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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20

and English. In summer, groups of
them, from 16 to 20 years of age, 60
across the river and sit for hours along
the banks indulging themselves with
the snuff and rag. They consume
over 20 tons of snuff annually. Law
renee is only 20 miles from moral, pure,
holy Boston.
Regard the "Manchester of Ameri-
Ca" or the "Spindle city," as Lowell
is called. She was for years the chief
seat of the cotton manufacture in the
United States and has population OF
nearly $4,000. Boston is only "a miles
away. The mill girls use in Lowell
sitting afternoons with snuff and rags
beside the falls of the Merrimac, 25
tons of snuff annually, or 100000 OF
those wicked little 10-cent packages.
Come nearer, to Fall River, for in
stance, where there are many mills and
about $4,000 people. This city is 45
miles from Boston. Its mill girls
the dippers, chewers, scourers and
pinchers-consume annually 1s tons OF
snuff, or 544, 900 ounce boxes. Sixteen
thousand girls are employed in the
mills, and over 1000 use snuff. The
production of snuff has increased TO-
OO0, 900 pounds in the last II years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
CENTRE OF SNUFF-DIPPING.
Not In the South, But Near the Town of
Boston. |

Boston.
New York Press.
Passing through Lowell the other
day with a companion we'll informed
generally, remarked: "Here is the
center of the snuff.dipping habit in the
United States" He was astonished.
"Do you mean to say snuff is used in
Massachusetts ?" he asked. ~ thought
it a habit confined to the Georgia
crackers and the poor whites of North
Carolina" I then explained that in
the state of Massachusetts every year
the mill hands--mostly women and girls
use 65 tons Of snuff for dipping,
securing, chewing and pinching. The
powder is sold in one-ounce tin cans,
which retail at 10 cents. Thus we
have 40, 900 pounds, making 2,0SO,00O
packages, which at 10 cents cost the
operatives S2OS,0O0.
While we have always associated the
use of snuff in this country with the
very dregs of humanity in the south,
let US glance at the city of Lawrence,
Mass, where are located such mills as
the Pacific, Atlantic, Cotton, Wash
ington, Everett, Pemberton, etc. pop
ulation about $4,000. The mill girls
are French Canadians and Armenians,
with q sprinkling of American, Irish
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20

The DIGNITY OF A GAMIN.-Miss
Theresa Vaughn, the actress, has had
in her employ a little Negro boy, who
ran errands and made himself gen
orally useful, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. Tony, for that is his name,
was one day walking down Broadway
near the Casino, when he saw the
stump of a cigar fall on the sidewalk
in front of the store of prominent
druggist. He made a second-base
slide for it, and when he had it safely
corralled beneath him, he rolled bis
eyes around the points Of the compass
to see if another gamin ha0 also seen
the stump fall.
"Dat war in Cuba is making Ha.
vanas skace, an you can't take nc
chances" he remarked, as he brushed
off the ash and blew away the sand
and dust from the coveted stump.
Going into the store, he said to the
clerk: "Boss, gimme match, please
sah."
"Matches are not here to give away
but to sell )" aid the clerk.
"Dey is, eh ,"
"That's what they are"
"Well, how much is dey 'er box?"
"a nickel"
The gamin titled the stump in one
corner of his mouth, held to the band
of bis pantaloons with one hand, ran
the other hand in his pocket and pull
ed forth a nickel.
"Gimme a box" and he laid down
the nickel.
He got the box, struck match, lit
the stump so we'll that it poured forth
volumes of smoke, and then, handing
the box back to the clerk, assumed a
look of intense severity and said:
"Put dat box on do shelf, and de
mex time a gemmen come in hyar and
ak you for a match, you gin him one
outen my box"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
HEARD HIS FUNERAL SERMON

| HEARD HIS FUNERAL SERMON
At Vadis, Harrison County, w. Va,
on November IA, the novel scene ot
an old man listening to his own fune'
raj sermon was witnessed in the Meth
odist church. Frank Wiseman, 81
years old, some months ago began pre-
parations for death. He made will
disposing of over 100000 in cash and
farm lands, had fine solid walnut
coffin built by a local cabinet maker
got into the box and made sure that il
was soft and roomy, selected the ha
biliments in which he desired to be
buried and finally made the request ol
several ministers that they preach his
funeral sermon. All the preachers re-
fused but the Rev. John P. Ireland
Mr.. Wiseman offered to provide new
church for him at Vadis, and be agreed
to take the old man as q text, putting
in the proviso that the sermon would
deal only with the truth, and would
be worded just as though Wisemar
was dead and not present to hear it.
Today the church was jammed and
the sermon was preached. Many ol
Wiseman's acts in life and eccenlrici
ties were touched upon unfavorably
and he was praised for his good deeds
Some of Wiseman's friends and rela'
tives took exception to Mr.. Irela nd's
remarks, but the old man after the
sermon expressed himself as pleased
and entirely satisfied. Wiseman is
hale and hearty, and may live past the
century mark. Baltimore American.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
Aumorous department.

HE KNEW THE REFERENCE.-Ap pa
per published in that city relates that
the teacher of a class in one of the
largest Sunday schools of Cleveland
took occasion, after the regular lesson
had been disposed of, recently, to de-
liver little discourse upon cruelty to
animals. She told the boys that it
was wicked to throw stones at stray
dogs, and she informed the girls that
they might do much to prevent the
killing of sweet little song birds by re-
fusing, in future, to wear them upon
their hats. Then she related a pitiful
story about a cat that had been tor
tured by some naughty boys.
"They placed poor Tabby's tail upon
a block of wood" the fair young
teacher explained, land then while
two of the wicked boys held her head
and two more held her tail, fifth
took hatchet and what DO you sup
pose he did? With one swift blow he
cut the cats tail off right near the
middle. Just think how the poor an
imal must have suffered! If one of
YOU were to have a finger cut of it
wouldn't hurt you bit worse than it
hurt the cat to have its tail cut Oft.
. "Of course I don't suppose the boys
realized what they were doing or they
wouldn't have tortured the cat in that
way. But that is just the trouble.
Too many of US do things that are cal.
culated to give pain to others, without
thinking. If we would always stop
and say to ourselves, "How would l
feel if some one were to treat me as l
am about to treat this one or that
one ?" there would be much less pain
in this world than there is.
"Now, who of you can think OF
something the Bible says that is par
ticularly applicable to this case?
Come, let US see which member of the
class can answer first"
Up went little Reginald BIS
hand, and when directed by the teach
er to tell the rest what it was, he said /:
"What God has Joined together let
no man put asunder."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
L. M. GRIsT & SONS, Yorkville, s. G.
October %, 1897.
CLERKS SALE.

State of South Carolina-County Of
York.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Elizabeth A. Parish and others, Plaintiffs
against w. Butler Black and others
Defendants.
DY virtue of a decree of court, made ir
d the above entitled cause. / will ex.
pose to public sale in front of the York
Court House Door, on the FIRST MON.
DAY IN DECEMBER, 1897, (salesday,
the following described real property to-
wit
/. All that certain piece, parcel or tract
of land, situated in Kings Mountain
township, county of York, state aforesaid
containing $50 ACRES, more or less
bounded by lands of D. j. Biggers, John
FAIRIES and others.
2. All that piece, parcel or tract Of land,
situated on the waters of Clark's Fork,
York county, S. G., bounded by lands OF
Miles Wallace, r. A. Caldwell. X. W.
Smith and others, and containing TW EN-
TY ACRES, more or less.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third cash and
balance on credit Of one and two years,
with interest from day of sale, secured by
a bond of the purchaser and mortgage
of the premises, with leave to purchaser
to pay his entire bid in cash.
Purchaser must comply with the terms
of sale within 30 minutes, or the property
will be sold at the risk of the detaulting
purchaser. w. BROWN WYLIE,
Clerk of Court Of Common Pleas.
November l3 81 sat
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20

PEACHES KEPT rs YEARs.-Canned
peaches at least rs years old, which,
like wine, seemed to have improved
with long standing, were feast a few
days ago for the family of Charles
Zellman, of Haddington. 1t was while
digging with fellow workmen for the
cellars of a row of new houses on
ground that was once part of the old
Dalton farm that Zellman struck his
pick into a cavity. Investigation re-
vealed a sort of stone-lined. we'll, not
more than feet deep, which had been
covered over and concealed. There
was foot of clean, cold water at the
bottom, in which stood an old.fash-
ioned glazed earthenware jar, with
the lid sealed tightly on with wax.
1t was not without some difficulty
that the jar was opened, but it was
finally done by forcing it with the edge
of a spade. The men had expected to
see treasure of some kind, and were
surprised, not to say disappointed,
when only bright, yellow peaches met
their gaze. The fruit was perfectly
preserved. Zellman claimed the prize
by right of discovery, and his family
devoured the contents of the jar,
about two quarts, without regard to
historic value. Close by the covered
well is the now levelled site of the old
Dalton farmhouse, abandoned early in
the present century. How the good
wife who put up the peaches happened
to forget them in the spring is more
than can be told, nor does Zellman
greatly care.-Philadelphia Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
OTHER PREMIUMS.

In addition to the competitive premiums
mentioned above, we also offer various Other
premiums for clubs containing specified num-
bers Of names, and propose to deliver the pre-
miums whenever the numbers specified are
returned and paid for. Upon securing one
premium-a watch or sewing machine. say
the clubmaker will be at liberty to try for the
same thing again, or for anything else on the
list, and If in the aggregate, by the 9TH DAY
OF MARCH, lS9s, he shall have succeeded in
returning and paying for the largest number
of NEW NAMES, he will be entitled to the
SECOND CHOICE OF the three leading pre-
miums mentioned above, just the same as Il
he had not previously taken other premiums
Now then. read the list:
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To Each New Subscriber.

The same as above except that II the paper
is COMMENCED NOW, IT WILL BE SENT
UNTIL JANUARY l, 1899, without any
charge for that portion Of the time between
now and January /, 1897. It Is understood,
however, that II the subscriber fails to pay
the clubmaker the subscription price, he will
be due him for all papers that he may have
received.
BY new subscribers, we mean those whose
names were not on OUR BOOKS ON OCTO-
BER 1st, 1907. except we will not count as
new subscribers, cases where the subscription
may have been changed from the name Of one
member of family to another. This is in
tended emphatically to mean new additions
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20

B6 The late jeremiah Mason was
once engaged in a famous trial, in
which some good Methodist brethren
were concerned. One morning when
the court opened, an overzealous friend
came to him, and in a solemn whisper
said: "Mr. Mason, Mr.. Mason, I had
a vision last night. Gabriel appeared
to nee and told me that brother A. was
innocent. No mistake about it,
"Very WELL" said the man of law, not
so much as lifting his huge head from
over the table on which he was writ.
ing, "very we'll better have Gabriel
subpenaed immediately"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20

B6- Mrs. Upjohn-It wai about fif
ty-fve dollars we raised for the poor
of our parish, wasn't it? Mrs. High
see-It was ffty-fve dollars exactly
"My husband told me this morning
that nearly half of it was donated by
a good-natured sort of fellow who
CANDLES. He won it at cards, and
turned it all over to our fund.-
"Well, I'm thankful we didn't find
it out till the money was disposed
Of"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
THREE BIG PREMIUMS.

The three leading premiums are CARO-:
LIMA BUGGY, ROCK HILL BUGGY. and
O MONARCH BICYCLE, for lady or gentle
man. The Crock Hill Buggy" is to be a
quarter leather top. and the Carolina an
open buggy. Both vehicles are to be Of the
very best grades manufactured by the respect
i've well-known establishments. The Bicycle
is to be of the highest grade manufactured by
the Monarch Cycle Company, and the Mon
arch wheel. as every wheelman knows, Is
without superiOr
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
TERMS OF THE CONTEST.

The clubmaker who returns and pays for
the largest number Of subscribers-NEW AND
OLD-will be entitled to the choice Of the three
above described premiums. The clubmaker
who returns and pays for the largest number
of NEW NAMES, will be entitled to second
choice. The clubmaker who returns the sec
ond largest number of names-new and old
will be entitled to the third choice. In other
words, the first choice goes to the largest club
the second choice to the largest number OF
new subscribers and the third choice to the
second largest club OF old and new subscribers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
And to Each Old Subscriber.

THE YORKvILLE ENQUIRER-TWICE-A-
WEEK-f1lled with bright, fresh news from
THE COUNTY, STATE, NATION AND
WORLD, interesting stories, instructive mis-
cellaneous matters, and humorous selections,
explanatory editorials, etc. The paper will be
held up to It's present high standard, and will
continue prompt, explicit, reliable, and, in
short, the best.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
For 40 and Less Than 60

SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmaker
his choice of the following, each valued at Slo
case; set of half dozen ROGERS BROS:
KNIVES and FORKS az PIECESl; NO: 4
AUTOHARP, BANJO, MANDOLIN. GuI-
TAR, or LOW ARM SINGER SEWING
TuINE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
For 60 Subscribers,

We will give the clubmaker his choice Of the
following premiums, each valued at S25: A
FOUR DRAWER "ENQ UIRER" SEWING
MACHINE, together with all attachments ;
FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers a
"WALTHAM" WATCH in coin silver, dust
proof case d NO. 8 AUTOHARP, a BANJO,
GUITAR, MANDOLIN, or VIOLIN.
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WHISONANT & CASTLES,
HICKORY GROVE, 8. @.
Everything At COST.

WE are going OUT OF BUSINESS
w ON JANUARY l, 1898. Our stock
of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HARD
WARE, BOOTS, SHOES, ETC., is now
full and complete. We are going to set
tie our affairs on a cash basis, and from
this date on, everything must 60 AL
AND BELOW COST;
BUT ONLY FOR CASH.
Early corners get the pick of the best
bargains and at the lowest prices. we
WILL CHARGE NOTHING. we
mean exactly what we say, and wish TO
be so understood.
Parties owing US on account, are re-
quested to settle at their earliest possible
convenience. Unsettled accounts will be
collected by law.
Wits )NANT & CASTLES,
Hickory Grove. S. G.
September Is 70 3m
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
For 80 and Less Than 30

SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following. each
valued at $40: NEW YORK STANDARD
7-JEWELED WATCH in dust-proof case; lax
GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN, or HALE
DOZEN TEASPOONS, HALF DOZEN Ia
'BLESPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE Q3 PIE
CES).
Address,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20
For 4 and Less Than 6

q "YANKEE" WATCH,
warranted for one year; "Siren" pattern BUT
TER KNIFE, or TWO-BLADED POCKET
KNIFE, with name and address on handle.
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For 6 and Less Than 10

SUBSCRIBERS, q CLIMAX" WATCH, war
ranted for one year; an extra quality THREE
BLADED POCKET KNIFE, or CH1LDS
ues at 81 20
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AND KEEP AT 1T.
For 20 and Less Than 70

SUBSCRIBERS, we will give NO. "a AU-
TOHARP, valued at $3.50 or THE ENQUIR-
Err and any monthly magazine or weekly
one year
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For 10 and Less Than 20

SUBSCRIBERS, 2 CoNCAXE WARRANT
ED RAZOR, SILVER PLATED GRAVY La
DIE, or an extra quality FOUR BLADED
POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on
the handle. Any Of the articles mentioned
would he n barpain at 81
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-20

State of South Carolina-Countyo ol
York.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-09
CHAPTER XIV.

THE SURRENDER OF THE LETTERS.
If the letters were safe, that was a
good deal more than / was. The mo-
ment the station master had made his
agreed upon announcement he said to
the walkers:
Had any news of Mr.. Gordon?"
NO" said Lord Rallies. "And az
the lights keep moving in the town
they must still be hunting for him."
II reckon they'll do considerable
more hunting before they find him up
there" chuckled the man, with a self
important manner Hes hidden away
under this platform.
mot right here?" heard Madee crv.
but / had too much to do to take in
what followed. I was lying close to the
loose plank, and even before the station
master had completed his sentence I
was squirming through the crack. AsI
freed my legs ! heard two shots. which
I knew was the signal given by the cow
boys. followed by shrek Of fright from
Madge. for which she was hardly TO be
blamed. was on my feet In IN instant
ana ran down the tracks ct my best
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-09

Let me sag a aoord before you pull"
port, and the other covering her heart.
1t was too far for me to see her face.
but the whole attitude expressed such
suffering that it was terrible to see
What was more, her position put her in
range OF every shot the cowboys might
fire at the five as they charged. If 1
could have stopped them, I would have
done SO; but, since that was impossible,
! cried:
Mr.. Camp, I'll surrender the let
ters.''
Hold on, boys" shouted Baldwin.
Wait till we get the property he stole. )"
And, coming through the crowd, he
threw the moose off my neck.
Don't shoot, Mr.. Cullen, 1 yelled.
as my friends halted and raised theii
rifles, and fortunately the COWBOYS had
opened up enough to let them hear me
and see that was free of the rope.
Escorted by Camp, Baldwin and tn,
cowboys, l walked toward them. O,
the way Baldwin said in low yoic,
Deliver the letters, and we'll tell the
boys there has been a mistake. Other
wise'-
When he came up to the five, called
to them that l had agreed to surrender
the letters. While / was saying it Miss
Cullen Joined them, and it was curious
to see how respectfully the cowboys
took off their hats and fell back.
You are quite right" Mr.. Cullen
called. "Give them the letters at once f"
"Oh, do, Mr.. Gordon" said Madee.
still white and breathless with emotion.
The money is nothing Don't think''-
1t was all she could say.
l felt pretty small, but with Camp
and Baldwin, now re enforced by Judge
wilson, l went to the station, ordered
the agent to open the safe, took out the
three letters and handed them to Mr..
Camp, realizing how poor Madge must
have felt on Hance,s trail.
just as he took them we heard ont.
side the first note Of bugle, and az IL
sounded by fours, column left" nv
heart gave big Jump and the blood
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-09

/ Speed. 1t wasn't with much hope ofes'
cape, for once out from under the plank
/ ing found, what l had not before real
lied that day was dawning, and al
ready outlines at distance could be
seen. However, was bound to do my
best, and did it.
Before 1 had run 100 feet ] could hear
purSuers. and moment later a revolv-
er cracked, blowing up the dust in front
Of me- Another bullet followed, and,
seeing that affairs Were getting desper-
ate, L lodged round the end of some
cars, only 70 plump into the arms of n
man running at full speed The coll
lision was so unexpected that we both
fell and before | could get on my feet
some one pumped down on top of me
and l felt something cold on the back
of my neck.
Lille still, yer sncakin coyote of a
road agent" said the man, "or I'll
blow yer neck into hash. -
| preferred to take his advice and lay
quiet while the cowboys gathered. From
all directions heard them coming, call
ing to each other that 1.-THE skunk that
shot the woman is corralled," and 9TH
er forms of the same information. In
moment l was jerked to my feet, only
to be swept off them with equal celeri-
ty and was half carried, half dragged,
along the tracks 1t wasn't as rough
handling as 1 have taken on the foot
ball field, but / didn't enjoy it.
In space Of time that seemed only
seconds was close to telegraph pole;
but, brief as the moment had been,
fellow with a lariat tied round his
waist was half way up the post. / knew
the mob had been told that had killed
woman in the hold up, for the cowboy,
bad as he is, has his own standards, be.
yond which he won't go. But might
as well have tried to tell my innocence
to the moon as to get them to listen to
denials, even if / could have made my
voice heard.
The lariat was dropped over the cross
piece, and as a man adjusted the moose
sudden silence fell. 1 thought it was
little sense of what they were doing,
but 1t was merely due to the command
of Baldwin, who, with Camp, stood
just outside the mob.
let me say word before you pull, !"
he called, and then to me he said, Now
will you give up the property"
was pretty pale and shaky, but
come of stiffish stock, and I wouldn't
have backed down then, it seemed to
me, if they had been going to boil me
alive. I suppose it sounds foolish, and
if l had had plenty of time think my
common sense would have made me
crawl. Not having time, was on the
point of saying "No," when the door
of 218, which lay about 200 feet away,
few open, and out came Mr. Cullen,
Fred, Albert, Lord Rallies and Captain
all with rifles. OF course it
was perfect desperation for the five to
tackle the cowboys, but they were game
to do it, all the same.
How it would have ended I don't
know, but as they sprang off the car
platform Miss Cullen came out on it
and stood there, one hand holding ON
to the doorway, as if she needed sup
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-09
ITO BE Continued
Took Out the Starch.

William E. Curtis, the newspaper
correspondent, tells the following story
OF a Washington colored woman: "The
wiie OF naval officer in this city,
whose husband has just returned from
q long cruise. is fixing up her home here
and sent her lace curtains to colored
woman to be done up. The 'washlady'
returned them ON the day agreed upon,
put apologized because they were SO
'hmpsey' and offered to do them over
again II she were allowed a few days.
.ime. i had em JUS as stiff as you
ike, honey, she remarked to the naval
omcer's wife, but my husbands niece
by his fust wife died JUS at the time
got EN- ironed. and nuthin'll take the
starch out Of things 20 much a. q corpse
IN house." Another trial was given
her.