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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
MEMS SIZE IN WAR
They Must Average Well to Fight IN
Holland.

1t is a matter Of some alarm today IN
Britain that the average heigh. or the
indoor workers from whom the army
and navy are recruited in the event or
war is only five feet five inches. The
strength of a nation" is the cry OF the
London press, cannot be measured
by the strength of it's ships; 1t has al
ways been and always must be meas
ured by the strength Of its average
man. When we licked the Spanish
Armada, in 1888, our ships were small,
but our men were great. When we
licked the French we collared their
ships. mounted the British flag and
sent their choicest men-of-war to Davy
Jones. They may build their ships,
my lads runs the brave song, but
they can't build the boys of the bulldog
breed And we are building boys OF
the bulldog breed five feet five inches
high"
But, after all, the question of the
mere height of men, considered in con-
nection with the means and methods
of modern warfare, will have little to
do with the case. This was eXempli-
fed in the Russo Japanese war, when
the little brown men proved superior
To the big fellows of Russia.
And now, with all the great nations
of Europe in arms, little Holland is
mobilizing her troops. This recalls
story of some years ago. The prince
consort of Holland a guest of the kai-
ser, was attending a review Of the
German troops. A regiment Of six
footers passed by. Not tall enough,
said the visitor to the kaiser.
A second regiment passed in review,
in which every man was six feet five
inches high.
Not tall enough" said the man from
Holland
Not tall enough" exclaimed the
kaiser. What do you mean
Il mean, your majesty, said the visi-
tor, when we open the dikes the wa
ter averages eight feet deep."-lndian-
apolis News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
A WAR PRIMER
Which Describes Places Situated
in the War Zone.

lures cotton goods, cloth and paper. 1t
has a population of about $4,000.
Odessa--The fourth city Of Russia in
size and foreign trade, at the north
west angle of the Black sea, the sea-
port for the basins of the Dinieper and
the Dniester, halfway between the
two estuaries. Its bay has an area Of
fourteen square miles. The city is
built on a terrace 100 to 1856 feet in
height Catacombs extend underneath
the town and suburbs. It's population
in 1910 was 47S,9OO. 1t is estimated
that no less than $4,000 are living from
hand to mouth in the utmost misery,
partly in the extensive catacombs. The
citys occupations are connected with
exporting, shipping and manufactures.
Grain is the chief article Of export. The
bay of Odessa was colonized by Greeks
at an early period. In 1854 the town
was unsuccessfully attacked by the
Anglo Russian fleet, and in 1851 by
the Turkish. In 1905-06 Odessa was
the scene of violent revolutionary dis
orders.
Pskov-A Russian town on both
banks of the Velikaya river, ITO miles
by rail southwest of st. Petersburg.
The ruins of the old wall Of the town.
built in 1866, descend to the right bank
of the river, while ruins of numerous
rich and populous monasteries in or
near the town attest it's former wealth
and greatness. The present town is
ill-built, chiefly of wood, and shows
traces of decay It's manufactures are
unimportant. Peskov was formerly the
sister republic of Novgorod and was
one Of the oldest cities Of Russia, main
tanning it's independence until the 18th
century. Up to the time it was brought
under the rule of Moscow it was pros
porous and wealthy, its inhabitants
numbering about 100000 Today It's
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
RAISING TOMATOES
Virginia Man Made $3.50 on One Eighth
of an Acre.

Two hundred and eighty dollars
from one-eighth Of an acre of toma-
toes is certainly going it some" in
showing the wonderful possibilities Of
the tomato crop, says writer in the
Progressive Farmer. However, that is
what G. B. Showalter, Of Roanoke, Va,
has done this season.
This is how he did it: The plot,
44x120 feet, on which five two-horse
loads of stable manure were broadcast,
was broken 12 or Il inches deep in
January. Later $50 pounds Of S-4 were
applied broadcast, so pounds of S-4-S
were used in the hills. The plants, all
Burpee's Earliana, were grown in a
small hot house, 17x36, heated with a
coal stove and were twice transplanted
before being set out in the open, April
25, with a transplanter two feet apart
in the drill, the rows being four feet
between. This made a total of $50
plants. While the drouth in that Sec
ton was most severe, Mr. Showalter's
plants never lacked for moisture, as this
was provided daily by means Of the
Skinner system of overhead irrigation,
the pipes for which were connected
with the home water tank, supplied by
a pump run by a gasoline engine. The
first picking was June 10. Four BUSH
els were sold at $3.50 per bushel, then
nine at s., a good number at 81, the
price gradually declining to $3.50. OF
100 bushels gathered to August 8, 20
bushels were culls. The total sales to
this date were $3.50, a splendid show
ing. While S. and up per bushel may
sound right high for tomatoes, yet this
is less than 10 cents per pound, at
which price and even higher, the writ
er has frequently seen them sell from
the wagon in the vicinity Of Asheville.
The above interesting facts we gath
cred on the Roanoke market while in
attendance upon the Virginia Farmers
Institute. We also heard mention sew
eral times of the sale of more than 5000
worth from one-siXth Of an acre by Mr..
McBrady, though we did not get to see
him. All gave the same story Of how
he had faithfully watered his plants by
carrying from the spring the water
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
THE EMERGENCY CURRENCY
A Curious Customer is Enlightened by
Bank Man.

Have you any emergency currency
here? / would like to see what it looks
like" said customer of one of the
downtown national banks to the pay
ing teller, who had just cashed a check
presented by the customer. You have
a good supply Of it in your own pos
session." was the teller's answer. Il
have just given you upwards of hun
dred dollars in emergency but you
may not be able to distinguish it from
the other"
The customer looked over the $500 in
bills of various denominations that
had been handed to him, and, being
unable to find anything but regular
currency as he thought-went into the
office of his friend, the president. Lay
ing down before the president CATER
the usual salutations) the $500 he had
received in exchange for his check, the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09

Of the day in the Pleasant Valley sec
tion Of the county. Mr.. Hall has pur-
chased seven bushels Of clover seed,
which he will SOW. He will also put in
$50 bushels Of oats and will plant at
least eight acres in wheat. He has
three colts which he has raised on his
plantation, which cost him about as
much, to use his own words, "as 1t
would cost to raise three calves"
sss
Chester News, Oct. 6: Miss Edith L.
ParrOtt Of Winthrop college, state or
ganiZer Of Canning and Poultry clubs,
along with Miss 10 Marlborough, the
Chester county agent Of the canning
clubs, appeared before the county
board of education yesterday with their
plans for the new year. The board
agreed to the following proposition and
the county delegation in all likelihood
will too: That there shall be ten
months instruction next year, instead
Of nine; that a Girls Poultry club be
organized and that a Woman's Bread
club be launched. The county board
Of education has agreed to give it's
s400; Winthrop college, $75; U. S. de-
partment of agriculture, $3.50. The
county delegation Is asked to appro-
pirate $275, as it did last year. Rep
resentatives Brice and Atkinson have
agreed to the appropriation and the
matter has been taken up with Senator
Hardin. ..... Peace Sunday was OBJ
served by all Of the churches in Ches-
ter, Sunday. The loose change in the
collection was given to the American
Red Cross to help care for the suffer-
ing on the European battle fields. The
Chester Bible Society, branch Of the
American Bible society, held its annual
loI- % lnl 4hpr
Sunday night. Despite the inclemency
Of the evening a nice size congregation
was in attendance. The officers for the
esuing year were elected as follows:
]. L. Glenn, president; all Of the min
listers in the city were elected Vice
presidents, A. G.. Brice, secretary. and
T. NJ. Douglas treasurer. The execu-
tive committee was chosen as follows.
st. Marks Episcopal church, T. NJ.
Douglas; Purity Presbyterian church,
A. NJ. Aiken; First Baptist church,
John NJ. Wise; Bethel Nj. Z. church, 8.
C. Carter; A. r. P. church, ]. 7. Big
ham. The collection amounted to
$1966, which will be used locally. .....
On warrants sworn out by the grand
jury, Sheriff D. Z. Colvin today raided
the three social clubs just outside the
corporate limits. At the Fair View
club 157 bottles Of beer were secured
and the fixtures. The Catawba club
yielded some whisky and a quantity or
beer. The fixtures will also be taken.
At the Do-Drop-In club only beer was
obtained along with the fixtures. The
managers of the Fair View and Cataw-
ba clubs were arrested, but were re-
leased on 5000 bail. At the Do-Drop-
In, nobody was at home. The raids
were attended by no unusual circum-
stances. Hardly any one in the city
knew what had transpired. This no
doubt rings down the curtain on social
clubs for Chester.
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Attigny-An ancient and once cele-
brated town of France, on the LETT
bank Of the river Aisne, 22 miles south
west of Mezieres and 10 miles east OF
Rethel Chilperic II died here in 72O.
In S22 the famous council at which
Louis l performed public penance in
expiation of the murder of his nephew,
Bernard King of Italy, was held here.
Bernard had melted a revolt but the
rising was easily suppressed and he
was mutilated and killed. Louis re-
pented of this cruelty, and after the
death of his wife he pardoned the fol-
lowers of Bernard and restored their
estates. The present town has pop
ulation of about 5000.
Pierrefonds-A village on lake at
the southern border Of the forest OF
Compiegne, and nine miles southeast
of the town of Compiegne, France
While the town is much frequented for
the sake Of it's baths, supplied by min
eral springs, it's chief interest is CEN
tered in it's feudal castle rising high
above the houses of the village. The
stronghold was almost entirely rebuilt
for Napoleon III at cost Of about ST.
900, 900. 1t was originally fort built
by Louis de'Orleans in 1890. Having
aroused the jealousy of Richelieu, as
the stronghold of Fronde, it was al
most battered to pieces by his orders
in 1917. The town now has popula-
tion Of about 1000.
LIE Tremblois-A small town OF
northern France, west of Mezierres and
close to the Belgian frontier, adjacent
to the battlefield where the Grand
Conde, at the age of %, gained the
greatest of his victories over the Span
ish in 1643. The plain was formerly
surrounded by marshes and dense for
ests, but modern drainage has abolish
a6 tho former and the latter have been
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cut down. The army opposed to Conde
was composed of veteran bands of
Walloons, Spaniards and Italians,
commanded by the Spanish General
Fuentes, who conducted the battle
from a litter. He was afterwards found
among the slain. During the Franco
German war, a division of German
landwehr occupied this region and
during a thick fog on January 8, 1871,
surrounded the neighboring town Of
Rocroi and caused its 800 defenders to
surrender after a five hours lombard
ment.
Varennes En- Argonne-A little town
on the Aire river in northeast France,
IS miles northwest of Verdun, owing
its claim to fame to the fact that Louis
XVI was arrested here on his flight
from Paris in June 1871. He was taken
back to the capital and maintained as
a constitutional king The town has
about $500 inhabitants and manufac-
lures leather and paper goods.
Stettin-A German seaport, on the
Oder river, 80 miles from the Baltic
sea and "a miles northeast of Berlin.
Extensive and strong fortifications
girdled the town until 1874, when eX-
pansion of its commerce and manufac-
lures compelled the tearing down of
these barriers to it's growth. From
population of 99,475 in 1885, Stettin
grew to a city with 236,145 in 1910.
Warships and other vessels of all kinds
locomotives, boilers, and machinery
are made in great establishments,
while the city manufactures clothing,
cement, soap, bricks, paper, beer su-
gar, spirits and cycles. The city is
unique in the number Of insurance
companies which have their headquar-
ters there. The town is said to have
city yielded to France without any re-
sistance and was held by the French
until 1913.
Czenstochowa-A fortified town of
Poland, so miles south of Kalisz on the
Warta, owing its fame to the location
Of a fortified convent on Mt. klaren-
berg, also called Jasna Gura, which
separates New Czenstochowa from the
old town, a mile and a half away. The
fortress, in the shape of a quincunN,
commands the roads from Silesia to
Warsaw and from Posen to Cracow by
way of Paris 1t was defended against
the Swedes in 1855 and again in 1904,
when the Monks retained it. In l772 it
fell to the Russians, was captured by
the Prussians in 1898 and capitulated
to the French in 1906. Chaplets, i'm
ages, ETC. for pilgrims to the convent,
form the chief article Of local main
tenance, although the city manufac-
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with his own hands. While these two
champion growers for 1914, hold the
palm for profits, they have got to go
and come again to get up to that record
of their near neighbor, r. d. Hurt, who
in 1912 produced SS5 bushels of good
ripe tomatoes on one acre. Then R. P.
Sink has been doin marvels with
beans, as he sold over 500 worth from
one-fourth acre this summer.
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EIGHTY-FoURTH INsTALLMENT.

(Thursday Morning, August Is, 1S6D.
The undersigned having volunteered
for Confederate service, the business
of The Enquirer office will be attended
to by ]. E. Grist. The publication OF
the paper will be continued as hereto
fore The expenses Of the office being
heavy, and most of which has to be
met with cash, we request those in
debted to the concern to pay the small
demands that may be due.-Our CO.
partner Mr.. w. w. East, will continue
his interesting letters from the 5th
Regiment, and it is the purpose of the
undersigned to communicate such mat
ters to the paper as are likely to prove
interesting to our readers. We repeat
the request Of those indebted to make
payment. l.. M. Grist.s
August Is, 1861.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
FOOTSTEPS OF The Fathers
As Traced In EARLY Files Of The
YOrkVllIe Enquirer
news and Views OF YESTERDAY
Bringing Up Records Of the Past and
Giving the Younger Readers of To-
day a Pretty Comprehensive knowl-
edge of the Things that Most Con-
cerned Generations that Have Gone
Before.

The first installment of the notes
appearing under this heading was
published in our issue Of November IA,
1918. The notes are being prepared
by the editor as time and opportunity
permit Their purpose Is TO bring
into review the events Of the past for
the pleasure and satisfaction Of the
older people and for the entertainment
and instruction of the present genera
tion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM
This Poem Describes Conditions Long
After War 10 Done.

MS foem DeScTlpes SonuitioHs IoH9
After War ls Done.
The poem given below, written by
Robert Southey, an Englishman, many
years ago, well describes incidents
which will transpire in Europe years
after the present gigantic struggle has
come to a close. Many times will the
plow unearth the skulls and bones o.
those who know not why they are fight
ing, and who died because the God Of
War had trained them to die:
1t was a summer evening,
Old Kaspar's work was done,
And he, before his cottage door
was sitting in the sun;
And by him sported in the green
His little grandchild Wilhelmine.
She saw her brother Peterkin
Roll something large and round,
Which he, beside the rivulet,
In playing there had found;
He came to ask what he had found,
That was so large and smooth and
round.
Old Kaspar took it from the boy,
W no stood eXpectant by;
And then the old man shook his head,
And, with a natural sigh,
Ills some poor fellows skull" said he,
who fell in the great victory.
Il find them in the garden,
For there's many hereabout;
And often when go to plough,
The ploughshaIe turns them out;
For many thousand men," said he,
Were slain in the great victory"
Now tell us what twas all about"
Young Peterkin he cries;
And little Wilhemine looks up
With wonder waiting eyes
Now tell us all about the war,
And what they fought each other for"
1T was the English" Kaspar cried,
Who put the French to rout;
But what they fought each other for,
could not well make out;
But everybody said," quoth he,
That twas famous victory.
MY father lived at Blenheim then,
Yon little stream hard by;
They burnt his dwelling to the ground,
And he was forced to fly;
So with his wife and child he fled,
Nor had he where to rest his head.
with fire and sword the country round
Was wasted far and wide;
And many a childing mother there,
And new born baby died;
But things like that you know must be
At every famous victory.
They say it was a shocking sight,
After the field was won
For many thousand bodies there
Lay rotting in the sun;
But things like that you know must be,
After famous victory.
Great praise the Duke of Marlboro
won,
And our good Prince Eugene"
why, twas a very wicked thing,
Said little Wilhelmine;
Nay, nay, my little GIRL quoth he,
1T was a famous victory.
And everybody praised the duke,
Who this great fight did win"
But what good came Of it at last?"
Quoth little Peterkin.
why that | cannot tell" said he,
But twas a famous victory"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
Roll of the "PaImer Guards

Subjoined is the roll of the Palmer
Guards" organized in Yorkville, last
week. The non commissioned officers
have not as yet, been appointed:
Oficers-W. H. McCorkle, captain;
L. M. Grist, 1st lieutenant; John II,
Parker, End lieutenant, l. D. Wither-
spoon, 3rd lieutenant.
Privates-R NJ. Allison, w. E. Adams
]. E. Burns E. A. Black, w. A. Burns,
John T. Barber, T. E. Burris, James b
Brown, w. c. Creps, ]. c. Chambers, r.
S. Chambers, r. e. D. Currence, j. N
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Weaver, James Wear, w. W. White,
H. Westmoreland, ]. B. Whisonant, r..
C. Whitesides, R. w. Whitesides, ]. NJ.
/ Whitesides, T. B. Whitesides, w. P.
Wylie.
Ito Be Continued.)
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Roll of the Campbell Rifles.

The following is the roll Of the
Campbell Rifles" which left this place
on Tuesday last, for Lightwood Knot
Springs.
Oficers-Jno. l.. Miller, captain; w.
S. Dunlap, 1st lieutenant; 7. ]. Bell,
2nd lieutenant, ]. H. Bigham, 3rd lieu
tenant.
Privates-J. j. Alexander, Jas. Ar
rowood. G. c. Barber, a. Blackwell,
Lewis Bolin l. Brown, w. NJ. Brown,
j. ]. Clark. w. Childers, J. NJ. Clark,
]. S. Chambers, W. f. Chambers, w.
c. Childers, T. Chlders, c. =. Clines,
j. A. Cobb. Nj. V. Darwin, Alfred Dos
ter, John Dowdle, John r. Faires, VIM.
Finley, w. c. Ferguson, John Hagins,
W. l.. Hagins, S. Hagins, Martin Holl-
brooks, w. II. Howell, ]. l.. Jackson,
s. NJ. Johnston, +. Jones, J. d. Kell,
Jas. Kincaid Lewis Lamer, r. j. Love,
VIM. Lowry, ID. ID. Moore, r. l.. Man
ming. w. c. Manning, j. b. Mcl'adden,
j. T.. Mcknight, j. b. Mcknight, j. r.
Mcknight J. L. Mcdaniel, w. ]. Null
linaX w. j. Miller, J. A. Nichols, G. w.
Parish w. NJ. Pinkston, G. NJ. Pearson,
Il. Pierce, B. G.. PreSsly, Warren Quinn,
T. w. Ramsay, Martin Rawls, NJ. l..
Sanders. George Shercr, T.. n. Spencer,
j. ID. Stewart, w. r. Stewart. r. L.
Simmons, j. l.. Smith, J. II. Smith, r.
w. Smith, Sam'l. Strain, Joseph Tenn
pleton William Wallace A. l.. Wallace,
w. l.. Wallace, Lewis Wood, Thos
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Her Query.-Mrs. Newlyrich-My
dog is wonderfully trained.
Miss Caustic-Will he eat from your
knife?
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Clark, R. Coonrad, w. H. Cairns, j. H.
Crawford, ]. T. Davidson, John l.. Da-
vies, John w. Doster, ]. G. ]. Estes, j.
D. NJ. Estes, j. Flach, ]. +. Feemster,
S. NJ. Feemster S. r. w. Faris, II. NJ.
Gwinn, Jesse NJ. Gum, VIM. E. Gum,
n. c. Goudelock, w. a. Galloway, j. NJ.
Galloway, c. D. Gwinn, Richard Hare,
E. Hafner, ]. A. r. Hall, E. H. Hol-
brooks, B. p. r. Henry, II. G.. Jackson,
d. A. James, David Jackson, w. +.
Jackson, B. n. Jackson, R. G. Jenkins,
L. Koester, Jas. NJ. Lindsay, w. II.
Lindsay, ]. w. Lindsay, ]. G. Love,
VIM. II. Lowry, R. A. Lockard, j. w.
Lawrence, VIM. Lenear, w. ]. Lee, w.
d. Miller, w. NJ. McCully, ]. o. Mont
gomery, +. NJ. Murphy, A. Augustus
Moore, w. +. McCulloch G. w. Nc
Keown, ]. n. McElwee, d. w. Moore,
L. G. McNeal, J. G. Mcneil, w. G. Nc
Dowell, G.. w. Pearson, Allison Patter-
son, J. S. PlaXico, w. p. Pratt, Samuel
Pratt, ]. L. Parker, r. NJ. PleXico, w.
C. Pursley, NJ. c. Ross, j. r. Roach, ).
w. Robson, n. NJ Sandifer, ]. M.
Shearer, j. J. w. Tomlinson, R. Tim
berake. S. NJ. Wilson, James Watson,
r. n. Whitesides, ]. Spratt Wright 5.
W. Watson. r. ]. 'Withers.
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Chester Reporter, Oct. 5: Mr.. Thorn
as Brannon, a native and former resi-
dent of CT ester county, died at his home
in Wins, Oro Saturday, and was buried
yesterday at BullOck'S Creek Presby-
terian church after funeral services by
the Rev. j. B. Swami. There were
nineteen white and twenty-siX cOlored
applicants for teachers certificates at
the examination held at the court
house Friday, by County Superinten-
dent of Education w. d. Knox. AT
a recent meeting of the directors of the
Chester Telephone Co. Mr.. L. d. Childs
resigned as president, and the follow
ing officers were elected: r. r. Haf-
ner, president; r. b. Caldwell, treas
urer; j. T. Perkins, secretary. MIR.
w. w. Blair expects to begin work
this week on a handsome bungalow on
Columbia street for Mr.. e. NJ. AleXan-
der go. Mr.. and Mrs. julius c. Car
penter announce the engagement Of