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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

TROUBLE BY AN AMPUTATED ARM
The case of George F. Ham of Elem.
|ington, Pa, has been puzzling the
skill of the medical fraternity for
nearly two years. Ham was q mail
clerk on the Pennsylvania road when
he had an arm so badly crushed that
|amputation was necessary. -.
Since that hour Ham has not passed
an hour free from distress. He told
his attendants that his arm had been
carelessly placed into a box and was
cramped up. The limb was dug up
and found exactly as Ham had de-
scribed. The arm was again buried,
but was placed in q larger box. This
appeared to relieve Ham somewhat.
Sometime later he grew worse and
was sent to a Philadelphia hospital,
where another piece of his arm was
taken off. This did not relieve him
and few days ago a third operation
was performed. Ham then said there
was a acknowledgement mtg b-r-:ea erse.
Itwas again dug up and found in the
condition described. 1t was re.buried.
Friday the injured man was informed
that if he cremated the severed arm
his pains would gradually stop. Sat
urday morning he had the arm ex-
humed again. He took it to the Penn
sylvania railroad depot, where he
threw it into the fire in the engine
that had caused his suffering. Now
he feels much relieved.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

GROW A VARIETY.-Though special
farm or garden crops are very often
successfully raised in some localities
usually near or easily accessible to a
good market-as a rule mixed bus.
bandry is the most profitable. Gener-
ally it is not wise for farmer to
depend upon single crop, unless he
lis pretty we'll assured of having a
..'sure thing" 1t is far better to plant
variety, so that if one crop fails, or
the market is glutted with it, others
will prove remunerative. Several ar
guments might easily be adduced in
favor of diversified husbandry-among
others the fact that almost every siza-
BILE farm comprises variety of soils
and hence is adapted to the raising of
different products. Every year many
farmers "miss it'' by depending upon
a single crop-like putting all their
eggs in one basket-whereas by cult
waiting variety they would be as
sured against the total failure which
might result if they relied solely upon
a particular article. Many southern
planters who formerly confined them
selves to cotton growing, are now
wisely raising their own provisions,
and find it to their advantage-for
that producing their own breadstufs
and meat is the most profitable has
already been fully demonstrated. Of
course there are exceptions to all rules,
but in most parts of the country it is
a good plan, and certainly the safest,
- crow a variety.-The Cotton Plant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
AN EFFECTIVE PRESCRIPTIONS

AN EFFECTIVE PREscRIPTIoN.-
The following story is told in the
memoirs of Lord Blachford, recently
published in England: Mrs. IS re-
lations with her maids are rich. She
was describing one who was breaker
of china. "At last she broke three
things in one day. So I said to her,
'You are ill, Jane, you want some
castor OIL The maid stared and was
astonished. sYour hand shakes, you
want some castor oil, Jane The maid
took it as q joke and grinned. But,
when bedtime came, the upper maid
was promptly summoned. Jane is i'll
and wants some castor oil; come with
me, and I'll get it out for her," Mrs.
- appeared at the bedside with
quite, inAexible determination, ex-
planned that Jane was i'll and did want
castor oil and must take it. She did
take it and no further breakage oc-
Cured.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

USES OF DEAD HoRsEs.-The LEI
bones are very hard and white anc
are used for handles of pocket ant
table cutlery.
The tail and name are specially val
liable and from these are made the
hair cloth of commerce.
The ribs and head are burned tx
make bone black, after they have beer
treated for the glue that is in them.
The phosphate of lime, acted upor
by sulphuric acid and calcined witt
carbon, produces phosphorus for luci
fer matches.
The short hair taken from the hide
is used to stuff cushions and horse
collars, thus the dead are made tt
minister to the comforts of the living
The hide furnishes a waterproof
leather known to the trade as cor
dovan, and is used for the manufact
ure of highclass hunting and wadinl
boots.
There is an animal oil yielded Ii
the cooking process which is deadly
poison, and enters into the compo
sition of many insecticides and YER
mifuges.
In the burning of horses bones the
vapors arising are condensed and form
the chief source of carbonate of am
monia, which is the base of nearly al
ammoniacal salts.
The hoofs of the animal are re-
moved and after being boiled to ex
tract the oil from them the horny
substance is shipped to the manufact'
urers of combs and what are known
as Mikado goods.
The bones to make glue are dis
solved in muriatic acid, which takes
the phosphate of lime away, the soft
element retaining the shape of the
bone is dissolved in boiling water
cast into squares and dried on nets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
BABY IN LUNCH BAsKET.-Th

BABY In LUNCH BAsKET.-The
smallest baby on earth, considering its
age, is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
German of Jessamine county, KY.
The child was born year ago and at
the present time weighs only one and
three-quarter pounds. He enjoys be.
ing carried around in little lunch
basket, and although the basket is but
four inches long, it could accompany
another baby of its size. The baby is
not backward in any respect save as
to its size. 1t can pronounce several
words and walk alone. 1t is the funni-
est, cutest looking little mite when
walking that ever was seen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

LIT A CIGAR WITH IcE.-Recently
prominent lawyer arrived in Wash
ington for a consultation regarding
some patent cases. During the con.
versation a match to light cigar was
lacking, and the Washingtonian re-
marked that a piece of ice would do
just as we'll. The lawyer laughed and
was incredulous, and a wager was
made. The Washingtonian took a
piece of clear ice about an inch in
thickness from the water cooler, whit
tied it into the shape of a disk, and
with the palms of his hands melted
its two sides convex, thus gaining the
form of double convex lens or burn
ing glass. With it he focused the
suns rays on the end of his cigar and
lastly, set it on fire.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

APARsoN's BLEssING.-In one ofthe
rural districts a Georgia minister was
invited to dine with citizen who
though wealthy furnished his table
poorly. When they were seated the
aTimes air mighty tight, parson, an
we amt got nothing much ter set be-
fore you, but sich as it is, you are wei
come. Will you ask q blessin' on
what you see9"
The parson, observing the scant re-
past, lifted up his voice and said:
"Lord, make US thankful for wha,
we see, and may be able to find il
when we reach for it. Let it not es'
cape US and prove a snare and de-
lusion. Amen. Thank you for the
green's Atlanta Constitution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

s@ AN English cannon, in his capaci
ty as magistrate, was once visiting the
county Jail, and expatiated to friend
who was with him on the virtues Of
the treadmill. Warming with his
theme, he declared that he often wish
ed he had one at home to give him the
gentle exercises he required, but was
too lazy. to take, except under com
pulsion; and to remove ibis friends
skepticism, he asked the warder to
give him turn. Round went the
wheel, the cannon declaring that the
movement was delightful; but afte,
two minutes of it he had had enough
and called upon the officer to stop the
mill. To his horror the officer answer
ed: every sorroy, sir; I can't. It's
timed to go Is minutes, and won't
stop before"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
THREE BIG PREMIUMS.

This year we offer three big premiums. One
Is q SEVENTY-FIvE D0LLAR BUGGY.
Another is. sEYENTY-FlyEDOL Or
GAN, and the third is 2 FIFTY .D0LLAK
WAGON. The Buggy willgo to the clnbmaker
who gets up the largest list OF subscribers, new
and old. The Wagon will go to the clubmaker
who gets up the second largest list, new and
old land the Organ will 60 to the clubmaker
whose total list shall show up the largest
number of NEW NAMES. The organ contest,
however, win be separate and distinct nom
the other contest, in that the winner Of this
premium wflistill have the right to count his
cnJtrU -ctut,- - Including both-aaa-
names, In the contest for the Buggy or Wagon.
To be more explicit It is possible that the
clubmaker who gets the Organ, may also be
the winner Of either the Wagon or the Buggy.
It Is also possible tssat the Organ may be won
with less than 20 names, together with one
Of the srnallar nrnIniumH. - -. -.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
attistelaatpus 8eaaing.
DROPS Oh WATER.

Little drops of water may become
very powerful agents for harm when
applied INCREASINGLY Besides wearing
away the hardest stone, according to
the old adage, they will wear away
human cuticle, flesh and bone, II
dropped continuouslyon the spot.
This was proved LAT week at the
New York Athletic club. As q result
of a discussion on tie subject two
members made wager, one betting
that the other could not endure the
falling, drop by drop, of 1 pint of wa.
ter on his hand from a distance of only
three feet. The man wh agreed to
place his hand under the,apparently
harmless drops of water Us a we'll.
known athlete and has stspng hand,
the cuticle being thick aad hard.
Friends of the other gentlepan said
he was foolish, and they Hsolutely
said that any man could allows barrel
of water to be poured on hs hand
without suffering any Inconvenience.
The experiment began, and the ath-
lete paid no attention to the dripping
water. Drop by drop it fell, patNrin4
on the same spot on the palm. When
200 drops had fallen the athlete aplar.
emily awoke to the fact that something
was happening. Drip, drip, drip, We
water continued to fall, and when 40
drops had fallen the athlete was suffS:
ing intensely. He said not a wore
but the flush on his face told the story
Each drop added to the pain, and tn
man gritted his teeth in agony.
The water continued to fall, merci
lessly and persistently. 1t seemed Y
the athlete that each drop weighed
pound, and they followed each othe
with awful frequency, apparently gain
ing force with each drop. AS the 420tl
drop fell the athlete drew his hant
away and decided that he could endure
the pain no longer. Then it was seer
that the palm of bis hand was swollel
and infamed, and In one spot the skin
was broken and the flesh exposed. Al
pint of water contains 1850 drops
it will be seen that less than one six
teenth of the water in the pitcher had
been exhausted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

PARTIAL Loss. ALI the children
had eaten their supper, good plain
meal of bread and milk. All except
Johnny, who was shut up in the closet.
He had been a very bad boy. So after
the rest were in bed his mother tucked
him in. She was too full to say a
word, and so was her naughty little
son. When she went and the other
boys said: "Johnny lost his supper
tonight" he could restrain himself no
longer and exclaimed eyes, but the
slide in the pantry was open and ate
a whole cranberry pie" And the 9TH
er boys cannot understand the pros
perity of the wicked.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

n~ "Some recent experiments" says
Industries and Iron, "seem to indicate
that iron is much weaker after being
pickeled and galvanized. A dozen
eyebolts, all precisely alike, were care
fully selected six of these were laid
to one side, and the others sent away
to be galvanized. When the galvan-
lied bolts were returned, the whole
12 were put together and tested, when
it was found that the galvanized bolts
were the ones to break not in any
way did the ungalvanized ones give
way"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

Nor In STocK. The Strand Maga.
zine says that an English pitman was
asked by friend who was very bow
legged, to buy, when next in the
town, q pair of stockings for him.
Onthe following payday the pitmau
entered the shop of wellknow hosiei
to make the purchase. The shopman
was most obliging, but having shown
the intending purchaser nearly every
pair in stock, he at last thought il
time to ask for a more minute descrip-
ton of what was required.
aI've shown you nearly all we have" "
said he, ssand I'm sure our stock is
second to none. As we've hitherto
given satisfaction to all classes, it is
strange that we can't suit you"
"Well,n said the pitman, "what !
want is a pair of bow-legged ones"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
9art,1 aud fireside.
CHIP MANURE.


In your issue of February 6, quot:
ing from The Southern Cultivatos, you
say: "Chip manure is not very~val'
uable." Well, there are great many
things in this world that are not very
valuable, yet they are valuable, and
this chip manure is one of those things
I think the value Of any fertilizer de-
pends largely upon the man using 1t,
Some people don't consider cotton
seed very valuable if we judge by the
way they use them. But to return to
the chip manure. After repeated tests
on very poor soil, I am convinced that
as cotton fertilizer, we'll rotted chip
manure is hard to beat. Some years
ago applied chip manure In liberal
way to as poor spot of earth as could
be found anywhere, and although the
season was a very dry one, the result
was highly satisfactory. The cotton
not only grew exceptionally large for
such soil, but the bolls were of q large
size and we'll matured. If wood ashes
contain potash, why not wood chips
contain potash? IF the chips are
thoroughly rotten, I cannot see why
their chemical constituents are not as
available as that of any barnyard fer.
|tilizer. Did you ever notice how
rankly weeds and grass will grow In
an. old wood yardP If it is good for
weeds and grass, why not for, cotton J
Wonder if The Cultivstor man ever
tried good, we'll rotted chip manure
on cottonP Maybe his opinion Of this
fertilizer is based on theory only.
You know we farmers are having lots
of that sort of agricultural instruction
dished out to us nowadays. But 1,
for one, don't believe that all the
s'farmin' sense" in the world is locked
|up in the colossal brains of few
agricultural editors. Experience is a
costly school, I admit, but what
learn there, / am not willing to swap
for mere theory.
Go into any field where there are
old rotten stumps or logs, and notice
buo STOWUu VI Uu0 NoSotoetoh 1Aoohe
them, and compare it with that grow
ing at distance from them. You
will not need any science to point out
the difference, and don't think you
will need any science to explain the
cause of the difference. What the
farmers of this country need is more
practical experimenting on their own
particular farms, and less depending
upon the agricultural papers for that
knowledge which can only be learned
by personal observation and expe-
rience. Far be it from me to under
rate the value and importance of the
agricultural papers to the farmers, for
i am a constant reader of those papers
myself, and believe in them, but l
don't believe they "know it ALL" We
farmers can learn something ourselves,
and we ought to do it.-C. E. Cald-
we'll in Livestock Journal. y
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

A DELIBERATE FALsEHooD.-In
some Texas hotels the partition walls
are so thin that the conversation in one
room can be heard in the next. Two
friends from the interior put up at a
Galveston hotel and were given one
room. The man in the next room
overheard the following conversation
about daybreak next morning:
II say, Bill, are you awake ?"
"I've been wide awake for the last
two hours"
"Lend me five dollars"
"I've doezd off again."
~ thought you were lying when
you said you were wide awake"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

pa;a 20 n>~iel R. Clymer, ex-mayor of
neaa;ns' a r. paainsylyania, says, in the
Heaui'e rasis Onions inhaled cause
sleep, rest and repC~' The soldier on
his march and the >-haustod iron
worker get great strength hh"uSrse ssans so,iOa On
the onion. Tie fresh onioh namn5 E
the neck and bruise it to make cno.
thorough, and you secure sound sleel
from it's nightly inhalation"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first class, and
run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos.
90 and 81 carry passengers and also run
daily except Sunday. There is good con-
nection at Chester with the G.. c. & N.
and the G. C. & A., also L & G. r. r. at
Gastonis with the A. q G. A. L. at Lin
colnton with G. c.; and at Hickory and
L. T. NICHOLS, supt.
. G. w. F. Harper, Receiver.
Lenoir, N. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
State of South CaroAna--C County OF
York.

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
George L. Riddle, Guardian, against
Jacob Battle, ct al.-Decree Of Fore;
closure and Sale. "a
DY directions of the decree hen1d,
ID all persons who desire to asseI4hy
claim underthe provisions of the de0f OF
Isabella Steele to Mary c. WitheMdated d
acres s of T the @ Ross Place, c6arSd with
the payment of one-half my ind btedness
not already provided for, and the-half in.
debtedness that may becon1 necessary"
must establish the same bore me on or
before the 2sth day Of Delsmber, 1895, or
be barred. w. BROW1WYLIE,
Clerk of Court ofEommon Pleas.
December IL HlOO SIT
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

p@ If you wish to be sincerely happy
for one day, try to forget your own
Soes and to he a blessing to everybody
VIC YOU meet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

p6. I'm matters of business it is quite
as important than that you should be
exact and careful with your nearest
friend as with stranger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
FULL PREMIUM LIST.

But this is not all. In addition to the pre-
miums offered for the LARGEST ANDSEC
OND LARGEST CLUBS, and the largest club
Of NEW SUBSCRIBERS, we also offer other
valuable premiums for q given number OF sub
scribers This, twill be seen, ensures that the
clubmaker who starts out for one Of the larger
clubs and falls short, will not fall to be paid
mill followed by the conditions below:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
tie the Conditions.

z TuxfY MnNTHS STIRSCRIBERS at 81
aach lie oonsidered the e0uiyaient of one
20, tfcr,ber al Si.75 and 10 counted. A
ysnassyn yeaa psid for m two % or % more w Years in ad.
vance az. Will be counted as one name for
seah naid = = -
es,S Sa,} }sers viii ba held personally respon.
.,SIs % nayment az an names returned by
sha,s, 6r q cii,bmaker has returned and
noSd Nv name. he can. at ANYTIME there
a%sr jntinne {f1e seIIdine or the paper TO
tha II Sor whom he has paid. and Trans
o ar +S;ernired tiIne to any other person.
,,ro,IS he neraon to Rhom the transfer is
SeSirSs not a subscriber at the time the
or1eifame was entered on our books.
No p viii be counted in composition for
|a prem until @ the subscription PEi'S,e Pa',esass mas
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
$500 BUGGY.

To the clubmaker who returns the largest
number Of names, will be awarded the BEST
BUGGY manufactured by the CAROLINA BUG
GY COMPANY OF sYorkville, 8. c., for 5000.
manufactured to order at the option Of the
AZ nj flulanna9xar - -. -----.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

To THE HoRNEr.-"If I had beer
Solomon" said curb-stone philoso
pher, aI don't think / would have SEM
the lazy man to the ant"
stWhere would you have have sent
him P'' inquired man with q droop.
ing nose, who needed shaving badly
81 would have sent him to the hor'
metz
aAnd what good would that have
done ?"
"a great deal, my friend. One hor'
net would have taught him more
about enterprise in FIVE minutes than
he could have learned from a whole
colony of ants in three weeks by the
closest kind ,of observation. If YOU
went to timber a mans joints in q hur'
~, send him to the hornet every time
and you won't miss it. The hornel
means business from the very start
and. don't you forget it."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
Hnmoru,1s department.

A PRETTY SHARP TIT For TAT
She was an old lady from the country,
with an eye like an eagle, and q nose
very much like the beak of that glor-
ious bird of liberty. She had been
brought into court as witness, and
sharp little lawyer had her in hand,
and was trying his level best to upset
the old lady in a legal way, and at the
same time air his knowledge before
the crowd of spectators in the room.
But the old lady from the start seemed
to have the best of it. She was much
his superior at Yankee wit and repair
tee. This at last nettled the little dis
ciple of Blackstone, and he exclaimed,
angrily:
stMadam, you have brass enough in
You face to make q large-sized kettle. !"
"Quite likely" said the old lady,
while her wonderful eyes blazed with
wrath, "and it comforts me some
what to know that you have sap
enough in your head to fill it"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
GARRY IRON ROd1
W TAX COLLECTIONS.

.sEOFFlCE OF COUNTY TREASURER,
| ~ /, YORK COUNTY,
EFoRKyrt LIE, 8. c., September Is, 1895. }
= In acceptance with law, my books will
he opened on the 18th day of October,
1896, for The collection of state, county
and special taxes, also comnutation road
taxes, for the fiscal year beginning jan
uary lsS e.. a An6 Will be KEY. open un
For the, convenience of taxpayers, ]
will attend, the following places on the
days named:
At Yorksille from Friday, Decem-
Der .llth, until Tuesday, December 3lst,
inclusive, after which day the books will
be closed and the Is per cent. penalty at
tached.
II. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
$4,000 WAGON.

To the clubmaker who returns the second
largest number Of names will be awarded q
WHITE HICKORY TWO HORSE WAGON,
valued at $50. The wagon Is the equal In
every respect Of any other to be bought at the
y,y-fr mo- 4.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
$500 "LA BELLE" ORGAN.

For the largest club Of NEW sUBsCRIBERs
we will give one WILCOX q WHITE Or
GAN, known as ia Belle" and worth 5000
This Is the same instrument that Is being sold
such perfect satisfaction to all who have purt
chased It. 1t has five octaves, two complete
sets Of reeds and octave couplers, and nine
stops. The case is Of black walnut, ornament
ed with bevel plate mirror, and In tone, work
manship and durability, the instrument Is
equal to any reed organ ever sold on this mar
ket, With the organ will 60 a handsome
stool, for which there will be no charge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
For 60 Subscribers,

We will give the clubmaker his choice Of the
following premiums, each valued at 2: A
FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRERp SEWING
a "HOUSEKEEPERS SET OF KNIVES,
FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers; q
"WALTHAM" WATCH in coin silver, dust
proof case; q NO. 8 AUTOHARP, a BANJO,
GUITAR, MANDOLIN, VIOLIN, or Eb or BIB
G0RNET
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
Ia 6 and Less Than 10
N 8 and Less Than 6.

s,bsoEERs, 'sirenr pattern BUTTER
KfIFEbr %BLADED POCKET KNIFE,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23
! Hand Less Than 20

sp skEod#ivES S9HHaYh PSaTEb GkaVY GAHHfEEA LA
DLE,F X abxtra quality FOUR BLADED
POCHT HIFE, with name and address
IN thhaH. Anyof the articles mentioned
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GO|T0 | WORK TODAY. 2
H 3(hnd Less Than 40

SUBS 4IBEJ choice of the following, each
+7-JEMt ED tATCH in dust proof case; l4K
Sa kEIsN Es riaea.l
[or an tTREINE ACCORDION.