Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-19
ESTABLISHED 1856
Views and interviews
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More or
Less Interest.
PICKED UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't know-condensed
for Quick Reading.

for Quick Reading.
Say" said clerk in Rock Hill
store yesterday. 81 know that people
would have SOME little feeling for Us
in connection with their Christmas
shopping if they were only made tc
think, and know that most people who
do Christmas shopping can be reached
through The Yorkville Enquirer
Would you mind doing fellow favor
by printing this in your "Views and In
terviews" column or any old where in
the paper. l am sure everybody vii
appreciate it." And he passed out this:
Shop early. Shop fast. Here it is only
a little less than week till Christ
mas. Get out and do that shopping
Shop now and get the pick of the stock
Shop now and avoid the jam and crush
OF next week. Shop now and get the
advantage Of a price that may soar
next week. Get in the habit of shop
ping early in the day. Clerks are not
tired. You will get better service. They
will feel more like waiting on you
Shop in the morning before the days
crowd has mulled the goods over, be-
fore the clerks temper is all on edge,
Shop in the morning when both you
and the clerk are in a good humor
Have a heart for the clerks. They are
real human beings. They have, feel
ings. They are not automatons. Give
them the advantage Of every doubt,
and note the service you get. Shop
early. Shop intelligently. Shop cheer
fully.
His Last Years Poem.
Hearing of that beautiful Christmas
poem, 1.-THE Night Before Christmas"
recited by pretty little school girl at
a school entertainment last night re-
minds me of a parody on it that was
popular with we fellows who were on
the Rhine this time year ago." said
a York county man who saw. many
months hard going in France, Belgium
and Germany. at went:
Tis the night before Christmas, and
all through the house
Not a soldier was sober--each one had
TheA Colonel rss pisxTsd on good~ CTR
man beer;
And drunken lieutenants are sprawled
there and here.
The majors are loaded, the sergeants
- the same,
And not a corporal knows his own
name.
While captains and privates parade
All shrieking for cognac to mix with
their wine.
AS for chaplains and doctors-(My
what a sighO
They'll never get sober till next CHRIST
mas night.
The pantries are busting with tur-
key and goose
With cranberries, oysters-Oh what's
the use?
With everything good sent by kind
Uncle Sam
To his gallant defenders who don't
care cuss
Whether Christmas is spent over here
or back there.
With our good commlSSary, WHY
should we care?
NUTS, CdUuy, SOou pSSt' 49,
and cigars.
All furnished free gratis to us sons
of Mars.
Some Christmas, I'll say on the banks
Of the Rhine,
And it's memory long like a bright
..se., star will shine. go,
NV stockings are hung where they'll
get the fresh air,
Goodness knows that they need II
.. I've only one pair.
But Santa will find them and fill them
I'm certain
I've opened the window and pulled
back the certain,
And then lay me down my CHRIST
mas repose
When bang went the shutter across
my poor hose,
I woke with a jump-thought l heard
a loud scream,
And I knew that my Christmas was
only a dream.
Rut I thought ere again l was pound
ing my ear
I've lots of good reasons for good
Christmas cheer.
| am here--I am wholc-we nave wal
loped the Boche
So say from my heart Marry CHRIST
mas BY Gosh!
Warted to Save Trouble.
Farmer living on Yorkvillc No.
came into The Yorkville Enquirer Of
flee few days ago and into the circu-
lation managers office. Can | pay
for The Enquirer for five years ahead?
he asked. "You can" was the reply OF
the C. NJ, but l wouldn't advise you to
do il. Dire things can happen in five
years. You might get mad at some
thing in the newspaper in that time
for instance and want to stop it. You
might die before that time. The En-
uuirer might suspend publication be-
L. ~. tirnn IL out on. ono OF mlnN