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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22
Hliseellamenus &eaait,g.
A HONEY BEES RESTLESS LIFE.
From The Denver Republican.

TOll 1uc bClNcI
G. w. Reynolds, of Los Angeles,
CAL, one of the oldest travelling men
in the United States, is II years of age.
Mr.. Reynolds has a ranch of which
he enjoys telling even more than he
does of the experiences through which
he has passed during his half century
upon the road. The ranch is near San
Diego, Cal. The chief product is
honey. This product is gained from
two apiaries, which Mr.. Reynolds WIS.,
its every time his business permits him
to go to Southern California.
"In my apiaries, which are cared for
by my son." said he, there are l4O
stands of bees. The honey season
lasts from April to July. This season
my bees yielded forty thousand pounds
of honey, which sells in that country
in bulk at four cents pound. Two of
the hives gave over five hundred
pounds each. For ten years have
been interested in bees in small way,
and take greater interest in them ev-
cry year. A hive or stand of bees is
worth $3.50. In it are the queen, the
drones and the workers, total popu-
lation of from twenty thousand to
twenty. five thousand bees.
"This very good-sized colony" he
continued, "resides in hive or wood
en- box. In the hive are dozen frames
13 by inches. In these the bees
make or deposit the honey. A foun-
dation of wax having been first placed
in each frame by the beekeeper, so that
the bees may have something to build
upon. The honey is taken out of the
frames every other week during the
honey season. While doing so there
is little need of protecting the hands.
The bees seem TO be most inclined to
sting one in the face. So, as aprecau-
ton, the man who is removing the
honey from the hives wears straw
hat, from the brim of which is hung
silk vail, like they have to do up in the
Klondike country to ward off the sum-
mer mosquitoes.
"The queen is an absolute monarch
within her dominions. She is the un'
disputed boss of the job. An ordinary
bee lives during the working season
only As days. Young ones are being
Matched out all the time. A bee goes
to work at the tender age of three
days, and hustles like veteran for AZ
days. Then it is just naturally all
tired out, l suppose, for it dies. The
queen lives longer, and when young
queen comes into existence in the hive
she drives the old queen out. Her
loyal subjects follow her in the ban
ishment, and that is what makes the
swarm.
"In southern California the bees
make water-white honey when the
black sage is in blossom. When the
white sage is Towering the honey has
an amber tinge. In winter the bees
make no honey. Seventy-fve car.
loads of the article are shipped out OF
San Diego county in good years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

MACARoNI AND 'CHEEsE.-Have d
large saucepan of boiling water in
which drop one pound of macaroni.
Keep the water boiling until the mac
aroni is quite tender; drain, and dash
some cold water over it. Have ready
six ounces of grated cheese-Permesau
if you can get it. Place layer of mac,
aroni in a deep dish, season slightly
with salt and pepper and a sprinkling
of cheese, continue until materials are
used, reserving some of the cheese fol
the top layer. Cover the top with
very fine bread crumbs. Warm with.
out oiling, large tablespoonful oi
butter and pour evenly over the top.
Brown the top with hot shovel held
over. Never brown in the oven as
the butter would oil and so impart a
disagreeable flavor to the dish. In
boiling the macaroni, let it be perfect
ly tender but firm, no part beginning
to melt, and the form entirely pre-
served.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22
MEDICINAL VALUE OF ONIONS

MEDICINAL VALUE OF ONIONS
Onions are really sweeteners of the
breath, after the local effects have
passed away, says one learned doctor.
They correct stomach disorders and
carry off the accumulated poisons OF
the system. They provide blood
purifier that all may freely use. AS a
vermifuge the onion cannot be sur
passed, and eaten raw will often check
a violent cold in the head. One small
onion eaten every night before retiring
is this well-known doctors prescrip-
ton for numerous affections of the
head, and is highly recommended for
sleeplessness. 1t acts on the nerves in
a soothing way, without the injurious
effects of the drugs often applied.
The heart of the onion heated and
placed in,the ear will often relieve the
agony of earache; while the syrup
produced from sprinkling sliced on
ion with sugar and baked in the oven
is said to work wonders for Group and
a cough.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

GOOD RoADs.-Good roads, like
many other good things in civiliza-
ton, must fight their way to the front
by constant agitation but when recog-
milton is once accomplished, they can
never again be dispensed with. 1t
may be surprising to those who have
not Investigated the subject, that ten
years ago the state of Massachusetts,
the state that claims the honor of lead
ing in civilization, had no efficient law
for making good roads. Much money
was uselessly applied and wasted, and
there was an entire absence of system
attic methods employed. The roads
were not properly constructed, and
often the work was not applied when
it was most needed. 1t was not until
1898 that the first law was enacted,
and road commissioners appointed
and a year after an appropriation OF
S3OO,OOO was made for constructing
estate highways" under the control OF
the state commissioners. In another
year the new roads became so popular
that people were clamoring for them
from every town in the state.-Farm
News,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22
farn1 and firesiae.

WHAT WIDE TIRES Do.-Elabor-
ate tests of the draft of wide and mar
row tired wagons have just been com.
pleted by the Missouri Agricultural
College experiment station, extending
over a period of year and half.
These tests have been made on ma
cadam, gravel and dirt roads in all
conditions, and on the meadows and
plowed fields of the experiment farm.
Contrary to the public expectation, in
nearly all cases draft was materially
lighter when tires inches wide were
used than with tires of standard width.
The load hauled was in all cases the
same. and the draft was carefully de-
termined by means of a self-recordlng
dynamometer. The beneficial effect
of the wide tire on dirt roads is strik-
ingly shown in some recent tests at the
station. In trial, when clay road
was so badly cut into ruts as to be al,
most impossible for light vehicles and
pleasure carriages, after running the
6.inch tires over this road II times,
the ruts were completely filled and a
frst-class bicycle path made.-Colum-
bia (Mo.) Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

BOOSTED HIS BUSINESS UNAwARES.
The debt of the struggling little
church in the suburbs had all been
paid off but $500.
A clergyman noted for his skill and
success in raising church debts had
been sent for, and was conducting the
morning service. The sermon was
over, and the work of stirring up the
audience to the requisite pitch of en-
thusiasm had begun. Subscriptions
rose rapidly to $500, then to S4OO
and, after considerable effort, to $500
where they stuck. In vain the visit
ing brother exhorted and pleaded
The limit of the cash resources Of the
congregation appeared to have been
reached, and at last he sat down dis
couraged.
Then Brother Plantus, highly re-
spected undertaken, who had made a
liberal subscription already, rose and
said:
"Bethren, this thing sha'n't fall
through after it has got as far along as
five hundred dollars. I believe in q
man giving as the Lord has prospered
him, and, although have given a
pretty good sized donation, am ready
to do more. I'll pay that last hundred
dollars myself. Here's my check for
the amount"
81 don't know your name, brother"
shouted the visiting preacher, jumping
to his feet with enthusiasm "but
hope your business will double during
the coming year, aud believe it will
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22
THOSE HUGGING PARTIES.

A Charleston paper, several years
ago, published the following: "An
exchange says that hugging parties
for the benefit of churches are recent
importation into the south, but they
are becoming very popular in some
sections, especially in Virginia. The
prices are as follows: For girls under
Is, 35 cents for a hug of 2 minutes
from Is to 20 years OF age, from 80 10
rs; another mans wife, l; widows
according to looks, from 10 cents to
50; old maids, 8 cents apiece, or two
for a nickel, and no limit as to time. y
To which lady very properly OBJ
jected, and replied as follows:
In your last issue there appeared
paragraph entitled "a Hugging
Match" which was intended to be
funny, but which proved to be mean
1t embodied the old fossilized slur or
old maids, and averred that in the
hugging matches now in vogue IL
divers places, while young girls and
widows were hugged at a dollar OF
two each, and very few seconds
allowed at that for the thrilling per
formance, old maids were hugged al
cents each or two for nickle, with
no limit as to time. I'll vouch that
the author of that paragraph is q
bachelor who keeps his blacking brush
on the mantlepiece, and his clean
shirts in the coal box, and who is d
good enough judge of whisky to pull
the stopper out of bottle OF corr
whisky and smell the Negro that hoed
The corn. And If the truth were only
known, he has been rejected by d
dozen girls, perhaps some old maids
any of whom would had to have sup
ported him had she been fool enough
TO have had him, and all Of whom
render thanks night and morning now
that they had sense enough to kick
him. l am an old maid and | am
happy. l don't know how it feels to
uncork bottle of paregoric at u. M
TO quiet a squall that was caused by d
collie instead of cloud and | am ig'
norant of the process Of pulling OIL d
pair of muddy boots ut midnight and
swathing with wet towels the burning
aching forehead of "lord OF crea'
tion," who promised, with a lie upon
his lips at the holy altar, to love, hon
or and protect me as long as he lived
l repeat 1t, | don't know anything
about these delights of matrimony
l suppose l ought to be pitied. But
had rather be laughed at because l am
not married, than not to be able to
laugh because l am married. If you
will excuse me for being confidential
I'll say, in closing, that during ca,
reer of 30 years pve only been hugged
one time. On that occasion, strange
to say, l got three scents. l didn't
want any more. The three scents |
got were scents Of disgusting hair oil
rum and tobacco.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

CARE OF A Cow AT CALvING.-SiX
weeks previous to the time of calving
feed the cow a good handful of linseed
meal twice day, morning and even
ing, in some bran or meal. Five OF
six days before calving omit the oil
meal. By feeding this always have
the afterbirth come, the same day the
cow calves. But if you have not fed
any meal, and it does not come away,
take a half pint of white beans and
boil them soft. When cold give them
to the COW to eat. Wait three or four
hours, and if it does not come all right
give another half pint of beans, and it
will come away every time. When
you have the COW on good pasture,
you need not feed any oil meal, but
use the beans if it becomes necessary
G. H. r., Reed City, Mich.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

A good OINTMENT Soften guam
tity of fresh lard and add an equal
amount of champion. Stir constant
ly, cooling the lard quickly, so that as
it hardens the camphor will be thor
oughly incorporated. Keep in a low
open -mouthed bottle or tin salve box.
When needed for colds in the head,
hoarseness, etc, rub the temples, nos
trils, throat, palms of the hands and
bottoms of the feet thoroughly, heat
ing it in. If necessary, apply to Il
cloth and place over the lungs or
throat. This is especially adapted for
use for infants, as it is not quite SO Sc.
we're as the first receipt.-Farm and
Fireside.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

How IT SEEMED TO JOHNNIE.-Lit'
tie Johnnie's mother was practition'
er of the old-fashioned form OF cor.
poral punishment, says the Richmond
Dispatch. One day Johnnie had one
of those pains which is sequence o.
green apple indulgence, and his moth
er applied a mustard poultice. After
the application had relieved the pair
and was making its tervid presence
felt in its normal way, the mother ask
ed:
"Well, Johnnie, how does it fee
now ?"
"It feels" replied Johnnie, "like
was being spanked in the wrong
place."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

looking round to ihrug his shoulders
again and smile. you've brought me
to the dismal depth of Swiss wood in
order to thrill me with terrible tale
of defiance. Very well; thrill away"
He seemed determined to make light
of the interview and to mock his COM
panion's indignation and emotion. But
be watched her all the time, despite his
assumed Indifference, with lynx. eyed
vigilance.
~ repeat, this life shall end" she
cried, after a moments pause, bursting
into quick, vehement, emotional utter
ance. "Shall end, do you hear? 1 will
be your decoy no more-your slave
your tool. Twill no longer lure men in
to the meshes Of the net your cruel
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

OH tehSU JetSS'o'
bands spread for their ruin. You and
shall part. Do you hear, part, now and
for always. will be no wife of yours
for the future, and if 1 can avoid it, So
help me heaven, I'll never look on your
hateful face aguin. "
The man listened in silence, and
when she ceased waited before answer.
ing, looking at her with his head lit.
tie on one side and his eyes half closed.
Gall right. Goodby," he said at
length, turning away to whistle.
"What, not gone yet?" he added aft
er pause in tone of surprise. "Pray
don't stop on my account. Any show OF
politeness between US would be such a
superfuity of foolish pretense. And he
resumed his whistling.
Presently he stopped and, getting up,
went close to her and spoke in differ
ent tone, seriously and directly:
"Look here, Lola! Don't make fool
of yourself. You can't leave me. You
know that we'll enough. My silence is
as necessary to you as your beauty is to
me. There was never any other bond
between US and never will be probably,
but you can't break it. And you must
own that I've done we'll for you. You
live on the best of the land; you've
never staid at any but the best hotels;
YOU spend what you like OH dress;
you've any amount of lovers. What
husband could do more than that?"
The wife made no reply in words,
but her eyes lighted with anger.
$50 long as you don't 60 too far with
any of them, I never say word, and
the fact that while they are making
love to you am making money out OF
them ought to give zest to the bust
ness which you should appreciate. Don't
be fool. Of course you want your hys-
terics in some form or another-all wo-
men do-but don't let 'em lead you over
the Rubicon. This German pig that
we're stalking now may be the last we
need trouble about He's rich enough
to yield any amount of gold, and if l
know love in fat FOOLS face when
see it he's mad Oh you and he'll give
half his wealth if only you give me the
chance to handle"-
"Stop" cried the woman hotly.
"May rot if ever l move finger to
help you again. If you want to rob
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

How TO DRESS A SHEEP.-We do
not wish to have meat taste of wool.
When boy my father always got a
neighbor, who had been butcher, to
dress his mutton for him. AS soon as
the sheep was bled he hung it up and
slit the skin across the headquarters
and down the belly, peeled it back a
little and cut slit into the belly just
back or above the paunch, letting out
the wind or gas from about the visce-
ra, he claiming that this gas, remain
ing in too long, permeated the flesh
and gave it the bad taste. Afterward
he dressed it at his leisure, keeping the
wool from the flesh. 1t was always
sweet and good. Have followed this
method for many years with never a
failure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22
Aumuroas 9epartment.
NOT A FLAW IN 1T.

A half dozen travelling men were
seated in the little depot waiting for
the eastbound train. First would
come binding flash of lightning and
then deafening peal of thunder. A
fearful storm was raging.
"This is scary night to be on the
road" remarked the soap drummer.
II see where you are right" said
the cigar man. GAS l remember" he
continued, "it was just such a night
as this when the train struck bad
place four miles of here, and the next
instant ran off the bridge. I was the
only passenger on the train to escape
with his life"
"When was that ?" he was asked.
"Latter part of August, 1894"
~ fail to recall that wreck" said
one of the crowd.
$50 do l." said another.
"How many did you say were kill
ed ?" asked the soap drummer.
"Didn't say anybody was killed"
remarked the cigar man.
"You didn't eh 4? You said you were
the only passenger who escaped with
his life."
"Certainly, that's easily accounted
for" explained the cigar man, looking
innocent. ~ was the only passenger
on the train" =.
"Aha that's your game, is it ?" said
the soap drummer.
"Hold on here" said the only one
in the crowd who had not spoken up
to this time, as he hustled up in front
of the cigar man. "You said you
struck a bad place in the road" .
ave did, but we got over it all
right"
"You did, eh? But how about run
ming off the bridge"
"That's all right. We ran off it at:
ter he had crossed it. The story is all
right, boys. You can't pick any flaws
in it."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

p6- The Philadelphia Record says
that a coroner's jury was holding an
inquest, and the physician lad read
the result of his autopsy, in which be
had found that the subject had suffered
from phthisis pulmonalis. The high
sounding name of the disease was
attractive to the foreman of the jury,
who after an earnest discussion with
the other members arose, and with a
smile of consciousness of duty well
performed, proudly announced "De
jury fetches in verdict dat the man
died of a severe case of 'Gee-whiz
Apollinaris."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

s6r Maid (breathlessly)-"Oh miss
both the gents you is engaged to has
called, and they're in the parlor, and
somehow or other they've found it out
and oh u! miss, I'm 'fraid therell be
troublen Miss Flirtie-"Horrors
Oh, dear! What shall do ?" Maid
latter rehection)-"I'll fix it. I'll run
an tell 'em you're cryin' y'r eyes out
cause y'r father has lost all his mon
ey; then you can keep the one who
stays." Two minutes later the maio
returned to say that both the "gents'
had gone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

s6- A good joke on schoolma'am
comes from Cumberland Gap, and is
told by the marlborough News. A
lady teacher told one of the boys to
name the presidents, and when he re-
piled he couldn't, the teacher said,
"When 1 was as old as you I could
name all the presidents in their order
The boy replied, "There were only a
few presidents then."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

s@ Father-"Come, young man, gel
your coat off and come with me ]!
Tommy-"Your're not going to lick
me, are you dad?" "Certainly. Did
not I tell you this morning that
would settle with for your bad beha'
yior ?" "Yes, but I thought it was
only a joke, like when you told the
grocer you were going to settle with
him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

HAD BEEN PAMPERED.-"I don't
like YOUR milk" said the mistress OF
the house. "What's wrong with it,
mum?" "It's dreadfully thin, and
there's no cream on it," "Atter you
have lived in the town while, mum, u
said the milkman, encouraglngly,
"you'll get over them rooral ideas OF
your'n."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

R8 If you are in the right in your
contention with your brother, do not
suffer him to put you in the wrong by
falling into u bad temper and speak
ing hasty and harsh words.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

E9 God never works q miracle to
relieve us from our obligation to use
common sense.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22

finds herself married villain whom she loved They quarrel and
a Thinking him dead her maiden
and wins for husband English onet gaining high social position
blight Lola
his silence thinking hide her life from the barone whom she has
The villain
and makes good that he becomes guest The bnt returning from
kicked That night Lola The morning
detective paro of
highly Ingenious The story is charmingy told
interesting and The surprises
startling many the prologue produced below will give
some intensity involved in the
Thrilling story of CRAWSHAY":
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22
|RBAD This STORY OR HAVE SOME ONB Read 1T FOR YOU!
LOLA. CRAWSHAY
lis the Life Story of Fascinating, Clever Woman, Told
In Trenchant, Highly Entertaining Style.

of the reader is aroused in the first chapte
held end. There is not dull sentence in it, 1t is
good stories in it is love story and det
story, and you should be sure to read it.
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-17

Rev Edwin s. Lines, D. D., of St
Paul's church, New Haven, has been
elected to the office of general secretary
of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society of the Protestant Episcopal
church, as successor to Rev DIR William
S. Langford, who died suddenly last
July while on a vacation among the
Catskills. The election was held at the
Church Missions House, Fourth avenue
and East 22d street at meeting of the
board of managers of the missionary So
ciety. DR. Lines Is one of the most ac-
tive and Influential am ong the clergy
men in the diocese of Connecticut. He
has been leading spirit in the munich
pal affairs of New Haven, and is popular
among the students of Yale college,
which institution conferred upon him the
degree of Doctor Of Divinity. DR. Lines
is one of the advisers of Bishop Williams
of the diocese of Connecticut, and rep
resents New Haven on the standing COM
mittee Of the diocese. In the event of
his acceptance, DR. Lines will remove TO
New York city, with his office la the
Church Missions House. DR. Lines mar
ried granddaughter Of the late Charles
Morehouse of Newtown.
The Newtown bee., 1897-12-17

ASPETUCK AND VICINITY.
Mrs Mertie Gould has gone to New
Haven to see her brother, who is report
ed to be very ill with Bright's disease.
Mrs Frank Banks has visited her par.
ents, MI and Mrs Foster.
B. P. Merwin has traded stock with
William Graham of Wilton.
G. F. Parrack and Tom Barlow have
butchered for Stephen Wheeler.
Adother old land mark ia gone. The
old house owned by Edward Treadw ell,
a short distance north Of the Methodist
church, was discovered to be on fire
shortly after sunrise, Monday morning,
and Notwithstanding the Efforts of the
neighbors, it was totally destroyed
The origin of the fire is supposed to be
incendiary. 1t is understood that there
was no insurance; consequently, it will
be total loss to Mr. Treadwell.
Charles Courtney has returned from
New York, where he worked on horse
car line for short time.
Patchen brothers have about complet-
ed barn in the rear of their new house
During the past week little son came
TO make happy the home of Mr. and Mrs
Marin Stowe.
W. NJ. Gallup closes his school, Friday,
for q two weeks vacation.
Miss Hattie F. Perry, with her broth
er, Henry Carlton, spent Thursday OF
last week with Mr. and Mrs George
Brown of Bridgeport.