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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

extended TO indicate that the war club
was not to be used.
In New Guinea, when natives meet,
they pluck a leaf and pace il on the
head, instead Of shaking hands The
leaf is their symbol of friendship and
peace.
Why do mon lift their hats when
meeting women2 The custom prob
ably dates from the days when knights
raised the steel visors or facc-lids of
their helmets to get a better look at
the ladies and to display their own
facial charms.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04
.haking hands.-N. l.. \.

Why Ethel Didn't Like Him.--Lit-
tie Ethel. who YVES shopping with her
aunt, listened while the gruf,, but in
telligent, salesman remonstrated:
Madam, | am sure you will not
need so much material You will find
five yards quite ample"
As sooE as they had ltft the shop,
Ethel exclaimed Indignantly:
"Auntie, | didn't like that m@n, not
enc bit! Why, he talked to you just
as if he was your husband"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

Two for Company.-In Southern
town two young colored men, each with
a lady of color, were going along the
street, with a third dark rose walking
unaccompanied between the two cou-
pies, when another young colorcd man
appeared from around the corner.
"Howdy, Mistah Johnsing," called
the nearest pair; hits a mighty fine
day. CANT you come ovah and jine
us? Here's a vacant lady"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

Willie Knew.-The superintendent Of
the Sunday school was also the village
doctor. One Sunday he was question
ing the school on various important
points. Willie" he asked one small
boy, will you tell me what we must do
in order to get to heaven?"
I'VE must die" replied Willie.
"Very true" assented the doctor.
'But tell me what we must do before
we die"
I'VE must get SICK" was Wiliie's un-
expected answer, "and send for you"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

Too Short Notice.-Sammy's father
met him just as he was trying 10 steal
unnoticcd into the house after hGr-
rowing experience with mud hole.
We'll, sir" he inquired, where
have you been?"
Il fe,l in a mudhole."
What! And with your new trous-
ors!"
"Yes, sir! didn't have time to take
'em off,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

The Next Best Thing. - Willie,
where did you get that black eye?"
Johnny Smith hit me-"
II hope you remembered what your
Sunday school teacher said about
heaping Goals on the head of your
enemies"
"Well, ma, I didn't have any COAL
SO ] just stuck his head in the ash
barrel."-Eoston Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

Making Him CarefuI.-Lawyelr
"And what was the defendant doing
meanwhile?"
Witness-"He was telling me n
funny story"
Lewyer-"Remember, sir, that you
are under oath"
Witness-"We!l,S anyway, he was
telling me a story."-Pearson's Week
ly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

Where He learned.-Hearing her
little boy using prof@rc language, his
mother severely reproved him and in
quired: where did you learn to swear
like that?"
From pas shaving, unCle's golf,
brothers fiivver and sisters parrot"
answered the youEgstcr promptly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

His Greatest D;saPpointmert.-Onc
of the most disappointing things about
q young fellows visit to the home Of
relatives is the discovery that they
haven't taken good care of the photo
graph Of himself that he took such
pains in wrapping before mailing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

Ard Oh, the Difference to HcT!-
When Mrs Fcathcrstitcher saw that
sine was going to have to help earn
living she began by sewing for rcia-
tives, but She wound up by sewing for
anybody except relatives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04
TOWN TAXES DUE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
~ tax books of the town of York will
be open from November Is to Deem
ber l, for the payment Of all general
taxes due the town and that a penalty
of - per cent. will attach after Decem-
Der l until December Is, after which
date all unpaid taxes will go, into exc
cution.
J. f. FAULKNER.
81 & Treasurer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

A Remarkable Horse.-"Gen. Brad
dock" wrote the small boy in his pain
fully written composition on early
American history, was killed in the
Revolutionary war. He had three
horses shot under him, and fourth
went through his clothes"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

When You Really Suffer.--lt is a
terrible thing to have a neighbours
daughter five years old quit speaking
TO yOu because she and your son have
had falling out. especially in view of
the fact that you have been thinking
she liked you for yourself a one.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

Relieving Her Anxiety.-Old Lady
"Oh, conductor, please stop tn" train.
] dropped my wig out the window"
ConCuc to"-"Nevcr mind. madam.
there is 4 switch just this side of the
rcxt station. Octopus.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-04

Keeping His Brother Away.-Mem-
bers of the chamber of commerce in
the town where your rich brother lives
wouldn't thank him if they knew how
he runs down the town every time you
speak of moving there.
, 1921-01-19
KILOGRAMS.
ST ROlX STATION.

New York. Jan. 18th. Raw sugar was
steady early at A for Cuba's cost and
freight, equal 10 5 SO for cGntrifugals.
Il lditionaj sales reported we're %, 900
bags Of Jpba's for prompt shipment,
and considerable old crop is offered for
January am February shipment at pre-
vailing prices, Refined was unchanged
20 Is points lower with all ~refiners now
quoting IT'S for fine granuIated. Flu
lures opened lower under liquidation and
selling trade interests. At noon prices
were l to 5 points lower.
London, Jan 14th.-A White Paper"
ilst issued gives the total British nation
al debt to the frs of April last year as
47. 83l, 744, 300. This represents an in
crease of nearly 397. 900, 900 pounds dur
ing the year then ending over the pre-.
vl0u2 year.
London, Jan. 14th. An official an
nouncement that famine exists in
q, districts of India, made yesterday at
the India Office has Occasioned concern
in England. The present scarcity of
food in Great Britain's mighty depen-
dnncy in the east comes at an in0ppOrtune
time for the Government which is already
graphing with serious unrest among the
natives and it is realized here hat not a
single thing could cause greater dis
ouietude in India than a shortage of
grain.
London, Jan. 18th. Following is the
result Of the Dover bye-eIection. Poison
CAN'T waste LiberaD 10, 947, Astor (Coali-
ton Unionists) 10 817.
Adelaide, Aus, Jan. 18th. The third
test match between the visiting English
cricket team and an eleven representing
all Australia began here this morning and
at the close Of the days play the home
, 1921-01-19

task and Immediately began a consulta-
ton with his friends over the formation
of a Ministry. He was expected to re-
turn to the Presidential residence at six
O'Clock this evening to report on the out
come of his efforts.
, 1921-01-19
Publication.

IT is hereby brought to public
i notice that the Government has,
this date, authorized REV. CHAS.
E. TAYLOR to perform civil-re-
ligiouss functions in the M~unicipali-
ty of St. Croix.
Government. Of the Virgin Islands of
the United States, St, Croix, 10th Janu-
airy 1921.
c.. w. FOX,
DeSpatcbjNg Secretary.
, 1921-01-19

The feature of the days play was a
brilliant innings by Collins for 1862.
Melbourne, Aus. January l3th.-Mr.
Esmonde, regarded as a Sim Fem Ennis
sary, and who is the son of Sir Thorn
a. Grattan Esmonde. a former member
OF the British Parliament, refused to
take the oath Of allegiance here today,
and was in consequence again refused to
land in Australia. He was on his way
from Canada and has already been re-
fused permission to land at Adelaide and
Sydney for the same reason, Previous
advices stated that it was Sir T. H. Graf
tan Esmonde, who had been refused to
land
New York, jan. 14th.-Raw sugar was
quiet early today at a cents for Cuba's
cost and freight, equal to 5.51 for centri-
fugal. NJ sales were reported. Refined
was steady with the demand less active.
Fine g~ranula.ed was quoted at IT'S. Flu
tures declined under selling by commits
sion houses.
Washington, Jan. 18th. The action
taken by the japanese authorities in
connection with the shooting Of Lieut..
Langdon, Chief Engineer of the United
States Cruiser ALBANY, at Vladiv0stok
on January 9th by a Japanese sentry
appears 10 nave dVofJ6Q udnS0I that ll6
death NJ the Officer might grows into a
serious international incident. Admiral
Gleaves, Commander of the United States
Asiatic Squadron. has reported to the
Naval Department that General Oh, Japa
nese Commander at Vladivostok, has
given orders that hereafter. s%entries
must not challenge members of the Uni
ted States forces. The sentry who fired
the fatal shot, a soldier who is described
as very ignorant, has been arrested and
will be cOurt-martIalled
Amsterdam, Jany. 14th.-The Dutch
Industrial slump has reached serious pro
portions, according to the Telegraph" in
the provincial assembly Of North Brabant,
one of the chief manufacturing districts;
a member declared that he had been in
formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs
that there were one hundred thousand
unemployed now in Holland and that
soon from fifty TO sixty per cent of the
Dutch population would be dependent
upon the State for support and that this
probably would continue for three years.
Paris, Jany, 14th.-M. Raoul Peret,
President of the Chamber of Deputies,
was today asked by M. Millerand to
form a Cabinet in succession to the one
headed by M. Leygues, which resigned
on Wednesday. M. Peret accepted the
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Ed. Quinn came in from the To- tatlanika yesterday and will return to the Fairbanks district to do some work on mining property in which he is interested. He will go back to the Totatlanika later in the season.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Howard Haslem, until recently a member of the engineering forces of the Alaskan Engineering commis- sion, writes that he is ready to re- turn to Alaska, having had quite enough of the Outside.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17
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Four more cars of coal were de- livered in town last evening from the Healy River coal mine, and a fifth car was loaded and ready for delivery at Tunnel No. 1.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Miss Eva Delaney, who was under treatment at the hospital for several days for severe cold, has entirely recovered and is back at her desk in the N. c. offices.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Local auto enthusiasts are looking forward to a heavy tourist travel over the Fairbanks-Vald trail dur ing the coming season.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

The work of repairing the water front, below the foot of A street was resumed this week. The pile driver is being used to replace the broken piling, Sid Sheldon being in charge of the work, and as soon as that is done the space behind the piling will be filled in with riprap and gravel.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17
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FAIRBANKS NOTES
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| - - - - - - Se - ~s - ee ~h -
 O. P. Gaustad, one of the Fourth
 divisions most active candidates for
 appointment as U. s. marshal, will
 leave for the Outside tomorrow in
 the interests of his candidacy. Mir.
 Gaustad has the indorsement of the
 Tolovana Republican club and many
 supporters in other parts of the divi-
 sion and he is also said to have con
 siderable influence in the East. He was a very active worker in the la:e
 campaign, in the interests of Dele gate-elect Dan Sutherland and the
 other Republican candidates. The drive for funds in the Fourth
 division for the relief of hungry
 children in Europe, has resulted in the raising of $4,323.16, of which sum Fairbanks subscribed $1,717 and Nenana $47O.5O.
 Ben s. Allen is in town from the Big Cinema country, where he spent some time at the springs, enjoying the hot baths.
 x. c. Cox has returned to Liven- good after q brief visit in town. Frank Davis is visitor in town from his ranch down the river. Territorial Senator L. C. Hess will leave for the coast tomorrow to attend the 1921 session of the Alaska legislature.
 Joe Burns, Nenana movie man, will return to his home town to- morrow after visit of several days in this city.
 Tom Sullivan, we'll known oldtim- CT, will leave for Nenana tomorrow, enroute to the Pioneer home at Sitka. Mir. and Mrs. Jack Neilsen have returned to the Tolovana after stay of about a month in town. Harry Henshaw, of the A. E. c. forces in Nenana, returned to the railroad town on Tuesday after brief visit in Fairbanks, renewing old acquaintances.
 Alois Freidrich and Frank Miller left for Nenana on Tuesday, enroute to the Kantishna, where they will work their properties jointly. Charles Fireman and Andy John- son went to Nenana on Tuesday to help finish the Government railroad. Ed and Joe Smith, who acquired the McGlone hard rock interests on Ester several days ago, left for the property this morning to begin act i've operations.
 Clarence Critics, quartz miner of Fairbanks creek, is spending a few days in town. .- ....
 Mail advices received in this city state that Mrs. Ruth Wilson and James E. Barrack were married re- gently at Omaha and they are now believed to be on their way back to the Interior. Mr. Barrack is SUD- posed to be bringing a tractor in with him over the trail.
 Harry Phillips, of the A. E. C. forces at Nenana, paid a short visit
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Joe Cook, we'll known dog musher, returned from the Kantishna yester- day.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Mail Carrier Roy Lund left for Richardson this morning on his reg ular monthly trip.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17
ALASKA IS BEST PLACE

T am convinced that we in the North are about over the grade and in a short time it will be easy travelling" announced Charles Gold stein, prominent Juneau business man, upon his return recently from a trip to the States. He said that he had found business and labor conditions in Seattle and other places in a deplorable shape. with wages going down and many out of employment. He expressed the be- lief that I've, in Alaska, have been through the hardest period during the past four years".
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Knut Roland is offering his town property and teaming outfit for sale and will leave for the coast as soon as he has disposed of it.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

John Anderson is a visitor in Fairbanks from the Kantishna.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Reports from the end of steel state that the work of extending the main line track south from Hea- ly to Tunnel No. has been com pleted under the direction of Fore man NJ. Dunn.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17
FRESH VECETABLEs-

c.bb.s. and Ru..b.s.. .. cesh;lr..
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Clarence Critics, quartz miner of Fairbanks creek, is spending a few days in town. ....... ... .....
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

It is reported from the village that a wedding almost took place yesterday afternoon. Arrangements had been made with Commissioner Mcdonald to tie the knot but at the last moment, it is claimed, the we'd ding party broke up in a row. The names of the contracting parties could not be ascertained.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Ed and Joe Smith, who acquired the McGlone hard rock interests on Ester several days ago, left for the property this morning to begin act i've operations. %
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Leo Rodrigue, who arrived from the canyon on yesterdays train, is getting an outfit together prepara- tory to trip into the Kuskokwim country.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Mail advices received in this city state that Mrs. Ruth Wilson and James E. Barrack were married re- gently at Omaha and they are now believed to be on their way back to the Interior. MT. Barrack is SUD- posed to be bringing tractor in with him over the trail.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Harry Phillips, of the A. E. c. forces at Nenana, paid a short visit to Fairbanks this week, returning to the railroad town on a coal train.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Charles Fireman and Andy John- son went to Nenana on Tuesday to help finish the Government railroad.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

There is said to be a movemen. on foot to move the postoffice to one of the Government buildings on the railroad reseve.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Mir. and Mrs. Jack Neilsen have returned to the Tolovana after a stay of about a month in town.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

A number of additions were made to the commission forces this week, the list of new employees including George Herington, Jos. s. Boyle, Oliver Lee, Charles Fireman, Albert Veath and Andy Johnson.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

The next consignment of first class mail from the States should reach Nenana about next Thurs day. Only way and coast mail is expected today.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Alois Freidrich and Frank Miller left for Nenana on Tuesday, enroute to the Kantishna, where they will work their properties jointly.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Harry Henshaw, of the A. E. C. forces in Nenana, returned to the railroad town on Tuesday after { brief visit in Fairbanks, renewing old acquaintances.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Tom Sullivan, we'll known oldtim- CT, will leave for Nenana tomorrow, enroute to the Pioneer home at Sitka.
The Nenana daily news., 1921-02-17

Reports from the coast state that the Copper River & Northwestern railroad has cut wages a dollar a day and that many of the railroad workers have quit their jobs in consequence.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-11
GALL Is WELL"

TN A clause I'm the will OF Prof
George Trumbull Ladd late Of
Yale university. Il provision was
made that his body should be cremat-
Cd ard that portion of the ashes
should be buried beside n camphor
tree which he had planted in 1907 In
the yard Of the School of Commerce
I'm Nagasaki, Japan.
Professor Laid was on authority on
Oriental matters and had Iectured in
universities In Japan and India.
Il have lived and loved and labOred,
and all is WELL" was the impressive
epltaph he chose TO mark his grave.
Are you living and loving and la
boring so that NJ the end Of your jour
ney you can say. "all is well"?
What n volume of meaning there
Is I'm those three monOsylables and
the splendid words preceding them
To live and love and labor. and to
do nothing more would I'm Il little while
turn arid wastes to blooming gardens.
and lift from the world It's burden of
care. It's burning hates and frightful
wars. Terrible Mars with his blear
eyes would be vanquiShed
And so would the thorny road you
are travelling. while carrying in the
pack on your back old animOSties
and jeaIOusies that retard your prog
ress at every step
We have each Of us some whimsey
in the brain that keeps us from low
ing and laboring as we should.
We have within us psnt-up tor
rents of factiOus words which in sud-
den vents of anger we pour out and
flood the smooth road ahead until it
becomes impossible.
We wound the hearts of our dear
ones. and sometimes the hurt remains
through life.
We seemingly cannot agree on any
thing except hostility.
In sudden bursts of passion. to live
and love and labor. that all may be
well Is remote from our thoughts.
Some Of us. In moments of refiec-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-11
PUT MUCH FAITH In ACORN
In England IL Is Looked Upon as
Protector Against Lightning, and
as Love Charm.

From Druidical times the acorn has
been held TO be a sure protection
against lightning, as the tops of many
flagstaffs, the end of cOrnice poles,
umbrella tassels and blindcOrds still
attest. Even to this day, in English
rural districts, when a thunderstorm
threatens, farm-labOrers and others
will HE them to the nearest oak tree,
gather an acorn and carry it about
with them till the sky clears. In many
parts of Great Britain a girl Tilted by
her lover will seek by the light of the
moon for dried acorn beneath an
oak tree. This she will burn at mid
night in a candle flame, reciting mean
while the following doggerel: "'Tis not
this acorn | would burn, but my true
loves heart that l would turn. May
he no Joy nor profit see, till he comes
back again to me-" Welsh peasants
hold that 10 plant an acorn brings
lifelong good luck; simple way, one
would imagine, to insure ones future
success The resultant sapling how
ever, must on no account be trans
planted If this is done, most terrible
things are bound to happen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-11
MAKING SPACE IN KITCHEN
Ingenious Arrangement Of Requisite
Furnishings Does Away With
Necessity for Large Room.

In these days when rents are so
high people are commonly obliged to
economic space as much as possible,
the family kitchen may be no more
than closet ingeniously fitted with
gas range and other essentials.
Couches convertible into beds and 9TH
er clever contrivances useful for more
than one purpose are at a premium.
The newest invention in this line. pat
ented by a resident of South Chi
cago is an arrangement whereby
chairs, when not In use. may be fold
ed and slowed beneath a table. Each
chair, attached by a bracket TO the
inner side Of q table may be slid
out on n rod to a comfortable sitting
distance, slot in the rod enabling this
TO be done, whereupon a thumbscrew
makes Ii fast. When ii is desired TO
get the chair out Of the way, its back
Is folded down, the screw is lOosened
and the chair, after being slid inward
along the slot, is turned bodily over,
the rod being pivoted at the bracket.
This accomplished Git takes but a mo-
ment), the chair rests on its feet be-
meath the table facing the opposite
way. A reversal of the process brings
the chair into view again.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-11
FOCUS YOUR ENERGIES

Ut WANTED TO be singer" said
successful illustrator to the
writer II had q pretty fair
voice With cultivation ii could have
been made better. But l know If
spent the time necessary for its cul-
tivation, wouldn't have time TO learn
to draw. And | had more ability at
picture making than at singing.
Il didn't quit singing cold. l still
sing a little But l dropped 1t as
business. One business is all any man
can attend to II he wants to get along
Today this man is one OF the high
est paid Illustrators in the country.
He might have been q fair illustrator
and a fair singer, or good singer
and a bad illustrator. But he chose
the career for which he had the
greater talent. and stuck 10 1t.
The late Charles K. Van Loan In
youth developed considerable talent
for drawing. When he was fourteen
or fifteen his teachers predicted that
he would some day be great artist.
But he discovered that he could
write better than he could draw, and
thereafter he drew only 70 amuse MS
friends and his children.
All his energies were bent toward
learning to write, and learn TO write
he did.
Many men are born with little tai
emf for several different activities.
And many such ruin their lives Dy
scattering their energies instead OF
concentrating them on the one thing
they can do best.
Time allotted 10 man Is insuf1clent
for the mastery of even single art
or profession.
Few men, however great, ever die
with the feeling that they have reached
anything like the standards they set
for themselves.
There is always something still TO
learn when the summons comes to lay
labor aside forever.
Tie surest way TO win the measure
of success that your abilities can com
mand is to select the profession or the
trade or the business you most en-
Joy following, and keep at that TO the
exclusion of every thing else save
needful recreation.
1t is q poor Sc of brains that cannot
learn to do one thing particularly
we'll. II is q miraculous brain that
can learn to do two things even fairly
well.
(Copyright.)