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lutmorows Department. A Father's Hoax.?A clergyman, a widower, recently created quite a sen3ation in his household, which consisted of seven grown-up daughters. The reverend gentleman was absent from home for a number of days in an adjoining county. The daughters had received a letter from their father, which stated that he had "married a widow with six children," and that he might be expected home at a certain time. The effect of the news was a great shock to the happy family. There was weeping and wailing and all man ner of naughty things said. The house was neglected, and when the day of arrival came, it was anything but inviting. At last the Rev. Mr. X. came, but he was alone. He greeted his daughters as usual, and as he viewed the neglected apartments, there was a merry twinkle in his eye. The daughters were nervous and evidently anxious. At last the elder mustered courage and asked: "Where is our mother?" "In heaven," said the good man. "But where is the widow with the six children whom you married ?" "Why, I married her to another man, myjdears," he replied. Frank.?"Physician, heal thyself," is a maxim the neglect of which inevitably exposes physic to ridicule. When one goes to purchase a hairrestorer, and finds the vender thereof bald, his faith receives a severe shock, and if he is sensible, he does not buy that nostrum. A true story is told of an old New Hampshire doctor, who was one day consulted by a man suffering from rheumatism. The physiciau gave mm copious advice, and euded with directions so concisely put as to be easily memorized. "Avoid dampness," he said." "Yes sir." "Keep warm ; keep your feet dry, and remember what I have said about flannels." "Yes, sir." "Take the medicine with absolute regularity. Here is the prescription." The man expressed his thanks, paid his fee and took bis leave. As he reached the door the doctor called, "Oh, by the way, if any of these thiugs help you, just give me a call and tell me. I've rheumatism for over 20 years and nothing has ever helped me yet. Good morning." The Pastor's First Call.?A lady living ou Iiamsen avenue, New Brunswick, owns a parrot. A new pastor has been recently established over the lady's church, says Texas Siftings, and a few days ago he went to make bis first pastoral visit. The front door was closed and Poll was in the cage just behind it. As the pastor reached for the electric button, Poll said, in a remonstrant tone: "Go away please," "But I want to see the lady of the house." _ "Go away, please. We haven't a cold bite in the bouse." "You're mistaken. I am not a tramp. I wish to see the lady of the house on business." "Go 'way!" screamed Poll, wrath-1 fully. "Go 'way, you dirty tramp. I'll call the police. Police! Police?') This was too much for the modest minister, and in very considerable wonderment he abandoned his call. According to The Youth's Companion, one of the smaller New Eugland colleges has for janitor a colored man, who has filled that position to the satisfaction of all coucerned for over 25 years. Like many of his race, he is in possession of much wit, and it is not often that the students get the laugh on "Sam," as they familiarly and affectionately call him. One autumn day, just after the college year had begun, when he was overseeing the burning over of part of the campus, a freshman coming along cried, "Well, Sam, that's most as black as you are !" "Yes, sah," promptly replied Sam; "and next spring it will be 'most as green as you are !" SSy A discussion arose on board an Atlantic liner a short time ago as to the citizenship of a gentleman at the other end of the saloon. "He's an Englishman," said one; "I know by his head." "He's a Scotchman, said another; "I know by his complexion." He's a German," said another; "I know by his beard." The young ladies thought he looked a little Spanish. Here the conversation rested, but soon one of them spoke: "I have it," said she ; "he's an American ; he's got his legs on the table." His Last Resort.?Doctor?I really don't understand. There is no reason why you should go in for a reduction of corpulency. Patient?Still, I want you to put me through a course of autifat treatment. ? My Eulalia shall see with her own eyes how I pine away for love of her. Snatched Baldheaded.?"If I were bald as you," said Gus DeSmith to oue of the most prominent citizens of Austin, "I would wear a wig." "I don't see why you should ever wear a wig if you were bald," was the quiet response. "Au empty uaru doesn't need any roof." . ? A New Kind of Iron.?"Papa, are you going to have auy girlvauized iron on your new house'?" "Any w-h-a-t?" "Any girlvanized iron?" "Galvanized you mean don't you?" "Yes, pa; but teacher says we musn't say gal; it's girl." What She Feared.?Pastor (to peasant girl)?Why do you week so much ? "Because my lover has gone to the army for three years." "But those will soon be over, then he will return." "Yes, I'm afraid that in the _ meantime another man will marry me." EST Teacher?Well, Tommy, you were not present yesterday. Were you detained at home in consequence of the inclemency of the weather? "No, ma'am, I couldu't come 'cause of the rain." | Wayside ?itthctings. 86?" Live honestly, hurt no body, and render to every one his just due. 8?aT" The highest exercise of charity is charity toward the uncharitable. 8*aT People with ugly dispositions may say some sharp but not clever things. Life is too short to take upon one's shoulders, the quarrels of irate people. 8^" The pen is a mighty engine, and it sometimes runs away with the engineer. S6T Put salt in water to prevent black calicoes from fading when they are washed. 86T "The eloquence of Jesus," said Oriden, "did not consist in words but in deeds." There is in a society in Egypt whose object is to drive foreigners out of the country. 6&F It is not enough to keep the poor * ? 1 ' - ? ?-> OAmAthinrr t A Ill III lull j give II1J7U1 ouiuvtuiujj vv> I.VV|. you in mind. 86T A correspondent of Science states that holding the breath is found to control the sensibility of tickling. 8?" It is with nations as with individuals: those who know the least of others, think the highest of themselves. 6?* The atmosphere is so clear in Zululand that it is said objects can be seen by starlight at a distance of seven miles. 86T "Those Thompsons are a bad lot. Three out of four should be in the penitentiary. "What of the fourth ?" "He's there." SST "Truth is a good dog," said Coleridge, "but beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you gel your brains kicked out." 8ST" If men had only temptations to great sins, they would always be good ; but the daily fight with little ones accustom them to defeat. 6ST The man who is drawn into a scheme to invest 1 cent and draw out $ 1 may not be a fool; but he is in no dauger from brain fever. W3F A little borax put into the water in which scarlet napkins and red bordered towels are to be washed will prevent them from fading. 86?" There are only five bedrooms in the White House. The builders of t he I ??tAnl A/1 f A nt*Afn/)f executive CVUICUUJ wauicu tv the president from country cousins. B@F The only way to get through this world and escape censure is to take some back road. You cannot travel the main road and do it. fVST "Yes," said the small boy of the Latiu class, "yes, lapus may be the Latin for slip in a book, but when mother slaps us, it meaus a slipper." When Socrates was asked whether it was better for a man to marry or remain single, he answered, "Let him take which course he will, he will repent of it." fifeT" Just because a man pays a big pew rent in a city church, you are not safe in assuming that he does not sand his sugar regularly every Monday morniug. BfrS" A ret in nvnlnrers who have found themselves in the midst of an aurora describe it as producing a cooling, prickly sensation, and a very exhilarating effect. SST The London Spectator says: UA Socialist is a dreamer who believes that, given a special scythe, he can get more hay out of a field than there is grass in it." 8?" An independent old lady, speaking of Adam's naming all the animals, said she didn't think he deserved any credit for naming the pig. Anybody would know what to call him. B6&" A newspaper writer in New York, who pretends to know, says that the Chinaman is always truthful except when he makes a statement. Then you can stake your last dollar he I is lying. j B&T The States are rapidly doing away with the "days of grace" law. Among those where it has been abolished are California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, New York, New 1 Jersey and Pennsylvania. 86T" If another man gets a higher \ salary than you receive, it is probably ( because he is worth more. Employees do not pick out men to pay good 1 wages to because they have curly hair or part it in the middle. 86TSomehow, if you have patience , imbedded in your heart, there comes a i sort of cheer along with it; and, be- ? fore you know what is going to happen, | your whole existence is radiated as | wun sunsuine. 86T "Minnie has been in to see me today," said little five-year-old, "and she behaved like a lady." "And I hope you did too," said her mother. < "Yes, indeed, I did; I turned somer- | sets for her on the bed. 86T" "No," said the man who stayed ! in town, while his family went to the 1 seashore, "I have not had any direet news from them. But they are enjoy- 1 iug themselves immensely." "How 1 can you tell, if they don't write ?" "I 1 read about it in my checkbook." 8?" A bow-legged man was standing ' before the stove warming himself. He grulHy refused to buy a paper from a . boy who thrust his head in at the door. "Say, mister," retorted the indignant newsboy, "you're standing to nonv th? firp T iriipsc: vnn sirp \vnrr? I ~v? v"v "* v> - "j J 1ing." BfejT A tramp was put out to pasture 011 the Bancroft, Neb., rock pile recently, with a ball and chain attachment. The attachment was not so great as to prevent his selling the ball and chain for $1 to a green farmer as a curio, and making off with the money. 8^? Ah absent-minded man entered a shoe-shop the other day, and wanted 1 his boy measured for a pair of shoes. "But where's the boy ?" asked the : dealer. "Thunder!" said the man; "I've left the boy at home! I'll go and get himand oil' he started for his house. fiST" A writer in an English paper claims for Wood bridge the credit of pessessitig the meanest man in the person of a miserly yeoman who refused to allow his daughter to receive a sealskin jacket as a present because he could not afford to pay for the camphor which would be needed to keep moths out of it during the summer. itUsccUanrous grading. DON'T POKE A HARD COAL FIRE. i A good story is told of the difficulty with which anthracite coal was made * to burn under a boiler, when the attempt was first made to use it as a ' steam fuel. The coal was put into the furnace on top of a large amount of 1 wood. It was raked and poked and 1 blown all the forenoon, but the "black 1 stones" showed no signs of burning. ' At noon, utterly disgusted, the proprietor and his men slammed the fur- 1 nace doors and went home to dinner. ' When they returned they found every- 1 thing "red hot." All it needed was to ' be let alone. This is just what any * hard coal fire needs if the coal is to be 1 consumed with economy. Poking, sha- ' king, raking down ashes and all other means employed for disturbing the fire 1 only result in waste. In an ordinary 1 magazine or bass-buruing stove, after ' the fire is properly under way, it should be allowed to burn without disturbance until all the coal in the lower part of the fire is consumed. When the hot- I torn of the fire, for a distaucc of per- ( haps two inches from the grate, has burned until no live cinders are to be I found, the fire needs attention. The I bottom consisting entirely of clinkers unci ashes, needs to he cut on aua dumped into the ash pan without dis- , turbing the upper portion. With some forms or grate this cau be done by the turn of a handle. The coal will then , drop into place and the fire will go on buruing indefinitely without further ' attention. No shaking or poking ' should be allowed. With grutes having a shaking motion and a dumping j center, the dropping of the bottom ' cannot be accomplished quite so readily, but it must be done. Put on the dumping handle and very carefully turn it up to one side until it reaches an angle of about 45?. It will turn easily as the upper edge works up iuto the ashes and the coal "scaffolds" ' across from one side to the other. ' Now take the poker aud work out the ashes at the center, as far as possible, and from the upper side of the central grate. Don't try to bring down all the fine ashes, but merely cut ofF the bot- ' torn of the fire, in the center. Keep the hand upon the dumping handle, and if the coal starts down, bring the grate into a horizontal position instantly, to prevent the whole from dumping. After the coal starts, go around the mituirlp ?nd cut off the ashes aud clin kers which are in sight, below the teeth ' of the grate. Take out only those that are dead. There will be a lot of ushes up in the fire, no doubt, but along with them there will be a lot of fine cinders already lighted, and if the ashes are poked down nearly as much fine coal will follow. By leaving them, perhaps a little more draught may be needed, . but there will be a large saving of coal. Generally the fact that I he coal has not been packed down by poking, and that the live portion of the fire has not been , disturbed, will more than compensate for the light deposit of ashes below. A fire cleaned out in this way is kept ( bright and driven, if necessary, by useing the dampers instead of pokes. As the coal has a chance to lie quietly- j ly and is not packed, the air passes freely through it and the coal is perfeet ly consumed. How great a saving * of coal can be effected by this method of handling a fire is difficult to say, but it must be considerable. An in- t cidental advantage is fonud in the fact ) that a fire managed in this way is al ways ready to respond to the blower. It burns up quickly as soon as the ( draughts are opened. Such a fire will "keep" longer without going out than one treated in the ordinary way, and j as a rule calls for less attention. If economy of fuel is looked for, the j stove should be amply large for the ;? Ihib tr? ?lr? without nushinir. "Ula lw * I r-- (_ Under ordinay circurastanes, about. 15 t per cent, of the useful heat of the fuel ^ goes up the chimney, but if a stove is r driven hard at least one-half of the heat is lost in this way. A small stove or ^ furnace answers very well in mild weather; as soon as sharp cold is felt, * trouble begins. It is necessary to crowd the fire constantly, in order to get sufficient heat. This wastes coal both f above and below ; much heat passes up the chimney and much coal drops through the grate. When a fire is driven hard,the grate linings and other r parts that are exposed to the heat burn out very rapidly, and repairs become frequent. It is difficult to make buy- j ers believe that such is the case, as j they argue that the dealer is trying to v sell a more expensive stove. It is the t best policy, however, to purchase a ^ large stove or furnace, because it will ^ give better satisfaction in the end,and ? result in much economy. e Trials of Newspaper Men.?"One t of the greatest trials of the newspaper ^ profession," says T. DeWitt Talinage, j "is that its members are compelled to | see more of the shams of the world c than any other profession. I "Through every newspaper office t day after day, go all the weaknesses of Lhe world ; all the vanities that want ? to be pulled ; all tne revenges una t want to be heaped; all the mistakes that want to be corrected ; all the dull ? speakers that want to he thought elo- t quent; all the meanness that want to get its wares noticed gratis in the editorial t columns, in order to save the tax of the advertising columns; all the men that j want to be set right who were never right; all the crack brain philosophers t with stories sis long as their hair, and as gloomy sis their linger nails in mourn- ( ing because bereft of soap?till the bores j who come in to stay five minutes, but \ who stay five hours. ] "Through the editorial and reporto- [ rial rooms all the follies and shams of the world are seen day after day, and , the temptation is to believe in neither , God, man or woman. It is no sur- r prise that in the profession there are some skeptical men ; i tuny wuuuer that journalists believe anything. Do Ho us Ms \V KKf ??Is a question discussed by our conteinporarv, The Admiralty and Horse Guards Gazette. It tells us that there is a well authenticated case of a horse weeping during the Crimean war. On the advance to the heights of Alma, a battery of artillery became exposed to the fire of a concealed Russian battery, and in the course of a few minutes it was nearly destroyed, men and horses killed and ti wounded, guns dismounted and limbers broken ; a solitary horse, which had apparently escaped unhurt, was observed standing with fixed gaze upon an object close beside him ; this turned out to be his late master, quite dead, The poor animal, when a trooper was dispatched to recover him, was found with copious tears flowing from his eyes; and it was only by main force that he could he dragged away from the spot, and his unearthly cries to get back to his master were heartrending, Apropos of the intense love that cavalry horses have for music, a correspondent of The Gazette writes that when the Sixth dragroons recently changed ftiniv nnnrt flrc o mai-o liplntllrint? tO OIIC l/nv.. v|ui.i?v.ou f?iv o o of the troopers was taken so ill as to be unable to proceed on their journey the following morning. Two days later, another detachment of the same regiment, accompanied by the band arrived. The sick mare was in aloost box, but hearing the martial strains, kicked a hole through the side of hei box, and making her way through the shop of a tradesman, took her place in the troop before she was secured and brought back to the stable. But the excitement had proved toe great, and the subsequent exhaustiou proved fatal. KANGAROO LEATHER. Something About the Clever Little Animal That Producer It. Leather made from the skin of tht kangaroo is one of the new products in the leather line. It is soft, strong and the light grades are particularly well adapted for light summer shoes and for shoe tops, while the heaviei grades will bear more usage than any other leather finished on the gruil side. The light skins are made inti the finest brilliant glazed kid and in dull finish for ladies' fine shoes and the heavy ones are finished for men's fine work. Much of it is crimped anc sold for tongue boots. Shoe laces o good quality are also made of it. Tht skin of the kangaroo has a wonder tuny muscuiar nore^vmcu wumuuic largely to the strength of the animal enabling the females to carry theii young in their pouches until old enough to take care of themselves, and aidiug the kangaroo iu his long leaps when in motiou. The animal is a native of Australia aud adjacent islands It is a distinct species, and has nc counterpart in other countries. Thert are a great number of families some scurcely larger thau a rat, others almost gigantic iu size. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) the family which furnishes the most valuable skins, was discovered by Captain Cook about a century ago at which time it attracted much attention among uatu ralists. The natives of Australia call the old males "booma," and are slow to attack them. The "booma" has paws as large as those of a mastiff though of different shapes. His feel are his weapons, and when attacked lie is a dangerous antagonist. When "aised to his full height his hind legs and tail form a tripod upon which his uorty rests, carrying nis neaci as mgu is that of a mail on horseback. The kangaroo lives upon a vegetable bod, and roams over the plains ol Australia iu large llocks. Its teeth ure >o constructed that it can feed upon ootsand live upon barren plains where ither unimals would starve, and to its iestructiou of roots is attributed the sterile plaius so common in Australia. iVhen feeding, a large male stands at lis full height and acts as sentinel, vhile the balance of the flock lie on heir sides and browse. At the slight;st approach of danger the sentinel lounds the alarm, and in an instant all ire erect upon their bind feet. They eap with their lorepaws clasped close ;o their body, the tail stretched backyard, while the powerful thigh mus:les are caused suddenly to straighten o the joints, by which act the body lies through the air at a low curve, rhe ordinary jump is about 9 feet, >ut 30 feet is often made at a leap. When pursued by hunters, and on level 1- 4 1 jroumt or on an up graue, mey cau mtrun the lieetest dog, but down ;rade they lose their balance and roll ?ver. The llesh of the kangaroo urnishes excellent food, kangaroo renison being considered a dainty dish, vhile the tail furnishes an excellent Liu) nutritious soup.?Philadelphia Times. m + * Puddles for a Prince.?On the rirthday of Napoleon Charles, son ol jouis Napoleon and Horteuse, a child vhom the Emperor Napoleon meant 0 make his heir, he and his mother vere seated at a window in the palace vhich opened upon the Grand avenue. 1 heavy shower had fallen and the ivenue was full of pools of water. A jroup of barefooted children were out here wading in the water, and playing vith little chip boats. The young irince, richly dressed, in a splendid tall, and surrounded by his elegaut and :ostlv birthday presents, turned careessly away from his toys and watched he children with eager iuterest. "So then, my sou," sai<5 the mother, 'you are not grateful for your presets ?" "O yes," replied the young prince, 'but I am so used to toys. Look at hose little boys, mamtna." "Do you wish for money to give hem ?" "Papa gave me enough this mornng." "Well, what ails you, my child ? kVhat do you want?" "O," said the young prince, hesitaingly, "I know you won't let me, but - ~ ? - I .. !.. .1 f I could go oui aim piay iu muw >eautiful puddles, it would amuse me 100 limes more than all my elegant oys. O please let me go." So the real enjoyments are not alvays the most cosily, and poor chilIren enjoy liberties unknown to some ich ones. A Beautiful Definition.?A dear :hild called Mary Cooper had read her dlotted piece with such appropriate unphasis and such sympathy of exnession that the inspector said to her, 11 his kind sincere manner, ''That was eally beautiful my child ! And now," le added, "ifyou cau tell me the mealing of that word 'turf,' I shall give you he very best mark." Meanings ol vords ure mountains of difficulty to om? children, and the tears almost tarted to Mary's eyes because she redized that the inspector had chanced i i to drop on a word whose meaning she ( i had not lately studied. Poor child ! I wonder how often she frolicked and i tripped over nature's emerald carpet I ing ! Possibly never! But Mary had ? . plenty of determination ; she felt that k ) her life almost depended on giving an tl. answer; and she lost no time in exer- cj cising her little brain to the utmost for o ! some kind of a definition ; and just as ? the inspector was saying, "Well never . mind child, I will pass 011," she eagerly ? exclaimed : "Turf, sir, is grass and n cleau dirt stuck together by God." A ^ most excellent definition," said the in- ? i spector; "In fact, the answer I looked si I for was not nearly so precise as that. i You have gained my highest mark." |} i ? ? . Waiting for a Rise.?Ex-Con- a gressman Ben Cable, of Illinois, says ? the Washington Post, has a little c I daughter who has the making of a n ! great financier in her. One day her jl i father called her to him. "My dear," v " said he, "a man this morning offered t< 1 papa this room full of gold if he would v ' sell little brother. Now, that means ^ gold enough to fill this room from wall c to wall and from floor to ceiling. If I tl > sell little brother for that sum, I shall be able to buy everything in the world you want. Shall I sell him ?" "No, t papa," answered the lilt le girl, prompt- J ly ; and then, before her delighted ? ! father could embrace her for express- t ing so much unselfish affection, she a went on, "Keep him till he's bigger. r 5 He'll be worth more then." I s ? 1 ROYAL ; Baking Powder ' Absolutely Pure [ ROYAL Baking Powder J. AbftolaTet^ Pure ROYAL | Baking Powder 1 Absolutely Pure I I ? '? [ Silverware, j r | j ' Every train that comes to York ' ville these days brings goods I > for H. C. Strauss, and every j V ' person who leaves Yorkville, j; I either by private conveyance r . '' 1 or 011 the trains, if they bought i ' any goods in Yorkville, carry j V away goods bought at Strauss's. j Why? Because his qualities J,' V and prices please everybody. , The latest arrival at my estab- . lishment is a stock of the best silverware. All of it was manufactured by the Standard Silverware Co., it is all triple v plate and is warranted for TEN i p YEARS, and the prices are e< very remarkably low. I have r si Sugar Bowls, Cream and Mo- a lasses Pitchers, Teapots, Forks i ti and Spoons, and what I haven't it got, I will order for you. The prices of these goods are very at low, considering the high a! nnalifvnf flip crnnds. , n -J p> Another lot of handsome ladies' ai ? 4| handsome Dress Goods will ar- *v rive in a very few days. Everybody Has Notions, <>i And some people have more 1 Notions than others and I think e ui I come under this head, as I have about $2,500 worth, and j what is better I have all kinds of Notions, so if you need any- ? thing in the Notion line, come h p to me, I have Notions to sell. , ' hi H. C. STRAUSS, "I SI N. W. Cor. Fountain Square. in ?????????? ii 111211 The best wearing, most stylish, and >' the greatest value of any $3.00 Men's r> Shoes on the continent. 01 Best calfskin, dongola tops, solid ('r leather soles, with an thepopuiai toes, lasts and fastenings, and Lewis' Cork ~ Filled Soles. v Each pair contains a paid-up Accident Insurance Policy for $100, good for 60 days. Wear Lewis'Accident Insurance Shoes once and you will never change. The t'B insurance goes for "full measure." Talk with your dealer who sells Lewis' I Shoes. i< For Sale By CLOVER COTTON M'F'G. CO., T Clover, S. C. )8 OUT OF EVERY 100. STATISTICS may not be absolutely cor5 rect, but there is no other way of oblining certain kinds of information, even pproximately, than through thestatisti ian. That individual says that 98 men ut of every 100 who die, are insolvent, r in other words die without leaving any state, and only two leave anything for lieir families after debts are paid. You lay doubt the truth of the above statelent, and if you do we would suggest that ou allow your mind to run back over our own experience and see how many len you can recollect who have joined the ilent majority and left an estate to their unities. We think you will find that ticre are not more than two or three out f every 100. It is the duty of every man who has ny one depending on him (and almost very one has) to make provision for the nes who will bo left at the mercy of a old world in ease the bread winner is removed. The only way in which this can e done with any degree of certainty is by ife insurance. If you depend on leaving . hat you now have or what you expect i> make, there arc 98 chances to 2 that you rill not do it. Remember that as good msiness men as you have the reputation f being, have died insolvent and the hances are that you will do the same hing. LIFE INSURANCE, he kind that will pay a specified sum to our widow and orphans after your death, stlie kind yon need. The other kind is too xpensiveand thechancesof your carrying he high priced article are nine to one gainst you, and in case you are the tenth nan and carry your policy through, you rill have paid out 40 to 50 per cent, niort noney than you should have done foi rour protection. THE MUTUAL RESERVE 'iitid Life Association furnishes life inurance that insures at about one half tlx ates charged by old line campanies, and uis been doing it for the past fourteen rears. During that time it has paid oul iver $2.'!,WX),000 to the beneficiaries of deleceased membersand has saved its poliej (olders over $42,0(X),0(Xi as compared tc chat they would have been forced to pay lad they had their insurance in old lint ompanies. I Practical Illustration. Here is a practical illustration of tlx aving to policy holders by the Mutual Reserve plan in .South Carolina: Las! rear (1894), according to the report of tlx omptroller general, all the old line com>anies doing business in the State collectid $830,313 from their policy holders, and laid $300,787 in death losses, which leaves 409,520 tliat was collected over and above osses, and about $309,000 more than was lecessary, hail their business been conlucted on as economical basis as the Milual Reserve, and had all the insurance leen in the latter company there would till be $309,000 in circulation in our povery stricken State that has gone into tlx oilers of the old line insurance coinpalics, which would be something like 9,000 to the county. See? Last Year The Mutual Reserve paid $123,750 to tlx lencticiaries of deceased members ii: louth Carolina. The deceased members aid, all told, from the time the policies re re issued up to the time the money was aid to their beneficiaries, $23,118.45; and lad they paid the same amount in preniimistook! line companies their beneticiaies would have received $55,(Mi, or nol lalfas much as the Mutual Reserve paid. You Need Insurance, l!i<l you know it, and woarosure if you cill investigate the plan of the Mutual teserve you will place your insurance rith it. Yon can't lielp it if you are a msiness man. We will take pleasure in iving you any information you may runt. SAM M. A L. GEO. G HIST, Genenil Agents, Yorkville, S. C OctolierO (19 tf J. R. SCHORR. I AM HERE! A ND have been doing PHOTOGRAPH r\. work for over 40 YEARS in Yorkille. My Gallery s in a house built expressly for the purose, with a Sky Light and Side Light qual to any in this country. My Apparatus 9 complete and of the most approved ;yle, and the GALLERY is comfortable t all times. I Make the "Ilotype," f it is desired ; but use other processes lat I think are more desirable and lastlg. Can show you work done from 40 ears ago up to the present time. The Weather 9 no drawback to having good work done t my Gallery ; so do not hesitate on ac">u n't of bad weather, but come right longand bring the babies. I Expect to Stay Here, nd not "fold my tent" or rather house, nd leave, after "working up" the town nd erctting your money, leaving you to sponge yourself off." I do all my own ork? printing and finishing ? insuring nick delivery, and my prices aro lower lan any others can offer you. If from any cause now unseen, I cannot ;tend to the business, it will he earried 11 by an artist of over 25 years' experinee, who will fulfill every promise that make. I Have No Testimonials xcept my work, which can be seen unost anywhere. YOU ALL KNOW J. R. SCHORR. THE CRY? TRE! FIRE!! FIRE!!! STRIKES terror to the bravest heart, j especially when the property owner us been too thoughtless or careless to iverhis property, at least in part, by a re policy in a company that is JUST, ROMPT AND CERTAIN. You shouid not take any chances on aving your all destroyed without hope f being able to replace it. The risk is lore than counterbalanced by the mental itfering you experience each time the y of fire is heard, even though you never livo a tire. Insure your property and isureitin a company that will pay the >ss, if there be any, as cheerfully as it will ,'ceive your premiums. That's the kind e renresent. If we write your insurance will be done exactly right. our agency the oldest in town, having been estabshed in ISM, and we have been eontinitisly in the business since; and what i< lore, we know our business. The old Pennsylvania" and "Delaware" are iins, while old "granny" Continental lid to policyholders of the "Chicago ire" alone, Over a Million anil a all' Dollars ! Ihisiness entrusted to i will receive our liest attention. All isincss, where the monil and physical sks are first-class, is eagerlv sought and ir rates are as low as any standard unpany. We also write cyclone insu-j ,nee. S. M. A L. GEO. (tUIST, Agts. iron ro MANUFAC' AM. KINDS OF ?1 IRON ROOFING. tIMPED AM) COKKI'UATEl) roil Tile or Shingle. IKK PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS, ETC. f /"'Sg HE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS < Orders received by L. M. GR1 TAX NOTICE, IH9I--'??. Office of the County Treasurer of York County, Yorkvii.i.k, S. C., Sept. 14, ISfKi. IN accordance with law, my hooks will ho opened 011 the 15TII DAY OF OCTOBER, 1X95, for the collection of STATE, COUNTY, and SPECIAL TAXES, for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1X94, and ending October .'list, 1895, and will remain open until the 1ST DAY OF JANUARY. 18!H1. For the convenience of taxpayers, I will attend the following places on the days named : At Yorkville, from Tuesday, the 15th day, until Saturday, the 19th day ol'Octo- ^ her. At Clover. Monday and Tuesday, tho 21st and 22nd days of October. At McConnellsville, on Wednesday, the 23rd day of October. At Yorkville, on Thursday, the 24th day of October. At Newport, 011 Friday, the 25th day of October. At Tirzah, 011 Saturday, the 20th day of October. At Yorkville, 011 Monday, the 28th day October. At Sharon, on Tuesday, tho 29th day of October. At Hickory Grove, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 30th and 31st days of October. At Yorkville, from Friday, the 1st day of November, until Monday, tho 18th day of November. At Blaeksburg, on Tuesday, the 19th, Wednesday, the 20th, and Thursday, the 1 21st days of November. At (/rover, on Friday, tho ?2nd day of > November. ; At Yorkville, on Saturday, the 23rd 1 day of November. 1 At Coates's Tavern, from 12 o'clock in., 1 Monday, the 25th, until 12 o'clock Tues> day, the 29th day of November. At Fort Mill, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 27th, 28th and 29th days ~ I' XT_ | in nwvuiiiuur. At Yorkvillo, on Monday, the 2nd day of Decern her. At Hock Hill, from Tuesday, Decent! her 3rd, until Saturday, December 7th. 1 And at Yorkville, from Monday, Dei cemherlHh, until Tuesday Dccemlier 31st, I inclusive, alter which day the hooks will he closet! and the 15 per cent, penalty r attached. II. A. D. NEKLY, > County Treasurer. , September 18 63 w tf ! CHESTER In LENOIB RAILROAD. J Schednles in Effect from and After J October 13, 1895. G. W. F. Harper, President. I CENTRAL TIME STANDARD. ' GOING WORTH. I No 10. | No 00. * Lea\ e Chester 7 '20 a in 7 50 a ni ' Leave Lowrysvlllc j 7 I!) a m 8 25 a ni s Leave McConnellsvllle 8 06 a m 8 .50 a m Leave Guthrlesvlile .... 8 13 a m it 05 a m Leave Yorkville 8 34 a ni 10 05 a m Leave Clover j 0 II a in 10 50 a m Leave Gaston la 9 50am 12 10 p in ; Leuve Llncolnton 11 05 a ni I ;#) pm , Leave Newton 11 54 am :i 00 pm Leave Hickory 12 :W pm j 5 00 pm ?" | Arrive I<enolr i 1 35 pm ' 0 40 pm , OPING SOUTH. | Nodi. | No W. | Leave Lenoir 5 00am 3 25 p m , Leave Hickory (I 42 a m 4 :!0 p m Leave Newton 8 10 a m 5 OS pm Leave Llncolnton j 9 30 am 5 55 pm ; Leave Gastonia 12 00 pm 0 55 pm Leave Clover 1 00 p m 7 .17 p m Leave Yorkvllle 2 25 pm 8 II pm Leave Guthrlesvllle ... '2.5:1 pm 8 :? pm Leave McConncllsvlllo H 00 pm 8 41 pm l Leave Lowrysvllle 3:10 pm 8 58 pm Arrive Chester 1 4 10 pm ? 28 pin < > Tniins Nos. 9 and 10 are first-class, and i ruti daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 00 i and 61 carry passengers and also run daily except Sunday. There is good connection at Chester with the G. C. A N., and the C., C. A A.; also at Gastonia with the A. & V. ' A. L.; at Lincolnton with the C. C.; and at Hickory and Newton with the W. N. C. L. T. NICHOLS, Superintendent. SAMUEL HUNT. General Manager. nnT\rP T 4 TIT r /.rikA AU.'A D.'UAH Aiwl ' UiUTj lAUUrj U1 IIIU VUJW IVIfCl nmj X Charleston Railway company, to take effect Thursday, July 11,1895, a 7.30a. in. STANDARD EASTERN TIME. qoiNQ SOUTH. | No. 33. | No. 35. Dally Monday Except We'ns'd'y I Sunday. 1 Friday. Leave Cam den 130 pm 8 80 am Leave Kershaw 8 15 pm1 10 15 am Leave Lancaster .8 10 pin; 11 30 am , Leave Catawba Junction 3 15 pm 1 00 am Leave Leslies 3 51 pro 1 80 am Leave Rock Hill 1 11 pm 8 10 pm Leave Newport 1 8k pm 3 05 pm Leave Tirzah 1 .15 pm1 3 15 pm Leave Yorkvllle 1 50 pm 3 85 pm Leave Sharon 5 05 pm l-OOpm Leave Hickory Grove.... 5 80 pm 180 pm Leave Smyrna 5 33 pm 1 38 pm Arrive at Blacksburg IS 00 pm 5 10 pm No. 11. | Leave Hlacksburg 8 00 ami Leave Earls 8 80 am Leave Patterson Springs S 30 aril' Leave Shelby 1) 10 am, Leave Mooresboro !) 53 ami Leave Henrietta 10 30 ami r in -.V nix I Leave Rutherfordton 11 25 am; Arrive at Marion 1 00 pin| _ * Dinner. going south No. 12. | Leave Marion 1 30 pin Leave Rutlierfordton 3 05 pin ? Leave Forest City " 35 pin Leave Henrietta 4 15 pm Leave Mooresboro 4 30 pm Leave Shelby 5 35 pm Leave Patterson Springs.. 5 SO pin Leave Earls if 00 pm Arrive at Blacksburg if :50 pm No. 32. | No. :TT~ Daily Tuesday Except Thursday Sunday. Saturday. Leave Blacksburg 8 20 am 8 30 am Leave Smyrna 8 45 am 0 00am Leave Hickory Grove 9 00 am 9 25 am I.eavc Sharon 9 17 am 9 48am Leave Yorkville 9 39 am 10 35 am Leave Tirzah 9 55 am 11 00 am Leave Newport 10 0:5 am 11 15 am Leave Rock Hill 10 22 am 12 40 pm Leave Leslies 10 13 am I 00 pm Leave Catawba Junction.. 10 52 am, 1 50 pin Leave Lancaster 11 20 pm 2 50 pm Leave Kershaw 12 07 pm 5 00 pm Arrive at Camden 12 55 pm li 20 jnii CONNECTION'S. No. 32 has connection with Southern Railway at Rock Ilill. N'os. 34 anil .'55 will carry passengers. Nos. 11 and 12 have connection at Marion with Southern Railway. At Roddeys, Old Point, King's Civrk and London, trains stop only on signs'. S. B. LUMPKIN, O. P. A. A. TRIPP, Superintendent. SAM'L HUNT. General Manager. BLACKSMITH CO A I. FOR SAM'. FOR SALE, three tons of BITUMINOUS COAL, suitable for Blacksmith purposes. Apply to L. M. OR 1ST. a ii k'i ii- * ] Allium it 11 OFING COMP'IN Y^ rURERS OF E5 IRON ORE PAINT And ('cnicnt. OF IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. [ST.