Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 06, 1892, Image 4
ptmoMus department.
Applied Mnemonics.?Abijah Tromlinson
had been taking lessons in memory culture,
and so, when his wife said, "Now, |
~'Bige, I want you to be sure and get me that
sugar, for I want to do up some peaches; (
now don't forget." Mr Tromlinson assured
his wife he would remember.
"Iknowlused to be forgetful, 'Manda,"
said he, "but the new system of remembering
by association, that I have learned, (
makes it about impossible for me to forget
anything. All I have to do is to associate ,
the thing I want to remember with some- ;
thing that is certain to come to my notice. {,
You know I am going down town to see that!
farmer about the piece of woodland he wants j
me to sell for him. Now, see how nicely Ij
will make that meeting with the farmer re-1
mind me of the sugar. 1,
"Sugar is put in tea, tea comes from Chi- j
na, Chinamen wear pig tails, pig tails grow
on pigs, and pigs are raised by farmers; and i,
so, jvhen I meet that farmer I will think of;
pigs, thinking of pigs will remind me of pig |
tails, nic tails will remind me of?of?hams.
?7 a~0
and hams?oh, yes, hams remind me of eggs,
and eggs?and eggs?(reflectively) now you ,
needn't laugh, 'Manda, I will come to it in a
minute?and?let's see, where was I ? Oh, 1
yes, eggs, why eggs reminds me that I am to
meet a farmer, and of course, and I must ]
hurry up or he will be gone, for I was to ,
meet him at half-past?now what was it? ,
Was it eight or was it nine ? I believe it was (
eight?half-past eight, and here it is twenty ,
minutes past eight now, and I must go this. (
minute." He seized his hat and made a ,
break for the front door, followed by the (
- voice of Mrs. Tromlinson, which was saying, ,
"'Byah, don't you dare to forget that sugar." (
N. B.?He brought home two pounds of
ten penny nails.?National Baptist. t
Extraordinary Medical Skill.?One 1
stormy night, when the roads were well-nigh J
impassable, a son of Erin came into a doc- ,
tor's office and desired the dispenser of phy sic
to go to see a friend who was "jist a dy- "
in'." He would not take no for an answer;
so, putting the saddle-bags upon his horse
the physician started out upon his journey. J
As soon as he saw the sick man he knew it '
was nearly over with him, and remarked to 1
the courier:
"Peter, you told the truth ; your friend i3
just at the point of death."
"Can't ye do ainytheeug for heem ?" re- !
plied Peter. !
"No; it is too late." 1
"But, docthor, ain't ye goin' to give heem
anything at all, at all ?"
"It will do no good."
"But, docthor, ye have come so far, it '
would be too bad to go back without doing
anything." I
For the peace of Peter's mind, the doctor
now took a small quantity of sugar from a (
phial, and placed upon the dying man s (
tongue just as he was drawing his last j
breath.
Peter seeing his friend's head drop back, *
looked up to the doctor with big eyes, and
said, half in a whisper, "Oh, docthor, an j
didn't ye do it quick ?"
Two Sorts of Boys.?First City Boy?I 1
hope we won't take a country house agaiu. a
I hate it.
Second City Boy?What! Hate the couu- t
try. i
"No, the country is good enough, but J
there's always a garden; and ma and pa go t
'bout crazy over it, planting things in the ?
spring, and then, when the hot weather ^
comes, they get tired and stop botherin' 'bout t
it, and then the weeds come up, and then t
they always want me to weed garden, 'cause c
it's good healthful outdoor exercise for boys I
of my age. I hate it." a
"Well, you're a chump. We have a gar- c
den every summer, too, but I don't do any t
weeding; not much I don't." t
"Have you a gardener ?" c
"No." a
"Then how do you get out of it." c
"Well, you see, I never learn the differ- 1
ence between weeds and other things, a nd c
by the the time I've dug up a lot of flowers a
and veg'tables mother comes runnin' out c
and says I aint big enough to weed garden.
Then I go fishin'."
A Lawyer's Contingent Fee.?"What >
is a contingent fee ?" asked a litig&nt of a i
well known attorney the other day. c
"Well," said the legalite, "If I take your ^
J 1 Si T ?t )i r
CSLUG auu 1U&C It A uuuuu^. 1
"Yes, yes; that's all right." {
"But if I win the case you get nothing." >
"Hows's that? How's that? I don't j
think I understand you." 1
The attorney calmly repeated his state- g
ment. The still non-plussed litigaut per- r
sisted: f
"If I understand you, in neither case do I i
get anything." t
"Well, you know, that's not my fault; but a
that's the meaning of a contingent fee. Shall c
I bring suit ? What did you say ? No! c
Well' I am very sorry. Good morning, sir." j
B6T Cupid was flying irregularly between }
them, so to speak, as they were strolling
along. He was feeling a good deal like a
man going past a oemetery, and was whist- .
ling. "I wish you wouldn't whistle," she
said, pettishly. "It is positively rude 1" He
looked at her a moment and stopped; %hen
he began to sing softly. He sang for a few
minutes. "Harry!" she said, almost tenderly.
His face lighted up with hope. "Please 1
whistle!" she requested, pleadingly.
I"You ain't a-gwine to give ten cents g
for that cigar are you ?" s
"I believe I will, Sally," said he. ?f
"Jest to burn up?" she said. t
"That's what hit is made for, Sally,' he t
said. - s
"Well," said she, "I'd look at a dime a ?
long time before I'd give it for that thing e
and then burn it right straight up. If I was s
gwine to be a fool I'd be a fool some ether q
way." t
' ' a
16T* Nearsighted Lady?The boy who is
trying to tie that can to that poor dog's tail s
ought to be thrashed within an inch cf his c
life?the horrid little brute. j
Maid?It's your boy, mum. v
"My boy ?" b
"Yes, mum." js
"Tell him if he'll stop I'll give him some
cake."
A woman's heart, even when most ob- a
durate, may relent. Margaret was asserting r
in the nursery that she never, never meant
to marry. "Very well, you shall not," said
her papa; and going to the door he called ^
out to an imaginary suitor, "Go away, man ;
Margaret doesn't want you." "Call him
back !" cried Margaret. "Let me see what ?
he looks like ?"
Facts Not So Necessary.?City Editor? V
What did you find out about that a'leged tl
murder ? g
Reporter?Nothing. tl
"No facts at all ?" A
"Not a fact." v
"No rumors?" y
"Not a rumor." i'
"Then keep it down to two columns."
t&~ A very peculiar effect was produced by ri
the following announcement, contained in v
the advertisements of a county fair: "Among
other attractive features of this great fair tl
there will be highly amusing donkey-races k
and pig-races. Competition in these two
contests open to citizens of the county d
only!" a
I?~ "Well, I neverexclaimed Mrs. I
Snaggs. "You never what?" inquired her C(
husband. "Here's a piece in the paper that a
says it is possible to become intoxicated on
rarefied air. Did you ever hear of ;-uch a
thing ?" "Of course I have. The expression g
'air tight' obtained its origin from just that p
fact." c<
"Are you going to make a flower-bed ^
here?" said the Brooklyn girl to her father's .
gardner. "Yes, miss, them's the orders."
"Why, it'll spoil our tennis grounds!"
"Can't help it, miss. Your pa says he's ^
bound to have this plot laid out for horticulture,
not husbandry."
VST It was the first time little Bessie had ^
ever seen a snake, and as it writhed along,
she ran into the house breathless with her jr
discovery. "Oh, mamma, come quick !" she Q.
cried. "Here's a tail out here wagging tj
without any dog!"
Go Farther, Fare Worse.?"I can a
hardly believe that of your horses, fast as
they are. I'll ask your driver." -'You'd '
better not. He's a worse liar than I am."?
Philadelphia Times. P
JfiT While medical students art being e:
harshly condemned for robbing graves it is n
forgotten that the students intend to fill ci
them up again wheu they go into practice, ai
9bt dam mi $itesitlc.
KEEPING ACCOUNTS.
There are plenty of farmers who complain
that farming does not pay, who have no idea, |
from a business standpoint, whether it does
or not. They keep no account of anything
by which they can determine, and anything
they say is the result of guess work, and in
making this estimate, in a majority of cases,
no account of the living made or taken from
the farm is considered. Many with from
$1,000 to $2,000 invested, will be able to
support a good sized family comfortably and
add improvements to the farm, gradually increasing
its value, when a fair per cent, of
interest on the capital invested would hardly
pay house rent in town, let alone the living.
The only way of knowing whether or not
farming pays is by keeping accounts. Ascertain
what the farm supplies you, not only
what you sell, but what is used. Giving the
farm credit for one year for what it really
supplies instead of guessing at it, would convince
many that after all, if prop- rly managed,
farming is not the worst call ig in the
world.
It is not necessary to open an elaborate
system of accounts in order to keep track of
the farm operations. The average farmer
has little or no inclination for this kind of
work, and the easier the task the better. A
blank book, ruled journal style, with date,
debit and credit columns, is all that is necessary.
It will be more convenient if indexed
and paged well. The first account to be
opened is the cash account, charging in the
debtor column the amount of cash on hand,
and whenever any cash is received from any
source it should be entered, with the date, in
the same column. Whenever any cash is paid
out for any purpose, it should be entered in
the same way in the credit column. At any
time the difference between the debtor and
credit columns should show the amount of
cash on hand. When it can be done without
too much inconvenience, it is a good plan to
balance up the cash account at *he end of
every month.
The next important account is that of expenses,
especially what may be termed housebold
expenses. It is some trouble to note
down all the milk, butter, eggs, fruit, vegetables,
poultry, meat and other things grown
on the farm and consumed on the table, but
this is the only way the farm can be properly
credited with what it furnishes. The
market price at the time the product is used
is the best basis for determining the value.
What is sold at the stores in exchange for
what is needed in the family should also be
credited to the farm. This account if properly
kept, is, perhaps, the most tedious because
of the many small items almost daily
that must be entered.
Accounts with the various crops can also
oe opened. An easy way of doing this is to
iivide the farm into fields, either by fences
>r furrows, and number them, and then keep
in account with each field. Charge a fair
ent in proportion to the acreage and for the
seed and the work of preparing, planting,
:ultivating and harvesting, taking the prices
)aid in the neighborhood as a ba.3is. When
he crop is harvested its value sh ould be enered
on the credit side and the difference
>etween the cost and the value of the crop
vill be the profit or loss with tnat neia.
With neaFly or quite all stock raised on
he farm the best time to begin keeping an
iccount with them is when they are weaned.
Vt that time put a value upon them, giving
he breeding animal credit for this amount,
tnd charging the same to the young stock.
>Vhat it costs to pasture and feed until ready
o market, will be the cost of the stock, and
he difference between this and what is revived
for them will show the profit or loss.
!t is more trouble to keep accounts with the
itock than with the crops, on account of the
lifficulty in ascertaining the amount of feed
hat is supplied. But under average condiions
the most profitable farming is in feeding
>ut the various farm products to good thrifty
;tock and marketing in this way But it is
luite an item to know which sto x pays the
>est, and in what way, and by ! lowing the
:ost of the crops and of the stock, the amount,
is well as the source of the profits, can be
letermined.?The Republic.
THE VALUE OF OATMEAL AS A FOOD.
Oatmeal has recently received some adverse
criticism. This is not surprising, as
10 food article is just the thing in every case
>r at all times. Our daily experience convinces
us of such truth, by likes and dislikes
or very common and the most wholesome
bods. It is natural and best to have some
variation of the diet. One thing may be
ust adapted to the state of the individual?
>odily and mentally at one time and not at
ome other; while with another person it
nay never agree. The so-caHed "eternal
ituess of things" need to be carefully studed
before deciding an important question
oo hastily. Without entering into lengthy
ind uninteresting details, chemistry, physi>logy,
and experience, all prove oatmeal
>ne of the most valuable ceraal foods for
jroducing good muscles and clear neaus,
>Vhy, then, is it frequently found to disagree ?
t is easily answered. By being used almost
ixclusively as mush it is swallowed so easily
hat it is not properly mixed with the saliva?
he first step for digestion.
When there is little or no saliva, as in
ome disease, there is also a very weak or no
ligestion." A good authority says, "No
aliva, no digestion." If any soft food,
nush, toast, etc., is swallowed too rapidly,
>r any food that is washed down with tea,
loffee, milk, beer, wine or water, some defree
of indigestion is thereby produced
ooner or later, as often shown by a sense of
ulness, discomfort, belching and other disurbances.
If there is a lack of saliva, or
hat of proper quality, it is often best to eat
ome hard kind of bread, as the thin, hard,
>cotch oatmeal bread, bread crusts, rusks
'tc., when the teeth admit of it, and very
lowly, to thus increase the amount and
[uality of the saliva. Such a course is a
letter and safer corrective than all the drugs
nd nostrums in the country.
Good health can usually and should be
ecured by correct living. The best physiians
are those who recognize this fact, and
ry to teach it to such patients as are
rise enough to employ them. Oatmeal can
e used in a variety of ways. As mush, it
5 often drowned in too much milk, sugar,
utter etc., for good digestion. It is swalDwed
so easily that it leads to overeating
nd bad results. Let us go slow before we
eject oatmeal as a food.?Herald of Health.
The Wife's Farm.?At its recent annual
leeting the State Agricultural Society of
reorgia, in formal resolutions unanimously
dopted, recommended and urged upon
very farmer of that State the setting aside
f from five to ten acres of land around the
omestead, said acreage to be known as "The
Vife's Farm," to be devoted exclusively to
lie culture on the extensive plan, of grain,
rasses, vegetables, poultry, pigs, etc, aud
liat an hour or two each morning shall be
evoted by the farmer and his force to culti
ate this "farm." The idea of the society
ras to make each farm self-sustaining and
idependent.
. ?
Household Hints.?Before cutting very
ich cake dip the knife in hot water and you
,'ill have no crumbs.
Keep plenty of chloride of lime around
he house during a humid spell. It will
eep the air dry and pure.
Ringworms washed two or three times a
ay in a strong solution of borax and water
nd dusted over with the powder will soon
isappear.
Paint spots may be removed from wood by
overing them with a thick coating of lime
nd soda. Wash off after twenty-four hours.
From an exchange we learn that a
ood rat trap can be made by placing a wash
ot in a corn crib, fill it half full of water,
aver it over with cotton seed and sprinkle
leal over it. The rats will jump iu and i
rown. The water must be changed every
,vo or three days. Hundreds of rats can be
aught in a week. If you arc troubled with
ae pests try this plan which destroys them
y the wholesale.
82T" Be sure to take from the udder every
rop of milk that the cow gives. Nature i
asponds to demand. If you do not demand
II the milk she will shrink the mess accordigly.
She will not work for nothing. Call
n her for every drop and she will keep up j
ae flow. She is generous to our needs
'hen rationally manifested, butquck to take
dvantage of our neglect. Milk clean.
W8T If you must drive hard and warm up
ae horses, let them cool gently without exosure.
Teach this to the boys. If they
now it is needful to care for a horse at some
xpense and trouble to preserve his useful- 1
ess after a hard push, they will be more
ireful about driving. More horses are hurt
fter being stopped than on the road. '
Wapide timbering*.
Germany has 6,000,000 acres of forest.
ISST Don't jeer at anybody's religious belief.
SST" Snodgrass says he would like to lose
his grip.
V8P There are 123 piano factories in the
United States.
B6T Fifty cents per pipe is charged in New
York opium dens.
IST There are only four castor-oil mills in
the United States.
8?" The most expensive thing that can
happen is to be wrong.
B&F Only 2,044 foreigners have been naturalized
in Mexico since 1828.
JOT* Of the twenty-seven royal families of
Europe, two-thirds are German.
8?" A gold coin depreciates 5 per cent, of
value iu sixteen years of constant use.
8&" The genuine Shetland pony can be
bought on its native heath for about $40.
Bengalore, India, cotton operatives get
ten cents a day (12 hours), and work every
day.
BSF* If a man thinks of a mean thing to do,
the first man he meets knows of a good way
to do it.
V&T "How many seconds are in a minute ?"
"Do you mean a real minute, mamma, or one
of your big wait-a-minutes ?"
tSF How much easier it is to hear the whisperings
of another's conscience than to hear
the loudest appeals of our own.
B6T" The number of mail trains leaving
and arriving at Chicago every day is 249,
which is equaled by no other city.
S&* The senate of Arkansas has passed a
bill to prohibit the giving of a mortgage on
crops, either planted or prospective.
UST" A circus never ruus too long for spectators,
but let a sermon run over forty minutes
and a congregation can't sit still.
B8F Man is a good deal like a fish. You
know the fish would never get into very serious
trouble if it kept its mouth shut.
86T" An instrument has been made which
will measure one million lines to the inch.
It is to be used in astronomical studies.
tf8T Conversation has a great influence on
mankind. Be careful, then, that yours is always
on the side of truth, right and justice.
Be honest in your convictions, maintain
them with firmness; but don't fall out with
your friend because he does not agree with
you.
SfiTThe man who goes on the principle
that the world owes him a living will find it
hard to collect 100 per cent, of that indebtedness.
8?" The Hudson river tunnel, between
Jersey City and New York, is being bored
at the rate of ten feet per day. It is now
3,400 feet.
8?" "But what on earth could have induced
you to marry a man so utterly your inferior ?"
"My dear girl, I never met a man who
wasn't."
8?* Little Girl?I wonder what's the reason
all our shool teachers go and get married.
Little Boy?I guess its cause they
tikes to boss
8?" "Do you think advertising pays?"
"It didn't me ; I lost money by it." "What
did you advertise?" "I advertised for a
wife, and got her."
8?" It is rather surprising to learn that the
little republic of Uruguay has more newspapers
in proportion to its population than
any other country in the world.
8?" You say that men cannot be made
moral by legislation. They can be made
immortal by the want of it, and by the consequent
presence of temptation.
8?* It would keep a man busy for eleven
years, counting eight hours per day and 200
dollar pieces a minute, to count the silver
money in the United States treasury.
8?* In the county of Greeley, in Kansas,
there is a town named Horace, and another
named Tribune. The names were all given
out of compliment to the great editor.
8?" A blind carpenter took his hammer
and saw. A dumb wheelwright picked up
a hub and spoke. To which maybe added
a deaf farmer drove in his flock and herd. J
8?" The other was weakening: "Do you
think you can support me, George?" she
asked, an hour after he had proposed.
"Yes, if you'll get on the other knee," he
said.
Jtair jjake untario is now lower umu cvci
before since it was known to white men. It
is estimated that it would require 2,541,000,000
tons of water to bring it up to its normal
level.
He?How happy both of us are ! But
how much happier we shall be when we are
one! She?I don't know, Htirry. Don't
you think there will be too much happiness
for one ?
AST1 When a gun is fired absolutely in the
vertical the ball will fall a few inches south
and west from the gun in north latitude, due
west at the equator, and northwest in southern
latitudes.
A man is surprised when he reaches
30 to realize the little sense he had when he
was 21; he will be still more surprised when
he is 50 to realize how little sense he had
when he was 30.
V@T Carrie?George has asked me to be
his wife. I hope he loves me. You don't
suppose he wants me only for my money ?
Kate?I don't know, but some men will do
anything for money.
The government buys an average of
seven tons of silver every day. If that
amount is coined into silver dollars every
day, it looks like we ought to have plenty of
money in circulation.
J6T" The kindly treated horse is the gentle
horse; the gentle horse is the safe horse ; the
safe horse is the highest-priced horse, other
things being equal, and so is the kind treatment
coined into dollars.
Wyoming possesses a peculiar interest,
not only as the last State admitted to the
Union, but as the only commonwealth in the
world in which women enjoy all the political
rights and privileges enjoyed by men.
BaT" It is difficult to impress the public with
your superior wisdom. If you talk freely,
you are straightway set down as a fool and
a rattlebrain ; if you refrain from speech,
you are declared to be a fool, and a very dull
one at that.
BSy The British parliament allows to each
of the daughters of the queen an income of
$30,000 a year. The younger sons of the
queen receive $125,000 each a year. The
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orrtn nas oeen reporteu 01 tne queeu ? iuitieth
grandchild.
BST A queer custom which prevails at no
other court than that of Great Britain is the
solemn announcement at the beginning of
each course of the queen's dinners of the
name of the cook who has prepared the
dishes served.
BfiT1 A successful competitor for the prize
in a foot-race made this graceful temperance
speech in accepting it: "Gentlemen, I have
won this cup by the use of ray legs; I trust
that I may never lose the use of my legs by
the use of this cup."
8?" The German army has a swimming
school for troops, where every one must
learn to swim. The best swimmers are able
to cross a stream of several hundred yards'
width, even when carrying their clothing,
rifle and ammunition.
fta?" It is now suggested that many dwelling
house fires caused by lamp explosions
might be averted by keeping some of the
ornamental vases in the rooms filled with
sand, so that it would be always at hand and
ready for use in the case of need.
BSa?" Brown?I)o you believe there's such a
tliiug in married life as perfect love ? A case
where both are of the same mind. Fogg?
Oh, yes ; there are thcGoogleys, for instance.
She thinks there never was a man in the
world like her husband, and so does he.
JBSf" The clocks in large hotels and stations ]
in Paris are run on the pneumatic principle I
instead of the ordinary way. Once every
minute a puff of air comes from a central
station through a tube, forcing the hands
around, and therefore the clocks do not need
to be ever wound.
8&* Calvary, the hill near Jerusalem where
the crucifixion of Jesus occurred, is formed
of limestone. The shores of the Dead sea
are lined with pumice stone, showered out
of some volcano that destroyed Sodom and
Gomorrah, which cities finally sank beneath
the waters of the Deud sea.
?tay An idea of the enormous amount of type
used in the government printing office may
be gained when it is stated that the public;
printer has asked for bids for 15,000 pounds
of English, 5,000 pounds of pica, 75,000
pounds of long primer, 0,000 pounds of brevier
and 48,000 pounds of nonpareil?208,1)00
pounds or about nine carloads.
IMigrclliUicaus gtc?ding.
BECAUSE SHE NEVER LOVED.
Ah Aped Maiden Lady Gives Her Reason
for not Marrying.
From the Atlanta Constitution. .
Rome, Ga., December 5.?In an unpretentious
home upon the banks of the beautiful
Etowah river, neat* the eastern limits of the
city, there lives a maiden lady whose age is
ninety.two.
Rightfully can she be called "queen of the
maids of Georgia," for to her is perhaps the
honor, as well as the pleasure, of being the
oldest living follower of the faith of single
female blissfulness in the history of the times.
She is not a man-hater?not at all. Her
sentiments are as sweet as a young poet's
dream of love, and she is an old maid only
from her own free will and desire so to be.
Her hair long ago changed its flaxen hue to
tnc most periect wniie, anu ner orow is
wrinkled with age. Yet often her face
wreaths in sweetest smiles and with the glee
of a school girl she breaks forth into the
merriest peals of laughter.
She is Miss Catharine Allcorn. She is the
only member of the family left, and twelve
years ago she came from Carolina to Georgia,
in order that she might be near the place
where she hopes to be buried?hard by the
little mound where her father rests in the unpretentious
country churchyard of Silver
creek.
The story of her life is worth relating and
her views of marriage, given at the age of
ninety-two, will undoubtedly be appreciated
by some-maids perhaps not so old. At any
rate, I give them as they were given to me,
In 1799, in that beautiful scope of country
in the neighborhood of Athens, Gn., Miss
Cathrine Allcorn Avas born. Pier father's
name was Josiah, and her mother was called
Jane. Their family consisted of four daughters
and one son ; Cathrine was next to the
youngest. In those early times schools were
not numerous, but Cathrine was a scholar
until her parents moved to South Carolina,
which was in her twelfth year. At that
time the Indians in large numbers roamed
that scope of country from Yonah and Tray
and the beautiful Nacoochee valley to where
the swift flowing waters of tho Oconee sing
and glide among the hills of Clarke. Their
friendly visits are spoken of by the aged lady
and a massacre in Jackson county of some
of their neighbors is not forgotten.
Her father built a handsome home near
Yorkville, S. C., and here he engaged in
farming. The home was very near the
lands of the Catawba Indians, and many
memoirs of the Catawbas she cherishes. She
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was SjUIJt IU SC11UUI UI1U CUUCUIrtU, VJUEIbUbful
were many years that followed. In the
same house, they lived when the civil war
broke out. Their home was burned to the
ground, and with it all their possessions except
six feather beds. Her three sisters and
herself were now well advanced in years,
and in this fire were lost all the dresses of
their young ladyhood days, which had been
carefully stowed away with exceeding nicety
to be handed down to their near relatives
that might be.
The eldest sister and the brother had both
married. So a small cottage was built upon
the old homestead, and here the three maiden
sisters lived. First one and then another
died, until 1879 only one remained, and that
was Miss Catherine. Her relatives in Georgia
went out for her, and she was brought
here to spend the remainder of her days.
In the counties of Floyd and Polk her time
has been spent. About two weeks ago Mrs.
Floyd, a niece of the aged lady, extended an
invitation to spend the remainder of her
days with her, and this was accepted by Miss
Allcorn, and she moved to Rome.
I called at the home this afternoon, and
there met Miss Allcorn. I found her a wonder
of her age. Her eyesight is such that
she reads the newspapers and her Testament
without glasses. Her step is firm, and she
says she can walk a mile without a rest.
Her voice is strong and her health is splendid.
She is never idle; she says she is not
happy unless she works, and all the day long
she uses her knitting needles knitting socks
till the day dies out of the skies.
ner ugc?uuieij'-inu, uuu one om^ie.
I ventured to ask, "Why ?"
Miss Allcorn blushed. She seemed greatly
embarrassed.
"I understood you had a proposal, Miss
Allcorn ?"
She recovered from her embarrassment
quickly and retorted:
"Sir, I have had many."
I didn't know what was coming next, but
she lowered her voice and said :
"I have never married because I have
never loved a man well enough."
"Don't you believe in marriage, Miss Allcorn
?"
"Not always. I believe in marriage for
love only, and they who marry otherwise
can find no happiness. I don't believe in
this marrying for money. Yes, sir, I have
had proposals, but I don't care to marry.
Only two in our family married?my brother
and one sister."
Miss Allcorn said that there was once a
man she loved almost well enough to marry.
Being asked why she didn't, her reply was:
"Because he was too lazy."
She says she is a natural born Presbyterian
and has been one all her lite. Of all
chapters in the Bible she says the sixth chapter
of John is her favorite, and she reads the
Bible most of her leisure time.
Strange, isn't it ? A woman who has never
loved a man. Around the fireside no cats
are visible, nor any kind of substitute for
man. Love has never colored the life of this
woman; its sweetness and its raptures she
has never known ; its pain and its sorrows
she has never felt. But now, in the closing
days of her life, in sweet contentment, she
looks back upon the happy days she has
passed and has no sigh to give, or tear to
shed because she has lived without loving?a
man. But the sweetest consolation of her
life is, that her love securely rests in a Being
far, far greater than man, and to her future
home beyond the azure skies her life is colored,
with a hope as firm as the mountains
beneath, as bright as the stars above.
Donald Harper.
Is Competition a Failure??The supposition
that competition is the life of trade
has since the time of Adam Smith, been an
axiom and a proverb. We have believed in
the doctrine that competition is the life of
trade as implicitly perhaps as we have believe
in any economic doctrine. In spite of this,
every observing man knows that competition
has very often proved to be the death of
trade. In fact, one of the strongest forces
that has caused the organization of monopolies
and trusts is the demonstration by competing
firms that competition would end with
disaster. The inability to withstand competition
is what has caused combinations.
Mr. Aldace F. Walker, who was for a long
time one of the Inter State Commerce commissioners,
and is now Chairman of the Western
Traffic Association, has made a thorough
historical study of this doctrine of "competition
is the life of trade," and he shows in a
thoughtful contribution to the December
number of The Forum how competition is
just as often the death of trade as it is the
life of trade. He shows how the old doctrine
that we have so long believed in has j
utterly broken down. He shows that by |
the development of modern commerce com- J
petition can no longer be trusted in all cases I
to bring or to maintain a healthful sort of j
industry. He concludes his study of this!
subject by expressing himself in favor of a
regulated competition. Mr. Walker's historical
treatment of the subject and the per-1
tinent examples with which he fortifies his
arguments, make this one of the most orig-!
inal and important contributions to cconoiu-i
ic science that has been presented in our
current literature for many a day.
gffiTSome of the eminent physicians of!
Paris were assembled about the death-bed of
Dumoulin, the most celebrated doctor of his j
day. To their expressions of grief at the |
expected loss to the profession, the dying
man answered: "Gentlemen, I shall leave:
behind mo three excellent doctors to supply !
my absence." lieing pressed to name them, i
as each man expected to be included in the j
trio, he said, "Water, Exercise and Diet."
fiiaT" Moonshiners' whisky seldom becomes!
a week old, and very often it is drank warm j
from the still, having the elf'eet of broken i
glass on the palate. It is frequently adul-!
tcrated, tobacco being added to make it bite,!
and rattleweed to make it bead. In the
moonshine districts almost everybodydrinks? '
men and women, old and young.
Jfeg"" l'urim is the name of the solemn festi j
val among the Jews in which they commem- j
orate their deliverance from the wiles and
strategeins of Hainan, as recorded in the!
book of Esther. It is held in February.
PS "
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Food Report. . ?
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/CONDENSED Schedule In cf!ect November 15,1891.
yj Trains run by 75th Meridian time: ]
nuuiil DUU .lii. ?
FNq~9. | No. 11. r~NoT?7*
stations. i Di.lly. | Dolly. Doily.
Lv New York 12 )5ngt 4 30pm 4 30 pm
Lv Philadelphia j 3 50 am 6 57 pm 0 57 prn
Lv iialtlmorc | 0 50 am 9 45 pin 9 45pra
Lv v;o8hlngton...? 11 10am II 20pm 11 00 pm
Lv Richmond I 3 00 pm 3 20 am 3 20 am
Lv Greensboro 10 40 pm 10 20am 7 10am
Lv Salisbury 12 Wain 12 05pm 8 28am
Ar at Charlotte I 2 00am 130 pm 9 35om
Lv Charlotte - 2 10 am 1 50 pm
Lv Rock Hill ~.| 3 03 am 2 43 pm
Lv Chester ! 3 44 am 3 28 pm
Lv Wlnnsboro ,! 4 40 am 4 20 pm
Ar at Columbia ' 0 07 am 5 59 pm
Lv Columbia ! ? 25 am 0 15pm;
Lv Johnston's | 8 12 am 7 52 pm
Lv Trenton 1 8 28 am 8 05 pm
Lv Oranlteville ! 8 55 am 8 37 pm
Ar Augusta 1 0 30 um 9 15 pm ?...
Ar Charleston 11 35 am 10 lopm
Ar Savannah ; 0 |W pm 0 00 am
nokth bc uni).
j Ho. 10. I No. 12. I No. 38*
stations. I Dally. I Dally. I Dally.
Lv Savannah ' 0 40pmill 30pm
Lv Charleston, ! 5 00 pm 0 OOnin Lv
Augusta. : 7 00 pm 2 00 pm
Lv Oranlteville ' 7 55 pm 2 32 pm
Lv Trenton 8 38 pm 3 OOpm Lv
Johnston's j 8 52 pm 3 13pm
Ar Columbia 10 40 pm 4 55 pm
Lv Columbia 10 50 pm 5 05 pm' :...
Lv Wlnnsboro 12 20am (I 33pm
Lv Chester 1 23 am 7 27 pm,
Lv Rock Hill 2 03 am 8 07 pm;
Ar Charlotte 1 3 05 am 9 00 pm .......
Lv Charlotte 7 00 am 9 30 pm 9 20 pm
Lv Salisbury 8 37 am 11 08 pm 10 29 pm
Lv Greensboro 10 30 am 12 52 am 11 .>1 pm
Ar Richmond ' 5 30pir. 7 40 nm ........
Ar "Washington 9 lopm 1150am 8 38am
Ar Raltlmore 11 *>pm 1 20pm'10 03am
Ar Philadelphia I 3 30am 3 47pm 12 35 pm
ArNew YorK 0 20am 0 50pm 3 20 pm
Vestlbuled limited.
SLEEIPING CAR SERVICE.
Oil trains 0 and 10 Pullman sleeping cars between
Danville, Va., and Augusta, Ga.; and Augusta, Ga., '
and Greensboro, N. C. ;
Train 12 connects at Charlotte with Washington J
and Southwestern Vestlbuled limited train No. :18, ?
northbound, and Vestlbuled train No. 37, southbound.
Also with No. 12 main line, for all points
north and east. '
For detailed Information ns to local and through !
tlmo tables, rates, and Pullman sleeping-car reser- '
vatlon, confer with local agents, or address? {
.Tas. L. Tayj.ok, Gen. Pass. Agt.. Atlanta, Ga.
W. A. Turk, Ass't Gfcn'l Pass. Agt., Charlotte, N. C. 1
J. A. Dodson, Superintendent, Columbia, S. C.
W. H. Green, General Manager, Atlnnta, Ga.
Sol. Hash, Truffle Manager, Atlanta, Ga.
I)ecember2 43 tf j
c. & ITnarrow gauge railroad. i
SCHEDULE of Mall and Passenger tmlns from Lc- j
nolr, N. C., to Chester, S. C., and from Chester to j
Lancaster, dally except Sunday, taking effect Dc- j
ceinber 20th, 1891. _ j
SOUTH BOUND. | NO. 11.
Leave Lenoir. 7. 7 15 am
Leave Hickory 8 25 am
Leave Newton 9 02 am
Arrive at Llncolnton, ; 9 55 am
Leave Llncolnton 10 03 am
Leave Dallas 10 50 am
Arrive at Gustonla, 11 03um J
Leave Gastonls 11 08 am
Leave Clover 11 49 am
Leave Filbert, 12 07 pm
Leave Yorkville 12 22pra
Leave Guthrlesvllle 12 46pm !
Leave McConnellsville 12 55pm
Leave Lowrysvllle 1 13 pm j
Arrive at Chester ; 1 45 pm j
' NORTH BOUND. | NO. 12. |
Leave Chester 11 50 am f
Leave Lowrysvllle 12 20 pm t
Leave McConnellsvllle 12 37 pm i
Leave Guthrlesvllle 12 46 pm f
Leave Yorkville , 1 09 pm i
Leave Filbert, 1 26 pm '
Leave Clover ' 1 44 pm <
ArriveatGastcnla, 2 24 pm j
Leave Gaston I a 2 45 pm 1
Leave Dallas 2 58 pm j
Leave Llncolnton 3 44 pm 1
Leave Newton 4 40 pm *
Iveave Hickory 5 20 pm <
Arrive at Lenoir 6 30pm 1
No. 9. |_Ch.cravv <fe Clicetcr. I No. 10. '
3 45pin Iveave CHESTER Arrive 110 43am i
4 25pm KNOX'S ilO 03am <
4 47pm> RICHBURG ! 9 40am i
5 10 pm BASCOM VILLE 9 25am
5 33pm FORT LAWN 9 00am
6 22 pm' Arrive LANCASTER Leave ' 8 20am
JAS. L. TAYLOR, Gen. Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. "
W. A. TURK, Ass'tGen. Pass. Ag't,, Charlotte, N. C.
J. A. DODSON, Superintendent, Columbia, 8. C. I
W. H. GREEN. General Manager, Atlanta, Ga. t
SOL HASS, Truffle Manager, Atlanta, Ga. i
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CIONTAINS i:*> chapters and 11J48 pages, and ?
' many truths in regard to our Lost Cause ,,
that have never been written before. I have the
agency for York county, and have several copies ?
ready for inunediatodelivery. Mr. W. T. HAH- .,
H()N will receive subscriptions. V
Miss DAISY WILLIAMS. .,
uni)i;ktakin<;.
I AM handling a first class liue of COFFINS
AND CASKFTS which I will sell at the very
lowest prices. Personal attention at all hours.
I am prepared to repair all kinds or Furniture
atreason able prices.
J. ED JEFFEBYS.
i:XCHAN(;U HANK,
Yorkville S. C.
T. S JFFFFHYS, President.
JOS. F. WALLACE, Vice-President.
FKAN1C A. GILBERT Casliier.
Oi'Kiinlxed Weptember 1, 1NH7.
THE HANK will receive Deposits, buy and
sell Exchange, make Loans and do a general
llanking Business.
Ti e ollicers tender their courteous services to
its patrons and the public generally.
S?l" Banking hours from 51 A. M. to 5. P. M.
' January 7, 1S5K1. 4S tf
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Jos. F. Wallace, Administrator, against Kate
Williams Husscll and others.?Complaint for I
Belief.
THE Creditors of F. HAPPEHFIELB, deceased,
are hereby notified to present their |
claims against him before me, at my ollicc in the .
Court House, at Yorkville, S. ('., on or before |
SATFBDAY. THE 23BD DAY OF JANl'ABY,
A. D? 1X!Hi, or be debarred from all benefit i
under the decree in the cause as entitled above. j
W. BHOWX WYL1E, C. C. Pis.
December 5? 14 7t
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mi WIN DISK HARROW
o
[s the Best Farming Implement in
the World.
MORE than two years ago I commenced to
handle the Corbin Disk Harrow and in
connection with my first announcement published
testimonals as to its value as a farming implement
from several of the best farmers in "i ork
county. Their statements struck a great many
if the farmers who had never used the Corbin
Harrow as being absurd, and for the first twelve
months my sales were few and far between, not
paying expenses of the business. The next seaion
my sales were more than three times as
jreat as the first season, and the sales for the present
season,.iudeinc by the number of sales since
Dctober 1, bid fair to exceed the sales of last seaion,
notwithstanding the fact that the cotton crop
is not more than one-third as large as last year,
md the price one-third leas. This last statement
s only made to prove that the farmers have come
:o realize that tho apparently extravagant statements
about the Harrow are absolutely true.
One of the strongest recommendations of the
Marrow is its wonderful power as a MONEY
SAVER, and this alone should commend it to
Jvery farmer. When it comes to quality and
niantity of work there is no comparison between
ne Harrow and any other mode known in this
lection.
Below will bo found tho testimony of sevoral
epresentative and well known farmers. I could
iirnish several columns of the same sort of evilence,
but hardly think it necessary. Read
vhat they say, and bear in mind that the statenents
they make are made from a disterested
standpoint:
Hickoky Ghove, S. C., March 23,1891.
Mr. Sam M. Grist, Yorkvlllc, S. C. : Dear Sir?I
nought a No. 7 Corbln Disk Hurrow from you in Ocober,
1889. I was delighted with It the tlrst time I
ried It. I now consider it an Indispensable implencnt
on the farm. No farmer who looks after his own
nterest can afford to be without it. To give un Idea
>f Its vftluc nt this time, when every farmer Is so far
>ehlnd with his work, I will say that I can take my
tfnrrow, with one hand and four mules, and put 300
o 400 pounds weight on the Harrow, and break eight
icres of corn-stalk, cotton-stalk or stubble land in one
lay, and prepare It deeper and better In every way
han can be done with eight mules and eight hands
n the ordinary way. [I have a weight box on my
tfarrow. It is the length of the beam, and Is 9 Inches
vide at the bottom, 11 nt the top, and about 10 Inches
leep. It is fastened on to the beam with bolts.]
Lost spring I plowed up my cotton stalks, and with
he Disk Harrow and two mules, cut up the stalks
ind pulverized my land to the depth of five Inches at
he sameopemtlon, and at the rate of an acre an hour.
w neat ana ouis can uc put m wiuni mui-ii uvuci
Imn In the ordinary way. One hand and two mules
s all that Is necessary to put In eight to ten acres a
lay.
The best prepared land I have ever had was a piece
)f weed stubble turned In the fall and cut up wltn the
Sorbin Harrow In the spring.
In conclusion, let me say that the Harrow thoroughy
breaks and pulverizes the land and leaves It In a
xirous condition. Land that has been pulverized
fvlth a Corbln Harrow will not bake.
Respectfully, W. 8. Wxi.keb.sox.
Grover, N. C., July 10,1889.
Sam M. Grist, Yorkvllle. S. O.: Dear Sir:?I have
>wned a 111-Inch Corbln Disk Harrow for the past four
rears and have put It to every possible test and it has
jiven entire satisfaction. I had long felt the need of
i harrow that would pulverize the soil thoroughly
'rom Tour to six Inches deep, nnd realized that this
ould not be done by any arng or tooth harrow, for
hey only pulverize the surface, leaving many clods
ir lumps untouched, and these clods would be worked
o the surface in cultivating the crop ; and all intelligent
farmers know that cloddy land does not give the
icst results. Hence the great Importance of a Harrow
hat will pulverize the soil as deep as the plow goes.
My Harrow will thoroughly pulverize to adcptli of
icven inches. I want nothing better in stalk land In
putting in wheat or oats than the Corbln Harrow, for
it not only does better work than a plow, but It Is so
much faster, cutting six feet at a time, end all farmers
know the importance of saving time at the season
ivhen these crops are usually sown. I venture the asicrtion
that no farmer who owns a Corbln Harrow
ivould lie without It for twice its cost. Two great advantages
the harrow possesses over most Improved
'arming implements is its simplicity and durability.
\ny sleepy-headed free negro can operate it if he lias
sense enough to drive a wagon. I have prepared stubilc
land for planting, where there was no rocks or
dumps, witli my harrow, by harrowing It twice,
crossing the first work with the last, as well or hotter
than I have ever done with a plow. Much more
might he said about the Corbin Harrow but I think I
liavesald enough to Induce farmers to Inquire into
its merits. All who Investigate will be converted.
Very Respectfully, Felix H. Dovkii.
Youkvili.e, S. C., May 1">, 1810.
Sam M. Grist, Yorkvllle, S. C.: Dear Kir?It gives
me pleasure to add my testimony as to the worth of
the Corbin Disk Harrow as a farming Implement. I
liuve used the Harrow purchased of you last fall for a
variety of purposes, and In no single instance has It
failed to do all that is claimed for it by the manufacturers
and by the farmers whose testimony you have
11 ready published. Last fall I plowed a piece of
trounaon my place that was covered with weeds, and
liad also a considerable amount of wiregrnss on it,
ind when the plowing was finished, itwascxcccdlngy
rough?in places the furrow would turn for twentylive
or thirty yards without breaking. I then went
:o work with the Harrow, and after going over the
;round two or three times, I had it in as good condition
as an ordinary garden Is after being spaded and
mked, and I am now cultlvetlng this land and It is
itlll soft and mellow and easily worked. I also broke
my cotton stalk land and then pulverized it and cut
ip the cotton stalks with the Harrow. I flndawonlerful
difference In working land that has been liar owed
and that which has not. The more I use my
Harrow the better I like it. It Is my purpose to sow
my small grain with it next fall, and for two reasons:
First, I can sow It better, and, therefore, get better remits
; and second, I can do It at about one-fifth the
ixpense and in one-fifth of the time, as compared
with the ordinary mode of sowing grain. No fanner
'anafford to be without the Corbin Harrow, and the
sooner the fanners find this out the better. I would
not take live times the cost of my Harrow for it and
:lo without It. I shall lie pleased to give my friends j
any further information they may desire.
Respectfully, R. II. Glenn.
Yorkville, S. C., July 8,1889. I
Ham M. Grist. Yorkville, S. C.: Dear Sir:?In re-!
Jly to your Inquiry as to what I think of the vaiueof
he Corbin Disk Harrow as a farming Implement, I
vouId say that I consider myself incompetent to do
he Implement Justice, but will try to give some idea
)f my estimate of Its value. I consider the Corbin
Jlsk Harrow to be the most valuable farming implement
I have ever used, or ever expect to use. There
s no other iniplementof which I liavcany knowledge
hat will do as many different kinds of work, or do I
lie work as well. There is no implement which will
lo equal service that I have overseen, that is so simile
in construction or which Is less liable to get out of:
irder. It is one of the few improved farming lmplcncnts
which can be used to advantage by the ordlinry
negro. The Corbin Harrow will more than pay I
or Itself In one season If given half a chance. I now I
mve on my farm a 18-Inch, 12-dlsk Corbin Harrow,
he original price of which was $10, and although the
mpleinent has been In use nearly five years, if it was J
mjxisslble to get another, I would not take five times j
t.s cost lor it. in conclusion, let me say inai some ui
ny assertions may sound extravagant to some of my
irothcr farmers who are not familiar with the Corbln
farrow, but I will say to those who may doubt any
if my statements, that I will take pleasure In demon(rating
the truth of each and every assertion to the
ntire satisfaction of all who will call at my farm near
own. I hoiie to see, or hear, at an early day, of a Coriln
Harow being on the farms of hundreds of farmers
11 this section. Very respectfully,
W. M. Walker.
Chester, S. C, March 27,1890.
Sam M. Grist, Yorkville, S. C.: Dear Sir: I have
iwned a Corbln Disk Hnrrow for several years, and
onslder it the most useful and economical farming
mplement of which I have any knowledge. Mr.
'orb!n has done more for the farmer than all the
Killtielans, reformers, etc., combined. He has done
omethlng practical. No farmer can fall to be bene-1
Itted by the use of the Harrow, and the more it is !
iscd the greater the benefit or profit. It is almost the {
nly so-called improved farming implement that I |
laveevcr seen that would do all its manufacturers
luimed for it, and the only one that would do more,
ivory farmer should have one and a man who Is able
o buy fertilizers for his land is more able to buy a
,'orbtn Disk Harrow. The time will come when the
forbln Disk Harrow will be considered as much of a j
iccessity on the farm as flic wagon, sewing machine, |
ooking stove, audi might say, the plow; and tlici
(Miner it comes the better for the farmer. It only j
likes a farmer, who has been accustomed to the old;
ray of doing things, about one hour to realize how;
uueh time and labor he has literally wasted before'
c used the Corbln Harrow. In conclusion, let me!
ay that I would not pretend to farm without it.
Respectfully, W. Holmes Hardin.
I don't know that the genuiness of the above J
estimonials will be doubted by any person who .
nay read them, but in ease anybody should !
uestion all or either of them, I will say to such
ierson if you will take it upon yourself to visit!
ither or all of them and find that the statements
re not those of the alleged writer, I will cheer- ;
ally pay all your necessary traveling expenses |
tula reasonable sum for your time. Is this a!
lir offer?
If you have no Corbiu I lerrow you should have j
lie/ You will stive money by buying now.
SAM M. GHIST, Sole Agent,
Yorkville, S ('. I
December 23 4l> tf j
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Office of HOLLER & ANDERSON BUGGY CO.
Manufacturers of Fine
Buggies and Carts, Surreys and Ph.etons.
Rock Hill. S. C.. October 6,1891.
Mr. L. M. Grist, Yorkville, S. C.:
Dear Sir?In accordance with agreement we
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The Best Bargain Ever Ofl
A $45? SEWING I
INCLUDING ONE YEAR'S SUBS
WE have made such arrangements as enable ui
CHINKS at lower rates than ever before 1
era the advantage of the unprecedented bargaii
This Machine is made alter the latest models <
in shape, ornamentation and appearance. All
the Singer, and are constructed of precisely the s
The utmost care is exercised in the selection of tl
is purchased. Each Machine is thoroughly welln
ness, and no Machine is permitted by tlie inspect*
tested and proved to do perfect work, and run lig]
THE CHICAGO SINGER MACHINE has i
unce Wheel, so constructed as to permit winding
Machine.
The Loose Balance Wheel is actuated by a soli
to the shaft outside of the balance wheel, which b
spring. When a bobbin is to be wound, the bolt
wheel, and turned slightly to the right or left, w
filled. Where the Machine is liable to be medd
the wheel when not in use, so that the Machine ca
The thread eyelet and the needle clamp arenuu
convenience.
Each Machine Is Furnished Wi
1 Foot Ilcmmer, (5 Hemmers, all different
1 Gauge, 1 Tucker,
1 Package of Needles, 1 Thread Cutter,
1 Throat Plate, 1 Oil Can filled with Oil,
The driving wheel of this Machine is admitted 1
venient of any. The Machine is self-threading, h
made of the best material, with the wearing parts
has veneered cover, drop-leaf table, 4 end drawers
warrant every Machine for five years.
This valuable Sewing Machine is GIVEN AS ,
to THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER at *1.7", cat
each, and $8.00additional.
Price, including one year's subscription to TillOur
price??1(3.00?is for the Machine well crater
all attachments and accessories. The Machine w
maker, as the ease may be, and the freight will be
The manufacturers write us that tiie freight to an
Give name of freight station if different from posl
March 18 i
GARRY IRON JEtCM
Manufactures nil kiiuls of
I HON HOOFING, JgjjnJM
CRIMI'KD ANI> COItttl'OATKI) SI JUNO,
Iron Tile or Shingle, ^UjKjWEtSfo
KIRK PROOF IIODUS, .SIII'TTKKS, AC., m .
THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 0
Orilors received lty L. M. GRIST.
March 18 (
LIVERY AND FEED STABLES.
I WOULD respectfully announce to my old
friends and the traveling public that I have !
returned to Yorkvillc, and in the future will give
my personal attention to the LIVKRY AND
FKKD STABLKS so long conducted by me. j
Determined to merit public patronage, 1 hope to
receive a share of the same.
MY OMNIBUS
Is still on the street, ready to convey passengers
to all departing trains, or from the trains to any
part of town.
FOR FUNERALS.
I have an elegant HKARSK and also a CLAK- i
KNCK (.'OAC'II which will be sent to any part
of the county at short notice. Prices reasonable.!
Buggies and other Vehicles
On hand for sale. Bargains in either new or
second-hand vehicles.
HAVE YOUR. HORSES FED
At the Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables where
they will receive the best attention.
F. K. SMITH.
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
THOROUGHLY littPd up with new backgrounds,
accessories, Ac., and with a line
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 lairorcloiidy
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 Libert v street, near the jail.
.1. R. SCIloRll.
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GIVEN AWAY
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jt Club of NEW Subscribers <
LE ENQUIRER.
mail electrotype of buggy by this mail. The
electrotype shows the body hung on "American
Queen" springs. We can furnish it on the Brewster
spring ; or on the Brewster and King combination
spring. We make bodies 18, 20, 22 and
24 inches wide by 50 inches long, and paint and
trim in any desired color. The price of this job
at retail is $90.00, open.
Yon mav sav to vour club makers that we
fully warrant tfie buggy that you offer as a premium
to be our best make, and that means that
wo guarantee it to be second to none for the
money, and better than many. Our buggy haa
points of excellence that are found In no other on
the market, and up to any in all points. The
finish is as good as the best. Samples may be
seen at our repository here, and also at the place
of business of Messrs. Riddle & Carroll, our
agents, Yorkville. Yours very truly,
HOLLER & ANDERSON BUGGY CO.,
Dictated by J. G. Anderson, Manager.
The Opinion of a Liveryman.
Liverymen are generally supposed to be judges
of work and the following letter from a well
known liveryman of Rockingham, N. C., would .
indicate that he considers the Holler & Anderson
Ibiggy Co.'8 work; as the very best. You will
observe that ho does not say that it is as good or
equal to any he ever saw, but the BEST:
"Rockingham, N. C., July 27, 1891.
Holler & Anderson Buggy Co., Rock Hill, S. C.
Gentlemen?You will please find enclosed
check for full amount. Your buggy gives entire ,
satisfaction, and is the best.finished Buggy that
ever was iu our town.
(Signed), M. L. HINSON."
pSf Other testimonials equally as strong as ^
the above can be produced if wanted.
No definite number of subscribers will be necessary
to secure this Buggy, but it will be
awarded to the club maker who may return and
pay for the largest number of NEW SUBSCRIBERS
between November 1,1891, and the
second Monday in February, 1892, up to 1 o'clock
p. m., whether that number be TEN or ONE
HUNDRED. LEWIS M. GRIST.
JV ?I 81i
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fered in Sewing Machines.
ACHINE FOR Sir,
CRIPriON TO THE ENQUIRER.
4 to offer the CHICAGO SINGER SEWING MAor
a GOOD MACHINE,and we offer our read18.
if the Singer Machines, and is a perfect facsimile
the ])iirts are inado to gauge exactly the same as
ame materials.
ic materials used, and only the very best quality
aide and is iitted with the utmost nicety and exactir
to go out of the shops until it has been l'ully
ht and without noise.
i very important improvement in a Loose Bal\
bobbins without removing the work from the
d bolt passing through a collar securely pinned
olt is lirmly held to position by a stropg spiral
is pulled out far enough to release the balance
here it is held by a stop-pin until the bobbin is
led with by children, the bolt can be left out of
nnot be operated by the treadle,
lo SELF-THREADING, which isa very great
tli the Following Attachments:
widths, . 1 Screw Driver, 1 Foot Ru filer,
1 Wrench, 1 Gauge Screw'
1 Check Spring, 1 Hinder,
1 Instruction Rook, 5 Bobbins.
to be the simplest, easiest running and most con- ^
as tlio very best tension and thread liberator, is
hardened, and is finished in a superior style. It
i and a center swing drawer. The manufacturers
(V PREMIUM FOR SIXTY yearly subscribers
h; or for THIRTY yearly subscribers at $1.75
I YORKVILLE ENQUIRER, $10.00.
I, and delivered on board the cars in Chicago, with
ill be shipped direct to the subscriber or club!
paid by the person who receives the Machine.
y point in this section will average about $1.50.
t ollice address. ?
L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C.
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OFING COMPANY,
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Cleveland, <>.
^*T*11-11 j:-d~ Send for Circular
"-1 v and Price List No. 75.
F IKON ROOFING IX THE WORLD.
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THE PARISH HOTEL.
"yyilKN yon come to Yorkviiie, you aro m
vitcd to stop at THE PARISH HOTEL.
YOU WILL HE ROYALLY TREATED.
The building is located in tlie business portion *
of town. The rooms are large and provided
with every comfort and convenience.
THE TABLES are supplied with THE REST
the season affords, prepared by experienced
cooks, and served by polite and lively waiters.
LARtiE SAMPLE ROOMS for commercial
men. We study to please.
Mrs. C. G. PARISH, Manager.
March 4 4 tf
$he ^ovluillc flhiqiiifcr.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
TERMS OP MUIWCHIPTION :
Single copy for one year, $ 2 OO
< >110 copy for two years, 3 SO
For six months I OO
For three months, SO
Two copies for one year, 3 SO
Ten copies one year, I? SO
And an extra copy for a club of ten.
A DVERTISEMENTW
Inserted at One Dollar per square for the first
insertion, and Fifty Cents per square for each
subsequent insertion. A square consists of the
space occupied by eight lines of this size type.
/W'Contracts lor advertising space for three,
six, or twelve months will be made on reasonable
term.
T.'V'Tributes of Respect and Obituaries will
be charged for at the rate often cents per lino.
Ilclore tliey will l>c published, satisfactory arrangements
must be made for the payment of
the charges. Notices of deaths will be inserted
gratuitously, and such information is solictcd,
provided the death is of recent occurrence.