Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21

name of lady in Thomas Morton
Speed the Plow," a play written in
1898. Like Dickens's Mrs. Harris, she
was not a real character in the play
but everybody in the play who tried to
do anything that was not proper was
told that Mrs. Grundy" wouldn't like
it. The expression is generally used
to mean the power of other peoples
ideas of what is right and proper to
control our own actions.
5. What is the area Of British Col
umbia? 355,S55 square miles.
6. Give five synonyms for sacred.
Hallowed, holy, consecrated, divine,
dedicated.
Z. What is the difference between
Guinea and Guiana? Guinea is the
coast country of Western Africa,
roughly between Cape Verde and the
mouth of the Niger, where the coast
line runs mostly east and west; Guiana
is the extreme northeastern part of
South America, including Venezuela,
British, Dutch and French Guiana.
s. Who was Francis Bret Harte?
An American poet, critic, novelist, and
short story writer (1SS9-19O2). In his
youth he followed the gold crcze to
California, but found journalism more
profitable. He was United States con-
sui at Crefeld, Germany, and later to
Glasgow, Scotland. His best stories
are Luck of Roaring Camp" "M'liss,"
and "The Outcasts Of Poker Flat"
What mythical giant was thought
to support the world upon his should
ers? Atlas.
TO- Who is the author of THE
Scarlet Letter" and what does the title
refer to? Nathaniel Hawthorne. 1t
was published in 1850 and reveals the
spiritual effect on two characters Of
sin concealed and sin revealed. The
title refers to a scarlet letter "a" worn
by Hester on her dress as q badge of
her sin.
How Your Hootch is Made.
"I suppose all 'hootch' or moonshine
liquor is made the same way" remark
ed a gentleman this morning. Here is
a clipping from the Jackson, Miss
Daily News sent to me by a relative
who lives in Mississippi. He wants to
know if York county Sinners are as
careless about the manufacture OIL
stuff as are the sinners in Mississippi
and have written him that l reckon
So" Here is what the Mississippi
paper says about it:
This editorial is primarily for the
benefit of the man who drinks moon
shine liquor. Others who are not thus
engaged in poisoning their bodies will
find it of interest.
The most inveterate hootch hound
in Mississippi, if he could but see how
the stuff he drinks is made, would
swear off forever.
Hardly a drop Of the moonshine
whisky being sold in Jackson came
from a place that bore any resemb-
lance to sanitary surroundings.
On the contrary, the average moon
shine still is place Of indescribable
dirt, filth and squalor.
The Daily News has, with the per-
mission of Prohibition Director M. H
Daily, examined some Of the written
reports submitted to the federal gov
ernment by prohibition enforcement
officers describing the stills they have
raided during the past few weeks.
At one place not far distant from
Jackson the officers found dead
blacksnake, about six feet long, badly
decomposed. in barrel of mash from
which the liquor had been drawn.
At another still where the barrel of
sour mash was buried in the ground,
decayed bullfrog was found floating
on top.
At a still of large capacity the cap
Of the still was so filthy that it had
been fy-blown and infested with ma
gots. The plant was in operation, and
the "w,,.ite lightning" was being filter
ed through the magots.
Up in Director DaiIy's office you
will sec scores of liquor samples TAX
en- from stills which showed, on chemi-
cal analysis, that concentrated lye was
used in the clarifying process.
These liquors are manufactured by
men who are ignorant of the first cle-
ment of the laws of fermentation or the
rules of sanitation. They concoct tho
deadly stuff by main strength ant
awkwardness, so to speak, the SOLE
and only aim being to evolve some
thing with a powerful kick in it, anc
they give never a thought to how dan
gerous or poisonous it may be.
A plan for starving out the army