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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29

TAR IN THE CHICKEN HousE--It seems that
the value of tar is not appreciated by poultry
breeders, for We seldom either see it used or
its use advocated by writers on poultry mat.
ters. 1t can be used, with most excellentresults,
in fumigating the poultry house, when through
neglect or inattention it becomes necessary to
put it through Quarantine, by burning some
of it in suitable vessel, and then closing the
doors and windows of the house to confne the
fumes and smoke as much as possible. 1t is
sure to purify the house. Tar is very often
sive to insects which worry the poultry and
infest the poultry houses. Whitewash does
not seem to keep them away, especially the
"mites," which are so troublesome, and re-
course must be had to some other substance.
Just here tar is very valuable. Take an old
kettle which is of no use for other purposes,
put in some good tar, and heat it until it is
thin and hot, then with whitewash brush,
brush it into all the cracks and crevices where
the insects "most do congregate," and they
will start off instanter, for the seashore or
some other more congenial abode. Treat the
perches and roosting benches to dose of the
same. When poultry cholera makes its ap'
pearance, fyou thoroughly cleanse the house
and treat it as above with tar, it will general
Iy prevent the spread of disease.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29
'llle, .. VI, MarCu 4, Ao'o'
REMOVAL.

HAVE moved my Barber Shop from the
room next door to the ENQUIRER office to the
'SADLER BUILDING" where shall be
pleased to meet my regular customers and serve
the public generally in all branches of the tonso-
rial art. THOMAS BALLARD.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29

An unpleasant passenger in a street car is
a crying Baby. In such cases DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup should be given to the little sui.
ferer to ease its troubles. 25 cents bottle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29

"OF COURSE Nor."-"Things," quoted Da-
vid, in poetical mood, "are not what they
seem." "Of course not" commented Sadie
"the sewing-machine seams, but every body
knows the machine isn't the shirt it seams. y
And then nobody said anything for a long
time, and David made some remark about
people who couldn't appreciate sentiment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29
nTSSOI,nTTON.

vu1HE firm Of r N. DoBsON q CO., hereto
fore existing, consisting Of T. MARION
DoBSON and ]. LEANDER PARISH, is this
day dissolved by mutual consent: All persons
indebted to said firm areauthorized to make pay,
ment to T. M. DOBSON, who is alone authorized
tn settle in liouidation. T. M. DOBSON,
W J. L. PARISH.
Yorkyille s. c. March 7, 1879. II tt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29

sar One leak on nearly every farm may be
found in the neglect of agricultural imple.
ments In travelling over the country it is
no unusual sight to see plows, harrows, wag'
ons, sleds, reapers, mowers, ETC., piled in the
fence corners, in the fields, lanes, barnyards,
public highways. Whenever you see things
piled around in this way, says the American
Rural Home, you can set it down that there
is at least one leak on that farm. An excuse
might be found for some farmers of limited
means, that they are not able to build shell
ters for their implements; but we find the
same leak on farms where they count their
acres by the hundreds and their dollars by
the thousands, and, of course, the larger the
farm the greater the leak. We believe a
careful estimate of the annual shrinkage thus
incurred by some farmers would astonish
them, and show why farming does not pay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29

PRISONERS OF WAR.-During the late
war, some children were talking of their "a
theirs and brothers who had been made pris-
oners of war. Many tales were told of the
suferings of their relatives, the youngsters
evidently priding themselves upon it. One
boy, who was silently listening, at length said,
"That's nuthing I've got an uncle in prison,
and he amt been to no war, neither"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29
CLEANSING AND REPAIRING.

vUyHE undersigned would respectfully inform
the public that he liz 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 tne gGoos.
them cleaned and made to look as we'll as new.
Work promptly done, and at the most reas9na- %
bile prices, THOMAS BALLAhD.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29

B9- How patent is the crisp sentence, "A
great deal of new light nowadays, is only
darkness after ALL"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29

paT 1t is not always desirable that boots
should be absolutely waterproof, as whatever
keeps water out will keep it in, and whoever
has worn india-rubber boots for any length
of time, knows that retaining the perpira-
ton of the feet soon puts them in very un-
pleasant, half parboiled condition that is is
not very desirable. Still waterproof boots
are useful in an emergency, to be worn for a
short tims-as 10 doing the chores in bad
weather. A pair Of good rubber boots will
answer the purpose, or pair of common COW
hide boots may ;:c made waterproof after the
methodof the New England fishermen. These
people, exposed to all weathers, have for a
century used the following compound: Tai
low, 4 o.; rosin and beeswax, ! OF. melt to.
gether, then stir in neatsfoot oil, equal in
bulk to the melted articles. The boots are
warmed before a fire and this composition is
rubbed into the leather. soles and uppers,
by means of rag. Two applications will
make the leather quite waterproof
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29
j. R. SCHORB'S PROT0-GALLERY.
1sT HOUSE EAST OF THE JAIL.

IA convenience, and determination to do my
best enables me to promise satisfaction to all in
want of correct and Aattering likenesses. Cloudy
weather is as good or better than sunshine for all
subjects, except small children.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29
Anlnuruns department.
HE WAS NOT A VETERAN.

An aged man came into our sanctum yes
terday. Deep-eyed sadness sat on his eye
brows, like frog on the shore Of mill pond.
His attire was faultless in regard to ventila-
tion in fact, he looked as if he was model
for some house that manufactured ventilators.
His shoes showed two long Sits for admitting
air, which could come out at his knee, elbow
or hat, the whole system of ventilation being
perfect and complete. He hung his hat up
on the third hook from the door, being the
one set in diamonds, and drawing our new
morocco footstool up to our feet, sat down and
opened fire.
II am probably the only survivor of one Of
the most desperate charges at Gettysburg"
said he "I was on the very spot which the
rebels and Union soldiers charged over ten
times, and I never stirred out Of my tracks.
I was right where fifteen cannon-balls tore
up the earth in every direction, tearing men
to pieces, and finally 'iinging back the torn
armies in confusion"
"Did you escape p we asked.
II did"
"You escaped But you were wounded p
"No, sir was not touched"
"You were not ever wounded?"
NOC mucn.
"But certainly your clothes were pierced
with bullets?'
"Not bit of it. Nary bullet"
"And yet you want money. No, sir Had
your head been shot oil, or cannon ball torn
you in bits, or 229 bullets been lodged in
your body, we might have given you ten
cents but as it is, charity must begin at home.
John, bring US five.cent cigar"
"But I'm the only survivor" persisted this
old veteran.
"Then 60 and hire hall, and charge ten
cents for the exhibition"
Exhibition be hanged p said he. "Give
me ten cents, and I'll tell you how l didn't
get killed"
1t was tempting bait, and was taken.
Then he sidled towards the door as he re-
marked:
"I was on the spot where that charge was
made. I stood where the bullets fell like
rain, but-'twas month after it happened" }"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29
THE GENUINE
DIR. G.. McLANE'S
Celebrated American
WORM SPECIFIC
VERMIFUGE.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

THE countenance is pale and leaden-
L colored, with occasional flushes, or
circumscribed spot on one Or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pu-
pills dilate; an azure semicircle runs
along the lower eye-lid; the nose is ir-
ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds;
swelling of the upper lip; occasional
headache, with humming or throbbing
of the ears; an unusual secretion of
saliva; Shiny or furred tongue; breath
very foul, particularly in the morning;
appetite variable, sometimes voracious,
with a knawing sensation of the stom-
ach, at others, entirely gone; feeting
pains in the stomach; occasional
nausea and vomiting; violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels ir-
regular, at times costive; stools Shiny;
not unfrequently tinged with blood;
belly swollen and hard; urine turbid;
respiration occasionally difficult and
accompanied by hiccough; cough
sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy
and disturbed sleep, with grinding of
the teeth; temper variable, but gener-
ally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DR.. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
will certainly effect cure.
1T DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; it is an innocent prepara-
ton, not capable Of doing the slightest
injury to tie most endt, infant.
The genuine DR.. McLANE's YER
M1FUGE bears the signatures of c. Nc
LANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wrapper. --:o:-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29

WRAPPING PAPER.
old NEWSPAPERS, Of large size, suitable
u for wrapping, for sale at 30 cents Per hum
dred, at the ENQU1RER off1CE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-05-29
DIR. @. McLANE'S IS
PILLS


are not recommended as a remedy "for all
the ills that flesh is heir to-" but in affections
of the liver, and in all Bilious Complaints,
Dyspepsia and Sick Headache, or diseases of
that character, they stand without rival.
AGUE AND FEVER. ~
No better cathartic can be used preparatory
to, or after taking Quinine.
AS simple purgative they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated
Each box has red wax seal on the lid with
ths IMPRESSION DIR: AMfcLANE's LIVER PILLS.
Each wrapper bears the signatures of c.
McLANE and FLEMING BROS.
Insist upon having the genuine DR.. c. Nc
LANES Liver PILLS, prepared by Fleming
Bros, of Pittsburgh, Pa, the market being
full of limitations of the name McLGne,
spelled differently but same pronunciation.
February 13 ly
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

THE PRESIDENTS VETo.-The Presi-
dent has vetoed the Army Appropriation
bill. That he is amply justified in this
step the facts sufficiently prove. There
may be difference Of opinion as TO the
sdvisability of attacking the bill on the
ground that the repeal of the election
laws was tackled on TO it, but there can be
no ethical defense OF that custom, no
matter how often il has been followed.
The resort TO it shows purpose 20 entrap
the Executive into signing what other
wise he could no: be got to sign. He
makes a streng point in showing that the
States have nearly all found it necessary
to protect their Execu tives against pre-
cisely the same kind Of trick. The OBJ
jec.ions Of the bill, namely, that it re-
moves every defense from the polls, and
a5olishes II national supervision which is
both desirable and necessary, are fatal.
The country will support the President
in this struggle, and if the Democrats
persist in their present policy they will
merely precipitste the ruin of their par
ty.-Record> Union.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03
DESTROYS THE SCHOOLS.

Sec. 8. The public school system shall
include Primary and Grammar schools,
Normal Schools and Technical Schools
as may be established by the Legislature
or by municipal or district authority; but
the entire revenue derived from the State
School Fund and the State school tax
shall be applied exclusively to the sup
port Of Primary and Grammar schools
NclV Constitution.
The attention ofevery lover Of the Free
School System is directed to the above
extract, and particularly to the closing
clause. As to its meaning there can be
no honest difference Of opinion, and re-
gardng its effect we will give home IL
lustration. Within the past year Weav :
ervilie has built an elegant School Build
ing and furnish ed it at a total cost ofS7,-
500. The present necessities OF this COM
munity require Grammar, an lnterme
date and Primary Department for the
accommodation and instruction Of our
children. 1t was also thought that in the
near future High School night be add
ed for the benefit Of more advanced schol-
ars, not only in this District bu. from
other places in this county. Therefore
the New School House has four rooms,
two of which will be useless if the New
Constitution is adopted. OF this there
can be no question:; "The State School
Tax shall be applied EXCLUsIvELY to the
support of Primary and Grammar
Schools" says the New Constitution.
What, we ask in all candor, will become
of our present Intermed late School and
our prospective High School? They are
made impossibilit;es unless supported by
| individual contributions or an excessive
tax upon parents. This is not buncombe
to catch votes Against the New C0nsti-
tution,' but plain statement Of fact
which should damn that instrument in
the minds of every parent and every lover
of the American Free School System; q
system which has approached nearest to
perfection in California, under the Old
Constitution. We appeal to all to assist
in preventing the destruction of our In
termediate and High School and the plac-
ing of the whole system in incompetent
and irresponsible hands. Every voter
who received an education ir the common
Schools or who has children there to be
educated, should protect and advance, not
tear down and destroy that greatest OF
Republican Institutions. The New Con
sttution destroys the system; therefore
vote against the New Constitution ~
D0Vn Wtth ii!
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

The "CHRoNICLEs" PosTMAsTERs.- -
The following is copied from tho Daily
Stock Report: 1t is very painful fact
and one that we regret being compelled to
reveal, that three or four of the post
masters who have been writing to the
Chro~icte and signing themselves "P.
M., have not been in Office for year,
which would argue that the Postofiice
Directory in use in the Office of that jour
nal is last years publication. We have
one of later date in the Office of the
Stock Report which we will take pleas
ure in leaning the Chronicle letter writ
ers when Lext they have occasion to
use one.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03
SOME FACTS FOR TRINITY
VOTERS TO CONSIDER.

Under our present Constitution and
laws, the common schools of the State
are, in the main, supported by a tax levied
upon the wealth of the State. This is
Just. 1t is a sef-evident proposition, that
the protection Of property, as well as Of
life and limb. lies ia the education of the
people. that a state of ignorance is one
predisposed to lawlessness and insubordi-
nation to government and law. In the
absence of other provision for the support
Of the common schools, property has will
lingly submitted TO this burden, recog>
nizing that in universal and popular ed
ucation rested its chief protection. Trin>
ity County has but little property. Its
assessment roll foots up less than n mil
lion dollars. But the common schools Of
the county have been maintained the
same as in the more wealthy counties,
and the burthen Of local taxation for
their maintenance has not been very
heavy one. But under the new constitu-
ton this will be reversed. Instead Of the
common schools beng maintained by a
tax levy upon the whOis property Of
the State as now, they viii be kept Up, If
sept up at all partly by light State tax,
partly by State poll tax, partly by very
heavy local county tax. We are not say
ing this at random, nor without figures
which justify and prove the assertion and
to substantiate our position we offer the
following table taken from the State
Controllers report for the fsca; year Of
1867. the latest official data we have.
The table we present shows first the taxa
Bile property of certain counties including
Trinity; second the amount raised in
each for the State School Fund, and third,
the amount returned TO each county for
the support Of its schools, emitting cents /:
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03
WHY WAS IT LEFT OUT?

"Veritas," writing from Weaverville
TO the Sac. amento Record Union, has
this to say:
lam asked why section % of articl cle OF
the old Constitution finds no place In The
instrument. You will remember mat
The tection was proposed ut the leglsla-
tive session of 1866, was adopted oy the
LEGISLATURE of lS67-S, but by some over
sight the necessary law TO provide Tor the
Submission Of the amendment TO the peo-
ple was not passed. But public sentl-
meat demanded tAe passage ofthe amend.
ment so strongly that the Legislature OF
1869 70 passed the required law and 1t
was finally ratified by the people IN Sep
tember, 1871. L hardly think that the
sentiment of tho people has changed so
greatly in the past few years that they are
| now willing to dispense with that restrlc~
tive clause, but the honorable gent emen
COMPOSING tho Conventiau evidently
thought different, hence the omission.
The section prohibited the Legislature
from making appropriations Tor any
longer period than its own term OF oi1ce'
but was mainly designed to prevent the
use of State moneys for the purposes OF
subsidies to corporations. Now GENES the
conumdrum: If the Legislature Is too
corrupt to be intrusted with the task OF
regulating railroad abuses, but we must
have instead three incorraptl6le Commls
sioners, is it not also too corrupt TO be nj
lowed the privilege o! voting away the
credit of the State to the extent OF millions
Of dollars?
One question more, but there is nothing
hard To guess in this. The San Francisco
Chronicle published supplement on the
29th of March containing the proposed
new Constitution, the impudent address
gotten up by o self-constituted committee
and what purported TO be the "tull text
Of the Constitution now in force" But
section % Of article is not printed in
the old Constitution. Probably the CArOn-
lcLe thinks that we country pumpkins
do not know the difference, but we beg
eave to assure that precious sheet that
intelligence is not entirely confined to
| San Francisco. But it is not every one
that is familiar with provisions oil our or
ganic law, and those persons who are not
versed, seeing what purports TO be the
| fu II text OF both instruments published
in a daily paper OF large circulation, and
| forming their opinions upon such versions,
are cruelty deceived. The answer to this
question is plain enough. 1t is dellber-
ate attempt on tho part of the sand LOT
organ to deceive the poor devils who are
foolish enough 10 believe the truth ofany-
thing they may see in its mendacious
columns. This act of the Chronicle
should be exposed by every journal that
favors fair play. The change Of n Con
stituton is not to be compared with the
repeal or amendment OF any statute law
of however great Importance. The one
may sway our das TIMES for score o
years before it can be changed, while
the other can be restored by the next
Legislature. The people look to the
press for information, and when II jour
nal deliberately fajsidcs IN mr. importan
matter. for the sake of gaining its ends
it should be kicned out Of the house o
every fair minded man.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

JUsTIcE.-A. and B. have $4,000
each. A. borrews BIS. $4,000, and in
vests it in real estate and improvements,
and gives a mortgage. In that case,
A. is assessed 800 900, but is allowed q
deduction for the mortgage, which is
assessed to b. But A. does not care to
invest in real estate. but wishes to en-
gage in business ofsome kind, and gives
his personal note, indorsed by friend
for the $4,000. Then A. is assessed
$4,000, and b. $4,000 on the note,
without chance to deduct, and $50, 900
worth of property is assessed. Are,
then, these tive worth any more in the
one case than in the other. This is
tho proposed Constitution. CoI,lSa Sun.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

THE Supreme Court OF the United
States, having decided that we can not
tax resident OF another State for
debts held by him, even if secured by
mortgage, will not most of the mort
cages be made to non-residents, if the
now Constitution be adopted ? Then as
the former will certainly have right
to deduct the amount OF the mortgage
from the assessment on his land, will
not the large land holders those who
have enough to make it an object, slip
out of paying any taxes ? Will some
enc answer this ?--Cotusa Sun.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

CnINEsE.-Of all the so called anti
Chinese provisions in the New Constitu-
tion only one will have any effect ifadopt-
Cd. That one provides for the. removal
OF Chinese from incorporated cities. The
result will be 10 drive them into the coun-
try, and placer mining counties likeTrin-
ity will be over-run with the Heathens.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

"LAwYERs must take back seat, u
says Denis. Lawyer Barbour isn't do
ing so, for he is Vice President of the
party. Lawyers Beerstecher, Sharpstein
and Reynolds are no: hunting for back
seats, but are hunting for offices. And
so are many other lawyers throughout
the State who are ''standing in" with
Denis temporarily. Denis May reply
however, that most of these worthless are
not lawyers enough to hurt 'em. Alta
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

THE present Cons titution provides that
County Assessors shall be elected by the
people. The new Constitution makes no
provisions for the election of this officer.
why was 50 important an Office left un-
provided for by the new organic law?
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

INCOME TAXES may be assessed "a
and collected from persons, corporations
joint stock associ ations or companies
resident or doing business in this State
or more of them in such cases and
amounts. and in such manner as shall
be prescribed by law" This is in the
new Constitution, and it is mandatory
Furthermore the closing section Of Ar
tiele XIII, IN which the above appears
Is as follows: "The Legislature shat
pass all laws necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Article"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

AT the store of rip" Balch, Weaver.
Vile the other day, vote was taken on
the New Constitution, and the returns
showed for and ~ against. The jour.
NAL, which has the best opportunity of
judging, says Trinity will vote at least
three to one against the new instrument
while the San Francisco Chronicle, and
the Sand Lot, over on the water front,
are cheeky enough to enroll it among
those certain to give the New Constitution
majority. Trisity is no such county,
Dare Gordon.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

In the Bulletin of the 22d, we find
an able lotter from Hon. E. Steele on
the new Constitution, in answer to in
quiries sent to him by that paper. lie
says ne shall vote against the proposed
new instrument and gives his reasons
why, and we think they are unanswer-
able. We would like to have published
the letter this week, but found it toe
late TO do so.- Y,ehG Union.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

DoN'T be fooled by the cry 1--WE can
lop of the bad features of the new Con-
stituton if adopted" The ones SO eager
te adopt it are the very ones in favor of
the bad provisions, and once in power,
will always retain thom in this hash house
composition. Chico Enterprise.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

THE Sacramento Bee, the Colusa S2t'
and Harry George tho three leading agi-
tators against "land monopoly all OPP
pose the proposed Constitution. o. c.
Pratt, owner of y GOO acres; II. G. Viii
son, ex-delegate, owner of $4,000 acres
and DR.. Glenn, owner of $4,000, favor it
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-05-03

BUHCoMBE.-"The Constitution of the
United States is the Supreme Law of the
land" says the New Constitutions conse-
quently the Chinese provisions in the lat
ter instrument are simply buncombe, be-
cause they conflict with the former.