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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28

containing s65 with which the tickets
were to be bought. The children were
taken back to Yorkville. ...'"Miss Dali
sy Williams, of Yorkville, came from
Charlotte Monday and is visiting in
Gastonia, guest of Mrs. J. c. Gallo
..."..A delightful outing was en-
joyed on Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week by the members of the Pres
byterian Ministers association of Cas-
ton county. They had delightful
trip to Cherokee Falls, on Broad river,
near Blacksburg, S. C. The following
ministers were along: Revs. R. A.
Miller, of Lowell R. P. Smith and T.
C. Coker, of CASTOR R. ]. Mc1lwain,
of Kings Mountain, and Mr.. Therrel,
of Blacksburg, S. c. The almost
mountainous scenery near the river,
the fishing and roaring waters, and the
boundless hospitality of Messrs. r. P.
Roberts and C. Plonk, who entertain
ed the visitors, all conspired to make
of these outing days an occasion long
to be remembered by the ministers for
the refreshing pleasure afforded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28

ANATOMICAL. A quack doctor
stood on his wagon at street corner
selling his cure-all. A group of peo-
pie gathered about him, and he under
took to explain to them the anatomy
of the throat.
"My dear friends" he began, "per'
haps you don't know it; but there are
two passages that 60 from the back OF
the mouth to the stomach. One is
called the esophagus, and the other is
esophagi. Now, the solid victuals
goes down the esophagus, and the Ii
guilds down the esophagi.
"Over the top of the holes is cover
with hinge in the middle, and when
YOU swallow beefsteak the little door
over the esophagus flies open, and the
little door over the esophagi drops
down, and vice versa when you take
a drink of coffee"
This description proved too much
for a farmer who stood on the edge OF
the crowd. Shaking with laughter, he
remarked, in loud tone:
"Gosh, but those doors must 60 Hip:
per topper when fellow eats bread
and milk !"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28

DIGITAL DEPRESsIoN.-Did you ever
notice, when man smites his thumb
with a hammer, while putting down
a carpet under wifely supervision and
criticism, how quickly he thrusts the
bruised and throbbing member into
his ready mouth ? asks Burdette in
The Ladies' Home Journal.
People think it is because the ap-
plication is soothing. But no; it is
an involuntary movement, same as
winking. The man cannot help it.
Nature knows what the man would
be apt to say under the circumstances,
and so she has provided him with a
stopper, and has ordained that when
ever he hits his thumb hard enough to
hurt-and it doesn't take very much
to nearly kill man when he'is doing
something he doesn't want to-by a
sort of interlocking system the thumb
flies into his mouth and stops him up,
so that he can't say anything.
Some men whom you and | know
should be provided with an extra
thumb which they might carry about
in their hand all the time it wasn't in
active use. 1t would be great thing
wouldn't it?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28
MITT oADuER.
Shelby Star Has a Talk With the Slayer
of Wells.

of Wells.
Shelby Star, May 25.
A Star representative visited the
Jail Tuesday and found Mitt Sadler,
the condemned Negro, lying on his
couch reading his Bible. He talked
freely, and any questions relative to
his early departure did not seem to
embarrass him.
Sadler is little over 20 years old,
and was born in York county. He
says this is the first crime he has ever
committed, but that he has had a few
fuses before. When asked about his
crime, he said ~ was drinking and
met Wells; he wouldn't give me any
whisky; I did not want to hurt him,
and did not want him to hurt me, l
did it in self defence. Yes, | am pre-
pared to die. 1 will make talk to
the crowd. Don't know whether any
of my people will come to the hanging
or not some of my neighbors will"
Sadler often repeated his declaration
of willingness to meet death. He in
sisted on writing letter, and here 1t
is as be wrote it:
My DEAR FRIENDS 1T is with
pleasure this evening to wright these
few remarks to the whole world may
take warning from these words that
am going to relate to you all and
hope both white and colored may take
warning and never let this be your
test, that you will haft to walk out on
the scafful of death and die the death
die, oh young man will you take
warning from this and never let whls-
ky and bad company lead you astray ;
for whisky and bad company have
brought me to the gallas. My mother
and father have raised me up wright
and warn me of this danger but yet l
went astray at last and now you all
see whats come to pass that will hiatt
to be tied up by the neck and hang till
the Breath leaves the Body. All don't
YOU know that is a time But thank
the good Lord that am redy to meet
my God in pease and don't dread to
die for the Lord is on my side. But
my young friends ask you all to get
redy to meet your God in pease
don't exsep none l am talking to old
and young great and small. Oh young
man obay your mother and father
that your day may be long upon the
land. Although feel redy and pre-
pared to 90 owe course i done the
crime they cues me owe But did not
anne to kill the man done it all
through fright but if it is the LORDS
will for me to be hung, Let thy will
be done for am willing and ready to
go By the help of the good Lord am
going home to rest.
Now may these few words rest upon
each and every ones heart and may
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28

AFRAID OF THOSE WHO DON'T
ADvERTIsE.-The way the public at
large look at advertising is forcibly
shown in Geyser's Stationer. A we'll
known Philadelphia man, temporarily
visiting in Washington, was going
somewhat out of his way to reach a
florist. When his attention was called
to the fact that there were other flor
lists nearer, he said: 81 am seeking
the man because he advertises in the
newspapers. The man who advertises
is always up to the times, and he is
easier to deal with. You laugh; but
tell you it is a fact. l have studied
this subject and know from personal
experience. For the last few years l
have made it rule never to deal with
any business man who does not adver-
tise. 1 wanted some flowers to send
off in box by mail, and looked in
the paper this morning for the adver-
tisement of florist. Now, you see,
he wants to deal with me, or he would
not put that in the papers. l don't
know any of the places here; but the
rule is a good one, and I'll bet you
anything you say that I can get what
want at this place and get it cheaper
than anywhere else, or at any flower
place that keeps its name out OF the
newspapers. The business man that
doesn't advertise I have always found
narrow-minded, selfish, non-enterpris-
ing, penny wise and pound foolish,
even if he didn't cheat me outright"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28

UNLUcKY "B."-The fact has been
noted that six member of the class of
'97 of the Naval Academy have met
with serious misfortune since the war
began, and the names of five of them
begin with B. 1t was known as "the
B class" because the names of so many
of the boys began with that letter !:
Brumby, Baldwin, Butler, Barnes,
Breckenridge, Bennett, Bostwick, Bag
ley, Boyd and Bose. Bagley was
killed on Thursday, 18th instant
Boyd disabled the torpedo boat Cush-
ing and had to come home; Breckin-
ridge was swept overheard from the
Cushing and was drowned; Bostwick
had his chest caved in while on the
Ericsson, and is now in hospital
Baldwin was knocked down an open
hatchway and had his ribs broken, and
Merritt, of the same class, went down
with the Maine.-New York Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28
aalistellaufous Reading.
HARBOR OF SANTIAGO.

Description of the Place Where Cervera''
Ships Are Said to BE Bottled Up.
The port of Santiago de Cuba, ir
which the Cape Verde fleet, command
ed by Admiral Cervera, is said to be
bottled up, is situated on the southeast
coast of Cuba. By land it is 500 miles
from Havana, which is situated dag
onally across the island, on the north
west coast. The distance by water is
from 900 to 1000 miles.
The harbor of the port is one OF the
finest on the Cuban coast, but it is diff
ficult of access. From the sea deep
but narrow channel leads into the har-
Dor between fringing reefs. The chan
mel is over a mile long and at its mar
rowest point only about $40 feet wide.
Its greatest width is said to be only an
eighth of mile.
Once in the harbor a great depth OF
water is found, and space for the ac-
commodation of large fleet.
Santiago city is situated at the head
of the harbor four or five miles from
the sea. 1t has had in ordinary times
population of $4,000, largely COM
posed of blacks. Before the outbreak
of the revolution, which has paralyzed
all business on the island, its CONNER
cial Importance was second only to
that of Havana. There are numerous
handsome buildings in the city, public
and private, including the residences
of the archbishop and the governor OF
the province.
Although the peculiar entrance to
the harbor would seem to make it
possible to fortify the port impregna-
bly, the defenses of the harbor are not
reputed formidable. The Notifications
are said to be chiefly of masonry, OF
little use against modern high-pressure
guns, and the guns mounted there are
generally old-fashioned smooth-bores.
On the land side there are numerous
earth works defended by small guns,
which have been sufficient to keep
back the insurgents, unprovided with
artillery. Nevertheless, for many
months General Garcia has kept the
city practically in a state of siege.
Communication with the western part
of the island has been had almost
wholly by water.
The chief forti6cation of Santiago
is Moro castle. 1t stands out boldly
on a hill east of the harbor, making q
most conspicuous target for the guns
of hostile fleet.
Moro castle is rambling, irregular
fort, neither circular nor oblong in
shape. 1t is about 1900 yards around
the structure. The fort is known to
have five modern 10-inch guns and
large number of other old-style can
non.
Directly opposite Moro castle is the
Block house, small stone building
strengthened with heavy railroad iron
This building has some good guns IN
it. The number is not known outside
of Cuba, for they have been recently
placed in position.
Along the entrance to the harbor are
the Estrella and another smaller bat.
terry, and the Santa Catalina fort, none
of which is supposed to be formidable
The Blanco battery within the city
limits is a small affair.
The harbor is further protected by q
number of masked batteries, located at
points on both sides of the harbor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28

Rear Admiral Miller, in command
of the Pacific station at San Fran
cisco, is without a flagship. At the
beginning of the war San Francisco
was the ranking station of the United
States and Rear Admiral Miller had
command of everything from Alaska
to Cape Horn. The big vessels of his
fleet included the Oregon, Monterey,
Charleston, Boston, Baltimore and
Concord. One after another the ves-
sells have been withdrawn, until now
there is not ship to carry the admi-
rails flag. Admiral Miller commands
the station from hotel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28

REDEEMING A NoTE.-The Okolo-
ma (NIiss.) News tells the following
story:
"Old P. is well-known in some parts
as one who never pays debt if it can
be avoided has plenty of money, and
is a jolly rollicking old chap; gets
pretty drunk occasionally, when, of
course, some friend takes care Of him.
A few days since he fell into the
hands of a friend who held his note
for a sum of money, and, as it was
the last chance the friend dived into
old P's wallet, took out the amount OF
his note, and put the note where the
money had been.
When he awoke to consciousness,
as was his wont, he took out his wal
let to count how much money he was
out. Finding his purse almost de-
pleted, he thundered
"How in the deuce did spend so
money ?"
"You paid off that note l held" an
swered the friend.
"Well," muttered old p, quietly
slowing away his wallet II must have
been very drunk"
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these few lines be warning to the
ones witch leave here behind cannot
tell you all just how I feel, but i can
tell you that feel like child of God.
MITT SADLER.
Does this condemned man realize
his true condition Has the great
God of Heaven pardoned his great sin
and spoke peace to his soul, or is he
simply deluding himself with u vain
hope? There are other places more
in favor than the gallows as starting
place to glory. May the God of mer-
cy look in compassion upon the doom
ed criminal
The hanging will take place be-
tween the hours of 10 a. m. and 2. p.
~. All things are making ready.
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RAPID FIRE GUNs.-"Rapid fire. O

RAPID FIRE GUNs.-"Rapid fire. or
quick firing guns are frequently re-
ferred to at this time, but few laymen
really appreciate the meaning of the
term as contrasted with the slow fire.
breech loader" says The Engineering
News. "The distinction is not one of
size, for the rapid fire system has ex-
tended from 1-pounder projectiles to
4-inch, 5.inch and 6-inch guns, throw
ing Sc, 10 and 1OO.pound shot or shell.
The essential difference is in the meth
cd of loading. Instead of opening
the breech and inserting the projectile
and the powder separately, the latter
in bunting bag, ammunition for rap
id fire guns is now prepared as for
small arms; the ball powder and firing
primer are united, the powder in a
metallic case attached to the shot and
the primer in the center of the base OF
this case. There are a number OF
types of rapid fire guns, differing in
the way this fixed ammunition is fed
to the gun and fired. The 6-pounder
(2.24-inch calibre) rapid fire guns of
the Hotchkiss, briggs. gs.Schroeder, Max
and Sponsel types can
discharge 100 shots in Am. 26s., Am.
35Bs.. Am. Ais. and Am. 564s. respect
lively, or 20 to 25 shots per minute
with accuracy of aim. Without at
tempt at accuracy of aim the rate can
be increased to 80 or 35 shots per min
ute. With 5-inch rapid fire guns, or
7O.pounders, Sc shots have been fired
in five minutes"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28
Aumuruus department.
SHE DIDN'T BUY ANYTHING.


$50 you we're out shopping, eh %
gasped Mr.. Newwed at dinner last
evening, in the cosy new home in Co.
lumbus avenue.
ayes, dear, and I want to tell you
all about it"
T-I gave you $50, believe" he
murmered, swallowing double allow
ance of cafe noir.
"You did, Charlie, and that's just it.
started for the shopping district at 8
o'clock, and have been trotting up and
down ever since. You have no idea
how much we women have to contend
with"
"Humph! Tell me about the bar
gains"
"There was half.rate sale in one
place I; the loveliest goods you ever
saw. So cheap, too. Then there was
a sknock- out counter in another store,
where they were fairly giving things
away. I never saw such bargains
Then there was a fre-and-water sale
across the way, and, the way things
went was astonishing. Then there
was clearing out sale in the next
block. And a bankrupt sale near ny.
And a marked down list only block
away. And 'half-off' sale over
on --"
"Great jumping Caesars ghost"
ayes. and I attended them all. Oh,
such astonishing bargains"
"And I suppose that now I'll have
to announce 'half-rate' sale on my
personal effects, and Knockout sale
on nv salary, and closing out sale
on nv bank book, and 'cast-off' sale
with my uncle, and 'gone-to-grass'
sale on the kitchen fixtures-just to
euualize the pressure, eh ?"
"Charlie, you ungrateful wretch. !
was about to say that 1 considered
myself a jewel! After all the careful
teachings of mamma, just as II l
couldn't save your money, and" --
"Well, they all say that"
ell didn't buy thing. "Here's
your $50 bill"
"What's that?"
"That's what said !"
"My angel" he gasped, dropping
his fork, "forgive me; 1 have wronged
you'll"
II didn't use your money; but or
dered a wagon load Of nice things and
had them charged. So there !'-New
York Recorder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28
CUT PRICES.

ONCE announcing our medicine bust
y ness, there has been great demand
from live stock owners for reliable con-
dition powder and we now have it. 1t is
a powder used by the United States army
and is sold everywhere at 25 cents pack
age, our price however, is 20 cents for q
single package or three packages for 5O
cents. Put your cattle in the proper con-
dition to stand the summer weather at
once. We sell the very best Cold Pressed
Castor Oil at 60 cents Il quart. Bring your
jug and have it filled.
Notice our list of patent medicines to-
gether with the reduced prices
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When You Want
Nice Clean
Job Printing

You should always go 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.
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JOURNAL AND STATE.

r HAVE recently taken the agency for
i the COLUMBIA STATE, in addition
to the NEW YORK JOURNAL, and will
be pleased TO furnish the public with Ell
ther at 20 cents per week-6 STATES or
7 JOURNALS. Single copies of the
may be had at cents for
the daily and Z cents for the sunday
editions. Single copies OF the SIAIE,
cents, OLIVER E. GRIST.
Ynrkyilla. S. c.. April 81.
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Besides the above, we carry full stock
of Castor Oil, Turpentine, Paregoric,
Cough Medicines, Calomel, Cattle Pow
ders and Toilet Soaps. See us.
Take our pills and keep in front!
GRIST COUSINS.
Gs- Our terms under any and all cir
circumstances are SPOT CASH-credit
most cheerfully refused. No barter, no
produce exchanged. 1t takes coin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28

H6r Means folk in this world There
are! A south end father asked his
son if he felt too tired or lame to go
to the circus, and when the boy said
"no," told him to 60 and bring up
hod of coal, and the boy couldn't say
he wasn't able.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28

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. q n.
and the G. G. & A., also L & G. R. R.. at
Gastonia with the A. Il c. A: L.; at Lin,
Newton with w. n. c.
G. F. HARPER, G. P. A., Lenoir. n. c.
J. NJ. MOORE. G. F. A., Lenoir, y. c.
E. F. REID, Auditor, Lenoir, N. c.,
L. r. NICHOLS, Supt., Chester, S. G..
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CONNECTIONS.
No. 80 has connection with Southern
Railway at Rock Hill, and the s. A. L. at
Catawba Junction.
Nos. "a and IS 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.
8. B. LUMPKIN, G.. P. A.
A. TRIP, Superintendent.
SAM'L HUNT. General Manager.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28
Che alorkrille enquirer.
Published Wednesday and Saturday.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
ADVERTISEMENTS


Inserted at One Dollar per square for the
first insertion, and Fifty Cents per square
for each subsequent insertion: A square
consists of the space occupied by ten lines
of this size type.
1T Contracts for advertising space for
three, six, or twelve months will be made
on reasonable terms. The contracts must
in all cases be confined to the regular
business of the firm or individual con-
tracing. Parties who make quarterly,
semi-annual or annual contracts, for Ia
given space, and afterward order the dis
Continuance of the advertisement or q
reduction of the space contracted Tor, will
charged for the less space or shorter time
as the case may be. An increase of space
or time will be matter for special con-
tract. The advertiser will be at liberty to
change the matter at will.
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Total,......... .......2l, ,737 90

Now the thing to do, if you have not
already done it, is to insure your proper
ty against loss by fire. A small policy for
a fourth of its value is better than no in
surance at all. See me and let us talk the
matter over, will appreciate your busi-
ness and give it my best attention.
There is one thing, however, that the
public should he cautious Of, and that is
the many "wildcat" companies that are
doing business in this territory, whose
indemnity contracts are not worth the
paper they are written on, and which will
REQUIRE only one fire loss to demonstrate
the fact. My companies are business en-
terprises of the highest class and standing
and since the indemnity they offer is the
verv best, they do not seek to impress you
with the idea that they are so philan-
thropic that they will indemnify you
against loss at a less cost than experience
dearly bought has taught them that it is
worth. My companies are now carrying
polices on much Of the most valuable
property in the county and as agent, L.
would be glad to issue You policy.
I also write Accident and Tornado In
surance. l.. GEO. GRIST, Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28

CHATTEL MORTGAGES, LIENS
TOR RENT AND SUPPLIES, Title
= to Real Estate and Real Estate Mort
cages in blank form for sale at THE EN-
QUIRER OFFICE.
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BETTER to have it and NOT NEED
IT, than to NEED IT AND NOT
HAVE IT.--A Fire Insurance Poll
cy in a Reliable Company.
THE ETNA INSURANCE TaEs Co.

rs the strongest exclusively fire insur-
i ance company in the world, and with
all it's financial strength, it is neither over
bearing or contentious; but to the con-
trary its liberality is proverbal among its
patrons and insurance people. and its ad-
iustment of losses are always satisfactory.
The lEtna has been before the insuring
public for s5 years and in that time has
paid out over EIGHTY-FOUR MIL
LION DOLLARS in fire losses and now
has cash assets to the amount Of over
So, 2,OS9, ,O9S.OO! have six companies
in my agency. all of whom are old. strong
and tire-tested and no one can give you
better protection, or lower prices than I.
In the Rock Hill fire recently, only four
companies in my agency were interested;
but these losses have long since been
paid and the money is now figuring in
the rebuilding of the burned district:
The Etna's loss, ,S27 90
The Continental's g loss.......". 6, 10C 90
The Delaware's loss, ,."..."....". $500 90
Norwich Union,. n,..".".............. 5,3OO w
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-28

Description of the Place Where Cervera's
Ships Are Said to Be Bottled Up.