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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26
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ALL ABOUT CALICO. The deriva-
ton of this word is very interesting as
of such an ancient date is its origin.
Mrs. Leonowens says in her "Travels
in India" that Sin the year 149S, just
two days after leaving the port of
Lisbon, Vasco da Cana landed on the
coast of Malabar, at Calicut, or more
proper Kale Rhoda, City Of the Black
Goddess" Calicut was at that period
not only very ancient seaport, but
an extensive territory, which, stretch
ing along the western coast of Southern
India, reached from Bombay and the
adjacent islands to Cape Comorin. 1t
was at an early period so famous for its
weaving and dyeing of cloth that its
name became identified with the man.
ufactured fabric, whence the name cal
leo. 1t is now generally admitted that
this ingenious art originated in India in
very remote ages, and from that coun-
try found its way into Egypt. 1t was
not until toward the middle of the
Seventeenth century that calico print
ing was introduced into Europe. A
knowledge of the art was acquired by
some of the servants in the service of
the Dutch East India company, and
carried to Holland, whence it was in-
troduced in London in the year 1896"
1t is surprising for grownup children,
as well as our young folks, to learn
that "Pliny as early as the First CEN
tury mentions in his natural history
that there existed in Egypt wonder
full method of dying white CLOTH"
Calico cannot be despised when it
boasts of such antiquity. The shoddy
make up of the present day may look
down with contempt upon the calico
dress, but "What kind of lineage has
t?" the calico can proudly ask.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26

CONTEMPT Of COURT.

Opposite the stage station and hotel
was a shanty with sign of "Jale"
over the door, and l strolled over there
and asked of a man sitting at the door
and smoking pipe:
"Can I take it that this is the coun-
tyjail?"
"You kin, sir" he replied promptly.
"Not much of a jail"
"No, sir, but it's new county, you
know"
"Any prisoners inside ?"
"No, sir. I'm the only prisoner, and
they allow me outside"
"Where's the sheriff or jailer?'
"Gone off huntin."
"And left you all alone"
Gall alone. I'm purity comfortable,
however, and my time will be out in
about six months.
"But l should think you'd run
away" said I as offered him cigar.
"Wbar to-" he queried'in reply. "lf
I 90 to Grass Valley, the boys will
hang me fur hoss stealth. If 60 to
Ridge City, they'll hang me fur stealth
a mewl. Over to Euche Bend they
want me to pull hemp fur robbin Bill
White. I might git up into the noun
tains, but the burned Injuns would try
fur my scalp. The safest place for me
is right here, and I haint saying a
word"
"My friend, would it hurt your feel
ing if should ask why you were sent
here?"
"Not a bit, sir. I killed man."
"You did, en-? But how-how"-
"How did it happen l was sent
to jail fur a year instead of being
hung"
"Yes?"
"Oh, they didn't keer nuthing about
the KILN and gin me two hull months
to walk off in. AS I wouldn't 90 the
ledge he said it was contempt of court
and sent me up here fur var, so he
could hev the use of my cayuse and
guns free gratis. Don't happen to hev
a new deck of keerds with you, eh?"
"Sorry to say haven't"
~ was in hopes you had. The
ledge will be up this way tomorrer,
and I'd hev the keerds all marked and
play him the best three out of five to
see whether I drawed pay as jailer
or scrubbed along as prisoner"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26
ORIGIN OF THE JUDGES BLACK CAP.

"Why does the judge in criminal
court assume the black cap when pro-
nouncing the sentence of death ?" is
question frequently asked. This is be-
cause the head covering from the ear
liest times has been regarded as sign
of mourning. Numerous examples of
this occur in the Scriptures, in the
classics, and in modern literature.
"The ancient English" says Dudley
Foebrooke, in his monumental work on
archaeology, "drew their hoods over
their heads at funerals" We read
also in Peck's "Disserta Curiosa" Of
"the congregation, a very great one,
sitting in the choir to hear the funeral
sermon, all covered" at the burial Of
Bishop Cox in Eli cathedral in the
wear 1881. Not only do the Jews
keep their hats on their heads at fune-
rails, but in some countries they still
wear their black caps at weddings, in
token of mourning for the destruction
of the temple. Another reason is that
the black cap forms part Of the full
dress of the judge, which is worn only
on extraordinary occasions. The
black flag hoisted upon prison walls as
a signal that the last sentence of the
law has been carried out, was first en-
ployed by Tarmerlune, kahn of the Tar
tars, in the Fourteenth century.
Whenever beleaguered city refused
to surrender after a certain period, he
displayed a black flag, to proclaim
that "the time for mercy is now past,
and the city is given up to destruc-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26
HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

A tall, lank son of Pike county stood
looking in the window of Pine street
haberdasher for 10 minutes. His gaze
was directed at sign therein, and he
was heard to mutter:
"Waal, by gosh, that's luck Id
give two bits to git it back 'thout
Mary KNOWN l lost it."
He then went inside and asked the
clerk fur piece of paper, which was
readily furnished him.
He wrote on this "It had Mary's
name cut in the handful an was kind a
blue culered an had wun rib broke"
Then addressing the clerk, he said ::
"Young feller, I'll give you two bits
eff you'll git it back for me. You see
eff Mary knowed as lost it she'd say
right away them stock fellers wus
shown me the town, and got full an
somebody stole it. Now, see eff you
KANT git it fer me, will you?"
"What on earth are you talking
about ?" asked the clerk, who thought
he was dealing with an escaped lu-
natic.
"Why, my wife's parasol, of course.
Don't you find them when they are
lost ?"
"Are you crazy? We sell umbrel-
las. We don't find them when they
are lost. This is no detective Office"
"Waal, by gosh, what's that sign in
the winder mean, then? said the
Pike county citizen as he led the clerk
to the window and pointed to card
board sign reading, "Umbrellas Recov-
cred .n-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26

A NATURAL CURIoSITY.-"Charley,
DEAR" said Mrs. Hunnimune, II don't
think 1 take enough interest in things
that men care for. Won't you tell me
something about baseball 9' "Of
course. Anything that Lean" 81
have noticed that sometimes when a
club gets beat it's because the umpire
doesn't do right" eyes" "And some
times because the weather isn't right" "
eyes" "And sometimes because the
audience doesn't do right" eyes"
"Well, Charley, dear, what 1 want to
know is what the players have to do
with the game?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26

B9 An absent-minded young preach
er in New England, wishing to address
the young ladies of his congregation
after the morning services, remarked
from the pulpit that he would be very
glad if the female brethren of the con-
gregation would remain after they had
gone home. He was almost as badly
mixed, the narrator Of this story says,
as another speaker, who, after describ-
ing pathetic scene he had witnessed,
added, huskily, II tell you, brethren,
there was hardly a dry tear in the
house."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26

WHY WE HAVE Two EARs.-The
teacher told the children how wise
man once said that we have only one
mouth and two ears, SO that we may
listen and hear twice as much as we
speak. Afterward, to see how much
of the instruction was remembered,
she asked, "Why is it that we have
two ears and only one mouth, Fran
ces?" because we would not have
room in our face for two mouths, and
we would look too crooked if we had
only one ear. "No, that is not the
reason. You know, do you, Rosie ?"
ayes, ma'am. So that what we may
hear may 90 in one ear and out the
other"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26

B9r Young Tutter-AIiss Clara, sup
pose that tomorrow evening / should
call again, and having nerved myself
up to it, suddenly, while we are con-
versing, 1 should, without a word,
throw my arms around your neck and
deliberately kiss you, what would you
do? Miss Pinkerly-Oh, Mr.. Tutter'
don't ask me to look so far ahead,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26
BUT
FINE
WORK.
NOT
MUCH
FUSS;

TAMES GORDON BENNETT, New
York's great newspaper man once, said :
"If you have good thing, make great
big fuss about it." Now, while we don't
try to make very large fuss about our
FINE PRINTING, we are sure that we
can suit your taste and pocketbook if you
will send us your Commercial Printing.
We print everything from a card to
book. THE ENQulRER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26

CURE FOR FoUNDER.--A recent
writer gives this remedy for lameness
occasioned by infammatory fever in
the foot of the horse, with the assur-
ance that it is a perfect cure.
"Clean out the bottom of the foot
thoroughly-hold up the leg so as to
bring the bottom of the foot upward,
. holding it firmly in horizontal posi-
ton and pour in, say tablespoonful
of spirits of turpentine, if the cavity of
the foot will hold that much, if not,
pour in what it will hold without
danger of running it over; touch the
turpentine with red hot iron this
will set it on fire hold the foot firmly
in position until it all burns out. Great
care must be taken that none runs
over on the hair of the hoof, lest the
skin be burned. If all the feet are
affected, burn turpentine in each of
them. Relief will speedily follow, and
the animal be ready for service in
short time.
1t is affirmed that animals treated
in this manner have been promptly
relieved. In one case although suffer-
ing more than twenty-four hours when
applied, in less than an hour afterward
the animal was fit for use and travelled
some distance, all lameness disappear
ing.
EH Baked hominy is often a good
dish to serve at dinner with meat in
place of potatoes. To keep it from
being dry or heavy it is improved by
adding an egg and milk. Use that
which is already cooked, and to each
cupful add tablespoonful of melted
butter, a teasponful of salt, one or two
eggs, and cupful of milk. Add the
beaten yolks to the milk, add the salt,
and mix with the hominy. Beat the
whites of the eggs stiff, stir it lightly,
and brown a light color in pudding
dish that is well rubbed with butter.
WORTH KNowING.-Th small
doses of salt will check hemorrhage of
the lungs or stomach.
Toothache may be relieved by the
application of cotton saturated with
ammonia.
The skin of boiled eggis said to be
the most efficacious remedy that can
be applied to boil. Peel it carefully,
wet and apply to the part affected.
1t will draw off the matter and relieve
the soreness in few hours.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26
OUR NEW SERIAL
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BY Captain Curtis,

Is the most intensely interest
ing love story that has ever
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ENQUIRER. You can get this
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1st, 1896, for 81. Back NUM-
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26

Trains Nos. and 10 are tirst.class, and
run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 60
and 81 carry passengers and also run daily
except Sunday. There is good connection
at Chester with the G.. c. 4 N, and the c.,
C. Il A.. also at Gastonia with the A. 4 c.
A. l.. at Lincolnton with the c. c.; and
at Hickory and Newton with the w. n. c.
L. T. NICHOLS, Superintendent.
H.H, BEARD, General Passenger Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26

COFFINS, CASKETS AND ROBES.
WE have the. finest stock in this line
w that we have ever carried before.
Cloth and Metallic Caskets, Children's
White Goods, Robes, etc. Attention at
all times. Satisfaction guaranteed.
w. B. MOORE IL co.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26

The best $500 Mems Shoes on the
market.
Made from tannery calfskin, dongola
tops, all leather trimmed, solid leather
soles with Lewis Cork Filled Soles.
Unequaled for beauty, fine workman
ship, and wearing qualities. Your choice
of all the popular toes, lasts and fasten-
ings.
Every pair contains paid-up Acct
dent Insurance Policy for 500, good for
80 days.
Wear Lewis Accident Insurance
Shoes, and 60 insured free.
For Sale BY "
Glover, S. c.
n ovember 45 ly
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26
Ohio RIVER and CHARLESTON R. R.

TIME TABLE of the Ohio River and
L Charleston Railway company, to take
effect Saturday, December lst, 1894, at
7.45 a. m.
STANDARD EASTERN TINE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26

CONNECTIONS.
No. 80 has connection with Southern
Railway at Rock Hill.
Nos. "a and 35 will carry passengers.
Nos. III and II have connection at Marion
with Southern Railway.
At Roddeys, Old Point, Kings Creek
and London, trains stop only on signal.
S. B. LUMPKIN, G. P. A.
A. TRIP, Superintendent.
SAM'L HUNT, General Manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-05
DEATH OF JOHN NJ. YOUNG.
One OF WashingtOn's Oldest Residents
Passes Away.

One of WashingtOn's Oldest Residents
PASSES Away.
Friends Of John NJ. Young, the retired
carriage maker, and he had many Of them,
will be deeply panied to hear of his death.
which occurred this morning at Cos o'clock
at his home, No. 3O1 14th street southwest.
Mr.. Young had been sick for some time.
having never felt entirely well since he
contracted the grip two years ago. That
attack left him with an affection of the
lungs and although he has been sick for a
lcrg time his death was unexpected.
Deceased nearly sixty years old
and was one of the best known citizens
Of the District. He was born in this city
and has lived here all his life. His father
the late John M. Young. was perhaps one
of the first carriage makers ever in bust
ness in this city.
Although he had many. friends, the de-
ceased always enjoyed life in a quiet way.
and was never connected with any orders
or organizations. except the Merchants
Club, of which he was a member at the
time Of his. death. His sister. Mrs. VIM.
Gaddis Of Helena, Montana, was with him
during his last Illness. AS a business man
Mr.. Young was highly respected, and his
close attention and natural abilities re-
suited in the accumulation of a comfor-
table fortune
A few years ago Mr. Young sold out his
business and has lived quietly at his 18th
street home since that time. He leaves
two brothers, William and Thomas K.
Young, and a sister, Mrs Gaddis. His
funeral will take place from his late home
Thursday afternoon, at o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-05
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call-l2 o'clock m.-Columhia Rail
no: $1,000 at ITO. Washington Market LIST Is.
81 900 at 11Gia.
bid. 11iI asked l. s Is registered. Hoy bid
IIIla asked. L. S. as, 1l4t. bid.
bid. so-year fund Gs. gold, us hid, us asked
Water stock IS lgo s III, ia bid Mssr
Currency, iii bid. iIss4 asked. sHas, registered
town Railroad COW. (Is. LIST, 1871 bid. Washington
and Georgetown Railroad conv 6s %, 1871 bid
se Eaaad s s. 'G Sd S asked knson
railroad Gs, 1O1 bid Columbia Railroad 6s. 109T
series ri A, 1is bid washington Gas compan, Is,
series b. la bid: Washinston Gas Company cony
cses lp and Potomac Telephone S. 100 hid Ios
asked American Security ard Trust 5s, +. and A..
D 90 100 bid Market tiss9 is
100 bid. Washington Market Company imp Is,
bid. Masonic Hail Association IS. Io5 bid. Wash,
ngton Light Infantry LIST 6s 1Ol bid. Washington
S, Bank "a s 100 sa of Washington
bid. 3o5 asked Bank of the Republic; go hid.
22 asked MsEoIoltan S bid s Ha asked Cen
1s5 bid: 200 asked Second. 1877 bid 147 asked
m Ss W no a @ as asked sa
1893 bid. 1o7h asked. Lincoln. 90 bid Ohio. GO
bid Is asked asked na TINS, mn,u,esSat,onal Safe
Deposit and Trust. l22 bid $50 asked Washington
and an Is st NJ "a I'D s asked
ington Safe Deposit 100 asked
Railroad Stocks Washington and Georgetown.
90 hid 2S5 asked Metropolitan, IS bid, Is asked.
Columbia, go bid. GO asked. Belt, 80 asked. Eel
ington, 81 bid Georgetown and Tennallytown 30
asked. r.,
Gas and Electric Light stocks-W Washington Gas;
asked q. S. Electric Light. 100 bid: 1872 asked
Insurance Stocks 40 asked Frankli1'
Potomac, 6S1s bid. Arlington. $50 bid: German
Americana 100 bid 90, National tic. Union p 1911 bid l?
bid. rs asked Peoples. 5Ns bid. asked Lin
coin rs bid, SIS asked. Commercial, bid, SIS
asked. 80
Title insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, 1O5
bid. Columbia Title, IA bid. * asked. Washing.
asked.
Telephone Stocks Pennsylvania. 81 bid Chesa-
peake and Potomac, so bid. 52I1 asked. American
Grapiophone. bid. asked. Pneumatic Gun Car
riagc, % bid, .25 asked.
bid. Great Falls Ice. 1873 bid, 143 asked Bull
Run Panorama. - bid 20 asked. Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat 100 asked. Lincoln Hail.
80 bid Inter- Ocean Building, SO asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-05
ARRANGEMENT REACHED.
street Railroads Come to an Amfcabic
Understandings.

The conference of street railroad men,
which was held yesterday at the Commits
sioners' Office adjourned late in the after
nocn without reaching decision. The
representatives of the eight roads who
were present yesterday met again thls
morning in Commissioner Powells room
and held a lengthy discussion in an effort
to make transfer and trackage arrange.
mentS which would De satisfactory " du
parties concerned.
Later in the day they closed their labors,
and held a conference with the Commits
sioners which, at the request OF the rail-
road men, was secret one 1hey present
ed a report of their deliberations in the
form of an agreement, which they said
was unanim 0uS.
Mr.. Phillips president of the Metropoli-
tan Railroad Company. said that IT mad
been the desire of the railroad men to
come to some definite agreement All the
correspondence on the subject had avaied
nothing but as soon as they got together
in person, several hours discussion sue
ceeded in smoothing away oil the dilhcui-
ties in their path.
The arrangement which was decided up
on by the railroad men is In accordance
with the provisions OF the amendment 10
the Metropolitan railroad charter. which
compels all the roads in the city to make
reciprocal transfer arrangements. The re-
port was not made public this afternoon
for some reason. The chief difficulty lay
In adjusting the differences between the
city and suburban roads, and 1t is under
stood that a system OF transfers was
agreed upon.
These transfers are to sell for cents Of
which cents is to go to the suburban
road and l cent to the city road. no matter
which road issues the transfers.
Transfer points were also agreed upon
for the city, but in such a way that 1T Will
be impossible for a person to keep riding
around town indefinitely on transfers. Inc
details of the system have not been made
public as yet.
Among the propositions which were I'M
der discussion at the conference of the
railroad men was one in which the Metro
politan and Belt Line Companies enter in
to the following arrangement with the
Rock Creek Railroad Company: To issue
a monthly Communication ticket or coupon
ticket of sixty rides. good for an individual
or his family for one month. emitting the
bearer to continuous ride over both
roads, for single fare, to be equally d.
vded between the two companies, at the
rate of five tickets for % cents.
1t is not known what was done with this
pr oposition, nor is 1t known when the full
agreement will be made public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-05
Nominations by the President.

The President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Postmasters-Edward w. Lowrey. South
ington, Conn; f. C. Prescott. Arlington.
Mass: Dennis j. O'Brien. Hopkinton,
Mass; Chas. F. Gallup. Mansfield. Mass;
Frank A. Royce. Palmer. Mass; Thomas
Moritz Glen Ridge. n. j.: Spencer Van
Petten. Chenoa, ILL.,; Ernest ID. Mayhem.
Kewanee H.: l.. "A. Saunders, Mankato.
Kan; VIM. F. Byrd. Crisfeld, Md: George
Lien. Granite Falls, MINI.
Justice-To he probate judges. territory
of Utah.. G. McNally. in the county of
Salt Lake: John T. LaZenby. county OF
Wayne, Henry Shields. county of Summit:
F. w. Chapel. county of Juab: Isaac X.
Wright, county of Sewer.
War-Corps of engineers: Lieut.. Col.
Henry Martyr Robert, to be colonel; Maj.
Alexander Mac kenzie, to be lieutenant
colonel: Capt. John George David Knight,
10 be major; First Lieut.. George linn. to
he captain.
Lieut.. Col VIM. L. Kellogg. fifth in
fantry. to be colonel, Maj Henry Il. Free
plan, sixth infantry. to be COLONEL Capt.
VIM. III. McLauShling, eighteenth infantry.
TO be major; First Lieut.. Chas. Mcclure.
eighteenth Infantry. to be captain; Second
Lieut.. James Baylies. fifth infantry, to be
first lieutenant Lieut.. Col. Geo. l.. Giles
pie corps of engineers. to be q member of
the Mississippi river commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-05
OBSERVATORY CIRCLE.
Ground Owned by the Government to
BE offered for Sale.

Secretary Herbert lfas settled an import
ant question in connection with the new
Naval Observatory Circle. involving the
the government
The commission reported that there were
two pIats of ground belonging to the gov
ernment contiguous to Massachusetts ave-
rue extended, situated without the circle,
but within the limits of the observatory
sita
These two plats of land have been sur
veyed and subdivided into nine building
lots, varying in dimensions from Oh acre
to 1.Jl acres, and into one subdivision, "A.
containing 100 acres. The commission
recommend that this property be offered
for sale at public auction. at an average of
not less than ~ - cents square foot.
In addition to this, there are LIS acres
Of wooded land which the commission rec
commended be disposed of for not less than
Sl5.nSo1S. These recommendations were
approved by the Secretary of the Navy to-
day and arrangements were made for put
ting the property on the market at once
In establishing Observatory Circle 1t has
been found necessary to purchase several
tracts of land belonging to private estates
These, together with their values. as fixed
by the commission, are as folows:
Plat east, Normanstone. owned by Mr..
Fleming. 1.I32 acres. estimated value, Slo'-
Os9lS.
Plat west, containing S.645 acres. owned
by Robert Weaver: estimated value, s31.-
G5I e.
Plat west containing SG45 acres, owned
by Mr. Barnes: estimated value. s4.O5o.O7.
Plat west containing 0.42J, owned by Mr..
Barbour, estimated value, $2.221.J6
Plat north and west, "Dumbarton," con-
tanning 1896 acres. owned by Mr.. j. w.
Thompson, estimated value. $S5.9i6.J5.