Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-11
ESTABLISHED 1855
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
Brlei Local Paragraphs OF More or
Less Interest.
PICKED. UP BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things,
Some of Which You Know and
Some You Don't Know-condensed
for Quick Reading.
The Old Time Singing.

for quick heduiH9s
The Old Time Singing.
"Sure we are all interested in the
old time singing festival to be held at
Woodlawn," said MIR. NJ. L. Carroll, or
Yorkville, one of the singers yesterday.
"The meeting we had here last year
was a delightful affair to all partici-
pants. 1 enjoyed it thoroughly and
others did also. am writing to all
those who participated last year 10
come again, and of course we want all
others to come, those who sing anu
those who enjoy the singing.
"And of course, people must prlns
baskets of good things to eat. That Is
an important feature of the occasion.
Fighting the Weevll.
Got an anonymous letter last week
from a party with sour temper' VINO
said that he was tired Of seeing SO
much in The Yorkville Enquirer about
the boil weevil and he wanted the SUD-
iect cut out He went on further to
say that he would like to see some OF
us who are talking so much weeVil get
out to picking weevils in the hot sun.
Fact is he writes like he was mad.
Well, we do not blame this man
much. The weevil is not pleasant
subject. 1t is no more pleasant to US
than it is to the fellows who are pick
ing them, or to the fellows who have
weevils and are not picking them'
Maybe it does no good to talk ABOUT
weevils so much, At any rate 1t is
not pleasant reading to anybody. we
know that thoroughly; but as we see
the situation, since we have the weevii
with us, we've got to fight him to the
last ditch. We've got to see whether
we can or we can't, and If we work
hard enough, we will at least learn
something about him, and we VIII
know whether we want to try him
again next year.
Unexplained Superstition.
Nobody refuses a dollar bill, but
may refuse to take a two-dollar Dill.
Telers in local banks are authority
for that statement. The two-dollar Dill
is an unsought, unwelcome and un-
wanted piece OF currency. Some peo-
pie believe that two dollar bills bring
bad luck and hasten to pass them OH
on the first conner. Many tear off the
corners of the bills until they become
so mutilated that the banks redeem
thcm in new bills. Bankers estimate
that ninety per cent. Of the population
have a dislike for two-dollar bills.
The public's distaste for two-dollar
bills is so great that the treasury de-
partment has considered doing aWay
with them, and stopping the issue OF
this unpopular denomination.
There are scarcely any new, crisp
two-dollar bills in circulation. Ihe
first man that. gets one OF them tears
off the corner . he is the least super
stitious about it, and bankers say
ninety per cent. are. The next man
tears off another corner until the mis-
erable bill is mutilated beyond recog-
milton. Finally, the branded thlhs
drifts back to g. banl; and is redeemed.
No one knows why people are su-
perstitious about the two-doilar DILL
They just are. People all want money
but they don't want it in two-dollar
bills. One never heard another wish
Science of Hypnotism.
When w. l. FaysouX, the we'll k"own
bvpnotist came into the business Office
of The Yorkvillc Enquirer to arrange
for advertising his show, which is 10
come next week, Views and Interviews
took occasion to ask him a few ques-
tions about hypnotism. He was pleas
Cd to give any information he could
frankly and intelligently.
"One thing I want to know is how
much science there is about hypnotism
and how much humbug there is?'
That" said Mr.. FaysouX, lis prob
ably one of the commonest questions
that is ever asked of me on this sub
iect. l will say that while there IS
room for taking by takers, hXpnotism
is a scientific proposition. There is a
good deal we know about it without
understanding it, and there is good
deal about it that we would like TO
know and understand; but don't.
ANY normal man of average lntelN-
gence can acquire ali there is to be
known about hypnotism if he will only
devote himself to the study Of it; but L
can't promise that he will ever get to
the bottom of it. l have been study
ing the subject for twenty years and
while I feel that / know as much as
the average professional know that l
have a great deal to learn yet"
Gould you hypnotize me-"
"Yes, if you are willing to be hypno-
tized but otherwise no. If L were
thrown in close and intimate associa =
ton with you over a long period, |
might catch you off your guard and get
YOU; but there would be no certainty
about it, If you would willingly and in
good faith subject yourself TO my VIII
l could get you under the influence of