Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-24
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.


For Quick Reading.
well" said one yesterday II got
my income Tux blanks from the de-
partment of internal revenue the other
day. l notice that the new blank is
simpler than the old form. l don't
think Uncle Sam is going to get much
revenue from anybody in these parts
by way of income tax for the past
year. Folks haven't had the income"
Blue Birds Come.
81 notice that quite number of
blue birds have put in their appear
9nce in this section here recently" re-
marked an observer yesterday. While
fiivvering from Yorkville to Rock Hill
last Saturday noticed numerous blue
birds in the fields along the way If
there is any thing in the old saying
that the appearance Of blue birds
means cold weather we will soon be in
for a lot of it, because there are lots
of blue birds around just now
Harvard Classics and Shakespeare:
'I dare say that we have some vol
umcs III our school library that no 9TH
er school library either in rural or
town school in the county have" re-
marked Mr. Macon Sifford principal OF
the Union school on York No. 6, the
other day. REV. n. A. Hemrick," Mr..
Sifford went on 10 say, "has given us
a complete set of Harvard classics and
also q set of Shakespeare's works.
Naturally our school is quite proud OF
the gift, although as yet there are
comparatively few of the pupils who
are interested in reading the volumes
Hutchison Is Popular.
"Gene Hutchison, secretary to Con-
eressman Stevenson and reading clerk
of the house of representatives, is one
of the most popular men connected
with the general assembly" remarked a
legislator the other day. Mr.. Hutch
ison has q clear, strong voice and when
he begins to read can be heard all over
the hall. There is little doubt but
what Mr.. Hutchison can have the
place of reading clerk as long as he
wants it. Mr.. Hutchison is on the job
all the time and when he isn't engaged
in reading some bill or other paper he
is hanging around the assembly hall
talking with legislators"
Eagle Not a Dove.
"By the way" said one this morning
rs he held one of the new peace dol
lars in his hand, "the bird on this coin
is an eagle-not dove-inl case there
be any ornithological dispute about 1t.
Moreover, he's the only eaglo with
folded wings on an American coin,
with the exception of the bird on the
$40 gold piece. Bird sharks have been
hCrrified to hear the eagle described
as dove of peace on q mountain top.
1 understand it took some digging
among mint officials to find out what
kind of O bird it really was. All the
other eagles are spread eagles"
Cotton Stored Long While.
81 don't know exactly, but I'd say
there are some 5000 bales of cotton in
storage in Rock Hill," said j. Dixon
Leslie, we'll known cotton man Of
Rock Hill. when asked about the mat
ter the other day. YOU'D be gurpris-
ed at the amount of cotton stored on
the farms in York county. l was told the
other day by cotton man who has
made n careful count, that there are
about / 900 bales of cotton stored on
farms between Yorkvifle and Lowry
vile. He told me that there are forty
five bales of cotton stored in en- old
time log cabin on farm severa! miles
south of Yorkville and that some of II
had been there for twelve years"
Isn't II Tough?
The American hen
Is rare old bird,
But the price of her product
Is most absurd.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The American girl
Is sweet as honey,
But the price of her upkeeps
Far from funny.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The American child,
Is fathers delight,
Bnt the price of his toys
Is no small mite. ..'
..c..rj a.r Waterbury American.
The American man
IsaBi igeGd old sport.
But tbecprics of his "hootch"
Sure gets his "gote."
AZ - -ACharleStOn News and Courier.
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The American dollar
Is a lovely coin;
But. it's hard to keep. EN-
Since they are always gOin.
Taxing the Movies.
Proprietors of moving picture houses
are making a strong protest against Il
bill offered IT, the house of representa-
tives which would place a heavy tax
on all moving picture films shown in
South Carolina. Discussing the mat
ter the other day the proprietor of Two
moving picture houses said: "Thc
moving picture business isn't any good
now as things are and the imposition
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