Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-26
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.

Carolina in the hands of South caro-
linians. are very scarce. Some years
ago I visited the archieves of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and while there
found more original papers relating
to the early history of South Carolina
than I have ever been able TO fine any
where else. don't know how they got
there" Professor Thomasson, conclud-
ed; "but l do know that they are
there"
You Can't Fool Father.
Father and son were sitting under
the shade of the trees the other even
ing.
A young lady passed and walked
slowly down the street.
BET you q quarters worth Of cigars
that young woman will pass here
again within ten minutes and that
there will be a young man with her"
said the father
Rats" replied the son; "but I'll
take your wager
woman passed by again and with her
was young man.
Cigars we're on the son.
Charge Rate Higher.
The gasoline dealer was talking:
"I'ye adopted rule" he said,
whereby l require one cent q gallon
more for gasoline where I charge it.
So far there has been very little
kick"
whats the big idea?" came the in
quiry.
We'll" said the dealer, 81 never get
paid for about one tenth the gasoline
that L charge. Somebody besides my
self has got to make up that loss and
figure that a charge rate Of an ad-
ditional penny per gallon will take
care of that loss.
But it is dangerous business" he
admitted.
What Do You Know?
l. BY what process is camphor eN-
tracted from the bark and wood Of the
camphor tree?
.. From what part of boat is il
scuiled?
3. What river, mentioned in an old
song, rises in Georgia and crosses tlor-
ida TO the Gulf?
4. What state is popularly called
palmetto State?"
S. What name is given to the per-
iod during which the moons illumln-
ated area increases?
G. What name is given to the per-
:od during which the moons illumin-
ated area decreases?
:. What is the largest city in Den
mark?
S, What maidens of Morse myth
ology bore to Volhalla the souls oi
those slain in battle?
9. Who supervised the erection OF tho
Parthenon?
10. Who wrole the Decameron?
Answers: l. Distillation. .. Stern
3. Suwanee 4. South Carolina: 5. Wax
s. Wane. 7. Copenhagen. s. Walk
yrs. 9. Phidias. 10. Giovanni Boo
cacclo.
Job for Somebody Else.
The undertaken was busy working
on job" when Views and interviews
who had nothing else to do just ther
dropped into his place.
V & | was invited TO set" ant
there he "set" alone with the under
taker for an hour or so, surrounded b!
coffins and coffin tacks and Shrnud'
and all those other things that the!
have around an undertakcr's estab
lishment.
Going to fix up your own caskc
some of these early days and have l
ready against the time when you nav
to slide out?" inquired the newspnpe
man.
Nope" said the undertaken quickly
Then he added:
i've prepared coffins for hundred
and hope III do for hundreds NOR
before my time comes; but as for fix
ing up my own I've never had hank
ering to do that and I'll leave the jo
for somebody else. Besides. were
fix myself one now it might DO yraI
before it would come my time and the
the coffin handles might have becon
tarnished and the whole coffin hav
Il shabby appearance.
"And | want my outfit to be a
shiny and bright when | pass out.
And then the undertaken lit ircs
coffin tack" and proceeded to driN
more coffin tacks with his little mag
netic hammer that ratified against II
sides and caused that creepy feeli1
TO come over the other fellow WI
really didn't have any business the1
anyhow.
Sells the Hope of 1t.
A clever, though dastardly STUN
has been worked in many towns al
cities in Georgia and South Carolil
lately, a man posing as "travelil
salesman deriving much profit ther
from. When he claims 10 he 4 "travt