Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, October 30, 1914, Image 4
^tumorous department.
tJM Flippant Youth treading aloud)?
"Kaiser attacks Nancy." Shame on
him to hit a woman!
First man (reading)?"Czar says
he'll go to Berlin if it takes his last
moujik."
Second Man?That means his last
cent.
"Talking about them Belgians?say,
did ja ever read that pome. "There
was a sound of diviltry by night?"
Man?I tell you Germany's got a
great war machine.
Bright Youth?Right you are, mister,
only some British grit seems to
have got in among the wheels.
"In a week from now the kaiser will
be hiding his diminished head."
"Yep! And his head will stand some
diminishing, believe me!"?Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Lack of a Comma Did It.?It is the
custom of a minister in a certain seaboard
town to read in church the requests
for the prayers of the congregation.
Not long ago the minister was absent
and a city clergyman, who did not
know the custom, officiated in his
place.
At the usual time the deacon handed
the notices to the minister, explaining
what was to be done with them. In a
few minutes the congregation was
startled to hear:
"A man going to see his wife desires
the prayers of the congregation for his
safe return."
The notice really read: "A man going
to sea, his wife desires the prayers
of the congregation for his safe return."
Forewarned.?Several years ago, be
fore his election to the presidency.
William H. Taft was campaigning in
the west and stopped at the home of
an old friend, says the Pathfinder. The
friend's home was small and poorly
built and as the presidential candidate
walked about in his little room the unsubstantial
building fairly shook beneath
his tread. When he clirfibed into
bed the dilapidated affair broke down,
precipitating him unceremoniously to
the floor. His friend hurried to his
door to ascertain the cause of the commotion.
"What's the matter, Bill?" he
asked.
"Oh, I'm all right, I guess." replied
Mr. Taft good-naturedly. "But say
Joe, if you don't find me in this room in
the morning, look in the cellar."
Scored on Father^?He was the son
of a worthy manufacturer and had
just returned from abroad. His father,
a urusque, iuanci -ui-iiu;i nto.ii, OUI veyed
his off-spring, who was tagged
out in the latest London fashion, with
distinct disapproval. "Young man," he
blurted out, "you look like an idiot."
Just at that moment and before the
youth had time to make a fitting reply,
a friend walked in.
"Why, hello, Billy; got back have
you?" he exclaimed. "By George, how
much you resemble your father."
"So he's been telling me,' said Billy,
quietly.?Boston Transcript.
No Time to Lose<?One young man,
who was highly sensitive about an impediment
which he had in his speech,
went to a Stammerers' institute and
asked for a course of treatment. The
professor asked him if he wanted a
full or a partial course.
"A p-p-partial c-c-course."
"To what extent would you like a
partial course?"
"Enough s-so that wh-when I go to
a f-f-florist's and ask for a c-c-c-chrohrua.nnth
Surhiatlp) o-m-m-mum. the
th-thing won't w-wilt b-before I g-get
it."
The Moral of the Story.?The kindergarten
teacher recited to her pupils
the story of the wolf and the lamb.
As she completed it she said:
"Now, children, you see that the
lamb would not have been eaten by
the wolf if he had been good and sensible."
One little boy raised his hand.
"Well, John," asked the teacher,
"what is it?"
"If the lamb had been good and sensible,"
said the little boy, gravely, "we
should have had him to eat, wouldn't
we?"?New York Times.
An Anxious Moment.?"Indeed," the
lecturer went on in a quizzical way. "I
believe I am justified in asserting that
nine women oui or len praonoauy propose
to the men they become engaged
to. As a test, I would ask all married
men in the audience whose wives virtually
popped the question to them to
rise."
There was a subdued rustle in the
auditorium, and in the tense silence
that ensued could be heard jubilant
feminine whispers in concert, "Just
you dare stand up!"?Philadelphia
Ledger.
Could be Trusted.?There is a certain
Ohio judge whose wit has enlivened
many a dull case. On one occasion
counsel made in his court this statement
on behalf of a plaintiff of somewhat
bibulous appearance:
"My client, your honor, is a most remarkable
man. and holds a very responsible
position; he is manager of a water
works."
After a survey of the client, his honor
replied:
"Yes, he looks like a man who could
be trusted with any amount of water."
A Sure Sign.?Sandy, strolling up
banks of the river, came upon an English
visitor fishing in the stream.
"Mon," said Sandy, "ye winna catch
onlv fish there. You'll hae tae gang a
bit further up till ye come tae a guid
spot."
"Ah." said the visitor, "but how will
I know when I come to a good spot?"
"Hoots, man." said Sandy, "you can
easy tell a guid spot by the number o'
empty bottles lying about."
No Such Word??"Remember, boys,"
said the master, "that in the bright
lexicon of youth there is no such word
as fail."
After a few moments a boy raised
his hand.
"Well, what is it, my lad?" asked the
master.
"I was merely going to suggest." replied
the youngster, "that if such is
the case it would be advisable to write
to the publishers of that lexicon and
call their attention to the omission."
Pondered Over It.?They had been
talking as they walked. She had remarked
pathetically:
"Oh, it must be terrible to a man to
be rejected by a woman!"
"Indeed, it must," was his response.
Then, after a while, with sympathetic
ingenuousness she exclaimed:
"It doesn't seem that t could ever
have the heart to do it."
And there came a silence between
them us he thought it over.
ittiscrllattrous grading.
ADVENTURE OF AIRMEN
How British Officers Destroyed Great
Zeppelin Shede.
New York World.
London, Oct. 19.?During the last
few days a good many of the officers
and men of the Royal Navy Air service
who have been at work in Belgium,
have corne back to this country
for new machines and spare parts, so
that one is now able to get something
like a connected narrative of the successful
raid on the airship shed at
Duesseldorf. Taking all its circumstances
into consideration, it is one
of the finest performances put up in
any war by aviators.
The three officers told off for the
job. as stated in the official report,
were Squadron Commander Spenser
Grey, Flight Lieutenant Marix and
Flight Lieutenant Sippe. When the
three of them, with a squad of marines
and air machines, went to look
after the machines at the Belgian
flying corps' ground, to the east of
Antwerp, they found that the German
heavy guns were already at
work, and were actually firing over
the aerodome at the forts behind, so
that they had to land practically
under fire. At that time, however,
the guns were not troubling themselves
about the aerodome or the
buildings near it.
Flew High to Avoid Guns.
Close to the aerodome they discovered
a chateau belonging to a
German, which had been vacated by
its owner, and here they installed
themselves to wait for the morning.
First thing on the next morning they
started on, squaaron lommanuer
Grey and Lieut. Marix each on one of
the little Sopwith biplane scouts,
which are commonly known among
aviators as "tabloids," and Lieut.
Sippe on a B. E. biplane of the Royal
Aircraft factory design. The little
scouts do about ninety-five miles per
hour and the B. E.'s about seventyfive.
Owing to all the German artillery
being to the east of them the pilots
had to start off toward the west, in
the direction of Antwerp, and climb
up a great height in order to get
above the range of the German guns,
especially the high angle guns, commonly
called anti-aircraft guns,
which throw shrapnel to anything up
to 9,000 feet.
Before they had got very far, the
engine of Lieut Slppe's machine,
which had been sulky for several
days, retired from business altogether.
and he had to give up the chase
of the faster machines and returned
to the aerodome. The other two
meanwhile went on their way.
Ste?r?d Separate Courses.
For part of the journey they were
flying through a thick fog, and at one
point, Lieut. Marix, going down low
to try and find out exactly how far he
had got, found himself only a fewfeet
over tree tops, when at last he
sighted the ground. However, further
eastward they ran into clearer
air and they started off on different
courses, Lieut. Marix going to Duesseldorf
and Squadron Commander
Grey to Cologne.
On arriving at Duesseldorf, Lieut.
Marix proceeded to do a violent spiral
dive, coming down at such speed
that, according to the German account,
the onlookers thought he had
been hit by guns mounted to protect
the shed. When one realizes
that these little scouts pick up a
speed of 140 miles an hour within a
few seconds of having their noses
pushed down steeply, one can easily
imagine the onlookers being thus deceived.
As a matter of fact, the manoeuvre
was thoroughly sound, for dropping
at such a pace the machine would
be very much more difficult to hit
with rifle fire, and Its altitude would
alter so quickly that it would be practically
impossible for the anti-aircraft
guns to vary their range to
suit.
He came down this way to a height
of about 500 feet and then released
his bombs. Exactly where they fell
he could not make sure, but one, at
any rate, went through the roof of
the shed, and in a few seconds the
flames were shooting out through it
as high as the place where he himself
had passed over the shed.
Treachery Suspected.
Relieved of the weight of the
bombs, and forced far beyond her
best normal climbing speed by the
impetus of the dive, the little scout
shot up into the air again like a
rocket, and in a very few minutes,
was so far out of range of the guns
that the pilot had leisure to turn
round and admire the flames pouring
up through what had been one of
Germany's best new sheds.
Whether the airship inside the shed
was actually a Zeppelin or not cannot
of course, be ascertained, but evidently
the loss upset the Germans very
much, for a German paper the next
day stated that the British pilot must
have been informed by treachery that
the airship had been removed only a
day or so before into the new shed
from the old shed which had been
previously damaged by Flight Lieut.
Collet.
Having thus accomplished the mission
on which he had started, the
pilot returned toward Antwerpi but
ran out of petrol about ten miles
away, and had to roam about till he
discovered one of the Belgian armored
motor cars which had worked around
the north of the German lines to pick
up the aviators in case they came to
grief. Of course, the good little scout
had to be abandoned and presumably
it was burned to prevent it falling
into the hands of the Germans.
Fan Blocked Grev'n Plan.
Meantime Squadron Commander
Grey had gone off to Cologne, but
owing to thick fog over that part of
the country he was unable to locate
the aviation ground outside the city.
However, in circling over the city itself.
he managed to perceive the big
general station, and deposited a few
bombs on it. staying long enough to
notice that a considerable amount of
damage was done to various appurtenances
thereof. Finding it was still
impossible to see the aviation ground,
he started back for Antwerp and arrived
safely at the flying ground.
There the naval people waited the
return of the missing pilot, who
i.nally arrived late at night. Thanks
to the house in which they were
sheltered being Herman property, it
was not damaged, but they could not
go outside it before dark owing to
the danger of being sniped by German
riflemen. Consequently at the i
first sign of dawn they left the house i
and cleared out into a wood on the far
side of the ground, where they lay
and watched the German artillery
smash up their previous aeroplanes
and the Belgians' sheds.
Escaped From Antwerp.
When they found all question of
getting the machines out was hopeless.
they trooped off to Antwerp, only
to find that the order for the evacuation
of the city had been given, and
that both troops and inhabitants were
then busy clearing out.
With some difficulty they got hold
of cars and made off for the coast,
and I am told that the worst part of
their journey was crossing the bridge
over the canal, which was then a
blazing river of burning oil, with the
Hames licking over the parapets of
the bridge. So fierce was the heat
that they had to shield their faces
with their hands as they crossed.
Eventually, after traveling miles over
roads crowded with refugees, they
got safely back to the naval air service
base.
BRITISH NAVAL POLICY
Ships Must Take No Serious Risk of
Losing Control of the Sea.
A lucid Interpretation of British naval
policy is contained in the following
letter written by Fred Metcalf to the
New York Sun: There seems to be
among our people and press some lack
of understanding of the English attitude
respecting the uses of the British
navy in the present war. All of us
know that the trade routes are policed
in a most thorough manner, and that
an effective blockade is maintained of
the Baltic and in the North Sea; but
a notion prevails that Mr. Churchill's
reference to "digging out" the German
vessels from their home ports is to be
taken seriously, and most of us have
been wondering from time to time
since the beginning of the conflict why
no news has been forthcoming of an
extensive naval engagement resulting
from British initiative.
From evidences available, it is rather
clearly apparent that the British
naval policy is as in the circumstances
it logically should be, an extremely
conservative one. An editorial article
in the Sun of October 17 conveys an
impression that "line of battleships"
are engaged in the blockading operations
of the North Sea. This seemingly
is not the fact. Statements may be
had from visiting Englishmen familiar
with maritime affairs that dreadnoughts
and battleships in general are
not thus employed, but on the contrary
are held safely at British bases within
easy striking distance, there to wait
an appearance in force of the German
navy. If these gentlemen are informed
correctly, none but vessels of inferior
value are being exposed to the risks
of naval snipping attacks.
Some reflection on the true situation
of Great Britain in time of war perhaps
may convince us that the avoidance
by her government of any decisive
naval action, is a matter of delib
erate intention, as by far the wisest
procedure possible in the circumstances,
and is likely to be continued
to the end if those circumstances remain
substantially unchanged. As all
the world knows, the one absolute
need of Great Britain is free commerce
with the sources of her food supplies;
and for the maintenance of this she is
dependent on the positive supremacy
of her fleet. If a series of general engagements
were to be forced by her in
the conditions now prevailing, the
British warships must contend with
disadvantages so great that the superiority
of British armament well might
be more than offset by them. In order
to "dig out" the German ships from
their harbors and from the Baltic, not
only must the British fleet encounter
the enormous power of land batteries
but in addition it must face the incalculable
risks of mines, submarine attack
and very likely also serious danger
from the readily available German
air craft of all descriptions. It seems
quite probable that a persistant campaign
against such odds must result
in the severe crippling of many more
vessels than would be lost outright,
and by no means Impossible that
Great Britain might be left with but
an Insignificant remainder of her sea
power in condition for effective use
during a period of some months thereafter.
If, then, with the British navy unquestionably
victorious yet reduced to
a mere remnant of its present efficiency,
Germany should have been successful
in saving intact and setting
free a very few of her more formidable
commerce destroyers, there would be
grave danger that Great Britain might
find her world's trade threatened with
speedy interruption and her people in
peril of actual famine.
On the other hand, the advantages
to be gained by aggressive measures
would seem altogether incommensurate
with these desperate risks. As
matters now stand, with the German
navy "bottled up" and rendered comparatively
harmless, Great Britain is
in supreme command of the trade
routes and is likely to remain so; her
safety and that of her possessions is
assured as completely as the general
hazard of warefare permits. Further,
the issue of the European conflict very
probably must be determined exclusively
by operations of the land forces,
and the destruction of the German
fleet seemingly can not advance the
outcome to any appreciable extent.
And finally, in the event of an ultimate
victory of the allies, the disposal of the
German navy and the arrangement of
a programme of future restriction of
armament may be dictated quite without
risk under the terms of peace to
be fixed by the victorious nations. In
substance, it would appear as a guiding
principle that anything more than
resistance of the attacks of German
war vessels can serve no really useful
purpose either of Great Britain or her
associates.
It is anticipated among English
ship owners that a general sortie of
the German navy is bound to come in
the end as a last desperate resort of
Germany in the hope of saving her
cause from defeat. But until that time,
with apparently nothing to be gained
by aggressive action on the part of
Great Britain, with everything to be
lost in the event of serious mischance,
with absolute control of the sea her
sole protection against overwhelming
disaster, and with no popular demand
for either spectacular sacrifice or
needless infliction of injury, it seems
hardly reasonable to expect Great Britain
to abandon the rather strictly defensive
naval attitude which she has
maintained consistently from the beginning
of the war. We may be sure
that the modern statesmanship of
England, resting securely on the traditions
of centuries of warfare on the
field of the Continent, is not likely to
overlook the cardinal doctrine of the
national safety; namely, that the navy
because of British insularity and the
attendant circumstances of economic
dependence, must be regarded always
primarily as an arm of defense rather
than aggression, and In no circumstances
must be Jeopardized save at
the demand of ultimate necessity.
PLIGHT OF THE RAILWAYS
In Tight Squeeze as the Result of
Existing Conditions.
When the heads of six great railway
lines called recently upon the
president to ask for certain financial
concessions from the interstate commerce
commission, they asked also
that the government be no longer hostile,
but treat them with good will,
and help them to adapt themselves
to the conditions that public opinion
and the law have imposed upon them.
The request is reasonable, because
public opinion and the law have tak*
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en irom me runway eumpauiea an
those rights and powers that have
been abused or that, merely through
being exercised, led to injustice. A
railway company today may not,
without permission, fix the charges
for its services; nor, with or without
permission, may it discriminate for
or against any community, or any individual
passenger or shipper. It may
not combine, either by amalgamation
or by private agreement, with any
other company that even in a small
degree competes with it.
Moreover, although thus restricted
in the matter of revenue, the railway
company is not permitted to apply
the ordinary measures of economy in
expenditure, even if, like other corporations
and individuals, it is paying
much more for its supplies. The
government, at will, sanctions or forbids
changes in the pay of train
hands and other employes. It fixes
maximum hours of employment, and
in some states requires that trains be
equipped with a specified number of
hands, even though the number be
greater than the companies think
needful. It prescribes expensive safety
appliances, and names penalties
for neglecting to use them. In some
cases it requires the companies to
run trains that are unprofitable.
From these facts it is plain that the
railway companies are no longer
dangerous to the public. They must
obey, or pay the penalty?fines for
the companies, and prison for those
who are responsible for the disobedience.
That being the case, the tide
of popular feeling has turned. Public
opinion is beginning to urge that
those who own the roads shall have
a fair return on their investment.
Many of the owners are people of
moderate means?men and women of
modest income, who are small investors.
It is by no means the plutocrats
that own all the stocks and bonds.
Men in a position to know say that
unless the railways get some relief,
there is not one line in the country
that can surely be run at a profit.
It should not be difficult to test the
truth of the statement, for the government
prescribes the form in which
every company shall keep its accounts.
To see that the companies receive
justice is the business of the public
ommissions; the good will that they
seek Is for the public to bestow.?
Youth's Companion.
FREDERICK OF BARBAR03SA
Legend of the Warrior of the Flaming
Beard.
Out of the past comes a thousandyear-old
legend to claim the attention
of Germans throughout the world.
Attaches of the German embassy
here, revived it the other night over
their wine and war maps, says a
\Vashington dispatch.
It is the legend of the Emperor
Frederick Barbarossa, and following
whose death in the Holy Land, the
legend had its inception. This tradition,
devoutly believed by the German
peasantry and, at the very least,
respected by all Teutons, is to the
effect that in the hours of Germany's
greatest need, Barbarossa, by many
considered the greatest military ruler
the Germans ever had, will rise from
catafalque in some fabled castle
of the Black Forest and return to
life to command the Germans and
lead them out of their difficulties.
Frederick Barbarossa, as Fritz
Itothbart, was the son of Frederick,
duke of Suabia. He was born in
1121. On the death of his uncle.
Conrad III, Frederick was crowned
at Aix-la-Chapelle. One or nis earnest
dreams was the subjugation of
Italy. Shortly after he received the
imperial crown, he invaded and subdued
northern Italy;and to impress
his successes on the people, had himself
crowned at Pavia, in 1155, with
the famous Iron Crown of Lombardy.
Pressing on to Rome he had himself
crowned emperor again by Pope
Adrian IV.
Thus, early in his reign, he had
gone far toward reducing the provinces
and the great free cities of
northern Italy. But he no sooner
turned his back on them to return to
Germany than revolt broke out in a
dozen places. Led by the city of
Milan, the many princes of Italy rebelled
and Barbarossa hurried back
and gave them all battle. When he
had again subdued them he held the
great Diet of Roncagiia, and there
received the homage of the cities.
Then came the pestilence. Ba?barossa's
entire Italian army was swept
before the scourge and the cities,
taking advantage of this weakened
condition, drove him north of the
Danube.
Recruiting another northern army,
Barbarossa again invaded Italy, seeking
to regain control of the north at
least. But at Legnano. on May 29,
1176, he was decisively defeated by
the league of the cities and various
princes.
Then came the turn in Barbarossa's
life. Repenant for having made
the papal seat a pawn in his own
game of politics, he took the cross.
' Raising an army of 150.000 paladians,
Barbarossa set out for the Holy
Land. He met the Grecian emperor
and overcame him in a great battle.
He met the king of Syria and overcame
him. He subdued numerous
wild tribes that sought to stay the
progress of his crusading host and he
and his followers were confident that,
having won so far into Palestine, they
would be as successful as Godfrey
de Poullion and retake from the
Saracen the Holy City itself.
The emperor fought hard to hold
his position in that country. He was
in the land of Alexander the Great,
rind the descendants of that captain's
soldiers were incensed at the success
of the invader.
It was on the banks of the Kalykadnus
in Fyria that Barbarossa and
his host met a great force of the
enemy. It was a rushing river, difficult
to ford. But, according to one
version of the history, when Bar
barossa saw his men falter on the
brink, afraid to cross, he. though an
old man. pressed his charger into the
flood and started to swim It. But the
current was too swift and his mount
was swept olY his feet. Later they
dragged old Barbarossa out of tho
bank, breathing his last.
The fame of the Emperor Frederick
II, surnamed Barbarossa, the
conqueror of northern Italy, was too
great for his people to credit the report
of his death. When that report
was borne back to the fatherland by
Pilgrams, the people declined to believe
it. It appeared to be confirmed (
by the more reliable reports of the
paladins, who had fought with the
emperor, but the people still refused
to believe that so great a ruler could
be dead. He had been famed throughout
his dominions for his justice to the
common people and Fritz Rothbart
was a popular emperor. So. out of
their devotion to their Idol, they formed
the basis of the legend which has
been handed down to this day.
uaroarossa wuh nui ucuu, uul
slept, they said. Weary of conquering,
he had retired to a secret castle in the
heart of the Black Forest of Silesia,
and there had laid himself down upon
an enchanted catafalque which night
and day, year In and year out, century
In and century out. was to be
guarded by black dwarfs and elves.
There he would rest from his warring
until the hour of Germany's greatest
need should arrive. Then at a touch
from the wand of the king of elves,
Barbarossa would rise, don his armor
and sally forth at the head of a
ghostly troop to lead the Germans to
the greatest enduring liberty and national
supremacy. The first sign of
the coming of Barbarossa would be
the glow of his flaming red beard
over the land, they said.
Those of the German people who
have a strain of Slavic blood In their
veins have the strongest faith in the
legend. The peasantry of Austria
and Hungary believe the tradition
implicitly. They attribute to Barbarosa
all the weird wizardry that only
a Slavic people can conceive.
The more ignorant peasantry, It
to ntoantiiallv IaaIt fnp tho flnnoflr.
ance of Barbarossa in mediaeval armor,
in the very person in which he
laid himself down to sleep through
the centuries. Others, more enlightened,
will see in any great military
leader who may rise and lead the
armies of the empire to a successful
issue a reincarnation of Frederick
Barbarossa.
PROTECTION IN ITS RAILROADS
Russia Veered From Standard Gauge
to Avoid Dangers of Invasion.
There are several railway gauges?
or widths between the two rails of
the track?in Europe, but in the
United States and Canada, it Is possible
for a truck to travel from Prince
Eupert to New Orleans, and from
Quebec to San Francisco without
hindrance. This was accomplished
at great expense some twenty or
thirty years ago.
In Europe the bulk of the mileage
is the standard 4-foot 3 1-2-inch
gauge. There are, however, some
other gauges, especially the meter
gauge in France, Belgium, Italy,
pain and Portugal. The most important
exceptions are in Spain and
I ortugal, where they have nearly ten
thousand miles of 5-foot 6-lnch gauge
and in Russia and Finland, where
there are thirty thousand miles of 5foot
gauge. The difference from the
standard was adopted by the Russian
government to avoid the dangers of
invasion.
The only connection between
France and Spain is at Irun, on the
Miscayan coast, but the Pyrenees are
now being pierced at more than one
place, and a question of comforming
the gauge of Spain and Portugal to
that of the bulk of Europe has arisen.?Engineering
Record.
Sikh the Fiercest Soldier.?Did you
ever see a Sikh in uniform? No. Whatever
of fierceness your childhood fancy
painted upon the face of a soldier,
the Sikh has it. Other soldiers may be
as brave, or may fight more tenacious
ly, or die more willingly, but for simple
fierceness of personal appearance,
all medals go to the Sikh.
He is so fierce to look at that I wonder
his English officer can calmly face
him without fear. You have read how
trainloads of these East Indian troops
are hurrying across Canada to show
their fierce faces to the Germans.
Hoes not Caesar relate that the Roman
soldiers were frightened by the
terrible looks of the early German
tribes? Now the boot goes upon the
other foot.
A Sikh?and I've seen many regiments
of them on their native heathis
a tall man with black hair and a
long black beard. The beard is what
makes him look so fierce, because he
plaits it into two thick braids and
draws these back of his ears, where
they are tied.
If you think that doesn't make a
soldier look fierce, you make a sad error,
which one glance at him would
correct.
The Sikhs are Hindus, and so strict
are their religious beliefs that all the
food they eat must be especially prepared
according to their own rites.?
Girard in Philadelphia Ledger.
War.?Take not up the sword.?
Jesus.
Whenever there is war the devil
makes hell larger.?German proverb.
O, War. thou son of hell.?Shakespeare.
War is a brain-spattering, windpipe-slitting
art.?Lord Bacon.
War is the devil's gambling game.
?George Fox.
War never decided any question of
right or wrong.?Thomas Jefferson.
War is the trade of barbarism.?
Napoleon Bonaparte.
A good man never makes a good
soldier. The worst man always makes
UA inr Thp unlfl iPT i.q TlOth
ing but a hired, legalized murderer.?
Yapoleon Bonaparte.
The military profession is a damnable
profession.?The Duke of Wellington.
Napoleon was a great gambler,
whose game was empires, whose
stakes were thrones, whose table,
earth, whose dice were human bones.
?I?rd Fyron.
War is the statesman's game, the
lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's
trade.?Shelley.
My greatest regret is that I have
been the author of three wars in
which thousands of lives were lost.?
Prince Pismarck.
They shall beat their swords into
plowshares and their spears into
pruning hooks. Nation shall not rise
against nation, nor shall men learn
war any more.?Isaiah.
ACREAGE REDUCTION.
Free Conference Committee Adopts
Important Changes.
When the acreage reduction bill
passed the house it limited the cotton
acreage to one-third of the total crop
planted, and provided that it should
not exceed six acres to the plow. The
senate undertook to limit cotton production
of 2,000 pounds of lint to the
work animal, and to impose a tax of
five cents a pound on the surplus. The
matter was submitted to a free con
ference committee, consisting of Geo.
M. Stukey, John L. McLaurin and J.
H. Clifton, representing the senate, and
C. D. Lee, R. B. Belser and R. A.
Means, representing the house. The
senate adopted the report, with the following
voting against it: Beamguard,
Black, Carlisle, Dennis, Earle, Mars,
Walker, Williams, Young. The report
was then sent to the house as follows:
The committee on free conference to
whom was referred house bill No. 1600,
senate bill No. 1196, report that they
have carefully considered same and
recommend: That all after the enacting
words be stricken out and the following
inserted in lieu thereof:
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful
for any person by himself, his agents
or employes, to plant or cultivate in
this state in any year a greater number
of acres of land In cotton than onethird
of the total acreage of land
nlnnted and cultivated in all crops by
such person in said year, including
grain and fall sown crops planted the
preceding fall or winter.
Sec. 2. That any person violating
the provisions of this act shall forfeit
as a penalty a sum of not less than $25
nor more than $100 for each and every
acre planted or cultivated in excess
of the number herein allowed, to be recovered
in any court of competent jurisdiction
in an action or proceeding
brought in the name of the state; and
said penalty when recovered shall be
paid over to the county treasurer for
the use of the county in which the offense
was committed. Said penalty
and the cost of the proceedings in
which same is recovered shall be a lien
upon all the cotton crop of the person
adjudged to pay the same, subject only
to the liens existing prior to the passage
of this act, and liens for taxes:
Provided, That the Judgment of said
penalty and cost be entered and enrolled
in the office of the clerk of court
of general sessions and common pleas
as other judgments are now allowed
to be entered or enrolled where the recovery
is had in such court and when
so entered shall constitute a lien on all
the property of the person adjudged to
pay the same. And, provided, further,
That where the recovery be had in the
magistrate's court the Judgment be entered
and enrolled with the same effect
in the office of the clerk of common
sessions and common pleas as judg
Hieiiia ui uiagioiiaica tuuno ai v uvn
allowed to be entered and enrolled In
said office.
Sec. 3. That all sheriffs, sheriffs'
deputies, magistrates, constables and
rural policemen shall be charged with
the duty of inspection, the production
of evidence and the prosecutions for
violations of this act, and the solicitors
are especially charged with the enforcement
hereof.
Sec. 4. The word "person" used In
this act shall be held to include partnerships,
voluntary associations and
corporations.
Sec. 5. This act shall go into effect
immediately upon its approval.
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Desperate, are you, over trying to
get rid of corns? Quit using old
formulas under new names, bandages,
winding-tapes and cotton rings <
that make a fat little package out of
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your toe. Quit punishing your feet (
by using toe-eating salves and ointmeats.
To use knives, flies, scissors ana
razors, slicing and hacking at a corn, ?
only make it grow faster and bigger.
It also brings danger of bleeding ,
and blood poison. The new way, the .
new principle never known before in
corn history, is "GET-IT." It's a i
liquid?2 drops on a corn does the
work. Pain goes, the corn begins to |
shrivel and out it comes! You apply
it in two seconds. Nothing to stick, ,
nothing to hurt, and it never fails. ,
Try "GETS-IT" tonight on corns, |
calluses, warts or bunions. j
"GETS-IT" is sold by druggists
everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent di- ]
rect by E. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago, j
INFORMATION WANTED
A WATCH Fob with initials "R. J.
B.," and Signet Ring with "A.
C.," were stolen from my house last ,
Sunday morning while I was at church.
Will appreciate information or pay reward
for recovery. Address, No. 1,
Yorkville. R. J. BROWN.
86. 2t pd.
Health and Happiness
may be had by keeping the blood
pure, and allowing it to perform its
life-giving work to the fullest extent.
Indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, rheumatism
and other sources of misery
that follow from poisoned and impoverished
blood quickly vanish with
the use or
MRS. JOE PERSON'S REMEDY
A scientifically compounded vegetable
remedy which has been used
successfully for over forty years. Its
action is to remove all blood impurities,
energize and regulate all functions
of the digestive system and feed
the nerve centers. You don't need to
suffer ill health any longer. If your
druggist hasn't Mrs. Joe Person's
Remedy, we will supply you direct.
The price of a large bottle is >1.00.
Send the amount and your dealer's |
name to i
REMEDY SALES CORPORATION
Charlotte. N. C.
Mrs. Joe Person's Wash should
1 be used in connection with the
Remedy for the cure of sores and
the relief of inflamed and congested
surfaces. It is especially valuable
for women, and should al|
ways be used for ulcerations. I
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YORK COUNTY CLUB ROLL
rNCLUDING the names and postofflce
addresses of practically all
democrats, 21 years of age and over, . *
nakes a booklet of ninety pages, and Aft
iffords an admirable directory. Price,
55c. L. M. GRIST'S SONS.
TAX NOTICE?1914
Dffice of the County Treasurer of York
County. .
Yorkville, S. C., Sept. 14. 1914. f
VT OTICE is hereby given that the
LN TAX BOOKS for York county will
3e opened on THURSDAY, the 15TH
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1914, and remain
)pen until the 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER,
1914, for the collection of STATE, m
:OUNTY, SCHOOL AND LOCAL *
rAXES, for the fiscal year 1914, with3Ut
penalty; after which day ONE
PER CENT penalty will be added to
ill payments made in the month of
1ANUARY. 1916, and TWO PER
DENT penalty for all payments made
n the month of FEBRUARY, 1915, and
3EVEN PER CENT penalty will be
idded to all payments made from the
1ST DAY OF MARCH to the 15TH
DAY OF MARCH, 1915, and after this M
late all unpaid taxes will go into exjcutions
and all unpaid Single Polls
will be turned over to the several
Magistrates for prosecution in ac
-ui uuhlc vviin low,
For the convenience of taxpayers, I
will attend the following places on the
lays named: *
At Yorkville from Saturday, October
51st, to Tuesday, November 3d.
At Coates's Tavern, from 8 o'clock a
in., Wednesday, November 4th, to S
Y'clock p. m.
At Fort Mill, Friday and Saturday,
November 6th and 7th.
At Rock Hill, from Monday, November
9th, to Saturday, November 14th.
And at Yorkville from Monday, No- ^
/ember 16th, until Thursday, the 31st ^
lay of December, 1913, after which date
:he penalties will attach as stated
tbove.
Note.?The Tax Books are made up
by Townships, and parties writing
ibout taxes will always expedite mat- A
:ers if they will mention the Town
ship or Townships in which their
property or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer of York County.
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Professional Cards.
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HAKi & HAK1
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Yorkville 8. C. %
Witherapoon Big., Second Floor, Front.
'Phone (Office) No. 58.
D. E. Finley J. A. Marlon
FINLEY & MARION
ATTORNEY8 AT LAW
Oppoaito Court Houa* Yorkville, 8. C.
Dr B. G. BLACK f
SURGEON DENTI8T.
Office aecond floor of the Now McNeol
Building. .Abaont from offico on
Monday of oach wook until furthar notice.
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