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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-28
LATE CHANoEIhoRs SON. DEAD

London, Dec 28-The Amsterdam corrAspondent of the Central News Association sends word of the death of Prince Egon Zu Hohenlche- SchiIlingfurst, eldest son of the late German chancellor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-28
.ALa1ANAC FOR TODAY

Aore Turkish troops arrived in Bell giunn to reinforce those who arrived there last week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-28

The Chiliah bark Invanlnoe went ashore and was wrecked off the Island of Kauai Two of her crew were lost.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-28
LABOR LEGISLATORS MEET

Washington, Dec. 28-The Ameri- can Association for Labor Legislation began its ninth annual convention here today. The program today was given over largely to a discussion of protective legislation for seamen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-28

Serbia has turned over to Italy &C., 900 Austrian prisoners, for detention in Sardinia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-28

XMAS HOPING AND WREATHS OF
 LAUREL
 JOHN RECK 6 SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-28

The United States battleship Oregon will be turned over to the California Naval Militia at San Francisco. on Eeb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-28

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-28
THE SMITH-MURRAY 60.
 RRIDGEPoRT's BUSY CASH STORE.
WEAR FLANNELETTE UNDERWEAR
 Gives Comfort
F1anne1ette Gowns

Of good heavy quality with double yoke. All white or col ored stripes. Long sleeves.
 75c and $1.OO
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23
PARCELS RATES REVISED

Mrs M. E. Nichols. postmaster at
Yorkville, has received the following
order, issued by Postmaster General
A. s. Burleson:
Order No. 900: Subparagraphs (b)
and (c), paragraph 2. section 455, post
al laws and regulations, edition Of 1913,
are amended to read as follows, ef-
fective September 1, 1915:
Cd For delivery within the first
zone, five cents for the first pound or
fraction Of a pound, and one cent for
each additional pound or fraction Of
pound, except as provided in the next
preceding paragraph (and except where
the distance by the shortest regular
mail route from the office Of origin to
the Office Of delivery Is 800 miles or
more, in which case the rates Of post
age shall be six cents for the first
pound or fraction Of q pound and two
cents for each additional pound or
fraction Of a pound.)
(c) For delivery within the second
zone, five cents for the first pound or
fraction Of a pound, and one cent for
each additional pound or fraction Of a
pound, Except where the distance by
the shortest regular mail route from
the office Of origin to the office Of de-
livery Is 300 miles or more, In which
case the rates Of postage shall be six
cents for the first pound or fraction Of
a pound, and two cents for each ad-
ditional pound or fraction Of pound)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23
WITHIN THE TOWN

The thermometer has averaged
about 90 this week.
Mr.. Luther G. Thompson Of Clin-
tin, n. c.. has purchased the residence
of Mr.. John B. Plaxco with view OF
returning to Yorkville to live.
Evidence Of the fact that laying
by" time is nigh, is the unusually large
number Of farmers who have been In
town at various times this week.
Tomatoes and corn and okra and
beans and squash are getting to be
quite common now. Local grocers
and butchers say they are well aware
of the fact.
Quite a number Of people from
this section went on the excursion
over the Southern railway to Hender-
sonville. Asheville and other places in
western North Carolina Wednesday.
Jenny Bryant, a colored girl, has
been committed to Jail by Magistrate
Conner, charged with the theft Of a
small sum Of money from a negro wo-
man.
An itinerant preacher has been
harranguing the passers-by on Main
street each morning during the past
several days, and many Of those who
have stopped to hear what he has had
to say, have been struck with his
earnestness and zeal.
Mr.. C. ]. Youngblood, chief of the
fire department, has received a letter
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr.. J. P. White Of Yorkville, was
a visitor in Gaffney this week.
Mr.. Herbert Woods Of Chester, Is
visiting relatives in Yorkville.
Master Frank Dorsett of Yorkville
Is visiting relatives in Glover.
Miss Mabel Ashe Of Yorkville, visit
ed friends in Charlotte this week.
Mr.. Harry c. Smith Of Yorkville,
was a visitor in Charlotte this week.
Miss Fannie Darby of Lowryville,
visited friends in Yorkville this week.
Miss Margaret Marion of Chester.
visited relatives in Yorkville this week.
Miss Nellie Moore Of McConnells-
Vile, is visiting friends in Lancaster
Miss Anna Lewis Of Yorkville, Is
visiting Miss Cammie Roddey at Rod
deys.
Mr.. ]. R. Carlisle of Newberry, is
visiting Mrs. w. M. Kennedy in York
vile.
Mr.. Roy Pinner Of Atlanta, Ga, is
visiting Mrs. ]. F. Youngblood, In
Yorkville.
Miss Virginia Singleton of Yorkville,
Is the guest Of Mrs. Alexander Long
in Rock Hill.
Miss Sumter White or New YORK, is
visiting the family Of DR.. w. G. White
in Yorkville.
Mr.. ]. A. C. Love Of Glover No. 4.
visited his brother, Mr.. w. S. Love, at
Sharon, this week.
Miss jamie Ashe of McConnellsville,
left this week for Shelton. s. c.,
where she will teach.
Miss Ada Davis Of Glover, is visit
ing her uncle, Mr. w. P. Fulton. In
Kings Mountain, n. G..
Miss Annie Lee Adams Of Glover,
visited the family Of DR.. A. Y. Cart
wright in Yorkville this week.
Miss Mary Wallace Of Yorkville No.
2, is visiting the family of Mr.. A. M.
Wallace on Glover No. l.
Miss Mary Harshaw of McConnells-
ville left this morning to take charge
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23
Newspaper Advertising.

In the aggregate the number of peo-
pie in this country who understand
the true science of newspaper adver-
tising is large; but the percentage of
these people compared with the total
number who advertise is small.
One of the elementary principles of
advertising embraces the idea of pub
fishing information about a specific
thing for a specific purpose, as when
an individual loses some article of
value to him and tries to locate the
same by inserting an advertisement In
a newspaper.
OF course this is advertising; but it
is only advertising the thing instead
of the individual, and does not begin
to embrace the idea of advertising in
its widest and most important sense.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

We notice that several South Caro-
lima papers which discuss live questions
in a positive way, agree with the Pied
mont in it's condemnation Of the custom
which has more or less prevailed
throughout this state Of letting politi-
clans secure control Of the party ma
chinery Of the Democracy. The fight Is q
righteous fight. 1t is a fight for an
absolutely correct principle. And 1t will
not end until the Democratic constitu-
ton is so amended that the party ma
chinery cannot be selfishly used by
politicians for qualification Of their per-
sonal political ambitions. AS we have
said before, there are tens OF thou
sands Of able and loyal Democrats, IN
South Carolina who neither hold nor
desire public office. The. party will be
best served If control Of its machinery
is vested in such men. There Is no JUS
tification for allowing a politician to
monopolize public office and party hon:
or. OF course, many officeholders and
seekers are entrenched now in party
places. Some recognize the justice OF
the Piedmont's contention and will act
accordingly while others will attempt
to retain party places as a stepping
stone to public office.-Greenvillc Pied
mont.
We agree with the Piedmont in
what it is driving at; but what about
the fellow who though wanting no Of
flee himself, desires to sit behind the
throne and pass on things to his own
notion, requiring the actual Office hold
er to consult him about the distribu-
ton Of pic. etc?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23
THE MARRIAGE RECORD

During the first twenty-one days OF
this month, L. r. Williams, judge of
probate, has issued the following licen-
ses to couples to marry, making total
of 1921 such licenses which have been
issued in York county:
July 3-Robert F. Estes and Sallie
Mcdaniel
July S-Alf Lytle and Maggie Mack
an, colored.
July 3-Dewey Reed and Pearl Ruck-
July 3-James L. Willis and Matte
c. Anderson.
July 6-W. Franklin Grant and
Mabel Bailey.
July 6-John Robinson and Flonney
Randles.
July willie Kimball and Jessie
Denton.
July s-John P. Thomas and Hattie
H. Hanna.
July S-Tracy Proctor and Jennie B.
Mackorell.
July 1O-John Chandler and Lucy
Tramble.
July 1O-Pinckney C. Nicholson and
Agnes McCammon.
July 13-Oscar E. Morris and Maggie
Poag.
July 15-J. Robert Martin and Alma
FayssouX.
July 17-Waltar Pagan and Georgia
Ann McCarter, colored.
July 17-Hunter Clark and Florence
f. Lilly.
July 17-Jack Anderson and Emily
Boyd.
July 17-Lem Ferguson and Jessie
Medlin.
July 1S-Claud Cloniger and Mrs.
Alice Orr.
July 19-John Steele and Alice Col
Inns, colored.
July 19-Gary Jones and Bessie Kis-
er
July 20-Lester Barry and Ruth
Glass.
July 21-James E. Smith and Dasie
StarneS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

from F. II. McMaster. insurance COM
missioner, informing him that the
visit Of Louis Behrens, chief Of the
Charleston fire department to the local
department. for the purpose Of giving
instructions in the latest methods OF
fire fighting, has been indefinitely
postponed on account of the tragedy
in Charleston last Saturday, when AS
sistant Fire Chief Michael Morris was
killed in an automobile collision. The
Charleston fire chief expects to make
his visit here at some future date.
North Carolina is to meet South
Carolina in a checker tournament
here next Wednesday. North Caro-
lima is to be represented by Messrs.
Pope, Tally and Killian of Gastonia.
said to be the best players In their
vicinity. Messrs G.. M. Carroll, S. E.
Jackson, J. B. Pegram and others will
be among those who will try to show
the North Carolina exponents Of the
game of checkers that they know alb
solutely nothing Of the game. The
contest will be held in the shop of
Mr.. ]. F. Moore at the temporary
courthouse and 1t Is expected that a
large number of checker fans" will
witness the contests between the diff
ferent players.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

While the North and South Caro-
lima newspaper parties were exploring
the top of Mount Mitchell recently,
there was question as to the altitude
of the timber line" No one seemed
to know, not even Mr.. August Kohn,
who had climbed some Of the loftiest
peaks of the Alps. Mt. Mitchell Is
Sill feet high and is heavily timber
ed to within a few feet Of the very
top. To all appearances the timber
would have continued several thou
sand feet higher If the mountain had
risen to that much higher altitude.
We have before us a bulletin from
the United States Typographical sur
vey, which gives the information that
the altitude of the timber line varies
with latitude, being greatest Of course
within the tropics. In the Alps the
timber line is generally at an altitude
of about $500 feet, while in the Col
orado Rockies, the average is in the
neighborhood Of 1850 feet. In the
tropical Andes, the timber line runs
thousand feet or so higher. The
snow line is approximately the same
as the timber line.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

York Drug Store-Has a variety Of
turnip seed and advises you to plant
your patch early.
w. E. Representatives. attention to
fancy goods for socials, teas, etc.
All kinds of fancy flxins.
T. w. Speck-Tells you about the fine
qualities Of Waterman Ideal foun-
tain pens.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Has a
special laundry soap sale on for 10
minutes tomorrow-Saturday morn
ing. Summer goods must go.
First National Bank, Sharon-Empha-
sizes the importance Of teaching
your children to save part Of their
earnings.
Thomson Co.-Sells and guarantees
Phoenix silk hosiery for ladies; silk
hosiery for men; bargains in shirt
waists and skirts, and millinery.
]. NJ. Stroup-Reminds you that to-
morrow, Saturday, winds up his 25
per cent discount sale on low shoes.
and suggests you get busy.
"Bobs"-On page four gives addition
al reasons why you will like this de-
lightful confectlon.
]. s. Moffatt, D. D., Pres.-Gives in
formation relative to Erskine col
lege. Due West, and the opening of
the next session.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

Detroit, Mich, July 21.-Herbert. H.
Dow, president Of the Dow Chemical
company of Midland, Mich, told the
Federal trade commission meeting here
today that indigo and other products
could be produced fully as cheaply IN
America as abroad. All that Is neces-
sary is a little more experience and
knowledge Of the tricks Of the trade,
he said.
Mr.. Dow said indigo Is most i'm
portant Of all dyes, and although 1t Is
a German monopoly, American manu-
facturers are developing the process.
I'VE would spend more money on
these dyes If we were sure the pres
ent price would hold" he said. If
there was some kind Of tariff which
would take effect when the price was
down and not when it Is steady or
going up / think we could compete on
equal terms with Germany"
1t is strange how people forget. The
time was when rice and indigo were
the staple products Of South Carolina.
Indigo was extensively grown in this
section seventy years ago; until cotton
displaced it. But now, Of course, the
people would have to learn over again.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

One place where reform is needed is
in the matter Of grading. 1t is prob
ably true that no other producer OF a
commercial product in all the civilized
world has lost more through under
grading than has the cotton grower OF
the southern states. 1t is maxim OF
law that mo man should be judge in
his own cause" and yet from time i'm
memorial the cotton buyer has been
the Judge as to the grades Of cotton
handled by him, while not one grower
in ten has been able to tell whether
that grading was properly done or not.
If anybody wishes to know in detail
what the results have been, let him
send five cents to the division Of mark
cts, United States department Of agri-
culture, and get the bulletin on cotton
marketing in Oklahoma. We know of
another leading cotton county in which
the state and national departments Of
agriculture sent cotton graders last
fall, and the farmers Of that county
say that never until then did they get
recognition for grades above good
middling. And in this connection the
statement is made by Senator John l.
McLaurin, warehouse commissioner or
South Carolina, that not one bale or
cotton out of a thousand is sold to the
mills on which the Duyer uoeS not
make a profit on the grading in ad-
dition to his legitimate profit as buy
er.-Progressive Farmer.
The foregoing is from the pen of
Clarence Poe, editor Of the Progressive
Farmer So far as we have informa-
ton, there is not a more earnest, sim
cere or conservative pen than his en-
ployed in American journalism. 1t was
Senator McLaurin who first sounded
the alarm in this matter, and Clarence
Poe is merely advising the farmers to
assert their rights and decline to be
imposed upon any longer This whole
matter should be finally and forever
settled at the next session Of the gen.
eral assembly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23
REMINDER OF THE HAILsToRM

The people Of the Point section of
Bethel township naturally feel great
deal better over their situation just
now than they did at this time last
year; but they have not forgotten the
big hailstorm of July 6. 1914, by any
means. During a recent visit to York.
Vile Mr.. s. S. Glenn of the Point Sec
ton, said to The Enquirer:
"It was on Monday evening, July IL.
There was a high wind, dark black
clouds, backed by a reddish fringe. 1t
occurred to me that it was exactly
one week later than the date Of the
big hailstorm Of a year before, and
we were at exactly the same point in
the field doing exactly the same kind
Of work-the wind, the cloud and all
the surroundings brought a reminder
of the year before, and it just almost
made me sick"
Mr.. Glenn told the story somewhat
more impressively than 1t has been
repeated, and he left no possible doubt
Of the fact that people Of his neigh
borhood still have the big hailstorm
Of last year in mind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

Every time the name Of an indi-
vidual appears in a newspaper, wheth-
er in a news statement or paid notice,
there Is involved a certain amount of
advertising that Is Of social or eco.
nomic value to the person named, ac.
cording to the nature Of the connec-
ton in which the name appears; but
that Of course, is involuntary adver-
tising without especial commercial
significance.
Wise and sensible commercial ad-
vertising involves careful and discrim-
mating publicity in the favorite news
papers Of the people the advertiser
seeks to impress. The mere fact that
a certain advertisement is brought to
the attention Of certain individuals,
Is not nearly so important as is the
circumstance as to how or where this
may be accomplished. The adver-
tisement on a stray, printed circular
trampled under foot Is not nearly so
we'll calculated to impress the reader
as that same advertisement in the
readers favorite newspaper. There
are numerous reasons for this, and
one of these reasons that is especially
potent is the fact that very often the
reader really loves and respects his
newspaper, and a part of that love
and respect naturally goes out to the
business man whose advertisement,
by its presence, shows a fellow feel
ing.
The most essential requisites Of sue
cessful newspaper advertising are
clear, concise, comprehensive and
truthful statements Of the things the
advertiser desires the reader to know,
and these statements should be made
with sufficient frequency to attract
and engage the readers interest.
The advertiser who makes liberal
and intelligent use Of a newspaper
that is the favorite Of large number
Of people can, if he will devote him
self to that end, eventually secure to
himself the same kind feeling that
the readers feel for the newspaper,
and herein lies the real science of
newspaper advertising.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

The FiIbert chautauqua and picnic
takes place next Thursday. Among the
speakers expected are Congressman
Lever. Warehouse Commissioner Nc
Laurin, former Governor Blease, Con-
gressman Finley and Hon. w. F. Ste
venson. Also, perhaps. others. The
picnic part Is to be furnished by the
people Of the surrounding country.
David w. Robinson of Columbia, Sec
retary, writes to the Presbyterian
Standard Of Charlotte that the execu-
tive council Of the steering committee
Of the prohibition movement in South
Carolina, asks pastors to observe Sun
day, August Is, as temperance day, in
order that interest may be aroused in
the prohibition referendum Of Septem-
ber Is.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

We know something about that
bank equalization question. We had
to pay to learn. Two York county
banks that were liberal customers of
ours withdrew all relations from us
merely because we gave the public the
cold facts in regard to the matter.
Such is our deliberate opinion. And
we have had occasion to study the
whole subject as carefully as a law
yer. We have no hesitation in saying
that in our opinion Assistant Attorney
General DOminick understands the
situation thoroughly, and we do not
think that Fraser Lyon is capable OF
helping him a great deal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

When people talk Of the alleged
idiocy of the buy-a-bale movement,
and chide our people because Of their
impatience at the British policy with
regard to cotton exports, we feel in
clined to retort: Eyes, you care moth
ing about the fellow who raises the
cotton; all you are after is to get the
proceeds of his labor for your own
benefit without giving him value re-
ceived. You ought to have sense
enough to know that If you crush out
the cotton farmer, you sooner or later
destroy your own source Of income"
According to our view of the matter,
this government is easily able to see
that the farmer gets a fair price for
his product, and without doing injus-
tice to anybody. If the man who as
sumes the risk Of the cotton. crop and
performs the labor to make it. Is not
entitled to some profit, we do not know
who is entitled to the profit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

It is too early to calculate on the
peace arrangements that will be made
after this war; but in the event the
allies win, it will be interesting to see
what kind of an agreement England
and Russia will arrive at. Since the
days of Cromwell it has been the pol
icy of England not to allow any other
country to be as powerful as she, and
being absolutely devoid of sentiment
in matters of business it is not to be
expected that she will change her pol
icy at this late day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

The concern that received the order
could not furnish the stoves within
the time specified; but knowing that
these articles were to be had In Can
ada in large quantities sent for them
there. The stoves, Of course. were
shipped from America and the Cana
dams became responsible for keeping
their enemies warm.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23
All Russia at Prayer.-In an ord

All Russia at Prayer.-In an order
Of the day, issued in connection with
the services Of prayer held throughout
Russia yesterday. Grand Duke Nichol-
as, the commander-in-c chief, called on
the troops to accomplish fresh deeds to
achieve a victorious end Of the great
battle now raging. The order follows:
"By desire Of the emperor and the
holy synod, the whole of Russia is to-
day praying for the victory Of Rus
sian armies. I firmly believe the joint
prayers Of the emperor and his peo-
pie will be fulfilled.
The whole of Russia has united
in its efforts to supply the army with
all that is necessary to wage a VIC
torious war against the enemy. You
men Of the heroic army and navy who
have been confided to me do not for
get that the emperor and all Russia
are aiding you by their prayers and
their labors.
"Imbued with this thought and
strong in our courage. let us show
them our gratitude by fresh deeds.
God and his powerful help are with us,
and we carry in ourselves that faith
which is the earnest victory"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

the papers recall that once before Rus
sia checked the Germans at the gates
of Warsaw and drove them back. CO.
incident with dispatches saying the
spirit of the Russian army Is unbrok-
en- comes the report that the feeling Is
growing that Russia is doing more
than her share in the war, bearing at
present almost the entire burden.
These complaints, according to special
correspondents. are not confined to
the rank and file. Russian newspa-
pers contrast the colossal battle in
which the nation is engaged with the
comparative inaction along the west
ern front.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

If those people who are selling mu-
nitions Of war by the hundred million
dollars worth are not straining the
of this country to the break
ing point, we do not know the reason
why. And under the circumstances,
it is indeed strange that they should
want to scold the people Of the south
for making a fuss about their cotton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

The attack on Leo M. Frank has eX-
cited much sympathy for that notori-
Gus prisoner, and we are inclined to
suggest that If it be true as reported
that his leading thought when he be-
leved himself to be on the point OF
death was forgiveness of his assailant,
he is really not so guilty as so many
people believe.