Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, June 01, 1887, Image 4

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Jlumonms gepartment. I He Brought in the Game.?There was a wedding in Brooklyn recently which was attended by a crowd of people, the s< bride beinga famous belle, the bridegroom " a late army officer. There is a story about 0 him that was received with great effect at t< the wedding. He was in the western q frontier service, and one day (so the story n goes) he went oat to hunt a bear. He had e been away from the camp a few hours t when his voice was heard faintly in the ^ distance exclaiming: Sl "H-e-r-e we come!" r( In a little time the same cry was heard again, but nearer; then it was repeated at o intervals, nearer and louder, when finally n the bold Captain emerged from a bit of tl woods near the camp, running at the top a of his speed, without hat, cap or gun. In g he came to camp shouting: tl "Here we come!" f( "Here who comes?" inquired a brother s< officer. d "Why, me and the game," gasped the officer. Dointine to a big black bear which v showed itself at the edge of the woods, took i a long look at the camp, and then, with a Q growl at missing his expected meal off the i> captain, disappeared in the woods again. a "What's the use in shootingyourgame," v said the captain, testily, when you can a bring it alive, as I did ?" a The story got home before the captain c< did, and was in everybody's mouth. The ii other night, as the old captain led his in- o tended bride into the cnurch, with the n pride and grace so readily inspired by tne fi occasion, some wicked wag sang out from ti the gallery: n "H-e^e we come." si Which wasfollowed by such a shout of ji laughter as the old church never heard be- tl lore,?Brooklyn Citizen. tl Q\ The Boston Idea op Hades.?One of ^ the best and brightest girls of the Back t] bay teaches a Sunday school class in a cer- t] tain famous orthodox church. Last Sun- n day she grew very earnest, picturing to e the eager infants who surrounded her the a joys of heaven to be won by those who a live4 And trust in a way to deserve them. p "You must love tne Lord," she said, "apd b? just as good as you know how to tj be. You must never get into tempers, you a must never tell naughty stories, you must et always mind your mammas, and be good in every way you know how, and then you will be sure to go to heaven when you die. Won't that be nice ?" g, "Yes, ma'am," lisped all the babies be- ^ JU1U 1JC1 y "But if you are bad," and she looked relentingly into the innocent faces before her, ? "you won't go to heaven. Ifyouarebad," ^ and she took a firm grip on the doctrine rjshe felt called on to teach, "if you are bad, n my dear children, you will go to hell, and ^ thtfU-that"?she groped for a word and e ended eloquently, "and that would be ^ perfectly ridiculous."?Boston Record. 5 Satisfied?Did you look under the | bqd? inquired a wife of her husband, ^ alter he had turned out the light and got " fairly settled for a night's rest. f. "No," was the blunt response. " "Well, suppose there's a man there ?" said the alarmed woman. ti "I don't want to see him if there is," " was the answer. p "Well, get up and look; I shall not let you rest until you do." J; He knew her of old, and after fumbling. ^ around, found a match, lit it and looked ? under the bed. Then he threw the match j*. away, got into bed and whispered: :] "My dear, there is a man under the J: beC-%; n .b, get out!" was the quick response. ? "You can't fool me. I know better." Then she turned over, perfectly satisfied, " and wenttosleep. She had accomplished j,; her object.?Elmira Gazette. ^ Triumphant as Usual.?Omaha Wife. }{ Yes, that's the way it goes. You'll be ir sorry some day you didn't take my advice. If my first husband had done as I told 11 him he would have been alive to-day. si Second Husband?Oh! He would? You ^ told him always to be in at 8 o'clock, I sup- tl pose, but if I remember arierht he shuffled Nv off this mortal coil about 10 o'clock in the 01 morning. f. ??T fntri Kim noop qnri nvpr nmin fn stnn JL IAS 2 VI lltiu U?V4 MUV? v?v. ? ? r smoking, and he wouldn't do it." "Well, he didn't die of tobacco if I know ? anything about it. He was blown up in ? an explosion." "Yes, he sat down on a keg of powder j; with a pipe in his mouth; so there now." ^ Indeed, it Should.?"I#notice," said jf a clergyman's wife to her husband, "that j! it is no longer fashionable for the minister f' to kiss the bride at the wedding cere- !r monv." lr "Yes," sadly responded the good man, "many of the pleasant features connected with the wedding ceremony have been de- ?! graded, and" 11 "What's that?" demanded his wife, om- >' inously. r "I mean?I mean," he stammered, "that j* the senseless custom of kissing the bride " should'have been abolished long ago."? cc All tht Year Around. " * * ? c( All the Difference in the World, ti "No, sir,'* thundered the old gentleman, ai "I have made up my mind that my w daughter shall never marry a man who 01 plays poker." u "She might do a great deal worse, sir." fc "Impossible. Poker has proved the n< ruination of thousands of men, and its n victims never recover from the infatua- 1? tion. She could never do worse." st "Excuse me, sir, but I'm sure she could. P1 She might marry some fellow who thinks bi he plays poker." nr . The ola man thought it over.? Washing- p ton Critic. si b Not Much of a Recommend.?Safe i, Manufacturer?The safe was badly burned ? NV Mr. Doppenheimer?Yah, it wash. tl Safe Manufacturer?But the books were tl not burned ? Mr. Doppenheimer?No, dey was not. Safe Manufacturer?Ah, that's good! I'll tl write a statement to that effect for you to ft sign. ; it DAnnanhalmor Tint U'fllih nil riorht. ! rv lUlt JL/V^/L/VtlllV 1IKV* */WW ?I mmp^mmww . x/l But may be I better told you dot dose It books washn't in de safe. Dey wash at n my brudder Isaac's dree blocks away.? g Philadelphia Call. o 9SF Wife?'"There, now, the Woman's a Journal says women are more reliable in jj positions of trust than men are." b Husband?"How do they make that v out?" c: "From statistics. It is known that b where one hundred men abscond, not 0 more than one woman can be found who r, is in the least dishonest. Now explain that if you can." t< "Well, the women have no extravagant r wives." n f( When He Gets There.?Bertie?"Say, a mamma, me and Harry had a race todft7" " Mother?"Yes, dear, but you should say Harry and I instead of me and Harry. a When you speak of yourself and another j person you should always place your ? friend first." t gl B.?"But he wasn't first mamma. I ^ beat him two rods. Time enough to; c place him first when he gets there." { 4?" First Thief?"Well, it's queer how the world looks at things." i g Second Thief?"What's the matter now, q / Bill?" t] "Well, ye know I work as hard as any- j body at thievin' an' I can scarcely make a r living." t "That's so." c "An' yet my brother Bob has saved a e million on a salary of $1,500 a year, an' v they call him a statesman." 1 i " oowl o ladtr fn hpr sq7 ?j\j y\ju ujiuaj chiiu a iuuj .? ..v. , friend, Mrs. S., "that if you were to be 1 taken away your husband would ever t marry again?" ; a "On, I suppose he would," Mrs. S., re- : v plied; "I am his fourth wife, you know." v ? f< Probably a "Campaign Lie."?First h Lady Voter?Did you use those ballots I ti gave you to vote, yesterday? ; v Second Lady Voter?No, I didn'tMaria, d I'm ashamed to say. They made such n beautiful curl papers, I couldn't bear to si waste 'em.?Burlington (17.) Free Press. si itot $m# and FERTILITY OF SOIL. Writing on this subject to the Massachuitts Ploughman, a correspondent says: It is Jo be remembered that soil is made f dissolved rock. And this rock is found ) contain all the mineral elements reuired by vegetation, the difference in the atural fertility of soils being the differnce of the rock of which the soil is formed, 'his being so, it is evident that the earth rill continue to furnish the mineral contituents of vegetation while soil or rock amains. "The other ingredients of vegetation, xygen, hydrogen and nitrogen, are furished, the two first from air and water, he other?nitrogen?in a way that seems t present to be not fully understood. It is enerally agreed that plants do not receive heir nitrogen directly from the air, there>re, indirectly from air as a primary jurce, in what way we may not fully unerstand. m "Air is composed of oxygen and nitroen, the nitrogen in greatest proportion, t is known that oxygen is readily com lunicateaiooinersuosiances, auu is mrgef drawn upon in combustion. As the imposition of the air is never known to ary, and as large quantities of nitrogen re continually being discharged into the ir, it is evident that nitrogen must also be immunicated, the surplus quantities beig constantly thrown oif to unite with ther substances. With what substances itrogen is thus combined may be inferred om observation. The formation of ni ate of potash and nitrate of soda are faliliar examples. It is also known that iltpetre is formed artificially by mixing agredients to attract the nitrogen from lie atmosphere. These facts go to show hat the supply of nitrogen required by Itivation is assured, requiring only the and of man to supply the deficiency that he growing of crops has created. And hough a deficiency of nearly all the eleaentsof nutrition will be occurring, it is ncouraging tc know that by intelligence nd industry it may always be supplied, nd the earth rendered perennial in the reduction of food for man." The provisions or nature in every turecion are evidently such, that with reasonble care aqd seasonable labor, mankind an enjoy her fruit9 to the full. MONEY IN BREEDING GOOD HORSES. The best horses in the world for light srvice are bred in the United States; ineed, it may be said that this country ields a better class of horses for all work nan does any other on the globe; but beond all question, our road horses are sigally superior to those of any other land, 'here is money, good, substantial money, or that in small quantity, in breeding orses well, with a fixed enu in view. Evry farmer has, or may have, a good mare; ; may not be one of great intrinsic value, uta mare of good points, well-spirited, ood on the road, well-modeled as a dam, dth room to carry and ability to nourish er foal. This mare is capable of doing ood service in breeding, equally with lat she renders in other labors for her wner. The farmer's aim should be the producon of the best foal possible, because it jsts no more to raise a good than a poor Dlt, and there is no economy in using a heap or convenient stallion, when a firstlass one, of fit blood lines and high qualif, can be had for a little extra trouble and little more money. Let our readers esmate the value of care in breeding by msideriqg the prices which good stock rings, even when young, and the condion of the markets in cities and large >wns, where good, well-looking horses, aving good action, style and substance, Iways are in demand, and they will conude that it pays to breed well. There is 0 use in trying to breed valuable stock, the sire is selected at hap-hazard ; breedlg is a science, and there can be no sure utcorne from either its study orapplicaon, unless the progenitor of the stock lall have been thoroughly bred. It is ell to use a well-bred mare, whenever lis is possible ; but a strongly-bred sire 'ill unfailingly improve upon the most rdinarily bred dam, will more than make ood her deficiencies and compensate for le investment.?American Agriculturist. Increasing Organic Matter in the oil.?In all well cropped soils the roots r the crops, together with portions which unain upon the soil, especially when grass raised, form a gradually increasing iiount of organic matter, which becomes icorporated with the soil by plowing and llage and adds greatly to the capacity of le soil. The presence of organic matter 1 the soil increases its fertility by equalizig the amount of water which the soil ill retain, so it defends the plants against rouths. It not only absorbs water like a jonge when it rains, but in dry weather abstracts moisture from the air which it ields to the plant, besides it arrests and jtains certain kinds of plant food which tight otherwise be washed away or down irough thesoil by rains. Again, by its dor, it absorbs the heat of the sun and ius warms the soil, and by its slow de>mposition, which is going on all through orxAtvirirv oooonn if nwuliinac norhninf" I IC g I U>? I llg O^dOVII) IV puuuvvw vut vwiuv :id gas, which, being dissolved by the ater, aids in dissolving and preparing ther constituents of the soil to be taken p by the crops. Organic matter is there>re to be increased in soils in which it is ot naturally too abundant in every ecoomical way. Ilence composts consisting irgely of such organic constituents as raw, leaves, swamp hay, sods, weeds, eat, swamp muck and wood mold, are to e recommended, quickened with stable mnure, or with wood ashes or lime, in lace of concentrated fertilizers, which apply only the constituents supposed to e removed. Those articles in the form of one dust, ashes, potash, salts, etc., may 'ell be added to any compost, and are aus often most conveniently applied to le soil.?American Agriculturist. Summer Feeding for Cows.?Among ae crops which may be used for summer ceding, barley is one of the best, although : does not yield as much as many others; ats yield better and make a very excel;nt feed both winter and summer ; rye is ot as good, either green or dry, but it rows very early in the spring ; in fact, is ne of the first crops that get large enough > cut and feed out early in May; covering, s it does, the ground duriDg the winter, ; protects it so well that the crop draws ut little more from the soil than it preents from escaping, so the land after a rop of green rye is very nearly as rich as efore. For this reason and for the reason f its earliness, rye is considered a desiable green crop to grow. Hungarian grass makes a very good crop d cut green, but it soon passes to a state of ipeness that reauires it to be cut and aade into hay. When sown thick enough :> make the straw fine, it not only makes n excellent food while green, but, well ried, it is rich and readily eaten at any eason. So if a farmer has light warm and, he will find it for his interest to sow n acre or two of Hungarian every year, ^odder corn was formerly considered one f the best green crops to feed out in the ummer, but experience has proved it to e one of the noorest. unless the corn is ermitted to stand until the ears begin to Mm. There are farmers who have extra ood butter cows and do not know it. 'hey have poor pasture in summer and 0 shelter and inditferent feed in winter, n the house they have no convenience for naking butter; the milk is set where here are no arrangements for keeping it 001 in summer, and in the living room, xposed to the odors of the kitchen, in riuter; and neither the quantity nor qualty nor any index of wnat a cow can do, i kept. fiST An Illinois farmer, whose horses had he glanders and were killed recently, died , short time ago from blood-poisoning, t'hich was undoubtedly caused by contact vith the diseased animals whom'he cared Dr. The glanders is so dangerous and opeless a disease that when a horse is atacked by it he should be put out of the ;ay at once. It is one of the few animal iseases liable to be communicated to hulan beings, and wherever it prevails it hould be stamped out as quickly as posible. IjftisreUatiMUS fUadittg.! SAVED AT THE GALLOWS. ! The story of the reprieve of a Tatnall 1 county, Ga., murderer the other day, al- 1 ready briefly told in the Enquirer, is full of dramatic incidents. The man whose < name is Leggett, was under sentence of death for the murder of his wife. He was < to have been hanged on the 13th of last ] month. Reidville, the county seat, where < the hanging was to have taken place, j is twenty-four miles from the railroad. < When, therefore, Leggett's attorney, Wil- j liam Clifton, of Savannah, received 011 the < Thursday before the hanging a delayed < package from Reidville signed by doctors 1 and officials, declaring that Leggett was undoubtedly insane, he had to act quickly to save him from the hangman. He telegraphed to Governor Gordon, only I to find that the Governor was on tne train j going to Macon. Other telegrams await- i ed the Governor, in Macon, which he an- i swered by ordering Leggett's reprieve. j On Thursday morning early the order ] respiting Leggett until June 17 was drawn < up and signed at a private house in Ma- 1 con, the necessary blanks having been j taken to Macon for that purpose. Then a | telegram was first sent to the Sheriff of | Tatnall county ordering him to suspend < the execution, and stating that the official 1 order was on its way. The telegram to ? Reidville was sent to Johnson's Station 1 on the Savannah, Florida and Western 1 railroad, and from there had to be taken i by messenger about forty miles across the 1 country to its destination. As a double j precaution Colonel Clifton was telegraph- ] ed at Savannah to proceed to Reidsville at * once and deliver the order in person. No < train left Savannah before evening. Col- < onel Clifiton answered that he would take 1 that train for Reidsville, and would get 1 there in time if such a thing were possi- 1 ble. ] The first twenty miles of the journey < was through the swamps and lowlands of j Liberty county, and the remaining twen- < ty miles in Tatnall county lay through ] dense pine woods. Advices just received < tell the story of the eventful ride. Armed j with the Governor's reprieve, the lawyer's work was only begun. Taking the < midnight train for Walthamville, Mr. 1 Clifton reached the station about 4 A. M. ; From there he had to cross through forty- j four miles of swamp and sand before noon j to save his client's neck. He secured two 1 fine horses and a light carriage and start- j ed out at a full gallop. 1 Meanwhile the coufitry people began to < pour into Reidville. "It" was the first < hanging in fifty years, and people came ] from a IT directions. They climbed up into ( trees, on housetops and wherever a view < could be had. The murderer made prep- i aration for death, and had no idea that i any correspondence had been held with i the Governor. At 10 o'clock the preacher ? called upon him, with whom he prayed < and to whom he made full confession of < the crime. At 11: 20 the sheriff" appeared, i and the march to the gallows, 800 yards i away, was begun. The murderer ascend- < ed with a firm step, his feet and arms were bound, the black cap was adjusted and the sheriff" was in the act of cutting the rope when a voice sang out, "For God's ] sake stop!" , The sheriff looked up and saw the ap- . proaching carriage, its occupant gesticulat- I ing frantically. It was Mr. Clifton, who , had appeared only just in the nick of , time. j It was ten minutes before the prisoner could be convinced that he had not made < the fatal plunge. He was dazed complete- j ly. When he did realize that he was still i living his prayers of gratitude were pro- ? fuse. It was about the closest call ever man had. BILL NYE CORRECTS AN ERROR. \ If you will execuse me for introducing a i purely personal matter, I would like to * make an explanation at this time which * concerns me, of course, more than any one I else, and yet it ought to be made in the c interests of general justice also. I refer to a recent article published in a western | paper and handsomely illustrated, in which, among others, I find a picture of my residence. * The description which accompanies the j cut, among other things, goes on to state J as follows: "The structure is elaborate, ^ massive and beautiful'. It consists of three ? stories, basement and attic, and covers a ^ large area on the ground. It contains an ? elevator, electric bells, steam heating ar- { rangements, baths, hot and cold, in every : room, electric lights, laundry, fire escapes, J etc. The grounds consist of at least five 1 acres, overlooking the river for several 1 miles up and down, with fine boating 1 and a private fish pond of two acres in ex- . tent, containining every known variety of game fish. The grounds are finely laid out [ in handsome drives and walks, and when ^ finished the establishment will be one of : the most complete and beautiful in the 1 northwest." ' No one realizes more fully than I the * great power of the press for good or evil. J Rightly used the newspaper can make or J unmake men, and wrongly used it can be 1 even more sinister. I might say, know- * ing this as I do, I want to be placed right . before, the people. The above is not a cor- ]c rect description of my house for several * reasons. In the first place, it is larger and ' more robust in appearance, and in the 1 second place it has not the same tout en- * semble as my residence. My house is less obtrusive and less arrogant in its demean- * or than the one described and it has no ' elevator in it. 1 My house is not the kind that seems to crave an elevator. An elevator in my j house would lose money. There is no pop- . ular clamor for one, and if I were to put one in I would have to abolish the dining room. It would also interfere with the . parlor. . 1 have learned recently that the correspondent who came here to write up this . matter visited the town while I was in . the South, and as he could not find jrie he , was at the mercy of strangers. A young man who lives here and who is just in the " heyday of life gleefully consented to show . the correspondent my new residence not yet completed. So they went over and examined the new Oliver Wendell Holmes , hospital, which will be completed in June, "nil wtiii.il of pniirsifi a handsome struc- . ture, but quite different from my house in many particulars. For instance, my residence is of a different school of architecture, being rather on the Scandinavian order, while the foregoing has a tendency toward the Ionic. The hospital belongs to a very recent school, as I may say, while my residence, in itsarchitectural methodsand conception, goes back to the time of the mound builders, a time when a Gothic hole in the ground was considered the magnum bonuin and the scrumptuous thing in art. If the reader will go around behind the above building and notice it carefully on the east side, he will not discover a dried coon skin nailed to the rear breadths of the wood-shed. That alone ought to convince an observing man that the house is not mine. The coon skin regardant will always be found emblazoned on my arms, together with a blue Goddess of Liberty and my name in green India ink. The front part of my house runs back to the time of Polypus the First, while the L runs back as far as the cistern. In closing, let me say that I am not finding fault with any one because the above , has crept into the public prints, for it is really a pardonable error, after all. Neither do I wish to be considered as striving to eliminate my name from the columns of i j the press, for no one could be more tickled | than I am over a friendly notice of my . arrival in town or a timely reference to my j courteous bearing and youthful appear- . ance, but I want to see the Oliver Wendell ( T-Tnlmou hncnifol Clll'PPPfl . Jin(l SO I COtUe 1 out in this way over ray own signature [ < and admit that the building does not be- < long to tne, and that, so far as I am con- j, cerned, the man who files a lien on it will J \ simply fritter away his time.?Bill Nye in j New York World. j j Then and Now.?Says the Augusta ; i Chronicle: We have repeatedly urged that; 1 one of the greatest wants of the South is . more and cheaper money. Of money for investment there is a superabundance East and West, and our local banks are in con- t dition to extend the usual accommodation < to their customers. The trouble is as to 1 time, the best given being ninety days. The currency of the country has been contracted in an astonishing way and to a surprising amount. At the close of the war, money was in circulation to the imount of $2,000,000,000. The South had very little of this money; indeed, she had very little of any kind of money. During the year 18GG, the currency in circulation amounted to $1,803,702,720, a per capita of $56.70. In 1877, the amount was $696,443,394, a per capita of $14.60. It thus appears that the circulating medium sf the country has been contracted $1,107,259,332 in twenty-one years, an annual average decrease of $52,726,634. The per capita reduction amounts to $32.16. These figures speak volumes. MEASURING TIME. The story is that King Alfred had no setter way to tell the time than by burning twelve candles, each of which lasted two hours, and, when all the twelve were gone, another day had passed. Many pears before the time of Alfred, and iniinv vrara hnfir\rn thn timo nf f'hriefr thp "J J mo Wlii.v w. V/...1WV, ? shadow of the sun told the time of day by means of a sun dial. The old Chaldeans io placed a hollow hemisphere, with a 3ead in the center, that the shadow of the aead on the inner surface told the hour Df the day. Other kinds of dials were ifterward made with a tablet of wood or straight piece of metal. On the tablets, tvere marked the different hours. When ^he shadow came to the mark IX., it was aine o'clock in the morning. The dial was sometimes placed near the ground, or n towers or buildings. You see in the picture two sundials that are on the Gray ind Black Nunnery in Ottawa, the capital )f Canada. The cjoek^ on the eastern and of Faneuil Hall in Boston was formerly a dial of this kind, and in some of the old church towera in England you may see them to-day. Aside from the iinds mentioned, the dials now in existjnce are intended more for ornament than for use. In the days when dials were used 2ach one contained a motto of some kind, ike these: "Time flies like the shadow," )r, "I tell no hours but those that are happy-" But the dial could be used only in the laytime, and even then it was worthless when the sun was covered with clouds. In order to measure the hours of the night is well as the hours of the day, the Greeks ind Romans used the clepsydra, which means "The water steals away" and a large ar was filled with water and a hole was made in the bottom through which the water could run. The glass in those days was not transparent. No one could see from .the outside how much water had escaped. So there were made, on the inside, certain marks that told the hours as the water ran out; or else a stick with notches in the edges was dipped into the water, and the depth of what was left showed the hour. Sometimes the water iropped into another jar in which a block if wood was floating, the block rising as the hours went on. Once in awhile, some very rich man had a clepsydra that soundid a musical note at?e very hour. IRON AND STEEL IN THE SOUTH. It is a big year for iron and steel; and 1887 will see the largest production of these netals in the United States, the largest imaortation and the largest consumption. The demand for iron and steel has been so jreat thatthehome furnaces could notsupaly it; and this has encouraged the buildng of new ones, particularly in the South. According to the report of the Iron and Steel Association there are now being constructed twenty-six new furnaces in the south, two in Virginia, three in Tennessee, one in Kentucky and the remainder n Alabama. The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record shows that the association overlooked four lew works. These do not include furnaces ecently built or now being erected to take he place of old stacks, but only new enerprises. Sixteen of them will be competed to go into operation this year; the >thers will be in a condition to begin work ;arly next spring. Among the projected snterprises are twenty other furnaces, all >ut.three in Alabama. With a few exceptions, all will make :oke iron and have an average capacity of .00 tons daily. They will give a producion of 3G,000 tons per day and add fully ,000,000 tons to the iron production of the south for 1888 as compared with 188G. some idea is given of the impetus now shown in iron making in the South by the act that of the forty-three new furnaces >eing erected in the country, thirty are in he South, and that Alabama is building ;wenty-two to Pennsylvania's nve. p.vilently the iron industry is rapidly tending oward the South. When, however, we come to steel, we ind that of thirty-eight new mills but four ire in the South. It is plain that the southern mineral States, like Alabama and Tennessee, should turn their attention in his direction. If they can make iron nore cheaply and profitably than Pennsylvania, there is no reason why they should not do the same with steel. It is lot generally known that the United States leads the world in steel production, ind that while it is slightly behind Great Britain in the iron output, it is ahead n steel. The demand for rails and other steel products is increasing, and the South should not lose the opportunity offered it lere. It is opening the manufacture of steel at Bessemer; it ought to push it forward until in this, as in pig iron, it becomes more than the rival of the most favored portions of Pennsylvania.?New Oreaus Times Democrat. The Smiths.?Mythology gives the lighest place in its pantheon to Vulcan, she god of fire. For notwithstanding he s represented as bearded, covered with lust and soot, blowing the tires of his "orges and surrounded by his chief minis:ers, the Cylops, he is given Venus to wife ind made the lather of Cupid. Among she Scythians the iron sword was a god. When Jerusalem was taken by the Babylonians, they made captives of all the smiths and other craftsmen of the city? i more grievous act than the tribute evied upon France by Germany at the dose of the war in 1870. For to be deprived of the use of iron is to be relegated to i state of barbarism. The vulgar accounted for the keenness )f the first sword-blades on the score of nagic, and the praises of the smiths who orged were sung with the chiefs of chiv dry who wielded them, wo nigmy was .his mysterious power regarded by Tan. red, the crusader, that in return for the present of King Arthur's sword, Excaliaer, by Richard I, he paid for it with four ?reat ships and fifteen galleys." The smith was a mighty man in Engand in the early time. "In the royal ,'ourt of Wales he sat with the King and tiueen and was entitled to a draught of ivery kind of liquor served." His person a'as sacred; his calling placed him above the law. He was necessary to the feudal state; he forged swords "on the temper af which life, honor and victory in battle lepended." The smith, after the Nornan invasion, gained in importance in England. Pie was The chief man of the village and the most cunning workman of the time. His name descended to more : families than any other profession?for the | origin of the name Smith is the hot, dus- j ty, smoky smithy, and however it may I be disguised in the spelling, it is entitled j to the proud distinction which its representatives sometimes seek to conceal. Tiie Position Taken During Sleep, j A very large number of adults form the j liabit of sleeping in one particular posi- . 1 ' ? ? ? M Mt'akf- /\M 1 nff- I [ion, sucn us lying upon wieii ngm ui icn , side. A smaller number sleep upon the ' back. Some persons sleep with the head 1 ?reatly extended; more often it is flexed I ?onsiderably upon the trunk. Many must i have the head greatly elevated ; others j i-an only sleep with the head very low. i Jome observations made by Dr. G. Noso- j citch ( Wratsch) upon 235 soldiers showed that 37.5 per cent, slept upon the right side, 1 23 per cent, on the left, and 0.5 per cent, on ; :he back. It has yet to be determined i whether any particular harm can come j roni sleeping in a certain position which ! ;he individual unconsciously assumes.? Medical Record. B&* That virtue which requires to be j jver guarded is scarce worth the sentinel', j Oliver Goldsmith. STOP THE DISPERSION OF JURIES. Our next Legislature should pass a law prohibiting the dispersion of a jury, engaged in the trial of any case involving capital punishment, for any purpose whatever, after the trial has once commenced. The law should provide for the food and refreshment of the jurors during the entire trial, and they should be kept constantly Pi under guard so as to cut off communication with the outside world. We believe this is the practice in the United States Courts, and in some of the State Courts, but in South Carolina, when the trial lasts more than one day, the custom is simply to caution the jury against conversing with any one about the case. This seems to us a very insufficient protection to the ? administration of justice, especially when it is taken into consideration that the b twenty challenges allowed the defendant ? L1..1 I- - Ai:?vi T nag enaoieu ins stuiuui uuurueya iu cuur a inate nearly every particle of intelligence b and decency from the jury. The average ^ mortal is weak, but what must be said of ? the material that is usually selected to try " an important murder case? In these re- j, marks we desire to be understood as mak- n ing no local reflections whatever, for as a o general thing the juries of Aiken county d have faithfully performed their duty, as is n exhibited by the fact that in thelastelev- , en years there have been eight convictions v for murder, two of them being white j men. Seven of these culprits were hung, n two of them being white. We speak in a tl general sense, and we insist that after the P skillful attorneys of the murderer have ? exercised the right of twenty peremptory ^ challenges and any number for cause, that Sl the jury is generally composed of just t< such men as no sensible merchant or other T business man would like to do business ci with, and yet these men are turned loose over night, during a trial, to wander through the barrooms of the town, and who knows what influences are brought to bear upon them ? d Let the number of peremptory chal- jj lenges be reduced to five and the jury be ? kept in close custody during the entire n trial, even though it last a week, and i Judge Lynch will find little work to do in f\ South Carolina.?Aiken Recorder. i| Growing Trees for Railway Ties. ? A notable phase of railway industry is a railway tie nursery, situated near the little - ' ?- A 1 1l town 01 jrarnngtori, ivansas, in me suumern part of that State. It is said to be the c largest artificial plantation of forest trees s in North America, and is owned by the r Southern Pacific. The different sections ? have been planted, respectively, two, four s and six years, one-fourth being planted with the ailanthus, the rest with tnecatal- \ pa, together with a few of white ash. Those first planted are now about twenty- five feet in height, the last about twelve, and some of the taller are seven inches through the stem. There are in all about \ three million trees, in full vigor, on the plantation ; all were planted four feet apart each way, to shade the ground, though eight feet is the ultimate intention, this plan allowing three-fourths of the trees to A be cut out when they are fit for fence posts. When rather larger it is expected the trees will make excellent railway ties in great numbers?that is, after a thinning out process there willbesomenine hundred thousand trees to come to maturity. The area of this vast railway tie nursery is to be still further increased. A'Picture of tiie Plains.?One of the most startling and romantic features of border life occurred recently on the Wild Horse prairie, thirty miles north of Los Angeles, when a band of wild horses, under the lead of a noble sorrel stallion came galloping over the plains to reconnoitre a company of surveyors engaged in making a survey of the tract. The band dashed toward Capt. Keller a and his party of surveyors till within C 500 feet, when the leader halted in a proud and defiant manner, with neck curved, nostrils distended, erect, and tail on dress ] parade, and all the band ranged themselves on each side of him like a squad of cavaly in battle change. After surveying the scene for a few moments the ~ n..ill/vr.nr1 niirntf r/\1lAU'fl/l l%?T fKo I J jcauci ^nuupcu u r*a v j iuuvvi^u uj mv ? band in the most graceful and dignified manner. The scene was most romantic, and the picture of the lordly leader, with his most obedient servants, in their fleet and graceful motions, was worthy of an artist's pencil. There was another band of wild horses on the same prairie, under the leadership of a dark mahogany bay stallion, with black mane, tail and knees. In this band there are .two white horses and the rest are bay and sorrel mainly. Manners.?"Manners make the man," says the proverb. It may be true that some men's manners have been the ? making of them; but, as manners are j, rather the expression of the man, it would {be more proper to say the man makes the ? manners. l IP . .IS. ?AKIHc POWDER Absolutely Pure. * This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and .. wliolesotneness. More economical than the orilinnry kinds,and cannot lie sold In competition with the multitude of low test, short weight uluin or phosphate powders. Soud oni.y in cans. ltOYAh 11AK1NG POWDEK CO., 106 Wall St., N. Y. Or?- At wholesale by LINDSAY & MOOKE, Yorkville. S. C., _ March 2 9 ly 1887. WEST LIBERTY STREET. 1887. Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables A HE still on a boom, and the year 1887 finds me Avith some of the finest Vehicles ever shown in the Livery business in Yorkville, and surpassed by none*. Everything will be kept in the best style. Give me a trial and be convinced. Cincinnati and I'olnmbus Buggies Of every description will be kept. Spring Wagons, Phaetons, Ac., of the best make, always on hand. FOR FUNERALS I have a fine Queen City Hearse and a Clarence Coach, which will be sent to any part of the Y county at short notice. Terms reasonable. A Big Bargain. i I have a Jumpsoat Phieton and some Bug- p gies on hand that I will give a big bargain in, a if sold soon to make room for my new stock. HAVE YOUR HORSES FED At tlio Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables where they will receive the best attention. F. E. SMITH. o October 13 41 tf g MEAT MARKET. J THE undersigned respectfully informs the si citizens of Yorkville and vicinity that ti hereafter he will be prepared to furnish GOOD s< BEEF on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, ei WANTED?Fifteen FAT SHEEP, for winch the highest market price win oe pain. ij J. N. ROBERTS. May 18 20 3t .11. W. WHITE, ?. D. S., ] J3L dentist, h YORKVILLE, S. . IJ Ofllce in the Parish Hotel Building. April 1*0 1(5 ly* ? A BREECH-LOADING RIFLE FOR S ALK A SECOND-HAND 22 calibre REMINGTON " RIFLE, in good order. Price $12. Ap- , ply at ENCiUIRElt OFFICE' \l\ May 11 ID Jit ? DWELLING HOUSE FOR RENT. oi THE undersigned oilers FOR RENT for the year 1887, a one-story DWELLING p HOUSE, containing four rooms. For particulars, apply to L. M. GRIST. 1 GARRY IRON ROC Manufacturers of all kinds of _ IRON ROOFING UMPED AND CORRUGATED SIDING, Irou Tile or Shingle, IRE PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS 4C.t THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 01 j2?T Orders received by L. M. GRIST. May 10 nnmnuiT ucad it TUimncD h uuuluivi ncMn n inunutni An interesting letter from Mr. John W. Peeks, superintendent of DeKalb Pauper tome: From a feeling of gratitude and a desire to enelit others, I voluntarily make this statelent. I have great reason to be thankful that ever heard of Jl. 11. B., as I know what a ' lessing it has been to me. I have suffered 'itb Bronchial Catarrh for a number of years. 1 ix months ago I was taken with severe pain 5 l right ear, which in a few days began to dig- 1 barge matter, with terrible and almost un- 1 earable palpitation and all sorts of noises in ! ly head. In ten days after the commencement fdischarge and pain in my ear I began to grow ' eaf and in six weeks I was so deaf I could ot hear it thunder. \ I was then compelled to use a conversation j ube, and it was often that I could not hear ] rith the tube. I then commenced taking B. 1 !. B. and the running of my ear ceased run- j ing in five weeks, and I can now hear withdut ae tube. My general health has improved, alpitation ceased, and feel like a new being,and \ ppreciate the benefit I have received from B. I. B. (made in Atlanta, Ga.,) with gratitude to rod and thankfulness to the Proprietors for uch a medicine. I cheerfully recommend it jail who are afflicted with deafness and catarrh, 'rv it; persevere in its use and you will be onvinced of its value. JOHN W.* WEEKS. Superintendent DeKalb Pauper Home. Decatur, Ga., May 1, 1880. bright's disease. I have been asutlerer from Kidney and Blad" er troubles for several years. I have lately ad what is termed Bright's Disease, and have ad considerable swelling of my legs and hortness of breath. The urea has poisoned ly blood also. I secured and am using (B. B. t.) Botanic Blood Balm, and find it acts powerilly and very quickly, and I am delighted with :s effects, i had previously used a large quanity of various advertised remedies, and several minent physicians also waited on me, but B. I. B. stands at the top. JOHN" II. MARTIN. Rock Creek, Ala., May 4,188<>. All who desire full information about the ause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Icrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, Kheunatism, Kidney Complaints, Catarrh, etc., can ecureacopvof our 3'2-page Illustrated Book of Vonders, tilled with the most wonderful and tartling proof ever before known bv calling on MAY & MAY, Vholesnle dealers of B. B. B. Yorkville, S. C. June 1 9 ly Established 1843. W. & J, SLOANE, iMrOHTKRS AND MANUFACTURERS OF VILTON, AXMINSTER, MOQUETTE, VELVET, BODY BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY BRUSSELS and INGRAIN CARPETINGS. >IL CLOTHS, LINOLEUM, CORTICINE, MATTINGS, MATS, RUGS AND FLOOR CLOTHS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Ai.ro Wholesale and Retail Dealers in all kinds or Upholstery Goods. The Largest Assortment in the United States t Very Low Prices. Samples sent if desired. Correspondence invited. [{roadway, 18th & 19th Streets NEW YORK. April 0 14 2mo* Piedmont ^ir-Line. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE R. R., South Carolina Division. Jfm W tfcl?'tanar trtr CONDENSED SCHEDULE In Effect February 13, 185*7, (Trains run by 75th Meridian time.) 1 SOUTHBOUND. Xu. 52. NORTHBOUND. No. 53. i { ve.-New York., 3.40 P. M. I.ve. Augusta... 9.20 A. M. ve. Philadelphia. 5.42 P.M. Arr. Columbia... 1.03 P.M. ve. Baltimore.... 8.00 P.M. Arr. Charlotte... 6.15 P. M- ( ve. Washington. ll.OOI'.M. Arr.Salisbury... 8.01 P.M. ve. Richmond... 2.30 A. M Arr.Greensboro' 9.47 P.M. ve. Charlotte.... 1.00 P.M. Arr. Richmond.. 6.40 A.M. ve. Columbia.... 5.23 P. M. Arr. Washington 8.30 A.M. rr. Augusta 9.20 I\ M. Arr. Baltimore.. 10.03 A.M. rr. Savannah... 7.40 A M. Arr.Philadclphia J2.35 P. M. rr. Jacksonville. I2 00 M. Arr. New York 3.20 P.M. JJ.tJZr. DAILY. i! 'ullman Buffet Sleeper between Washington ! and Augusta, on Trains 52 and 53. \S. I,. TAYLOR, ]). CARDWELL, SOL. IIASS, en'l Pass. Agent. Ass't Gen'l Pass. Agent, Traffic Manager. Columbia, S. C. February 23 8 tf "MOTHER'S FRIEND" Not only shortens the time of labor and lessens the intensity of pain, but it greatly diminishes the danger to life of both mother and child, and leaves the mother in a condition highly favorable to speedy recovery, and far less liable to'Flooding, Convulsions, and other alarming symptoms incident toslow or painful labor. Its wonderful efficacy in this respect entitles it to be called Thk Mother's Friend, and to be ranked as one of the life-saving remedies of the nineteenth century. From the nature of the case, it will, of course, be understood that we cannot publish certificates concerning this remedy j without wounding the delicacy I of the writers. Yet we have hundreds of such testimonials on tile. Send for our Treatise on "Health and JIappi- , ess of Woman," mailed free. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. August 11 32 ly FOUNDRY AND IVXacliine Shop. ij f ; rHK undersigned would respectfully inform j the public that he now has in operation, on is lot on King's Mountain Street, a FOUND- t LY AND MACHINE SHOP, in which ho is 1 repareil to do all manner of work in light iron t ml brass castings, and general machine work. 1 i REPAIRING, < f all kinds, promptly done on short notice, I team Engines,and agricultural machinery of s ? - /M.nt.Kmilo/1 ntwl mnoirn/1 HojSdoa 1 II V MUU UVUluauicvt Uttu V... 4 ny class of work that may be wanted in his t hop, he will attend any call for repairing sta- t onery engines, doing the work on the premiss, thus obviating the necessity of moving the ' ngitie. f Prices reasonable. Terms, cash on tho com- \ lotion of the work. EDWARD THOMAS. I SHERIFF'S SALES. c 1Y virtue of a writ of fieri facias to modi- j 5 rected, will be sold between the legal ours of Sheriffs sale, on THE FIRST MONDAY IN . JUNE NEXT, t York Court House, the following property s > wit: Defendant's interost in a tract of land sit- I ated 11 mile north-west of Rock Hill, con- ( lining 145 acres more or less, bounded by i inds of the estate of James Jones, deceased, 1 i. E. Finley, McFadden and others. Levied n as the property of G. A. Henry at the xiflt < f John Ratterree and others. * [12.45 5 Terms Cash, or an immediate re-sale of the < roperty at purchaser's risk. R. H. GLENN, S. Y. C. < May 21 ID tf i )FING COMPANY, y IRON ORE PAINT And Cement. 152 TO 158 MERWIN ST., Cleveland, O. Wunf JjBLL j^sr Send for Circular and -FRr N Price List Xo 75 ? IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. 9 ly [NTER-STATES LIFE ASSOCIATION, NTAUNTON, VA. M. ERSKINE MILLER, President. L. COOKE, Secretary. GEORGE C. JORDAN, General Agent. THE immense amount of Life Insurance carried in this country makes it of National importance $hat heads of families should be ible to securo it as cheaply as possible consis ;eni Willi saieiyj r.spwcimiy i* mm iitjceaoary for the millldnsof man in mod orate circumstances, wlio must earn tlielr Jiving by bard knocks and in the face of a competition that is becoming keener and sharper every day. If life insurance is not sajr. it Is not worth carrying, and if it is too msUi/, the men who most need it cannot carry It ah. How to make it both safe and cheap is the problem of the day, and he who solves it will have done a cjreat and patriotic service for his fellow men. The Old Line Companies are certainly safe when honestly managed, but their rati* are so high, that only the rich can afford to carry such an amount as would provide for a family, while the great mass of men, and those, too, whose families most need protection, are compelled to go without insurance, or seek it in the assessment companies or secret orders. The fact that these cheaper institutions are today furnishing more insurance than all the Old Line companies combined, shows how eager are the mass of citizens for insurance that is within reach of their means. While these orders and corporations are furnishing insurance cheap enough, yet, at best, they can only be looked upon as temporary expedients and not altogether satisfactory. But it is plain, that somewhere between the old line and assessment plans thero must be a middle ground, which is not only sa/e, but just and fair to all parties. THE -INTER-STATES LIFE ASSOCIATION of Staunton, Va., has sought earnestly and honestly to find this middle ground. In this search they have, at large expense, consulted and employed the foremost actuaries and insurance experts in this country, and upon their recommendation have adopted a line of rates which is entirely safe, and yet, is in the reach of every thrifty and industrious man who desires to protect his family against his death. To aseertain this safe rate, they added to the actual death cost experienced by the old line companies an ample reserve, and then a reasonable amount for expenses and profits, but so limited as to compel economical management. So plain and fair and popular are its methods that over three millions or business was done in the first Sight months work. Its rates are fixed, and must be paid, deaths or no deaths, but are divided into two, four, or six payments a year, as may best suit the convenience of the applicant. Active Agents wanted in South Carolina. For further particulars, call or send address to JAS. D. PICKARD, Manager, ^ Columbia, S. C. January 12 % tf THE HOWE MACHINE COMPANY'S Light Running, High Arm, "NEW HOWE," WHICH IS THE BEST SEWING MACHINE EVER MADE. 1CALL special attention to the following features : The NEW HOWE is a new machine throughout, differing in every point from the machines heretofore manufactured by the company. The needle is self-setting. It has the most room under the arm; the perfect Howe stitch; no holes to thread, except the needle; the easiest shuttle to thread ; the most perfect take up ; the loose balance-wheel; the largest bobbin ; absolutely no vibration; the most perfect tension. It is the lightest rjunning; noiseless, and the most pleasing in appearance. Prices within the reach of all. Call and get a descriptivo circular, and see the machine, which is always on exhibition at my Photo grupoic uaiiery. PHOTOGRAPHY. I would inform the public that I am yet making PHOTOGRAPHS in all the various styles. Also, Ferrotypes and other cheaper styles of pictures. Pictures by the photographic process enlarged, and all work done in the best style of the art at reasonable prices. Gallery on "West Liberty street, near the jail. J. R. SCHORB. April 13 15 tf C. & L7 NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD SCHEDULE of Mail a#d Passenger Trains from Lenoir, N. C., to Chester, S. C.,taking effect at8 o'clock, A. M. Sunday, May 29, 1887: " GOING SOUTH. Leave Lenoir 8.00 A. M. Leave at Hickory O.OS^A. M. Leave Newton 9.36"A. M. Arrive at Lincolnton, 10.30 A. M. Leave Lincolnton 10.35 A. M. Arrive at Dallas, 11.33 A. M. ^ Arrive at Gastonia, 11.48 A. M. Leave Gastonia 11.50 A. M. Arrive at Clover, 12.28 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville, 12.58 P. M. Leaye Yorkville, 1.00 P. M. Arrive at Guthriesville, 1.25 P. M. Arrive at Lowrysville, 1.50 P. M. Arrive at Chester 2.15 P. M. GOING NORTH. Leave Chester, 4.30 P. M. Arrive at Lowrysville, 4.57 P. M. Arrive at Guthriesville, 5.20 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville, 5.47 P. M. Leave Yorkville 5.50 P. M. Arrive at Clover, 0.20 P. M. Arrive at Gastonia, 7.00 P. M. Leave Gastonia, 7.15 P. M. Arrive at Dallas 7.30 P. M. Arrive at Lincolnton, .'. 8.18 P. M. Arrive at Newton,..\ 9.11 P. M. Arrive at Hickory, 9.44 P. M. Arrive at Lenoir,*. .10.50 P. M. G. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent. Junel 22 tf APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE!" NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Executors "of the estate of WM. I. JLAWSON, deceased, have made a final re'11 rn iirwl ?AfHoTDOiit With thn rvf P_ c>ate for York county, and on Saturday, the 1th day of June, 1887j at 11 o'clock A. if., will nake application for discharge from liability is Executors of the said estate. T. W. CLAWSON, I 0. E. SPENCER, 1 Executor?. May 4 18 5t* FABM LOANK, IN ANY AMOUNT from $500 to $10,000, unon six years' time. Interest payable annually. For further particulars, apply *to C. E. SPENCER, Attorney at Law. 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