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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
Aamoruus department

Kept Prisoners Busy-After the
great Turkish defeat at Sarikamysh a
Russian officer met a party of 5oV
captured Turks being brought In by
fifteen smiling Cossacks. There was
something obviously the matter with
the prisoners: their hands were all
mysteriously occupied. and they walk
ed d~elicately.
The officer hailed the Cossack in
charge and asked:
Hello, have you got a dancing
class there or what?"
The Cossack grinned yet more
broadly and replied:
Well, you see, excellency, there's
more than 500 Of them and only Is OF
us, so there was a chance they might
lie UP to something if We weren't
careful. So before we started we went
round and cut off all their hooks, belts
and trouser-buttons. Now they've got
their hands full, and it's no use try
ing to bolt"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

The S%uperIative Desree.-A teache
in a rural school in Massachusetts
was one day explaining to her class
the degrees Of comparison of adjec-
tives. To make sure she was under
stood, she called on each pupil in turn
to give c~omparatives and superlatives
Of the adjectives which she named
and got a good answer until h ask
ed one little fellow to name the COM
parative degree Of sick"
After thinking a moment he said:
Worse"
The answer puzzled the teacher, be-
cause, although it was not the one she
wanted, the pupil had given a COM
parative. She decided she could best
show him his error by letting him &c
on, and asked sweetly, We'll, If worse
is the comparison Of sick what
would you give as the superlative?
Dead" came the answer without
a moments hesitation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

United States over the expenses Of liv-
ing and available for development and
investment amounts to 5000 millions
of dollars per annum. Mr.. Williams
said, and he placed the total at 5000
millions a year. He said the total
wealth Of the United States is now
estimated at 1910. OOO, 0OO.O 900 as COM
pared with $751; 900, 900, 900 as the total
wealth Of Germany in 1911; $55,000,-
900, 900 the total wealth of France in
1908, and sos, 600, 900, 900, the wealth Of
the whole British empire. including
the United Kingdom, Canada, Aus
tralia, India and South Africa, by the
latest available computation, that Of
1903.
Mr.. williams cautioned his hearers
that the time may be near when this
nation will need its and
when even our unprecedented and
unequalled strength will be taxed"
AT the close Of this great war" he
said, 1T will be our task to finance the
world. We may be the one affiuent
power. The strain on us will be enor-
nous. We may have to bear too. the
burden of providing for our W de-
Tense. We have learned from obser-
walton and from comparison forced
upon us how i~nadequately prepared we
are. We are asleep among hungry
and armed nations in a home crowded
with gold and food, with our doors
wide open and not even a gun on the
premises. We will have to take care
of ourselves and Of countries, govern
ments and peoples abroad. The one
sure foundation, not only Of our finan-
cial and business structure, but for the
government and civilization itself, for
safety in war and growth in peace, Is
in the prosperity and contentment OF
the Individual"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
WHO WILL WHIP YOU?
Gambling is Gambling-the Form
Makes No Difference.

N"oNCo wv SthSi SttS
A lady of the capital city Of A, said
this happened in her swn city. A lac
came home with a poc!1etful of marbles
he had won, and said, Mother, see
what I won."
With a grieved voice she replied
Son, did l not tell you you must moi
play marbles for keeps? 1 shall have
to punish you for it; I'm sorry to have
to do it, but I cannot have you doing
anything Of that kind. So, come ir
here"
He went and got what was coming
to him. Then, when his voice was
again manageable, he said: Now
mother, l want to ask you who is going
to whip you for the prize you won al
the card party and brought home"
Be sure she'll get what is coming t.
her, and it will be more than she will
enjoy probably; maybe enough t
break her heart. The little gambler is
just following the example set him by
the big gambler. When he gets tc
be a big gambler the mother will have
many big heartaches.
Mother, are you guiltless? If you are
q gambler it is not probable that your
boy will ever think gambling a very
great wrong, even If the civil law
does declare it a crime.-Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

twenty year period insurance, interest
ETC., would amount to about ent
eight thousand dollars, to which, with
the original ten thousand dollars,
makes thirtY-eight thousand dollars
tor twenty years.
When people understand these
matters they will get statesmen who
will devise a system giving the same
fiuidity to land and the products OF Ia
Dor as is attached to- bonds and stocks,
which, after all, are worth nothing
without land and products, the basis
Of it all.
The warehouse system Is perform
ing a great function as an educator
indeed, it's value in this respect cannot
be estimated in dollars and cents.
You we'll said, THE average man
was asleep in 1850, when Tillman
knocked on the door and woke him
UP. It is YOUR mission now to lead
him into the light" I am doing the
best I can. I have no hatred for any
human being on earth. 1 am fighting
a system, not individuals. Our pres
ent system is the outgrowth Of the self
ishness Of centuries. The dollar
counts for more than the man. l will
never live to do more than point to
the light" 1t Is uphill work, oppos-
ing human greed and s~elfishness, and
there is a heavy penalty in this world
laid lpon men in advance Of public
opinion.
There was a meeting in this city to-
day of owners Of standard warehouses
in this state and Georgia to form a
huge combination to head or the state
warehouse system. I have In my pos
session a copy of the letter calling
this meeting at the instance OF large
capitalists. They do not propose to
permit the farmer to store his cotton
where 1t was grown. and they call spe-
cifc attention to the danger to their
interests Of the South Carolina ware
house system. Whether this conspir-
acy Of a class whom Roosevelt de-
ccribed as "malefactors Of great
wealth. will destroy what has been
done depends on the people. 1 nave
no millions to back me, only faith in
God and hope in the people.
Yours truly,
John Lowndes McLaurin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
The tropical hurricane which Sc

The tropical hurricane which Sc
verely damaged the Louisiana and
Mississippi coasts last week was at
tended by the greatest sustained wind
velocity ever recorded in the United
States, according to DR.. 1. M. Cline.
~forecaster for the New Orlans dis
trict, who received records last Fri
day from the weather bureau station
at Burwood, near the mouth Of the
Mississippi river. The maximum We
locity recorded at Burwood, September
30, was 122 miles during a period of
five minutes. For another five minute
period a velocity of 120 miles was re-
corded. All records in this country.
according to DR.. Cline, were exceeded
by the following traces Of the ther-
mometer needle at Burwood: For 18
hours and Is minutes h wind blew
at 60 miles or more an hour. Fifteen
hours of that time the velocity was in
excess of 70, and during a period of II
hours more than 80 miles. Ninety-six
miles was recorded for one hour. A
velocity of more than 100 miles an hour
was maintained for two hours and
forty-five minutes. DR.. Cline declared
the Burwood records probably would
be considered by the weather bureau
as the most valuable scientifically &C
curate records of sustained wind We
locity yer made in the United States.
During the Galveston storm in 1900
the recording instruments Of the
weather bureau there were put out of
commission, and the governments
records of the maximum wind velocity
there are based upon estimates made
by DR.. Cline, who then was in charge
of the Galveston station.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

Tho Prisoner-When the officer o,
the day entered the guard room he
found it empty, save for n private
who, airily attired in his shirt sleeves
lounged on a chair, putting a short clay
pipe.
Where's the sergeant Of the guard?'
demanded the officer angrily.
Gone across to the mess to have
drink, sir" replied the private, salut'
ing smartly.
And the sentries?"
IN the %canteen, sir"
Then, confound it, h are you
doing here?"
Me, sir?" was the calm reply. In
the prisoner"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
STATE SYSTEM BEST
Governor Manning 10 Opposed to the
Proposed Merger.

Governor Manning 10 Opposed to the
Proposed Merger.
Following Senator McLaurin's ex.
pose of the proposed big cotton ware.
house combine, Mr.. D. w. Robinson o.
Columbia, a stakeholder of the Stand
ard Warehouse company, laid the mat
Ter before Governor Manning in q let
ter. The governor replied as follows:
d. w. Robinson, Esq, Columbia, 8. c
Dear Sir: 1 am in receipt Of 6
copy Of your letter OF the 9th to Mr.,
T. B. Stackhouse, president, STANDARD
Warehouse company, and thank you
for the information contained therein
The subject covered is Of vast import.
ance to the state, and I would be
glad to have yor keep me advised Of
any developments in reference tc
same.
1.-The success Of any cotton ware
house system depends, in my opinion
on it's independence Of any other in.
interests than that Of the producer Of
the cotton, and any move that would
place cotton under the control OF the
spinners, either domestic or foreign
or any other move inimical to he mar
who produces the crop, might bring
disaster to the farming interests Of
our state.
The prosperity and peace Of ouI
land depends, to a very great extent
on the success Of our farmers. The
state warehouse system, when the
law is perfected, will, in my opinion
go a long way to solve the problem
Of the gradual marketing Of the cot
ton crop. Cheap insurance and a low
rate Of interest on cotton stored are
essential to successful w~arehousing OF
cotton; and a state system can secure
these results better than any other.
If it Is true that an effort Is being
made to block the purposes for which
the state warehouse system Is created
it is Of the utmost Importance tina
whatever steps are necessary to pre-
vent the scheme should be taken with
out delay.
"Of course there can be no objection
to any corporation, firm or individuals,
engaging in legitimate cotton ware
housing. even in competition with the
state, If they wish, so long as that
competition is fair and OPEN. My only
desire is that the man who, by his la
Dor. produces the crop shall secure the
greatest protection at the least cost In
the storing of same.
II agree with you that the ware
house has become an important factor
in this state, furnishing means by
which the producers are enabled. when
the market is depressed, to hold the
cotton and obtain loans on it at rea-
sonable rates, until the market Is such
as to justify them in selling same,
instead Of forcing the sale on a glut-
ted market.
II Of course, know nothing Of the
plans Of the corporation, Of which ]
presume from your letter you are a
stakeholder and I sincerely trust that
no steps will be taken looking to the
blockading or tearing down Of the state
warehouse system. Perfect the law
creating it and give 1t a fair trial and
it will in my opinion, prove a great
asset, not only to the farmers Of South
Carolina, but to all South Carolina in
terests as well. / shall certainly lend
every assistance in my power to per-
feet it and make it a success.
II am very truly yours,
Richard I. Manning, Governor"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
Service Rendered.
Solely---

IF YOU never have any claim to
make against an Insurance Company,
either Life, Fire Or Accident, 1t will
not make a particle Of difference
whether your insurance Is placed with
an Agent who knows his business or
one who does not, but isn't 1t q fact
that you realize that 1t is possible that
you MAY have q fire or an accident,
and know, beyond q shadow Of a
doubt that you are going to die, and
in the case that that you regard as
possible or that that you know to be
certain. does happen, don't you fee
that your mind would be easier in the
meantime did you KNOW that an
Agent who was capable Of looking aft
er your business, and who would rem
der effectual service, had written your
business.
WHILE I DO NOT CLAIM
TO KNOW all about all kinds Of in
surance, or any one Of the numerous
branches, still I do claim that because
Of many years experience and con-
slant study. I am as we'll equipped as
any Agent In the State, doing a general
Insurance business, to render Eff
FICIENT SERVICE, and better than
the majority, and I solicit the patron
age of the public solely on the ground
Of SERVICE RENDERED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

General Grants Attire.-It was al
the closing exercises Of one OF the
public schools in Boston that Marjorie
was reading a composition Of her own
Grants Work in the Civil War" She
got on most creditably until she
reached Lees surrender at AppomatoS
Courthouse. She then related how
Lee wore his sword and was hand
somely attired in full uniform, while
Grant" she announced, had on moth
ing but an old, ragged union suit
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

Used One Bad Word.-"Frederick'
said his careful mamma, ARE you SURF
the new little boy down the street Is
a nice boy? Does he ever use bao
words?"
We'll" admitted Frederick, anxious
but truthful, 'he does use one-ou'
then his mother uses that one, too, you
see."
She does? Why, Frederick, what Is
it?" Then, as Frederick hesitated
Tell mother, dear"
"Oh, mother, it is amt"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
REAL ESTATE
LOOK! Now Isn't This q Nice Selec-
ton?

LOOK! Now Isn't This q Nice Selec-
ton?
The j. X. Hope Place: 20 acres.
near Tirzah, on Rock Hill and Clay
Hill and Yorkville and Fort Mill roads.
5-room dwelling; large barn; 2 tenant
houses and other buildings; 2 wells
one at house and other at barn. Ad-
joins T. N. Oates, F. E.. Smith and
Mrs. Glenn. This Is something nice.
See ME- QUICK.
The e. T. Carson Place: 1876 acres;
S-room dwelling; 3-room tenant
house; large barn; crib, etc. Plenty
Of wood. Adjoins w. r. Carroll and
others. Now is your time to see me.
Two TractstOne SO acres and the
other so acres-about 6 miles from
Yorkville on McConnellsville- Chester
road. First tract has 4-room dwell
ing; barn, crib and cotton house. 9th
err 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 q beautiful lot In
almost any part Of Town on which to
erect one. Let me show you.
Geo. w. Williams
REAL ESTATE BROKER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

Poor Little Benny.-When arguing
the respective merits Of mothers
Benny never allowed his mother to be
surpassed. This attitude on Benny's
part delighted mother, aged t~hirty-six,
until one day he ran in flushed Of face
and %belligerent Of eye.
Mother" he shouted, that guy, Bob,
said his mother was forty-three years
old and / couldn't stand for that, SO
1 said you were forty-five if you were
a dayi"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
DIRECTORY OF
YORK COUNTY

A DIRECTORY Of the White Men
Of York county Of voting age, together
patton Of each, may be had at the
Bank Of Glover, tho Bank of Hickory
Grove, the First National Bank Of Sha-
ron, the Peoples National Bank Of
Rock Hill, or from The Enquirer Office
at 25 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, 1915-10-12

Doing It Risht.-The newly ricf
couple went al once to New York with
two friends. They visited n Of the
noted cafes for lunch. AS they seated
themselves, Mrs. Parvenu whispered to
her husband:
Parvenu pulled out his chest and
chuckled:
"One menu only?" he said. Zone
menu for four? No, 40; I'll do the
thing we'll. Here, waiter, four menus
fresh ones, mind and see that they're
not overdone."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

Tho Rose Growled.-Bobby was en-
joying the roses in grandmothers
garden. All went we'll until he CHANGED
to poke his wee freckled nose deep in
to the heart of a blossom which shell
tered a great buzzing bee. With a how
Of terror, Bobby fled to his grand
mothers skirts. When his sobs were
quieted, he explained:
Those are very wild roses in your
garden, grandmother. One Of them
gr-r-rowled t me drefly."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

Heathen.-"You may spell heather,
Phyllis" said the teacher to the
youngest member Of the class in spell
ing.
"H-e-a-t-h-e-n,' slowly spelled lit
tie Phyllis.
Correct" replied the teacher. And
now, Phyllis, a you tell me what
a heather is?"
"A heather is anyone not born in
Massachusetts," was the prompt re-
ply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
Fountain Pens

IF YOU use a Fountain Pen and
want a New one-Buy a WATER
MAN IDEAL.
IF YOU haven't a Fountain Pen
and want a good one-Buy a WA
TERMAN IDEAL
IF YOU are hard to suit In a Foun-
tain Pen, give me a chance and ]
can Fit your hand with a WATER
MAN IDEAL.
IF YOU want a Fountain Pen that
Is always on the tob-buy a WA
TERMAN IDEAL
IF YOU would like to e a good
line of Fountain Pens-let me give
you a splendid opportunity by ex-
hibiting my stock Of WATERMAN
IDEAL PENS-They're BEST.
1T WILL give me pleasure to show
you my line Of WATERMAN
IDEAL FOUNTAIN PENS.
T. w. SPECK, Jeweler
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

Didn't Need Icebox.-The day after
the Jankanses had returned from a
summer on the farm, Mrs. ]. heard
animated conversation in the nursery.
AS she stepped to the door to see
what the children were so interested
in, Sammy was saying to his little
neighbor:
I'VE didn't have any iceboX on the
farm. We kept our milk in a cow"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

the untiring diligence and wonderful
mental poise Of the German ambassa-
dor, Count Won Bernstorff, in the d.
plomatic exchanges on the Arabic
question. A mar Of less mild tempera-
ment and force Of character could
easily have precipitated a disastrous
situation in the relationship between
this country and Germany. Won Bern
storff has handled himself In a mas
terful way throughout the controversy,
and to him Is due unstinted praise for
the part he played in bringing about
a satisfactory adjustment Of the case.
-Greenville News.
Don't Get in the Rut Again.
Articles are beginning to appear in
print porting out the necessity Of a
big cotton crop in 1915 to supply the
worlds necessities. This may be as
the matter appears to the writer's, and
may even prove to be a fact; but the
chances are that If the south makes a
huge crop in 1916, there will be a re-
petition of last fall-the price will go
a%-tumbling. The southern farmer has
made q mighty stride towards indie
pendence this past year by diversifying
crops, raising cattle, ETC., and 1t will
be a decided step backward to trust
all to cotton again and throw away the
advantage chat has been gained
Chester Reporter.
If a newspaper published every idle
rumor that was handed to them there
would go into its columns more things
that were untrue than m could well
imagine. 1t would take up a good por-
ton Of it's space the following day to
correct the errors Of the previous day
that is, IL it had any concern about
making corrections. More, II a news
paper published without careful In
vestigation, matter that was given 1t az
absolutely correct, 1t would often find
out that 1t had made a mistake. A
great many people are very careless In
reporting things as true for which
there is no foundation in fact. Often
this is not intentional, but they are
simply not accurate. Then there are
persons Of a sensational turn Of mind
and they jump at every rumor and put
it down as absolutely true. But news
papers, as a rule, do not put into print
all that they hear or all that is given
them as news that Is vouched for
They consider very carefully the source
whence 1t comes and besides seek tt
have any item about which there II
doubt carefully investigated before
using it. We do not hesitate to say
that as q rule newspapers may be re-
lied upon to print only the things thai
are true, and we believe that the gen
eral public recognizes this fact. O
course, there Is what is termed yellow
journals, but they are never taker
seriously and so the public places yer!
little confidence in anything that may
appear in their columns.-Greenwoot
Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
SMOAK-BROWN co.
HORSES. MULES. VEHICLES.
THAT NEW BUGGY

That You intend to buy this fall?
Why not take a look at the TYSON &
JONES before you decide on the kind.
The TYSON & JONES Buggies have
been sold on this market for years,
and they have always measured right
up to the Highest Standard Of Quail
ity for the price. They look well and
wear we'll in use. They are built OF
best materials and We sell them at the
Lowest Prices possible for a Buggy
OF like grade. YES, we believe you
will find it to YOUR interest to see US
before You buy a Buggy. You'll like
the good points Of the TYSON &
JONES II you'll look 1t over. Well be
glad to show YOU. Come around.
SMOAK. BROWN COMPANY
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

Professional candor.-Artist Ito mod
ell he has just picked up in the street,
"A man 1 had up here the other day
stole my two pounds when my back
was turned. Would you do a thing
like that?
Model-Oh, no, sir; you see ! haven't
the speed.-Punch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

Definitions.-Miser-A nan = who
kills two birds with one stone and
then wants the stone back.
Tact-The art Of saying nothing
when there is nothing to be said.
Epigram-An artistic way of saying
something that is not true.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
lissatisfed..-Little Don

Dissatisfed.-Little Don had been
going to school for several weeks
when one day he came home and said:
Mother, I do wish had some warts
or freckles on my face like the other
boys. I nate to look so plain and
smooth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

A patent has been granted for an
umbrella that can be made in the forms
Of leaves or flowers, the inventor be-
lieving they have advantages over the
round shapes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

A skillful French jeweler has made
a perfect watch and set 1t inside a
pearl but a little more than half an
inch in diameter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
VIEWPOINT

What Various South Carolina News
Papers Think Of Various Things.
Prosperity must be returning. A
colored minister from Due West was
relieved of $42 while in Washington
recently, and a North Carolina editor
was lately robbed Of about half that
amount.-Greenville Piedmont.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12

The United States is the greatest
producer Of tobacco in the world, the
| greatest exporter, the greatest i'm
porter and the greatest consumer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
Getting Into Line.

It has not yet made its appearance,
but we are expecting it any day-this
free boiler plate" advertising sent
out year after year by the state fair
association. The Times fell for this
free dope" some years ago, but, along
with numerous other papers Of the
state, this newspaper looks upon the
state fair as a money-making institu-
ton for its stockholders and will not in
the future carry any Of it's adver-
Using unless paid for at the regular
rates.-Fort Mill Times.