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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15
l.. Nj. GRIST & SONS, Yorkville, s. G.
A TIMELY NOTE OF WARNING

THE following is a copy of circular
l. 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-
equate to the risk assumed, and in two
or three instances, when the fire came, 1t
was found that policies for considerable
amounts had just lapsed. Men rarely
make a SECOND mistake of this kind, but
the cOmmonest feature of the FIRST, is
the wiping out of the results of years of
labor and thrift and leaving those who
commit the folly of FAILING TO INSURE,
in position whereby they have to face
the world in 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
q 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, 1899-11-15
Here Is Pleasant Work
And Good Pay.
GET UP A CLUB FOX THE ENQUIRER.
Two High Grade Buggies, a Handsome Suit
of Furniture, Sewing Machines, Guns,
Watches, SilverWare, Books, Etc.

THIS is the season during which the
l. people of this section generally make
selection of the newspaper they expect to
read during the following year.
We want THE ENQUIRER to go as a
TWICE A WEEK visitor to every home
i'm York county. With the assistance OF
intelligent and trustworthy friends in the
different localities, we know it can he
gotten into many homes to which it is not
now going. This assistance is of much
value to us, and it is our purpose to pay
for it most literally, in proportion to the
service rendered.
The propositions we make herein are
to all responsible individuals, i'll each and
every locality. There is no monopoly In
the matter. Because an individual re-
turned the name of certain subscriber
last year, is no reason why he should
have any claim upon that subscriber this
year. Because one individual may al
ready be at work in a given neighbor-
hood, is no reason why another should
not also canvass in that neighborhood.
Every clubmaker is entitled to get sub.
scribers whenever and wherever he or
she may be able to get them, and upon
compliance with the conditions herein
stated, have them counted.
Our plan Of compensation to clubmak-
ers this year is on the same line IA here
tnfore-a competition for TWO LEAD
ING PREMIUMS to be awarded for the
TWO LARGEST clubs, and third lead
ing premium for the largest club of
NEW SUBSCRIBERS. After that the
value of the premium is in proportion to
the number of names returned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15

CURING HOME RAISED PoRK.-In a
short time the dying squeal Of iattened
pork will be heard throughout the
country districts. Hog-killing times
are always good, and little children
who never cooked "melt" on the hot
rocks, or blew up a bladder for Christ.
mas morning, have never enjoyed the
happiest features of young child life.
The proper method of curing our meat
is not always looked after as it should
be. Meat should never be slaughtered
unless there is ice. Dry, clear wealth
er, with the thermometer down to
freezing point, is a safe period to
kill. The hogs should be slit in half
and laid out (after sprinkling salt light
ly on the joints the first night. The
next morning the animal heat will
have disappeared, and the meat be
cold and firm for cutting up. After
trimming all the hams and shoulders
close, all the meat TO be cured should
be well rubbed with salt and neat
ly packed down in box or barrels.
After which cover the whole with salt,
and if the hogs are small let the meat
remain down for a period of three
weeks; if large hogs, four weeks.
After taking up, knock off the salt,
and before hanging up, sprinkle each
peace lightly with pulverized borax,
using one pound to about 700 pounds
of meat. Bugs and flies will never
disturb meat on which boraX has been
sprinkled, and it therefore keeps nicely
for any length of time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15

A GoEBEL SToRY.-From beneath
the platform from which Hon. Frank
Peak was delivering a Democratic
speech in Trimble county, KY, few
days ago, rolled white dog and a
black one locked in political de-
bate of their own.
There was movement on the part
of the crowd to separate the dispu-
tants and restore order; but Mr.. Peak
exclaimed:
"Let 'em fight it out-the white dog
typifes Goebel and the black one Tay-
lor !"
A ring was formed and every precau-
tion taken to insure fair fight, when
in jumped yaller dog and doubled
teams on the white.
"That's all right" exclaimed the Or
ator of the occasion "the yaller dog s
Brown, and Goebelll do 'em both up!'
And he did, in short order. The crowd
cheered the good omen, and Mr.. Peak
completed his address without further
interruption.-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15
Aumprons department.

UNWISE SELECTION.-A returned
missionary, giving some account of his
experiences in Jamaica, says that he
was once called upon to act as arbitra-
tor between a man and his wife who
had had a violent quarrel.
The couple came to the missionary's
house a short time before the hour ap-
pointed for prayer meeting TO be held
in the chapel in the missionary's door
yard.
The man and his wife both began to
talk at the same time, their tongues
going fast and furious and their tenn
pers rising until they finally came to
blows and fought until the missionary
was forced to used all his strength in
separating them.
He succeeded in calming them and
induced them to remain at prayer
meeting. After hymn had been sung
the missionary requested each person
present 10 give a quotation from the
Scriptures, whereupon the man. who
had the difficulty with his wife got up
and said briefly:
81 have fought a good fight"
The missionary had hardly recovered
from the shock of this when an old
black woman got up and prayed that
ode ministah" might be given strength
for "his weak body and his feeble
mind" d."-Detroit Free Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15
RHEUMATISM
CATARRH

1t is the deep seated, obstinate cases of Ca
arrh and Rheumatism that b. B. B. Botanic
Blood Balm) cures. It matters not what
,ther treatments, doctors and remedies have
allied to do, B. B. B. always promptly reaches
he real cause and roots out and drives from
he system the specific poison in the blood
hat causes Rheumatism and Catarrh. B.B.B.
the only remedy strong enough to search
,ut the poison, not only in the blood, but the
zones, mucous membrane and entire body,
md eliminate or drive out the last vestige OF
he disease so there can never be return OF
he symptoms. If you have been disap.
pointed in sprays, liniments, medicated air,
,nuff, blood purifiers, Etc, don't give up hope
,ut try BIB B. Botanic Blood Balm). 1t has
,een thoroughly tested for past 80 years and
las never failed to permanently cure obstinate
Blood Diseases as Rheumatism, Ulcers, Ca
arrh, Eating Sores, Cancer, Scrofula, PimPles,
eczema, after all other treatments had failed.
Ask your druggist for B. B. B. Botanic
Blood Balm or 3 Bs.-Large bottles 81, six
bottles (full treatmen) S.. BIB. is an hon
:stremedy that makes real cures. So you may
est Blood Balm, we will send FREE
TRIAL BOTTLE on receipt of stamps
or postage. Personal medical advice free.
Address BLOOD BALM Co., ATLANTA, GA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15

THE Boy WITH THE HosE.--The
other evening as an open electric car
was going south on Center avenue, 1t
passed small youngster engaged in
sprinkling grass with hose.
Just as the car came opposite him
he whirled and innocently sent the
stream with full force into the crowd
of passengers. :.
The instantaneous uproar which
arose caused the driver to shut ott
power and put on breaks instantly,
while the child stood, open mouthed
and stupeied, pouring the water into
the car. The passengers scrambled
over each other to get out at the other
side, as he seemed unable to change
the direction until the conductor did it
for him.
At this point in the proceedings the
boy seemed to recover his faculties
suddenly and bawled loudly, while the
car went on.-Chicago News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15

BH- Evan P. Howell, of the Atlanta
Constitution, says that some years ago
a southern man brought suit against
the South Carolina railroad for dam
ages to his property. He lost his case
in the superior court; but insisted up
on carrying it to the supreme court,
were he represented his argument by
saying whimsically "May it please
the court, there is an old French adage
which says, "A man who is his own
lawyer hath fool for a client The
next week the supreme court pro-
nouDced its decision, which was ad-
verse to the southerner. He was in
Augusta at the time; but received the
announcement of his second and final
disappointment by means of a tele-
gram sent to him by prominent judge
who was an intimate friend OF his.
The telegram read as follows: "Judg-
ment for defendant in error. French
adage affirmed by supreme court. -
New York Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15
The Leading Premiums.

For the LARG EST club of subscribers
RETURNED and PAID FOR, at Sl.15, 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 800; a handsome
SUIT OF FURNITURE valued at $50
For the NEXT LARGEST CLUB
we will give the choice between theabove
articles left after first choice.
For the LARG EST CLUB OF NEW
SU we will give the premi,
uIn 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
Il 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 mum
bers of names, and propose 10 deliver the pre-
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 for the
same thing again, or for anything else on tht
list, and If in the aggregate, by the ITH DAY
OF MARCH l he shall nave ssSceeaed nMeha III
OF NEW NAMES, he will be entitled TO the
premium for the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW
SUBSCRIBE Just the same as II he hac
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
FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWING
MACHINE, together with oil attachments
a "HOUSEKEEPER'S" SET OF KNIVES
FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers 8
"WALTHAM" WATCH in coin silver. dust
proof case; BREECH-LOADING DOUBLE
BARRELED GUN.
FOR 40 and LESS THAN 90
SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmakel
his choice Of the following, each valued at Slo
WALTHAM WATCH, In open face silver
case; set Of half dozen ROGERS BROS
KNIVES and FORKS Q2 PIECESl; or LOW
ARM SINGER SEWING MACHINE
DOUBLE-BARRELED SHOT GUN.
FOR 30 and LESS THAN 40
SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, eacf
valued at $40: NEW YORK STANDARD
7-JEWELED WATCH In dust-proof case lik
GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN, o HALE
DOZEN TEASPOONS, HALF DOZEN ia
BLESPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE Q3 PIE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15
TAX COLLECTIONS-IS99.
Office of the County Treasurer Of
York County,

YoRKvILLE, s. c., September Is, 1899.
IN accordance with law, my books will
i he 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 he kept open until Decem.
her 3lst, 1899. will also receipt for all
VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS of conf
mutation road taxes for the year 1900.
For the convenience of taxpayers will
meet them at the following places on the
days named:
At YorkviIle, 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, he
4th day of December, until Saturday, the
Both day of December, 1899. After which
day the books will be closed and the 10
per cent penalty will he attached.
H. A. b. NEELY, County Treasurer.
September 16 If
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15

s4~ The following is taken from the
pen of an old maid: "Man is two
legged animal that chews tobacco and
walks on the forked end. Most men
are born; we never heard of but one
that wasn't, and he was made of mud,
just for sample. Mans life is full OF
disappointment, growls and smokes
cobs pipes. He goes forth like lion
in the morning and leaves the wood
for his wife to chop, and in the even
ing he sneaketh home with his pants
ripped, and raises Cain about hard
times. He has lagrippe on road work
ing days, and walks 20 miles to a cir
Gus. He will chase jack rabbit four
miles through the snow, and then bor-
row a horse to ride half mile to the
postoffice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15

paT A good joke, which Congressman
John Allen is supposed to have sprung
on himself during the recent Mississip
pi senatorial campaign, is now going
the rounds. He is reported to have
been telling about visit to his old
home, where he met one of the old
family servants"
"Lawsy, Mars John, Use glad to see
ye," said one old Negress, "an' so glad
to know dat you'se still got yer same
old posishun.
"Nhat's that ?" asked Mr.. Allen.
"Why, runnin' fur office, O. ose."-
Memphis Scimitar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15

A CoMPLTMENT.-Apropos of the
late Lord Watson's prediction for in
terrupting counsel and the story OF
Lord Bramwell's exhortation to his
learned brother to cease worrying a
certain arguing barrister, a correspon-
dent tells how on one occasion Lord
Watson justified his inveterate habit
of interposition.
81 ventured," he says, "once out OF
court to complain to him of his too
frequent interruptions from which l
had suffered in court.
"He answered: 'Eh? Man, you
should not complain of that, for |
never interrupt a fool. London
Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15

a6- A Natal man has attracted some
attention by his discovery that the
dreaded locust can be got rid of by
smearing a few of the insects with an
infectious preparation and hberating
them to communicate their fatal mes
sage to the swarm.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15

1 represent number of The leading
fire insurance companies of the world and
can come up to your requirements.
l.. GEO. GRIST, Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15

eH~ When a fellow asks his girl for
her photograph he doesn't want d
negative.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15
BAGGING AND TIES.

CECOND-HAND BAGGING AND
y TIES, 40 cents pattern. Second
hand Bagging with New Ties, SO cents a
pattern. Small surplus ON hand for the
first comers. YORK COTTON MILLS.
October lS W tt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15
PHOTOGRAPHY.

EOR PHOTOS-in any style and Of the
Il best finish-please call at my Gal
cry, on Cleveland avenue.
s. w. WATSON, Yorkville, S. G.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-16
Senator Mason's Resolution

The United States senate Is the treaty.
making power of this government. The
/ United States can enter into no treaty
with another government until the sem
ate by a two.thirds vote has given its APP
prevail. More than that, the president
can send abroad no ambassador, minister
or envoy without the consent and adj
vice OF the senate"
This branch OF the legislative depart
ment OF the government is therefore en-
dowed with delicate diplomatic func-
tions, and every consideration OF pru-
deuce, statecraft and decency requires
that it shall be guarded and deliberate
in utterances concerning the acts Of
other governments.
Yet with full comprehension of these
facts, the arrant blatherskite, Senator
Mason of Illinois, has introduced reso-
luton expressing the sympathy of the
senate with the South African Republics
in their war with Great Britain, and eX-
tending to them the hopes Of the senate
for the success of their arms.
In the senate, Monday, Mason took
the floor III support OF the trebrand. He
asserted that the United States had the
same right to extend its sympathy and
hopes for success to the Beers in their
struggle for liberty as it had to interfere
with Spain in its conduct OF affairs in
Cuba. The contention is preposterous,
and Senator Mason is the first man in
American public life to advance the abb
surd claim that the Monroe doctrine
should be carried across the ocean and
applied to the continent of Africa. In
the case OF Cuba we asserted our right
to intervene, only after long suffering
had ceased to be virtue. The Cuban
war had become of long standing, and
two administrations had given more than
ample warning to Spain that we would
not indefinitely contemplate the progress
of that contlagrAtion on our borders.
The was not only destructive of an i'm
! portant part OF our commerce, but the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-16

A NUMBER OF citizens of Colfax, says
the Gazette, are interesting themselves
in movement to ask Judge Mcdonald
OF the superior court, to call grand
jury to investigate charges of malfea-
sance in Office against the county COM
missioners, and also Of high crimes
charged against the correspondent OF u
Spokane paper. The charges against
the former are a mutilation of records,
and those against the latter are not
mentioned
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-16

JUST now things are looking little
dark for England. in South Africa. The
reverses that her armies have met with
Will probably cause the Cape Colony
Dutch to cast their fortunes with the
Beers. THIS will make the struggle chat
much longer and more bloody without
etfecting the final outcome. The Beers
are proving themselves a lot OF
brave determined fighters, and are
otficered by prudent and sagacious
generals. But they are standing in the
way OF civilization, are fighting ior
principles opposed to religious and pc
htlcsl liberty, and their ultimate over
throw is only a question of time.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-16

want to be something more than farm
hand, if you want to master the business
OF farming land it is the masters who
win nowadays, if you wish to be equip
ped to do the best work, then get the
best practical education you can. |
faced this question when as l7-year-old
boy quit typesetting in Denver at $3.50
week to go into the best job printing
Office at So per week. 1t give me a
chance to learn the branch of the trade
| didn't know, but this apparent sacrl-
flee in order to master that trade helped
to develop a faith in myself that compen.
stated many times over for the temper
airy loss in pay. Bet on yourself, young
man, have confidence in your grit, faith
in your own abilities, and by work,
training and education strive in every
proper way to fit yourself to do your
best. We either go forward or back
ward. There is no standing still.
Qualify yourself to go ahead. The more
thoroughly you do this, aud the earlier
in life you do it, the better your chances
for health, wealth, happiness and use
fulness, whatever your vocation may be.
Such thorough preparation comes high
this young man, for instance, instead
of netting $l5 a month must go consider
able expense-but the best is always
the cheapest. If you haven't conf
dence in yourself, how can YOU expect
others to have confidence in you
Courage, judgment, hard work, progress,
clean habits, character, high
these, and before you
know it success is won. Every one can
elevate these MISUNDERSTANDING to do 80
in youth causes lar more failures in life
,han bad luck, i'll health, trusts" or
any of the excuses usually advanced by
The unsuccessful. Whatever you are, be
| master of your work and yourself
Exchange
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-16

! United States government was subjected
to great expense and worry by the task
OF preventing filibustering expeditions.
But even if the right to interfere in one
case were as clear as in the other, Sem
ator Mason has been unfortunate in his
citation OF the Cuban precedent. Inter
ference in that case involved us in wer
with Spain, and senatorial interference
in the other case, would be an unfriend-
ly act toward the friendly government OF
Great Britain, and would threaten, if it
did not precipitate a war with that
country.
Mason'S attempt to glorify the Boer
cause by comparing it to the American
struggle for independence can not bear
analysis. No amount of rhetorical jug
Cling can obscure the fact that in the
South African struggle England stands
for the principles which sustained the
American revolution. The keynote of
the uprising of 1875 was resistance to
taxation without representation, and
taxation without representation is the
monstrous evil for which Kruger, Steyn
and the Beers are fighting The Uitlsnd-
ers OF the Transvaal were in the MAORI
ty; they paid nine-tenths of the taxes,
and they We're denied all representation.
Kruger and the Beers have stubborn
ly withheld the ballot from the ut
landers, and have practically closed the
doors of naturalization against them.
One of the chief points of the indictment
laid against King George by our declara
ton of independence was his refusal to
encourage the naturalization of
foreigners:
He has endeavored to prevent the
population OF these states; for that pur-
pose, obstructing the laws for the natura-
lization of foreigners; refusing to pass
others to encourage their migration
hither, and raising the conditions of new
appropriations of lands"
Another indictment of King George
has special application to the course of
President Kruger:
He has made Judges dependent OH
his will alone for the tenure of their
Offices, and the amount and payment OF
their salaries"
Still another.
Gle has erected multitude of new
offices, and has sent hither swarms of
officers to harass the people, and to eat
out their substance"
Mason must have some comprehension
OF these historical truths He must un-
derstand that his buncombe resolution
would be gross affront to friendly
and sympathetic nation. But his great
desire to be eccentriL and achieve lit
tie more cheap notriety rides down all
considerations of truth and Justice
Review.