from oil lamps
wicks must be changed as often as they
become clogged and do not permit a
free passage of oil. Soaking wick. in
vinegar twenty-four hours before placing
them in lamps aids in getting Q clear
S0ame.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17

This practical dress can be made for
the miss or small woman. It can be made
with either long or short sleeves. The
skirt is cut in five cores. Serge or linen
can be used to make this dress.
The pattern. No 61+. is cut in sizes
IA. 16. and IS years. Medium size re-
quires. II made Of one material. 3-S
yards of 3s-inch material; II made Of two
materials, 35-S yards of 3S-inch light
goods and yards of S6-inch dark. goods
Is required
The above pattern can be obtained by
sending 10 cents to the pattern depart
ment Of The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17
Veteran &c Tries to Enlist,

Indianapolis. March 1S.-"Roys if you
ever need me. let me know. and I'll come
If I'm alive. said CYRUS, Chance. "
Nestfield. Ind. siNty-six years old and
veteran of the civil war. when leaving
the recruiting station of the navy after
having been refused enlistment He gave
his age as thirty-fivc years Upon being
questioned he acknowledged that he was
forty years old. then sixty. and finally
siNty-siN wears
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17

I able TO foretell the future They could
destroy memory and discover people
who had disappeared. 1t was believed
! that they could produce insanity
The Druids always opposed the Chris
tlan missionaries, and they tried to pre-
vent the progress of Saint Patrick
through Ireland by raising clouds of dust
and fog.
Not a great deal is known about the
life of Saint Patrick. 1t is said that he
was the son of a deacon. a middle-class
land proprietor. living at Nemthur (now
Dumbarton). in Scotland. When he was
only boy Saint Patrick was kidnapped
TO Ireland by a band of Irish raiders.
For six years he was a slave in Ireland.
Then he managed to escape and entered
a monastery. Later he had vision
which seemed to tell him that his life
work was to be missionary to the Irish.
His converts to Christianity were
many. and he established churches all
over Ireland He died in isl.
Every day q different human in
tcrcst story will appear In The
Herald. You can get a beautiful
intaslio reproduction Of the above
picture. with five Others, equally
attractive, .x91. inche. in size,
with this weeks Mentor" In
"The Mentor "a weII-known nu-
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pictures and stories of the week.
Headers Of The Herald and The
Mentor" will know art. literature.
history, science. and travel, and
own exquisite pictures On sale at
The Herald Office. Price. 10 cents.
Write to-day TO The Herald for
booklet explaining the Associated
Newspaper school plan.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-17

Add a sliced banana to the white of
one egg and beat until stiff. The banana
will entirely dissolve, and you will have
a delicious substitute for whipped cream.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-01
LADIES WHIST CLUB IN
SESSION AT WOODBRIDGE
a~sctaI 10 tAs KvEN va NBWg,


Woodbridge, March THE Ladies'
Whist Club was delightfully."- enter
tained Friday afternoon by Mrs.
Frank 2. Edgar in the W. A. A. club
house. Six tables were in play. The
lively contest resulted In the follow
Ing members and guests winning the
pretty prizes: First, a scrap basket,
Mrs. F. r. Grant: second, hand
painted bon-bon dish. Mrs. NJ. I.
Demarest; third, pair black hose,
Miss Jennie DUNCAN; fourth, rock
crystal comport, Mrs. ]. c. Fowler.
Guest prizes, first, cut glass dish,
Mrs. T. F. DUNCAN; second, pair
white silk hose, Mrs. C. A. de Russy
third, hand-painted cologne bottle,
Mrs. William II. Pra1l
Refreshments of salad, sandwich
es, rellshes. cake and coffee were
served. The invited guests present
were: Mrs. J. H. T. Martin, Jr., Mrs.
e. Fl. Boynton, Mrs. c. A. de Russy,
Mrs. J. e. Breckenridge, Mrs. 7. f.
Dunlgan, Mrs. S. E. Potter, Mrs. T.
Il. Drumpleman, Mrs. e. Ensign,
Mrs. William Prall, Miss Christie
pher, Miss Edna Brown. The club
will be entertained at the next meet
ing by Mrs. Harry Demarest.