Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 07, 1887, Image 4

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ghttMrous gijrartmfnt. //Natural Religion*.?Little George, affterhis mother had prepared hira for bed, ^vhile still in her lap, used to say his evening prayer. One night he said: "I don't want to say my prayers this way," and getting out of his mother's lap he knelt down before her and placing his open hands together, repeated his prayer. JVhen the father heard of this he was much interested. He always felt that this was the proper attitude in prayer in the. family and in the closet. As nothing had been said to George on the subject, he thought it was evidence of a sort of natural religion. "George," said his father, "do you sup /pose God likes to have you say your prayers this way better than the way you used to?" "Oh! I don't, suppose God cares anything about it. I was thinking of the kangaroo." He had lately been to the menagerie and seen that animal sitting on its haunches with its fore feet placed together somewhat as he placed his hands in saying his prayers. Gave Him Away.?Mr. Denny is a minister with quite a family of children. He entertains his friends quite often at the parsonage, and usually at supper. He has a custom of giving certain things at the table into the charge of certain of the children. Benny, for example, sees that the guests are properly taken care of in the way of meats and other solids. Harold has bread and butter and things of that nature under his supervision, while the little girls have their special provinces in the realms ot sweets. One evening Mr. Denny chanced to notice that a brother of the cloth was without a biscuit. "Why, doctor," said he, "you haven't had the biscuits passed you. Why, really doctor, this is a great oversight. Harold, mtr hnv no hiscuits vet Dassed to Dr. Holmes!" "Father," said the tiny Harold, who always speaks slowly and with great solemnity, and who to-night had in his voice a reproach that his beloved father had for a moment believed him unmindful of his trust?"father, he has had three already." A Wonderful Three-Year Old.? Our little three-year old is very fond of or1 anges. One day when he had eaten a 1 large one he came to mamma and wanted \ more. "Hew many are there in the \ dish ?" asked mamma. > \ He counted them. \ "Just three," he said. \ "Very well," was the reply, "there is \ one for papa and one for mamma and one \ for you. You can have one." He ate it 1 and wanted another. > "How many are left?" said mamma. "Just two," he replied, "one for papa and one for me." 1 "But where is mine ?" said the aston1 ished mother. \ "Oh J" he replied quickly, "I have eaten 1 it."?Babyhood. I An Artful Shopper.?A woman entered a dry goods store, and approached one of the clerks. "Please do these up," she said, handing him two old newspapers. Ho looked surprised, and she explained. "I ain't out on areg'lar shopping tour, and ain't agoin' to buy anything, but there's that Mrs. Simpson that has half of our pew at church, just loaded down with bundles. She'll never know the difference." As the clerk was tying up the newspapers she said in a low voice: "Make it look as much like a silk dress pattern as you can, mister; it'll worry her more."?Detroit Free Press. Too Much for Them.?"Let's see," said a woman who was inspecting an empty house in the eastern part of the city with a view to rent, "haven't several of your *? 1 ?on tenants aieci in iDisnuuse; . "Only two, madame." "And they died of typhoid fever, I hear, caused by the drainage being so bad." "Typhoid fever! Some one is trying to injure me, madame. They both fell down stairs and killed themselves." "That's singular." "Oh! no, madame. You see, they stood at the head of the stairs when I lowered the rent to $12 per month, and the sudden shock overbalanced 'era."?Omaha World. Conjuring in the Family.?Tommy Bagley?"There was a wizard at the show, maw, and did the wonderfulest trick you ever saw. He took a silver dollar, moved it around a little while and turned it into a rose." Bagley?"That's nothing, Tommy, my boy. Your mother can turn $20 into a bonnet in a twinkling." Mrs. Bagley?"And your father, Tommy, beats all the Wizards in existence. He can make $20 disappear in a single night so completely that it is never heard of again." How She Would Do It.?"Clara," he said, tenderly, "if business reverses should come to me after we are married, and we should get to be very, very poor, would your love for me grow less?" "Never, George," replied the noble girl. "And could you go into the kitchen, dear, and make a loaf of bread with those dainty little hands?" "You are very nice to say such a pretty things about my hands, but, George, love, don't be foolish about the bread. Why, I would send one of the servants round to the baker's for it."?New York Sim. Molding Public Opinion.?Able Editor?I fear our side has lost. Write an editorial charging the opposition with the most flagrant and shameless frauds on ine ballot box. Assistant^-I guess you have not seen the latest dispatches. "What do they say?" "They indicate that our side has won." "Hello! Well, write an editorial congratulating the people that under the present law election frauds are impossible.? Omaha World. Suicidal.?Wife, reading newspaper? "According to the statistics I see that the number of marriages decreases while the number of suicides is increasing." Husband?"That's easily explained." "How so?" "Men are beginning to prefer the less painful method of getting out of this world." Inclined to Doubt.?Sunday-school Teacher?"Yes, Bobby, God made the world in six days and rested on the seventh. Will you remember that ?" Bobby (hesitatingly)?"Ye-es, I'll remember that he rested on the seventh, but I don't believe that he made the whole business in six days." An Awful Prospect.?"How many lodges did you say your husband belonged to?" she suddenly asked. "Fifteen." "Mercy on me, but think of a man ber ing out fifteen nights a week ! I'm really glad that I'm a widow." Conductor (after the accident)?Well, sir, we have at last found your servant, but sad to say he's cut in two. English Tourist?Aw, vewy distressing! Sorry to trouble you, but I've never traveled in this country before; wouia you see in i which half is the key of my trunk ? He'll Get There?"Do you think Bogson will ever marry ?" "I think his j mind is fully made up to do so." "What | makes you think so?" "I heard him say 1 he had half a mind to do so." "Well?" "Well, half a mind is about all he's got." Chicago News. t&- Family Man (to family physician)?! wish you would give me my bill for professional services during the past six months, doctor? Family Physician (making out bill)?The amount is very small, Mr. Smith. I am sorry that I haven't been able to do more for you.?The Epoch. Because She Scratches Him.?"Does your husband still call you by pet names?" one married lady asked another. "Well, not quite. When we were first | married he used to call me a kitten ; now I he calls me an old cat." I foctnr. THE WIFE'S APPEAL. Dear, it is twilight, the time of rest; Ah! cease that weary pacing to and tro ; Sit down beside mo in this cushioned nest, Warm with the brightness of our ingle glow, Dear, thou art troubled. Let me share thy lol Of shadow, as I shared thy sunshine hours. I am no child, though childhood, half forgot, Lies close behind me with its toys and flowers, I am a woman, waked by happy love To keep home's altar-tire alight! Thou hast elected me to stand above All others in thine heart. I claim my right, Not a wife alone, but mate and comrade true; I shared thy roses, let mo share thy rue ! Bitter? I know it. God hath made it so. But from His hand shall we take good alone, And evil never? Let the world's wealth goLife hath no loss which love cannot atone. Show me the new hard path that we must tread, I shall not faint or falter by the way; And, be there cloud or sunshine overhead, I shall not fail thee to my dying day. But love me, love me, let our hearts and lips Cling closer in sorrow than in joy ; Let faith outshine our fortune in eclipse, ,A'- - 1 fnr And Jove deem weauu a iu?t ?uu . Joy made us glad, let sorrow lindus true; God blessed our roses. He will bless our rue ! Igistdliitteous flailing. THREE PUPIL-DILATING POISONS. There is a peculiar group of poisons whose action is to dilate the pupils instead of contracting them, like opium, to arrest the secretions of the skin, to stimulate the brain, causing delirium, and paralyze the ends of the nerves of motion; to stimulate the spinal cord and then paralyze it; to increase the action of the heart and then bring it to a stand-still. These drugs are belladonna (the deadly night shade), hyoscyamus, (henbane), and stramonium ("jimson weed", or thorn-apple). These all act alike, but vary in strength; the order in which they have been named being that of their destructive qualities. They allay pain, but not to the same extent as opium, and induce sleep to some degree. The symptoms produced are alike, and are as follows, when given in poisonous doses: Heat and dryness of the mouth and throat, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, indistinct or double vision, delirium, great excitement, convulsions followed by stupor and unconsciousneas. The pupils of the eyes are dilated to their utmost, and light does not affect them. The face is reddened with eruption similar to that of scarlet fever; the eyes are fixed and brilliant; the gait is tottering; and the delirium is such as to cause silly talk and frequent bursts of careless laughter. The berries, root and leaves of belladona have each caused fatal poisoning. The active prin" wino i= on pvtremelv powerful vipiC) avivipuv) % >. ~ v m drug, producing the same effects when taken in very minute doses. Poisoning may result from applying a belladonna plaster to the skin, especially if the surface is broken. Most cases of belladonna poisoning result from mistakes in prescribing or administering remedies. Its use by criminals is rare. Stramonium, or "jimson weed," is such a common plant and accessible to every one that poisoning from the careless swallowing ot its seeds is not at all uncommon. Scarcely a year passes but some child dies from this cause. The authorities are certainly responsible for such accidents, as it would be an easy matter to cause every plant of the kind to be destroyed before the seeds have matured. In India a similar plant is often made use of by the Thugs to render their victims helpless. The symptoms are the same as those of belladonna poisoning. It is likely that some of the "drugging" employed by the professional thieves in this country is done with preparations of stramonium seeds. Henbane (hyoscyamus) is poisonous in every part. Leaves, roots and seeds produce effects like those observed after poisoning by belladonna, but the dose required to produce such results is much larger. Twenty of the seeds have been known to produce poisoning, and the same may be said of the "jimson weed." The treatment of poisoning by any of these three plants is to remove all that may remain in the stomach by the most prompt and effective emetics; in case these do not act, the stomach tube must be brought into use. Then give castor oil to remove any of the poisonous materials that may have passed beyond the stomach. As there is no trustworthy chemical antidote, morphine may be given cautiously on account of its action being opposed in most particulars to that of these poisons. Coffee and alcohol should be given if the heart becomes very weak, as shown by the pulse. Animal charcoal and tanin have been given, although there does not appear to be any very good reasons for administering them. SYRIA'S BEAUTIFUL SLAVES. There are grand women in Arabia; women of ability, keen in insight and of wonderful capabilities. The duties of the wife of a Syrian to-day are as follows: She brings all the water for family use from a distant well. This is accomplished by tilling immense jars and bringing them upon her head. She rises early and goes to the handmill of the village carrying corn, enough of which for the day's bread she grinds by a slow, laborious process. This she carries home and cooks in an oven, which is made in the earth. It is a round hole, lined with oval and flat stones and heated by a tire built in it. When the bread is mixed with water and a little salt she removes the ashes and plasters pats of dough against the hot stones to cook. Could anything be more crude? She cares for her children?usually a large family?and does all the rough work at intervals, while the husband calmly smokes his "argelie," or sits cross-legged upon his divan or housetop in converse with some equally hard-working member of Syrian society. The houses are made of a coarse stone roughly hewn. The house-tops are of clay coyered with coarse gravel. In hot weather the sun bakes this mud-formed roof and large cracks appear. The rain comes, and, as a natural consequence, the roof leaks. This is something of which the fastidious inhabitant of the Bible land does not approve. It does not add to his bodily comfort. He remedies the difficulty?shall I tell you how ? Not by any effort of his own ; far from it; his wife comes, ascends to the housetop, and in the drenching rain propels a roller of solid stone, backward and forward, much as we use a lawn mower. This rolls the sun-dried cracks together and prevents the entrance of water. These are only a few of the Syrian housewife's duties. Her reward is not in this world, surely. She cannot speak to her husband in public; sue can receive uu caress before his friends. She goes veiled and scantily clad. She has no time to make her own habiliments, for her hands must weave and spin and embroider artistically and abundantly for the husband and male children. In winter her feet are protected only by open wooden sandals, and drops of blood mark the way to the Syrian well. Of course this is amowg the lower and middle classes of society in Syria, but those who belong to a higher class are very few.?Swiss Ci'oss. The Saviour Described.?The following epistle, descriptive of the Saviour, was taken by Napoleon from the public record of Rome when he deprived that city of so many valuable manuscripts, may be new to some. It was written at the time when the Saviour commenced his ministry by Public Lentulus, the Governor of Judea, to the Senate of Rome and to Cesar, the Emperor: Conscript Fathers: There appeared in these, our days, a man named Jesus Christ, who is yet living among us, and by the Gentiles is accepted as a prophet of great truth; but his own disciples call him the Son of God. He hath raised the dead, cured all manner of diseases. He is a man of stature somewhat tall and comely, with a very ruddy countenance,such asa beholder may both love and fear. His hair is the color of the filbert when fully ripe, plain to his ears, whence downward it is more orient of color, curling and waving about his shoulders. In the middle of his head is a seam or partition of long hair, after the manner of the Nazarites. His forehead is plain and delicate, his face without spot or wrinkle, beautiful with a comely red. His nose and mouth are ex- [ actly formed. His beard is of the color of his hair and thick. In reproving he is terrible; in admonishing, courteous; in speaking, very modest and wise; in proportion of body, well shaped. None have j seen him laugn, but many have seen him weep. A man, for his surpassing beauty, ! i excelling the children of men." NO.TIME TO READ. We dislike very much to hear a laboring man say he doesn't have time to read, because nine times out of ten we know he utters a falsehood when he says it, and nine of the ten men who have no time to read spend their evenings loafing on the street or around the beer counter or the billiard table. The cases are very rare, indeed, where a man doesn't have time to reaa one or even inree ur iuui ?ci-r^ papers each week if lie wants to. It is because he has not interest enough in his own welfare to read and post himself on the events that are transpiring for or against him. He is content to let others do his reading and thinking for him. The class of men that claim they do not have time to read are the curse of the community in which they live. They have no minds of their own, and being as ignorant as a Hottentot, they are used by the sharpers of their town and neighborhood to help them carry out schemes and thwart the will of the educated and respected citizens. The man who doesn't have time to read is i usually a loafer. The successful business man has plenty of time to read and post i himself on matters pertaining to his business, and that is one reason why he is suci cessful.. The educated laboring man finds plenty of time to read, and without neglecting his work either. He is the man whom you will find at home evenings with ) the family. The nail-keg in the corner grocery is never kept warm by him while he listens or is telling smutty stories to an ignorant crowd of gaping loafers. He who cannot find time to read never finds time to be a man, but always is the tool of some man who does read. When we hear a ; great live man say he doesn't have time to read one paper a week we always pity his wife and children to think they have such i an indolent, ignorant do little husband and father. benefitsTofThe moon. The moon ministers to the human wants in several ways that are not so apparent as its light-giving function, although some of them are much more important. It is by observing the position of the moon with reference to the fixed stars that the i navigator determines his longitude. Upon the revolution of the moon about the earth, is based a convenient division of time, the 1f Kn f fn moniu, luicriiieuitiieiuei. wccu uiamuimowed by the earth's daily rotation and its revolution through its orbit. Doubtful points in ancient chronology have been frequently settled by means of the eclipses of the moon, the dates of which could be accurately determined. The intervention , of the moon in eclipsing the sun gave astronomers the opportunities for obtaining : their first knowledge in regard to the solar envelope. But the largest effect on human welfare are produced by the moon through the agency of the tides. Twice a day the decomposing organic matter brought down to the seashore by rivers, or deposited along the water's edge by human agency, is swept away by the tidal wave in its course around the globe. This sanitary service which the moon performs is of inconceivable yalue. In many harbors large ships and heavily loaded rafts and barges are moved from the entrance to their wharves, miles above, by that slow but powerful tug, the flood tide. An amount of work is thus done which if it had to be provided for by artificial means, would cost, for such a port as London, thousands, perhaps millions, of pounds yearly.?Popular faience. WILD PONIES ON THE SOUTHERN COAST. On the banks or sand bars that divide the Atlantic Ocean from Pamlico Sound, N. C., just inside the light house that marks out to the mariners dreaded Cape Lookout, there is to be found a hardy race of ponies known as "Bankers." These ponies have lived there as long as the tradition of the oldest inhabitant dates back. Entirely surrounded by deep water at all seasons, having no communication with the mainland, and being barreu of vegetation, save a scanty growth of sedge grass and shrubs, the banks have remained uninhabited except by these ponies, which seem to thrive and multiply in spite of the hardships to which they are exposed. How they first came there, or of what origin, is conjecture, and tradition merely hints the story of a violent storm, with its attendant shipwreck and loss of all 09 board, save a lot of ponies from some European port, which were cast upon the sands, and surviving the storm, became the progenitors of the race of Bankers now so numerous. Having to rely on instinct alone, these animals are a subject of study to the naturalist, as they are a prey not only to the driving sands but to the storms of the Cape that break upon and over the narrow sand bar, and change with each recurring hurricane the topography of the country. The ponies, choosing the protected side of the sand hillocks, burrow deep into the yielding sand, and stamp out a protected stall where they take refuge from the storm ; and, while many are "* * ? t ? 1 destroyed, tneir numoer nas inereaseu. Interest vs. Land.?Land sales seem to have been been dull in all the counties last sales-day. People who have money do not wish to buy land. The money at ten per cent, interest is more than the land can be rented for. Look the Union over and you will find in every State, where there is a high rate on money, land is cheap, and consequently has little value as a security for loans. On the other hand where the rate of interest is low, lands are valued high. It is not contended that the rate of interest regulates the price of land, but it is an important factor in fixing the price. It is thus: While money is at seven per cent., men who have it . do not care to lend it at that. They can buy farms, improve them, or invest in . manufacturing enterprises, all of which pay better than lending at seven per cent. Improved farms and building factories add to the solid wealth of the country, increases the demand for real estate and raises the price. You put money at ten per cent, interest, and people want to sell their surplus land right away, to place their cash at ten percent, interest. The market is soon glutted, the price goes down, few farms are purchased and improved and nothingis added to the wealth of the community. Seven per cent, is a good fertilizer, ten percent, is a thirsty distressing sucker.?Pickens Sentinel. Queer Case in India.?An extraordii nary appeal case has lately been heard in 1 Madras which puts in evidence the active character of existing superstitions. One of the accused in the original case gave birth in December last to a male child j j having four eyes, the face of a monkey, j and crooked arms and legs, while it grunt- j ed like a pig immediately on its birth, j | The midwife placed the child under a j trough and sat upon it, both she and the J I mother raising cries of alarm. The male j | prisoners then came and took the child j i into a field and killed it by striking it on ' i the head with a club. |1 Their explanation was that the child j j was an evil spirit, which they were justi- I j lied by the custom of the country in kill- i ' ing in order to prevent it from doing evil. ! I The judge acquitted them on the ground j I of a mistake of fact. This decision was | 1 necessarily upset on appeal. The accused j ! believed that unless the child had been | j killed it would have grown to an immense . fifinnfrir nnrl thnf I ] 7)1?aV2 ailU UCXWiui-vvi ?.??v wv??.v4j , ??v? v? w . they were, therefore, committing; a meri- | torious action in obviating so grave a pub- i i lie calamity. i ?An unusual suit has been begun in! Laurens which grows out of the killing of i i llishop by John D. Sheahan some time ' since. An attachment has been issued ; against the effects of Mr. Sheahan, he be- j i j ing now in Augusta, in pursuance of a ; i suit for $^0,000. The action is brought by j | Toliver Roberts, administrator on the es- j j tate of Rufus L. Rishop, through 8. M. | i j Pilgrim, Esq., of Spartanburg, and Col. B. : D. Cunningham, of the Laurens bar, attor; j neys, the attachment issuing because of ! j Sheahan's non-residence at the time the , I complaint was filed. THE CONFEDERATE NOTE ENGRAVER. The death of Jacques Wissler, who engraved nearly all the plates from which the Confederate bonds and notes were printed, has already been mentioned. Until a few years ago, when age began to affect the accuracy of his hand, he was one of the most skillful lithographers in this country. Besides his skill in that profession, he was an artist of no mean ability, and his portrait work in crayon and oil was in much demand almost up to his death. Wissler was born in Strasburg, in 280.3. lie was educated in Paris, and spoke five languages with more than average fluency, He came to this country in 1840 and was employed by a well-known lithographing firm. He remained with them until just before the breaking out of the war, when he was engaged at a much increased sala ry by a .New York firm of lithographers. They atonce dispatched him to Richmond, telling him that he would there be instructed as to his work. Within a few days after his arrival, Fort Sumter was fired on and he found himself in the whirlpool of the greatcivil conflict. Wisslerwas informed that he wasassigned to the work of creating paper money and bonds of the Confederacy, and although his sympathies were with the North, he found himself yirtually a prisoner at Richmond. He made the best of the situation, went to work faithfully and sent for his wife and family. They were outspoken in their loyalty to the Union cause, but on account of his position, were not disturbed during the four years of the bloody strife. Mr. Wissler acquired a snug fortune while making money for the Confederacy, but they grew suspicious of him toward the close of the war and confiscated his estate. After the cessation of'hostilities he purchased a farm near Macon, Miss., and resided there for. several years, finally coming to Camden. Care of Lamps.?It is best to clean lamps the first thing in the morning after the dishes are out of the way. The scissors for trimming the wicks should be very sharp and had better be kept for this purpose alone. Lift up the cap and cut off the wick close to the flat tube through whicK it passes, it will then be sure to be straight. Then turn it up a little and trim off the corners slightly so that it will not flare up on each side of the flame. Once in a while wash out the bowl of the lamp to clear it of all sediment that may cling to the bottom. After washing the chimney in warm soapsuds rinse it in clear water, otherwise it is claimed that it will be more apt to break. The chimney should be allowed to heat gradually before turning the flame very high. Cloths which are used to wipe oil from lamps should be burned. Do not put them away thinking to use them again. They are generally kept in a close place, and in such a case are in danger of firing the house. Some of the mysterious fires, the cause of which no one knows, might be traced to this very practice. Pictures On the Walls.?The influence of dwelling habitually in the presence of a striking work of art can hardly be overestimated, whether the work be of such a character as to debase or to ennoble. The pencil of the artist is bribed to make the den of vice doubly alluring to the intoxicated senses of the reveler, while the glowing ardor of the religious devotee rises almost to ecslacy as he gazes upon the vivid representation of the tragedy of Calvary. As are the pictures upon the walls of the home, so are the pictures hung invisible to all but ourselves in the chambers of the imagination, where, night and day, they make much of the real world in which we live. Whether we dwell day by day with a picture or human being, the influence of the companionship is hardly greater in the latter case than in the former.?Cosmopolitan. How Coffee Acts.?Coffee acts upon the brain as a stimulant, inciting it to increased activity and producing sleeplessness ; hence it is of great value as an antidote to narcotic poisons. It is also supposed to prevent too rapid waste in the tissues of the body, and in that way enaViIpo It- tn snnnnrt iifp nn loss fond. The ef v,vu 4V w wurrv ? fects are due to the volatile and also to a peculiar crystalizable nitrogenous principle, termed caffeine. The leaves of the plant likewise contain the same principle, and the inhabitants of the island of Lumatsa prefer an infusion of the leaves to that of the berries. Its essential qualities are also changed, the heat causing the development of the volatile oil and peculiar acid which gives aroma and flavor.? Scientific American. To Prevent Glass from Cracking.? The following recipe for keeping glass ware from cracking is taken from the Diamond, a Leipsic journal devoted to the glass interests: Place your chimneys, tumblers or vessels which you desire to keep from cracking, in a pot filled with cold water and a little cooking salt, allow the mixture to boil well over a fire, and then cool slowly. Glass treated in this way is said not to crack, even if exposed to very sudden changes of temperature. Chimneys are said to become very durable by this process, which may also be extended to crockery, stoneware, porcelain, etc. The process is simply one of annealing, and the slower the process, especially the cooling portion of it, the more effective will be the work. Buried Beneath a Mountain of Grain.?George Helm, ofSidney, Illinois, thinks he can tell how it feels to be smothered to death. He is a grain merchant, and a few days ago went into an elevator where thousands of bushels of oats are stored, when by some means a partition gave way, and the grain came down on him in an avalanche, covering him seven feet deep above his head. Effort was made to remove the grain, but this was fruitless, and the side of the bin was chopped away and the oats allowed to pour out in a stream that obstructed the railroad track. It was twenty minutes before he was extricated, but life was not extinct, and he was resuscitated after a halfhour's hard work. He suffered intense agony when first buried, but soon became unconscious. Trees and Soils.?Many h*ve observed that in some localities trees of a special variety abound, while in the same vicinity other kinds flourish, and yetnone of the kind arefouud in another part of the same town. Some one has discovered that pines ami thoir nnmnnninnn fhft hirf'hPS. indi cate a dry, rocky, sandy, or gravel soil; beeches a dryish, chalky, or gravel soil; elms and limes a rich and somewhat damp soil; oaks a heavy clay soil; and poplars and willows a low, damp and marshy soil. Many of these trees are found growing together, and it is only when one species predominates in number and vigor that it is truly characteristic of the soil and that portion of the atmosphere in connection with it. ? The State Supreme Court has just decided that the money arising from the personal service of a married woman during servitude belongs to the husband, and may be reached by his creditors. The doctrine is a remnant of the old common law doctrine of the unity of husband and wife which has never been repealed by the Legislature. ? Says the Pickens Sentinel: If the Legislature has time it will make more wholesome provisions for Normal schools. It can be done without increasing taxes. We want enough well educated young men and women in this State to make it unnecessary to send off and import those, who speak of our fathers as rebels. ? The Columbia Fair Association for the betterment of the State Fair has been organized. The following officers were elected: President, Col. George K. Wright; Vice-President, Jasper Miller; Secretary and Treasurer, Major F. W. Seibels; Corresponding Secretary, J. Wilson Gibbes. ? Two cars filled with white emigrants recently left the vicinity of Seneca City, in this State, for Texas and other western points. It is only a matter of time until they will join in the song, "There is no place like home," especially when that home is in the Palmetto State. ^ ?royal rskw? ^ ^ .IrI *4KlM6 POWDER Absolutely Pure. i Tills powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomencss. More economical than the ordinary kinds,and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, ' short weight alum or phosphate powders. Soi.d oni.y is cans. ROYAI. BAKING POWDER CO., 106 Wall St., N. Y. CO- At wholesale by l.INDSAY & MOORE, Yorkvillc S. C. ' March 2 9 )v A BAD NASAL ORGAN. For over four years I have been a great sufferer from a terrible form of Nasal Catarrh. I was greatly annoyed with a constant roaring in my head and iny hearing becntnc very much impaired. The discharge from my nose was profuse and very offensive, and my general health impaired. I tried most all prominent physicians, but they did not cure me, and I used various advertised preparations without benefit. One day I chanced to read a remarkable article written by a prominent ciitzen of Athens, Georgia, stating that he had been permanently cured by the use of eight bottles of B. B. B.?Botanic Blood Balm. Being skeptical on the subject, I wrote to hiin on the subject and received a most encouraging nnswer to the effect that he had been cured long enough to be thoroughly satisfied that no return of the disease would ensue. I then sent to the drug store of T. E. Smith & Bro., and purchased B. B. K., and to my utter astonishment and satisfaction the use of ten bottles has restored my general health, stopped the roaring sensation, entirely healed and cured the nasal catarrh nnd I am proud to recommend a blood remedy with such powerful curative properties. I shall continue its use a little longer anu teci confident that I will be entirely cured of one of the most obstinate cases of nasal catarrh in the country. The business men of our town know of my case. N. C. Edwards. La in pass as Springs, Texas, May 1, 1866. BLOOD OF A TEXAN. For six years I have been afflicted with blood poison, which continued to increase, while physicians were attempting.to cure me. One boltle of B. B. B. has made me fuel like a new man, and I am now rapidly recovering. ' W. H. Davis. San Marcos, Texas, May 3, 1886. Bad Blood at Brunswick, Ga. I have tried B. B. B. and found it a great thing for the blood. I also had Rheumatic Pains and the use of one bottle of B. B. B. ha*- done the work, but I will finish up on the the second bottle as a clincher. May God spread it to every one is my praver. ' VV. R. Ellis. Brunswick, Ga., April 28, 1866. i All who desire full information about the cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Kidney Com-, plaints, Catarrh, etc., can secure n copy of our 32page Illustrated Book of Wonders, filled with the most wonderful and startling proof ever before known by calling on MAY & MAY, * Wholesale dealers of B. B. B., Yorkville,^. C. December" 9 ly TAX RETURNS FOR 1887-88. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, YORK COUNTY, Youkvillk, S. C., November 30,1887. According to law, the tax books of ] YORK COUNTY, for the fiscal year com- . mencing November 1st, 1887, will be open from JANUARY 2nd, 1888, UNTIL FEBRUARY 20TH, 1888, inclusive. The Auditor will attend at the following places and times to take the ' tax returns of the several tax-payers of York ' county for the fiscal year 1887: : At Rock Hill, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 2, 3, 4, 5 and 0, 1888. " : At Coates' Tavern, Saturday, January 7,188S. At Fort Mill, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- ' day, January 9,10 and 11, 1888. At Neely's Store, Ebeuezertownship, Thurs- ' day, January 12,1888. At Massey's Store, Friday, January 13, 1888. ' At Yorkville, Saturday, January 14, 1888. At Clay Hill, Monday,'January 16, 1888. At Thompson's Mill, Tuesday, January 17, ' 1888. At Bethel, Wednesday, January 18,1888. At Clover, Thursday, January 19, 1888. ! At Bethany, Friday, January 20,1888. At Clark's Fork, Saturday, January 21, 1888. At Black's, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day, January 23, 24 and 25, 1888. At Grover, Thursday, January 26,1888. At Moore's, Friday, January 27, 1888. At Hickory Grove, Saturday, January 28, 1888. At Rainoy's, Monday, January 30,1888. At Bullock's Creek, Tuesday, January 31, 1888. At McConnellsville, Wednesday, February 1,1888. At Bratton's Store, Thursday, February 2, 1888. And at Yorkville from February 3 to Feb ruary 20, inclusive, at which time the books will close anil penalties attach to all delinquents. All changes in ownership of real estate are required to be reported at the time of making return. All male residents in York county, between the ages of 21 and 50, are liable to poll tax. W. 11. WILLIAMS, Auditor. I November 30 48 tf ] AN ORDINANCE To define the limits of a fire district within the ] town of Yorkville and to prevent the erection i . of structures of any other material than that prescribed. Section 1. That the entire limits of the said town shall be deemed a lire district exceptsuch portion thereof as lies at least a half mile to the ( East and at least a fourth of a mile to the West < of Congress Street. , Sec. 2. That no person shall erect a structure } other than of brick or stone upon any of the ? lots fronting on said street, without a special j permit from the Town Council based upon a , resolution duly entered upon the Minutes; J and in every other portion of the fire district all structures shall, in the absence of a like , permit, be erected of good lumber, well sea- , soned, upon brick or stone pillars, with chimneys and hearths made of the same material, anil with tin or iron roofing. Sec. 3. Any person who shall violate, or attempt to violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be fined in asum not less than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned not less than fifteen days, for each offence. Sec. 4 For each day that tho structure shall be 1 permitted to stand after a conviction under sec- f tions 2 and 3 above a new offence shall be deemed committed for which the offending party < shall be amenable as under Section 3. 1 GEORGE H. O'LEARY, Intendant. ] F. A. Gilbkut, Clerk. i TIIFTSTATITOF SOL'TII CAROLINA, ' York County. s I*/ HERE AS RACHEL A. WORKMAN has . TT applied to me for Letters of Administra- < tion, on all and singular the goods and chat- t tels, rights and credits of ROH'T. A. WORK- i MAN, late of the county aforesaid, deceased, f These are, therefore, toVite and admonish all t and singular tiie kindred and creditors of the i said deceased, to be and appear beforo me, at { our next Probate Court for said county, to be 1 holden at York Court House, on WEDNES- i DAY, the 14TH DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D., 18S7. :it It o'clock. A. M., to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. : Given under my hand and seal, this28th day of November, iii tlie year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and in the 112th year of American Independence. JAMES It. KENNEDY, Probate Judge. ' November JO 48 2t* THE WfiTERBURYlYATCH. ' 111 IE WATERBURY WATCH is not a toy, as many suppose, but a good reliable time-keeper. The Waterbury Watch is an Amerean invention and it is sold at a price? 82.50?which will hardly repair the liner watches. It is not cheap because it is poorly * made, but because it is unique and simple in ' construction. SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES. 1 I have the largest assortment of Spectacles and Eye-Glasses in Yorkville. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of various kinds and styles. Repair work is a specialty with me and all c work entrusted to my care will receive prompt ( attention. A.\S. MORRISON, Agent. 1 November 2.'! 47 lv ADIIIMSTKATOK'S NOTIC E. ALL persons indebted to the estate of EATON : P. LOVE, deceased, are hereby notitied to make immediate payment to the undersign- . ed. Persons having claims against the said ' estate are requested to present them, duly au- 1 thenticated, within the time prescribed by law. a W. B. LOVE, Administrator. < November."!) 48 Jt:~ GARRY IRON ROC Manufacturers of all kindsof _ IRON ROOFING PRIMPED AXD CORRUGATED SIDING, Iron Tile or Shingle, KIKE PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS AC., THE LARGEST MANUACTURERS OF jfc?f Orders received by L. M. GRIST. May 10 Piedmont ^ir-Line. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE R. R., : South Carolina Division. UtrVt J *v.?"Z. I -T. .'I . ;T" ' jnm Ui V?r CONDENSED SCHEDULE |* In EfFect August 14, 1887. (Trains run by 75th Meridian time.) NORTH BOUND. i No. 53. No. 51. ] Leave Augusta 9.33 A. M. 5.55 P.M. Arrive Columbia 1.18 P.M. 10.00P.M. Leave Columbia 11.00 A. M. lu.10 P. M~. Arrive Alston 11.59A.M. 11.10 P.M. Arrive Union 4.15 P. M. 12.50 A. M. Arrive Spartanburg 0.45 P. M. 2.12 A. M. Arrive Tryon 4.07 A.M. i Arrive Saluila 4.57 A. M. f Arrive Flat Rock 5.37 A.M. Arrive Hendersonville 5.53 A.M. Arrive Asheville 7.00 A. M. * Arrive Hot Springs 9.00 A. M. ? Leave Columbia 1.40 P.M. 5.40 A.M. ( Arrive Charlotte 0.15 P. M. 4.25 P. M. Arrive Salisbury 8.01 P. M. t Arrive Greensboro' 9.40 P. M. Arrive Richmond 6.15 A.M. Arrive Washington 8.10 A.M. j Arrive Baltimore 10.03 A. M. Arrive Philadelphia 12.35 P. M. Arrive New York 3.20 P.M. ? SOUTH BOUND. f 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. Lcnve Richmond 2.30 A.M. Leave Charlotte 1.00 P. M. 4 35 A. M. Arrive Columbia 5.23 P.M. 3.55 P.M. . Leave Hot Springs 7.00 P. M. Leave Asheville 9.49 P. M. Leave Hendersonville ' U.i7 P. M. ' Lenve Flat Rock 11.23P.M. 1 Leave Saluda 11.53 P. M- ' Leave Tryon 12.39 A. M. , Leave Spartanburg 6.00 A. M. 2.12 A. M. Arrive Columbia 3.10 P. M. 6 30 A. M. Lenve Columbia 5.45 P.M. 6.55 A.M. Arrive Augusta 9.20P. M. 10.31 A. M. Arrive Charleston, via. S.C. R'way. 9.45 P. M. 10.35 A. M. Arrive Savannah, via. Central Ga.... 6.15 A.M. ( Arrive Charleston, via. A. C. L 9.45 P. M. J 1.20 A. M. Arrive Savannah, via. C.andS 6.53 P. M. , THROUGH CAR SERVICE. On Trains Nos. 52 and 53, Pullman Buffet Sleepers between Washington and Augusta, via Danville. On Trains Nos. 50 and 51 Pullman Sjecper between Charleston and Louisville, Ky., via .A. C. L. and Columbia < and Spartnnburg. Through Passenger Coach between Charleston and Morristown, vlatS. C. Railway, Columbia and Spartanburg. Tickets on sale at Principal Stations to all Points. JAS. L. TAYLOR, D. CARDWELL, SOL. IIASS, Clen'I Pass. Agent. Ass't Gen'l Pass. Agent, Traffic Manager. Columbia, S. C. i August 31 8 tf C. '& L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains from Lenoir, X. C., to Chester, S. C.,taking effect at 6.40 A. M. Sunday, August 14, 1887: GOING SOUTH. Leav% 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. " Arrive at Gastonia, 11.3S A. M. 1 Leave Gastonia 11.40 A. M. Arrive at Clover, 12.22 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville, 12.53 P. M. Leaye Yorkville, 12.55 P. M. ] Arrive at Guthriesville, 1.20 P. M. Arrive at Lowrysville, 1.47 P. M. 1 Arrive at Chester 2.15 P. M. GOING NORTH. Leave Chester, 4.37 P. M. 1 Arrive at Lowrysville, 5.02 P. M. < Arrive at Guthriesville, 5.27 P. M. < Arrive at Yorkville, 5.50 P. M. Leave Yorkville 5.52 P. M. Arrive at Clover, 6.22 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. ' A rrivfi at T.onnir 10.50 P. M. No. 19 will run Mondays, "Wednesdays and . Fridays only, arriving at Yorkville atll.OSand i leaving at 11.20, A. M., going North. ' No. 20 will run Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only, arriving at Yorkville at 2.25 I ind leaving at 2.40 P. M., goingSouth. G. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent. s August 17 33 tf i _ ? ( FOUNDRY ( AND Machine Shop, ? t THE undersigned would respectfully inform ' the public that he now has in operation, on liisloton King's Mountain Street, a FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP, in which he is , prepared to do all manner of work in light iron * md brass castings, and general machine work. f REPAIRING, c Df all kinds, promptly done on short notice, i Steam Engines, and agricultural machinery of t my kind overhauled and repaired. Besides, my class of work that may be wanted in his shop, he will attend any call for repairing sta:ionery engines, doing the work on thepremijes, thus obviating the necessity of moving the jngiue. Prices reasonable.- Terms, cash on the com- ^ aletionof the work. EDWARD THOMAS. * T. S. JEFFERYS. ' THE CYCLONE EXTINGUISHER. t Tirzau, S. C., March 10, 1887. Messrs. Jefferys & Hoke, Gents: THE Cyclone Spark Extinguisher put on my 1 engine a few months ago is giving entire J iatisfaction. Before it was put on, my gin- 1 louse several times caught lire from sparks, so [ had to quit running while the wind was blowng in the direction of the gin-house. Now I ? an mil and saw with perfect safety, no matter f: vhichway the wind blows. H ven'tseena live i spark from the engine since I have been using it. " Vrul another good thing about it is, it can't wear ?r burn out. Will last as long as the engine. I kink it a great invention, and wouldn't take louble the cost of mine if it was so I couldn't ?et another one. I think you ought to reduce he present high rate of insurance on gin-liouses S vhere these extinguishers are used on the en- I ;ines, or, at least, recommend such to the com- 1 janies you represent, because I see no risk 1 .vhatever from the engine. 1 Very respectfully, * llENRY MASSEY. t "HYGEIA." \ i 4 Woiitlerful Discovery. ? V t TOBACCO AN AID TO HEALTH! J a I A NEW TOBACCO, manufactured by Thos. j (l /4 C. Williams & Co., Richmond, Va., under ! s t formula prepared by Prof. Mallett, of the i v University of Virginia. _ | j Anti-Malarial, Anti-Dyspeptic, j*goou x>erv- i no, anil an excellent Chew. | 0 TRY IT! NO HUMBUG ! For particulars of its virtues call for certifi- j t :ates at the following places, where the Tobac- | s o can be had: KENNEDY EROS. A BAR- j s RON'S, and It. B. DOWRY'S. September liS 39 3m j f i ????? ? ? o MUSIC LESSONS. | j.; ]V/f ISS ZORA1DA I NO OLD respectfully of I LTl fors her services, at her residence, as e I'EACHER OF MUSIC ON THE PIANO, s Pupils received at any time. System thorough j c md practical. Prices reasonable, and fumislaid on application. c April 13 15 tf I a >FING COMPANY, qp IRON ORE PAINT Ana Cement. 152 TO 158 MERWIN ST . M?fr Cleveland, O. jGSjpj W p&~ Send for Circular and ^ ' Price List No. 75. IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. 9 ly C. G. PARISH. THE FALL SEASON! rHE undersigned, thankful for the liberal patronage bestowed upon his house during he summer season just closed, would respectrn,K1!rt *l??f Ln lo nnvr roppiv U11V 1UIUIJJ1 HJC |7UUUt mat UO 10 1*V?? - * ng his Fall and Winter Stock, Of new and seasononable Goods, consisting n part of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES, NOTIONS, AC., All of which were bought at favorable prices, ind will be sold at SHORT PROFITS. Particular attention is called to our large and ilegant stock of Clothing, aud our facilities for furnishing anything to order specially iesired in this line. We also have a full line of Sample Hats of die latest styles which we are selling at New York prices. Call and examine our Goods and Prices before making your purchases. jpSr Mr.- "VV. H. Colcockis still at this House, tnd will be pleased to see his old friends, guar- inteeingto serve therti right. C. G. PARISH. TAX NOTICE?1886. Offick of County Treasurer, YORK COUNTY, Yorkville, S. C., September 14, 1887. IN conformity to law, mv Books will be open for the COLLECTION OF STATE AND COUNTY TAXES, for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1886, on SATURDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, and will remain open until THURSDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1887. tax levies. Levy for State purposes, 4i mills on the 81. Levy for Ordinary County purposes, 2i mills on the 81. Levy for Railroad (C. tfc L. N. G.) 1 6-10 mills on the 81. Levy for School purposes, 2 mills on the 8L Aggregating 10 7-20 mills on the dollar. In addition to the above, a snecial lew. to pay the interest on Cherokee Railroad Bonds, of 2i mills on the dollar on all property in Cherokee Township, making a total levy of 12 3-5 mills on all property in that township. Also ONE DOLLAR on all taxable polls, between the ages of 21 and 50 years. For the accommodation of tax-payers, I will attend at the following places, on the days named: At Yorkville, from Wednesday, 23rd day of November, to Thursday, 15th day of December, after which day the books will be closed and the 15 per cent, penalty will attach. 2&T By Act of the General Assembly, there can be no extension of time on this collection. H. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer. September 14 37 tf iwTWBT LIBERTY STREET. 1887. Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables ARE still on a boom, and the year 1887 finds me with some of the finest Vehicles ever ihown in the Livery business in Yorkville, and jurpassed by none. Everything will be kept in the best style. Give me a trial and be convinced. Cincinnati and Colnmbns Buggies Df every description will be kept. Spring Wagons, Phaetons, <fec., of the best make, always on hand. FOR FUNERALS [ have a fine Queen City Hearse and a Clarence 2oach, which will be sent to any part of the jounty at short notice. Terms reasonable. A Big Bargain. I have a Jumpseat Phaeton and some Buglies on hand that I will give a big bargain in, f sold soon to make roon. for my new stock. HAVE YOUR HORSES FED \t the Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables vhere thev will receive the best attention. F. E. SMITH. PHOTC>CRAPH GALLERY. THOROUGHLY fitted up with new backgrounds, accessories, Ac., and with a fine sky-light* I am prepared to take a picture in my style of the art, as well executed as can be lone elsewhere. CHILDREN'S PICTURES A SPECIALTY. By the dry plate process I can take them instantly ; makes no difference about fair or :loudy weather. I do all my own printing and finishing, and here is very little delay in delivery. ENLARGED WORK. Pictures copied and enlarged and finished in he highest style to be had, and prices reasonible. Give me a call and see specimens of work, at ny Gallery on West Liberty Street, near the ail. J. R. SCHORB. FOR SALE OR RENT. rHAT large and elegant three-story brick building known as ROSE'S HOTEL, lo:ated in the central part of the town of YORK/TLLE, S. C. Said Hotel has a frontage on dain Street of GO feet, and a depth of 140 feet, vith a handsome store room 72 x 25 feet on irst iloor. The lot on which it is situated conains good stables and outhouses with an acre >f ground in garden. This house is for sale, or will be leased for me or five years and possession given on Janlary, 1st 1888. For further information apply o W. E. ROSE, Columbia, S. C. November 10 46 7t EXCHANGE BANK, lorKvuie, ?. r. S. JEFFERYS President. U)S. F. WALLACE Vice-President. . 'RANK A. GILBERT, Cashier. Organized September 1. 1887. rHE BANK will receive Deposits, buy and sell Exchange, make Loans and do a gensral Banking Business. The officers tender their courteous seryices o its patrons and the public generally. SeptemberG 36 tf FARM LOANS, LN ANY A MOUNT from ?500 to ?10,000, upon six years' time. 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