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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30
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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30
Would You Live a Century,

In a recent lecture delivered in
Birmingham, Sir James Sawyer
gives a few rules to follow If one
would live to be a centen arian
They are not hard to keep and.
In the interest of those who do
not tire of this world's pleasures
or pains We subjoin the list:
l. Sleep eight hours q day.
2. Sleep on the right side.
3. Open the windows of ones
bedroom at night.
4. Put a screen In front of the
door.
5. Place ones bed away from
the wall.
6. Take a bath the temperature
of the body every morning. not a
cold douche.
Z. Take exercise before break.
fast.
s. Eat little meat and make
sure it is thoroughly cooked.
8. (For adults.) Do not drink
milk.
10. Eat much grain in order to
nourish the cells which destroy
the germs of disease.
II. Avoid intoxicants which de-
strov these cells.
~. Take daily exercise in the
open air.
13. Keep no animals in living
rooms. They may have the germs
of disease.
IA. Live as much as possible in
the country.
Is. Drink water, avoid humidi
ty and the neigh borhood of sew
erage pipes.
16. Vary ones occupations.
II. Take from time to time a
short holiday.
IS. Limit ones ambitions.
10. Restrain ones natural char
acter.
We have no idea that the strict
following Of these regulations
woulJ enable one to pass the cen.
tury mark, but the observer
would be better and healthier bv
reason of living along these lines.
The rules are we'll filed With
common sense. and there is an
absence Of fadism. which max es
them all the more commendable
Try them on, and when the 100
years are up give us a written
certificate as to how you are get
ting along.-Cincinnati Tribune
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

Ths followihE extract frSm The
address of MI. Q. H. Jordaa, a
distinguished Georgia farmer Who
has been successfully srowing
wheat for years, Is insttdctive and
worthy the attention of our wheat
growers
Plant your wheat not later than
the last week in October, pre-
pairing your land by deep plough
ing, narrowing and rolling. No
matter how extensive or how re.
stricted your acreage in wheat
may be the coming fall do not
neglect to treat the seed as a safe
guard against smut. have read
hundreds of letters this spring
from farmers stating that they
could not raise wheat because of
the ravages of smut. The Romans
were afflicted with the same
trouble over two thousand years
ago. Scientific investigations
within recent years have dis
covered the life history of the
smut germ, and by continued ex
periments have found remedies
which, if properly applied, will in
every instance free the grain of
future disaster from that source
Smut is nothing more than a par
asitic plant adhering to the grain,
with the grain and
growing along with the stalk. Its
presence is only discovered by
microscopic examination. AS the
infected head of wheat develops
the nutriment intended for the
grain is absorbed by the smut
germ and a mass of loose brown
spores is formed. Those spores,
blown about the field by winds.
adhere to thousands of good
grains and the foundation is laid
for increasing disaster the follow
ing year. Smut does not there
fore develop after the crop is
planted and growing, must be in
life and attached to the seed
wheat before it is put in the
ground. Ordinarily a solution of
bluestone, at the rate of one
pound to enough water for i'm
mersing five bushels of wheat and
allowing to stand for twelve or
fourteen hours, will eradicate the
trouble. Do not allow smut to
enter into your argument against
wheat raising. A more universal
growing of wheat will develop
flour mills convenient to every
section of the country. Produce
.e raw material and machinery
will be at once erected for the
preparation Of grain into needed
uses.-Rock Hill Herald.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

A case has been started
against Col. Neal, former super.
intendent of the penitentiary for
failure to tnrn over something
over $1,000. He was arres ted Mon
day and gave bond for his ap.
pearance.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

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containing, nearly n qnart of med
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per bottle. B. B. B. ia always ahead ,of
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Blood Humors. Try q. H. nert
time you buy Blood Purifier.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

Geo. Sloan, asher of a Will.
mlngton, n. G. bank has disap-
peared, but the directors guaran.
tee depositors against loss. Of the
$660,0Q0 deposits. only about 4
per cent has been drawn out.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

Nine men were kli'ed Md "
by the falling "f he.v- on
arches being put irta, Il !tl, 10
building which is 80 be ~: bv
the National Gorvpntrrr ext
year.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

The St: Agnes orphanag. 1t
Sparkiil, N. Y. was burned. Man-
day night. Nine of the ten hu,it
ings were destroyed, 4 oi ia 400
inmates loet their lives, anl 25
othero we're injured.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30
Saturday. Aug. 26, 1900.
e6RiFd5 bE7 VINES


ter, interested in farming, recent
ly wrote Mr.. l. r. Self, a prom.
inent farmer of Lincolnton, N. c.,
who has been phenominally sue
cessful in growing and curing
peavines, as to his method of
curing peavines. The, letter Which
appeared in the Chester Lantern,
is as follows:
L1NcoLNroN, N. c., Aug. 10
Mr.. J. X. Henry, Chester, S. G.
Dear Sir: My process for cur,
ing peavine hay is as follows: Let
the peas be sown when they may,
they should be allowed to yellow
up, say two or three feet from the
ground, owing to kind of peas. rs
some do not vine so long as
others. Let some of the pods get
ripe. I then begging moving in
the morning when the dew has
dried off. At noon the next day,
if there has been no rain on them.
begin raking, hauling, and pack
ing them in rail pens, built in
fields, barn lot, or wherever you
choose, rails ten feet or longer II
you like. build as high as You
wish. l pI from seven to ten
two horse loads to a pen. Tramp
them down as you put them in as
tight as they can be by heavy
weight man. Tramp them very
tight around the edges. Then top
them up with hay or straw, let
ting it extend out over the rails
so as to prevent any leaking
whatever from the top
In from three to five days YOU
will find the peas will be very
hot, so hot they will smoke equal
to Volcano and become very wet
with sweat. At this stage many
persons would be tempted to
throw down their pens to air
their hay, but this is just the
thing that should not be done. as
letting the air to them spnils
them. Just let them smoke no
danger of spontaneous combns
tion, or at least it has never taken
place with mein my three wears
experience. Last year | packed
my barn full with equal rr~rI''s
to that of the rail pen Re sure
to put them up without heN or
rain on them and cover So ,".r..
will be no leakage This y nv
process and has been for 'a.s,
years and l am now feeding ,u1;c
of the finest hay | ever saw
Some Of our people spy IN
peas in the new or light oi ,hn
moon and they will keep newer.
Now, as to following peas NTH
wheat, that is the very b"S, thing
to do to grow wheat. Plan, y,ur
peas In time for them 10 mature,
take them off for hay. turn vnur
land shallow. owing to soil. -Dd
soil little deeper than grw or
sandy soil, sow your wheat .ron,
the 1st to Goth October. and vou
will make wheat if anv ON else
does. At least this has been nv
experience on my farm for wears
Yours very truly.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

Keep the Stomach and Bowels ID
good condition, the Waste Avenues
open and tree, by an occasional dose or
DR.. N. A. Simmons Liver Medicine,
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

One Minute Cough Cure d4'aEy
cures obstinate summGr c"urEg suJ
colds. Il consider il y u,u,. s, . 10, fli
medicine -qui X and sat- g -
Merton, May bew, Wis. t.r4wl.... '.r.,.
~ 4
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

For Headache capsed most likely b,
q Disordered Stomache, accompanied
by Constipation, use Or. N. A. Simm
onb Liver Medicine.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

Quickly cure constipation and re-
build and invigOrate the entire sys-
tem-never gripe or rnauseata--De-
Wits Little Early Riser-. ora wford
Bros. d-w-s
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

Irritating stings. bite. e., .trhas.
wounds and cuts soothed aud NE led
by DeWitt's Witch Hazel :. -
sure and safe application lor -.rrnrpd
flesh Beware of couur"rfeit- r..g.
ford Bros. "a
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30
NEW CUT CHIPS.
"Y, X. W. No. 3" Tslls " the
Happehina Around New Cut.

| New Cut from Wy. X. W." In
The ENTERPRISE recently, I will
eudesvot to give you 4 few short
items, which may be of interest
to some.
Mrs. John, M. oraig, Of Biz
mingham, Ala, ii Visiting rela.
tives in New Gut. she is on her
return home from an extended
visit to relatives up in Pennsyl.
vania. While in "our city," she
is the guest of the family of her
father in law, Mr.. T. B. Craig.
Mr.. George 7. Marks, who has
been visiting relatives in New
Cut and Dixie, has returned to
his home in Steel Creek, Neck
lenburg county, N. y.
Miss Blanche Baker, of Ches-
terfield, is visiting in New Cut,
and is the guest of Mrs. j. Davis
Flynn.
Mr.. Marion Caskey, one of our
jolliest young men, is pursuing
the even tenor of life over in
Rock Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Measamer
have been in Waterloo, N. g., for
several days visiting Mrs. Measa
mer's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Starnes.
Rev. d. p. Montgomery, for
merly of Lancaster county but
now of Louisville, KY, preached
for the Camp Creek Baptist
church congregation last Sunday
night.
The Protracted meeting which
was held at Bethel church last
week. came to an end on last
Sunday morning. Rev. Allan
Macfarlan. the pastor, did most
of the preaching, and it is to be
hoped that much good will be
accomplished by the able and
impressive sermons expounded
by him. Mr.. Macfarlan is in
Cheraw this week.
Mr.. Barber. representative of
the j. Van Lindley Nursery, of
Pomona, n. c.. who has been in
this section for several weeks,
LETT Monday for his home at
Ei"n, \ &. Mr.. Barber said
that he was very much smitten
with The hospitality OF our com
m'iHifN' and II this correspondents
i any judge at all, he was also
smItten with some Of our young
ladies. aS be seemed to think that
hls success depended largely upon
To, working Of this section more
'han any other. While out one
afternoon. he called at the home
~ 4 gentleman and asked to
>p"ni the night, and received
IN answer something like this {:
"Wrll. get out and come in. If
"" haven't got much to eat, we've
4"t plenty of hospitality"
Several of our citizens attend
ed the Farmers institute and
pirmc a, Heath Spring last week
and most of them-the young
people especially-report a jolly
time. Y. X. w. No. ..
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-08-30

Always destroy the Dread Of bes
coming Mother by taking Simmon-
Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-06-01
snecchIess With Rage.

''Strong emotion, says Darwin, Gin
terrupts the steady flow of nerve force
to the muscles" This prevents the
proper working of those muscles which
are used in speaking; hence the STUN
bling and incoherence of the speech.
1.-The voice sticks in the throat, " to use
the words of Virgil. In some cases
speech is for short time impossible, as
is seen where a person is said to be
''speechless with rage" The hoarseness
of the voice is due partly to the fact
that passion causes an overaction of
all the organs, partly by the fact that
for generations harsh and fierce sounds
have been made use of to terrify oppo-
nents in quarrels, and so have come to
be associated instinctively with anger.
Possibly the fact also has its influence
that the utterance of sounds such as
those referred to is in some way CT the
ether a relief to the feelings.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-06-01
He Sent the Pork.

Professor Comstock of Cornell m
Speaking to his class on the trials of
scientists told this authentic tale of the
experience of professor OF invertebrate
zoology in a sister institution, which
had better be left nameless.
Trichine in pork, the cause of the
frightful disease trichinosis in human
consumers, give peculiar appearance
to meat, which is studded with little
cysts. 1t is then known to the trade as
''measly pork. The learned scientist.
wishing some for study, went to the
butcher and asked if he ever got any
measly pork.
Sometimes. - said the butcher eau
tiously, ''but l always throw it away. :"
''Well, said the professor. 1.-The next
time You have any l wish you'd send
me up some. meaning, of course, to his
laboratory.
The butcher stared at him. but said
he would. Three weeks passed. when
the professor. growing impatient, again
dropped in.
Haven't you found any measly pork
yet %
why, yes said the butcher. 'I
sent up two pounds week ago"
A sickly grin broke over the pro-
fessor's face.
where did you send it?" said he.
'tWhy, to your house, of course" said
the butcher. kansas City Times.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-06-01
His Final Request.

a Scotch farmer, celebrated in his
neighborhood for his immense strength
and skill in athletic exercises, very fire.
quently had the pleasure of contending
with people who came to try their
strength against him. Lord D., great
pugilistic amateur, went from London
on purpose to fight the athletic Scot.
The latter was working in an inclosure
at little distance from his house when
the noble lord arrived. His lordship tied
his horse to tree and addressed the
farmer. Friend, 1 have heard marvel
GUS reports of your skill and have come
long way to see which of us two is
the better wrestler. -
The Scotchman, without answering,
seized the nobleman, pitched him over
the hedge and then set about working
again. When Lord D. got up. "Well,
said the farmer. 'have you anything
to say to me?"
mo, " replied his lordship, ''but per-
haps you'd be good enough to throw me
my horse. Public Opinion.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-06-01
Jerry's Version of 1t.

a prominent Detroit woman with
great interest in juvenile mission work
has this excellent anecdote to tell:
One of her classes in certain mis-
sion is composed of little street children
to the number of 20 or more whose
ages range from-3 to 6. Most of the
scholars are boys. though now and then
one notices the pinched face of a little
daughter of poverty in the ranks.
The other day the lesson was on the
peculiarities of English. Words that
are pronounced alike and spelled differ
emily and words that are pronounced
differently but spelled alike We're dis
cussed at length. She explained the diff
ference between lead the metal and
lead the verb, and the children grasped
the point instantly. Then she took the
two words "week" and "weak. She
explained the difference in the meaning
and use to the tots, and then called up
little fellow. aged 5, to use the word
"weak" III phrase. The little fellow
thought moment, then answered, "a
weak old woman" The teacher nodded
her approval, and smiled into the eyes
upturned to hers.
Now, Jerry Ryan" she said, turn
ing to another little boy, ''you take the
word week and use it in phrase"
Jerry thought minute, and then,
he, too, replied, GA week old baby. -
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-06-01
CLEVER MILITARY TRICK.
The Stratagem by Which Sir Francis
We're Defeated the Spanish.

When Philip ii debated the question
of coercing with fire and sword the
Dutchman, who did not like the taxes
which they themselves did not vote. the
Duke of Alva counseled violent meas
ures, for in his eyes the rebels were
only ''men of butter" Nevertheless he
found that these men, so fond of cows
and hens, could hold his veterans at
bay, finally overcome them in the field,
and after so years leave poor Spain "a
broken backed tiger"
Indeed in time of war country folk
with baskets of eggs and butter excited
no suspicion even to alert sentinels.
Taking advantage of this fact, Sir
Francis We're determined to recapture
from the Spaniards the Zutphen sconces,
or forts, by stratagem. In 1891 he
picked out some lusty and handsome
young soldiers and dressed most of them
like the Gelderland egg women and the
rest as Beers With bundles of vegeta-
bles, baskets of eggs and butter, but
also with dag9eIs and pistols inside
their clothes, they were ferried across
the river by twos and threes. They sat
near the gate of the fort being already.
at the break of day, chatting and ges-
ticulating. as if in some tremendous
argument about the rise or fall Of mar
ket prices.
Then, according to arrangement, We're
sent some cavalry forward, as if APP
preaching, and the pretended country
people ran in feigned terror toward the
fort. The gates We're at once thrown
open to receive them. They all streamed
in, threw off their disguises, and in
few minutes We're in possession of the
forts of the town, where the gallant Sir
Philip Sidney afterward lost his life by
being more rash and less shrewd than
the veteran Vere.-Harper Bazaar.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-06-01
Once Was Enough.

This is one of General Miles stories.
In the Confederate army, Longstreet' S
corps was making night march. About
4 O'Clock in the morning. when every
one was worn out, Georgia regiment
stopped. A Georgia soldier put his rifle
up against the tents on the other side
of where Longstreet was
'tWell, he said. ''this is pretty hard
to fight all day and march all night
But suppose can do it for love of my
country" He continued: II can go
hungry, can fight, if need be, can
die for my country, because 1 love my
country. But when this war is over IL
be blowed if I'll ever love another coun-
try yi''-Woman's Journal
Rock Island Argus., 1899-06-01
Fooled the PASSENGERS.

A man sitting in an electric car the
other day pulled cut of his pocket his
handkerchief, when out sprang what
seemed to be snake. 1t wriggled and
jumped around on the floor at great
rate The ladies screamed and huddled
together, the men made fer it, and one
stamped his foot on it. hut upon exami-
nation it proved to be a copper wound
bass piano wire, which the man with
the handkerchief had coiled up in his
pocket and, having become uncoiled,
jumped to the floor. How the women
looked daggers at him after they be-
came quieted down was a caution. He
soon got off, We presume to put it in
the piano that needed it, not because of
the looks of the women.-Salem Ga
Zette.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-06-01
Mark Twain story.

Apropos of the Portuguese reis (pro-
nounced rays), when Mark Twain vis-
tied Fayal some years ago one of his
companions invited him to dine, with
eight others, at the principal hotel in
that happy island. As soon as the cloth
was removed and the wine placed on
the table the host called for the bill.
which amounted to 81, 700 reis.
go, leave me to my misery, boys!'
calculated the unhappy man. ''There
isn't money enough in the ship to pay
that bill. / am ruined community.
Landlord, this is a mean swindle.
Here's $3.50. and it's all you'll get. I'll
swim in blood before I'll pay cent
more.
The landlord looked surprised, but
Immediately had his little account
translated ''into language that a
Christian could understand" when it
was found that, at the rate of 1000
reis to a dollar, the demand actually
amounted to S21.70 More refreshments
were ordered forthwith. Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Rock Island Argus., 1899-06-01
PERIL MADE THEM FRIENDS.
The Wild BEASTS Herded Together to
Escape a Eorest Fire.

Escape n Forest Fire.
An incident of forest fires in the hills
Of the Descanso neighborhood, in south
ern California, illustrates the comrade-
ship that common peril brings about
among beasts as we'll as among men.
After the flames had completed their
work of destruction and spread pail
over the hills a rancher went forth
among the charred stumps and smoking
brushheaps to look for a number Cf cat
tie and colts which he feared had been
hemmed in by the fire. He went across
gully and ridge in his search, until at
last he saw his stock some little dis
tanee ahead.
He was more than astonished upon
coming up to the group to find not only
his cattle and colts, but a deer, three
wildcats, a coyote and several rabbits,
all alive and apparently in no fear of
him. They watched his approach with
Indifference, the timidity gone from the
big eyed deer, no venom in the wild
eats purr and honesty shining in the
gray coyotes face. The rabbits sat on
their launches as meek as the pets of
children. But the poor coyote was in
pain, and as the farmer came close the
erstwhile robber of the roost dragged
his helpless hind quarters toward the
man in mute supplication. The legs of
the animal had been frightfully burned.
The rancher was in no mood to make
friends of such strange creatures, and
at once drove his stock through the
smoldering brush, the deer going
along with the cattle, the rabbits hop
ping along at the rancher's heels, the
wildcats slouching along behind, and
the coyote, unable to follow, whining
pathetic appeal for succor. When the
burning field was passed. the deer broke
into a run for the distant hills, the rab-
bits were away like a flash, and theold
defiance and snarling leer came back
to the wildcats, who scorned to make a
show of haste. They walked slowly out
of sight-San Diego Union.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-06-01
HIGH TONED BOOK AGENTS.
Men Who Only Sell Volumes Worth
From $50 to $500.

W
From $50 to $500.
s'l'here is a distinct upper class of
book agents who never come in contact
with the general public, remarked
Mr.. Charles II. Meyers. Il have been
interested in art publications for
number OF years and know most of the
tiptop statesmen in the country They
handle books that range from $50 to
$500 in price and only call on people
who figure on certain select lists These
lists are the result of the Cullings of
years, and, combined, they represent
nearly all of the high class book buyers
of the United States. Each publishing
house has its own collection OF names,
and they are valued highly
81 call to mind one firm that failed
and went out of business several years
ago and its roster of buyers was consid-
cred its very best asset. 1t was pur-
chased for something like So, 600. The
class of books handled by the agents to
whom l refer would greatly astonish
the everyday patron of the shops They
are printed in very limited editions,
and every refinement Of mechanical art
is lavished on their preparation. Some
times the edition numbers only 20 or
50, and as soon as II Is OH the press tne
type is taken down and distributed.
The illustration are frequently water
color paintings or artists proofs of
etchings, and it is quite common for
the vignette letters to be tinted by hand.
''Such books are never advertised,
but are easily disposed of to the inner
circle of rich connoisseurs- The agents
who take the orders are the princes of
the business. l know one who makes
easily $4,000 year, and they are
nearly all well to do. They are continu-
ally on the go, but if you We're to en-
counter one of them at hotel the
chances are you would never guess his
vocation. What are the topics of the
books they sell? OH They range frcm
Shakespeare's comedies to Walton S
complete angler-a little of every
thing. New Orleans Times Demo
crat.