Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 24, 1882, Image 4

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Mlumorous eparturnt. A FUSSY STORY OF THE WAR. W , a good hoy, who became a first class soldier, enlisted when quite young, in the beginning of the late war. Almost his first night in camp he was put on guard, near New York. The officer of the guard had a way of hesitatingly interjecting the sound "ul^' into his sentences. In the course of the evening a new detail was required. When the Adjutant went to conqwrny E to make the detail he could find no non-commissioned officers there, so he went to company C. None were there. Much puzzled at the circumstance, jis all of the privates were present, he went to the other companies, but the same state of things existed. All the sergeants and corj)0rals had somehow strangely disappeared. Not one was in camp. They must in some mysterious way have passed the guard against orders and gone to town on a good time. The Adjuiani reponea me iiiiusu<u uv-uuncuw the officer of the day, who called on the officer of the guard for explanation, without result. So all three of these officers, joined by the Colonel, made the rounds of the sentries, questioning each as to what he might know about it. All were entirely ignorant of the facts until they reached W , who was innocently and unconcernedly pacing his beat. The Colonel gruffly demanded: "Have you let any non-commissioned officers pass out ?" "Yes, sir,7' promptly answered W , "all of 'urn. They've gone to town." "What right had you to let them pass Qut V" thundered the now furious Colonel. "It's my orders to let non-commissioned officers go," replied honest W . "No such orders were given. What do you mean ?" "There was, sir, to me. The officer of the guard give 'em, sir." "I?never," denied the officer of the guard. "I gave you orders to let-uh' commissioned officers pass out freely; let no others pass." "There!" exclaimed W , "that is jest what orders you give me, zackly?and I have, and I hain't let no tothers go out at all. Sev ernl capens have tried to go out, an' I wouldli^t let 'em, cos they warn't uncommissioned officers, like sergeants and corprils is." The idea was so ludicrous that W was not even reprimanded, and he made a good, brave record in the war .?Detroit Free Press. Going to the Post Office.?One of the oddest sights in the South is to see the negroes hang about the post offices. They are the first ones to call in the morning and the last to leave at night, and it is by no means rare to have them inquire for mail 15 times a day. I was in the office at Marietta, Ga., when an aged darkey limped in and inquired : "Am dar fo'or five letters heah for Junebroke Duke ?" "No, sir," replied the Postmaster, after taking a look. "Well, den, I'll take one." "There are no letters for you." "Isn't dar a newspaper ?" "No." "Hasn't I done got nuffin 'tall ?" "Not a thing." "Dat's curus?werry curus," muttered the man as he walked out. I followed after, and when I asked him if he expected an important letter that day, he replied: "Sartin I does. Dat's why I'ze walked fo' miles dis mawnin'." "Where is the letter coming from ?" "I dunno." "Did you expect news or money in the letter?" "Deed I did, sah. I 'spected dat letter might hah ?20 into it." "Who from ?" "I dunno, but I 'spected it." lie then told me that he could neither read nor write, had no friends to write to him, had never mailed a letter nor received one in his life, and yet he had inquired for mail at least five hundred times a year for the past ten years. In fact, it wasn't an hour after I left iiim before lie circled around to the post office again and said: 'kI reckon I must hab. some mail by dis time." "No?nothing for you." "Wall, if dat hain't cuius?werry curus! Beckon I'd better wait for dat one o'clock train."?Cor. Detroit Free Press A Base Insinuation'.?Texas preachers are said to be very eccentric, and their mild unnaturalness has given rise to a great many remarks and a few stories. The following narrative was told us by a slanderer : A minister arose liefore a large audience, took his text and began preaching. A brisk firing of pistols began on the outside of the church. "Brother Deacon," said the minister, "I lielieve those fellows are casting insinuations at me. In fact I am very nearly convinced," he continued, as a piece of plastering fell from the wall close to his head. "I think, parson, that it refers to some one else," replied the worthy deacon. The minister raised a glass of water and was in the act of putting it to his lips, when the glass fell, shattered by a pistol bullet. "This is an innuendo no longer," said the minister, wiping the water from his vest, "this is what I term an unmistakable thrust. The congregation will please sing while I go out mnffov to tlioro unrtflipv illlu llivraugiuc uic uinim. 10 imviv preacher in the house V" "Yes," said the old man, throwing down a stick which he had been whittling, arising and pulling at the waist of his pants like a man who had just straightened up after setting out a row of tobacco across a broad field. "Got on an extra ?" "Yes." "Unlimber." The whittling preacher handed over a large lieiningtort pistol which the insulted preacher took, and drawing one from his belt, started out. After going out there was an immediate improvement in the tiring business. It was decidedly . more life-like, insomuch that the deacons sat working their fingers. After a while the minister returned, and placing an ear and a nostril and a half of a nose on the pulpit, remarked: "He that hath ears to hear let him behave himself." The sermon then proceeded without interruption.?Little HodGazette. - A Gunman Eclipse.?Apropos of the recent solar eclipse, a story worthy of Ilacklaender has recently gone the round of the German papers. It appears that on the morning of the event alluded to Captain von S , of the Fussilliers, issued the following verbal order to his company, through Sergeant-Major, to lie communicated to the men after forenoon parade: "This afternoon a solar eclipse will take place. At 3 o'clock the whole company will parade in the barrack-yard. Fat igue jackets and caps. I shall explain the eclipse to the men. Should it rain, they will assemble in the drill-shed." The Sergeant-Major, having set down his commanding officer's instructions in writing, as he had understood them, formed the company into a hollow square at the conclusion of the morning drill, and read iiis version of the order to them, thus : "This afternoon a solar eclipse will take place in the barrack-yard, by order of the captain, and will be attended by the whole company, in fatigue jackets arid caps. The captain will conduct the solar eclipse in person. Should it rain, the eclipse will take place in the drillshed."?London Teleyraph. Theological Pleasantry.?F. K. Van Tassel, a local missionary in Ulster, contributes to the Kingston Freeman an article from which we take the following story : "As I passed through Hasbrouck I saw a church in an unfinished condition, and inquired what church it was. I learned that it was Mr. Hamilton's. This leads me to speak of this second Robert Collyer, a blacksmith and a preacher. One day a minister of the Methodist Episcopal denomination came to have his horse shod by Mr. Hamilton. Knowing his Baptist proclivities, he thought to joke him. Said he, "Is this a Baptist shop V" "It is, sir" said Mr. Hamilton. "Well I want Methodist shoes put on my horse." "All right, sir." The sturdy blacksmith, with a smile went to work, turned, calked and fitted the shoes, then laid them down and waited, saying, "Will take some time to cool, sir; you will have to wait a little." "Why don't you dip them into the tub ?" said the Methodist man. "Oh, that would make them Baptist shoes, sir!" said Mr! Hamilton. The joke had gone far enough by this time, and the Methodist brother replied, "Oh, well, dip them anyway ; I'm ina hurry." So the Methodist horse wore Baptist shoes one time, and was no worse for it. $h? Jfitm ami preside. tmiNtf LAND^E i Farmers are 'beginning'fd see The advantage j of occupying their grain fields with some grow| ing crop after the grain is harvested. Land j in a state of nature is occupied the season {through. There is no "rest," as is held nec| essary by some, with cultivated soil, for the reason that no effort is required for growth. Practice has demonstrated this long ago, wliere land has been tilled annually for generations, bearing as good crops now as at first, and better where the land has been properly taken care of. The practice of keeping the ground unoccupied the latte* part of the season from the time the grain crop is removed, has nothing at all to recommend it, and much to oppose. The land is not only idle, but there is a chance for weeds and coarse grasses to grow and ripen their seeds especially in moist weather, which sometimes occurs in the latter part of the season. This, in a large proportion of land, is a great source of evil, as our fields abundantly attest. To have the ground exposed during the heat and drouth of August and September, is not likely to benefit it. On the other hand, to cultivate and harrow it is a benefit, no doubt more than paying for the trifling expense of the work, which is soon accomplished. If the plow is needed on account of grass and weeds, all the greater will be the benefit. Immediately after the ground is worked wnen yet moist, sow it to some crop so iu get it started in case of drouth. ' During the rest of the season the growth will be drawing fertility from the atmosphere, and shading the ground no doubt further favors fertility.; This crop turned down in the fall^ rather lightly, will afford an excellent seed bed in the spring, with the certainty of an increased yield in the crop, and the land will be cleaner and in better condition. This practice continued yearly will lie a constant benefit, requiring less manure and the vegetable material thus added will further favor fertility by retention and the chemical effect upon the mineral matter of the soil. Clay soil will also be less tenacious and hard. The effect is somewhat like yearly turning down sod, with the advantage of more speedy decomjxjsition, and benefit to the crop that follows. The advantage here over green manuring proper is that it does not interfere with the regular cropping of the season. The earlier crops, like rye and wheat, being removed, a large mass of vegetable material may be grown and turned down in time for the fall sowing of winter grain. For this purpose there is probably nothing better than the pea, which will readily rot and afford pabulum for a good growth of the grain by winter, the ground becoming sufficiently compact by spring for this grain, especially in clay soils. One of my neighbors raised 22 bushels per acre of wheat on sod turned down a few weeks before sowing. The season was favorable for wheat. Tlie next year wheat "on the same ground, well worked without manure, was a failure. I have known stubble ground bearing coarse grass and weeds turned down with success for wheat, and this without manure, the soil not over rich, and for years cropped and reduced. The point of importance to be always kept in view fe the amount of vegetable matter in the soil. In old worn out land it is always more or less wanting, and here it has the greatest effect, and a comparatively small amount doing much to increase the growth. I have seen this done in not a few cases, and it has always been satisfactory, Rye and peas are the plants mostly used, and millet where the ground is not poor is recommended. Any quick growing rich plant will do. With rye > - 1,Q ocfl.ov tlllU liU imsiaivc van ncii uu tutiuv^ uu vm j are of quick growth and rich in fertilizing material. The i>ea is best adapted to summer growth, to follow after wheat or rye. As it is a fast grower a large amount of materiiil is secured to be turned down in the fall or spring. Another thing with this grain is of special value ; it is adapted to poor or run down soil ; with the aid of plaster which, where it has its full effect, more than doubles the growth, and hence should always be used for this purpose. In such case nothing approaches it for fertilizing land cheaply in a short time, and 110 time is better than after a grain crop, to fill the idle gap. Where the time of growth is shorter, as after late crops, rye is the plant, growing 011 till winter, and early and rapidly in the spring, affording a rich and abundant mass of matter to turn down 011 land not too much impoverished, otherwise manure must be used, and it is a paying operation where the time will allow of its application ; the manure, instead of being frittered away, is retained in the soil. It should be the study of the farmer how best he may till up this gap of the season?a great advantage long neglected. Much can be done, and in various ways, and it should be made a regular work on the farm. There is a wide range of treatment, from simple harrowing the land and sowing the seed, as on sandy soil, to the more elaborate working and manuring which clay requires. For experiment take light soil, harrow well, weighting the harrow if iiu/moj'ii'ir ami' iismcr rrvnsnm for mil IX. UtVVOUUlJ ) J/VWW, P?J nure. This is soon done with little cost. Omit the experiment on part of the fields so as to see the difference in the effect if any. Let the experiment cover several seasons in succession.?F. (?., in Country Gentleman. Tiie Grapevine in August.?The most active work of the vineyard is over, still the vines will need some care. The laterals may still need pinching, and late shoots may push where they are not wanted, and must be broken off. Most of the troublesome insects of this season are large and readily noticed, so that the only remedy, whether for the large grapevine caterpillars, or the beetles mentioned 011 other pages, hand-picking can be applied. The chief troubles of the grape-grower this month, are the Leaf-hopper, iucorrecctly called Thrips, and Mildew. The little insects, which in some places rise in clouds as one passes among the vines, and appears of a general dingy-white color as it Hies, is, when caught and examined, found to be handsomely marked with scarlet. It remains attached to the leaves, sucking the juices, in its early life, and it is only when it gets wings, that its presence is usually noticed. The only remedy Hiof tiuo Vincm enrr<rp?toil fur flip r.P!lt'.lim?lif?r ill its winged state is to carry lights or torches among the viv > at night. Mildew appears in the hot, dry days Pale spots are seen on the leaves, and if the underside be examined, there will be found the gray patches of minute fungus, which cause the trouble. ?Sul phur is the remedy. This, upon the first appearance of the Mildew, should be freely and thoroughly dusted upon the foliage of the vines. Bellows for the purpose are sold at the seed and implement stores. The bellows I are like an old fashioned kitchen bellows, and j have a wide tube about an inch across. The I valve hole is stopped by a cork, and a quantiI ty of Flowers of Sulphur being placed in the body of the bellows, through this opening, it it is blown, when the bellows is worked, like a fine cloud of dust, which settles on the foliage, and soon puts an end to the Mildew. The dusting should be done on a hot still day, and two, or at most three applications, will save the foliage, which otherwise would have become useless .?American Ayricnltundht for Any list. Los* in Curing Fodder.?The subject of curing hay and other fodder is a very interesting one, and much study may profitably be given to it. It is rarely considered fully or rightly. When fodder is simply drTed, the water is taken out of it; but with the water a considerable quantity of volatile matter, as the flavoring essential oils and other substances, are removed, unless the drying is done j in the shade and slowly and without much : heat. The sun's heat and light have a chemi| cal effect certainly, but to what extent this is exerted we do not know, excepting so far as we may find the fodder dried quickly in bright, j hot sunshine deficient in feeding value. When ! hay or fodder is cured in the silo, or even in the cock, being put in moist or damp, a certain amount of heat is produced, and this heat is so much combustion of carbonaceous matter. Some of the starch, sugar, gum, cellular tissue, must be oxidized and changed either to carbonic acid'and lost by evaporation with the moisture or turned into acid or alcohol, the latter evaporating very quickly in the cock. In drying 2,000 pounds of hay, 0,000 pounds of water is evaporated, and to get rid of this water a sufficient quantity of the carbon is consumed to reduce the feeding value considerably, unless, as is probably true, a portion of the woody fiber is also reduced by the heat to digestible starch, sugar and gum. ?he itatc |heijt0crafg. STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. i full text of the constitution as amended, august 2, 1882. The Constitution of the Democratic party of South Carolina as amended by the late Convention is as follows: Article I. There shall be one or more Democratic Clubs organized in each election precinct, each of which Clubs shall have a distinct title, "The Democratic Club," and shall elect a President, one or more VicePresidents, a Recording and a Corresponding Secretary and a Treasurer, and shall have the following Working Committees, of not less than three members each, viz. : A Committee on Registration, an Executive Committees as to each Club may seem expedient. Art. II. The meetings of the Clubs should be frequent after the opening of the canvass, and some member of the Club or invited speaker deliver an address at each meeting if practicable. Art III. The President shall have power to call an extra meeting of the Club, and members of the Club shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Art. IV. The Clubs in each county shall be held together and operate under the control of County Executive Committee, which sliull fonsist of one member from each Club, to l>e nominated by the respective Clubs and elected by the County Convention and such other members as the Convention may add. The Executive Committee, when elected, shall appoint its own ollicers and fill all vacancies which may arise when the Convention is not in session. ' The tenure of office of the Executive Committee shall be until the next general campaign unless sooner removed or suspended by County Convention. The present County Executive Committees shall continue in office until the first meeting of the County Conventions under this organization. Art. V. County Democratic Conventions shall be composed of delegates elected by the several Local Clubs?one delegate for every Club, and an additional delegate for every twenty-five (25) enrolled members?with the right to each County Convention to enlarge or diminish the representation according to circumstances. This Convention shall be called together by the Chairman of the Executive Committee, under such rules as each county may adopt, and when assembled shall be called to order by the Chairman of the Executive Committee, and proceed to elect from among its members a President, one or more VicePresidents, a Secretary and Treasurer. The Convention shall proceed to business, and when the same is transacted it shall adjourn (lie. \ i!'p vr The mode and manner of nomi nating candidates for county offices or for the State, Judicial and Congressional Conventions shall be regulated in each county by the respective County Conventions. Art. VII. The State Convention shall be composed of delegates froin each county in the numerical proportion to which that county is entitled in both branches of the General Assembly. Art. VIII. The officers shall be a President, one Vice-President from each Congressional District, two Secretaries and a Treasurer. Art. IX. The State Executive Committee shall be composed of three from each Congressional District. The delegates from the counties comprising the Congressional District to nominate the candidates from that district, and the Convention shall then proceed tu an election. The member representing South Carolina on the National Democratic Coniinitte shall be ex officio a member of the State Democratic Committee. Art. X. The Executive Committee shall elect its own Chairman and other officers, and shall meet at the call of the Chairman or any live members at such times and places as he may appoint. Art. XI. The Executive Committee shall uive power, by the vote of a majority of the whole Committee, to call a Convention of the Democratic party of the State at such time ind place as it may designate ; and is charged with the execution and direction of the policy >f the party in the State, subject only to this Constitution, the principles declared in the platform, and such instructions, by resolutions >r otherwise, as the State Convention may from time to time adopt; and shall continue in office for two years from the time of election, or until the assembling of the next State Convention for the nomination of a State ticket, unless superseded by the action of the Ct.i+a fmivotif inn A llfl if ?11V VJlf'iinf'.V Oil I the State ticket be occasioned by death, removal, or other cause, tiie Committee shall have power to fill the vacancy : Provided this shall not apply to the office of Governor when there shall be sufficient time to call a State Convention. Art. XII. When the State Democratic Convention assembles, it shall be called to order by the Chairman of the State Executive Committee, shall eiect a temporary President, and shall proceed immediately to the election of permanent officers and the transaction of business. The Convention, when it has concluded its business, shall adjourn sine die. And when a Convention is called by the Executive Committee, such Convention shall be composed of newly elected delegates. Art. XIII. Representation in Judicial and Congressional Conventions shall be on the same basis as in State Conventions. A majority of delegates shall be present at a Convention to constitute a quorum for nominating a candidate either for Congress or Solicitor. The delegation of each county in a Congressional or Judicial Convention shall have power to fill any vacancy in the delegation. And whenever any county is or shall be sut-divided among two or more Congressional Districts the delegates to the Conventions of the several Congressional Districts shall be elect ed by the County Democratic Convention, and apportioned among the respective Congressional subdivisions of the county in proportion to population. In every Convention to nominate a candidate for Congress or for the office of .Solicitor a majority of the votes shall be necessary to a choice, and the votes shall l>e taken viva voce and recorded, unless there be but one candidate, in which event the vote may be taken by acclamation. As soon as a Congressional oxJudicial Convention has nominated the party candidate for Congress or Solicitor, it shall adjourn sine <lie, and whenever a candidate to till an unexpired term of either oilice has to be nominated, it shall be done by a new Convention of delegates fresh from the people. The | Executive Committee of each Congressional ! District or Judicial Circuit shall consist of the j several County Chairmen of the respective j counties and parts of counties composing such 1 District or Circuit, which Committee shall ; elect its own Chairman, Secretary and Trcasu- j rer, who shall continue in office for two years in a District and for four years in a Circuit, resi>ectively, or until their successors shall have been elected. It shall require the consent of a majority of the whole executive Committee in any District or Circuit to callaNom- j mating Convention. . The Executive Committee of each Districtj or Circuit shall be specially charged in its dis-; cretion, except as herein provided, and subject to the .State platform, as well as under the su-; I pervision of the State Executive Committee, 1 with the conduct of every election for Con- i gressional Representatives or Solicitors in such j District or Circuit, and said Committee shall | meet at the call of the Chairman or of any ; three members at such times and places as he or they may appoint. Each Congressional Convention shall meet within its Congressional District, and each : Judicial Convention shall meet within its Uir-! ! cuit. I I Art. XIV. The Constitution shall not go j ! into force until the State campaign of 1878. DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM?18S2. | The Democratic party of South Carolina, in State Convention assembled reaffirming the j. principles and declarations of the State plat- < j forms of 1870 and 1878, and their continued devotion to the principles of the National ' Democractic party, and pledging to that party i j their earnest co-oi>eration and support, de-., ! clare the following principles as formulating! the policy of the South Carolina Democracy in State and Federal affairs, and invite j the aid and support of all good citizens in carrying them into effect: 1. Wise and just legislation, the impartial administration of equal laws, economy with j efficiency in every department of the State government. 2. Popular education is the bulwark of free 1 institutions. Liberal appropriations for the ! public schools for the whole people. 1 :!. The systematic efforts of the Republican party to obstruct reform and destroy good government in South Carolina by turning to partisan purposes the appointing power of the r Federal government is a stauding menace to " the people of this State and a growing danger to good citizens in every part of the Union. ] The Federal offices in this State are made political infirmaries and training schools for v the defeat of Jionest government in South Carolina. 4. Honest home rule. The Democracy of South Carolina, representing the taxpayers of i the State and a majority of the whole people, ti invite and have the right to expect the sym- c pathy and support of their fellow countrymen t in their strenuous efforts to preserve an intel- 9 ligent and eqnal administration of the government. "). The practice of packing juries in political cases in the United States Court in this I State is a criminal violation of the inaliena- b ble right of every citizen to a fair trial by a jury of his peers. I G. The extension of the franchise, as a political result of the late war, has enlarged enor- j mously the number of present and prospective g voters requiring education in the public schools. The burden was increased, while the ability of the State to bear it was diminished. The Federal government, by liberal appropriations from the Treasury, on the basis of illiteracy, should help the Southern States to cure the fl evil of non-intelligent suffrage. A national I1 danger calls for national action and national aid. 7 f'Uril Bomldii rafni-m nilimintmpilt S If) minor offices under tests tiiat will indicate the qualifications of the applicant, promotion by merit, a fixed tenure of office, and no removals, * except for cause. {! ft. Blackmailing public servants, under the ? guise of i>olitical assessments, converts the public treasury, to the extent of the contribu- tions called for, into a campaign fund for the advancement of a i?olitical party, thus taxing the whole people for partisan purposes. 9. The present protective tariff robs the many for the benefit of the few. The duties on imports should be decreased, and an early repeal of the duty on cotton ties, on the machinery used in the manufacture of cotton ti and wool, and on tools and agricultural im- H pleinents, will stimulate manufactures and be 'I a welcome relief to the farmer and laborer. [ 10. It is most desirable that tiie internal 5 revenue taxation be abolished, so soon as this ? can be accomplished without rendering permanent the existing protective system. Rig- q id economy in the conduct of the government v will hasten the day when the tariff shall be as r moderate as in the early days of the Republic v and the army of office holders employed under * the internal revenue laws be disbanded. ? 11. The public credit?national and State? t must be religiously maintained. a 1*2. In the conduct of affairs in this State v the Democracy have been actuated by but one c desire, and that is to promote the greatest 0 good of the State. Only within the Demo- ^ cratic party and by party action can defective j legislation be remedied without im)>eriling the f safety and well-being of the State. Democratic unity is public safety and private security. 1 13. In the State, justice and equality for all, ? to insure harmony and good will between the j races ; in the Union, no sectionalism in policy 9 or feeling. An indissoluble Union of indes- j trnctiblf States. One llacr. one country, one J destiny. fartuiiUe inquirer. [ TEIIM^ or SUBSCRIPTION: Single copy for one year, 12 50 For six months, 1 25 For three months, 75 Two copies one j'ear, 4 00 Ten copies one year, 20 00 Vnd an extra copy for a club of ten. ADVERTISING RATES. ONE DOLLAR per square, for the tirst insertion, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each mhsequent insertion. A square consists of the <pace occupied by seven lines ol this size type. gOS" Contracts will be made at reduced rates for advertising space to be used for three, six. ?r twelve months. TAX NOTICE?1881. MY BOOKS will be opened on the 15th day of September, 1882, for the final collection of the Slate and County Taxes for the fiscal year 1881, and will be kept open until the 31st day of October (inclusive)." For the accommodation of Tax-payers, I will attend at the following places on the days named: Yorkville?Fridaj' and Saturday, 15th and 10th of September. Hickory Grove, Broad River Township?Mon- f Jay, the 18th of September. Blairsville, (Rainey's Mill) Bullock's Creek ), Township?Tuesday, the 19th of September. ^ J. W. Carroll's Store, Bullock's Creek Township?Wednesday, the 20th of September. 0 Mc.Connellsville, Bethesda Township?Thurs- v day, the 21st of September. p Yorkvilie? Friday, the 22nd of September. Brattonsville, Bethesda Township?Saturday, ? the 23rd of September. p Yorkvilie?Monday, the 25th of September. Bethel, (Glenn'sStore) Bethel Township?Tuesday, the 2fith of September. Clay Hill, (Neely's Store) Bethel Township? "I Wednesday, the 27th of September. Fort Mill?Thursday and Friday, 28th and 29th of September. Massey's Store, Ebenezer Township?Saturday, the 30th of September. [ Yorkvilie?Monday, the 2nd of October. g Bethany, (McGHl & Glenn's Store) King's Mountain Township?Tuesday, the 3rd of Octo tier. Whitaker, Cherokee Township?Wednesday, the 4th of October. Buffalo, (Moore's Cross Roads) Cherokee Township?Thursday, the 5th of October. n Black's Station, Cherokee Township?Friday the tith of October. Clark's Fork, King's Mountain TownshipSaturday, the 7th of October. w Rock Hill?Monday and Tuesday, the 9th and A IOth of October. * b Coates' Tavern, Catawba Township?Wednes- e day, the 11th of October. Rock Hill?Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 12th, 18th and 1-Jth of October. Clover, King's Mountain Township?Monday, 6 10th of October. n Yorkville?From Tuesday, 17th of October, until Tuesday, 81st of October, (inclusive,) after which dav the FIFTEEN PER CENT. PENALTY will attach. H. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer. August 17 38 tf SIIELBY FEMALE COLLEGE", v SHELBY, N. C. Rev. R. I). MALLARY, A. M., President. SESSION begins September 20th, IHS-i a,Jd ends June 21st, 1883. Board, Washing, etc., with Tuition in College rMucaouwllI Iia ner vear. 10 scholastic months,...'.....'.."........$175 00 Above with Music, use of piano and French 11 or German, 240 00 Able Faculty. For full particulars,terms, etc., be sure to apply to the President for Circular. August 10 32 2m ATTENTION, BOYS! KING'S MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL, CLEVELAND COUNTY, N. C. t VflK A MATHEMATICAL AND G'LASSIOALSCHOOL, with a MILITARY 'J DEPARTMENT and BUSINESS p NEXT SESSION OPENS AUG. 28, 1882, ? The most successful School of its age in , North Carolina. I Number of students last school-year, 175?from ^ all sections of the two Caroliuas. Health fulness unsurpassed. Mountain air, water and scenery. * Business College under Pro''. COLLINS?the " first Penman and Master of Accounts in the United States. Diplomas given in this department and graduates aided in procuring situations. Send for Catalogue and Circulars to \ W. T. R. BELL, A. M., Principal, J King's Mountain, N. C. r August 3 31^ tf ^ STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ? COUNTY OF YOKK. " WHEREAS A. SPRINGS WITHERS has P applied to me for Letters of Administra- p tion on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of Dr. J. B. WITHERS, late of the county aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all ? and singular, the kindred and creditors of thesaid deceased, to be and appear at our next Judge of Probate's Court, for York County, to be holden at York Court House, on the 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, next, to show cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 12th day of 1 January, in the year of our Lord one thou- 1 sand eight hundred and eighty-two, and in the . 10f?th year of the Independence of the United E States of America. J. A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. August 17 33^ 3w ~ LIME. H FRESH ROACHED LIME forsale at my Kiln, is li miles East of Black's Station, S. C., known ta *s the "Greene Kiln." Orders for Lime in Bar- a rels will have prompt attention. Price 25 cents L per bushel at kiln, Black's Station, S. C. b< J. W. RHYNE. April C> 14 ly J. J. SMITH & CO. CLOSEST? OTIT" l*7E are determined to close out our entire T T stock of Dry Goods, and in order to do so re have reduced our prices on ALL LINES OF GOODS. )ress Goods worth 37$ cents, reduced to 25 cents ; be styles usually sold at 38$ cents, reduced to 20 eirts, and those usually sold at 25 cents, reduced i 16$ cents. OnrGooasare fresh and of desirable tyles, and at the prices we now offer them, THERE IS A BARGAIN IN THEM. )Qn't fall to examine for yourselves before you my. Our stock of SASSIMERES AND COTTONADES s full and complete. Wo also offer great Burkina in these lines. READY-MADE CLOTHING. Grent reductions in the prices, and Bargainsofsred in Gents' Ready Made Clothing Some leautiful fancy C'assiniere Suits, reduced from 16.00 to $12 50. IF YOU WANT BARGAINS n Ladies', Misses' and Children's SHOES, Gents' iHOES and HATS, comeatonce before our stock * exhausted. Thoso.who come with the money hall have the benetitof our low prices. J. J. SMITH & C'0. PORTABLE PRESSES FOR TRAVELING COTTON GINS. rHESK PRESSES are, heyond doubt, the best now known to the trade. They are substanially made, and have as little weight as it is pnsibleto build a press with the necessary strength, 'hey are convenient, and very rapid in packing, 'apacity twenty five bales per day, weighing 00 pounds per hale. Each Press is supplied with he very best one-and a-half inch mariilla rope, iy which the packing is operated. Two hands an pack a 500 pound bale in three minutes, 'hese Presses can be mounted on a common farm /agon, or the running parts of a thrasher, requiing only four bolts to secure it to the wagon. Vlien mounted, it can be transported anywhere s easily as a load of wood. A number of them /ere used in this county last season, giving enIre satisfaction. I submit the names of the paries who operated these Presses last season, who re well known as reliable and truthful men, and trill, at any time, confirm my assertion of the laims of the superiority of this Press over any ther known in the United States or elsewhere. J. B. Whiteside*, W. S. Plexico, John T. Vhitesides, Allen Crosby, Samuel L. Davidson, 5so., William R. Hays, J. E. Leach, D. Martin lall, J. Martin Brian. I also furnish a Stationary Cotton Prtess for Gin louses, made on the same principle as the Travling Press, but at much less cost. Mr. J. Leanter Parish used one in his pinning establishment list season, and is highly pleased with it, and has aid, and will say it again, that he can pack a bale n less time than he could run up his old screw, tsk him and he will speak for himself. I would suggest to parties who may want one if these Presses, to leave thetr orders as early as ossible, as I have heretofore been unable to supily the demand. T. S. JEFFERYS. IT STANDS AT THE HEAD. THE LIGHT EUNNING DOMESTIC. rHE best material ; will do any and all kinds of work; complete in every respect; the irgest arm ; the lightest running; most beautiful Vood work. Fully warranted for five years. Call at my PHOTO-GALLERY, one door east f the jail and examine Machines and work. It /ill be to your advantage to call on me before mrchasing a SEWING MACHINE. I am prepared to d<> any work in the PHOTOGRAPH LINE to satisfaction, and at reasonable rices. J. R. SCHORB. ^ORKVILLE jIVERY and feed stables, NEAR THE COURT HOUSE. \RE now open and will be kept in first class style with comfortable vehicles of all kinds, ood horses and careful drivers. IF YOU WANT A nice Horse and Buggy, or A nice pair of Horses and liuggy, or The Yorkville Omnibus, Or If you want vour horses fed for 25 cents per leal, go to SMITH'S Livery and Feed Stables. CINCINNATI BUGGIES. Just received, 6 nice Cincinnati Buggies, for ale at $65 each for top, and $55 each for open, ilso a good second-hand Carriage, and one noule-seat Spring Wagon for sale cheap. Call and xamine them. WANTED. 300 dozen bundles good sheaf Oats and 300 bushIs Red and White Oats, for which I will pay the larket price, if delivered at my stables soon. F. E. SMITH. S. C. MILITARY ACADEMY, CHARLESTON, 8. C? FOUNDED 1842. Ifill he re-established October 1st, 1882, fully organized and equipped. Col. J. P. THOMAS, Superintendent. Pay Cadets Received from any State. But to secure admission, application must be lade in advance to Gen. JOHNSON IIAGOOD. Chairman Board of Visitors, Columbia, S, C. ^9" Address for proper forms, information; Ac. August 10 . 82 4t* : DENTAL NOTICE. fBOA I>r. W. M. WALKER, ^j-lj-7resident surgeon dentist, Respectfully lenders his professional services to i lecitizens of Yorkvilleand vicinity. Heis well repared, with instruments of the mostapproved j tyle, and all modern appliances, supplemented j ya continuous practice of twenty-five years, to | uarantee satisfaction. In keepb gwith the general reduction of prices, j e proposes to furnish complete UPPER AND j ,OWKR SETS, of the best material, for ?20.00; I INGLE SETS, either upper or lower, ?10.00: j nd for partial sets, more than two teeth, ?1.00 j 'ER TOOTH. Patrons waited on at their resi- \ ences out of town, charged for expenses of visit. : July 6 27 tf NOTICE TO FA RMERS. [.ST. Come and REGISTER. 2nd. Come and buy the ELLIOTT & SON ; OTTON GIN, with or without the FEEDER j .ND CONDENSER. This Gin has been thor- j uglily tested in this county, and has given en- ! re satisfaction. They are the best Gins, for the ; rice, made. Those wishing to buy, will please call early and i lave their orders. W. H. McCORKLE, j Yorkvillo, S. O. June 8 23 tf C. E. SPENCER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, VORKVILLE, S. C. OFFICE IN EEAE OF COUET HOUSE. HE7TLL practice in all the Courts of the State JT and United States, Special attention given to the Settlement of states. March 0 10 ly HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE. rHE undersigned offers for sale, the Lot in Yorkville, known as the ''Meek Place." It situated near the Methodist Church, and conins TWO ACRES, more or less. On the lot is two-story Dwelling House, containing SIX ARGE ROOMS AND A BASEMENT, a lum3r house, corn-crib and stable. Terms will he made easy. L. M. GRIST. THE HARTFORD ! .] t c Newing* Maohine. [ \ JUST PERFECTED. i The Largest under Arm. i Tlie Lightest and Quietest. j THE MOST LAVISHLY DECORATED. I The Least Vibration of any. ii VTcilcVAjr \jl new a atciuot Ball-Bearing Balance Wheel. Knife edge Treadle-bearing. Newest and most Elegant Designs in Stands and Woodwork. Positive take up. Perfect Stitch. i The well-known and popular i "FAMILY FAVORITE." I 1 Is also manufactured by us. For finely illustrated descriptions apply to j W. C. LATIMER, Yorkville, S. C. { W. G. REID & CO., Rock Hill, S. C. WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, i HARTFORD, CONN. April 6 14 tf j CIRCULAR. OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER,} ( RinHMONn. Va.. June 21st. 1882. i I mO further promote the interests of its patrons j J. and the development of the material resources and industries of the regions of country served by its system of railroads, the Richmond & Danville Railroad Company will again incur the labor and expense of making an illustrative Ex- . (libitthis Fall. ] The New England Manufacturers and Mecban- j ic's Institute will hold its Second Exposition in j I Roston, Mass., on the 6th of September. It has ] cordially invited the Richmond <? Danville Rail- i road Co. to display its Exhibits in its magnificent l Building. The invitation has been accepted. | Such an opportunity for a practical and wide i reaching advertisement of the subjects which | j compose the material wealth of our section of the ' South and of the manifold advantages, and in- i ' ducements it offers for the investment of Northern, and especially New England capital, and for | New England immigration, has never before been | presented to our people. It should not be neglecied. 1 All persons throughout the great Piedmont, ' Mountainand other regions em braced in the Rich- j mond A Danville system of railroads in any way j interested in matorlal development and enterpri- ' ses?owners of Mineral Lands and Mines, Timber i Lands, Manufacturing Establishments and Water ' Powers are invited to avail themselves of the ben- ' etit of this Exhibit. i Capt. C. C. McPhail, Chief of Bureau of Mines * and Manufaclures, has charge of all matters of detail, connected with the Exhibit to be made in Boston, Mass., on the 6th of September. All persons desiring information and to make contributions of Materials and Specimens are requested 1 to correspond with him. i T. M. R. TALCOTT, General Manager. i July 13 28 tf i THE OLD RELIABLE! j OXE OF ! THE BEST NEWSPAPERS I3NT THE SOUTH. NO SENSATIONALISM, NO IMMORALITY. ATlduSTA EHSOmClE AND EOSSTITHTIOBALIST1082. SUBSCRIBE FOR IT 1 ( ? i ( THE Chronicle and Constitutionalist is the j oldest newspaper in the South, and perhaps the oldest in the United States, having been established in I98f>. While thoroughly Democratic in principle, it is liberal, progressive and tolerant. The CHRONICLE contains the latest news from all parts of the world, and is recognized as a firstclass paper. As an advertising medium, it covers the country in Georgia and South Carolina tributary to Augusta. We endeavor to exclude sensationalism. We publish no articles of an immoral character. TERMS: Daily, one year, $10 00 j 8 Tri-\Veekly, one year, 5 00 j Weekly, one year 2 00; Address WALSH A WRIGHT, Augusta, Ga. CLEANSING AND REPXlRINGh j TIlHili ujuiersigneu wuuiu respect un.y hu?iuj J. the public that ho is prepared to cleanse garments of any fabric whatever, rendering them . perfectly clean, and if uufaded, restoring them to the original brightness and lustre of tne goods. Do not throw away your old clothes, but have a them cleaned and made to look as well as new. ! Work promptly done, and at the most reasonable prices. THOMAS BALLARD, j j. w. BATJMAii PRACTICAL BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER. SHOP in SPRINGS MOORE building, on first floor, in the rear of Withers Adickes' store. Easy shaving, fashionable hair-cutting and dress- j ing and polite attention to all customers. Call I and give him a trial. pgr Also dealer in CIGARS and TOBACCO. THE T0ZIR MRICULTl THE MOST E a n : THE MOST DUR 3STOW I? SEND FOR PRICE LIST TO T. S. JEFFERYS, Agent, Yorkrille, S. C. March 1G 11 JOB PRINTING. OWING to oar superior facilities with the best machine presses, an abundance of type and irst-ciass appointments throughout our office, veare prepared to execute ALL MANNER OF TOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prices hat will compare with New York or Philadelphia ibarges for the same quality of work and mateials. We have recently made a reduction iu irices for the following classes of work, to which ve invite the attention of business men : I*IT,L. HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill Heads $3.50 $6.00 Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.25 3.50 Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.00 3.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet )il! heads. We will till an order for bill heads, jiving any desired number of either size of iheet at proportionate prices. LETTER HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Commercial Note, $2.15 $3.25 Packet Note, 2.25 3.50 Letter (large size) 3.00 5.0C For the above work we use a superior quality >f paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in eviry instance. We also give special attention to the printing of Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities, -vhich we furnish strictly according to the requirements of the Justices o'f the Supreme Court, and n proof reading exercise the utmost care to enmre accuracy. We are prepared to furnish all other kinds of jrillUIlK, ilUUJ 11 Viaitiug 1?IU w a inigc7 VUIUUIU, tnd will be pleased to furnish estimates for any ityle of work desired. Address, L. M. GRIST. Yorkville. S. C. April 27 17 tf C. & L. NARROW GAUGE RAILBOAD. rjOHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains, ^ from Chester, S. C., to I-incolnton, N. C., eking effect at 2.45 o'clock, P. M., May 2, 1882: GOING NORTH. Leave Chester 2.45 P. M. Leave Lowrysville 3.15 P. M. Leave McConnellsville 3.35 P. M. Leave Guthriesville . 3.45 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville 4.10 P. M. Leave Yorkville 4.20 P. M. Leave Clover 5.00 P. M. Leave Bowling Green 5.10 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek 5.20 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge 5.30 P. M. Leave Gastonia 0.00 P. M. Leave Dallas 6.20 P. M. Leave Hardin's 6.45 P. M. Arrive at Lincolnton 7.15 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 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. Leavo 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 Chester... 11.40 A. M. Breakfast. JAMES MASON, Superintendent. May 4 18 tf RICHMOND AND DANVILLERAILBOAD. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. ON and after April 30th, 1882, Passenger Train Service on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line division of this road will be as follows: EASTWARD, Mail and Express. Mail. . No. 51. No. 53. Leave Atlanta, 2.15 P. M. 4.00 A. M. Arrive at Gainesville, 4.54 P. M. 6.19. A. M. Arrive at Lula, 5.22 P. M. 6.50 A. M. Arrive at Rabun Gap June 5.47 P. M. 7.41 A. M. Arrive at Toccna 6.40 P. M. 8.17 A. M. Arrive at Seneca, 8.06 P. M. 9.28 A. M. Arrive at Greenville, 10.06 P. M. 11.03 A. M. Arrive at Spartanburg,...11.40 P. M. 12.24 P. M. Arrive at Ga*<tonia, 2.06 A. M. 2.50 P. M. Arrive at Charlotte, 3.15 A. M. 4.00 P. M. WKHTWARD. Mail and Express. Mail. No. 50.. No. 52. Leave Charlotte 1.00 A. M. 12.40 P. M. Arrive at Gastoma, 2.02 A. M. 1.47 P. M. Arrive at Spartanburg, 4.31 A. M. 4.06 P. M. Arrive at Greenville, 5.59 A. M. 5.29 P. M. Arrive at Seneca, 7.43 A. M. 7.03 P. M. Arrive at Toccoa, 9.18 A. M. 8.30 P. M. ArriveatRab'nGapJunclO.OO A. M. 9 10 P. M. Arrive at Lula, 10.37 A. M. 9.46 P. M. Arrive at Gainesville, 11.'6 A. M. 10.15 P. M. Arrive at Atlanta, 1.30 P. M. 12.40 A. M. T. M. R. TALCOTT, General Manager. I. Y. SAGE, Superintendent. A. POPE, General Passenger Agent. May 25 21 tf CHERAW AND CHESTER RAILROAD. PRESIDENT AND SUP"PS OFFICE,) Chester, S. C., Nov. 28, 1881. j ON and after November 28, 1881, the following schedule will be run on this road daily, Sunlays excepted: Leave Lancaster Depot 8.00 A. M. Leave Miller's Station 8.10 A. M. Leave Waxbaw Station 8.20 A. M. .eave River Depot 9.00 A. M. Leave Fort Lawn 9.15 A. M. 'jeave Cedar Shoal Factory 9.25 A. M. ..eave Howze's Station 9.45 A. M. Leave Riohburg 10.00 A. M. :.eave McDaniePs Crossing 10.10 A. M. Leave Knox's Station 10.20 A. M. Arrive at Chester 11.00 A. M. Leave Chester 3 50 P. M. Arrive at Lancaster Depot 6 50 P. M. Passengers will buy tickets at all stations where lold. WM. H. HARDIN, President. January 19 3 tf ~GARRY fRON RGOFTN GCO ~ i Manufacturers all kind.s of Iron Roofing ^KPflL and Crimped Sidings, KtreJ&fff&jXZxAmfm Proof Doors aSBHBa^HHRFand Shutters. /W"^ 1 Iron Ore Paint nd Cement. 79 nnd 81 Columbus Street, ciiEVEijAivrr), omo. . Send for circulars and price lists. February 26 9 ly OLD NEWSPAPERS, [~WF large size, suitable for wrapping, for sale II at one cent each, at the ENQITTRER OFFICE. September 15 25 tf JRAL STEAM WlH coxo>iiovr. D ABLE ENGINE 5T TJSE. THE MANUFACTURERS, TOZER & DIAL, Columbia, S. C. 6m