Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 29, 1888, Image 4

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I^Hp^rous Department. HWHMH mi in ii 11 11 i in mi i MIi i H Wuertrude, in the course of her four years | w of existence, had never seen a colored perWJ son. Therefore, when Professor Cicero Peters?whose specialty is legion, and who whitewashes one day and puts down carf pets the next, thus making extremes meet?came to her house in spring cleaning times, her first sensation was awe, which gave way to curiosity when she perceived that the dark hued visitor, so far from being an ogre, was disposed to be a big playfellow. After the professor had laugned and joked and told stories, Ger* - x ?J vtAwa/\no1 truae vcuiurou upuu a snaituug pciouuai inquiry : ,fMr. Peters, have you any little tar babies at home ?" To say that Professor Peters laughed would but faintly describe the effect of the question. Dentists' show windows seemed to leap up in his mouth in rapid succession, one after another; and for hours afterward he was heard to ejaculate "tah babies" at five minutes intervals.?Boston Transcript. VST* A citizen of Detroit, who probably intends to run on the next county ticket, met a farmer from Romulus, on Michigan avenue, yesterday, and held out his hand and said: "Ah?fine rain this!" "Well, I dunno." "Do the crops lots of good." "It will, eh? What crops?" "Well, er?you know?won't it help the crops ?" "It may soften up the dirt so I can dig out some old stumps." Exactly?exactly?that's what I meant. Beautiful rain for softening?beautiful. Good-bye!" Fancy and Realism:.?Little Nell? "Mamma, I wi3h you would let me read a novel." Omaha Mamma?"Don't mention such a thing." "But novels tell things just as they are in life, don't they?" "Yes. Now ask no more questions." "SUSie m1dks nas got SUCH ? iuvci,y UU*0I und?? "What! Did you read any of it ?" "Only the last line. It said : 'And so they grot married and were happy ever after.'" "Oh! that isn't a novel, dear; it's a fairy story." His Own Children.?Not long since there was a crowd of excited darkies in an Austin alley, gathered around two negro boys who had clinched each other and were fighting away for dear life on the ground. There was one negro man present, and he urged the combatants not to give up. "Gouge him in de eye, Bill!" "Sam, if you give in I'll tan yer hide for yer. If you whips Bill, I'se got a quarter for yer." A well dressed gentleman stopped and said to the negro man: "You ought to be ashamed of yourself to encourage those boys to fight." "Why, Lor, boss," was the response, "dem's my own children." Not Bargain Day There.?"I know I'm not a match for you in wealth or in social position," he said. "I know how unworthy I am of you, yet may I not hope that perhaps some time?some day?" "Yes," she assented, lifting her regal head; "some day, as you justly remark, I may be glad to consider your proposition. But not, I think in the near future. No, Mr. Secondshelf, it is not bargain day on this counter yet." The Old Adam.?Our little 5-year-old Sheila is very fond of animal stories, and her "Papa Howard" has drawn freely upon natural history and his own imagination in trying to show her how other little animals behaved and what happened to them when they were good or naughty. A few nights ago she checked him with : "Oh! I'm sick and tired of these good bunnies. Tell me about the bad ones. They have lots more fun!"?Idaho Democrat. S&~ Dakota reporter?"I called to interview Mr. Ableliar, our oldest inhabitant, on the winters we used to have when he was young. Servantr?Poor old man. He'll never be able to tell us those interesting stories again. "He? What's happened?" "He froze to death last night."? Omaha World, A Blunt Edge to the Sharp Pang of Pain.?Mother (to Bobby, who is slightly under the weather)?"Papa will be sorry to hear that his little boy is sick, Bobby." Bobby?"Do you think he'll give me anything, ma?a penny, perhaps?" Mother?"I shouldn't be surprised." Bobby?"Then I hope I won't get well until he comes home." A Question of Conscience.?(Scene: Highlands, Sunday)?Tourist?"Can you sell us three-penny worth of milk, Missus?" Mrs. McJob?"What did ye say! Losh me!?sell mulk on Saubath day ? Na, na! I couldna do that; but as ye seem dacent boys, I'll gie ye thripence worth for naething, an'ye'll jist make me a present of a shullin." Of Not Much Interest.?Lady (to husband)?"You don't tell me, John, that eleven cities were overflown and millions /vf MA/\vklA 1%/v?-v>ftl/M-<n onrl ofoi?trinr? 9D \JL [JCUUld iCIl UUUJUICOO auu owe*.i vuig Husband?"Yes, in China." Lady (disappointed)?"Oh, in China. Interesting matters of that kind always happen such a provokingly long distance away t?New York Sun. A boy while studying his lesson in history the other night learned the date of Washington's death. Addressing his 89year-old grandfather, he cried: "Grandfather, what great event occurred in 1799?" "Why, I was born in that year," answered the old man. The boy troubled him no more with questions in history. Mexican Humor.?At a party some people were speaking of a lady who had diea at the ripe old age of 86 years. Among the persons present was one whose intellect was rather limited. "That is nothing," he said, with a selfsatisfied air; "if my grandfather had lived, he would now be 118 years old." ? Really Wonderful.?Mr. Sappy? "Ya-as, time works wonders. Why, when I was born I was the youngest in my family, and now I have faw bwothers all younger than myself." Admiring Crowd?"Isn't it extraordinary !"?Life. All the More.?Wife (pleadingly)? I'm afraid, George, you do not love me as well as you used to. Husband?Why? Wife?Because you always let me get up to light the fire. Husband?Nonsense, my love. Your getting up to light the fire j makes me love you all tne more. Taking a Fresh Start.?"Clara," I said the old man from the head of the stairs, "hasn't that young man gone yet?" "Your daughter isn't here, sir," feebly responded the young man. "She has just stepped into the kitchen to fill and trim the lamp." I?" Why, Pat, for heaven's sake what's | the matter?" "Well, sorr, I swallied a ! pertato bug, an' although, sorr, I tuck some j parrus green widin foive minits after to! kill the baste, sthill he's just raisin' the j mischief inside o' me." ? . A Boy's Thoughtfulness.?Minister ! (dining with the family)?You were a nice : little boy at church this morning, Bobby. | I noticed you kept very quiet and still. Bobby?Yes, sir; I was afraid of wa- j king pa up.?New York Sun. Nice Enough.?"Oh!" exclaimed a young lady ecstatically, "Wouldn't it be lovely to paint those flowers ?" "No, dear," responded another, "they look nice enough without being painted." !hr (fatm and Jirmih. HONOR THE FARMERS. It has been said that there is nothing about which the American will not joke, and it may be affirmed with equal truth that there is nothing in life too serious to be ridiculed by the American newspaper. So when it is not the sleepy policeman, or the mother-in-law, or the tipsy husband who comes home late at night, it is the American farmer who is made the butt of ridicule. One can count on the fingers of one's hand those journals whicn discriminate in their columns between legitimate humor or wit, and that ill-timed levity which makes "fun" at the expense of higher and better things in our natures. I am glad to see that the Epoch is one of the carefully edited papers. This subject may seem trivial, but it is more important than appears at first sight. Not that the ridicule of the press will injure the farmers of the country, but the constant harping upon the mythical ignorance and follies of this class has a tendency to place more rigid barriers between the city and the country and create caste. And if any one considers this result desirable, let him tell us how much caste has helped India in her progress. So long as the country villages and the rural districts furnish the boys to make the merchants and bankers and railroad magnates of the city, every true American should scorn to speak derisively of our agricultural population. One thing is needed in this country and that is an increased appreciation of the real value of patient, plodding toil. The average man has somehow formed the idea that there is something very ludicrous in the efforts of men content with tilling the soil, and working quietly and humbly in the lowly fields of usefulness. We, as individuals, and as a nation, need a better appreciation of the American farmer's life and labors. The time was, perhaps, when it was thought that any one had brains enough to be a farmer; but that time, in this country, at least, is past. Any useful class of citizens working for the advancement of our national welfare, is not a proper subject for ridicule; and the low humor which finds for its object our agricultural laborers is not the best matter with which to expand our literature. It is the duty of the press to do all in its power to elevate and aid the farmers, and to spread right ideas concerning their social and intellectual position, and not to belittle them. There are many who do not care what they write. They aim to construct "readable" articles regardless of principle. But surely we ought to expect better things of our great metropolitan papers, which, from their circulation of and 11 " - ? ' rv( ViirrKor meir occasiouai rewguiuuu uiguw things, are styled "representative American journals."? George H. Sargent, in the Epoch. A Good Corn Fertilizer.?Good stable manure is a complete manure for corn, or any other field crop planted in the South; but the difficulty is the usually short supply of it. Cotton seed, or the meal, is not complete from the fact that it contains too small a proportion of phosphoric acid and potash. The high grade, ammoniated potash fertilizers, made by reputable manufacturers, are practically complete manures for most of the crops we grow. The idea of havingspecial manures for each of the several crops grown is a very pretty one, and is based on sound principles; but it is mainly impractical, and may be disregarded. Indeed, as a general rule, a fertilizer that is good for cotton will be found to give good results on corn, and vice versa. If you already have cotton seed and stable manure, you need only to buy acid phosphate and some kind of potash salt, usually kainit. The following is a good formula for corn when these materals are used : Cottonseed 1,000 pounds. Acid phosphate 800 44 Kainit 200 44 Total 2,000 pounds. Add to the above, stable manure or other crude home materials, such as rich scrapings from the lot, fence corners, according to the quantity of such crude materials that may be available. Such a compost will give all the ingredients ordinarily deficient iu soils, and in good proportiqn for cotton or wheat or other grain. For cotton, the cotton seed should be reduced and the acid phosphate increased. The cotton seed should be thoroughly wetted with water and mixed with other materials, including stable manure, in layers, until the heap reaches a height of four or five feet. This should be done from four to six weeks before using the compost. In about three weeks it is well to cut down the mass and re-mix, wetting again if too hot or dry.?Southern Cultivator. Analysis of Soils.?Some twentyfl'"> ni* tKift-,? uoaro acrr\ a fou; r?f thp mnrp 11 V/* lull VJ JVMIO W&v w *V ?. V* VWW ?w. w prominent contributors to the agricultural press were urging the great importance of an analysis of the soil of every farm, in order that the owner might determine for what kind of crops it was best adapted, also if it contained too much of any one substance or too little of another to insure the greatest fertility. The author of "Elements of Agriculture," 1854, declared: "The farmer cannot be too strongly advised to procure an analysis of his soil, and for obvious reasons." The "obvious reasons," however, consisted mainly in paying a certain clique of self-assumed chemists $5 to 81(1 for a half-way analysis of a few ounces of soil. Hundreds of farmers believed there was something in the new theoretical agriculture, and paid their hard-earned cash only to find out that the analysis of a few ounces of soil taken from one place on their farm was of really no practical use in determining the fertility or barrenness of that which had not been analyzed. If the soil of the entire farm to the depth of one or two feet could be thoroughly intermingled and then a ton or more of this analyzed, we might make a very close guess as to the amount of valuable constituents an acre contained, or was needed to make the soil fertile, or adapted to the growth of certain kinds of plants. But as the chemist only proposed to analyze a few ounces of soil, his work would be little value to the practical farmer.?New York Sun. 56T"Kerosene as a remedy for bee stings ought to be widely known. It often relieves the pain at once and prevents swelling. It is especially valuable because it is almost always on hand, ready for use. Ammonia is probably the surest remedy for bee and wasp stings and all poisonous wounds made by insects. It is not always available in time, however; so it is well to be informed of the kerosene cure. tSt Where the grape vines have been trained on high frames for arbors they are less subject to rot as compared with those vines that have been trained close to the ground. The grapes that escaped the rot were those growing: near the top of the arbor. This indicates that the nearer the grapes are to the ground the nearer they are to the spores, and that a free circulation of air is a partial preventive. 16?" One way of ridding the premises of ants, is to place a few fresh bones near the holes, or large pieces of sponge moistened with sweetened water. The bones can be picked up and burned. The sponges can be dipped in boiling water to kill the ants and then used again. A line of gas tar put all around the tree will turn them away from fruit trees. KjT It may be accepted as a truism that if a man keeps his little garden and its surroundings neat, trim and fruitful, he is a steady, industrious and useful member of the community to which he belongs. Never serve potatoes, boiled or baked whole, in a closely covered dish. They become sodden and clammy. Cover with a folded napkin that allows the steam to escape, or absorbs the moisture. Recent tests appear to confirm the theory that planting whole potatoes is followed by the largest crops. Bgy It is said freckles can be removed by washing the skin in water in which is dissolved a small quantity of borax. ffodtg. AN EVENING THOUGHT. If I could think our household pet That left the fold one autumn morn, Was sleeping in the valley yet, Across the velvet-tinted lawn? If she were sleeping there to-day, My heart would weep its life away. . So cold and black the winter air, So desolate the drifting snow; Like demons from their midnight lair, The winds of winter come and go. And like a sad and doleful spirit, Seem singing to my heart to-night. We laid her 'neath the lily bloom, When autumn touched the tender hours, And scattered o'er the new-made tomb Her otferingof leaves and tiowers ; And then, it seemed the earth and sky Were whispering, "'Tis the time to die." Now, gathered at the festal board, Where nightly all the dear ones meet, juy learnu eyes, 1 Kiivn nut ?nj, Are resting on a vacant seat, And where the winds of winter blow, My heart is underneath the snow. A breath of fragrance comes to me ; Again I feel a loving hand In mine, and like sweet minstrelsy A voico from the summerland? "Nor storm, nor winter sweeps the sho.re Where I shall dwell forever more." Ulisccllaufoils finding. THE MOSQUE OP OMAR. The Mosque of Omar is beautiful. Its wails are aaorned with marbles of delicate colors and the dome is roofed with tiles of brilliant blue and some blue and yellow. The effect from the Mount of Olives is of a turquoise dome roofing walls of pearl. It stands high; white pavemements and tall cypresses around; steps lead down to other courts, once the court of the Gentiles, the court of the Great Brazen Laver, etc., and olives and grass of emerald green and abundant wild flowers cover the nakedness where Solomon's offerings had enriched the entrance ground between the golden gate and eastern walls of the temple itself. Inside the mosque is exquisite. A circle of marble pillars inclose the veritable rough rock of Mount Moriah, and support the inner part of the dome, which is rich in mosaic, worthy to be compared with that in Santa Marie Maggiore in Home. Portals and partitions, inlaid with tortoise shell, mother-of-pearl and ivory, divide the little side chapels from the central passageway between them and the sacred rock, the scene qf Abraham's awful obedience and of the sacrifices which interpreted to men, and made them partakers of the one great sacrifice of the Son of God. We saw the opening cut in the rock for the escape of the sacrificed blood, and, descending into the excavation below, we found a similar opening communicating with a duct which discharged into a cesspool by the Brook Kedron. We crossed the outer southern court, and, passing the fountain supplied by the same water as its grander predecessor, on the backs of brazen oxen, we descended beneath the present mosque, El Aksar, close to the Mosque of Omar, into the same gallery which led to the old temple from the south, and up which our Lord walked again and again when he was here. It i9 now half filled with rubbish and earth, but the ceiling is still so high above, that we needed to be reminded that the ground level is far down under the rubble. The pillars, in single solid blocks, the round keystone in the roof, and the lintels of long single stones, are witnesses of the glory which has departed. Leaving this gallery we climbed the city walls by the golden gate, and walking south at the angle of the walls, we descended underground into the stables of Solomon. That they may have been utilized by him, and certainly were by the crusaders, the halter rings declare; but it seems the original intention was to raise the level of the valley, and the thick forests of pillars are chiefly for support. The Science of Advertising.?Successful advertising requires brain and good judgment, and strong common sense. Thousands of dollars are thrown away every day in injudicious advertising. So says one of our contemporaries, and we are not disposed to contradict him. Not that it requires genius to advertise judiciously. On the contrary, the best equipment for an advertiser is to have something good to advertise, and then make it known in a plain, unmistakable manner, and keep on making the public familiar with it, until success is insured. It does not matter whether he has goods for sale, or work to perform, or a trade journal to circulate; the requisites for successful advertising are the same, and the first is to offer something good to your public. And the next is to keep on making it known until you have secured the attention of your public, and mind never to drop off unless you want to be forgotten and have to do some of your work over again. It is easier to underdo than overdo advertising. The experience of advertisers in all times has been that constancy in advertising is absolutely indispensable. This seems to be a requisite so essential that it perhaps outweighs that which we placed first, namely, having something really good to advertise. Scores of instances are known to us in which worthless, or even harmful articles, as certain alleged remedies for various aches and sufferings, both of man and beast, have attained immense sales, merely in consequence or persistent advertising. On thp other hand, many useful articles fail to become popular, because the proprietor gave up in disgust, on finding that the public or the trade did not respond to his advertising attempts.? American Art. Printer. The Confederate Private.?The men are dead, but the examples of the men who with the courage of their holiest convictions maintained at the risk of fortune and life what they believed to be their constitutional rights, with the world in arms against them?such examples have no taint of the tomb upon them. The men are dead, but the patriotism that defied danger and held life not dear in the defence of honor, home and State sovereignty, and which kindled in their souls the quenchless fires of devotion to liberty, cannot be wrapped in a shroud, or fscrewed down under a coffin lid, or committed to the grave. The republics of ancient Greece are dead, but are Marathon and Salamis and Platea to be forgotten because Greece is living Greece no more? On the contrary, have they not been the inspiration of all that have resisted despotism and fought for freedom from their day to ours ? The Commonwealth of England has perished, but is not patriotism yet kindled by the names of John Hampden and John I Milton and Harry Vane and Admiral ! Blake? What does England now care for the | wars of the White and lted Hoses? She I cares this: She cherishes the memories of j the men who illustrated British valor, for| titude and pluck, but she has forgotten | whether they belonged to the house of York or of Lancaster.?Rev. Dr. Iloge. ? The Bagpipe.?The origin of the bag! pipe, like that of the instruments of the | flute family, may be traced back to the bamboo reed. After flutes,clarionets and : similar instruments had been for some j time in use, certain disadvantages were j perceived, the principal among them being I the fact that in blowing the flute the sole reliance must be nau upon me lungs 01 me performer, and as the supply of air in these was limited, the music must be in! termittent. In other words, no stock of wind could be accumulated, and the notes of a flute must therefore be short and jerky. To remedy this evil was the task j to which the early inventors turned their attention, and when the wind-bap: came it I was naturally considered a grand inven! tion. The bagpipe is therefore a flute , with a bag attached, in which a store oi ! air may be accumulated, the instrument not being immediately dependent upon j the lungs of the performer for the effect i produced. In the common form of the i bagpipe the air is forced into the tight receptacle from the lungs of the performer j and then from the reservoir into the flute 1 by means of the elbow of the player, the | bag being held between the arm and the I side and the elbow used to drive out the I air. In some forms of the instruments a bellows is used to supply the air as well as . to force it out, but the commonest kind is that in which the lungs supply the air ^ and the elbow drives it out of the bag into the flute.?Globe Democrat. The Best Schools are Those that are Aided.?Those most familiar with educational affairs in the South know that the best schools exist in those localities which have received, or are receiving, assistance from the Peabody Educational Fund, and we have not yet heard any one say that this aid "promotes mendicancy," or has in the least injuriously affected the "self-respect" of any man, white or black, rich or poor, in all the great South-land. The Blair Bill is simnlv tlifi Ppnhnrlv Fund on a lar^e scale. Its wise and beneficent provisions will do { for every child of the South what the Peabody Fund, even with its large resources, has been able to accomplish only for particular localities. By the way, speaking of this "self-respect" argument, isn't It a little singular that so many communities manifest such a willingness to part with it 11 as is shown by the large number of peti- ? tions for assistance sent to the Peabody v Board? Has a single case been put on record where a community has refused its j assistance, or having accepted it, has not \ been much benefited? We believe there I is none.?Carolina Teacher. i t f< Only "Ten Minutes."?A touching * story is told of the late Prince Napoleon. He had joined the English Army, and was I one day at the head of a squad riding on horseback outside of the camp. It was a dangerous situation. One of the company said: "We had better return. Ifwedon't hasten, we may fall into the hands of the enemy." said the prince, "let us stay here ten minutes and drink our coffee." Before the ten minutes had passed, a company of Zulus came upon them, and in the skirmish the prince lost his life. His mother, when informed of the facts, in her anguish said : "That was a great mistake from his babyhood. He never wanted to go to bed at night in time, nor to rise in the morning. He was ever pleading for ten minutes more. When too i sleepy to speak, he would lift up his two little hands and spread out his ten fingers j; indicating that he wanted ten minutes v more. On this account I sometimes called him 'Mr. Ten Minutes.' " p Education in the State.?It is a sig- f nificant fact that nineteen Acts were passed s this last session of the legislature estab- 1 lishing special school districts and author- j izing the levy and collection of local ( taxes for school purposes. It is evidence of a growing conviction among the people r of the State, that in our present condition l it is the only way by which efficient schools can be maintained in any community. This is but the pioneer movement which will, before many years result in a system of efficient free common schools in every school district in the State. The necessity for the education of the masses is so urgent and the great good that results therefrom in our moral, social, political and material f advancement so evident, that prejudice and old fogyism may stay its progress for a a time, but these movements never go c backward, and those who oppose them as 1 a rule, become their most zealous support- c ers.?Darlington News. The Rain.?We are in the habit of al- [ lowing ourselves considerable complaint ( about the rain, and then of excusing the < complaint on the ground that long-contin- i ued rain tends to make everything sodden and unhealthy, not to say foul and rotten. ? But on the contrary, science declares the ( rain to be a great feature of wholesomeness ( in a climate, whether it is a nuisance or t not. A steady down pour not only carries a away filth and decay, but removes the gases that arise from them, and purifies the } air as well as washes the earth. To be ^ sure, perpetual mists and dampness may perform an ill office in the natural economies, but the "gentle trouble of the rain," when frequent and brief, is only cleansing, absorbing and refreshing. The Stars and Stripes.?How many people remember, or never knew, that the flag of the United States, under which Andrew Jackson and Winfield Scott fought in the war of 1812, consisted of fifteen . stripes and fifteen stars? The original idea was to add both a star and a stripe for every new State; but in 1818 a New York Congressman, named Wendover, suggested that, at the rate the United States were r growing the tallest pine tree in Maine would not make a mast tall enough to J hoist the flag upon. i H *4KlH6 | POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never vnries. A marvel of purity, strength and | wholesomencss. More economical than the ordinary kinds,and -1 cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, j ' short weight alum or phosphate powders. Soi.d only in cans. * 110YAL BAKING POWDEH CO., IOC Wall St., N. Y. Y (J7- At wholesale by LINDSAY & MOOKE, Yorkvllle S. C. C March 2 9 Iv O ? r } BLOOD POISON. ! Tliree years ago I contracted a blood poison. I applied to a physician at once and his treatment came 8 near killing me. I employed an old physician and fl then went to Ky. I then went to Hot Springs and re- a mained two months, but nothing seemed to cure me j] permanently, although temporary relief was given me. , My condition grew desperate and x applied to a noiea quack, but I did not improve. I then used a prepara- S tion thnt was prescribed "gratis," but it contained too b much alcohol nnd aggravated my sufferings. I then placed myself under the treatment of a noted Nashville physician nnd for a time was benefitted, but by fall 1 returned home a ruined man physically apd financially, with but little prospects of ever getting well. My money being exhausted, 1 did not know what to do. In May, 1885, my mother persuaded me f to get a bottle of B. 1). B. (made in Atlanta) and I did so to gratify her, but to my utter astonishment I had p not finished the first bottle before every ulcer had been healed. I To the present time I have used five bottles and c have received more benefit than from all the rest j( combined ; nnd I am satisfied that II. B. B. is the most rr wonderful blood purifier ever before known, and 1 urge all afflicted young men to try one single bottle S1 and be convinced. I can truly say I think it the p best medicine in the world. . H Z. T. IIam.erton. Macon, Gn., May 1,138C. VERY NERVOUS. For many years I have been afflicted with Rheumatism combined with some Kidney Troubles. Indigestion finally added to my misery and I soon became feeble and very nervous, and my whole system wns prostrated. Several physicians were employed and numerous patent medicines resorted to without benefit. After seeing so many testimonials extolling the 'J wonderful merit of B. B. B., I commenced its use and i the effect was like, magic. Rheumatic pains censed, V my kidneys were relieved and my constitution im- -1' proved at once, nnd I cheerfully recommend it to others who may be similarly afflicted. Miss S. Tommnson. f Atlanta, Ga., May 4, 1886. TO THE PUBLIC. ChaRi.otte, N. C., April 21, 1886. t< After using II. IS. IS. 1 unhesitatingly state that it did more good for my Kidney Complaint than all other remedies combined. lis action is speedy and I cheerfully recommend it for Kidney Derangement. T. IS. Cai.laiian. 1 V All who desire fall Information about the cause (] and cure of ISIood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrofulous j Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Kidney Com- ? plaints, Catarrh, etc., can secure a copy of our .'Si- y page Illustrated Hook of Wonders, filled with the ll most wonderful and startling proof ever before known ti by calling on MAY & MAY, Wholesale dealers of B. B. IS., Yorkville, S. C. _ February 1 9 ly J MUSIC LESSONS. y MISS ZORAIDA IXGOLD respectfully of- tl fers her services, at Iter residence, as ci TEACHER OF MUSIC OX THE PIAXO. ai Pupils received at any time. System thorough li ana practical. Prices reasonable, and furnish- o ed on application. April ].'{ 15 tf FINE WATCH MOVEMENTS. Imcrica Leads the World, and the ELGIN and WALTHA3T Lead America ! /pobusiness has vv-kat-i+ci T hova bo SWISS movements, but they are rather duplicated and are more liable to get out of rder, by rough usago, than our American matches. Call and see my stock. I have a splendid assortment of GOLD IOUNTED FLORIDA NOVELTIES. Also Vedding and Engagement Rings, Ear Rings, Iroaches, Gold Studs, and in fact everything hat you would expect a Jeweler to koep. Don't srget that we engrave mottoes in Engagement tings. WILL H. SPECK, Jeweler. BIANOS! PIANOS!! ORGANS!ORGANS!! ITJT'E are prepared to furnish you SQUARE, ft GRAND ANI) UPRIGHT PIANOS, CHURCH AND PARLOR ORGANS, direct rom the manufacturers and from the most popilar makers in the United States. When you buy an instrument from us, you ;et it fresh from the factory, and not one that ias lain for years in some warehouse waiting or a customer. As to the quality of the intruments we sell, we beg to refer you to the ollovving parties who have purchased instrunentsof us: W. L. Roddey, B. M. Fewell. Lee Jierce, R. A. Steele, Rock Hill; Jas. Lindsay, Chester. Tin n/\f f.iil In fiall and aaa namnlpq nf instril nents, or write us for prices ancl terms before mying. Respectfully, W. S. CREIGHTON <fe CO., Rock Hill, S. C. February 15 7 3m C. G PARISH. HAPPY NEW YEAR! rO our customers and all the rest of mankind we send greeting, wishing everybody t happy New Year; and in thus presenting the lompliments of the season we especially desire o return our most sincere thanks for the libiral patronage bestowed upon our house du ing the year just closed, and to assure our 'riends and the public generally that during he coming year we shall more than ever strive o merit a continuance of public confidence by >ffering such inducements as to retain our old lustomers and secure for our house a large lumber of new ones. Our stock will be kept full and complete at ill times, and at our store you can always find he best in .Staple Dry Goods, Ladies' Dress Joods, Hosiery, Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps, gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, Clothing, Noions, Jewelry and Choice Family Groceries, ill of which will be sold at the closest prices. My affable and accommodating salesmen, ffessrs. S. L. DAVIDSON and WILLIAM I. COLCOCIv, will be found ready at all times 0 serve customers. Some are prone to chant their praise, Others modestly acquire fame; Happy Cat. sings no roundelays, But he always gets there just the same. C. G. PARISH, Sign of the Elephant. January 4 .1 tf F. HAPPERFIELD. orocerTeI and hardwareT [N addition to a full stock of.STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, HARDWARE, Ac., . am now handling the celebrated favassa Co's Guano and Acid Phosphate. V full stock now in Store and ready for deliviry. The above FERTILIZERS are too well cnown to require anything I could say in their avor, having been sold in this place for the last fifteen years by Capt. T. S. JEFFERYS. THE MARBJLE YARD. 1 invite special attention to my present stock ,nd prices. It will be to your interest to exam-* ne work and prices before purchasing. F. IIAPPERFIELD. DIAL ENGINE WORKS, COLUMBIA. S. C. IV E are now manufacturing the CELEBRATED "TOZER" >ATENT AGRICULTURAL AND STATIONARY STEAM ENGINES, foted for their Economy in FUEL Consumption. Great DURABILITY and SIMPLICITY, Perfect Workmanship and Design. LNY REPAIR WORK DONE PROMPTLY. FOUNDRY WORK IN IRON AND BRASS. Saw Mills, Shafting and Pulleys. Write us or estimates. W. P. LESTER, Supt. THORNWELL McMASTER, Manager. January 11 2 3 m BRIDGE COxYTRACT. VOTICE is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of York county, fill meet at the FORD on BULLOCK'S 1REEK, near the residence of B. P. McAfee, n the Adair's Ferry road, on SATURDAY, I ARCH 24,1888, at 10 o'clock, A. M. The objctof the meeting is to let out to the lowest idder, THE BUILDING OF A NEW BRIDGE cross said creek at that place. The contractor fill be required to give bond with two good ureties, in double the amount of bid, for the lithfnl performance of the contract. Plans nd specifications can be examined at the office a Yorkville, and also at the above place, on ay and date above mentioned. The Commisioners reserve the right to reject any and all ids. By order of the Board. JAMES B. ALLISON, Clerk. February 22 S 5t PHONOGRAPHY. M"?r\ O limifarl mitnVior nf scholars I will fur L nish a handbook and give 10 lessons in 'MONOGRAPHIC SHORT-HAND by mail, 'he lessons will be arranged to cover the entire ourse of study. To those who carry out the istructions I guarantee the result?SUCCESS, 'erms?$2.50 per scholar; or I will teach a chool of 12 or more scholars at the same rate, rovided satisfactory arrangements can be lade as to the time it begins. I use Munson's ystem. Those receiving lessons by mail can egin at any time. For particulars, address JAMES L. STRAIN, Etta Jane, Union Co., S. C. February 22 8 2m EXCHANGE BANK, Yorkville, S. C. '. S. JEFFERYS President. OS. F. WALLACE Vice-President. RANK A. GILBERT, Cashier. Organized Septeiiiljex* 1, 1887. rHE BANK will receive Deposits, buy and sell Exchange, make Loans and do a genral Banking Business. The officers tender their courteous seryices > its patrons and the public generally. September G 3G tf APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. VOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Administrator de bonis non, cum testalento annexo, of the estate of R. A.SPRINGS, eceased, will make a final settlement with the ~ ^ ' A 1A?L /Inif nf uilge oi i'rooate, on oaiurauy, lub i?i.uu?jr w. larch, 1888, and will apply for a final discharge rom liability as Administrator of the saidesite. L. D. CHILDS, Administrator. February 8 9 5t APPLICATION FOR~I>ISCIIARGE. OTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Administrator of the estate of R. McLURE, deceased, has made a linal setoment with the Judge of Probate for York aunty, and on the 24th day of March, 1888, t 12 o'clock, M., will make application for a mil discharge from liability as Administrator . f tho said estate. W. J. STEPHENSON, Administrator. February 22 8 5t I GARRY IRON RO Manufacturers of all kinds of _ IRON ROOFING yfrgjBl CRIMPED AND CORRUGATED SIDING, Iron Tile or Shingle, FIRE PROOF DOORS, SHCTTERS 4C., THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS ( Orders received by L. M. GRIST. May 10 WINCHESTER B?P?lTINO RIFLES. SINGLE SHOT RIFLES, Reloading- Tools, AND AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS, MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., NEW HAVEN, CONN. SEND FOR 76-PAGE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. Mention this paper. January 11 2 lOt J. ED._ JEFFERTS. Pny Up. I MUST 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 the times in the Undertaking business. We have the latest novelties in the way of trimming, &c., and carry a complete stock of Coflins of all sizes and prices. We 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 anvone 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. FOraDRY AND Machine Shop. 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, steom v.ncnnnq. Rnd acricultural machinery of any kind overhauled and repaired. Besides, any class of work that may be wanted in his shop^he will attend any call for repairing stationery engines, doing the work on the premises, thus obviating the necessity of moyingthe 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 Colnmbns Buggies Of every description will be kept. Spring Wagons, Phaetons, &c., 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 Phaeton 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 where they will receive the best attention. F. E. SMITH. THE LEADING SOUTHERN SEED HOUSE. T. W. WOOD & SONS. 10 S. 14th St., Richmond, Va. Request all Gardeners, Farmers and Truckers to sencf for their NEW SEED CATALOGUE for 1888. It contains- descriptions of all new and desirable varieties of SEEDS i PLANTS for the harm and Garden that are adapted to the South. Catalogue mailed free. Send for it. January 4 1 3m C. E. SPENCER, N. W. HARDIN, Yorkville, S. C. Black's S. C. SPENCER A HARDIN, ATTORNEYS A.T LAW, BLACK'S, S. C. 1*7E make a specialty of collections. All fT business entrusted to us will be given prompt and careful attention. July 20 29 tf FARM LOANsi IN ANY AMOUNT from ?500 to 810,000. upon six years' time. Interest payable annually. For further particulars, apply to C. E. SPENCER, Attorney at Law. January -1 tf OFITVGr COMPANY, y IRON ORE PAINT And Cement. M2K\ 152 TO 158 MERWIN ST. Cleveland., O. WBffy \T Send for Circular and -wr a Price List No 76> )F IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. 9 ly. ^ Piedmont A-ir-Line. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE R. R.. South Carolina Division. CONDENSED SCHEDULE In Effect Jannary 15, 1889. (Trains run by 75th Meridian time.) NORTH BOUND. No 17. No. 51. No. 53. Freight. Daily. Daily. Leave Charleston, ) ? M D vla.S. C. R. R. J 6.00 P.M. Leave Augusta 6.00 P.M. 9.33 A. M. Leave Granitevllle,. 6.56 P. M. 10.15 A. M. Leave Trenton,.... 7.30 P.M. 10.48 A.M. j Leave Johnston's,... 7.51P.M. 11.05A.M. Leave Columbia,... 4.50 A.M. 10.30 P.M. 1.40 P.M. Leave VVlnnsboro,.. 8.5-2 A. M. 10.33 P.M. 3.19 P.M. Leave Chester, 11.30 A.M. 1.57 A.M. 4.29 P.M. Lenve Rock Hill,... 1.02 P.M. 2.55 A.M. 5.10 P.M. i Arrive Charlotte.... 4.25 P.M. 4.25 A.M. 6.15 P.M. Arrive Salisbury.... 6.44 A.M. 8.02 P. M. Arrive Greensboro'. 8.08 A.M. 9.40 P.M. Arrive Richmond,... 3.45P.M. 6.15A.M. Arrive Washington,. 8.23 P.M. 8.10 A.M. Arrive Baltimore,... 11.25P.M. 10.03 A.M. Arrive Philadelphia, 3.00 A. M. 12.35 P. M. Arrive New York, . 6.20 A. M. 3.20 P. Si. SOUTH BOUND. No. 52. No. 50. No. 18. Dally. Dally. Freight. Leave New York,.. 4.30 P. M. 12.15 A. M. Leave Philadelphia, 6.57 P. M. 7.20 A. M. Leave Baltimore,... 9.4-2 P. M. 9.45 A.M. Leave Washington, 11.00P.M. 11.24 A.M. j Lenve Richmond,.. 3.30A. M. 3.10 P.M. Leave Greensboro', 9.48 A. M. 10.44 P. M. Leave Salisbury,... 11.23 A.M. 12.37 A.M. Leave Charlotte,... 1.00P. M. 2.30 A.M. 4.30 A.M. Leave Rock Hill,.. 2.02 P. M. 3.23 A. M. 7.20 A. M. * Leave Chester,.... 2.45 P. M. 4.03 A. M. 9.35 A. M. Leave WInnsboro*, 3.47 P. M. 5.00 A. M. 12.20 P. M. Lieuve wuiuuiuiii,.,, a.u r. m. o.ao A.m. j.jo r. ni. Leave Johnston,... 7.51 P. M. 9.01A.M. Leave Trenton 8.08 P. M. 9.18 A. M. Leave Granlteville, 8 36 P. M. 9.46 A. M. Arrive Augusta 9.15 P. M. 10.3J A. M. Arrive Gharlcston, 1..... p *? n. . .. via. 8. C. R'way. J10,55 P' Ml 10,35 A" MPullman Palace Cars between Charleston and Danville, on Nos. 50 and 51. Pullman Palace Buffet Cars between Aiken and Washington, I). C., ou Nos. 5-2 and 53. 50 and 51 make close connection at Columbia with C. and G. Division, 50 and 51. to and from points West, via and Spartanburg, Asheville and Paint Rock. SOL. HASS, D. CARDWELL, JAS. L. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager. D. P. A., Columbia, S. C. Gen'l Pass. Agent. January 25 8 tr ^ C. & L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD. SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains from Lenoir, N. C., to Chester, S. C.,taking effect at8.30 A. M. Sunday, January 1, 1888: GOING SOUTH. 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, 12.46 P. M. f Leaye Yorkville, 1.17 P. M. Leave Guthriesville 1.38 P. M. Leave Lowrysville, 2.09 P. M. Arrive at Chester 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 PHOTOCRAPH GALLERY. THOROUGHLY fitted up with new backgrounds, accessories, <fec., and with a fino sky-light, I am prepared to take a picture in anv stvle of the art. as well executed as ean be done elsewhere. CHILDREN'S PICTURES A SPECIALTY. By the dry plate process I can take them instantly ; 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 Liberty Street, near the fail. J. R. SCHORB. " SHERIFF'S SALE. BY virtue of writs of fieri facias to me directed, will be sold between the legal hours of Sheriff's sale, ou the FIRST MONDAY in MARCH NEXT, At York Court House, the following property to wit: All that lot or piece of land, situated in York county, on the Chester line, belonging to John S. McNeel, containing about seventy acres ; it beiug that part of the W. R. McNeel home place, (lying in York county,) awarded to John S. McNeel by award made September 15th, 1886, by R. S. Hope; bounded by lands of T. J. Coekrell, A. M. Titman and others. Levied on as the property of JohnS. McNeel, at the suits of W. T. D. Cousar and Son, and others. [$3.50 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 pav for papers. R. H. GLENN, S. Y. C. February 8 5 4t NOTICE. PERSONS living along the post route from YORKVILLE to BULLOCK'S CREEK, , S. 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