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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-28

earned more about them than any
body else has learned since. Others
are trying to work out the problem
from where Pasteur had to leave off.
But going the rounds of the papers
there is a good joke on Pasteur. 1t
may be true and it may not be; but
whether or not it is true, it beautifully
illustrates a very important point.
One day the scientist was guest at a
dinner, at which, among other things,
cherries were served. Instead of dis
posing of the cherries in the usual
way, he first dipped them into glass
of water and then carefully rubbed the
outer skin with his handkerchief.
The other guests were 80 much
amused at this peculiar proceeding,
that M. Pasteur was forced to enter
into learned and intensely interest
ing discourse on the insidious dangers
lurking in the shape of microbes on
the cherry skins. Everybody who
heard the learned talk was seriously
impressed with it, and many expert
enced cold shivers on account of the
large amount of certain death they felt
they must have eaten with their own
cherries. But this feeling did not last
long. At the conclusion of his talk,
M. Pasteur carried away by fit of alb.
straction, turned up to his mouth the
glass in which he had washed his cher
ries, and drained its contents to the
bottom. The people who had been
frightened by the microbes were COM
PEELED to laugh, and M. Pasteur, of
course, had to laugh with them.
There is no doubt about the fact
that there are microbes and microbes.
Seeing is believing, and they may be
seen under the microscope. 1t is
quite likely also that there is much in
the germ theory of disease; but ex-
perience has shown that people cannot
be too slow about accepting theories
as facts. Someday, maybe, scientists
will learn all about the whole subject,
and be able to treat the matter with
absolute precision; but it is not that
way now. Everything is involved in
more or less plausible theory, subject
to change at moments notice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-28
BETHEL BREEZES.
Sacrament at the Church-Congregationa
Meeting Next sunday-Crops In Poor
Condition-Musk Rat. Killing-Personai

Sacrament at the Church-Congregation
Meeting Next sunday-Crops In Poo'
Condition-Musk Rat. Killing-Persona
Mention.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
BETHEL, June 26.-The sacrament
of the Lords Supper was administered
at Bethel church yesterday by Rev
w. B. Arrowood, after preparatory
services that commenced Friday night
A congregational meeting will be
held at Bethel next Sunday pursuant
to an order of the session for the pur'
pose of taking steps to secure pastor
Rev. Mr.. Hay, of Glover, will moder'
ate the meeting.
Crops of this section are suffering
for rain. Upland corn will be almost
a failure. Corn on low lands has not
suffered so badly, and with good sea
sons from now on will make fine crops
Some people along the creeks are over
flowing their lands.
Musk rats are playing havoc with
the bottom corn. A dry year is always
favorable to their work. Mr.. John
Nichols had musk rat killing in his
bottoms last Saturday afternoon
About 25 people participated and
altogether they killed S.
The general health of Bethel is good
Bethel manse is being treated to
new coat of paint inside and out and
is very much improved in appearance
The grounds are also being cleared of
and soon the building and premises
will be in frst.class condition to re-
ceive the new pastor, whoever he may
be.
The threshers are humming about
and it will not be long until the wheat
crop is all garnered in. 1t is quite
light.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nicely, of Bowl
ing Green, visited friends in Bethe
last week, and attended preaching or
Sunday. Messrs. Thos. N. Kendrick
VIM. Adams and John McClain, Jr.
came down from Gastonia, and Messrs
Church Carroll and Tod Lowry came
up from Yorkville.
Mrs. Bessie Sain, nee johnson, o
Lincolnton, is visiting friends in Bethel
F, z. G.
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WITHOUT FOUNDATION.

How baseless yarns sometimes get
wide circulation is often a mystery
but that such yarns are widely circu'
lated, and that they are often the oc'
casion of more or less alarm is fact
that is generally recognized by every
body.
During the past two weeks there has
been in circulation, in various parts OF
York county, stories to the effect that
crops in Chester county are in terri
BILE condition that in many instances
farmers who had bought mules, real
izing that they had no need for them,
and that to pay for them next fall
would be out Of the question had re-
turned them to the parties from
whom they were purchased. The
story was that one firm had gotten
back So head of mules, another firm
80 or more head, and other firms
smaller numbers. The story was told
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-28
NEW ROLLER MILLS.

It has not been great many years
since the people of this section who
prefer the finest white -four, had to GO
elsewhere for it; but from now on 1t
promises to be question as to wheth-
er our farmers will be able to raise
enough wheat to keep the home mills
busy.
In addition TO the two roller mills
already in operation in this county
the Champion mills, at Zeno, and the
Morrow mill, at Yorkville, three other
plants are in process of construction
and rapidly nearing completion.
Mr.. w. Meek Faulkner is soon to
have 80 barrel mill on Kings creek,
about eight miles from his residence
He has purchased the necessary ma
chinery and hopes to have it in opera
ton by September 1.
Mr.. Preston Goforth is rushing for
ward work on q 25 barrel mill al
Bethany church, ten miles from York
vile, and is now putting in machinery
He hopes to grind portion of the
present wheat crop before it gets much
older.
The big mill at Rock Hill-60 bar
rels capacity-will also be on hand
for the present crop, and get its share
of the grinding that is to be done in
this section.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-28

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

B. Hill, Olive, S. C.-Advertises for an
estray mule.
w. B. Moore & Co.-Tell you that the
three car loads Of farm machinery which
they haye been advertising to arrive,
have come long ago and nearly all the
machinery has been sold. They an
nounce that solid car load of Cham
pion moving machines and hay rakes
are on the way and they tell you on
what terms they will be sold. They
also tell you of other things they have
to sell.
Grist Cousins-Have Heinz's pickles and
baked beans on hand and offer you nine
pounds of roasted coffee for 81, canned
syrup at 10 cents quart, fresh fancy
and snowflake crackers and Riddles
whole wheat flour.
J. J. Hunter-Wants to sell No. go sum-
mer corset for Is cents, and No. $50 for
so cents. He specially asks dressy peo-
pie to call on him, and has ladies' shirt
waists which he is offering to sell at
closing out prices.
President Alderman, Chapel Hill, N. c.
Gives you some information about the
University of North Carolina.
Oliver E. Grist-Lets you know what
he can furnish you in the reading line.
II. G. Strauss-Calls your attention to the
fact that his midsummer closing out
sale will end ON next Saturday. After
that date old prices will prevail.
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WAITS FROM WARREN.
Rain Badly Needed-PicnicN Next Saturday
Notes About People.

Rain Badly Needed-Picnic Next Saturday
Notes About People.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
WARREN, June 26.-When will We
have rain2 That is the question we
hear asked every day. We are still
quite dry. We had light season
eight or ten days ago, which enabled
us to get in some more corn; but not
enough to make the unbroken land
plow. If there is a full crop Of corn
planted some of it will be quite late.
The railroad company is putting up
new water tank, engine and pump
at Warren. The tank, which holds
$4,000 gallons, stands at the station.
The engine and pump will be located
on or near the creek bank, distance
of one-third of a mile, more or less,
from the station.
There will be a picnic, on Saturday,
July 1, at the Mineral Spring, on Stony
Fork creek, near the residence of Mr..
J. H. Campbell's. Preparations are
being made to make the occasion a
success in every respect. All are in
vited to attend, and bring-well, q
trunk will do, provided it is full. We
have not yet secured the services of
any speakers for the occasion !; but this
will be attended to, and very likely
there will be speakers on hand.
Mr.. R. E. Griffin and family who
went to Georgia few months ago,
have returned and are singing that old
song, "There is no place like South
Carolina"
Mr.. R. H. Lucas writes from Valen-
tine, Ga, that corn is tosseling and
silking, and cotton about waist high.
Cotton blooms are no longer rarity
around here.
Mrs. Agnes Isom is recovering from
an attack of malarial fever.
Miss Bea McFadden is on the sick
list also. S. K. J.
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IN RE THE GRAIN DRILL.

The report of Mr.. II. Z. Strauss
experience with four acres of wheat
as published in The ENQUIRER of las'
Saturday, has excited a great deal O.
interest. 1t is true that on its face
the yield was not especially encour
aging; but Mr.. Strauss and others who
have an intelligent understanding o.
existing conditions, are able to account
for the apparent failure without set
Ting on the conclusion "that this Sec
ton is unsuitable for wheat raising"
Mr.. w. H. Herndon, who sowed 81
acres adjoining Mr.. Strauss's patch
and on land that is certainly no better
if as good as that of Mr.. Strauss, met
results, which, if not altogether en-
couraging, show up considerably better
by comparison, and the experiences Of
the two gentlemen considered together
develops lesson that is not only in'
teresting, but which seems TO nave
practical value.
Mr.. Herndon's 81 acres were fertil'
lied with mixture of acid phosphate,
kainit and cotton seed meal, at the
rate of 200 pounds to the acre, and in
all 6a bushels of seed were used. The
total cost of fertilizers and preparing
land, etc., was about $50, and the yield
was SIS bushels. The cost of the wheat,
therefore, was about 60 cents bushel'
Mr.. Herndon explains that on his
64 acres, there was a crop of oats the
previous spring. The oats, however,
proved a failure. They were followed
by peas which yielded a good crop OF
hay. The land was then broken up
with two-horse plow and
with a disk harrow, and
most of the seeding, although late,
was done with a drill. In fact the
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The dlorkrille Gnqllirer.
YORKVILLE, s. G..
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2S, 1899.
: The Louisville Courier-Journ

- The Louisville Courier-Journal
makes this unique plea for good roads :
"Fifteen thousand men, says con-
ARE to be put to work on
the new roads in Porto Rico. A year
from now similar improvements will
probably be going forward in the Phil
ippines.' Won't somebody please come
and whip Kentucky?"
Then there are some benefits to be
derived from licking. The most ex-
pensive luxury that is enjoyed by our
people is bad roads, and we are afraid
also that it would take licking to
make them give this luxury up. No
of begging or argument seems
to avail anything.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-28
THE GERM THEORY.

Although the question does not seem
to worry the laity a great deal, the
germ theory of disease disturbs the
doctors almost as much as difference
of opinion on theological matters dis
turbs the preachers.
There is something in the germ the
ory, of course; but whatever there is,
it is rather too deep for the compre-
hension of the ordinary mind. The
extraordinary mind can grasp the sur
face of the subject ; but even that gets
lost in a maze pretty soon after it at
tempts to descend to the depths.
The general opinion among medical
men, for instance, has been that typhoid
fever was due entirely to typhoid fever
germs taken in with bad water.
Surgeon General Sternburg, of the
United States army, is conceded to be
one of the best informed men in the
country on bacteria. He has written
lots on the subject and his writings are
accepted as authority. But now, med
ical people who have implicit faith in
him will have to turn summersault,
on account of the report of commits
sion, appointed by him, to the effect
that drinking water had nothing to do
with the typhoid fever in the military
camps; but that the disease was COM
municated by means ofparticles of dust
and by flies, etc. In other words, the
typhoid fever germs, instead of being
confined to drinking water, fly around
loose in the atmosphere.
In brief the germ theory is to the
effect that each disease is based on a
certain kind of microbe or that cer-
tain kinds of microbes constitute the
seeds of different kinds of disease.
All kinds of microbes are always pre-
sent in the water or in the atmosphere
as the case may be, and each healthy
human being constantly carries in the
secretions of his mouth a full stock
of these death producing microbes,
in endless variety. The only reason
why these microbes are not supposed
to take effect at just any time is be-
cause, as a general thing, good health
renders them inert. They can only
act on a system that has from some
cause or other become weakened at
some particular point, and then comes
the attack of pneumonia, tuberculosis,
typhoid, smallpox, diphtheria, or other
dreadful disease according to which
might be presented with the most fa-
vorable conditions.
1t is terrible condition of affairs to
contemplate. Compared with it the
sword of Damocles would be pleas
ant companion but still there is a
very humorous side to the situation.
of course, the universe has
had microbes since its very inception,
(taking the theory back to the begin
ming, the first star was originally a
single microbe) it was not until within
the past twenty-five years that it be-
came known that the microbe was
here. Pasteur the celebrated French
scientist discovered them first, and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-28
THE PRODUCTS OF 20 HENS.

IhE ffSoDOClS VI ~ nAHhNS'
Reliable poultry statistics that are of
practical value are difficult to get for
the reason that not one poultry raiser
out of hundred in this section even
pretends to keep record. Mr.. Brooks
Inman, of Yorkville, however, gave
the reporter on last Saturday some
figures that are quite interesting.
"since January last up to today" "
said Mr.. Inman, ~ have had 26 Brown
Leghorn hens, and in the time men,
toned they nave laid 225 dozen eggs.
A great many of these eggs, I have
sold at dollar setting; but at 123
cents per dozen the gross income would
have. amounted to $28.124. During
this time, the hens have cost on ac-
count of feed and other expenses
s11.sO, leaving net profit of 1852,
and the hens practically of the same
value as at the beginning of the year"
According to these figures it would
seem that chicken raising is pretty
good business, especially if the chick
ems are looked after, properly and ac-
corded intelligent attention. There
are several other poultry raisers in
Yorkville who are in the business as
extensively as Mr.. Inman, and per-
haps some of them may be able to re-
port results even more satisfactory.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-28
THE ANTITRUST CONFERENCE.
PromInent Men From All Parts of the Coul
try Will Attend.

Secretary Easley, of the Civic Fed.
GRAFTON of Chicago, under whose au-
spices the proposed antitrust confer.
ference will be held in September, is
getting numerous letters from all parts
of the country, in reply to invitations
to attend.
In acknowledging the receipt of an
invitation to attend, ex-Secretary OF
Agriculture J. Sterling Morton, of Ne
braska, says: "Trusts which are over
capitalized are born of the machina-
tions of shallow and impractical men.
They will fail and no one be harmed
except those whose credulity led them
to invest in their securities.
"There is much apprehension as to
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LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January LIST, 1900.

Until January LIST, 100.
THE TwICE-A-W WEEK ENQUIRER, filled
with the best and most reliable up-to-date
news, will be furnished from the date Of
this issue until January lst, 1900, for $l.04.
University Of North Carolisa.
The University of North Carolina
makes business announcement in an
other column. The growth and ex-
pansion of this well-known institution
during the past few years have been
remarkable, and at the present time,
with faculty of 3s professors, and all
modern equipments, it claims that its
facilities are unexcelled.
Captain Cleary Dead.
Captain George Cleary, formerly a
popular conductor on the Ohio River
and Charleston railroad, died in his
room in the Hotel Jerome, Columbia,
last Friday night. His death was
quite sudden and occurred while his
wife and only daughter were absent
from his bedside. Captain Cleary was
only 43 years of age. He had many
friends in this section of the state who
will be sorry to hear of his untimely
death.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
A Carolina and North. Western
freight train ran into dump car, near
Granite Falls, last Wednesday morn
ing. There was a number of section
hands on the car. All but one, Ne
gro, jumped off. The Negro sat ap-
parently paralyzed until the car was
hit by the engine, and he was so Sc
verely injured that he died during the
day. None of the other men were
hurt. The pilot of the engine was
smashed completely.
Finest on Earth.
Mr.. Joseph A. Smith sends the fol-
lowing message to the reporter: II
want you to tell people who travel
either on horseback, in Duggies or car
riages, on bicycles or on foot, that the
Kings Mountain chapel we'll has again
been cleaned out and that the water is
clear, pure and cool. 1t won't give
anybody the fever or any other trou-
BILE; but it will refresh and invigorate
like mountain spring. In fact, it is
the finest water to be found on earth,
and if you have any doubts whatever
about what l tell you, just get on your
wheel, take gourd and ride up and
see."
New Switchboard.
The Bedford Phone company's new
switchboard is now being exchanged
for the old one, and important improve
ments are being made in the stringing
of wires, etc. The management de-
sires subscribers to know that the
shortcomings in service, if there are
any, during the next few days, will be
due to conditions that are unavoida-
BILE. After the change, however, the
service will be so greatly improved
that subscribers will feel inclined to
congratulate themselves on having
been patient while the work was going
on. The telephone people are anxious
to please, they have been succeeding
very we'll until recently, and hereafter
they propose to succeed great deal
better.
Mad Dog Excitement.
There was a considerable mad dog
excitement down in the Bethesda
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-28
RETURNS OF PERSONALITY.

It was practicable last Saturday to
give only a partial synopsis of the au-
ditor's abstract of personal property.
The matter, however, is interesting
and important enough to warrant
more extended statement and, along
with others already published, addi-
tional items are herewith reproduced
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-28

- Senator PETER denies that he has
returned to the Republican party.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
RAILWAY.

The Avenue OF Travel South n IL SOut Invest.
CUBA. MEXICO & CALIFORNIA.
Departure from New York nsyiysnia n. Il station
Daily, 23d st., Cortlandt aud Desbr 'sses ats.
ss-The leaving time from Desbrossea and
CortiRndt streets IL five minutes later thnn
that given below for Twenty-third Street
Station.
1910 A. M.-FAST MAII-Pullmsn Buffet sleep.
ing Cars. New York to Autrtt. New. Orleans,
Savannah and Jacksonville, Fla Dining Car servl ce.
$50 q. Mn. Y, FLA. ENPRESS-PullmAn
praSine Room slsepins Cas-. New York - colum.
3i25 =. M.-WAsHiSGTON Il CHATTANOOGA
LIMITED. VIA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Drawing
Ro IN Sleeping Cars New York 10 Roanoke. Knox.
vile Chattanooga. New orleans and Memphis.
Dining Car service
Ans y. M.-wksHISGToS 4 SOUTHWESTERN
neutrality-suspicious. Drawing Room sleeping Cars
New York TO Atlanta, New Orleans. Birmi CHAM,
Memphis. hshevill-. Knoxville. Chattanooga AMI
Mash Dining Car service. Tourist Sleeping
Car. Warrington to San Francisco, Mondays. Wed.
n-sdAys aud Fridays.
New York and Florida Limited" finest train In
che world. Resumes service January 10. 1900 be.
twee New York and 81 Augustine.
NEW YORK OFFICE 27i BROADWAY,
FRANK y CANNON. J. NJ. CrLP.
sd Vice. Pres. Gen'l Mgr. Trafic Mgr.
". A. TURK. q. p A.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
SALVATION ARMY NEGRO WORK.
Commander Booth-Tucker In New Orleans
to Look over the Field.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec. 2-Commander
Booth Tucker OF the Salvation Army In
America react ed hera to-day TO gather infor-
nation to enable the Salvation Army TO begin
work among the negroes OF the South. and
also to establish a food and shelter depot.
Il preferred to come to the South In person"
rad Mr. Booth Tucker. ito study the race
problem from n Southern STANDPOINT. / want
to look at the matter through Southern
spectacles. The Salvation Army will carry on
its industr branch. where farming. black
smithing. shoemaking and harnessmak ing.
tailoring. &c. will be taught II will purchase
a tract Of land near New Orleans and there
establish the Industrial system among the
Louisiana negroes. This will not be done at
once will 20 from here to Atlanta. where
the first negro corps will he organized. The
Salvation Army will make the industrial work
predominant among the negro camps That
IL. We will endeavor to teach the negroes
trades. Atlanta and New Orleans will be made
the centres, Of the Army work among the
negroes OF the south
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
LONDON WOOL SALES.
Largo Attendance Yesterday and High
Prices Were tho Rule,
sr,~a, Gable D,.pa,eh to rH.su.

sT,~ai Cable De'p1ich 10 THEsus
LONDON, Dec, 2.-There was tho largest at
tendance OF buyers yet at to-day's wool sales.
The secured merlnos offered were OF a
specially high class. the homo trade paying "a
cents for good string. France. Belgium and
Russia competed for nne-haired Queensland
secured, which show IN upward tendency on
the extreme rates already current
Russia secured several good lines OF this de-
scripton OF greasy. America again bought
freely good greasy merino. Geelong and
Queensland. which show decided improve
ment this year. and secured several parcels.
despite homo and continental opposition.
Greasy cross breds mostly medium and !owsr
grades. were taken largely by Great
Britain. America secured some desirable
lots OF forties and forty -fours. paying the high
est rates, New Zealand slipes received tho
most animated support. Great Britain taking
the majority at Is and 20 per cent. advance.
The new clip OF west Australian finer qualities
found ready sale at full opening rates. Canes
were again In small supply and sold without
auotabe change.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
lEHlCH VALLEY.

Stations foot Of West 2srd Cortland and Desbrosses
streets Penna, ferIies)
IT me West rrd street Other hgures cortlsndt or
Desbtiosses Strccts Daily except SUNDAY. sunday
leaves as ~ Other trains daily. Sunday leave.
SIS AN. esunday leaves SIS An. Sunday leaves us
Pc. Sundsy leaves 5l5PN
1888, 700 A. NJ. Local for EAsTOS.
lbs, eS.I A. N. for ~ FtALO, NIAGARA
FALLS and Mest and PRINCIPAL LOCAL polnt., Psrlor
,.ii;55: 1890 Noon; "lIIcE. DIAMOND
tied 10 sealing capacity Due buffalo s8P ". con.
meeting with through sleepers ~ Detroit and Chicago
Dining Car service 10 carte
1913 i:4SFFss : 81 S;sn5s'. 81 s.I Ess'hs.
:5.j5. iS.oS \, eSic.s" ve,tlbae Limited.
For Niagara Pals and points West Through Slet ping
c.., % this,sS and Joroppto n,.r
FAlO and TORONTO.
1888, 300 p N. For ITHACA, ROCHESTER,,
BCFfALO and west. SLEEPING Sars to Chicago
SOUTH PLAINFiELD and HOUND BROOK, locals,
daily except Sunday; 'luR, 1850 A VI. ti0,t9 go
Tickets aud Pullman accommodation At u.s. 26l 80
ss, ,It and s4 Broadway Is Union square Wet, rs
Co umbus Ave, N. VI ~ Fulton 81. Court 81, %
B,esa~sy ard ANNEX Station; Brooklyn
from hotel OF residence through to destination.