Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-10-05

and perseverance will almost certainly be re-.
warded with success certainly four or FIVE
times out of six.
This treatment is considerate, but efficient !;
the child never becomes afraid ofits physician
or attendants; and generally, with 9 little
management, takes or does all that is requir-
ed of it, because its handling is always gentle,
or at least not harsh or distressing.
If the debility be very great, muriate tine
ture Of iron may be required. If the mouth
be dry, glycerine may be put into it frequently.
It may be true that in the most destitute,
flthiest and careless classes, the beginning Of
diphtheria may be the beginning of death,
but am very sure that q vast number Of lives
can be saved by the treatment above indicated
New York, September 8, 1875. j. G. P.
A PHASE OF HARD TIMES.
THE IMMENSE BUSINESS DONE BY THE CITY
PAwN-BRoKERs.
Owing to the extraordinary run upon the
pawn-brokers for loans, the money lenders
have not only been compelled to reduce the
amount of the loans on articles taken, but
have placed limit to the accommodation.
Inside of every pawn shop in town now hangs
sign: "Not more than $50 loaned on any
article"
"What is that for ?" said Sun reporter to
Uncle Simpson, pointing to the sign.
"That means just what it says. We couldn't
let people have all the money they want.
Why, we would need more than there is in the
United States Treasury"
"How much money have you loaned out ?"
II suppose the firm has out $3.50, 900, and
sometimes more than that; money comes in
and goes out all the time We are not ma
king a great deal. In fact, things have been
80 dull lately that the sales of goods unredeem-
ed have, in many instances, not realized the
amount of the original loans. There is such
a lot of old truck comes in that really amt
worth anything"
"But you get great deal of jewelry down
town."
"Yes; those fellows over in the City Hall
get hard up just before pay day, and they put
away great deal of jewelry; and business
men often want enough to make up note or
bill. They generally take the things out
again ; but the poor people who come with
coats and dresses leave them. Then we have
to store the stuff for year and take the
chance of getting our money back"
The clerks said that they had not known
such demand for money for years. The
poor were parting with everything they had,
and they we're compelled to stop loaning on
many articles which in ordinary times they
would receive. .. W.
| On the extreme east and west sides, the pawn.
brokers have done tremendous business.
At one establishment in Eighth avenue, FIVE
clerks are engaged from o'clock, a. m. to 8
p. NJ. taking in goods. The building, of FIVE
stories, is packed from cellar to garret.
Rooms are devoted to special articles. All
the dresses-each days collection by itself :
are kept in a separate apartment, and the
silks, merinos, &c, Slassi6edso that they can
be easily found. They had on hand over
thousand dresses, varying in value from fifty
cents to $3.50 each. In one room on the third
floor, the racks around the walls were filled
with large square packages, covered with
canvas.
"What are those~ asked the reporter.
"Them's family Bibles, and very fine edi-
tions, too, most of them" said the clerk, un.
covering one, and showing the ornamental
binding and gilt edges. "We loan from SO to
SO piece on them. There is over 143, and
some of chem have been there for very long
time. People will do without Bible easily
when they are hungry, but don't like to lose
the books altogether, so they pay the interest
and keep them here. There are great many
ofthem containing family pedigrees, marriages
and deaths. They amt worth so much, but
the people who pawn them generally take
them out before the end of the year"
The room adjoining was filled with carpent-
er's tools: saws hung around the walls, and
piles of mortise chisels, planes, stocks, and
centre bits lay piled up on the floor, each ar
ticle bearing ticket upon it.
"You see," said the clerk, "the workingmen
amt had anything to do, and then they live
as long as they can on their tools. We amt
taking any more of these, Clicking against
quantity Of trowels used by bricklayers) we
shut down on them. They amt worth any:
thing much, and we are getting such lot Of
tools. If we had taken all the buck saws and
planes and trowels that had been offered, we
would have had the building filled"
"You have good many fiat-irons." J."
ayes but we have shut down on fat-irons.
We used to give three cents pound for them,
but we had to stop it. They are such both.
er to handle, and they amt worth anything.
We have had enough fat-irons come here to
sink frigate. They really amt worth the
storage"
The walls in most of the rooms we're covered
with mirrors, good and bad, of all sizes and
shapes. Being asked whether mirrors had
been "shut down" on yet, the clerk said, "No;
glasses always sell we'll. These secondhand
dealers buy them at the sales, and we can al
ways get back what we lend on them
"How much do you lend on them? ?"
swell, one like this (touching glass which
looked like sheet of block tin, and which
made the clerks eyes apparently rise upward
after his forehead) we give about fifty cents
on. We get lot like this. When people
get hard up, they don't care about admiring
themselves, and they get rid Of glasses along
with the other luxuries."
A passage was blocked by pianoforte ma
kers tools, small anvils, and clock makers
kits, surgical Instruments coopers' tools, and
and in fact every emblem of trade one could
think Of In the winter season they generally
hud large quantity of implements offered,
but never before had they come in such guam
titles
Chatham, Nassau, and Blocker streets are
studded with what are termed Diamond bro
kers" They are simply pawn-brokers, who
do business without any license, and without
any responsibility. While pawn.brokers, how
ever, give loan of perhaps one-third the value
of piece ofjewelry, the brokers give nearer
the worth, and require repayment within a
month or two. If the payment is not made,
they sell the jewelry. Thousands have been