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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-12-05
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PICK THINGS UP.-We know man who is
quite particular about keeping everything in
its proper place. We heard him say that he
acquired this habit through the training of
his mother. When boy, even as far back
as he could remember, his mother always
made him pick up and put away his play
things after he had got through with them.
In bad weather the kitchen was at the dispo-
sal of himself and brother, but it was under
stood that everything had to be cleared up at
the end of the play. No doubt there is a diff
ference in children, for we have known boys of
the same family, of nearly the same age,
brought up in all respects as nearly alike as
possible, yet one of them was careless, and
became careless, easy man, while the other
was extremely particular in all the details Of
his dress, sports and work. Still, granting
this difference, which many would call nat
ural difference, we believe persistent train
ing in early childhood would make an order
ly man out of the most careless child.-Prai-
RE Farmer.
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Smiths Bible Dictionary.

This Dictionary s the work Of DR.. William Smith, Of the
University of London, and eminent photographer In
the world who preparation associated with himself
seventy distinguished dvlnes and authors, of both Europe and
onary of he Bbc supplying want long felt by the relg
os public The result of these abos appeared in three large
An adgement this great work. for popular usr made by DR..
Smith himself is the we have arranged to furnish our sub
scrcrs The book contains every In the Bible respecting
which ANYTHING can said II embraces the results of historic
research antiquarian nvestgaon the study of languages and
dialects and discoveries Of the modern travellers and expo
rers In the Holy Iand-Robinson Rawnson Ferguson, Lay
ard Oe and Stanley The hook printed from stcrco
type plates good paper and appropriately Illustrated with
Places of the Holy Land descriptive Figures and
valuable Maps. conans nearly 300 yprined double,
Wood Engavngs 1t printed in type of heavy DISTINCT and
very egbe face The publishers price of the Dictionary Is
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DESCRIPTIVEL LIST.
Our Cooking Stove Premium.

The elegant Cooking Stoves which offer Premiums
are manufactured by Messs Sergeant McCauey at Greens
boro G. These Stoves made Of the best Scotch pig met
market and consequently will longer withstand heat and
hard usage. They Of handsome pattern and neat finish
and equal In points of appearance, durability and SUI
pcror cooking qualities. any Stove manufactured In the
Union The have selected to give Premium is the
largest made by the manufacturers and with each will
be furnished without charge joints and elbow of pipe
and all necessary cooking utensils viz one ham boiler,
bulge pot and cover, KETTLE round frying pan,
iron pans, scraper and LITTER Over THOU
SAND of these In In Virginia and North and South
Carolina and they give universal satisfaction. The will
be shipped entitled receive them Premiums direct
from rho manufactory Greensboro, NJ C.
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LOOK AFTER THE DRAINs.-In every
house there is, of this refuse material, large
amount. On washing day many gallons, of.
ten barrels, of water, in which our clothing
has been washed, and containing the filth that
the skin has thrown off during the week, must
be disposed Of All through the week more
or less dish water and dirty water from va
rious sources accumulates. AS rule this is
thrown in drain, which is perhaps covered
only with board, and carried only few
feet away, when it soaks into the soil, or
spreads on the ground and evaporates into
the air. If the soil is pervious it may leak
into it, and some of it eventually finds its way
into the we'll.
In the course of short time these slops
fill the soil full, sort of fermentation takes
place, and as the air is more or less excluded,
most poisonous gases are generated. 1t is
now positively known that many diseases
have their origin in breathing these gases.
1t does not follow that they always cause dis.
ease, but they frequently do. Diphtberia,
that scourge of both city and country, has
been traced, time and again in the city, to
sewer gas passing into the house. In the
country, where less attention is given to the
cause of disease, the drain of slops is not
always recognized as the source of diphthe.
ria, but in very many cases it has been prov
ed to be 80 beyond the slightest doubt
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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,
as in the case of working to secure the LARGEST
CLUB Each club-maker sending the requisite
number of subscribers 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, 1879. 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.
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HOUSE PAINTING.

YNHE undersigned would respectfully inform
the public that he has resumed the business
Of HOUSE PAINTING in all its Department.
trade to which he has served regular appren-
tceship under first t-class painter, and in which
he has had several years experience Work done
in the most durable manner, and at the lowest
prices at which It can be afforded. MlRBLING,
GRAINING in imitation Of different woods,, and
all kinds of FINE INTERIOR PAINTING
er IL
or addressed at 'Yorkville, and will icheerfully
make estimates on work in any part ef York, or
the adjoining counties. 4..,!
REFERENcEs.-As to my skill as workman,
respectfully refer TO the following gentlemen
L. M. Grist, ". A.gMoore. Hon. T. ID. sWither-
spoon, A. w. Ingold, ]. F. Wallace, lawson Jen-
kins, Col. w. 81. McCorkle, DR.. 81. G.. Jackson,
DR.. y. F. Lindsay. James l.. Clark, James E.
Smith, Hon. A. s. Wallace, Yorkvills u. 8. r.
Thomson, Spartanburg; r. M. Wilson, CASTOR !;
]. A. Brice, Fairfield; ]. Harvey Smith, Chester.
ifa'' $500 NELSON DAVIES.
JulylI ~ Fsz5s.Es 2s ~ 81 ssszft lyi
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DEPTH TO Sow Wharf.-The sooner the
kernel sprouts and gets above the ground, the
better and stronger the plant and the thicker
it will stand. To illustrate: In my younger
days made experiments with the depths Of
planting wheat. I planted the kernels Of a
whole head in this manner, in one of our
garden background spaded twelve inches
deep. 1st, kernel on the surface; End, one.
fourth inch deep; 3d., one-half inch deep;
and so on "a quarter of an inch deeper each
time) until the kernels we're planted. The
results-the one on the surface lay nearly
two weeks before it sprou.ed and made roots
the I'd. one-fourth inch deep, and up to
ee-fourtbs, came up the 4th and 5th days,
while the next were later. The last one up
was fourteen days in reaching the surface,
and was three and one.half inches deep.
None came up after that time. On examin.
ing, I found that the three next kernels we're
sprouted, but rotted before they got the
sprout to the surface. The kernels planted
from FIVE to seven inches deep rotted without
a sign of sprouting. We had the kernels
planted six inches apart in two rows. At the
end of six weeks the plants stood thus: The
first had three straws quite strong the one
fourth, 81 straws; the half inch, II straws,
and so on; three and one-half inch, very
weak single straw. 1t never got strong, al.
though it grew small or short head. The
few kernels it contained were plump and
good. The one inch had eleven straws at six
weeks, but only perfected seven good heads,
while the one.fourth perfected twenty. one
good heads. The one on the surface made
three good heads, the same as the one planted
two inches deep.-Ezchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-12-05

BABIES BATHs.-A physician says: "For
the wind in the stomach children are thought
to have for their tiresome crying, and, for
their restlessness and worrying at night,
with which they are afflicted if the warm bath
were resorted to oftener, instead of using
soothing syrups and worse nostrums, it would
be far better for the children"
In preparing warm baths for infants, great
care should be taken not to have the water
too hot A lady remarks upon this subject
"When my child was sick one night the doc
tor ordered the hot bath. The lady who was
with me got the water ready, and said it was
right. Just as she was going to put the child
in, said, Put your elbow into the water
first She did so and found it altogether
too hot. In washing my babies I often find
the water that is agreeable to my hands, not
so to my flesh that is kept covered with cloth
ing, which leads me to think oftentimes ba.
bies are tortured and even injured, by giving
them a bath in water that is too hot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-12-05
MILLS AND MILL MACHINERY.

TyHE undersigned take this method Of inform
L ing the public that under the firm name of
WELLS BROTHERS, they are engaged in the
MILLWRIGHT BUSINESS, and are prepared
to enter into contracts for the building or repair
ing of MILLS and MILL MACHINERY Of ev-
cry description, from the largest and most COM
plete FIGURING Mill, to an ordinary Cotton Screw.
Each member of the firm is skilfnll workman
and has had the benefit Of number years expe-
rience. We are, therefore, prepared to guarantee
that all work entrusted to us, will be executed in
workmanlike manner.
By permission, we refer to the following per-
sons, for whom we have worked: w. j. Rainey,
Blairsville, s. c.; J. B. q r. NJ. Whitesides,
Hickory Grove, 8. c.; Major T. P. Whitesides,
R. N. McElwee and Elias Ramsay, Yorkville,
8. c.; w. D. LESLEY, Clover, s. C. l4e1.1 p e
We are also agents for the sale of Excelsior
Bolting Cloths" and improved Mill Machinery
of every description. Our post Office address is
Antioch, York county, s. G.
''. M. r. WELLS,
..3 a.r! a-'tf .tEtE Il w. WET,ISsH ~.
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&eadiuq fpr the Sabbath.
CONDUCTED BY
REV. ROBERT LATHAM.
[Original.]
THE FACTS.


Il is notorious fact that there are, in eve
ry community, a number of individuals who
treat with contempt the gospel of Jesus Christ
They regard Christianity as we'll adapted tc
beguile weak-minded men and simple women
but beneath the notice of men of intellect
and scientific attainments The Church they
treat as if it were species of Paganism. Ac
cording to the theory of these individuals, re-
ligion, both in theory and practice, is vain
deIusion.
Now what are the facts in the case? Who
are the best men and women in every commu.
nity2 Are they those who say the Bible is a
cunningly devised fable; that religion is de-
lusion that Christianity is an imposition; or,
are they those who are the most sincere lovers
of the Bible and the most devout worshippers
ofthe invisible God? Who are disobedient to
parents? Who are murderers, adulterers, for
nicators, thieves, liars, and covetous =? Who
are the drunkards? Who are the profane
swearers2 Who are the covenant-breskers
Who fill the prisons Of our country? Who are
the inmates of pententiaries and other houses
of correction? Will any one say that these
persons are all Christians Some of them
may be professors of Christianity but if they
have been guilty of any of the crimes forbid
den by well.regulated society, who will dare
say that they are good Christians? Are not
all the precepts of the Bible adapted to the
well-being of society," The Christian reli'
gion inculcates peace, honesty, truth, chastity
and decency in all our acts. Are not Chris
tians the best citizens in every country
They are only what the grace of God has
made them. By nature they are no better
than the rest of mankind !; but by grace they
have been made new creatures
Men may boast of the achievements Of
science but without the religion of the Bible,
the arts and sciences die out. Take away
from the American people the gospel, and in
less than quarter of century, they will be
as degraded as the natives of Africa. "By
their fruits ye shall know them"
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Anmuruus 9epartmeut.
WORSE THAN BAD WEATHER.

DR.. Swicksley was passing along Front
street, one Of the hottest days of last Summer
when he noticed large crowd gathered in
front of a tenement house short distance
ahead. The doctor hurried forward, and ell
bowing his way through the crowd, found 8
man lying PROSTATE On The sidewalk.
"Press back, good people, press back" said
the kind.hearted doctor, "and give the man
air. I am physician, and will bring him
around presently. see how it is, the man
is sunstruck. This heat is terrific, and the
people will soon die like sheep, if the weather
doesn't change. Somebody run for ice"
A blear.eyed woman with gaunt, hard
ened face, edged forward and said:
"Do you say that man is sunstruck, Doc
Certainly, madam, certainly; the symp
toms are clear and we'll defined"
"Well, then, all that I've got to say is
that the symptoms lies like all blazes," said
the woman, putting her hands on her lips,
and winking at the crowd.
"My dear madam, what do you mean
Would you contradict the opinion of pro.
fessional man, backed up by all thestruths Of
science p said the doctor, squeezing his ear
down tight against the mans chest.
eff you say that man is sunstruck, you
don't know nothin' about it," said she, dog
gedly. "The sun never touched him, not
once The good-for-nothin' lazy whelp takes
mighty good care not to give it chance at
him. About all he does is to I'll his hide
with slop an set round in the shade, while his
poor, hard-workin' wife has to drudge her life
out to keep the children from starvin'."
whats the mater with him, then :" asked
a fatherly old gentleman on the inner edge
of the crowd.
"Well, sir, struck him myself, and I'd do
it again; that's what's the matter with him.
The bloat was two thirds drunk, and pitched
into his wife-that pale little body crying
over him-an' began poundin' her out of all
mercy, an so jest waltzed in with bag O.
sand that kept for scourin,' an straight
ened him out, jest as you find him. I s'pose
I've kind O. stunned him little, for you see
he's rousin' up already, but the pity is that
I didn't finish him altogether, the mean, Or
merry, trifing loafer."
'Sunstruck well, now, Doc, you was
sold, but then I'm regular old crusher, an
it amt to be wondered at. If I'd went at
him with my bare fist, you'd swore he'd
been struck by lightnin'. I'm worse than a
bad spell O weather, am."
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Sewing Machine Premium.

The superior Sewing Machine offer n Premium, is
the we'll known Weed Machine and s manufactured by the
Weed Sewing Machine Company Hartford Conn., 1t Is adapt
ed to the of family sewng be readily compre
by It easly Is always ready will do
and all kinds Of sewing with less changing and fewer extra at
achments il sclf.adjsng Is tw0-thead Machine, making
an Elastic Lock Stitch stands solid and m has neat
and convenient drawer Several of these Machines, during
the pa year, been delivered persons who have returned
the renuse number of names.
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GIVING THE Boy A START.-A lonesome
looking boy was yesterday hanging around
a woodward in the northern part of the city
when the owner of the yard, having both
charity and philanthropy for boys with tears
in their eyes, asked the lad why he didn't
peddle apples or do something to earn few
shillings. The boy replied that he had nc
capital, when the woodward man took out q
nickel, and said:
"Now, my boy, am going to start you in
life. Take this nickel and 60 and make q
purchase of something or other. I'll buy it
of you for ten cents, no matter what it ID
Come, now, let's see what sort of business
head you have on you.
The boy took the nickel and went off, but
in ten minutes was back with gallon jug
which he had purchased with the nickel.
"Well, you are keener," replied the man
II never saw one of those sold for less than
fifteen cents to any one. 1 want such a jug
and here's its fair price, Go now and lay
out your fifteen cents in apples, and I'll buy
half your stock"
The boy did not return. Perhaps he fell
into sewer somewhere but you can't make
the woodward man believe 80. When hi
lifted the jug from under the table where th'
boy had carefully placed it, he found hol'
in the bottom large enough to let in blacl
and tan terrier.-DetroI Free Press
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CLEANSING AND REPAIRING.

TlHE 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 well as new.
Work promptly done, and at the most reasona-
BILE prices. THOMAS BALLARD.
August22 "a - IT
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Three.Quart Communion Set.

Churches unsupped with Communion Set appropriate TO
the requirements of the sacred rite Of administering the Lords
supper can Premium arrangement fne treble
Mated three quart Communion Set Of six pieces with lit
e trouble and comparatively, cost The number of SUBJ
scrbers required order this valuable and elegant Ser
vice can be pocured In almost any congregation and the
hers who may thus called upon contribute their share OF
the expense will receive In return more than the value of their
contribution In a years subscription 10 the paper.
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VaIue of our Premiums.

We would impress upon every one the fact that all OF our
prenpms are rscass goods and the prices attached them
our lists are the regular retail prices at which the articles sell
by all dealers and the themselves Ia only by
we are enabled to the liberal offers do and
tep every article TO be exncty represented.
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Our Silver Ware and Cutlery Premiums.

With the very liberal offer which enabled make,
beautifully furnished table is within the reach of almost
cry and here an opportunity OF which, the
valuable set q Silver Cutlery Those articles made for
u bv Chas E. Huntington, the Of the Lucus Hart
Manufhcurnu Company, % Fulton street, New York. and
cd he Of hest material
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A Club and an Extra Copy.

For club of TEN subscribers paid in advance at the regular
cnh raes we will give instead Of Premm copy of
the TO any who may prefer that arrangement but In con-
seoence ofthe liberal Premiums oerng we cannot
aGrd IN Give an extra COPY to the cbmaker who receives
any Premiums enumerated on our list.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
v0RK rnTINTN

~ = "A = - OA wv = - ~3A 4SOAA44S &AS
YORK COUNTY.
To Hugh Warren, James M. Miller, Elizabeth J.
Walkup, Margaret j. Mason, Leonora Mathis,
Euphemia Fisk, John M. Boyce, Nancy Brice,
John J. Miller, Joseph w. B. Miller, Joseph
Miller, Nancy B. Kittrel, Jane p. Dale, John
Miller, Sarah Miller, James p. Miller, Benja-
min M. Miller, David Miller, Emma Camp
bell, Lavona Armstrong, Barnett Miller,
James Miller, Daisey Miller, Benjamin Miller
and Eskel N. Miller, who, with the applicant
herein, Joseph Miller, are the legal heirs and
representatives Of Nancy B. Warren, who died
intestate: :-GREETING. &$G
VOU are hereby required to appear at the Court
II of Probate to be holden at York Court House,
for York county, on the 9th day of January, A. D.,
1879, to shew cause, If any you can, why the real
estate Of Nancy B. Warren, deceased, situate in
said county, on the Landsford Road, about FIVE
miles South East of York Court House, bound
ing on lands Of Joseph Miller, Hugh Warren,
John r. London and others, and containing egh.
ty-five acres should not be divided or sold alot-
ting to the said defendant. Hugh Warren, one
third thereof, and the remaining two. thirds, to
the said parties in interest, named herein, saccor-
ding to their respective rights as set forth I'm the
petition Of the applicant on file in this office.
Given under my hand and seal, this 10Th day
II. g. Of October, 1878.
4 ~ 5tilE}5sJ ]. A. MCLEAN, Judge of Probate
WITHERSPOON d SPENCER,
is fGs attorneys pro pet.
u
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BARBER SHOP.

VUVHOSE 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 Art Tonso-
rial 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.
October 40 tt
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CHANGING THE CLorH1NG.-Relative to
changing the clothing, it is considered hazard
GUS to lessen its amount after dressing in the
morning, unless active exercise is taken i'm
mediately. No under garments should be
changed for lighter ones during the day, or.
dinarily. The best, safest and most conve-
nent time for lessening the clothing, is in
the morning, when we first dress for the day.
s@ A thoroughbred or grade is much more
certain to make good use of his food, than a
common or scrub animal. Feed in warm
places; feed regularly. Do not kick, and
yell, and thrash your stock, ifyou care to have
them thrive. Roots and bran have a good
sanitary effect in the winter. Their food value
cannot be estimated by the amount of starch
or albumen they c0ntain.--Rural Ne,O Yorker