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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

HAD FUN WITH IT.-Mrs. Lucie
May McClurkan, a widow, who has
been living in considerable style at a
New York hotel, was examined in
supplementary proceedings recently
as to her ability to pay a judgment OF
$235, which Mrs. Nina Kent holds
against her for the rent of fiat.
Mrs. McC!urkan, prior to her mar
riage, was the social belle of Millers-
burg, o. She testified that she is the
owner of no property and has no
money. She has been living in New
York since last April. Three years
ago she received $4,000 from her moth
er's estate.
"What did you do with that mon
ey ?" inquired counsel.
"Why, l had fun with it. I spent it
in three months"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

A PROFITABLE INvEsTMENT.-It
the cost of marketing the crop of
given country can be reduced by 10
per cent. through the building of good
roads, that country will find good
roads a paying investment. Good
roads once built will last almost for
ever, and the cost of maintaining them
is relatively smaller the better they
are built in the first place. Crops are
marketed year after year, and the un-
necessary expenditure of time and ef-
fort, the unnecessary wear and tear
on wagons and harness, resulting from
bad roads repeat themselves annually.
Money spent on good roads is an
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

How BILL NYE WON.-Bill Nye
and a friend once visited man OF
sport who had badger that he was
prepared to back for large sum on
the statement that no dog of anybody's
could take the beast out of barrel
that lay lengthwise on the floor, with
one head knocked out and in which
the badger was ensconced. Nye's
companion had wondered why Nye
had been coaxing an "ornary" looking
cur to follow them. Nye made bet
that he had dog that would take the
badger out of the barrel. The money
was "put up" and Nye caught that
dog by the 'nape of the neck and seat
of his breeches," so to speak, and
threw him into the barrel, tail fore
most. The badger nabbed the dog by
one ham, and the dog went right away
from there like blue streak, the bad
ger hanging straight out behind. Nye
won.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
ESTABLISHED 1891.
ESTABLISHED 1891.
L. GEO. GRIST,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY,
YOrkyilIe. s. G..

T REPRESENT over s27 900, 10000
i of assets in my fire insurance agency.
and I am prepared to write FIRE and
TORNADO INSURANCE on short no.
tice at the lowest prevailing rates. Each
fire policy carries with it, without extra
charge, "lightning clarse," which pro-
tects the insured against loss or damage
by lightning. I represent the Norwich
Union Fire Office of England, which is
an absolutely fire tested company, hav-
ing been dragged oyer the coals' since
1897. Then I have the Atna of Hartford,
which has been doing business at the
"old stand" since 1919; the Pennsylvan-
ia is by no means "squatter or expert
ment," having been "fghtin' fire in all
it's fury" since 1875. The Delaware In
surance company has been pretty severe
ly burned several times, but has main
tanned it's motto-"Just, Prompt, Certain'
since 1895. The Old Continental, which is
living in exile from the South Eastern
tariff association, thinks she can stand
alone and work in "single harness." and
since 1853 the "old la6y'' has helped her
children to something over $35, 100000 and
she is always "at home" Insurance left
with my agency will always receive
prompt and careful attention.
l.. GEO. GRIST, Resident Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.

THE undersigned offers for sale, the
known as the "Meek House," occupied
by Mr.. o. E. Grist and situated opposite
the o. r. & c. r. R., depot. The house
contains six large rooms and a base,
ment. The house is in good repair, and
contiguous to water-works tire-plugs. On
the premises is a we'll of excellent free
stone water.
Also, a cottage on Madison street. 1t
contains four rooms. The house is in GOOD
repair and on the premises is a well of
good freestone water. l.. Nj. GRlSI.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

BURNING DRY WEEDs.-It is often
thought that if weeds are piled in
heaps and left to dry and are then
burned that all danger from their
dropping seed is avoided. Yet unless
brush has been mixed with the weeds
so as to make hotter fire with some
Goals, some of the weed seeds will es-
cape. This is seen every year where
weeds have been burned the previous
summer in the growth of weeds of the
same kind as those that were burned.
AS the weeds dry the seeds fall out OF
them, dropping to the soil, and the
slow burning of wet or damp weeds
concentrates carbonic acid gas under
the heap, so that much of what is
there found, though it be thororough-
ly dried, cannot burn. The seeds of
some kinds of weeds are made more
sure to grow by being thus exposed to
extreme heat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
If You Have
No Insurance,

And think you should have, we would be
pleased to explain the Mutual Reserve
the largest and strongest natural premi-
um company in the world, and the fourth
largest of ANY KIND. It has paid
about $3.50, 900 to the widows and orphans
of deceased policy holders in South Car
lima alcne, during the past twelve years,
and if all the insurance now carried in
old line companies in the state was in the
Mutual Reserve, not less than S4OO, 1000,
which now annually goes into the Golfers
of the former, would be left in the state
to help relieve the hard times about which
we hear so much.
SAM M. & L. GEO. GRlST,
General Agents, Yorkville, S. G..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

YET He LOVED THE COUNTRY
The Minister--I suppose you are al.
ways glad to visit your grandparents
in the country, aren't you?
Little Bobbie-Yes, sir.
The Minister-There are apples to
eat and horses to ride and all that sort
of thing, I suppose?
Little Bobbie-No, grandpa won't
let me ride the horses nor eat no ap
piles.
The Minister-Yet you like to &C
there? What is it that you find sc
pleasant?
Little Bobbie-I don't never have
to go to preachin' when I'm in the
country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

No PLACE For "GETTING RELI-
G1oN."- ."-They are telling story about
a church with "ritualistic" tendencies,
1t seems that an usher showed col
ored woman up to a front seat, and
that during the beautiful services, with
it's wonderful music of sweet boys
voices and grand orchestral accompa-
niment, the usher suddenly noticed
that the visitor was swaying to and
fro in an agitated manner. Hurrying
up the aisle, he seated himself beside
her, and asked anxiously if she were
ill. She promptly replied that she
was not, but that she felt so queer that
she thought she must be "getting reli.
gion." "Then, madam" Indignantly
Kissed the offended usher, 'you must
get right out of here. This church is
no place for that sort of thing!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

WHY SOPHIA WEDDED.-Sophia
Smith was well-known character in
the town of A. She owned small
house and a little patch of land, but
was willing to turn an honest penny
by going out for a few weeks at time
to do housework for select families.
AS she was brisk, tidy and industrious,
she was much esteemed by her en-
ployers. When Sophia was about 40
years Of age she married an idle,
worthless fellow by the name of Howe.
Mrs. Baker, whom she was "helping
out" during an attack of rheumatism,
once asked her:
"Why in the world, Sophia, did you
ever come to marry old Howe?'
"Wal," replied Sophia, ito tell the
truth, Miss Baker, 1 did it so as to
have the prayers of the church. You
see they pray for the heads of families.
the widow and the fatherles, and the
little children, but who ever heard OF
their praying for an old maid?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

A REMEDY For COLD FEET.-All
that is necessary, says an exchange, is
to stand erect, and very gradually lift
oneself upon the tips of the toes, so as
to put all the tendons of the foot at
full strain. This is not to hop or
Jump up and down, but simply to rise
the slower the better-upon tiptoe,
and to remain standing on the point
of the toes as long as possible, and
then gradually come to the natural
position. Repeat this several times,
and by the amount of work the tips OF
the toes are made to do in sustaining
the body's weight sufficient and live
lv circulation is set up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
If You Will Lay Aside
Your Prejudice

AND COME to us with desire to
learn why it is not to your interest to
carry high priced insurance, and how we
can furnish you just as safe insurance
for at least 40 per cent. year less than the
other costs, we are sure we can show you
to your satisfaction that the MUTUAL
RESERVE FUND LIFE ASSOC1A-
TION of New York does business on a
plan that is absolutely safe, and will pro-
tect your loved ones even better than
they now are, at even a greater cost to
to you. Of course if you are too preju-
diced to investigate and imagine that the
high price you are now paying makes
your insurance better or safer, or better
than it would be at less cost, we can't do
anything for you but will be forced to
let you go on until time, the crucial
tester, convinces you, against your will,
that you have been deceived.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
Aumoral&s department.
A PREMIUM ON SILENCE.

Willie Virgins and his chum. Tom
my Tompkins, were sitting together
on the curbing down the street the
other day, when Mrs. Virgins came
to the front door and glanced up and
down the street as if looking for some
one, say the Ohio State Journal" :"
Presently she spied the object OF her
searched and called out:
"Willie, I want YOU"
She then re-eutered the house and
buised herself about her household
duties.
A minute later Mrs. Tompknins put
her head out of a window half block
away and yelled at the top of her
voice:
"Tom-my You come home this
very minute !"
Both boys remained motionless.
Neither spoke word.
Five minutes passed away, when
both women again made their appear
ance at the same moment;
"Oh, Willie," called Mrs. Virgins.
No answer.
"Tom-my !" shouted Mrs. Tomkins.
No answer.
"Willie !" again called Mrs. Wig
gins. 81 wish you would hurry home.
l want YOU"
"Tommy Tompkins," shouted his
mother, in an angry tone, eff you are
not here in mighty short order I'll see
if I can't help you along"
Neither the pleading voice of Mrs.
Virgins nor the angry tone of Mrs.
Tompkins seemed to have any effect
on the two boys and they both remain
ed silent and motionless as their res
pective mothers again disappeared.
About two minutes later Willie put in
his appearance.
"Did you want me, mammal" he
asked.
"Did I want your" exclaimed his
mother. "Of course I wanted you.
Why didn't you come when 1 first
called you?"
"'Cause Tommy Tompkins bet me a
cents worth of candy he could keep
from speakin' longer'n could" replied
Willie. "He didn't do it, though" he
continued, as he drew himself up with
the air of victor. His ma came af-
ter him with switch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

GETTING RID OF WEEDs.-A large
majority of the weeds that spring up
are annual, and come from seeds all
though there are others that grow from
roots and are also produced from seeds,
To get rid of weeds it is only necessary
not to allow them to produce seed. If
this is done every year they are sure
to be exterminated, but it must be the
object to destroy every one.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

TESTING THE OvEN.-A French au-
thority on cooking gives these rules
for testing the heat of an oven Try it
with a piece of white paper. If too
hot, the paper will blacken or blaze
up; if it becomes light brown, it is
fit for pastry; if it tu-ns dark yellow,
it is fit for bread and the heaviest
kinds of cake; if light yellow, the
oven is ready for sponge cake and the
lighter kinds of desserts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
A Snare
And DeluSiOn.

IF you have taken out life insurance
i policy in an Old Line high price ''level
premium" company with the idea that
viii While YOU you yet 1 drew the breath at of of life, re,
ceive substantial cash returns or "big
dividends" we ars here to tell you that
you will be disappointed. Your policy
will prove a snare and delusion. It is
all right for protection for your wife and
children, as they will receive the face of
the policy in case of your death, as they
would also in a company that charges
you half as much. A life insurance poll
cy isa fraud as an investment for living
man, and is the greatest blessing of which
we or anybody else has any knowledge
as means of protecting the widow and
orphans, after the breadwinner has been
removed by DEATH
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

H1 A holy life is an example in more
senses than one. We usually think of a
good man as an example to follow; but
he is more than that he is an example
of what the grace of God does for man.
The life Of Jesus is our perfect pattern
to 90 by, but the lives ofthose who have
followed his steps are the assurances Of
God that we, too, may be like him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

WHITEwAsH.-The Washington or
government whitewash is made as fol-
lows: Take half bushel of unslacked
lime, slake it with boiling water, cover
during the process to keep in steam,
strain the liquid through fine sieve
or strainer, and add to it a peck of
salt, previously dissolved in warm
water, 8 pounds of ground rice boiled
to thin paste and stirred in while
hot, half a pound of Spanish whiting
and l pound clean glue, previously
dissolved by soaking in cold water and
then hung over a slow fire in small
pot hung in a larger one filled with
water. Add five gallons hot water in
the mixture, stir well and let stand a
few days, covered from dirt. Itshould
be applied hot, for which purpose it
can be kept in kettle or portable
furnace. The east end of the presi-
dents house at Washington is embel-
lished by this brilliant whitewash. 1t
is used by the government to white
wash lighthouses.
A pint of this whitewash mixture,
if properly applied, will cover l square
ward, and will be almost as serviceable
as paint for wood, brick or stone, and
is much cheaper than the cheapest
paint.
Coloring matter may be added as
desired. For cream color, add yellow
ocher, pearl or lead add lamp or ivory
black fawn, add proportionately 4
pounds of umber to l of Indian red
and l pound common lampblack COM
mon stone color, add proportionately
4 pounds raw umber to 2 pounds lamp
black. k.-The Hub.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

n@ A good Highland minister was
endeavoring to steer a boatload of city
young ladies to a landing place. A
squall was bursting; the steering was
difficult. One of the girls annoyed
him by jumping up and calling, anx,
iously, "Oh, where are we going to -
''If you do not sit down and keep still,
my young leddy," said the minister
pilot, succinctly, "that will verra
greatly depend on how you were
brought up"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

KNOWS BETTER.-"I read in the
papers that bananas were wholesome
food" said Mrs. McSwilling to Mrs.
Squildig, "but l don't believe it. l ate
some before going to bed last night, and
I have felt sick ever since" "How
many bananas did you eat ?" asked her
friend. "Not many. l don't think l
ate more than six or seven"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

investment which pays handsome an
nual dividends. They are as certain,
too, as the annual return of the warm
spring sunshine after the frost and
SHOWS of winter. Good roads are a
most profitable investment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
THE TWICE.A.wEEK ENQUIRER

rs an up-to-date family newspaper, al
WAYS filled with clean and wholesome
home reading and is published and mailed
on time. Subscription price, g; in clubs
of two or more, Sl.75. Everybody is in
yited to make up clubs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
CENTRAL TIME STANDARD.
GOING NORTH.

Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first class, and
run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos.
60 and 81 carry passengers and also run
daily except Sunday. There is good con-
nection at Chester with the G. c. & N.
and the c. c. & A., also L & G. r. R: at
Gastonia with the A. & C. A. L.; at Lin.
colnton with c. c.; and at Hickory and
Newton with w. N. G..
G. F. HARPER,
Acting G. P. A.,
Lenoir, N. C..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

ded by a screen. The explanation of
this precaution is more like ~ to be
fear than modesty. In days One by,
the savage no doubt concealed himself
lest some man stronger than he should
snatch the hard earned food away.
BH~ Cuba's entire area is only about
equal to that of the state Of Pennsyl-
vania, yet on the island are 100000
acres of primeval forests, "where the
woodman's axe has never been heard" "
In these forests, which cover nearly
half the entire surface Of the island
are found among other timber, mahog-
any, cedar, redwood, logwood, ebony,
lignum-vitse, and tree with exceed
ingly durable wood called caliguaran.
RS The city of Chicago, so far as its
superficial area is concerned, covers
more ground than any other city in
this country, having by the addition of
numerous suburbs raised it's area to
1S9 square miles. Philadelphia comes
next, with 1294, while St. Louis and
New York, or rather, that portion of
New York situated on Manhattan Is
land, have the same area, I'll and a
fraction.
aB- The finest wire in the country
is made at Taunton, Mass. This met
al cobweb of minute diameter is eX-
actly 1-5OOth part of an inch in thick
ness-much finer than human hair.
Ordinary wire, even though of small
diameter, is drawn through holes In
steel plates but, on account of the
wear, such plates cannot be used in
making the hair wire. The Taunton
factory mentioned uses drilled dia-
monds for that.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

THINE TABLE of the Ohio River and
Charleston Railway company, to take
effect Monday, May 5th, at 7.30 q. m.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
AN ADVANCE IN RATES,
Increase in the Freight Tariff
From Chicago and New
York.
The Commoner Iron Products Most
Bfected-A Raise of From Ten
to Twenty Per Cent.

The new freight tariff recently adop1ed
at the meeting of the TranscontinentaI
Freight Bureau at Chicago will be put
into effect by the Southern Pacific to- NOR
row. 1t will effect rates from common
points hetween Chicago and New York
and on some comm odities it increases the
charges from 10 to 90 per cent. The ad-
vance is made particularly on the COM
mon products of iron. The rate on cast
and wrought iron pipe from New York by
all rail has been increased from so cents
per 100 hounds in car lots to 20 cents.
From CHICAGO by way of the G ulf the rata
has been increased from so cents to 66
cents.
The only decrease made was for spoons
and forks of the common variety. There
the rate was cut from 81 40 per 100 pounds
for SIS than car lots 10 81 So The com
modiIies most affected by the new tariff
are: Sugar bags, beans and peas, har-
ness and shoe dressing, cast and wrought
iron pipe, type, mineral wool, plough
shares, bitters in glass, brass goods. can
dies, collars and cuffs, roofing com posi-
tons, drugs and patent medicines, glu-
co>e, boiler and plate iron, butts and
hinges, Chains, rlvets, bni.ing- ties, fruit
jars and glasses, pickles, quicksilver TASKS,
nails and spikes, garden seeds, syrup,
fence wire and spoons and forks.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
Supervisors Refuse to Close
Dupont, Berry and Bacon
Streets.
Combinations to Monopolize
Business Are Put Under
the Ban.
Dr. BOdkin Appointed Examining
Physician of the Fire Depart
ment.

Inc Board OF Supervisors, by vote OF 6
to ., refused yesterday to approve the
ordinance by which 1t was proposed to
close the dens on Dupont and Berry
streets and Bacon plac'.
The matter came up for final passage
and Supervisor Britt opposed it on the
ground that he did not think it could be
enforced by law, and that if regulations
that would have the effect desired were
made it was the duty OF the Police De-
partment to make them.
Supervisor DeIany thought that before
the inmates Of The dens were turned cut
into the street TO become q menace TO the
peace and dignity OF pedestrians of both
sexes some provision should be made TO-
tier future residence. When the matter
went to vote Supervisors She,ha
Dodge. Lackman, Norton and Smith
voted to pass the ordinance, and Super
v'sprs Britt, Rivers Rouauzi, Devany,
Deiany and Haskins voted IN the mega
tive.
Supervisor Smiths ordinance prohibit
ing cont nations among merchants TO
monopohze certain lines OF trade was
unanlm Ously carried on final passage.
The appointment Of DR.. Bodkin, the
nominee of the T re Commissioners for
Examining Physician of the Fire Depart
ment, was confirmed on the motion of Su-
peIvisCr Sbeehan.
Supervisor Delany presented suhsti-
tute for the order providing for the sale Of
opium, morphine and other deleteri0us
substances on physicians certificates and
I'm posing 4 license for tie same. Tue or
der was recomm ended by the License
Committee and motion 10 refer the mat
Ter back 10 that committee was carried.
Supervisor Rivers pool-seiling order,
the cause OF 50 much flIbustering at The
last meeting, came up for consideration
and was referred 10 the Health and Polio
Committee without discussion.
a resolution was adoI ted awarding the
contract or Keeping the bridge at the
crossing OF Fourth and Channel streets in
repair to Healy, Tibb IS & Co. at a COM
pensauon OF $I0O per monih.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
A MUSICAL TEA.
Tho Ladies of the Charming Auxiliary
Pass IA Pleasant After
noon.

The ladies of the Claiming Auxiliary
neld an apron sale and musical tea yester-
day in the parlors OF the Unltai ian
Church. The afternoon was most pleas
antly spent and nearly all Jhe ladies be-
longing to that charitable organization
were present.
The programme which helped the lad les
to pass the pleasant hours of the afternoon
was filled ty piano selections, songs and
reCtationS
Mrs. Ludham, the elocutionist, was
charming in her naturalness and one of
her pieces, my Ships That Are Out TO
Sea" was spoken in such a realistic man
neI that before she had finished theI e
were tears in the eyes of many.
The quartet OF ladies who rendered vocal
selections did admirable for amateurs and
in fact, the afternoon as a whole came up
10 the usual standard that marks every
thing that the ladies of the Charming
Auxiliary take iE hand.
The aprons that were sold were made
by society people Of this city and the pro-
ceeds went TO the cause of charity.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14
ST. MARYS STREET DENS.
Charles Allais Sentenced by Judge
Campbell and Gives Notice
of Appeal.

Charles Atlas, who was convicted by
Judge Campbell Saturday OF leasing
houses on St. Marys street for immoral
purposes, appeared for sentence yesterday
morning.
Attorney MorGenstern made a motion
for new t-jal, which the Judge denied,
and said: "As this is the first case called
to my attention l shall make the punish
ment light, bur If the defendant comes
before me again on a similar charge l shall
impose a severe sentence. Ihe object is
more TO enforce the law and clean out the
thoroughfares than 10 impose a hardship.
The sentence OF the court is that the defend
ant pay fine OF $50 with the alternative
Of fifty days in the County Jail"
AIaiS' attorney gave notice OF appeal
to the Superior Court. Then The seven