Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-11
ESTABLISHED 1855
Views and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More Or
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Stories Concerning Folks and Things
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't Know-condensed
For Quick Reading.
"You can't get ahead of Mr.. John
Warren Quinn, popular grocer of York
Vile" said one the other day.
"A fellow with a sense Of humor,
seeking to have a bit of fun at Mr..
Quinn's expense, walked into the store
the other afternoon and inquired:
BOSS, how much is dime Of apples
worth?"
about ten cents" was the quick re-
Favora Reunion.
That's fine suggestion, the idea OF
q county reunion of service men OF
the late world war in Yorkville, July 4.
under the direction Of Mech Stewart
Post of the American Legion" remark
ed Mr.. John Knox, venerable citizen OF
Glover and veteran of the War Between
the States, the other afternoon. 1T is
we'll FOR all men who served in that war
to join the American Legion and to
stick together" Mr.. Knox went on to
say. Young men who served In that
war have a much better chance to
stick to such an organization thar we
old fellows Of the |Confederacy have
had. Butt like the reunion idea, and
] hope that it will be carried through
Conditions In, China.
Writing to a York county friend ac-
knowledginE a gift, Rev. H. c. Ha!lock'
an American missionary in China
whose address is u: S.>P. o. Box. No.
S22, uader date Of February 10, speaks
OF famine conditions in that stricken
country. Among other things he says:
1T is really pitiahle and we have
been doing without heat, without much
needed clothes and other things that
we may give and help. Twenty million
people are in direst Distress? living on
roots as long as they last; selling
their children for dollar each, wan
dering far from home,i trying to pick
I'D something and when all else fails
Death is waiting for them. The picture
is more black than il. is possible TO
paint it. But do you know there is
silver lining to even this, blackest
cloud-it is the way brother men turn
out to help. It shows that Sod has put
big hearts into men who seem to nave
reached almost the state of total de-
nravity as we'll as into those whose
lives are better. The way people rise
and help gives one fine respect for
humanity: When these brothers In chi.
ma have real physical need the Dig
brothers in America turn their pockets
inside out to help. May GOD bless
them every: one"
'Taint So.
How about passing along this DIT ol
Bert Braleys advisory verse to your
rcaders?" inquired a friend this morn
ing. ~ believe it will do the boys good
and it won't hurt! the old folks who
have got something to learn too, as
they go along:
The howlers will tell you there's never
a chance
For chaps who must start at inc 'els
beginning.
They say that the games figured out in
advance =,
winning; -" -.
That the gains arc for them. and they
only receive 'em. 49,.
I.fe's far from perfection, it's plain as
That some people have better chances
than others.
The answer is simply, as: you must
You'll have. to fight harder than some
of your brothers;
But that is no reason that you s"ouiu
bcloug-tr''
With ,rrnnGlers who whine at the ttou
WIN snv tffGv'Ee no chance with the
rest OF the throng-
ob don't YOU believe 'em, Boy, don't
you believe 'em.
There's room for the fellow who uses
his wits ... :
In laying the game, not making cN'
cuSeS..
,yho tries for his goals and who runs
out his hits.
Who turns: all his strength To its ut'
termost uses:
Let cutters and suuc;ilers sit back ahe
bewail,
Their fortunes-while making 10 move
to retrieve EN-
They'll tell you of course, that you II
certain to fail,
But don't you $believe 'em. Toy ooh
you believe EN-. -.
The l." w. w.
Here" said aTforkvllle man the ot'i
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