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Evening star., 1915-05-30
LETTER CARRIERS STARS

note on a carriers sleeve red star
and on others two red stars occasion
ally you will see silver star. and now
and then two silver stars. You will see
the silver star only on the coat sleeve
of man who has silver in his hair or
beard and the touch of years upon his
face. Very often these silver stars
shine on the coat sleeve Of an old man.
for he must have borne his pack many
years to earn them.
Once in a while you will see a letter
carrier with gold star or two gold
stars, but as a rule man with a star
the back and shoulders and his mail
bag is getting heavy for him. the brick
pavements are becoming too hard and
the city blocks have heightened. The
man with the gold star has carried the
love letters of father and mother and
the love letters and the wedding an
nouncements of their children. Very
likely he is carrying now the love let
ters of their grandchildren.
When you see a letter carrier with
black star on his coat sleeve you will
know that he has been carrying let
ters and safely and diligently deliver
ing them, for five years, and If two OF
those black stars appear on the coat
sleeve he has been working at the ar
duous business for ten years When
the two black stars fade and red
star appears it means that his service
has heightened to fifteen years. and
W men d seCOHu Ieu star EisSS dAohSSi0C
the first five more years have passed
and he has been twenty years in the
service.
When he has been carrying letters
for a quarter of a century silver star
comes upon his coat sleeve, and when
he has been earning his meager salary
for thirty years another silver star
shines for him.
A gold star shows that he has grown
old in his occupation and that he has
been delivering letters for thirty-f1ve
years. and if he lives and works for
five years beyond that time he will be
entitled 10 another gold star. but, un-
fortunately. these double gold star
carriers few in the whole United
States.
Evening star., 1915-05-30

Hf1 HE thread used in darning a ma
terial must always match it as
closely as possible in quality, tex
ture and size. For woven material the
raveled warp threads of the material
are the best to use. this method making
a practically invisible darn. Wooden
material is often darned with it's own
warp threads by Strengthening the
threads with wax or by twisting a fine
cotton thread with the raveling. When
darning very fine wooden materials or
silks. divide the silk into thirds. using
one-third at time. This is necessary
to make a fine. fiat darn of the same
texture and weight as the material.
The running or stockinet darn is
named after the running stitch which
is used in it's making. Rows of run
ming stitches. one after another. are
placed close together in even lines to
make this darn. The stitches are made
on the wrong side Of the garment, run
ming first with the warp threads of the
material for strength. The needle must
take up the same threads on every al
ternate row, the stitches crossing and
recrossing each other. making fine
never be started nor ended on the same
thread. Run the needle through sew
eral threads. as single thread is not
sufficiently strong to carry the strain.
If large hole is to be darned, be-
gin the interlacing Of the stitches in
the center of the hole instead of at the
ends. as this makes it far easier to keep
the hole better shape. Hold the ma
trial to be darned over the first two
fingers of the left hand. 1t is fiatter
when worked over the fingers or a
piece of straight cardboard. First clear
all loose ends and ravelings from the
edges of the hole in order to make the
shape of the spot to be darned perfectly
distinct. cutting away all little holes
beyond the edge. For extra large holes
few brace threads should be placed
across from edge to edge to prevent
stretching and to keep the hole in
shape while working. Another method
is to bar the edges with a row of
stitches, as in making buttonholes
These threads are all cut away when
the darn is finished.
A plain or cloth darn is like the run
ming darn. 1t is used to strengthen
partly worn places as we'll as to draw
together the edges of hole or tear
The stitches in this darn are taken
vertically and made on the wrong side
of the material 1t is an imitation of
plain weaving. Prepare the edges of
the hole with running stitches as di
Evening star., 1915-05-30

wv IN a single lie n'sa,. @ Or whether
II can turn white in a single
day are questions which have become
loud and prominent because OF severai
alleged happenings of this kind in connec-
rion with the present war. The discussion
of the possibility of such QUICK
change in the color of hair or, at least
in the destruction of the color In hair,
has been entered on with great deai
of earnestness, and the opinions ana
arguments of experts and sclentis's
have been presented.
But even on this matter the opinions
of experts and scientists are contra
dictory. Experts will not even agree
as to whether it is possible FOR DARK
hair to turn white in a few hours be-
cause the wearer of hair happens to
suffer from great fright. terror or erief.
The lines from Byrons prisoner OF
Chillon."
Nv hair is gray but not with years.
Nor grew it white in a single night
As mems have grown from sudden fears
are being quoted and requoted, with .he
idea of proving that the poet prooa oiy
had some of the earlier examples IN
mind as to the quick change in halr
when he wrote the lines.
Whenever this matter came up IN the
time before the great war medlcaI men
dismissed it as Impossible ana as one
of the numerous popular fctions Tor
which there is no basis in fact. Their
line of argument was that the only hair
that quickly changed from dark 10
gray or from black or blond or red 10
white was hair that had been dyed
They explained the sudden change
from color to colorlessness as being
due to cutoff in the supply IN nair
dive or to the carelessness or lndlHer-
.nce of A man or woman in permitting
their hair to take the course Justineu
by age and nature.
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One scientific writer on this interest
ing subject has eased his professional
conscience by declaring that 1t can no
more be possible for such lightning
like depigmentation to take place in
the human hair without chemical as
sistance than it would he possible for
water to run uphill. He insists that
the laws of nutrition and of depigmen-
tation are inexorabe His argument
is that natural decolorization of the
hair is necessarily slow and gradua!
process due to diminished nutrition and
TO the retarded or arrested conveyance
along the filaments of pigment or col
oring matter to replace the atoms that
are constantly perishing and dlsap-
pearing. He explains this as the nat
ural death of tissue in the process OF
what might be termed living DEATH. a
kind of drying-up process which is
scientifically called granular metamor-
phoSis or the crumbling of tissue INTO
Very small atoms which are absorbed
There is no doubt that many persons
Evening star., 1915-05-30

mERHAPS you may have noticed the
w small stars that are embroidered
q on the left coat sleeve of letter
carriers 1t is very likely that most
persons who in one way or another
have dealings with letter carriers-and
in these days nearly all persons do
have dealings with them-have seen
these unobtrusive little stars that stand
out against the gray field of cloth just
above the black braid which marks
where the cuff ends and the rest of
the sleeve begins. No doubt most of
the clients of the letter carriers mark
these stars with an idle eye. for there
are SO many things to be seen in the
world that the average man cannot
every little thing which his eye
glimpses.
Probably many persons when they
see the stars think. if they think about
them at all, that they are some fanci-
full feature of the uniform-just some
slight touch to lend ornamentation or
color or sartorial effectiveness to the
businesslike uniform Of the carrier
Other persons. in dim and shadowy
way realize that there is some connec-
tion between this decoration and the
length of time which the carrier has
faithfully served in the performance Of
his duty. But they do not always real
ize that those. little marks mean a
great deal to the men in the postal
service, and that each star tells story
TO the man who knows how to read
them.
On the sleeves OF many carriers there
is no star. Above the gray cuffs of
some carriers a black star stands out.
and on the cuffs of other carriers two
black stars stand out. II cannot be
written. if one have any consideration
for the verities of the matter. that any
of these stars twinkle. Again, you will
Evening star., 1915-05-30

5aHERE are only few houses which
III have not some old-fa shi oned
q pieces of furniture tucked away
IN the garret. Many OF these are use-
less TO the owner. and IL sold TO
dealer would bring little money II
is therefore quite the best thing TO
utilize the old wood in making some
odd pieces of furniture.
A crib recently seen was saved from
the attic and converted into a cozy
corner by the woman 10 whom II had
become endeared by associations. 1t
was one of the old ia shioned kind
which looked as IL il had been made
from spools, and one side Of il was
hinged on II had long been enam-
eled white. but 10 make ~ look less
Ike a crib IL was painted with thin
coat of forest green enamel. through
which the white showed
Provided With Cushion.
The hinged side was then removed
and firmly secured to the back. making
that the height of the ends. and in the
shape Of settee. The legs were sawed
off, 70 make IL convenient distance
from the floor 10 use as a seat. hair
mattress made into box cushion
70 At the seat. and this was covered
with green burlap. The cushion was
tackled In squares with green floss, the
ends tied securely before cutting.
thick pad was also made for the
side and ends of the crib and just
long enough to unholster neatly. This
was also covered with green burlap.
tackled firmly almost TO the top rail
IL was then finished with upholsterers
braid put on with Rilt-headed tacks
box pleated valance made of the
buriap was put around the bottom of
the crib in the same manner. and this.
TOO. was finished with braid When
this cozy seat was set in niche by
the chimney and piled high with col
ored cushions, no one would have even
dreamed of its humble origin.
A Homemade Chest.
Another woman. who had hand
some old cherry dining room table, had
it converted into a chest. She then
carved the panels with a design of
ferns. palms and holly berries II
was finished with a coat Of oil and
brass trimmings. An old sewood
table top. the underpinning of which
were decayed with age, was used to
make violin. The circular pieces left
were used for making small picture
&rameA The deep rich coloring which
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

Governor Manning Calls Attention to
Blessings Enjoyed by the People.
Governor Manning on Tuesday is
sued the following Thanksgiving
proclamation:
I'VE live in Christian country.
We believe in God. and our prayers
ascend to him for those blessings that
affect us as individuals and as a peo-
pie. 1t is fitting and in conformity
with custom, that during the harvest
season and near the close Of the
year, our people should assemble in
places Of worship and give expression
to their feelings Of gratitude to AL
mighty God for the manifold blessings
bestowed upon us.
1T is a matter Of profound graft
tude that we have not been entan-
gled in the dreadful war that now
afflicts so many Of the great Euro
pean countries; that our national hon.
or has been jealously guarded and our
interests protected. The war has
brought to us new duties and respon-
sibilities. They have been bravely
and unflinchingly met. The industrial
crisis brought on by this war, for
which We were in no way responsible,
has been overcome by courage. econ
omy and effort. That crisis is now
behind us, and our people are stronger
and better for the discipline and ex-
th4 hrn,
home to us.
Our schools and institutions Of
higher learning are full, and never be-
fore has the interest Of our people
been greater and more alive to the
Importance of that educational train
ing which will make our citizenship
higher, better and more efficient.
The harvest season has brought a
return Of confidence and prosperity.
We face the future with a firm assur-
ance that better industrial, CONNER
cial and educational conditions will be
ours: that the spirit Of help, Of broth
erhood and Of unity, will abide with
us.
These thoughts fill our hearts with
hope and with faith in the future Of
our state and our country and 1t is
eminently proper that with grateful
hearts and with prayers for strength
and grace to help the needy and suf-
fering in our communities. to guide
the young, to lend our help. to
strengthen Christian character. to de-
velop rugged and pure manhood and
womanhood, that we should set apart
day of thanksgiving and prayer.
Now, therefore. I, Richard l. Man
ming. governor Of South Carolina, do
hereby set apart and designate
Thursday, the 25th Of November, A.
D., one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen. as day Of Thanksgiving and
prayer for all our people,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19
Love and Arithmetic.

He was teaching Eliza arithmetic;
He said that was his mission,
He kissed her once, he kissed her
twice,
And said: Now, that Is addition"
And so he added smack to smack
With joyful satisfaction;
And soon he took a few from her,
And said: That is subtraction
And still they sat there side by side
In mutual admiration,
He said, while paying back tenfold:
THAT Is multiplication"
But father came and raised his foot
And snorted in derision.
Theh chap struck earth three miles
away;
Pa said: THAT is long division!"
e. c. Staber, in Pathfinder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19
WOULD NOT BE GOAT
Winston Churchill vindieates Himself
Before Commons.

Winston Churchill vindieates Himself
Before Commons.
Winston Spencer Churchill, who hal
been the most severely criticised mem.
ber Of the government and who has
been held personally responsible fol
the loss Of Rear Admiral Sir Christie
pher Cradock's fleet in the Pacific, the
destruction by submarines Of the Brit.
ish cruisers Cressy, Hogue and
Aboukir, the Ill fated Antwerp expe.
dition and initiation Of the naval at.
tack on the Dardanelles, defended him.
self before the house Of commons last
Monday after his recent resignation Of
his cabinet post.
II won't have 1t said" was his dra.
matte assertion, referring to the Oar.
danelles attack, that 1t was a civilian
plan foisted by political amateur
upon reluctant officers and experts"
And this sums up his reply to all his
critics. In every case he showed thai
experts had counseled and concurred
before any Of the expeditions con-
demned were undertaken, and 1t was
clear, before he had gone far, that
the house sympathized with him.
For months Mr.. Churchill has lived
under reproaches. His entrance tc
the house on Monday was passed al
most unnoticed. AS he rose his sup
porters gave him encouraging cheers
Appreciation increased in volume as
he answered one charge after another
and he concluded amidst a hurricane
Of applause while members Of all par
ties crossed the house to congratu-
late him.
There was nothing apologetic about
the speech Of the former first lord OF
the admiralty, who some months ago
was transferred to the chancellorship
Of the Dutchy Of Lancaster the office
he has just resigned. His references
to Admiral Lord Fisher, the former
first sea lord, who, he said, had not
openly opposed the Dardanelles un-
dertaking, were spoken in firm tones
Of condemnation.
In the opinion Of the house, Mr..
Churchill fully justified every step he
took while head Of the admiralty.
AS to the dispatch Of Rear Admiral
Cradock's squadron, he said he was
in full agreement with the experts and
advisers Of that time-Admiral Prince
Louis Of Battenburg, and Vice Admi-
raj Sir Frederick Sturdee-and that
the dispositions were the best that
could be made under the circum-
stances.
There was no truth in the charge
that he had ordered, against the ad-
vice Of experts, the Hogue. Cressy and
Aboukir to remain at sea, where they
were sunk by a German submarine.
The Antwerp expedition originated
with Lord Kitchener, the secretary for
war, and the French government;
while the naval attack on the Dar-
danelles was elaborately considered
and had the full support Of the ad-
visers at home and those on the spot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19
GETTING AHEAD
Editor Discusses Life and Gives Some
Good Advice.

Editor Discusses Life and Gives Some
Good Advice.
In the north western part Of the
United States, where the resources are
barely touched, just as they are bare
ly touched In this section, many OF
the young people seem endowed with
that bold pioneer spirit Of their an
cestors-a spirit that conquered de-
serts and put the plow in giant forests
And since the pioneer spirit is fel.
low to common sense, the young peo-
pie choose mates and go out to a
section of logged-off or burnt-over
forest lands, and, with a goods box
for a dinner table and a tent for a
home, begin the young jolly task of
turning a bleak field into little Sec
tion Of paradise.
It may be that soil and climate
out there rather favor an adventure
Of this kind, but right here in this
staid old, long settled south there are
unnumbered opportunities for the
young folk who have backbone and
ambition.
1t Is rather customary here for the
young folk to expect the older ones
to "set them up" in business or house
keeping. Or, If the old folk are poor.
the young ones resign themselves to
like poverty and say: PA worked
hard all his life, and never had any
thing to show for it. There amt no
use tryin'. I'm going to spend what
little l make, and have a good time
while I'm young"
Feeling that way about it, they
manage to live and die poor. OF course
they feel rather bitter toward the
world and blame the government for
their poverty, but they never think
Of denying themselves the Christmas
"licker," or attendance at a circus,
in order to save a few dollars. They
seem to think that circuses and dis
tilleries and similar things will last
but few years, and that they must
get their share at once.
Meanwhile the few who have sense
and ambition forge ahead. If they need
help in starting, help Is forthcoming.
Bankers are apparently cold crea-
lures, but never was a banker who
would not listen to the plans Of the
clear-eyed young chap who proposed
digging prosperity out of the soil.
Bankers are glad to help men who
show ability and courage enough to
help themselves, for bankers know
that the poor boy Of to-day whose
only capital is grit, self-denial and in
dustry, will be one Of the heavy de-
positors few years from now.
1t isn't too late to start toward
prosperity. If you haven't made that
start, do it now. Deny yourself all
pleasures, wear out old clothes, live
close and hard. If need be, until you
have the little necessary to start
something. Then get bulldog grip
on a piece Of dirt, dig your initials In
it, and call prosperity on long distance
to tell 'em you are coming.
The world is old, but opportunity
is new. If you don't get somewhere
in life, it will be because you lacked
the grit to try and try hard.
The Lord hates a gutter. Hang on.
Keep a-diggin'. You'll win. A man is
never licked until he gives up. Don't
give up. Just grin and hustle; spit on
your hands and stay with it. You can't
fail If you try long enough and hard
enough.-Fountain Inn Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19
MONEY IN HOGS
American Farmers Can Profit by Rails.
ing Swine.

ing Swine.
In the current issue Of Farm and
Fireside, the national farm paper pub
lished at Springfield, Ohio. appears an
article showing how money can be
made in the raising Of hogs. The
world is eating the pork produced in
America and the chances to make a
profit lie before every farmer. Follow
ing Is an extract from the article:
Hog products which were exported
from the United States for the ten
months ending with April, 1915
amounted to more than $115,000, ,000
The large export increase was due to
the European war. And when peace
comes again to Europe, the demand
for hog products will be greater than
now because the hog herds Of Europe
armies with meat.
The supply Of beef in the United
States will be limited for several
years, and the production of mutton
VIII HUI uC duiC W hlCOl Tic
Of a rapidly increasing population
There is but one big supply left-the
hog.
But the American hog, II given q
chance, will furnish not only the
United States with meat, but Europe
also; and in doing so It will yield a
handsome profit to the American
farmers who prepare now for the high
prices that are certain to be paid for
hogs in the future.
Il know from a practical and sue
cessful experience Of more than fifty
years in the swine industry that the
hog Is the most profitable animal kept
on the farm, and in the future. owing
to the decrease in the supply Of other
meats, will be, when properly cared
for, more profitable than ever. Even
the tenant farmer with his short lease
and limited capital. can embark sue
cessfully in the swine industry"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19

Greenville, s. c., Nov. Is, 1915.
The undersigned certify that on the
Goth and 21st Of October, 1915, they
had notices of discharge from their
superior officers at the Judson mill
who stated that they were being dis
charged because they had become
members Of a labor union.
They also state that they have re-
peatedly applied for employment al
other mills and have been refused
upon those grounds.
--.' H. G. Leatherwood,
w. G. Leatherwood,
]. T. Barker,
]. H. Carman,
]. T. Carman.
Very respectfully,
w. T. Walker.
Greenville, S. c., Nov. 18, 1915.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19

Miss Eunice Ford Of the Limestone
faculty: secretary and treasurer,
Donald Huggin. superintendent Of ed
ucation.
Rock Hill Herald, Nov. 16: The
pastors Of the Baptist churches Of the
county met Monday for the regular
conference to discuss the work Of the
denomination in the county and to
plan for greater usefulness Among
those present were Revs. s. P. Hair,
Fort Mill; ]. H. Machen, Yorkville;
M. M. Richardson, Glover; ]. B. Tai
bert, Hickory Grove, M. ]. Nelson, F.
T. Cox, H. ]. Woods. ]. T. Going and
Rev. Mr.. Coins, Rock Hill. >. D.. Miss
Eula Cook has accepted a position as
teacher in the Newport school and is
now at that place. .....H. ]. Culp,
who now resides near Catawba juno
tion, and is known widely throughout
southern York county, was visitor
here today. Mr.. Culp could, II he
should, tell many incidents Of the
early history Of Rock Hill, as he says
that he used to come through here
when there was only one store in this
Good Town.. This evening at s
o'clock, at the residence Of the brides
mother, Mrs. Rawdon. on Pine street,
Miss Belle Hahn will be united in
marriage to K. B. Duke Of Charlotte
The officiating minister will be Rev.
E. K. McLarty, pastor Of the Tryon
Street Methodist church, Charlotte.
800. John F. Williams of Ebenezer,
was host last night to number of
friends at an elegant course dinner,
quite number from Rock Hail being
among those invited The occasion was
greatly enjoyed by all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19

Rev. DR.. Robert c. Holland. one
of the most prominent Lutheran
ministers Of the south. died in the
Baptist hospital in Columbia Wed
nesday afternoon, aged IS years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19

Miss Eunice Ford Of the Limestone
faculty: secretary and treasurer,
Donald Huggin. superintendent Of ed
ucation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19

append a statement from several
Of the people involved in this trouble
Others Of like purport can be pro-
duced II necessary. No list of those
involved may have been sent out, but
If the experience Of those who have
tried to find employment is worth any
thing, it will not be an easy matter
for them to find work and 1t can be
obtained only at the sacrifice of truth
fulness. Even as far as Danville, Va,
where weavers were wanted, employ
ment was refused to at least one party
who participated in the strike.
Following is the statement: