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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-13
THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1881.

IN issuing our prospectus for 1884, we deem it
Il only necessary to announce that the leading
features which have characterized the editorial
conduct of the YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER for the
past quarter of a century will be retained, and
what 1t has been in the past will be an assurance
Of what it shall be in the future The leading
departments of the paper will be retained as here
tofore, and they will be conducted with the same
labor and care that have marked our efforts in the
past. While the Literary and Miscellaneous fea-
lures of the ENQUIRER will be kept up to the
standard which has given the paper distinctive
character, careful attention will also be given to
the News department. which will embrace a re-
cord Of the leading events at the State and Ma
tional Capitals; Congressional and Legislative
Proceedings: "Scraps and Facts" being hotch-
potch Of light current topics; compend of the
News Abroad and at Home; General Correspon-
dence; Market Reports; Local County and State
News Editorial, Articles upon appropriate sub
jects intended to promote the welfare and pros
perity of our State and people, which will, we
trust, continue to render the ENQUIRER well
come and entertaining Family Journal.
Terms Of Subscription. Free Of Postage.
Single copy, one year, 50
Two copies, one year, .........."... 4 90
One copy two years, 4 90
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CONDITIONS.

The four Premiums mentioned above will be
awarded on the following conditions:
The person getting up the largest club of yearly
subscribers to the ENQUIRER at s. 90 per annum
for each subscriber, will he entitled to the first
choice Of one of the above Premiums the person
getting up the second largest club, at the same
price. to the second choice; the person getting up
the third largest club, to the third choice; and the
person getting up the fourth largest club to the
fourth choice.
The time for completing clubs under the above
offer is limited to l0'clock P. NJ, on the FIRST
MONDAY OF MARCH, 1881. Competitors may
begin to secure subscribers at once-the time Of
subscription to commence whenever the name
is handed in. The money for each subscriber is
expected to be paid at the time the name is enter
ed on our books, and no name will be counted in
competition for premium until the subscription
price has been paid. -- ...'.
To persons who make up Clubs of ten or more
names. but who may fail to obtain a premium,
we will send the ENQUIRER one year free of
charge; and to those who send Club of twenty
or more names, but who may fail to get pre-
MUM, we will forward copy of the ENQUIRER
one year free of charge, and a copy, one year, Of
any weekly newspaper or monthly magazine
published in the United States, the publication
to he selected by the person entitled to receive it.
1t is not necessary that the names of club
should all be at the same post office. Names may
be taken at any number of places. One name
for two years will be equivalent to two names. for
one year each.
All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at
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sion of money only when sent by draft, regis
tered letter, or money order drawn on the York
vile pest-office.
In sending names, write plainly, giving coun-
ty, post office and State.
All subscriptions will be discontinued at the
expiration OF the time paid for.
A separate list will be kept for each club-maker,
who will be credited with every name sent, so
that the number returned by any person can be
ascertained at moments notice.
Persons who commence making clubs will
not be permitted, after the names have been en-
tered upon our books, to transfer the names to
another club makers list.
gss- The time in which additions may be made
to clubs, under this proposition, will expire on
the FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 1881. There
fore persons who desire the benefit Of club rates,
must subscribe and pay for the paper before that
date, as after the expiration of that tme it will
not be furnished for less than $3.50 unless new
clubs are formed.
All letters should be addressed to
..s L. M. GRIST,
Yorkville. S. G..
November Is AZ tt
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PREMIUMS TO CLuB-MAKERS,

To cluh.makers, for the approaching volume,
we offer FOUR PREMIUMS for the four largest
clubs, as follows:
For the largest club, one WEED SEWING Ma
CHINE, fancy half-case with drop leaf and two
side drawers, valued at S45.
For the second largest club one WEED SEWING
MACHINE, half-case and one drawer, valued at
$40.
For the third largest club, one No. TRop1c
COOKING STOVE, and fixtures complete valued
at $23.75.
For the fourth largest club, one No. TRopIC
COOKING STOVE and fixtures complete, valued
at $40.
The superior Sewing Machine we offer az
Premium is the well-known and Justly fcelebra-
ted Weed Machine, manufacturedIby the Weed
Sewing Machine Company, at Hartford, Connec-
ticut. 1t is adapted to all the wants of family
sewing; can be readily comprehended by any
one; runs easily; is always ready will do any
and all kinds of sewing with less changing and
fewer extra attachments; is sef-adjusting il a
two.thread Machine, making an elastic lock-
stitch; and stands solid and firm.
The Stoves are made by the Sergeant Manufac-
turing Company, of Greensboro n. G. They are
made of the best Scotch pig metal, with heavier
and thicker plate than any other Stove in the
market, and consequently will the longer with
stand heat and hard usage They are Of hand
some pattern and neat finish, and warranted
equal in points of appearance, durability and su-
perior cooking qualities to any stove manufac-
tured in the Union. Thousands of them are in
use in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and
they give universal satisfaction.
The above Premiums will be delivered to the
successful competitors at the ENQUIRER Office
free of charges for fr6ipht
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sg- AS good looking friend of ours, whose
mousrache is jet black, and curls magni6
Gently over his lip, was passing the residence
of couple of damsels the following conver
salion is said to have been overheard:
Louisa-I do wonder how it goes to kiss
on. OF tkose creatures with horrid nous
tache
Adelaide-Hhy, Louisa, Of course I don't
know.
Louisa-Well, I'm going to get the hat
brush and try it. And she did.
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AntIuruas
MATRIMONY.

The man must lead happy life
Who is directed by his wife;
Who's free from matrimonial chains
Is sure to suffer for his pains.
Adam could find no solid peace
Until he saw woman's face;
When Eve was given for mate
Adam was in happy state.
In all the female heart appears
Truth. darling of a heart sincere;
Hypocrisy. deceit, and pride,
Neer known in woman to reside.
What tongue is able to unfold
The worth in woman we behold:
The falsehood that in woman dwell
Is almost imperceptible.
Cursed be the foolish man, say,
Who will not yield to woman's sway;
Who changes from his singleness
Is sure of perfect blessedness.
@s- To ascertain woman's character, read the
lst and Sd and I'd and 4th lines together.
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IRON SAFE FOR SALE.

VyHE undersigned offers for sale one No 2
IRON SAFE, manufactured by Mosler, Bah
man & Co., of Cincinnati. This safe has COM
bination lock, and for all practical purposes Is
equal to new one. 1t is offered for sale for no
reason except that it is too small for my purposes.
L. NJ GRIST.
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For G1RLs--Stick all your hairpins down.
ward. Then you will not be annoyed by their
falling out by the way; neither will your
friends be worried with mental calculations
as to how long it will be before a hair'pin
falls, when it hangs out of your head more
than half it's length. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-13

WASHING MADE EAsY.-No woman will
regret having given this recipe trial. 1t
will prevent many a weary step, many an
aching arm or foot; yes many heartache
too. Take one pound of salsoda, one-half
pound of unslaked lime; put them into one
gallon of water, boil twenty minutes, let stand
till cool, and then pour off and put in stone
Jug. Soak your dirty clothes over night, or
until well wet through, wiring out and rub on
plenty of soap, and to one boiler of clothes
covered with water add one teacup of the
fluid. Boil half an hour fast, then wash
through one suds, rinse in two waters, and
your clothes will look nice.
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NOTICE.

SUBSCRIBERS to the YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER
y not regularly served by mail, on the postal
routes between Yorkville and Bullock's Creek !;
Yorkville to Zeno and from Yorkvile to Clark's
Fork, by the way of Bethany, are hereby in
formed that will deliver their papers along the
routes FREE OF CHARGE, provided they enter
their names on my club. J. N. ROBERTS.
December % 81 tt
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p6- Love to our neighbor assumes divers
forms. In family, it is tenderness and care !;
in a neighborhood courtesy in friendship,
sympathy; in business, integrity in distress,
mercy; to our country, patriotism; to the
world. bspevolence; to the Church, brotherly
kindness.
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p9- Give the man such heart as the Son of
God describes in the beatitudes, and the whole
universe Of sorrow cannot rob him Of his
blessedness.
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CLEANSING AND REPAIRING.

vElHE 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.
August IL 29 tt
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A Coop ExPER1ENcE-God knows me
better than l know myself He knows my
gifts and powers, my faiings and my weak
nesses, what can do and not do. So I de-
sire to be led +; to follow him, and I am quite
sure that he has enabled me to do a great
deal more in ways which seem to be almost
waste in life, in advancing his kingdom, than
1 could have done in any other way. l am
sure of that. Intellectually / am weak in
scholarship, nothing in thousand things
baby. He knows this, and so he has led me,
and greatly blessed me, who am nobody, to be
some use to my church and fellowmen. How
kind, how good, how compassionate art thou,
o. God O, my Father, keep me humble
Help me to have respect to my fellowmen, to
recognize these several gifts as from thee.
Deliver me from the diabolical sins of NAL
ice, envy, or jealousy, and give me hearty joy
in my brothers good, in his work, in his
gifts and talents, and may truly be glad in
his superiority to myself, if God be glorifed.
Root out all weak vanity, all devilish pride,
all that is abhorrent to the mind of Christ.
God hear my prayer. Grant me the won
drous joy of humility which is seeing thee as
all in all.-Dr. Norman McLsods Diary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-13

FIRE.-To avoid sutfocation in house on
fire, steep & handkerchief or towel in water
and tie it around the head, covering mouth
and nostrils. la that condition a person will
be in position to breathe freely and walk in
the densest smoke to be met With in a burn
ing building.
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c. & J.. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.
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~ NG& - tEE 81 ~

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
sUPERINTENDENTs OFFICE,
YoRKvILLE, 8. c.. December 8, 1880. !
VlHE following Schedule of the Mail and Pas
Il serger Trains took effect at 245 o'clock, p.
M, on the 9Th of December, 1880.
GOING SOUTH.
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The Autkrille Guqnirer.

ADvERTISINGR RATES.
ONE DOLLAR per square, for the first inser-
ton, ard FIFTY CENTS per square, for each
subsequent insertion. A square consists of the
space occupied by seven lines of this size type.
GB- Contracts will be made at reduced rates
for advertising space to be used for three, ak,
or twelve months.
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November Is

TOWN TAX.
4 T meeting of the Town Council, held on the
IA 26th ultimo, the following Ordinance was
passed
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Town Council of York:
vile, that the following tax be levied upon all
the real and personal property within the corpo-
rate limits of the town, viz: Two mills, to be ap-
piled to the bond Cd indebtedness of the town, AS
per order of Court This tax Of two mills to be
collected with penalty of fifteen per cent, if not
paid on or before January 18th, 1881.
w. H. McCORKLE, Intendant.
J. R. SCHoRB, Clerk and Treasurer
December 40 ct
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-13

asg~ A Gilman IN in California, whose life
was insured for large amount, was seriously
hurt by falling from 2 wagon There was
some doubt OF his ever getting better. and at
length one of his friends wrote to the insur'
ance company: "Charlee half dead. Llkee
half money"
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NOTICE.

NOTICE..
T RESPECTFULLY inform the public that
i am preparedto sharpen razors scissors, shears
and other fine-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.
September 9 81 St
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FLAT IRoNs.-In damp weather fiat irons
unless kept on the stove, are apt to gather
moisture, get rough, and sometimes rusty
and it is not we'll to keep them hot all the
time, for a good many reasons-they are liable
to get knocked off and broken, and after
awhile do not retain the heat as we'll, and
they are in the way. If you occasionally
rub the smooth surface with bit of beeswax
and then rub on piece of cloth, they will al
ways keep bright and smooth. If they do
ever happen to get wet and rust, lay little
fine salt upon q smooth board and rub them
over it quickly while hot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-13

MAcH1NERY.--Raw.hide is said to make
good journalboxes for machinery. A prac.
tical machinist says: 81 have run piece of
machinery in rawhide boxes for fourteen
years without oil. 1t is good yet, and runs
at fourteen thousand five hundred revolutions
per minute. I put it in while soft and let it
remain until dry"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-13

aa~ A Holstein peasant, uninstructed in
microscopical research, and not possessing the
requisite instruments of precision, has devised
for himself a new test for the presence of
trichni;e in pork. When he killed pig he
was careful to send portion ia ham or a
sausage-to lis pastor, and then waited the
consequences for fourteen days. If his pas.
tor remained healthy, then be felt perfectly
easy in his mind.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-01-05

trouble Of walking, 80 the lazy fellow
jumps upon Mamma Limulus' shell,
and lets her carry him up, and back
again in the same way. That's most as
lazy as our noble red men, who sit and
smoke while their wives work for them.
While / am writing Of crabs, I want
to tell you story about some cousins OF
the king-crab family.
1t is about the land crabs Of ST. Do
mingo. The Spanish had the town, and
tho English wanted to get it away.
After some fighting, the English, who
were in ships, sert a party ashore IN the
night to surprise the soldiers and seize
the town.
As they we've forming on the shore,
they heard great clashing and clatter-
ing, and they thought the whole Spanish
army was after them; 80 they ran to
their boats and fed,
In the morning it turned out that the
noise was made by the crabs, who come
out Of their burrows in the sand at night
to seek their food.
In honor of this exploit, the people
have every year q great feast, in which
II solid gold crab is carried about the
town in procession. 1t is called the
''Feast Of the CRIBS. st. NichoiQ8.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-01-05

THE recent colliery explosion In En-
gland has melted some historical statis-
tician TO an enumeration Of similar dis
asters in that country, who finds that in
the number of lives lost this oae will
crank with the explosion OF the Cymmer,
near Pontypridd, in July, 1856, when ia
men were sacrificed to the insanely reck-
less practice Of testing headings sup
posed to be dangerous by approaching
lighted candles to them; of Lundhill, In
February, 1857, when 189 men of 200
were killed of the Risca colliery, where,
in December, 1860, 142 miners were slain
by an explosion caused by one OF their
number uncovering his lamp to light his
pipe; of the Oaks, in December, 1866
(seyenty lives had been lost there in
March, 184O-when $40 men were
stricken down; Of Fenrdale, in Novem
Der, 1867, when but three souls OF l7Q
we're saved; of the Swarthe Main, IA
December, 1875, when 1876 lives were
lost of the Blantyre pit, in October,
1877, when 200 men and boys we're
killed of the Wood pit, at Haydock, IN
June, 1878, when 1873 persisted; OF the
Abercarno coliery, in September OF the
same year, when the death-list contained
$50 names, and Of the fatal Risca, where
two months ago 119 men were blown gu
of existence"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-01-05
LOCUST LEdVES.

How sad is the memory Of those whom
we remember only by some unkind word
or act. We have just been thinking OF
one we used to know when We were but
n little child no was our teacher, and
with n death-like dread we saw him
move or heard him speak. We are not
so much afraid nOW of anything here
or hereafter rs we once were Of him.
We met another one this evening
who once attended his school. He is n
Bn-browned laboring man now he was
Il slender, delicate boy Of twelve years
then, gangling and ungraceful, with
melancholy look and tone. We looked
at him and thought of our teacher, and
Of one afternoon at school, and Of the
unlind remark That fastened it all in
our memory The class had read, from
one Of the old readers, that interesting
story of the lost child there sat the
teacher before them and asked, of the
one above named, the subject Of the
lesson. After some hesitation, the boy
replied he could not tell. "Well, " said
the teacher, "if you were TO wander
away from home 80 that you could not
be found, what would You be called?"
The name of the lesson was remembered
now, and, as if some happy thought or
new inspiration had beamed upon him,
the boy exultingly exclaimed, "The
Lost Child p "Hal Haw Haw !"
heartily laughed the teacher, and then
said: "Well, Sir, shonld call you a
lost b-o-yW The indescribably hateful
tone and manner in which these words
were spoken rendered them peculiarly
effective. 1t was years ago, but we
shall never forget the sad, insulted look
that settled on the face of that youth.
He was homely, sickly, always shrink
ing and quiet, and very sensitive, and
that bit Of ridicule not only crushed
him, but silenced the whole class. And
this evening when he said; "Someway,
| don't know why, but | never liked
Mr. johnson" we thought ne knclV eOhy.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-01-05
IrIRyyyG TO COOK.

A malicious mother will so manage
her daughters that even at the early age
of 10 they can, in an emergency, pre-
pare "a meal Of victuals." A thorough
domestic training is very useful to
girl At school, she always has teach.
er or a fellow-pupl at hand to help her
over hard places, but if she Is set to
make q batch of bread herself, and at
tends to it from the time the sponge IL
set till the loaves are taken, sweet, ira
grant, golden-brown, from the oven, she
learns meantime chemistry. caloric, per-
severance, delicate manipulation, self
reliance, neatness, and acquires skill
and the habit of carrying her work In
her mind, as one act Of neglect or for
getfulness at any point of the process
may spoil the whole. Because some I'M
wise mothers do not see in the stated
and skillful performance by their daugh-
tiers Of household services certain and
valuable culture which cannot be ac-
CURED Mt school, they are willing to do
themselves what in justice and kindness
to theii daughters they should require
Of them. Girls, left to their own de-
vices waste great deal of time which
might he utilized to their advantage.
A Girl who can climb trees, who can
dance hours without fatigue, or jump
rope "a very dangerous pastime, by the
way), who can take long walks, who can
sllate and row-can also sweep, and
scrub, and make bread, and wash, and
iron, if she is encouraged to do 80.
These are the accomplishments she
must possess in order to make happy
home, though she may have half dozen
servants at her call. Those who have
sufficient curiosity to investigate this
subject will find that many OF the most
famous women in literature aud art were
as skillful in those accomplishments con
sidered specially as they were with the
pen or pencil or chisel. In training
girls to be useful, and ready to meet any
emergency, mothers confer upon them
an inestimable blessing.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-01-05
SNOW At FUNER1LS.

One would think that if there is an oc-
casion above all others when show and
ostentation should be avoided the fune-
raj of loved one gives it. Yet very
few people would seem satisfied with
the simple posies placed upon the collin
of the deceased child by the hand of
sincere affection If there be no
wreaths and crowns and crosses in all
the most expensive flowers Of the season
there is u suspicion Of slight, to say
nothing of the accounts in the papers,
which cost so much wear and tear OF
conscience TO the tolerably honest re-
porter. Flowers are no longer humble
offerings of love. Tho baskets of ticket
ed flowers on the collins Of many nova
DAYS indicate only pride which is not
proud enough to withstand the demands
of fashion, or q vanity which is satisfied
with doing n little more in the way Of
extravaganza than neighbor. Even
our grief i made cause for display.
Piles or hcmorrhoids is Il common af-
Fiction, but genuine remedies don't grow
ON bushes. We know OF but one perma-
ncnt cure for it, and that is Tabler's Buck
eve Pile Ointment, preparation made by
Dr. Tablcr, from the common buckeye.
Price soc. For sale by all druggists.
THE robbery Of stage passengers on
their way to the Mammoth Cave, Ken
lucky, was by Two men, who explained
that they were not ordinary merccnary
rasruls but were moonBhiners who re-
CURED money with which to escape from
Government prosecution. "Come out
of the stage, please said tho spokes-
man. Tho passengers saw tho muzzles
of the revolyers covering the vehicle,
and, rs there was not weapon in the
party, they could not resist There were
seven men and one woman. The latter
was not compelled to alight. AS each
man stepped out he was told to take his
place in line and hold up his hands.
Then ono robber kept his revolver
aimed, while the other rifed their pock-
cts Of about 81 200, talking pleasantly
as he did SO. He asked each passenger
his name and residence, and noted them
down, saying that some day he would
repay. When the woman gave her home
as Lebanon, a smile lighted up the rob-
bcr's face, and he asked: "Do you know
| the Misses -" "Quite WELL" an
swered the woman. $50 do l." he re.
| joined, "and they arc nice girls. Give
them my regards when you see them,
md tell them L will make this right
some day." After getting all the valu'
ables in the party, the marauders re.
turned the pocket-books, with the rail.
way tickets, and rode off.