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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11
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of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.

Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.
CLEVELAND Kings Mountain
Oracle, July 4: Plonk & McAllister
have the contract for the brick work
of the new cotton mill at Blacksburg.
Mr.. McAllister goes over tomorrow to
begin operations. They are deliver
ing lumber to the railroad to be ship
ped there. .....'...The wife of w. o.
Falls, who lives in the western part of
town, died very suddenly Monday
night. She was in her usual health
and had supper all ready on the table,
and feeling a little tired said she would
not eat just then and started for her
room to lie down for few minutes {;
but before she reached the bed she fell
dead without any warning. ''''.'' Cap
tain Dilling expressed himself quite
forcibly upon the labor question the
other day, saying we needed law to
make people work. With piece OF
work on hand which he was very anx.
ious to have done, he couldn't find any
one to do it, remarking that there were
several Negroes on the street idle but
he couldn't get one of them to do his
work. 1t is unquestionably a fact
that towns will have to pass and en-
force an ordinance compelling idle peo.
pie who have no visible means of sup
port and are found lettering on the
streets to the inconvenience of every
busy man, that they give satisfactory
reasons for their being here or be
taught how to labor on the public
streets. Towns will be the gamer in
two ways: By getting rid of dan.
gerous class and getting its streets
worked. The attention of our city
fathers is respectfully called to this
matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11

ANTIDoTEs For PoIsoN.-Prompt
action in cases of accidental poisoning
will frequently save life, and it is very
important to have some knowledge of
the best methods of treatment in cases
of emergencies. The first thing is to
produce vomiting, so as to eject the
poison from the stomach. Mustard,
salt and water, a cup of lukewarm
water with little soda or powdered
borax added, or an active emetic may
be given. The following table of sim
pie antidotes will be found useful:
Acids-Milk, chalk, borax water.
Copper, verdigris, zinc, corrosive
sublimate and creosote poisons may be
treated by producing vomiting and
then administering white of an egg
and sweet milk.
For poisons from alkalies, lead or
mushroom, vinegar and oil should be
given freely.
For cases where the cause is not
known it will be found safe to give an
emetic, followed by stimulant in
milk.
For external poisons, such as poison
ivy or other plants, bathe the affected
parts with strong borax water, apply
poultice of tansy leaves, moistened
with sweet cream, and keep the system
in good condition by taking some cool
ing simple medicine.-Eliza P. Parker
in Farmers Voice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11
TWO VIEWS OF The SAME MAN.

"Why did you take that mans case
the fresh graduate of the law school
asked after his father, the old attor-
ney, had bowed a client out Of the Of
flee. "There Is no possibility that you
can win it for him. One glance at his
face shows that he Is the briber and
all around rascal he is accused OF be-
ing"
as that so?" the old man replied.
"I'm sorry to hear it-really sorry. l
wish had known it."
"Why, you must have been able to
see for yourself if you are any judge of
character at all"
81 am usually pretty good at such
things, but must confess that didn't
notice It in this case. In fact, I didn't
see his face at ALL"
didn't see his face!'
"No. He had a wallet In bis hand
that took my eye. Now you go to work
and copy off that brief, and after this
If you want to learn the business watch
me, not the other fellows face."-Chi-
cago Times-Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11
The NEW sun Spot.
While 1t Ia In Blast, Charleston Is Good
Place to Keep Cool.

While 1t Is In Blast, Charleston Is Good
Place to Keep Cool.
Charleston News and Courier.
A new sun spot, it is reported, is at
tracing attention in the scientific
world. 1t was discovered by means
of the big telescope at Paris, thoug h it
should be visible through smoked
glass, as its diameter is $4,000 miles, or
more than three times that of the
earth.
Just what sun spot is has not been
established but. it is noted in many
cases as the "internal energy" of the
great globe bursting forth, as the fire
and lava Of submarine volcano some
times bursts through the waters of the
ocean. During the recent eclipse Of
the sun one of the most remarkable
features observed was "a gigantic fiery
tongue of red flame projecting hun
dreds of thousands of miles above the
the solar surface, and undoubtedly in
dicating the location in the sun of just
such an explosion" 1t may we'll have
been associated with the present out.
burst of sun spots, and it should be re-
membered, of course, that the fiery
tongue was not at all connected with
the eclipse, and did not depend on it,
but was merely made visible to us by
it, and is still in existence.
In our climate, it is noted finally,
cold years, rains and inundations ap.
pear to correspond with periods when
the sun is quiet, without eruption and
without spots, while the dry and warm
years appear to correspond with the
epochs of greatest solar activity.
American astronomers have noticed q
similar relation in the matter of cy.
clone seasons. Experiments on the
solar heat also show that it varies in
proportion to the sun spots-the more
spots the hotter the sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11

PLAYING PoKER.-There is a man
in Washington, who is shining light
in one of the prominent churches, who
nearly lost his reputation the other
night, all because of child's limo.
cent prattle. He called upon friepd
who is handsomely "6xed" as to this
worlds goods, and who has tiny,
golden haired daughter of whom he is
very fond. The friends adjourned to
the smoking room for chat, and
shortly afterward the daughter went
to hunt them. She came down to heI
mother in the reception room little
later and found her entertaining
callers.
In a lull in the conversation the
child volunteered the information that
"papa and Mr.. Blank were having lots
of fun"
"What are they doing, dear ?" asked
one of the callers, idly.
"Playing poker" was the astound
ing answer.
"Poker !" exclaimed the astonished
mother, "why Jennie, your father
never played game of poker in bis
life."
"Well, mamma, they are in the
room with the big green table, and
papa pokes little ball at Mr.. Blank
and he pokes it back again. Isn't thai
poker ?"-Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11

THE BITERs BIT.-"See that party
with the jag sitting in the corner OF
the car ?" said a conductor who was
riding to the car barns in Zoo and
Eden park car to the conductor in
charge of the car.
"Yep. He's got heavy bundle" "
was the answer.
"Well, take this counterfeit half
dollar with you when you collect his
fare. A passenger passed it on me a
month ago. If he gives you a dollar,
. you can shove it on him."
The conductor of the car took the
lead half-dollar, entered the car, and
the man with the jag held out a
dollar and received the counterfeit half
and 45 cents in change.
"Worked like a CHARM" said the
conductor, as he reached the platform
"Here he comes now. He wants to
get off,"
The drunken man wabbled to the
door and unsteadily descended from
the car.
"Now we'll split up" remarked the
conductor of the car as he drew the
dollar from his pocket. And as both
of the conductors gazed at the dollar,
they grasped in unison:
"We're up ag'in it! It's counter
felt dollar."- ."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11

TURNED THE TABLES On REED
They tell good story in West Virgin
ia about the first meeting between two
congressman from that state and the
gigantic speaker of the house, Thomas
B. Reed. The two West Virginians
are Hon. Blackburn B. Dovener and
Hon. Romeo Hoyt Freer. Both are
small in stature and wonderfully alike
in their general appearance. Together
they went up to the ponderous Maine
man to be introduced.
"Humph!" !" said Mr.. Reed. "Is that
the best the Persimmon state can do ?''
"What do you mean ?" asked Mr..
Freer.
Nothing" drawled the elephantine
speaker. ~ was only wondering at
the uniformity of things down your
way. I suppose the horses are all
ponies, and the persimmons are all
dwarfs"-
"Well," interrupted Mr.. Freer,
"there is one thing in our favor. The
persimmon has more taste than the
pumpkin"
The laugh was on the speaker, and
he acknowledged it by cordially grasp
ing the hands of the liliputians and
joining in the merriment.-Success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11

COTTON PLANT BY -PRoDUCT.-Oth-
er by products of cotton plant besides
cotton. seed oil, oilcake for feed, and
hulls for fertilizer are being developed.
One of these is the use of the fiber of
the stalk for the manufacture of bag.
gng. According to The Scientific
American, machine has been perfec.
ted for working the stalks into bag
ging. Some of this cotton stalk bag
ging has been tested and pronounced
excellent for the purpose. 1t is strong
and clean, and does not readily ignite.
Five tons of good stalk will yield about
500 pounds of first.class fiber. At
this rate the annual crop will produce
all the bagging needed to wrap the
lint and leave surplus to be devoted
to other purposes. 1t is predicted that
machinery for making coarse mating
from the fibre will be produced shortly.
The Scientific American expresses the
opinion that if the experiments which
are now being made with the fiber are
successful, cit will not be many years
before the industry will assume gigan-
tic proportions"
The root of the cotton plant is being
experimental with for its chemical
properties. The root of the Egyptian
cotton plant yields drug that has the
properties of ergot and the American
plant, under a chemical manipulation,
has yielded a similar product. This
has not yet been fully developed. A
difference has been detected in the
properties of the roots of diffent kinds
of cotton, long staple and short staple,
hence it is probable that many drugs
may be extracted from the different
varieties of roots.-Tradesman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11
Aptnurans 9epartment.
THE SMART LAWYER.

This is so blamed true that it is in
teresting-very much so: A wellknowr
Maine attorney is especially noted fol
keenuess in looking out for the best
end of every bargain and his ability
in getting hold of that end. 1t has
made him unpopular in some circles
has that trait of his
On one deal not long ago he was in
with a couple of friends, men OF
wealth and standing. Business was
good the first year. There was gen.
erous division of profits. But the
LAWYER wasn't satisfied with what was
coming to him, share and share alike
with the others. After receiving his
proper whack as a partner, he exacted
$500 more for "counsel fees" He
said that as a lawyer he was worth
that much more to the deal. This
was a new way of looking at the
matter but the bill was resignedly
allowed by the friends.
They were pretty good business
men, understand. In little while
they saw that the venture wasn't
panning out very well. So the shrewd
men of affairs quietly unloaded with
out saying anything to their partner.
Then little later came the crash.
The lawyer hurried around to hold
a consolation meeting with the other
two.
"Gracious Isn't this too bad ?"
mourned he. ~ lost so-and-so. How
much did you fellows drop? You
must have been hit pretty hard
"You're wrong, old boy" came the
cheerful duet. ave never lost dol
lar; no we never lost cent. Ira la ~
"Wha-t-t-t ?"
"Never lost a dollar. We saw it
coming two months ago. Had tip.
Unloaded. All out"
"Well, then, why in the name of all
that's square and above board didn't
you tell me?"
"Well, we would have had you al
lowed US $500 counsel fees when you
took yours. See ?"-Lewiston Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11

WHAT Is FURLoUGH?-" is
a furlough ?" asked a teacher.
"It means horse" was the reply of
Mary.
"Oh, no." replied the teacher, "It
doesn't mean horse"
"Indeed, it does," said Mary. 81
have book at home that says So"
"Well," said the teacher, now thor
oughly interested, "you may bring the
book to school, and we'll see about it,"
The next day Mary brought the
book, and in some triumph opened to
a page where there was picture of a
soldier riding horse. Below the
picture were the words: "Going home
on his acknowledgements Weekly.
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VINEGAR acknowledgements
of a gallon of good cider apples, slice
them up; put them in a two-gallon
Jug and fill it up with sweetened
water, and it will soon become vinegar.
When it is used up, refill the jug with
sweetened water, and so on. The ap'
pies will last two or three years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11

GROUND FEED.-The experiment
stations declare that 100 pounds oi
ground corn and cob meal 60 just as
far as 100 pounds of pure corn meal,
the cob giving it more bulk and rem
dering it easier of digestion.
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TORRENT
CUTAW'AY.

WE have just closed contract with
w the manufacturers of the celebrated
TORRENT CUTAWAY, to handle the
TORRENT and other Harrows of their
manufacture, including the CLARK
.CUTAWAY, in York county. We
have made practical test Of the Torrent
Cutaway in the field, and find that when
drawn by three mules, it will cut furrow
8 inches deep and "a inches wide, which
is equivalent to at least four mules. four
hands and four ordinary one horse plows,
with the advantage that the Torrent goes
at least twice as deep as the plow, and
does not turn the sub-soil up to the sun.
tool needed to sow pease on stubble land
and also to break land for wheat and oats.
1t is immensely popular wherever intro
troduced, and we hope its merits will be
investigated by the farmers of York
county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11

Does it keep the correct time? Or do
you have to set it every twenty-four
hours? DO you know what is the matter
with it? Bring it to me and let me put it
in correct keeping order. 1t may be
dirty and need cleaning. 1t may have a
cog broken. 1t may have screw loose,
or it may only need regulating. Bring it
to me and no matter what ails it, can
put it in first-class condition. My charges
are very moderate and the work will be
done promptly. I also repair Jewelry
and Clocks.
For anything in my line see me. can
and do meet all competition. See my line
of Spectacles and Eyeglasses. l can suit
anyone with Glasses or Frames.
THOS. w. SPECk,
JEWELER AND OPTIcIAN.
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Schedule Effective April lst, 1900.

@2O minutes for supper at Gastonia.
No. 10, north bound, connects at Chester
with Southern Ry., Seaboard Air Line,
Lancaster and Chester Ry. from all points
south; at Yorkville with South Carolina
and Georgia Elk. Ry.; at Gastonia with
Southern Ry. at Lincolnton withs Sea-
board Air Line; at Newton and Hickory
with Southern Ry. No. 9, south bound,
makes close connection at all junction
points.
l.. T. NICHOLS, General Manager,
Chester, South Carolina.
E. F. REID, Auditor,
Chester, South Carolina.
The evening times., 1900-10-10
PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND

finally persuaded to so himself, and was
converted, and his home was used for the
holding of meetings, and afterward the
chapel was erected. During the Revolu-
tionary War Cough drifted away from the
church, but was brought back again
through Bishop Asbury, and died during
the session OF the General Conference in
Baltimore"
The Rev. Dr. Charles ". Baldwin spoke
on .tMethodism and Representative Fami-
lies in Maryland He said the old Meth
odist families OF Maryland would ever be
remembered in the history OF Methodism.
as their names and their deeds give tone,
standing, character, and ability to Chris
tianity. They laid their vices aside he
said, s'and their homes became the homes
Of the early preachers and their barns
were used as chapels.'
Bishop Charles B, Galloway, of the
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church, de-
Iiyered an address on Early Methodism.''
He said the chapel erected at Perry Hall
was the first chapel to have bell, and
that it was sounded morning and evening
TO summon the slaves to worship and
that the masters and slaves worshiped to-
gether He said Methodism was for the
rich as well as for the poor, and that the
shining chapter in American history was
the work accomplished by the church
among the slaves.
The evening times., 1900-10-10
THE COAL PROSPECTS.
Prices 10 Remain High. Even if the
Strike Ends

Prices 10 Remain High, Even if the
Strike Ends.
The present outlook is rather gloomy
for the consumer of anthracite coal The
chances are, so say the dealers, that coal
will retail at an even dollar more per ton
this year than it did last year The trou-
bic is. of course. caused by the big min
ers' strike in the anthracite coal fields of
Pennsylvania.
At the beginning of the strike the sup
ply in the yards Of Washington dealers
was small and since that time owing to
the small production the receipts have
been light. 1t is estimated that there is
in Washington not enough to last more
than two weeks Of cold weather. Not
even the negotiations looking to a settle
ment Of the differences between the min
ers and operators has caused the slightest
decrease and eoal now stands at s7.25 a
ton and bids fair to remain at that figure
all winter.
When asked what the effect would be If
the miners returned to work at the pro-
posed 10 per cent advance one OF the Iarg-
est coal dealers in the city said that the
operators had intimated that IL they paid
the miners 10 per cent more wages they
would be compelled to keep up the price
of coal that they should not suffer a
heavy loss Consequently the price will
probably remain at S725 per ton
When coal begins to be mined. as it
probably will before cold weather sets in,
it Is probable that the first coal will be
SHIPPED to markets more in need of it than
is Washington. Many points On the Great
Lakes are almost without coal and efforts
viii be made to supply these markets be-
fore navigation closes for the season. In
Baltimore the supply of coal at the time
the strike was opened did not exceed 30,-
GOO tons and nearly half of that amount
has been exhausted at the present time
The price there is at the present time 81 25
above the ordinary mark.
The evening times., 1900-10-10
Havana Customs Receipts.

The Division of Customs AID Insu' ar
Affairs OF the War Department gave out
for publication today the following state
ment of receipts from custom sources at
the port of Havana for the month of
September, 1906: The statement shows
that the total receipts fer the menth
were 1858, 40 80, divided as follows: I'm
port duties, s731, 706-19; export duties,
S91, 1,fS7.25: foreign tonnage dues, s1i.-
S45.39; coastwise tonnage dues. s1.0C7.7e; !;
fines. conflscations, etc, $566.64; seDc:al
harbor Improvement taxes, So 337.05;
cattle inspection fees. s3.335. 80: storage
and carriage charges, St.259.S1; cap;tat on
tax, 1,2s3; overtime work, s1,e54.19; n
suiar fees. S62.50; other sources, S3g4.50
The evening times., 1900-10-10
a METHODIST PILGRIMAGE.
Visit Paid 10 Perry Hall Mansion and
Camp Chapel

Visit Paid TO Perry Hall Mansion and
Camp Chapel
BALTIMORE. Oct. 10.-About 200 per-
sons participated yesterday in the fourth
pilgrimage of the American Methodist
Historical Society to Perry Hall and
Camp Chapel, in Baltimore county, and
the affair was a success in every way
Distinguished men of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. North and South, were
present and made addresses telling OF
early Methodism in the lessons suggested
by the events which the pilgrimage
called to mind
Perry Hall Mansion was first visited. It
was the home of Harry Dorsey Cough,
one of the most prominent men Of his
day, and one of the early converts to
Methodism. His wife. a daughter Of
General, afterward Governor. R.dgsly
became leader of Methodist meetings.
In their home the plans were formulated
for the Methodist Episcopal Church or
ganized during the famous Christmas
conference in the Light Street Church in
December, 17s4. Bishop Asbury was al
ways entertained at this mansion when
he was on his tours in this section CT the
country. Mr.. Cough died at his home in
1868, while the General Conference OF the
church was in session in Baltimore. A
portion Of the old mansion and the old
Jail in which slaves were incareera.ed i
is still standing
When the visitors arrived at Camp
Chanel, which is the site upon which one
of the first Methodist churches in the
county was located. the Ladies Aid So
ciety OF the chapel Mrs. Edward Aknurst
president, had a sumptuous dinner pre-
pared, and 1t was thoroughly enjoyed.
DR.. James NJ Buckley, editor of the
Christian Advocate" of New York. de-
livered an address on Perry Hall and the
Organization of the Methodist Episcopal
Church." He said, in part:
Harry Dorsey Cough was very rich
man, worth about sS0G,eo0. Bishop As
bury made frequent visits to the house,
and through his Efforts Mrs Cough was
converted. He at first objected TO her go-
ing to the Methodist services. but he was
The evening times., 1900-10-10

with lace The tuIie veil was caught in
plaes with pearl pin and the bouquet was
formed of lilies of the valley and bride
rOsebuds. The ushers who led the way to
the ehaneei were MIR. Harry Grove Mr.
Benjamin Sprausy DR.. Emmett Carter,
and Mrs Charles E. Church. Mr.. and Mrs
Bittinger left for a honeymoon trip South
They will reside in Washington
The evening times., 1900-10-10
cotton Mi11s shut nawn.

PETERSBURG. Va, Oct. 1o.-The Blue
Ridge Cotton Mills, in this city. have shut
down on account of the high price of cot
ton. The closing of these mills throws out
of employment 100 operatives. 1t is said
that the mills will resume operations as
seon as the price of cotton becomes set
tied.
The evening times., 1900-10-10
FEWER BIRDS ON HATS
Lacy Law Now in Effect and Being
Enforced.

The First Result, So Far as known,
Is That OF the Recent Seizure
of a shipment OF $500 GuIls or
GuusiSins Consigned to IA baltimore
Firni-The Statute IA Strong One.
The evening times., 1900-10-10
SoiIed silk waists. worth up to $3.50, sl.e8.
Infants coats, sI.9S.

100 infants long Bedford Cord Coats.
with full capes; trimmed with ribbon;
lined with fine quality sateen; for
81 SIS.
The evening times., 1900-10-10
Ladies' aprons. i0c.

Lot of ladies' white aprons: made
with deep tems and wide tie strings;
tomorrow AZ a leader for Ice each.
The evening times., 1900-10-10
79c blankets. SEC.

Lot of extra heavy 10-quarter grey
and tan double blankets. with hand
some borders; instead of 19c pair for
soc.