Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-01
Practicinq Moderation.


Practicing Moderation.
In the course of Il talk to members of
Wuodmcn of the World in the Wood
men hall in Yorkvi!ic the other even
ing, Hon. J. c. Wilborn was speaking
about the necessity of moderation in all
things, lest ovcr-indu!gcnce lead 10
harm 81 recall" he said. that in 1883
WAS candidate for the Legislature
from York county, having moved to
York county from NUrth Carolina 4
short time before. I was making the
race primarily for the purpose Of get
ting acquainted with the people OF
York However,, I remember that ]
was troubled with 4 severe boil under
my arm and ! suffered great pain from
it. I came TO Torkvile and consulted
the late DR.. J. Il. B:atton about it. Co
down to John Mays drug store, buy
you quart of liquor and put II guam
tity of burdock leaves in it. BE sure
that you put the burdock in the liquor
and plenty Of It. he said. got the
liquor and proceeded TO Hickory Grove
to campaign meeting. l spent the
night with friends. who got the bur-
dock for nc and helped me fix up the
liquor ! took little drauShtS os-it in
obedience to the doctors orders. Bu'
because OF the taste of the stuff, l had
no desire to take big quantities. The
burdock had the effect OF causing me
TO take the liquor in moderation wheth-
er would have been otherwise inclin-
cd or not. But l remember that it
cured my boil in short order"
Popularity Of People.
The tendcncy-o of the average man to
overlook the good and see only the bad
is prOveghial, and perhaps it is not al
together natural; because 50 long as
everything is all right, %hy worry
about the things that arc not right?
But still, when = man is trying to do
something that would hardy Ec eI
pcctcd. Of him to make things better
under conditions that were accepted Il"
4 matter Of course, hc should not be
blamed for feeling little hurt at be-
ing more criticized for what he did not
do than praised for what he did do.
This approDos Of case noted in York
vtlc last "Wednesday.
I'hruuGiinui all tic past, according /"
The lies. recollection " Views aud In
:ulvicws as tho snow fell in this town
50 il w;.s allowed tu lie. until IL m"lt-
cd. and about al that was said Of il
was that it WIS "disagrceahle under
foot" ON reflection, it seems that
there was a kind uf cleaning OF iHr
snow off Il part rf main street along
about 1899 or 1900. During Il ucc;i
snow the :o"n ran out OF fue! for heat
ing. and !nc Black Brothers, living two
miles from town. imprnviscd Il hiE snow
u!uw uut OF hraTy tinlJCrs and dragged
uIu:;: the road II town and up 20 what
WAS then the Kings Mountain
Academy, cleaning off the snow suf-
ficicniiy u enable them to haul much
side Of that nobody has ever seemed
To thiEE Of c!ean!,;':; the snow Off the
sire, Is until last week. Wien Alderman
Wallace, of the street committee,
ii.cllri :; r,,HIi SriHpc - an ;lut".;ub!!e
t!.uc,; ana c.cur:; il c!";li' r'Itt t'li"d%St:
the SHOW on all TIC streets lhhl are
paved with asphalt. 1t made /; won
G"rful cIan2c For The better, especially
ru. vehicle travel il the streets; bat II
a:,cd up heavy ridGcS nj snow over
mex. Ia tn" :Ilt"rE on either side, ana
ii"ic can:2 the criticism. >" III: as
Views and Interviews heard. n"h"iE
had ;:nytlir:: tn say about INC lih-
muvcr;nt in tn" lni,!,!i. ur tie street
but a! those wi" had anything 10 Say
at I'll ,a'n"'linrd of II" ridges o! >''""
over TOWARD: TIC su;t"rs. People are
ncc:l!iai. aren't they"