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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

Hg"You see," he explained, II have a
littlerailroad back here in Wisconsin. That
is, have organized one, and secured the
right of way across the two counties. l
came down to Chicago to float out little
loan. I want q. hundred thousand dollars" I"
81 see." swell, I've been here week, and
haven't accomplished anything" why"
"Well, the best offer Ive had yet was to
furnish me the money at twenty-five per
cent. interest. and charge me sixty per cent.
commission for making the loan. WHAT'S
left won't pay me for lying to the farm
ers."- Val Street Neics.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21
C.& L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.
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GCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains
y from Newton, n. c., to Chester, S. G., taking
effect at - o'clock, Noon Sunday, March l, 1885.
Chester.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

KEEPING PLANTS CLEAR OF INSECTS.
The same conditions Of better weather and
increased sunshine that help the pot plants
to put on new vigor just now also favor the
increase of insects upon them. The great
est trouble from these comes to those grow
ers VINO fail to observe the 'stitch in time
saves nine" Let it always be taken lor
granted that insects will certainly put in
an appearance on the plants. Then do not
wait until hundreds show up before com
mencing the fight. With eyes open look
over the plants often and crush everyone
that appears. Should they for any reason
gain an advantage and before you know it
be present in large numbers, take the plants
to the sink or bath-tub and wash them with
warm soapy water, afterward rinsing the
plants with clear water. This is good
course to pursue once week whether any
insects are present or not. Faithfully fol-
lowed up, and no green fly, spider or scale
will ever be seen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

AMIcABLY ADJUsTED.-"Do you mean
to call me liar?" asked one rival railroad
man, during dispute they had on business.
"No, Colonel, don't mean to call you
liar On the contrary, l say you are the
only man in town who tells the truth all the
a chrome to any other man who says he be-
lieves me when l say you never lie," was
the response.
"Well, Pm glad you took, it back re-
piled the other party, as the tiger-like look
of ferocity faded out of his features.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

aag 1t is said that the originator of the
Concord grape has raised over twenty
thousand seedlings in the past thirty-tive
years without making his ideal grape, and
only twenty-one had desirable qualities.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

FARMERS CLUBs.-Farmers' clubs are a
great want. We have State and County
Agricultural Societies, with annual fairs
which are good SO far as they 60, but their
meetings for discussion are generally but
once q year, and these during fair week,
when the attention is very much absorbed
with Fair matters. We have agricultural
papers enough, but the circulation in many
of the farming communities is very limited.
What is wanted is farmers club in every
town or business center, where farmers
come to market, or to get their supplies,
that they may have opportunity for confer
ence, for an hour or two, on some topic pre-
viously announced, and occasional exhibit
tions of fruits and vegetables, during the
summer and fall. In this way, the best
farmers, with their reading, experiments
and methods, would be brought in close
contact with those who are in the back
ground, and the business of farming be
made far more attractive and profitable.
Our census statistics for the last thirty years
show steady drift of our population to-
ward the cities and villages. These gain at
the expense of agricultural communities:
The school house and church in many OF
them are half emptied. There is no reme-
dy for this decadence but in the gospel of
husbandry, taught and illustrated by the
farmers themselves, who should exhalt
their own calling.-Anaerican AgricMftr'st.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

To FATTEN A LEAN HoRsE.-To render
lean horse quietly plump and pleasing. to
the eyes of the amateur, he is usually fed
on half an allowance of hay, a few oats, and
a large mash of boiled barley daily. 10
contribute to the good mellow coat, he may
besides receive about a pound OF linseed
cake, and should be kept in q rather warm
stable. The dealer treats the poor horse pre-
pairing for sale much as the farmer does his
feeding cattle. Exercise is restricted to the
amount sufficient to maintain fair appe-
tite, and prevent Ghick legs and other evils
so apt to follow from disturbance in the
balance between food and work. A horse
thus kept for six or eight weeks will appear
plump, but he has no condition for work,
and if senselessly put to hard work will not
only quickly lose the beef thus laid on, but
will also probably fail from disease or lame
ness. With more sense and safety a lean
horse in good health may be tolerably rap
idly improved in appearance, and also in
working condition, by liberal feeding and
light work, and thus treated will be greatly
more serviceable than if his beef and fat
had been piled on him as if he had been a
feed OX.-Fdrna and Home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21
Centennial YEAR.
The Augusta Chronicle.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

VNNHE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE was establish
4 ed in 1885, but is still young, vigorous and
progressive and fully up to all the requirements
of first-class newspaper. Democratic in poll.
tics honest and fearless in the advocacy of all good
measures-the organ Of no ring or clique, it has
no friends to reward, or enemies to punish. The
purpose of the CHRONICLE is to advance the
general good and support such measures as will
inure to the moral, social, educational and mate
rial advancement Of the State and country.
The columns ofthe CHRONICLE are free from
the taint Of sensationalism and the depravity en-
gendered by immoral publications.
Our rtelegraphic news service is full and COM
plete. The CHRONICLE contains an average of
nine thousand words per day from the New York
Associated Press. This service is supplemented
by specials from our able and talented correspon-
dents at Atlanta and Columbia, who are indefa-
tigabe in their labors to give our readers the la
test news and the most interesting letters.
Our accomplished and brilliant associate, Mr..
JAMES r. RANDALL, of the editorial staff,
sends our readers his graphic and interesting let
ters from Washington during the session Of Con-
gress.
The CHRONICLE publishes the full telegraph
c service of the New York Associated Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

a6r Coffee grounds make highly success
full filling for pincushion. They must be
dried perfectly before using, put them in
bag and hang them behind the kitchen
stove until you have enough that are dry to
fill the cushion. They do not gather moist
ure, and consequently do not rust the
needles
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

pg Sis and Tom were sitting in the draw
ing room, and she was getting sleepy.
''What time is it?" she asked. He looked
at the watch, and replied that it lacked five
minutes of eleven; and just then being
struck with an idea, he asked, "Why is my
watch like you, my pet?" II don't know"
Because it is very pretty" he replied.
And Why oht is my rN watch M like y0q WeS y96 asks IS
your watch like me, my dearw Because it
won't CO." she replied, with a yawn.
Then the young man went home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

The EVENING CHRONICLE IS the largest
and cheapest Daily Paper in the South, as it pub
fishes all the telegraphic news, and all the news
of the morning paper, and is sent to subscribers
at S6 per year.
The WEEKLY is now a ten page paper, but in
April it will be twelve pages-S4 columns. It is
filled with important news.
The SUNDAY CHRONICLE is large eight
page paper, and contains fifty-six columns Of
matter.
Specimens copies free.
Address
CHRONICLE & CONSTITUTIONALIST
PATRICK WALSH, President,
Augusta, Ga.
March 5 10 If
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

A POWERFUL CEMENT.-A cement of
great adhesive power may be made by rub
bing together, in q mortar, two parts of nj
trate of lime, twenty-five of water and twen-
ty of powdered gum arabic, this forming a
transparent cement of wonderful strength,
and applicable to wood, porcelain, glass and
painted with the cement, and firmly bound
together until the drying is complete
.imericaN Irtisun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

SEEDLEss FRUITs.-Fruits of all kinds
may be grown without seed by reversing the
cion-rootng the top end of the cion. TO
do this you can bend cion or sprout down,
and cover it with dirt, and after roofing, cut
it loose and let the root end be up. Apples
are grown without cores, peaches without
seeds; grapes, cherries, plums, blackberries
and every other kind of fruit, may be grown
without seed by simply reversing the cion.
Persimmons without seed are not to be en-
celled by any fruit in this country, when
llghtfu. Grapes have been raised for five
thousand years without seed. Peaches dried
whole, without seed, would be a hundred
times better than peaches shaved up and
dried. The seeding of cherries has been a
great trouble to cooks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

THE CUT WORM ON CABBAGE.-To pre-
vent the ravages of the cut worm take
pieces of newspaper six inches square, tear
Il split in one side to the center and insert
the plant. Bring the slit edge together,
and place little earth or pebble in the
corners, and the work is done. a platform
of paper is formed around the plant, through
which the worm cannot penetrate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

nas~ Honey is now manufactured by human
hands. The comb is made of paratfine or
beeswax, and the honey, which IS also false,
is blown in by machinery. a klnd OF money
which is put up in glass cups win small
piece of comb in the centre, is generally
made from cane sugar, glucose or syrup.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

nas~ A shoemaker, blind with an eye com
niained that one of his lamps did not burn
a shopmate, who is genuine son Of the
Emerald Isle, with astonishment exclalm-
ed: "Faith, and what do you want with TWO q,
lamps: Sure, We haven't but one eye"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-21

WHY PEOPLE STARED.-Mrs. DeBangs-
"No, John, am not going to church with
YOU"
Mr.. De Bangs-"Not going to church !
Why, what's the matter"
"It does me no good at all. People stare
at me so can't pay any attention to the
services"
"Oh! come now, you must be mistaken.
Why, what is there about you to stare at ?"
"My old bonnet"
She wore a new one the next Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
COSTLY FAACIES WHIPS.
"What is the latest thing in Whips 7" as

"What is the latest thing in Whips !" asked
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday he entered the once OF
wc-known manufactures In West Thirty third ~
"wcl English holly holds its own yet" replied the
maker Of scourgcs. English holly or yew, with nst
lash. For gentlcmans whip to 20 witha dog cart TINS
Is very neat thing. holding upa whip whose stock was
OF native whalebonc, polished and notified with an
epony handle aud gold mountings. "Thst VIII cost
about $50. Here's neat one for ABOUT twice inc
money Not so much gold on II hut the handle Is
OF basket work formed OF whalcboneinterwoveh
The highest priced whips up Ia 500 or SID Ihcy
sticks which nature has shaped Ia the manu. cr"pp
sticks they called by the trade This is fourth
hand whip. holly stick with sixteen foot lash oil horse
hide"
Isn't that what the novcsts would call the irony of
fate whip an animal with Lash made FROM the skin
OF his own species !" asked the reporter.
"Yes suppose 80. but all lashes are made OF horse
hide now. Buckskin Is about PLAYED out.
How long since the old style whalchone whip went
out OF fashion"
"We that's hard to say. You see the change was
gradual. got the first order for holly Sticks III VI from
syracuse To MI 1t got every one there was ID new
YOrk-just three an1 wouldn't pick en- up to-day, u
saw them lying In the street they were 80 big and
clumsey. Manccacane and whangc-w hang -o-yes'
that's rgh'.-are good deal now In them you get
length and strength with ightn,ss good whip oil
English holly costs about So Ihose Things '''
you are looking az IN the case are English hunting
crooks No man who respects himself VIII We seen u"
horseback without This loop OF wite hu on ho
end Is the Keeper When an III XII ,hman rides Ia he
hound. he has long lash attached To the keeper WIN
which hc punl-hcs the hound, when hccen'a,y M
therc are no hounds In Broadway or III lnr I"'h We
dispense with the lash bui retain the keeper Ihe hun.
ing crook has altogether taken the place Of the riding
whip which il now only used by laiies The highest
priced riding whip have made ia -xt! years vi puNi
cost $500" A..
Before going the reporter was shown thro1gh IN, ,he
factory where Whips In ni stages OF prnpir'Ii
In one corner was IA machine whoh upon tn','''S ~
crank more Intricate that OF inc Ihcs
This furnishes tho covering the wbairbono Wlp,
These aro formed guing four piece ol "V"u ' i,
long strip OF wn,luDone The whole Is thciI WORN"
down the requisite size and taper. after when =,
PUT thrUGgh the covering michinc lui comes Vu'H i
Irdgcd whip
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
A BROKEN.H RTED BIRD
From ChdmbrrSs Journal.


correspondent thus writes: " Noary twenty years
ago owned pair OF beautiful canares the male beng
very tine fellow. with rich musical note. Having
furnished them with the outside rough form OF nest III
straw. leaving them 10 complete H. comforts with bits OF
wool. dow and small feathers. they were shortly
the happy possessOn of four In due course four
young presented Themselves 10 the evident delight
Of the parents. who fed them from DAYLIGHT 10 DIRK
their favoriic food being The yck OF hardboed eggs
1Ime brought round the period when. Instead "f ra"
naked, helpless creatures always asking Tor more
four fuirged young birds frakrd about the cage IKE
many pretty yellow balls Of fine soft wool They
grew be- very fine birds nd fret friend and then
another coveted them. until all had gun" but little
young which remained tn. only soaco Of the
parents This last OF the family the delight Of their
hearts they fOndod It aud played with II we have
seen All, etiUhate mother do with her child. ana
seemed To exert Themselves 10 amuse II In every way
their fancy prompted.
Probably Happier little family never existed, But
alas the spoilcr Another friend coveted the Last
Of the little flock and IL wa taken Ana from hai
moment the joyous al the male bird place ~
painfully feeble liitc chrp He sat the perch with
dropping. hcart-hrOken. spritless aspect his wings
within twenty four hours from the time 0f his ber'a'"
uent he fell dead from the perch The anoctlOnate cici
mre hnd cyd,n y died Of grief for thr loss OF his " one
eve lamb The cage gwen with the remaining
bird aud no induccmrnt could tempt again I" run
the risk or perhaps unCJurcOu-ly being the cause oil 90
much unlappincss and misery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
TIE ExTRI DAY FOX LEAr YEAR.

Smith & Jones are in the -four business.
This Is not their real hrm but 1t will serve the
purpose Ia relating the predicament they have been In
for something IA month In fact since the trial
balance tnkcn off for 1884. Over two years ago
smith & Jones got order To supply five la rIrls o
-four day to of the big hotels uptown They Thought
their luck had leuy come. and celebrated IL by chain
payne lunch AT belmonicu-. When they came to Zoe" up
their accounts ard take stock for January l.
1885, they found themselves i've barrels Of flour short
Smith looked At Jones' and Jones looked at Smith when
this TACT discovered. ard they both looked at inc
bookkeeper. For month they have been trying to
find out where that flour They suspected the
buokkeeper aud came down Ia the Uice night ana
looked the books IA his absence found every
tniug straight far a. he cone crncd The ware
hOuseinan for smith Jones l. big goudnnured Irish
man named Mike IL popled into smiths mead y'alti
day that Nike might kiiOw something about The -Four u
though not mn expert IN doupc-cntry bO pkkucp
ing. They sent for Nike Smith stated ne ease slowly
let all the acs penetrate into the presumably
thick skull. When the fully presented az
said:
Now. Mike. you have The stratlog. Yu put OFT h'e
barrels OF Hour last year than The year Dcioic
whit became OF them { y"
AXE pulled an old pipe out OF his mouth and rcplel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15

inc from within some higher faith and hope than
any offered them by alien religions Although t ts
movement has not been officially ree9enzso" ~ @
Buddhist Church. it has the sympathy OF s'n ner
priests Some priest breaches in their hall every
Sunday l heard one preach there. but nus seLinom,
as rendered TO me- was remarkably ike az orthonoA
London scrmon ." If people do right they nail ,.
rally 90 to Heaven if they do wrong. they natuaby
20 to hell" that was about the amount Q, ".
IT appears tn me doubtful whether Buu1hlsl
will Le allie either TO keep step with or to absorb
this new movement. The buddhist masses are Io
orally poor and ignorant. and the cduca'eu 'o : H..
have become reformers wish to utiiile some VI .ilo
nronertv of the TEMPLES for purposes OF educatioh
/ hey are about t. petition the fnglsh HoyeIilnri.
in Ceyon that the proceeds OF certain 'an AMI eor the
ing to the Buddhist Church shall be utzeu Io' ,io
popular enlightenment The English thurch ll'S
been dsestabs shed in Ceyon. and there is no trio
why the Buddhist Church should remain e,taplsheu
in any degree 1t is virtually established by ieasIn
of the large amount OF property contloleu ~ ,Ii1
priesthood. 1t is probable that the present soo1
reiat between the reiormers ana tne thai
can hardly survive the laying OF hands on that
property 1t is also bnt too probable that ine
English Government will take the side OF me prits.
are husiiy circulating the liberal literature III
England and America. There are some bn d'ltt
priests W CeylOI OF exceptional learning ana no'3.
who might be termed Broad thurch BuduhisHts' n.'
the majority of them sad 10 be indDchtiy CON-
scryatiye and super>ltious. >, 49,.
ON Inc whole INV conclusion was AMI is, that
although there Is much new Wine III Dung NeN Io n
and of u fine quality, Buddhism l. TOO oIu "9,tio
to hold il securely. But "a this fact afecis WI. '
and he must fora long time ~ h, =, thev
temples II is IL satisfaction TO know u ~ WhaV tnIs
hear there and read on the pictured walls rs 'h'hS
calculated to awaken in them noetcai lueas anu
the finest moral sentiments. There Is not one icSS"
that an enlightened Christian mother llprrsscs
on her child-whether of humility reverence purily
or s,lf-denying charity-which ~ not equaiiN III.
pressed by the SirghalcSc mother by some swcet
fable concerning the great man " hose sublime lor
10 every where seen in transit cured rcpose OF III some
''''''' '""' '''' i''''' '' MoScrEr d. CONWAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
CURRENT ANECDOTES.
TIE WAS THE BEARDED LADY.

ave teach a sundayschOol class Yes lnueeu' .. ILL.,
a pretty young Paul society lady the other ,,pa
long time every Sunday u teach class Oh "o, u
BOYS at the Mission Sunday school, branch % ,h ou
church at home. There were quite hulnpt ~ we,o
ranging from eight t. fourteen years old ana wv!
lust as intelligent and smart a. conld nave WI ILL.,
But do you know the first sunday that tooh I'm amns
was amused OF course, wanted to know ther mn
where they lived, and In fact who they were Harx
ing them IN turn found their answers qlltc ~ IA
uni | came To "A bright little fellow abOut ten ychIs %
lie told me his name and where he lived out WI at
asked him his fathers business he did hot I'M fell
dubious when he said lie guessed lie couiah y, 'nre
rnde mn nv mind to know ali about it. Ihhhius VI
The h.rr.d dynaitenrs and burglars, and all mos ~
ful men we are constantly hearing about ~ VIZ ia
s,,,n tre"idation maj | iisistcn his telling me- i's
reply rcasslred 10 greater or less extent, n Dime
.My papa is the bearded Lady twice a"eek ~ ''' D
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
WAsHE BORN TO BE HANGEDf

From The Mi1iSI,pi Vdtl,y Mdieaf -donm1H IRON, n
vatrry grave At the OF twenty-five ne was ~
IN wrestling match, and bad his arm frdciu h;h in
radO-carpal articulation lie was sho III ,no ,rsf dc.
I'm, wear 1854. Nj professional services were htn' Wv
nludcd In 1879 the patient having snstancu 'o =
pound fracture the tbia and bula by falling o't ~
wagon which ran over his leg titcch ies i" m,,h hs
He was conveyed home In this CONDITION tWlti ~"
broken limb dangling abOuD IN = stale oI lntpNi' -,
encountered considerable trouble III thc uea,n' 9,H
his fracture but succeeded in giving him go"u ,'
after rcsoring extreme measures to conquer NJ
able desires. soon after this while paftlaly ~,
loNcaicd. lie sustained dislocation OF Doth aklo
In January ISL he found III fence corhti oo
pictely moriDund from the effects OF wniSkey anu
from which exposure his feet were frosiblttri No.
great difficulty III rcvying him from this state, anu ~
different periods ainpdtItcd all tnc toes OH NV
leaving wo on the other. all of which was done W,no
the use OF AnTsthetic he positively reIuHinS
placed under It's Influence. ana showing l1 Iss1
lori udc during each amputation ON Dcccihper d,
while ON one of his sprccs ne fell into the ire "n
summoned immediately: upon my arrival ah oloi u
burnt feathers and whlskcy trfct,d NY 10
found my patient sitting his bod win his h.a' oui
almost black and his features greatly distorted
hnru commencing at the superciary ridges. rAen .,
over the frontal. paricIa occptal ana 'hiire rsn
moral regions also the tight ha OF the nose ana rgn'
check. including The right ear Inc scaip OF INC
lar tissue continued 10 Siou-h ut the bones wer
trcly exroscd. ON May -, Qss3 removed the outer
table OF both parieta bones removed a''
collections Of p'rulcnt matter from nrocc. se
granuationset up in the exposed Tissues and c3ntinyd
until the covering was conplctc. During SNORT an
.euce he passed from under care, aud on my return
found HIM suffering from etysipcas. dhe 10 ckp"slc
nrouut and npuroprIatr treatment, however soon To-
licvcd him OF This disease. After being burned ne wa"
poisoned, the effects of which sill remain apparent 10
A.
soon after this he received second infection OF the
baking process Later stlll he was sho through tue c
index finger lie has however. worked during the Gu
tire snnmer-making crop-and that. too without cN
lcrcucing any Inconvenience from the heat. lie docs
not the cold With tnc same IMMUNITY But aiao
at present lac iudul-.ug in his old iolydisspation