Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 18, 1888, Image 4

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I gutmoMus gfpattraeot. I At Dalton, ( eorgia, they pointed out an old darkey wh > was to be married that evening, and I tc )k a seat beside him on the depot platforr i, and said : "Uncle Reuben is it true that you are to be married to-ni| ht ?" "Yes, sah ; yes, sah, you's hit it 'zactly right, sah." "Were you evei married before ?" "Why, bress y< ur soul, boy, dis will be myfo'th wife!" "How long 8in< e your last one died ?" / "Jist free weet s next Saturday." ' "Isn't it pretty sudden, when you have been a widower c aly two weeks?" "I reckon not, ?h. I doan' see how I can help de ole woman any by trablin'round alone." "And they tell me that you are over 7U years old?" "Yes, sah?I'ze risin'of 73." "And you doff b even own a chicken ?" "No, sah." "And the brie 3 is as badly off as yourself?" "Jist 'zactly, s ,h." "Don't the fu are look a little dark to you ?" "See heair, wh ite man," replied the old I chap, as he slid 1 o the ground and brushed the dust off his coat tails, "I doan't like dat sort o' argyr lent! Ize ole an' poo' an' . doan' know mu< h, but I ain't de sort of a mule to take a f< 'th wife without making all arrangemen 3 to board wid her fadder an' gin him my note wheneber anything am due! 'Spos< Ize gwine to be sleepin' in fence co'nere an' libin' on green apples kaze my las' ole woman took a noshun to die ? No, sah! I isn't dat sort of a mourner ! Ize got di t age whar' Ize got to be tooken car' of i: I has to marry free wives to do iV'?Detr lit Free Press. Sex op th: : Locomotive.?"Why," asked the fat pa jsenger, "does an engineer always call his ingine 'she ?' " There was a moment of embarrassing silence, when 1 he man in the wood box said something about "her head-light," which was folic wed by a hollow groan all alAnn lino I aiVUK VUU UUVt I "Because," \entured the the tall, thin I passenger, "the more you throttle her the I faster she goes." But this was marred out under the rules. The man with the sample case suggested I "because she rjuns the mail," but every1 body said "Ah, there!" so sarcastically 1 that he apologized. The cross passenger I said "because here was so much bustle \ and bang about her," and he was fined 1 cigars for the ixowd on the spot. The I bashful passenger said maybe it was beIcause she "puflBd the smoker," and he I was hissed on th e stage. I And longer i lad they sung, but the Woman who talks bass closed the lodge by croaking: "(Because we couldn't get ajong without her." The Horrid Brute Wouldn't Start. In the way most women manage horses there is something that causes the average man to believe that Providence does protect us. A lady stepped into her sleigh on Wabash street tne other day, and, taking up the reins, talked to her horse like this: "Get up!? "Goon, Biily!" "Get up! Get up!" "Billy, why don't you go ?" " "You horrid brute!" "What a stupid!" The horse, despite all this, stood stock still. Then his mistress spoke to a gentleman who had been watching her: "Can you make this animal start, sir?" TT 1?Mma fnrurorr) 11 n nu puuieiv UUWCU, tame ivi hitched the horse, and patted him on the neck. Then the "horrid brute" and "stupid animal" started. He Prepared Himself.?A large, stout man, who looked as if he might be a pretty tough customer in a free fight, entered the operating arena of a New York dentist. The sufferer from toothache had taken a large dose of whisky '.o enable him to bear up under the pendiug infliction. i The dentist examined the tooth, went into an adjoining room, and presently appeared with a large pistol strapped to his person. "What do you mean ?" asked the man in the chair. "0, nothing in particular, except that I am not going to take any risks." i "What risk ?" ! "When a man built like you, and his breath smelling of whisky, climbs into thatchair, I'm notgoing to exasperate him < unprepared. You may be John L. Sulli- i van, for all I know." I Rector W. H. Capers, of Trinity ( Church, Lancaster, Pa., tells a story about the black people of a town in South Carolina, where he once lived. The Unitari- ; ans built a church there, and they were a . new and novel sect, in the opinion of the ; negro population, who had been told that the members of the new church were "no- 1 hell" folks. The definition fitted the ne- 1 gro tongue better than didthe "Unitarian," and so the hew sect got to be known to the , blacks by the words which denoted their disbelief in eternal damnation. One night the Unitarian Church burned down. It , was a night of great rejoicing among the ' blacks, who shouted, "De 4No-hell church' burned down ! Now dem wicked sinners will come into de fold. If dey can't stop de fire in dis world, dey can't do it in de next. Hallelujah! De 'No-hell church' burned down !"?Buffalo Express. Doubtless They Were.?"Oh, hum ! I feel all broken up to-day," said Mr. Younghusband, ruefully looking at himaolf in (.ho mirror. "Yes, dear," said the young bride, tenderly, "I know all about it. I read it in the paper this morning." "You did, eh !" yelled Mr. Younghusband, breaking off in the middle of a yawn and making an excited dash for the paper. "Whe-where is, it? Wh-what does it say?" "Why, darling, how nervous you are! It doesn't say much. Only that the Knights of Leisure held their annual reunion last night and that the party broke up at an early hour. I suppose they were all broken up just the same as you, dear, weren't they ?" A Debt That Didn't Count.?A St. Paul gentleman tells of a church incident that came under his observation in the western part of New York State seval years ago. A pious church member arose in experience meeting and gave a review of his life. When he came to the declaration, "I thank God I owe no man anything," a quiet man in a remote cornerjumped up and said: "I have a little account against you, brother, that you must have forgotten." "Ah, Brother Camp," said the speaker, unconsciously, that debt was out of date a good while ago." Dabbling in Futures.?"My husband loved me when I was a mere child," said one Chicago lady proudly to another. "Indeed! That is quite romantic." "Yes, he asked papa for my hand when ! I was only 14 years old, and papa said he could have me if I would consent." "And he waited till you was of age? "Yes." "Well," said the other spitefully, "I j recollect hearing your husband say the other day that healwaysdid get left when he dabbled in iuiures.I6T Father (trying to read the paper) ! What was that awiul racket in the hall ju9t now? Mother?One of the children fell down the stairs. Father (irascibly)?Well, you tell those children that if they cannot fall down stairs quietly they won't be allowed to fall down them at all. ? J6F* A young man, recently married, suggested to his wife that they should argue some question frankly and fully every morning. The first question happened to be "whether a woman could be expected to get along without a hat." He took the affirmative; and when last seen he had climbed into a hayloft and was pulling the ladder after him. 1 Miscellaneous ftradrag. THE MAN AND THE SOIL. After all is said, there is more in the man than there is in theground. Some ground becomes worn and run down, and gets too poor to set flax without turning it over often. When it changes hands, and is cultivated differently, and manure and a little fertilizer applied until red clover will take root, then fine crops of grain will grow, and you will hear some one say he did not think there was anything in that old field, when really there is as much in one field as another if the right man takes hold. There are old men, farmers for fifty or sixty years, who don't understand how to cultivate corn to make it a success. I know some farmers who will not plow corn when it is dry weather simply because it hasno weeds or grasss in it. Their idea is when clean it does not need stirring. But as the dry weather increases, thecultivator should go the more. If your ground is well and deep plowed early, and your ground well mellowed before planting, with the proper use of the cultivator there can be fair crops made in the driest coaonna Npvpr nlow too deeD after first plowing, for the roots need compact earth to hold moisture. Where there is no moisture there is no possible means of plant roots getting a drink, for that is the way they live, and if the one means of subsistence is cut off how soon you see the effect in the parched blades. It don't matter how rich your soil is, if the earth is not in a condition to hold moisture your corn will not grow. I don't mean water when I say moisture, for this moisture can be obtained to some extent without rain. 1 am no scientist to explain how, but part is done by the atmosphere coming .n contact with the ground often and not too long on the same surface. I had as soon have rocks in my cornfield as hard clods; they will absorb all the available moisture at night and the sun will extract it during the day, so the plant is robbed by degrees of the supply. Drilled corn will stand cultivation in dry weather with better results. There is a strip of roots that is not broken, and the moisture will meet from either side to supply them. If you think it won't just try it ?Home and Farm. A Trick in Rifle Shooting.?"No, sir, I do not claim to be an expert at fancy shooting," said Captain Jack Crawford, in answer to an inquiry. "There is too much trickery?a sort of sleight of hand business connected with it. I do pretend to be a crack shot, and to excel in accuracy and rapidity with a Winchester rifle. I have fired twelve shots in three and a half seconds. But here let me enlighten you as to one of the neat little tricks used in fancy shots." Here the scout produced what - x- 1? 4 a 4- /Ko4nn/)A appeared 10 oe, as xie new u* at a uinwu^, a brass shell tipped with a leaden ball. "Looks like a bullet, don't it?" he said, with a laugh. "Well, it isn't. It is simply a papier mache protuberance appropriately colored to look like lead. Now, I'll show you what's behind it." Picking open the end he disclosed to view a quantity of shot?about 200 he said were in the shell, with just enough powderat the butt to do the work. "How are these used ? You have probably witnessed the feat of cracking glass balls thrown in the air by shooting at them with a Winchester, and while riding a horse going at a gallop. Well, that's the kind of a 'ball' cartridge that is used, and the spectators look on with wonder and admiration, supposing that it is done with a single ball, and that is something, my boy, that no man in the world has ever done, or will do, because, it is a physical impossibility."?Buffalo Courier. How Bright's Disease Originated. . John Bright was born in 1811. He made a tourof the Holy Land at the age of twenty-four, but did not decide to purchase it, owing to the existence of a flaw in the title. He next begau to invent things. On his return from the Orient he discovered that what was most needed in both Europe and America was a good reliable disease for the use of the better classes. The poor and humble were well supplied, but the rich, the aristocratic and patrician statesmen, corned heads and porkists of the two lands languished for a good reliable disease that poor people could not obtain. So he began to sit up at night and perfect Bright's disease. He gained the prize at the Paris exhibition, and honorable mention at the great centennial celebration at Philadelphia, for "meritorious and effective disease for the better classes." * 1 1 ' ~ - ? l. ~4 n since mat time ne nas ueeu gruuucu to notice that the very best people, both in his land and in this, are handling Bright's disease. It has been kept out of the poor, and to die from this ailment has been regarded as a proud distinction.?Nye. fig?- Among the visitors to the State prison at Wethersfield, Conn., on New Year's Day, was Zachary Warren, of Mansfield. Mr. Warren is 70 years old. For the past thirty years the first day of the year has found him at the State's prison for the purpose of visiting his son John, who is a life prisoner. John Warren is only 48 years of age. He was working in the field one day, when he was visited by his wife, to whom he had been married only a short time. They had a quarrel over something, and young Warren seizing his wife, pushed her head into a brook and held her there until she was dead. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to prison for life. His thirty years in prison have made him look much older than his father. Petitions for his release have been presented to the board of pardons several times, but they have always been acted upon adversely. Father and son are the only members of the family now living. They meet but once a year, and then on New Year's Day in the presence of a prison keeper. -?> Good Advice to Farmers.?Beware of credit in 1888, and leave off the lien, if you can well do so. It is like the image of the old Spartan tyrant?fair to look upon and inyiting, but cruelly and painfully extortionate when ouce you are in its clutches. Don't let the commercial fertilizer beguile you too far from shore and sink you next fall. Above all, don't promise to send a factor so many bales of cotton?more than you can possibly produce?and engage to pay him "commissions" for each and every bale not so sent him. Have an eye to the improvement of your places, make them the most attractive homesyoucan. Let your good sense guide to the oest use 01 me menus yuu have, and think the matter over well before you act.? Williamsburg Herald. When Is a Man Dead Drunk??A man is "dead drunk" when the fluid which circulates through the arteries and veins contains one part of alcohol to 195 parts of blood. Should the proportion become one part of alcohol to 100 of blood death must ensue. In ordinary cases the drinker loses consciousness before so great a proportion of alcohol has entered the circulation; but the fatal dose is sometimes taken when a large quantity of alcoholic liquor is swallowed quickly. BST" During last year Virginia factories turned out the enormous amount of 3S,238,0G3 pounds of plug tobacco, and only 903,353 pounds of smoking tobacco. With the single exception of New York, Maryland made more smoking tobacco than any other State. Five States?Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey and North Carolina?made more than 110,000,000 pounds of plug tobacco, while all the other States made only about 20,000,000 pounds. ?x=sa>"Vn?r VnrL- RacrlrnnnPfl to the nosition ^ v* 1* v?? vf"* r*w-- ? j- ? of the sixth State of the Union in the number of miles of her railroads. Illinois stands at the head, followed by Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. Kansas, with four hundred more miles of railway than New York, is an object lesson worthy of study. S&* A member of the House com m i ttee on Territories is quoted as expressing the opinion that Congress will at this session provide for the admission to the Union of the four Territories of Dakota, Montana, Washington and New Mexico. Censure and criticism never hurt anybody. If false, they cannot harm you, unless you are wanting in character; and if true, they show a man his weak points, and forewarn him against failure and trouble. fUadiiig f flHJte forth. ? ( CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original.] FORGIVENESS. One petition contained in this inimita- ] ble formula of prayer which Christ taught his disciples is, "Forgive us our debts, as ] we forgive our debtors." The doctrine of ' forgiveness stated in this petition our Sa- 1 viour brings up again and explains, illus- 1 trates and enforces it by a parable, in the I eighteenth chapter of Matthew. Having ' enjoined upon his disci pies the necessity of ' humility, he immediately instructed them with reference to an erring brother. The instruction was of such a kind and character as to put Peter to thinking, and he asks "How often shall my brother sin against me and I forgivehim." The Jews, at that time, taught that forgiveness ought not to be granted beyond tiiree times. Aware of fhiu nnH nprppivinfr that the SDirit of for * *^1 ~ r?? o - ? giveness, taught by our Saviour, was far more comprehensive than that enjoined by the Jewish Rabbis, Peter asked'ifhe should forgive his penitent brother seven times?twice as often as that required by the traditional law of the Jews. Our Saviour replied, not only seven times, but seventy times seven?that is, as often as the erring brother repents and confesses his sin, forgive him, no matter how often that may be. This was a new dootrine to Peter and to all the apostles, and they very wisely said, "Lord, increase our faith." Luke 17. To illustrate this doctrine of repentance which he had been teaching, our Saviour introduced a parable. The kingdom of heaven, that is Messiah's kingdom, said he, is like a certain king who would have a reckoning with his servants, that is, with the officers who attended to his business. In carrying out this purpose, there was brought to him a servant who owed him ten thousand talents, more than sixteen million dollars. This debtor to an enormous amount had nothing to pay, and < the king ordered him and his wife and J children and all he had to be sold and payment to be made. The servant fell down < and began to beg that time might be given him, and he would pay all he owed. The ' king was moved with compassion, quashed the prosecution and forgave the whole debt. This servant, with whom the king had dealt so mercifully, soon met a fellow servant who owed him one hundred pence, about sixteen dollars. So soon as he met him he.laid his hands upon him and went to choking him, saying, "Pay me that thou owest." His fellow servant fell down and besought him, as he nau ien aown anu besought the king, for time; but he would have no mercy, no forgiveness, but cast his fellow servant imo prison till the debt was paid. This cruel conduct of the first servant toward his fellow-servant was promptly reported to the king, who sent for the wicked servant, and after rebuking him severely, ordered him to be delivered to the tormentors. The lesson designed to be taught by this parab'e is contained in the following words, "rfo likewise shall my Heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye, from your hearts, forgive not every one his brother their trespasses." In this parable, an outline of which is stated above, many things are suggested. The king who makes the reckoning with his servants, or who calls his servants to reckon with them is God. We may rest assured that, either in time or eternity, God will call his servants to account. The conduct of the first servant is introduced to illustrate the unreasonableness of one Christian not forgiving another. God in Christ Jesus is the Christian's pattern in all things. All men have sinned against God infinitely oftener than any man has sinned against his fellow-man, and all men's sins against God are infinitely more aggravated and heinous than are the sins of their fellow men against them. Put sixteen dollars besides sixteen million dollars and you get some idea of how this matter stands. The conduct of the king towards the first servant gives us an exalted opinion of the king. He saw the poor, bankrupt debtor on the ground. His heart was touched by his pleading for mercy, and he forgave him all the debt. What a wonderlul display of forgiveness. God in Christ Jesus forgives all our sins. Sins of original guilt and actual transgression, sins of omission and commission, sins of youth and old age, sins of presumption and secret faults, sins of thought and sins of word?all our sins. On the other hand, we abhor the Steward, who, after having [ his whole debt of sixteen million dollars forgiven, took hold of and kept choking a I fellow-servant who owed him sixteen dol- i lars. We are ready to say as David said i when Nathan, the prophet, related to him 1 the parable of the ewe lamb, he is not fit to live, he ought to die. Let us not be too J fast in condemning this cruel servant, lest we condemn ourselves. "Thou art inex- j cusable, O man, whosoever thou art that : judgest; for whenever thoujudgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doeth the same things." The same thing that you condemn others for doing you do yourself. In this parable we are not taught the ground upon which forgiveness is based, ' but the rule by which forgiveness is dispensed. The ground of forgiveness is the satisfaction which Jesus Christ rendered i to the nenal demands of the law. The rule < by which God is governed in dispensing 1 forgiveness is stated in these words, "As we forgive our debtors." No one needs to be told that debtors is here used in the sense of trespassers or persons who sin against us. In the matter of forgiveness . God deals with us as we deal with our fel- j low-men. It is taken for granted that the trespass- i er becomes penitent. Our Saviour positively declares that if our brother trespass against us, and, if after being rebuked, he repent, it is our duty to forgive him, even if his trespassing and repenting should be seven times a day. It is further evident that the penitence of the transgressor is 1 assumed from the fact that if after being admonished, first privately, then in the presence of two or three witnesses, and then before the church, he still remains impenitent, he is to be regarded as "a heathen man and a publican." That is, no longer a Christian brother. The ground of the sinner's forgiveness is, as already stated, the perfect satisfaction rendered by Jesus Christ in his stead. Jesus Christ obeyed the law of God, and suffered its penalties in the sinner's stead. He obeyed and died, not simply for the advantage of.the sinner, but in the law room and stead of the sinner. Both his obedience and his suffering were vicarious. He obeyed and died as the sinner's substitute. God forgives the sinner not as an arbitrary sovereign, ignoring the claims of the law, but as a God of immaculate holiness and unswervingjustice, the claims of his justice having been met by his own son. In the gospel Jesus Christ, with all his benefits, is offered to the sinner, freely and in good faith. All the sinner is required to do is to accept and live a life of faith upon the Son of God. To every professor of the religion of Jesus Christ, that is to every one who claims that he has accented Jesus Christ, it cannot be a matter i of indifference as to whether he has in ; reality, accepted Christ, or has only pro1 fessed to have done what he has not done. ; There are many evidences of the new , ' birth, among which may be reckoned a ' i spirit of forgiveness. To return good for i good is human, to return evil for good is j devilish, to return good for evil is like j ; God. In his unregenerate state, the sinner never can go beyond returning good j j for good. Most frequently he returns evil i ; for good, thus showing that he is wholly ! | under the control of Satan. None but; j those who have passed from death unto ! life can, from the heart, forgive. The i spirit of forgiveness which is in us marks i the progress which we have made in the j divine life. As the believer grows in the likeness of his divine master, the grace of j forgiveness becomes prominent. The be- j I liever's pattern is the Lord Jesus Christ. I No feature of his character is more promi- j j nent than forgiveness. When the four j soldiers were driving the nails through his hands and feet, thus fastening him to the ! ; cross, he said, "Lord forgive them, they I know not what they do." It is worthy of note, that God promises j to forgive us as we forgive others. What can those persons expect who cherish ha-1 tred in their bosoms toward their Christian brethren. It is true that God will treat us as we treat others. We need not expect more forgiveness from God than we bestow upon our erring Christian brethren. This rule we ask God to observe every time we repeat the Lord's Prayer. If we never forgive how can we expect to be forgiven; if we forgive from the heart we may confidently expect God to forgive us. It would be well for us every time we repeat the words, "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors," to pause and think of their import. We have no authority to ask for more, and what will we *et when God grants to the full, our petition ? Shall we say nothing ? dOYAl POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and ivholesnmeness. More economical than the ordinary kinda,and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, jbort weight alum or phosphate powders. Sot.d only in cans. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 106 Wall St., N. Y. 3(7- At wholesale by LINDSAY Jc MOORE, Yorkville S. C. March 2 9 lv GULLIBILITY. The wild phantoms and shrieking cries of a worthless humbug can make money by imposing upon the credulity and ignorance of an honeet public, and the supply of this species of work seems more than an adequate demnnd. The enunciation of facts?facts that have stood crucial tests?facts proven by bra'n force and tangible evidence, Bhould satisfy nil laudable enterprises; but the execrable practice of teaching false ideas and doctrines for self aggrandizement is truly reprehensible and should be scorned "by all classes. When one house tells you that Iodide of Potash is a poison simply because their opponents use it, and because they are pandering to your ignorance, as they suppose, you should look upon all such as arrant frauds and their remedies as unworthy of public confidence, and if those who make such assertions do not know better, they nre a set of unenviable ignoramuses. Doctors and Hot Springs. Hot Springs failed entirely to cure me of several terrible, indolent running ulcers on my legs, with which I have been troubled for many years. Spveral doctors also attempted to cure me but failed. I have used only a few bottles of B. B. B. (made at Atlanta, Ga.,1 and the effect has been truly magical, as they have all healed and I am cured. It is worth all medicines made for purifying the blood. This wonderfully quick cure has been effected after everything else had failed. Your medicine is a daisy and has done the business for me. I have lived here twenty five years. My general health is also improving, appetite and digestion good. I sleep soundly and never felt better. Doctors told me that I could not be cured, but B. B. B. has cured me. It Is decidedly the quickest, best nnd cheapest blood purifier I ever used. It is ahead of all others. As to my case and its cure I refer to every merchant or professional man of Pine Bluff. A. H. Morris, Cotton Buyer. Pine Bluff, Ark., May 12th, 1686. f nnnnnnno Tllnarc I'nnfl/1 uuiiioiuua tituo vuiuu. I have been taking Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) and am about well of an ulcer that I had upon my nose for six yenrs, said by all to be a cancer. I refer to Postmaster Rcnfroe, of Atlanta. G. T. Kellam. Wrightsvllle, Ga., May 3, 1686. All who desire full information about the cause and cure of BJood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofulous Swellings, Ulcers, 8ores, Rheumatism, Kidney Complaints, Catarrh, etc., can secure a copy of our 32page Illustrated Hook of Wonders, filled with the most wonderful and startling proof ever before known by calling on MAY k MAY, Wholesale dealers of B. B. B., Yorkvlile, S. C. December 7 9 ly M. . WILLIS. THE YEAR 1887 HAS PASSED. SO has my first business year here. I take great pleasure in thanking the public for their liberal patronage, and respectfully solicit i continuance of the same. I will be found at the old stand, and with the old determination of serving my customers to the best of my ability, by selling tliem^ood reliable vehicles at the lowest possible prices, and guaranteeing satisfaction in each and every instance. I have now too many BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES, And intend to reduce my stock. Any one who will need a Buggy in the next twfilve months, will do well by buying of me now, as good articles will be sold very low until my stock is reduced. I have Buggies from a great many Northern and Western Manufactories, nearly all eood?but some bad ; and a nice line of the old" reliable home-made work, with which i challenge the world in point of durability. HARNESS. I would like you to bear in mind that I do not buy HARNESS. They are all made in my Shops by the most skilled workmen, and o? the best Leather I can buy. I.guarantee them as good as can be bought anywhere. MY REPAIR SHOPS Are now in full blast, and have commenced the new year with vim. If you want your Vehicles repaired in a reliable manner, please don't pass my Shops, as I have the best workmen in the State. CALL AND SEE ME And I will provo to you that I mean what I say. Yours, very truly, M. C. WILLIS. J ED. JEFFERYS. Pay lip. 1MUST have money, and I would be glad to make recepts for parties having accounts on my books. J. ED. JEFFERYS. UNDERTAKING. WE claim to be abreast of tbe times in the Undertaking business. We have the latest novelties in the way of trimming, etc., and carry a complete stock of Collins of all sizes and prices. Wo also have on hand a lot of very handsome burial Cases and Caskets for adults made of walnut and other choice woods. We have some Broadcloth Cases that are very handsome. Also, Metalic Cases. We have a nice line of White Gloss Cases and Caskets for children, which are very pretty and appropriate. We will make it to" the interest of anyone in need of any of the above mentioned articles to call on us. We will sell as cheap as anyone, and will sell on time to responsible parties. Our personal attention will be given to all funerals in town. J. ED. JEFFERYS. I BUY CATTLE: PARTIES HAVING CATTLE FOR SALE will do well to call on me. I can pay more for CATTLE TO SHIP than any one can pay for them to kill on this market. I will pay the highes CASH PRICES. S. A. McELWEE. HART ?fc HART HAVE removed their LAW OFFICES to tlio second lloor of BRATTON'S BUILDING, next door to their old oilice. January 4 1 -It WINCHESTER REPEATOO RIFLED. SINGLE SHOT RIFLES, Reloading* Tools, AND AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS, MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., NEW HAVEN, COftN. SEND FOR 7G-PAGE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. Mention this paper. January 11 2 lOt C. G. FJkJELiSHT" HAPPY NEW YEAR! TO our customers and all the rest of mankind we send greeting, wishing everybody a happy New Year; and in thus presenting the compliments of the season we especially desire to return our most sincere thanks for the liberal patronage bestowed upon our house during the year just closed, and to assure our friends and the public generally that during the coming year we shall more than ever strive to merit a continuance of public confidence by offering such inducements as to retain our old customers and secure fop our house a large number of new ones. Our stock will be kept full and complete at all times, and at our store you can always find the best in Staple Dry Goods, Ladies' Dress Goods, Hosiery, Boots, Shoes, wars ana caps, Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, Clothing, Notions, Jewelry and Choice Family Groceries, all of which will be sold at the closest prices. My affable and accommodating salesmen, Messrs. S. L. DAVIDSON and WILLIAM II. COLCOCK, will be found ready at all times to serve customers. Some are prone to chant their praise, Others modestly acquire fame; Happy Cal sings no roundelays, But he always gets there just the same. C. G. PARISH, Sign of the Elephant. January 4 1 tf THE LEADING Mil a BSE, j t. iv. wood & softs 10 S. 14th St,, Richmond, Va. "Request all Gardeners, Farmers and , Truckers to send 'for their ( HEW SEED CATALOGUE for 1888. It contains descriptions of all new and desirable varieties of SEEDS! PLANTS for the Farm and Garden that are adapted to the South. Grass & Clover Seeds a Specialty Catalogue mailed free. Send for h January 4 1 3m F. IHPI'EHFIELI). TO MY CUSTOMERS. ?T|7ITH the advent of the New Year, I reft spectfully return my thanks to my customers of 1887, for the patronage so liberally bestowed upon mo, and to assure them that in the future, as in the past. Ishall strive by liberal dealing, to merit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPERFIELD. REMEMBER THE DEAD. I WOULD invite special attention to my present stock of MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES, among which are several beautiful SCOTCH GRANITE AND ITALIAN MONUMENTS. Also a full supply of TOMBSTONES. Prices as low, to responsible parties, as anywhere else, either for cash or on time. F. HAPPERFIELD. DIAL ENGINE WORKS, COLUMBIA, S. C. w E are now manufacturing the CELEBRATED "TOZER" PATENT AGRICULTURAL AND STATIONARY STEAM ENGINES, Noted for their Economy in FUEL Consumption. Great DURABILITY and SIMPLICITY, Perfect Workmanship and Design. ANY REPAIR WORK DONE PROMPTLY. FOUNDRY WORK IN IRON AND BRASS. Saw Mills, Shafting and Pulleys. Write us for estimates. W. P. LESTER, Supt. THORNWELL McMASTER, Manager. January 11 2 3m EXCHANGE BANK, Yorkville, S. C. T. S. JEFFERYS President. JOS. F. WALLACE, Vice-President. FRANK A. GILBERT, Cashier. Organized September 1, 1887". THE BANK will receive Deposits, buy and sell Exchange, make Loans and do a general Banking Business. The officers tender their courteous services to its patrons and the public generally. Septembers 36 tf APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Administrator of the estate of J. MACK ADAMS, deceased, has niado a final settlement with the Judge of Probate for York county, and on the 13th day of February, 1888, at 12 o'clock, M., will make application for a final discharge from liability as Administrator of the said estate. J. HOPE ADAMS, Administrator. January 11 2 5t? APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. NOTICE is hereby given that th6 undersigned, Administratrix of the estate of SAM' L D. BARRON, deceased, has made a final settlement with the Judge of Probate of York county, and on Monday, the 13th day of February, 188S, at 11 o'clock, A. M., will make application for a final discharge from liability as Administratrix of the said estate. L. A. BARRON, Administratrix. January 11 2 at ANNUAL RETURNS. TTfXECUTORS, Administrators, Guardians L ?"'inthor?ni'Hnc in a fiduciarv canacitv. are notified that their RETURNS MUST BE FILED in my ofiice during the present month and February next. JAMES R. KENNEDY, Probate Judge. January 4 1 8t MIS ICL E.SSOXS. ~ MISS ZORAIDA INGOLD respectfully offors her services, at her residence, as TEACHER OF MUSIC ON THE PIANO. Pupils received at any time. System thorough and practical. Prices reasonable, and furnished on application. April 13 15 tf farmToaxs, IN ANY AMOUNT from ?500 to 310,000, unon six years' time. Interest payable annually. For further particulars, apply "to C. E. SPENCER, Attorney at Law. ' January 1 tf GARRY IRON RO Manufacturers of all kinds of IRON ROOFING /vSSsIl CRIMPED AND CORRUGATED SIDING, Iron Tile or Shingle, FIRE PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS AC., THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 0 J7&- Orders received by L. M. GRIST. May 10 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFF'S SALE. BY virtue of writs of fieri facias to me directed, will bo sold between the legal hours of Sheriffs sale, on the FIRST MONDAY in FEBRUARY NEXT, At York Court House, the following property to wit: All that lot or piece of land, situated in the lown 01 riocK mil, in rorK county, ana otaio of South Carolina, bounded on the South and West by streets newly laid out; on the North, partly by Main street of Rock Hill, and by lands of Dr. R. H. Hope ; and on the East by William Whyte's land, containing six and onetwentieth (6 1-20) acres, and being the same lot conveyed to J. P. Caston by Mary E. White and others, by deed dated December 1, 1882. Levied on as the property of J. P. Caston, at the suit of Rouse, Hempstone & Co. ($4.20 One house and lot, situated on the Pinckney road, in the town of Yorkville, thesaid lotcontaining one acre, more or less, and bounded by lots of W. F. Garvin, W. L. Goforth and others. Levied on as the property of Narcissa Funk, at the suit of A. E. Smith. ($2.10 A tract of land situated one-and-a-half mile east of Black's, in said County and State, on the waters of Jumping Branch, head waters of King's Creek, bounded by lands of R. A. Westbrook, Jennie Wilson, the Sarah Black plantation, F. M. Moore and the Wm. Ellis' place, containing 567 acres, more or less. Also one other tract of land on waters of Jumping Branch, near Black's Station, in said county and State, bounded by lands of Mrs. V. J. Moore ana the C. M. Green Home Place, containing 50 acres, more or less. Also one other tract of land situated near Black's Station, in said county and State, bounded by lands of Mrs. Frank Moore, W. F. Dye, John Whisonant and others, and containing 51 acres, more or less. Levied on as the property of C. M. Green, at the suits of D. C. McKinney and others. ($6.30 ^59- Terms cash, or the property to be re-advertised for re-sale on the next Sales-Day, at the risk of the former purchaser. Purchaser to pay for papers. R. II. GLENN, S. Y. C. January 11 2 4t CLERK'S SALE. South Carolina?York County. IN COMMON PLEAS. James K. Good, Administrator, against J. W. H. Good and S. C. S. Good. IN obedience to a Decree of Foreclosure made in the above entitled cause, I will expose topublicsale at YORK COURT HOUSE, on SALES-DAY IN FEBRUARY NEXT. A certain tract of land, situated in the County of York and State aforesaid, on the waters of Turkey Creek, containing ONE HUNDRED & FORTY-FOUR ACRES, more or less, adjoining lands of the estate of S. C. Youngblood, Reuben Cranford, Isabella Sherrer and others, being the tract once owned by J. K. Good. TERMS OF SALE. Half Cash ; balance of purchase money due in twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by a bond and mortgage. The purchaser to have the option of paying his entire bid in cash Purchaser to pay for papers. TACi "Ci 117 ATT A C n t>1a tjvjo. x. vr AujuAVij, vt v? i iat January 4 1 5t CLERK'S SALE. South Carolina?York County. IN COMMON PLEAS. Skipwith Wilmer, Assignee, against L. B. McFadden and W. H. McFadden. IN obedience to the Decree of Foreclosure made in the above entitled cause, I will expose to public sale at YORK COURT HOUSE, on the FIRST MONDAY IN FEBRUARY NEXT, All that piece and parcel of land, lying and situated in York county and State aforesaid, ! containing ONE HUNDRED ACRES, MORE OR LESS, Adjoining lands of Dr. Patrick, James Isom and John Campbell. TERMS-CASH. Purchaser to pay for papers. JOS. F. WALLACE, C. C. Pis. January 4 1 5t FOUNDRY AND Machine Shop. JL 1; - "j"' ii'.'1 TWij , THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that he now has in operation, on his lot on King's Mountain Street, a FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP, in which he is prepared to do all manner of work in light iron and brass castings, and general machine work. REPAIRING, Of all kinds, promptly done on short notice, Steam Engines, and agricultural machinery of any kind overhauled and repaired. Besides, any class of work that may be wanted in his ?hnn howtll attend anv call for reDairing sta I tionery engines, doing the work on* the premises, thus obviating the necessity of moving the engine. Prices reasonable. Terms, cash on the completion of the work. EDWARD THOMAS. 1888. WEST LIBERTY STREET. 1888. Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables ARE still on a boom, and the year 1887 finds me with some of the finest Vehicles ever shown in the Livery business in Yorkville, and surpassed by none. Everything will be kept in the best style. Give me a trial and be convinced. Cincinnati and Colnmbus Buggies Of every description will be kept. Spring Wagons, Plisetons, <fcc., of the best make, always on hand. FOR FUNERALS I have a fine Queen City Hearse and a Clarence Coach, which will be sent to any part of the county at short notice. Terms reasonable. A Big Bargain. I have a Jumpseat Phaiton and some Buggies on hand that I will give a big bargain in, if sold soon to make room for my new stock. HAVE YOUR HORSES FED At the Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables I where they will receive the best attention. F. E. SMITH. PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY. THOROUGHLY fitted up With new backgrounds, accessories, Ac,, and with a fine sky-Tight, I am prepared to take a picture in any style of the art, as well executed as can be done elsewhere. CHILDREN'S PICTURES A SPECIALTY. By the dry plate process I can take them in staritly; makes no difference about fair or cloudy weather. I do all my own printing and finishing, and there is very little delay in delivery. ENLARGED WORK. Pictures copied and enlarged and finished in the highest style to be had, and prices reasonable. Give me a call and see specimens of work, at my Gallery on West Libertv Street, near the jail. *J. R. SCHORB. NOTICE. PERSONS living along the post route from YORKVILLE to BULLOCK'S CREEK, S. C., or between YORKVILLE and CLARK'S FORK, desiring to subscribe to the Yorkville Enquirer, and to whom it is inconvenient to receive their papers at a post office, will have their popers delivered to them FREE OF CHARGE for carrying, by putting their names on my club. J. N. ROBERTS. November 30 48 tf CHATTEL MORTGAGES, MORTGAGES o? Real Estate, and Titles to Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. OFING COMPANY, jfl IRON ORE PAINT iSpHk And Cement. 152 TO 158 MERWIN ST. Cleveland., O. wBK^fmmX ?T $3S~ Send for Circular and Price List No. 75. P IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. 9 ly ^ . Piedmont Air-Line. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE R. R., South Carolina Division. Li LU Ti i"i uTi Mif'. mm lit1 i ii 111 i i jm=mrig,m W xamr 1nr CONDENSED 8CHEDILE In Effect Augnat 14, 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. 10.00P.M. Leave Columbia 11.00 A.M. 10.10 P. M. Arrive Alston 11.59A.M. 11.10 P.M. Arrive Union 4.15 P. M. 12.50 A. M. Arrive Spartanburg 6.45 P. M. 2.12 A. M. Arrive Tryon 4.07 A. M. Arrive Saluda 4.57 A. M. Arrive Flat Rock 5.37 A. M. Arrive Hendersonville 5.53 A.M. Arrive Ashevllle 7.00 A.M. Arrive Hot Springs 9.00 A.M. Leave Columbia 1.40 P.M. 5.40 A. M. Arrive Charlotte 6.15 P. M. 4.25 P. M. Arrtve Salisbury ?. 8.01P.M. Arrive Greensboro' 9.40 P. M. Arrive Richmond.... 6.15 A. M. Arrive Washington 8.10 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. 4 35A.M. Arrive Columbia 5.23 P.M. 3.55 P.M. Leave Hot Springs 7.00 P. M~. Leave Ashevllle 9.49 P. M. Leave Hendersonville 11.17 P.M. Leave Flat Rock 11.23 P. M. 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. Leave Columbia 5.45 P.M. 6.55 A.M. Arrive Augusta 9.20P. M. 10.3J A. M. Arrive Charlcstion, via. S.C. R'way. 9.45 P. M. 10.35 A. M. Arrive Savannah, via. Central Ca.... 6.15 A. M. Arrive Charleston, via. A. C. L 9.45 P. M. 11.20 A. M. Arrive Savannah, vla.^C. and S 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 Sleeper between Charleston and Louisville, Ky., via A. U. L. and Columbia and Spartanburg. Through Passenger Coach between Charleston and Morristown, vlat S. C. Hallway, Columbia and Spartanburg. Tickets on sale at Principal Stations to all Points. JAS. L. TAYLOR, D. CARDWELL, SOL. HASS, Gen'l Pass. Agent. Ass't Gen'l Pass. Agent, Traffic Manager. Columbia, S. C. August 31 8 tf TAX RETURNS FOR 1887-88. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, YORK COUNTY, Yorkville, S. C., November 30,1887. According to law, the tax books of YORK COUNTY, for the fiscal year commencing 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 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 Wednesday, 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. AtRainey'a, Monday, January 30,1888. At Bullock's Creek, Tuesday, January 31, 1888. At McConnellsville, Weduesdav, February 1,1888. At Bratton's Store, Thursday, February 2, 1888. And at Yorkville from February 3 to February 20, inclusive, at which time the books will close and 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. B. WILLIAMS, Auditor. November 30 48 tf C. & L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains from Lenoir, N. C., to Chester, S. C.,taking effect at 8.30 A. M. Sunday, January 1,1888: going south. _ _ _ _ - -tl".- . Leave Lenoir 8.30 A. M. Leave Hickory 9.42 A. M. Leave Newton 10.12 A. M. Leave Lincolnton 11.04 A. M. Leave Dallas, 11.45 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia, 12.02 A. M. Leave Gastonia 12.05 A. M. Leave Clover, 12.40 P. M. Leaye Yorkville, 1.17 P. M. Leave Guthriesville, 1.38 P. M. Leave Lowrvsville, 2.09 P. M. Arrive at Cnester 2.35 P. M. GOING NORTH. Leave Chester, 4.37 P. M. Leave Lowrysville, 5.03 P. M. Leave Guthriesville, 5.34 P. M. Leave Yorkville 5.55 P. M. Leave Clover, 6.27 P. M. Arrive at Gastonia, 7.09 P. M. Leave Gastonia, 7.27 P. M. Leave Dallas, 7.42 P. M. Leave Lincolnton, 8.32 P. M. Arrive at Newton, 9.22 P. M. Leave Hickory, 9.54 P. M. Arrive at Lenoir, 11.00 P. M. Freight trains run daily. Going North, arrive at Yorkville at 10.45, A. M. Going South, arrive at Yorkville at 2.40, P. M. G. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent. January 11 2 tf CHOICE BUILDING LOTS IN. YORKVILLE FOR SALE. 1 OFFER for sale THREE LOTS adjoining my residence, each lot fronting on Congress Street 100 feet, and depth 396 feet. I also offer for sale (80) EIGHTY ONEHALF ACRE LOTS, in the rear of my residence. W. B. WILSON. January 4 1 4t C. E. SPENCER, N. W. HARDIN, Yorkville, S. C. Black's S. C. SPENCER & HARDIN, ATTORNEYS A.T H,AlTV, BLACK'S, S. C. 1*7" E make a specialty of collections. All Tf business entrusted to us will be given prompt and careful attention. Jnly20 29 tf ? flfMk ^tiquiw. 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