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Milford chronicle., 1914-09-11
CEMENT BLOCK HOUSES
CONCRETE WORK OF ALL KINDS
BLOCKS MADE ON BUILDING SITE
O. E. MGSSiCk, D. .. g
Office over First National Bank.

Teeth extracted without pain Fillinas and
plates made in ven best manner and at reasonable
terms. Satisfaction is always guaranteed. Those
for whom have done work for are ny references
Milford chronicle., 1914-09-11
A BRIEF FEATURE ON
DUCKS FOR PROFIT
And Poultry Pointers Worthy of Note.
By J. H. McFAUL. Jr.
L4H Rights Rc5eyzeg0

DO not force the pullets you intend to
use Tor breeders next season 10 Law.
hather feed for development and thus
you VIII keep from spoiiing your strain
II Is not the number of chicks Matched
! out the number you raise which counts
III lhe poultry business. Therefore il
pays 10 give attention to the details and
make study of the business.
Now Is an excellent time 10 do vo,r
| planning for the next breeding season
owe the birds the attention necessary
IoT their health and comfort and the re-
sun sun WI be strong, healthy and vigor-
Gus babies in the spring.
Everybody has horror for quacks bnt
please to remember the quacks of the
poultry family are worth having around.
4hey are money savers and money earn
ers. The Indian Runners are probably
the best of the quack family.
l have found it an excellent thing To
visit the hen house at night and listen
carefully for that wheeling or rattling
IN the throat Locate the bird and
correct the trouble at once. 1t will
save labor and loss in the end.
Treat your fowls with kindness and
give them attention and food necessary
they will surely show their apprecia
ton by keeping your egg basket well
hlied. Remember half scared to- death
hen Is never prolific laying one.
1t is alright to build inexpensive poul-
try houses where possible, but remem- /
Der, that they do not ALWAYS insure pro- 1
hts. See that the house is properly
built, even though it costs a little more
in the oifstart 1t will pay you better
in the end.
The profits from back lot poultry rails
ing often come largely from food that
would ordinarily be thrown away. I'll
you have not already got few chickens. |
get them, you'll not only utilize this |
waste but convert it into money. Do |
not make the mistake however. by feed !
ing decayed food and then complain of |
bad luck.
Sunflower seed contains about l6 per
cent of protein and p per cent Of fat. |
1t is nearly four times as fattening for |
lens as corn, and must therefore be fed |
with extreme caution. A small percent |
age of sunfower seed during the moult- |
ng season, and in very cold weather is |
4 good thing, but it does not do to over |
10 in feeding any good thing.
Milford chronicle., 1914-09-11
DN. WALTER L, GRIER.
, DENTIST.

loesl- s1. of Penn. College of Dental Surgery.
hnistsr"5 'neSes for the painless extraction ad-
rrcv,' n kinds Of Dental work-Rold filings
ana bridge work a specially.
MILFORD. DELAWARE
Milford chronicle., 1914-09-11
POULTRY POINTERS.

tits better to supply secluded nests for
the pullets as many Of them are very
shy.
1t is the little details which insure
success in raising poultry, more SO per-
hans than in any other pursuit. Don t
forget to attend to them.
The demand for strictly fresh eggs
and dressed chickens is still keen and
will continue so. Be on the job for
your share of the business.
There are more people engaged in the
raising of poultry today than ever be-
fore and still the prices were never
better. if indeed as good. This is one
business where the demand always eX-
ceeds the supply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
sCIATIC RHEUMATISM CURED

Five bottles Of Mrs. Joe Persons
Remedy cured T. H. Harrison. Clerk
Superior Court, Yancyville, n. c.. OF
sciatic rheumatism. The blood is
purified, the body built back to health
and strength and all the ills resulting
from impoverished or poisoned blood,
such as rheumatism, nervous dyspep-
sia, gastritis, Indigestion, eczema,
scrofula, ETC., are completely over
come by Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy
This remedy has been successfully
used for forty years, and hundreds OF
testimonials declare its superiority as
blood medicine. 1t is scientifically
compounded of vegetable ingredients
Of the highest purity. When you suf-
fer these ills. you need Mrs. Joe Per-
sons Remedy for your blood.
Your druggist should have It; If he
hasn't, we will supply you. Large size
bottles one dollar. Remedy Sales Cor
poration. Charlotte. n. c.
Mrs. Joe Persons Wash should be
used in connection with the Remedy for
the cure Of sores and the relief of in
famed and congested surfaces. 1t is es-
pecially valuable for women, and should
always be used for alterations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
What Is Your Opinion?

Carefully compiled statistics reveal
the fact that out Of each 1000 men who
went into the battle Of Gettysburg, 90
were killed: while SO out Of each 1000
in the Atlanta campaign, lost their
lives. Do you suppose If life insur-
ance salesman, representing company
that was recognized by all intelligent
men as being Amply Willing; yes, anX-
ious to Carry Out its contracts, had Of
fered to write the application of any
of the soldiers who could, by any
means have raised the premiums, just
before they entered on the battle, they
would have told him times were too
hard" or that they were too old or the
rates were too high, or that their Wld-
ows or children or other dependents
could shift for themselves? No, You
don't think So They would have ap-
piled for every dollar for which they
could pay. Now it is a fact, demon
strated by Just as reliable statistics as
those already quoted that the man who
is 49 years old today stands identically
the same chance of dying before he Is
SO, as did each soldier who entered to
be killed in the battle of Gettysburg,
while the chance Of the man who is ~
today, stands the same chance OF dy-
ing before he is As. as did the man who
was in the Atlanta campaign. Yet
there are hundreds and thousands of
them who make the excuses listed
above for neglecting to protect those
dependent on them with Mutual Ben
eft policy Of sufficient size to enable
them to live half as comfortably as
they are now accustomed to. What Is
Your candid opinion of such Man? ?
SAM M. GRIsT, Special Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24

Diseourasing.-He had plastered his
touched-up hair down over his bald
spot. and he had assumed the sort OF
smile that his female friends called
childish" when he was in collge.
His shoes were shined, and so was his
nose. And then he called on the
young lady.
MY object in calling on you this
evening. Gertrude" he began, and
then he coughed and added in trem-
bling voice. II may call you Gertrude,
may not?"
Sure you can," answered the young
girl. II allow all of papa's elderly
friends to call me Gertrude. The old
est of them call me Cert. You may
say Cert if you wish. What was 1t
you wanted to talk about?"
He coughed again, and then talked
about how much warmer 1t was in the
summer of 1897.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
THE AUSTRIAN PEASANT
Finds II Hard to Realize He is Entitled
to Respect Himself.

While | was the guest Of Prince A.
at his Austrian castle, writes a con-
tributor to Chamberss Journal,
Princess Karl took me under her
special guidance She insisted that l
should make acquaintance with the
village the morning after my arrival.
You had better put on gloves, or
at any rate, the righthand glove
she said, as l met her at the great
entrance.
II never wear gloves If l can help
it." l answered. And on a hot day
like this"
She laughed. well, have warned
you. You must buy your experience.
We descended the steep slope to
the village, and stopped at the post
office: it was likewise a cafe and gen.
eral provision store. Several peas
ants sat at a table drinking beer. and
two or three women were talking
with the postmistress. When we en-
tered, the postmistress ran from be-
hind her counter, the peasants rose
from their bench, and crowding round
the Princess Karl, they all kissed her
right hand. To my intense surprise,
after they had kissed the princess 8
hand. they each bestowed a similar
attention to me.
Il warned you to wear gloves,
said the princess, when the ceremony
was over. Now you know the rea-
son. You will find that whenever
you meet peasants, they will kiss
your hand. They even leave their
work in the fields, and run out into
the road if they see you passing. Last
year a young attache from the French
embassy was staying here. and he had
great fright. He was walking along
road between some bean fields. The
peasants were taking in the harvest,
and to his horror he saw them all,
men and women. suddenly throw
down their scythes and rakes and
rush toward him from both sides. He
was convinced that they were going
to attack and rob him; and so he
| took to his heels and ran. He never
stopped until he got to the Schloss;
to this day he will not believe that
the poor peasants only wished to kiss
his hand as a mark of respect to an
ExcellenZ. At my home in Hungary,
the peasants kneel down and kiss the
hem of your dress"
In these days such subservience
seems incredible; but the custom is
survival of the days when all the
peasants were slaves, and the mobiles
had the power of life and death over
| them
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
Humorous department.

A Youthful critie.-Nat Goodwin
once told of an experience he had
with a Juvenile deadhead in western
town. Standing outside the theatre a
little time before the performance was
due to begin. he observed a small boy
with an anxious. forlorn look on his
face and weedy looking pup in his
arms.
Goodwin inquired what was the
matter and was told that the boy wish
ed to sell the dog so as to raise the
price Of a seat in the gallery. The
actor suspected at once dodge to
secure a pass on the sympathetic
racket" but allowing himself to be
taken in he gave the boy pass. The
dog was deposited in a safe place and
the boy was able to watch Goodwin
as the Gilded Fool from good seat
in the. gallery. Next day Goodwin
saw the boy again near the theatre, so
he asked
well, sonny, how did you like the
show?"
I'm glad didn't sell my dog" was
the reply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
cubic yards were removed because Of
slides. or 22S6 per cent"

cubic yards were removed because OF
slides, or 22.S6 per cent"
Describing the demolition of Gam
boa dixie as one Of the final steps in
the canals completion, the report re-
lates that with the exception of sew
eral slides the admission of water to
the cut has had no bad effects
The canals giants locks and dams
stanchly withstood the earthquake
shocks. which were more violent and
numerous during the last year than in
any since American occupation. Eigh-
ty-seven distinct shocks were recorded
at Ancoa.
The shock of May % resulted in a
slight damage to the new administra-
ton building, then in course OF con-
struction at Balboa Heights, but with
this exception the canal works suffer-
ed no damage from these shocks.
AS the construction of the canal pro-
ceeded to the point where date was
set for the admission of the first ship,
the population of the zone steadily de-
creased. On June 80. 1911, the force
employed on the canal was 1858,
compared with 43,350 at the close OF
the previous fiscal year. "Accompa-
nying the decrease" the report states.
there was a large emigration from
the Isthmus, and for the first time
since the work was started there was
an excess Of departures over arrivals
of about $4,000"
Inasmuch as the canal was not
opened to traffic until August Is. the
report does not tell of the passage Of
the first merchant ship or of the finan-
cial aspects of operation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
Office of the County Treasurer Of York
County.

Office of the County Treasurer Of YORK
County.
Yorkyille, S. c., Sept. IA, 1914.
NJ Office is hereby given that the
~ TAX BOOKS for York county viii
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 tc
all payments made in the month ol
JANUARY, 1915. and TWO PER
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 if 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, 1914-11-24
: FOR SALE .

The beautiful home and farm Of j.
Barney Barron. in Tirzah. S-room
cottage; 120 acres land. Price $4,000
per acre, for quick sale. A most de-
sirablc home at R. R. station. Can't
be excelled.
1856 Acres-The Wells Place. the
property of R. N. Plaxco. very fine
farm. High state Of cultivation.
Cottage Home-Of w. c. Miller, on
Charlotte road, near Ancona Mill.
800 OAcres-Property Of D. A. Whis-
onant, joins ]. w. Quinn and others
Price Slo.uo
20 Aeres-Property Of John Barnett.
Joining farm Of ]. R Connolly and VIM.
Harrison Est lands.
100 Acres-Known as the Dorster
place, about / 1-2 miles from Phila-
delphia church and school. II sold
during February, will take the small
sum Of $4,000 an acre for 1t.
1 desire to say to my friends that /
have property that 1 can cut up In
small tracts and sell on long terms.
]. c. WILBORN
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
Terms and Conditions

TTECO a SATURDAY,
900 r. My SHARP e. 49,, .u. 80
responsible payment
discontinued The
provided whom
premium be the
settlement Tor all the names OH
be FIRST
the name
Cubmakers attempt to make
Cumaker
who return and
on certain uo does not
that eel a
at expense OF those
of avoiding
andc
of TWO WEEKS will
be ed o working off of the
hecos o. p
will be $500 unless New Clubs formed
L. M. CRISIS SONS, Publishers.
- YoRKvILIE SOUTH CAROLINA -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24

No Cause for Worry.-Mrs. Black
had a new and most excellent cook,
and, having lost several equally as
good cooks through the suttle work
ings of Cupid, she was little disturb
ed when she came across her valued
Amanda walking in the park with a
man. The next day she said to
Amanda:
Il saw you walking in the park with
a gentleman yesterday afternoon,
Amanda. hope he will not be taking
you away from me some day
La. ma'am, don't you be skeered
none about that" replied Amanda. In
the first place. he amt no gentleman,
an in the next place he's my husband.
Don't you worry none. ma'am."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24

Odd Points of View-Speaking pure
ly as a neutral" said Representative
Harvey Helm the other day in Wash
ington. II can't help remarking what
odd lights the various powers have to
throw on events in order to make
them seem favorable TO themselves.
Now England, now Russia, now
Germany and now France comment on
events so strangely that l am remind
ed Of Hellyon.
Hellyon. talking about his employer,
a manufacturer, said:
Hes no harsh taskmaster. He's
no speeder-up. Other firms have this
here blasted S-hour law-ye got to git
through a whole days work in eight
hours, or out ye go. But down TO
our place ye can take yer time. Ye
got sixteen hours to do a days work
in"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24

The Worst.-A Chicago man and his
wife. who were motoring through the
southern part of Illinois, had the ILL
fortune one day to knock over a pc
destrian, a very seedy, sad-looking in
dividual. Springing from her seat, the
Chicago mans wife administered first
aid to the injured. Fortunately. the
man was not hurt as badly as at first
seemed to be the case.
The Chicago mans wife was much
perturbed, as we'll as sympathetic.
Poor man! Poor man." she kept
murmuring. Finally. she asked: Are
you married."
mo. num-" said the seedy looking
individual, this is the worst thing
that's happened to me-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24

Knew His Strength.-In spite of the
distraction of the war. H. B. Irving. is
making a success with his revival OF
The Silver King" at the Strand the
atre, London.
Never at a loss for a good story H.
B., in his dressing room the other
evening was telling of two women who
met in a tube train.
Just been to see Bill off. l sup
pose?" said one.
Yes" replied the other. An ses
to him: We'll. goodbye, Bill. old lad,
and if yer biffs the Kaiser as yer've
biffed me. he'll wish he'd never been
to war"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
Regarding the
Monument

The Monument is the sole product
of man which is expected to exist,
without change or repair, for all
time-beyond the memory that we
cherish in our hearts, which Is only
as long as the span of life. 1t may
help to form a record. but it Is erect
ed as a tribute Of love to those who
have passed ito that bourne from
whence no traveller ever returns" AS
such, let it be a thing Of beauty, not
dark and somber, but bright and
cheerful; not typifying earthly sor-
row. but symboliZing undying love.
And as architecture Is brought to us
from the past by the tombs OF the
ancients. so let us pass on to those
in our steps, some worthy expression
of our conception Of beauty.
PALMETTO MONUMENT co.
JOS. G. SASSI, Prop.
Phone 211 Yorkville. S. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24

But She Meant lt.-A husband and
wife ran a freak show in a certain
provincial town. but unfortunately
they quarreled and the exhibits were
equally divided between them. The
wife decided to continue business as
an exhibitor at the old address, but
the husband went on a tour.
After some years wandering the
prodigal returned and a reconcilia-
ton took place, as the result Of which
they became business partners once
more. A few mornings afterward the
people of the neighborhood were sent
into fits of laughter on reading the fol-
lowing notice in the papers:
by the return of my husband my
stock of freaks has been permanently
increased"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24

So There Now!-He had been telling
of his engagement to a belle of the
town, but no one took his announce
ment seriously. One day he gave out
that he had broken the engagement
so you really broke the engage
ment. Henry" he was asked.
That's what did" he boasted.
Dear me; tell US why you were so
cruel" one of his hearers begged
We'll, it's like this" explained Hen
ry. "Hettie told me she wouldn't mar
ry me, and I amt going to be engag-
ed to any girl that won't marry me. "
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
CANALS LAST CHAPTER
Governor of Zone Tells Of Builders
Battle Against Natures Forces.

Governor of Zone Tells Of Builders
Battle Against Natures Forces.
The final chapters in the history Of
the construction of the Panama canal
are written by Colonel George w. Goe-
thals, governor of the zone, in his an
nual report to Secretary Garrison,
says a Washington letter. The report
tells of the canal builders battle
against tricky earth slides, of the es-
Establishment of the permanent form of
government in the zone, with Colonel
Goethals as governor; of the begin
ming of the work on fortifications to
guard the great waterway against in
vasion. while imposing rows Of figures
tell of the cost of details in the canals
construction and maintenance.
The report shows that the canals
cost, including the current appropria-
ton, now stands $353,559, 9,O49.69. More
than s374.OOO,OO0 was appropriated.
Of that amount more than $12,0O0,OOO
was for fortifications.
Work was continued through the
year on the gun and mortar batteries,
the report states, land by the close OF
the year the concrete work was prac-
tically completed, as well as the great
er portion of the back fill. On July l.
1913. the construction of redoubts, in
accordance with plans prepared by
board appointed for the purpose and
approved by the secretary of war; was
completed"
The continued earth slides that
checked the progress of the canal
builders was described at length.
THE total amount of material re-
moved in the dry from Culebra Cut, y"
the report states. from the beginning
of American operations to June 10.
1914. aggregated llO.261,SS3 cubic
yards, at a division cost of $.7O66 per
cubic yard; of this amount 25,2O6.lOO
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24

Troubles Of Prophet.-In a certain
town the local forecaster of the wealth
er was so often wrong that his pre-
dictions became a standing joke. to his
no small annoyance, for he was very
sensitive At length. in despair of liv
ing down his reputation. he asked
headquarters to transfer him to an
other station.
A brief correspondence ensued.
Why" asked headquarters. "dO you
wish to be transferred?"
Because" the forecaster promptly
replied. the climate doesn't agree
with me-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
DIRECTORY OF
YORK COUNTY

A DIRECTORY of the White Men
of York county Of voting age, together
with the postoffice address and occu-
patton of each, may be had at the
Bank of Glover, the Bank of Hickory
Grove, the First National Bank Of Sha d.
ron, the Peoples National Bank of
Rock Hill, or from The Enquirer Office
at % cents a copy. This directory
contains more than 1000 names, and is
of especial service and value for COM
mercial purposes. Published by
L. M. CRISIS SONS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
County of York.
IN THE PROBATE COURT
BY l.. r. Williams. Probate Judge Of
York County.

BY l.. r. Williams. Probate Judge of
York County.
" HEREAS Mrs. ELLA ]. SCOG-
w GINS has applied to me for Let
ters of Administration, with will an
neXed. on all and singular, the goods
and chattels. rights and credits Of SA-
RAH S. SCOGGINS, late of the County
aforesaid, deceased.
These are. therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said deceased. to be
md appear before me at our next Pro-
bate Court for the said County, to be
holden at York Court House. on the
IST DAY OF DECEMBER. 1914. to
shew cause, if any, why the said ad-
ministration should not be granted.
Given under my Hand and Seal, this
the 10th day of November. in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and fourteen, and in the
18th year Of American Independ-
ence.
L. r. WILLIAMS,
Probate Judge OF York County.
80 IT
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
REAL ESTATE
LOOK! Now Isn't This a Nice Selec-

LOOK! Now Isn't This Nice Seiec-
ton?
The j. X. Hope Place: 70 acres.
near Tirzah, on Rock Hill and Clay
Hill and Yorkville and Fort Mill roads.
5-room dwelling; large barn; tenant
houses and other buildings; wells
one at house and other at barn. Ad-
joins T. M. Oates. F. E. Smith and
Mrs. Glenn. This Is something nice.
See ME- QUICK.
The E. II. Carson Place: 1S5 acres;
S-room dwelling; Groom tenant
house; large barn; crib, etc. Plenty
Of wood. Adjoins w. r. Carroll and
others. Now is your time to see me.
Two Tracts-One SO acres and the
other 60 acres-about miles from
Yorkville on McConnellsville-C Chester
road. First tract has 4-room dwell
ing; barn, crib and cotton house. 9th
er tract has one tenant house. Each
tract watered by spring and branch.
Plenty of timber. Good, strong land,
and the price Is right. Better see me.
Town Property: My offerings here
are very attractive. Can suit you eth
er in a dwelling or a beautiful lot In
almost any part Of Town on which to
erect one. Let me show you.
Goo TTT Williams