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1? > ?? jhmwwiw fepartment. i 1 Show Your Hands.?Entering an Austin watch-maker's establishment, a country negro produced the hands of a clock, s and observed to the astonished watch- 9 maker: ?- > "Boas, I want yer ter fix up dese han's. s Dey don't keep no kere't time for moah c den six mnnfs." a "Vere has you got de glock?" intero- a gated the German proprietor of the es- s tablishment. o "Out at de house on Ipjun Creek." c "Ven you prings him in ?" s "Whanor you want de glock ?" i "I vants to fix dot glock mit der hands." c "Of course yer fixes it wid yer han's." fj "Who said yer was gwineter fix it wid ^ yertoes?" t "I must have dot glock." E "Didn't Itole yer aar was nuffln de mat- s ter wid de clock 'ceptin' de han's ana 1 r have dan brung 'em ter yer? You jess 0 wants de clock so you kin tinker wid it t and charge me like de debble. Gib me <j back dem han's." And taking them away r from the designing German he went out r to hunt ap another establishment.?Texas e Stftings. s How He Knew.?Here is a pretty good b story of a boy who made twenty-five cents fi by going to Sunday-school when away <j from home. It has a moral also, and per- t haps a warning, for Sunday-school ora- o tors: A gentleman, addressing a Sunday- c school in Newark, described a family in t distress, and referred to the disposition a t little girl made of a half dollar given to a her. He offered twenty-five cents to any g r?hihi whn mold sruess correctly what she b did with the half dollar.. fi A boy immediately piped up, "Bought r a basket with it." . p "Bat how did you happen to guess t that?" t "Give me my quarter, please sir." n "Yes, but first tell me how you could t have guessed that ?" P "Give him a quarter if he guessed it u right," said other voices in the rear of the t room. t "I was in Jersey City last Sunday, and j heard you tell the same story," was the fc boy's quick reply, on receivit g the quarter. F c Not an Encouraging Answer.? p "Granny, whar you gwine?" s The speaker was a poor puny little pick- p aninny, black as the ace of spades, who a trudged wearily along, almost bowed t double beneath the weight of an immense bundle of soiled clothes for the wash. "Granny," an immense body, with sable visage, pouting lower lip, and a savage as- t, pect, turned sharply around and confront- : ed the widow's mite. \ unrv_. T mninaQ WVlQP T cwinft? I J VY IJttl jl gmuu i> u?. . ? _ ain't gwine to tell you whar I gwine. " You al'ays axin', 'Whar 'e gwine? whar [ 'e gwine?' I gwine whar I gwine?dat's , whar I gwine. 'Whar 'e gwine? whar 'e r gwine ?' al'ays axin', 'Whar 'e gwine? ? whar 'e gwine?' I ain't gwine tell 'e ? whar I gwine." * It is needless to say that no further in- ? formation was elicited, or in fact, desired. ? Harper'a Magazine. ^ Honesty the Best Policy.?Irate v Customer?See here, Mr. De Ribbon, that r expensive piece of dress goods you sold ? me fades. 1 Honest Dealer?Yes, madam, I was sure Sl it would. I seldom make a mistake about ? anything I have in stock. j* "Sure it would fade? Oh, you?you? t( why didn't you tell me so instead of taking my money and letting me pay out $20 to v have a dress made out of material that a made me look like a zebra the first time I y got caught in the rain, say ?" 1 "My dear madam, you didn't tell me a you wanted the stuff for a dress. I sup- u posed you'd taken a contract to color eas- v ter eggsJar a church festival or some- n thjag;*?Omaha World. a GREENHORNS basking on the beach. Many of the people here take great delight f in aewng'tlieirmends learn the alphabet ri of the ocean. Of such was the nice, eco- h nomical, poverty pounded, inland old lady ti wb*, upt>n her first sight of "the vasty deep," placed her arms akimbo, drew a tl lone sigh and murmured: "Dear me, it's I a great joy to see something that there's v plenty of." Of these was the middle aged n man, whose wife thought the water too St cold to bathe in that day. "No, Meriar," he said, pointing to some waste pipes that entered the waves near where he stood, a "don't you see?'They're a runnin' hot e water into the ocean an' heatin' of her c up."? Ocean Grove Letter. b * k A Horrible PossiBiLiTY.-Dear Friend h That gentleman who boards at your house c seems to be very attentive to you my a dear. I Sweet Girl?He is, and I?I love him; ii but oh! what a risk I am running. We t are engaged. t Dear Friend?Risk ? v Sweet Girl?Ye9, it nearly breaks my s heart when the thought comes to me that v he may not love me for myself alone, c but?boo, hoo! b Dear Friend?Calm yourself, my dear, g Why should he marry you if he does not n love you. r Sweet Girl?He?he owes mother three o months beard. c * * * K A refractory Boston youngster was j being sharply rebuked by his mother for c his numerous transgressions. q "Harry, Harry," she exclaimed, "if you v behave in that way you will worry your j father and mother to death; and what will you do without any father and mother?" g "The Lord is my shepherd," said the 0 small boy; "I shall not want."?Boston 0 Transcript. v t # t Q Truth Is Mighty,?Grocer (to boy)? ? What are you doing, James? a James?Puttin' sand in the sugar. r] Grocer?Well, that won't do. You must c put the sugar in the sand, and then if a ^ customer asks if we put sand in our sugar a you can truthfully say no. You will find, s James, as you acquire more business ex- v perience, that, in the long run, truth al- g ways pays.?New York Siln. t Absent-Minded.?"How is this Per- \ sian insect-powder to be applied ?" asked t an old lady who had purchased some of v the article to deal with a case of roaches, j "Give 'em a teaspoonful after each t meal!" answered the brilliant young phar- j, macist, as he returned to the perusal of ' "Wild William of the West; or A Cow- v boy's Cruel Caroline." An Outrageous Price.?Young Lady What lovely passementerie trimmings! h How much are they? <1 Clerk?Fiity dollars a yard, Miss. ' "Humph! The idea of paying $o0 a h yard for trimmings that only show in c windy weather." a v To be Borne in Mind.?Minister's v Wife (to husband)?Will you put up the parlor stove to-day, dear? Minister (vexatiously)?I suppose I will ; a have to. j J Wife?And don't forget, John, that you b are a minister of the gospel. 1 a Minister?So you go to school, do ; s, you, Bobby? Bobby-Yes, sir. Minister- t Let me hear you spell bread. Bobby? B-r-e-e-d. Minister?Webster spells it with ana, Bobby. Bobby?Yes, sir; but you a didn't ask me how Webster spells it; you s nob-arl rna kaht t cnol 1 \ t". | ? noacu UJIV uvn ? ?. Brown's Great Head.?Said Brown : l "The day I was married I quit chewing L tobacco, and I tell you it was pretty hard f on me~that day, but in a day or two I was all right." "Ah, how's that?" "I commenced chewing again." In the Adjoining Boom.?Bobby (listening intently)?Ma, is pa putting up a 8 stove in the parlor? I Mother?No, dear, he is writing with c his new fountain pen.?The Epoch. ; a IQT Magistrate (to witness)-Do you know the nature of an oath, Uncle Rastus ? a Uncle Rastus?I reckon I does, yo' hon- c ah. Ise owned a balky mule for foahteen j ya\?Neic York Sun. r wfc Ibr Jatrn And Jitrsidt. COTTON PLANTING. This is a Work that many fanners think hould be done "in a hurry" and with the mallest expenditure of labor. It is all rery well to perform a given job in good tyle with the least labor, but it is well to onsider that by taking a little more time ind expendinga little more labor and care it planting, much future work may be aved. The first requisite to securing a ;ood stand and subsequent good yield, is rood, sound, carefully selected planting eed of an improved kind of cotton. There s no great difference in the productiveness if the different varieties offered for sale, ["heir chief general merit consists in and lepends upon the fact that the seed have teen selected with more or less care for a lumber of years. Farmers often plant f/"v ho oAiinrl unrl uflll ecu mat ajj^cni iv ut owuuu HUu ? ight," but on account of imperfect development or partial heating, it is found that he vitality of many of the germs is either lefective or it has been impaired. The esult is a poor stand of feeble, dying dants. Secure seed of good selection, ven if no more than enough to plant a mall field from which to select seed next all, and test the vitality of any that may >e doubtful by planting early a few handsul in a warm, sunny exposure in the garlen or in a hot-bed. If found good niney per cent, of them should make vigorus, healthy plants. The expediency of planting in hills or hecks depends on the quality of the seed, he fixed and uniform productiveness of he indiyidual plants, and the natural or dded fertility of the soil. The very largest yields on small areas have generally een from planting and cultivating in hills rom seed that were carefully selected with eference to symmetrical development and iroductiveness. By this careful selection he plants have become individualized, so hat the single stalk that is left in a hill r?o*r ha nAiintorl nn tn moL'P n InrcrA viplfl Lit*J UV VVUUkVU ?" ?V ~ ? r>~ he maximum that may reasonably be exacted from the area appropriated to its ise. The hill system requires not more han one-fourth as many seed, which, herefore, may be the more select and coster ; it requires more labor in the planting, ut less in the subsequent culture. It is admitted that greater care in the danting and early cultivation will be neessary in order to secure and maintain a erfect stand, but it is very probable that uch increased care will be more than re>aid by the ease of subsequent cultivation nd the improved quality and quantity of he product.?Southern Cultivator. HOW TO RAISE CORN. No more than any other crop can corn >e grown on poor land in paying quantiies. The land should be in "good heart." ^.fter breaking the soil thoroughly and leep, lay off the rows seven feet apart, unning twice in each row with large wisterorturn plow. Put rough manure, orn stalks, cotton seed, or any other ferilizer, in the furrow thus rinade, and bed n the same. The earlier this is done in he Spring the better. All the corn stalks f the previous crop may be thus used to reat advantage as a reservoir of moistire, and if whitened with lime aud covred up early is a valuable fertilizer as fell. When ready to plant, open a furow with small shovel one foot on each ide of bed, drop the corn in these furrows wo grains every three feet?alternated? o that no two stalks will be opposite each ther. This is for upland. If bottom ind, the corn must be dropped according a fertility of soil. This is the method upon which Dr. Norwood made over one hundred bushels per ere, some twenty years ago, on poor up ind at Cokesbury, in Abbeville county, ts advantages are very apparent, and are s follows: The rough manure, stalks, etc., sed to fill the main furrow get saturated fith water from early rains, and supplies moisture to the plants during droughts, nd in excessively wet seasons serves as fficient surface drains. The narrow rows an only* be worked with hoes, and are, herefore, secure from the breaking of oots by injudicious ploughing. Much less | ibor is necessary to maKe tne crop, as oniy he wide alleys are to be ploughed. "A word to the wise is sufficient." Let hose who catch on to this idea try it; and would take it as a special fayor if those /ho try the plan would drop me a line ext Fall, giving results.?M. L. Donaldon, in Cotton Plant. Cats on the Farm.?Cats ought to have u honored place on the farm, but too oftn they have no place at all. This is beause they are kept at the house, fondled y the pet-loving children, and fed by the :ind-hearted women until they become izy and worthless. The farmer esteems ats less highly than dogs, but the former re something of the greater value to him. lam catsshould rarely be allowed to come n the house, and never be fed there. All hey need is plenty of milk; compel them 0 get the rest of their living, and they /ill find it about the barn, granaries, cribs, heds and in theflelds. A good mouser is zorth ten cents per day about a granary, rib or barn. Mice not only destroy grain, ?ut make it filthy for stock; they nibble acks and implements and do much other nischief. A good cat will destroy large ats as well as young ones. We have an Id Maltese Tom, which gets his living by atchiug ground mice in the orchard and arden, and is, therefore, a valuable cat. It the season when barns, granaries and ribs are filled a cat is doubly useful, rive Tom and Tabby a fair trial, and you /ill always keep cats.?Delaicare County 1 merican. Remedy for Chicken Lice.?I will ive you a new as well as a valuable meth- j d for the destruction and extermination f that great scourge of the fowl hous j, yhich I would recommend as the simplest nd one of the best?if not the best. It is his: If you are troubled with lice, simply ,rm yourself with an axe ? c hatchet, narch to the woods and cut u nice, large edar limb. On arriving hot le, nail the ranch to the side of the pc ultry house nd closely note the result, if about to : et one or more hens, the best thing in the I vorld would be to go to a planing mill and j ;et all the cedar chips you can carry. Af- \ er wetting them thoroughly place them ] n the nest in which you are to set the hen. : Another good plan is to have the nest oxes made out of red cedar, but that yould be the more expensive of the two. ^orlaying hens I would recommend either he cedar nest, cedar chips, or a good plan j 3 to go to a turning mill and have all the j lest eggs you want turned out of cedar food .?American Poultry Journal. S&- Unless the ground for onions shall lave been carefully prepared the work retired to keep the young plants clean will e very tedious. It is often the case that land-picking of the grass is necessary, orapelling one to do the work on the hands nd knees. Should grass secure a stand i yhen the onion plants are young the crop ! fould be greatly injured. S&? It is not safe to apply unleached wood shes around the base of very young trees, ^.shes give better results when spread roadcast over the surface of the ground round the trees. Cases are known in I yhich young peach trees have been inured by the application of wood ashes hickly around and close to the trunks. TAriocA Blanc Mange.?Into a cup ,nd a half of boiling milk stir a pinch of oda and half a cup of sugar. When these .re dissolved add one half cup of tapioca vhich has been soaking all night in a scant upful of cold water, slightly salted. Stir nt.il pIpat watr-hinc clnselv that no lumDS orm. Flavor, and mold in wet tumblers. JST At a recent convention of bee-keeprs, one speaker said : "I was in Dakota ast season at a place where there were no >ees. Pumpkin and squash vines were growing luxuriantly, but there were no (umpkins or squashes. I transferred some ?f the pollen, and in this way pumpkins ^nd squashes were secured." 4?* Never lose your temper in governing ,n animal. Both suffer thereby, and lothing is gained. You may recover from 'our angry mood only after the beast is nade ugly for life. IpsceUatteous fading. For the Yorkrille Enquirer. THE CATAWBA INDIAN'S. HOW THET HAVE FOUGHT FOIt SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE INDIAN, THE REVOLUTIONARY AND THE CONFEDERATE WARS. Id searching into the history of the Catawba Indians, lean find only one instance mentioned where they fought against the Carolinians, and that was in the great Yamassee war of 1715. With this exception, they have fought bravely for the Carolinians. When Colonel John Barnwell marched against the Tuscaroras, in North Carolina, forty-one Catawba warriors accompanied him. When the fierce Cherokees, under the leadership of Oeconostota and other kindred spirits, were waging their bloody war with the Carolina settlers, the Catawbas rallied around the standard of the pale faces and helped them fight against the Cherokees. During the dark days of the Revolutionary struggle, the Cherokees, with whetted tomahawks, again rushed down upon the Carolinians, but the Catawbas were their steadfast friends, and it is said that no Indians of this tribe were ever found in a British camp, nor were any of them tories. During the Confederate war the remnant of the Catawbas offered to fight with the Carolinians, as theirancestors had done in the Revolution. They did fight ;.some of them bled and died for the Confederate cause. Thomas Morrison, the present Chieftain of the Catawbas, we are informed, was a scout in theSouthern army. Thus we see that the Catawbas have fought for South Carolina in two Indian wars, in the Revolution and again in the Confederate war, and only in one war did they fight againstthe Carolinians. I have read extensively about the North American Indians, but I do not remember to have read of another Indian tribe who have been as firm friends to the Americans as the Catawbas have been. If they were of a northern tribe, their almost uniform friendship would be largely dwelt upon in State history, aud sketches of their deeds and devotion would appear in the magazines; but being a southern, especially a South Carolina tribe, our State historians have never mentioned them as they deserved, and our people do not appreciate their history. How many people in the State know that they fought with Ini'nno nn-Q mot tha ChopnlfPPd ?nfl me V(?av/ilUici>iio vnv v??v?v??- ? the British? Very few, outside of York county, unless it is some Confederate soldier, are aware of the fact that they were soldiers under the "Stars and Bars" of the Southern Confederacy. McDonald Furmax. Ramsey, Sumter county, S. C. Growing Tall by Exercise.?Exercise is generally taken without any direct reference to the increase of height. Thus it often happens that the gymnastic feats chiefly indulged in tend rather to check than to increase the rate of growth. This applies particularly to the lifting of heavy I weights, the use of large dumb bells, in[ volving comparatively slow movements, and all exercises which tend to increase the supporting power of the spine and the leg bones, even though they may be exercises primarily directed to increase the muscular power of the arms. Pulling exercises, though they tend to increase the development of the arras in iength as well as in girth (round the forearm chiefly), do not on the whole favor the development of length of limb. Sailors, who from boyhood upward are much employed in pulling and hauling, are on the average short men, though often the development of strength and weight resulting from their active open air lives is remarkable. We oftener see among them than in other classes brawny chests, shoulders and upper arras in company with lower limbs which by comparison appear almost stunted. On the other hand, men engaged in hunting,'-or in occupations requiring much walking, running, leaping and the like, acquire well developed lower limbs, and are on the average taller than other classes. Proper Care oe Closets.?Closets are not only useful, but a necessary part of a j house. Many housekeepers think that there cannot be too much closet room pro| vided. There are many things which are i rnvmprlv nnf, into closets, and other things rkvrv,v r-" ?~ -i #-?which should never go into closets. Of such are all soiled undergarments. Clothing that has been worn should not be hung away until properly ventilated. In this way two fertile sources of bad odors in closets may be excluded. Many hang their night clothes in the closet during the day. This also should be avoided unless they have had a thorough airing before being hung. If the closet does not admit of a window, the door should be left open for a few hours each day to admit pure air. Some persons have ventilators placed just j over tne door, but the outside air, if ad| mitted for a short time every day, will i purify a closet where only clean clothes are hung. No matter how clean the clothing [ in the closet may be, if there he no ventilation, the clothing will not be what it should.?Detroit Tribune. Water as a Medicine.?Ordinary drinking water, if taken in large quantities, acts as a solvent and a diuretic, and also increases the perspiration if the temperature of the air be high. Taken in the quantity of one or two quarts at a time, the diluent effect of water is often sufficient to eliminate an excess of alcohol from the blood, as after taking too much wine. Another effect of large draughts of water is to make the pulse slower and to diminish slightly the normal temperature of the body. Increase of weight has been claimed as a result of systematic water drinking on retiring for the night. The latest researches do not bear out this conclusion. Water thus taken will prevent any actual loss of weight, but it is not shown that it will do anything more. With the addition of a moderate stimulant, however, it has often a decidedly fattening effect.?Harper's Magazine. Not Worth a Sacrifice.?"People buy everything except books," said the J author of "Queen Money." "They draw the line at that extravagance. Say a book costs $1, $1.50, $5?nobody can afford such an outlay. They will wait six months to j get a soiled copy from a library?will hu- | miliaie memseives iu me mat ues'ce iu borrow it?meanwhile, will spend $10, $20, i $30, $40, $100 and $500 for green house plan ts, j or cut flowers; they will purchase trumpery dishes for tables and walls?adorn their ; own persons with dead birds, feathers, j bits of tinsel, glass; they will eat, drink ; and be merry; take pains to gratify to the fullest every sordid and sensual in- ' clination they feel. But books!?books are out of the question. Books, representing, as they do, not the material but the indestructible essence of human life and art, are not worth making a sacrifice for."? The Argonaut. What is an Anthem??The old story j of the British sailor's account of his experi- ' ence at a cathedral service on shore is j again being told, and is worth retelling, lie was particularly enthusiastic in his description of the singing of an anthem. "What's ahanthem?" asked a listener. "What, do you mean to say you don't j know what a hanthem is?" "Not me." "Well, then I'll tell yer. If I was to say I to yer, 'Ere, Bill, give that 'spike,' that j wouldn't be a hanthem. But was I to say, | "Bill?Bill?Bill?giv?giv?giv?give me, i giv that?Bill, giv me, give me that hand, give me that, hand, handspike, spike? ' spike?Bill, give?give me that?that hand Konrl Bonrlcni Iro Qtiik'A I imilUd^JlvC) naiiu spike?spike?spike, ah?men, ah?men ; I Bill, giveraethathandspika, spike, ah? ! men!' Why, that would be a hanthem." Home Love and Sympathy.?The years of childhood and boyhood are, as it ' were, a sort of prophetic recital of the i years of manhood. They constitute the ; little stage on which, with puny powers, I we unconsciously rehearse the scenes of af; ter life. The boy has in him the seeds of good and the seeds of evil; which will | prove the stronger? No one can tell. But i I to a large extent it depends upon the ef- j ! fects of love and sympathy at home. The ! presence of these may call into life the | best growths of the soul, and the absence of them may raise up the noxious miasma j that poisons the whole human heart. ' ITEMS OP INTEREST. ? A negro named Jack Wilson attended Joe Jefferson's play of "Rip Van Winkle" at Macon, Ga., a few weeks ago. From that time he has developed a longing to imitate Rip in his long sleej), and has almost lost his mind on the subject. Pie was taken to the hospital, where he succeeded in sleeping two nights and days without waking. About 3 o'clock Friday morning he awoke, shrieking like a demon, aud showing every symptom of a raving maniac, smashing furniture and attempting to kill every one he met. In another room in the hospital there was a man who had been unable to walk for twenty years. IPe heard the terrifying shrieks of th? would-be Rip Van Winkle, and with a spring left his bed and ran a distance ol fifteen yards without falling. Wilson was carried to jail and placed in an iron cage, while the man whom his shrieks restored is preparing to go to his home in Augusta. ? A New York dispatch says: A syndicate, including several Georgia capitalists, has received the exclusive right for the Southern States of the Tompkins process for reducing vegetable fibres to paper scock, with the intention of establishing mills in all the cotton States and applying the process to the production of paper from cotton stocks and seed hulls now practically worthless. The promoters of the enterprise claim that they can make good newspaper at 2 cents per pound, and consequently the establishing of these mills will be made an event in the economical history of the South as important as the establishing of the cotton seed iudustry. ? The high intelligence of the fox-hound was emphatically illustrated recently in one of that canine species owned by a citizen of Chaplin,-JUa^s, During the late cold snap and on one of the coldest days, the man started fox hunting, taking his dog with him. At the edge of the wood he put out the hound which soon disappeared from sight and hearing. The hunter waited three weary hours, and then went to his wagon, where he found the intelligent dog snug and warm under the blankets. ? The work of weeding out the saloons in Philadelphia under the high license law goe8 briskly forward. Up to date only 051 licenses have been granted in twelve wards, where, under the old law, there were 2,1G3 licensed saloons. Philadelphians like the process so well that talk is already heard of increasing the license iee another year from ?500 to ?1,000 or even ?1,500. ? On Friday Senator Daniel, of Virginia introduced a bill to repeal Section 121? of the Revised Statutes which provides that "No person who has served in any capacity in the military, naval, or civil service of the so-called Confederate States or of either of the States in insurrection during the late rebellion, shall be appointed to any position in the army of the United States." ? Heretofore no foreign-born citizen ol Rhode Island who did not hold at least ?133 worth of- property, could vote for State officers. The amendment abolishing this regulation has been passed, and 32,000 more votes will have a say-so in the next election. This is a Democratic victory. Kill li Hi i POWDER Absolutely Pure. . This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and ! wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds,and ; cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test i short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sot.d only in cans 1 ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 106 Wall St., N. Y. ft?* At wholesale hy WALTER B. MOORE & CO., York' ville S. C. March 28 13 lv I IN THE SPRING Almost everybody wants a "Spring Tonic." Here is a simple testimonial, which shows how B. B. B. is regarded. It will knock your malaria out and restore your appetite: SPLENDID FOR A SPRING TONIC. Arlington, Ga., June 30, 1887. I suffered with malarial blood poison more or less, nil the time, nnd the only medicine that done me any good Is B. B. It. It is undoubtedly the best blood medicine made, and for tills malarial country should he used by every one in the spring of the year, and as good in summer, fall nnd winter as n tonic and blood purifier. GIVES BETTER SATISFACTION. Cadiz, Ky., July 6th, 1887. Please send me one box Blood Balm Cntarrh Snuff by return mail, as one of my customers is taking B. B. B. for catarrh and wants a box of the snuff. B. B. B. gives better satisfaction than nny medicine I ever sold. 1 have sold 10 dozen in the past 10 weeks, and it gives good satisfaction. If I don't remit nil right j for snufT write me. Yours, XV. N. Brandon. IT REMOVED THE PIMPLES. Round Mountain, Texas, Marcli 09,1887. A lady friend of mine has for several years been troubled with bumps and pimples on her fnce and neck, for which she used various cosmetics in order to remove them and beautify and improve her complexion ; but those local applications were only temporary and left her skin in a worse condition. I recommended an internal preparation?known as Botanic Blood Balm?which I have been using and selling about two years; she used three bottles and nearly all pimples have disappeared, her skin is soft and smooth, and her general health much Improved. She expresses herself much gratified, and can recommend it to all who are thus affected. Mrs. S. M. Wii-son. A BOOK OF WONDERS, FREE. Address, Bi.ood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. It. B. B. is sold by all Druggists. MAY St MAY, Wholesale Agents. April 18 10 ly |PIANOS! PIANOS!! prepared to furnish you SQUARE, etrn " t? i VT? ? V1\ f rnDTi"! itt ut a vn^! F T UIViVX* U All U Ul iVivuii x I CHURCH AND PARLOR ORGANS, direct I from the manufacturers and from the most pop( ular makers in the United States. , When you buy an instrument from us, you ; get it fresh from the factory, and not one that j has lain for years in some warehouse waiting for a customer. As to the quality of the inI struments we sell, we beg to refer you to the ! following parties who have purchased instruj mentsof us: W. L. Roddev, R. M. Few ell, Lee i Pierce, R. A. Steele, Rock Hill; Jas. Lindsay, I Chester. j Do not fail to call aud see samples of instruments, or write us for prices and terms before i buying. Respectfully, \V. S. CREIGHTON A CO., Rock Hill, S. C. I February 15 7 3m | 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 thehighes CASH PRICES. 1 S. A. McELWEE. iaV CANDIDATES. FOR SHERIFF. WE are authorized to announce W. D. JOHNSTON as a candidate for the office ' i of SHERIFF of York county, subject to the I action of the Democratic party at the primary j election. ; j January 18 3 . tf WE are authorized to announce ALLEN B. CROSBY as a candidate for SHERIFF of York county, subject to the action of the ' Democratic party at the primary election. January 4 1 tf WE are authorized to announce Capt. E. A. CRAWFORD as a candidate for the of lice of SHERIFF of York county, subject to , the action of the Democratic primary election. I January! 1 tf ' | "I1I7E are authorized to announce J. ALF. ! Tf CARROLL as a candidato for the office of SHERIFF of York county, subject to the , action of the Democratic primary election. December 21 51 tf ll/'E are authorized to announce JOHN A. T DARWIN as a candidate for the office I of SHERIFF of York county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election. December 14 50 tf FOR CLERK OF THE COURT. WE are authorized to announce W. BROWN WYLIE, of Hickory Grove, as a candidate for CLERK OF THE COURT for York county, subject to the action of the Democratic . party at the primary election. 1 March 14 11 tf WE are authorized to announce C'apt. J. ROBERT LINDSAY as a candidate for the office of CLERK OF COURT for York county, subject to the action of the Democratic party at the primary election. February 22 * 8 tf THE friends of J. LEONIDAS MOORE respectfully present him to the voters of ' York county, as a man in everyway suitable and worthy to fill the office of CLERK OF ' COURT, and hereby announce him as a candii date for that position, subject, however, to the action of the Democratic party, in the primary election. , February 22 8 tf , FOR SOLICITOR. WE are authorized to announce IRA B. JONES, of the Lancaster Bar, as a candidate for SOLICITOR OF THE SIXTH JU! DICIAL CIRCUIT, subject to the action of the ! Democratic party at a primary election, or in convention, as the case may be. ( April ji i-> 11 FOR SENATOR. WE are authorized to announce Dr. JOHN G. BLACK as a candidate for re-election j as SENATOR FOR YORK COUNTY, subject . to the action of the Democratic party at the primary election. April 11 15 tf WE are authorized to announce W. BLACKBURN WILSON, Jr., as acan. didate for SENATOR FOR YORK COUNTY, , subject to the action of the Democratic party at the primary election. ^ April 4 * 11 tf FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE. WE are authorized to announco JAMES R. KENNEDY as a candidate for re-elec| tion to the office of JUDGE OF PROBATE of York county, subject to the action of the Dem' ocratic party at the primary election. January 11 2 tf WE are authorized to announce Col. WILLIAM II. McCORKLE as a candidate for JUDGE OF PROBATE, subject to the action of the Democratic party at the primary election. January 4 1 tf FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. WE are authorized to announce W. T. HARTNESS as a candidate for COUNTY COMMISSIONER, subject to the action of the Democratic party at the primary election. March 28 13 tf LATTA BROTHERS. PLANTATION SUPPLIES AND FAMILY GROCERIES. PLEASE bear in mind that we are prepared to furnish our customers, and the public generally, with as good goods, and at as low prices as they can be bought anywhere. Just Received A fresh lot of canned goods, consisting of [ Peaches, Apricots, Pineapples, Tomatoes. Cove Oysters, Salmon, Corned Deef, French and | American Sardines. HARDWARE. Under this head, our stock is about complete. In farming implements, we are second to none. Yet To Arrive. We have a large lot of Flour and New Orleans Molasses to arrive this week, which we expect to sell as cheap as the cheapest, so you will save money by securing our prices before purchasing elsewhere. Baker's Standard Guano. Wo are agents for the celebrated Guano nam eil aoove, ana we guarantee mere is none ueuer. LATTA BROTHERS. J " RIDDLE. IN STOCK. A FULL line of General Groceries and Plantation Supplies. My stock of Flour, Meat, Molasses, Sugar, Coffee, Tobacco, Cigars, Ac., Ac., is large and bought at bottom prices, and I'll sell tliein cheap and don't you forget it. GUANOS! GUANOS!! My arrangements for goods in this line are decidedly more satisfactory than ever before. I have bought largely of the best grades of Ammoniated Guano and Acid Phosphate. All parties making purchases in this line will consult their interest by seeing before buying. TENNESSEE HAMS. I havo received my first lot of those elegant Tennessee Hams, sweet and juicy. Every Ham guaranteed perfectly sound, or money refunded. LIME. I liavo completed arrangements for the exclusive control of Simon's Pure Limestone Lime, and shall endeavor to keep a supply on hand at all times. J. H. IlIDDLE. ! A GOOD FARM FOR SALE. THE undersigned offers his farm for sale. It is partly situated within the incorporate I limits of the town of Yorkville. It consists of 224 ACRES, and embraces 30 acres of BOTTOM LAND, about 75 acres IN TIMBER, a portion of which is original forest, and the remainder in a good slate of cultivation, amply sufficient for a FOUR IIORSE FARM. On the premises are a COMFORTABLE DWELLINCf HOUSE, all necessary outbuildings and a spring of excellent water at a convenient distance from the residence. On the place are a number of line fruit trees of different varieties. The terms of sale will be made easy. For further particulars, apply to J. R. WITHERSPOON. March 28 13 4t HEADQUARTERS FOR CANE MILLS AND EVAPORATORS. IN order to encourage the growing of Molasses Cane, I have accepted the agencv for the OYLER CANE MILL AND EVAPORATOR, both of which I used the past season with entire satisfaction; and, speaking from experience, I believe them to be the best in the market, and in ordering direct from the manufacT nor* ?rnortintpo hnMnrn Catalogues with cuts giving full description and directions for setting up Mills and Evaporators and making Molasses,- with prices, will be sent on application. J NO. C. KUYKENDAL is my agent at Yorkville, S. C., and will give lowest cash or time price. For catalogues and other information write or call on him. Respectfully, HENRY MASSEY, Tirzah, York county, S. C. March 21 12 f?m HUGHES' TONIC Certain Remedy for CHILLS AND FEYER IT WILL Care the Most Obstinate Cases. i As an ALTERATIVE, it cleanses the system, and relieves Bilious disorders. As a TONIC, it gives tone and strength. TRY IT! Proprietors havemany letters testifying to the merits of this valuable remedy. In Malarial districts every family should have it in the house always ready for use. Price per bottle, $1. G bottles, $5. For sale by Druggists and General Merchants. March 21 12 Om* F H1PPERFIELD. GROCERIES AND HARDWARE. IN addition to a full stock of STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, HARDWARE, Ac., I am now handling the celebrated Navassa Co's Guano and Acid Phosphate. A full stock now in Store and ready for delivery. The above FERTILIZERS are too well known to requireanythinglcould say in theii favor, having been sold in this place for the past tifteen years by Capt. T. S. JEFFERYS, THE GARBLE YARD. I invito special attention to my present stock and prices. It will be to your interest to examine work and prices before purchasing. F. HAPPERFIELD. J. ED. JEFFERYS. Pay Uj?. 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, Ac., and carry a complete stock of Collins of all sizes and prices. We also have on hand a lot of verv handsome burial Cases and Caskets for adnits made of walnut and other choice woods. We have some Broadcloth Cases thai are very handsome. Also, Metalic Cases. Wc have a nice line of White Gloss Cases and Caskets for children, which are very pretty and appropriate. We will make it to the interesl 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. JEFPERYS. ifouory AND Machine Slxop. THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public that be 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. BEPAIBim Of all kinds, promptly done on short notice, Steam Engines, and agricultural machinery ol 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. PHOTOCRAPH GALLERY. THOROUGHLY fitted up with new backgrounds, accessories, Ac., and with a fine sky-light, 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 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 mv Gallery on West Liberty Street, near the fail. J. R. SCHORB. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, York County. WHEREAS JAMES L. McGILL has applied to me for Letters of Administration 011 all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of ISABELLA SIMRIL, late of the countv aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to he and appear before ine, at our next Probato Court for said county, to be holden at York Court House, on FRIDAY, the 27TH DAY OF APRIL, A. D., 1888, at 11 o'clock A. M., to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 9th day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, and in the 112th year of American Independence. JAMES R. KENNEDY, Probate Judge. April 11 15 2t NEW GOODS. Gents' Gold Watches from 825.00 to 8(55.00. Ladies' Gold Watches from 820.00 to ?50.00. Silver Watches from ?10.00 to ?17.00. Plain Gold Rings from 75 cents to ?5.00. Gold Set Rings from ?1.25 to ?12.00. Necklaces ?1.00 to ?7.00. Ladies' "Queen" Chains from ?1.50 to ?5.00. Bracelets from ?1.50-to ?10.00. Gents' and Ladies' CutI Buttons from 50c. to ?4. Gents' and Ladies' Collar Buttons, all prices. 1 pairof handsome Yases atcost, ?2.50. Mr Wiitolma ? > 5(1 nnrl a crflat manv other articles. Cali in and examine before buying elsewhere. A. S. MORRISON, Agent. January 18 3 tf LONG STAPLE COTTON SEED. 1 OFFER for sale a limited number of bushels of PURE "ALLEN'S .LONG STAPLE" COTTON SEED. The cotton grown from this variety of seed will command ONE TO TWO CENTS per pound more than the regular Short Staple. I will pay (10) ten cents per pound for all the cotton of this variety grading Middling and above. King Cotton Planters. I have exclusive sale of the "KING PLANTERS" in this place and have a supply to oiler the trade. Respectfully, JOHN R. ASHE. April 4 14 tf MISIC LESSOXS. MISS ZORAIDA INGOLD respectfully offers 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. Novtnnber 30 48 tf GARRY IRON RO Manufacturers of all kinds of _ IRON ROOFING \ CRIMPED AND CORRUGATED SIDING, Iron Tile or Shingle, KIRK PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS AC., THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS C Orders received by L. M. GRIST. May 10 Piedmont Air-Line. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE R. R., South Carolina Division. CONDENSED SCHEDULE In Effect January 15. 1888, (Trains run by 75th Meridian time.) NORTH BOUND. No 17. No. 51. No. 53. Freight. Dally. Dally. Leave Charleston, ? ? no o \i vla.S. C. R. R. J o.uu r. M. Leave Augusta 6.00 P.M. 9.33 A.M. Leave Grnnltevtlle,. 6.56 P. M. 10.15 A. M. I i.leave Trenton,.... 7.3i? P. M. 10.48 A. M. Leave Johnston'*,... 7.51P.M. 11.05 A.M. Leave Columbia,... 4.50 A. M. 10.3? P. M. 1.40 P. M. I.enve Wlnnsboro,.. 8.5*2 A. M. 12.33 P. M. 3 19 P. M. Leave Chester 11.30 A.M. 1.57 A.M. 4.29 P.M. Leave Rock Hill,... 1.02 P. M. 2.55 A. M. 5.12 P. M. Arrive Charlotte.... 4.25 P. M. 4.25 A. M. f-.15 P. M. , Arrtve Salisbury.... 0.44 A.M. 8.02 P.M. Arrive Greensboro'. 8.28 A. M. 9.40 P. M. i Arrive Richmond,... 3.45 P.M. 6.15 A.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.M. SOUTH BOUND. No. 52. No. 50. No. 18. Dally. Daily. Freight. ! Leave New York... 4.30 P.M. 12.15 A.M. Leave Philadelphia, 6.57 P.M. 7.20 A.M. Leave Baltimore,... 9.42 P.M. 9.45 A.M. Leave Washington, 11.00P.M. 11.24 A.M. Leave Richmond,.. 3.30A.M. 3.10 P.M. 1 Leave Greensboro', 9.48 A.M. 10.44 P.M. Leave Sullsbury,... 11.23A.M. 12 37 A.M. Lenve Charlotte,... 1.0't P. 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 Wlnnsboro', 3.47 P. M. 5.00 A. M. 1*2.20 P. M. Leave Columbia,... 5.43 P.M. 6.55 A.M. 3.35 P. M. Leave Johnston,... 7.51 P. M. 9.01 A. M. Leave Trenton 8.08 P.M. 9.18 A.M. Leave Granltevllle, 8.36 P. M. 9 46 A. M. Arrive Augusta 9.15 P. M. 10.3) A. M. Av1r8CC.r^way. \1055 p- " 10:}5 A" M* Pullman Palace Cars between Charleston and Danville, on Noa. 50 and 51. Pullman Palace Buffet Cars between Aiken and Washington, . I). C., on Nos. 5*2 and 53. i 50 and 51 make close connection at Columbia with C. and I G. Division, 50 and 51, to and from points West, via and Spartanburg, Asheville and Paint Rock. SOL. HASS, D. CARDWELL, JA9. L. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager. D. P. A., Columbia, S. C. Gen'l Pass. Agent. | January 25 8 tf ! C & L. NAEEOW GAUGE RAILROAD. s CiCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains j from Lenoir, X. C., to Chester, S. C.,taking , effect at8.30 A. M. Sunday, April 1, 1888: I GOING SOUTH. 1 Leave Lenoir 8.3ft A. M. 1 Leave Hickory 9.42 A. M. * Leave Newton 10.12 A. M. ' Leave Lincolntou 11.04 A. M. 1 Leave Dallas, 11.45 A. M. [ Leave Gastonia 12.05 A. M. ; Leave Clover, 12.46 P. M. ' Leaye Yorkville, 1.17 P. M. ' Leave Guthriesville, 1.38 P. M. 1 Leave Lowrysville, 2.09 P. M. j Arrive at Chester 2.535 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. ! Leave Gastonia, 7.09 P. M. Leave Dallas. 7.42 P. M. v 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 Yorkvillo at 10.45, A. M. GoingSouth, arrive at Yorkville at 2.40, P. M. G. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent. January 11 2 tf ROADS AND BRIDGES. To the Supervisors of Roads and Bridges in York County. YOU are hereby directed to put the roads and bridges of your respective highway districts in good order. The Board of County Commissioners require that the road hands of each and every district be called out and at least twelve days' work, for the year 1888, be r?nnn if nonoocnwif All uuuu, 4i noovoottij. xvii ucau ticca nuu uaiiKing limbs on the roadsides must be removed, all loose rocks thrown from the roadbed, and mile posts lying on the ground replaced in position. The law makes it the duty of superintendents of highways to cause ail roads in' their respective districts to be posted and numbered, and a pointer placed at each fork of said roads, declaring the direction of said roads. The following abstract of the roan law is published for the information of all concerned : All able-bodied males between the ages of , sixteen and fifty are liable annually to work the roads not less than six nor more than twelve days, under direction of the road overseer, or ' pay one dollar per day in lieu of such labor. The persons warned are entitled to twelve hours' notice of the place and hour of working, 1 and of the kind of tool to be used : and any one who neglects to appear or refuses to work, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before a trial justice, shall be 1 fined not less than live dollars nor more than ten dollars, or be imprisoned not less than five nor more than twenty days. The residence of anv person who has a "family shall be held to be where his family resides; and that of any other person where he boards. 1 By order of the Board. JAMES B. ALLISON, Clerk. March 21 12 tf 1888. WEST LIBERTY STREET. 1888. Yorkville Livery and Peed 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, <ftc., 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 havo a Jumpseat Phaeton and some Bug! gies 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. I ! Ihf %tlmUc inquirer. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Single copy for one year, 9 2 50 For six months, 1 25 For three months, 75 Two copies one year 4 00 Ten copies one year 20 00 And an extra copy for a club of ten. How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the name of the subscriber very plainly, give post-oilice, county and State, in full, and send the amount of the subscription by draft or post-office money order, or enclose the money in a registered letter. 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