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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

"FooLsCAP". Every one knows
what foolscap paper is, but not every
one knows why it was 80 called. An
exchange ventures to remark that not
one in hundred that daily use it can
answer the question. The following
will tell you how the term originated
When Oliver Cromwell became pro-
tector, after the execution of Charles
I, he caused the stamp of the cap OF
liberty to be placed upon the paper
used by the English government.
Soon after the restoration of Charles
II, having occasion to use some paper
for dispatches some of this govern
ment paper was brought to him.
On looking at it, and discovering the
stamp, he inquired the meaning of it,
and on being told he said: "Take it
away; I'll have nothing to do with a
FOOLS cap"
The term "foolscap" has since been
applied to a certain size of glazed
writing paper.-Morning Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

A SEARCH For PERFECT1oN.-The
Examiner Rambler is reminded OF q
familiar incident which concerns a
minister, who wished to purchase q
horse, but whose means were limited
He was describing to a gentleman in
the horse business the kind of steed
he desired. "He must be rapid trav'
eler, for / must economic my time
when am visiting my people but he
must not 60 so fast as to frighten Mrs
when she takes the children out
for a little airing in the wagon. 1 like
spirited horse and yet he must be
very gentle, and must not be fright
ened or startled or nervous if train
of cars should come under his very
nose, as it were. He must be strong
horse and of large frame, but fol
certain reasons do not wish horse
that is large eater and, above all,
he must be held at very moderate
price"
And so the pastor was proceeding to
delineate the horse of his aspirations
when his hearer, who was perhaps
thought lacking in reverence, broke
in with: "Why, you fool, there amt
no such hoss."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

CURING PEA VINE HAY.-For the
benefit of amateur farmers, l send
formula for simple and sure way OF
curing pea vines for hay.
1t was given to me BY practical
South Carolinian. By it cured over
80 tons last year and have some three
tons now fresh and sweet as when
drawn to the barn. Leaves on and
color green.
Cut after the dew is off; let it lie
until next day. After the dew is of
rake into rows, and put into very
small heaps; let them remain until
next day. After the dew is of, turn
heaps over with hay rake; let them
remain until next day. After the dew
is of, haul into the barn. Put into
the barn in layers of two feet and
sprinkle salt upon each layer, as you
would SOW oats or any grain. Not
less than three quarts of salt, nor
more than four to one ton of vines
R. A. Ward, of South Carolina, in
Southern Cultivator.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

THOSE AWFUL TELEGRAMs.-"What
is it, Mamie"
"It's boy, mum, with telegraft." "
"a telegram Oh, ask him if James
is killed !"
"He says he doesn't know, num-"
"Ask him what he does know about
it."
"He says sll he knows about it is
that it's marked collect, and he wants
his money" -,
"Oh, dear! Oh, dear! What shall
do? Here, Mamie, here's the purse.
Pay him. Pay him whatever he asks.
Oh, my poor James 1 just knew
something would happen to him before
he went away this morning ! Will
they bring him home in an ambulance,
Mamie ?"
II s'pose so, mum. Maybe you'd
better read the TELEGRAPH"
81 can't! can't! Oh, it serves me
right for not kissing him three times
when he left. And we've been mar
ried such a short time, too ]"
"Why don't you read the telegraft,
mum?"
"Well, suppose must; but, oh, l
can't tell you how l dread it,!
Reads telegram
Will bring friends home to dinner.
JAMES.
"The heartless beast !"-New York
Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

LET THEM RIPEN.--A great mistake
is made by many people in cooking
fowls too soon after they are killed.
They run out, grab up chicken, wiring
its neck, pick it and cook it without:
even as much as allowing it to become
cooled off first consequently they are
not so sweet as they would be if allow
ed TO ripen. They are tough, and void
of that delicate favor that they should
possess. Epicureans prefer that all
meats, especially fowls and game, be
kept as long as possible, without be-
coming tainted, before cooking. An
old fowl we'll ripened and properly
cooked, is daintier morsel than the
finest chicken just slain. Just so with
all kinds of fresh meats.
A fowl should be fed nothing "a
hours before killing, and should be
killed and dressed "a hours before
cooking, during winter and summer.
Therefore, we say let them ripen before
cooking. The word "ripen" does not
mean tainted, but "to bring to perfec-
ton"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
fari11 and fireside.
SEED CORN FOR THE SOUTH.
Don't Use Northern Corn, but Get the Best
From Your Own Section.


From Your Own Section.
Professor Massey, of North Caro-.
lima, having been consulted as to the
advisability of procuring seed corn
from the north to plant in the south,
writes the following letter to Home
and Farm.
We do not think it advisable to get
seed corn from the north for southern
planting. 1t will take sometime to
fully acclimatize it, and you can get
better corn suited to your climate by
careful selection at home from what
you already have. If the corn in your
section is "all run out" it is the fault
of the cultivators and not Of the cli-
mate. The way in which seed corn is
usually selected in the south is enough
to run out anything. The proper way
to improve corn for seed is to make
the selection in the field. Have a
section of the field planted in the kind
of corn you wish to save for seed and
give it the best of care and manuring,
deep preparation, but shallow and level
cultivation. As soon as the tassels be-
gin to show 20 through the piece and
cut out the tassels from every stalk
that does not show an ear coming.
Select for seed vigorous stalks that set
two ears and mark them to stand till
perfectly mature. Save only the ear
next to the ground for seed. 1t will
not probably be the finest looking ear,
but save it only even if it is nubbin.
If you continually save the top ears
for seed, you increase the tendency to
produce the ear farther and farther
from the ground, and also increase the
tendency to bear but one ear. BY
continuous saving of the bottom ear
you get the corn in the habit Of pro.
ducing it's crop near the ground and
the habit of bearing two ears.
Plant this selected corn the next
year and plant the seed patch with
the same and pursue the same course
of selection. 1t will take years to
produce striking results, but if you
persevere you will finally get a race
of corn that will put money in your
pocket for seed purposes. Do not in
your latitude select corn for earliness.
You have plenty of time to mature
the biggest, and the large, late matur-
ing corn will always bring you the
heaviest crop. Northward corn has
been selected with a view to earliness.
Corn more than any other grain we
know of dislikes to be removed far
north or south of its native locality,
and, though it will adapt itself to the
changed conditions, it takes time to do
it, and you will do better to select
from your own stock. Get the best
corn you Can find in your section to
start with, and, my word for it, if you
follow up the plan proposed you will
find that we are right.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
Aumurolts department.

THE SELFISH Cow.-Little Frances
has always lived in the city, and, of
course, she has not, therefore, had
many opportunities for studying the
habits of the bossy cows, says the
Cleveland "Leader."
A few days ago she went to visit her
auntie. Old Spot was in the lot back
of the barn, pursuing the habits pecu-
liar to her kind, when the little girl
caught sight of her.
For long time Frances stood at
the fence, peering between the pickets,
at the Illuminating cow.
Presently the child's mamma missed
her and began an anxious search. Be-
fore long she heard the little ones
voice raised to an angry pitch, and
stole softly up behind her to find out
what she was doing.
"You naughty old cow" Frances
was saying, ~ should think you'd be
ashamed of YOURSELF"
The cow stopped chewing for mo-
ment, looked wonderfully at the child,
then flung her head around to scare
away a fly that was biting her upon
the back, and went on enjoying her cud.
II think you're just as mean as you
can be-" said Frances, crowding little
closer to the fence. "You're just a
selfish old thing, that's what you are" "
"Why, Frances" exclaimed her
mamma; "what are you scolding the
bossy for ?"
The little girl turned around, with
an injured look, and replied:
"I've asked her half dozen times
for sum of her gum, but the stingy
thing won't give Bit"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
Htisftllaneu,,s Reading.
SALARIES OF RULERS.

The United States pays $4,000 q
year to the president of the republic
of 100000 people. The king OF
Portugal, the ruler of country hav-
ing a population of only 100000,
receives each year SSS5,000.
The president of the Federal Coun.
Gil of Switzerland receives for his more
or less valuable services in that repub-
lie of 100000 inhabitants $4,000 a
year, whereas the king of Saxony,
who is, in fact, king in name only,
the more important affairs of Saxony
being controlled and directed from
Berlin, receives salary of $735,00
The population of Saxony is not
materially larger than that of Switzer-
land. In area, Saxony covers $500
square miles, and Switzerland nearly
10000.
The president Of the republic of
France receives an annual allowance
of 100000 francs, which is equivalent
to $125, 900, but he has an additional
allowance for expenses. France is a
nation of nearly 10000, 900 inhabitants,
colonies included, and the president OF
the French republic exercises legal
Jurisdiction over 3,6OO,O 900 square miles
of territory.
The emperor of Austria, who rules
over territory one-eighteenth as large,
receives in a year S3,S75,0O0.
The king of Sweden and Norway
within whose domains 6,700,060 in.
habitants reside, has $575,00O a year
salary. The king of Belgium, who os'
tensibly directs the destiny of the peo'
pie of that populous and prosperous
country, receives S66O,0O0; while the
ruler of the Netherlands receives only
$500, 900, though the population of the
Dutch colonies in various parts OF the
world is nearly 3O,000,000.
1t is a somewhat peculiar fact that
Germany, now one of the three great
empires of the world, Great Britain
and Russia being the two others, pays
its kaiser no salary. The German en-
peror draws pay only as king of Prus-
sia. The empire gives him annually
1875, 900 to be spent in presents for
needy subjects, and 1920 for the sal
aries of his adjutants. The rest comes
from Prussia.
The Russian emperor has a state
income of almost S9,OOO,00O year
besides drawing several millions more
as chief of the house of Romanoft.
The king of Italy enjoys an annual
stipend of $2,S5S,000.
One of the most favored of the mon
archs of Europe is the king Of Greece,
who, though the ruler over country
of only 100000 inhabitants, receives
salary Of $500, 900 year.
The king of Boumania gets s2SO,OO(
and the king of Servia $24O,oOO.
Great Britain pays to Queen Victo
ria $1,925,OOO exclusive of the pay
ments made to the members Of the
royal family and their relatives, and ex
elusive of the queens revenue from
the Duchy of Lancaster.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
When You Want
Nice Clean
Job Printing

You should always 60 to THE
ENQUIRER office where such
printing is done. Excursion
Bills, Programmes, Dodgers, Cir,
culars, Pamphlets, Law Briefs,
Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill
Heads, Envelopes, and Cards Of
all kinds printed on short notice
and at very reasonable and legit'
innate prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
A Snare
And DeIuSiOn.

IF you have taken out life insurance
l. policy in an Old Line high price "level
You would at sometime in the future,
while you yet drew the breath of life, re-
ceiye substantial cash returns or "big
dividends" we are here to tell you that
you will be disappointed. Your policy
will prove snare and a delusion. 1t 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 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, 1897-09-15
If You Have
No Insurance,

And think YOU should have, we would he
pleased to explain the Mutual Reserve
System to you. The Mutual Reserve is
the largest and strongest natural premii-
um company in the world, and the fourth
largest of ANY KIND. 1t has paid
about $3.50, 900 to the widows and orphans
of deceased policy-holders in South Car
lima alone, during the past twelve years,
and if all the insurance now carried III
old line companies in the state was in tn the
Mutual Reserve, not less than $4OO, O,OOO,
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.
General Agents.. ............ Yorkville, S. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

FRIGHTENED THE BOY.-An anus
ing story is told of the meeting of the
Epworth League at Chattanooga. One
of the visiting members was entertain
ed by hospitable family and at dinner
was asked to carve the chicken. For
his own convenience he transferred
the bird from the platter to his own
plate, whereupon the young hopeful
of the family, who had heard of the
Methodist fondness for chicken and
had been anxiously watching the pro-
ceedings, cried out to his mother, with
tears in his voice, "He's going to take
it ALL" Explanations were made, and
tranquility reigned again.-Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
How TO CURE HEADACHE.-"Wo

How TO CURE HEADACHE.-"Wo-
mans curse, the ordinary nervous
headache, brought home always almost
as one of the acquisitions of day s
shopping can be greatly relieved and
generally cured by very simple rem
edy," said physician. "Simply soak
a sponge in water as hot as it can be
borne and apply it to the back of the
neck. Repeat this many times, also
applying the sponge behind the ears,
and soon the tightly drawn muscles
and nerves which have caused so much
misery will be felt to relax, and the
pain quickly disappear. 1t doesn't
cost anything. Try it the next time
you have headache"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

JUST WHY HE WANTED A PASS.
The general passenger agent of one of
the Chicago trunk lines received let
ter from Kansas man the other day
requesting pass for himself to Chi
cago and return. There was nothing
about the letter to indicate that the
writer had any claim to the courtesy
he requested, but the railway man
thought perhaps the Kansan had some
connection with the road, possibly as
a local freight agent. So he wrote
back: "Please state explicitly on what
account you request transportation" !"
BY return mail came this reply: give
got to 60 to Chicago some way, and |
don't want to walk"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

SOFT CoRNs.- Many people want a
cure for soft corns. First, keep the
toes constantly open by placing wad
of cotton between them. Second,
wear broad-toed shoes made of soft
leather. Third, bathe the feet in
warm water every night, wipe them
dry, and apply aqua ammonia to the
corn. Soft corns are caused by squeez-
ing the feet in narrow-toed shoes. by
keeping the toes apart you remove
the cause and cure the corn.-Medlcal
Brief.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
ESTABLISHED 1891.
L. GEO. GRIST,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY,
YOrkVille, s. G..

THE following fire insurance COM
l. panies compose my agency, whose
total assets represent over SIS, ,0O0, 900,
and justifies me in writing the largest
lines on reliable business:
Etna Insurance CO., of Hartford,
Connecticut.
Continental Insurance Company, of
New York.
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Com
pany, Of Philadelphia.
Delaware Fire Insurance Co., of
Philadelphia.
Norwich Union, of England.
I have been writing fire insurance for
SEVEN YEARS and have watched the
reports of fire waste in the United States
as reported by the insurance journals
with great care and interest, and l can
above are TIME-TRIED and FIRE
TESTED, and that no companies doing
business in the United States are more
prompt or more liberal in their settle
ments than the companies named above,
all of whom have the honor to represent
in this vicinity. When you want fire in
surance, see me. will appreciate your
business, and it shall receive my most
careful attention.
L. GEO. GRIsT, Resident Agent.
P. S.-My rates are as low-not lower
as trustworthy and reliable insurance
can be obtained. Wind storm insurance
at 50 per thousand per annum. L. G. g.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
If You Will Lay Aside
Your Prejudice

AND COME to us with a 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. a 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 q
plan that is absolutely safe, and will pro-
tect your loved ones even better than
they now are, at even 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
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, 1897-09-15

GOOD FOR HoGs.-For indigestion
in hogs there is nothing better than a
mixture of wood ashes, salt and char
coal, placed where the hogs can get at
it when they want it. They seem to
know what ails themselves, and what
remedy they need. They will consume
considerable quantities of this mix
ture.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
g9 Pleasant smiles, CHEEKY greet

a9 Pleasant smiles, CHEEKY greet
ings, tempers sweet under headache
or business care or the children's
noise, the ready bubbling over OF
thoughtfulncss of one another, and
habits of smiling, greeting, forbearing,
thinking, in these ways-it is these,
above all else, which make ones home
a happy place.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

sT When the senate elevator was
taking passenger up, recently, it was
called back by Senator Cullom. "Do
you mean to tell me-" said the indig-
nant passenger, "that you must be at
the beck and call of any man who
happens to be senator r?" He con,
tinued to abuse the attendant until
he got out, when Senator Cullum said,
smilingly, "Don't mind him; he's only
my brother"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

GETTING Too NEAR HoME.-A
Yorkshire Socialist, explaining to a
friend the principles of Socialism, re-
marked that all possessions should be
shared equally. eff you had two
horses" said the friend, "would you
give me one ?" "Of course" replied
the Socialist. "And if you had two
COWS, would you do the same?" "Of
course l should" "Well, supposing
now," said the friend, slowly, "if you
had two pigs, would you give me one
of them ?" "Eh! tha's gettin' over
near home," said the other, slyly
"tha knaws I've got two pigs"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

CONNECTIONS.
Railway at Rock Hill, and the 8. A. l.. at
Catawba Junction.
Nos. "a and 35 will carry passengers.
Nos. II and IL 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.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
UNDERTAKING.
HISS r. H. BARNETT, DECEASED.

MISS r. H. BARNETT, DECEASED.
A Ii persons indebted to the estate Of
n Miss r. II. BARNETT, deceased,
are hereby notified to make immediate
payment to the undersigned. Persons
having claims against the said estate, are
requested to present them, properly au-
thenticated, within the time prescribed
by law.
ELIZA JANE BARN EFT.
Qualified Executrix.
September u st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
BICYCLE REPAIRING.

WITH AN EXPERIENCE of TEN
w years in the care and operating oi
finely adjusted machinery and practical
experience, covering years, in repairing
bicycles and sewing machines, together
with accurate tools, am better prepared
ofbicycle re- MORGAN pairing ana
cleaning on yl5 lIlt tI3l. short notice.
have just added first
class, accurate wheel-trleing stand and am
prepared to true up wheels, of any make
or kind of rim, asaccuratcly as can he done
at any factory. Spokes and nipples, and
NJ. & w. valves on hand. Calls and cor
respondence solicited. Terms reasonable.
OLIVER f. GRIST, Yorkille, s. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

Trains Nos. and 10 are first class, and
run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos.
60 and 81 carry and an% asG run
nection at Chester with the G. C. & N.
and the c. c. 4 A., also L & G. R. R. at
Gastonia with the A. q G. 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, 1897-09-15

do all kinds
pairing and
short notice.
added Il first
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15

EB The Bible is book full or llSnl
and wisdom. 1t will make you wise
to eternal life, and furnish you with
directions and principles to guide and
order your life safely and prudently
There is no book like the Bible for ex'
cellent learning, wisdom and use.
B@ The happiness of life may be
greatly increased by small courtesies
in which there is no parade, whose
voice is too still to tease, and which
manifest themselves by tender and af:
fectionate looks and little kind acts ol
attention.
a~ Papa" said little Benny Bloc
bumper, "what is an encyclopaedia p
"An encyclopedia, Benny" replied
that small boys intelligent papa, "is q
set of books, any volume of which
will tell you to seek elsewhere for the
information you want"
a9~ The postoffice department has
warned postmasters that they mus,
not open registered parcels, even or
the request of the sender. Merchants
have been accustomed to send parcel:
to fictitious addresses, and then ask
the postmaster to sell the goods there
in at a reduced price, rather than re
turn them. This is forbidden.
gay Government ownership of rail
roads has been found failure in Bra
zil, and the government has offered tt
lease its entire system of $4,000 mile:
Of track to any responsible compan.
that will pay bonus of $7O,00O,0OC
as rental Of the tracks, rolling stocl
and other property for term of 81
years, and guarantee to restore then
in good order at the end of tha
period.