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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

Union special Of March q, to the
Greenville News: Lowndes j. Brown
ing of Union, stated yesterday: In
announcing my candidacy for govern
or. feel it but proper that I should
briefly state the policies I stand for.
hope to see our school system placed on
a Just and equitable basis, whereby the
state, and not the counties, shall be re-
sponsible for the education Of the chill
dren. They are not children Of the
various counties. but Of the state OF
South Carolina; therefore it Is the
states duty to give to each child equal
advantages, and stop the gross ine-
qualities now existing. A negro child
in one county should not receive more
for education than a white child In
another, yet such is the case. With
this wrong righted, it will be an easy
matter to reform our present unjust
tax laws so that the expenses Of the
government will be borne by those who
receive the greatest benefit, and who
are most able to bear the burdens Of
taxation. / am sure We need more
small white land owners in the state,
and am equally sure l know the neces-
sary legislation to bring this about
Having been q farmer all my life. l
feel that l understand their needs, and
shall always safeguard their interests;
see my record in the legislature.
There are other reforms, too tedious to
mention in a letter; that l hope to
accomplish, these l will bring to the
attention Of my fellow citizens during
the campaign If on this platform. you
can support me, it Will be very highly
appreciated"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03
(To Be Continued.)
Strange Bird Of Desert

Does the road runner or chaparral
cock snare the rattlesnake by building
a fence of cholla spikes around him
and then dispatch the reptile at leis-
ure? The story, received with skepti-
cism, has often been told about this
bird of the southwest. Mr.. John Fee
ney Of Elmira, recently went to Arizona
to learn the truth. He learned from
some of the pioneers that they were
ready to make affidavit that they had
witnessed the capture and death Of
rattlesnakes in the aforesaid fashion.
Mr. Sidney de Long Of Bisbee, affirm
ed that he had seen pair Of road rum
ners, evidently mates, do the trick.
Cattlemen were prolific in experiences
of the kind, but the Arizona Historical
society had no data.
The road runner is such a strange
bird that anything told about it is be-
lieved. DR.. William T. Hornaday, in
his American Natural History" is
credulous himself. The bird, he says,
lis remarkably odd in form and also
in it's habits" He thus describes it:
1T is about the size Of a small crow,
with a tail as long as it's entire body
and head, and legs that are so long
and strong they seem like those of a
grouse, save that the toes are longer
The body is slender, but the neck and
head are large and the head has con-
spicuous crest The beak is large
Although the bird has wings it seldom
uses them, and they must constantly
be growing smaller through disuse."
Mice lizards, snakes. centipedes and
insects are provender. The doctor tes-
titles that it is the most nervous Of
birds, abnormally suspicious and pre-
nomenally quick in it's movements. 1t
flies little, but leaps far and high with
closed wings. He estimates that If the
road runner goes on 10000 years in
it's present habits" it will cease to fly
at all and will be able to leap 20 feet
in the air. This remarkable descrip-
ton of the uneasy and elusive bird Of
the Arizona desert prepares one for the
many strange yarns" they have been
told about it, including the story Of
how it traps the somnolent rattle
snake In the interests Of veracious
natural history Mr.. Frank M. Chap
man should visit Arizona and write a
monograph about Geococcyx californi-
anus.-New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03
FOOTSTEPS OF The Fathers
As Traced In Early Files Of The
YOrkVille 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-
oerned Generations that Have Gone
Before.

The first installment Of the notes
appearing under this heading was
published in our issue Of November IA.
1913. 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
ton. Having commenced with the
year 1856. 1t is the desire Of the editor
to present from the records. truthful
and accurate picture Of conditions as
they existed Immediately preceding
the Civil war. This will be followed
by a review Of the war period, includ-
ing the names Of York county soldiers
who went 10 the war singly and in
companies, and then will follow the
events Of the reconstruction period
and the doings Of the Ku-Klux. All
along the editor will keep in mind in
cidents of personal interest, marriages
and deaths of well known people,
weather events and general happen
ings out of the ordinary. In the mean
time persons who may desire further
information about matters that may
have been only briefly mentioned are
invited to call at the office of the edi-
tor and examine the original records.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03
NO. 81.

without any expectation Of pecuniary
profit to itself from it's ownership and
which has the duty and expense Of
protecting the canal with its troops
and warships and by proper sanitation
may, as the owner and defender Of the
canal, by virtue Of rights Of sovereign
ty, rightfully provide preferential tolls
or no tolls for its own war vessels and
for vessels Of commerce belonging to
1t or its citizens flying its flag so long
as the conditions and charges Of traf-
fic established by it for vessels Of for
eign nations are just and equitable;
any may rightfully in time Of war as
we'll as in time Of peace maintain its
army and navy in the canal zone, in
cluding all necessary warlike material,
both Of defense and offense; and may
rightfully provide preferential tolls or
Of Panama from which republic the
right to construct the canal was OBJ
tained and as authorized in the act Of
June 2S, 1902, providing for the con-
struction Of the canal"
On this motion with its reservations
Of the right Of the United States to
control the Panama canal zone, the an
ti-repeal forces polled their largest
vote. The motion was defeated, 232 to
176. The Democratic leaders, Speaker
Clark and Representative Underwood,
carried 81 of their Democratic col
leagues with them on this vote. All
but 13 Of the Republicans voted for the
motion and two Progressives stood
with the anti-repeal forces.
This defeat marked the last rally Of
the anti-repeal forces. The last roll
call was on the final passage Of the
bill. 1t was given with the house in
and general confusion preva-
lent. AS announced by the speaker the
result was: Ayes 24S; nays 162. But
a recapitulation of the vote showed:
Ayes 247; nays 161.
On this vote 220 Democrats answer
ed the personal plea Of President Will
son. With them were 25 Republicans
and two Progressives. With Speaker
Clark and Leader Underwood, 81 Dem
ocrats voted against the bill, 80 Re-
publicans and II Progressives, making
up the 161 negative vote.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03
AMAZoNS OF THE ALPS.
Big and Brawny, They Do the Rough
est Kind OF Heavy Work.

Big ana 6fdWnyJ iHcy So S'S 'SSS"
est Kind OF Heavy Work.
On the mountainous slopes OF the
Bardcnecchian district of the Alps,
there is a curious race Of powerfully
built people. For some reason best
known to themselves they build their
dwellings in spots inaccessible TO ordl-
nary mortals. The people OF the
lneighboring valleys are quite direr-
ent class of beings and are looked up
on as weaklings, which they certainly
are, compared with the sturdy men
and women who ascend the steep
and rugged roads leading to primitive
cottages. The men are rough of mien
and boast of a physique that is extra
ordinary, but they are not so remark
able as the women, who may be de-
scribed as peaceful AmaZons.
Most marked is the difference be-
tween the women who live in this
portion of Italy and the French ones
whose home is but few miles away
| in the valley of the Isere, between
Chambery and Modane. The latter are
ordinary peasantry, but the former at
tract the attention of the visitor i'm
mediately by reason of their size,
strength and powers of endurance.
There are several types Of women In
this district of the unfrequented Alps.
Dark compilations suggestive or
southern Italy, brunettes and blonds
may be seen working side by side.
All, however, are tall, we'll built and
muscular. The work these women are
capable of and which they do cheer
fully is enough to terrify any average
laborer in the British isles. 1t Is not
a little gentle farming or milking or
anything that can be done with COM
parative ease, but hard, laborous
work of all kinds, requiring much
physical strength and sustained eff
fort.
To see women carrying loads of a
hundredweight and more for miles
along the rough roads and up steep
inclines is quite common, and that a
stranger should comment upon the
feat is to them incomprehensible.
They have been accustomed to work
since the days Of their girlhood and
cannot imagine the delicate ladies of
the big towns-LondOn Standard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03
LO THE RICH INDIAN
Oil Wells are Making the Greeks Riv.
ais of the Osaaes.

Guthrie, Okla, March 24.-In the
more recently developed Cushing oil
field the land is too poor to induce even
land hunters to buy 1t from the gov
ernment at $1.25 an acre. plus the entry
fee. This field is the north end Of the
| Creek nation.
The Indians Of the Snake clan were
mostly full bloods and viciously oppos-
ed to any scheme recognizing the gov
ernment Of the white man. They not
only refused to recognize the allotment
commission, but when the attempt was
made arbitrarily to allot them any
land they started what Is in history
known as the Crazy Snake war. Thus
1t was that nearly all this poor land
around Cushing was listed in the rec
! ord Of the forced allotments" to the
members of old Crazy Snakes band
and those Of other towns in active SYM
pathy with them.
1t has heretofore been claimed that
the Osages were the wealthiest tribe Of
Indians in this country, and the oil de-
NClOpihChl III thO Soo6S NoaAsAJ AS
added immensely to their great wealth.
But the present indications are that
the Creeks will soon lead them, the
difference being that all Osages share
alike in their wealth. While 1t is large
ly the individual members Of the Creek
tribe who are becoming fabulously
rich.
The Osages have spent half a GEN.
tury in frugality, have been shrewd
and close in their treaties and deals
with Uncle Sam, have never drawn all
their interest even from the great Os-
age fund which the government holds
in trust But their more Indifferent
neighbors are outstripping them In the
race for great wealth and 1t Is without
any of the usual elements Of mad ex-
citement which usually go with such
incidents.
There is living near Creekola a ten
year-old girl whose grandfather was
slave. She has more Indian than negro
blood in her veins. She is listed on the
freedom roll and the commission gave
her 100 acres over near Gushing. She
has never even seen the land. But b.
B. Jones secured a lease and went to
work and the first well he put down
proved one Of the greatest gushers In
the mid continent field, and while this
one gives her an income Of $4,000
year Jones is going after other gushers
on her land and when he has 1t fully
developed she will be among the most
wealthy women in the world.
On one Of the back streets in Mus
kogee is a little shop Of a Syrian pedler
who with his wife drove an old horse
and a pedler's cart into town a few
years ago. He began working that
country and saving every dollar he
could His ambition was to become
the owner Of a little land.
His scant savings would permit him
to look only at the very poorest and he
finally got hold Of an eighty acre piece
among the hills and gulches over east
of Cushing, paying $1.50 an acre. But
today, with only two completed wells,
he Is receiving a royalty Of $10,sOO
month.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

on next Sabbath evening at u o'clock
at the NJ. E. church. A full attendance
Of the members Of the society Is de-
sired. as 1t is designed to change the
so as to conform to the
made by the Spar
tanburg Sunday-school convention.
James Jefferys,
President of the Society.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03
THIRTY.sIxTH INSTALLMEHT

Thursday, May 81, 1S6O.-Married-
In Fairfield district, on the 18th in
stant, Dr. John Boyd and Miss Lucy
Bryan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

ia An Oregon log raft recently towed
to San Francisco, represented lOO
acres Of timber.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

Thursday, July 12, 1S60.-Sons OF
Temperance.-The following persons
have been elected officers of York di-
vision No. 26, for the current quarter;
w. A. Jefferys, W. P; w. w. East, w.
A: r. M. Thompson, r. S.; w. l.
Grist, A. r. S.; T. F. Ashcraft, F. S.;
T. H. Smith, T.; ]. e. Smith, c.; A S.
Jefferys, A. c.; w. F. Beard, l. S.; H.
C. Connor, o. S.; w. P. Hobbs, P. w.
P.
The following persons have been
elected officers Of Sharon Division"
No. 55, for the current quarter; John
A. Brown, w. p; R. S. Chambers, w.
A.; J. w. P. Hope, R. S.; w. A. Shil-
linglaw, A. R. S.; S. G. Brown, F. s.;
r. A. Black, T.; ]. y. Summerford, c.:
]. NJ. Hope, A. c.; 8. s. Brown, l. S.;
]. M. Meek, o. S.
Candidates for the general assembly
are announced as follows: For the
senate: Hon. r. G. McCaw, Col. w. B..
Wilson. For the house: Col. Joel W..
Rawlinson, Daniel Williams, Esq, John
L. Miller, Esq, VIM. c. Black, Esq, J..
Bolton Smith, Esq, Dr. John F. Lind
say, ]. Thomas Lowry, Esq. Jonathan
N. McElwee, Jr., Esq, Vim. l. Clawson
ESQ.,
h.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

Thursday, June %, 1s6o.-Note-Tn
this issue is noted the first appearance
of the department heading Local Af-
fairs" which has since become so ia
milar to readers Of The Enquirer The
Index to New Advertisements has not
yet appeared.-Editor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

Maj Mckenzie has favored us with
his statistics of the weather for the
month of June. The thermometer rang
ed in the morning from 54 degrees TO
"a degrees; at noon from 70 degrees to
9S degrees; at evening from 60 degrees
to sc degrees. The lowest temperature
was on the morning Of the 18th and the
highest was at noon on the 30th. There
were five showers during the month
and the aggregate rain fall was 1.57
inches. Maj. Mckenzie has purchased
rain-gauge by which he is able to
determine accurately the actual guam
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

Mrs. r. G.. McCaw of Yorkville, has
accepted the appointment of manager
of the Ladies' Mt. Vernon association
in this district.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

The 31st anniversary of the York
vile NJ f. Sunday-sch will be held
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

Thursday morning. July 5, 1S6O.-We
have been shown by Mr.. w. NJ. Kerr, a
full grown cotton bloom taken from his
premises near town on Wednesday, the
27th ultimo. This is the earliest bloom
Of which we have heard in this district.
Mr. Geo. w. Byers has left at our Of
flee cotton stalk measuring over two
feet in height.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

In this issue there is column ac-
count Of the closing exercises Of the
Female college. The graduating class
consisted of: Miss Sarah r. Adickes,
breath, Miss Martha A. Hanna, Miss
Elizabeth Killian, Miss Jane Latta,
Miss Laura Metts, Miss Julia Sartor,
Miss Mary ]. Saye, Miss Addie Turnip-
Warren.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

Thursday, June 14.-Col. II. H. Dren-
non has been appointed United States
census taker for this district. We un-
derstand that Col. d. has already COM
menced the work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

thursday, June l4.-COl. ii. II. l)ren-
non has been appointed United States
census taker for this district. We un-
derstand that Col. d. has already COM
menced the work.
Married-In this district on the 5th
instant, by Rev. John S. Harris, Mr.
Smart, of Rutherford county, N. c..
and Miss M. e. Murphy, Of the former
place.
Maj. Mckenzie has again favored us
with weather statistics-those for the
month Of May. He says the thermom-
eter ranged from 70 degrees to "a de-
grees during the month-the 10th at
noon being the warmest day. The wind
was in the south days; north /; east
q; west 12; southwest 8; north west
3; north-eas 2. During the month II
rained II hours. Wednesday the 30th
was day Of thunder and lightning such
as seldom occurs in this country. The
morning was dark and the clouds were
low. Rumbling thunder was heard in
the distance till 8 o'clock; when in the
expressive language Of the maojr, ut
began to fall out in heavy peals, and
the rain at every peal in heavy dashes. ="
Note-These weather reports have
been appearing at intervals for quite a
while-Editor
We have been favored by Mr.. Chas.
T.. Wilkerson with d sample of the pro-
duce Of his garden in the shape Of
beets of this years growth. The larg-
est measured 49, inches in circum-
ference-the next in size, IL inches.
Our thanks are rendered.
AS will be seen by the advertisements
elsewhere the Jasper Light Infantry
will celebrate its first anniversary on
the grounds of the female college on
the 2Sth instant, and the Catawba
Light Infantry will celebrate the
Fourth of July at Allison Creek church.
Among the list Of graduates at the
recent commencement of the North
Carolina university, we notice the
name OF Robert 3. Adams, of York
vile.
The following persons have been
elected officers Of Bethel Division No.
81, Sons Of Temperance for the cur
rent quarter; w. l. Stowe, w. P; w.
M. McCully, w. A; ]. D. P. Currence,
r. S.; b. B. Currence, A. r. S.; r. H.
McCully, F. S; H. Barnett, ct" ]. M.
Hipp, c.; r. n. Glenn, A. c.; ]. M.
Barnett, l. S.; N. B. Campbell, o. S.;
A. A Mckenzie, +. w. p; ]. L. Adams,
chaplain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-03

Married-In this district on the 5th
instant, by Rev. John S. Harris, Mr..
Smart, of Rutherford county, N. c.,
and Miss M. e. Murphy, Of the former
place.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-09-29
Our Yard Stick
ECcraa.s. Ger PaSs D

TCcriagel cso2 Page 1)
 valus is John? He steps down and out to swell tho ranks of the dis satisfied, disgruntled iucompetents. Our body of malcontents is not de- 1 croasing and the public schools as now administered, are the chief feeder.
 We inaugurate and inculcate a standard of efficiency that is not 1 the standard of the world in which our people must struggle for exis- tence and where only the fittest sur vive. In fact, the standard of, eff cieucy of our school has but one other parallel-that Of a fond mother who sees in every effort of her loved one a heroic effort, and 1 in every achievement the ear mark Of genuis. Not but that this in a mother is c beautiful thing; but his mother is giving him enough of that. and when he comes to school he needs some one whose judgment is less obscared by sentiment. But we all love a child, and it is hard to measure him by the yardstick of aa uGsgntimenta- public, that is in terested only i9 results. But we must do 1t, ard ii children are so measured from the beginning they are perfectly happy and cOntented with their rating. If they have been falsely guaged for Q number of years, the>t task Of shifting them t5 a solid basis is not a pleasant one in the beginning; and the teacher who teaches with anNeye sin gled to her personal popularity never begins it-she passes them On just as she received them. But, we who would merit the name of teacher, must reaca the NEEDS, with the WANTS, of humanity; and anyway, there is good cheer fer the brave.
 Children understand what is be- ing done for them and like it much quicker than we had anticipated. Unfortunately, parents do not al- ways understand that 60 per cent is better than the former 92 per cent; but again, let me say, find out what the world NEEDS and on that altar pour out your devotion.
 To be more specific, what are the things that we leave but touless? I will cle only one and let it typify all s.ch omissions. From the earliest dawn of reason ! Itha intent is taken for the deed. If a problem is worth 10 per cent and John reasons correctly but fails mechanically 10 .taio a correct answer, he is given s ger cent for his process and debited only 2 per cent for his carIessness, and not only John, but Johns mother is Dardonable in thinking he has done well. C-t Of ten such problems four accuracies is not all unusual number, and John proudly exhibits, a 92 per cent, when nc business institution would have rated above GO Ter cent. With them it is a re suit that is considered. It is right or wrong, never half ways, worth 10 per cent or a zero, and it should be so with us. It is a crime against the human family to take twelve years out of the lives of it's young people to instill an erroneous con ccption of what tn world expects of them or will accept from them. We had best teach trem to do q few things right while it costs only per cents, for later it will cost them dollars. We are kind, not harsh, when we make our standard that of an exacting business man; and We have TO mor.l right to do any less.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-09-29
v.A@.a@5 WIZ +OU u1l-R
.s Like weymE Co Get Ril 90! Dandruh
 NVuaout Terpic.5e.

 .. Like Trying to Get Ril %! Dandruh
 WItaoUt EIerpic.ae.
 Did you ever geo my enc trying to wash themselves without soap or wLter2
 If you did what would you say of h;m2
 It is every bit as foolish to try to get rid os -lndIuG ana 10 prevent Bald ness by feeding the germs wc!2h cause it. vith Canlhrarides NaSeline, G'ycer- inc and similar substances which form .hs principal ingredients of most so' called Hair NiEor5.
 Newbro's Uerpiclde Is successful be- ,7use 1t attacks and Kills the parasitic germ which feeds on the hair roots.
 It is the original and only genuine scalp rermicide manufactured.
 Sold by leading druggists. Sond lcc. In stamps for sample % The Hsrp!cide Co.,, Detroit. Mich. ~ One dollar bottles guaranteed.
 At all drug stoCes.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-09-29
lnsincerity,

"Our civilization demands greater pr less degree of mendacity," remark ed the abstruse person. We are con- stanty eDcountering some empty phrase. some conventional remark, which is absolutely devoid of sheer ity."
 "That's right" answered the book agent. That's perfectly true. l am reminded of it every time walk up to the front stgp where there is door mat with the word welcome on it."- Washington Star.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-09-29
A Kir,Ilu ,rnuirN.

Farlie-Jack, have you that FLO now I lent you the other day? Flyntie Not all of it. old chap, but what l have will do me day or two longer. Jelly kind and thoughtful of you to in- ouire, hough.'-LondOR Mail.