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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
farm and firesiae.
HOW To FEED BEES.

Perhaps amidst the bloom of sum-
mer it may be we'll enough to consider
winter management, writes A. ID. Duff
to The Epitomist. Feeding for winter
stores alone may be done heavily, and
all within few days. A fair colony
of bees will store half gallon or
more syrup in 12 hours, and 20 pounds,
or two gallons, will usually be enough
to winter them. If feeding for winter,
and also for brood rearing, they should
be fed more lightly and continued
about every day for 90 days, until the
necessary amount of both stores and
brood is secured. To feed for brood
rearing alone, gill or half-pint OF
syrup daily for about 20 days is suffi'
cient. Where there is more than one
hive of bees kept, open air feeding is
not desirable; but the feed should be
confined in an upper story added to
to the hive, or in case of light feeding,
if the hives are supplied with good,
tight bottoms, the feed may be poured
down between the frames at the back
end of the hive, and the hive raised
slightly at the front, so that the syrup
will not run forward and out at the
entrance.
For all heavy feeding some kind oi
feeder should be used. Little wooden
troughs are best, and may be made
any size desired. The best kind Is a
pinch block guttered out by cutter
heads or wabble saws, cutting slots hall
an inch wide, and leaving stationary
centres of an eighth Of an inch wide
to give the bees a .foot-hold, which
keeps them from drowning in the
syrup. When open troughs are used,
some floating material should be placed
on the syrup to answer this purpose.
Bees may be fed any kind of syrup
that they will eat but the only safe
food for them in autumn, for the pur'
pose of winteriug, is the best of granu'
lated sugar, and only for stimulative
feeding in warm weather should cheap
sugar or syrups be used. To prepare
sugar for feeding, water should be add
ed so that the syrup may be of the
consistency of thin molasses after it is
thoroughly liqui6ed by heating. 1t is
not best to boil it; but simply bring ii
to the boiling point, because to boil it
very much will have tendency to
again crystalize it.
The only manner in which bees may
be fed in winter is by the use of candy,
and syrup feeding cannot be done
safely. Candy can be made from
granulated sugar in cakes, and placed
over the frames and above the cluster
of bees, so that they may have access
to it, and thus carry them through to
warm weather. Winter feeding cannot
be depended upon, and all feeding that
is to be done should be done in autumn,
so as to give the bees an opportunity
to seal up their stores.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
L. M. GRIST & SONS. YOrkville, s. C.
A TIMELY NOTE OF WARNING

THE following is copy of circular
i. letter which is being sent out by one
of the largest mercantile establishments
of the great northwest to their customers
throughout the country on the importance
of keeping insured against loss by fire !:
DEAR SIR: During the past few months
the losses sustained by merchants,
through fires, in that part of the country
tributary to the st. Louis market, have
been so unusually large and disastrous as
to suggest to us the advisability OF ad-
dressing our customers upon the I'M
PORTANCE of keeping fully insured
at ALL TIMES. Within the past few
weeks four of our own customers have
lost their stocks and buildings entire,
without insurance, or so nearly so, that
the amount carried was totally inad-
euuate to the risk assumed, and in two
or three instances, when the fire came, it
was found that policies for considerable
amounts had just lapsed. Men rarely
make SECOND mistake OF this kind, but
the commonest feature of the FIRST, is
the wiping out of the resu It's of years OF
labor and thrift and leaving those who
commit the folly of FAILING TO INSURE,
i'm position whereby they have to face
the world i'm a condition far worse than
when commercial life was first begun.
Think of the possibilities of having the
fruits of 20 years of labor swept away
within few minutes, with no other lega-
cy than smoke and ashes and vain regrets
for what might have been prevented by
a little foresight! To the wide awake,
conservative business man, the expense
incident to keeping his goods fully insur-
ed is Just as legitimate and necessary as
that of paying taxes, rent and clerk hire.
We may escape the consequences of fail
ure to insure for FIVE, TEN or TWENTY
years, but we are just as certain to be
brought face to face with it, sooner or
later, as we stay in business; therefore,
we say to you, if you are not now in
sured, attend to it before the sun
goes down!
With kindly assurances of regard for
our mutual interests, we are,
Very sincerely, your friends, -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
THE PROPRIETOR'S TALE.

The stranger, who was travelling on
horseback through rather unproduc'
tive though picturesque stretch of ter
ritory, paused to look at an especially
pleasing view. A man with pale blue
ewes and straw colored whiskers turn
ed out of a lane into the road, and,
after the genial manner of the country,
babe the stranger good evening.
"Do you live in this part of the coun'
try?"
81 don't look like no summer board
er, do I?" was the blue.eyed mans
reply.
s'It's fine scenery around here"
$50 I'm told"
"Is this your farm?"
81 dunno"
"But You ought to know whether
you're the proprietor or not"
"Well, 1 guess I'm him. But don't
see no use O. you strayin' around to
tell me of it. I've got responsibilities
connected with this place, an I'm re-
minded of 'em frequent enough with
out your mixin'. When you call me
proprietor, though, l don't want you
to get the idea of somebody who goes
around being monarch of all he sur
veys an givin' directions with lordly
wave of his hand. If want anything
done get my wife to give the order
The children an the hired man will
pay some attention to what she says
There's two mortgages on the place
an the assessor is the feller that used
to spark my wife before married her
so he don't bear me no good will no
how. Everybody says the place would
90 to pot eff my wife wasn't such su'
perior woman an my oldest boy was
MT so industrious an my daughter
wasn't so smart and energetic. Nary
one O. them is the proprietor. They
get the credit, though, every time
the taxes an interest is paid or we
have meat an canned goods on the
table fur dinner. But when anything
goes wrong an there's anybody to be
stood up and sassed an threatened
with the law, why, I'm the feller."-
Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
humorous department.
THE STORY OF FURNACE.

The host looked at his guest.
"Come down to the basement" he
said, with a slight wink !; ~ want to
show you my furnace"
The hostess glanced up with queer
little smile. "Mr. Stiverson is quite
daft about his furnace, Mr.. Jollyboy," "
she said. "Ive no doubt he'll have you
down there every time he opens a
damper."
The host turned away and choked
slightly, and then they stepped down
the stairs together.
Mr. Stiyerson went straight to the
furnace room, and reaching above the
bricked heater, pulled down squat
black bottle and small glass. He
filled the latter. -,
"Here's to the furnace" he said
with hoarse chuckle, as he passed
the glass to his guest. "Have to be a
little careful, you know, on account OF
the old lady. Best woman in the
world, of course, but prejudiced.
How's that" The guest gulped and
took down the contents of the glass.
"Now, what would you call that ?"
"Well," replied the visitor with a
grimace, "to be frank with you, l
would call it mighty good sample OF
spoiled cider vinegar"
"Eh what ?" And the host hastily
poured out glass and took mouth
full. "Wow-w.w! So it is. Hang it
all, the old lady has discovered the
hiding place! Wonder what in thun-
der she did with the real stuff? Heav-
ems what contemplate trick. Lets
20 upstairs" And they went.
"How did Mr.. Jollyboy like the fur
mace ?" inquired the hostess as she
looked up with pleasant smile.
The accidulated guest did his best to
call up smile in return.
ats a splendid furnish-I should
say furnace" he remarked. II don't
think I ever saw one with better ap.
pointments outside and inside"
"And on top, too?" queried the
hostess sweetly. Then she pointed to
the open register at her feet.
"It's quite wonderful" she added,
chow distinctly the sound of voices in
the furnace room below comes up
through the register. l could hear
every word you said !"
Then she laughed softly.
But the men made no COMMENT
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
The Leading Premiums.

For the LARGEST club of subscribers
RETURNED and PAID FOR, atSl.75, we
offer the choice between the following pre-
miums: A BEST GRADE "ROCk
HILL Buggy, with quarter leather
top, valued at SIS; a BEST GRADE
"YORKVILLE BUGGY" with quarter
leather top, valued at $50; a handsome
SUIT OF FURNITURE valued at $50.
For the NEXT LARGEST CLUB,
we will give the choice between the above
articles left after first choice.
For the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW
we will give the, premi,,
um which is left after the First and second
choice has been made.
The handsome suit of furniture may
be seen at the store Of w. b MOORE
u CO., and the buggies in the warerooms
of the respective manufacturers in York
Vile and Rock Hill.
In addition to the competitive premiums
mentioned above, we also offer various other
premiums for clubs containing specified num-
miums whenever the numbers specified are
returned and paid for. Upon securing one
premium-a watch or sewing machine, say
the clubmaker will be at liberty to try ior the the
list, and If in the aggregate, by the 7TH DAY
OF MARCH, 1900, he shall have succeeded In
returning and paying for the largest numDer
OF NEW NAMES, he Will pc entltleQ 10 tne
premium for the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW
SUBSCRIBERS just the same as II he had
not previously taken other premiums. Now,
then, read the list:
FOR 60 SUBSCRIBERS.
We will give the clubmaker his choice OF the
following premiums, each valued at SIS: A
FOUR DRAWER ENQUIRER" SEWING
MACHINE, together with all attachments
a "HOUSEKEEPER'S" SET OF KNIVES,
FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers O
"WALTHAM" WATCH in coin silver, dust
proof case a BREECH-LOADING DOUBLE
BARRELED GUN.
FOR 40 and LESS THAN 60
SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmaker
his choice Of the following, each valued at sl5: {:
WALTHAM WATCH, In open face silver
case; set OF half dozen ROGERS BROS:
KNIVES and FORKS G2 PIECES2; Or Low
ARM SINGER SEWING MACHINE
DOUBLEBARRELEDS SHOT GUN.
FOR 80 AND LESS THAN 40
SUBSCRIBERS, choice Of the following, each
valued at $40: NEW YORK STANDARD
7-JEWELED WATCH in dust-prOof case; lax
GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN; HALF
DOZEN TEASPOONS, HALE DOZEN IA
BLESPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE Q3 PIE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
TAX COLLECTIONS-ls99.
Office of the County Treasurer OF
York County.

YoRKvILLE, S. c., September l5, 1899.
IN accordance with law, my books will
i be opened on the 18TH DAY OF
OCTOBER. 1899, for the collection OF
STATE, COUNTY AND SPECIAL
TAXES, for the fiscal year, beginning
January lst, and ending December 3lst,
1899, and will be kept open until Decem.
her 3lst, 1899. I will also receipt for all
VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS Of COM
mutation road taxes for the year 1900.
For the convenience of taxpayers will
meet them at the following places on the
days named:
At Yorkville, from Friday the 10th,
until Saturday the 25th day of Novem-
ber.
At Rock Hill, from Monday the 9th
day of November, until Saturday the End
day of December.
And at Yorkville, from Monday, the
4th day of December, until Saturday, the
3Oth day of December, 1899. After which
day the books will be closed and the Is
per cent penalty will be attached.
H. A. b. NEELY, County Treasurer.
September l6 5 If
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22

For POTATO PIE.-No l. Stir four
eggs into one pint Of warm mashed
potatoes add one and one-half cups
of sugar, one cup of butter and one
half cup of milk. Flavor with vanilla
and bake in one crust.
No 2. Beat together two table.
spooufuls of sugar, one of flour and
three eggs, add one small cup of mash,
ed potato, one cup of sugar, one small
cup of milk, and bake in one crust.
Potato cocoanut pie-Add to one
large mashed potato, one cup of sugar
one tablespoon of butter, little salt
three beaten eggs and a small cup ol
cocoanut soaked in one pint of milk
Bake in one crust and cover the top
with frosting and cocoanut.
Sweet potato custard pie-One pint
boiled potatoes, rubbed through a
colander, one pint of milk, one cup OF
sugar, the yolk of two eggs, a little
salt and one small teaspoonful lemon
extract. Beat all well together and
bake in one crust only. When baked
spread the top with meringue made
with the whites of the two eggs and
two tablespoonfuls of white sugar.
Mary Foster Snider.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22

How TO ROAST A LEG OF MUTTON.
The first requisite after the leg of NUT
ton is a roasting pan. This may be OF
any pattern, provided it is large
enough and practically air-tight when
the cover is on. In cooking mutton,
the first essential is to have it thor
oughly done, says a writer in an ex'
change. Whatever may be thought OF
rare beef, rare mutton is not palatahle.
The roast should be well rubbed with
salt, triAe of water poured into the
roasting pan and then securely closed
and placed in moderately hot oven
with the temperature evenly maintain,
ed until done. One cannot give the
exact time, as it will vary from two
hours to three, according to the quality
of the roast.
If roaster is not available it is
very much better to make "pot roast"
rather than TO attempt TO roast leg OF
mutton in an open pan in the oven,
In cooking a pot roast the vessel should
be large enough and should be tightly
covered and the water kept gently
boiling until the roast is thoroughly
cooked, by which time the water
should be boiled away. The roast can
be Drowned in the pot in which it has
been boiled. Salt and heat are the
the only accessories permissible in
cooking a leg of mutton. After it is
upon the table it may be embellished
as taste inclines one.-Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22

DoN'T.-Don't snub a boy because
he wears shabby clothes. When Edi-
son, the inventor of the telephone,
first entered Boston, he wore a pair OF
yellow linen breeches in the depth of
winter.
Don't snub boy because his house
is plain and unpretending. Abraham
Lincoln's early home was log cabin.
Don't snub a boy because of the
ignorance of his parents. Shakespeare,
the worlds poet, was the son of man
who was unable to write his own name.
Don't snub boy because of physical
disability. Milton was blind.
Don't snub boy because of dullness
in his lessons. Hogarth, the celebrated
painter and engraver, was stupid
boy at his books.
Don't snub a hoy because he shutters.
Demosthenes, the greatest orator OF
Greece, overcame harsh and stam-
mering voice.
Don't snub any one. Not only be-
cause some day he may far outstrlp
you in the race of life; but because it
is neither kind, nor right, nor Christian,
and no lady or gentleman would stoop
80 low.-Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
Trains Nos. 32 and 33 connect at Blacks
burg with trains on the Gatfney Division.

Trains Nos. 32 and 80 connect at Blacks
burg with trains on the Gatfney Division.
Train No. 32 connects at Camden with
the Charleston Division of the Southern
Railway for all points South.
Train No. 33 leaving Camden at 12.40 p.
M, going West, max es connection at Lam
caster, S. c., with the L. Il. c. R. R., at
Catawba Junction with the s. A. L., going
North at Rock Hill with the Southern
Railway going North.
Train No. il connects at Blacksburg
with the Southern Railway from the
South. At Marion, N. c., with the South
ern Railway going West.
RD- Number 81 will stop at Kcrshaw for
dinner. Trains will stop on signal at OakhurSt,
Elgin, Caskey's, Springfield Roddy's, Leslie,
Old Point Newport, Kings Creek. Millwood,
Union Mills, Golden Valley, Vein Mountain.
SAMUEL HUNT, President,
A. TRIPP, Superintendent,
s. b. LUMPKIN, Gen. F. and p. ASt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
COTTON GINNING.

WELL GIN YOUR COTTON while
w you wait, furnish Bagging and
Ties and will pay the highest price in
cash for COTTON SEED. Nobody turns
out a better sample than we DO.
We are making as FINE: FLoUh as IS
to be had in this country.
YORKVILLE ROLLER MILLS,
r. H. CLoANINGER, Assistant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
BAGGING AND TIES.

CECOND-HAND BAGGING AND
- TIES, 40 cents pattern. Second
hand Bagging with New Ties, 80 cents a
pattern. Small surplus on hand for the
first comers. YORK COTTON MILLS.
October Is w tt
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MONEY To LOAN.

nN FARMING LANDS. Easy pay
" ments. No commissions charged.
Borrower pays actual cost OF pertecting
loan. Interest 8 per cent. For further
information apply to JOHN Is. fAL-
MER e son. Columbia, S. c., or
GEO. w. S. HART, Attorney
Yorkville, S. c.
September l3 ou
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22

I represent a number of the leading
fire insurance companies of the world and
can come up to your requirements.
l.. GEO. GRIST, Agent.
My office is in the Nichols building,
over the Ganson Dry Goods Co.'s store.
Call on or phone me when you want
trustworthy and reliable FIRE 1NSUR-
ANCE. l.. G. q.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22

ONE WoMAN's AIM.-"The evi.
dence," said the judge, "shows that
you threw a stone at this man."
"Sure," replied Mrs. O'Hoolihan,
"an' the looks av the man shows more
than thot, yer honor. 1t shows thot
Oi hit him. ."-Cbicago News.
LAUGHED TILL He CRIED.-"Papa
fell over my express wagon this morn.
ing" said Willie. "My, it was funny.
l laughed till l cried"
"Did yer?" said Tommy.
"Yes," replied Willie. Papa caught
me Observation-Disclosures Record.
gaS" 4 girl does not object to hcing
called Il maiden" but it's queer TOW
she objects to having "lady' addict.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22

R6 It's wise proverb that never
has its wisdom questioned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22

TAKEN AT HIS WoRD.-"Thar's one
er them agents what sells clocks on
credit wants to see you right off,"
said the farm hand.
"Hang the agent!" exclaimed the
farmer. 81 don't want to see him or
his clocks"
The new farm hand disappeared and
did not return for an hour.
When he put in an appearance he
asked?
"Whar'bouts 'roun' here does the
coroner live ?"
"Wbat in thunder does you want
with the coroner ?"
"Well," said the new farm hand,
taking seat on stump, and wiping
the perspiration from his brow with
his shirtsleeve, 81 hanged him !''-
Atlanta Constitution.
REVISED NERSIoN.-"Well, that's
enough to try the patience of Job,'
exclaimed the village minister, as he
threw aside the local paper.
"Why, what's the matter, DEAR
asked his wife.
"Last Sunday l preached from the
text, BE ye therefore steadfast,' an.
swered the good man, "but the print.
er makes it read, BE ye there for
breakfast. '"-Chicago News.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-08-09
Fran kIin's Requests.

From the Philadelphia Telegram.
On July II. 1880 Benjamin Franklin
signed his last will ana testament, and
on April %, 1890, nearly 10 years later.
TINS testament was approved and al
lowed by the orphans court of this
city and country. one of the import
ant bequests made Ivy Franklin was a
devise to the city Of Philadelphia of
4l.OO0. the sum to he put at interest,
and the interest lpiuvested annually to
increase the principal for the period of
100 years. He made similar bequest,
similarly condition, to the city of
Boston, in token of kindly memories of
the place of his birth. Franklin calcu-
lated the product of these sums, left for
100 years at compound interest, and, in
anticipation of the large funds that
must accumulate. he directed that the
same should be expended in works of
public utility and convenience, render
ing the inheriting cities more comfort
able, more attractive and more desir-
able dwelling places His calculations
have not been realized, as at the end
of the term he prescribed, The bequests
have not increased t. anything like the
extent he expected. The sum devised
to this city, in the charge of the city
trusts, has amounted to something over
$4,000, sum which he expected would
be reached in 45 years. In Boston the
results have been somewhat nearer the
mark, the investment in that city hav-
ing increased to about $365,O00.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-08-09
CROKER'S HOMECOMING.
Expected to Sail for This Country Next
Saturday.
II the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
Richard Croker will sail for this
country next Saturday. This is the
latest Information that has been re-
ceiVed by Mr., CrOker's political follow
ers. He will, upon his arrival here, go
to the Hotel Savoy for a day or two,
and then to Saratoga, to remain until
II is time to come home and take aC-
tive charge of the fall campaign. A
great gathering of the clans is eX-
pected at Saratoga. Mr.. Croker does
not regard the campaign in the city
this fall as of exceptional moment, but
he is intensely interested in national
politics now. and busily engaged in
forming a combination to destroy Will
lam j. Bryan in the convention next
year. Influential democrats from all
parts of the country who are interested
in the overthrow of Mr. Bryan will turn
up by accident at Saratoga just
about the time Mr.. Croker gets there,
and many long and thorough con-
ferenCes will be held. Mr.. Croker and
those allied with him have great hope
that they will be able to defeat Bryan
for a denomination. Mr.. Croker is
looked 10 by many as the leader in the
fight against Bryan, owing to the
statements he made arraigning the
silver leader. Moreover. the man who
controls - votes in national con-
still more democrats from various dis
trcts of this country look to the rich
New York contingent to furnish the
money to fight the Bryan combination.
This subject of money is potent
one in arguing with those who are in
Clined to support Bryan. Mr.. Croker
and his friends are now urging the po-
litical leaders to drop Bryan. to shift
free silver and get into line where they
will be in a position to demand cam
paign contributions. This argument is
having its effect. and it is said that
many of Bryans friends are weaken
ing.
Little. if anything, will be done about
perfeCting the combination against
Bryan until Mr. Croker gets here. 1t
iS known, of course, that New York s
delegates in the convention will follow
his lead. Ex-senator Arthur p. Cor
man has been doing some subeterranean
work, and at the right time it is likely
that the Bryan forces will find their
culVerts giving away and their political
engine deraied. Others have been at
work in all parts of the country, and a
grand roundup in Saratoga is eX-
pected upon Mr. Croker's return. Plans
will be definitely prepared for a rous-
ing fight against Bryan and Bryan
ism there.