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$3.50 REWARD.

TTVHE National Board OF Fire Underwriters here
by offers reward ofTWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DOLLARS, for the detection, conviction
and punishment Of the party or parties, charged
with the crime Of Arson, in firing the premises
situate near Yorkville, 8: c., being the DWELL
Said reward will bepaid only on due proof being
furnished the Executive Committee Of the con-
viction and actual punishment of said criminals
By order of Executive Committee,
GEO. T. HOPE, Chairman,
New York. May 8, 1876. 20 II
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26
CLEANSING AND REPAIRING.

vINHE undersigned would respectfully inform
/ the public that he is prepared to cleanse gar
ments of any fabric whatever, rendering them
perfectly clean, 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.
March 29 1S tt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

b9r A woman cured her husband of staying
out late at night by going to the door and
whispering through the keyhole-
SIS that you, Willie%
Her husbands name is John, and he stays
at home every night now, and sleeps with one
eye open, and revolver under his pillow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

A Coop TH1Ne.-Jamie having come into
the possession of considerable wealth through
the death of relatives, was thus addressed by
one of his neighbors: SAY, Jamie, it was a
gweed thing for you that your rich freens were
born afore ye." "Weel," replied Jamie,
"I'm no sac sure about that but it was a
gweed thing that they deed afore me-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

p6rA lady who was suffering under slight
indieposition. told her husband thatit was with
the greatest difficulty she could breathe, and
the effort distressed her exceedingly. II
wouldn't try, my DEAR" soothingly responded
the husband.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

nae It is stated that spirits of turpentine,
sprinkled thi ough the house once week, is a
sure preventative against scarlet fever and
other diseases. 1t is also stated that it will
keep moths out of carpets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

In A BAD WAY.-A merchant, who has
been in business about year, says, "That
when man has to blow up his paper bags
and inventory them as so many bags of flour,
to make his years transactions come out even,
it is about time he retired from legitimate bus
mess and settled down in a government Of
flee,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

A DEVOTED PAR1sH1oNER.-AnE English
vicar was standing, on Monday morning, at
his gate, when one of his parishioners arrived
with basket of potatoes. "What's this ?"
said the vicar. "Please, sir" replied the
man, "it's some of our very best taturs-a
very rare kind, sir. My wife said you should
have some of them, as she heard you say in
the sermon that common taturs didn't agree
with You."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26
BARBER SHOP.

VTNHOSE in want Of an EASY SHAVE, fash
ionable and stylish cut Of hair, or pleasant
and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that
THOS. BALLARD, Professor Of the ArtTonso-
ria is still in business, in his old Shop next door
to the ENQUIRER building, where it will afford
him great pleasure to wait upon all who may de-
sire his services. Razors honed and sharpened,
and any other work of that kind promptly done.
THOMAS BALLARD.
December 81 81 .'.-' II
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HAMPTON AND REFORM!
FURNITURE AND Low PRICES
AT THE
NEWFURNITURE STORE,
Opposite the Cotton Hotel,

CHESTER, 3. Q.
T ONG experience, and having to buy for the
Ia house Of MARKS & REID, of Rock Hill,
in connection with my own, enables me to buy
to superior advantage; and owing to the low price
of cotton, I am
SELLING AT ALMOST COST.
Come and see for yourselves
Goods DELIVERED FREE to all points be-
tween Gastonia and Winnsboro.
8. z. MARKS.
December 40 tt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

A convenience, and a Determination to do my
best, enables me to promise satisfaction to all In
want of correct and fattering likenesses. Cloudy
weather is as good or better than sunshine for all
subjects. except small children.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26
NOTICE..

RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I
l am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears
ana other fne-edged instruments. Prices-for
honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for
sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and
satisfaction guaranteed or no charge.
TOM BALLARD, Barber.
November 80 4S
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

A CURE FOR CoLDs.-Boil two ounces of
Aaxseed in quart of water when boiled strain
add two ounces rock candy, halfpint syrup,
juice of three lemons mix we'll. put on the
stove, let it come to boil, then take it of,
and as soon as cold bottle it take ccnful be.
fore going to bed, and half cupful rnfore
meals the hotter you drink it the better it ls.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

tay- If man has any religion worth having,
he will do his duty and not make a fuss about
it. 1t is the empty kettle that rattles. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26
SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINES.
REPORT.

The new Weed Sewing Machine, employing
straight needle and needle bar, connected by
link with crank on the end Of horizontal shaft
in the overhanging arm. The needle-bar opera
ting shaft is connected by link with, and has
rocking motion impaired to 1t by means OF,
crank on the lower rotating SHAFT. The shuttle
sustained in carrier, Is reciprocated In the di:
rection OF the feed by a crank and link connected
with the rotating shaft, and the four-motioned
feed is moved positively.
FOB THE FOLLOWING REASONS, VIZ. {:
An excellent Shuttle Machine, possessing orig
inality and simplicity Of constructive detail, for
fine quality of workmanship and materials, and
for great adaptability to both cloth and leather
stitching.
a, T. GOSHORN, Director General.
J. r. HAWLEY, President.
Attest: MYER AsCH Asst. Secretary.
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TRIAL, JUSTICES BLANKS.
I'd ECOGNIZANCES Warrants of Arrest, Sum-
6 mons in civil action, and Executions. For
sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE.
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ANALYSIS.

An excellent Shuttle Machine-meaning ma
chine possessed Of great merit, the under thread
Of which is carried in Shuttle, universally ad-I
mitted to be the only practicable and durable
method. Possessing originality and simplicity ,bf
constructive detail-that is, embodying the n
quisite number Of the most improved mechanicaH
devices found in any Sewing Machine, free from
complication, consequently readily understood
and easily managed. For fine quality Of work
manship and materials. All parts being made in
duplicate by improved machinery, thus being
interchangeable, making it easy to replace any
parts which may become worn or broken. All
justment Substituting drop-forged wroughtiron
and steel in place Of cast and malleable iron.
And for great adaptabity to both cloth and leath-
er stitching-being free from sharp singled cams
crank movements, devoid Of friction or noise,
drawing both upper and under thread at precise
~ the same time. finishing each stitch indepen-
IDENTIFY, necessity on fine leather work. Light
highest rate Of speed attainable in machine sew
ing, which is indispensable in cloth stitching.
It will be observed that in 10 other award are
these important points-so necessary to perfect
stitching machine-combined, viz: e.
"Smplicity of Constructive DETAIL"
"Fine Quality of Workmanship and Mate
"Great Adaptability to both Cloth and Leather
Stitching"
We claim to produce the best Leather and Cloth
Sewing Machines now offered to the public, and
shall be pleased to substantiate this at any Of our
Branch Offices in the principal cities, or agencies
throughout the United States.
WEED SEWING MEGFINE CO.,
Rsfassd Conn:
BRANCH OFFICE:
81 and 53 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Nd,
Masonic Temple.
h. s. DAwLEY, Manager.
February % 3m
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

JOHN r.. LONDON,
Dealer i'm Fertilizers,
ROCK HILL, 8. c.,
nFFERS to the Farmers of York and the sur.
" rounding counties, a variety Of
FIRST-CLASS GUANOS,
and HIGH-GRADE PHOSPHATES for com.
posting with Cotton Seed, at
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
Will arrange to take Cotton at Is cents. Will de-
liver the Fertilizers at any Depot desired.
With twelve years experience
IN THE FERTILIZING TRADE,
can assure the Farmers that every article sell
is unequalled in grade and that can make 1t
TO THEIR INTEREST
to give me call. Thankful for past favors,
hope for liberal patronage in the future.
February 3m
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

When a soldier in the British army wants
a new pair of shoes, he communicates the fact
of his INDECENT condition to his sergeant.
The sergeant investigates and makes written
report of the fact, forwarding it with the SOL
dier's application, to the lieutenant. The
lieutenant refers the matter back to the ser.
geant, with instructions to ascertain how near
the soldiers term of service is out, that he
may not 60 trudging off in pair of shoes
ahead of the government. The sergeant as
certaining that the soldier has to serve long
enough to wear out whole case Of shoes, in
dorses the instructions to that effect, and they
are forwarded by the lieutenant to the cap.
tain. The captain indorses the application
with the recommendation that it be granted,
and forwards it to the adjutant, who refers it
10 the major The major refers it to the sur.
geon with the necessary instructions, in obe-
dience to which the surgeon refers it back to
the sergeant to ascertain if the man is troubled
with corns, bunions, ingrowing nails, or any
pedal affections or deformities that would me-
cessitate the use of special last. The appli-
cation then reaches the colonel through the
regular channels, and is, by him, referred to
the quartermaster, with orders to answer the
requisition by the necessary footgear. The
quartermaster transmits it, in triplicate, to the
supply department, secretary of war and
quartermaster general, and the contractor is
notified by the quartermaster.general. The
contractor indorses the application with re-
quest to know what size is wanted, and the
paper is referred back to the sergeant, with
orders to procure the soldiers number. The
sergeant then indorses on the original appli-
cation his final report that the soldier had
been transferred into cavalry regiment and
wants boots He is then degraded and placed
in ranks for presuming to know what soldier
in another regiment wants, and the papers
are forwarded to the soldiers cavalry regi.
ment with instructions for him to make ap.
plication for boots through the regular chan
nels In the meantime the soldier dies.
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Terms Of Subscription-.Free OF Postage.

Single copy one year, $500. In clubs, each sub
scriber, per year, $3.50. Money may be forward
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TELL Your W1FE.-The following advice
is we'll worthy of acceptance, but we would
add little more to it in the form sugges-
ton, that in case you have no wife-Get one.
eff you are in any trouble or quandary,
tell your wife-that is if you have one-all
about it at once. Ten to one her invention
will solve your difficulty sooner than all your
logic. The wit of woman has been praised,
but her instincts are quicker and keener than
her reason. Counsel with your wife, or your
mother, or sister, and be assured light will
flash upon your darkness. Women are too
commonly adjudged verdant in all but pure
ly womanish affairs. No philosophical stu.
dents of the sex thus judge them. Their in
tuitions, or insights, are the most subtle, and
if they cannot see cat in the meal, there is
no cat there. I advise man to keep none
of his affairs secret from his wife. Many a
home has been happily saved, and many a
fortune retrieved, by mans full confidence
in his wife. Woman is far more seer and
prophet than man, if she be given a fair chance.
As a general rule, wives confde the minutest
of their plans and thoughts to their husbands.
Why not reciprocate, if but for the pleasure
of meeting confidence with con6dence2
am certain no man succeeds 80 we'll in the
world as he who, taking partner for life,
makes her the partner of his purposes and
hopes What is wrong of his impulse or
Judgment, she will check and set right with
her almost universally right instincts. And
what she most Graves and most deserves is
confidence, without which, love is never free
from q shadow.
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AGRICULTURAL LIENS,

of Real Estate, and Titles to
V6 Real Estate. For sale at the
ENQUIRER OFFICE.
March ly
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WRAPPING PAPER.

old Newspapers, of large size, suitable for
wrapping, for sale at so cents per hundred,
at the ENQUIRER OFFICE.
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A c,rh and an Extra Cow.

For club of TEN subscribers paid In advance At the regular
Climb rates we win give instead Of Premium extra copy Of
the paper any who may prefer that arrangements but In con-
seouence ofhe liberal Premiums oerns we cannot
aod to rive an extra copy to the cubmaket who receives
Premiums enumerated list.
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y1 day a. home. Agents wanted. Outfit and terms free
DlI TRUE CO., Augusta, Maine. ~, "
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WEED! WEED! WEED!
PRE-EMINENTLY AT THE HEAD
AND so RECOGNIZED.
Read the complimentary award of the Centen-
nial Commissioners.
j. STATES CENTENNIAL COMMISSION, !
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION,
Philadelphia, 1876.

The United States Centennial Commission an
nounce the following report as the basis Of an
award to the WEED SEWING MACHINE COM
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Value Of our Premiums.

We would impress upon every the fact that all OF ou
Premiums rstclas goods and the prices attached to them
our lists the regular retail prices At which the articles sell
by ali dealers and manufacturers themselves Is only by
the most advantageous given by the manufacturers thai
we are enabled make the liberal Offers we de, and we Gaaran
tee every article TO be exactly asrepresented.
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6ooA Va eA@SS
In no way can the glory Of God be so much
advanced as by making men friends to Jesus.
Hence when God bestows upon US the IMAM
mon of unrighteousness" it is that we may
publish the power of Jesus to save sinners.
The next thing brought prominently to
view in this passage of Scripture, is what will
be the final results to those who properly use
riches. They will be received into everlast-
ing habitations. The opposite of this is also
to be inferred. Those who do not make the
proper use of riches, will not be received into
everlasting habitations. The Scriptures never
teach that it is sin to be rich neither do
they teach that poverty and piety are insepa-
rabe. 1t may be, and often is, sin to be
poor. In fact, we may say poverty is one of
the progeny which sin has brought into ou'
world. The most illustrious examples of pie
ty that the world has ever seen, were rich.
We may mention Abraham, Job and David.
All of these we're rich. We cannot buy ever
lasting habitations with gold. This is impos-
sible If, however, we use the riches which
God bestows upon us for his glory and the
good of our fellow-men, it is one evidence that
we have been born again. We cannot serve
God and mammon, but we can serve God
with mammon.
The prodigal and spendthrift is on the
broad road that leads to infamy and poverty
in this world, and his prospects of being re-
ceived into everlasting habitations, when he
crosses the river of death, are not bright.
The miser and covetous man court misery in
this world and bolt the door of heaven on
themselves. The idea our Saviour would i'm
press upon our minds is, to serveGod with our
riches, and so to use the gifts of Gods provi-
dence that we may not be kept out of heaven
for abusing the blessing which kind and
merciful providence bestows upon us.
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Smiths Bible Dictionary.
Three.Ouart Communion Set.

Churches unsuppied with Communion Bet appropriate 70
the OF the rite Of administering the Lor
Supper can Premium Arrangement, secure hne treble
three quart Communion Set Of six pieces with IT.
tie trouble and comparatively at cost The number OF SUD
required order this valuable and elegant
vice can be procured congeeaon and the mem
bers wn may thus called upon contribute their share o.
the expense receive In than the value OF the
contribution In a years subscription to the paper
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J. R. SCHORB'S PH0T0-GALLERY
1sT H0UsE EAST OF THE JAIL.

NoYamber3 &c
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

With the very liberal offer which enabled TO make,
beautifully furnished table within the reach Of amost ev-
cry and here opportunity OF which, the
ladies avail themselves they may secure with but little trouble,
valuable set Silver Cutlery Those articles are made FOR
us by the Lucs Hart Manufacturing Company Fulton street,
New York. and warranted to be Of the best material
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-10-06

Meteorological.

A man who saw the partial
destruction of the Omaha bridge
by a cyclone, describes il as a
dense black cloud coming down
stream, carrying forward a water
column standing on the river
with it's head in the clouds. In
front the air is filed with hail,
streams of fire run. along the
iron bars and columns of the
bridge; but the moment the
whirling water column strikes it
the whole is lit up by a binding
electric glare, the bridge vanish
|es, shoots up toga great height
above the piers, and then is
dashed with Uncomfortable velo-
city back into the river. Large
stones are torn eutsof theirip-
Erapping. and shoot. up perpen-.
aicularly sixty feet to the top of
the railroad grade, This desr
Ieription is regarded by many as
fancifal but Prof. Tice, of ST.
Lohis,l SAYS it is not, and adds !:
Il was charged with laboring
under an illnsion when, in the
summer of 1853, I asserted that
the steeple OF the Baptist Church
first shot out into the cloud. Not
until thesarchitect declared that
Fit must have been so, and could
faot have been, otherwise, was
the correctness Of my statement
admitted. The arch bet s opin-
ion was based uponthe fact that
| the steeplea when constructed,
was let down by braces twelve
feet long into the tower, and
this braced frame was pulled up
aud out without disturbing a
stone in the tower. The large
stone crosslin the Calvary Gem
Iesery, weighing several tons, that
went down In the North st. Louis
tornado, last year, went up first,
for there was the upright iron
Idowell that had been in the
socket of the shaft. Houses all.
ways go down. when caught in
the vortex. of a lorna 10, but
those caught ii the centre inva-
lriabiy first 90 up. When, in the
East st. Louis tornado, the cloud
snatched up a LOCOMOTIVES car
Iried it over . pond, and dropped
lit down right side up, the wise
by tradition pooh-poohed at the
assertion that it was carried, and
declared that ID was blown into
the pond, notwithstanding not a
trace of such action could be
|seen in the smooth and, level
sand over which it must have
rolled il such had been the fact.
How did it happen, then, shat
the tiny electric cloud that was
arrested over Langley pond,
South Carolina, on the 18th, of
August, 1874, formed a water
spout, which lasied for about
ten minutes, ins which time it
lifted to the clouds over 214, 600.
tons OF water, and the cloud inn
mensely enlarged and distended,
walked off with it without spill
ing a drop. sf
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-10-06
An Oriental Question.

The Russo Turkish war reviv-
es an old story. A Turkish and
Russian officer once fell into a
dispute as to the superiority in
discipline Of their respective
soldiers.
Il can prove TO you on the
spot. Z said the Russian, "how
perfectly our men are trained. :
And he called his orderly.
s4Ivan r
aSir..
"Go to Mehemet's, buy me a
pound of tobacco, and come
back at once. :
The soldier .saluted, turn on
his heel and went ont.
Nov" said the Russian OF
fcer, taking ont bis watch. s.my
orderly is walking straight to
the mex. corner, where hesmusl
turn nov he is turning-nos
he is opposite the white mosque
NOV he is crossing the may
dan-now he is at Mehemet's 's--
now he IS buying the tobacco
now he is coming back-now be
is on the block below us-now
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-10-06
STR RAYED

a. Taken up On the 18th, day
IN Of. July 1877, q
Dark SorreT Mare,
with white spot IN the nose and fore
head, and -four feet. black, branded on
the left shoulder AZ.
BEN BENJAMIN, JR..
Justice Peace End Ward.
Parish Of Assumption, July q 1877.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-10-06
NOTICE.

The Assessment Roll of the par
ish1 of Assumption has been this
day deposited by me with the Re-
corder of the parish of Assumption.
Any person who may feel ag-
grieVed by any assessment; must
make an appeal in writing to the
undersigned, stating particularly
the correction desired within thirty
days from the date hereof.
EMILE E. HEBERT,
Assessor.
Assumption, La. August Is, 1877
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-10-06

No. ~.
he is at the, door-now' and
the Russian called out:

he is at the, door now"-and
the Russian called out:
aIVanI''
aSir.'
where's the tobacco ?''
Here, SIR
The Turkish officer, showing
no sigh of surprise at the preci-
sion of this tobacco move
llnent, promptly broke OUT
& "Hoi hol my soldier can do
that every day in the week. and
he called
'sMachtarr'
aSir.n
s go at Ali Efendi's, and see
that you bring me pound Of
tobacco. My pipesis emptys"
.Instantly sir.''
Following the tactics of the .
Russian officer, the Turk pulled
out bis watch and went on
"Now Mucl1tar is IN the street;
now he is passing the palpooch
bazaar; now it is noon and heis
staying for prayers; now he is
drinking at the stone fountain;
now Ali Effendi halls him and J
asks about my health; now
Muchtar is paying for the to-
Ibacco now heis coming back
by another way; now he is on
our street; now he is at the door;
now - .s all
@Muchtar E shouted the off,
|fcer.
ssSir. ;. s
Were is my tobacco p
Il haven't found my shoes
yet + sssa .s.s...