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tumorous Department. THE DOCTOR'S WITNESS. A certaitf physician, who shall be nameless, once brought suit against a man who had been his patient, for the recovery of the amount of fees charged in his bill. The patient pleaded, in defence, that the doctor had visited him many times after he was entirely well, or at least, after he?the nationt?hod declared that he did not J"""""" need him. He was willing to pay for those visits which had been made while he was really sick, but not for visits which had been persistently made after he was just the same as well. He had been blessed with the attendance of a good and faithful nurse, who could have carried him safely through his convalescence, and to whom, he really believed, he owed his recovery. Upon this the doctor chuckled gleefully. Said he: "Your honor, I will prove by this man's own nurse, of whose faithfulness he boasts, that she considered him not entirely out of danger at the time of which he speaks. The nurse was summoned, and she made her appearance, and was sworn. She was a widow of middle age. "Mrs. Blinker, you attended the defendent in this case during his recent illness ?" She answered that she did. Then the plaintiff's attorney took her in hand. "Mrs. Blinker, do you remember the condition of the patient from the 15th to the 25th day of April past ?" "Yes, air, I remember very wen." "And did you not think that, during that time, he required the attendance of a physician ?" "I did not, sir." "How ! Did you not say more than once, during that very time, he required the attendance of a physician ?" "Yes, sir, I said that." "And you now tell us that he required no physician ? I don't understand you." "Well, sir," said Mrs. Blinker, with a firm steadfast look, "I think I can explain it. I said that man was in danger, because I consider any man to be in danger while that doctor was giving him medicine !"?Philadelphia Recorder. She Soared to High.?A young fellow was inquiring of Officer Button at the Third Street depot about the train for the north, when the officer queried in return : "Didn't you come in this morning ?" "Yes." "With a young woman ?" "Yes." "I thought so. I took you for a bridal couple." "Yes, so we were." "And you are going back alone ?" "That's what's the matter. We were married day before yesterday and came here on a tour. She was all right when we got here, but in about an hour we had a fuss. She wanted a diamond ring and I could't buy it. Diamonds! Just think of it! I've got $25 in cash and 20 acres of land, and expect to have to live on beans for the next six months to pull through." "And where is she now ?" "Over at the hotel. I left her money to pay her bill and get home, and she can stay or come. Better have this thing decided at the start, you know. Some folks are built to wear diamonds and some to eat jonnycake. I'm a jonnycakist. There's my train. If she comes in to take the next, just see her abroad, but don't encourage her any. It's a row to see who shall boss, and the best man is going to win."? Detroit Free Press. Somewhat Indolent.?That story of Josh Wingate, who had the reputation of being the laziest man in Ruffleville, must have been exaggerated. It was alleged that he was driving out with his mother one day, when the harness became disarranged. Josh checked me norse aua wua a sigu at being compelled to move, stepped down beside the animal and reluctantly began righting things. Minute after miuute passed, until the wondering mother peered through her spectacles to learn the cause of the deday. There stood Josh, uear the head of the horse, as motionless as a tree trunk and the picture of patience. "Why goodness!" exclaimed the mother, what's the matter, Josh ?" "The horse put his foot on mine, and I'm waiting for him to take it off," replied the son. A First Class Point.?A Detroit drummer who lately made a trip into Indiana, put up at a hotel iu a small town one night to find the fare the poorest, the beds the worst he ever saw, and the house run in such a way as to amaze him. After breakfast,] which he scarcely tasted, he entered the office and said to the landlord : j "What kind of a caravausary do you call this?" "A first-class hotel sir." "You must be crazy ! Show me one single first-class point about it. "The price, sir. You have had supper, lodging and breakfast. Three dollars, if you please ; and if you want to ride down in the 'bus that will be a quarter more." Human Nature.?A citizen of Cass avenue stood at his gate the other day aud offered a boy ten cents to rake the leaves off his lawn. The lad said he hadn't time, and the citizen was about to givfor a rake and take hold of the work himself when a man came along with a big sack and asked : "Would you object to my carrying off those leaves?" "What for?" "To bed my horse." "H'm. Make good bedding?" "First rate." "Then you can have 'em for a quarter. Leaves have advanced 50 per reut. this fall !" His Perplexity.?"Hallo! What's wrong, old fellow?" "I'm almost crazy. I sent a letter to ray broker, asking him whether he thought I was a fool, and auother oue to Miss Willets, asking her to come for a drive with me, I don't know which of them this telegram is from." "What does it say ?" "Simply 'Yes.'" Waysidr ?athmngs. #6F" A penny worth of mirth is worth i pound of sorrow. The first use of a locomotive in this country was in 1819. ' t8T Brokers and barbers are given to shavings, and carpenters to making them. ? BaT" Massachusetts has declared for annual elections by nearly 50,000 ma jority. tlcE" Know thyself and keep the information to thyself. This is good advice. How few women can tell a story well. This does not apply to conventional white fibs. I6T Where the woolen mills employ about 150 people, the cotton mills usually employ some 800. J?* In Paris it has been decided that "-ambling on the part of a wife constitutes sufficient grounds for divorce. If you count the suuny and cloudy days of the whole year, you will find that the sunny ones predominate. V&F Willie (reading)?Pa, what is a prevaricating minion of beelzebub? "A man who disagrees with you politically, my son." I6T Every wind that blows is caused hw t.Vio Vipntprl and exnandinc air of J VMV X O , some locality rising, while the cooler air rushes in to fill its place. tThere are a great many stories that have no foundation. But when it comes to building houses, the more stories the better the foundation must be. S8T When a real New York boy wishes to say that a man is extremely extravagant, he expresses himself this way : "He has money to burn and carries matches." The recent report of the commissioner of education gives statistics showing that there are 260,000 women schoolteachers in this country, to 122,000 men teachers. Bride (on shipboard at sea in a storm) I feel so sick my dear, and if I should die and they bury me here, you'll sometimes come and plant flowers on my grave, won't you darling? I6T Irate Customer?I want my money back. Cycle Dealer?What for? "You said this was a high grade wheel; but I find that in climbing hills the higher the grade the harder it is to ] ride." V&T A doctor declares that four or- j anges eaten every day are effective in . removing the craving for intoxicants. J One should be eaten before breakfast, : and one each at 11 a. m., 3 p. m., and 1 6 p. m. ' B3P "Is it true that when a wild ! goose's mate dies it never takes an- ; other?" asks a young widow. "Yes, but don't worry about that. The rea- , son it acts that way is because it is a ; goose." i ISF* You are over 40 why don't you ? marry ?" "Because I do not care to | marry an elderly woman, while a young girl would be foolish to marry j me, and I do not care to marry a fool ish girl." , flST" White frost is the ordinary fro- ' zen dew or hoar frost. Black frost 1 occurs when the cold is so intense as , to freeze vegetation and cause it to ( turn black without the formation of . hoar frost. I AST" Bigamists in Hungary are com- < pelled to submit to an odd punish- ' meut. The man who has been silly enough to marry two wives is legally ! forced to live with both of them, in , the same house. j 06?" On his return from a tour which 1 he bad been making with his master : in Switzerland, a servant, being asked ! what he had seen, replied : "Oh, one , can't see anything. There's nothing but mountains everywhere." i AST" Women have better perception > of color tban men. An eminent authority on color blindness asserts that under a very severe test the color vision of 1 man iu 5 is defective, while in women the average is 1 in 30. i W3F Nearly three minutes are required to bring a big steamer, like the Etruria, to a full stop; and in that time she will have advanced almost half a mile from the place she was when the first movements were made to stop her. VST I never had any faith in luck at all, except that I believe good luck will 1 carry a man over a ditch, if he jumps well, and put a bit of bacon into his pot, if he looks after his garden ana keeps a pig. Luck generally comes to those who look after it, and my notion is it taps once in a lifetime at everybody's door, and if industry does not open it away it goes.?Spurgeon. ?aT" A Kansas girl, the daughter of a Greenwood county rancher, was sent east to school this fall. "What do you know, my child?" the head teacher asked her. "Oh, farming," the new pupil replied. "Well, tell me what is a farm ?" "A farm is a body of land surrounded by a barb-wire fence," the little maid said. 86T A man went home the other night and found his house locked up. After infinite trouble, he managed to gain and entrance through a back window, and then discovered on the table a note from his very thoughtful wife, reading: "I have gone out. You may find the key on the side of the step." Who kuows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool?shun him. Who knows not, and knows that he knows not, i9 humble?teach him. Who kuows, but knows not that he knows, is asleep wake him. Who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise?follow him. . . J U* ...U~ 5QT" a judge s lime uauguiei, wuu had attended her father's court for the flrst time was very much interested in the proceedings. After her return home she told her mother: "Papa made a speech, and several other men made speeches to 12 men who sat all together, and these 12 men were put in a dark chamber to be developed." StoP" After the dog liar, the smart baby liar, and the horse liar had their turns, the common, ordinary liar said ; "Well, you fellows own some pretty bright live stock, but I don't think any of them compare with my educated katydid." "What does it do?" asked the man with the dog that knew the time of day. "My wife's sister is a schoolma'am, and has taught the insect to say 'Kathryn did.'" Jar the Jtamr (Circle. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON IX, FOURTH QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, NOV. 29. Text of the Leiion, I Kings x, 1-10. Memory Verses, 0-8?Golden Text, Math, xil, 48?Commentary by the Res. D. M. Stearns. 1. "And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, Bho came to prove him with hard questions." She heard, and Bhe came, and she saw. It was in her own land that she heard (verse 8), therefore 3ome one who knew must have told of the jylory of Solomon. We know of "a greater than Solomon" (Math, xli, 42), but what ire we doing to make known His greatness, and His wondrous love, and His saltation? Faith cometh by hearing, but how jan they believe who have never heard? fDnm tr 17 \ T> tfoc Tin*. hipthIt t.hft fftmn Solomon that was made known, but the name of Jehovah, who gave him all he had. The exaltation of any man, however great, Ls not our business, but our motto is, "Jehovah alone shall be exalted" (Isa. ii, 11, 17). There is only one to whom God has given a name that is above every name (Phil, ii, 9, 10), and we are hero to magoify Him and make Him known to the ands of the earth. 2. "And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones.'' When the Son of David, the true Prince of Peace, shall reign in Jerusalem, for it shall surely be because the Lord hath spoken it (Luke i, 82, 83), then "the ktogs of Sheba and Scba shall offer gifts?yea, all kings shall fall down before Him, all nations shall 6ervo Him." "They shall bring gold and incense, And they shall 3hew forth the praises of the Lord" (Ps. Lxxii, 10, 11, 15; Isa lx, 6). This was foreshadowed not only in the visit of the ijueen of Sheba, and of all the earth seeking Solomon to hear his wisdom (verso 24), but also in the visit of the wise men from the east, who brought Him gifts? gold and frankincense and myrrh (Math. IL 11). 8. "And Solomon told her all her questions. There was not anything hid from the king which he told her not" We are not told the nature of her hard questions, but simply that the wisdom of God in SolDmon was equal to every one. In Christ are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowlege (Col. ii, 3), and there ls nothing that we need to know that He by His Spirit through His word is not ready to bell us. There aro many things we ase not lblo to bear because of our carnality or lock of faith (John xvi, 13; I Cor. Hi, 2; Bob. v, 12), but if wo are teachable and believing He who is with us and perfect in knowledge will teach us all things (Job Lxrvi, 4; John xlv, 26). Some things wo may not know now, but hereafter (John Liii, 7; I Cor. xili, 12). A friend of mine has written over 30 helpful questions and answers from the book, which can be had Ln tract form simply for the postage from L. & K., Box 216, Harrisburg. ("The Soul's Cry and the Saviour's Answer.") 4, 5. "And when the queen of Shoba had 3een * * * there was no more spirit in her." Probably she came with the consciousness that she herself was some great one, and loubtlcss she was in her own land and among her own people, but now she is in Emmanuel's land und sees somewhat of the glory which Jehovah am give, and she thinks nothing of her own any more. When wo in our ignorance of God's rightaousness think we have of ourselves somewhat worth mentioning, it only declares that we have not seen or known His. 6. "And she said to the king, it was a true report that I heard in mino own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom." Although we know that the report wo give from the book concerning our King is all true, how often we have to say, "Who hath believed our report?" (Isa. liii, 1.) As to the last book in the Bible, which more than any other tolls of the glory of our King, which has a special blessing both at the beginning and end of it upon all who read and keep !? onH In whlfh 1 ti in three t.imna written bhat its words are faithful and truo (Rev. I, 8; xxii, 7; xix, 9; xxi, 5; nil, 6), how tew there are who count it a true record, while many turn away from it and talk against it? 7. "Howbeit I believed not the words until I came and mine eyes had seen it, and, bohold, the half was not told me. Thy wisdom and prosperity exceodoth tho fame which I heard." We remember that one of the apostles would not believe that the Lord had risen until ho saw for himself, but when He did see and believe our Lord Baid to him, "Blessed are they that have not seen yet havo believed" (John xx, 29). Faith in God brings all blessing to the believer and the enjoyment of it, but unbelief shuts the door. Contrast Gem xv, 0; -1 OO. T nlrA \ AK. A f>ta rvtr^f OR. LJL1LL, VI) ?U| AJUXVV? A) TU, AVW AA(?4) WW, Murk v, 30; John xl, 40, with Luko 1, 20, 62; Hob. ill, 12; iv, 1-8. Do wo who profess to beliovo in Christ Jesus give any kind of a truo report concerning Him, that Bomo may bo led to come and see for themselves? We surely cannot toll it ulL 8. "Happy are thy men, happy ure those thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom." How happy should those bo who are accepted in Christ and blessed with all spiritual blessings in Him, who are made partakers of the divine nature and of the glory to be revealed (Eph. i, 8, 6, 7; I Pet. v, 1; II Pet. i, 4), who are joint heirs with Christ, laborers together with God, and here in Christ's stead as His embassadors (I Cor. iii, 9; II Cor. v, 20). But are we? 6. "Blessed bo the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel forever. Therefore made He the king to do judgment and justice." In II Chron. ix, 8, the record is "to set thee on His throne to be king for the Lord thy God." See also I Chron. xxix, 28, "Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David, his father." The only throne on earth ever called the throne of the Lord was the throno of the king of Israel, and at Jerusalem shall yet be the throne of tho Lord, and a King shall sit on it who will execute judgment and justice in the earth, and in those days all the earth shall send gifts to that King and shall worship Him (Jer. ill, 17, 18; xxiii, 5, UJ. 10. ''And she gavo the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and procious stones." If we value a talent of gold at $25,000, which Is probably a low valuation, wo have here a gift of $3,000,000 in gold, not to mention the spices and precious stones. The next verse speaks of gold from Opliir, and verso 14 says that 600 talents ($10,050,000) came every year, besides the wealth of verso 15. Let it all suggest to us the "exceeding abundantly above all wo ask or think" of the grace and glory of our God. The qucon of Shoba wus emptied of her treasures, but went homo filled with the royal bounty of Solomon (verse 13), even all her desire and more. Christ Jesus will do greater things for us. 46T "The Lord loveth a cheerful giver," but there's no use chuekiug a copper cent into a contribution box so loud as to make the folks on the back seat think the communion service has tumbled oir the altar, fi?"" The greatest piece of good fortune is that which corrects our deficiencies and redeems our mistakes. Jarm and |ircsitlc. TRANSPLANTS TREES. I wish you would inform me through the columns of your valuable paper j when is the best time to transplant the common water oak and white ash. Also, how to transplant.?F. E. Maybin, r ratiK, a. u. The best time to transplant any tree is in the fall of the year, alter growth has entirely ceased, and the tree has become absolutely dormant. It is then comparatively insensible to the necessary cutting of its roots and branches. It knows nothing,, so to speak, of its removal, because it is asleep. In the spring it only discovers that it has been kidnapped, and experiences some shortness of breath by reason of its pruned roots and branches, but soon makes the best of the situation and goes ahead, growing. The main reason why transplanting in the fall is best is contained in the above remarks. If the work is deferred until spring, the earliest action of the roots, which occurs long before the end of frost, is interfered with. With many trees, root growth becomes active before there is any sign of vegetation on the tree above. The removal of the tree during this period defers and weakens this first effort of the tree, which may involve its life. Shortening in the top of a treee in transplanting is a matter of the first i importance, and the neglect of it ac- i counts for the loss of many trees, or for the slow and unsatisfactory growth. ' The roots and top should be cut back in about the same proportion with such trees as the water oak, or the lop made smaller than the roots. When the roots are necessarily cut, and the tree transferred to new quar lers, it is plain that the shortened roots cannot perform their natural functions as early as they would otherwise, and that they cannot for some time at least, send up food for the tree above to any appreciable extent. A new root system has to be formed, and during the time taken for this there must not be much demand for nourishment by the tree above the ground, else the roots will fail to supply it. Herein lies the importance of close pruning the top. With young fruit trees, the rule should be to take off the entire top, leaving nothing ol the truuk but a straight stick two or three feet high. The roots should be cut smooth and well spread out. Dig holes for trees amply sufficient to contuin all the roots leitupon them, and in all cases, at least three feet in diameter and two feet deep. Fill in and Dlaut the roots in top soil. Buck ets of water poured violently into the hole while filling in will better settle the earth among the roots than can be doue by packing with the feet. Trees, as a rule, should be set slightly deeper in the ground than they grew before being removed. It is a great mistake to manure a newly set tree with stable manure or other heat generating substauce. Ashes, lime, bones and woods earth are the best fertilizers for trees. Stable manure has killed many a newly set tree. We are not aware of any reason why these principles and rules should be varied with the water oak and white ash.?Uotton riaut. NEWLY DUG TREES. According to Tick's Magazine, more than one-half of the failures in getting a "stand" of. any kind of fruit are the result of careless digging and neglect while the roots are out of their native element. There is no class of planters who do their work so rapidly and with such seeming carelessness as nurserymen, yet their losses are comparatively small, simply because they know that the proper place for roots is in the earth, and take every precaution to make their condition when out of the earth as similar to the natural one as possible. In the earth the roots are moist, and subject to very slow variations of temperature, and are also in darkness. As usually handled, these natural conditions attend ing the life of a root are all disregarded. The tree is rudely dug from the ground, where it has had a temperature of 40 to 50 degrees for weeks, loaded ou a wagon and exposed to a drying wind, or hot sun, carted for miles without even a blanket to protect it, then driven into a barn at night, with the thermometer at 28 degrees the next morning, to stay on the wagon until weather aud convenience permit planting. I knew one old farmer to keep a load of cherry and peach trees on his wagon in the barn for a week without any sort of protection, through a snow storm, and then refuse payment because the trees nearly all failed to grow. He was so ignorant of the probable cause of the failure that he was going to stand a lawsuit, but his lawyer had some knowledge of horticulture and advised him to pay up, charging him $5 for knowledge that the farmer of 70years ought to have acquired by intuition, associated as he had been all his life with growing trees and plants. TEN GOOD THINGS TO KNOW. 1. That salt will curdle new milk ; hence in preparing milk porridge, gravies, etc., the salt should not be added until the dish is prepared. 2. That clear boiling water will remove tea stains and many fruit stains. Pour the water through the stain aud thus prevent its spreading over the fabric. 3. That ripe tomatoes will remove ink and other stains from white cloth, also from the hands. 4. That a tablespoonful of turpentine boiled with white clothes will uid in the whitening process. 5. That boiled starch is much improved by the addition of a little sperm, salt or gum arabic dissolved. 6. That beeswax and salt will make rusty flat irons as clean and smooth as glass. Tie a lump of wax iu a rag and keep it for that purpose. When the irons arc hot, rub thein first with a rag, then scour with a paper or cloth sprinkled with salt. 7. That blue ointment and kerosene mixed in equal proportions and applied to the bedsteads is un unfailing bedbug remedy, as a coat of whitewash is for the walls of a log house. 8. That kerosene will soften boots or shoes that huve been hardened by water, and render them as pliable as new. 9. That kerosene will make tin teakettles as bright as new. Saturate a woolen rag and rub with it. It will ulso remove stains from varnished furniture. 10. That cool rain water and soda will remove machine grease from washable fabrics.?The Sanitarian. It Stands To Reason il '' that ao,ooo,ooo bottles of a ? * medicine could not be sold 1 * * ' unless it was good, honest, and 1 * '' did what was claimed for it < * < > Here are the facts about < ,, Dr. CLARK JOHNSON'S o I: INDIAN BLOOD : IS SYRUP i (, In 30 years ao,000,000 bottles i; have been sold to cure Blood u Diseases, and it must be a 1 * CURE. All the sickness in . ** 1 * this world is caused by bad <' 1 blood; Weakness, Loss of ap- < * 1 > petite. Dyspepsia, Headaches, < 0 Constipation, Liver and Kidney o t > troubles, Scrofula, Pimples, etc. Attack the foundation of disease, cleanse the blood, bring it back to the splendid work inten'. ded for it by nature. There * ' 1 ' may be other ways, but the best \ * ! is by using the tried and true < remedy < Dr. Clark Johnson's j[ INDIAN BLOOD SYRUP j, 50c. per bottle; all druggists. ,; eiemeih r%i TIME TABLE ofthe Ohio River and Charleston Railway company, to take effect Monday, Juno 1,1896, a 7.40 a. m. STANDARD EASTERN TIME. QOINO SOUTH No. 12. I Leave Marlon 2 00 pm Leave Rutherfordton? 3 36 pm! Leave Forest City - 4 05 pm! Leave Henrietta 4 30 pm I^eave Mooresboro 4 45 pm Leave Shelby 6 00 pm Leave Patterson Springs.. 6 15 pm Leave Earls 6 25 pm Arrive at Blacksburg 6 40 pm No. 32. | No. 34.| I Dally I Monday Except We'ns'd'j 1 Sunday, j Friday.' Leave Shelby 7 40 am; Leave Patterson Springs... 7 50 am; Leave Blacksburg 8 30 am 8 40 an. Leave Smyrna 8 50 am 9 05 am Leave Hickory Grove 9 05 am 9 25 am Leave Sharon 9 20 am 9 50 am lieave Yorkvllle 9 35 am 10 20 am Leave Tlrzah 9 47 am 10 45 am Leave Newport 9 51am 10 55 am Leave Rock Hill 10 30 am, 12 55 pm Leave Leslies 10 42 am 1 15 pm Leave Catawba Junction.. 10 51 am 2 00 pm Leave Lancaster 11 17 pm 3 40 pm Leave Kershaw 11 57 pm 5 25 pm Arrive at Camden 12 45 pm; 6 45 pm ~ oping north. j NoT 337 f Nor^T I Dally I Tuesday j Except Thursday I Sunday. Saturday. Leave Camaen i 10 pm o wmu Leave Kershaw .". *2 15 pm 10 15 am Leave Lancaster 2 55 pm| 1150 am Leave Catawba Junction 3 30 pm; 1 20 am Leave Leslies 3 38 pm( 1 40 am Leave Rock Hill 3 54 pm! 4 OOpm Leave Newport 4 00 pm; 4 20 pm Leave Tlrzah 4 15 pml 4 35 pm Leave Yorkvllle 4 30 pm! 5 00 pm Leave 8haron 4 45 pm* 5 30 pm Leave Hickory Grove .... 5 00 pm! 5 55 pm Leave Smyrna 5 10 pm! 6 15 pm Leave Blacksbura 5 30 pm 6 45 pm Leave Patterson Springs.. 5 50 pm Arrive at Shelby 6 00 pm No. 11. | Leave Blacksburg 8 20 ami Leave Earls 8 40 a;n Leave Patterson Springs 8 50 ami Leave Shelby 9 30 am Leave Mooresboro ... 10 20 am! Leave Henrietta 10 30 am Leave Forest City 10 50 am I^eave Rutherfordton 11 20 am Arrive at Marlon 12 .50 pm! "fDinner. CONNECTIONS. No. 32 has connection with Southern Railway at Rock Hill. Nos. 34 and 35 will carry passengers. XT"" " 10 liovfl/innnor.h'nn ?i Msriflll with Southern Railway. At Roddeys, Old Point, King's Creek and London, trains stop only on signal. S. B. LUMPKIN, G. P. A. A. TRIPP, Superintendent. SAM'L HUNT, General Manager. ISM ''if; 111 RAILROAD Schedules in Effect from aud Aftei October 25, 1896. G. W. F. Harper, Receiver. CENTRAL TIME STANDARD. QOINQ NORTH. | No 10. | No 110. Lea^ e Chester I 8 20 a in 8 30 a m Leave Lowrysvllle | 8 48 am | flftiam Leave McConnellsville; 9 04 am1 9 39 am Leave Guthrlesville ....i 1) 12;a m 9 58 am Leave Yorkvllle 9 37 am 10 SO a m Leave Clover i 10 08 a m 11 38 a m Leave Gaston la 10 45 a in 1 SO p m Leave Llncolnton i 11 55 am 3 10 pra Leave Newton I 12 50 p m 4 45 p m Leave Hickory 1 23 pm | 6 15 pm Arrive Lenoir ! 2 30 pm ! 8 Q0 pm GOING SOUTH. | No. 9. | No 01. Leave Lenoir i 3 40 p m 0 30 a m Leave Hickory j 4 44 p m 8 10 a ro Leave Newton 5 14 p m J iu a in I^eave Lincolnton | 6 00pm 10 30 a ra Leave Gastonla I <j 07 pm 1 00 p m Leave Clover ! 7 37 p m 2 0- p m Leave Yorkvllle 8 0(ipm .1 10 p m Leave Guthrlesvllle ...! 8 29 ptn 3 40pm Leave McConnellsvllle 8 38 pm 3i>5pm Leave Lowrysvllle j 9 00pm 4 2j>?m Arrive Chester 9 32 pm I 5 10 pm Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first class, and run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 60 and 61 carry passengers and also run daily except Sunday. There is good connection at Chester with the G. C. Jk N. and the C. C. & A., also L & C. It. R.; at Gastonia with the A. & C. A. L.; at Lincolnton with C. C.; and at Hickory and Newton with W. N. C. L. T. NICHOLS, Supt. G. W. F. Harper, Receiver, Lenoir, N. C. MUNSEY'S MAGAZINE WILL delight every member of the family. The subscription price is $1. Your subscription will receive prompt attention by KEG. M. GRIST, Subscription Agent, Yorkville, S. C. BIG PAY?LI" HERE ARE SOM] OFFERS TO Yorkville FOR Valuable Premiums t Who Send in and BUGGY, 2-HORSE W Special Inducements Get New Subscril Inducements 1 scribers to! READ CAREFULLY AND BETWEEN this date and the MIDDLE OF MARCH, it Is usual for the people of this section to select their reading matter for the following year. Being one of the cleanest, most enterprising and reliable newspapers in the state, It is.natural, therefore, thai THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER should also be one of the most popular. Ninety per cent, of the families in the county desire it ab a regular visitor to their homes, and all those who can afford It, may reasonably be looked upon as probable subscribers. One of the most se J n<v\hahlv la fhfl In/VmVhn. nous uruwuutnn, piuuouij, v?.v .UwM.w? ience of writing letters, sending money and attending to the matter of subscribing at the proper time. It Is this fact that makes it especially desirable for us, Just at this time, to secure the services of a large number of Intelligent and energetic assistants, and to make it worth their while to give the matter their attention, we are making the liberal offers which we will presently explain. The price of a single subscription one year Is TWO DOLLARS. This Is to the individual who does not give his name to a clubmaker; but sends it direct to this office. In clubs, however, the price is only ONE C'JLLAB AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS. Thr t is the price which the subscriber pays theclubmaker, and the price which, under all circumstances, he is expected to pay us. Now to our propositions: THREE BIG PREMIUMS. This year we offer three big premiums. One is a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR BUGGY. Another is a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR ORGAN. and the third is a FIFTY DOLLAR WAGON. The Buggy will go to theclubmaker who gets up the largest list of subscribers, new and old. The Wagon will go to the clubmaker who gets up the second largest list, new and old; and the Organ will go to the clubmaker whose total list shall show up the largest number of NEW NAMES. Theorgan contest, however, will be separate and distinct lrom the other contest, In that the winner of this premium will still have the right to count his entire club. Including both old and new names, in the contest for the Buggy or Wagon. To be more explicit. It is possible that the clubmaker who gets the Organ, may also be ihe winner of either the Wagon or the Buggy. It is also possible that the Organ may be won with less than 20 names, together with one of the smaller premiums. T7TTTT PPFMTTTM T.TST J." UUJU J. IbjLixiULju ?" >? a. But this is not all. In addition to the premiums offered for the LARGEST AND SECOND LARGEST CLUBS, and the largest club of NEW SUBSCRIBERS, we also offer other valuable premiums for a given number of subscribers. This, it will be seen, ensures that the clubmakcr who starts out for one of the larger clubs and falls short, will not fall to be paid for his time and trouble. Here Is the list In full, followed by the conditions below.: $75.00 BUGGY. To the clubmaker who returns the largest number of names, will be awarded the BEST BUGGY manufactured by the Carolina Buggy Company of Yorkviilc, 8. C., for $75.00. The Buggy may be taken out of stock or manufactured to order at the option of the successful Clubinaker. $50.00 WAGON. To the clubmaker who returns the second largest number of names will be awarded a WHITE HICKORY TWO HORSE WAGON, valued at $50. The wagon is the equal in every respect of any other to be bought at the price named. $75.00 "LA BELLE" ORGAN. For the largest club of NEW SUBSCRIBERS we will give one WILCOX <fc WHITE ORn ak known as "Iji Belle." and worth $75.00. This Is the same instrument that is being sold by Mr. Geo. T. Schorii, and which is giving such perfect satisfaction to all who have purchased it. It has Ave octaves, two complete sets of reeds and octave couplers, and nine stops. The case is of black walnut, ornamented with bevel plate mirror, and In tone, workmanship and durability, the instrument Is equal lo any reed organ ever sold on this market. With the organ will go a handsome stool, for which there will be no charge. For 60 Subscribers, We will give the clubmaker ids choice of the following premiums, each valued at 825: A FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" HEWING MACHINE, together with all attachments; a "HOUSEKEEPER'H SET OF KNIVES, FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers; a "WALTHAM" WATCH In coin silver, dust proof ease; a NO. 6 AUTOHARP, a BANJO, GUITAR. MANDOLIN, VIOLIN, or Eb or Bb CORNET. For 40 and Less Than 60 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmaker his choice of the following, each valued at 815: WALTHAM WATCH, in open face silver case: set of halt dozen ROGERS BROS'. KNIVES and FORKS(12 PIECES); NO. 4 AUTOHARP, BANJO. MANDOLIN. GUITAR, or LOW ARM SINGERSEWING MACHINE. Our Propositions are Open to For further Information, address L. M. GRIST York ville. S. C.. November 2, 189G. GARR Y IRON RO MANUFACT IRON ROOFING. M&QrfjFjfc CKIMPKD AND CORRUGATED JSffSWfclfo Iron Tile or Shingle. FIKE PROOF DOORS, i SHUTTERS, ETC. T ?==5 THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS ( ^?""Orders rec ? ived by L. M. GRIST. >ETNA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD CONN. Cash Capital $ U,000,000 00 Cash Assets 1' ,000,000 OO Losses paid 7'#",000,000 00 S. M. & L. GEO. GRIST, Resident Agents. fTLE WORK. E LIBERAL CLUBMAKERS. Enquirer 1897. 0 Be Given to Those t Pay for Names. AGON, ORGAN, ETC. 1 For Clubmakers to Iters and Special tor New Sub* Subscribe. GO TO WORK TODAY. For 30 and Less Than 40 8UBSCRIBER8, choice of the following, each valued at 810: NEW YORK 8TANDARD 7-JEWELED WATCH In dust proof case; 14K GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN, HALF ? ?------ - ' " ? w m ? ?T rt iJU/iKiN 'rtiA?ruuJNa, uu/ic,? IADUO SPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE (13 pieces); or an EXTRA FINE ACCORDEON. For 20 and Less Than 30 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give a NO. 2% AUTOHARP, valued at 37.50; or THE ENQUIRER and any monthy magazine or weekly newspaper published In the United States, for one year. For 10 and Less Than 20 SUBSCRIBERS, a CONCAVE WARRANTED RAZOR, SILVER PLATED GRAVY LADLE, or an extra quality FOUR BLADED POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on the handle. Any of the articles mentioned would be a bargain at 32. For 6 and Less Than 10 SUBSCRIBERS, an extra quality THREE BLADED POCKET KNIFE, GENUINE FRENCH BRIAR PIPE or CHILD'S SILVER PLATED TABLE SET. Good values at 31.50. For 3 and Less Than 6 SUBSCRIBERS, "Siren" _pattern BUTTER KNIFE, or 2-BLADED POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on the handle. An/1 Panl? ffi/1 .QnTianinTiA'P u11u llu udlvlu u1u uuuov11uu1) The Yorkville Enquirer?TWICE-AWEEK?filled with bright, fresh news from the COUNTY, STATE, NATION AND WORLD, Interesting stories, instructive miscellaneous matters, and humorous selections, explanatory editorials, etc. The paper will be held up to its present high standard, and will continue prompt, explicit, reliable, and, In short, the best. * To Each New Subscriber. The same as above except that If the paper ' Is COMMENCRD NOW, IT WILL BE SENT UNTIL JANUARY 1. 1898. without any charge for that portion of the time between now and January 1, 1897. It is understood, however, that If the subscriber fails to pay the clubmaker the subscription price, he will be due him for all papers that he may have received. By new subscribers we mean those whose names were not on OUR BOOKS ON OCTOBER 1st, 1896, except we will not count as new sobscrlbers, cases where the subscription may have been changed from the name of one member of a family to another. This Is Intended emphatically to mean new additions to our subscription list. Note the Conditions. TWO SIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at $1 each, will be considered the equivalent of one yearly subscriber at $1.75 and so counted. A subscription paid for two or more years in ad- >vance at $1.75, will be counted as one name for each year so paid. Clubmakers will be held personally responsible for the payment of all names returned by them. After a clubmaker has returned and paid for any name, he can, at anytime thereafter, discontinue the sending of the paperto the person for whom he has paid, and transfer the unexpired time to any other person, provided the person to whom the transfer is desired was not a subscriber at the time the original name was entered on our books. No name will be counted in competition for a premium until the subscription price has been paid; nor will any premium be delivered until a satisfactory settlement has been made for all names returned by the clubmaker. Persons who commence making clubs will not be permitted to transfer their club to another clubmaker's list after the names have been entered on our books. It is not necessary that the names on a club should all be at the same postofflce. Names may be taken at any number of places. Clubmakers are requested to send in names as rapidly as they secure them after November 1,1896. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them.We will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered letter or money order drawn on the Yorkville postofflce. In sending names, write plainly, and give postofflce, county and state. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration or the time paid for. A separate list will be kept for each clul> maker, who will be credited with each name sent, so that the number sent by any one per- / son may be ascertained at a moment's notice. In case of a tie for either premium, two weeks will be allowed in which to "untie" The time in which names may be returned under our propositions will commence now, 1st day of November, 1800, and expire at 4 o'clock, p. m., on \> ednesday, the 10th day of March, 1897. Everybody, Go to Work Now! ' & SONS, Yorkville, S. C. OFING COMP'NY. UKKKS UF g? IRON ORE PAINT And Cement. ? .<152 to 158 Merwin.St., Cleveland., O. 'cular and Price List )F IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD BROTHER BILL. ABOUT a year ago we stated in our advertisement tnat we had engaged our Brother Bill to work in our wood shop. We were disappointed. We thought he was coining, but another fellow got him. We are pleased to announce that he will be with us after next Monday and will be pleased to operate on you phaeton, surrey, carriage, buggy, wagon or any other vehicle you may own that needs the attention of a skilled artist in wood. Brother Bill sure knows his profession. Tom Walker is our metal artist and is the best on horse and mule footwear of which we have any knowledge. Bring us your repair work, and let us do youi horse and mule shoeing. CICERO MOORE.