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tumorous Department. AN ABSENT-MINDED MAN. "When I was youuger than I will ever be again," said the professor witb a) three-story head and eyeglasses o telescopic power, to a Free Press man, "I was the victim of such inteuse mental abstraction that I removed my self entirely from the world of practi cal affairs. I was in the boundless realms of thought, and paid but fleet ing attention to the active field of hu man action. It was necessary to noti fy me when I should atteud my classes eat my meals, and even when I shoulc retire. "I was at one time requested to lect ure in a western village, and agreed t( do so. The theme was one that hac received my best thoughts, and tb< mere prospect of delivering it was i physical pleasure. When I arrived ai the depot my thoughts were concen trated upon the proposed address. ] realized that my train was an houi late, and that I must hurry, but be yond the mere fact of hurrying I die not grasp a detail. " 'Drive fast!' I shouted to th< driver of a dingy-looking vehicle, as ] sprang in and handed him a five-dol lar bill. 'Spare neither horse noi whip.' "Away we went with a plunge The carriage rolled like a ship in the trough of the sea. Street lights seem ed a torchlight procession moving rap idly the other way. Constables shout ed, dogs barked, small boys chased us and business ceased that people migh stand on the sidewalk and gaze. Uj one street and down another we dash ed madly. We took corners on tw( wheels, grazed telegraph poles, anc knocked over such movables as asl barrels and dry goods boxes. "After half an hour of this bewilder ing experience, I stuck my head frore the window, aud shouted, 'Are w< nearly there?' " 'Where did yez want to go, sor? came the edifying answer." The Cause of Her Anger.?"Mei are the most brutal creatures," saic the young wife to her feminine friend "What makes you think so?" "The way my husband treated m< this afternoon." "What did he do ?" "He came home from the office, anc in the first place he kissed me, and?' "He ought to be asha?" "Oh, it isn't that, of course, bu' pretty soon he mentioned casually tha be saw Mrs. Dawkius tbis afternoon and that she had on a beautiful dress And then he?what do you supposi he did ?? "I can't guess. What is it ?" "Went to talking about something else 99 "The brute!" "Yes; and I'll die before I'll as! him, but?" "So would I." But she asked him the very nex morning at breakfast; and when h< said he believed it was a sort of a greet or blue, or possibly brown, with yel low or gray trimmings?he was no certain which?and a sash, she said s woman might as well talk with a Fij Islander as with her husband, for al the instructive information she woulc obtain from him. And her husband was surprised t< notice that she seemed almost angn about something or other. No Evidence.?There is always something new in courts of justice. I there are no new crimes, there art new ways of escaping punishment One of the latest of such novelties finds a record in the San Francisct Post. A Chinese fisherman was on trial al Sausalito on a charge of catching striped bass that weighed less than A - ? nKl A TIT V* A Vl Q T two pouuus. JL lie uuuoiauiD ? uu uuv made the arrest testified to catching the Chinese with the fish in bis pos session. " Where are the fish ?" asked the at torney for the defendant. "Why, they wouldn't keep," an swered the officer. "What did you do with them ?" "Oh, I disposed of them." "What did you do with them ?" "Well, I knew they wouldn't keep so I?I?disposed of them." "But what did you do with them ?' "My wife cooked them." "And you ate them ?" "Yes." "Your honor, I ask that this case b< dismissed." "Charge dismissed and defendan discharged," ruled the justice of th< peace, "on the ground that the arrest ing officer ate the evidence." A Little Mixed.?A tall man wh( had been speaking with another man and who wondered why the othei man acted so queerly, says the Cleve land Leader, saw a boy near his sid< trying to keep from laughing. "What are you laughing at?" asket the tall man of the boy. "I'm laughing at what you said t< that man who just shook hands wit! you," answered the boy. "I don't remember that I said any thing funny to him." "Well, when he asked you if yot didn't know him, you said, 'Your nam< is familiar, but really I can't recal your face !' " Anything but That.?The Londoi Telegraph prints a funny story of th< order known as gruesome. A poor mai lay dying, and his good wife was teud ing him with homely but afTectiouat< care. "Don't you think you could ea a bit of something, John ? Now wha can I get for you ?" With a wan smih he answered, feebly, "Well, I seem t< smell a ham a-cooking somewheres ; 1 think I could do with a bit of that.' "Oh, no, John, dear," she answered promptly, "you can't have that. That'i for the funeral." 93?" Bates?It is true that Bickers who is backiug Nidwell, is a rasca of the first water; but then yoi must remember that, if elected, i will be Nidwell and not Bickers tha will hold the office. Gates?Yes, ] know; but I've seen a mighty pooi workman at the end of a firstelas! hoe, and I've noticed that the pooi hoeing was due to the man who helt the hoe rather than to the hoe itself.' Wayside (gatherings. #aT The best head-quarters?Brains. I BST It is stated that there arc nearly i 1,000 theological students in the five f seminaries in or near Chicago. > Western roads are handling an ! unusual traffic in hogs, 40,000 to 50,000 " a day arriving in Chicago. 8ST" la the opinion of Sam Small, ' civilization is a failure. But perhaps what he calls civilization is simply the lack of it. A Oftorcia iurv recently brought y ? ~~ *" O ^ ?/ %/ ? ? I in th ? following extraordinary verdict: "We, the jury, find the defendant al. most guilty." > B?" Five thousand horses have been I shipped from Seattle to Alaska. Per; haps the miners will prefer horse bee) i to starvation. t f?" Don't give so many presents Christmas that you won't be able to 1 pay the bills that will be presented to r you January 1. - "What did you find the greatest ' difficulty you had to encounter in the Arctic regions, M. Iceberger?" "Get? ting back home." ' I?* "I never censure lazy people?" "Why not?" "The laziest man on r earth isn't half as lazy as I would be if I could afford it.w j I?* The mines of the world produce [ every year 540,000,000 tons of ore, coal, etc., of which the United States produces 160,000,000. 8?* There is a remarkable church in I the Black Forest, which is built on , such a plan that the men are unable . to see the women, and vice versa. > I?* Soldiers in the Italian army are 1 permitted to sleep a couple of hours in i the middle of the day. The time is fixed in the general orders. - IST lu the year 1700 there was only > oue newspapers in the United States. i Now there are more than in England, France and Germany put together. ' Bffi" Fogg suggests that it is the "error" instead of the "era" of prosperity, when everything costs more and a > man's income is no bigger than ever. ' Editor?"Why didn't you send the carrier pigeon from the Klondike with news, as agreed ?" Reporter? * "Couldn't. Got hungry and ate the bird." I t8f* A good colored brother said ol , his own minister, "He can take the Bible apart as good as any man I ever t seed, but he can't put it together ^ again." S&F After Jimmy had attended school | a few days be begged to stay at home, j "Because," said he, "teacher says we mustn't talk and I'm so tired of whispering!" r t8F Preaching to Klondikers that the perils are certain and the profits are dubious has about as much effect ^ on the gold fever as whistling against the gale. There is a musical school dist trict down in Rockport, Me. There ? are only 28 families, but they possess ) 11 violins, 9 organs, 6 pianos, 2 banjos, - and 1 guitar. 1 SSP If the whole ocean were dried \ up, all the rivers of the world would i have to pour their waters into its ba1 sin for 40,000 years before it would 1 again be full. In North Dakota the killing oi } quail and English and Chinese pheas1 ants is prohibited until 1906, and beaver and otter cannot be trapped and killed until 1908. 5 B6T What is called an Alaska rose ' has- been brought back by returuiug 5 miners. It looks like a big sunflower, except that the bloom instead of large 5 petals is a mass of small yellow blos> soms. SlST Spurgeon, who was annoyed ' with anonymous letters, once an> nounced from his pulpit that he [ "would in future read anonymous let' ters only when they contained a five' pound note for charity.1' 8ST General Miles looks upon the military equipment of Europe as a pretty sure indication of war. It is a rational conclusion that that is what armies are for ; otherwise what a waste of material great armies are. BfiT Enough said : Old Gentleman (dictating indignant letter)?"Sir: My stenographer being a lady canuot take ' down what I think of you. I, being a j gentleman, cannot think it; but you, being neither, can easily guess my thoughts." 8ST First Cyclist?I always get neri vous when I see a woman crossing the street ahead of me. Second Cyclist? t So do I. They have so many pins in i their clothes that if a fellow collides - with them, be is almost sure to puncture a tire. 66T A little more taffy while a man > lives and not so much epitaffy when > he is dead, is the admonition of a r Kansas minister concerning an oft-dis" cussed theme. One of Speaker Reed's 1 happiest hits was his definition of a statesman: "A politician?who is * dead." j SST A New Jersey family which de. clared itself absolutely destitute, re cently appealed to the town authorities for poor-relief. The application was refused when it was discovered that the j suflerers owned two bicycles. The a wheel is a useful and desirable possesj sion, but can hardly be deemed a necessary of life. ?ST A Kansas editor calls a halt in j the matter of hygienic and sanitary a worries and scares. He holds that ! people are driven to death by taking . too much careful care of their health, > and using so many nostums. "Give t us a rest," quoth he. "Keep your ? bodv clean and enmfnrtahle eat. a ; moderate supply of wholesome food, j occupy yourself with cheerful work, [ and forget all about your health." Probably the smallest piece of , painting in the world is that executed 5 by a Flemish artist. It is painted on the smooth side of a grain of common white corn, and pictures a mill, and a , miller mounting a stair with a sack of i grain on his back. The mill is repre1 sented as staudiug on a terrace, and t near it is a horse and cart, while a t group of several peasants is shown in 1 the road near by. The picture is beaur tifully distinct, every object being fius ished with microscopic fidelity, yet by r carefui measurement it is shown that 1 the whole painting does not cover a ' surface of half an inch square. international Wessons. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON XIII, FOURTH QUARTER, IN- < TERNATIONAL SERIES, DEC. 26. 1 i Text of the Lesson, I John Iv, 0-10?Mem- ! ory Verses, 0-11 ? Golden Text, John 1 I 111, 10?Commentary by the Rev. D. M. ! Stearns. ( Tho lesson cominittao having given the ] nkninonf this non flhirsfcinjis lesson instead ' of the quarterly review, doubtless the ma- i jorlty will prefer this to the review, and at ' the quarter has taken us over the last stages of Paul's sojourn in the mortal body < and given us his oft repeated testimony i that ha was ready to dio for Christ it is not aside from the main thought of the review I I to turn to Him who died for us all and < ( was born in Bethlehem that He might die j on Calvary, the just for the unjust. 9. "In this was manifested the lovo oi , God toward us, because that God sent Hi? r only begotten Son into the world that wc I i might live through Him." In chapter iii, 16, it is writton, "Hereby perceive wc the j love of God, becauso Ho laid down His life j , for us, und we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren." In Rom. v, 8, it is, . "God cominendeth His love toward us in j that whilo we were yot sinners Christ died for us." At the Christmas time, when all 1 are merry and send gifts to each other as they talk and sing of Him who was born in Bethlehem, do we stop to consider what I ' it cost Him to leave His home in glory and become a helpless babe In Mary's arras or what it cost His Father, God, to givo Him up to this humiliation unheard of before . , in the history of all worlds as far as we know? I 10. "Herein is love, not that wo loved I God, but that Ho loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins." ] I Oh, the depth of meaning in thnt phrase, , "propitiation for our sins!" See Him in Gethsemano sweating, as it were, great | drops of blood. Hear Him on Calvary cry , out, "My God, my God, why hast Thou i forsaken me?" and talk not of Livingstone ' for Africa, or Lincoln for America, or h mother for her child as an analogy or in i any wuy illustrating His sufferings for us. It is nest to blasphemy so to do. His suf- , ferings for our sins as far exceedod all suffcring earth ever snw us heaven is higher t.hon onrr.h nnd Gnd's thoughts hicher than 1 i ours. He who knew no sin was made sin for us. The Lord laid upon Him tho in- I lquity of us all. It pleased tho Lord to ( bruise Him. Ho was wounded for our ( transgressions. Who can measure tho significance of such statements? i 11. "Beloved, if God so loved us, wo ought also to love one another." How , often wo have read and heard "God so loved 1 us," and wo are glad thut He so loved us I as to provide oternal redemption froely for us even at such a cost. But what do we ] know ubout loving one another and laying , down our lives for the brethren? Do wo Dot often know more ubout hating one another, or at least disliking one another? I speak of Christians so culled. And as to ' loving tho heathon in Africa or China or I 1 Japan or India or the islunds of the sea or < tho poor Eskimos for Christ's sake?wbut < , do we know of it? 13. "No man hath seen God at any time. If wo love one another, God dwelleth in us, and His love is perfected in us." It is ( ! also written in John i, 18: "No man hath 1 soon God at any timo. The only begotten , Son which is in tho bosom of the Father, | He hath declared Him." Wo cannot know God except us wo know Him in Christ. When Philip 6uid to Him, "Lord, show us ' the Father," He answered, "He that hath seen Mo hath seen the Father." God wus ! in Christ. Wo who have received Christ I and are saved by His precious blood are < saved in order thut God may dwell in us ] manifestly and be seen in our words and works. There is nothing that munifests God quite so much us love?tho lovo thut ( was seen in Christ and is so fully described 1 in I Cor. xili. Lot tho children ut this i Christmas time be taught that He who dwelt in the little babe of Bethlehem will | dwell in thorn and manifest His love in , them. 13. "Hereby know we that we dwell in Him and He in us because He huth given 1 us of His Spiirt." Tho first fruit of the ' Spirit is lovo (Gal. v, 32), and lovo seems s to include all the rest, and love is the ful- I filling of tho law. Notice that as freely us Hn nr.ivn His Soil Ho also civea His Snirit. . ouil if we arc not filled with His Spirit it can only bo because our hearts are not open to Him, and if our hearts aro not open to Hin) it is because wo have not beheld as we might and should His greut love to us in Christ; the love that Rpurcd not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, and will with Him also freely givo us all things. 14. "And we havo seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to bo the Saviour of the world." As the ungel 6uid to the shepherds at His birth, "Behold I 5 bring you good tidings of great joy, which shull bo to ull people" (Luke ii, 10). The Futher did not send Him to bo the Saviour of a few, but of all who will come to Him. The time will come when ull Israel shall be saved, and after that all nations, but in this ago the gospel i3 to be given to all the world, that all who will may believe, and thus His body bo completed from out of all nutions. Ho is therefore calling upon ; us who believe to show these things to all the world as quickly us possible. What ore wo doing about it? 15. "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwolloth in him, und he in God." According to John s, 83, 30, the Jews understood the Son of God to bo equul with God, and Jesus so taught and said: "Though ye believe not Me, believe the works; that ye may know and believe that the Father is in Me and I In Him." To receive Jesus as God our Saviour is life eternal, und makes us to bo His dwelling place. Our works should plainly declare that God is in us, and this should be our constant uim and dosire. If it is really so, He will work in us that which is well pleasing in His sight. How wonderful that to be saved we only need to bo willing to come to Him, and to live a life to His glory we need only to yield n?wi s..iw. HA ?.III ? UliU lUiJ^ VU lilJU, UiiU JUU Will by His Spirit do it. 16. "And we have known and believed tho love that God huth to us. God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwclleth in God and God in hiiu." Wo certainly cannot coinprohend His love, and wo are not required to, but we know it froiu His word, and wo cun bclievo it. Some day wo shull bo able to comprehend with ull saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height of it (Eph. iii, 18), but now wo can each one for himself believe that it is broad enough to take in even me; that it is as long as eternity; that it is deep us from heuven to Calvary and high as from my lost condition up to tho throne of God. Believing this and thus our oneness with Him to all elernity, wo will want fn ntnlro If. bnnu'H f.n nil Tinntiln Jinrf t.hllfl hasten the consummation of peace on | , earth under Him. IST" Nothing pays smaller dividends < in spiritual results than making a 1 specialty of discovering the short- t comings of other people. t Wc8~ The Bible is the book of the < law. That is why it is so dull to the ' man who is determined to have his I own way. 1 Jam anil fireside. SIMPLE REMEDIES PUR A COLD. Too little attention is paid to colds, i It has been said by one writer that < 'every cold drives a nail in one's i coffin." It is always wise to use every rea- i jonable precaution in avoiding colds 1 uid after one is perceptible break it I up as soon as possible. < By this I would not have my readers think that it is necessary to use i powerful medicines in order to do this. Simple remedies as a rule will answer all practical purposes and leave no unpleasant effects. A hot mustard bath is usually very effectual in breaking up a cold if taken in the start. A couple of tablespoons of dry mustard put in a small cheese-cloth bag should be throwu in a tub of hot water just before getting in. Any hot bath should be taken just before retiring, as there is otherwise great danger of taking cold. Hot lemonade or ginger tea are both good to break up a cold if taken before going to bed. An alcohol compress has afforded great relief to some when other remedies failed. Saturate a flannel in alcohol and lay it on the throat and chest with a dry one over it. A cold which starts in the throat can be frequently checked by the use of potash tablets. For severe hoarseness the white of an egg beaten light and added to the juice of a lemon, two teaspoons of glycerine and sugar to sweeten will afford great relief. Flaxseed with lemon juice will loosen a severe cold on the lungs when other remedies fail. Cook the whole flaxseed in sufficient water so it will 3traiu easily and add plenty 01 lemon juice and loaf sugar. Always drink it cold. Camphorated oil is prescribed bymany. Two-tbirds sweet oil and one-third ammonia is excellent to rub on the chest or wherever there is a severe pain. Pneumonia, lung fever, grip, diphtheria and some other diseases are quite likely to start with a hard cold, and in many instances if treated carefully from the Blart nothing serious would result. There is much truth in the old adage, "An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pouud of cure." Living and sleeping in close, heated rooms which are not properly ventilated is the cause of a great many colds. Improper dress is another cause. Bathing the neck and chest in cold water every morning prevents many from taking cold. Wearing warm undergarments with high neck and long sleeves is another preventive. Every woman should keep her feel warm and dry if she wishes to avoid colds. It does not pay to bundle the neck with heavy furs, as one is liable to take cold by so doing. Keeping the extremities warm has a ijreat deal to do with not taking cold. It is well to have plenty of hot soapstones at the feet on long drives. If these cannot be had jugs of hot water cr hot flatirons will auswer the same purpose. It is a poor economy which advocates the going without proper flannels. Mauy throat and lung difliculties ire brought on by so doing. In this climate no one can aflord to risk her health by goiug without wool undergarments. Black tights, which ire now offered in a variety of grades ind at various prices, are a great projection in the severest weather, and should be worn by all women who take cold or get chilled easily. It is much more difficult to break up i baby's cold than an older person's. Oiling the throat and chest with some penetrating oil every night and laying i warm flannel over it should be done is soon as a cold is visible.. A few Irops of pure olive oil should be given f there is any signs of a cough. It is wise to oil the bridge of the nose and >ver the eyebrows to loosen a cold in the head. Always be careful to keep a baby sufficiently warm. It is safer to have i hot water bag or jug at the feet. If be cold grows more severe give a hot jath in a warm room. Oil thoroughly the entire body and wrap in flannels j md blankets. The less medicine that can be given .0 babies and young children the better or all concerned.?Carry May Ashton n Wisconsin Agriculturist. PLANTING COTTON. Thoughtful men everywhere, whose nterests are bound up in our cotton jrop, see in it a subject for careful study. They realize its potent possi- . Mlities for good or evil to the men who plant and sell it, to the men who juy it and to the men who spin and weave it into merchantable goods. It s the small farmer, whose vision ex " -* - is ? u:? .ends oniy 10 me iimus ui mo uhu leighborhood, aud who is stinting aimself in home food crops, expecting .0 supply any shortage next fall from ,he markets, who does not fully reaize the situation. He is straining ivery nerve to produce perhaps a lalf dozen bales more than his usual irop, and he does not grasp the fact ,hat there hundreds of thousands of )ther small farmers who may do the same thing. Each individual case is . ti itself a very small factor, but in the j iggregate the amouut involves millions j )f dollars, and this tremendous pres- j sure reacts not only on the individual, i jut on the whole south. The meu j vlio have been so shortsighted find J hemselves, at the end of the season, j ivith perhaps a full number of cotton I jales, and if the market price more 1 ,han pays the cost of production, they j aave a little money with which to buy j .he lacking provisions absolutely uec- j jssary for the well-being of their fami- i ies aud their farming interests. But j r ?u? olwuiM loll Kolrwt/ thn 1 IIX U |;i 1UC OUVU1U 1UI1 uvivtr vwv i )f production, they are compelled to " ;nter into the bondage of debt, which, ike a leaden weight, will hamper ] jvery effort for freedom. When either < )r both ol these conditions become general, instead of the individual ex- y ;eptiou, the backbone of our great nonopoly is broken, and we become t jowerless in the hauds^of speculators ind spinners because we have no choice but to accept their terras.?Southern Cultivator. Nut Trees.?The age at which any nut trees come into bearing depends on the care giveu the trees. Some authorities state that 15 or 20 years are neccessary to bring them into full bearing, from the time the nut is planted. This is a mistake, as trees that have been well cared for should bear a bushel of nuts in 10 years, and the amount will increase rapidly each year after that time. Some may enjoy raising these trees from seed ; to be sure, it is rather a slow Drocess. but interesting work. When planting the nuts, if they have thin shells, be perfectly sure that they have not dried out at all. The best plan is to get them as soon as they ripen and plant them at once. When this is not possible, keep them in moist sand or sawdust uutil they can be started. Butternuts, walnuts, hickorynuts and filberts being hard-shelled will keep in growing condition much longer, but should be planted in the fall as they germinate better when allowed to freeze, as that cracks the shell. The fall planting is nature's own plan, aud the nearer we follow her ways the better results we may expect. Another thing, do not plant the nuts deep; nature drops them on the surface and gives them a thick covering ol leaves in which the dirt catches as it blows about, then the snow covers all and helps the leaves to decay and form a covering of leaf mold for the tree to grow in. It is not praticable for any of us to try to raise all these kinds of nuts, but select the ones most likely to succeed in our climate and by proper care and attention make a success of it. We may not reap the benefit of our labors but our children will and theirs after them.?Vick's Magazine for November. pgM tlic POWDER Absolutely Pure IM1M I laTBffESlm G. W. P. HARPER, President. Schednles in Effect from and Aftei May 2, 1897. CENTRAL TIME STANDARD. GOING NOltTH. | No 10. | No 60. Lem e Chester . li 20 a in 8 30 a n Leave Lowrysville ! 6 43 a m 9 05 a n Leave McConnellsvllle 6 58 a m 9 39 a n Leave Guthrlesvllle .... 7 05am 9 56 an: Leave Yorkville 7ZUm 10 50 a n Leave Clover 7 53 am 11 33 am Leave Gaston ia 8 25 a m 1 20 p ni Leave Llncolnton 9 20 am 2 40 p in Leave Newton 10 05 am 4 20 pn Leave Hickory 10 50 am 6 15 pn ArrlveLenolr 1155 am I 8 00 pn going south. | No. 9. | No 61. Leave Lenoir i 3 10 p m 6 00 a n Leave Hickory 4 15 p m } 7 50 a n Leave Newton 5 10 p m ! 9 00 air Leave Llncolnton 5 ?6 p m j 10 30 an Leave Gastonia 6 57 pm | 1 00 pn Leave Clover 7 42 p m 2 02 p n Leave Yorkville 8 11 pm ! 3 10 pn Leave Guthrlesvllle ... 8 34 pm ! 3 40 pn Leave McConnellsvllle 8 43 pm j 3 55 pn Leave Lowrysville 9 05 pm 4 25 pn Arrive Chester 930pm1 5 10pn Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first class, ant run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos 60 and 61 carry passengers and also rur daily except Sunday. There is good com * " iL. \T nection at cnester wun me v?. o. iv r* and the C. C. & A., also L & C. R. R.; ai Gastonia with the A. & C. A. L.; at Lin' colnton with C. C.; and at Hickory ant Newton with W. N. C. G. F. HARPER, Acting G. P. A., Lenoir N. C. OHIO RIVER A! CHARLESTON 6J TIME TABLE of the Ohio River anc Charleston Railway company, to take effect Monday, October 18th, at 6.50 a. m. STANDARD EASTERN TIME. | Daily i Dally Except ! Except ! Sunday. Sunday. GOING SOUTH No. 32. | No. 31. Leave Marlon 7 00 am 1 30 prr Leave Rutherfordton 8 05 am 3 05 pm Leave Forest City 8 'JO am 3 35 pm Leave Henrietta 8 35 am 3 55 pm Leave Mooresboro 8 50 am 4 10 pm Leave Shelby 9 20 am 5 00 pm Leave Patterson Springs.. 9 30 am 5 45 pm Leave Earls 9 35 ain 5 50 pm Arrive at Blacksburg, 9 50 am 6 10 pm Leave Onffhey 6 50 m 7 15 pm Arrive Blacksburg 7 25 m 7 50 pm Leave Blacksburg 10 10 am 8 00 am Leave Smyrna 10 30 am 8 25 am Leave Hickory Grove 10 45 am 8 45 am Leave Sharon 11 00 am 9 10 am Leave Yorkvllle 11 15 am1 9 40 am Leave Tlrzah 11 27 am 10 05 am Leave Newport 11 33 am 10 15 am Leave Rock Hill 11 45 am 10 40 pm Leave Leslies 12 05 pm 1 00 pm Leave Catawba Junction.. 12 15 pm 1 15 pm Leave Lancaster 1 00 pm 3 50 pm Leave Kershaw 1 45 pm 5 30 pm Arrive at Camden 2 50 pm 6 40 pm GOING NORTH. | NO. 33. | >*0735" I Daily I Daily Except j Except Sunday. Sunday. Leave Camden 12 0.5 pm 9 00 am Leave Kershaw 1 05 pin 11 10 am Leave Lancaster 1 45 pm 1 00 pm Leave Catawba Junction 2 30 pm 2 40 pra Leave Leslies 2 40 pm 2 55 pm Leave Rock Hill z ?> pm -i .to pin Leave Newport .1 10 pm 5 00 pm Leave Tlrznh 3 15 pm 5 30 pm Leave Yorkville 3 50 pm II 00 pm Leave Sharon 3 45 pm (I 20 pm Leave Hickory Grove.... 1 00 pm 6 40 pm ueave Smyrna 4 15 pm I! 55 pm Leave Blacksburg I 35 pm 7 30 pm I.eave Blacksburg fi 00 am (> 30 pm (VrrlvcGntlnoy II 40 am 7 05 pm -.eavc Karle's 1 5 05 pm Leave Patterson's Spring. 5 10 pm ..eavc Shelby 5 20 pin Leave Mooresboro 5 47 am Leave Henrietta 5 55 am L.eave Forest City (I 12 am L.eave Rutherfordton 0 27 am Vrrlve at Marlon 7 30 pm CONNECTIONS. No. 32 has connection with Southern Railway at Rock Hill, and the S. A. L. at Catawba Junction. Nos. 34 and 35 will carry passengers. Nos. 11 and 12 have connection at Marion vith Southern Railway. At Roddeys, Old Point, King's Creek tnd London, trains stop only on signal. S. B. LUMPKIN, G. P. A. A. TRIPP, Superintendent. SAM'L HUNT, General Manager. YORKlfl FOR HERE IS THE OPPORTUNIT nc PU1D1PTCE ur UnHflHUILT TO GIT UP CLUBS M * Pleasant V and Cert IN UNUSUALLY YAL Two High Grade Buggies a Leaders and Every 1 COMMENCE TODAY 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. Hclng one of the cleanest, 1 most enterprising and reliable newspapers In ' the state, it Is natural, therefore, that THE YORKVIL1.E ENQUIRER should also be , one of the most populur. Ninety per cent, of the families In the county desire it as 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 serious drawbacks, probably, Is the Inconvenience of writing letters, sending money and attending to the matter of subscribing at the proper time. It is this tact 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 "Klolt urn will nrncnntlv omlnln The price of a single subscript ion 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 nrice is only ONE DOLLAR AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS. That is the price which the subscriber pays the clubmaker, and the price which, under all circumsh nccs, he is expected to pay us. Now to our propositions: THREE BIG PREMIUMS. The three leading premiums are a CAROLINA BUGGY, a HOCK HILL BUGGY, and a MONARCH BICYCLE, for lady or gentleman. The "Hock Hill Buggy" is to be a quarter leather top, and the ' Carolina" an open buggy. Both vehicles are to be of the very best, grades manufactured by the respective well-known establishments. The Bicycle Is to be of the highest grade manufactured by the Monarch Cycle Company, and the Monarch wheel, as every wheelman knows, is without a superior. TERMS OF THE CONTEST. The clubmaker who returns and pays for the largest number of subscribers?NEW AND OLD?will be entitled to the choice of the three above described premiums. The clubmaker who returns and pays for the largest number of NEW NAMES, will be entitled to second choice. The clubmaker who returns the second largest number of names?new and oldwill be entitled to the third choice. In other words, the first choice goes to the largest club ; the second choice to the largest number of new subscribers; and the third choice to the second largest club of old and new subscribers. OTHER PREMIUMS. In addition to the competitive premiums mentioned above, we also offer various other premiums for clubs containing specified numbers of names, and propose to deliver the premiums whenever tne numbers specified are returned and paid for. Upon securing one premium?a watch or sewing machine, say? the clubmaker will be at liberty to try for the same thing again, or for anything else on the list, and if in the aggregate, by the 9TH DAY OF MARCH, 1898, ne shall have succeeded in returning and paying for the largest number of NEW NAMES, lie will be entitled to the SECOND CHOICE of the thiee leading pre| miums mentioned above, Just the same as if lie had not previously taken other premiums. J Now, then, read the list: For 60 Subscribers, t We will give the clubmaker his choice of the following premiums, each valued at $25: A | FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWING MACHINE, together with all attachments; a "HOUSEKEEPER'S" SET OF KNIVES, FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers; a "WALTHAM" WATCH In coin silver, dust proof case : a NO. (1 AUTOHARP, a BaNJO, GUITAR, MANDOLIN, or VIOLIN. For 40 and Less Than 60 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmaker his choice of the following, each valued at $15 : WALTHAM WATCH, In open face silver case; set of half dozen ROGERS BROS'. KNIVES and FORKS (12 PIECES); NO. 4 AUTOHARP, BANJO, MANDOLIN, GUITAR, or LOW ARM SINGER SEWING MACHINE. For 30 and Less Than 40 SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, each valued at 810; NEW YORK STANDARD 7-JEWELED WATCH in dust-proof case; 14K GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN, or HALF DOZEN TEASPOONS. HALF DOZEN TABLESPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE (13 PIE CES). , Address, L. M. GRIST 1 October 23,1897. ! GARRY IRON RO< [ MANUFACT IRON ROOFING, | CRIMPED AM) I'OKKL'tiATEh i Iron Tile or Shingle, | FIRE PROOF DOORS, I THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS ( i ^t~Orders received by L. M. GRIST. ; FIRST NATIONAL BANK" Of Rock Hill, S. C. i ORGANIZED JANUARY, 1887. : Capital, $75,CUD. Surplns aud Profits, - - - 32,000 Total Diyideiids Fait, - - 54.7501 * ' j TIIIS HANK is prepared to handle any business entrusted to it, and so- ( lieits the accounts of Merchants, Farmers, and private individuals. We will i extend every accommodation consistent with a safe and conservative management. i W. L. RODDEY, President. J W.J. RODDEY, Vice President. T. L. JOHNSON, Cashier. Z L. C. HARRISON, Asst. Cashier. c DIRECTORS: Jno. R. London, W. L. Roddey, i J. E. Roddey, T. L. Joimston, A. F. Ruff, W. J. Roddey, J. H. Miller. HEATING STOVES. THERE are for sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE cheap, six second-hand j HEATING STOVES, in good condition. They are of different sizes and suitable 1 for burning sort coal. S ElUIRl 1898. Y FOR PEOPLE t. ENERGY AND CAPACITY I A POPULAR PAPER, Iork, Good ;ain Pay IUABLE PREMIUMS. lid a Monarch Bicycle the JVorker a Winner. AND KEEP AT IT. For 20 and Less Than 30 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give a NO. 2% AUTOHARP, valued ut $7.50; or THE ENQUIRER und any monthly 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 $2. For 6 and Less Than 10 SUBSCRIBERS, a "CLIMAX" WATCH, warranted for one year: an extra quality THREE BLADED POCKET KNIFE, or CHILD'S SILVER PLATED TABLE SET. Good val ues at 81.50. For 4 and Less Than 6 SUBSCRIBERS, a "YANKEE" WATCH, warranted for one year; "Siren" pattern BUTTER KNIFE, or TWO-BLADED POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on handle. And to Each Old Subscriber, 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 nigh 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 COMMENCED NOW, IT WILL BE SENT UNTIL JANUARY 1, 18tt9, without any churge for that portion of the time between now and January 1, 1897. It Is understood, however, that If the subscriber falls to pay the clubmaker the subscription price, be will be due him for ull papers that he may have received. By new subscribers, we mean those whose names were not on OUR BOOKS ON OCTOBER 1st, 1897, except we will not count as new subscribers, 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 81 each, will be considered the equivalent of one yearly subscriber at 81.75 and so counted. A subscription paid for two or more years in advance at 81.75, 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 paper to tuhnm Ho hoc no IH onH fro no for UIC pcmuii iwi niiuiii uv ..c? 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 bedellvered 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 postofllce. Names may be taken at any number of places. Clubmakers are requested to send in names as rapidly as they secure them after October 23, 18U7. 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 dralt, registered letter or money order drawn on the Yorkville postofllce. In sending names, write plainly, and give postofllce, county and state. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid tor. A separate list will be kept for each clubmaker, who will be credited with each name sent, so that the number sent by any one person 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. 23d day of October, 1897, and expire at 4 o'clock p. m., on Wednesday, the 9th day of March, 1898. & SONS, Yorkville, S. C. OFING COMP'NY. URERS OF ^ N ORE ^ ^ IF IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD When You Want Nice Clean Job Printing You should always go to The Enquirer office where such printing is done. Excursion Bills, Programmes, Dodgers, Cir:ulars, Pamphlets, Law Briefs, Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill Heads, Envelopes, and Cards of ill kinds printed on short notice ind at very reasonable and legitmate prices. FINLEY <te BHICE, ATTOUNEY8 AT LAW, Yorkvllle, S. C. A LL business entrusted to us will be la given prompt attention. OFFICE IN THE BUILDING AT 'HE REAR OF H. C. STRAUSS'S ITORE.