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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01
PRESERVED SOAP BUBBLES.

If one wishes to make soap bubbles
which will last several days, prepare
the following mixture in room where
the temperature is not lower than 10
degrees: Dissolve at a gentle heat one
part Of CASTLE soap, previously cut into
thin shavings, in 40 parts Of water, dis
titled, if possible, and. when the solu-
tion is cold, filter 1t.
Having done this carefully, mix In
q bottle by violent and persistent shak-
Ing, little at q time, two parts OF
glycerin with three parts Of the above
mentioned solution of soap and allow
it then to stand where it will not be In
the way of dust. The liquid, which Is
at first clear, soon becomes turbid. Aft
er a few days a white precipltate will
have risen to the top Of the liquid, leaV-
ing the remainder clear. Draw of the
clear portion with siphon IA bent tube)
and keep it for use. TO use a siphon
it is necessary first to fill it and then
to plunge the shorter arm into the
LIQUID to be drawn off.
This mixture ia called glycerin liquid.
The film it forms Is Of such strength
that a bubble four inches In diameter
may be kept in the open air Of room
for three hours if supported by ring
of iron or bone an inch and half IN
diameter or allowed to rest on some
soft woolen fabric. If placed under a
glass shade, it may last as long as
three days. If filled with tobacco
smoke, it looks very much as II 1t
were solid.-Boston Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01
THACKERY AND The CABMAN.

Thackeray loved to relate jokes on
himself, and one he especially enjoyed
was about a Reading hackman. The
author was unacQuainted with the
town, and the moment he emerged
from the railway station he told a
hackney coachman to drive him to the
nearest hotel The driver closed the
door tremendously, mounted his box
and they started. In half minute the
cab was at standstill and Thackeray
saw the cabman at the door, bowling
to him to come out. He did so with
out a word, and found that he was at
the portco of the station hotel, which
he had failed to see was not dozen
yards off.
But he handed the man shilling and
was entering the hotel, rather pleased
with his own sang froid, when he was
amazed to see the cabman taking off
his coat and offering to fight him
for the other siXpense." 1t appears
that on that day a resolution Of the
Reading town council had come into
operation empowering hackney coach
men to charge eighteenpence for any
distance within the township. This
was it's first fruits! 1t Is unnecessary
to add that the cabman got his money
and Thackeray a good story to tell at
the clubs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01

COLOR OF ITS PANTs.-On the sec
ond seat from the rear of suburban
car yesterday afternoon two men o.
peculiar stature were seated. One
whose unusual height and sharp face
set off by nose of Roman type, imme
diately attracted attention:
The other was of short build with
jolly, good humored face.
The car came to stop on switch
and as it waited some moments the
passengers could take in all points o.
interest.
The most interesting object seemed
to be small goat bitched to wagon
The goat was exceedingly tired anc
he was painting terribly.
The man of short stature noticing
this said to his companion, 'Do yor
see that goats pants?"
eyes," was the reply.
"Do you know what color they are"
"No," said the man with the Roman
nose. "What is their color ?"
"Well," continued the man of cor
corpulent build, eff kid be baby
goat, and if, when he painted he blew
then the color of his pants must be
"baby blew"
At that moment the car started and
the rest of the conversation could not
be- heard.-Atlanta Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01
Aumnrolls department.

SHE LIKED VARIETY.-She is very
nice little girl, and yet she has an i'm
agination so vivid that people can'l
help wondering once in awhile what is
going to become of it. The little girl
can tell the most marvellous tales
and when she is reproved she is entire
ly complacent and cannot see that her
effective inventions are anything more
than Jokes. One of these she told to
an interested neighbor, at whose house
she called frequently.
"How is your mamma, dear ?" asked
the neighbor one morning when the
little girl made her appearance.
"She is very SICK" answered the lit
tie girl earnestly. "Nelly (her sister,
and I were up with her all night. We
called the DOCTOR" But when the kind
neighbor went in haste to see her sick
friend she found her in every respect
as we'll as ever.
"Why did you tell kind Mrs. Blank
such story about me ?" asked mann
ma seriously of her little girl at the
first opportunity.
"Well, mamma" said the little girl,
with a toss of her curls, "Mrs. Blank
asks me every single morning how you
are, and I get tired of telling her that
YOU are well."-New York Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01

APPLYING THE RULE THE OTHER
WAy.-A Chinaman, says The Chris
tian Advocate, applied for the position
of cook in a family in one of our
western cities. The lady of the house
and most of the family were members
of fashionable church, and they were
determined to look we'll after the char
acter of the servants. So when John
Chinaman appeared at the door he was
asked:
"Do you drink whisky?"
"No," said be, ~ Clistian man."
"Do you play cards ?"
"No, Clistian man."
He was employed and gave great
satisfaction. He did his work we'll
was honest, upright, correct and res
pectful. After some weeks the lady
gave a progressive eucher" party ano
had wines at the table. John China
man was called upon to serve the par
ty, and did 50 with grace and accepta
bility. But next morning he waited
op the lady and said he wished to qui
work !
"Why, what is the matter ?" she in
quired.
"Clistian man 1 told you so before
no heather. No workee for Melicar
heathen."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01

Too HoNEsT.-A lawyer took in q
new boy the other day, and, as he had
suffered to some extent from the de.
predations of the former one, he de-
termined to try the new boys honesty
at once. He therefore placed a SIS note
under weight on his desk and walked
out without word. Upon his return,
half an hour later, the note was gone,
and half a dollar in silver had taken
its place.
"Boy, when went out left SIS un'
der this weight"
"Yes, sir ; but you hadn't been gone
FIVE minutes when a man came in with
bill against you for $3.50. guess
the change is correct ?"
"You paid the bill ?"
eyes, sir. There it is, all receipted
The man said it had slipped your mind
for the past four years, and so"-
He did not get any further before he
made rush for the door. That boy
is not in the law business any MORE
Chicago News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01
aNisetllaneol1s 3eadin9.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.

Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.
CHESTER-The Lantern, July 27
Mr.. Angus Smith died last Tuesday, at
the age of 20 years. ''..''Mr. Gus Reed
is visiting his sister, Mrs. MLHBrice.
...."Mr. W. H. McNaiFy has returned
from a sea voyage to New York, by
way of Charleston. He escaped sea-
sickness going; but on the return trip
he was sick all the way. His stay IN
the great city was very much 'epJ Dyed.
He will spend the remainder OF bis va.
cation at his home in Greensboro, n. C
CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger,
July, 27: Misses Pollock and Cath
crime Deal, of Blacksburg, Annie Davis,
of Atlanta. Ca, Lillian Pauline Bolin,
of Columbia, and Messrs. Latta Parish,
of Yorkville, and Sam Deal, Baltimore,
came over from Blacksburg Wednes.
day and spent the night in the city.
.....''.'The large pipe organ belonging
to the First Baptist church, but which
has been in the new auditorium at
Limestone college for several months,
has been brought up from the college
and placed'in the new Baptist church.
......".Lucy Ann, wife of j.. A. Ray,
died at her home in this city last Mon.
day at 8 a. 10. She was forty years
and twenty-five days of age. ''.''''''
Mr.. w. N. McGuin died at his home
at Converse, in Spartanburg county,
Wednesday afternoon. He had been
in failing health for a long time and
suffered very much, at times being Ut
terly helpless. He leaves four sons
and four daughters, amoug whom are
Mr.. l.. w. McGuinn, of our city, and
Mr.. w. D. McGuinD, superintendent
of the AItamahaw mills in North Car
olina. The deceased was a gallant
soldier in the Confederate war, and
did his duty for four long years during
the trying times of the sixties. He
had the respect and esteem of the en-.
tire community in which be lived, and
his death is matter of regret to all
who knew him. MIR. Charles Har-
ris, of this city, brought two small
metal bands to The Ledger office yes.
terday which were found on the legs OF
a pigeon killed by Mr.. Alfred Driscal
about two miles below the city. One
of the bands or rings was of silver and
bore the inscription "a 236S4." The
other one was brass and had "E z 81
on the inside of it. This pigeon, as
well as the one killed by Mr.. Pugh
some weeks ago, was evidently carrier
pigeon that had been liberated at some
place and strayed from its course on
it's way home. Ifany one knows any
thing about the pigeon killed by Mr..
Driscal, Mr.. Harris would be glad to
get the information.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01

H@ According to "Hardware," two
rival commercial travellers were trying
to sell merchant freproof safe.
The first said to the merchant:
GA cat was put in one of our safes
and the safe was put in the middle Of
a fire for "a hours, and afterward the
cat came out alive"
Said the second:
1--WE put a cat in one of our safes,
and piled fire around it for week,
and when we opened it the cat was
dead"
"Ah, 1 thought so," said the mer
chant.
eyes," replied the traveller, che was
frozen to DEATH"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01

SATAN GOT Observation-Disclosures
you have been at the jam again, Adol-
phus?
Son-The cupboard door came open
of itself, mother, and thought
Mother-Why didn't you say, "Get
thee behind me, satan ?"
Son-So I did, mother, and he went
up and pushed me right in !-Brooklyn
Life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01

TONIMY's LUCKY IGNORANCE
"Tommy," asked the teacher, "do you
ever read the newspaper ~
"Yessum."
"Can you tell me the name of the
cape where such surprising gold dis
coveres have been made of late ?"
Tommy racked his memory in vain,
and gave it up.
"No'me," he said.
"That's right" approving rejoined
the teacher.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01
Oliver Chilled PlOWs

Are recognized the world over as the
BEST. EIGHTY per cent. Of all the
CHILLED plows made and sold are
divers. This trims the business and pop
ularty Of the other fifteen or twenty so
CALLED chilled plows-the Oliver is the
only genuine-iown pretty fine. Is fur
ther comment necessary? We have Oil.
vers in stock-all steel beams. Call and
sae them
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01

aH~ Few stains are more obstinate
than those made by vaseline. How to
remove them was told recently by a
domestic science teacher. "Have
ready" she said "a moderately hot
iron and four pieces of blotting paper.
Put two thicknesses of the paper on a
board and wet the spot thoroughly
with benzine. Lay on the stained
cloth, cover with two other pieces OF
blotting paper, and press quickly with
the iron. An old stain may need two
or even three applications to remove
the stain. The caution is repeated
that benzine being very infammable it
must be used with great care"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01

RAISING PEACH TREEs.-The usual
treatment of peach pits in nurseries is
to bed them out over winter and let
the frost act on them ; but this is not
absolutely necessary. The pits may be
planted in spring. They may be plan
ted where the trees are expected to re,
main but it is better to SOW them in
nursery rows first and then transplant
the trees after they have been budded
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01
Merit Wins.

Merit sometimes has pretty rough road
to travel, but it will eventually win. The
truth of the foregoing sentence has been
proven i'm this section during the past few
years in the Buckye Mower. 1t has prov
en- the claim made for it that it is the best
and most durable all round grass, weed,
peavine and sprout cutter yet devised by
man. We have them in stock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01
I'LL CE rs
Q1dSoresY
Iy

Thin, Diseased, Impure Blood, Bumps
Boils, Eating Sores, Scrofula, Erup.
tions, Eczema, Itching and Burning Skin
and all Blood and Skin Humors cured.
Blood made pure and rich and all sores
healed by taking few bottles of Botanic
Blood Balm (B. B. b.. Sold at Drug
stores, large bottles, 81. Botanic Blood
Balm (B. B. b. thoroughly tested for 80
years. Cures when all else fails. Try it.
Send 8 cents to pay postage on Free trial
Bottle. Blood Balm Co, Atlanta, Ga.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01
HoOsier Grain Drills

are the best. We have them in stock and
feel sure that we can convince anybody,
who is open to conviction, that it possess
es more points of superiority than any
other drill made. You ought to see them.
YORK IMPLEMENT co.
L. R. Williams, Manager.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01

p6T To fatten a fowl in week, feed
it all the soaked corn it will eat, with
Just little of green garden truck to
keep up the appetite. Then kill, cook
and eat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01
Riddle & Carroll.
DON'T EXPERIMENT.

TT is neither necessary or wise for the
in purchasing farming machinery and
tools, because in US they have concern
that in an experience of IL years has never
yet had dissatisfied customer. We han
die only what we KNOW to be the BEST
on the market. We are in position to do
this because we were the pioneers in the
business and had the opportunity of Sc
curing control of the BEST of each class,
on6 did II
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01
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tended for Wednesdays issue, and on
Wednesday when intended for Saturdays
issue.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-04

ner of the swimming race he said he would
also enter Il could not get up a speech
TO present myself with medal" he said,
but / will have one made up for the first
prize in the second class yacht race"
Rosenfeldts full orchestra will be on
the pavilion all day, and the lovers of the
dance can be on the go until midnight.
Barbee & Bandy will spread themselves
on the dinner and supper. Messrs. Deitz
Clarke and Earl Dasher have arranged
an elaborate dance programme, and all
attending may be assured an enjoyable
outing. The yacht Leader will follow the
races, and will leave the pavilion at 1l:20
o'clock.
The crowds viii have no dificulty in
reaching the island. Commencing at $50
o'clock. cars will leave Tenth street for
Isle of Hope every thirty minutes during
the day. leaving on the even and half
hours There will be cars between Thun-
derbolt and Isle of Hope each way every
hour during the afternoon. A ten minute
schedule will be run from the city TO
Thunderbolt during the entire day, so that
parties out for the day can easily taken in
both places.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-04
BEER SPILLED IN A RUNAWAY.
Brewery Horse Made Thtngc Lively
on Broughton street.

What came very near being serious run
away occurred yesterday afternoon about
o'clock when horse attached to a
Georgia Brewing Association wagon, near
the Market, took fright and made a wild
dash down Barnard street, turned east
into Broughton, and continuing on his
mad career up to Whitaker street, where
a quick swerve upset the wagon and
threw the horse on it's side.
Although badly tangled in the harness
the animal made a desperate struggle to
regain its feet and would have done so
and probably continued on its run had not
Officer Frank Wall appeared on the
scene and sat ON the animals head until
the harness could be unfastened When
the horse finally recovered his feet ii was
found that with the exception of a few
bruises he had suffered no injury. The
wagon. however, was badly smashed, and
the debris of a case of bottled beer that
had been on the wagon when it was whirl-,
ed into Broughton street was scattered
widely over the pavement on the south
side of the street.
Frank Pitts. white, the driver, was
thrown out of the vehicle when it reached
the corner of Barnard and Congress
streets. He was thrown through the
shafts and was thought at The time to
be badly hurt, but escaped with only a
few bruises and some bad rents in his
clothes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-04
SALES WE'RE RATHER SLOW.
Lnck of Offerings and Hot Weather
Kept bidders Away.

The public sales of realty at the door
Of the Court House yesterday morning
were more apathetic than they have been
in months. In the first place, the offer
ings were few in number, and not over
poweringy attractive and, in the second
place, the excessively hot weather of the
early morning kept many away.
Some of the property that had been adj
vertised for sale was not offered, the auc-
tioneers sizing up the crowds lack of en-
thusiasm noting the absence of many of
the regular purchasers on these occasions,
and deciding that they would postpone the
sales they had contemplated until a more
aCspicious occasion.
Mr.. G. H. Dorset sold a one-story cot
t0ge on Henry street, between Montgom-
cry and West Broad, standing on lot
% by l05 feet to Mr.. Isaac Beckett, agent
for $3.50 Deputy Sheriff O'Connor sold
lot of land on Pearl street. so by SO feet,
to Mr.. @. w. Alien, for 800. Mr. Allen is
the holder of the execution under which
the property was sold.
City Marshal John Power sold a very
large number of pieces of property, levied
on under executions issued by the city
treasurer for taxes, and paving assess
ments against the owners. Most of this
property was bought in by Alderman
Tiedeman, representing the city, though
some of the property owners protected
their titles by themselves becoming the
purchasers. Altogether the day was on
exceedingly dun one, and but poorly in
dicative of the state of the real estate
market in Savannah. which usually finds
encouraging evidence of its strength and
solidity at these sales.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-04
DAMAGES FOR HIS INJURIES.
George LehwaId Receivers $3.50
Verdict Against the Central.

George Lehwald was awarded a verdict
for $3.50 damages against the Central of
Georgia Railway Company by a jury in
the City Court yesterday. The plaintiff
sued for $780, for personal injuries in
CURED by him and alleged 10 be due to
the negligence of the defendant in the
operation of It's engines.
1t was alleged in the petition and
shown on the stand yesterday, by the
evidence of the plaintiffs witnesses, that
on March IA, of the present year, he was
driving in a buggy along the wharves of
the Ocean Steamship Company and
about to cross a track of the company on
River street The approach to the street
was by the side of a tall warehouse,
which prevented the plaintiff from seeing
anything coming up the track. The
horse he was driving was alleged to be
gentle and not easily frightened
However, as Lehwald started across the
street one of the engines of the defend
ant company approached from the di-
rection of that part of the wharves con-
cealed from sight by the warehouse,
without ringing a bell blowing a whis-
tie, or giving other motive to those on
or near the track So sudden was the
appearance of the engine that Lehwald's
horse became frightened and ran away,
throwing him out of the buggy. II the
fall his left arm and one of the fingers
of his left hand were broken, he suffer
ed a number of cuts and Commissions on
the head and other painful injuries,
which for a time kept him confined 60
his bed and caused him great physical
suffering.
For the personal injuries his detention
from business and the expenses he had
to incur for medical and other attend
ance the plaintiff estimated his damages
at $500. The case was conducted for
the plaintiff by Mr. w. w. Osborne and
for the defendant by Mr. T. Mayhem
Cunningham, Jr. While the jury probab-
ly came to the conclusion that the de-
PENDANT was to some extent negligent in
not having a Waterman at the scene of
the accident and in the engineer failing
to give warning by bell or whistle of the
approach of his engine, it somewhat re-
duced the damages to which the plain
tiff thought himself entitled.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-04
ISLE OF HOPES EVENTS.
Regatta Promises TO he the CHIEF
Feature of the Day.

Feature of the Day.
Isle of Hope promises to furnish the
feature Of the day. The regatta of the
isle 70 Hope Yacht Club promises to be
an interesting event 1t is the second at
tempt of the club on this line and prom
Uses TO far surpass the first The men,
bers of the club have many friends who
are interested in them and in the success
of their boats. Besides to the large pro-
portion of the population which knows
nothing about yachting the regatta offers
an excuse for somewhere to 60
Many Improvements have been made at
Isle of Hope this season and the place is
in much better shape 10 accommodate the
crowd than was the case a year ago The
pavilion has been enlarged and improved
and large, airy dining room has been
added. The grounds have been parked and
special arrangements made for picnickers
Commodore Tom Reynolds. who is the
leading spirit in to-day's exercises had
the following to say on the subject yes
terday:
we are expecting the largest crowd at
the island we have ever had. and we are
prepared to receive them and give them
the best days enjoyment they ever had
The yacht races are going to be the very
best ever seen around these waters, ard
will be considered so by all who attend"
The get-ready gun viii be fired at 1915
a. m. and at II O'Clock the first class boats
will start and then al intervals Of five
minutes the other two classes viii get
away.
'The entries are as follows:
First Class-Vida, Ada, Julia D., Vivid.
Ecie r., and Babbie
Second Class-Imp, Runaway Girl Lark.
I1ndfne Constance. Meta CuoItav.
Olga and Rastus.
Third Class-Fern, W w. Osborne.
Aimee, Edith, Florence, El Captain.
about half a dozen have entered the
swimming race and all are good swim
rners. IL 1t were not for the fact
that Mr.. Reynolds Is to pre-
sent the medal to the -.i"-