Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, June 02, 1881, Image 4

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Ilumurous jjtpattweat. HOW SOL JACKSON GOT POISONED. Sol Jackson was jest about the wildest | fellow in our town. He was a regular coon. Well, Sol was a devil-may-care sort of a fellow ; one of those who take amazingly with the gals. One of the puttyest girls was Nancy Williams. She had black eyes, beautiful hair, et cetera, with jistthebeautifulest waste you ever sot eyes on. She was jist suited to Sol, and everybody said'so, exceptin' those chaps wot were in love with her themselves. Sol was mity attentive to her, but whether he ever popped the question, I can't say. All I kno is, Sol suddenly determined to commit susancide. He went to the shotecary of Mr. mi j l_ .tnorapson, ana says ne : "Give mo a spoonful of arsenic." "What do you want it for ?" said Mr. Thompson. "Oh," says Sol, "I want to pisen some rats." But Mr. Thompson looked mitely suspicious, and when Sol went out he gived one of the biggest hoss laffs you ever heard. Sol went home, and as it was time to go to bed, he commenced undressin'. When he was dun, he tuck the pisen and put it into a tumbler with a little water, and says he: "Nancy, you've drived me to thisand then he swallowed it right down. Well 'bout the middle of the nite he commenced to feel bad, and he roled from side to side, moanin' and groanin', when he begun to feel so bad that he got rale skeered, so he jumped out of bed and commenced to yell out: * "Help, help ! O Lord, I'm pisened !" Then a hole croud of people ran up to see what was the matter, and there was the great-' est scene of confusion you ever saw. "Send for the doctor," bellowed out Sol. So off went Ben, his little brother, for the doctor. Ben went to Thompson's and says he: "Oh, Mr. Thompson, Sol's pisened!" Thompson bust out a laffin', and says he, "I'll go see him." When he got there, Sol says: "Oh, Mr. Thompson, that pisen you sold me is killin' me." HAL ?? ?w .1 1 . V/II, bujrs JL iiuLLipouu, JU tue cuuitrob way possible, "twasn't pisen ; "twas only salts!" You can imagine what follered. I think Sol threw a pitcher at his head, which jist missed his nose. Sol vowed be'd-kill him, bat he never did. SHEEP SORREL OR HORSE SORREL. Sortie years ago, a bill was before the Alabama Legislature for establishing a Botanical Medical College at Wetumpka. Several able speakers had made long addresses in support of the bill, when one Mr. Morrissettr from Monroe, took the floor. With ranch gravity he addressed the bouse as follows : "Mr. Speaker, I cannot support this bill unless assured that a distinguished friend of mine is made one of the professors. He is what that college wishes to make for us, a regular root doctor, and will suit the place exactly. He became a doctor in two hours, and it only cost him twenty dollars to complete his education. He was called to see a sick woman, once, so he tucked his book under his arm, and off he went. She was a very sick woman indeed, and he felt her wrist, looked in her mouth, and then turn ing to the husband, asked solemnly if be bad a "sorrel sbeep." "Why' no, I never heard of such a thing," said the man. "Well, there is such a thing," said the doctor, noddiog his head knowingly. "Have you got a sorrel horse, then ?" "Yes," said the man, "I drove him to mill this morning." ."Well," said the doctor, "he must be killed immediately, and some soup made of him for your wife." The woman turned her head away, and the astonished man inquired if something else would not do for the soup ; the horse was worth a hundred dollars, and was all the one he had. "No," said the doctor, "the book says so, and if you don't believe it I will show it to you?Good for fevers?sheep sorrel or horse sorrel. There, sir." "Why, doctor," said the man and his wife, "it don't mean sorrel sheep or horse, but?" "Well, I know what I am about," interrupted the doctor; "that's the way we doctors read it, and we understand it." "Now," continued the speaker amidst the roars of the House, "unless my sorrel doctor can be one of the professors, I must vote against this bill." The blow most effectually killed the bill, it is needless to state. Scientific Discussion.?A trost animated dispute occurred on Cross street, a few days ago, between Cato Brown and Jim Totten, two factory hands, employed in one of the tobacco factories, and well known for their extensive information on all scientific subjects. The question under debate was the shape of the earth. Cato contended that it was flat and stood on a big rock, a theory when advanced, drew forth the following dialogue: Jim?"You argers dat de world is flat and stands on a big rock ; now I want you to tole me what dat rock stands on ? Cato?"Nigger, I'se s'prised at your ignerance! Why it stands on a annurer big rock. Jim?(confident that he had his opponent cornered)?"But what dose bofe of dem rocks stan on ?" Cato?(after a moment's hesitation)? "Why dar is rocks all de way down." Jim?(with a pompous air)?"My colored frien' I'se sorry to see sich 'splays ob remitigated obscurity in agemmen ofyouregsalted pretensions; allow me who has experienced superior opportunities, to correct de wery derneous repression you has, and inform you dat dis erf is round and devolves on axles." Cato?"I knows how to depreciate the feelin' dat prompts you to distend to dis nigger de information dat you furnish on the question dat we is at present debatin', and wid all reference to 'sperior opportunities to which you take occasion to prelude, I must disagree wid you on the freory dat you advances. Kase if de world was round and turned on axles, wouldn't de axle trees broke down and spill all de people in the street? Answer me dat." It is unnecessary to add that Jim was utterly counfounded by this overwhelming argument, and forced to "knock under" to the superior intellectual attaiments of his opponent.?Richmond Dispatch. Exposing a Parson.?A minister was one Sabbath examining a Sunday-sbool in catechism before the congregation. The usual question was put to the first girl, a strapper, who usually assisted her father, who was a publican, in waiting upon customers. "What is your name ?" No reply. "What is your, name ?" he repeated. "None of your fun, Mr. Minister," said the girl ; "you know my name well enough. Don't you say when you come to our house on a night, "Bet, bring me some more ale ?" The congregation, forgetting the sacredness of the place, were in a broad grin, and the parson looked daggers. Court Examination.?"Did the defen- j dant knock the witness down with malice , prepense ?" "No, sir ; he knocked him down with a flat | iron." "You misunderstood me, my friend ; I want; to know if he attacked him with any evil intent ?" "Oh, no, sir; it was outside the tent." "No, no ; I wish you to tell me whether the attack was at all a preconcerted affair." "No, sir, it was not a free concert affair ; it was at a circus." # S&" A chap came into a book store the other day and wanted to know when the new Bibles went into effect. ?be Jwm and Cow Peas.?There is no crop that we can plant which will exhaust the soil less and which will grow as luxuriantly on poor, wornout soil than the cow pea. __ The best mode of planting is undoubtedly the drill, which enables the rows to be cultivated, thereby keeping the ground clear of weeds and grass and at the same time increasing the yield of vine and leaves. One mode of planting, and the one which has given the best results, is to cut deep furrows with the plow three feet apart, sprinkle the seed in and then harrow. This gives a deep setting for the seed, and as the plants grow, the soil can be gradually drawn up, thereby increasing the hold of the plants in the soil and enabling them to stand drought much better than if they had been planted shallow. The soil should be stirred often,and no better implement can be used than the expanding cultivator or horse hoe. This implement stirs the soil to the depth of three or four inches, keep9 the weeds and grass down, and leaves the ground level and in much better condition than the old-fashioned way of the shovel plow and band hoe. As a fodder plant the vines of the cow pea, when cut just as the pod is formed and fed green, or cured as hay and then fed, has few equals. There is a vast amout of nourishment in the plant, and horses or cattle fed with it thrive better than on any other kind of food.?Live Stock Record. Long Life.?We are accustomed to consider three-score years and ten the length of human life, but the late Professor Faraday adopted the theory that the natural age of man is one hundred years. The duration of life he believed to be measured by the time of growth. In the camel the union takes place at eight, in the horse at five, in the lion at four, in the dog at two, in the rabbit atone. The natural termination is five removes from these several points. Man being twenty years in growing lives five times twenty years?that is one hundred ; the camel is eight years in growing, and lives forty years; and so with other animals. The man who does not die of sickness, lives everywhere from eighty to one hundred years. The Professor divides life into equal halves?growth and decline?and these into infancy, youth, virility, and age. Infancy extends to the twentieth year ; youth to the fiftieth, because it is in this period the tissues become firm ; virility from fifty to seventy-five, during which the or anism remains complete ; and at seventyfii e old age commences, to last a longer or a > horter time as the diminution of reserved forces is hastened or retarded. Roaches.?We would say to use pulverized borax. It will drive away roaches. We speak from positive knowledge We have tried it over and over again, ana always with ahe same effect. The hardest battle we ever had was about ten years ago, when we moved into a house which we found, to our horror, was infested with roaches. Then came the tug of war; the only weapon we used waB borax, and we conquered. We bought it by the pound, and sprinkled it on the closet shelves, in dresser drawers, in every corner where the disgusting creatures could hide? around the edges of all the carpets, in the bath room and all the rooms, not couhning ourselves alone to the kitchen ; then we swept up the dead by hundreds, and in a short time we made an end of thera. After that we sprinkled it plentifully about, and left it to keep them away. Ventilate Your Closets.?Soiled undergarments or the wash clothes ought not to be put into a closet, ventilated or not ventilated. Xhey should be placed in a large bag made for the purpose, or a roomy basket, and then put in a well-aired room at some distance from the family. Having thus excluded one of the fertile sources of bad odors in closets, the next point is to see that the closets are properly ventilated. It matters not bow clean the clothing in the closet may be, if there is no ventilation, that clothing will not be what it should be. Any garments after being worn for a while will absorb more Atrk.i 1 a f inno trkink anon fmm U1 IUOO U1 bUC CAU^iabiuuo nuivu ttllOU HVIU the body, and thus contain an amount of foreign?it may be hurtful?matter which free circulation of pure air can soon remove. Corn silk is Baid to be an efficient and powerful remedy .or drop3y, bladder troubles and diseases of the kidneys. The Louisville Medical News gives an ,account of the medical properties of corn silk, and the cures that have been effected by its use. The way to use it is to take two double-handfuls of fresh corn silk and boil in two gallons of water until but a gallon remains. Addsugar to make a syrup. Drink a tumbler of this thrice daily, and it will relieve dropsy by increasing the flow of the urine most enormously. Other diseases of the bladder and kidneys are benefited by the remedy, which is prompt, efficient and grateful to the stomach. The treatment can be continued for months without danger or inconvenience. Dr. T. G. C. Fahnestock handed us this week a specimen of his preserved provender for stock. It is composed of pea vines and millet cut green. Dr. Fahnestock dug a hole under a shelter on his premises and lined the same in a rough way with boards or planks. The millet and pea vines were pressed into this excavation in their green state, and the whole thing covered over with earth, being made tight. The provender is well preserved and sweet and is greedily devoured by stock. Fodder and all green crops may be treated in the same way at small expense. Dr. Fahnestock will, it is said, give directions for-putting up green crops. This course is pursued in France and Germany and elsewhere with success and profit.?Keowee (S. C.) Courier. Toothache.?(1.) To cure toothache so that it will never ache again, take a crumb of opium as large a small pea, dissolve in half a tablespoonful of spirits of turpentine. Put it in the hollow of the tooth. It will not stop the pain at once, but, if well applied, will soon cause it never to give trouble-again. (2.) Turkish myrrh diluted in water?at first a teaspoonful to a tumbler and then gradually strengthened?and used as a wash four or .five times a day, will generally give relief. (3.) A solution of bi-carbonate of soda, in the L_ir ? J L? e piupuiuiuu ui nan a uiauuui iu au uuuuu ui water, held in the mouth, is said to be an instant cure for toothache. (4.) Nervous toothache may be cured at ODce by the application of saltpetre made very fine and applied on cotton batting to the affected tooth. -? - JtetT Many an illness is caused simply by imagination, and those of us who go about our work with calmness and confidence are much more likely to escape disease than others who are filled with apprehension should infection come within a hundred miles of us. In connection with this the Arabs tell the following story : One day a traveler met the plague going into Cairo, and accosted it thus ; "For what purpose are you entering Cairo ?" "To kill three thousand people," replied the plague. Some time after the same traveler met the plague on its return and said, "But you killed thirty thousand ?" "Nay," answered the plague, "I killed but three thousand ; the rest died of fright." Sx8~A farmer says : "Four years ago my barn was fearfully infested with rats. They j were so numerous that I had great fear of ray ; whole crop being destroyed by them after it J was housed ; but, having two acres of wild peppermint that grew in a field of wheat, it j drove the rats from ray premises. I have not i been troubled with them since, while my neighbors have aDj quantity of them. I feel convinced that any person who is troubled with these pests could easily get rid of them by gatberiug a good supply of mint and placing it around the walls or base of their barns." IpswnatteflMis Hiding. FRESH AIR IN THE BED-ROOM. How much air can be safely admitted into a sleeping or living room, is a common question. Rather, it should be considered, how rapidly air can be admitted, without injury or risk, and at how low a temperature. VVe cannot have too much fresh air, so long as we are warm enough, and are not exposed to draughts. What is a draught ? It is a swift current of air at a lower temperature than the body, which robs either the whole body, or an exposed part, of its heat, so rapidly as to disturb the equilibrium of our circulation, and gives us cold. Youug and healthy persons can habituate themselves to sleeping in even a strong draught, as from au open window, if they cover themselves, in ?old weather, with an abundance of bedclothes. But those who have beeu long accustomed to being sheltered from the outer air by sleeping iu warmed aud nearly or quite shut up rooms, are too susceptible to cold to bear a direct draught of cold air. Persons over seventy years of age, moreover, with lower vitality than in their youth, will not bear a low temperature, even in the air they breathe. Like hot house nlants. thev mav be killed bv a i" * * > winter night's chill and must be protected by warmth at all times. As a rule we may say that, except for the most robust, the air which enters at night into a sleeping chamber should, in cold weather, be admitted gradually only by cracks or moderate openings ; or should have its force broken by some iuterposed obstacle, as a curtain, etc., to avert its blowing immediately upon a sleeper in his bed. The ancient fashion, however, of having bed curtains, which exclude almost all the air, has rightly become almost obsolete. No wonder that people dream horrid dreams, and wake in the morning wearied rather thau refreshed, when they sleep in rooms sealed up tightly on every side ; breathing over and over again their own breaths, which grow more poisonous with every hour of the night.?American Health Primer. Shall We Meet Again??The following is one of the most beautiful paragraphs ever written by the late lamented Geo. D. Prentice : "The fiat of death is inexorable. There is no appeal for relief from the great law that dooms us to dust. We flourish and fade as the leaves of the forest, and the flowers that bloom, wither and fade in a day, have no frailer hold on earth than the mightiest monarch that ever shook the earth with his footsteps. Generations of men will disappear as the grass, and the multitude who throng the earth to-day will disappear as the footsteps on the shore. Men Beldom think of the great event of death until the shadow falls across their own pathway, hiding from their eyes the faces of loved ones whose living smiles were the sunlight of their existence. Death is the antagonist of life, and the thought of the tomb is the skeleton of all feasts. We do not wish to go through the dark valley, although the passage may lead to paradise; we do not want to go down in deep graves even with princes for bedfellows. In the beautiful drama of "Ion" the hope of immortality so eloquently uttered by the deathdevoted Greek, finds deep response in every mind. When about to yield his life a sacrifice to fate, hisGlemanthe asks if they should meet again, to which he responds : "I have asked that dreadful Question of the hills that look eternal?of the clear streams that flow forever?of the stars, among whose field of azure my raised spirits have walked in glory. All are dumb. But as I gaze upon thy living face, I feel that there is something in the love that mantles through its beauty that cannot wholly perish. We shall meet again, Clemanthe." About Grumblers.?The Sunday School Times says: "Grumbling is rarely done by any one who has a fair show of reason for grumbling. Those who are worst off, are, as a rule, least likely to complain of their condition. Whenever you bear a person tell of the hard lot he has, you can feel pretty sure that he is better off than most of his fellows? so well off that he has time to grumble. Here, for example, while the mercury is in the nineties, a set of men just across the street from us, in a close upper room, with its low ceiling and poor draught, are at work on metal soldering witb blow-pipes over blazing gas jets, with never a thought of growling about the weather. They laugh merrily, and take things easy. In the restaurant on the lower floor of a neighboring building a stout gentleman of leisure sits in a wicker chair, with his shirt collar unbuttoned, and swings heavily a Jarge palm lear ran, while he sips an iced lemonade and groans out after each 6ip that this terrible weather is intolerable and will be the death of him if it lasts two days more. And so it is all the way along in life. The more comfort, the more grumbling. That is the way of the world." Wonders of the Microscofe.?A thousand wonders in nature are lost to the human eye, and ouly revealed to us through the microscope. Think of dividing a single spider's web into a thousand strands, or counting the arteries and nerves in the wing of a gossamer moth. Yet, by aid of the powerful lens of a microscope, it is found there are more than 4,000 muscles in a caterpillar. The eye of a drone contains 4,000 mirrors, and the body of every spider is furnished with four little lumps, pierced with tiny holes, from each of which issues a single thread, and when a thousand of these from each lump are joined together, they make the silk line of which the. spider spins its web, and which we call a spider's thread. Spiders have been seen as small as a grain of sa..d, and these spin a thread so fine that it takes 4,000 of them, put together, to equal in size a single hair.? Church Union. - A Rain Gauge.?We are apt to be deceived with reference to the quantity of rain 1 that falls in a shower or in a given time ; it appears much larger to us than it really is. Contrary to what many would suppose, an inch fall of rain is a heavy shower. One can measure a rainfall quite easily. There are rain gauges made for the purpose, some of them highly ornamental and decidedly expensive, but it is not necessary for us to look after any such arrangements, uuless so prompted by a mere taste for such things. Set out a common bucket with perfectly I straight sides, that is no larger or smaller at | the top than at the bottom, and when the rain is over measure with a rule the water that has | nofMimnlater! in it., and vou have as correct i an idea of the rainfall as any costly concern ! could give you. A common round tin can, j with the topcutsquarely and smoothly, makes i a very good rain gauge. Of course you will ' understand that the vessel must be placed in j a position where it will not be screened by ! buildings or disturbed by drippings. It must have a clear and open exposure. All for the Best.?A devout philoso opher came to a town where the gates were | closed. Hungry and thirsty, he was obliged j to pass the night in the open air. He said, "What God sends is good," and laid himself dowu. Near him stood his ass; also a burn- 1 iug lantern, on account of the insecurity of 1 the country. But a storm arose aud extin-1 < guished the light; also a lion came and de-11 voured his ass. He awoke, found himself < alone, and said, "What God sends is good," j 1 and waited quietly for the dawn of day. | When he came to the gates, he found them j open, the town devastated, robbed and plun- J dered. A gang of robbers had invaded it i j during the night; and had killed or taken the j inhabitants away prisoners. He was spared. "Said I not," exclaimed he, "that all that Godsends is good?" Only, generally it is t not until the morning that we see why he de- \ nied ns something in the evening." s Heading fat fht \ CONDUCTKD BT REV. ROBERT LATH AN. [Original ] THE THIltl) COMMANDMENT. Between the three first precepts of the moral law, there is a beautiful connection which is not always attended to. The first commandment forbids the worship of false gods, and enjoins the worship of the living and true God. The second forbids the wor- I shiping of God by idols, or in any way not appointed in the word of God. The third forbids the irreverent use of any of the names or titles, or anything by which God makes himself known. Nothing can be more proper than that every intelligent creature should, be forbidden to take the name of God in vain ; and it is scarcely to be supposed that the sovereign of the universe would hold him guiltless, who dares to use his name or titles in a vain and irreverent manner. It is common to regard the third commandment as forbidding profane swearing. This is true ; but it is not correct to restrict it in its application to this almost universal vice. There are many ways, besides profane swearing, by which the name of God may be taken in vain. The third commandment is violated when we mention the name of God, or any of his attributes, as we mention the name or titles of a fellow beitjjg, The very name of God and all his titles are holy, and in order that we may not violate the third commandment, we must speak and even think of God reverently. The frequent use in conversation, or even in our devotional exercises, partakes of the nature of irreverence, and is a violation of the third commandment. The use that is frequently made of the names and titles of God, in sermons and in public and private prayers, is often uncalled for, and sometimes disrespectful and sinful. Every man who has been properly trained, and who has a correct knowledge of the respect which is due by one gentleman to another, rarely mentions the name of those whom he addresses, and when he does it is with deference. This is especially the case when he addresses one high in authority. No lawyer daTe use the name of a presiding judge, as the majority of the human family use the name of the Judge of all the earth. The third commandment is violated by taking and administering foolish and uncalled for oaths. There are some persons who seem to think that nothing is true except what is sworn to. They call God to witness foolish assertions made in common conversation. mi fc* i ? t * t l nese persons seem to labor under the absurd notion that it is no harm to lie, provided they do not swear to it. They seem also to think they will not be believed, unless they profane the name of God. There is a mode of administering an oath practiced in our courts, which, if not a violation of the third commandment, certainly has no warrant in the law of God. Reference is had to kissing the Bible. It is very difficult to understand bow such a custom could be originated and perpetuated among any but a people grossly superstitious. It is foolish to ask a man, who caDnot read, to kiss the Bible, and tell him that is swearing. The material which he kisses is the same that is contained in any other book, and but foMhe superstition which is attached to the operation, he might as well kiss a bundle of brown paper. Aside from this, it is a most uasty practice. It is enough to produce vomiting to see a crowd of men of all kinds and characters, smacking an old musty book that has been smacked by hundreds before. It is absolutely revolting to a cleanly man to have to put his lips upon the place occupied by some dirty mouthed creature. This is surely bad enough ; but the custom wants divine authority, and is calculated to mislead and deceive. The danger is that the individual administering the oath, and the individual taking the oath, come to the conclusion that the Bible is God. It would surely be regarded as foolish, not to say wicked, to ask ay individual taking an oath to kiss a church or anything used about a church. It is hard to see how the name of God would not be taken in vain when used in any such a connection. Why not kiss the church?the house in which God is worshiped?as well as the Bihle ? It need not be mentioned that the third commandment is violated by using what are usually denominated profane oaths. There is no vice more universal thau that of profanity. The human family learn to swear profanely at a very early period. Children, unable to talk plainly, are able to repeat, with emphasis, bitter cursings, and boys too stupid to learn to repeat the Lord's prayer, learn, with ease, long oaths. This teaches that the human heart is full?brimful?of iniquity. It is strange that men who regard profit as the mainspring of all action, would swearuse profane oaths. Men usually do not toil year after year for nothing. The devil always promises his servants much, and generally gives them something. The profane swearer is a notable exception. The slave to his appetites gets something. The thief gets his stolen goods, and every servant of the wicked one gets something for his service, except the profane swearer. He gets nothing. The devil always overlooks him. Love For God and Men.?The want of wants is love for God and men. Too many j act as though they were afraid of it in church life, though there cannot be any church life without love. To love is the .first privilege of believers. "I love God, and I love his people," is a familiar, but true witness of a truly converted soul. Go about it how you will, you cannot find a test. But love is not, in religion, merely a sentiment; it is an active principle that prompts and guides the 11 working hand. With it churches save men ; j1 without it they lose themselves. And such j I love may be perfect. No other care, pursuit, or | 1 pleasure can rival or oppose it. It reigns. !* It inspires all proper thoughtfulness and I helpfulness. The trouble in your church is i that this perfect love is not among you a ' " flame of devotion and an inspiration to work, j f The first tning you need is. more love, and then more love. The love will do the rest, jr if it be the divine fire in your hearts. 46T Nine-tenths of the worry of life is bor- J rowed for nothing. Do your part; never A leave it undone. Be industrious; be pru? I lent; be courageous. Then throw anxiety _ ;o the winds. "Sufficient unto the day is the ?vil thereof;" therefore do not borrpw any 1 r irora to-morrow. J6F" If you have made a mistake don't tli'nk ; I t a condescension to apologize. The true ? gentleman is always ready to rectify a blunler. Only the mule bites with one end and ticks with the other. flSy Men would often have reason to be ~i tshamed of their brilliant actions, if the , J vorld could see the motives from which they j spring. 4 I F ARM YOUR TRUE FRIEND I flft iwwi? * It works well In South Carolina. So do not proi send us YOUR ORDER AT ONCE. We will gus BENNETT Ac CHEST! May 26 THE "FAMILY FAVORITE." j THE VERY BEST AND THE VERY LATEST IMPROVED Sewing Machine. Light Running, Noiseless, No Gears, No Cams, No Springs, New and Elegant styles of Woodwork. Loose Fly-Wheel, Automatic Spooler, Casters in Stand, Largest Shuttle Used, Simple, Easy to Learn, Requires no Kepairs at all. . * + INSTRUCTION BOOK . So plain that no other teacher is required. If you see it, you will buy it. Prices as low as any firstclass Machine. For sale by LATIMER <fc HEMPHILL, Yorkville, S. C. WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, HARTFORD, CONN. March 31 13 tf c. & lTnarrowgatjge railroad. SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains, taking effect at 7 o'clock, A. M., May 26tk, 1881: GOING SOUTH. Leave Lincolnton, 7.00 A. M. Leave Dallas 7.45 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia 8 00 A. M. Leave Gastonia 8 20 A. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge 8.35 A. M. Leave Crowder's Creek....; 8?45 A. M. Leave Bowling Green. 8.55 A. M. Leave Clover 9.10 A. M. Arrive at Yorkville 9.50 A. M. Leave Yorkville 10.Q0 A. M. Leave Guthriesville 10.25 A. M. Leave McConnellsville 10.40 A. M. Leave Lowrysville...... 11.00 A. M. Arrive at Chester 11.30 A. M. GOING NORTH. Leave Chester 2.00 P. M. Leave Lowrysville 2.30 P. M. Leave McConnellsville 2.50 P. M Leave Guthriesville 3.00 P. M, Arrive at Yorkville 3.25 P. M. Leave Yorkville 3.35 P. M. Leave Clover 4.10 P. M.' Leave Bowling Green 4.20 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek 4.30 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge 4.40 P. M. Arrive at Gastonia 5.00 P. M. Leave Gastonia 5.10 P. M. Leave Dallas 5.35 P. M. Arrive at Lincolnton 6.30 P. M. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. May 26 21 tf TURBINE WATERWHEEL. WE have one 18-inch RIGHT HAND TURBINE WHEEL, as a sample of Farrar's Invention. We are working a 13J-inch Wheel of the same kind, and there is no better Water Wheel made for the same money. Those who contemplate using a Turbine Wheel can do no better than to get one of these Wheels. Wo have Circulars giving all the details in regard to the working of it, and with the sale jrou have the privilege of trying the Wheel, and if it does not do as represented, the money will be refunded. Come and see the sample 18-inch R. H. Turbine Wheel, Manufactured bv theSERGEANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Greensboro, N. C. HERNDON BROS., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. February 10 47 tf GARRY IRON ROOFING CChT m W Manufacturers md Cement. 79 and 81 Columbus Street, OIjEVEXjAJXTD, OHIO. Send for circulars and price lists. February 26 9 ly j A GE i\TSW ANTE D. WE want a limited number of active, energetic canvassers to engage in a pleasant and irofitable business. Good men will find this a are chance TO MAKE MONEY. Such will please answer this advertisement s )y letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what . easiness they have been engaged in. None but , hose who mean business need applv. Address j FINLEY, HARVEY <fc CO., Atlanta, Ga. January 6 1 ly CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. rHE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he is prepared to cleanse gar- { nents of any fabric whatever, rendering them t >erfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring them to ] he original brightness and lustre of the goods, j. )o not throw away your old clothes, but have ? hem cleaned and made to look as well as new. j Vork promptly done, and at the most reasona- a ile prices. THOMAS BALLARD. August 12 29 tf v IRON SAFE FOR SALE. rHE undersigned oilers for salo one No. 2 ^ IRON SAFE, manufactured by Mosler, Bahnan it Co., of Cincinnati. This safe has a comlination lock, and for all practical purposes is qnal to a new one. It is offered for salo for no " eason except that it is too small for my purposes. J October 28 44 tf TANNER ENGINES. I" HAVE just received a sample AGRICULTU- c L RAL ENGINE, six-horse Power, with Pat- v nt Spark Extinguisher. Call and inspect the v Daisy." T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent. s February 17 7 tf E R S , N TIME OF NEED IS lliilii nounce it a failure before you give it a trial ; but irantee you satisfaction. 310FFATT, ER, S. C. 21 2t SHCOL COTTON. ESTABLISHED 1812. fCytRAD^IP\ V^mark/>y ("Wound on "White Spools.) GEORGE A.CLARK, SOLE AGENT, 400 BROADWAY, XEW YORK. Since the introduction of this Spool Cotton into the American market, its success has been unprecedented. No other brand of thread has ever met with the same amount of public favor in the same space of time. The ".0. N. T." manufacturers were the first to recognize the importance of the Sewing Machine and to make'a six-cord ootton, which has ever since been the recognized standard for machines. #AJ1 the improvements in machinery that the inventive genius of the nineteenth century has produced have been adapted by the manufacturers of " 0. N. T." At all the great International Fairs of the 1 j '' a VT HP '' l?/?n Vaam Via WOriCl) "* \J? 1 Xiao uucu anuiucu uju highest honors. The " 0. N. T." factories at Newark, N. J. and Paisley, Scotland, employ 5,200 operatives?make sufficient thread daily to go around the world four times. Consume 140 tons of coal daily. The manufacturers of "0. N. T." are the largest manufacturers of Spool Cotton in the world. A full assortment of this Spool Cotton can he hod at wholesale and retail at HUNTER, OATES & CO.'S, Agents, Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Ac. Yorkville, South Carolina. February 24 8 6m RICHMONDAND DANVILLE RAILROAD. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. ON and after May 15th, 1881, Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and Charlotte AirLine division of this road will be as follows: fu. 8. MaiHi. Y. Express U. 8. Ffut Mail EASTWARD. I No. 43, No. 47, | No. 49, | A. B. I C. Leave Atlanta.... 4.00 A. M. 315 P. M.j 6 30 P. M. Arr. Suwaiific...D| 5.18 A. M. 4.37 P. M.' 7.45 P. M. " Lula E1 6.45 A. M. 5 59 P. M.i 9.06 P. M. " Toccna F 7.58 A.M. 7.15 P.M. 10.16 P.M. " Seneca G 9.30 A. M. 8.40 P. M. 11.35 P. M. " Greenville..H 10.58 A. M. 10.30 P. M. 1.00 A. M. " Spnrtnnb'g..K 12.14 P. M. 11.40P.M.1 3.11A.M. ?' Gustnnla... .L 2.30 P. M. 2.04 A. M. 4.27 A. M. " Charlotte...M 3.35 P.M. 3.15 A.M.. 5.35 A.M. toPOTwinn U. S. Mall. N. Y. Express. U. S. Fast Mall. WESTWARD. No No ? | No 50 L'veCharlotte..M 12.30 P. M. 13.20 A. M.i 12.10 A. M. " Gastonla ..L 1.27 P.M. 1.30 A. M.I 12.56 A.M. " Spartanb'g K 3.50 P.M. 4.05 A.M. 2.53 A.M. " Greenvllle.il 5.07 P.M. 5.18 A.M. 4.05 A.M. " Seneca....G 6.51P.M. 7.02 A.M. 5.27 A.M. " Toccoa.... F 8.01 P. M. 8.15 A. M. 6.30 A. M. " Lula E 9.16 P. M. 9.31 A. M. 7.39 A. M. " Suwanee ..D 10.38 P. M. 10.54 A. M. 8.51 A. M. Arr. Atlanta 12.05 A. M. 12.20 P. M. 10.00 A. M. CONNKCTION8. A with arriving trains of Georgia Central and A. <fe W. P. Railroads. B with arriving trains of Georgia Central, A. & W. P. and W. <ft A. Railroads. C with arriving trains of Georgia Railroad. D with Lawrenceville Branch to and from Lawrencevilie, Ga. E with Northeastern Railroad of Georgia to and from Athens, Ga. F with Elberton Air-line to and from Elberton, Georgia. G with Columbia and Greenville, to and from Columbia and Charleston, S. C. H with Columbia and Greenville, to and from Columbia and Charleston, S. C. R with Spartanburg and Asheville, and Spartanburg, Union and Columbia, to and from Hen- ! derson and Asheville, and Alston and Columbia. L with Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge, to , and from Lincolnton and Chester. M with C. C. <ft A.?C. C.?R. <fc D. and A. T. <fc 0. for all points West, North and East. N with North Carolina Division R. & D. Rail Road to and from the North. Pullman Sleeping Car Service on Trains . Nos. 47 and 48. Daily without change, between Atlanta and New York. A. POPE, General Passenger Agent. May 19 20 tf king?mountain centennial. THE King's Mountain Centennial Association instructed me to publish, in permanent form, the proceedings of the recent CELEBRATION OF THE BATTLE OF KING'S MOUNTAIN, together with those of 1855. The book wilt'contain about two hundred pages. It is proposed to 1._:? ?i.? m,* in thrnn rtiffopfint. bindings at Uriliy IUC nuift inn in vutuv o- ? the following prices: Paper Binding, $100 ? Half Binding 1 50 Full Binding 2 00 t It is manifest that the proposed work can only be published by subscription. It is for the public to iay whether or not the work shall be published. Any one desiring the work will send me his or her "l mine and the money, and In the event the book J s not published the money will be refunded. d R. LATH AX. o March 10 10 tf d THE WILLIAMSTON FEMALE COLLEGE p ESPECTFULLY offers its services to those (_X parents who desire to secure for their daugh- " ers the thorough and symmetrical cultivation of heir physical, intellectual, and moral powers. * t is conducted on what is called the "ONE- \ 5TUDY" PLAN, with a Semi-Annual Course of itudv; and by a system of Tuitional Premiums, ts low rates are made still lower for ALL who .verage 85 per cent. G No Public Exercises. No "Receptions." Grad- ( lation, which is always private, may occur eight imes a year. For full information, write for an Illustrated Catalogue. Address Rev. S. LANDER, President, ! S Williamston, S. C. * November! 45 l\r * I. R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY, I 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL. A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every \ convenience, and a determination to do my ti lest, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in si rant of correct and nattering likenesses. Cloudy s] leather is as good or better than sunshine for all ub|ects, except small children. ft January 27 4 tf o TAX RETURNS FOR 1881. AUDITOR'S OFFICE,) Yorkville, S. Cm May 5th, 1881. j NOTICE is hereby by given that on and after WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE, 1881, the books of the County Auditor of ifork county, will be open for the purpose of rejeiving returns of all PERSONAL PROPERTY >wned by the several tax-payers in said county, >n the 1st day of June, 1881, and liable to taxa;ion. The'Auditor will meet the tax-payers at he following times and places : At Brattonsville, Bethesda township, Wednesiav June 1. At McConnellsville, Bethesda township, Thursiay June 2. At J. W. Carroll's Store, Bullock's Creek townihip, Friday June 3. At Rainey's Store, Bullock's Creek township, Saturday June4. At Hickory Grove, Broad Rivertownship, Mon:lay June 0. At Black's Station, Cherokpe township, TuesJayand Wednesday, June 7th and 8th. At Whitaker, Cherokee township, Thursday, Tune !>. At Bethany, King's Mountain towpship, Friday, June 10. At Clover, King's Mountain township, Saturlay, June 11. At Bethel, Bethel township, Monday, June 13. At Clay Hill, Bethel township, Tuesday, June 14. At Fort Mill, Fort Mill township, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. June 15th, 10th and 17th. At Kbenezer, Ebenezer township, Saturday, June 18. At Rock Hill, Catawba township, Monday and Tuesday, June 20th and 21st. At Coates' Tavern, Catawba township, Wednesday, June 22. At Rock Hill, Catawba township, Thursday and Friday, June 23rd and 24th. At Massey's Store, Ebenezer township, Saturday, June 25. At Yorkville, York township, from Monday, 27th of June, till Thursday, 21st of July. All transfers of real esta*te made since last return, and all new buildings erected, must be reported. All males between the ages of 21 and 60 years are liable to poll tax, and must make returns accordingly. All returns must be filed in this office, on or before THURSDAY, THE TWENTY-FIR8T DAY OF JULY, next, otherwise, fifty per cent. penalty will attach. This will be absolute. The tax-payers will please notice that du- ? ring the time that the Auditor is at his appointments throughout the county, the books will not be open at Yorkville, as heretofore. Tax-payers will save themselves trouble by making their returns at the appointment nearest their place of residence. W. B. WILLIAMS, County Auditor. May 5 18 tf JOB PRINTING. OWING to our superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of type and first-class appointments throughout our office, we are prepared to execute ALL MANNER OF JOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prices that will compare with New York or Philadelphia charges for the same quality of work and materials. We have recently made a reduction in prices for the following classes of work, to which we invite the attention of business men : BIJML HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads, *3.00 *5.00 Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 Sixth sheet Bill Heads, 2.00 3.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet bill heads. We will fill an order for bill heads, giving any desired number of either size of sheet at proportionate prices. T X'TTX'n I TT! A TIM For 500 For 1000 Commercial Note, $2.15 $3.25 Packet Note, 2.25 3.50Letter (large size) 3.00 5.00 For the above work we use a superior quality of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in every instance. We also give special attention to the printingof Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities, which we furnish strictly according to the requirements ot the Justices o? the Supreme Court, and in proof reading exercise the utmost care to ensure accuracy. We are prepared to furnish all other kinds of printing, from a visiting card to a large volume, and will be pleased to furnish estimates for any style of work desired. Address, lm M. GRIST. Yorkville. S. C. 80ITTH CAROLINA-YORK COUNTY. IN PROBATE COURT. John S. Wilson, Adm'rof Isaac McFadden, deceased, Petitioner, against F. H. Barber, Administrator of J. J. Watson, deceased ; A. E. Hutchison ; D. D. Moore, Adm'r of Jane B. McCorkle, dec'd ; J. Leander Adams; Faithey Houser; W. S. Adams; David Hutchison; William Hutchison; E. S. Campbell; Mrs. H. A. Massey, wife of Hugh Campbell, dec'd; John G. Steele, Ex'r of John Steele, dec'd ; Hannah Spencer; Thomas Spencer: R. B. McFadden ; C. E. Spencer A T. W. Clawson, ' Ex'rs of W. I. Clawson, dec'd: R. L. Crook, . Committee of C. J. Rowel 1; S. H. Wylie, Treasurer of Davidson College; Mrs. A. S. Caldwell; S. R. Gibson; and all other creditors of Isaac McFadden, dec'd, Defendants.? Order callinq in Creditors. WHEREAS, John S. Wilson, Admjrof Isaac McFadden, dec'd, has, this day, tiled in this Court, his Petition, asking that th'e creditors of the estate ofthe said Isaac McFadden be called in to establish their claims against said estate, in this Court, and that in default thereof suoh claims be disregarded: All and singular the creditors of said estate are hereby notified to appear before me, in my office, in county and Stute aforesaid, on the 28th day of June, 1881, and establish such claims as they may have against said estate. In event of failure of any of them to comply herewith, such claims as they mav have against said estate will be disregarded, and the funds of said estate will # be disbursed among those claims duly proven in accordance herewith. April 30tb, 1881. J. A. McLEAN, P. J. Y. C. May 6 18 6t THE YORK MARBLE YARD. THE undersigned would respectfully announce to the public that his MARBLE YARD, near the Railroad depot, te in full operation, and that he is now well prepared to furnish anything in his line of business at the LOWEST CASH PRICES. Tombstones for children furnished for from $3.00 upward ; for adults from $8.00 upward. y&Br Monuments and Tomb Stones designed and finished in the most elaborate style, and in point of workmanship and material, equal to the work of any establishment in the country. Specimens always on hand, to an inspection of which those in want of marble work are respectfully invited. Estimates and other information furnished on application. Work delivered at any point on the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for transportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon my establishment, my determination is to merit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPERFIELD. January 6 1 ly MILL MACHINERY. WELLS BROTHERS respectfully inform the public that they are prepared to contract for the construction of all kinds of MACHINERY AND FIXTURES for the operation of Saw Mills and Corn and Wheat Mills. Their long experience in this line of business warrants them in giving assurance of satisfactory work, which will be guaranteed in all cases, and at reasonable prices. Would be pleased to hear from all parties contemplating the erection of mill or similar machinery. We are the owners of the exclusive right of a mode of dressing MILL STONES, by means ot which we will guarantee a Mill of not less than twelve-horse power, which grinds twelve bushsls of grain per hour, to increase the production to twenty-four bushels per hour. Address us at Yorkville, S. C., or Whitaker's, S. C. W. S. WELLS, J. W. WELLS. M. R. WELLS, I. G. WELLS. March 24 12 3m* DR. J. B. PATRICK, JR., CHARLESTON, S. C., SURGEON DENTIST, Will be in YORKVILLE again about the 1st of AUGUST, 1881, lor the purpose of praotieing his profeslion. He will beamply prepared with all the most mproved instruments and appliances known to he Dentistry. March 3 33 ly APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. ^TOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, 31 Executor of the estate of W. C. Beatty, ieceased.has filed his final return with the Judge f Probate for York county, and that on the 7th ay of June, 1881, he will apply for discharge as ixecutor of said estate. L. M. GRIST, Executor. May 5 18 fit* OLDNEWSPAPERS, r\F large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale IF at one cent each, at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. Sk ? orfcvitte <?ttquiw. TKRM8 OF SUBSCRIPTION j ingle copy for one year, 92 50 'or six months 1 25 'or three months, 75 'wo copies one year, 4 00 'en copies one year, f. v 20 00 .nd an extra copy for a club of ten." * ADVERTISING RATES. ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first inseron, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each ubsequent insertion. A square consists of the pace occupied by seven lines of this size type. Contracts will be made at reduced fates >r advertising space to be used for three, six, r twelve months.