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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21

THE ART OF BOILING AN EGG.
Epicures are still discussing the pope's
poem on the art of catering properly
to ones appetite. His rule that eggs
should be either hard boiled or nearly
raw has occasioned some discussion
among those who prefer their eggs
boiled over two minutes, and atten-
ton is called to the fact that the pope's
rule is exactly in line with the teach
ing of Brillat-Savarin and all the
great cooks, that eggs should be boiled
either not more than 2 minutes or not
less than 20, for the reason that an
egg boiled minutes is digestible, and
so is an egg boiled 20 minutes, but
one boiled 5 minutes is as leather to
the digestive organs.-Boston Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21

ELECTIoNEERING.-"Madam, may
kiss these beautiful children ?" asked
Uncle Oglesby, as he leaned over the
front gate.
"Certainly, sir; there is no possible
objection"
"They are lovely darlings," said
Uncle Dick, after he had finished the
eleventh. ~ have seldom seen more
beautiful babies. Are they all yours
marm?"
The lady blushed deeply.
"Of course they are-the sweet little
treasures. From whom else, marin
could they have inherited these limpid
eyes, these rosy cheeks, these profuse
curls, these comely figures, and these
musical voices !'
The lady continued blushing.
"By the way, marm," said Uncle
Dick, "may I bother you to tell your
estimable husband, that Richard j.
Oglesby, Republican candidate fol
governor, called upon him this even
ing?"
"Alas, good sir" quoth the lady, 81
have no husband"
"But these children, madam-you
surely are not widow?
~ feared you were mistaken, sir
when you first came up. These are
not my children. This is an orphan
asylum.-Chicago News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21

A CONSIDERABLE HUsBAND.-Nol
long since one of the Schaumburg girls
married a man who was celebrated
for his poverty and other bad habits
Yesterday Gilhooly met Nose Schaum'
burg on Austin avenue, and asked him
how his married daughter was coming
on.
"She wash doing fine. Her huspand
wash so kind. He schoost puys hel
ebery dings she wants. He wash SO
good NIT her her. He choost puys
her every tings."
81 am glad he is so considerate.
"Vell, I vasen't glad he wash SO
kind nit my darter."
"Why not?"
"Pecause all de pills wash sent to
me to be paid. I wish he would pc a
little more rough NIT her. He wash
too kind nit my money.-Texas Sift'
ings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21
tn KILL MEANS GRASS,

J. l.. Millwee, of North Carolina,
gives the readers of The Southern Cul-
tivator his method for killing Means
grass. He says:
"The only way to finally extermi-
nate it is to pasture the land with cat
tie for three years. The nature OF
the grass is curious. If you keep it
cropped off above the ground the
roots will rot and your land will be
clear of Means grass.
Now in order to follow this method
fence in so much as you can spare ac-
cording to the size Of farm, the first
year. Then add more the second year,
and so on the third year. Now at the
end of the third year you can COM
mence cultivating the land that you
pastured the first year, and so on until
you have gone over your whole farm.
If this is done there will not be any
more grass on this farm anG the land
will be improved more than one-half
the former value. 1 will give two ex-
amples in my neighborhood, where it
has been tried both ways. One man
plowed and narrowed till he killed it
in his field, but today his ditch banks
and turning rows are as bad as ever,
his land is very near worn out, and
this man is called a good farmer, but
now sees his mistake.
The second man followed the pas
turing method and now his land, also
his ditch banks, are clear of the grass.
His land is more valuable now by one
half than formerly. / have seen grass
in his field five and six feet high and
as thick as could stand. Now you
cannot see any.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21

FIGHTING CABBAGE PEsTs.-After
losing nearly an entire cabbage crop
by cut worms we found that putting
little salt around each plant, 3 or in
ches from the stalk, prevented the
worms from doing any more damage.
We do not know why o little salt
should do what many more expensive
things have failed to do, but we know
it has with us. A mixture of strong
vinegar and water-two parts vinegar
to one part water-puts to flight the
destructive lice and worms. We had
never before heard of the above; sim
ply give our experience.-Practical
Farmer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21

A CHANGE OF TACTICs.-He had
taken three terms of the gymnasium,
and could muscle 25 pound weight,
turn a handspring, knock sand-bag
blind and box the professor all over
the room. More than one pupil had
sighed for his skill and remarked that
the man who tackled him would be
mashed into a pulp in minute.
Yesterday morning he was coming
up Howard street full of life and vigor,
when he came across an express wagon
with wheel off. He made some in
quiries and received curt replies. This
led him to remark:
"Young man, some one will cuff
your ears some day."
"But it won't be you !"
"Don't be too sure Of that !"
"Maybe yo'd like to begin now ?"
said the young man as he quit his
work and stepped to the walk.
81 think l can cuff some manners
into yoI," replied the other, as he
reached out to begin.
The young fellows right arm gyra-
ted around for ten seconds, and then
his fist shot out and landed on the
citizens nose like kick from colt.
He was going to follow it up, but be-
fore he could spit on his hands again
the other man started off at the rate
of IL miles an hour, and turning the
first corner like a streak of light.
Later in the day he explained to an
inquirer:
~ see now where I have wasted a
years time and 500 in money. l
haven't got the grit to fight. I shall
now quit boxing and 60 into training
as runner" ."-Detroit Free Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21

THEY LovED.-"My young man is
a contractor" she said to a group of
envious young lady friends. ga con-
tractor ?" asked half a dozen compan-
ions. ayes, contractor. He has
contracted the habit of tobacco-using,
beer-drinking and gambling, besides a
long list Of small debts" "He is al
most as smart as one of my admirers" "
chimed in another young lady; che is
an undertaken" "An undertaken ?'
came the chorus from the company.
"Yes, he undertakes to make me be-
lieve that he is very handsome and
smart. He undertakes to make $50 a
month carry him through where 500
could not pay out and undertakes to
initiate sensible people at times, but
gives himself away."-Lincoln Union.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21
A Snare
And DeIuSiOn.

IF you have taken out life insurance
i policy in an Old Line high price 'level
premium" company with the idea that
you would at sometime in the future,
while you yet drew the breath of life, re-
ceive substantial cash returns or "big
dividends" we are here to tell you that
you will be disappointed. Your policy
will prove snare and 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 is fraud as an investment for a 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, 1897-07-21
Aumura11s department.

CORRECTING A MIsTAKE.-A Chica-
90 bridge tender, who had swung
open his portcullis to allow a schooner
to pass up the river, was warmly and
violently assailed by the captain of the
craft for some slight inattention to
duty few days previous.
"If I had you down on the deck
of this vessel I'd break your neck" j"
said the skipper shaking his fist like a
small ham.
eyer would, would ye, yer chuckle-
headed salt horse? If yer was wanst
on the plankin' of the bridge I'd mop
the fure with the ugly carcass an
hang yer up ter dry on the truss"
"Shut up, you animated slush buck
ct. For two brass pins I'd send my
cabin boy up to feed distillery hogs
with your remains, you chop-snooted
son-o-a-gun."
"Arrah ye bandy-legged horse mo-
rine, I've big notion ter drop down
off Nv the bridge an maui ye ter a
pulp"
"Well why don't you drop" sneered
the captain. "Just drop and I'll feed
fishes with you"
eyer lyn' skip.jack."
"You're a red-nosed scavenger with
blue mold and cock eye. I'm going
to tie up just above here and III give
you a lively old interview when get
ashore"
sit is tie up yer goin' ter be after
doin' ?" inquired the bridge tender,
anxiously.
That's just what I am going to cap"
"Correct melud. When yer have
tied up yer schooner, come oop here
an we'll take in the larger beer saloon
jist feminist aste ind Nv the bridge.
Perhaps I've made mistake"
Gall right, my hearty. Mebbe 1,
too was little quick. I'll be there,
because when I drink I always aim to
do it with gentlemen"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21
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. 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 OH a
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
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, 1897-07-21
If You Have
No Insurance,

And think you should have. we would be
pleased to explain the Mutual Reserve
system to you. The Mutual Reserve is
the largest and strongest natural premi-
um company in the world, and the fourth
largest of ANY KIND. 1t has paid
about $3.50, 1000 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 in
old line companies in the state was in the
Mutual Reserve, not less than S4OO, 900,
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 NJ. Il L. GEO. GRIST,
General Agents, s,............ YOrkville, S. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21

e9- Deal tenderly with the erring.
You do not know their temptations,
you cannot measure their weakness,
you do not know the struggle that may
be going on in their mind. A kind
sympathetic word, a friendly visit,
confidence, will do more than discip-
line. Love will do more to win and
save than authority.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21

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 ~ need. They will
consume considerable quantities of this
mixture.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21

aag Bread can now be cut and but
tered by machinery. The machine has
been invented for use in prisons, work
houses and reformatories. A cylindrl-
cal shaped brush lays a thin layer OF
butter on the bread as it comes from
the cutter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21

pG When boy stumps his toe, and
utters a sudden cry of pain, he is gen.
orally the recipient of more or less
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21
CENTRAL TIME STANDARD.

Trains Nos. 8 and 10 are first class, and
run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos.
60 and 61 carry passengers and also run
daily except Sunday. There is good con-
nection at Chester with the G. G. & N.
and the G. C. & A., also L & c. R. R: at
colnton with G. c.; and at Hickory and
Newton with w. N. G.
Parties desiring tickets to all points
North, East, South and West, will find it
much to their advantage to call at or cor
respond with the General Office of the
Carolina and North Western Railway at
Lenoir, N. C. L. T. NICHOLS, Supt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21
1T WILL CURE CANCER.

TT WILD CUNT CANCENs
T HAVE a purely vegetable salve that
l. will absolutely cure any skin or root
ed cancer, about which there has been no
cutting. Correspond with or call upon
me for particulars, TERMS, etc. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. -
Mrs. R. L. FERGUSON,
Yorkville, s. G.
May 36 3m
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21
WHEN YOU WANT

ITO have your PHOTOGRAPH taken,
i. you should not fail to come and see
me. I have been in the "picture taking"
business for great many years, and an
confident that know my business. 1t
has always been my desire to please my
customers. I am prepared to take Photo
able prices.
HAVE YOU ANY
Photographs that you would like to have
enlarged? If you have. come and see me
about it. can do the work.
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW
Where my Photograph Gallery is, ask
anyone in town and they can tell you.
DURING THE WINTER,
You will find my Gallery warm and
pleasant. Come and see me whenever
you need photographs. Respectfully,
J. r. SCHORB.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21

THINE TABLE of the Ohio River and
l. Charleston Railway company, to take
effect Monday, May 5th, at 7.30 q. m.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-04-14
HOPEFUL TIDINGS.
Fair Weather Causes the Floods to Recede
Army Officers Take Hold OF Relief


Fair Weather Causes the Floods to Recede
Army Ofhcers Take Hold OF Relief
Work.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 12. - The
water in the Mississippi delta is slowly
receding. Reports received here last
night from the overfowed country are
most encouraging. At Greenville the
river as we'll as the back water sur
rounding the town is stationary.
Col. Sanger, one of the army officers
sent here to investigate the extent of
suffering caused by the great food,
chartered the steamer j. N. Harbin
and yesterday left Memphis on a trip
to st. Francis river to investigate the
conditions in that section. The boat
was furnished with government sup
plies, which will be distributed wher-
ever they are needed.
HELENA, Ark, April 12.-The river
has declined three and a half tenths,
the weather continues fair and no fur
ther break is feared. The threatened
destruction of the Long Lake levee,
which was feared might be washed
away by the current pouring through
the Williamson crevasse, has been
averted so far. The large planters fear
that the gaps in the large levee may
not be closed in time to avert the
drowning out of crops by the June
rise The Williamson crevasse is now
more than 1900 feet wide and the Hub
bard and Westover breaks more than
1000 each,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-04-14
THE STOCK TICKER CASE.

Supreme Court Denies the Petition of the
Western Union Co. in Suit Involving
Millions.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The supreme
court of the United States yesterday
denied the petition for writ of GER
tiorari in the case of the American
Bell Telephone Co. VS.. the Western
Union Telegraph Co. to compel the cir
cult court of appeals for the First cir
cult to certify the case to the supreme
court. The case involves the question
of royalties claimed from the Bell Co.
by the Western Union Co.. and was
originally brought in the circuit court
for the district of Massachusetts to Sc
cure an account of these royalties.
About IS, ,OOO,OOO is involved.
After instituting the suit the West
ern Union sought to have it dismissed,
and after it was dismissed the Bell Co.
appealed to the circuit court of appeals,
when the decision of the circuit court
was reversed. The Western Union Co.
sought to have the case reviewed by
the supreme court, but the opinion rem
dered yesterday denies this petition.
This has the effect of taking the case
back to the circuit court for further
proceedings, in accordance with the de.
cision of the circuit court of appeals.
The case is known as the 'stock tick
er" case
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-04-14
A TICKLE ALLY.
Russia VIII Rid Herself of One and Take
Italy's Place in the Dreibund.

Russia VIII Rid Herself OF One and Take
Italy's Place In the Dreibund.
BERLIN, April 12.-It is understood
on reliable authority that another
great shifting on the political chess
board of Europe is imminent, the rela-
tions of France and Russia having
steadily grown worse, to the extent
that they are being artificially boil
stored up, and the adhesion of Italy to
the dreibund being but nominal.
Therefore new arrangement for pre-
serving the peace of Europe has been
deemed necessary. Italy will little
longer belong to the dreibund and the
force of events is gradually driving
her into the arms of Great Britain and
France
On the other hand, the czar and his
advisers are said to be decided that
France is too tickle for a reliable ally
and an entente, which perhaps later
will be followed by formal alliance,
is to be reached between Germany,
Russia and Austria. Some of the pre-
liminaries will be agreed upon between
Emperor William and his ally, Francis
Joseph, during the formers visit to
Vienna on April 90. Three days later
Emperor Francis Joseph will visit the
czar at st. Petersburg During these
visits the preliminaries for the under
standing between the emperors will
probably be ratified The proposed
agreement is directed mainly against
the shifting policy of Great Britain on
the eastern question and the mainten-
ance of the European status quo.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-04-14
WEST AND SOUTH.

BY vote of So to 26 the Minnesota
house of representatives passed bill
on the 7th prohibiting sectarian in.
struction or wearing of sectarian garb
in the public schools, and providing
for fine and Imprisonment for violation
of the act
The strike at the factory Of the Uni
ted States Glass Co., at Gas City, Ind +,
has been declared off after struggle
lasting over three years.
Advices from the Moreau river coun-
try, in South Dakota, state that the
loss of cattle during the storms in that
section the past winter has been be-
tween 40 and so per cent.
By the death of his brother and his
wife, Arthur Quinn, of Springfield,
who Is at present an inmate of the poor
farm at Bloomington, ILL.,, will inherit
fortune of $40,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-04-14
AN EMPHATIC DENIAL.

DR.. Hunter Makes 1t in Regard to the
Charge that He offered Money for
Votes
FRANKFORT, KY, April l2 1t was
known Saturday morning by DR.. Hun
ter's friends that charges of bribery
were to be sprung on him as soon as
the roll call was completed 1t was re-
ported that an indictment charging
him with attempted bribery was under
consideration by the grand jury and
would probably be reported that day.
1t was not reported, however. and the
grand jury adjourned Saturday night
without reporting an indictment. The
grand jury will resume the investiga-
tion to-day, when eX- congressman
Wilson and Mr. Franks will be among
the witnesses.
The gossip in the case was that Capt.
Noel Gaines, of the McCreary Guards,
had approached Representatives Clark
and Johns in behalf of Hunter and
proposed money consideration for
their votes for Hunter. AS soon MS the
news was out DR.. Hunter sent for
Clark and Johns. They came and
then DR.. Hunter said to them in the
presence of Attorney General Taylor
and Senator McChard: II never saw
Capt. Noel Gaines in my life, nor did l
ever hear of either Tanner or Gordon.
l never solicited Gaines nor anyone
else to attempt to bribe any member of
this general assembly"
Tanner and Gordon are associates in
the accusation. Tanner is Gaines
brother-in-law. EX-Congressman Will
son says Gaines approached him re-
Gently and said he had facts against
Hunter that would ruin him, and that
he would suppress them if Hunter
would give him $4,000. Wilson
spurned him and Gaines went at once
to Blackburn's headquarters. 1t is
claimed by Hunters friends that the
charges were made when the republic
an nominee came within one vote of
election and it was believed that
Hunter would be elected.
Hunters managers say that the next
few days will lay bare plot to ruin
him and that high and low politicians
will go up in the explosion. The story
Of Gaines is almost unanimously dis
credited here. Gaines friends ad-
nit he has exploited himself unen-
viably.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-04-14
NOW COMES MEXICO.

Our Southern Neighbor Threatens to Re-
taliate In the Matter OF Tariff Legisla-
tion.
CHICAGO, April 1S.-The Times-Her-
AIDS Washington special says: The
trainers of the Dingley bill are much
interested in semi-official report from
the city of Mexico to the effect that
retaliatory tariff bill is to be intro
duced in the Mexican congress this
week 1t is stated that in view of the
practically prohibitive duty on Mexican
cattle provided by the Dingley bill, the
Mexicans will place prohibitive duty
on American hogs and packing house
products, which comprise a very i'm
portant article of export to Mexico.
Last year II, $50 hogs, valued at $685.
S07, were sent from the United States
to Mexico, and this number comprised
almost all of our live hog expectations.
The total number exported to all coun-
tries was 21,046 and their total value
was 1927, ,297. Our expectations of lard
to Mexico are also large, having
amounted last year to 2, 44O, 157 pounds,
valued at 5000, ,727.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-04-14
WASHINGTON.

Commodore Montgomery Sicard has
been nominated by the president to be
rear admiral and Capt Albert Kautz
to be commodore.
John 7. Bressler, of Nebraska, has
been appointed by the president as
government director of the Union Pa
cfc railroad. He succeeds j. Nelson
H. Patrick, whose term has expired.
Preference is being given by Secre-
tary Wilson to Union veterans in the
appointments and promotions in the
agricultural department Thus far he
has found places or promotions for IA
veterans or widows of veterans.
A new system of seed distribution
has been introduced by Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson. His aim is to di-
versify the farm products of the coun-
try and to this end he is selecting new
and valuable seeds from all parts of
the world and putting them in the
hands of farmers likely to use them to
advantage.
Secretary Long has named two more
torpedo boats. No. will be called the
Rodgers, after Rear Admiral Rodgers,
and No. will be known as the Rowan,
after Vice Admiral Rowan.
The necessary machinery to provide
relief for the sufferers from the Missis-
sippi river floods has been set in mo-
ton by the war departments and officers
detailed to this service have started for
the west.
According to the report of the de-
partment of agriculture for April the
average condition of winter wheat is
sL4, against 99.5 on December l, and
n. last April, against s1.4 at the same
date in 1895.
A sweeping reduction in the force Of
special agents has been made in the
general land Office Twenty-Five men
have been dropped, leaving only about
half a dozen on the rolls.