Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 06, 1895, Image 4
tumorous Jrpartmfnt.
Fully Qualified.?Harper's Magazine
published, more than 25 years
ago, an amusing story of the ineffectual
efforts made by a young man to
escape from serving on a jury :
When I was a young man, I spent
several years at the South, residing
for a while at Port Hudson, on the
Mississippi river. A great deal of litigation
was going on there, and it was
not always easy to obtain jurymen.
One day I was summoned to act in
that capacity, and repaired to the
court to get excused.
On my name being called, I informed
the judge that I was not a freehold
er, and therefore not qualified to
serve.
"Where do you reside?" inquired
the judge.
"I am stoppiug for the time being at
Port Hudson."
"You board at the hotel, I pre- ;
sume?"
"I take my meals there; but have
rooms in another part of the town."
"So you keep bachelor's hall ?"
"Yes, sir."
"How long have you lived in that
manuer?"
"About six months."
"I think you are qualified," gravely
remarked the judge. "I have never ,
known a man to keep bachelor's hall
for the length of time you have without
having dirt enough in his room to
make him a freeholder! The court
does not excuse you."
More Than He Asked For.? ,
"Good-moruing, sir; I called to see if I
could get your certificate for them (
cornplasters you bought of my agent ,
the other day."
"Why, sir, I do not understand you."
"Merely a certificate, sir, fur benefits
derived from my corn-plasters."
"Oh?ah?yes. I understand, cer- 1
i" nr\A ctntocman
L ii 1111 \ , UCIbUllJlj i auu vuv
wrote:
"To whom it may concern : This is 1
to certify that if I live long enough I 1
shall be 1,000 years old next July. 1
For 175 years, more or less, I have been !
an invalid, unable to move except by a 1
lever. Day before yesterday I bought
a box of Bluff kin's corn-plasters. Siuce '
theu can run 20 miles an hour. Any !
man who believes this and wishes fur- '
ther recommendations, will gladly be '
supplied with like information if this 1
corn-doctor lives to get out of my
office." f
The man of corn-plasters took it in <
silence, and departed. <
A Divided Jury.?A man was ou 1
trial in Lake county, recently, on a
charge of grand larceny. He was ac- <
cused of stealing a hog. An old rancher, 1
whose interest in the case was due to *
the fact that he owned a big drove of <
bogs, listened attentively to the em- '
panelling of the jury, and then left the
court-room with an undisguised dis- ]
gust. I
"What's the matter, Sam ?" inquired ]
an attorney. i
"That jury's goin' to disagree," he i
omrvKotinollu j
ucviai tvij vuj|/uuvtvM*<j t
"What makes you think so?"
"Think ? I don't think nothing about ?
it. I know it." ?
"Well, then, how do you know it?" <
"Well, they've got six hog men that <
raise hogs, and four men that I knows j
has stole hogs on that jury, an' nobody
ever know'd a hog raiser and a hog |
thief as would agree on a hog case." ,
He Used Vigorous Language.? <
During the Chileau war, Americans ?
were very badly treated, and "Fight- j
ing Bob" Evans did not like it. All
classes down there use tremendous j
t quantities of garlic, aud the result is j
unpleasant, for your nose is offended j
constantly, even in the street. One |
night a boat was sent ashore from Cap- ,
tain Evans's ship, and, believing it ,
safe, the sailors who had acted as oars- |
men left it on the beach for a few minutes
while they went to slake their ,
thirst. Upon their returu they discovered
that a party of Chileans had !
loaded it with stones. "Fighting Boh" |
was fighting mad when he heard of it ]
the next,day, aud was asked what he
was going to do about it. "Do about J
it?" returned the sailor; "why, I'm
going to turn my men iuto traveling arsenals,
and if the thing ever happens j
again, or if our flag is again insulted,
I'll make hell smell of garlic!"
? <
Why Two Ears.?It was a saving !
of a wise man that we have one mouth j
and two ears in order that we may
listen twice as much as we speak.
A teacher ouce quoted this remark
to her pupils, according to the Philadelphia
Times, aud not long afterward, 1
to see how well her instructions were !
remembered, she asked:
"Why is it that we have two ears j
and only one mouth, Frances?"
Frances had forgotten the philoso- 1
pher's explanation ; but she thought
the question not a very bard one.
"Because," she said, "we should not 1
have room enough on our face for two .
mouths, and we should look to crooked
if we had ouly one ear."
"No, no," said the teacher, "that is '
not the reason. You know, don't you,
Rosy ?"
"Yes, ma'm," answered Rosy. "So
that what we hear may go in at one i
ear and out the other."
BKP " >? llliaill, MIC snm, ^cuuv^auu
yet in accents of reproof, "you reraem- 1
ber that I gave you several letters to
mail last week, don't you?" "Y-yes; '
I remember it." "But this is the 1
first time that you have remembered
it since I gave them to you, isn't i
it?" "I?I must confess that it is. i
But, how do you know?" "Oh, I ]
put a postal card addressed to my- '
self among the lot, and it hasn't reached
me. It only cost a cent, and I find
that it is a very effective way of keep- i
ing check on the rest of my mail.
Now, dear, if you will hand me the letters,
I'll run out and post them myself."
Wayside (featherings.
tiST A laugh is worth 100 groans on
any market.
8*2?" Hear one side, and you will be
in the dark ; hear both sides, and all
will be clear.
86T The ancients tell us what is best;
but we must learn of the moderns
what is fittest.
86T" There is no middle course. The
command is ''Do right !" To fail to
do it is to do wrong.
8?" Indications are that the proposition
to retire greenbacks will precipitate
a hot and time killing fight in con
WW ,
gress.
Don't get excited and talk loud.
Generally speaking, the person who
raises his voice has a voice that is not
worth raising.
It does not take very sharp eyes
to find fault anywhere, except in ourselves.
Few people can turn their
eyes inward.
88T "Take away woman," shouted
the orator, "and what would follow ?"
"We would," said a man at the back
of the audience, promptly.
86T* The time to warn us is before we
have made our mistakes and committed
our sius. The time to teach us how to
harvest is before we have sown our
3eed.
On many farms the weather
wears out more tools than use, and
wastes more food than all the stock
stock ou the place. Protect your tools,
your crops and your stock.
6ST" The magnitude of American missionary
interests is showu by the fact
that a single.denomination?the Methodists?has
just appropriated over
SI,000,000 for foreign missions.
Learning is not education. Half
of all t he fools in the world are "educated."
Learning gives the means of
acauirinir that which, correctly used,
enlightens the mind.
fiST" The only people who make no
mistakes are dead people. I saw a
man last week who had not made a
mistake for 4,000 years. He was in
!.he Egyptian department of the British
museum.
fiSy Robert Collyer defined the oyster
plant as a vegetable that is always
ttoing to taste like an oyster, but nevsr
quite does it. Its promise is excellent
; but its performance unsatisfactory.
fifiy Apples are nutritious, medicinal,
md vitalizing; they aid digestion,
;lear the voice, and correct the acidity
>f the stomach. An apple contains as
much nutriment as a potato in a pleasinter
and more wholesome form.
#ay Paris women, who wear bloomers
jr knickerbockers when ridiug bicycles,
will be disqualified from receiving the
sacraments of the church, according to
;he instructions issued to the clergy by
:he cardinal archbishop of Paris,
adjudge?What is the use of appointing
a receiver for this corporation
? There is nothing left to receive.
Lawyer?Your honor, I will show by
numerous cases that it is not customiry
to appoint a receiver while there
s anything left to receive.
86?" "Do you have any friends in
school of your own size, Johnny?"
'Yes; they're the only kind I've got."
'Why, how is that?" "I've licked all
5f 'em littler'n me, and been licked by
ill of 'em that's bigger."
8ST "When did we receive this
poem ?" asked the great magazine editjr,
as he shook the dust from a faded
manuscript. "It was during the war
jf 1812," replied his aged assistant.
'Well, return it at once. There is no
aeed to keep the author in suspense !"
gfiT In various ways the circus of the
present day differs from that of the
past; but the ring remains unchanged ;
it is always 42 feet 9 inches in diameter.
Go where you will, search the
world from end to end, and never a
circus will you find without a ring 42
feet 9 inches in diameter.
ttSf "Come around next Saturday
week, Hawkins. My wife and I are
^oing to celebrate our silver wedding."
'Silver wedding? Why, you haven't
neen married more than 12 years." "I
know it; but silver has depreciated.
It's only now 12 where it used to be
to be 25."
A droll fellow fished a rich old
gentleman out of a millpond, aud refused
the offer of 25 cents from the
rescued miser. "Oh, that's too much !"
?xclaimed he, " 'tain't worth it!" and
he handed back 21 cents, saying calmly
as he pocketed 4 cents, "That's
About right."
tA good mother was heariug her
little child repeat the Lord's prayer
the other night. As the child hesitated
a bit over the expression, "Forgive
us our trespasses," she interrupted
long enough to ask, "Do you understand,
dear, what'trespass' meaus?"
'Oh, yes," replied the little one, "it
means -keep off the grass!" '
We?f~ Roger Bacon was the first to
suggest the use of spectacles. When
they came into use in Italy, about the
year 1285, on the recommendation of
Alessaudro di Spina, a monk of I'isa,
women were forbidden to wear them,
because it was thought such facial ornamentations
would make them vain.
Efei?" In France cvclists are taxed at
10 francs a head, and in Belgium the
same imposition is accepted by the
wheelmen without opposition ; indeed,
any objection upon the part of those
who use the roads as largely as cyclists
do would be ridiculous. In Eugland
the cyclists are prepared to pay a tax,
but consider that five shillings per machine
is quite high enough,
flfctr The tabernacle at .Salt Lake City,
the capital of Utah, is, in respect to its
acoustic properties, the most remarkaplace
of worship in the world. It is
constructed so as to hold 25,000 people,
yet it is possible for a person standing
at one end to distinctly hear the
souud of a pin dropped into a hat at
the other, a test of its curious power to
convey sound is offered to every stranger
who is shown over the building.
Jor the ftomc Circle.
IMPORTANT RILES OF CONDUCT.
Never exaggerate.
Never betray a confidence.
Never wantonly frighten others.
Never leave home with unkind
words.
Never laugh at the misfortune of
others.
Never give a promise that you will
not fulfill.
Never send a present, hoping for
one in return.
Never speak much of your own performances.
Never fail to be punctual at the time
appointed.
Never make yourself the hero of
your own story.
Never pick the teeth or clean the
nails in company.
Never fail to give a polite answer to :
a civil question.
Never present a gift, saying that it
is of no use to yourself.
Never read letters which you may
find addressed to others. ,
Never fail, if a gentleman, of being
civil and polite to ladies.
Never call attention to the features
or form of any one present.
Never refer to a gift you have made
or a favor you have rendered.
Never associate with bad company.
Have good company, or none.
Never look over the shoulder of another
who is reading or writing.
Never appear to notice a scar, deformity,
or defect of any one present.
Never punish your child for a falut ,
to which you are addicted yourself. ,
Never answer questions, in general
company, that have been put to
others.
Never, wheu traveling abroad, be j
over boastful in praise of your own 1
country. (
Never call a new acquaintance by
the Christian name unless required to
do so. i
IMever attempt to nraw me aiieimuu j
of the company constantly upon your- ,
self.
Never exhibit anger, impatience or
excitement when* au accident happens.
Never pass between two persons
who are talking together, without an
apology.
Never enter a room noisily; never
fail to close the door after you, and
never slam it.
Never forget that if you are faithful
in a few things; you may be ruler over
many.
Never exhibit too great familiarity
with the new acquaintance; you may
give offense.
Never will a gentleman allude to conquests
which he may have made with
ladies.
Never fail to offer the easiest aud
best seat in the room to an invalid, an
elderly person or a lady.
Never enter a room filled with people
without a slight bow to the general
company when first entering.
Never cross the leg or put out one
foot in the street car, or places where
it will trouble others when passing
by.
Never fail to say kind and encouragiug
words to those whom you meet in
distress. Your kindness may lift them
out of despair.
Never, when walking arm in arm \
with a lady, be continually changing
and going to the other side, because of
change of corners. It shows too much
attention to form.
THE OBSTACLES AS OPPORTUNITY.
Some people always lose heart when
they come to an obstacle. They turn
squarely around and say "O well, that
puts an end to this scheme. It does
seem a pity that I can't take hold of
anything without beiug balked !" The
trouble is that most persons do not understand
the true nature of an obstacle.
They look upou it as something final,
immovable, insurmountable. They
seem to cousider that it is something
intended by a frowning Providence to
put a slop to the particular thing which
they are doiug. Now this is something
quite contrary to the true purpose
and economy of obstacles. They are
not intended to discourage, but to
increase, energy.
Take a stream of water, for example.
That stream understands the nature
and purpose of an obstacle. It is something
to pile up and amass and concentrate
energy. It is something to climb
upon aud dash over with ten times
augmented force. The same thing is
true of obstacles in in the human pathway
; yet how many people areas wise
us the stream to understand it?
Instead of regarding the obstacle as
a discouragement aud a sign that we
are working in the wrong direction, we
ought to look upon it as a providential i
opportunity?au opportunity to test i
and to augment strength of purpose; t
an opportunity to rise to the level of t
higher power; an opportunity to gath- (
er new resource and expand to wider (
channels of usefulness. i
How often has the obstacle attacked i
and surmounted, broadened a mau's (
outlook upou what it is possible for him
to do! How many great and good en- t
terprises have been widened and deep- s
ened in scope aud power by being for t
the time obstructed .and delayed! <
Wonderful is the relative power of the \
obstacle?its power to open men's eyes 1
to the real possibilities of what they (
have undertaken. Wonderful is the r
inspiring power of the obstacle?its ?
power to expaud vision and spur euer- ?
gy. Most wonderful of all is the dy- i
naraic and stengthening power of the
obstacle?its power to re-enforce the (
strength which assails it and augment 1
the resources which are gathered t
against it. i
O, the foolishness of misinterpreting 1
obstacles! It is as if a bird should i
complain against the pressure of the 1
air which buoys it up. We rise only i
by that which opposes. We strengthen t
only by that which antagonizes. Op- (
position is the life of endeavor. The t
man who succeeds is the man who
makes obstacles the steps of his ladder, t
(The ^tont acltcr.
on the home ranch.
The ranch of Senor Diaz was on a
charming slope, overlooking the broad,
smooth waters of one of the tributaries
to the Parana, on whose opposite shore
the rank grass grew 10 and 12 feet >
high. The house itself had a tropical '
character; it was Spanish-American,
with a cool, shady veranda, a long, low i
front, painted walls and laliced windows,
a spacious court, and a flat roof, i
provided with a parapet, which gave
the whole structure the appearance of i
a fort. Many acres of cultivated land
showed long lines of sugar-cane and
tall trees laden with bananas, in sur
prising coutrast to the dark, impenetrable
mass of wild bush-land which I
surrounded the settlement in the farther
distance.
Senora Diaz was one of the tropical '
beauties of whom Murillo dreamed.
"I am going to test your gallantry," 1
she said, coming out ou the veranda '
where I sat, "by asking you to help I
me water my flowers, for with my lame
hand it is not easy for me to lift the
heavy watering-pot." '
"I am at your service; but allow
me?am I wrong??to remind you that '
you promised me the story of how your 1
hand was hurt." 1
"Certainly. As soon as the flowers
are watered, we will have coffee on the
veranda, and you shall hear about it." '
Accordingly, I was shortly sipping 1
coffee, with the little Lolita, mv host's '
rmly daughter ami my pet, beside me, 1
while her mother rolled a cigarette,
lighted it and began as follows: 1
"When we first came here, years ago,
it was a very different looking fdace. '
The wild hush-land reached to the
edge of the water, and was such a dark '
wilderness of thorns, brambles, palms, 1
wild fig trees, and other tropical vege- 1
lation, that I did not. dare venture to 1
its depths. But my husband and his (
workmen went manruiiy to wont, teii
sd trees, uprooted stumps, made hedges ;
iud ditches all day long, except in the 1
severest heat, and I often saw them 1
2ome home so wearied that they would
fall asleep where they stood, and first '
think of food three or four hours later f
when they awoke. '
"After a while they got a portiou of ''
the ground under subjection, hut after 1
the acres were cleared and we began
to plant, we had a throng of foes to
jorabat. The worst were the ants, J
which, watched for on account of their 1
depredations on plantations, have a 1
way of making underground passages, '
till they undermine the whole surface '
)f a field, and it falls in like the crust '
t)f a cake. Just north of us is a great
jap in the ground, full of hushes and 1
wild grass, and here and there some y
rotten timber, where a whole settlement
sank from the ants undermining '
the foundations. From this comes the '
aying we have in Paraguay that our 1
worst enemies are the Indian braves 1
ind the Indian ants. '
"Luckily, the only Indians were ^
friendly ones, who exchanged all kinds ]
)f provisions, especially dried meats, 1
for knives and brandy. We poisoned ;
the ants, dug up their nests, flooded
their passageways with boiling water,
ind so in a great measure were free
from them, although they now sometimes
come from the woods to attack
the plantation.
"One morning, just as we were at
breakfast, one of our herdsmen brought
he news that our cattle, which grazed
n the tall grass on the other side of
the river, had been attacked by a jagtar
that had killed one of the bulls,
rhe man who told us escaped with his
ife, yet he would have scarcely doue
10 if he had not misled the beast, or
3ad there not been a fat ox there.
"A week passed without a new
ilarm, and we had couie to think less
ibout it, when suddenly three or four "
[ndiaus rushed in to tell us that a great *
aguar had broken into their camp and 1
tilled a woman and one of their dogs. :
iVhen my husband heard the story, he
:oncludecl tnat it was tne same annual
hat had attacked our hull, for the In- |
lians described it as a creature of singular
color, far lighter than any they
lad seen about there, so they named it J
.he 'White Death.' We all thought it t
ligh time to do something, and my '
lusband called his people together to j
;o out and hunt it. I
"I remember that morning distinct- ?
y. They went away cheerfully ?
mougb, each man with his gun and e
muting knife, and Moro, the bloodlound,
was with them. My husband
,urned round just as he entered the
tvood and kissed his hand to me; then f
le vanished iuto the forest. 1
"When I found myself with Lolita 1
done in the house, and thought of -i
,vhat might happen if they met th.it *
errible wild animal, such anxiety aeiz
jd me (although I never thought I
:ould be in danger) that I could not be (
jontented till I had locked every door
11 the house; and then I seated myself i
n the great drawing-room, took Lolita I
iu my lap, and tried to tell her a story. (
"Suddenly I heard a scratching along h
he roof, and then a dull thud, as if ^
something had fallen. Anxious and ?
lervous as I was, I started up with a 5
iry, although I had no presentiment n
,vhat it was. The next moment I j
leard just over me a sound which I
;ould not mistake?a long, passionate t
oar, that I often heard from the woods _(
it night, and never without a feeling
is if my heart stood still. The thought "
ushed through ray rniud, 'the jaguar.'
"I shall never forget that moment! )ne
minute I was quite rigid and helpess,
as if life had departed, and then a
bought flashed upon me; the jaguar
,vas not to he kept off if he penetrated (
lere from the roof, for most of the o
nner doorways had only draperies. [
[n my dining-room was a great wooden
neal chest, nearly empty, and large 1
iuough to hold six or seven persons at 5
ince. If Lolita and I could get there, bought
I, we are safe.
"I seized the child, ran with her into J
;he dining-room, and crept into the
chest. Unfortunately it had a spring
lock, so that I wus forced to hold the
lid open with my left hand to guard
against its locking and immediately
stifling us; hut it had more than an
inch of outer rim, which completely
hid my fingers.
"It was not a moment too soon. We
were scarcely hidden when I heard the
great claws scratching along the floor,
and the hungry sniffing of the jaguar
showed me that he was in search of
food. Me came straight to the chest,
and paused a moment, as if he feared a
trap. Then he put his head close to
the small opening, so that I could feel
his hot breath. He sniffed a while,
and then tried to raise the lid with hi>
paw.
"How I trembled ! But, thank God,
the great paw would not go into the
narrow crevice, and I held the cover
fast by clinging to the inner part ot tinlock
with all the strength of desperation.
All he could do was to stretch
ant his trmiMie rmrl lick inv filiners until
they bled us if they hud been smutched
by u saw. And then, us he tasted
blood, and heard Lolitu cry (for my
[tour darling was just us frightened as
I was), his eagerness increased, and he
began to make piercing yells, which
ient icy chills through me.
"I wonder why the fright did not
kill me; but the touch of Lolita's little
arm round my neck seemed to keep up
my courage.
"Siill, the worst was yet to come.
When the jaguar found that he could
not reach me from below, he sprang
upon the chest. His huge weight
crushed my fingers between the two
parts of the lock. Then I thought all
was over, and uttered a shriek that
rang through the whole house.
But my cries were answered by a
round which made my heart throb
with joy?answered hy the harking of
jur bloodhound. The jaguar heard it,
:oo, for lie sprang down, and stood a
moment listening, then ran to the door
is i! to flee.
"Again came the sound of the dog's
>ark?this time nearer?and at the
>nmc time the voices of the men callng
to each oilier. Contrary to expecation,
they were already coming back.
Meanwhile the jaguar seemed to be
tewiiuereu, ana run wnniy to ana iro.
suddenly a loud cry came from one of
lie windows, and then two shots and
i fearful howl. Then my husband's
.mice anxiously called :
" 'Caehita, where are you ?'
"I could just get out of the chest, drug
nyself to the door, and let my husband
n. Then I swooned away. They told
?c afterward that our blood-hound
ound the jaguar's trail leading straight
>ack to the house, and they all hurried
tome, fearing harm would come to me.
"My husband and Jose came on
ihead, and shot thejaguar through the
iVindow.
"I could not move a joint of that
land for many weeks afterward. The
Julians gave me medicine to heal it,
ind they say that after awhile I can
ise it agaiu. I did not need this injury
to make me rememher that day. If
! were to live a 1,000 years. I could
lot forget the terrible moments I spent
n the chest."
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CHRISTMAS
[S nearly on us once more, and the
young and the old alike will be trying
0 make as muijy happy as they can. To
ook through our splendid assortment is
1 pastime?dazzling, bewitching, charm- 1
ng, captivating, entrancing, pleasing,
leautilui, winning, handsome, admirable, i
ittractive, durable, useful, appropriate, |
conomical, extravagant, superior, ser iceable,
lasting, desirable, excellent, benticial.
The Largest Stock of Silveware
Shown in Vorkville for Years.
Fine Vases, Toilet Sets, Tea Sets. Lamps,
to. Ask to see our 25-cent cabinet size
'hoto Frame. Nothing ever seen before <
or less than a half to equal it.
?ruit Cake Material of Every
Description.
Fresh French t'andv, Nuts, Raisins,
)ranges, Lemons, etc., etc.
Cream Cheese, finest made, at 1(5 cents
>er pound. Another grade at 124 cents a
annul.
Don't think because we talk and adverise
so many other lines of goods that we
ire not in it on Fancy Groceries; not so.
Ve can sell them at less than other folks,
nd make a living on other things. Fresh,
'lain and Fancy Buckwheat, Dried Ap>les,
Prunes, Oat Makes, Icing Sugar,
.ml in fact, well?everything at our store.
DOES YOUR BOY WANT A GUN?
Do you want a Gun ? More boys' Guns
o arrive this week, a large stock of men's ,
inns at unheard-of low prices. Pistols
nd eatridges. \V. B. MOORE A CO.
J. W. DOBSON.
TOBACCO.
ITTEarc in the lead on good Chewing
YY Tobacco. We have it in 12-pound
,'addies at 22 cents per pound, and all
ither kinds by the box or pound, and the
est 10-eent plug in town.
HOLLOW WAKE.
rTTASII POTS, Dinner Pots, AndYV
irons?plain and fancy. Sadirons, l
ipiders and Lids, Ovens and Lids.
LOST, !
[X or near town, a large BLACK AND
RED FLANNEL LAP ROBE.
J. W. DOBSON. .
GRIST COUSINS.
FRUIT OF THE VINE. ~
WE have just received a lot of Extra v
Choice Grapes. Our descriptive
powers are not equal to the task of making
the reader appreciate their quality
from long range. They must lie seen and
tasted to he appreciated, and you, kind
and gentle reader, as the story writer
would say, are invited to call and get a
basket.
What We Have
Just Said
About our Grapes applies with equal
force to a lot of Layer Figs that came on
the same train with the Grapes.
When tlic Cold Wave
STRUCK FLORIDA,
"The land of Flowers," last winter, it
looked as if theorange eater would have a
long rest. The Florida crop this season
will not cut much of a figure hut Jamaica
and California Oranges are offered in limited
quantities. We have a few of the
formerand will be pleased to supply our
friends with them.
They Are Pleased.
During the past week quite a number of
ladies have called and bought Raisins,
Citron, Currants, Nutmeg, Cinnamon
Bark, Spice, Flavoring Extracts and Royal
Raking Powder from us, and expressed
themselves as being delighted with the
quality of our goods and pleased with the
prices. We are making a specialty of
this class of goods and solicit the patronage
of everybody.
Ill a Few Days
We expect to receive an invoice of Atniore's
Mincemeat, Raker's Chocolate,
Shredded Cocoanut, Apple Jelly, Apple
Butter, Cranberries, and other things in(lispensible
to a well ordered Christmas
dinner, and hope to receive a call from all x
who want anv of the foregoing delicacies.
grist cousins.
jsi)" Bananas at 20 cents a dozen.
IF YOU SEE IT IN
STIiAUSS'S AD. IT'S SO.
I AM HERE
TO SAVE
YOU
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$ $ $ $!
THIS WEEK I
AM OFFERING
/
Men's Overcoats from $i. 98 up ..'
to the finest Melton Cloth Coats
at $13.98. There's none better.
Youth's Overcoats from $1.25
up to $5.00.
Boy's Overcoats from 75 cents
up to $3.50.
Rubber Coats from $1.38 up to
$6.00.
Boots from $r.24 up to $5.00 a
pair.
Ladies' Shawls from 10 cents
up to $5.00 each.
Ladies' Cloaks and Capes from
the cheapest to the finest fur.
Comforts, Quilts and Blankets
L _ _. !i. 1_ . *
co suu anyDoay.
Those $18 Men's Suits that I
am selling at $4.98 were made
by the celebrated Strouse and
Brothers, the High Art Clothing ^
men, of Baltimore.
Don't forget that my place of
business is on the
NORTHWEST CORNER OF
FOUNTAIN
SQUARE,
And that I will save you more
$ $ $ $ and cents than anybody !
H. C. STRAUSS. ,
IT'S EASY.
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and not a subscriber, it is probably,
and in fact likely, due to the fact that
you don't tnitiK yourselt financially
able to subscribe for Thk Enquirer,
ami so you borrow from your neighbor,
although your conscience tells you not
to do it'; but the conscience has no effect
when it is Thk Enquirkr that you
want. The easiest way to get it, is to
give the first club maker you meet $1.75
and tell him to send you Thk Enquirkr
for a year. Another easy way is
ro GET UP A CLUB
Of TEN subscribers and get The Enquirkr
free. You can probably induce
your neighbor who is not a subscriber to
subscribe in five minutes' time. If he is
subscriber, ask him to renew his subscription
on your club. He will do it.
Try the first 10 men you meet. Five
minutes to each one?50 minutes?a
year's subscription for a club of 10.
Can you make $1.75 in .50 minutes in any
other way?
Don't read a borrowed paper?your
neighbor pays for it?but get up a club
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RAISINS GOING
AT 10 cents per POUND at J. W. DOBSON'S.