Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, June 13, 1900, Image 4
Suraotousi department.
Just to Punish Him.?An old
Scotchman, Andrew Leslie by name,
always rode on a donkey to his work
and tethered him while he labored on
the road, or wherever he might be.
It wassnggested to him by a neighboring
landowner that he was suspected
of putting the animal to feed in the
Geld at other people's expense.
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to do that, for my cuddy wiuna eat
onytbiDg but uettles and thistles."
On a subsequent occasion, however,
the laird, while riding along the road,
saw Andrew at work?his faithful
moke up to his knees in one of the
laird's clover fields, feeding luxuriously
"Hello, Andrew!" exclaimed the
laird, "I thought your caddy would
eat nothing but nettles and thistles."
"Aye, aye," was the response ; "but
the brute misbehaved the day?he
nearly kicked me over his head?sae I
put him in there to punish him."
Absent-Minded Mr. Rogers.?
There is a farmer named Rogers in the
north who possesses a Jersey cow,
which he used to drive, morning and
evening, to and from the pasture, not
far from his home. One morning, as
one of his neighbors was passing along
the road, he met Mr. Rogers walking
in the middle of the lane, his mind
apparently engrossed in some weighty
question. The neighbor called out:
"Good morning, Mr. Rogers; where
are you going ?"
"Why," said Mr. Rogers, in a surprised
way, "I'm driving the cow to
the pasture." And he waved hi3 hand
toward where the cow ought to have
been.
"Well, where is the cow ?" asked
his friend.
"1 auppoBe i lorgoc to jei tier out 01
the bam," answered Mr. Rogers, humbly,
as he realized his position. And
he had.?Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Hardware Dog.?He strolled
into the corridor of the Woldorf-Astoria.
At his heels trotted, or rather
slunk, a fairly good-looking fox terrier.
It was plain that the dog knew he had
no business there. A uniformed attendant
touched the man on the arm.
"Beg pardon, sir," said he; "you
must not bring that dog in here."
"Dog, dog," exclaimed the man;
"den th' dog. I told him to stay out,"
and he made as if to kick the dog,
which darted out of the place.
"That's my hardware dog," said the
man.
"Hardware dog," said a bystander.
"Queer name; why do you call him
that ?"
"Why? Why, every time I kick at
him he makes a bolt for the doorand
he hurried on and was lost iu the
crowd before the bystander had a
chance to hit him.?New York Sun.
Why He Wasn't Warned.?One
of the national senate doorkeepers,
stationed in the lobby next to the
marble room, bad just warned a visitor
not to smoke the cigar which he carried
in bis band. At that moment the
electric bells sounded a call for a vote,
and Senator Lodge hastened in from a
near-by committee-room. He was
puffing violently on a long black cigar.
"Why don't you warn that man ?"
asked the visitor.
"Because I know my business," answered
the custodian at the door.
"That is the man who made the rule."
?Boston Transcript.
Passing of an Opportunity.?
"What is it a sign of when one's lip
itpheaV" hqL-pH t.hfl swppf, cirl. as she
lowered the blinds and sat down in the
corner of a sofa built for two.
"I presume," said the dense young
man, as be folded bis arms and tried
to look wise, "that it indicates cutaneous
irritation.
With a look of contempt on her
face, the maid arose and going over to
the piano struck up the popular ragtime
melody entitled "I Don't Care If
You Never Come Back."?Chicago
Daily News.
Didn't Mind Doing a Few Days.
A recruit for the British army was
taken to be sworn in recently by the
magistrate.
Everything was going swimmingly
till the magistrate asked the man :
"Have you ever been in prison ?"
At this the man looked startled ;
but, quickly recovering himself, he
blurted out:
"No, sir, I have never been in jail;
but I don't mind doing a few days if
you think it necessary."
Wonderful Woman.?Mr. Hoon?
Your Aunt Almira is a remarkable
woman.
Mrs. Hoon?How so ?
Mr. Hoon?Why, haven't you noticed
that when she hears that a widow
is to be married she doesn't count on
her fingers and wag her head solemnly
? Most remarkable old lady I have
ever seen.?Judge.
Solitary Angels.?Mamma?It is
very naughty to tell lies, Eva. People
who do so don't go to heaven.
Eva?Did you ever tell a lie,
mamma?
Mamma?No, dear, never !
Eva?Wont vou be fearful lonelv in
heaveD, mamma, with only George
Washington ?
Both In It.?Visitor?Who i9 that
poor fellow in 47?
Keeper?Forty-seven? Oh, 47loved
a girl and she wouldn't have him
Visitor?How sad ! And who is the
poor fellow in 48 ?
Keeper?Ob, 48 married the girl
who wouldn't have 47.?Judge.
A Bond of Sympathy.?"Do you
like young Mr. Clifford's look9?"
"Yes, I do, very much."
"Don't his ears seem rather long?"
"Yes, they are rather long ; but you
must remember that I'm a Missoury
girl, and dad made his fortune trading
mules."
f"Madam," said the tramp, "I
was once a member of the legislature."
"And are you sure," she asked, inclined
to believe him, "that your reformation
is complete?"
Wayside Gatherings.
P&F Kansas wants 40,0(ft) farm bands
to help gather in the sheaves.
IGF The Presbyterian general assembly
decided to meet in Philadelphia
next year.
H&T Muster, Germany, has a high
school which has been in existence
1,100 years.
1^ The Methodist general conference
at Chicago declared in favor of a
Negro bishop.
V&F Fairmount park, in Philadelphia,
is twice as large as any other park in
the United States.
t?T The United States produces
more grain in proportion to population
[than any other nation.
H&T According to the School Review,
only 41.51 per cent, of the pupils in
American schools are boys.
VST Terrible distress was reported in
the famine districts of India, despite
the lavish distribution of funds.
16T A Pittsburg and Lake Erie traiD,
in a run between Pittsburg and New
Castle, made one mile in 47 seconds.
t6T From the beginning of the war
to the end of April, 42,000 horses had
been sent to South Africa for the English
army.
lOT The Nordeutscher Lloyd company
has recently ordered a steamer,
which, it is claimed, will be the longest
vessel afloat. It will be 706 feet in
length.
A 3-year-old child fell from the
window of a Staten Island train while
the latter was at full speed. When
recovered the babe was unhurt, save
for a few scratches on its forehead.
Itf* The orange expert estimates
Florida's orange crop for the season
1900-1901 at 1,000,000 boxes. The
average price for the coming season
is approximated at $2 per box on the
trees.
VST The most splendid pair of shoes
on record were those worn by Sir
Walter Raleigh on great court occasions.
They were of buff leather, covered
with precious stones, and valued
at $25,000.
VST The Rev. Edgar M. Levy, of
Philadelphia, who acted as chaplain at
the Republican convention in 1856,
which nominated Fremont for president,
will probably act as chaplain at
the coming Republican convention.
VUT Uut ot r/,uuu,uuu pieces 01 registered
mail bandied annually in the
United States, the loss has been one
thousandth part of 1 per cent., and in
the transmission of ordinary letters
the loss is but seven-thousandth of 1
per cent.
IST" A Japanese doctor never dreams
of asking a poor patient for a fee.
There is a proverb among the medical
fraternity of Japan, "When the twin
enemies, poverty etad disease, invade a
home, even though it be given him, is
a robber."
The largest stationary engine in
the world is used to pump out the
zinc mines at Friedenville, Pa. Its
driving wheels are 35 feet in diameter
and each weighs a little over 40 tons.
The cylinder is 110 inches in diameter,
and the engine raises 17,500 gallons of
water every minute.
1?" "How much is this thermometer?"
"Seventy-five cents." "Why,
I got one ju3t like it here a couple of
days ago for 40 cents." "What time
in the day did you buy it?" About
8 o'clock in the morning." "Ah, well,
it is 12 o'clock now ; thermometers are
always higher at noon."
9ST Fenderson?Brown and his wife,
over there on the sofa, appear to be a
loving pair ; but if you should see them
alone once perhaps you wouldn't think
them so happy. Fogg?Oh, but I
have seen them alone, each of them,
and if anything they seemed happier
than when they are together.
Dr. H. V. M. Miller says here is
a never-failing remedy for the grip:
Take two large lemons and put them
in boiling water. When they become
soft squeeze them into a cup and add
a little sugar. Then swallow the mixture,
and a cure will follow in a short
while.?People's Journal.
taB* It is said in London that John
Morley, the author and politician,
upon being told that the Rev. Charles
M. Sheldon had engaged a luxurious
saloon berth for his passage from New
York to England, remarked : "One
would have expected the author of 'In
His Steps' to have walked across."
tUB" An old toper, who once attended
the exhibition where a learned professor
caused several explosions to take
place among gasses produced from
water, said: "You don't catch me
putting water in my liquor after this.
I had no idea that water was so dangerous,
though I never take much
of it!"
S8T The "wiggle" in standing
water, which afterwards develops into
mosquitoes, can always be killed by
pouring a few drops of any kind of oil
?coal oil will answer?on the surface
of the water. The insects breathe
through their tails, and when the
water is covered with oil, their air
tubes become clogged and they die of
suffocation.
?1? A ? Kn.;nn., 10fiC
IV rrauuuis uc m a 1 iuau, iuuU|
wrote the Dame of Mississippi on his
map as Messip ; Hennepin, 1680, wrote
it MeschoDipi; De Coxe, 1698, called
it Mechasebe. Father Marquette,
1673, is the first to set it down
as Mississippi. The original word,
meaning "father of waters," is from
the Algonquin, and is spelled "Mechsebe."
Wa&~ Minnesota alone produces approximately
about 80,000,000 bushels
of wheat, or about one-thirty-seventh
of the total production of the world,
j Of this she is able to export two-thirds.
Of the Dakotas, not having begun to
reach their limit of productiveness,
North Dakota raised in 1899, 55,000,000
bushels and South Dakota 42,000,000.
Oregon produced 24,000,000
bushels.
The citizens of Hiawatha, Kan.,
are divided into two hostile camps
over a curious question. Sometime
ago a wealthy woman died and was
buried. When her will was opened, it
was discovered that she had left $500
for the improvement of the cemetery
in which she should be buried. The
managers of the graveyard in which
she wasn't buried are trying to have
the body moved, and the people have
taken sides.
.farm and j-irwidc.
MERITS OP THE COW PEA.
From all the bulletins we have read
on cow pease, besides the mass of matter
on the subject published in agricultural
publications, we summarize as
follows, giving the merits of this restorative
crop:
1. The pea will thrive upon every
variety of soil and will grow upon
land too poor to grow clover.
2. It will produce a heavy and rich
crop to be returned to the soil in w'
shorter period than any other grden
manuring crop.
3. On the same land in one year two
crops can be grown ; but it requires
two years for clover to produce a hay
crop, so it will be seen that four crops
of pease may be grown in the same
time as one of clover.
4. The pea feeds lightly upon the
soil; but largely upon the atmosphere,
appropriating nitrogen through the
agency of the bacteria that infest its
roots.
5. It is one of the best preparatory
crops for wheal, as it leaves the soil in
excellent condition, which is an essebtial
element in the growing of wheat.
6. The rapidity of its growth makes
it the only crop in the south that may
be used as a manurial crop between
the harvesting of grain and the sowing
of it on the same land.
' 7. It grows as vigorously as clover,
and in connection with that plant
makes the land particularly rich in
those vegetable agents that improve
the soil.
8. It may be grown in connection
with the corn crop, furnishing almost
as much nutriment as the corn crop
itself, with a positive benefit to the
land.
9. It is a substantial factor in the
productien of cheap beef, pork, milk
and butter.
10. It doubles the capacity of the
land for wintering stock and gives
double the material for making manure
heaps.
11. By adding humus it preserves
the humidity of the soil, and so enables
the crops to resist drouths.
12. The vines of the cow pease
furnish the very best material for
ensilage.
13. The compositition of cow peaBe
and pea vine bay shows that they
have a very high feeding value for all
domestic animals.?Farmer's Voice.
POULTRY MANURE VALUABLE.
One of the best and most available
manures is that which our poultry
supplies. First of all, it costs no
ready money, and is an article of val- i
HO t A am? fay mop mhn tuill llti)i7A if.
How to save, mix and use this manure
has been a study with scores of farmers
during the past few years. In
every farmer's yard are to be seen from
100 to 200 fowls, and very often they
have no proper shelter and the drop- i
pings are lost. Often no thought is I
given to gathering the manure for fertilizing
purposes, and in the spring the <
owner will pay from $60 to $70 per <
ton for guano, while the poultry manure
that goes to waste on his own
farm is almost equally rich in plant '
food, and even better than some brands I
of so-called "pure" guano. Poultry i
manure has the most value when kept j
in the dry ; its value is also largely I
dependent upon the kind of food which <
the fowls consume while making the ]
deposits. As a rule, the poultry is ;
given richer food than any ether farm |
stock. Wheat, rye corn, also scraps I
from the table add to their fare, hence
their droppings must possess consider- j
able fertilizing value. We keep the
poultry together in the hennery as
much as possible. The floor is kept i
dry, being covered weekly with ashes
obtained at a planing mill at a cost
of 15c per bushel. Regularly every 1
week it is removed and stored in a j
dry place, shoveled over and enough i
absorbent added to keep from heating. ,
It is astonishing how much accumu- <
lates. If we wish to drill the manure
it is sifted; otherwise it is applied
from the wagon directly. If farmers
who keep poultry and let the manure
go to waste would try this plan they
would save enough the first year in
fftrf.ilirpr hills trt hllild ft DOUltrV
house and fence a yard for their private
fertilizer factory.?J. E. Elliott.
Packing Flowers.?When it is
desirable to send a gift of cut flowers
to an invalid or a distant friend through
the mail, certain rules must be remem- ,
bered, if they are to be received in acceptable
freshness and beauty. It is
one of the most common mistakes to
send them wrapped in dampened cloths
in pasteboard boxes. If you desire to
send roses, insert the cut stems in a
raw potato, and the moisture will keep
them from wilting, while the flowers
themselves should be wrapped in wax
paper. For small blossoms, such as
violets, sweet peas or orange flowers,
pack them closely in damp moss; but
never wet the flowers themselves.
Cover always with waxed paper, and
in mm vnn oan nrnonre a tin or licrht
weight wooden box, it will insure their
safe arrival as a pasteboard box is apt
to get broken or crushed.
Turpentine.?This is an invaluable
remedy for a man or beast, and is most
effective if given in sugar. Two or three
drops for a person, at intervals of two
hours. Take two or three doses, then
wait from six to twelve hours and repeat
if not cured. It is good for diarrhea,
* dysentery, bloody flux, sore
throat, wounds, bruises and many
other ailments. It has cured horses of
colic after many other remedies bad
failed. It is also good for calves that
have been overfed. It is easily given
i? - ? iu i .v.?
Uy OpcillUg luc muuiu auu luiunui^
the sugar on the back part of the
tongue.
How to Cure dirtheria.^-Take
equal quantities of powdered borax
and burned alum, powdered fine.
Put the mixture in a goose quill or a
roll of writing paper and blow it down
the throat of the patient. Spread a
flannel cloth well greased with goose
grease, sprinkle with powdered gum of
camphor and put around the throat.
Turkey, duck or chicken oil will answer,
although goose oil is considered
best. Spirits of camphor must not be
used. The burned alum eats out the
proud flesh and the boiax heals. The
outside application loosens up the
membranes and prevents taking cold.
JHisccHanrous Reading.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Sammary of the News That Iff Being Published
by Exchanges.
GASTON?Gastonia News, June 8:
Mrs. Henry Hill died at the Modena
mill yesterday morning. Mr. J.
F. Spencer killed a young ewe sheep
Tuesday and it weighed 72 pounds?a
fine^mutton?and brought in about $7.
>*S*/'--Mr. Walter Lewis, son of Mr.
Rums Lewis, beyond the Modena mill,
died Sunday morning. He had been
afflicted with rheumatism for some
time and was in his 21st year.
Auditor E. F. Reid, of the C. & N-W.
railroad, passed here yesterday mornintr
He showed iih a letter from
General Barber, president of the road,
in which he stated bis regret of his
inability to furnish cars sufficient, to do
the freight traffic of the road. The
road is being expanded into a standard
guage, and cannot, of course, afford to
purchase new rolling stock to meet the
present growing increase in business.
But the friends of the road will be
glad to know that as soon as the road
is expanded, fine up to date cars will
be put on and then the road will be
able to do all its freight and passenger
business with more satisfaction to
itself and its patrons.
CHESTER?The Lantern, June 8:
We have a sample of wbeatbeads from
the farm of Mr. Feaster Lewis, of
Clowney. They are unusually large
and full. Mr. Lewis's wheat is said
to be very fine all over. We hear of
other very fine fields of wheat, which
have been harvested. The fields of
Messrs. Holmes Hardin, Jr., and Paul
Hardin are named in this connection,
and someone told us that Mr. R. M.
Dodes has the finest wheat they have
seen.'Thursday morning, while
Mrs.'A. M. Aiken was burning some
insects from a tree, a piece of burning
paper fell to the ground and set her
clothing on fire. The flames were extinguished
before she was seriously
burned, though severely burned on the
arm, side and shoulder, v^'The
marriage vows were solemni^aat the
residence of Capt. W. J. Lucas yesterday
afternoon at five o'clock. The
contracting parties were Marion J.
Webb, of Morehead City, N. C., and
Miss Sadie Lucas. The attendants!
were Mr. Webb, a nephew of the
groom, with Miss Janie Lucas and Mr.
William Lucas with Miss Fairley, of
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way of the Southe^for their home in
Morehead City."*yx^-Dr. Green A.
Blake died at his home in Pickens
county, Ala., on the 3rd inst. aged 80
years and 7 months, fie was a strong,
healthy man until about two years ago
when he bad an attack of the grippe,
from which he never entirely recovered.
Dr. Blake was a native of the Rossville
section of this county, fie lived
some years in York county, and bad
been in Alabama 17 or 18 years. He
was the father of nine children, eight
of whom are living, all in the west except
a daughter in Philadelphia and
Mr. John A. Blake, of this place.
UNION?The Times, June 8: The
Union and Yorkville teams will cross
bats today (Friday) and tomorrow on
the Union diamond. It being the first
game we have bad there will no doubt
be a good crowd present to see the
opening of the season. Anderson will
play Union here on next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. The Union
ball team got cleaned up in great shape
by the Anderson team this week in
Anderson. The result of the first
game was 7 to 0, in the second 11 to
10, in the third 3 to 0, all in favor of
Anderson. But a bad beginning sometimes
result in a good ending. We
will see how our boys will show up
when they get in good playing trim.
The line-up of Union's team is as follows
: Wilheim, p. rf.; Sheehan, c. cf^;
Oltmer, lb ; Merriman, 2b ; Seip, 3b ;
Jennings, ss ; Campbell, If; Bradley c.
cf.; Mclntyre, p. rf. Mr. C. W.
Miller, who lives near the line between
Union and Bogansville townships,, reports
that he had another house on his
place burned down Thursday night of
last week. It has the appearance of
being the work of an incendiary. It
was an old tenant bouse, which had
been used for sometime as a plunder
house. The fire occurred sometime
late at night and Mr. Miller nor any
of his family were awakened by it.
The first he knew of the fire was when
he got up next morning and saw the
Bmouldering heaps, of coals where the
house bad stood. None of the hands
on the place had seen it either. It is
likely the fire was an effort on the
part of some one to get Mr. Miller and
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the dwelling might be effected, and
possibly a moje serious fire started.
Some two months ago he lost another
bouse of the same kind, and about the
same distance, 200 yards from his
dwelling, only on another side of the
house. Neither house was of much
value; but it looks very much like the
firebugs were still plying their nefarious
practices. If a few of them could
be caught and shot down in the act, it
might put a stop to the business. There
must be a nest of reptiles in the upper
part of this county. And a weeding
out would be an act of public good.
INTERVIEW WITH KRUGER.
Transvaal President Had His Capital In a
Railroad Car.
London Cable, Friday.
The executive officers of the Transvaal
government are in a railway car,
which is shunted on a switch at ManKo/lnhn
otnlinn PmaiHont. If rlllTPr
L/UUUV1 J/ OVOUUU, X 1VU1V4VUV ? ? caused
the interior of the coach to be
reconstructed some time ago with a
view to contingences that have now
arrived. A correspondent of The
Daily Express who went from Lorenzo
Marques to see President Kruger, was
received yesterday. The president
sat smoking a long pipe. He looked
worried, but his bearing was quiet
and determined. He did not make
the least objection to being interviewed.
The correspondent was equipped for
the interview by cables from London.
"Yes," said President Kruger, "it is
quite true that the British have occupied
Pretoria. This, however, does
not end the war. The burghers are
fully determined to fight to the last.
They will never surrender so long as
500 armed men remain in the country.
I feel deeply encouraged by the fine <
work Steyn and Dewet are doing in *
the Free State."
The correspondent suggested that I
the war was over, inasmuch as the <
capital had been taken. i
"The capital 1" exclaimed Mr. Kru- I
ger, with energy. "What is a capital ? ]
It does not consist of any particular |
collection of bricks and mortar. The i
capital of the republic, the seat of <
government, is here in this car. There 1
is no magic about any spirit sight, i
Our country is invaded, it is true; but '
it is not conquered. The government
is still effective." I
Referring to the reasons why he left I
Pretoria, Mr. Kruger said : i
"I was not foolish enough to be I
taken a prisoner. I provided this
means of locomotion precisely for the
same reason as our burghers supply .
themselves with horses when they take |
the field.
"It is necessary that I should be j
able to move quickly from place to |
place. That is all. By and by this |
car will take me back to Pretoria. |
For the present it enables me to keep s
away from Pretoria, where I could be ,
of no service, and where I should only j
play into the bands of the enemy." {
"They say, Mr. Kruger," remarked ,
the correspondent, "that you have ]
brought with you gold to the value of (
?2,000,000." ,
"It is not true," replied the presi- ,
dent. "Whatever monetary resources (
I may have with me are simply those
wnicn we require ror state purposes.
At the same time, I am Dot going to
tell you where our treasure is. Let ,
Lord Roberts find it if he can."
"They also say iu England, Mr.
Kruger, that you contemplate taking ,
refuge on a Dutch man of war at Lo- |
renzo Marques.
"That again is a lie," retorted the
president, with vehemence. I know
of no Dutch vessel. I am not contemplating
taking refuge anywhere.
I shall not leave my country. There
will be no need for me to do anything ,
of the kind." ,
The Correspondent?Then, sir, there ]
is much surprise at your .having left
Mrs. Kruger behind.
President Kruger?But why ? Mrs.
Kruger is quite safe in Pretoria. She (
would only be put to personal inconvenience
here. All communication
be'tween us is stopped of course; but '
she will await my return with calmness
and courage. She is a brave
woman. I am awaiting further information..
We are surrounded by faithful
burghers and are quite safe.
State Secretary Ritz remarked :
"You may depend on it that the
war is not over yet. Guerilla warfare
will continue over an - enormous
area. We intend to fight to the bitter
aV*?ll iahaKo klir raflpo iinnn
cuu auii oiian piui/auij i wm v u|/vu
Lydenburg, where we can hold out for (
many months."
"Yes," observed Mr. Kruger, "it is |
only now that the real struggle has ,
begun. I fear that there will still be ,
much bloodshed ; but the fault is that '
of the British government.
Then raising his voice to an almost
passionate height, Mr. Kruger exclaimed
: "The time has passed for
us to talk. We have doue pleuty of
that; but it has done us no good.
There is nothing left for us to do but
[ to keep on fighting, to keep on fighting."
THE AGE OP THE EARTH.
j
Ninety Million Years la the Estimate Made j
by Prof. July.
Some time ago Lord Kelvin publish- j
ed an essay upon the age of the earth. ]
From the pbysists' poiot of view, J
as expressed by Lord Kelvin, 20,- |
000,000 years would be tbe mini- *
mum and 40,000,000 the maximum ]
age. Even the longest of these esti- j
mates is far too short for tbe evo- <
lutionist to account for all the bio- ]
logic changes which are exhibited
in the progress of life as we know it.
This problem oT the earth's age has
now been attacked by a mineralogist
in tbe person of Prof. Joly, an Irishman.
He arrives at his conclusions
by considering the primal crust of the
earth to have consisted of minerals
which were of the same composition
as those existing at the present time,
and that the primitive rain and rivers
contained no sodium; but a certain
amount of chlorine is supposed to
have been present in the atmosphere
as hydrochloric acid. Then by as- j
suming erosion of tbe land to have j
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proceeded UDiiormiy irom ioe eameat j
geological to the present time, the f
amount of any substance discharged (
in a known time by all the rivers
would give the amount of that sub- (
stance removed from the land in that '
length of time. In the present instance
sodium was taken as the basis. It
is supposed to be removed from the
j rocks as common salt.
| The data for the calculations are as
' follows: The rivers of the world contain
24,106 tons of sodium per cubic
mile, and their discbarge into the
ocean is at the rate of 6425 cubic .
miles per annum. Therefore, the mass
of sodium in the ocean divided by the
mass annually brought down by Lbe
rivers, gives the length of time in
which the mass in the ocean accumulated.
The result is 89,565,000 years,
or about 90,000,000 as the age of our |
earth.
THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.
A correspondent in a recent letter '
to the Globe-Democrat asks for a description
of symptoms of the bubonic 1
plague. Following are extracts from
a report by Dr. Wyman, surgeon general.
United States marine hospital
service:
Tbe plague is defined as an acute
febrile disease of intensely fatal nature,
characterized by inflammation of tbe .
lymphatic glands, marked cerebral
and vascular disturbances and tbe <
presence of specific bacillus. '
Tbe micro organism invades tbe ,
blood, forming extensive colonies in '
the spleeu when death is delayed beyond
t he second day. It is practically
septicaemia.
Swollen glands attain tbe size of a
ben's egg. Large buboes may form in
a few hours when one has been feeling
in tbe best of health, although persons
sometimes die of tbe disease without
tbe appearance of a single affected
gland. There is a breaking down of
tbe walls of tbe capillary blood vessels.
Tbe plague is contracted by in
Dculation and by introduction into the
stomach.
Modern science has found remedies
for the disease. Yersin, a French physician,
used the serum from an immunized
horse with success in 1896. HafTkine's
prophylactic is prepared in
Paris, and is most efficacious. The
government has quantities of these
remedies on hand at Washington, and
nu receipt of a telegram from local
health officials will forward the aranm^.
nition necessary to combat th^invader.
"The scourage of the world from
Lime immemorial" is the definition of
Lhe ancients for the bubonic plague,
and the history of the disease shows it
Lo be older than the pyramids.
Town Infested With Snails.?
A. plague of snails, as the afflicted people
call them, has struck the city of
Jeffersonville, Ind., in full force, and
instances are cited where persons have
been compelled to move. Their first
appearance was after the flood of February.
1884: but thev have never been
jo bad as at present. The pests are not
exactly like a snail; but resemble it in
jome respects. They have no shells
and are night raiders. In size they
range from one to six inches in length,
being from a quarter to an inch in
diameter. The largest ones are exceeding
repulsive looking. It is not
until 10 o'clock at night that the snails
come out of their biding places under
houses, and slug-hunting parties have
become fashionable.
Armed with a lamp and a cup of
aalt, the people hunt for the pests and
when a slug is found its days are numbered,
for the smallest particle of
aalt means death. The more salt
the quicker the work. They
leave behind a slimy track of silver
that furnishes a clue to their movements.
In some places fine carpets
have been ruined, the slimy trail eating
like acid. A slop bucket is a favorite
resort for the snails, and as
many as 100 have been salted down
at one time in a bucket.?Baltimore
Sun.
The Candidate.?"O, he's a jolly
fellow, and full of vain conceits, and
9ee8 a bosom friend in every man he
meets. He asks about your family,
your horses and your hogs, and takes
a friendly interest in your children
and your dogs. O, he's a jolly geullemen,
gamesome as a lamb, blithesome
as a meadow lark, as happy as a clam.
His prospects are the brightest, and
his chances they are sure, and he
spends his money freejy and he helps
the needy poor. He goes'to church
on Sunday and bis quiet traits appear ;
but when necessary be will then set
up to beer. 0, he's a sanguine, buoyant
dock, the jocund candidate, he
starts early in the morning and stays
until its late. His patient wife unlocks
the door, and with look of pain,
*he sa'ys: "You needn't lie to me;
your leg's l>een pulled again."
Founded 1842.
5m
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is your gain. Call and see our beautiful stock
it the only Manufacturer's Wareroom in North
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CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY, *
Schedule Effective April 1st, 1900. ^
North Bound. Passenger. Mixed. Mixed.
1SO. 10. NO. 00. NO. 69.
Leave Chester... 8 10 am 7 50 am
LvYorkville 9 15 am 9 52 am
LvGastonia 10 13 am 12 35 pm
LvLincolnton...ll 03 am 2 15 pm
LvNewton 11 52 am 3 32 pm
LvHickory 12 15 pm 5 50 pm 9 00am .
ArriveLenolr.... 1 IB pm 7 50 pm 11 25am South
Bound. Passenger. Mixed. Mixed.
NO. 9. NO. 61. NO. 63.
LeaveLenoir...... 4 30 pm 5 30 am 1 30 pm
LvHickory 5 35 pm 8 30 am 4 25 pm
LvNewton 6 06 pm 9 18 am
LvLincolnton..? 7 00 pm 11 10 am
LvGastonia* 8 15 pm 1 12 pm
LvYorkville 9 21 pm - 8 20 pm
ArrlveChester...lO 31 pm 5 15 pm
*20 minutes for supper at Gastonia.
No. 10, north bound, connects at Chester
with Southern Ry., Seaboard Air Line,
Lancaster and Chester Ry. from all points
south ; at Yorkville with South Carolina
and Georgia Ex. Ry.; at Gastonia with
Southern Ry.; at Lincolnton with Seaboard
Air Line; at Newton and Hickory
with Southern Ry. No. 9, south bound,
makes close connection at all junction
points.
L. T. NICHOLS, General Manager,
Chester, South Carolina.
E. F. REID, Auditor,
Chester, Sonth Carolina.
SOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA
EXTENSION EAILE0AD CO.
TIME TABLE NO. 4.
In Effect 12.01 a.m.,Sunday,Dee.24,1899.
BETWEEN
CAMDEN AND BLACKSBURG.
WEST. CA?T.
35. 33. EASTERN 82. 34.
2nd 1st TIME. |8t 2nd
Class. Class. Class. Class.
Dally , Dally
Except Dally. Dally. Except
STATIONS. 8updy
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. y
8 20 12 50 Camden- 12 25 6 30
8 50 1 15 DeKalb 12 02 4 50
9 20 1 27 .....Westville..... 11 50 4 80
10 50 1 40 ....Kershaw 11 35 4 10
11 20 2 10 Heath Springs. 11 20 3 15
11 35 2 15 ..Pleasant Hill.. 11 15 3 00
12 30 2 35 ....Lancaster.... 10 56 2 b5
1 00 2 50 ....Riverside. 10 40 1 00
1 20 3 00 ....Springdell.... 10 30 12 40
2 30 3 10 Catawba J'cn. 10 20 12 20
2 50 3 20 Leslie 10 10 1100
3 10 3 40 ....Rock Hill... 10 00 8 40
4 10 3 55 ....Newport..... 9 35 8 20
4 45 4 02 .Tirzah...... 9 30 8 00
$ 30 4 20 ....Yorkvllle.... 9 15 7 30 *
6 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 50
6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 20 ' 6
35 5 00 Smyrna...... 8 35 6 00
7 00 5 20 ...Blacksbnrg... 8 15 5 30
P. M. P. M. A. M. A. M.
BETWEEN
BDACKSBURG, S. C., AND MARION, N. C.
WEST CAST.
11. 33. EASTERN 32. 12. 2nd
1st TIME. 1st 2nd
Class. Class. Class. Class.
Dally Dally Dally Daily
Except Except Except Except
Sundy Hund'y STATIONS. SundV Sund'y
A. M. P. M. A. M. P. M. 4
8 10 5 30 ...Blacksburg... 7 48 6 40
8 30 5 45 Earls 7 32 6 20
8 40 5 50 Patterson Sprig 7 25 6 12
9 20 6 00 .Shelby 7 15 6 00
10 00 6 20 ....Lattlmore 6 55 4 50
10 10 6 28 ...Mooresboro.. 6 48 4 40
10 25 6 38 Henrietta..., 6 38 4 20
10 50 6 55 ....Forest City... 6 20 3 50
11 15 7 10 RutherfordtOD 6 05 3 25
11 35 7 22 Millwood... 5 53 3 05
11 45 7 35 .Golden Valley 5 40 2 50
12 05 7 40 .Thermal City. 5 37 2 45
10 or. V Kfl Ulanismu) K 17 9 '2(1
12 50 8 15 ."[...Marlon....... 5 00 2 00 '
? * '
P. M. P. M. A. M. P. M.
GAFFNEY BRANCH.
WEST. EAST.
Find. Class. EASTERN- First Class.
15. | 13. TIME. 14. | 16.
Dally Except Dally Except'
' Sunday. Sunday.
Tznsr STATIONS,
1 00 0 00 ... Blacksburg. ? 7 50 3 00
1 20 6 20 Cherokee Falls 7 30 2 40
1 40 0 40 Gaffhey 7 10 2 20
P. M. A. M. A.M. P.M.
Trains Nos. 32 and 33 connect at Blacks- wburg
with trains on the Gaffhey Division.
Train No. 32 connects at Camden with
the Charleston Division of the Southern
Railway for all points South.
Train No. 33 leaving Camden at 12.40 p.
in., going west, matcesconnectionai.Lancaster,
S. C., with the L. <Sr. C. R. R., at
Catawba Junction with the S. A. L., going
North; at Rock Hill with the Southern
Railway going North.
Train No. 11 connects at Blacksbnrg
with the Southern Railway from the *y
South. At Marion, N. C., with the Southern
Railway going West. *
SAMUEL HUNT, President,
A. TRIPP, Superintendent,
S. B. LUMPKIN, Gen. F. and P. Agt.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
FOR PHOTOS?in any style and of the
best finish?please call at my Galery,
on Cleveland avenue.
S. W. WATSON, Yorkville, S. C. *
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