Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 05, 1882, Image 4

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Stuttwrflusi flepartottttt. A Tough Witness.?Not even a lawyer, however skillful in cross examination, can make a witness tell the truth, provided the witness wishes to evade it. It is impossible to put the question in such exact language that it will demand the desired answer. It was necessary, on a certain occasion in court, to compel a witness to testify as to the way in which a Mr. Smith treated his horse. "Well, I sir," said the lawyer, with a sweet and winning smile?a smile intended to drown all suspicion as to the ulte'rior purposes?"how does Mr. Smith generally ride a horse ?" The witness looked up innocently and replied : "Generally a straddle, sir, I believe." The lawyer asked again: "But, sir, what gait does he ride?" The impeiturbable witness answered, "He never rides any gate at all, sir, but I've seen his boys ride every gate on the farm." The lawyer saw he was on the track of a Tartar, and his next question was very insinuating. "How does Mr. Smith ride when he is in company with others ? I demand a clear answer." "Well, sir," said the witness, "he keeps up with the rest if his horse is able to, or if not, he falls behind." The lawyer, by this time, was almost beside himself, and asked, "And how does he ride when he 5a nlr>ne 9" ??T don't, know." wua the reolv. "I never was with him when he was alone," and there the case dropped. The Ownership of Watermelons.?The Louisville Journal, tells this history :?Who ever heard of any one being punished for stealing a watermelon ? It was tried once in Tennessee, three or four years ago. Good old Judge Frazier, of the Davidson and Rutherford circuit, was presiding ; an unlucky negro was the prisoner ; a very young lawyer was defending him ; twelve good men and true were in the box. There was no j doubt the prisoner bad stolen the melon ; the proof against him was clear as noonday. The attorney called no witnesses whatever, but simply arose and said : "May it ?please your Honor and Gentlemen of the jury, ray clieut is charged with stealing a watermelon. He does not deny it. But this is a uew crime for our courts. I have stolen watermelons myself; the chances are that your Honor has stolen watermelous ; and gentlemen, I'll agree to set 'era up if there is a man on that jury who hasn't stolen a watermelon !" The Judge jerked up his head, took off his spectacles, and looked up with a startled but smiling stare upon the young scamp ; the jurors nudged each other and snickered ; the spectators guffawed ; but it is needless to say the brief argument for the defendant was a successful one with the honest jurymen. An Unexpected Finish.?Speaking of the tendency of temperance orators to set forward themselves as previous examples of the blighting effects of drink, the London correspondent of the Liverpool Advertiser says: This predilection was smarr.ly satirized the other evening at a temperance meeting. A person in the hall got up and said: "My friends, three months ago I signed the pledge. (Clapping of hands and approving cheers.) In a mouth afterwards, my friends, I had a sovereign in my pocket?a thing I never had before. (Clapping and loud cheering.) In another month, my friends, I had a good coat on mv back?a thiner I have never had be fore. (Cheers and clapping much louder.) A fortnight after that, my friends, I bought a coffin." The audience was going to cheer here, but stopped and looked serious. "You wonder," continued the lecturer, "why I bought a coffin. Well, ray friends, I bought a coffin because I felt pretty certain that if I kept the pledge another fortnight, I should want one." A Hard Swearer.?A good story is told of a tall, raw-boned fellow, who went into a market house at Boston and seeing a large hog on exhibition, was mightly struck with it. "I swear," said he, "that's a great hog. I swearl never saw a finer looking one in my life. I swear what short legs he's got. I swear " "Look here, friend," said a little dry-looking individual, trotting up, "you niusn't swear so." "I swear I should like to know why," said the hard swearer, with an ominous look. "Because," said the little man, "swearing is against the Scripture, and I shall have to commit you !" drawing himself up. "Are you a Justice of the Peace ?" inquired the swearer. "Yes, sir," was the reply. "Well I swear," said the profane one, "I am more astonished about that than I was about the hog!" A Soft Answer.?"Can I see the lady of the house?" inquired the peddler. "Well. VPs vnn pan if vmi nin't hlind ?" snapped the woman who had answered the i bell. "Oh, beg pardon, madam ; you are the la- ; dy of the house, then ?" "Yes, I am! What d'yer take me fur?: Did yer think I was the gentleman of the j house, or the next door neighbor, or the ice- ; chist ?" "I didn't know, madame, but you might be j thevounge9t daughter." "0, did yer ? Welf, that was nat'ral too," : replied the lady of the house. "What did yer want, sir ?" Then the peddler displayed his wares, and j when he left the door step half an hour later; i his face was full of pleasure and his pockets | were full of money. He understood human j nature and had made a good sale. Nothing Like Latin.?Andrew Jackson \ was once making a stump speech out West, in | a small village. Just as he was concluding, Amos Kendall, who sat behind him, whis- j pered : "Tip 'era a little Latin, General. They ' won't be satisfied without it." The man of iron will, instantly thought of j a few phrases he knew, and in a voice of thun- , der wound up his speech by exclaiming? "E pluribus unum !?sine qua non !?ne ; pius uitru .?iriuuum mjjuruu : The effect was tremendous, and the shouts could be heard for miles. A Good Judge of a Sermon.?Doctor Barnes, who is now about ninety-five years of age, being sometimes?as even younger men might be?inclined to sleep a little dur* ing the sermon, a friend who was with him in his pew one Sunday, joked him on his ! having nodded now and then. Barnes insisted he bad been awake all the time. "Well, then," said his friend, "can you j tell me what the sermon was about ?" "Yes, I can," he answered ; "it was about j an hour too long !" A Wafer.?"We are all waifs," he said, bending toward her in the moonlight and holding on to the lace window-curtains like a man giddy with his emotions, "waifscast upon the rugged shores of existence." "But," she replied, edging off a little, you are too thin for a waif, Charlie ; you're a wa-1 fer, and I like a healthy-looking man." The young man vanished into thin air. A newspaper agent being told by an old lady that it was no use to subscribe for j the paper, as Mother Shipton said the world j was coming to an end this year, said : "But won't you want to read an account of the whole affair a.s soon as it over ?" "That I will," answered the old lady ; and she subscribed. a?1* A man who had borrowed a bag of a i neighbor to go to mill with, was knocked into { the water and drowned, aud the bag lost. When the news was brought to his bereaved wife, she exclaimed : "My gracious! what a fuss '11 be made now about that bag!" i llJisrtllfljteousi fteMhuj.! THE GENERAL STOCK LAW. The general Stock law as it passed both , houses of the General Assembly is as follows : | A Bill to provide a general Stock law and regu- j late the operations of the same. Be it enaelea by the Senate and House of ! Representatives of the State of South Caro- j lina now met and sitting in General Assem- j bly, and by the authority of the same : , Section 1. That it shall not be lawful for j the owner or manager of any horse, mule, j ass, genet, swine, sheep, goat, or neat catttle ; of any description, or for any other person, to permit the said animals, or any of them,! or any other domestic animal, to run at large j beyond the limits of his own land, or the j lands leased, occupied or controlled by him ; j provided, that the several counties hereinafter j excepted shall erect good and sufficient line j fences and necessary gates between them and j the counties not so excepted; and for the pur- j pose of carrying out the requirements of this j proviso, the county commissioners of the sev- j eral counties hereafter excepted be, and they I ? ?? 1 : ) ?_ ! are nereoy, auinorizeu anu requires u> m- i range for, aud have the necessary line fence ; erected, as herein provided, by the 1st day of j April, A. D. 1882. The counties so excepted I hereunder are Georgetown, Horry and Wil- i liainsburg : Provided, That Lynch's River i on one side and Santee on the other shall be j deemed, and are hereby declared a lawful fence for Williamsburg county on the two sides of said county: Provided, That where a j stream of water which iu law is a sufficient | fence is a boundary line, no additional fence shall be required along such line : And provided, further, That Little Pee-Dee River and Lumber River, the Great Pee-Dee River, Bull Creek, and the Waccamaw River to ! the Georgetown line, shall be deemed and -are j hereby declared to be a sufficient boundary ' fence for Horry county so far as those rivers extend. Sec. 2. That whenever any of said stock or other animals be found upon the lands of j I any other person than the owner or mana[ ger of the same, the owner of such trespassing ! j stock shall be liable for all damages sustaiu| ed, and for the expenses of seizure and main- ; j tenauce, the said damages and expenses to be ; j recovered, when necessary, by action in any ! Court of competent jurisdiction ; and the said j j trespassing stock shall be held liable for the ! ! same in preference to all other liens, claims, j j or encumbrances upon it. Sec. 3. That any freeholder or tenant of; land, his agent or representative, may seize j and hold possession of any of the foregoing animals which may be trespassing upou his j premises, and as compensation for such seiz- j ure, may demand of the owner for every horse, J mule, ass, geriet, bull, ox, cow, calf or swine, j the sum of fifty cents, and for every sheep j goat, or other animal not herein named, the 1 sura of twenty-five cents, together with just I damages for injuries sustained, which recla- , raation shall, when possible, be laid before the j owner of the trespassing stock within forty- ; eight hours after seizure. Sec. 4. That in case the claim shall not be amicably or legally adjusted and the trespassing animals .recovered by the owner within twelve hours after the receipt of such notification, the owner shall further become liable in i a sum sufficient to cover the maintenance and care of his stock up to the time of its removal, j but the owner shall be entitled to immediate ! possession of his stock on due execution of such bond to cover the expeuses and claimed j damages as any trial justice shall decide to I be good and sufficient. Sec. 5. When the owner of trespassing j stock is unknown, said stock may be detain- j ed for the sp-^ce of one week, awaiting the i owner's action. It shall then be reported to, and become subject to the orders of, any trial justice in the county where the stock is taken up, who shall take such action in the premises ! as will effectuate the purposes of this Act, by advertising the said stock upon the courthouse j door and #in two other public places in the said connty, giving a full description of the same and the causes of seizure, together with the damages, costs and other allowances in dicated by this Act, for the space of ten days, and at the expiration of that time, should the owner of the stock not have appeared aud \ paid all the expenses, damages and costs | properly adjusted as in this Act required, j then the said trial justice shall order his ! constable to make public sale of the same to the highest bidder for cash, aud out of the proceeds of such sale he shall pay the costs, damages, expenses and adjusted claims as in this Act allowed, and the surplus, if any there be, shall be turned over by said constable to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the said county, to be by him paid to the owner of such stock upon proper proof of such owuerahip; and should the proper owner of such stock or am-1 mal not appear and obtain such surplus with- j in one year from the time the same was turn- j ed over to the said clerk of the court, then j the said clerk shall return and p$y over the j same to the county treasurer of the said ; county, to be by him disbursed as general i county funds. Sec. 6. In cases where known owners, shall ' after notification, neglect, for the period of j three days, to adjust the legal demands j against them provided in this Act, according to the plan of adjustment in Section 4, all further proceedings shall be taken under Section 5 of this Act, as though the owners were unknown. Sec. 7. Any person, other than the owner,! who shall remove, or destroy or leave down any portion of any fence in this State, intended to inclose animals of any kind, or who shall leave open any gate, or leave down any bars or other structure intended for a like purpose, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and any person who shall wilfully or negligently violate the first sec- j tion of this Act, shall also be grftlty of a | misdemeanor, and both classes of offenders shall be punishable by fine not less thau five [ nor more than thirty dollars, or be imprisoned j in the county jail not less than five nor more j than thirty days. Sec. 8. That whenever any animal shall ; be takeu up under the provisions of this Act it shall be unlawful for any person to j -1 -- J -1-' C il. a.. rescue iue same, or ueuver n iruua mo ^study of the person impounding it, and whoever shall violate this provision shall be | deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished as provided in Section 7 of this Act. Sec. 9. That it shall be a misdemeanor for any person wilfully to walk, drive or to allow his team to travel outside of the road on the cultivated lands of another, punishable 1 as in the next preceding section : Provided, That in case any person charged with this misdemeanor be brought before, or reported 1 to a trial justice, he may discharge himself from any further proceedings therein by pay- 1 ing such, fine, withiu the above limits, as the .1 trial justice may impose. i( Sec. 10. That in all criminal prosecutions for violations of the provisions of this Act, j' the defendant m <v plead, as a matter of defense, the full ratisfaction of all reasonable J demands of the party or parties aggrieved ,; by such violation ; and upou said plea being legally established, and upon payments of all costs accrued up to the time of such plea, he < he shall be discharged from further penalty. Sec. 11. That this Act shall take effect on : the first day of April, 1882, except in the counties of Charleston, Beaufort, Aiken, Lex- i ington, Colleton, Hampton, Orangeburg, Chesterfield and Williamsburg, in which counties this Act shall go into effect on the ! I first day of October, A. D., 1882 : Provided,! i That the stock of any inhabitant of the said ; counties shall be liable to the penalties of i this Act if fouud straying without the limits , i of the said counties. Provided, further, That the above exception shall not apply to so much of Aiken comity sb is included in the Township of Schultz, so much of the Township of Hammond as lies between the ! Hamburg Road and the Savannah River j aud the Township of Silverton. ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Just previous to the adjournment of the Legislature, for the holiday recess, the two Houses, in joint assembly, ratified a number of Acts, which have been approved by the Governor and become laws. Among the Acts ratified and approved, are the following of general or local interest: Au Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to renew and amend the charter of the town of Chester," approved March 28th, 1869, and amended February 14lh, 1878, by depriving the town council of the said towu of the right to commit prisoners to the county jail. An Act to limit the number of trial justices in the Court House township of Chester county to one, and to fix his compensation, and the compensation of his constable. A r\ A nt- tr\ nfltuKliak onrJ r?Viorfr?r a fnrru nu IV bOl?UiidU UUU VHUIbbi U 4W4J across the Catawba river, between tbe counties of York and Lancaster, and to vest tbe same in James M. Ivy, his heirs and assigns. Au Act to punish any person or persons who shall sell or dispose of any personal property on which ft mortgage of any kind may exist, without the written consent of the mortgagee. An Act to regulate the licensing of physicians and surgeons. An Act entitled "An Act to provide punishment for wilful or malicious injury to bridges on public roads." Au Act for the prevention of cruelty to animals. An Act for the better protection of the poles and wires of telegraph, telephone, and electric light companies. An Act to incorporate the News and Courier Publishing Company. An Act to require owners and keepers of toll bridges wiihiu the State to keep sufficient light or lights, by night, on said bridges, so as to enable persons traveling to see their way over said bridges. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to conform all special Acts of incorporation j to the provisions of the Constitution of the I State respecting the liabilities of stockholders | therein." An Act to amend an Act, ratified August 22d, 1868, entitled "An Act to regulate tbe manner of keeping and disbursing funds by certain officers," said amendments being the repeal of section 3 of said Act, which requires that the signature of the Governor of the State shall be affixed to certain checks drawn by the State Treasurer. An Ant. tn nrnvida artificial limbs for all soldiers of the State, who lost their legs or arms, or who have been permanently disabled in their legs or arms, during military service in the years 1861-62-63-64-65, and who have not been supplied under former Acts of the General Assembly. An Act to allow the State Superintendent { of Education to use fifteen hundred dollars of I the sum received from the Charleston Charitable Association of the State of South Carolina for the benefit the free school fund for the purpose of conducting normal institutes during the year 1882. An Act to prescribe the mode of ascertaining the average attendance on the public schools of this State and to apportion the school fund according to such attendance. An Act to authorize the faculties of State normal institutes to grant certificates and diplomas of qualifications to teach in the free public schools of this State on certain conditions. An Act to fix by law the weight of a bushel of cotton seed. An Act to make appropriations to meet the ordiuary expenses of the government of the State for the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1881. An Act to provide a general stock law and regulate the operations of the same. An Act to prevent the sale of spirituous or intoxicating liquors in the town of Rock Hill, in York county. ITEMS OF INTEREST. ? The real and persona! property in the United States averages twelve hundred dollars to every man, woman and child. ? The number of Jews in Jerusalem has latterly increased greatly. Twenty years ago there were comparatively few, now out of a population of 44,000, about 20,000 are Jews. ? Sir Garnet Wolseley, in a letter to Mr. Massett, says : "If all the English speaking provinces iu the world were joined together, in one federation, no Bismarck or king dare fire a shot in any part of the world." ? It is one of the curiosities of the Guiteau case that the assassin has enriched the family of his victim and almost beggared his uufortunate brotber in-law, who, out of a sense of duty, defends him. ? If the English language were divided into one hundred partB, sixty would be Saxon, thirty would be Latin, including, ot course, the Latin that has come to use through the Fiench, and five parts would be Greek. ? Minnesota's board of immigration reports that of a population of 781,793, 267,686 are foreign born, and 513,007 are natives. There are 3,724 negroes among the icebergs of the North Star State, of whom 2,541 were born there. ? The census bureau has completed the tables ou the wealth of the country. This shows, divided by sections, that the average wealth per capita is $623.15 in New England ; $452.24 in the Middle States ; $321.09 in the West; $145.94 in the South, and S359.59 on the Pacific SloDe. ? President Garrett, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, makes a proposition which, the Inter-Ocean thinks, if accepted, will either result in an enormous law suit or put an end to railway wars. He proposes that each of the trunk line railroads put up half a million dollars to be forfeited by the roads that do not stand by their agreements. ? A Virginia politician who has small hopes of Virginia returning to the Democracy in 1884, says : "Mahone, an admirable tactician in politics as in arms, is very strong ; and, with the Administration at his back, will be hard to overcome. If every Southern State had a Mahone, we would have more cause to fear the so-called Liberals than we shall probably ever have." ? Florida oranges are now ^ry plentiful. The crop this year is stated to be larger than ever, and the quality superior. None have been injured by frost. The Palatka Journal, of October 27, shows that 8,283,000 are produced in its district alone, and says : "This is clearly the bearing year for this section. The yellow pommesof Florida may substitute in some degree the usual supply of apples at the j North." ? A Washington letter says : "An announcement of considerable interest is au- j thoritatively made with regard to the ap- j pointment of women to offices. The Presi- j dent has determined to make no such ap-| pointments in the future. This rule will j apply to such offices as postoffices, pension J agencies, &c., and will not, of course, have; any bearing on positions in the departments, i President Arthur's reasons, as given byoueof! his friends, are that the postoffice department; has given a great deal of trouble as the result j of appointing women to office, and that such ! appointments have caused a good deal of dis-1 satisfaction in the party. This rule will affect a number of postoffices, the pension agency at Chicago, Ac." fUading (atthe $abkth. CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original J FUNERALS. From time immemorial it has been customary to perform certain ceremonies in connection with the burial of the dead. These are appropriately named burial or funeral services. In the Scriptures no form of burial services is laid down. During the patriarchal age the dead were generally, if not always, when ciroumstances would permit it, deposited in caves. Abraham buried or deposited Sarah in a cave, and in the same cave was buried Abraham himself, Isaac, his son, Rebekab, Leah and Jacob. The bones of Joseph, probably, were also buried in the same cave. Jaoob, however, buried Rachel at Bethlehem, and Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, "was buried beneath Bethel, under an oak." Upon the grave of Rachel Jacob set up a pillar. The cave of Machpelah was bought by Abraham, that he might possess, in bis own uame. a place in which he might bury his dead out of his sight. How many lifeless bodies were deposited iu that burial ground we are unable to tell. Probably a vast inul. titude. This is a reasonable supposition when we remember that every Jew desired to be buried with bis fathers. Except among savages of the lowest order and those in whom all the instincts of humanity are annihilated, all men desire that their lifeless remains may sleep in the embrace of the dust of their departed ancestors. The funeral services of the Jews, before "they mingled with the heathen and learned of them their way," was exceedingly simple. The eyes of the dead were closed by some one of the near kin. This was regarded as a peculiar privilege. Hence among the encouragements which God gave Jacob to go down into Egypt, he promised that "Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes." The simple meaning is, "Joseph shall be permitted to close the eyes of your lifeless body." No doubt this was regarded both by Joseph and Jacob as a remarkable providence and a distinguishing honor. After the eyes were closed the body was then washed, dressed in burial clothes and laid out in an upper chamber. Between the completion of these simple ceremouiea and the depositing of the corpse "out of sight," only a short time intervened?a few days at farthest. .1 . T7 i! it. - T 1 1 i I r rom wits punus uie uewa jeurueu iu practice a number of heathen rites and foolish, if not wicked ceremonies, in'connection with the burial of their dead. The body of Jacob was embalmed and a monrning of seventy days was observed. By the ancieut Jews, as it is yet by all civilized nations, to be deprived of burial was regarded as a dreadful calamity. One of the judgments which God declared he would send upon Jehoakim, King of Judah, was that he should not be lamented, but should be buried with the burial of an ass. To a mind not devoid of all the better feelings of humanity, there is something shocking in this. Let us picture to ourselves a community dragging the lifeless corpse of a fellow-heing away from its former abode, and leaving it iu some out-of-the-way place, to be devoured by birds and beasts. We are horrified. We are shocked, and humanity prompts us to beg, as a last request, that we be buried with our fathers. Among some of the heathens dead bodies were burned. Some in our day are anxious that cremation, as it is called, be adopted by Christian nations. Between this mode of disposing of the dead and that of dragging the dead body out into ^n old field or thicket as men drag out the carcass of a dead mule there is no difference. Funeral services and funeral ceremonies should be simple. Funeral sermons, like the inscriptions upon tomb-stones, are of questionakin nrnnriofv A lflrtrp nnmhpr nf fhp mrmt *""v f "f '~~J ? ?6 ? precious promises contained in the Scriptures may be found inscribed on the marble slabs which mark the spot where the lifeless bodies of the past generations of men mouldered into dust. Why is that ? For whose benefit were these quotations from the Bible made ? Surely not for the benefit of the dead. At death God ceases both to promise blessings and threaten judgments. Then the righteous are forever saved and the wicked forever lost. To the former faith is merged into fruition, and to the latter hope has forever expired. Hence it is useless, to say no more, to inscribe Scripture promises on tombstones. They do not, in many instances, indicate the affection of the living for the dead. What has been said of tombstone inscriptions may be repeated as applicable to funeral sermons. It is certainly pleasant to weeping friends to hear the virtues of their dead lauded and extolled, but to those who can see things as they are, such laudations are often in miserably bad taste. Such funeral sermons rarely do any good and should be avoided. One of the dangerous tendencies of funeral services is that they beget and foster the unscriptural notion that in some way or other these services affect the eternal destiny of the dead. A demonstration of this tendency is furnished by the fact that there are not a few persons who live in avowed neglect of all Christian duties, yet these same persons desire a funeral sermon preached over the dead bodies of their friends. These persons seem to say, "All that is necessary in order to be saved in heaven, is to have a funeral sermon preached at the time of burial." Others think it would be a lasting disgrace for their dead to be laid away without funeral services. These notions are not derived from the Bible. They are false and dangerous notions. No funeral services will save thoBe who die without faith in Jesus Christ. When kept within their legitimate bounds, funeral services are appropriate. It is a very remarkable thing, however, that so few per- j sons are permanently affected by funeral ser-! vices. Men have been converted in great j multitudes, by the most common-place ser- j mous, delivered by the most common-place preachers; men have been converted in barrooms, in ball-rooms, in their ordinary places , of business, on land and on sea; on the gal- j lows and on the cross; in the discharge of the I legitimate duties of life, and in the prosecu- j tion of plans of murder; but whoever heard ! of a conversion at a funeral ? Generally, the I masses return from a funeral "like a sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire." The solemnity of the occasion produced only a momentary sadness. In many cases, it is to be feared, the religious feelings were not even awakened. A feeling of sorrow and sadness pervaded the assembly, hut it was not the feeling that fills the soul of the devout worshiper of God. THE YORKYILLE ENQUIRER. PROSPECTUS FOR 1882. 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The four Premiums mentioned above will be awarded on the following conditions: The person getting up the largest club of yearly subscribers to the Enquirer, at $2 00 per annum, for each subscriber, will be entitled to the first choice of one of the above Premiums; the person getting up the second largest club, at the same price, to the second choice; the person getting up the third largest club, to the third choice; and the person getting up the fourth largest club, to the fourth choice. The time forcompleting clubs under the above offer is limited to 1 o'clock P. M., on the FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 18S2. Competitors may begin to seenre subscribers at once?the time of subscription to commence whenever the name is handed in. The money for each subscriber is expected to be paid at the time the name is entered on our books, and no name will be counted in competition for a premium until the subscription price has been paid. To persons who make np Clnbs of ten or more names, but who may fail to obtain a premium, we will send the Enquirer one year free ot charge; and to those who send a Club of twenty or more names, but who may fail to get a premium, we will forward a copy of the Enquirer one year free of charge, and a cony, one year, of any weekly newspaper or monthly magazine published in the United States, the publication to be selected by the. person entitled to receive it. It is not necessary that the names of a club should all be at the same post oA3ce. Names may be taken at any number of places. One name for two years will be equivalent to two names ft>r one year each. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered letter, or money order drawn on the Yorkville post-office. In sending names, write plainly, giving county, post office and State. All subscriptions will bs discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. A separate list will be kef* for each club-maker, who will be credited with . /ery name sent, 410 that the number returned by any person can be ascertained at a moment's notice. Persons who commence making clubs, will not be permitted, after the names have been entered upon our books, to transfer the names to another club-maker's list. The time in which additions may be made to clubs, under this proposition, will expire on the FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 1882. Therefore, persons who dosire the benefit of club rates, must subscribe and pay for the paper before that date, as after the expiration of that time, it will not be furnished for less than $2.50 unless new clnbs are formed. All letters should be addressed to L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C. November 17, 1881. 46 tf GOOD COFFEE. Everybody wants it, but very few get it, because most people do not know how to select coffee, or it is spoiled in the roasting or making. To obviate these difficulties has been our study. Thurber's package Coffees are selected by an expert who understands the art of blending various flavors. They are roasted in the most perfect manner (it is impossible to roast well in small quantities), then put in pound packages (in the bean, not ground,) bearingoursignaturoas a guarantee of genuineness, and each package contains the Thurber recipe for making good Coffee. We pack two kinds, Thurber's "No. 34," strong and pungent, Thurber's "No. 41," mild and rich. One or the other will suit every taste. Tbey have three great points, good quality, honest quantity, reasonable price. Ask your Grocer for Thurber's roasted Coffee in pound packages, "No. 34," or "No. 41." Do not bo put off with any other kind? your own palate will tell you what is best. Where persons desire it we also furnish tho "Ideal" Coffee-pot, the simplest, best and cheapest coffee-pot in existence. Grocers who sell our Coffee keep them. Ask for descriptive circular. Respectfully, <Sc., H. K. & F. B. THURBER <fc CO., Importers, Wholesale Grocers and Coffee Roasters, New York. P. S.?As the largest dealers in food products in the world, we consider it our interest to manu- : factureonly pure and wholesome goods and pack them inaiidy and satisfactory manner. All goods bearing our name are guaranteed to bo of superior quality, pure and wholesome, and dealers are authorized to refund the purchase price in any case where customers have cause for dissatisfac- ! , tion. It is, therefore, to tho interest of both deal- j ers and consumers to use Thurbcr's brands. December 22 51 4t NOTICE. jj WHEREAS, my wife, SUSAN W. WAL- ! LACE, refuses to make her home with me, I all persous are warned against extending credit to her on myaccount, as I will pay no bills unless j . contracted by myself. SAM. V. WALLACE. December 15, 1881. 50 3t I J. N. ROBSON & SON. COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND DEALERS IN FERTILIZERS, 68 EAST BAY. Cjiarlestox, November 9, 1881. AT the commencement of another business year we acknowledge with pleasure the patronage and confidence of our planting friends. Robson's Cotton and Corn Fertilizer, Robson's Compound Acid Phosphate, have given very gratifying satisfaction. Our Cotton and Corn Fertilizer is of the highest standard. It contains among other valuable ingredients 3 per cent. of Ammonia, 1J per cent, of Potash, 10 per cent, of available Phosphate. Haying been among the first to introduce (Juano in this State, we can confidently refer to our planting friends that during the series of years we have sold them Man urea we have always given a. pure article. Every Manure is tested. We offer the above Fertilizers for cash, time or cotton. Planters ordering immediately will be allowed to the 1st of April to decide which they prefer, cash or time. An order for a car-load often tons will be sent free of drayage, for a less amount $1 nfir fnn will hft elifirfrpd. November 24 ? 47 3m LIYERT AND FEED STABLE. THE undersigned would respectfully Inform the public that he has opened a LIVERY STABLE On his lot, near the Court House, and is amply prepared with HORSES, CARRIAGES, BUGGIES and WAGONS, to attend to any calls that may be made upon him by the traveling public. Special attention given to conveying TRAVELING SALESMEN to any point desired, in comfortable vehicles, and with careful drivers. Horses and vehicles to hire at reasonable prices. FEED STABLES. In connection with the Livery business, I am also prepared to furnish feed and stabling for horses, by the meal, dav, week or month. My long experience in the Livery Business warrants me in ensuring satisfaction to all who may favor me with their patronage. A few secona-band Buggies for sale at a bargain. " * F. E. SMITH." April 7 14 ly LCTO^sharpI THE first of NOVEMBER has passed, and every one who bought Guano from me and has not delivered the Cotton, is LIABLE TO BE SUED t > J ~ i i / For the face of their notes, which will add about $10.00 per ton to the debt. I cannot hold the Notes beyond the order of the Companies, and I may bo ordered, at any time, to turn the claims over to an OFFICER FOR COLLECTION. You can settle with me on better terms than you can with an officer, or even with the Company. It is to YOUR INTEREST TO DO SO. And it will save me, as well as yourself, the mortification of SENDING FOR THE COTTON. We have always been friends; le*t us continue so. A word to the wise is sufficient. T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent. ~ THE NEWS AND COURIER, HAVING taken theagency of the CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS AND COURIER for Yorkvilleand vicinity, I would respectfully inform the citizens that I will promptly deliver that paper EVERY AFTERNOON At TWENTY CENTS per week. This places subscribers in Yorkvillo on the same footing of subscribers in the city of Charleston. THE NEWS AND' COURIER "is received in Yorkville on the afternoon of THE DAY OF PUBLICATION. I will also receive sulworiptions for the TRIWEEKLY NEWS, the WEEKLY NEWS, and the SUNDAY NEWS. Subscriptions for these papers to be paid in advance, and weekly subscriptions to the daily to be paid at the end of each week. SAM M. GRIST. September 1 35 tf GERMAN KAINIT, (Direct importation.) PERUVIAN GUANO, Direct from the Agent of the Peruvian Government. FISH GUANO, 6 to 8 per cent. Ammonia. NOVA SCOTIA LAND PLASTER. South Carolina GROUND PHOSPHATE, Fine Ground and High Grade. For sale by HERMANN BULWINKLE, Kerr's Wharf, Charleston, S. C. December 15 50 3m DENTALSURG E R Y. Dr. J. B. PATRICK, of Charleston, SURGEON DENTIST, ^BS5k WILL visit Yorkville, professionally, in January next, when he will ^-U-LLLJ be pleased to wait npon all who may require the services of a DENTIST. Being amply prepared with the best instruments and all the improved appliances, he feels warranted in assuring perfect satisfaction. Ladies waited on at their residence. Rooms at the Rawlinson House. September 22 88 ly P. C. WILSON", DEALER IN SUGGIES, CARRIAGES, PH/ETONS, SPRING WAGONS, &0., ' CHARLOTTE, X. C. OPEN BUGGIES $55, STEEL BOW TOP $65. August 11 32 tj GARRY IRON ROOFING CO." and Cement. 79 and SI Columbus Street, *-?T. LIT/ l.!T. A TVm. OHIO. Send for circulars and price lists. February 26 9 ly EST7MRS. SOPHIA S. BEATTY, DEC'D. A LL and singular the creditors of said estate, /V are required by the Decretal Order of the Court of Common Pleas for York County, in the case of "John A. Beatty ct <U., vs. Ivy S. Beatty, Adm'r., Ac., et al." to establish their demands against said estate, before me, on or before the first day of March, A. D., 1862. JOS. F. WALLACE, Clerk of the Court. Hart A Hart, Plaintiff's Attorneys. December 1 48 6t "agents wanted. WE want a limited number of active, energetic canvassers to engage in a pleasant and profitable business. Good men will find this a , rare chance TO MAKE MONEY. Such will please answer this advertisement by letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what business they have been engaged In. None but those who mean business need apply. Address FINLEY, HARVEY A CO., Atlanta, Ga. January 6 1 ly J. R. SCHORB'S PHOTO-GALLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL A SUPERIOR Skylight, a gallery with every ! convenience, and a determination to do my best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all in j want of correct and flattering likenesses. Cloudv | weather is as good or better than sunshine for all subjects, except small children. wanted. Five shares of Chester and leNOIR RAILROAD STOCK. Apply at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. July 28 30 tf JOB PRINTING. OWING to our superior facilities with the l>est machine presses, an abundance of typeund first-class appointments throughout our office, we are prepared to execute ALL MANNER OP JOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prees 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 : BILL HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads, $3.00 $5.(0 Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.fO Sixth-sheet Bill Heads 2.00 3.(0 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet bill heads. We will fill an order for bill hcsds, giving any desired number of either size of sheet at proportionate prices. LETTER HEADS. For 500 For 1100 Pnmmoriiifil 'Wnfp ... 82. IS 8.1.55 locket Note, 2.25 3.E0 Letter (large size) 3.00 5.CC For the above work we use a superior quality * of paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction In ev- t ery instant. We also give special attention to the printfn^of Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorises, which we furnish strictly according to the requirements of the Justices of the Supreme Court, end in proof reading exercise tho utmost care to snsure accuracy. We are prepared to furnish all other kindf of printing, from a visiting card to a large volume, and will be pleased to furnish estimates for sny style of work desired. Address, L. M. GRIST. Yorkville. S. (!. September 9 37 tf ~C. & L. NARROW GAUGE EAIIEOAioT SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains, from Chester, S. C., to Lincolnton, N. C., taking effect at 3.15 o'clock, P. M., December 19, * 1881: GOING NORTH. Leave Chester 3.15 P. M. Leave Lowrysville 3.45 P. M. Leave McConnellsville 4.05 P. M, Leave Gutliriesville 4.15 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville 4.40 P. M. Leave Yorkville 4.50 P. M. Leave Clover 5.30 P. M. Leave Bowling Green 5.40 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek 5.50 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge 6.00 P. M. Leave Gastonia 6.30 P. M. Leave Dallas 6.50 P. M. Leave Hardin's - 7.15 P. M. Arrive at Lincolnton 7.45 P. M. GOING SOUTH. Leave Lincolnton, 7.00 A. M. Leave Hardin's 7.25 A. M. Leave Dallas, 7.50 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia* 8.10 A. M. Leave Gastonia 8 30 A. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge i 8.50 A. M. Leave Crowder's Creek 9.00 A. M. Leave Bowling Green 9.10 A. M. Leave Clover 9.25 A. M. Arrive at Yorkville 10.00 A. M." Leave Yorkville ? 10.10 A. M. Leave Guthriesville 10.35 A. M. Leave McConnellsville -.10.50 A. M. Leave Lowrysville -..11.10 A. M. Arrive at Cheater 11.40 A. M. * Break fa* t. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. December 22 51 tf RICHMOND AND DAK VILLE RAILROAD. V CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ON and after Sunday, November 20th, 1831, Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line division of this road will be as follows: U. S. i'a?t Mail. I Eiprcw. fu. 8. MalF. EASTWARD. No. 55. j No. 51. | No. 5.1. I.enve AUnnui.... 3.15 P.M. i 5.30 A.M. Arr. Gainesville,..1 5.31 P. M. ! 7 42 A. M. " Toocna 7.15 P. M. L'v8 00 P. M.| 8.10 A. M " Seneca 8.36 P. M.'Arr.9.17 P. M. 10.47 A. M ^ " Greenville 10 0-2 P. M. 10.54 P. M. 12.15 P. M. " Spartan!)'g.... 11.17 P.M. 12.15 A. M.j IJ8 P. M. " Gnmnnla 1.29 A. M. 2.50 A. M.i 4.04 P. M. " Charlotte 2.30 A. M. 3 52 A. M.| 5.00 P. M. WESTWARD ost Mall. E x press. U. S. Mall. No. 54. No. 50. No. 511. L>ve Charlotte.... 12 10 A.M. 10.25 P. M. 12.30P. M. Arr. Gaetonla 1.01 A. M. 11.20 P. M. 1.24 P. M. " Spartnob'g... 2-57 A. M. 1.50 P.M. 3.45 P.M. " Greenville... 4.16 A. M. 3.30 P.M. 5.03 P.M. " Senccn 5.14 A.M. 5.19 P. M. 6.50 P.M. " Toecoa 6.50A.M. 6.20 P.M. 8.00P.M. " Lula 8.14 A.M. 9.14 P.M. ? Gainesville.. 8.12 A.M. 9.45 P.M. " Atlanta | 11.00 A. M. 12.05 A.M. T. M. R. TA LCOTT, General Manager I. Y. SAGE, Superintendent A. POPE, General Passenger Agent December 8 49 tf STATEOF SOUTH CAROLINA^ COUNTY OP YORK?COURT OF COMMON PLEA8 William Z. Kell, J. T. Kelt, 8. A. Kelt, Sarih *_ Haves, Jolin D. Kell, Elmore Kell, Jason J. Keil, Lucius Lindsay, and Elizabeth Lindsay, a minor, by her guardian, ad litem, Lucius Lindsay, Plaintiffs, against Banks Kell, Hugh Kell, and.S, G. Hemphill, Administrator aim testamento annexo of John G. Kell, deceased, Defendants.?Summons for Relief?Complaint not Served. To the Defendants. YOU arc hereby summoned and required .to ans5verthe complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon yon, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers, at their office, in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such oomliwi. an/1 if nmi fiiil fn flnnwoi" f.hn ?imnl#int within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated November 23rd, 1881. WILSON A WILSON, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. [L. S.] Jos. F. Wallace, C. C. C. Pleas. To the Defendants, KinksKell and Hugh Kell.*? Please take notice that the summons and complain t in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Common Pleas for the County of York, in the State of South Carolina, on the 16th day of November, A. D., 1881. WILSON A WILSON, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. November 24 47 6t IF YOU WANT. IF you want one of the best and most entertaining magazines published in the Uuited States or anywhere eise, subscribe for Harper's Monthly Magazine or Scribner's Monthly. The price for either is only $4.00 a year. If you want a splendid magazine for your children, subscribe for St. Nicholas. It is acknowledged to be the best juvenile magazine published in the world. Price $3.00 a year. If you want the best lady's magazine, subscribe for Demorest's Magazine, Gody's Lady's Book or Peterson's Magazine and you will get what you want. The price for either of these publications is only $2.00 a year. If you want a first-class story paper, subscribe for Saturday Night. Price $3.00 a year. If yon want any magazine or paper published in the United States, I will order it for you at publisher's price. SAM M. GRIST. HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. THE undersigned offers for sale, the Lot in Yorkville, known ds the "Meek Place." It is situated near the Methodist Church, and con- : tains TWO AJDRES, more or less. On the lot is a two-story Dwelling lionse, containing si a. LARGE ROOMS AND A BASEMENT, a lumber house, corn-crib and stable. Terms will be made easy. L. M. GRIST. CLEANSING AND REPAIRING. ' THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he is prepared to cleanse garments of any fabric whatever, rendering them perfectly clean, and if unfaded, restoring them to the original brightness and lustro of the goods. Do not throw away yorr old clothes, but have them cleaned and made to look as woll as new. Work promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices. THOMAS BALLARD. March 10 10 tf J. W. BATMAN, PRACTICAL BARBER AND HAIR DRE88ER. SHOP in SPRINGS MOORE building, on first floor, in the rear ol'.Withers Adickes' store. Easy shaving, fashionable hair-cutting and dress-' ing and polite attention to all customers. Call ^ and give him atrial. par Also dealer in CIGARS and TOBACCO. September 15 25 tf She ?tfivtUt (Smpiw. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single copy for one year, $2 50 For six months, 125 For three months, 75 Two copies one year, 4 00 Ten copies one year, 20 00 And an extra copy for a club of ten. ADVERTISING RATES. ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first insertion, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each subsequent insertion. A square consists of the space occupied by seven lines of this size type. p?f Contracts will bo made at reduced rates for advertising space to be used for throe, six, or twelve months.