Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ihmunous Department. Thocs Thrifty Scotch.?An American professor who was studying at Edinburgh Vunivcrsitv roomed at the hoini of a thrifty Scotch family. Each morning Mrs. McAngus would come ir with an age-scarr,ed dustpan and a well-worn l?rush and sweep the floor, stooping about the place in back breaking discomfort. "I should think you would And it easier to use a broom." the professor ventured one morning. "So dopt, no doot," agreed Mrs. McAnjus. "but f hae the brush and I hac net the broom, my mlther having left the broom to the eldest child. The youngest brother got naething but a turkey wing." Pays to Advertise.?-A large poster displayed the' window of r. florist's shop read as follows: ' "Don't lead the life of a slave. TrV a package of our famous weed killef. Although the advertisement seemed to amuse all who read It, the florist I' declared to a fellow tradesman that it ' had been a great help to his trade. That evening the friend of the florist, who was ?l electrician, was seen plastering his shop window with' a pester which ran: 'To married men. Dor.'t kill your wiye3 with housework. Lot one of pur electric floor scrubbers do the dirty work." if h * ; I Not After Trout.?The owner of-an estate on which there was a lake was annoyed to see a stranger fishing on his grounds. He approached the tr^sa>asser apd began to abuse him. "This lake," he said, "is privately owned, and I stocked it myself. You tust go away at once." "Just a minute, sir," said the fish man calmly- "What did you stock it - v with?" \ "Trout," was the answer. N ' And I won't have"? "That's all right, sir." said the trespassed Unconcernedly, "I'm fishing for pike." Corrsct English.?The mother was sitting on a park seat- Her small son began an argument with another youth. "Who're yer punchin' of?" he "demanded truculently. "Tommy," said the shocked parent. "Your grammar! You should have said, 'Of whom arc you punching?' " ^ His Yarn?"We demand?" screeched the soap-box orator, whose need of n hath a shave and a change of linen was obvioua. "We demand?" "The Constitution guarantees you the right of free speech," said the sensible citizen in the crowd. "Confound you! "What more do you want?' "A law compelling busy people to 1 stop, whatever they are doing and listen to us. Ar-r-r-!" V i ?. i ? Incomplete.?"1 have here a letter of recofhihendalion from the pastor of my chmjch,"' .said the applicant for .a position with satisfaction. ''y.ec. that's all right in its way," the Employer responded, "but, after all I shouldn't want you on Sundays, so suppose you bring me some indorsement-by people who know you the other six days of the week." A Hard Shot.?An irate fan who had watched the home team go down In defeat stopped the umpire as l*.e was leaving the park. "Where's your dog?" he demanded. "Dog?" ejaculated his umps. "I have no^dog." * "Well, you're the flrrt blind man I ever saw who didn't have a dog,"-returned the disgruntled'ore. Two and *Two-thirds of Two.?"luitc for reveille again, I see, O'Malley," snorted the irate captain. "How do you account for this persistent tardiness?" " 'Tis inherited, sir," answered Pvt. O'Malley. "Me father was the late Michael O'Malley." His Indifference.?"Pardon me. sir,'" began the pent with the professional air, "but do you recall the date of the battle on the Hrandywine?" "No, sir." replied J. Fuller Glooin. ' I take no interest whatver in rdTVs over the enforcement of the Volstead act." ' . Then the Door Slammed.?"Madam," pleaded Seedy Slim, "although you may not think it, I have seen better days." "Get;,along with you," the housewife retorted. "I'm. too busy to find time {o 'discuss the weather." Real ism.? Does the pianist follow *the picture closely?" "Very' closely. When the tcreen shows a desert scene or the picture has anything to do with prohibition, she always plays, 'The Campbells Arc Coming.'" Force of Habit.?"Why was Dr. Hotter so severely reprimanded by the club librarian?" "They caught him absent-mindedly removing the appendix from the book he was rending." Hit Definition.?"Fabler," asked the young sen, "what is a lawyer?" "A lawyer? Well, my son, a lawyer is a man who gets two men to strip for a fight anil then runs off with their j. clothes." An Arizona Ultimatum.?Juitge 1'erm* ry yesterday assessed a I'hoenix k speeder ten dollars. Those birds must learn that it don't pay to come over P. here and burn the coating off our new P pavements.?Tempo (Ariz.) News. ROB BOX CARS* Daring Thieves Get $200,000,000 Each 'J ' t Year Thy box cnf lmndit, who has been I coming to Ills own In recent years, may be expected to lie pretty active 1 this winter, and as a result railroads 1 throughout the "country are preper; in? to take added precautions. The growing menace of freight car robbers is shown by the fact tbnt railroads in ' the country lost almfot ^OO.OOO.O'JO worth -of goods every year. ine luiai nmouni siuu-n i>> ungear looters in a year makes Jesse James, or Texas Blackic, or others ot the old time highwaymen ?e?mv-likc ! novices. The thing that makes the loot total so large is that the V.ir;1oot! ers are at work Cohstantly, despite the :idded efforts of railroad companies io their war on thieves. This war H by no means a bloodless one. Every so often a railroad detective or a policeman is shot in attempting to catch a box car looter, or a thief is brought ~? >.? V. kt. ?kA ofTi/.AM IU uii ui *jy 11 iv vuivc^ Rings Broken Up. Rings of these looters are being broken, up frequently, but many others are not caught, and new gangs soon take the places of those who . are caught. Many of the robbers engaged in looting freight cars arc mere youths who have been lured into the game by older criminals. An automobile Is one cf the rnbst necessnri* adjuncts of I the profession, and many df the youths enter the game at the llrst merely for the adventure and danger. The box car prowler has three distinct branches in his organization? an intelligencd department, an operating department, and a salc^ depart) ment. The intelligence department 1 comprises corrupted employees of railroads, who are ^willing to tip the robbers off on when good shipments of freight are being made. Sometime a gang has one cf its members go into the employ of r. road to keep the gangsters informed on shipments of goods. The operating department consists of the gangsters who do the actual robbing of cars. The Sales Department. The sales doportmqnt. every bit as important as the other two branches, consists of "shabby" dealers and "fencers," who can sell the loot of the | bandits for good prices and do it so it ! will not be detected by the police, j With an organization effected the gang has but to wait for the opportunity. | The intelligence department tips off . the robbers'that #a big shipment of 1 woolens, furs, silks, or valuable clothing is oomlng through, and the operating department is ready lor immediate action. The gang prepares to attack from a : place where a night robbery can be effected, generally near seme hartilet or water tank a hundred miles or so from some large city. The gang hos already been informed by the tool in j the employ of the railrontl company j as to which car the valuable goods j were in. *Uses Rope Ladder. The usunl procedure is for one of the bandits to get aboard the train as it slows down for the engine to get water. He quickly locates the car he seeks, fastens a rope ladder to the running board on the top of the car, lets himself down to the car door, cuts the seal, enters and*throws out the goods. He then rosea Is the car and waits for the train to slow down for a i curve, when he jumps ftoto the darkness, gains the highway and waits for his confederates, with dimmed lamps, who followed the train and had al- i ready picked up the loot. A quick trip is mado to the city, the loot disiiosed of, and it may be days before the discovery is made that the seal has been tampered with and the goods removed. A box car prowler Htis countless j enemies to contend wit!: when he atI tempts to rob a valuable shipment, j Scores of railroad detectives, police j men. yard watchmen, and even other ; box car prowlers are seeking his elii mination. Many of the robberies of j freight trains today are nie.de in the I railroad yards under the very eyes of ; police and railroad detectives, so bold huvq the bandits become. Occasionalj ly a clever gang of crooks has driven ! into the yards with a motor truck, i ! loaded it from the ear. and sped away ! ) undetected, simply by watching the ! i right opportunity. _ HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS r > hit Don' take. LON6 FUH A "CHIP" OH YO' SHOULDER T' TURN V A "KNOT * ON Yo' HA1D? | wopyngni. IHI u/ ?a.uia arnviuw i ?The general staff of the United States army have prepared plans for ] creation of the original reserve of the I army on a basis that will permit quick mobilization of more than 4.000,000 ; men. Twenty-seven infantry divisions! of the reserve are provided for, num1 boring from the 7fith to the 104th and ! preserving in number and g. ogrnp'iical 'location the 1<> wartime national army J divisions. / * ; , r " || The,' \ 11 and We H ti GIFTS FOR EVERY ? DERS FOE SAN1 < >1> o| We have brought the cl door and at Prices X X <><> It Is to Your Interest t <;| > nity of First Cho JUST A FEW < -< > * A ' * i;; Comb and Bnish Sets, ? ;; Knives in nifty c <; dreds of other tlii X \ II >TXX ALLY'S AND"] I W rjemember?SHOI ! The i | J. E. BRISON, Propriel READY FOR XMAS-- . IT IS COMING?the big festival of the year?CHRISTMAS?the4 season when everybody is supposed to be happy and Joyous?Get ready for your big Christmas feasts?when you will have the whole family at home and entertain your friends?Lcf us furnish the TRIMMINGS for the table?See us for Seedod Raisins, Currants, Citron, Spices, Extracts, Powdered Sugar, Cocoanuts, Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Almonds, Mixed Nuts, Shelled Ai?, monds, Fresh Fruits?Apples, Oranges, etc. SEE US FOR? COFFEES?Morara, Sunbeam. Boscul, White House, Carajaand good Buik Coffee, ground or whole grain. THE BEST FLOUR? That's MELROSE?'any good housekeeper will tell you that. If you want Self-Rising Flour, the B.^st is OCQONEECIIEE. Plenty of them say so. SHERER & QUINN i ft | "He" Will j A Gift F I' St & NATURALLY, a st J? satisfactorily all duri 8 cal place to select a fff that is honnd to pleasi WHETHER it be ft H! cee, Brother Bill or I jk is here. Some suggesl | For Men am 1 Belts j? Bolt Buckles | Caps Dress Gloves re Automobile Gloves Silk Handkerchiefs ro Pure Linen Hahdkerehk initial 1 landkerchiefs 3? Stetson Hats jg Wool Hose 1 Silk Nose ,j| Lisle Nose |J^ Cuff Links I Parker-!! gjS THE HOME OF 1 M - i' " Christrr Store ave the Chris, IEMBE$ OF THE FAMILY. CA CLAUS HERE AND THE loiccst selections of Hpliday P that are reasonable. o Shop Early?By Doing This ice?this means much to You. r ARTICLES IN OUR LARG HOLIDAY GOODS INCLUE Manicure Sets, Fountain Pen ases. Toys,, Dolls, Pianos, Tea ings that will please the little f 1JGGETTS FIXE CANDIES ? EARAY. Start your Shopp City Phar tor. See, Phone or Write to THOS. C, O'FARRELL - * FOR' I High Grade Monuments * In Mapble and Granite | P'ant on East Liberty Street, Adjoin- ! ing Ro??r Hill Cemetery. , |, - . ? V Appreciate rom "His" ore ore which serves men so (f\ ng the year, is the logiChristmas Gift?a gift jl|fi) r ' H )i- Grandpop, Dad, FianIrother Bob, "his" gift p ions to help you: M/ d Young Men % * |7 Knitted Vests lH Silk Mufflers Wool Mufflers \4 Overcoats Suits S3 Dressing Gowns * ii fs Sweaters H cm.fea tplll I I?} Silk Shirts White'Silk Shirts Trunks and Bags ^5 Underwear Collar Bags x )moak Clol MART SCHAFFNER & M ROCK HILL, S. C. i las, ,Jk0 tmas Stock | LEAVE YOUR OR- F Y WILL BE FILLED. If | ' ' ' f>'\ resents right to your * ' II II % % JO I You Have the Opportu- |<|j ? II: E STOCK OF >E: ' * I! s, Stationery, Pocket j[| Sets, Wagons and Hun- \\% oik and old folk. J\ & ALWAYS PLEASE. ft XX 1 ing Today. \ +<>! 1r I I! SEE USFORPAINT j ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT? It : Is important that you do if you wouLl preserve your buildings, aside from tne j fact that- appearances count for much. } WE SELL DEVOE PAINT8. Ask any good painter. He will tell you right off the bat that DEVOE GOBS ! FURTHER AND. LASTS LONGER. I Ask ,the' man whose house hus been \ painted with DEVOE. He knows, and | he will tell you too. . Good stock of DEVOE paints on hands. Ask us for prices for either the ! OUTSIDE or the INSIDE PAINTS and I PAINTS FOR FLOORS. LUMBER AND PRODUCTS. Don't buy Lumber or Lumber Products until you see us for prices. We have the Lumber 'and Lumber Products and the Prices. \ LOGAN LUMBER YARD j| Is mEN'S ^ ?1 mNBHlNGS! I ARX CLOTHING ^ ' r emhkmhkmm&m1 / / y Special Pi V - Offe THE YORKVILLE ENQUI ANNOUNCE REDUCTION IN PRICE ! ATTRACTIVE PRI V ' CLUBMAK] In Clubs of Tliree or More ? ' $2.25 Per An NEW SUBSCRIBERS GET ARY, 1, 1923, FOR , - , YEAR'S SUBSC Now Is the Time to Subsci Time to Begin Mai * , All of the hundred or in< have heretofore been assistin I of renewing and paying for ti The YorkVille Enquirer, and bocojhc Clubmakers, arc core ticipate in the campaign for CASH PREM - /7 The premiums for tliis^caj ly Cash, as follows: . One Hundred Dollars to the turns and pays for the hi Seventy-five Dollars to the turns xand pays for the Sei Fifty Dollars to the Clubma pays for the Third Larges PREMIUMS FOR 01 For TEN names returned and pak maker a year's subscription to The Yo For FrVE names returned and paic maker a Three-BTaded Pocket Knife wl handle. i A LIBERAL COMMISSION, the an known on application, will be allowed to take Commissions in lieu of other p ' NEW SUBSCI AS A SPECIAL INDUCEMENT' c'ubmakers may offer to send them TH TO JANUARY 1, 1923, for the price of a at $2 23. A NEW SUBSCRIPTION htcana an 5.0 kind of substitution by which the have the use of the paper under the Ne and no name that has been on the maili counted as a NEW name. CONDITI ' IT IS DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOO: nanclally responsible for all names retu for. The Clubmaker has the* right to ( ecription at any time on paying for the a week during the time it may have b All names not paid for by SATURDAY 1922, at 6 O'clock, p. m., are chargeable maker returning the name. ? NEW AND OLD SUBSCRIBERS c< maker, either in competition or by way BOOKS ARE NO THE CLUB BOOKS ARE NOW OP scrtbers may be returned as rapidly as IT IS DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD f^rs of names from one Club to another entered on our books. IMPORTANT INST IN SENDING NAMES CLUUMAKE to write names and addresses plainly an on our mailing list, it is desirable that it ner as it now appears orv the printed lal *i fn imf I f In cnnrlintr Phnnw.'ila thev wil new" or in the case of a New name if th "Enter." , That will save the bookkecpci the liat to avoid entering the same name AND LET IT BE REMEMBERED af per at $2.25 a year will be withdrawn on after that date the price will be $2.50 a j L. M. GRIST'S SON* SPECIAL DINNER ? WE HAVE ON HAND A LIMITED NU NER SETS, WORTH $3.50 EACH CLUBMAKERS PAVING FOR frl SCRIPTiONS TO THE YORKVII EACH. These Dinner Sets will be delivered to immediately the Fifteen Names are Retui the limited number on hajid has not air wise we agree to procure other Dinner i the option of the Clubmakers entitled to L. M. GRIST'S SON* WARNING TO TRESPASSERS. | N A LL persons, jvithout regard to race | or color, are hereby warned against A LL itinting, fishing, cutting timber, shoot- 01 ng or otherwise trespassing on lands hunt, nvned or controlled by the undersign- wise 1 d. Disregard of this notice will be trollc-i l>rnsccuted to the full extent of "the j of thii aw. I full c: JOHN* A. NEELY, Agent, [ 'or M. M. Neely and Estate of H. A. I). isee'.y. 9S f 3t . P 3t* * , 1 # ~=T1 emium ' X * % ? >r RER'S MENT FOR 1922 * ro SUBSCRIBERS. 2MIUMS TO ERS. Subscription Price is num. > i PAPER TO JANU PRICE OF * RIPTION. ' ibe 'and Now Is the king Club. )re Clubmakers who g in the annual work l.e subscription list of , others who desire to ' lially invited to par1922. [IUMS. , tnpaign will be large- . * \ \ Clubmaker who reirgest Club. Clubmakef who recond Largest club. ker who returns and t Club. HER CLUBS. I for we \ylll give the Club- | rkville inquirer. ' 1 for, we wl'l give the Clubth. Name and Address on the , lount t>f which will be made to u*tl Clubmakers who elect remiums. ' tIBERS v \ TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS, E YORKVILLE ENQUIRER year's subscription'in Clubs t addition to the mailing list. same group of readers may I \ w Name Is to be recognized, ng list since July Inst will be ONS D that the Clublhaker is fl- * . mod, until the same are paid llscontlnue any unpaid sub- ; ? same at H>e rate of 5 Cents ecn going to the subscriber. EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, to the account of the Club' f ,4 : S ( >unt the same for the Club- < of commissions. >W OPEN 4 EN and New and Old Subsccured. ... / that there can be no transafter the names have been RUCTIONS RS are especially requested d in case of a name already 1 s be written in the Aame man- t jcl. Clubmakers will confer 1 begin the letter with "Rc^ ey will* begin with the word % r trouble in having to hunt twice. ' Iso that this offer of the paFebruary IS, 1922, and that car. x 3, York, S. C. id! I I ' HHMmmm n m mi mhii i* i * k SET OFFER i - I ! M3ER OF 31-PIECE DINl( WHICH ^FFER TO FTEEN ANNUAL SUBLLE ENQUIRER AT &2o \ the Clubmakers on demand [ rned and Paid For, provided cady been exhausted. Other- \ lets or Pay Commissions at ; 1 the same. 1 . V ? 3, York, S. C. v j liwimiu 111 IKPIIVIIVIIIIIVVNB IOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. , persona without regard to race color, art? hereby notified not to fish, cut timber, shoot, or othertrespafts on lands owned or conchy the undersigned. Disregard s notice will be punished to the xtont of the law. J. M. STROUP, Mrs. J. M. STROLT. * . , J . , -v '!: ^