Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 17, 1887, Image 4

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%kmmw gejrartment. [1 . His Oratory Was Appreciated.? While Senator Harris was speaking at Cynthlana the other day, a half intoxicated ' Irishman, who had crawled up on the rear 1 of the platform, interrupted him several 1 times With remakrs that were not quite in- 1 teiygihle. Finally Mr. Harris turned to ] the man. and said: < "Please don't interrupt me, my friend. ' I am not much used to public speaking, i and if you want to talk I'll have to quit." i "Bless yez!" said the Irishman, "it's ( not after interrupin' ye I am. I'm only ] anproyin' of what ye say. Faith, and I ( dian't know it was in yez to do as well as i yerdoiol.'Aa 1 The Senator from Madison was complete* 1 ly knocked ont by this speech, but he ? bowed his thanks to the Hibernian, and ? joined heartily in the laughter which the < latter's response had caused.?Louisville i Oouriei -Journal. ? 11 The Same Well.?A young lady had ] fiQAMy been persuaded to approach the t piano, and she was looking for the music \ of the "The Old Oaken Bucket;" when a i tired-looking old lady advanced and whls- f pered: f PXky jdear, is that that same old song t "Yes'm." "Same oaken bucket and well ?" s "Yeahm.?' t "Same man comes up and draws water ?" i "Yes'faS." ? "Then excuse me, please. He was my > husband; it was our well; I fell into ft t one day, and he was an hour and a half * pulling me out. Bid it to spite me; but i he's. dead now., and I don't want to have i the past recalled." ? ^ ... 0 e ? , j And sh? web tup stairs to wait for the < well to run dry. _ The Imposture Detected.?"I have j < meat as he sat in the Bodega, sipping his i wine. "Brought to light no end of impostures, eh ?" inquired-a friend sitting by. ' "I believe you, my boy! But let me j tell you in strict confidence, I was myself : once taken in by a nice, pretty girl. I could have vowed she was an angel." j "And wasnt'she?"' "Just the opposite. She had a temper like a hurricane, and when she got vexed you felt as if there was going to be an ; earthquake!" , *'Good^ gracious! but how did you find ^ I married the girl." How Could She Say "No?"?Enter- , * - * "t nf fha i ' prising- A^t/Ut i JL 2IUI liJC u vi vuv An ii-Matrimoniai Society, Miss. Our object is to discourage hasty marriages." Omaha Giri: ''That's real good of you." "Yes, you see you pay us $5 a month as long as you remain single, and if you live to be 60 without marrying we give yon $20,000; enough to live on." "Dear me! $20,000 !' ' "But if you marry you lose everything." "Well, here is the first $5. If I should mairy I would lose all I paid in and the $20,000, too, wouldn't I ?" "Every cent it." "Mercy me! I hope nobody will ask me!"? Omaha Worl<*. The Power of Imagination.?A lawyer driving along a, country road asked a woman who was walking in the same direction which way he had to turn to r^CPftTB^?The woman gave him directions and added that she was going in that direction "ana would point out the way. "All right, good woman," said the lawyer, '.'jumpnp; better bad company than none." After jogging some miles further the woman descended and thanked him for the drive. "Have I much further to go ere I reach the B road?" asked the limb of the law. "Oh, you passed it some two or three miles back," was the answer, "but as I thought bad company better than * none I brought you on." One Redeeming Trait.?Trader? You want to buy a horse ? Here's a good one. Citizen?Can he be driven ? Trader?Well, I'll be honest with you ; he isn't designed for driving. Citizen?Good rider, then ? Trader?No; 1 can't recommend him for that. Citizen?Surely, he's not a draft horse? Trader?Wouldn't pull a pound. Citizen?What in the world is he fit for ? Trader?Why, you don't seem to know anything about horses; look at that tail; it's hanged in the latest London style. I Cute Little Johnny.?A lady on \ Woodward avenue has a little boy who is i inclined to freckle and has been told to 1 keepon-hishat whenoutin the sun. Last i week sheengaged a servant whose face is 1 q&ft roughened with smallpox. Robbie i lowed at her very closely and then said tb ! his mother: < "It's too bad, ain't it, mamma ?" ] "What's too bad?" said his mother. "That her didn't keep on her hat." < His mother was puzzled and said: "Why < should Mary keep on her hat?" i "Cause the sun's jammed all her freckles ! in."?Detroit Tribune. i His Business Qualifications.?Father?Well, what can you say for the young man,? Daughter?He's young and handsome ( and has good business ability. Father?How do you know anything about his business qualifications? Daughter?Why, he has figured out for me time and again how nicely we could get along if you would make us a present i of $50,000.?Judge. tir-Ui/M, n?k/v kno Inof i?r\ | j rauier uaugiuci wuv iiajjuimrturned from a seminary)?Have they good instructors at the seminary, Ethel ? Yes, indeed. The professor of chemistry was just splendid. F&her-Alriderstoodchemistry well, did he? ! Ethel?Yes. I suppose so, as he had just the loveliest eyes and brown, curly hair, I ever saw. $3F Shoe Dealer (to partner)?"That new 1 lot of ladies'French slippers is going very ' slowly. Hadn't we better mark them 1 down?" i Partner?"Yes; mark the number fives down to threes, and the fours down to twos." The change was made, and in a day or I two the stock was exhausted." t j Human nature.-Angelina: Whatever i made you tell Uncle Harpagon you're makiDg ?5,000 a year when, with all your 1 hard work and all my economy, we can scarcely make both ends meet! Edwin? My love, he's worth half a million, ^nd if he thinks that we dont want it he'll very likely leave it all to us. A New Kind of "Pastoral" Poetry. i "Are you fond of poetry, Mrs. Foepar?" ' "Indeed I am, Miss Pert; especially pastoral poetry." "Pastoral poetry ? Have you a volume i of it?"..f "To be sure?the hymnal, you know ; it's mado up of verses by all the pastors of our ch u rch. Yonkers Gazette. Bound by Courtesy.?"Ah! I beg pardon, but your name is Gray?" he said as he met a man coming out of the postoffice. -- "jno, sir?no, sir?Uiy iiauieisuuiui^v. . "Oh!?ah!?it isn't, eh? Then I beg your pardon for begging your pardon."? Detroit Free Press. What She Said.?Young man (to messenger boy)?"What did the young lady say when you gave her the flowers ?" Messenger boy?"She asked the young feller who was sittin' on the porch with j her if he didn't want some for a button . hole bouquet." 9^* Wife (smilingly)?There is one day in the week on which it is unlucky to be marred. Do you know what day it is ? Husband (gloomily)?On what day were you and I married ? Wife (facetiously)?Wednesday. Husband (sarcastically)?That's the day. Rev. Mr. Whangle.?"My boy, I'm sorry to see you flying your kite on the Sabbath day." Tu6 Boy?"Why, it's made out of the , Christian Weekly, an' got a tail of tracts!" ' ilttf |arw and Jiteside. ~7f~ WEEKS' ON THE FARM; H ' i Warm weather and abundant raius Always cause the weeds and grass to grow very rapidly. On the farm it requires a larger share of the labor to keep down the weeds and undesirable grass than to prepare the ground and harvest the regular jrops. The value of the labor bestowed on weeds vif it could be properly estimated) imounts to many millions of dollars, and my portion of this labor that can be avoided will be a saving and will add to the aroflts. Yet the weeds can be entirely determined effort. There "lauivawu vj | ire hundreds of varieties of weeds, and ;ve may class the grasses as weeds when hey voluntarily spring up where not delired. Some weeds come very early in the :eason, while others wait until the warm iays of summer. The seeds seem to remain dormant in the soil for years, for no imount of hard work and cultivation will ipparently rid the ground of the pests. But the weeds can be all cleaned out in a few seasons, though in order to do so the work must be done in a systematic manier. The first resolve should be never to illow the weeds to do more than sprout, md the next should be never let them go :o seed. There are times when the farmer prefers to wait until all the weeds have iprouted and the field is well covered be'ore using the cultivator, thus saving labor; >ut under no conditions should they go to teed. If the weeds get too high the cultivator is useless, and the plow must be irought into requisition, which entails ilower and harder work. After the spring weeds shall have been turned under then will come the persistent summer crab-grass ind purslaine, which require but a few iays aftei^ a rain to become Well rooted. There is no grass more easily destroyed when it is young than crab grass, but if it 3e permitted to make headway it will >ften require the hoe to get rid of it. Whenever a seed sprouts, and the plants rrom it turned under, it is forever destroyed, as all plants come from seeds or roots, they must sprout or grow, and if this growth be preveqted they perish,', The cultivation against weeds must be thor)ugh. A single plant, if allowed to escape ind bear seed, may cause all the labor to De done over again next season. The work of keeping down the weeds may be costly for a year or two, but if the work De well done in a few seasons the farmer will enjoy a respite, though persistent watchfulness will be necessary to prevent them from again securing a foothold. The Advantages of Whitewash.? Whitewash has many uses ; but as a fire extinguisher it has not hitherto been generally recognized here. "Do you know," ?id a scientific gentleman the other day, 'that it is next to impossible to burn a whitewashed fence ? And do you know, further, that in France, to protect frame ind the interiors of other buildings from 3re, the walls, beams, joists and the unierside of floorings are thickly coated with limewash before they are placed in position? It is so, and if this course, which tias prevailed abroad almost from time immemorial, were adopted here, it would save many a house, many a village, from Jestruction. I do not mean to say that it will prevent the spread of1 a fire once unJer great headway; but from its uninflammable character it is a guard against the prime ignition that often leads to dire results." This little hint set the writer to making inquiry among competent authorities, and full confirmation of the doctor's words was the outcome. A very good whitewash is composed of lime slaked to the proper consistency for implication, into which (for inside work) while hot mix a starch made from half a pound of flour, or two ounces of common white glue, thoroughly dissolved. For outside work add to the above preparation \ handful of rock salt and as much soft boiled rice. This will "stick" with uneximpled certainty. Protecting Animaia from Flies.? A.C this season of the year the annoyance . aused to animals by flies and mosquitoes aften amounts to positive agony, and at all times, in what is called good corn weather, it is sufficient to prevent the stock eating enough to keep them in good condition, fhe animals will stand in the water or pass the greater part of the day in the shade, rather than expose themselves to the sunshine, going out to eat only when Iriven by hunger. They quickly lose flesh, the flow of milk shrinks, and a loss is incurred that cannot be easily made good again. At all times a good feed of grain is beneficial to stock, but it is especially so when flies are annoying, since it will do much to prevent shrinkage of flesh and milk. Horses and milch cows may be protected, in a great measure at least, by wiping them all over with a sponge dipped in soap suds in which a little carbolic acid has been mixed. Bulls comfined in stables often suffer enough from the attacks of flies to drive them half mad, and there is no doubt that the continued fretting caused in this way develops a savage disposition. The most satisfactory results have followed from sponging with 6oap suds and carbolic acid mixed a Jersey bull confined in a stall.?Chicago Tribune. Thorough Work.?There is little use to hope for success without using proper efforts. In the growing of crops there must be a suitable preparation of soil, and if thefreare cultivated crops the soil must be well worked. We have in mind a field planted to corn; it was well plowed, thoroughly manured, and the planting properly attended to, but the crop was hoed only once. The early growth was vigorous and promising, but the failure to hoe the second time caused a partial failure in earing. A neighbor thought to secure a crop of rye by sowing a cornfield after simply harrowing the field on the removal of the corn, and the present condition fullyshows the lack of a suitable seed bed. The rye USn nr.i-1 omu 11 oliArf orrnwth while thf> 19 LIII U auu OIUUll) UHV/I v b?vtr .. .... other and well prepared fields show the plant six feet in height, with heads fully developed and promising a good crop upon soil no better than the field first named. There is no kind of business that shows neglect sooner than fanning.? Chicago Herald. ? ? . The Hog.?The hog is the only animal kept on the farm without some provision Tor a regular supply of pure water. And when this is considered it seems strange that there is not more disease among hogs than there is. A drink of clear water has the effect to cleanse the system of many impurities and pass them off in the secretions and if a hog is deprived of water entirely, or limited to what he can extract from the slops, which are already saturated with filth, and obliged to wallow in filth and sleep iif%lust, how can his system be healthy or his flesh fit for food? The comfort of the animal should not be overlooked and no animal is comfortable that is suffering with thirst, and sour milk and greasy dish-water and salt slops are not drink. Red Clover.?The second growth of the common red clover is not generally more than one-third the bulk of the first, but where its seed will ripen it is one of the most profitable farmers can grow. Two to five bushels of clover seed per acre following a crop of hay cut in June are as profitable as any grain crop. And itseems to be a fact that the red clover roots in this second growth make a larger increase in soil fertility than at any previous growth of the same time. From June to September the soil is usually exceedingly dry, and it is then that clover roots strike down into the subsoil most deeply in search of moisture. AST The shape of eggs has nothing to do with the life germ, unless the egg is deformed. The shape of the egg conforms with the shape of the ovary and duct, hence we have long eggs, short eggs, and round eggs. The air cell and germ is in the broad end, and if this part is smooth and even and if the germ is fertilized, that is all that is necessary so far as shape goes. Hens lay larger eggs than pullets. 36?- Kerosene excels for softening ahd " clearing out the gummed and hardened oil in the boxes of mowers, reapers and other farm machinery. ^ttisceUaneous fading. A NEGRO IN HIS 135TH YEAR. A correspondent at Laredo, Texa9, writes i as follows to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat: James James, a negro and citizen of the United States, who resides at Santa Kosa, Mexico, is probably the oldest man on i earth. He was born near Dorchester, S. i C., in 1752, and while an infant was removed to Med way river, Ga., in the same i year that Franklin brought down electricity from the thunder clouds. Inl772there 1 was quite an immigration into South < Carolina, and his" master, James James // 1 L ~ lirOLIl W1IUI11 lie UltvCS ills name;, uiuvcu i near Charleston, S. C., in company with a i numberof his neighbors. On June 4,1776, i when 24 years of age, a large British fleet, i under Sir Peter Parker, arrived off* the I coast of Charleston. The citizens had < erected a palmetto wood fort on Sullivan's ] Island, with twenty-six guns, manned by i 500 troops, under Colonel Moultrie, and ( on June 28, the British made an attack by j land and water and were compelled to withdraw after a ten-hours' conflict. It was during this fight that Sergeant Jasper distinguished himself by replacing the j flag, which had been shot away upon the i bastion, on a new staff. Jim's master, < James James, manned one of the guns in | this fight, and the subject of this sketch j and four other slaves were employed ] around the fort as general laborers. Jim j followed his master throughout the war, i and was with General Moultrie at Port < Royal, S. C., February 3,1779. when Moul- i trie defeated the combined British forces 1 of Prevost and Campbell. His master was i surrendered by General Lincoln at Charles- i ton, S. C., on February 12, 1780, to the j British forces, and that ended Jim's mil- < itary career. He remembers the rejoicing in 1792 i throughout the country in consequence of : Washington's election to the Presidency, 1 he then being 40 years of age. In that year his first master died, aged about 60 < years. Jim then became the property of "Marse Henry" (Henry James), owning i large estates and about thirty slaves, near Charleston. On account of having raised "Marse Henry" Jim was a special favorite i with his master and was allowed to do as : he chose. Hissecond master, Henry, died in 1815, about 55 years of age, and Jim, i then 63 years of age, became the property i of James James, Henry's second son. In 1833 the railroari rrom unariesron 10 oavannah was completed, then the longest railroad in the world, and Jim, with his master took a trip over the road, and was 1 shown special favors on account of his age, then 81. James James was 10 years of age at his father's death, and when he became of age inherited large estates, slaves, etc., among whom were "old Uncle : Jim" and his family. James James lived in South Carolina until 1855, when he moved to Texas with all his slaves. James desired that his slaves should be free at his death, and in 1858 moved into Mexico so that they could be free before his death. James returned to the United States and died in Texas, and in 1865, after there was no longer slaves in the United States, Uncle Jim's children and grandchildren returned to the United States. Five years ago, at the age of 130, Jim could do light chores, but subsisted mostly by contributions from the citizens, but for the past two years, not being able to walk, he remains for the most part in his little jacal, his wants being supplied by his generous neighbors. The rheumatism in his legs prevents him from walking, but yet he has sufficient strength in his arms to drag himself a short distance?fifty yards or more. HUrTlDDirL' TUP UPPAT r IUjI/JUIIIVIV Aliu Uliuan The days of the historical "long bridge" leading from Berlin to Potsdam are numbered?a bridge which played an important part in the career of Frederick the Great. In the days of that king all travelers between the two cities were compelled to pass over the bridge and lew escaped the monarch's notice while sitting in the study of his neighboring palace. But he, of course, did not wish to be observed, so he placed a mirror in the room, which accurately reflected what occurred upon the bridge. One day, in the evening of which a masquerade was to take place in Berlin, he sat as usual at his desk, when glancing in the mirror he saw a cavalry captain in the act of crossing. He concluded at once that the object of his ride was the masked ball which his Majesty also intended to visit, but had forbidden his officers. A few hours later the King started for Berlin I aud appeared in the Opera House at the proper time. His sharp eye soon recognized the sinner in the mask of a noble Venetian, and he followed him step by step until he was thoroughly convinced that he had made no mistake. Stepping in front of the culprit and gazing at him with a tranfixing glance, he thundered, "Mask, I know you!" The officer, who > immediately recognized the tones of his King, was frightened for a moment. Pie knew that a heavy punishment, possibly dismissal, would be meted out to him. But he collected himself and replied: "Mask, I do not know you." "Mask, you are Cavalry Captain !" With a resolution of despair the officer answered: "Yes, but I am here without a leave of absence. He is a scoundrel who betrays me." The King bit his lips. The answer was unexpectedly collected and imprudent. But presently he said: "Upon my word it reamains our secret." The officer left the masquerade, hurried to the hotel, sprang upon his horse, and galloped back to Potsdam. On the following morning at 8 o'clock he appeared punctually for duty in the Lustgarten, whither his regiment had been commanded. The king soon began the review, staring strongly at the captain as he passed down the file. Suddenly he halted at the centre. "Cavalry Captain ?!" resounded his stentorian tone. The officer, now cer tain of his dismissal or long arrest, rode forward in strictest military fashion, saluting the King, as he thought, for the last time. "Nearer," commanded his Majesty, as the captain stopped at the customary distance. He obeyed. "Mask, you are a major, but he is a scoundrel who betrays it." "Upon my word, your Majesty, it remains our secret," answered the officer, relieved now of his heavy heart. A year went by and the promotion remained an unrevealed secret, the captain doing his duty as hitherto. On the anniversary of the event, when again presenting his regiment to the King in the Lustgarten, the following parole orders were read : "Cavalry Captain is promoted to the rank of major, his patent dating from a year ago to-day, ana four weeks' leave of absence for the carnival in Berr lin." EARTHQUAKES. On Monday, August -1st, earthquake shocks were felt in various parts of the United States. The shocks were generally throughout Southern Illinois. At Jonesboro, Illinois, the shocks were of sufficient force to cause picture frames to fall from the walls. At Huntsville, Alabama, a de- * cided shock was felt, the people being aroused by the noise and motion. The vibration there was from south to north, and was followed by a protracted tremor lasting about twelve seconds. In Illinois tho \Tihrfttions were from different direc tions in different places. At the time of the earthquake the farm of Z. P. Hayden, in Trigg county, Kentucky, sank four or five feet. There were three hundred acres in the farm. About midnight everybody on the farm was i awakened by a sharp shock and had barei ly jumped to their feet when the earth, with a shaking, dizzy motion, suddenly sank five feet, carrying houses and terrified darkies with it. The scene that enI sued baffled description. The negroes fell ' on their knees and in fierce tones prayed ! the Lord to save them. Others began j shouting and praising the Almighty, and I ever and anon casting upward a glance to see if chariots of fire were not descending. Added to this pandemonium was the intense darkness which pervaded, the moon j being completely obscured by heavy black clouds, which hung very low and like a pall over the doomed district. Rumblings were heard from the depths below, which ^gradually became louder, and many springs, hidden for years, suddenly found an opening and began to bubble upward in constantly increasing streams. The terri fled inhabitants, not pausing for their household goods or chattels gathered up, rushed away from the spot, and some of them arestill putting as much distance between them and the sinking land as possible. The loss to property is incalculable. A large area of corn and tobacco is a total loss. The country about the scene is low and swampy andalmost inaccessible in places, save by old, beaten paths. Much of it is wild and contains large, dense woods. Golden Pond is a mere hamlet containing two settlements of negroes, who eke out a living by working on several large farms owned by non-residents. The catastrophe was undoubtedly caused by the earthquake, as the rumbling sounds and vibrations felt were similar to those of a seismic disturbance. Golden Pond is about 100 miles from the spot where a similar catastrophe occurred about seventy years ago, when a lake of large area suddenly disap peared, leaving nothing out tne Deu, m the centre of which was a hole of unfathomable depth and several hundred yards in diameter. . VALUE OP A DOCTOR'S SERVICES. I was called at midnight to visit a gentlemen who had just returned from a late dinner, where he had succeeded by hasty sating in lodging a large fish-bone in his throat. I provided myself with an emetic, a pair oesophagus forceps, and other paraphernalia designed to give him relief, md hurriedly repaired to his room. I found him pacing up and down the floor with a look of intense distress and anxiety. occasionally running his fingers down tiis throat and gagging. He told me, in tones of despair, that he thought it was ill up with him, hut begged me, if the least glimmer of hope remained, to proceed at once In my efforts to relieve him. He extravagantly declared in the generosity of spirit begot by the vividness of his fears, that he wonld give a million dollars to have that fish-bone removed. I assured him that such cases were frequent, and ordinarily not attended with much dn.nir?ir. hefore Droceeding to carry out measures for relief. His fears underwent some diminution on the strength of this, and he then declared that fifty tnousand dollars would no more than repay the 3kill and art required to extricate the unwelcome intruder. I smiled and proceeded to introduce the fordfeps, but after several attempts failed to grasp the bone. His fears again induced him to mention a fabulous sum as the meed of the service that would expel the object of his terrors. I then gave him the emetic, its depressing effect causing his generosity to rise again, barometic-like, to a very high pressure. In a little while the emetic disburdened him of the greater part of his dinner, and with it up came the fish-bone. He gave a sigh and a look of relief, and solemnly look'* g toward me said, "Doctor, I woulon't have that thing in my throat again lor $5!" My fee eventually resolved itself into the "valuable experience" that the occasion afforded me?Medical Record. A Snake in the Hand.?Waterton, the famous Englishman, whose narrative of his South .American explorations is inati.nnti,ro on/1 i n tor/sot i n cr nnf?P PAIID'ht. Oil UUWi V\^ CtlJV* 1UVU1 VUV1 wmww ??? 1 single-handed, a snake ten feet long. He has, however, been surpassed by D'Albertis, the explorer of New Guinea, who dragged a snake thirteen feet long out of his hole. Seeing the natives running away from a tree,he went to them and learned that they had discovered a large snake, which frightened them. Going to the tree, he saw a snake with one-third of its length protruding from a hole. As its size indicated that it was not poisonous, he at once grasped its tail and dragged it out of the hole. The moment the head emerged D'AIbertis flattened its neck close to the head by planting one foot firmly thereon. Grasping the body firmly with both hands while his foot held its head, he turned to the terrified natives with an air of triumph. The snake writhed and twisted itself round the man's arm, or better, coiling itself so tightly as to stop circulation and make his hand black. Securing it firmly to a long, thick stick, he gave it to his porters to carry home. They marched off cautiously with their thirteen feet of snake. The reptile became so tame that it would let D'Albertis caress it without trying to bite. The natives used to howl with amazement when they saw the monster coiled around him. Rev. Alonzo Webster, of Orangeburg, died at Highgate Springs, Vermont, on the 1st instant, where he had gone, hoping to improve his health. He came to this State during the Reconstruction period under the auspices of the M. E. Church, and assisted at first the Rev. T. William Lewis in re-establishing the church in this State. After the death of Mr. Lewis, in 1871, he became chief organizer and director of the Northern Methodists in South Carolina, entered largely into politics, and nHknnnti no o vulo hiu Tin!io\7 wan rtnf pnn (vibuuugii ao u a u?v ???*? |/v?ivj ????v ? - ? ? ducive to the best interests of the people he was identified with, yet his friends claim that he meant well. Pie did much for the educational interest of the colored people; and aided many in securing homes. He largely invested his money in the real property of the State, thus becoming more substantially indentified with its interests and prosperity. His death is regarded as a great loss by many of those among whom he labored. The Mormons Seeking New Fields. A colony of Mormons, about 100 in number, from Salt Lake City, are making application to the Dominion government for homestead lands in the vicinity of Medicine Hut, Northwest Territory, with a view of forming a settlement of the "faithful." The matter is now under consideration as to whether it is practicable to encourage immigration of that class of people. The Minister of justice strongly opposes the introduction into the country of such a sect. Referring to the matter, the News says: "The experience of the American government in dealing with the people of Utah ought to make our government extremely cautious about insisting on the observance of our laws at the outset as the only condition on which their presence will be tolerated. If they once obtain local ascendancy and are able to manage things their own way, R will be a matter of great difficulty to assert the supremacy of the law." Dead Indians' Debts.?"The debts of dead Indians are paid by their relatives," said an ex-merchant on Main street the other day. "When Anderson and Barnhart," he continued, "killed the Indian several years ago, he owed me $345. Since that time $380 of this amount has been ? z,i u.'r, -Alrt4-?imo ~WQrifiir?lr\r rli^rl i jjhiu me uy ins iciiiHvtoi ?wn?iivi.)f v.v-v? the other day owing me about $50. Already his relatives have approached me on the subject and made arrangements to pay the amount. It is a law with them to pay the debts of their dead relatives and they never break it. I am sure of getting my money if an Indian dies owing me, but when a white man dies leaving no property, no matter how rich his relatives, I never expect to get a cent. There is a great deal of good about a dead Indian anyhow," said the ex-merchant, as he closed his interesting conversation and walked away.?East Oregonian. New Rules About Cotton Weights. Owing to a new regulation of the New York cotton exchange, on and after September 1st, 1887, cotton buyers in all interior towns will deduct from bales weighing under 400 pounds cent per pound; under 350 pounds A cent per pound; and packages less than 300 pounds are not considered bales, and are therefore unmerchantable. The ginners and farmers will do well to note this fact in putting up their cotton. They will also find it to their interest to increase the general average of their bales, as the heavyweight of bales from the southwest, is, in addition to the superior staple, an additional inducement for northern and European spinners to give their orders to that section. This is an important matter to the ginners and farmers and should receive their attention. Jones, the Triple Murderer.?At the term of the Edgefield Circuit Court, last week, new complications arose in the Jones murder case. It will be remembered that Jones killed Edward Pressley, Sen., Edward Pressley, Jr., and Charles Pressley. At the May term of court he was convicted of the murder of the elder Pressley. At the close of the term his attorneys demanded an unconditional discharge it the other two cases. The motion was argued before Judge Norton, who granted the order of discharge. Jones now claims that he has been completely and permanently discharged from these cases, just as if he had been tried and acquitted. The State denies this, but Judge Wallace sustains the prisoner's views of the case. The further question arises whether or nol the State can hand out new bills in the case. # ? ? What Became op the Hero op Fori Sumter.?Maj. Anderson', after the surrender of Fort Sumter, was appointed a brigadier general in the regular army, and sent to command the department oi Thn Cfofo Tiro a fKors in /Inn Kt XVCIi LUUIYJr' liiu UlULU HUO Lituu 4U uvuuv whether *to become Union or non-union. Gen. Anderson was averse to the action which was liable to irritate its population and found himself constantly between two fires. The unpleasant responsibility oi his position and hi9 ill health induced him to turn over the command to General Sherman. Anderson never took an active part in the war atterward. In 1870 he went abroad in search of health, but failed to find it. He died October 26,1871. Chewing Coca Leaves.?The natives of Peru chew the leaf of the coca bush, from which the cocaine is extracted, and it produces in a modified degree the same results as the sulphate of cocaine when taken internally, reports of whose ravages appear in the papers from time to time. The miners in that country will not work unless twice a day for half an hour thej are allowed to chew their rations of leaves, and then they are ready to endure any hardship and work day and night. Theji are absolutely enslaved by it, as it is said that any one beginning to use it is bound to be. ^ ^ROYALKWa? J* ^ sSSl POWDER Absolutely Pure. Tin's powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength an wliolesomeness. More econoinlcnl than the ordinary kinds,aiv cannot be sold In competition with the multitude of low tesl short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sot.d only in cans KOYAL MAKING POWDER CO., 106 Wall St., N. Y. {&> At wholesale by LINDSAY & MOORE, Yorkvillc S. C March 2 9 ly AN ORDINANCE To define the limits of a fire district within tin town of Yorkvilleand to prevent the erectioi of structures of any other material than tha prescribed. BE IT ORDAINED, by the Intendant anc Wardens, the Town Council of Yorkville S. C., in Council assembled and by theauthori ty of the same: Section 1. That the entire limits of the saic town shall be deemed a fire district except sucl portion thereof as lies at least a half mile to thi East and at least a fourth of a mile to the Wes of Congress Street. Sec. 2. That no person shall erect a structuri other than of brick or stone upon any of thi lots fronting on said street, without a specia permit from the Town Council based upon i resolution duly entered upon the Minutes and in every other portion of the fire distric all structures shall, in the absence of a liki permit, be erected of good lumber, well sea soned, upon brick or stone pillars, with chim neys ana hearths made of the same material and with tin or iron roofing. Sec. 3. Any person who shall violate, or at tempt to violate any of the provisions of thi; Ordinance, shall be lined in asum not less thai twenty-five dollars or imprisoned not less thai fifteen d.\ys, for each offence. Sec. 4 For each day that the structure shall b' permitted to stand after a conviction under sec tions 2 and 3 above a new offence shall be deem ed commilted for which the offending part^ shall be amenable as under Section 3. Done and ratified in Council assembled, an< under the corporate seal of the town o [Seal.] Yorkville, S. C., thisflth day of August A. D., 1887. GEORGE. H. O'LEARY, Intendant. F. A. Gilbert, Clerk. August 10 32 tf AN ORDINANCE ~~~ Relating to Nuisances within the town o Yorkville, and to the Police and Health o said Town, and to compel the observance o the same. BE IT ORDAINED by the Intendant an< Wardens, the Town Council of Yorkville in Council assembled and by the authority o the same: Section 1. That in all proceedings to abate o remove a nuisance, the person having in charg the matter or thing complained of shall d made a party, and the further question shall a the same time be tried whether the nuisanc has been knowingly kept, maintained or suf fered by the person in charge, and if fount guilty ho shall be lined not exceeding fifty dol lars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirt; days. Sec. 2. That all persons occupying lots o dwellings in said town, are required to kee] and maintain the same, and every part thereol in such condition as shall not be offensive to or conducive of the ill health of the publi generally, or of any of the citizens of the town Sec. 3. That for complaint made that sectioi 2 above, has been violated, the person so report ed shall after due notice be tried, and upon con viction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding th sum of fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not ex ceeding the term of thirty days for each offence Done in assembly of Council this 9th day o [l. s.] August, 1887. G. H. O'LEARY, Intendant. F. A. Gilbert, Clerk. August 10 32 tf DUE WEST FEMALE COLLEGE, Due West, Abbeville Co., S. C. TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. # OPENS FIRST MONDAY IJ OCTOBER. First-class teachers Course thorough and standard high Rooms comfortably furnished. Ar department an attraction. Specia attention given to Music. Pupils made to fee at home. Moral tone of the school good. Boari and regular tuition, including Latin, ?165 foi the year. For Catalogue, giving full particulars, apph to thp Principals, Mrs. L. M. BONNER, H. E. BONNER. July 13 38 12t THEGEORGIA SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE SCIENCE AND ART. ONE of the best Business and Nor mal Schools South, and only oik having a separate Female Depart ment, oilers a select, unsectarian Christian home, to young men anc j'oung ladies, providing Tuition and Board, in eluding Washing, Fuel, Lights, etc., for onlj ?12 per month each ! Penmanship, Book-keop ing, Shorthand, Type-writing and Music thor oughly taught. Full Business, Normal, Col legiate and Irregular courses of study. Supe rior Preparatory Department. Ilealthfulnesi ? *\ rttti\ ~ ?.. -1 r, nnot VflOf unsurpassed. wver zmj sniucma i/<?o? ;v?i l(3th year begins in September. Early applica tion is necessary to secure a place. For cata logue, address at once, TERRELL E. SIMMONS, President, Norcross, Ga. July 13 28 i)t .llcC'ON NELLS VILLEIIIGII SCHOOL .HcConnellNvillc, S. ! /fo. PREPARES GIRLS OR BOYS I for COLLEGE OR BUSINESS. In struction thorough; surrounding! pleasant. Quiet, orderly, Christiai community. Pupils find home witl j the Principal, or in private families convenient ly located. High and healthy section. Rates of tuition, instruction on the Piano and boarc reasonable. No extras. The next term be gins MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1887. For fur thor information, address J. H. WILSON, Principal. July 27 30 tf loans, IN ANY AMOUNT from $500 to $10,000, upoi six years' time. Interest payable annually | For further particulars, apply to C. E. SPENCER, Attorney at Law. January 5 1 tf i GARRY IRON RC ' Manufacturers of all kindsof _ ' IRON ROOFING j CRIMPED AND CORRUGATED SIDING, JKfBSk% Iron Tile or Shingle, FIRE PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS AC., ; THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS p?sr Orders received by L. M. GRIST. May 10 1 A NAMELESS CASE. My case has been n very curious one for about tliir teen years. At Intervals of about one week I woulil be attacked with spells of severe and most excruciating pain, always commencing in the region of my 1 kidneys. The pain would then go upwnrds and affect \ my body and head, and seemed to penetrate my very eye-balls, creating the most intense suffering, lasting i about eight hours each spell. [ I resorted to all kinds of medicine without benefit, i Several doctors treated my case, but none gave relief. , I finally used D. B. B. as an experiment, and to my utter astonishment all pain and suffering vanished after using three doses. To the present time I have used three bottles, and not a pain has ever returned. I do not know what was the matter, neither could 1 my physician name the complaint. The B. B. B. ( acted''finely and powerfully upon my kidneys; my [ appetite lias been splendid and my constitution built j up rapidly. R. THOMAS, Constitution, Ga., May 6, 1886. UNIMPEACHED INTEGRITY. I am 55. Broke down twelve years ago, and have not been able to work since. Have lost proper action | of my hips and legs. For five years scrofulous sores have appeared on my scalp and nose, and at the same time my eyesight began to fail, arVt for three years 1 have been comparatively blind. Have been treated [ by eminent physicians of different schools without a cure. 1 have taken five bottles of B. B. B. (made at Atlanta, Ga.), and all scrofulous sores are gradually healing. Inflammation about my eyes has disappeared and there is some Improvement in my vision. Am very much benefitted and relieved and begin to feel like a boy again?feel good. My strength and nctivity are returning in my legs and hips. The B. B. B. acts vigorously upon my kidneys, and the great quantity of matter that has been forced out through tlie skin is utterly incredible, often so offensive in odor as to produce nausea. I refer to all business men of LaGrange, Ga. P. PROPHILL. LaGrnnge, Ga., January 13, 1886. All who desire full Information about the cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Kidney Complaints, Cntarrh, etc.. can secure a copy of our 32page Illustrated Book of Wonders, filled with the most wonderful and startling proof ever before known by calling on MAY it MAY, Wholesale dealers of B. 8. B., Yorkville, S. C. Anoints 31 ly FOUNDRY AND Machine Shop. THE undersigned would respectfully infori the public that he now has in operation, o his lot on King's Mountain Street, a FOUNI 3 RY AND MACHINE SHOP, in which he j i prepared to do all manner of work in light iro t and brass castings, and general machine worl 1 REPAIBIIG, > Of all kinds, promptly done on short notio i Steam Engines, and agricultural machinery < i any kind overhauled and repaired. Beside 3 any class of work that may be wanted in b t shop, he will attend any call for repairing sh tionery engines, doing the work on the prem 5 ses, thus obviating the necessity of moyingtl a engine. 1 Prices reasonable. Terms, cash on the con a, pletionof the work. EDWARD THOMAS. i t7s. .ikitebys. ; THE CYCLONE EXTINGUISHER. 3 Tirzah, S. C., March 10,1887. i Mkssrs. Jefferys & Hoke, Gents: 1 fTIHE Cyclone Spark Extinguisher put on in I engine a few months ago is giving enti: satisfaction. Before it was put on, my gii " I house several times caught fire from sparks, i " I T had to nuit running while the wind was blov ^ ing in the direction of the gin-house. Now I can gin and saw with perfect safety, no matt i which way the wind blows. Haven't seen a lb spark from the engine since I have been using i '? And another good thing about it is, it can't we or burn out. Will last as long as the engine, think it a great invention, and wouldn't tal double the cost of mine if it was so I couldr get another one. I think you ought to redu< the present high rate of insurance on gin-houai , where these extinguishers are used on the ei f gines, or, at least,'recommend such to the con - panies you represent, because I see no ris whatever from the engine. Very respectfully, 1 HENRY MASSEY. f e PHOTOCRAPH GALLERY e t mHOROUGHLY fitted up with new bad ? X grounds, accessories, <fcc., and with a fir * sky-light, I am prepared to take a picture i i any style of the art, as well executed as can I - done elsewhere. r CHILDREN'S PICTURES A SPECIALTY p i By the dry plate process I can take them ir '? stantly; makes no difference about fair c c cloudy weather. I do all my own nriuting and finishing, an i there is very little delay in delivery. e ENLARGED WORK. !# Pictures copied and enlarged and finished i f the highest style to be had, and prices reasor able. Give me a call and see specimens of work, i my Gallery on West Liberty Street, near tb jail. J. R. SCHORB. 1887. WEST LIBERTY STREET. 188; Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables ARE stiil on a boom, and the year 1887 fine1 me with some of the finest Vehicles eve shown in the Livery business in Yorkville, an ' surpassed by none. Everything will be ke{ in the best style. Give me a trial and be cor ^ vinced. Cincinnati and Colnmbus Buggies , Of every description will be kept. Sprin Wagons, Pluetons, &c., of the best make, a' r ways on hand. FOR FUNERALS I have a tine Queen City Hearse and a Clarenc Coach, which will be sent to any part of tb county at short notice. Terms reasonable. A Big Bargain. I have a Jumpseat Phteton and some Buj; gies on hand that I will give a big bargain ii if sold soon to make room for my new stock. - HAVE YOUR HORSES FED i At the Yorkville Livery and Feed Stable 1 where they will receive the best attention. F. E. SMITH. ; F. II A PI* ERF I EI, I>. i REMEMBER THE DEAD. - T WOULD invite special attention to m X present stock of MONUMENTS AN; TOMBSTONES, among which are seven beautiful SCOTCH GRANITE AND ITAI IAN MONUMENTS. Also a full supply c - TOMBSTONES. Prices as low, to responsibl ? parties, as anywhere else, either for cash or o time. i GROCERIES. I My stock of STAPLE AND FANCY GRC CERIES is full. Also, Tobacco, Cigars, Bool and Shoes, Hardware, Ac. All of which i " offered low for Cash, or on time to responsibl , parties. F. HAPPERFIELD. . April 13 15 tf C. E. SPENCER, N. W. HARDIN, Yorkville, S. C. Black's S. ( SPENCER A HARDIN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, I BLACK'S, S. C. t*7E make a specialty of collections. A T T business entrusted to us will be give prompt and careful attention. July 20 29 tf >OFING COMPANY, y IRON ORE PAINT And. Cement. 152 TO 158 MERWIN ST., ICleveland, O. yuStfr Send for Circular and Price List No. 75. OF IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. 9 ly Piedmont Air-Line. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE R. R., South Carolina Division. CONDENSED SCHEDULE In Effect June 12, 1887. (Trains run by 75th Meridian time.) NORTH BOUND. No. 53. No. 51. Leave Augusta 9.33 A.M. 5.55 P. M. Arrive Columbia 1.18 P. M. 10.00 P. M. Leave Columbia 11.00 A. M. 10.10P. M. Arrive Alston 11.59 A. M. 11.00 P. M. Arrive Union 4.15 P. M. 12.55 A. M. Arrive Spartanburg 6.45 P. M. 2.17 A. M. Arrive Tryon 4.<'7A. M. Arrive Saluda ; 4.57 A.M. Arrive Flat Rock 5.37 A.M. Arrive Hendersonvllle 5.53 A.M. Arrive Ashevlllc ; 7.00 A.M. Arrive Hot Springs 9.00 A.M. Leave Columbia 1.40 P. M.l Arrive Charlotte 6.15 P. M.i Arrive Salisbury 8.01 P. M.l Arrive Greensboro' 9.40 P.M. Arrive Richmond 6.15 A.M. arrive vvnsningtou e.iu A. M. Arrive Baltimore 10.03 A. M. Arrive Philadelphia 12.35 P. M. Arrive New York 3.20 P. M. SOUTH BOUND. No. 52. No. 50. Leave New York 4,30 p. M. Leave Philadelphia 6.57 P. M. Leave Baltimore 9.42 p. M. Leave Washington 11.00 P. M. Leave Richmond 2.30 A. M. Leave Charlotte 1.00 P. M. Arrive Columbia 5.23 P. M. Leave Hot Springs 7.20 P. M. Leave Asheville 9.49 p. M. Leave Hendersonvillc ll.i 7 P. M. Leave Flat Rock 11.23 P. M. Leave Saluda 11.53 P. M. Leave Tryon 12.39 A. M. Lenve Spartanburg G.OO A. M. 2.20 A. M. Arrive Columbia 3.10 P. M. 6 20 A. M. Leave Columbia 5.43 P. M. 6.55 A. M. Arrive Augusta 9.15 P.M. 10.3d A. M. Arrive Charleston,via. S.C. R'way. 9.45 P.M. 11.00 A. M. Arrive Savannah, via. Central Ga.... 5.55 A. M. Arrive Charleston, via A. C. L 9.45 P. M. 12.20 A. M. Arrive Savannah, via C. and 8 6.53 P. M. THROUGH CAB SERVICE. On Trains Nos. 52 and 53, Pullman Buffet 81eepers between Washington and Augusta, via Danville. On Trains Nos. 50 and 51, Pullman Sleepers between Savan - nab and Hot Springs, N. C., via Columbia and Spartanburg. Tickets on sale at Principal Stations to all Points. JAS. L. TAYLOR, D. CARDWBLL, SOL. HASS, Gen'l Pass. Agent. Ass't Gen'I Pass. Agent, Traffic Manager. Columbia, S. C. June 15 8 tf C. & L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains from Lenoir, N. C., to Chester, S. C.,taking effect at 6.40 A. M. Sunday, August 14,1887: GOING SOUTH. Leave Lenoir 8.00 A. M. Leave at Hickory 9.03 A. M. Leave Newton 9.36 A. M. Arrive at Lincolnton, 10.30 A. M. Leave Lincolnton 10.35 A. M. Arrive at Dallas, 11.22 A. M. n Arrive at Gastonia, 11.38 A. M. n Leave Gastonia 11.40 A. M. >- Arrive at Clover, 12.22 P. M. Is Arrive at Yorkville, 12.53 P. M. n Leaye Yorkville, 12.55 P. M. Arrive at Guthriesville,.? 1.20 P. M. Arrive at Lowrysville, 1.47 P. M. Arrive at Chester 2.15 P. M. GOING NORTH. e, Leave Chester 4.37 P. M. Arrive at Lowrysville, 5.02 P. M. s, Arrive at Guthriesville, 5.27 P. M. ia Arrive at Yorkville, 5.50 P. M. i- Leave Yorkville 5.52 P. M. i- Arrive at Clover, 6.22 P. M. te Arrive at Gastonia, 7.00 P. M. T.mv? ftnalnnin 7.15 P. M. l- Arrive at Dallas, 7.30 P. M. Arrive at Lincolnton, 8.18 P. M. a. Arrive at Newton, 9.11 P. M. ~ Arrive at Hickory, 9.44 P. M. Arrive at Lenoir, 10.50 P. M. _ No. 19 will run Mondays, Wednesdays and ? Fridays only, arriving at Yorkville at 11.08 and leaving at 11.20, A. M. No. 20 will run Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only, arriving at Yorkville at 2.25 and leaving at 2.40 P. M. G. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent. August 17 33 tf re BRIDGE CONTRACT. a- "VTOTICE is hereby given that the Board of so l3l County Commissioners of York county v- will meet at the TRESTLE of the Chester and I Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad over Allison er Creek, on the Lincoln Road, on TUESDAY, ?e SEPTEMBER6,1887, at 10o'clock, A. M. The it. object of tho meeting is to let out to the lowest ar bidder, the BUILDING OF A NEW BRIDGE I across said creek at that place. The contractor ce will be required to give bond with two good I't sureties, in double the amount of bid, for the ce faithful performance of the contract. Plans es and specifications can bo examined at the office a- in Yorkville, and also at the trestle, on" day i- and date above mentioned. The Commissionik ers reserve the right to reject any and all bids. ~ By order of the Board. JAMES B. ALLISON, Clerk. August 3 31 5t BRIDGE CONTRACT. ? "VTOTICE is hereby given that the Board of J3I County Commissioners of York county will meet at THOMPSON'S MILL, on Crowder's Creek, on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER2,1887, c- at 10 o'clock, A. M. The object of the meetle ing is to let out to the lowest bidder, THE n BUILDING OF A NEW BRIDGE across the >e said creek at that place. The contractor will be required to give bond with two good sureties, in double the amount of bid, for the T faithful performance of the contract. Plans L * and specifications can be examined at the office in Yorkville, and also at Thompson's Mill, on i- day and date above mentioned. The Commis- , >r sioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. d By order of the Board. JAMES B. ALLISON, Clerk. August 3 31 5t BRIDGE CONTRACT. "VTOTICE is hereby given that the Board of JlI County Commissioners of York county will meet at McKENZIE'S MILL, on Crowcler's Creek, on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 1887, at 10 o'clock, A. M. The object of 16 the meeting is to let out to the lowest bidder, THE BUILDING OF A NEW BRIDGE ? across said creek at that place. The contractor 7 will be required to give bond with two good * sureties, in double the amount of bid, lor the faithful performance of the contract. Plans and specifications can be examined at the office in Is Yorkville, and also at McKenzie's Mill, on day 5r and date above mentioned. The Commissiond ers reserve the right to reject any and all bids. )t By order of the Board, l- JAMES B. ALLISON, Clerk. Augu8t3 31 5t CHATTEL MORTGAGES, tr A/fORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to i. It! Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. ?Qfc fotMk (frnquim. 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