Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 03, 1893, Image 4

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Humorous Department. | Worn Out His Welcome.?When a vis- J itor overstays his welcome, the people of New England say, "He makes us twice glad : glad when he comes ; glad when he goes." A worthy citizen of Westfield, Mass., once [ put it even more strongly than that to a i guest. One of the Deweys, of Westfield, removed i to the Black River country, but every fall he was accustomed to bring his family back to pay a long visit to his well-to-do relatives. On one occasion, after a prolonged stay, he was surprised to see his host in" the corner, weeping. "Why, Cousin Tim," said he, "what ails ! you ?" "You'll never come down to see me any J more!" the host replied. "Ohyes,.I will, Cousin Tim; I'll surely come down next fall." "No, you won't. Something tells me you j won't." I "Nonsense !" said the visitor. What has put such a notion in your head ? Haven't we always come down and spent the winter with ye ? Come, cheer up, Cousiu Tim! Cheer up and tell me what makes you think so ?" The grieving host blew his nose, wiped his eyes, and turning his solemn face to his sympathizing guest, said, "Cause you'll never go i away!" One's Future Wife's Name.?He was a , chatty kind of conjurer, and was anxious to open the evening's entertainment merrily. So he stepped forward to the front of the stage and said: "Ladi?s and gentlemen if there is in this audience any young man who would like to know the name of his future wife, if that young man will kindly step up, I will undertake to tell him, and this is no guessing competition. Now, will any single young man kindly stand up ?" Up jumped a young man in the center of the room. "Thank you," said the conjurer. "Now, do you wish to know the name of your future wife ?" "I do," said the youDg man. "Well," said the man of magic, "I always like to do this in a proper business fashion ; will you kindly give me your name?" Yes, certainly," said the young man; "my name is Jackson." "Thank you,"replied the conjurer; "then the name of your future wife will be Mrs. ) Jackson." They Were Not Labeled.?It was the morning of Mr. McSwat's birthday. As he came down to breakfast, says the Trenton Advertiser, Mrs. McSwat waylaid him in the family sitting-room, led him to a closet, opened it, and pointed to two gorgeous garments hanging from the hooks in side. "I made them myself, Billiger," she said, "as a little surprise for you. One of them is a dressing gown?the other is a night shirt. How do you like them ?" "They are 3imply magnificent, Lobelia," replied Mr. McSwat, gazing at them in mingled admiratiou and awe. "Made them your- j self?" , "Every stitch. Glad you like them, Bil- ( liger." "Like them ?" he echoed. "They overwhelm me. Would you mind telling me, Lobelia, which?hum?which is the dressing j gown and which is the night shirt?" The Pessimist.?A party of people had been spending the evening at a friend's house, where the pessimist had seemed to j set himself forth as the sole and peculiarI. victim of all the ills of the universe. As the i party came out into the open air, the pessimist in advance, he exclaimed: "This is always the way! Such things never happen except to me !" "What has happened to you, now ?" "Why, don't yo.u see ? It rains." It was another pessimist who once declared, that he was ready to end his life, and that he was going to throw himself out of the : window of the fourth story room in which he sat. At this a friend who happened to be in 1 the room rose and opened the window wide, j "Put that down," exclaimed the melan- , choly man, indignantly. "Do you want to give me my death o' cold?" Who the Nanny-Goat Was.?A rather vulgar personage, who had been created a marquis a few months previous to this story, j managed to get himself invited to a court i ball in Italy. The new fledged marquis j could not contain himself for joy, and exhaled proud satisfaction at every pore. Casting an Olympian glance around the room j he chanced to spy among the ladies the tall, angular figure of an elderly matron, with j compressed lips, as though afraid of wasting , her breath, and as lean as a lath. She was I leaning on the arm of a young gentleman. "Who is that nanny-goat?" said the noble J lord, to a gentleman who was standing be-1 side him. And the latter replied with a knowing smile: "That nanny-goat is the embassadress of S., the mother of the kid who is gixing her his aim, and the wife of the old buck who has the honor of speaking with your excellency." Too Late.?It is one of the attributes of a good teacher that he knows how to say things in a way to make them remembered. During my second year at a medical college I had a classmate whom it would not be uncharitable to call a dullard. One of the professors was in the habit of taking the boys unawares and quizzing them. He said ( to the fellow one day : "How much is a dose of ?" giviug the j technical name of croton oil. "A teaspoonful," was the ready reply. The professor made no comment, and the 1 fellow soon realized that he had made a mis- j take. After a quarter of an hour he said : "Professor, I want to change my auswer to that question." "It's too late, Mr. ," responded the professor looking at his watch. "Your patient's been dead fourteen minutes." Easily Accounted Foil?A young husband, finding that his pretty but extravagant wife was considerably exceeding their income, brought her home one evening a neat little account book, beautifully bound and looking very attractive. This he presented to her with twenty pounds. "Now, my dear," he said, "I want you to put down what I give you on this side, and on the other write down the way it goes, and in a fortnight I will give you another supply." A couple of weeks later he asked her for the book. "Oh, I have kept the account all right," j said his wife, producing the little leather 1 l.n?n it " onnil nnf> tlllirf. I VU1UII1C. OCC, licit 111 If, UIIU wu V..V |.?n, was inscribed, "Received from Algy, twenty pounds," and on the one opposite, the com-1 prehensive summary, "Spent it all." AST" An Illinois couductor tells the following1 story : "We pulled into Alton one day, and | among other passengers to get aboard, were two very large colored people of the common | 'persimmon class,' and very ignorant. As I j came by taking up tickets, the old gentleman dug two tickets from the deep recesses of his tattered vest, and as he handed them up, said, 'One of dese is foh me, the udder is foil her.' I looked at the tickets critically, and then, turning sharply to the old fellow, I asked, 'Which is yours and which is hers?' j The old man began stammering something, but the old lady cut him short by hitting him a terrific whack with her fist on the side of his head, exclaimed : T)ur now, you ignorant niggah, I done told yuh yuh'd git; us into trouble, and now yuh see yuh done, got do law on us.' " In a country town there lived an Irish- j man who spent most of his time and money at one of the many public houses. In consequence of this and the small wages he earn- j ed, he had run up a rather long score on the slate. One day a fire occurred at this partic-' ular house, and the fire brigade was called into requisition. Among the first at the conflagration was the Irishman. He was heard above the noise and din of the people assem- i bled, shouting, "Don't fail to play on the slate." I?~ It was a Boston girl who asked, "Why is it that two souls mated iu the impenetrable mystery of their nativity float by each other on the ocean currents of existence with- j out being instinctly drawn together, blended I and beautified in the assimilated alembic of eternal love ?" "It is because butter is forty-' five cents a pound, and a good sealskin sacque costs as high as $500. Wayside Gatherings. 8?* Search thy friend for his virtues, thyself for thy faults. 8?* Iowa raised 220,000,000 bushels of corn last year. 8?*Health is another word for temperance and exercise. I?*" A human skull as large as a bushel basket has been found in Sicily. 8?* A man may itch for office, but it is the voter's right to do the scratching. 8?" Only two Americans, it is said, were naturalized in England last year. 8?? Ragged clothing cannot debase a man as much as can a frayed reputation. 8?* A very small amount of doing is better than a whole wagon-load of resolutions. H2Z& i>eiiriv out' iimiuieu uiuusunu jici o<ju.-> are in American jails and penitentiaries. 16?" Patrick Henry, iu 1776, was the first to make use of the expression "fellow citizens." jGTThis couutry has 4,000,000 farms having 536,000,000 acres, valued at $12,000,000,000. SGF There are 125,000,000 hens in this country, which lay every year 6,000,000,000 eggs. WoF About at the age of thirty-six the lean men generally become fatter and the fat men leaner. 86f The State of New York gets a million dollars out of the Gould estate as an inheritance tax. VST It never pays h man to act the fool. There are too many people who do the act naturally. 8?" It is the acquisition of no contemptible science to know how to bear with the ignorance of fools. ?6T"A good report liugers on its way, but an ill one Hies straight to where it can do the most harm. SST* Postmaster General Bissell has the grip, and thousands of fourth-class postmasters have lost it. 86T It is not only arrogant, but it is profligate, for a man to disregard the world's opinion of himself. I@F Slander not others because they have slandered you; bite not a reptile because you have felt his bite. SSTThe most remarkable springs in the world are in California. They produce sulphuric acid and ink. J?" There are in this country more than 3,000,000 persons over 30 years of age who have not been married. 8ST The number of emigrants from Ireland in 1892 is officially stated to have been 51,000, against 58,000 in 1891. 86?" "I never destroy a receipted bill, do you?" said Bunting to Gilley. "I don't think I ever saw one," replied Gilley. 8ST A wise German student estimates, after much patient research, that it cost about $7,500 for Columbus to discover America. So dense is the water in the deepest parts of the ocean that an ironclad, if it were to sink, would never reach the bottom. 8?* The proverb, "Never halloo till you are out of the woods," has a Haytien equivalent: "You are washed, but you are not dressed yet." 8?" Two Englishmen intend walking from Portland, Ore., to New York. They expect to cover the distance in 160 days, thus breaking the record. 8?" The man who sat out on the woodpile and told funny stories, expecting the wood would split, evidently did not strike a "responsive chord." 8?" Patience is very good, but perseverunce is much better.. While the former stands as a stoic under difficulties, the latter whips them out of the ring. 86T The Chinese, who have studied nature's economies more than any other people, are poultry raisers. They know it to be a cheap way of producing food. 86?" Mr. Harrison is the only surviving expresident of the .United States ; Mr. Morton is the only living person who has occupied the office of vice-president. 8SF* A Frenchman has figured it out that when 1893 comes to an eud, the world will have existed 981,321,200 minutes since the beginning of the Christian era. B&"A natural occurrence: "What is the matter, Ray? Have you found something in the horseradish?" "No'ra, not much; only a little hair from the horse." 8?~ Evidence: "I think Jaggers's family knew he was no saint." "Why ?" "When he died they buried him in a fire-proof casket, and put a fan in his hand." S6T It is always safe to take it for granted that, as yourself, so others are trying to do their best. Shortcoming is no sign of shortwilling. Sweetness is never whipped in. 86T Miss Elder?I think it was real mean in you to tell Mr. Spratts I was 28 years old. Miss Fossick?Why, you surely didn't waut me to tell him how old you really were ? S8T Our fellow-creatures can only judge of what we are from what we do; but in the eye of our Maker what we do is of no worth except as it flows from what we are. 8?" "Yes, I am awfully fond of that girl, and I believed her to be perfect, but I saw something about her last night that made me sick." "What was that?" "Another fellow's arm." 0?* A Chinese proverb : A druggist who buys and sells drugs should have two eyes, a physician who gives drugs to patients^should have one eye, and a patient who takes drugs should be blind. ?6T" "In the case of the word onion," inquired the teacher, "where does the accent fall ?" And the sad-eyed, thoughtful boy with the freckled face, said the accent fell mostly on the nose. W&T The author of "Tristram Shandy," who knew human nature pretty well, says : "A sober inan when drunk has the same kind of stupidity about him that a drunken man has when he is sober." 8?" It is always good luck that makes a good gardeu. The kind of good luck that gets up early in the morning and works a while before the dew is dried, and finds time to work an hour or two after supper. 465" The bullet-proof cloth which a German tailor is reported to have brought out, is said to be made harder than steel by hydraulic pressure, and yet to be thin and elastic enough to be worn with reasonable comfort. 86?" In speaking of a youngster who ate a quantity of rough on rats, the Cartersville, Miss., Journal made the startling statement that "the child would probably have died had he eaten just enough to kill him and no more." 46T'The breaking of a young horse is comparatively easy if we change the word "break" to "teach," and begin to teach as soon as the pupil is old enough to understand, which will be a very short time after birth, says the American Horse Breeder. For the lirst quarter of 1893 the newindustries established in the South exceed those of the first quarter of 1892 by 198. The report prepared by the Chattanooga Tradesman says there has been a marked increase in the establishment of woodworking plants and cotton-seed oil mills. 465" While Mrs. Peary, wife of the arctic exnlorer. stood the cold weather of the frozen zone with remarkable bravery, she is said to have suffered from the cold climate of this winter. In Greenland she wore flannels and furs throughout. In this zone she wore what other women wear, and she was cold. The bar silver now stored in the United States mint at Philadelphia amounts to 110,000,000 ounces, the largest quantity ever deposited in one place in this country. This quantity is equal to 0,2">0,000 pounds avoirdupois, or 3,12") tons. Loaded upon wagons carrying one ton each, and allowing forty feet for each team and vehicle, this mass of metal would make a procession over twenty miles long. SaTIn the famous cellars of the Hotel de Ville, at Bremen, there are a dozen cases of wine which have been preserved for 2~)0 years. If the cost of maintaining the cellar, payment of rent, interest upon original value of wine, and other incidental charges are all considered, a bottle of this choice wine has cost $2,000,000, each glassful $270,470, and a single drop could not be sold without loss under $200. UtxT A city of 20,000 inhabitants, the name of which has never appeared on any map, k.??. I.OBII livnnnlit tr> Tiiihlie attention l'CC.Ont IV lias Utv.ll .HVM^UV vvr ^ by a St. Petersburg journal. It is in the extreme eastern part of Siberia upon the border of Tobol. It contains a number of institutions of learning, three church edifices, and numerous public and private buildings constructed of stone. The name of the city is Koustanal. |?he Jfam and |ire5ide . ' : : .. CRIMSON CLOVER FOR THE Sllt'TII. A most valuable plant says one. Crimson clover, also called Scarlet, Annua German and Italiar. clover, is an annut ! clover indigenous to northern and centre | Europe. Crimson clover is very hardy an j thrives upon soil too light to yield satisfa* tory crops of red or white clover. On suil ! able soil the yield is one to two ton's pc ' acre of one cutting. The quality of hay i j fully equal to that of red clover. This clo\ ! er has been prominently brought before th i public latterly by glowing reports of it in bu I letins issued from the Delaware experimer j station, North Carolina station, and individ I ual farmers in different sections of the cour j try. Here is what is said of it in a bulleti issued from the North Carolina station : Crimson clover has a peculiar and ver great value for the light soils of the cotto belt. In this region the ground very seldoi freezes to a greater depth than a few inchc or remains frozen longer than a day or tw at a time. From such soils the residue of the cosi ly nitrates supplied in manure for the suir | mer crop very readily leach away unles I i there are growing pianis 10 iuKe wiem u| Hardy plants like crimson clover grow we (except for a few days after each "cold wave' during the winter, and may be utilized a pasturage, or if left until spring, will furnis a good crop of hay or green manure in tira to vacate land for corn or cotton. Crimso clover is better than red clover for mixin with rye or barley for winter pasture. This clover should be sown in the furrow of the cotton or corn field when the crop are cultivated for the last time. The see may also be profitably sown in the sprin upon the winter wheat, oats or rye sown i the fall before. When the cereal crop i mown, the clover will soon take possessio of the stubble, and furnish a crop as valuable or more so, than the one first cut. Crimsoi clover will catch on stubble land by merel; harrowing the soil with a heavy harrow such as the cutaway, acme, disk, or eve upon the stubble laud without any eultive tion. The time when winter wheat i3 usual ly harvested in this latitude?June?is to late for sowing crimson clover. Cow pea will give better results. A Kent county, Del., correspondent of Th Country Gentleman writes : "Crimson clov er is an annual doing vastly better sown i August to grow in the fall and spring ant ready for cutting either for hay or ensilag by the first of May following, than in an; other way that it can be treated, as it doe not do well sown in the spring in this cli mate." Thorburn says, "Crimson clove sown late in summer furnishes a nearl; green fodder the following season ; is large ly sown in Virginia ; 20 pounds to the acre. Henderson, of New York, says: "When single crop is required, either alone or will Italian rye grass, this is one of the best clov ers. It makes good hay and is excellent fo feeding green, the yield being immense, am after cutting it begins to grow again am continues until freezing weather. It can b sown in the fall for early spring cuttiug, bu is generally sown in the spring for cutting i: July. It is suitable to all soils, but to ligh and chalky soils more especially, on whic! it outyields by far the ordinary red clove and is earlier than that variety by two o three weeks. Sow, if alone, 14 pounds pe acre. Salt Baths.?At this season of the yeai when children are apt to be languid lyitl the approach of warm weather, it is an ex rellent time to start the habit of the dail; i bath, if it is not already a part of the regu I lar regime of the day. With the coming c the new summer and the loveliness of th I early morning hours, even the most indolen ! feels the impulse toward early rising, and th very best beginning of the day is a refresh ing bath, followed by some light food am a vigorous walk in the open air. The addi tion of a cup of rock salt to the bath is great advantage, and is especially soothin: to the nerves of delicate people who find th shock of cold water too severe. Even in j doors such a bath possesses much of th ! strengthening, invigorating qualities of th I ocean wave. Rock salt is considcrabl; cheaper than fine table salt, and is quite a good for this purpose. It should be thoi oughly dissolved, however, so that not on crystal remains. When it is put in a cob ! bath, it is better to dissolve the salt in j little warm water first, though not enougl I to change the temperature of the bath pei j ceptably. It is very important that th salt be completely dissolved, as a single crys tal may cut into the skin. Where a littl child is feverish, and restless, a warm sal I bath will sometimes induce sleep when ever} i thing else fails. Let the temperature c j such a bath be about from 85 to 90 degreef j Add a cup of salt to every six gallons c water. Do not rinse off the salt with fres ! water, but dry the child's skin thoroughlj i and rub it down with smooth, gentle stroke ' of the hand. All this has a wonderful! j pacifying effect, and a fretful baby will ofite j drop to sleep before you are aware of it uc | der such treatment.?N. Y. Tribune. Treatment of Felled Timber.?In a agricultural department bulletin occurs thi , advice: Always remove the bark from felled tiir : ber to aid seasoning?but not from th ; standing tree. Never allow the log to lie directly on th moist soil. If winter felled, shape the timber to siz ! within two weeks after felling, and leave i placed on blocks?not upon the soil?in th . forest, or, if shaped at home, place in a dn airy, not windy position, away from sun an : rain. | If dried too rapidly, wood warps au i utilifc th^ r>rnr>ks rnlleet water, and the tin ~1"4VW? v"w ? / ber is then easily attacked and destroyed b rot. With large logs, checking may be pr< vented by coating the ends with some fatt or oily substance, mixed with brick dust. BfiT The pig is no exception to the nil ; that all domestic animals require salt. Th j few animals which are fed slops from tli house will get some salt in this kind of fee< ! but not enough, and they do better if a mi: j ture of salt and ashes is left where they ca eat as they wish. Many believe that lac of proper salting is one cause of hog choloi 1 where large droves are kept and given grai and water. When men are deprived < : salt, serious diseases result. In some respee the internal structure of human beings r< | sctnbles that of the pig." How to Make Wafki.es.?Waflles wit j maple syrup make a good supper dish t serve these evenings. Make the waffles li using two coflee cups of milk, one quart! I cup of melted butter, one quarter teaspooi ful of salt, the yolk of two eggs, Hour 1 make a batter, two heaping teaspoonfuls < baking powder mixed with flour. At tl last add the whites of the eggs beaten ver ! stiff. Cook immediately on a hot muflin ire I and serve hot. S&F It is said that if lamp chimneys, tun biers or other glass dishes are placed in eol water, with half a cup of table salt to eat quart of water, which is brought slowly to boil and boiled a half hour, then allowe to cool in the water, they will resist an sudden changes of temperature withoi cracking. 1Vc&~ There is nothing better for a cut tha powdered resin. Pound it until fine, an put it in an empty, clean pepper-box wit perforated top, then you can easily sift it 01 on the cut; put a soft cloth around the ii jured member, and wet it with cold watt 'once in a while. It will prevent inilamm; j tion and soreness. Wof' Let those whose horses are idle mo: of the time, tie them out in the shade aftt meal time, if it is not desirable to pastui .ithern. With the earth for a floor and tli pure air about them, they will be better o than in a study stable. BO?" Corns and bunions may be softene and cured by making a salve of lard an j soda and applying at night on retiring. ] , this is persevered in, they will soon disaj pear. gfcBf" If oats are to be fed out to stock on tli farm, it is adding to the expense to tli res i them. They make a better and more wlioh , some feed to run through a cutting box, whil there is little or no waste. fioT A great many kicking cows might li cured and more prevented by simply trin , tning the finger nails often enough to kee i them from cutting the teats of the cows. . | IWisccUiiucous ficMiwg. I .ATTLEBUROUUH JEWELRY. j ! A Lively MaHHHeliUNettH Industry and Kxport I Trade. 11 I lI "Attleborough jewelry." These two words, d like charity, cover a multitude of sins. Sins > not on the part of the manufacturers, hut 011 t- the part of those who sell the stufF at third r or fourth hand?fakirs, swindlers and pedis lers. r- Attleborough jewelry has heconic a synoe nyme for jewelry that is cheap and brassy, 1- and people who buy it and wear it and disit card it and abuse it do not know that but a 1- small proportion of the manufacturers in At1 tleborough make that kind; that as good 11 jewelry as is made anywhere in the world is 1 -t t ?11 4l.? 1 I maue men*. ./\iuuiig mi wo uuu uuimruu y odd jewelry firms in Attleborough, but four n make the kind of jewelry which usually ren tains the town's name. One of these makes ;s more than all the rest put together. It is o probably not stretching the fact to say that no jewelry firm in the world turns out the t- quantity?nothing said about quality?of i- goods made by this firm, s By boxes and barrels the product of the ). shop goes out. Jobbers buy gold chains by 11 the dozen or half-dozen; they buy chains ') from this firm by the gross. Girls who are is employed on gold chains measure them by h the foot. Diamonds and other precious e stones are manufactured to order here by n workmen who turn them out at the rate of g twenty or thirty a minute. A trip through one of these factories is a s small education in itself, says The Transcript, is Over one hundred employees were at work, d each at his or her place, and the jewelry g which would be extolled by some fakir as n "pure gold," was turned out by the gross, s The article most sold by some firms is a n collar-button known as the "Dazzler." It is fine gilt, and sells to jobbers at one dollar a a gross, net. In the West, when you buy a y laundried shirt, you will find one of these in it. Here in the East a bone button is comn monly used. This is not the cheapest collarl button made, by any means. Two other I- varieties are manulactured, one being sold lor 0 eighty-five cents a gross, and the other for s forty cents. All of these are sold thousands of gross at a time. The process of manue facture is not complicated. Thousands of dollars' worth of goods are n each year sent from some shops by way of 1 jobbers to Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, e Mexico, Canada and South America. y Even in Germany, a protected country, s some of these firms can undersell the firms - there. It is to South America that much of r the export goes, and for this trade, as well y as for the southern European countries, jewelry is put up in "sets," each set con" I taining three shirt studs, a pair of sleevea I buttons, and a collar-button. Each halfb I dozen is packed in a pasteboard box with tissue-paper, and they sell for al^out fifteen r dollars a gross, net. The wearer probably d pays about one dollar and fifty cents a set, d a very fair profit beiDg used up somewhere, e There is no demand for these sets in the t United States. n Quantity and not quality, is what the it Southern negroes want, and the more flashy h and showy the jewelry is the better they r like it. The manufacturers have observed r that the poorer and more ignorant a people r is the more if is devoted to jewelry. Opera neck chains, over a yard long, are sold to thousands of negresses. They are elect ro', plated, and would blacken a white woman's h neck. With the colored men the bigger a - chain is the better they like it, and a chain is y made for their especial use that has links i- three-quarters of an inch long. A good-sized >f dog couldn't break it. e But it is in chains that some firms do surt prising work. Machinery has triumphed in e this line, and several machines over in one i- corner of the shop do more work than fifteen \ girls could do before they were in use. The i- process of making the chain does not seem to a require special skill. A girl starts a roll of g brass wire feeding into the machine, and e watches it. At the other end of the mai chinery a curb chain, large as may be dee sired, flows endlessly and coils upon the e floor. Each machine will make about fifty y pounds, or about thirty yards a day. One s girl used to make about twenty feet a day, - and get eight cents an hour. In the coloring e room, after being cut into lengths, the chain -J n.dfl n tlim \tc.y*\t Iviii riAnfinrr r\ P rrnl /I Kara J. jgcio a HIIIJ, VV4J tiJUJj tuauu^ ui ^uiUj uaio a and swivels are attached, and they are ready h to be packed. A brass drummer, going - through the shop, looked at one of the fine ished chains the other day, and said, "I i- don't suppose, you get more than ten cents e apiece for those chains." "No, I guess we t don't," said the foreman; "we sell them for - one dollar and fifty cents a gross." >f Machinery has done much to lower the !. cost of cuff and collar-buttons. A good >f workman used to be able to make six hunh dred "shoes"?a shoe is the back part of a r, collar-button?in two hours. Now a mas ! chine turns them out at the rate of twelve y i hundred a minute. On the lower floor the n j glass work is done. When the glass has i-1 reached just the required heat the end goes under a press, a treadle is pushed, a pattern comes down, and a diamond or ruby or n sapphire or other gem drops into a box. It is requires skill to know how to do it, but it looks easy, if uncomfortable, and beautiful i- jewels which will go into cuff-buttons that e will retail for seventy-five cents to one dollar : a pair, are made while you wait, e | The expense of even this kind of jewelry is not light, for every design has to have :e new "tools" to go into the machines that it make it, and each set of tools will average e over fifty dollars in cost. Some firms carry i about two thousand designs in stock, and d : about seven hundred of them are new each ! year, an equal number of the .old ones being d ' discarded. The life of a pattern is less than 1- three years. y | Within a year or two alumnium has come ! to be used considerably, but brass is king, and king he will remain. At one factory y 150 tons of that metal a year changes to j "solid gold" or bcJ-X "rolled plate jewelry." ! No cheap rings are manufactured in Attle|c borough or North Attleborough. They used ie i to be made there, but are now confined to ,e i Providence. ]) If he who wrote, "Oh, Liberty, what crimes c. - are committed in thy name !" had lived in i)1 Altleborough, he would have substituted k "jewelry" for "liberty." a ? n TEXAS AS HELL, jf | The following doggerel, which is clipped ia | from a Northern journal, says the Austin 2-j (Texas) Statesman, is about the hottest I "roast" southwest Texas has ever received, j It is said to have been written by a soldier h j once stationed on the Texas frontier. We :o | reproduce it u.s sin illustration of how a "snow y slioveler" pines and frets in Paradise itself, jr I when yanked from his native iceberg and dei-j nied the pleasure of toying with the festive 0 1 blizzard, or chopping his matutinal cocktail of out with a hatchet. Ie The devil in hell we're told was chained, y i And a thousand years he there remained ; m ; He neither conmiained, nor did he groan, j Hut determined to start a hell of his own I Where he could torment the souls of men ; Without hoing chained in a prison cell, i- [ So he asked the Lord if he had on hand (j I Anything left when he made the land ? . The Lord said, "Yes, I had plenty on hand " Hut I left it down on the Kio Grande, a The fact is, old boy, the stuff is poor, ,t] I don't think you can use it in hell any more." Hut the devil went down to look at the tru*k, J And he said if it came as a gilt he was stuck; it1 For after examining it carefully and well, ! He concluded the place was too dry for u hell, j So in order to get it off his hand | The Lord promised the devil to water the land ; n | For he had some water or rather some dregs, d A regular cathartic and smelled like had eggs, j. Hence the trade was closed, the deed was given, And the Lord went hack to his home in heaven, j And the devil then said, "Iveall that is needed l-! To make a good hell," and hence he succeded. >r He began to put thorns on all the trees, ' j And mixed up the sand with millions of fleas. l" j lie scattered tarantulas along all the roads, . Put thorns on the cactus, and horns on the toads. ' He lengthened the horns of the Texas steers, And put an addition on the rabbit's ears. ^ j lie put a little devil in the broncho steed, ?r | And poisoned the feet of the centipede. 'e ( The rattlesnake bites you, the scorpion stings, ie j The mosquito delights you with his buzzing fr wings. > The sandburrs prevail and so do the ants, j And those who sit down need half soles on their pants. (1 The devil then said that throughout the land, 1 He'd manage to keep up the devil's own brand, ' i And all would be "mavericks" unless they bore, H| Marks of scratches and bites and thorns by the v! score, j The heat in the summer is a hundred and ten, i Too hot for the devil and too hot for men. j The wild boar roams through the black ie chaparral, jj 'Tis a hell of a plaeo he has for a hell. e Faithfulnkss to Empi.oykks.?There is j no greater mistake a young man can commit j than that of being indifferent to the interests ?e | of his employer. It must be admitted that l- there are circumstances under which it would p ' seem almost impossible to feel an interest in j an employer's business; but, for all that, it is worth a trial. Be faithful in small things, j be attentive to your duties, shirk no employI ment that is not dishonorable, feel your employer is fairly entitled to every minute of time which you have agreed to give him for j a stipulated remuneration. The wages may j be small, too small; but if you have eon! tracted to work for a dollar a week, when i your work is worth ten, stick to your bargain iike a man until your term of service has expired. It may seem very hard, but it will instill the great principle of being true to I your word. TUB BOYS THAT ARE WANTED. "Distance lends enchantment," and the city looks well from the farm. Perhaps you do not see the thorns and thistles, but they grow in the city. Home discipline may be l.nt.U /-> linnv lint ill it nrn tlm nrnrmc nf nil successes. Parents midway in the temple of life, certainly must know more than those standing on the threshold. It is always safe to listen to the voices of wisdom and affection. You may not he permitted to control all things at home, but please remember before seeking the larger liberty of the city, that you control nothing here. You may wear store clothes, but you must be the servant of all. Liberty and ease are the fruits of toil. The boy who knows more than his parents and teachers, goes to the wall in the city. Success depends upon industry, obedience, economy and purity. Brown hands, clean tongues and pure hearts are in great demand in the city. A country loafer becomes a city loafer, and neither city nor country crowns loafers. The earthquake . ever breaks the ground so as to leave the gold at their feet. Boys whose noble and manly lives are the guiding impulse of the pastor's hand when writing letters of commendation, receive the most cordial welcome from merchants here. There is a famine of boys who feel that God is watching them, and who are true to their employers because of the loyalty to their heavenly Master.* The demand for such is always greater than the supply. In the clay you must begin way down, but smilingly submit to the inevitable, and make each day tell how much, and not how little good work you can do, and you will be in the line of promotion. Never desire to coin a dollar except around the golden rule. You may not accumulate as rapidly and still love your neighbor as yourself, but the smile of God will be upon every dollar. If you are a country hoy you will not have so many temptations, perhaps, but every one of "our boys" will find honesty to be the best policy at all times and in all places.?Christian at Work. They Will Serve out Their Terms.? Republican postmasters will serve out their full terms of four years, says a Washington special to The State, of last Wednesday. The question was brought to a head by Congressman Springer, who put this question to Postmaster General Bissell: "Suppose that a postmaster appointed by Mr. Harrison three years ago had died, and a Republican successor was appointed, will this man be allowed to serve four years dating from the orignal commission, or will he be allowed four years dating from the issue of his own commission ?" "He will be allowed," said Mr. Bissell, "to serve out the four years of his own." "That is the ultimatum?" "It's the rule," said Mr. Bissell. "It's cheerful," said Mr. Springer. "There are a number of such instances iu South Carolina," said one of our congressmen today, in discussing the point, "and, according to this latest rule, each one of these postmasters will serve out his term." Making Postage Stamps.?The mode of printing postage stamps is slow and tedious. The design is engraved on steel and plates are made for 200 stamps. This number forms a sheet, and no larger number is ever printed at one impression. The colored inks are now placed on the plates and a hand press completes the process. The gum,' a preparation of powdered vegetables and water, is put on the sheets, and steam is used until thoroughly dry. The sheets are cut into halves, 100 stamps each, by hand, and the paper between the stamps is perforated in the same manner. The stamps are packed ready for sale. The sheets are counted after each step of completion, and should one stamp on a sheet be mutilated or imperfect, the whole 200 are destroyed. It was found that there was more destruction of stamps when machinery was used than when the work was done by hand. Five nunarea inous&uu suuujjs wciu sumcumco destroyed in a week. Give the Boys a Chance.?Father, give your son a patch of an acre or two this year for his own, and let him exercise hisjudgment in preparing the land and planting the crop. If lie wishes to try a different plan of working his crop from what you have always pursued, let him do it. Encourage him to think for himself. He will take a deeper interest in farming, and see new beauty in farm life. A boy who works'always by orders, and is never given an opportunity for the exercise of his own judgment, becomes a mere tool, as it were, and never develops a capacity for any business. Make him realize that he has a mind, and tell him that you expect something of him: and there no better way of doing this than by giving him a patch of his own, to be worked by him, the proceeds to be enjoyed by him. You will lose nothing by it in a financial point of view, and you will develop your boy into a thoughtful, industrious man and farmer. Keep it to Yourself.?You have trouble, your feelings are injured, your husband is unkind, your wife frets, your home is not I pleasant, your friends do not treat you fairly, and things in general do not move pleas| antly. Well, what of it? Keep it to your| self. A smouldering fire can be found and | extinguished ; but when the coals are scattered, who can pick them up? Bury your sorrow. The place for sad and distrusting : things is under the ground. A cut finger is never benefitted by pulling off the plaster and exposing it to somebody's eye. Tie it up and let it alone. Charity covers a multitude of sins. Tilings thus covered are often covered without a scar, but once published to meddling friends, there is no end to the trouble they may cause. Keep it to yourj self. Troubles arc transient, and when a j sorrow is healed, what a comfort it is to say : . "No one knew it until the trouble was over." Precision in Business Matters.?How many misunderstandings arise from the loose way in which business matters are talked over, and then when each party puts his own construction on the conversation, the i matter is dismissed by each with the words, | "all right, all right." Frequently it turns I out all wrong, and becomes a question for , lawyers and the courts. More than tliree, fourths of the litigation of the country would . be saved, if people would put down their agreements in writing and sign their names i to them. Each word in our language has its own particular meaning, and memory may, by the change of its position in a sentence, convey an entirely different idea from that intended. When once reduced to writing, ideas ure fixed, and expensive lawsuits are avoided. fi?" Miss Ida Hewitt, the only female loeoj motive engineer in the world, will run the j first train over the grounds on the opening day of the World's Fair. She is now rcguj larly employed on the Cairo and Little Kanawha railroad, of which her father is principal owner. Jt?8t i B i &AKIN15 ! POWDER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all ; In leavening strength.?Iditest U. K. Government ' Food Report. Roy At. Baking Powder Co., 100 Wall St., N. V. ; DC) YOU WANT A GOOD HO HSU f FOlt sale, a good BUGGY ANI) SADDLE! HORSE:. Apply to L. M. GRIST. FOB THE SUMMER CAMPAIGN. WE want our friends, the club makers, to continue to work for The Enquirer during the spring, summer and early fall of this year, and in order to make it worth their while to do so, we have decided to make them liberal offers, and we do it with the assurance that they will be received with enthusiasm. We will offer one LEADING PREMIUM, besides several smaller ones, which will be awarded i-1- - _1..L 1 i. IU LUC ClllU-IUUKClS W11U 11IU) 1 CI 111 11 and pay for the clubs of yearly subscribers between APRIL 5, 1893, AND TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1893, at 3 o'clock p. 111., as stated below. We have for a number of years been in the habit of using Buggies as premiums, and experience has taught us that such a premium meets with general approval. At first we offered Cincinnati Buggies, worth about $55, but found that while they were all that was claimed for them, they were not of a grade that fully met the requirements of this section, and our two last offers in Buggies have been the product of our own "Carolina Buggy Company," which is acknowledged to be a leader in the manufacture of high grade vehicles. These buggies met with the endorsement of our friends. They knew that the winner of the buggy would get something of which any man might well be proud. Fully realizing the standing and reputation of the "Carolina," we have arranged to offer one of the Company's best $90.00 Open Buggies as a premium to the club maker who returns and pays for the largest number of subscribers between the dates named above. ' . Last year we offered one premium for the summer campaign, but this year we propose to give everybody a chance. We will award a S watch | ?either Elgin or Waltham movement?in an open face coin silver case, to every club maker who may return and pay for SIXTY or more yearly subscribers between the dates fixed for the opening and closing of the contest. For every club of FORTY or more, and less than sixty, we will give one 7 jewel Elgin watch in an open face dust proof silver case, worth $13. For every club of THIRTY, and less than forty yearly subscribers, we will award one New York Standard watch in a dust proof open face coin silver case, worth $10. For every club of TWENTY and less than thirty subscribers, we will award one New York Standard watch in an open face nickle case, worth $7. For every club of TEN we will send The Enquirer for one year as compensation. For every club of FIVE and less than ten, we will give one twenty-four hour nickle alarm clock, valued at $1 -75I11 case a club maker who may return 60, 40, 30, 20, 10, or 5 names should win the buggy, said club maker will not be entitled to any other premium. CONDITIONS. In this contest OLD and NEW subscribers count the same, but the name of no subscriber now on our list, whose subscription expires after October 24, 1893, can be entered on any club maker's list to be counted in competition for any of the premiums offered under this proposition. W r 11 J.1. _ _1 1 lie lOlIOWing are tue Ltas&cs mat will count: 1. Those who have never been subscribers. 2. Those who have at any time in the past been subscribers, but whose names are not now on our list. 3. Those whose names are now on our list, but whose subscripi tions expire before October 24, 11893. | The regular club price of $1.75 must i be paid for all yearly subscribers, j In this contest, TWO six months' j subscriptions at $1.00 each will be considered the equivalent of one year! ly subscriber at $1.75, and so counted. The propositions contained in the j above are open to everybody and any ! one who works will be well repaid for I all the labor expended. The buggy is absolutely sure to go, whether the largest club is 5 or 100. If you want it, go to work today. Any further information that may | be desired will be furnished on ap-. | plication. L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. 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( jnjeRKATIONAL) | i ! c^-nonot b.ivri,eai?i.i.oio.\ nimnwAnv / ( J Kraphli' reprint:) of undent \lMvlHJNnitl / J | edition!). / t J i tff* Send for free nrosiM'ctus. \ / j. May 3 18 Ulw j COFFIN'S, CASKETS AM) ROBES* I7HNEST STOCK, prompt attention, quality to . suit purchaser, terms easy. The conveni! ence and advantage of HOMES is too wellj known to mention. \V. H. MOORE A CO. JT-ff Call at place of business or residence of; \V. R. Moore. J UNDERTAKING. I AM handling a first class lino of COFFINS AND CASKETS which I will sell at the very j j lowest prices. Personal attention at all hours, j I am prepared to repair all kinds of Furniture { | at reasonable prices. J. ED JEFFREYS. W. >VAI)I)Y THOMSON, ATTORNEY AT I.AAV, Yorkville, S. C. PRACTICES in all State and Federal Courts. Prompt attention to all business. | September 14 37 tf for infants and Children. " Castoria is so well adapted to children that CaHtoria cures Colic, Constipation, 1 recommend it as suj>erlortoany prescription Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Kructation, Known to me." II. A. Archer, >L D., Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes <li111 So. Oxford St., Urooklyn, S, Y. gest ion, Without injurious medication. Jgg "Tho u:;o of 'C'astoria is so universal and "For several years I have recommended its merits so well known that it seems a work your ' Castoria,' and shall always continue to ' < f sujx'rerogfttion to endorse it. Few are the do so as it has invariably produced beneficial intelligent families who do not keep Castoria results." . v.ithlu easy reach." En win F. Pardee, M. I)., Carlos Martyr, I). D., 125th Street and 7tli Ave., New York City. New York City. The Centavr Company, 77 Murray Street, New York Citt. I SflOS^NLY. I HAVE been handling agricultural Machinery and Implements for the past four years, and never since I have been in the business, have I sold any implement or machinery of anykind to anybody that did not give perfect satisfaction, and which the purchasers do not say are time and money-savers. No farmer will say that I have induced him to buy something that did not . enable him to plant, sow, cultivate or gnther his crops at less expense as to time ?nd labor than ever before, and that there is no comparison as to the character of work done. I am proud of this record, and perhaps some of my friends would like to know how it has been made. I For their information I will say that it has been accomplished by NOT SELLING liXPERI- I MEXTS. I have made it a rule never to handle any machine or implement unless it was recog- J nizcd as a complete success and was entirely adapted to the needs of tnis section. The following is 1 a list of my specialties: THE BUCKEYE BANNER BINDER Is without doubt one of the greatest achievements of the nineteeth century. It does its work per- J fectly and can be handled with ease by TWO medium sized horses or mules. It is specially adapted to the needs of this section. It will cut and bind TWENTY acres in a day. Every* machine is warranted to give perfect satisfaction. Full information will be furnished on application. THE NEW BUCKEYE MOWER , Is the KING OF GRASS GUTTERS. It is the strongest, the least complicated and lightest running Mower on the market and outsells them all. It is the favorite because it can stand more rough usago than any otl>or Mower on the market, and because it will cut grass, clover, pea vines or weeds clean and smooth, and with ease where others choke and fail to work. The NEW BUCKEYE MOWER IS ABSOULUTKLY THE BEST MOWER in the world, and the farmer * who tries to get along without one is out sight behind the procession. Send for catalogue. THE DOLLAR MOWER GRINDER. Last season I introduced the DOLLAR MOWER GRINDER. I sold all the manufacturers were able to furnish me, and was forced to decline many orders on account of inability to get the grinders. Every purchaser was delighted with it. By using it a mower or reaper blade may be sharpened in a very few minutes by one man, and the teeth left exactly in the same shape as when new. I expect to make an order for a lot in about ton days, and if YOU have a mower or reaper you need one. It will pay for itself in ONE DAY. Write me postal and I'll have one put in tor you. Price $1.00, cash. Can furnish extra stones at 40 cents each. * CARDWELL'S THRESHER. I have recently been appointed agent for CARDWELL'S THRESHER AND CLEANER. It is too well known in this section to need any words of commendation at my hands. I will be * ' ?' 1 -- i! ?-i~ ?ntn tn anv whii cnntpinnlnte buying. 1 pieaseo 10 mrmsii ic?iiiiiuiiiui?, pucca, wuua, ...... , _ ? PRATT COTTON GINS Are the recognized lenders. (Jinners of long experience with them and other gins, say they will i get more and a better quality of lint out of a 100 pounds of seed cotton than any gin on the market. ?. They are used by such men as Messrs. Curtis M. Parrott, W. S. Wilkerson and Geo. L. Riddle. Either of these gentlemen can tell why the Pratt Gin is the best. I have recently been appointed agent for the Daniel Pratt Gin Company and am prepared to give bottom prices and liberal terms. ABOUT HARROWS. . I hope some day to know of a Corbin Disk Harrow being on every farm, not only in York county, but in the South. They would save and make our people thousands of dollars every year. They would revolutionize our system of tanning. I don't think there is a farmer in the county who owns one that would be willing to sell out unless he was absolutely certain that he could get another. The outlook is that I shall have to advance the price within (50 days. You should buy without a moment's delay. They are not likely to get cheaper. The signs point the other way. If you need a smoothing harrow, and you do if you havent already got one, you should buy an EVANS STEEL FRAME LEVER HARROW. They are the best tooth Harrowson the market. They give satisfaction every time. If you want a cultivating and smoothing harrow the EVANS WESTERN TRIPPLE IIARROW is the one to buy It has round teetn. Its most valuable features and striking points arc fully covered by letters of patent, and are used exclusively by its manufacturers. It will pay you to have one to run over your cotton and corn. You will nna the Harrow to be a money maker. Send for illustrated circulars. SAM M. GRIST, Yorkville, S C. The Best Bargain ever Offered in Sewing Machines. A $55.00 SEWING J MACHINE FOR $22.50, 1 INCLUDING ONE YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE ENQUIRER. < | THE "PEERLESS" Is the Name of a Strictly High Grade Sewing Machine that we are J Now Prepared to Offer to all Who Want a First-Class ^ Machine with all Modern Improvements at Unheard of ? Low Prices. Its Mechanism is Superb, the Design " Graceful, and the Finish all that Could be Desired. It is Light Running and Noiseless. I ALL of the DESIRABLE features contained in other well-known modern style machines are to be i .hll found in the PEERLESS, improved and simplified thn host nirwhnnicjil tjilent until it standx. as the 4 name implies, the peer of any machine in the mar- j A All wearing parts are of the best quality of casethe turning of a screw, alMosf motion, caused by wear, can be taken up. All parts are litted so aecurately that these machines are ;es nearly noiseless and as easy running as tine adjustment and the best J mechanical skill is ]>ossible to produce. No expense I IK |By or time is spared to make them perfect, as every \ L ISn machine passes a rigid inspection by competent men before leaving the factory. It has no cogs. The Balance-Wheel and many of the tine parts are nickle plated, with other parts finely enameled WWiiEliilar yl^MKWP'' and ornamented, giving it a rich appearance. Mill /1 ' Every Machine is furnished with an Improved \ Automatic Bobbin Winder, which is so simple that {jflffljiffr'g V * ^ a child can easily operate it?winding the thread ffk ABBw ment renders possible liperfeet control of the Shuttle M ff ? Tension, and all annoyance resulting from shuttle I 11 S "W thread breaking, while the machine is in motion, 8 Ij which is common to many machines, is entirely ob- ^ L \ is so'siinpie thid with two motions of'the hand, ^ j backward and forward, the shuttle is threaded. r V '1' v'rv - / The Woodwork is the best that can be procured, J '*?f either Antique oak or Black Walnut, as the pur- I chaser may prefer. The PEERLESS is so simple that any one can easily operate it in a few minutes' time, as the Instruction Book which is sent with each Machine is profusely illustrated, and answers the purpose of a competent teacher. It shows how to do all kinds of fancy work with attachments A Complete Set of Latest Improved Attachments. / ^ Each PEERESS Machine is furnished with a complete set of Johnson's celebrated steel nickle I plated Attachments in a velvet lined case. Following is the outfit: 1 Tucker, 1 Ruftier, with \ shirring plate, 1 HennnerSet (4 widths) and Binder, 1 Braider (Foot and Slide), 1 Thread Cutter, i 1 Ileminer and Feller (one piece), 10 Needles, (> Bobbins, 1 Wrench, 1 Screw Driver, Oil Can filled . j with Oil, Cloth Gauge and Thumb Screw. * 1 no NOT ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE MISLFO Into paving the prevailing high prices charged by agents and peddlers under the old system, and which lias been entirely abolished in the sile of the PEERLESS by our plan, and the machine is , thus furnished to the people at a slight advance over the manufacturers' price, thus relieving the purchaser from contributing toward paying the salaries and expenses of traveling men and agents. Every PEERLESS machine is guaranteed to be as represented and to give entire satisfaction, or money will be refunded. A registered Certificate of Warranty is furnishetl bv themanufacturers agreeing therein to furnish any parts that may prove defective M 11IIIN 1EN ^ EARS, free of I charge (except Needles, Bobbins and Shuttles), so great is their confidence in the excellence of the 1 Price^inehiding one vear's subscription to THE YORK VII,EE ENQUIRER, $22.50. Our price?$22.50?is for the Machine well crated, and delivered 011 board the cars in Chicago, with all attachments and accessories. The Machine will be shipped direct to the purchaser, and the freight will be paid by the person who receives the Machine. The manufacturers write us that " the freight to any point in this section will average about $1.50. Give name of freight station if different from post office address. Every order must be accompanied by the cash. Send money by Post Office Money Order, Registered Letter or New York exchange. Don't send postage stamns for any amount exceeding 50 cents. ^ - OR 1ST, Yorkville, S. t\March 0 10 tf IRON ROOFING COMPANY, Manufactures all kinds of IRON ORE PAINT ,roxr<","!<: MBBk mm, anil l'ricr I.isi Nc. 7.1. THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF IRON ROOFING IN THE WORM). ^d~Orders received by L. M. GRIST. I < i