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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05

WHY PLANTERS LOSE MoNEY.-The labor
question is difficult one to solve, and many
planters have been ruined because they could
not overcome that difficulty. The practice
has been to trust the negro with the cultiva-
ton of small tracts of land about the size of
one or two horse farm, and to furnish him
with the mule, implements and supplies neces-
sary to carry on the cultivation. After the
first failure planters have been induced by
hope and fair promises to give the negro a
second, and sometimes even third or fourth
trial. They have worked themselves poor
trying to carry on business in this way. EX-
pcrience and observation have taught me that
negroes who have been accustomed in former
times to work under the lash and driver s
eye, will idle away their time to-day if left to
themselves, while they would work very we'll
under the planters supervision, particularly
if he would 20 into the field with them and
remain there until they come out.
The average amount Of work bestowed on
planting will make about four days to the
week, at six hours to the day. Now this
amount of work will not cultivate much
land, and the weeds and grasses have good
chance of overrunning whatever amount it
does cultivate.
Another mistake is in applying fertilizers
to unprepared land. When i'll spring they
are put upon land, in which the roots Of weeds
and grasses have been allowed to remain
alive all the winter, their essence will be ta-
ken up by the weeds and grasses before the
cotton or corn has had chance to start.
Again, planters try to make two bales of
cotton, where they should only try for one,
thus neglecting every thing else for that pur-
pose. Why not raise corn, wheat, oats and a
few hogs to take up the waste Of the fields,
and then be content with raising the one bale
of cotton, which would in that case belong
only to them. Depend upon it the man who
raises all of his family supplies is the thrifty
man everywhere. WILSON" IN Rural Caro-
Hnian.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05

BIZ A smart little boy in New Orleans was
reproved by his mother for telling lie. tie
insisted it was only fun, but his pious mother
told him he must ask Divine pardon. 80,
Lord forgive me. l wouldn't have said it,
only thought you could take joke.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05
Aumurous department.
| MODEL MOTHER.IN.LAW.

There are people, I know, who are constant
ly hurling jokes at their mother-in-aw and at
everybody else's mother-in-law, just as if the
old lady had no business in the world after
marrying off her daughters.
Id like to see the chap who dare fling jokes
at my my wife's mother. 1t always rests me
to have the good dear old lady arrive with
her four bandboxes, two hot bricks, five bun
dies of herbs, a chest, FELLOWSHIP full of dried
apples and burdock root 1 feel just like fall
ing on her shoulder, but [ don't do it, because
my disposition is quiet and undemonstrative.
She no sooner gets into the house than she
says Maria looks like a ghost, or just like
woman up at Tarrytown, whose husband
mauls her with sled rake and is drunk half
his time She says this looking full at me,
but of course I know she doesn't mean any
thing.
"Heavens but this is the same old carpet
on the floor" exclaims my mother-in-law, as
she removes her bonnet. And then she looks
at me and tells me how Tom Scott saved his
cigar and tobacco money and bought Nellie
Royal Wilton. I remember that when was
sparkling my wife there was no carpet at all
on the floor, and so laugh heartily at the
old lady's joke.
The baby, who has been playing all day, is
declared sick, and quart bowl Of catnip is
prepared. My wife is sent to bed to sleep off
her sick headache, though she hadn't made
any complaints, and am told that had bet
ter 60 to the hotel for supper. "And no one
will get into this house after eight o'clock to-
nghtw adds the good old creature.
The parlor stove has to be moved to coin
eide with her views; I cheerfully move it.
The pictures have to be raised or lowered the
sofa wheeled over; the whatnot placed in the
other corner, and all the time [ am working
she-bless her old heart!- lis telling me how
Barker, who wanted to marry Maria, but
didn't get chance, is now worth his thous-
ands and thousands, and has a parlor which
king would hardly dare enter. The servant
girl is declared sloven, and cheerfully dis
charge her, though she has been with us
year The kitchen stove has to be moved to
the left, the heads of all the beds turned to
the north, so rs to get the benefit of the elcc-
trio current, and the watch dog shot because
his bark wakes her at midnight. "Anything
further, dear mother?" I ask, as I look into
her smiling face. And she replies that Maria
ought to be sent South for her health, the
baby boarded out by the week, the front door
steps repainted, the lambrequins exchanged,
the interior of the house grained, the kitchen
stove exchanged for range and a few more
trihing matters performed.
Some men get out of patience the moment
the mother.in.law enters the house, but meet
her with smile. Even when the old lady
begins to tell me how her daughter might
have married Congressman had she not
thrown herself away on me, l smile benignly
as reply, "It's dog-gone pity she hadn't"
NJ. QUAD.
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szg- Instead of asking what people will think
or say if you do thus or so, let the inquiry be,
what will be the thought or record which
God will make?
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aBreakfast. tDinner. tSupper.
South bound Trains connect at Augusta for all
points South and West Through tickets sold
and baggage checked to all principal points.
M Sleeping cars on all Night Trains.
JAMES ANDERSON, General Supt.
F. R. DORSEY, Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent.
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KINGS MOUNTAIN r. ROAD.

Cooking and Heating
Stoves at Retail. Pic
lures of each, with full
descriptions, as well as
prices and lists Of ftl1'ni-
ture for Cook Stoves,
will be promptly sent on
application.
WILLIAM SHEPHERD & CO.,
Charleston. s. Q.
September4 36 6m
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05

PLANT YOUR Own CoRN.-Mr. S. w.
Bostick, of Richmond county, N. c., writes as
follows in the February number of the Rural
Curolinian: The crops in this section, both
corn and cotton, have been very good this
year. Throughout Richmond and Montgom-
cry counties vast quantity of corn has been
raised, and an average crop of cotton. The
crops of small grain were short.
The planting of all cotton and no corn Is
entirely a mistake. On most of our farms
there are lands which, not being adapted to
cotton, should be planted in corn or small
grain. The most Of our farmers contend that
they can make more money by raising cotton.
Grant this. But while doing this, they pay
four times as much for corn as it will cost
them to raise it. For instance, take one acre
of bottom land that will make twenty-five
bushels per acre; the cost of preparing and
cultvating it will not exceed six dollars,
which will be at the rate Of twenty.tour cents
per bushel for the corn. TO buy corn will
cost s1.25 per bushel, besides the expense of
hauling it ten or twelve miles. On good land
two horses can make almost as much corn in
day as they can haul ten or twelve miles in
the same time Each farmer should make as
near as possible everything that he consumes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05
THE BEST PRESENT
APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, "a,
y Administrator Of the estate of VINCENT
PARKS, deceased will make a final settlement e,
with the Judge of Probate of York county, on the
2nd day of February, next, when ne VIII MAKE
applic.tion for a final discharge as Administrator
of the said estate
b. t. FEEMSTER, Administrator.
January ot
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THE SHORTLINE SCHEDULE.
eahei4T aheiH4$T 11 z9TE| IT!9gIIIhhlSSI 81 IIIhhlS
EaMsxsSaatl1,fz111l g e s. - - - Is w YX

CHARLOTTE, COL. & AUGUSTA R. r. co.,
COLUMBIA, s. C., October24, 1873.
VINHE following Passenger Schedule will be run
4 over this road on and after SUNDAY, 18th
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ssy~ Flcas have special fancy for women,
small children and dogs. Fleas much dislike
the smell of tobacco and whisky, and hence
seldom trouble man. In their tastes they
are much unlike the Indian. TO capture and
execute flea confers more happiness upon
representative of the female sex than wearing
a new bonnet in a crowd for the same length
Of time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05

Bors IN HoRsEs-In the Popular Science
Monthly there is short article relative to the
power of endurance manifested by the larv1
of some insects, and among them, of the bot
fly. 1t mentions case where piece OF the
stomach of dead horse, which was covered
with bot worms, was spread OH board, and
spirits Of turpentine poured on the worms;
vet, after an hour not one was detached from
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05

~" 10 be truly happy, forget your own un-
happiness in ministering to some one more
miserable than yourself. Whoever carries
Goals to another will warm his own hands; be-
Sides Jesus tells US that there is blessedness
in giving.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05

Pork RAISING IN ALAEAMA-A cores
pondent of the Southern Farm gives his plan
of making pork in Bullock county, Alabama:
l always cross on the best stock | can find,
rccrossing every second year. l separate my
fatteuing hogs from the stock hogs at the end
of January, SOW plenty of oats for pasture,
plant succession of roasting ear patches to
cut and feed to them, stalk and all, have fine
patches of red clover, and free supply of
fresh water, with occasional doses of ashes,
coppcras, salt and sulphur. l always have
plenty for my plantation use and right smart
to sell. At eighteen months old | have ready
for the knife, hogs which weigh from 225
pounds all the way up to 275 pounds l have
no need of Western bacon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05
A SENSIBLE MANS LOGIC

A SENSIBLE MANS LOGIC.
TIE who provides not for his own family, is
worse than heathen. Necessaries and con-
venicnces should first be provided. A good SEW
ING MACHINE has become necessary in every
family. The "AMERICAN' IS THE BEST
AND CHEAPEST; containing within itself all
the latest improvements Therefore will go at
once and buy one of
J. r. SCHORB & SON,
Agents for York County.
OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH "OLD SOL"
GTILL continues, and we are prepared, better
- thaneve to execute PHOTOGRAPHIC PIC
TURES of every style, at our gallery in the "Ad-
ickes' Building.''
A lot of nice ALBUMS always on hand. Also,
Stereoscopes and Views.
J. R. SCHORB e. SON.
Dccemher5 40 ly
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PIEDMONT AIRLINE RAILWAY.
E?-..Ser~|"5~~ .,
SAAt'Hsi SAts sT .4.-.~:ATT7 M:!!Sistz!ii5!I
GVW 10 ~ " 1rYE Wv ~

nICHMOND AND DANVlLLE, RlchmoHU
Ii, and Danville r. W., n. C.. Division, anu
North Western N. G.. Railway.
CONDENSED TIMETABLE,
In effect on and after Sunday, October l2th 1873.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05

THREE GREAT WoEDs.-A Christian trav-
elcr tells us that he saw the following admo-
milton printed on folio sheet in an inn in
Savho and it was found, he learned, in every
house in the district "Undcrstand we'll the
force of the words-a God, a moment, an
eternity, a God who sees you; moment which
flies from you; al eternity which awaits you !;
a God whom you serve so ill; moment OF
which you so little profit; an eternity which
YOU hazard so rashly."
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HINGES.

~ ATE. Door and Window Hinges for SALE at
H r. NJ. DOI'SON & CO.'S.
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ADVERTISEMENTS

~ To PERSONS Who Make up rlu1M OF Ten or
more names, All extra copy nfthc paper will be
furnished one year, free of charge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05

No. Train makes close connection, via Rich
mond to all points North, arriving at New York
at g. 40 A. NJ. also, Uia Raleigh and Old Bay Line,
ARRIVING at New York at 4.25 P. NJ No. Train
makes close connection, vid Richmond, to al
points North, arriving at New York at AIS r. M.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-05-23
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
The Gravity Esaiircna.-l

The GraVisy EsaiirGaI.-The
surveys OF this new and important enter
prise were completed last week, of which
the Cumberland Times gives the following
description
The engineers, under the charge of |. /.
CNcrton, Esq, commenced operations some
weeks ego al the DCtmoll Mines below
Homecoming, and by an inclined plane al
this point secured an elevation sufficient TO
give descending grade to Il point near
Ocean Mines. IJerc another plane OF about
Two hundred anu sixty fec, viii be con
structcd, from which elevation favorable
grade viii be obtained through the cap Of
Naics Meadow near POmpey Smash TO
Cumberland. The line ~ !0catai from
Homecoming to this city will not exceed
twenty-threc miles in length. The return
line has also been located, and By udi-
ciouS placing of inclined planes favorable
descending grade Tor tac empty cars from
Cumberland to tine mines has been obtain
ed. The inclined planes vii! be worked bv
stationary engines placed at the SUBMITS =
y Guagc Of three and a half feet has been
adopted, ana iiNc-ion cars viii be used for
the transportation of coal. u win be ob-
served from the above thai it is designed 10
'o'iSti "'' thoulstliitt IaHNS, one luI The de
sccnticg loaded trains, and one for the re-
turn OF the empty cars to the mines, and
that it is proposed to overcome the diljcul-
lies Of elevation by the Use of stationary
engines on the summit Of inclined planes
The only locomotives used will be at each
end Of the road for switching purposes, sc.
Il may not be out of place here to mention
that this is not altogether Il pcW expert
meat in railroadmg, as road OF this de-
Scr;ption, some tolty-seycn miles in length,
is nos in successful operation in the an
thracite coal regions OF Pennsylvania, and
that the proposed one from Cumberland to
Il e Georges Greek Coal Fields has receiy-
ed the approval and Enforcement OF some
OF our best engineers. The fact that the
cng,ncc"s engaged in the preliminary SUI
Yr"s were alb" to Secure tHFOrah'" grades,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-05-23

PoMrEY SMASH, May 20, IL.

lOMPFl NMASiI, VI AY 70, ~. !.
Sir. EoIroE:-As promised last week
TO explain, viii DO 50 by ASKING some
questions: What reason had Nh WOOD,
or any Of lis satellites to cal for IRON trap
doors, double doors, stone and lime bIilj-
ings: Was thcrc ever any one burn ~
| carbonic gas III the mines of Mar,.aud -
Such demands were abs,.2,i al. a;e,j Mo
ny enemies to lis miners
WHAT We want is GOOD uir-coui~cs n
conformity with the en- .i,s, assisted d,
good ventilation furnaces. We want no
fans; they are curse to the miners thv.c
is never good circulation where such are.
We want pure ar; this is positively ncccs-
sary to health, Is | viii show elsewhere.
believe practical mining is a Profession
\ mipcr should be supplied With til,bcr;
then ne should protect n.Ai.cil within Ger
tain boundary. 1 knoY that the coli of
Maryland is The most dangerous | ever
worked, and have been employed in six
different courses in Scotland, We ran the
risk and must protect ourselves, Us best We
can
Let any sensible man consider the above
and he will fad out it was the want Of
knowledge, or Of too m0ch that made such
demands. And this is to ("t the public at
large understand that these provisions Of
the lately defeated bill were the demands of
clique, and not Of the miners.
Mr.. Editor, t'anls YOU fpr yo.r }yocl-
cy of. a free press. 1t is tie key o, liberty,
and never more truly than wien i, pleads
for the honest right of a woy<ingmgu to au
enlightened expression Of his views
R,.Nr,y
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-05-23

- I'Ic y II.
j / "a s,G9 "a. alsSS'E& EI.

ll,u.9, SIGN ard Ornamental Fainter,
I tLAZiER PApER-HANGEIs AND
MANBhEiHER Work done by the
job, parties furnishing material or will take
cuuancH and furnish III material Salts
faction Guaranteed c} Prices low.
In Consequence ofthe fire, shop has been
removed iion opposite Post Office to the
rooms over LcE,rrc's Drug Store.
iy' ~
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-05-23

an ordinarysizcd man, the surface Of whose
body amounts to about fifteen square feet,
will he %, 505 pounds. Good all. courses and
furnaces is what we want, not stoves, re-
mcmber. ROONEY.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-05-23
CHAPTER 90.

: Act TO proYl'lc for tu' ry-lyjoion ot
! = h''r.c.uE county 'p'a.'"e' Districts.
-l.Tln> : 7, ,tenali ~ r. E.,cr'
-i,$ "p.g ~ -3a54 |,d, That the Commits
s'ontr, Of -Alir-HN comfy are hereby au-
thorizd aad empowered 10 appoint three
dis rect men, residents OF SAID county, Is
commissioners 20 lay ont and divide sad
county INTO ueW election districts.
Sac.2. -lad ,. /! t"rldf' o,."~&', That
sad 'oWnd-a one sL"lI as eNpoIt'od>IE
~, pole he proceed to lay cat said county
into 1 rtrcu election districts t." polls
whereof r.alI Zee reid RESPECTIVELY ~ to.-
lows, ,iz; thrrc IN Cum c;ianl, two N
FrostburG, one IN Homecoming, one IN Bar
ton, one in Ncstrrnporf one in Moutt
Savage, one at N"wln~' station, one m
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-05-23
SOund.-The Cumberland 2,acs of

SOuHd.-The Cumberland Ir,acS OF
Wednesday has the following:
"The reply of Miner to the letter of
w. G. MCMIILiN in the last number of the
Frostburg JOURNAL, will appear tomorrow
We hope this discussion will not be pro
longed 1t doubtless has its Importance,
and we are willing to give every class a
hearing through our columns hut Great
many things are not made better by too
prolonged de5atc.'
Correct to the core 1t might have been
added that 'many things are MOI made bet
ter" by discussion atall IL 100 much the
fashion of many people to Ily to the press
to settle individual disorders and disputes,
suhjecting newspaper conductors to annoy
ancc without promoting adjustments
Editors even too often use the potent innu-
cncc OF their position to make personal out
of general differences, and let their indt~na-
ton, sometimes courage, ooze out at their
tinger-nails without ever settling ANYTHING
of public interest
We do not mean by this that letter, from
the people are unacceptable On the con
trary, We are too glad to get them, especial
ly when they are short, sharp and decisive"
full ofthc marrow ofbusness and progress
with no other than favorable personal
references, unless the unfayorublp cannot he
avoided IN the interests of truth, justice and
morality. Then Let them be bricf, for
"brcvity is the soul Of" thought, business
and interest, as well as wit" No cores
pondcnt thus guided needs reminders or de
fence his contributions to the current Of
information are crcditablc to himself and
worth much to the press and the public
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-05-23
The Atnosphore--'t, Properties ami

The atmosphere is that transparent, els.
tic and invisible Iluil, which encompasses
the earth on all sides, to the height ofabout
forty-llye miles 1t rcyo!ycs with tie earth
around It's axis and is carried with it in its
orbit or course aroand The sun. The exist
cncc Of this iluid is essential not only to an
inal but to vegetable He. Wucgc Il is We
ry rare, as on the tops Of lofty mountains,
respiration or breathing S found % be very
difficult; and it is known that if an animal
be placed within the exhausted receiver of
TN air-punp il viii immediately die.
Atmosphere that is the y4por Of the
spaere, was formerly considered to be an
elementary or simple substance, but it is
now aScertained TO be co pounded Of two
distinct and very different ingredients,
namely: oxygen and nitrogen gas. In ey-
cry 100 parts of atmospheric air the consti-
tuent parts are, according to Dr.. Murray:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-05-23

1t has also been calculated that the pres
sure Of the atmosphere upon every square
inca Of the caIths surface is cQua! to a
weight Of about fifteen pounds; and, con
,eqncntly, the pressure which it cXerts upon
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-26
AN EMPHATIC DENIAL.

BY our report Of the 81 a6ing at
Maryville, on the l7Jh, it will be seen
that Judge Houk made an open AID
bitter attack on Mr. VIM. Rule, one of
the editors of this paper The occasion
for his TRADE was the reading of let
ter addressed to Col. Thornburgh on
the question of the Judges change OF
positions on what is known as the
Funding Bill, passed by the last Legis-
lature. Mr.. Rules letter was written
in response TO a note addressed to him
by Col. Thoruburgh, which note was
brought out 10y a conversation had
long before the Congressional canvass
opened. The statement made in the
letter written by Mr.. Rule is, that in
1873, he was at Nashville, when Judge
Houk read him "a strong speech which
he intended to make against the Fund
ing Bill, stating at the same time that
he could make ten thousand dollars 10y
favoriug the BILL We never dreamed
tina. jude Huuk would deny the
statement, as he had similar converse
lions with other gentlemen, and no fact
wa, ever better understood than that
he was opposed to the Funding Bill in
the early part of the last session of the
LEGISLATURE, aud that he afterwards
supported it, is a matter Of record, Mr..
Rule did not intend to do Judge Houk
any injustice and does not now, unless
a statement of plain, unvarnished truth
does him injustice. Judge Houk did
not in his Maryvile speech deny the
truth of what is stated in the letter,
nor can he deny it.
He tries to evade the issue by saying
that Mr.. Rule told him THAT there
was money in it, and that if he was
me CHoukJ he would have some ofitn
Ia making that statement he
uttered what he knew to be false.
Nothing was ever said that could be
construed into such meaning. There
is no foundation for such charge, and
Judge Houk knows it. The whole
thing, then. il an issue of veracity be.
tween Mr.. Rule and the Judge, and so
far as the former il concerned hei per-
fectly willing for the public to pass
upOn the question.