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Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
Huge Wooden Bottle Forms
Three-Story Home

Strangers wandering about the
shores of Pine Island Lake in New
Hampshire are likely to receive
something Of ! shock upon encoun.
tering suddenly in the woods the
apparition OF ! huge bottle, COM
peting with the trees themselves in
height, says Popular Mechanics
magazine, for April in an illustrated
article. The giant flask, IS feet in
height and 10 feet in diameter, is
made Of wood, and forms the main
part of a summer home. Inside i
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
Chinese Fairies

China has many ways and customs
which are very different from those
of America, but one Of the oldest is
the Chinese view Of fairies. The fair
les in China, writes A. T. Groesbeck,
an American Baptist missionary, are
not young. They are old men In
Chinese writing the word fairy" 10
made up OF the written forms mean
ing "nan" and mountain" and the
word means an old man who has
gone to the mountains to think, and
who has gradually grown away even
from the need of human food. The
'fairy" is very old, but he never
grows any Older, the Chinese believe.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
Stories by Our Little Folks
A Fairy Tale.

Once upon a time there lived a
little girl and her name was Clara.
Her parents were dead. One day
Clara, when walking through the
woods, saw a big bear and so she
ran and the big bear ran after her.
When Clara was running very, very
fast she saw a fairy and the fairy
asked, "What are you running for?"
The little girl said, Don't you see
behind me there is a bear" The
fairy said, "Come here, I want to
talk to you" So Clara did and the
fairy said, Look here" and the
fairy touched the bear with her wand
and changed the bear into a gold
watch and gave it to the girl. Then
the fairy said, Come with me and l
will take you to my home" Clara
did and the fairy took her home and
fed her good things to eat and she
put on her new pink dress that the
fairy gave her and they lived happy
ever after.-Grace Irene Kellogg,
Aged 8, Cedar Rapids, Neb.
Jenny Wren.
Spring was here and little Jenny
Wren was looking for a nest. She
had just come back from the south
and naghty Mr.. Sparrow had taken
the hole in the tree that she had last
year and had family already. So
she would have to find another. She
looked around and there she found q
hole in a tree which Mr.. Red Headed
Woodpecker had made the year pe-
fore. There she made her home and
had q big family and in fall went
back to the south.-Ruth sDowns,
1904 State Street, Omaha, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26

Such securing, cleaning and wash
ing had never been seen under the
rose bush before, and by 9 o'clock
half of the Teenie Weenies were
all dressed for the great occasion,
although the wedding was not to
take place until II o'clock noon.
When the wedding party had
gathered at the shoe house. the
Teenie Vicente band took its place
back OF the altar, and at the signal
they began the wedding march.
The General, who was to marry
the couple, stood waiting at the al
tar, and the trembling bridegroom,
with Paddy Pinn a. best man, wait.
- near BY
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26

until it fairly shone, for there were
to be guests at the wedding, and the
Lady Of Fashion wanted them to
find the place spotless.
Four young ladies' were coming to
be bridesmaids at the wedding. One
of the youag ladies was. q cousin OF
Tess Bone, while the, other three
were sisters of Buddy Cuff.
Several days before the wedding
the four ladies arrived, and they all
proved to be pretty and charming
Teenie Weenies. In order to make
place for the visitors four CT the
Teenie Weenies had to- give up their
rooms in the shoe house.
!. There wns much discussion - to
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
Troop %

Troop Is is growing rapidly. Regu-
lar meetings are held at Long school,
Friday evenings, but the. boys meet
E ery evening at Thirty-third and
Lake for games and base ball.
Ten scouts accompanied by their
scoutmaster, DR.. Morris, spent the
week end at Camp Clifford. The
boys enjoyed swimming in the big
pool Many are learning to swim,
and hope to be expert swimmers
after their week camping
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26

Alter the ceremony everyon>
kissed the bride, and it was whis-
pered about that one or two of the
little men kissed her twice.
The Cook had prepared a wonder
full luncheon in the school house, and
after they had eaten their fill the
floor was cleared for dancing, which
kept up until nearly supper time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cuff were to make
their home in the Lovers bungalow
for time, and as they set out for
their new home after the dance they
were pelted with a shower of
cracked rice and old Teenie Vicente
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
Second Letter.

Dear Busy Bees: I was very glad
my first, letter escaped the waste pa
per basket. My school is out now
and am glad. I will be m the fifth
grade next year. Il will write you
a story some time.--Jeanette Miller.
Aged 10 '-.'' - ----i ~--LS
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26

where the wedding should be held.
The Lady of FashioH wanted it to
take place in the school house, while
Buddy thought it ought to be held in
he shoe house, The Doctor offered
the hospital, and the Chinaman sug-
gosted the teapot, where he Iived
and laundered the Teenie Vicente
clothes.
"As this is my wedding, I think
! might be interested in where it
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
MY FOX TERRIER
A little demon in defense,
Brave as q lion he;
wish ] had the courage
nf fhiA Atnrn nn NV knAA


I wish had the courage
OF this atom on my knee
A little universe OF lovo.
Unselfish as the sea;
! wish did by others
Az he has done by me-
A little lump Of loyalty,
No power could turn from me,
l. wish a had heart as true,
From fear and favor free.
A little fountain full Of faith,
Forgiveness, charity:
wish I had his patience
And true nobility.
A little flash OF fire and life,
Whate'er the summons BE-;
wish that I could face the world
With half his energy.
A little white fox terrier,
In whose brown eyes / sac
The little windows of a soul
Too large to live In me.
H. W. French.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
He Didn't Think So.

Mother-There, you have a black
eye and your coat is torn 20 bits.
How many times have / told you
not to play with that bad boy
Brown7
Boy-Goodness, ma, do I look
like we've been playm'2-Edin-
burgh Scotsman.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26

"Talk Is cheap"
"Sh-hl For goodness sake don't
advertise it as a bargain while my
wife is around" @
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
The Poor Children.

Once there was a little boy and
girl. Their names were Harry and
Elsie Brown. They were very poor
little children. They had no father.
So the mother and the children had
to earn their own living. One day
as Harry waa walking along the
sxeet Il town, there was 4 mean.
paDeI boy came Hp t. him and
papsrss HaFTy sala Yea" So tf,e
newspaper boy told Harry that he
was getting tired Of carrying them
and that Harry could. Harry was
very glad to do so, but he found
out that it was too hard for him 50
he had to stop selling them. That
day there was one Of the neighbor
boys came over and said that his
mother had sent him to tell Harry
that his mother would give him a
dollar if he would come over and
help John. Harry asked his mother.
His mother said she would be very
glad to have her son do so. Harry
was very happy.
! wish some of the Busy Bee girls
would write to me, as ! like to re-
ceive letters. Helen, Croudy, aged
10, Rural Route Nos'l. Blair. Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
Honorable Mention.
How Ted Won the Prize.

Ted was raising corn for the How
ard county fair. The fair was to be
held in his home town, and most ol
the boys were going to exhibit some.
thing. Ted's field of corn lay jus,
west of his fathers big farm house
and was inclosed by a barbed-wire
fence. 1t was in November that Ted
started husking his corn and he fin
ished the 5th day of December. The
corn and then laid in the shed to
dry out. The shed was east of the
house. anad was entered through a
sliding door on the north side. One
evening Ted went out to the chicken
house. It was after supper and it
was pitch dark outside, but the chick
ems had to be shut in. Just as Ted
stepped from the chicken house door
he heard the shed door creak. Then
he saw a form disappear inside Of
the shed, where his precious corn
lay drying. Catching up a revolver
from his washstand 10 his room, Ted
started for the shed, but just. then a
car shot into the road ahead of him.
Ted investigated aand found that his
precious corn was gone. He went
to the house feeling very blue. All
the rest of the spring till the fair Ted
worked hard. The fair day came and
Ted went. As he passed a stand Of
corn he thought he saw something
familiar about the corn. Then he
shouted out. It was his own corn.
The thief was punished for taking
the corn, and Ted won first prize on
his corn.-Isabel Aurand, age IL,
Chapman, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26

Master the art Of saying pleasant
words.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26

A cold April is the poor mans
611 As..t - q. ~ :. sas,,, --,ys.,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05
HERE AND THERE

A. hard rain that fell about 7 o'clock
Saturday afternoon literally ruined
some of the Fourth Of July decorations
that had been placed by some Of the
local business houses, requiring them
to do the work all over again. Most
of the decorations consisted of bunt-
ing in colors and when the rain came
in contact with the colors there was a
riot. Nothing daunted, however, the
people did the decorating over again.
There was mighty little disorder
despite the big crowd in Yorkville yes
terday and Chief of Police Ed. Steele
and his assistants had no trouble at
all in handling the situation: There
was little liquor, or rather little ef-
.fects Of liquor in. evidence. Every,
body was in a good humor and ap-
peared to be having a good time, with
out being unduly boisterous or rough.
Lieut.. Lester E. Shealy, aviator of
Charlotte arrived in his plane from
that city Sunday afternoon at 2:25
o'clock accompanied by his machan-
ician and almost Immediately McFar-
was lined with people who came out
said that it took him IS minutes to
SOlile W vi hNliiS Ilohi Sla iioeeS'
Miss Sarah Logan, stenogra pher in
the office of Clerk of the Court T. f.
McMackin. was the ,rst person to take
q ride with Aviator Shealy after he
arrived in Yorkville. She went up
early Sunday afternoon. 1t was her
first trip and she said that she thor
oughly enjoyed the experience.
An amusing story in connection
with that squabble between Chester
fans and American Legion baseball
players at the ball game in Chester
last Wednesday was told this morn
ing According to the story several
of the. Chester fans were pretty hot
under the collar and declaring that
the whole Legion team should be lick
ed and were expressing their will.
ingness to start something. Bob. Dor
sett, well known Yorkville man. was
in Chester with the American Legion
team and he got enough Of the brag-
ging.. Joe Herndon,. Yorkville boy
and incidentally the champion boxer
at Washington & Lee University, at
which he is a:student, was also there.
After awhile Dorset walked out in
front of the Chester fans and taking
A. roll of s100 in bills from his pocket
said: "See here, I've got my seven
teen-year old son along with me
{pointingsto Joe Herndor) and I'll bet
any Of you this s1O0 against 81 that
my boy can whip any man in Chester"
Some Of the fans said something
about going after man to fight Hern-
don. If they did go they never came
back, according to the story.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05
commodate over 500 people and will

commodate over 500 people and will
answer every requirement not only for
public meetings Of whatever kind; but
fer theatrical entertainments as we'll
With accommodations for the police
and fire departments, the city council,
the mayors court; the city treasurer,
ETC., the city hail will soon become a
local centre Of very great Importance.
while there is no way of giving
reasonably exact estimate of the num-
Der Of visitors in Yorkville yesterday,
it was quite common to hear people
who have often been here on different
similar occasions, to- say that the
crowd was a record breaker so far as
their judgment and recollection went.
Congress -. street Il was congested
throughout 1.-The day. and at the same
time there was more oriless congestion
at different points along: other streets.
The automobile; procession, intended to
be one of the most, imposing. pageants
Of the day, was successful enough, as
things went; but except for the taste
full and elaborate decorations Of the
participating cars,yit was hardly more
Impressive than the equally constant
and steady stream of / visiting, cars
passing. through. the streets that were
lined with parked automobiles FLIED
with visitors. If all the cars in town
had been stretched out In a. single line
with spaces of only car lengths be-
tween, the line would have extended
for miles. And besides the cars there
were hundreds and hundreds Of horse
drawn vehicles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05
INSTRUCTION FOR GfRLs.

Indications are that there will be no
less than fifty'girls in attendance upon
the three-day short course for men,
bers of the Girls Canning club. which
is to be held at the Yorkville Graded
school building, July 10, according u
Miss Juanita Neely. Woman's Home
Demonstration Agent for York county,
sWho-is in cbapge' of arrangements foi
the holding, OF the institute. Miss
Nicely this m0fning announced the ap-
pointmeEt of the following committees
of Yorkville people whom she is re
questing to assist her:
Executive Committee-Mrs. w. D.
Glenn, chairman; Miss Leslie: Wither-
spoon, Mrs. 8: M.-McNeel, Mrs. r NJ.
Bratton, Mrs. S. c. Ashe, Miss Bessie
Barron. .':.th:I1 :: t:;';'..
Committee. e.QnRecreation and. Enter
tafnment-Miss' Margaret Marshall,
chairman: Misses Esther Ashe, Louise
Barron, Fredrca Lindsay, Margaret
Cartwright, Rachel Wylie, Wilmore
Logan; Mrs. j. e. Hart, Mr.. E. A. Hail.
Mr.. E. A. Montgomery.
Committee to Meet Trains-Milus
Carroll, chairman; ]. H. Carroll, Ed
ward Marshall, Misses Maude 'St-oup,
Margaret McD6w, Sara Carroll, Mary
Bowers MackoEeil. r.
Committee foH Equipment-Mr r. A.
Bratton, chairnian; Mrs. w. B. Moore,
Mrs. Geo. Cartwright Carl Hart, F. c..
Riddle, DR.. Robt. Glenn.
Publicity Conlmittee-Miss Elizabeth
Grist, chairman; Miss Belva Saunders,
E. A. Hall, E. A. Montgomery.
Committee; Oh. Erecting Tents c.
Riddle, chairman; L. G. Thompson. J.
r. Harts Qulanr wallace, H. B. James,
Roh.' Glenn. V . 5.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05

fiteered. at the expense of the deposi-
tors to the sum in the last year alone
Of s1,720,000. His general plan of re-
organization which will be submitted
to congress, has been approved by
bankers of the east and middle west
at conferences in Washington, New
York, Terre Haute and at his home
here. Mr.. Hays assured the bankers
that he had no intention Of entering
the postal savings bank in competi-
tion with private savings banks, but
rather hopes to make valuable feed
er of established banking institute
tions. While asking congress to make
the interest rate double the average
paid now, he pointed out it would still
be below the average paid by the ma
jority ofisayinSs banks. Private. banks
are not andrcan not. hope to reach: the
vast boarded wealth which offers a
particular field for postal savings ex-
pansion; Mr.. Hays said. He pointed
out that 70 per cent. of the present
sos, ,0o6% depositors are Of. foreign ex-
traction and that they as well as others
of their countryrnen who are accus-
TONED to postal savings systems
abroad will trust no one but the Uni
ted States government: -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05
e. = q.
OCTOGENARIAN BIRTHDAY

The eighty:seyenth birthday Of
Grandma Clinton was the occasion OF
an unusual gathering at the ;heule OF
Mi, and Mrs. E. a. Dickson. three
miles northwest of Yorkville last Fri
day. - :; :. -. .::...:.
Mrs. clinton's Sirthday occurred on
June 20; but for-th convenience of the
many relatives" the reunion celebra-
ton was deferred until Sunday, when
the scattered members Of the family
would be able tu:be present in larger
numbers.
The people commenced coming in
shortly before 10 O'Clock and kept
coming in a continuous stream until
about II, when. the gathering included
one hundred-and fifty-one people, all
relatives except five.
Most Of the people were from the
Immediately surrounding country in
western York county; but there were
also quite number from Lancaster
and Chester counties and from CASTOR
and Lincoln counties in North Caro-
lima.
The main feature Of the OCCASION
outside the greetings. to- Grandma
Clinton. and the meeting together of
her descendants, some of whom had
never seen. each. otherr was the picnic
dinner from long table" Under the
oaks. This included everything that
was good to eat in an abundance That
made the great crowd seem small.
Grandma Clinton is the only surviv
ing child of the late Daniel and Isabella
CLARK, She was born in the neighbor-
hood in. which she has, spent her life,
on June %. 1884, and was married to
her husband on December z. 1855. Mr..
Clinton died January 81. 1870. There
were six children, of whom three are
still living" :Mrs.eE:~ A. Dickson, Mr..
James A. Clinton of Glover, and Mr. a.
J. Clinton Of Filbert. The others were
Mrs. Elizabeth Shaw, Mrs. Fannie
Lynn and Mrs. Emma Bracket, and
the six were represented at the re-
union by thirty three grand children
and thirty grand children.
Grandma Clinton's mind is still as
clear as a bell. and she was easily able
to call everyone present by name. A
representative of The Horkville En-
quirer brought up the subject of the
great drought of 1S45. Yes, remem-
ber that WE'LL" she said. Il was only
II years old at the time. There had
been no rain since. early in the spring
and by the middle of the summer most
nf the small streams had gone dry.
: ccaarrf grew arr aspur: e'h'eeh -t1Hnedi
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05
THE MARRIAGE RECORD

Since the last publication Of the
record in The Yori.ville Enquirer, the
following marriage licenses have been
issued by the judge Of probate to the
following: =:
. June, 2S-Clarcnce M. Phillips. 25
Hq1d Estelld Hart. %. Hickory, N. c.
June 29-R. Edmund Hamrick %,
and Clara Dale. Pryor r9. Chester
June 29-Craig Car1ell. 26, Reeps-
vile, y. c. and Daisy Price, Il, New
june 2a-w. Ward Moss, 20. and
Maggie Plyler. u, Gastonia.
J.. juno: -29---Guy y. Martin, 22 and
Rocna Hcavncr. 20, Gastonia.
June 3O-Wylie Crosby, 10 and
Ethel Terry. Is. colored, Rock Hill.
June 30-Erncst Holt, -, and Ona
Farmer. 10, Gastonia.
June 30-William Jnyncr 30 and Ell
sic Farmers. u, GastOna.
July 1-NNanley +. Bradshaw, "a,
Gastonia and Vida Mae Bradshaw, 19,
Stanley, n. c.
July John l.. King, 20 Rock Hill,
and Margaret Helner, is, PlneEille, n.
G..
July 2-Whitman NJ. Neal, is,
Charlotte and Lois l.. Nabors, 10, Clin-
ton. S. G..
July 2-Pressley w. Boyd. IS. and
Eliza Adams, 81. Bethel township.
July Paul L.. Traywick, II. and
Nellie e. Reep, %, Belmont. n. c.
July 2-David Farnador. 10 and
.lcssies Morris, 'iS GTstnni:ttt- "ts 'E'-fu
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05
LOCAL. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

York Hardware Company Your Hard
ware needs.
Sam M and S. E. Grist, District
Agents-He determined not to buy
the agents CAB.
York Furniture Company-Furniture
buying.
L. G. Thompson-Lower prices on
80 Nash cars, effective July 2.
DR.. j. D. Mcdowell, NJ. D.-Has located
his office in the Wilson building op-
:'posite the courthouse.
The:.Star Theatre. j. @. 'Wray; Mana
itgefLPeck's Bad Boy again today
H.; Gafaldine Farrar tomorrow ano
& SiiPafamount. Wednesday. -
1t! C;tWilborn, Real Estate e-Additfopal
:t,aHta active offerings. ,.,-.
iR6fk: Supply Company@Nitrate OF
=. SODA. t. -. 'f N''.''7
lReoafes Furniture Company-Buy /,
r here.
IL H. Carroll-Much obliged.
SEorE Drug Store-Come again; you
tf are: always welcome. .u..>i =. ::
Sanitary Market, Lewis Ferguson
e.. proprietor-Right' Non the job. - -
Cash; and Carry Store, Wych Elder
Proprietor-At your service.
The City Market-The Fourth is gone;
but we continue right here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05
NOT MANY CERTIFICATES.

First, second and third grade certitl-
Gates are not as easy to get as they
formerly were.
One hundred and thirteen white can
didates for certificates. presented them
selves at the recent regular. eXamipa-
,tion in York county, and Superintend :
:ent Of Education John.E: Carr0ll* has
|. .Nst been advised of the result.
= SECOND grade, certificates, II.
81 First grade certificates. 4,
Ils Third grade certificates, IS.
M% Out Of the whole number only 33
si Formerly the examination ~ papers
were graded by the county board of
sducation,> and as the board had lati-
E|tude in taking into consideration e2:-
periehee, personality ':and, the like;
these things had their weight in s the
.awarding Of certificates.
:; Now it Is a cold blooded question Of
being able - to answer the. questions
prepared by the state board. Expert
ence, personality and teaching ability
don't count; but Of course holders of
diplomas from standard colleges of the
state are granted first-grade privileges
without being required to stand an ex-
animation that few of them could pass.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr.. John K. Scoggins Of Rock Hill,
was in Yorkville yesterday.
DR.. r. A. Coward, of Columbia, spent
Friday night in Yorkville; i,
Mr.. James r. Tiddy Of Shelby, was
among the visitors to Yorkville yester-
day. =
Mr.. Paul T. McNeel of Union, has
been spending several days in York
Vile. :. =. - -! : - -. -
supt. fE..' A. Montgomery Of the
Yorkville Graded schools and fainfly.
are spending the summer, dn BlaDkss
burg, n:t:..-.: ,itTsr; ."1";.= "'.I' K
Coli and Mrs. A. Coward" Of Orange
burg, arrived in Yorkville, last Friday
to spend, :, the summer with their
daughter. Mrs. P. R.. Bratton., ,f,,,,.,,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. :Adickes, y of
Charlotte visited the. family; of Dr.:A
Cartwright and. other. relatives. in
Yorkvllle this week. 80
Henry .McCaw. Of New Orleans, La,
a. former resident of Y orkville visited
his aunt, Mrs. J. X. ,Alston, in York
vile this week.
Cottrell Thoma sson, for some time
past in the United States navy at Nor
folk, Va, has been released and has
returned to his home in Yorkville.
Rev. J. Furnan Moore" D. D., Of
Greenville, filed the pulpit Of the First
Baptist church, Yorkyille, . Sunday
morning and evening. ::
Eugene and Margie Turner of STAN
ford, Fla, are visiting the family Of
their grandfather, Mr.. w. G. Turner
on Sharon No. 2.
: Miss Beulah Jarrett and Master
Robert Gray have returned to their
home in Bethel after visit of several
days to Yorkville relatives and friends.
There isg little improvement to be
noted in the condition of Mr.. T. K.
tThomasson who has been critically i'll
at his home in Yorkville for several
months past.
:. Gastonia Gazette. Saturday: Mr.. c..
L. Allen returned to Gaffney S. c.
this morning after spending a few
days with homefoIks at Clover.............
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell Harper Of
the Bethel section, spent Friday in the
city.
Congressman John j. McSwain of
Greenville, one of the principal speak
ers here yesterday returned to his
home in Greenville yesterday after
noon. Congressman McSwain was un-
able to stay over because Of the fact
that he has a little daughter who is
very i'll. While in Yorkville he and
Col. T. B. Spratt Of Fort Mill, the
other speaker Of the day, were guests
of Mr., w. .. Grist, editor of The
Yorkville Enquirer.