Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-02

was that the business people had al
ready anticipated the meeting in the
announcement that they published
Friday morning. At the meeting,
however, complaint was made OF the
crazy habits of the town clock which
Is seldom accurate even for an hour
or two and one gentleman told in all
seriousness q story to the effect that
part OF the trouble is due to the habit
that English sparrows have Of perch
ing on the minute hand. He explained
that the hand Is loose and the weight
of the sparrow holds II back during
/ the quarter hour before twelve and
pushes it forward from ten or fifteen
minutes after IL. 1t was suggested tina,
something should be done TO give the
people time upon which they can rely
- Practically all Of the business peo.
pie OF Yorkville, especially those en-
gagged In selling goods, have signed an
agreement to close their stores at
o'clock. A few have fatty declined to
sign, or to close and others who did
not sign say they will close. Here Is
the whole question: Congress has
seen proper to pass a law starting
things an hour earlier each day in
order that more work can be done
during daylight. This means much
throughout the country, provided the
extra time is utilized. Local merchants
or a majority Of them. know that al
their trading business can be done
before 6 o'clock. provided people will
attend to business as they should and
make purchases before that hour. The
extra time after 6 o'clock can be used
for garden and other necessary work
where otherwise this time would be
wasted. People who refuse to close
their stores. may be very easily actu-
ated by a desire to pick up the trade
OF people who do close their stores
The thing Is right down to this. Peo'
pie who, under existing conditions. re-
fuse to join in this movement. are moi
patriotic. People who will after so
o'clock patronize people who are seek
ing to take advantage Of the patriotism
of their fellow business people. are no
patriotic. This closing business should
be unanimous and It's up to loyal
patriotic people to make 1t unanimous
Quite a number OF people gathered
at the courthouse last Thursday nigh
to hear Mr.. W. r. Elliot. farm demon
| strator for Fairfield county. tall
about gardening. Mr.. Elliott made
talk that was both practical and in
teresting and he gave satisfactor!
answers to all questions that wer'
asked. Among the most importan
suggestions he made were these: l
II is best. where practicable. to plan
each vegetable In one or two loni
rows 80 as to facilitate easy cultiva
ton. =. Small vegetables. such a.
radishcs, bush beans, carrots, shoul'
be planted on one side OF the gardei
and large vegetables like corn. okri
and tomatoes should be on the othe
side, the idea being to avoid the NOR
delicate feeders being robbed by tn
grosser feeders. 8. Since quick grow
ing vegetables are always the tender
est and best favored. all vegetable
should be hurried to maturity as rap
idly as possible. He gave some speci
fc information as to the growing o
celery. tomatoes and the like. both a
to fertilization and cultivation. At tn
conclusion OF his talk, Mr.. Elliott. b,
request, entertained his audience witt
what he calls his "Barnyard stunts.
He Is quite a ventriloquist and ais
lhs Is able . initiate strikiRl
precision the language OF the chickens
the music of the cats and dogs, tn
singing OF the birds and the call o
the crow.