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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-19
BRICK FOR SALE.

BhICh FOR SALE.
VNIVE hundred thousand first-class BRICK are
IL offered for sae-3OO, 900 at McConnellsville,
and 200, 900 at Lowrysville, OH the c. q L. n. G.
r. r. Any number Of these Brick, in lots of
not less than 2 800, will be delivered on cars at
either place at $500 for salmon, 50 90 for salmon
and I blue, and $500 for all blue per thousand.
Smith, Clover; John R. Ashe, Yorkville; Ashe &
Ashe, McConnellsville; Hope, Lowry e. Co.,
Lowrysville, and Heath, Crawford & Co., Ches-
ter. We will give discount for large lots on the
above prices.
w. N. ASHE, Jr., McConnelsvile
w. A. ANDERSON, Lowrysville.
October l6 AZ tt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-19

No SYMPToMs.-Mother-Are you quite
sure, dear, that young Featherly is not fond
of YOU? He certainly seemed very devoted
last night when he buttoned your glove.
Daughter-Ah, yes, mother; but his hand
never trembled.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-19

vIyHE undersigned would respectfully inform
the public that he now has in operation, on
his lot on Kings Mountain Street. FOUNDRY
AND MACHINE SHOP, in which he is prepared
to do all manner Of work in light iron and brass
castings, and general machine work
REPAIRING.
Of all kinds, promptly done on short notice.
Steam Engines, and agricultural machinery OF
any kind overhauled and repaired. BESIDES, any
class of work that may be wanted in his shop, he
will attend any call for repairing stationary en-
gines, doing the work on the premises, thus OBJ
WAITING the necessity of moving the engine.
Prices reasonable Terms, cash on complexion
of the work. EDWARD THOMAS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-19

WASHING THE FACE.-There are some
who object to washing the face often, especi-
ally with soap, thinking this an injury to
the complexion. But those who have made
speciality of skin diseases say. no part OF
the body needs soap so much; that the face,
being constantly exposed to dust, collects so
much, it is not enough to wash it in clear
water. They say if soap makes the face
shiny, as so many claim, it only shows that
it is the more needed, and that the work of
driving after the bath has not not been prop:
erly performed. The face however, should
not be wet Immediately before or after 60
ING out. Its most thorough ablution should
be performed at night, before going to bed,
and the following method should be OBJ
served in the process: Fill basin with
soft, warm water, lather medium-slzed
sponge with good soap, and wash the face
carefully. Then take fresh water, without
soap, and wash again with the hands, and
rub thoroughly with a Turkish or crash
towel until the face is dry and tingllng:
This will do much toward improving and
preserving the complexion; and the little
vexatious black spots, called flesh worms"
will usually disappear after time, if it is
persevered in.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-19

In CoNvERsATIoN.-The leading quality
to be cultivated, you would have an agree
able manner in conversation, is repose. II
YOU are restless and vehement you will be
Considered weak. So you must not fidget in
YOUR chair, nor run your fingers through
your hair, nor crack your finger joints, nor
gesticulate like a campaign orator. All of
these things are in bad form, and make peo-
pie wish you had sent regrets. You must
avoid interrupting other takers, also, and
learn to control your temper, and say as
little as possible about yourself. No matter
how bored you may be, assume the virtue
of being interested, and look pleasant at any
sacrifice ofsincerity and self-respect; polite
ness exacts that you do unto others at such
times as you expect them to do unto you
when your turn comes. Your language
should be simple and terse, but clear and
comprehensive and free from slang. DO
not seek to shine as humorist unless you
are confident that the company is an easy
one to amuse; but if another person makes
such a venture, it is your duty to laugh,
even if his jokes are so thin and flat you
long to strangle him. The amenities OF So
cia conversation do not permit the intro
duction of political or religious topics, for
the reason that they can rarely be discussed
in calm and kind spirit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-19

PREPARATION FOR LIFE.-If man does
not exist solely for his profession, neither
does he exist solely for and unto himself
He is under certain obligations to his fami-
ly and to his felloWmen, he has domestic
and social duties, and to fulfill these Alright,
amid the ever-shifting conditions of life,
requires the keenest powers of observation,
of Interpretation, and Of Judgment: And
although destruction as surely awaits the
man who dwells in moral darkness as it
does him who takes his way needless of all
the physical laws of his being, too often the
evil he does dies not with him, but lives
and works woe to those he loved and would
fain have protected. Yet it is here, it is in
what regards their social life (and under
social 1 include domestic and politicaD, that
too many men seem to be unable to observe
Alright or to make any use of such observa-
tions as they have correctly made. When
their course is not taken at utter random,
too often it is guided by blind empiricism,
or else is only prolonged game of "follow
your leader" The boy was not trained to
observe and think for himself when the sub
iects he had to examine and think about
were comparatively simple, and now the
grown man will not or cannot do it, or, If
he does actually try, he is as likely to 60
astray as to 90 right, for he now must be-
gin on what is extremely complex.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-19
CANNED GOODS.

In full variety, and, in fact, complete stock OF
Staple Goods, to which inspection is invited.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22

slender purse can well stand without
fear Of being wholly depleted. FIRE.
quently the sum total of expenses
runs much in this fashion: Apart.
ments, $500; breakfast and dinner,
$500; club dues, $50; clothing, 5000,
and sundry small expenses for neces,
saries and amusement swell the fig
ures to $500
To the young men from the country
and to the city lad alike, the convic-
ton soon comes that half the battle OF
existence depends upon the ability OF
the young economist to control his
expenses in accordance with his
means. But before the necessary
knowledge has been acquired and the
habit becomes fixed, the young man
too often drifts to habits more easy
and chimes more congenial. In fact,
1t is often, as the fnancier said, "at
the start the gait is too slow, later it is
too fast"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22
Their Affection For Dogs.
Chicago Herald,

"On our run the other day" said
the brakeman, something occurred
that knocked my faith in woman pref
ty nigh out, Down in the country at
one of the small stations little boy
attempted to climb upon the cars aft
er we had started. and he slipped and
fell under the wheels. Both of his
feet were crushed. The train was
stopped and everybody gathered about
the little sufferer. His eyes were wide
open, with not a tear IN them. and he
didn't say a word, or hardly seemed
to know what it was all about. /
watched the lady passengers, aid in
only one pair of eyes did see tears
The boy was ragged and dirty, and
made no fuss, and after look at him
evidently out of curiosity, the women
resumed their seats IN the cars, say
ing and evidently caring little about
the accident.
"Misfortunes never come singly,
you know, an4 about an hour later,
just as we were stopping at station
little dog attempted 10 cross the
track in front Of the train and was
caught by the engine wheels. A boy
threw him up on the platform. He
was pretty little dog, and had cute
ribbon around his neck, and made a
nice little corpse, Unjust admit. Well,
as soon as the passengers saw that
something had happened they came
trooping out. The women made a
circle of mourners around that dead
dog, and tears were sheG in great
profusion. The air was filed with
such expressions as the poor, dear
little fellow the sweet little NANNY,
its too, too bad aad it's shame TO
run over d sweet little doggy, so it is,
They raised a purse of so cents and
gave it to the boy to bury the pup,
and went sniveling back to their seats,
while I was thinking of the little boy
lying with his feet all crushed forty
miles up the road"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22
"UNCLE MINGO."
The Last Survivor of The Texas
African Slave Trade.


A Galveston, Texas, correspondent
writes: In a suburb of Galveston
there lives an old negro man known
to all as Uncle Mingo," who eks out
a scanty living by cultivatlng a small
spot of ground, on which he raises
vegetables, and the proceeds of this,
with an occasional donation of old
clothes and food from kind hearted
neighbors, keep the wolf hunger from
the old mans door. ''Uncle Mingo"
is probably the only one living of the
many African slaves landed GA the
Texas coast in 1885 and Whereabouts,
and does not know how old he is He
has been in Texas for fifty years, and
was a grown man and had a family
when captured in Africa and sold into
slavery. He has entirely forgotten
his original tribal dialect, but says
that he and his father were prominent
naen of small tribe near the river
Gaboon, where their enemies surpris-
ed and overpowered them, selling
into slavery all they did not kill, and
that in company with nearly two
hundred others he was landed at a
point on the Texas coast which, from
his subsequent knowledge of the coun-
try, he thinks must have been either
the Brazos or San Bernad river. He
states that there were but few white
people in the country at that time, the
great bulk Of the population being
Mexicans and Indians, and that most
of the latter were apparently Of a
friendly disposition. ''Mingo," in
response to an inquiry, said that short
" after his arrival ne was sold to
Monroe Edwards-then conspicuous
figure in Texas, and afterward ren
dered notorious by the perpetration of
Of colossal forgeries-and, with fifty
or sixty more Of his countrymen, was
placed at EDWARDS point, promon-
tory jutting into the bay some twenty
miles from Galveston, from whence
they were. removed few days before
the battle of San Jocinto by Texas
war vessel to q place of security on
Galveston island. Edwards sold all
his negroes shortly afterward, and the
old man had many masters from that
time until the results of the war again
gave him his freedom Being asked
if he would like to return to his native
land, the old man shook MS head sad
", and answered:
mo. Ny ladder dead, my nudder
dead, all my brudders dead. [ no
known anybody dere. I stay here,
but not for long"
And it is probable that the old mans
stay will not be ''for long" for he
must be in the neighborhood Of ninety
years Of age, and is quite in6rm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22
All to Himself.
New York Times.

Smith Qifting the cover Of his
basket and displaying it full O. fish,
Nice mess, eh, for one days sport.
Brownies. Did you catch 'em
all yourself?
S1nith-Certainly, of course.
BrowD-Where did you catch 'em2
Smith (slyly)-Oh, ia little stream
in Pennsylvenia, not one thousand
miles from here. But I can't give the
snap away, you know, old boy.
Brown (sarcastically)-No, indeed.
IF knew where I could catch Spanish
mackrel tn a Pennsylvania stream, [
wouldn' give the snap away either.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22
Royal ScribbIers.
New York Star.

The kings of Sweden and Saxony
are both poets.
The Princess Louise, of England,
paints and writes, and does both very
well.
Dom Pedro, of Brazil, writes we'll
and learnedly, chiefly on scientific
subjects.
Queen Elizabeth, of Roumania, is a
frequent visitor to the publisher, both
as novelist and poet.
The sultan OF Turkey has taken to
musical composition.
The Comte de Paris, the Due d'Au-
male, and Prince de Joinville arc all
authors of more than average abil-
ity.
The late duchess Of Hesse has left
a diary volunlo behind, which in type
reads better than SUCH works usually
do.
The Shah OF Persia once issued a
book of travels, and several Of the
stipendiary princess, of British India
are know as authors.
Prince Rudolph, OF Austria, is an
excellent journalist, a good critic,
and makes more ambitious pretensions
even to authorship.
King Kalakana, of Hawaii, is the
latest aspirant from a throne for ad-
nilsson to the republic Of letters. He
has book Of travels ia preparation.
No authors are reported in the royal
families of Italy, Portugal, or Spain.
The Bonapartes have been prolific
writer's, but in this generation seem
to be running out Intellectually.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22
DU TN.
c. W. CRoFTs, IN INTER OCEAN.

Hark! d call! a bugle sound!
Clear are its notes and full and round;
The herald of each rising sun
1t tells Of duty to be done.
No soul is born to sloth and ease,
But wrought for stern activities;
To summon forth its latent powers
And fill with life the passing hours.
To one there comes the call to stand
Among the princess Of the land;
How high the honor, and how great,
To shape the destiny of state.
Another, ia some corner hid,
Must labor on untrumpeted;
A coral insect meath the wave,
The isle he builds is but his grave.
But Senator or artisan,
Each bears the dignity of man;
Each fills the place that God has given,
And each one shares the smile Of heaven
To faithfulness and not renown
Shall come at last the fadeless crown;
To simple duty, not to fame,
Shall come at last the deathlesS name.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22

Ezu =,
like feather, and set him in the mid
die of the room.
what does this mean?" crie6
Leonce.
This means that I am going to cut
your throat, Parisianr'
But what for?''
''No explanations howled the
giant,
Eyes; but"
''No explanation dress yourself and
follow mer'
Van der Velde, Selling Leonce by
the arm, dragged him after him
down retired stairway to deserted
street. At the end of q few seconds
he knocked at the door of house and
entered, with Leonce still in tow.
Leono6 found himself In the pres.
ence of four men, who were introduce
ed to him, two as his own witnesses.
and two as those of Van der Velde
and who were all acquainted with the
cause Of the duel, as Van der Velde
explained.
But" objected L2once, men do
not fight thus without a motive"
"Ah-ha, Partisan! Perhaps, then,
you are "a"
Leoace was brave enough, and did
not allow Van der Velde to finish his
sentence.
Il follow you, SIR" he said quickly.
At the end Of a few moments walk
they came to little grove. One OF
the witnesses carried the swords, The
four witnesses chose a spot, and set
the giant and the young man IN their
places.
Leonce was a very pretty fences.
and parted the first blows very sue
cessfully, even scratching his adver-
sary's hand.
The Cyclops, furious at his wound,
falling upon Leonce with the force Of
a wild bull, pierced the young man s
arm through aud slightly wounded
him IN the breast. Horribly pale,
Leonce fell to the earth.
Van der Velde rushed to his side,
and examined his hurt with anguish.
"MdIadqoit that [ ami" he cried, liz
a trembling tone; "t meant only to
touch his arm, and his breast is
wounded!'
Leonce held out his hand.
"Why the devil, then, did you
write love letters to my wife?' cried
Van der Velde. ''And what silly
action to throw the letter into her
room! I picked it up myself"
"Whatp said Leonce. ''Louise
your wife! You the husband of a girl
II! Well, sir, [ congratulate you
your wife is the prettiest blonde l ever
saw"
Blonde! Poor boy; he doesn't
know what he is saying. My wife is
quite dark. She is twenty>eight years
old, too. He is confounding her with
her sister Louisette, who is altogether
too fair"
"Your sister, sir! But my letter was
for her. L saw her go into that room,
and"
Indeed! Another mistake of
mine. My sister did follow my wife
to her room to bid her good nirbt,
and remained there but few mo-
mems"
''Then, sir, you are not the pretty
girls husband! l can forgive you my
wound"
Leonce had lost much blood, and he
tainted.
When consciousness returned, Mon
sieur and Madame Dulaurier were
busted in caring for him, Van der
Valde was weeping at the foot of his
bed and Louisette was watching him
a pale aud anxious face.
''Ahp murmured poor Van der
Velde, ''to think that I should have
supposed-but It was not my wife"
''No explanations! !" said Lsonce ex-
tending his sound hand to the giant.
mo explanations
And this is what a man gains by
running after the country folks; he
finds a wife, which is the best fortune
l can wish you.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22

The original text Of the treaty of
peace between France and China is
sealed up IN roll Of yellow silk, fast
ened by gold cords and secured in a
red lacquer box, handsomely decorat'
ed with mother of pearl and guarded
by a good paddock. The box is placed
in richly carved sandal wood casket
and then in turn is sealed up in me-
tallic case.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22

in the red hills of Calaveras, Walter
Mercer, a young Californian, recent
ly found a cave of countless wonders.
In one chamber are the Angels Wings
two magnificent formations, white
ike the wings Of seraph, and so del
icate that to the eye they seem as if a
slight tap would bring them down in
FRAGMENTS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22

conviction to the senses that the days
of their tenants deprivatioDs are
over. Inquiry Of the janitor IN charge
will show that young men pay for
two rooms rentals varying from $500
TO 1000. Often these rooms consist
only of a small sitting room and q
| bedroom, with bathroom attached
the prices being graded In accor>
dance with the faciliUies, attendance,
modern improvements and attl actions
furnished. The apartment-for By
such name the two rooms are
known and Ieased-is most in demand
when the rent asked for it is less than
$500 a year.
A young man living In small
apartment does not infrequently &C
cupv it in common with a friend. This
materially dininishes the cost, SO that
after all, the rooms only equal the ex-
pense Of o small chamber at the top
of four-sto boarding house, where
no kindly elevator runs to relieve the
sky lodger of the arduous duty of
climbing long flights OF stairs. Such
young men generally join a Climb, and
the annual dues arc sometimes less
than the money saved, provided they
had ordered the same article OF food IN
a restaurant Of any pretentlons.
The associations made at q club,
young men find not only agreeable,
but useful in general way, when
they launch out their own small ven
lures on the swelling tides OF com
merce. But still the outlay of money
is oftentimes more extensive than the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin
has refused a rehearing of the suit Of
Mrs. McLienans VS.. The City OF Ian
caster, Wis, in which the plaintiff re,
ceiged a judgment of $4,000 against
the said corporation for injuries sus-
tanned by falling through sidewalk.
The judgment and costs amount to
SO, 900, which the taxpayers OF Lam
caster will now have to pay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-22
No Cause for Alarm at Present.
Naw York Times

"Aren't you afraid that your CASH
Ter will skip oul some day." said a
cynic to one of the directors of Well
street bank.
"Some day he may, but not just
now."
ssWhy not now
Because the smallpox IN Canada
has not abated, and he has never been
vaccinated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-09

The Right Hon, Sir Richard AashetOn
CrO'a, whom the Marquis VI Salisbury
has made Secretary Of STATE r the Home
Department, was born no Rid Scnr, near
Preston, May 30 h, 1898 He ls the third
son OF the late VIM. Cross, E'q The
young man was educated at Rugby
School ami NJ 'frlnity College, Cam.
bridge, whore he took tho doPreN Of b A.
In lSi6, In lSi0 he was called 10 tho har
al the Inner Temple, aud for several
years he went the Northern Circuit. In
1852 he married GeOrglna, daughter Of
the late Thomas Lyon, Eq., Of Appleton
Hall, Warrington. He was elected NJ.
7, for Preston, In the Conservative inter
eat In March, 1857, and continued 20
represent that borough TIL March, 1859,
A. the general election OF December,
1868, he came forward ~ u Conservative
candidate for South Weat Lancashire, In
oppOaitl0n to Mr., Gladstone, who had
appealed TO thu Constituency, aud who
had. In several powerful speeches, nd.
areased 10 large multltudes Of the elec.
tors, endeay0red 10 gain their support 10
the cause on which no had staked the
Issue. namely, The establishment OF the
Irish Church, The election, which was
attended with much excitement, and
Was watched with extraordinary Inter
eat throughout the kingdom, terminated
In Mr. Gladst0ne'a defeat. AT the gen,
eral election Of 1874 Mr.. Crosa was 70.
turned without opposition. On the for.
nation OF Dlsraeli's administration Mr.,
Cross was appointed Secretary Of State
for the Home Department aud WAS at
the same time sworn 10 the Prlvy COnn.
Gil In 1876 he was chosen u hencher OF
the Inner Temple, and In 1873 had the
degree Of l.. L. d, conferred upon him
by the University of Cambridge, When
the Conservatives went ouI Of Office In
1880, he resigned the seala Of the Home
Department, H. was In that year made
u Grand Companiop Of the Order Of the
Bath. He isa member Of the Council Of
y ucatiOn, and IA Ecclesiastical Com.
missioner FOR England. He Is the au'
thor Of several legal works one q which
@as ploducld In conjunction with Mr.,
II, LcAmlug.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-09

more royalty received In every city ]
yis ted have known the Southern peO'
die all my life, aud lived among them
for several years before the war, aud
lhere are no more friendly people any
where when they are approached 10 a
friendly spirit, They aTe human like
the rest OF ~, and presume would not
like carping criticism, or carpet bag
sharpers, any better than we would in
Ohio"
"What was the object of the Atlanta
Convention, and how did II resultp"
"Tha National Commercial and FL
nancial Convention was convened for
the purpose of discussing questions In
dicaled by its name, II was composed
of delegates appointed ny GOyernOra OF
States, Mayors OF cities, aud Boards OF
Trade. There were thirty States repre-
aented. and tho papera aud dlscnaslona
during tho three dayaof the Convention
were very able and interesting. The
principal topics conSidered wre
Commercial Treaties" "lnter State
Commerce." Bankrupt Lawe,'
"rhe Silver Coinage" and various
other subordinate questions. The most
noticeable action by the convention was
the vote OF 20s to 1903 IN favor OF the dis
continuance OF the coinage OF silver, In
which Mansfield voted aye. There we're
a good many very able men la the con
yention, and some OF the papers md
speeches were especially noteworthy |
Tue paper Of Dana Horton, OF 0hio, upon |
the silver question was the ablest pre-.
sentatiOn OF the anhj 'ct | have ever
heard. The apoecn OF Dr., II, " NJ, Miller
who Ia known IN Georgia as "rhe De-
mOsthenes OF the Mountains" upon the |
bankrupt question, WAS simply magniA |
cent, and that by General Gordon upln |
the railroad question was very llae IN
deed, The beat orators Ia the cOnyen.
ton were from Georgia, 40 public |
speakers there IN no question, but The
Sluthern man, az q whole, are moro at'
lractiye than those from the North,
They lack somewhat In logic, bat their
rhetoric Ia splendld 81 OHIO LlbeT