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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
Legislative Elections.-W. A

Legislative CloCIloNss-N. a. o1S-
Swain of Newberry. was yesterday
elected insurance commissioner Of
South Carolina to succeed F. H. Nc
Master. resigned. Only one ballot was
taken, Mr.. McSwain receiving 100
votes, H. G. Coker Of Columbia, 19; J.
r. Fulmcr of Columbia, 12, and S. L.
Miller Of Columbia, two. Mr.. McSwain
will enter upon his duties as soon as
he can arrange his private business,
as 1t is Mr.. McMaster's desire to re.
tire 80 soon as his successor may
qualify.
The name OF s. ii. Grist was with
drawn by Mr.. Bradford. and that Of
w. A. Barton by Mr.. Long.
The new official Is q resident Of
Newberry and Is 45 years old. He has
had much experience with insurance
and trust company management, being
now vice president and manager of the
Security Loan & Investment Co. Of
Newberry. He is a native OF Cross
Hill. but has resided in Newberry Is
or I9 years. He holds a high place In
the esteem Of the residents Of his
community and is an active partici-
pant in all efforts for community
upbuilding. He Is a brother OF Capt.
John ]. McSwain Of Greenville, re-
Gently commissioned In the National
army.
August Kohn Of Columbia, and DR..
W. T. c. Bates Of Columbia, were
elected members Of the board Of trus-
tees OF the University Of South Caro-
lima, to succeed themselves. B. A Ha-
good Of Charleston, was elected to sue
ceed ]. Q. Davis of Winnsboro, rettr-
ing voluntarily after rendering the In
stitution faithful and distinguished
service
DR.. T. A. Crawford and W. J. Rod
dey Of Rock Hill. and D. 8. Henderson
OF Aiken. were elected trustees OF
Winthrop-The State, Friday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22

Only Got "Just Me."-Harry Lau-
der, writing in the current issue OF the
American Magazine. paints a picture
and gives an example Of grit on the
part Of q lighting man for EttE allies,
which would cause many 70 pause
and, If not shudder, think Of the hor-
hors of the German atrocities
In one of our hospitals tie fa-
nous Scotch singer and comedian,
writes. Il found u poor fellow who
had one eye and half his face blown
away. When he talked, his mouth
was so hideous it was difficult to
look upon him. 1t was sickening to
gaze ut the poor creature. Yet, when
l asked him how he had received his
injuries, he tried to smile as he told
the story.
1t was a fountain pen that did 1t
for me-" he said. u was one OF the
iirst to reach n trench which the
Huns had just vacated, and, looking
down on the floor Of the dugout, !
happened to see fountain pen.
Thinking to write to my wife and
children with it, struck 1t in my
pocket. a few days later, having a
few minutes time, pulled it out and
unscrewed the cap-and when l woke
up | was as you see me now. 1t was
filled with dynamite. that fountain
pen, and was just another trick Of
the Huns TO wound and cripple our
men. But I'm mighty glad, sir, that
they were fooled in one respect at
least. They probably expected to
bag half a dozen Of our boys. but all
they got-was just me-"
Crippled beyond description and
suffering untold agonies his one
consoling thought was "all they got
was just me-" We. who remain at
home are called upon to bear q few
minor hardships Of war. would do
we'll to think occasionally Of the
suffering the brave men at the front
gladly bear for the sake of humanity
and democracy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
After the Sammies.-Enemy

After the Sammies.-Enemy air
raiders are showin an increased In
terest in the American aviation CEN
ters, especially those nearest the lines,
writes a correspondent with the Ameri-
can army in France.
During one Of the most recent In
cursions the German airplanes de-
scended within 200 feet Of the
ground, endeavoring to make sure
that the several bombs which they
dropped would hit their targets.
which in most cases were buildings
in which men were billited. Lucki-
ly, the German aim even at such
a close range. was poor. for no
Americans were killed.
Another German machine which
few over the position later dropped
a bomb from a higher altitude at a
hangar. The bomb missed its mark,
but dug a great hole in the ad-
joining field.
At a certain place nearby. an enemy
squadron descended within s00 teet OF
the earth and sprayed an anti-aircraft
machine gun position with a hail Of
bullets. but did not hit any Of the gun
ners, all of whom were French.
The Americans at the most ad-
vanced aviation camp have found
novel mounting for the machine
guns used for defense against enemy
airplanes. When the guns for the
newly-dug pits arrived. 1t was dis
covered that Only field carriages had
been provided. These were unsuita-
Bile for aircraft defense work, 90
swivels were constructed from Old
motor truck springs. These tmpro.
vised mounts arc said to be an GOOD
as any used
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
humorous department
A Kentucky earbsr.-A Louisville


man tells this one:
\ talkative and self-importaht
,oung court stenographcr went Win
Il detailed judg" 10 one OF the teud
towns in the Kentucky mountains 10
DO ms part in holding term OF court.
/, was Il small place. far from rail-
road. and the inhabitants were ali
frudists OF one clan or another. AFTER
:, day or two 1T the little hotel tbs
stenographcr said 20 the hotel
keeper: Where's the barber shop IN
this town"
Amt no barber shop here. N"
nonifacc replied. We all mostly lets
our hair grow"
"Eut can't get shaved anywhere
L reckon you kin. Uncle Joe down
To the cObblcr's shop sometimes
shaves folks"
The st"nographcr went 10 Cncle
Jo,'s and found the cObblcr 10 be
mild hammered Old man. with How
lng gray whlSkers and pal" ana
watcry blue eye.
I'nrlc 10" SAID ne could shave hun.
and produced a razor and shaving
mug. The stenographcr sat down on
=, chair and leaned back. He waited
IN some trepldation, but the old man
was skillfuI ana gave him good
shave
II was necessary for the young
man to talk. 81. when the barber was
nl HIS throat. nc SAID: Good many
murders round here. amt there"
Well. suh." said the barber. we
don't call them murders Howsome-
yer. there Is som. killin's. II that Is
~ hat you mean.
'Oh. we'll" said the young man. Il
suppos. on" names rs good as
another When was the last killing
~ man WAS shot out here In the
square last week"
Who shot him."
The barber brought the razor up
on IN" young mans Adams apple. Il
did" he said-Arourier Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
SUPREME sELFIsHNEss.
In These Times Of Stress Money Must
Not bs Improperly Ussd.

Not be Improperly Used.
Shortly before Christmas. at a time
when every car and locomotive was
being pressed to its utmost capacity.
when millions Of people were suffering
| from lack Of coal. and also for lack Of
other things which could not he handl-
ed because Of inadequate and congest-
ed transportation. some eastern men
on a hunting trip arrived at Green's
boro y. c.. too late to make their
connection for a point to which they
were bound. Because they had money
and could afford 1t. they chartered a
special train from the Southern Fail
way Co.
In doing this they displayed su-
preme selfishness, and we regret that
We cannot secure their names TO pill
lory them before the public as men
who preferred their selfish pleasure
in cunning to the welfare of the ma
ton. Every ton of coal which they
were using for this purely pleasure
trip, every man on the train and the
cars and locomotives were all being
used at the expense of the suffering OF
other people.
\ leading Southern Railway official.
writing the Manufacturing Record IN
reply to an inquiry in regard TO the
matter. states that these men were
within their legal rights" and that
.h1
the special train for a cunning trip
complied with their legal duty. be
cause there is a tariff which authorizes
anyone TO charter and require n rail-
road to furnish such service. like all
other transportation service, great or
small. for good or for evil. which is
covered by tariff"
1t Is a misfortune that there is such
a regulation. for this service was GER
tainly for evil" and had the local
railroad superintendent halfway meas
ured up TO his responsibility he would
have absolutely refused to charter q
train for that purpose, regardless of
the price offered. and he would have
been perfectly justiflable in doing so.
because every locomotive and every
ton of coal and every car on the line
was in demand for traffic vital to hu-
man life. and not to accommodate su-
premcly selfish hunters who should
have been ashamed to be guilty Of
such an act.
We are glad to learn, however. from
official sources. that the railway peo-
pie recognize that at this time the
service in question was a waste OF
fuel" and that instructions have been
given that no such special service
shall hereafter during the war be
furnished pleasure seekers"
Now, II the railroad will give the
public the names of these hunters,
humanity will be benefited by letting
the country know the men who could
be so supremely selfish and who
thought that their money justified
them in this expenditure which added
to their selfish pleasure.
They ought to be hunted out CT the
country with more vigor than they
hunted the game.
The hunters and the Southern Rail-
way co. were both within their legal
rights" but neither were within their
moral rights.-Manufactur Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22

Mono for Her.-Miss Mollie Brown
Georgia back-woods school teacher
and spinSter Of forty, but who was
neither fat nor fair. was going the
rounds of the ncighhorhood TO raise
her average in attendance. ON !eav
Ing the Dobbs place she advised
Nancy. half-grown, dyed-in-the
wool cracker girl. to come back to
school. aud pointcdly set forth the
many drawbacks Of ignorance.
With knowing bob Of her head,
Nancy touchily said:
Now look here. Miss Mollie. my
graudmaw she didn't git no eddica-
tion. an she got married. My nav
she didn't git no eddication. an she
got married. You got eddication an
YOU hain't got married. Huh. I ain't
hankerin ayftcr eddication. n."-Coun-
try Gentleman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
Scarcity Of Money.-"Do you kno

Scarcity Of Money.-"Do you know
why money is so scarce. brothers?" the
soap box orator demanded. and a
fair sized section Of the backbone OF
the nation waited in leisurely patti
cnce for the answer.
\ tired looking woman had paused
for n moment on the edge OF the
crowd. She spoke shortly.
It's because so many OF you men
spend your time telling each other
why. stead Of hustling to see that 1t
ain't.-Commerce and Finance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
And She Did the Liekina.-A cert

business man employees two negroes
at his place. one morning Sam did
not appear.
Where is Sam. George" he asked.
In de hospital, suh."
In the hospital. Why. how did
that happen
We'll, Sam he been a-tcllin' me
ev'ry mornln' foh ten days he gwine
lick his wife cause o her naggin."
Well"
heah him. Atlanta Constitution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
Circumstantial Evidenee.-Tomm!

Cireumstantial Evidenee.-Tommy
was making visit to his grand
parents. who owned a large dairy. Hc
had been forbidden to touch the
tempting-looking pans OF rich cream.
ON. day his grandmother caught
him coming up from the cellar with
II very suspicious white rim over his
upper lip.
Tommy" she said. Il am afraid
from your looks that you have been
disturbing my pans or cream"
"Oh. no. / haven't" Tommy hast
cncd to explain: Il just ran my tom
que gently over the op."-Lippin-
colts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
The Bank of Clover
CLOVER. S. c.
EVERY BUSINESS DAY

THIS BANK IS HERE TO SERVE
YOU. That's Our business and our
pleasvre-Serving Other People
giving them the very best OF Banking
service from the smallest detail on up
To your most important financial prop
oSition.
DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY HERE
II Will be SAFE, and being on deposit
here will help lou TO protect yourself
against careless spending-the drib-
bling away of money as money will
dribblc away when you carry 1t in
your pocket. And then another ser
vice that this Bank will render you Is
that it will keep close account Of
your funds-At least Once In Each
Month You will know just what you
have paid out by Checks and how
much you have to your Credit, and
then too the Bank Way Is the Correct
Business Way. Come and see Us.
JAS. A. PAGE. Cashier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22

A Bleaehed Dream.-That little heap
Of bones whitening beside the path
way to success was once an optimist
who expected to become rich enough
to pay of the national debt by rails
ing ginseng.-Judge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
BROWN e. BECKHAM

IVE sell OWENSBORO Wagons,
w and have full line Of BUGGIES.
HARNESS, WHIPS, Etc.
We also have q few Secondhand
Horses and Mules that we want to sell.
See US for what you need on wheels.
VT "a BROWN E. BECKHAM.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22

German aircraft are marked with
a Maltese crosa. Allied planes used In
Europe are distinguishable by d paint
ed bull's-eye. American planes bear
o circular blue held. with p white
star and q bright red center.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
LADIES

VoUR Coat Suits and Skirts and
L Waists should be Dry Cleaned.
We have in our employ a Dry Cleaner
Who Understands Dry Cleaning and
Does II Right. Send Your Dry Clean
ing Work TO Us. Guaranteed satisfac-
ffon or no Charge.
KELLY's PRESSING CLUB.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22

Training for Milkman's Jeb-"What
does your son expect to be?"
From the hours he keeps. l should
say he Is naturally cut out to be
nIlkmxn. n.--OranGe Peel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
WE ALSO HAVE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County Of York.
COURT OF COMMON PHI

COURT OF COAhOH fLf-ap
r. l.. Wilkerson, Individually. and as
administrators Of George A. Wilker-
son, Deceased, Plaintiff, against
Susan NJ. Hoke, Lizzie Bell. Sarah En-
ma Adams, Wade Hampton Dick
son, William Smith Dickson. New
ton Edward Dickson, Edna Irene
Dickson. Howard Landrus Dickson,
Annie Alma Dickson, Charles Mar
tin Dickson. Mary Jane Dickson,
Bessie Eula Jackson, Sarah G. Will
kerson, Atmar Adcock, Hugh j.
Wilkerson, Tabitha NJ. Browning,
Laura Z. Webb, Charles w. Wilker-
son, Forrest r. Wilkerson. Grady
o. Wilkerson, Sarah NJ. Wilkerson
and Maggie P. Webb, Defendants.
Summons for Relief-(Complaint
ServedD.
To the Defendants Above-Named:
" OF are hereby Summoned and
i required to answer the complaint
in this action, a copy Of which Is here
with served upon you, and to serve a
CODY of your answer to the said COM
plaint on the subscriber at his office In
York, South Carolina, within twenty
days after the service hereof, exclusive
OF the day Of such service; and II you
fail to answer the complaint within
the time aforesaid. the plaintiff In this
action will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated January 7th, A. D., 1918.
THOS. F. McDOW,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
Composition Roofing

THAT OUTHOUSE, Barn or other
building on your premises that Is in
rcr.l nf II New Roof, can be cheaply
'uvrrcd and thoroughly protected with
I First Glass COMPOSITION ROOF.
We have that kind-F'irst- Glass In
luglity--in One. Two and Three Ply
grades. This Composition Roofing is
IN ideal roofing material for outbuild-
ings-it lasts well. Is easily put on and
lie expense Is much less than tin or
even good shingles. The time TO ap-
nly Il ncw roof Is before 1t rains. You
~,.m"Inher the Arkansaw Traveller?
LUMBER. ETC.
When you need anything In LUM-
BIER or LUMBER PRODUCTS. re-
member rs. We always carry line
If almost everything In Rough. and
Dressed Lumber Of all kinds as well
- Shingles. Laths. Lime. Cement.
Paints. Oils. Varnishts. Stlins. etc.
JNO. r. LOGAN
c. LOGAN MOORE. Manager.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22

- The Enquirer soiicits orders for
ell kinds Of High Grade Commercial
SAoonery-1etter Heads, BflI Heads.
Statements, Envelopes, Etc,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22

To the Absent Defendants:
Hugh j. Wilkerson, Tabitha NJ.
Browning. Laura E. Webb, Maggie P.
Webb, Charles w. Wilkerson, Forrest
r. Wilkerson, Grady o. Wilkerson.
Lizzie Bell, Sarah G. Wilkerson:
Please Take Notice that the Sum.
mons and Complaint in the above enti-
tied action Is this day filed In the office
of the Clerk Of the Court Of Common
Pleas for York County, South Caro-
lima.
THOS. F. McDOW.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
January 7th, 1918. tan.S-3 st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
mo. r. LOO

DAY BOOKS,
CASH BOOKS.
JOURNALS, Etc.
To get your business properly started
early in the year. Let us supply your
needs. We can. We have the Blank
Books and our prices are attractive.
WE ALSO HAVE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22

The American Trust Company. Plain
tin, VS.. :. 5. McNinch. The Char
lotte Brick Company, Mrs. Elizabeth
Ormand and W. b. Meacham, De-
PENDANTS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22

The American Trust Company. Plain
tiff. vs.. The Charlotte Brick Com
pany and :. 5. McNinch, Defendants.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
Il Can't Be Done.

Few know better than Vincent Ia
DOR the utter absurdity Of trying to
please the women of today. From evil
dence presented in the Court Of Do
nestle Relations, writes a New York
correspondent, it appears that he has
at no time tried it, but the demands
made by his wife have convinced him
that there would be no hope anyway.
The matter In consideration was q
means to keep Mr.. Tabor at work, a
means to force him to provide s. a
week TOR his wife's support and a
means to terminate his desperate
struggle to drink harried world dry.
."Aw, Judge, nothin' can be done," ad-
mitted the somewhat fearful defend
ant, "as long as yuh can't make money
enough to satisfy all the highfalutin'
ideas Of the women. Two months ago
we wuz all right again an eyefything
goin' good, when Minnie made me
move to house what had a bathtub
In it. We amt had a day of happiness
SINCE"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
POWER Of JOY RULES WORLD
Pain, Declares Woman Lecturer;
shoptdl Never BE Rssorted 10 In
Correcting unrulyt Children.

"A woman is lecturing in the East
on 'The Influence Of Joy" It is also
an attack on the sinluence Of pain,
which parents SO much resort to in
the management Of. children. She de-
clares, according to the Ohio State
Journal, that pain should never be re-
sorted to to make children good, and,
hence, she advises that all spankings
and whippings should be eliminated.
There Ms nothing in pain to recon-
struct a child. Joy is the only medium
that should be used. Make a child
happy, instead of sad, is the gospel
Of child training. The power that
lived, moved and ruled the world, she
said. was the power Of JOY; and this
was the influence the parent should
use IN training the child. This is not
the way Of parents. The rule is to,
whip the child to make him good. tt
cannot result that way. A kind word
and gentle association are far more
powerful than a rod or any other
method for producing sorrow or pain
| The other day we heard mother
shout to q little boy: It'll skin you
alive!n That Is enough to-. make a.
worse boy out OF a bad one.
. The !"mild power WINS is an old
adase and every parent should take
It to heart. !
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
TO Induce Sleep.

When trying to induce sleep it Is
well, observes an authority, to put
away all serious thoughts and try to
get the mind into a pleasant, elevated
state. Some people make habit Of
reading before retiring, but too often
one reads on until eyes and head ache.
As a result the following morning the
eyes are bloodshot and bullying from
the oyerstrain and the individual has
lost the necessary amount Of rest be-
cause xof this enforced strain. 1t is
most important that the ventilation of
the sleeping apartment be attended TO-;
that there is clear, fresh air circulate
ling. Windows should be raised from
the bottom and lowered from the top
also, so that the air may circulate free
". The question OF whether it Is
healthy to sleep WITH a pillow or with
out one has been debated many times,
but a happy medium is recommended
% Tho 1Qlt comfortable ora
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
WHERE BITES AREsTREATED'
Mission Dlspensarles Cure Many Afrl-
cans Who Sustain All Manner Of L
~ Dangerous Injuries.

Africans 60 to the mission dlspen-
earies to be cured Of bites from all
kinds Of animals, and a large num-
Der Of them are cured. The common.
ct bites are from snakes, say writer
IN World Outlook. In Inhambane~ are
ae3to 20 varieties Of poisonous snakes,
some very deadly, whose bites mean q
6kht for life. Hyenas kill or carry
on hundreds Of children each year,
and most of those who are rescued
have terrible scalp wounds, as the
hyena carries a child by the head.
Other biting pests of the region are
lions, from whom few escape alive;
scorpions, very poisonous and fond Of
getting into beds; hypo flies, large
flies that in biting take huge pieces Of
desh and cause great swellings;
sharks, of which the bay is full.
But the most common, bite and
seemingly the hardest to heal, is the
human bit. The Africans when they
get angry use their teeth to good adj
vantage, There is scarcely q morn
ing that several do not come to the
dispensary.. One boy had his lower
lip bit of, and for him new lip
was made.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
Legal Anatomy.

I followed with interest from time to
time the innocent errors of the little
blne-eyed helpmate Of the Office. ]
doubt not that, without her help, great
q mistakes In typthg would be made;
not In spelling or grammar, perhaps,
but such as these: "Dear, Sir -you5s
Of the LIST re96ce1ved andin rely will
E s that as it may, I have one here
which I think worthy Of paper. I
dictated as follows:
'Such a proposition, couched as 1t
IL In terms to mislead the jury, Is not
q true statement Of the law, Is unten-
able and is certain to mean defeat to
the ends of Justice"
Ny stenographer evidently thought
that our courts use a defeated litigant
much as father does an unfavorable
sutton for daughters hand, for she
wrote:
'such a proposition, couched as 1t is
in terms to mislead the jury, is not a
true statement Of the law, Is untenable
and is certain to meet the feet In the
hands Of the justice."-West's Docket.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
Auauste Rodln.

+ A keener interest in more and more
aspects of humanity, a readiness to
find more and more kinds of men and
women worthy Of plastic representa-
tion.s q preference for expressiveness
to traditional beauty, love of life
because 1t is life by. these tokens we
may know Rodin for q modern Of the
smoderns in his day, who made the
spirit Of his time incarnate In MARBLE
and bronze. Like every artist who be-
gins by ,outraging our love of the
familiar, he: ended by forcing some Of
us to sIevise our definition Of beauty,
says tie New Republic. Even those
who most passionately deny that his
beauty is beauty can never see quite
as they would have seen If Rodin had
not lived. He makes them less at ease
In presence Of the conventionally
noble, even when excellent In Its kind
reveals a humanity which cannot reach
us through the conventlonally noble
without an effort. Those Nrappings Of
nobleness hid something from us. Was
It truth?