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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08

s9 "What kind of house do you want p
asked the architect. ooh" replied the citi.
zen, wearily, Il don't want house at all. l
Just want you to build me three tiers of clos.
cts, like Jail cells, 130 closets in tier, and
put roof over the top tier. want to put
up house that will contain closets enough to
satisfy my wife," But the architect, who
was man of broad experience told him he
would have to put thousand closets in tier
and make the edi6ce six stories high, and
then his wife would say when it was compile
ted that there wasn't closet in the house big
enough for cat to turn around in.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08

RISING IN LIrE.-Those persons who have
attained to eminence in any vocation of life
have followed a uniform course-that OF
earnest work and unwearied application.
None are truly happy but those that are
busy for the only real happiness lies in use:
full work of some kind-either of the hand
or the head, so long as cver'exertion OF either
is avoided 1t should be the aim of every
one to be employed. If all men and women
were kept at some useful employment there
would be less sorrow and wickedness in the
world.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08
KINGS MOUNTAIN CENTENNIAL.

KINGS MOUNTAIN CENTENNIAL.
VTNHE Kings Mountain Centennial Association
instructed me to publish, in permanent form.
the proceedings of the recent CELEBRATION
OF THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN,
together with those Of 1855. The book will con-
tain about two hundred pages. 1t is proposed to
bring the work out in three different bindings at
the following prices:
Paper Binding, ,......................."....$l 90
Hall Blndlng,...... oo
Full Binding. ................:"......."".. 00
1t is manifest that the proposed work can only be
published by subscription. 1t is for the public to
say whether or not the work shall be published.
Any one desiring the work wills send me his or her
name and the money, and in the event the book
is not Published the money will be refunded.
r. LATHAM.
March 10 10 tt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08
NOTICE..

II RESPECTFULLY inform the public that L
am preparedto sharpen razors, scissors, shears
and other fne-eAged instruments. Prices-tor
honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for
sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and
satisfaction guaranteed or no charge.
TOM BALLARD, Barber.
June 80 26 II
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08

"DocToRING FARM ANIMALs.-It is poor
practice to be continually dosing animals
When we see farmer frequently visiting the
drug store for medicines for his stock, the i'm
preston is, that there is something radically
wrong in his management. He is the "sick
one, and needs the aid of good physician
some one to show him that sickness rarely
happens on we'll ordered farm; that clean,
warm stables, plenty of good feed, and pure
water in abundance, etc., are far better than
their opposites, with all the physic that the
largest drug store can supply. Nothing is
more clearly poved than the Importance of
care and keeping of the right sort, for the
health of farm animals and their profitable
growth and increase.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08

THE BooMERANG.-This curious weapon
peculiar to the native of Australia, has often
proved puzzle to men of science. 1t is q
piece of carved wood nearly in the form of q
crescent, from thirty to forty inches long
pointed at both ends. and the corner quite
sharp. The mode of using it is as singular
as the weapon. Ask black to throw it SO
as to let it fall at his feet, and away it goes
full forty yards before him, skimming along
the surface at three or four feet from the
ground; when it will suddenly rise in the air
forty or sixty feet, describing a curve, and fin
ally dropping at the feet of the thrower'
During its course it revolves with great rap
idity on pivot, with whizzing noise: 1t is
wonderful so barbarous people have invent
ed so singular a weapon, which sets the laws
of progression at defiance. 1t is very dan
gerous for European to try to project it at
any object, as it may return and strike him
SELF In natives hands it is formidable
weapon, striking without the protector being
seen. 1t was invented to strike the kangaroo,
which is killed by it with certainty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08

DRILLING WHEAT.-Many of the most
earnest opponents of this method of sowing
wheat are being converted by the result Of
actual experiment 1t is claimed that the
use of the drill increases the number of bush
els to the acre. Wheat sown broadcast and
not covered more than one or two inches can.
not find sufficient moisture during dry sea.
son to sprout the grain. Deep sowing is not
advisable, but drilled wheat leaves the soil in
ridges and the wheat in little bitches, the seed
really being only two inches under ground
1t withstands high winds better than if sown
broadcast, which in many localities is a deci-
ded advantage.
WHITEwAsH.-The following is said to be
the recipe for making the brilliant stucco
whitewash used on the outside of the Capitol
at Washington: Take half bushel of good
unslaked lime, slake it with boiling water,
(cover it during the process to keep in the
steam J strain the liquid through sieve, and
add to it peck of salt dissolved in warm
water, three pounds Of ground rice boiled to a
thin paste, stir in boiling hot, one half pound
of powdered Spanish whiting, one pound of
white glue; and five gallons of hot water
let the mixture stand a few days, covered
from the dirt. and apply with kalsominer's
brush.
Das- Cracks in stoves may be mended as fol-
lows : Mix equal parts Of wood ashes and
salt into paste with water, and Gil in the
cracks it will soon get hard and close the
crack with what is known as rust Joint.
For cast iron that is not heated a cement is
made of fine filings of cast iron wetted with
solution of sal ammoniac and made into a
paste with flour of sui phur.
FLoUR-Flour is like butter-it absorbs
smells readily. 1t should not be kept in a
place where there are onions, fish, vegetables,
decaying or other odorous substances, nor in
damp room or cellar. Keep in cool, dry,
airy room, where not exposed to freezing
temperature, nor to one above seventy de-
grees, and always sift before using.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08

The RUSSIAN EMPIRE.-The Empire of
all the Russias before the late conquests had
an area of 81 900 geographical miles square.
A glance at the map will satisfy US that the
surface of the smaller half of this empire
European Russia--is considerably larger than
that of all the other States of Europe put to-
gether; while the other half-Siberia, with
the rest of the Asiatic provinces-is not far
from covering one third Of the Asatic Cont
nent. A recent traveller, the Rev. Henry
Landsdell, in his five months journey from
London to the mouth of the Amoor, all across
the Cars domains, went over 2 600 miles by
rail, $500 miles by steam and 5000 by horses,
or altogether II 900 miles almost in straight
line.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08
The Morkpille &uqnirer.
TERMS OF sUBSCR1PTION:
ADVERTISIN RATES..

ADVERTIS1NG @ RATES.
ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first inser-
ton, and FIFTY CENTS per square, for each
subsequent insertion. square consists of the
space occupied by seven lines of this size type.
Ms- Contracts will be made at reduced rates
for advertising space to be used for three, six,
or twelve months.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08

MEASURING BUILDING MATERIALs.-The
following figures are worth remembering, as
they will save good deal of calculation and
give approximately accurate results with a
minimum of labor. A cord of stone, three
bushels of lime and cubic yard of sand will
lay one foot in height on chimney. Nine
bricks in course will make fue eight inch
es wide and twenty inches long, and eight
bricks in course will make tlue eight inch
es wide and sixteen inches long. Eight bush
els of good lime, sixteen bushels of sand, and
one bushel of hair will make enough mortar
to plaster one hundred square yards. One
fifth more siding and flooring is needed than
the number of square feet of surface to be
covered, because of the lap in the siding and
matching of the foor One thousand laths
will cover seventy yards Of surface, and elev-
en- pounds of lath nails will nail them on.
One thousand shingles, laid four inches to
the weather, will cover one hundred square
feet of surface, and FIVE pounds of shingle
nails will fasten them on.-Letel Ne,cs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-08

TAN BARK For MANURE.-Spent tan
bark as received from the tanneries is valua-
Bile as fertilizer, and it would pay for the
trouble of drawing it some distance. The
tannin or tannic acid which the tanner ex.
tracts from the bark is Of no value as a fer
tiiizer in reality. because this is obtained from
the atmosphere, it takes nothing which comes
from the soil, and is of value when returned
to the SOIL Leaves contain more potash and
phosphates than the limbs or timber of the
tree. Bark contains nearly as large quan.
tity of these minerals as the leaves, weight
for weight. You will find much larger
bulk of ashes after burning wood. If bark
from the tannery is placed in hill and mix
ed with quick-lime, decomposition will be ac-
celerated and pile of fertilizing matter OBJ
tanned, which would be equal in value to
many of the cheap commercial fertilizers
sold. Your pile made up this fall and turn
ed over few times in the spring of the year
would no doubt make good fertilizer.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08

Mark Twain having been asked to con-
tribute to the newspaper issued at the
fair in aid of abused children in Boston
wrote:
"Why should l want O Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children to
prosper whom ! have baby down stairs
that kept me awake several hours last
night with no pretext for it hut desire
to make trouble! This occurs every
night, and it embitters me, because see
now how needless it was to put in tho
other burglar alarm, costly and COM
plicated continuance, which cannot be
depended upon, because it's always get
ting out Of order and won't co. whereas
although the baby is always getting out
Of order, too, it can nevertheless be de-
pended on, for the reason that the more
it gets out of order, the more it does 90.
Yes, am bitter against your society,
for think the idea of it is all wrong !;
but if you will start Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Fathers ] will
write you whole book"
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08
ALLEssANDR0 GAVAZZ1.
IN. O. Democrat. |

l~Ns We DVLuOSiurJ
The third visit of this Italian patriot
to America is distinguished from those
that preceded it by tour through the
South, and, at this date, by his presence
in our city. In the minds of those who
look upon the civil and religious re-
nassance Of Italy as one of the greatest
achievements in the last thirty years Of
the worlds history, the name of Gavazzl
stands with those of Cavour and Carl
bald as an exponent of that result.
Born and reared an Italian, trained as a
monk, but from tho first bearing the
stamp of nature as profound mover Of
men, this remarkable figure appears
among us now after lifetime of storm
and battle spent in the advocacy of his
doctrines of free government, human
rights and religious liberty.
His three visits to America indicate in
d marked manner the three great eras OF
his life. In the first, nearly thirty years
ago, he came to enlist the hearts of a
free nation in the opening struggle Of
his people to achieve similar position.
In the second, twenty years later, he
appeared as one who had learned to
look deeper for true liberty, and to ask
the aid of happier lands in effecting a
moral and religious revolution. In this,
his third, and doubtless his last, it is his
happy privilege to tell, in his undimmed
age, the story of the long struggle
which, however viewed, has signifed SO
much to the civilized world, and has
brought the fruition of the Christian
patriots hopes, and to offer to America
the opportunity of being represented by
an American in a chair Of one Of the
Italian universities that owe their ex-
istence to his bold energies and lifelong
zeal. On Sunday last he filed three
pulpits, preaching to large congrega-
tons. Last night he lectured in DR..
Markham's church, and this evening
may be heard at the Carondelet street
Methodist Church.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08
A FABLE FOB THE SOLID SOUTH.
Galveston News, Ind.l

luhlSeSWH NEWS, AHu.
There is story told of gentleman
who employed a faithful dog, bearing q
collar duly inscribed, to bring the mar
keting home every morning. For FIVE
or six mornings in succession the faith
full dog, which VIC will suppose to have
been called Solid South, was attacked
and most numerically used up by
larger Republican dog, that also walked
off with the contents Of the market
basket, or the Congressional appropria-
tons. The consequence was that the
faithful dog and his master had to miss
their meals when they did not have the
most remote intention of doing 80 The
story goes that after an unusually Sc
we're tnssle, with the usual loss Of ra-
tions, the faithful dog made up his mind
to change his campaign plan, and, OH
the next morning, seeing the big dog
coming, the prudent animal dropped
the market-basket and began devouring
the sausage. For once he got his. share
Of the appropriations. There is moral
to be found in this little story that un-
der the circumstances, ought not to be
difficult Of discovery.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08
A PUGNAClOUs GOAT.

A rather unusual combat between q
tourist and an enormous wildgoat, which
has resulted in the former being some
what severely injured, took place few
days ago in the Alps, near the canton of
Grisons. NJ. Krebs, with his wife and
little daughter, were returning from
Davos, and halted at the Chalet Of
Schatzalp to drink some milk. They had
only quilted the Chalet a few minutes
when they saw coming towards them a
goat, whose horns, measuring nearly o
metre in length, rendered it o by no
means despicable adversary. The ami
NAL (says the Standard) at once attack
ed N. Krebs with his prodigious horns,
tossing him into the air and throwing
him to the ground alternately, without
giving the unfortunate tourist chance
of parrying his attack or using the stout
stick he carried with him. His wife,
terrified at the sight of her bruised
husband, ran in search of assistance,
and in due time shepherd arrived with
knife, which he plunged into the pug
nacious goat. NJ. Krebs, seriously hurt,
was conveyed to the Chalet, and after
his imnries had been attended to, par
ty Of herdsmcn set out to give chase to
the goat, but the animal on seeing them
approaching, cleared at q bound pre-
cipice, perching itself on an inaccessible
rock, apparently none the worse for the
knife thrust which had been dealt it.
The following day another search was
made for the animal, but fruitlessly.
The goat was perceived on the summit
of a mountain, whence it seemed to fol-
low with interest the movements Of its
pursuers. -Afield and Afoat.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08
A SCANDAL CAUSED BY A DOG.

A curious story, says the Liverpool
Courier, comes from Seacombe, ono Of
the principal actors in II being a black
retriever dog. The circumstances are
extremely novel, inasmnch NJ the denou.
ment is to be divorce suit, and the dog
is the party who furnished the evidence.
It appears that q couple have lived in
the village with their two children, but
tho woman has been subjected 10 the
most shockingill usage from her spouse.
Anew days ago, whilst no was out at
work the dog walked into the parlor
with couple Of letters in his mouth.
With strange sagacity it laid its burden
at its mistress feet.
On examination the letters proved to
be those Of an old school friend Of the
prosecuted wife, snd their contents
showed that her faithless husband had .
child by her, and sent her q goodly por-,
ton Of his income. The dog had brought
tho letters from tho cellar, in which, on
examination, was found to be concealed
Q large bundle, all further proving tho
husbands guilt The wife's sister is pos
sessed OF TIE means to procure o separa-
ton, and che is going to use them. She
has helped tho poor woman to sell of
the furniture, and the other night, when
the husband came home, he found an
empty lcuso a iarge crowd of women
were waiting for him and Kissed and
booted him az he walked Off with the
dog that had brought him into trouble.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08

Opelousas Democrat There are only
five prisoners in our parish Jail. Three
Of them are crazy and ought to be in
the insane asylum, and the other two
were convicted at the last term of court
and appealed to the Supreme Court. So
in this parish Of forty thousand popula-
ton there is not single criminal in
prison awaiting trial, and there are not
many at large. This happy state Of
affairs is due largely to orr present eff
cient Sheriff.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08
RObt. +. Hereford. Nj. d..

OFFERS his professional services to the citi.
~ zens Of Baton Rouge and vicinity.
OHce--COrner Lafayette and Florida streets
Bonecazc Building. Resdence--Afiica street
between st. Ferdinand and st. Louis streets.
Refers by permission 10 DR.. I. j. Burlington,
Hon. \. Heron, Andrew Jackson VIM Garig
Rev. DR.. Goodrich, Major W. L. Cluverius and
Messrs. Courier x McNair.
Baton Rouge, January 10th, 1890.
Having known DIR. HEREFORD for many
years il affords me pleasure to recommend him
to the citizens OF Baton Rouge, IA a gentleman
and physician, entirely worthy of their conf.
.ienee. GaAl7ly) TH0S. j. BURLINGTON.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08
BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1881
AM Bob, did I bring luck to yer'
Was there gold up thar 2

w 20 ohCAo SVAu w VIVA
Nell, thar's six thousand dollars and
more, rolled in them blankets thar, l
owe to your pretty self, or Pm niger.
And, Nell, Just look here and Bob took
from the breast of his shirt a package
carefully wrapped in paper, which
had rested on the bow of Nell's blue rib.
bon he had found, and which she plain
ly saw. Unwrapping it, there was q
piece of gold, in the shape Of spread
eagle, almost exact in every part, weigh
ing over six ounces.
"Nell, you said / might bring yer q
specimen from my pile, and here 'ts."
ayes, Bob, but what gals bit Of rib
bon is that yer SO keerfull about 7" said
Nell, with loving look, but turning her
face from him mischievously, and STIR
ring the soap-suds.
'That ere," replied he, "broke loose
from the har Of an angel that met me on
the mountains, yonder, and said some
kind words to dead-broke man, that
gave, him new life, and what's more,
brought good luck, the thing as charm
to tighten his thoughts when he felt
downheartened,"
ayes, Bob" said she, "but amt that
talk kind of airy9 Angels don't fit
round these diggins, as ever heerd, ov.''
| "Yes, Nell, that's so: but any womans
an angel to man that's going wrong,
who, in the loving kindness Of her heart,
encourages him to do right, and that's
what ye've done for me. That ere gold
came to me by luck from you, and ifye'd
only take it with something else"--
"With what, Bob ?" but Nell still kept
her face turned away, while he was edg-
ing still closer to her.
"Well, Nell, if / must make the rite,
Jest take Bob with the dust and make
him happy man for the rest Of his life.
He loves yer, and would die for yer any
time" and Bob stole his arm around her
slender waist.
Nell at last turned her blushing face,
and looking rogulshly at Bob, said
Don't you think, Bob, it would be bet
ter sense to say you'd live for Nell than
to die for herp
Bob didn't speak, but drew Nell to
him, and kissed her. Nell, somehow
had her hands so entangled in the soap.
suds and clothes that she couldn't resist
but she pouted her lips, and Bob took
his kiss back from them.
Three years after the above events
happened, in that same valley, was a
very pretty cottage with o garden and
flowers around it, that indicated taste
and refinement, and the whole clearing
had become extensive, with its build.
ings and improvements. Here resided
Mr.. Robert Stinton and his pretty wife,
the handsomest and happy couple in
the northern counties.
Mr.. Stinton was prosperous cattle
dealer, well-to-do, and few remembered
there ever was such man as Whisky
Bob.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08

"Well, WE'LL" said Ellington, majes-
tically, "we mustn't be too severe on the
young fellows. / suppose ! was as big a
fool rs any of them when | was young"
eyes," replied Fogg, "and you are not
an old man now, Ellington"
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08

st. Tammany Farmer: Owing to an
unaccountable blunder on the part Of
the clerk of the weather, we had little
sunshine this week. But as soon as he
discovered where the leak was, he stop
ped it with few tons of clouds, which
set things to rights again.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08

On one of the postal cars near WASH
ingtOn letter was found directed to
Gland Over Cart Horse" 1t was sent
to Hanover Court House.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08

A man never looks so much like a red
handed villain as when he is told by the
photographer to 'look pleasant" The
Artist.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08
Il AN GOING TO THE GARDEN

During the Presidential canvass Of
1880, Colonel Isaac H. Shields, Of the
Philadelphia bar, opened his speech ct
New Castle Pa, by saying, "A few days
ago ] sat in a railroad car in Canada,
the other side Of Niagara River. A
young Irishman, emigrsting to Amer
lea, engaged me in conversation, in
course Of which he told me Of the hard.
ship Of the poor mans lot in his native
land and that but once in whole year
had he been able to taste fresh meat,
though every day he worked hard. In
reply to my question, Where are you
going he said, "Over to the Garden
to the United States of America" There.
upon Mr.. Will A. Coyl, of New Castle,
who was in the audience, composed the
following song, with appropriate mu.
sic:
am going ITO the garden,
just across the border seen,
Where the beauteous tree Of freedom
Ever blossoms fair and green.
Where the poor, the weak, thelowly
Have an equal chance to rise
Tothe topmost Of the ladder,
With the rich, the proud the wise.
CHORUS
Yes, I'm going ITO the garden"
Just across the border seen,
Where the beauteous tree Of freedom
Ever blooms in farest green
Just across the narrow river,
You can see it If you will.
See the flowers how they culver,
Never for moment still.
How they blush and bloom and brighten
In the garden Of the free:
How the heavy heart must tighten
In the home of liberty.
Land Of freedom, land of glory,
Land for which my people long,
We have heard the wondrous story
You have ever sung in song.
How the poor of every nation,
Tho butpoverty he brings,
May attain as high q station
As was ever graced by kings
Fare.thee.well, my dear old Erin,
Fare.theewell, then my dear old home
From thy shores have been driven,
Else from thee would not roam
Would not leave my mother weeping
Nor my Nora, in her grief,
Would not leave my cherub sleeping
But to send them sure relief.
CHORUS.
Yes, I'm going to the garden
Just across the border seen,
Where the beauteous tree Of freedom
Ever blooms in fairest green
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08

The Treasury Department last Wed.
nesday purchased l25, 900 ounces of fine
silver for delivery at the San Francisco,
New Orleans and Philadelphia MINIS.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08

The moon shot down athwart the town
shot down with. silver g1ow-and at
the gate heard a voice "Let's have
some oysters, Joe.p
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-08

The most humble Of oil things Is q
clock; it i always running hsef down.