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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

A PERSONAL ALLUsoN.-"I believe I'll
90 out and stretch my legs lttle," said a
tall gentleman, asthe train stopped at rail
road station.
go, DON'T" said gentleman passenger,
who had been sitting opposite to him, and
who had been much embarrassed by the legs
of the tall gentleman, "don't do that. Don't
stretch those legs any more. They are too
long already"
The look the long man gave to the critic
who objected to such lengthy extremities
will haunt the rash man as long as memory
holds her seat
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

@ At an evening party one lady was very
bitter in referring to an absent acquaintance,
of whom she said vehemently that there
was not such another for everything that
was unladylike or unwomanly. "Sh-sh, my
DEAR" whispered friend to her, "you are
forgetting Yourself"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

p@ At a certain hotel in Peoria, where the
meals are not always what they should be
a merchant traveller one day sat down to the
table. He put a dollar under tumbler
and calling waiter said, 'Do you see that
With, With grin. in. swell, now, w. Jim, t Want YOU
to get me real good, frst-class dinner.
You understand ?" eyes, sah," and Jim
set about furnishing feast fit for a king.
He had no time to see anybody, else. He
hunted up new dishes, put extra touches on
Finally the NJ. It. finished, and wiping his
mouth, he winked at Jim. eyes, sab" "
grinned the darky, in anticipation. "Jim,
do you see that dollar ?" putting his hand
on it in generous way. ayes, sab, ""Well
you will never see it again." and it went
into his pocket and out of the dining room,
while jim Indignantly remarked, "Fo' de
Lawd, who turned dat hog loose in heah ~
Merchant Traveller.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

THE LAW IN A HORSE TRADE.-The
Pennsylvania courts have decided that while
you mustn't lie about it directly and openly,
it perfectly lawful to keep your mouth
shut during a horse trade, and while you
must not warrant an animal as perfectly
sound in limb and condition, without fault,
spc:, mar or blemish, when you know that
he has glass eye, goat neck, mango, saddle
gals. roach back, ring bone, quarter crack,
SPAWN, fiat foot, wind gals, scratches, cap
ped hook, stiff joint, blind staggers, oNfoot,
rattail and hollow back, yet you are not COM
PEELED to call attention to these minor de-
fects in the splendid Kentucky bred animal
you are trying to trade the stranger for a
spring wagon, set of harness, two-year-old
colt and SS5 cash. This is wise and hu-
name law, and lets the deacon out of great
many tight places, where otherwise trade
would be paralyzed, the arteries of COM
merce choked and stagnated by the unwise
hand of oppressive laws, and panic, mis-
trust and depression would settle down upon
q hopeless world in the rayless gloom of mis-
trust and suspicion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

g-"No," said fond mother, speaking
of her 25-year-old daughter; "no, Mary isn't
old enough to mary yet. She cries whenev-
er any one scolds her, and until she becomes
hardened enough to talk back vigorously,
she isn't fit for wife,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

p@S Still alive, Uncle Reuben, | see"
"Yes. sab; yes, sab and I'se gwine to lib
anudder yeah, suah.' "How do you know
that?', s'Why, sab, Ise mos allus notiss
dat when lib fru de mont of March, l lib
fri de whole yeah."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

@S De wise man an de fool doant quarrel,
but two fools or two wise men kain't get
alongso we'll. De man that marries oman
case she's got more sense den he has is neber
allowed ter lose sight O. dat fack. De chile
dat too soon shows signs of smartness doan
turn to be de smartest man. De fus' cotton
dat opens is neberde best.-Arka'asaw 1rae-
eler
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

@- "You just take a bottle of my medi-
cine" said a quack doctor to a consumptive,
s'and you'll never cough again." us it as
fatal as that ?" gasped the consumptive.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

nag~"Is this your dog, John?" "No; he
belongs to Squire Smith. And tween me
and YOU he's deal smarter than his own
er." eyes; there are dogs OF: that sort.
have had several myself"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

"Just my luck" moaned a Philadel-
nhia man. 'Here I've been paying heavy
premiums on life insurace policy for tWen-
ty wears and Pm not dead YETI
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27
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MISSING.

MISSlNUs
Missing-so many are missing,
The old as we'll as the young,
The poor and the rich together,
The weak alike with the strong.
Missing-our loved ones wander,
We never know how or where,
And pass from our sight as surely
AS smoke fades into the air.
Missing-a man; it may be
A citizen famed and well known,
Who sinks in the human ocean
AS sinks in the pool stone.
Missing-our care and riches
So vainly are used or spent;
We know that the loved ones left us,
But know not whittier they went.
Missing-at day time or night time,
And under the stars Of the sun;
They vanish out of our knowledge
AS sands from an hour-glass run.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27
NEW BARBER SHOP.

VAMES REESE, late Of Columbia, Practical
eD Barber, respectfully informs the citizens of
Yorkville and vicinity that he has opened Shop
two doors below the Yorkville (Rose 81 Hotter,
where he will be pleased to wait upon all who
desire the services Of first-cass Barber. De-
lightful Shampooing Elegant Hair Cutting ana
Pleasant Shaving
NOvemberS 40 OIL"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27
JOB PRINTING.

OWING to our superior facilities with the best
machine presses, an abundance OF type and
tirst-class APPOINTMENTS throughout our office,
we are PREPARED to execute all manner OF JOB
PRINTING in superior STYLE and at prices that
will compare with New York Philadelphia
charges for the same quality of work and mate
rails We have recently made reduction IN
prices for the following classes ofwork, to which
we invite the attention of business men:
BILL HEADS.
For 500 For 1000
Half-sheet Bill Heads, $50 $500
Fourth-sheet Bill Heads, ,......... 2.25 $50
Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, ,............. ZOO 3.OO
Monthly statements at samep price ofsiXth- sheet
Mill heads. We will fill an order fer bill heads,
giving any desired number OF either size or sheet
at proportionate prices.
LETTER HEADS.
For 500 For 1000
Commercial Note,"............"......S2.l3 10 $40
Packet NOte ....... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 o.ou
Letter (large sze) 3.OO o.OO
For the above work we use a superior quality
Of paper and guarantee entire satisfaction in ev-
cry instance.
We also give special attention to the printing
of Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authori-
ties which we furnish strictly according to the
requirements Of the Justices of the supreme
Court, and in proof reading exercise the utmost
care to ensure accuracy.
We are prepared to furnish all other kinds OF
printing, from a visiting card to a large volume,
and will be pleased to furnish estimates for any
style of work desired. Address,
L. NJ. GRIsr, Yorkville Sc
November 80 4s tt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

A WONDERFUL INTENTIONAL year ago
it would have seemed chimerical to suggest
an award for a cotton harvesting machine
which would gather the fibre from the bolls
without injury to the plant. To-day, we are
assured, this seeming imposslblllty is an ac-
complished fact-not demonstrated by the
ory alone, but byactual practical tests. The
Mason Cotton Harvester, which has been
on exhibition at the Industrial Exposition
of the Agricultural Society of South Carroll
ma in this city during the past week, has
picked cotton from the field at all stages OF
the crop, from the time when only one or
two bolls would be open out Of twelve or
twenty bolls on each plant, to the time
when the plant was crisp and brown and
dead from the frost This machine has ac-
tually done the work without injury to the
growing plants, and has gathered the cotton
at the rate of nearly 300 pounds of seed cot
ton per hour. These are facts, the truth of
which many practical planters and Others in
this State are ready to attest. The Agrlcul-
tural Society of South Carolina, at the close
of the exhibition on Saturday night, unani-
mously adopted the following resolution re-
lating to the Cotton Harvester:
Resolved, That the Agricultural Society
of South Carolina is pleased to note, as one
of the most attractive exhibits at the Indus
trial Exhibition Of 1884, the Mason Cotton
Picking Machine. The machine is a tri-
umph Of ingenious mechanism, and will, it
is hoped, prove the magnificent success
which the genius Of its inventor and the
perseverance of its promoters so richly de-
Serye-NerS Qlld Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

CARE OF PAsTUREs.-The pasture is al
ways the most neglected part Of the farm,
and partly for the reason that however
much is done to it, the land will still not be
so productive as some other crop. 1fmanure
is applied it makes the weeds grow, with
little chance of getting them out. If there
is increased growth of grass one-half the
grain is wasted by the trampling of cattle
and horses. Still it will often pay to top
dress a pasture, especially year or more
before it is plowed, so that the manure can
be we'll worked through the soil.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

SALT FOR THE THRoAT.-For many years
past, indeed we may say for the who lie of
our life of more than forty years, we have
been subject to dry, hacking cough, which
is not only distressing to ourself, but to our
friends and those with whom we are brought
into business contact.
Last fall we were induced to try what vir-
tue there was in common salt. We COM
menced by using it three times day, morn
ing, noon and night. We dissolved a large
table spoonful of salt in about half a tumb-
lerful of water. With this we gargled the
throat most thoroughly just before meal
time. The result was that during the entire
winter we were not only free from coughs
and colds, but the dry, hacking cough had
entirely disappeared.
We attribute these satisfactory results
solely to theuse of salt gargle, and dmost cor
daily recommend trial of it to those who
are subject to diseases of the throat. Many
persons who have not tried the salt gargle
have the impression that it is unpleasant,
but after few days use no person who loves
a nice clean mouth and firstrate sharpener of
the appetite, will abandon it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

nsy- Prof. L. b. Arnold says it is not we'll
to feed milch COW all the hay she will eat,
on account of the slow and imperfect man
ner in which it digests. Farmers often
boast that their COWS have all the hay they
can eat, but he says it is a boast that does
not sneak we'll for the best returns in milk
production. He says: "The more l study
fhe food of milk COWS the more l am in
clined to limit the quantity of hay to the
smalles amount which will afford a com,
Portable distention of the stomach, and
make up the rest of the ration with food
richer and more readily digested. 1t is the
best way to get large and paying returns"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-27

THE LAND OF FLowERs.-Mrs. NJ: r.
Donnely, of Arredonda, Fla. says: Nor
mans Neutralizing Cordial is splendld
medicine 1t has cured me of dyspepsia and
| sleep better than l have in twenty years"
The above comes from lady who has llVed
more than her "threescore and ten. ."-+1dr.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26

kept up by parties who have no chill
dren." This Is true to certain ex
tent. Why? There IL tax of one
half of one per cent levied by the city
for the support and maintainance of
public free schools" and these parties
who have not children desire to see
this money expended i'm such way as
will cause the greatest possible growth
aud Improvement OF the city aud sur
rounding country as well. Otherwise
there are no axes to grind as Mr.. Geers
states. -
sudden change to the support
Of Prof. Looney lies in this fact:
There Is n want of harmony between
the school trustees and the city coun-
Gil as TO the management Of the school.
Mr.. Geers thinks that II Prof. Looney
Is employed by the school trustees
again that the city council will sus-
pend the collection of the tax aud by
that means he will save one-half of one
per cent. on all his wealth which he
would have to pay II II is not sus-
pended. This accounts for Mr.. Geers'
sudden change. That was his private
opinion but as u public man he should
not have two sets of opinions. He
should be more consistent.
Besides all these there are many
reasons well known TO the citizens of
this city and also to the surrounding
community why Prof. Looney should
not be reappointed. While this writer
has no desire to dictate to the school
trustees whom they snail choose 1t be-
hooves them to make selection
that will please every one as
nearly as possible, for we are all inter
ested in the growth and development
of our beautiful city. a great many
have held their peace TO see If any
good should come of Prof. Looney's
employment, but ''they are of the
same opinion STILL" and will not sub.
nit to It again without complaint tina,
can be understood and made to he felt.
With the assistants who held posi-
tons in the school last term there
seems TO be very general satisfaction.
Mr.. Geers says In his article that the
principal should be chosen with full
power TO select his assistants. Does
! not Mr.. Geers know that this would
I probably rule out almost every teacher
resident in this city: Then VIII,
should this be done? Are we moi
under obligation TO our home talen,
more than tn strangers? When oul
own teachers are competen
is 1t not matter of justic,
to consider their claims first,
Have not all city Taxpayers, whether
living out of the city, without children
or otherwise, a right TO voice In al
matters affecting the general interest
of the city?
The great majority of our citizen
demand a public school upon n grade,
system with n principal who is heart
lily in sympathy Herewith, and the.
will never be content until they &c
their wishes fulfilled. These are thei
reasonable dues, and no one has an,
right TO 'sit down. on them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26
WACO.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO. July 25.---Mrs. l.. B. Degen-
hart, n German woman, was arrested
this morning for inhuman treatment
of a stepson. aged ten years. She
made the child do a grown PERSONS
work daily and beat him cruelty. She
gave bond for her appearance to
answer the charge. Her husband
says he did not know how she treated
the child his own SOM, which Ia con-
sidered thin story. and public indig-
nation against him Is very strong.
The candidates closed the campaign
tonight by another batch of them
speaking. Tomorrow the primary
election takes place.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26
PARSONS BRIGADE.
Reunion Of the old Veterans The FRO.
-Distingnished Guests.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GuestS.
Special to the Gazette.
H1LLsBoRo, July 25.-The reunion
of the Parsons Texas cavalry brigade
composed of the survivors of the 18th,
10Th and 2lst regiments, Morgan's
battalion and Pratt's battery will hold
its annual meeting ut Hillsboro on the
18th and 18th of August, and all old
soldiers who wore either the gray oi
blue. their families and friends, and al
old Texans and the public generally
are invited to attend the reunion.
PROGRAMME FIRST DAY.
The president will call the associa-
ton TO order at 10 o'clock a. m.
|. Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. j.
Fred Cox of WaXahachie.
>. Address of welcome by Hon. B.
ID. Tarlton of Hillsboro.
3. Fret response by Hon. l.. j. Far.
rar of Groesbeck, major of l2th regl-
ment.
A, An address by Capt. w. G. Veal
of Dallas, to those who wore the blue
to old Texans and public generally.
5. Dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Call to order by 3 o'clock.
SECOND DAY.
|. Prayer by the chaplain.
.. Transaction Of business.
3. First annual address, by Rev. j
Fred Cox of Waxahachie. Second an
nual address, by Hon. Roger q Mill
of Corsicana.
4. Addresses by distinguished speak
ers who have been invited TO address
the association and citizens, the ordel
of which will be arranged by the presi
dent.
). Dinner
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Call to order AT 1880 p. m. to holt
memorial services in honor Of GU
dead.
l. Address by Rev. John G. S. Balr,
of Brentwood.
2 Short addresses by others, mem
| beers Of the association.
3. Goodbye till we meet again.
The following list of distinguished
speakers have been invited to addres
the association and citizens
Gov. John Ireland, United State
Senator Richard Coke, ex.Gov. j. w
ThrockmortOD, ex.Gov. r. b. Hub
bard, Hon. Olin Welborn, Gen. "a
bell, Hon. ID. G. Giddings, Hon. Johl
Henry Brown and Others we have no
space to mention.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26
The Ross brigade.

DALLAS, TEX. July IS, 1884.
To the Members OF Ross Texas Brigade Asso-
Citations:
DEARSiR-The asso citation will meet
at headquarters, on reunion grounds,
near the city OF Dallas, at 1880 o'clock
a, M, on the 9th OF August, 1884.
You are most cordially aud earnestly
requested TO be present mt the APP
pointed hour, in order that the princi-
pal business may be transacted on the
first day, thereby giving the members
full opportunity TO participate In the
exercise at the grand stand as indicated
Ia the general programme.
Any member Of the association not
having received a copy OF former pro-
ceedings, or any comrade by having
his name enrolled, can obtain one on
application To the secretary.
1t would he source of qualification
to know who and how many of the
old brigade still survive. and 1t Is
fondly hoped that no comrade who
visits the reunion will leave without
enrolling his name.
Those who cannot attend are re-
quested to send name and post-office
address TO the secretary, n. ID. Raw
Inns, ut the city Of Dallas. Suitable
badges will be issued on the enroll
ment Of name at secretary's stand.
A cordial and generous welcome Ii
extended TO all.
These pleasant and happy occasions
with us will soon have passed away.
One by one the old comrades are rap
idly crossing the river to Join the
grand reunion on the Eternal Camp
Ing Ground"
Therefore let us meet once more,
revive old and cherished friendships,
and cultivate that affection that 80
naturally and 70 strongly binds US
together. aud rejoice in the prosperity
OF n common country.
Your old comrades.
w. a. RHEA. President.
X. ID. RAwLIxs, Sec'y.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
Dissatisfaction Expressed Over the
Contemplated Appointments.

DENTON, July II, 1884.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
In to-day's issue of the Mon
itor Mr.. Geers, the editor,
makes a number of suggestions to the
board of trustees. urging the reap
pointment of Prof. Morgan III. Looney
AS principal Of the public school here.
Now, to get at the true wardness
of affairs, a few facts are necessary to
be stated: Prof. Looney was elected
principal OF the school sometime be-
fore the school WAS opened on March
IL, probably in January. The terms
made with Prof. Looney were very
generally condemned, rs Mr.. Geers
well knows. A petition was presented
TO the city council signed by lis or 100
names, praying that the board of trus-
tees be restrained from fulfilling this
contract made with Prof. Looney,
which, as matter of course, the city
council had no power or authority To
do. Mr.. Geers Is one OF the parties
who first advocated the idea of getting
paper indorsing the action Of the
trustees was circulated which secured
about fifty signers.
This shows the sentiment of the peo-
pie at that time on the employment of
Prof. Looney. Mr.. Geers says that
this feeling has undergone complete
change. The statement Is OILY true
so far as Mr.. Geers In concerned him
self. 1t does not stand to reason that
every one else has changed, for the
opposition Is almost or quite rs great
now IN before the school was opened
In March.
Mr.. Geers states that the opposition
existing now is fostered principally by
certain would-be assistants who failed
To secure situations In the school.
There may be some opposition from
this source but II should have no con-
sideration here. The true objection TO
Prot. Ilooney Ia not IN the lack Of At
tainments, for we all know him 10 be
an able man, but In his manner OF
conducting the school. The chaos IL
not all removed as Mr. Oeers seems TO
think. This people have logged for q
graded school system Of education
and this Prof. Looney has not estsb.
lished. Mr.. Geers says this opposition
Originated In the minds of parties
who do not live within the corporate
limits"
Does Mr.. Geers s'Iive within the cor
porate limits" If not where does he
live? He also says the opposition rs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26
SAN ANTONIO.
Cattle Poisoning In Bexar County
Heavy Rains- Railroads WASH
iug Awny.

Special 10 the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, July c5.--There has
been quite an extensive poisoning OF
cattle the past week in the western
part of this county by some malicious
persons.
The Millett Bros. have purchased
Col. Lanes interest In the Millett &
Main ranch, in LaSalle county.
Heavy rains are reported rs falling
through Preside county, and the rail.
road track on the Southern Pacific Mt
Camp Rice is washing away again.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26
Norris County Marriages.

Special TO the Gazette.
DArNoERrIELp, July 25.--Married
on the Goth inst, Mr.. l.. j. Huddle-
ston to Miss Rachel Harrison; Mr.. L..
A. Campbell to Miss $. Il. Teresith:
Mr.. @. w. Rice to Mrs. Elizabeth
Branson, all of Morris county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26
Fort smith Fair.

hpeciel 70 tue 0eeottes
FoHT SMITH, ARK. July 25.--The
ments last night with Capt. Marks, .
celebrated Indian scout. " bring =
band Of wild Pswnee warriors from
the pIains 10 attend the fair here In
October and perform their war-dance.
medicine war and green corn dance,
and also TO give an exhibition OF their
great ball play.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26

L 81! .pPprovs u Jour snokiDs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26

IN 20DSs) feet, with gravel walk and drive,
bearing trees, shrubbsry. cow lot, shed and
hennery-possibiy tho incest small place IN
Fort Worth and sound Investment ut the
price, s3Uo, the lot, IL VIII b. noticed, being
very large.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26

MO. 900. Pleasant home ON East Belknnp
~ street new dwelling. large lot, nps veil
vi ncver.fAiling water.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26

MO, 2o3. A pretty home, n whole block
IN 2ON20O. and dwelling of four rooms, for
thifty-two hundrs Il and my dollars.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26

MO, 900. Glendale Addition lots, various
IN sizes, AT moderate pr.ces, near horse
ears.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26

MO. 30 one of the finest residences TN
IN Fort Worth. The dwelling Is entirely
new, of i've rooms. two stories, tin ROOT, the
walls studded and piastcred throughout, the
lot II 20oxa0j feet IN size, corner sodded
finely In Bermudn grass. All intending TO
get "a handsome, comfortable home, Will
please let US show them this
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26

III l. VERCOE, NJ. D., FORT WORTH,
IL Texas, physician and surgeon, office
corner Houston and Fourth streets, over
Washer & August. Telephone commune
cation. ONCE IA, residence %.