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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-04
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WITH GREAT LEISURE,


sitting only two or three hours a day, and
in some instances not opening more than
three returns in a day. 1t refused to
take any efficient action to compel
supervisors to hand in their returns known
at the time to be in New Orleans, it re-
fused to send for the duplicate returns Of
commissioners of Ielection on file in the
offices of the district courts or to receive
certified copies Of the same in cases where
the supervisor OF registration had failed to
forward the commissioners returns as his
duty required. 1t changed, It's rules from
time to time in regard 10 the taking of
testimony whereby the Democratic candi
dates were misled and had much labor for
naught; by unnecessary delays during the
earlier period Of its proceedings it post
poned action upon the returns from
parishes among which the Republicans
had interpOated statements and eE -pdrte
affidavits till there was 20 opportunity TO
meet them; it excluded from the room
when the returns were opened except lin a
few instances of returns known in advance
to be contested, the candidates and all
others save their own officers-alI Republ-
caDs-and the visitors from other states.
who were permitted to see the seals broken
and the papers spread open for inspection,
Immediately after which they were sent to
private room to which no Democrat was
admitted, for compilation or further CON
sideration in secret; it refused to fill the
vacancy in its own body as the law re-
CURED and, finally, it changed the re-
suit of the election in the state by reject
ing 10000 Democratic votes without a
why or wherefore.
1t is said, however, that the ACTION Of
this returning board in Louisiana is to be
sustained, because it was vested with au-
thority to reject the returns from any poll
when satisfied that the election at such
poll, by reason of intimidation. violence, or
other cause mentioned in the statutes,
was not free and fair, and that it did re-
ject returns for these reasons, which pro-
duced the result il announced | have
already shown that the board
HAD NO SUCH AUTHORITY
to reject returns unless proper founda
ton therefor was laid as the law required
and that no such foundation was laid
But assuming, for argument sake, that thu
returning board had authority of its owl
mere motion to go wandering over tn,
state in search of evidence to show tina
the election was not free and fair, then
say there was no such evidence before i
as would warrant the result it announced
/ cannot go into this evidence 10 detail
but SO far as was able to see and exam
inc it when in New Orleans. l state to yov
tonight that it is my belief that man
more colored voters in Louisiana wer
deferred by violence and intimidation iron
voting the Democratic than the Republi
can ticket. Most Of the evidence laid be
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-04
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29

No. 1.-For club of subscribers, at $3.50
each, we will give treble silver-plated BUTTER
KNIFE, worth S1.O0
No. 2.-For club of subscribers, at 81. so each.
bindingj of SMITHS ABRIDGED ID BIBLE Die
TIONARY, the publishers price of which ia
81. so per copy. Or for $3.50 we will give copy
of the Bible Dictionary and send the ENQUIRER
No 3-For club of 10 subscribers at $3.50
each, we will give copy Of the ENQUIRER one
wear, or a set of six treble silver-plated TEA
SPOONS, worth $500.
No. 4.-For club of Is subscribers, at $3.50
each. we will give one set-six Of each-Hard
the manufacturers price of which is $500.
No. 5.-For q club of l6 subscribers, at $3.50
each, we will give either a treble, slver-plated
SYRUP CUP, worth $500; ora set Of six treble
No. 6.-For a club of IS subscribers at $3.50
each, we will give treble silver-plated BUTTER
DISH. worth $500.
No. For club of 20 subscribers, at $3.50
each, we will give one set of six solid cast steel
oyal,handle TABLE KNIVES, and one set of six
f,cturer's price of which articles is $1,000
No. 8.-For club of 80 subscribers, at $3.50
EACH we will give full set ofextra superfne. full
oval ivory,handle, "a BILE KNIVES, with silver; a;
TABLE FORKS. the manufacturers price OF
which articles Is $500.
No. 9.-For club of 40 subscribers. at $3.50
each, we will give one No. 8 TROPIC COOKING
STOVE, with pipe and fuli set OF OF futures m the
No. 1O-For a club of As subscribers. at $3.50
each, we will give one three-quart, treble silver.
plated COMMUNION SERVICE, consisting of
SIX pieces. worth $40.
No. 11.-For a club Of As subscribers. at $3.50
each. we will give WEED SEWING MA
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29

W1DE-T1RED WHEELs.-This is another
point which we are very apt to overlook,
greatly to our disadvantage. We suffer our.
selves to be guided by wagon-makers, and
the wheelwright knows very we'll that he
lives by his trade, and that wear and tear is
the life of trade. He serves himself when
we are suited with narrow wheels. A set of
wheels with four-inch or six-inch rims and
heavy tires, costs to make considerably more
than set two and one.half inches wide; but
an extra price is always put upon them. They
are we'll worth it. A wagon or cart with a
six-inch tread will take heavy loads over soft
meadows and hardly leave track, where a
narrow.wheeled wagon with similar load
could not 60 at all. On country roads such
broad-tread vehicles destroy ruts, and act
like rollers, making the roads agreeable for
light carriages, and keeping them in much
better order throughout the year. 1t would
be a real blessing to every state of the Union
to put so heavy a tax on narrow wheels upon
heavy wagons and carts, that they would be-
come quite obsolete. Millions of dollars
would be saved to the people of each State, in
repairs of roads, in repairs of wagons and in
horse flesh.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1t is not necessary that the names of'a 'clut
should all be at the same post office. Names may
for two years, will be equivalent to two names for
one year each.
The time for completing clubs under the above
offer is limited to the FIRST MONDAY OF
MARCH, 1873, by which time the names with the
cash, should be returned to the office, though
names NAV be returned at any time between this
and the above date. No premium will be deliver
ed until the requisite number Of names has been
returned, and the full amount due for them paid.
All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at
the expense of those sending them.
In sending names. write plainly, giving coun-
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shall be delivered.
A separate list will be kept for each club-mak aker,
who will be credited with every name sent, so
that the number returned by any person can be
ascertained at moments notica
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29
PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS.

By a favorable arrangement with the different
manufacturers we are enabled to make the fol
lowing liberal and unprecedented offers of Pre-
mums for Clubs: These Premiums have heen
adopted by us with special reference to securing
only articles of value, which will prove servicea-
BILE to those procuring them. The regular retail
price ia given with each, and they are just as good
as so much cash to those who receive them. All
the articles are put down in our schedule at man.
ufacturers' regular retail prices, and cannot be
bought with cash any lower than the prices here
given. Premiums Nos l, 2and will be delivered
through the mails, to persons entitled to receive
them, free of cost. The other Premiums will be
delivered at the expense for freight charges, Of
those receiving them. In cases where Premiums
can be delivered at our publication office. arrange
ments may he perfected for reducing the freight
charges on small articles to a nominal amount.
Cutlery Premiums will be from New York on
the Cooking Stoves from Greensboro, N. c.; and
on the Sewing Machines from Baltimore. Md.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29

How TO GET R1cH.-A practical farmer
being asked what the farmers most needed
to increase the value of their lands, crops
and herds, replied: "They want just what
the merchants, the manufacturers and the
mechanics want just what the railroad men
the lumber men, and the mining men want
they want labor, capital and brains. There
is not farmer in the State but will stand an
application of this trio-work, money and
thought" We asked him again, what sim
pie and easy methods he would recommend
to the farmers from which they could get the
quickest returns, and he replied:
"First I would recommend that every COW
in the State be crossed by a thoroughbred
bull. calculate that would add $1,500,00C
to the wealth of the State in two years, and
that would double the cattle of the State in
four years. Second, I would cross every
breeding eve in the State with thorough
bred ram of approved pedigree, and 1 calcu
late that would add one pound of wool tc
every shearing in two years, besides improv'
ing the focks in many respects. You can
calculate the gain yourself Third, would
have every farmer select his seeds of every
grain, especially of wheat and corn-that is
to pick out the best and discard the inferior
The profit would be immense, for there is nc
telling how much can be gained by the selec
tion of seeds"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29
Aumuruns department.
THE OLD SUBSCRIBER.

He came wearily up the sanctum steps yes
terday afternoon, and turning the wastebas'
ket upside down, sat down upon it with sigh
that might have been cut up into tornadoes
and whirlwinds enough to 60 around half q
dozen agricultural counties. He had weary
look about him as though he had been trying
to die and couldn't find doctor. His coat
was ragged and patched, here and there, with
prosperous and cianish communities of cookie
burs His boots, waterproof variety, so ar
ranged that if you stuck them in the river, the
water would run out faster than it would run
in. We asked how he Jared, and he glanced
savagely among our exchanges before he an
swered sadly:
"Well, pretty miserable. thank ye. Ye
see, times come in pretty hard, and it was
pretty hard sleddin' to get along. either
jest had to sell the six dogs, or cut down the
expenses in some other way, and 80 stopped
the paper. missed it powerful bad the first
few weeks; then kind O. got used to it. Bor'
rowed it once in while here and there, but
folks didn't somehow appear to like to lend
their paper, and so finally lost sight of it al
together. Then trouble begun right off, The
first thing I knowed I was arrested and fined
$40 for violating the game law. See, things
has been changed little and didn't know
nothing about it; but the judge said as how
ignorance wasn't no excuse in these days
when the State was so full of papers that you
couldn't fire stone out O the window with
out hittin' editor Then in week was
arrested and fined $40 for violating the fishery
law, and when I begged off and said didn't
know nothin' about it, the judge asked where
I was raised and remitted 81 of the 6ne for
me to take paper with. But kinder thought
couldn't get in any more scrapes, and sorto
hung on to the two dollars. In about three
days after, was took up and fined 81 and
costs for hunting on Sunday, and 1 hope |
may die if knowed it was Sunday. And l
had to sell the gun to get out of the jug.
Then fellow came along and bought every
grain of corn had in the crib for six cents
less than I found next day it was worth in the
market; then lost two of the best cows you
ever saw, and they was took up and advertis.
ed, and all the time I was hunting the whole
country over for 'em, an when founde EN- at
last, the cost was more than the cows was
worth. The taxes came due and l didn't
know it, an the farm was sold an l had big
costs to pay before knowed thing about it.
Then lost $40 on bet that Pendleton had
dead sure thing on the democratic nomina-
ton, another SIS on bet that Belknap was
Secretary of War, an I don't know anything
about Babcock, nor Blaine, nor nobody, and
every week since I've stopped the paper I've
paid out more money to keep out of trouble
than would keep me in newspapers all my
days. Put my name on the list"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29
THE Time OF CLOSING.

Club-makers, and those who may wish to form
clubs, should bear in mind that the offers we here
present do not invite competition for Premiums.
ULuB. Each club-maker sending the requisite
number ofsubaorihers will obtain the Premium
offered for the specified number: The time, how
ever, for completing club is limited, under the
present offer, until the FIRST MONDAY OF
MARCH, 1875 Names may be sent in at any
time prior to the above date. Send the names
as fast as obtained, accompanied with the cash,
and the Premium will be delivered when the
requisite number of names has been returned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29

WASHING FLANNELs.-I will give little
of my experience in washing Aannels. I was
taught to wash fannels in hot water; but it is
great mistake. In Italy, my Aannels were
a wonder to me, they always came home from
the wash so soft and white. I learned that the
Italian women washed them in cold water.
Many time have watched them kneeling
in box, which had one end taken out, to
keep them out of the mud, by the bank of a
stream, washing in the running water and dry
ing on the bank or gravel, without boiling
and I never had washing done better, and
Aannels never half so we'll. have tried it
since, and find the secret of nice soft hannels
to be the washing Of them in cold or luke
warm water, and plenty of stretching before
hanging out. Many recipes say, don't rub
soap on fannels; but you can rub soap on to
the advantage of the fannels, if you will rinse
it out afterward and use no hot water about
them, not forgetting to stretch the threads in
both directions before drying. Flannels SO
cared for will never become stiff, shrunken or
yellow Correspondence Chicago Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29
YORK MARBLE YARD.

THE undersigned Is still conducting the Mar
BILE Business In Yorkville and would re-
spertfully inform the public that he can supply
those In want of MONUMENTS or HEAD
STONES with anything in his line, and at the
lowest cash prices. .,.....
Monuments designed and finished in the most
elaborate style, and in point of workmanship and
material warranted equal to the work of any e.
tablishmentin the country. ...' ...
Head and Footstones, In various styles, from
plain to highly-carved work, furnished at short
notice, and satisfaction guaranteed. . .A..
Specimens usually on hand. to an inspection of
which, those In want Of marble work are respect
fully invited. '.' "'. -"a
Estimates and any other desired information
cheerfully given at any time.
Work delivered at any point on the Chester
and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between
Chester and Dallas, or at any place between
Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Co.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad, free Of charge for
transportation. ..,. g..
Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed
upon my establishment my determination is to
merit q continuance of the same. .s ... ..- H..
F. HAPPERFIELD.
March 9 -'-.f 60 ly
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29
CHESTER CORRESPONDENCE

To meet the demands of our numerous readers
in Chester county, we avecontnued onr engage
ment of BRAINERD McLURE Esq, who will con-
tribute letter Of correspondence from Chester
regularly each week. These letters are devoted
entirely to Chester affars-to the interests of the
town and county-and written in the racy and
graphic style peculiar to Mr.. McLuRE they can
not fail to be of interest to our readers in Chester,
"a we'll az elsewhere in the State.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29

"PLAY."-"Do you play the piano ?" he
asked her. II play that play sometimes" !"
she answered, "but when | play l am not play
ing; then I play better than I play when play
ing playing. When play it is sorry play.
ing, and sorry playing is contradiction, so l
do not play at ALL"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

Besides the above a record of the leading events
at the State and National capitals Congressional
and Legislative proceedings; "Scrapsand Facts"
being hotch- -potch of light current topics;
compend of the News Abroad and at Home;
General Correspondence; Commercial and Mar.
ket Reports; Local and County News; Editorial
Articles upon appropriate subjects, intended to
promote the welfare and prosperity of our people,
will, we trust, continue to render the ENQUIRER
welcome and entertaining Family Journal.
Terms of Subscription..Free Of Postage.
Single copy one year, $500 In clubs, each sub
scriber, per year. $3.50. Money may be forward
ed at our risk by draft, post-ofice order or regis
tered letter-otherwise we will assume no risk.
Write names plainly, giving post-ofice, county
and State. Address all letters to r>..r..
L. M. GRIST, Publisher. Yorkville, 8. G.
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sg- A young couple went to clergyman
to be married but he, seeing that the embryo
bridegroom was tipsy, refused to marry them.
They went away, but returned two days after
ward, and the bridegroom again being tipsy,
he again refused to marry them. "Why DO DO,
you not come here when your beau is sober r
he asked the blusbing girl. "Oh, yer river
ence," said she, che won't marry me when he's
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29
March 8
CLEANSING AND REPAIRING.

VVHE undersigned would respectfully inform
the public that he Is prepared tn cleanse gar
perfectly olean and If unfaded, restoring them to
the original brightness and lustre Of the goods
Do not throw away your old clothes, but have
them cleaned and made to look as we'll as new.
Work promptly done, and at the most reasona-
BILE prices. THOMAS BALLARD.
September SO tt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29

na- What is the difference between the news
of a Democratic victory and newly married
couple? There's no difference. One is happy
tidings, and the others are happy tied 'uns,
too.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29
Three. Quart Communion Set.
Value of our Premiums. d.
A Club and an Extra Copy.

For club Of subscribers paid in advance at the regular
club rates. will give, instead of Premium extra copy Of
the paper any who may prefer that arrangements but In
sequence ofe liberal Premiums offering, cannot
afford give extra copy to the cubmaker who receives
any Premiums enumerated on our list.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29
The farm and fireside.

The VALUE OF ROAD distributing a
dry season, every country resident should Sc
cure several barrels of road dust. Those who
keep poultry may secure by its use valuable
fertilizer, nearly as strong as guano, with none
of its disagreeable odor. Place an inch or
two of road dust in the bottom of barrel ;
then, as the poultry house is regularly cleaned,
deposit layer an inch thick of the cleanings,
and so on, alternately, layers of each till the
barrel is full. The thinner each layer is, the
more perfect will be the intermixture of the
ingredients If the soil of which the road
dust is made is clayey, the layers of each may
be of equal thicknes; if sandy, the dust
should be at least twice as thick as the layers
of droppings. Old barrels of any kind may
be used for this purpose, but if previously
soaked with crude petroleum or coated with
gas tar, they will last many years. If the
contents are pounded on the floor into fine
powder before applying, the fertilizer may be
sown from drill. Road dust is one of the
most perfect deodorizers of vaults-convert-
ing their contents also into rich manure.
Place barrel or box of it in the closet, with
small dipper, and throw down pint into
the vault each time it is occupied, and there
will be no offensive odor whatever. This is
simpler, cheaper, and better than water
closet, and never freezes or gets out of order.
Mixing road dust with an equal bulk of coal
ashes is an improvement, making the fertilizer
more friabe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-29


y are secured to warrant the enterprise, pro-
pose publishing ,.
HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
The work will embrace COMPLETE HISTO-
RY OF THE STATE from the first discovery of
the soi the settlement of the territory at differ
ent periods; the history Of the State under the
Proprietary Government under the Royal Gov
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or to the close Of the Revolutionary war.
The movements Of the several Whig military
chiefs ara accurately traced and the several bat
ties fought during the Revolution are miputely
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The whole will make book of more than 700
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