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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-01-18

USE OF BL1NDERs.-An English journal
disposes of the practice of using binders in
the following trenchsnt terms: 1--WE never
could see what vice or deformity lay in a
horses eye that should make it necessary to
cover it up, and shut out its owner from at
least two-thirds of his rightful field of vision.
The poets say that old age looks backward,
but we never heard of such an idiosyncracy
charged upon horses. The theory that a
horse is less apt to be frightened when shut
out from everything behind him, we suspect
to be fallacy, else saddle horses and war
horses would be duly blinded. Every horse
is as familiar with his own carriage as with
his OVID tail, and 80 far as personal fortitude
is concerned, is no more disturbed by being
pursued by one than another. As for other
scarescrows that come behind, they are most
ly familiar to the ANIMAL and the more fully
the horse can perceive them the more quietly
will he submit to their approach. Then it is
such pity to cover up one of the most bril-
liant features of this most brilliant creature.
The horse has borne such hand in the CIV
ilzation of this roug gh.and-tumble world, that
it seems not 80 much of cruelty as dis.
courtesy, as we'll as a disgrace to hide his
form with embarrassing toggery. No wonder
we estimate the force in the world as horse
power; no wonder the Romans and Germans,
each in their own language, designated their
aristocraey as riders no wonder their de-
scendants made chivalry synonym for their
highest virtues. Let the horse be given bis
due and unblinded."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-01-18
JAMES A. GLENN, ID. ID. ST.,
SURGEON AND MECHANICAL DENTIST.

HAVING completed thorough
UNyvl\ course in the Baltimore College Of
Dental Surgery, offers bis profession
al services TO the public. Ny address is Zeno,
York county, g. c., to which all letters requesting
my professional services may be addressed.
Prompt attention given to all calls, and Dental
work will be done at the residence OF those re.
quiring it, upon giving me notification: All
work warranted to give satisfaction: Terms
moderate. ]. "A. GLENN, D.D: ..
can also, sell you SEWING MACHINE:
~ g44 aYi- = ysrsr -. j., A. g.. I.
August 10 ~ s4s.. 80 &,-l.--.... II ,,s
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-01-18

the passage being supplied, and all the.diai.
culties Of the text vanish. '"Whosoever ID
born Of God doth not commit sin s0iRingss
He that committeth sin willingly, is of the
devil." 'i%'' "'-.,t'.s '..'st.' .,'5.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-01-18
(Orisinl.l
IRISH POTATOES.

lnero may ue UeLIeT soCtiooe oA Sooou J
than the cotton belt of the South, but such
sections are few and small. In the cotton
belt, including vast area larger than some
kingdoms in the old world, the laborer gets a
return for his labor in few months. Even
cotton, which takes more labor and more time
in its cultivation than any other crop requires
only about seven months in which to convert
it into money. There are few regions of coun'
try which are so favorable to the condition OF
the poor man as the cotton belt.
Food of the best kind may be produced in
a variety of ways. Corn, wheat, rice, peas and
potatoes may be raised on nearly every farm
in the South, sufficient to meet the demand
of dense population. Irish potatoes can be
grown nearly as we'll in the South as in the
North. The poor people of the South seem
never to think of the vast amount Of food that
can be produced on single acre of ground
when planted in Irish potatoes. Giving no Gre
dence to those wonderful amounts that are said
to be sometimes produced, we may safely say
that, on average ground, with proper culture,
one acre of land will produce in Irish potatoes
an abundance of food for an ordinary sized
family from June to October Then another
acre planted in sweet potatoes, will produce
enough to feed the same family from October
to March.
Irish potatoes and butter-milk are good
food. The Irish, in their native land, live
upon it. They are healthy and strong. The
men are giants, if there are any modern giants,
and the Irish girls have cheeks that need no
painting.
Without food, it is impossible for laborers
to work, and it is impossible to procure hon.
est food without work. Time rolls on in spite
of political confusions, and the time for plant
ing some kinds of crops will soon be upon US.
The time to prepare for planting has already
arrived. The necessities of the times demand
that every poor man (and great many come
under that head) should 60 to work at once
and prepare an Irish potato patch. 1t makes
very little difference how plenty or how cheap
meal and -four may be, there will soon be not
much money in the country to buy anything.
No man is in much danger of perishing 30
long as he has potatoes.
Irish potatoes ought, in this region of coun'
try, to be planted in February or March. 1t
makes more difference about the manner in
which the ground is prepared before planting
and the amount of manure applied, than ii
does about the time of the moon in which the
nlantino is DONE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-01-18
seliseellantu,1s @eHdiug.
HOW CHAMBERLAIN TALKS.

correspondence of the Charleston News and Courie
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-28

and she also gave the name of the
mother
The name of NTcAllister was given, as
that of one of the babies. The last
burial, week ago, was that of the
Martin child. The Forsyths told one Of
the neighbors that the name of another
of the children was either Nicholson. or
Cooley. For its keep they got $25, with
a promise of more. For another child
they said they had received $125
A handsome piano was removed to
Chestnut street store from their house,
They claimed it was given them for tax
ing care of child. The handsome
Brussels carpet and furniture that ad0rn
the rooms of the house are, according to
their admission, presents received For
caring for anotheFchild.
When spoken to,0n the subject of their
calling, they answered that they have
always made their " living that way
and it was none ofanybody's business. y
There are but two children in the house
now, a boy abous ten. weeks old and a
girl about eighteen months old. They
were taken there short time ago and
were apparently strong and hearty. A
lady who saw them said that they had
dwindled away to be mere skeletons, and
have every appearance of being slowly
starved or drugged to death. They oc-
cupied the same cot and paid no, ,atten-
tion to the caresses. bestowed on them by
the visitor. She said lit is terrible
shame that sach state of affairs can
exist in a large city The Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
were notified some time ago Of the baby
farming carried on in the hoqse, but no
action has yet been taken in the mat
ter"
The children are but scantily clothed
and bear evidence of neglect. Almost
every day carriage rolls up to,the door.
Last week wagon, containing man
and woman, the latter with q. child in
her arms, stopped at the house, but
probably no satisfactory arrangement
could be made for the care of the little
one, as they drove off.
1t is understood that the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to, Children
proposes taking the matteA-in hand.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-28

This, to builders, was great bargain,
for the stone of the ledge was excellent
granite. Then they called surveyor
and made plot of the hillside, whereby
they found that they could have forty
building lots, worth from two hundred
and fifty to four hundred dollars each.
They hesitated not moment after the
plot was made, but paid Peter his ten
thousand dollars cheerfully.
Ere many days after this transaction
Peter White received very polite note
from Cordelia Henderson, asking him to
call and see her; but he did not call. He
hunted up Mr.. Somers, and went into
business with him, and this very day
Somers g. White do business in the town,
and Walter Sturgis is their bookkeeper.
And in all the country there is not q
prettier spot than the old hillside. The
railroad depot is near its foot, and it is
occupied by sumptuous dwellings, in
which live merchants who do business
in the adjacent city.
One thing Peter missed-that he did
not reserve building spot for himself.
But his usual good fortune attended him,
even here. A wealthy banker had oc-
casion to move to another section of the
country, and he sold out his house and
garden to Peter, for just one-half what
the building cost him. So Peter took a
wife who had loved him when he dug in
the earth, and found home for her and
himself upon the hillside.
And now, reader, where do you think
the hillside is ? Perhaps you know; for
it is a veritable history L have been
writing, and the place 1 have told you
about is now one of the most select sub
urban residences in the country.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-28
Discomfort.

Said Freeman Hunt, many years ago,
" The other day stood by cooper who
was playing a merry tune with his
adze around q cask. 'Ak,!' said he,
mine is hard lot--forever trotting
round like dog, driving away at
hoop Heigho!' sighed our neighbor,
the blacksmith, in one.of the hot days,
as he wiped the drops of perspiration
from his brow, while, his red-rot iron
glOwed ON the anvil, this is life with
vengeance, melting and frying ones
self over the fire. oh that 1 were o.
carpenter, calculated a shoemaker, as he
bent over his lap-stone; here am, day
after day, working my soul away in.
making soles for others, cooped up in,
this little seven by nine ROOM / am
sick of this outdoor work. exclaims
the carpenter, 'broiling and sweating
under the sun, or exposed to the in
clemency of the weather-ifI 1 were only
a tailor' This is too bad, perpetual
ly cries the tailor, to be compelled to sit
perched up here, plying my needle =
WOulU tllhO 1A41ilC WIS U1OIt dcLlNc
lifeP Last day of grace = the banks
won't observation-disclosures won't pay
what shall l do2' grumbles the mer-
chant; had rather be dray horse-a
dog = anythingl' Happy fellowsI''
groans the lawyer, as he scratches his.
head over some perplexing case, or pores
over some dry record happy fellows!
had rather hammer stone than cudgeI
my brain on this tedious, vexatious
question: And through all the ranlifir
cations of society, all complaining of
their eondition-finding fault with their.
particular calling. If were only this
or that or the other, should be COM
tent is the universal cry anything
but what am So ways the world, SO
it has wagged, and so it will wag."
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-28
THE CLERKS CHOICE.

MIR. JOHN SOMERS was mer-
IVl chant, doing business in a thriv-
ing country village. He had two clerks
in his employ, both of them faithful
and industrious, but with some difference
in minor points of character.
One day Mr.. Somers called the two
young men into his counting room and
closed the door after them. His coun-
tenance looked troubled, and it was some
moments before he spoke
Boys" he said, at length, "I have
been doing very foolish thing. have
lent my name to those l thought my
friends, and they have ruined me. 1
owe you about a hundred dollars each.
Now have just one hundred dollars in
money, and the small piece of land on
the side of the hill just back of the town
house. There are four acres of this
land, and have been offered hundr ed
dollars for it, repeatedly, by those who
have land adjoining. If 1 could pay
you both in money would, but as L
cannot, one of you must take this land.
What say youY You, Walter, have
been with me the longest, and you shall
say first"
Walter Sturgis hesitated some mo-
ments, and he said:
"I'm sure don't want the land, un-
less could sell it right off,
''Ah, but that won't do" returned
Mr.. Somers. eff you take the land
you must keep it. Were you to sell
it, my creditors would say at once that
you did it for me, and pocketed the
money"
"Then it is easily settled" rejoined
Peter, " for should prefer the land"
Walter was pleased with this, and be-
fore night he had the hundred-dollar bill
in his pocket, and Peter had the war
rantee deed of the four acres of land
upon the hillside.
Peter Whites first object, after having
got the deed of his land, was TO hunt ur
some kind of work. A whole week he
searched in vain for employment, but al
the end of that time he found an old
farmer who wanted hand, though he
could not afford to pay much. But Peter
finally, and with the advice of Mr.
Somers, made an arrangement of this
kind He would work for the old farm
er Mr.. Stevens) steadily until the
ground was open, and then he should
have half the time to devote upon hi
own land, and, in part payment for hi
services, Stevens was to help him abou
all the OK work that the youth nigh
need.
Peter now worked early and late, anC
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-28
Select Poetry.
LIVE FOR SOMETHING.

Live for something; be not idle,
Look about you for employ;
Sit not down to useless dreaming
Labor is the sweetest joy.
Folded hands are ever weary,
Selfish hearts are never gay,
Life for you has many duties
Active be, then, while you may.
Scatter blessings In your pathway,
Gentle words and cheerful smiles
Better are than gold and silver,
With their grief-dispelling wiles.
As the blessed sunshine falleth
Ever on the grateful earth,
SO let sympathy and kindness
GLADDEN. well the darkened earth.
Hearts that are oppressed and weary,
Drop the tear of sympathy
Whisper words of hope and comfort,
Give and your reward shall be
Joy unto thy soul returning
From this perfect fountain-head,
Freely, as thou freely givest
Shall the grateful light be shed.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-28
A SIGNIFICANT ADVERTISEMENT.
DURING the past month the follow
~ ing advertisement has appeared in
q morning newspaper in Philadelphia

nURING the past month the follow
~ ing advertisement has appeared in
a morning newspaper in Philadelphia
A LADY WILL TAKE A SMALL CHILD TO
n board. Apply for one week at 1888 Bancroft
street. between Sixteenth and Seventeenth and
below Wharton. Cut this out.
Bancroft street is short street be-
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth and
runs from Wharton to Reed street. The
West side of the street is lined with or
binary two-story brick houses. looking
out on vacant lots covered with rank
vegetation. No. 1888 is only distinguish
able from the Others by having a small
tin sign on the window sill, ON which
are painted the words: C Small children
taken to board" The shutters are al
ways kept closed. The inmates rarely
appear on the streets and are only seen
by the neighbors when a carriage is
1T is then that Annie, alias Alice For
syth, alias Williams, alias Brennon alias
Marshall, medium sized woman, rather
angular and about 2S years old, steps out
to take the little one into the house. A
sister of Forsyth's named Ida, about 16
or 1S years old "opens and closes the door,
and she is also seen when the under
taker calls for the baby's body. These
people have resided at 1888 Bancroft
street for about six weeks, and in that
time, it is said, five infants have been
buried and two have mysteriously dis
appeared. They claim to have come
| from Easton.
1t has been within the past week or
two that the attention of the neighbors
has been drawn to them. Two children
were buried from the house the first two
weeks they were there. This, followed
by two more, both in one week, and the
taking away of fifth one ON last Satur-
day week by hack 1913, under suspicious
circumstances, aroused the neighbors'
curiosity. The last child was wrapped
in lot of rags, and the woman For
syth made quasi-admission that it was
dead. 1t had been taken to the house
but week or so previous, and was no
ticed to be bright, healthy child. An
old woman by the name of Kenny OF
Canning a midwife and nurse, who is
supposed to live at 17OS Tasker street, al
though frightened-looking girl stutter-
ed and stammered while she denied it t.
Times" representative, is said to fur
nish the Forsyths with majority Oi
their babies.
She has been seen to enter there anC
also 1908 Tasker street a number o
times. When the undertaken very
reputable man, who has had his ofiic'
on South Thirteenth street, called at thu
Forsyths to make preparations for the
burial of one of the children, he met tn
woman Kenny or Canning, who salt
the child's name was Minnie Martin
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-28

e7T 1t is with glory as with beauty
for as single fine lineament oanpot
make handsome face, neither can q
single good quality render man accom-
plished; but "a concurrence of many fine
features and good qualities make true
beauty and true honor.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-28

HaT Nature makes us poor only when
we want necessaries, but custom gives
the name of poverty to the want of su~
perfluities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-21

persons having work in his line
would do we'll to call.
On Thursday, the 18th inst, as Mr..
G. w. Kitzmiller was returning from
the railroad, his horses became
frightened and ran away, tearing and
breaking the wagon to atoms.
Yesterday Pat. Griffin, a young
man from Deer Park, driving one of
H. G. DAVIS mule teams, was
thrown from a mule and severely
hurt about the head and breast.
John Hagar says: "De mule trowed
him and den danced on him NIT his
front feet"
The wooden mill at this place is be-
ing refitted, and will soon be in order
for the summer trade. S.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-21

The Cumberland Ncaos says a de-
structive fire occurred in that city
early on Saturday morning, X. H.
Buffers furniture factory, on North
Centre street, being destroyed. In
consequence of the darkness 1.-THE
street lamps not being lighted) and
the lack of sufficient pressure at the
Holly waterworks the fire could not
be controlled by the fire engines, and
the entire property was destroyed.
The loss of Mr.. Butler is $4,000, on
which there is only about 500, 600 in.
surance, all in Offices outside the
State. H. j. Coleman, who had a
carpenter shop, and door and blind
factory on the ground floor, esti-
mates his loss at $1,000, on which
there was no insurance. The rolling
mill fire department, under COM
mand of Superintendent Venners,
rendered signal service in preventing
the Centre street buildings from be-
ing burned. Accidents are reported,
but none of them of serious nature.
Many firemen made narrow escapes
from being buried under the falling
walls, having been compelled sew
eral times to fly and allow their hose
to be covered with debris. The
cause of the fire is supposed to have
b. en- the spontaneous combustion OF
a barrel of varnish in the varnish
room of the furniture factory.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-21
"The Rat.r

A small paper, bearing the above
caption, appeared on our streets on
Sunday morning last, which created
a stir among our young folks, the
conduct of some of whom it criti-
cised pretty severely. We would adj
wise the parties interested to let the
first issue be the last.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-21
Real Estate Transfers.

The following is a list of real estate
transfers filed Tor record in the Office
of w. H. Tower, Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Garrett county, for the
week ending April 30:
Chauncey Kimmell and wife to
Elizabeth Hayes, part of tract of
land called Peace and Plenty, 5000.
VIM. Ashby to Hannah A-hby,
tract of land bounded by tracts
"Small Meadows and Piney Bot
tom :" $25.
John G. Durham, Sheriff, to VIM.
H. Hall, the right, title and interest
of John J. P. Hoye, in and to mill
tary lots Nos. 1887 and 1889.
A. G. Wotring to Harriet E. Kim
nell, part of tract of land called
strawberry Palms." 40 acres /;
$1,100.
John M. Thayer and wife to Chris
tan Martin, tract of land contained
within certain given boundaries, 205
acres 81 ,230.
John Symons and wife to Joseph
Symons, their undivided half inter-
est in and to military lots 1913, 1850,
l761, 1862 and 1862 $500.
George w. Sibert to Charles H.
Compton, piece of land on Cassel-
man river, near Grantsville, "a acres
and 1l3 perches $50 and other valu-
BILE considerations.
Wilson Proctor and wife to John
M. Jarboe, lot No. 48 in Wilson's
first addition to Oakland $40.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-21
DIE ID

At Indianola, Warren county,
Iowa, March 30th, 1877, Brittle May,
only daughter of John E. and Mary
j. Russell, aged 8years and 2 months.
May the angels welcome her home.
At the same place, March 18th,
1877, Isabel Elmaria Harden, eldest
daughter of Levi and Elizabeth
Harmon, aged 81 years. She leaves
a husband and four children to
mourn their loss.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-21

We would direct special attention
this week to the business directory
on the first page of The REPUBLI-
CAN, which contains the cards of all
our leading merchants. professional
men and mechanics. Our subscrib.
ers and friends throughout the coun-
ty would do we'll to note names and
deal with these parties, as it as an
old adage that a liberal advertiser is
a liberal dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.

A new lot of blotters received,
and for sale at this Office.
The County Commissioners will
meet on Monday next.
After season of dry and pleas
ant weather we are now having rain.
Bush & Son, on Wednesday ev-
ening shipped five horses for the
Baltimore market.
Potatoes sell readily at Oakland
for rs cents per bushel, cash. Our
farmers should bring them in.
The present Town Council will
meet, for the last time, on Monday
evening next, at Mr.. Vietch's Office.
MIR. T. B. Fordyce is prepared to
clean and repair sewing machines,
watches and clocks. Shop in
Smouse's building,
We would be pleased to hear
through our correspondents through
out the county, the crop prospects for
the coming season.
George, the miller, says: If you
want tO-know something, bring
sack of grain to the mill, and you
will be tolled-until you are sorrow
full if not full of wisdom.
-Theo. Bush, had bad luck on
Wednesday evening. He lost rail
road ticket from Oakland to Balti.
more, and one of his horses received
severe injury from a kick.
We call special attention to the
professional card of DIR. w. F. Fun
denberg, who has been located in
Cumberland for the last three years,
and is the only physician between
Baltimore and Pittsburgh who con.
fines his practice exclusively to the
treatment of diseases of the Eye and
Ear, including those of the Nose and
throat.