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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18
TIRED MOTHERS
Mans Work from Sun to Sun; Wo-
mans Work Never Done.

Mans Work from Sun to Sun; Wo-
mans Work Never Done.
Even men, those superstitious
creatures are getting rid Of the SUI
perstition that in the partnership of
marriage the one who stays at home
has little or nothing to do. A mans
business is seen of all men-he often
gives a street parade before the per-
formance and a concert afterwards.
A woman does not advertise-if she
does, she seems the less a woman.
Though nothing short Of the walls
of the kingdom Of heaven can hold
the spirit Of the best of them. for
most women the physical continent
of large deal of their activities is
a house, and their first concern Is to
make a home. After a few thousand
centuries more Of social evolution.
man may become sufficiently imagi-
native and sympathetic to realize
that a shopping expedition is work,
and that 1t is not organized and exc
cuted just for the purpose of sepa-
rating him from the money which he
earns and his wife spends. Great
and marvellous indeed are the tact
full reticence and patience Of man
when he comes home tired to a wife
who has had nothing to do all day
but cook. and sweep, and sew, and
mind the baby: whose programme
of Incidence began with finding the
children's hats and rubbers in the
last frantic minutes before school
and ends with hearing their prayers,
except when they are sick and her
eyes and the night lamp are alight
together.
An easy profession it is, no doubt,
to be mistress of a household, a
mother of children, and yet there are
those who, bound to be faithful unto
death. have grown weary in we'll
doing and would like to rest. But
their work flies at them and pursues
them. Their pride, their nerve, is all
that keeps them going. Is 1t any
wonder that at times. at the keener
edge of those delicate provocations
that are crueler than blunt misfor-
tune, the exasperated soul cries out
and refuses. like Rachel. to be COM
forted?
The right to be tired is a menaced
male monopoly. American drama
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18
TAX NOTICE-1914
Office Of the County Treasurer Of York
County.

Ofhco OF tno IouHty iToasuT0T " so'N
County.
Yorkville, 8. c., Sept. IA, 1914.
NJ OTICE is hereby given that the
~ TAX BOOKS for York county will
be opened on THURSDAY, the 18TH
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1914, and remain
open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEM-
BER, 1914, for the collection Of STATE,
COUNTY, SCHOOL AND LOCAL
TAXES. for the fiscal year 1914, with
out penalty; after which day ONE
PER CENT penalty will be added to
all payments made in the month Of
JANUARY, 1915, and TWO PER
CENT penalty for all payments made
in the month Of FEBRUARY, 1915, and
SEVEN PER CENT penalty will be
added to all payments made from the
1ST DAY OF MARCH to the 18TH
DAY OF MARCH, 1915, and after this
date all unpaid taxes will go into ex-
ecutions and all unpaid Single Polls
will be turned over to the several
Magistrates for prosecution In ac-
cordance with law.
For the convenience Of taxpayers,
will attend the following places on the
days named:
At Yorkville from Monday, No
vember 18th, until Thursday. the 31st
day Of December, 1913, after which date
the penalties will attach as stated
above.
Note.-The Tax Books are made up
by Townships, and parties writing
about taxes will always expedite mat
ters II they will mention the Town
ship 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, 1914-12-18
ALCOHOL sHoRTENs LIFE
Insurance Men Give Testimony Based
Upon Their Experience.

Insurance Mon Give Testimony Based
Upon Their Experience.
1.-THE loss Of 100000 men as the re-
suit Of the present warfare could be
made good in less than ten years
through complete abstinence from
alcoholic beverages by all the inhabi-
tants of Russia" according to Arthur
Hunter, a New York actuary, who re-
ported to the convention Of the Asso-
citation of Life Insurance Presidents.
in New York, last Thursday, some OF
the results of an exhaustive mortality
investigation just completed by the
life insurance companies into 2,OOo,-
600 insured lives in the past twenty
five years.
Mr.. Hunter Is chairman Of the GEN.
tral bureau of the Medico-Actuarial
committee, which had charge Of the
three and one-half year inquiry. The
investigation dealt with the expert
ence of forty-three Of the leading COM
panies Of the United States and Can
ada in a great many groups OF persons
supposed to have a higher mortality
than the average among insured lives.
While the fundamental object Of the
investigation was to aid the companies
in determining what risks in the fu-
ture should be accepted. rated up, or
declined, Mr.. Hunter said that the re-
suits could be utilized to lengthen hu-
man life.
Taking up some Of the specific re-
suits Of the investigation. Mr.. Hunter
said: Nothing has been more con-
clusively proved than that a steady.
free use Of alcoholic beverages, or oc-
casional excesses, are detrimental to
the individual. In my judgment, 1t
has also been proved beyond perad-
venture of doubt that total abstinence
from alcohol is Of value to humanity;
it Is certain that abstainers live long
er than persons who use alcoholic bev-
erages. Among the men who admit
ted that they had taken alcohol occa-
sionally to excess in the past, but
whose habits were considered salts
factory when they were insured there
were 2S9 deaths, while there would
have been only 100, had this group
been made up Of insured lives In gen.
eral. The extra mortality was, there
fore, over so per cent, which was
equivalent to a reduction in the aver
age life Of these men Of over four
years."
One Of the most significant results
Of the investigation, he said. was the
high mortality among railroad men.
Among locomotive engineers the NOR
tality was 60 per cent in excess Of that
among the insured as whole. which
is equivalent to five years reduction
in the average life time.
There is a general impression that
saloon keepers do not live as long as
persons in non-hazardous occupa-
tions," he continued, but it is not
generally known that most classes
which are connected with either the
manufacture or sale Of liquor have a
high mortality. Among saloon pro-
prietors. whether they attended the
bar or not, there was an extra NOR
tality Of 10 per cent, and the causes
of death indicated that free use Of
alcohol beverages had caused many
of the deaths. In the fourteen sub
divisions Of the trades connected with
the manufacture or sale Of alcohol,
there was only one class which had a
normal mortality and that was the
distillery proprietors."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18
CROP Molasses

We have New Crop Open Kettle
New Orleans Molasses, in Barrel and
in Cans. Good, too.
KING KOMUS, in sizes los, tbs, 5s,
3as-Try a Can. Best ever.
FOR CAKE BAKERS
We have Seeded Raisins, Cleaned
Currants, Citron, Chocolate. Shredded
and Whole Cocoanuts, Spices, Blue
Ribbon Extracts, etc.
SEASONABLES-
White Cap Buckwheat Flour, Oat
Meal, Prunes, Evaporated Peaches,
Pulverized Sage In bulk and pack
ages.
NUTS-Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Pc
cans, Filberts, etc.
California Sun-Kist Layer Raisins.
Apples, Oranges. Bananas. Etc.
Cucumber Pickles in Bulk and Bot
ties.
See US for everything in GOOD
GP0CERTES
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

Hsr AIternative.-The suburban cal
was waiting at a turnout for the car
going in the opposite direction to come
along. It's shameful" complained an
impatient woman passenger. 'te have
to be stopped here like this" Well
ma'am," said the conductor calmly
If you want to finish your trip in an
ambulance, we can go on and collide
with the other car."-Boston Tran
script.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

The Play Of Today.-Producer-our
star wants to take bath between the
second and third acts. Thatn mean
a lot Of expense for extra maids and
lot of time wasted. We can't stand It
Playwright don't see what busi-
ness that Is Of mine.
Producer-Can't eh? You'll have to
rewrite the piece and give her a
chance to take it in the play. OF
course.-Puck.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18
INDIGESTION and Nervousness

are overcome by Mrs. Joe Persons
Remedy, which purifies the blood and
tones up the system. Mrs. Mary
Amanda Nash, Lumberton, N. c., was
q severe sufferer from acute indiges-
ton, which brought on extreme nerv-
BUSINESS, suffering daily with catarrhal
headache. Mrs. Joe Persons Rene
dy relieved all these ills and she en-
dorses 1t as the best medicine in the
world.
GIVE NATURE A CHANCE
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy purif1es
the blood and permits nature to re-
pair the damage of the ills brought on
by impure DISQUALIFICATION, rheu-
matism, scrofula, eczema. Get the
blood right and most Ills are cured.
Your druggist should have Mrs. Joe
Persons Remedy. II he hasn't. send
US his name and one dollar for large
bottle.
REMEDY SALES CORPORATION.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

Unreliable.-Bix-I see there's a
report from Holland that concrete
bases for German cannon have been
found there"
Dix-Don't believe a word you hear
from Holland. The geography says 1t
is a low-lying country.-Boston Tran
script
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

Inpossible.-Bank Teller (politely)
I'm sorry, madam, but l cannot
cash your check. You must bring IN
some one to identify you; that is
some one who is known to both Of u.s.
Fair Customer Ooftily)-Indeed!
am sure our social spheres are entire
" too distinct for such a thing to be
possible-Life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

Rather Ambiguous.-"Here's a let
ter from a man named Jones'" said
the scientists secretary He wants 10
know If it is really true that man is
descended from the monkey family.
"Oh. tell him to come in and see
me" replied the scientist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

Realistic Seenery.-"That tree was
so natural that the audience thunder
ed it's applause"
II suppose the tree responded
with a bough. Courier
Journal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

Feminine Intuition.-'Im sorry to be
so late. my dear. A friend asked me
to stop and take pot luck with him."
We'll. did you win the pot?"-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

His Preference.-"Don't you object
to paying this war tax?"
We'll. l don't know. But / reckon
I'd much rather have the tax than the
war"-Detroit Free Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

Defined.-Willie-P what is a
busines woman?
Paw-One who can receive and open
telegram without getting cold feet.
my son.-Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

After Eiaht.-Aunt-You'v counted
up to eigh. nicely. dear. But don't you
know what comes after eight?
Elsie Bedtime Boston Tran
script.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18
Getting Ready for Xmas

Now. that Thanksgiving has gone,
1t is time you were making your prep
arations for Christmas dinners. You
know-Yes, know you are going to
say hard times"-that things are 60
ing to be lively at Christmas. Your
children will be at home from school,
half starved to death. to let some Of
them tell 1t; and then father, and
mother. brothers and sisters, uncles
and aunts and cousins, and friends
will be around some time during the
holidays and they must be fed-then
GET READY NOW-Remember I
have everything that's good that is at
all necessary for cake making. and
for desserts Of all kinds, and then too,
have the substantials that will be
needed to At in the places that the
lighter viands won't fill. Yes, ma'am,
remember that you can get every
thing that's good and fresh, at this
Good Grocery.
w. E. SON
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

Had Been convinced.-Do you be-
lieve there Is higher power?"
My dear sir, l married her"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18
First Class
Livery Service

When you want q turn. out, either
for Pleasure Driving or Business, call
or phone us. We can furnish just
what you want
HAULING -
Please remember that we do all
kinds of Hauling promptly. Heavy
hauling given special attention.
Trunks transferred to and from all
trains.
- FLOWING -
When you want plowing done, let
us do 1t for you. Good work, prompt
service and moderate charges.
M. E. PLEXICO & SON
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

Mrs. Joe Persons Wash should
be used In connection with the
Remedy for the cure Of sores and
the relief Of inf1amed and congest-
ed surfaces. 1t Is especially val
liable for women, and should al
ways be used for alterations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18
Geo. w. Williams
REAL ESTATE BROKER.
EWING MACHINE REPAIRING

SEWING MACHINE REPAIRING
T AM prepared to do all kinds Of
l. SEWING MACHINE REPAIRING,
CLEANING and ADJUSTING and will
give prompt attention to all work OF
this kind. You will find me at The
Enquirer office. Charges moderate.
LEWIS M. GRIST.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

~ Your. orders for Commercial Sta
tiOnery will receive prompt attention
at The Enquirer office. Let us have
your orders you want the Best.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

The streets Of New York are full OF
beggars Of all kinds. Some are maim-
ed and crippled objects OF charity VINO
stand on the sidewalks. selling pencils
or some other such inexpensive COM
modify or who hold out hats, tin pans
or other receptacles i'm mute appeal.
Ninety-nine out of a hundred people
pass them by without looking at them
and the hundredth may give up a pen
ny or a nickle. Such are to be seen
frequently along Broadway and IN
other parts of the city; but along with
the ordinary humble beggars, one fire.
quently encounters desperate, DAN
gerous fellows who when they ask you
for a quarter. are liable to sandbag
you while you are going into your
pocket after It. These do not infest
Broadway so much as the avenues
running parallel. and the streets run
ming across. Fifth avenue is also
about as safe as Broadway. But even
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

.EDY SALES CORPORATION,
Charlotte, N. @.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-03
MADISON.

The mercury registered from Is to 2S
degrees below zero in Madison and An
son Friday morning, making it the rec
ord breaker of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. w. Maxfield arrived
in town Thursday afternoon to spend
the winter. Mr.. Maxfield is the pro-
prietor of the Rowe Pond camps and
has just completed his work for the
season.
Word has reached here recently of
the arrest at White River Junction, VT,
on the charge of burglary, of Gordon
Lewis a former resident of Anson. The
report states that Lewis was seen to
enter a building and in attempting to
escape went directly into the arms of
an officer Lewis is well known to
Somerset county officers having been
arrested several times while in this
section.
Miss Bertha Caswell of Bridgton ar
rived in town Thursday night to visit
friends for a few days.
Mrs Augusta Bunker who has been
visiting friends in Waterville for a
few days has returned to her home in
Anson.
Earl D. Merrill who has been spend
ing the holidays with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. G. W. F. Merrill, returned
Thursday to Stcnington where he is
employed as principal Of the High
school,.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-03
BELFAST.
Continued from Page One.)

last night and the following officers
elected: Worshipful master, Frank A.
Bramhall; senior warden, Willis G..
Hazeltine; junior warden, H. B. Ladd;
Treas. George A. Quimby; Sec.,
Charles E. Johnson; senior deacon.
Linwood 3. Thompson; Junior deacon;
Luther A. Hammons; tyler, Alvin
Blodgett trustee for three years, s.
A. Parker.
Silver Cross Lodge, K. Of p, at its
annual meeting elected the following
officers:
Chancellor commander. s. W., Dur;
ost; vice commander, f. c. Whiting;
prelate, A. L. Howard; master of
work, Percy Edgecomb; keeper of rec
ords and seals. G. J. Pattee; master
of finance, Sanford Howard; master
of exchenuer, Frank G. Mixer; mas
ter of arms, Herbert L. Bucklin; in
side guard. c. T. Littlefield; outside
guard, f. A. Nicl1erson; representative
to Grand Lodge, Percy s. Edgecomb,
A. d. Hayes; alternates. F. L. Orser
and C. E. Stevens; trustee. H. l..
Bucklin.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-03
Vital Statistics.

Following are the vital statistics for
Somerset county for the past week;
Births-East Madison, Dec. %, a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Ruel Reed;
ST. Adams, son to Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
lis Thorn; Athens, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Davis; Jackman, daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Blueberry;
South Madison, Dec. 26, son to Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Blackwell; Show
hegan, Dec. %, son to Mr. and Mrs.
Olen Taylor. Marriages-Dec. "a.
Bingham, Ralph o. Spearin and Miss
Lucinda Miller; Flagstaff. Dec. "a,
Scott Lockyer and Merlyn Viles;
Skowhegan. Dec. 20, Frank Merriam
and Miss Margaret Griffin; Carmel,
William Clapham and Miss Pearl
Bellmore of Skowhegan; Skowhegan,
Dec. "a, Harold Foster Of Canaan and
Miss Charlotte Davis; New Portland.
Dec. 25, Earl Hutchins of Kingfield and
Miss Cora Williamson; Palmyra, Dec.
%, Herbert Colby of Greenville juno
tions and Mrs. Lila Trask Of Albion;
Skowhegan, Dec. "a, Mason Merrill and
Effie Jewell Of Canaan; Skowhegan,
Dec. "a. Mylie D. Henderson of Mad
ison and Miss Margaret c. Liberty.
Deaths: East Madison, Dec. 23, A
months-o old child Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Harville; Smithfield, Dec. 2S, Mrs.
Georgia Markham, aged so years;
Jackman, Dec. 29, baby boy Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George King; Skowhegan, Dec.
81. Samuel G. Brown; Bingham, Dec
23, DR.. J. H. Wood, aged 6S; Madison.
Frank L. Powers; Solon, Dec. "a, Levi
Spofford, aged 70 years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-03

followed, was likewise brief. dealing
chiefly with the beliefs of himself and
the Republican party and the funda-
mental principles which were bound to
triumph. He declared that he believed
in a bipartisan Tariff Commission
and that the majority of the people
of this country believe in protection
ard scientific revision of tariff sched-
ules more firmly than ever before. He
said that the 3rd District election had
settled the question of the Republican
party's ability to carry out the wish
es of the people, and had eliminated
the question of which party should be
used to carry out those wishes. He be-
lieved that all Republicans should get
together and discuss the situation with
which they are confronted. He said
no harm was ever done by talking
things over. He declared his convic-
ton that the Republican party had
not suffered by what it had undergone
In recent months, but was stronger to-
day in the affections of the people
than ever before. He believed nothing
could prevent that party from carry
ing the State next September.
Former Congressman Swasey.
The "Old War Horse from Oxford,
John P. Swasey. got the crowd with
him at the start, as of old. He said
he had no desire to return to Wash
ington; that he was there three years
and when he came back he found that
the people up among the hills had
missed him-had missed him so that
they wouldn't let him go back. So they
sent in his place a man whom they
could better spare.
The former Congressman said the
country was confronted by possibilities
from the present administration, the
dangers of which could not be estl-
mated. He said the South was in the
saddle and the men who are shaping
the policies are out for New England
skin. He said the secret cause rules
and a Democrat from anywhere bu'
the South can do nothing but take
what is dished up to him.
Mr.. Swasey told a string Of good
stories, referring faeetiously to Bry-
an and declaring that he believes in
enforcement of the law, In American
shipping and long list Of other
things But the chief things in which
Democrats believe are free trade and
free rum. He said he belonged to
those "reactionaries" generally cou-
pied with the names of Hale and Bur-
leigh and many other honest and il
lustrious statesmen. He said the
Payne-Aldrich law which he helped te
make. had resulted in such prosper
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-03
REBELS REST ATTACK.
Continued from Page one.)

army is being attacked by rebels un-
der General Ortega, that the battle was
still in progress. The Federals were
holding their position while the 5000
or more rebels were apparently draw
ing in closer. The army telegraph wire
to Presidio, Tex. opposite ojinaga,
was not working up to noon today and
the reports were brought here by au-
tornohile.
General Ortega's 5000 rebels besiegine
Ojinaga, Mex, had approached nearer
to the fortifications before daylight to-
day, and apparently the Federals
could not hold out much longer. The
last word received from Major Nc
Nance. commanding the United States
border patrol at Preside, was that the
desertions from the Federal army had
slackened. The Federals had received
some of their back pay, Major Nc
Nance said, and this had checked de-
sertions.
Major McNamee had the situation well
in hand in preparing for an expected
flight of the entire Federal army across
the border. The danger OF the Federals
drawing the rebel fire closer to the border
in case OF flight was considered. but the
border patrol had received the promise
of General Ortega that the fire would be
directed away from the river. General
Villa has more ammunition on the way
from Chihuahua and hoped to replenish
the rebel supply at Ojinaga before it was
exhausted. The Federals have no way OF
renewing their supplies.
The Federal wounded at Preside have
all been removed to the, mission church
there in care of the Red Cross. The
Federal commander asked Major Nc
Nance to permit the removal of the
wounded to Ciudad Porfrio Diaz, Mex,
opposite Eagle Pass, Tex, but the re-
quest was refused