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tumorous gfpartment. What He Supposed.?The efforts of a certain literary man to turn himself into a successful "hen farmer," on an estate of two acres, afford his agricultural neighbors some excitement, and no end of amusement. It is credibly related that, during the first year of his poultering, the amateur farmer discovered that all his little chickens, which were confined in coops, were languishing and dying. He went over all his books to see if he could find what ailed them, but in vain. At last he called in one of his neighbors, and, showing him the thin and weak surviving chicks, asked : nWhof Hn vrm ennnncp is thp matter " UW" "MJ/J.WWW ? with those chickens?" "Well, I dunno," said the farmer; "what do you feed 'em ?" "Feed them ? Why, I don't feed them anything!" "Then how did you expect they were goin' to live?" "Why, I supposed the old hens had milk enough for them now !"?Poultry World. He Learned.?There is one man in Washington who declares that if he can hereafter obtain information in any other way he will not ask questions. He is employed in one of the departments, and his duties consist mainly in ordering and buying furniture. While on his way to order a wire screen the other day, he met a vendor of rat-traps and other contrivances made of wire. As there are few places in the city where wire goods are made, he thought he had found a new factory. Stopping the man, be asked : "Where did you get those traps?" "Made 'em. Where did you suppose?" was the sullen reply. "Where did you learn wire-work on jog The rat-trap vendor looked at his questioner sharply, and promptly replied : "Same place you did. Sing Sing." The laugh of the bystanders still rings in the inquisitive man's ears.? Chestnut Burs. Some Boyish Answers.?A schoolboy habit of placing upon a question some literal meaning other than intended by the examiner, often leads to answers as curious as unexpected. Thus an inspector asked a lad what were the chief ends of man, and he replied : "His head and feet." Auother youth, questioned as to where Jacob was goiug when he was 10 years old, replied that "he was going on for 11." One specially unimaginative juvenile, called upon to say for what the Red sea was famous, replied : "Red herrings!" But perhaps the most startling answer of this kind was that of the boy who, when asked what was meant by an unclean spirit, responded : "A dirty devil, sir !" The Untrustworthy liar.-Comiog in on the Painesville car the other morning two real estate dealers were "talking shop." "I heard a man get off a pretty good thing about Dash and Blank the other day," said one ol them. "What was it?" the other asked. "He said : 'I'd much rather deal with Dash than with Blauk.' 'Why so?' I inquired. 'You know Dash is a man whom you can't believe under auy circumstances.' 'That's the very reason I prefer him to Blank. Dash lies nil the time, so vou're never fool ed by him, but Blauk lies only hall the time, and the great trouble is that you never know when he's doing it.'" One of the Kev. Dr. A. L. Stone's deacons was much concerned in his mind over the fact that his beloved pastor liked a good cigar, and he went to reason together with him on the subject. "Dou't you thiuk, Dr. Stone," said the deacon, "that there is such a thing as a mau's smoking too much ?" Yes, indeed, Dr. Stone thought there was. "Well, dou't you think there is such a thing as a minister of the gos pel smoking too much ?" The doctor certainly did. "Well, what would you call too much ?" And the doctor assured the deacon that he would certainly call it smoking too much if any man, no matter who, should smoke two cigars at once. All Questions Politely Answered.?Boston Couductor?Fare, please. Passenger?What is the fare? "It is the tariff or tax levied by the corporatiou owning and controlling the charter and franchise of this street-car line on those persons who avail themselves of the opportunity afforded them by the company to secure more rapid and agreeable transportation than pedal locomotion." "How much is the fare ?" "Five cents, please."? Detroit Free Press. f&r "Yes," said young Mrs. Milder, "Charlie was out rather late last night, but I didn't have the heart to scold him. He was engaged in a patriotic celebration." "How do you know ?" asked the woman whose nusDana was out with Charlie. "Because he came home with a lot of red, white and blue pieces of ivory. I don't know just what they are for, but the colors show they have something to do with patriotism." > - - ??? True Chivalry.?A tramp accosted a McPherson woman who was shoveling snow off the sidewalk the other day, for something to eat. "Shovel this snow off," she said, "aud I'll give you a dinner." He drew himself up to his full height, and replied : "Madam, do you think for a moment that I am so dead to the instincts of a gentleman as to euter into competition with a woman ? Perish the thought!" tSlST A Chinese philosopher has been found iu the kitchen of one of our western college [(residents who makes this distinction between the orient and the occideut : "In China the men boss the women ; in America the women boss the men." "Do I 'boss' President Blank ?" inquired Madam President. "No, you no boss him," "but he do what you say." t Wajtsidt Gatherings. ; 86T If you would have a friend, be a friend. 86T Our iron now rules the world's market. - Blotting paper is made up of cotton rags boiled with soda. VST In Japan every child is taught to write with both hands. | 8ST A school where blushing is taught ! is the latest novelty in Paris. 86T A ton of oil has been obtained from the tooge ot a single wnaie. 8ST" A bigot, says Billings, iz a reliI gious coward trying to play the autoIs rat. IHe who knows the weakness of his own wings is sure of successful ! Sight. afiT The more we help others to bear their burdens, the heavier our own will be. In giving thanks for your blessings, don't forget the criticisms you have received. t@T In Russia it is the custom for duellists to breakfast iogether before going out to fight. 86?" According to an eminent doctor, the excessive use of salt tends to paralyze the sense of taste. tST A German emperor took for his motto, "Better please one good man than a crowd of bad ones." BeiT The habits of ants are more like those of man than are the habits of any other of the lower animals. 86T What is the difference between an oyster and a chicken ? One is best out of the shell, and the other isn't. 8?* When one knows that he doesn't know everything, it is worth more to him than all the rest that he does know. 8W At sea level an object 100 feet high is visible a little over 13 miles. If 500 feet high, it is visible nearly 30 1 miles. 8&" Make a plain statement of facts to 20 people, and 19 of them will immediately ask some irrelevant question about the matter. 8&" There are now in the United States 136,000 ministers of all denominations ; that is, about one for every 500 of the population. ties' The world seems a narrow place when we wish to avoid our enemies, but wide and vast is it when we part from those we love. fST A number of New York women have formed a "Don't Worry" club. They don't care whether their hats are on straight or not. J6T She?"They tell me, professor, that you have mastered all the modern tongues." He?"All but two?my wife's and her mother's." 8ST An editor who married a Miss Church says he has enjoyed more happiness since joining the church than be ever did in his life before. Some of the more advanced Jews are agitating the proposition to change from the Saturday Sabbath to the Christian Sabbath. t&T The longest train on record was that of Catherine De Medici on the occasion of her marriage. It was 48 yards, and born by 10 pages. t&" They will tell you that this is a disappointing world ; but it is easy enough to be satisfied with somebody else's lot, no matter how bad it is. 869" Goethe says, "It is only necessary to grow old to become more indulgent. I see no fault committed that I have not committed myself." 8^" Jerusalem is now nothing but a shadow of the magnificent city of ancient times. It is about 3 miles iu circumference, and is situated on a rocky mountain. 86T What madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and ; so turn a frieud iuto au enemy ; for his joy at your death will be in proportion to what you leave him. B&F The man who revenges every wroug that is done him has no time for anything else. If you make your life a success, you can afford to let the dogs bark as you go by. 40?* When a woman gets into a pet and calls her husband "a real mean, horrid creature," and a cruel, heartless wretch," the question is whether these can be called "pet" names. 4?* The queen of Italy is about to assist science by having an observatory built on the summit of Mont Rosa, 14,810 feet above the sea level. It will be the loftiest observatory in the world. fST New Hampshire derives its name from Hampshire, England, where John Tullon Mason lived. Mason claimed to be proprietor of much of the state, : and gave it the name it has always borne. 4ST" Adversity exasperates fools, dejects cowards, draws out the faculties of the wise and industrious, puts the modest to the necessity of trying their skill, awes the opulent, and makes the idle industrious. 40f* In the British Isles aud Austria the rule of the road is to keep to the left in passing vehicles and to the right in overtaking them. In all other European countries the rule is exactly the reverse. 4?* A reporter who has made the experiment announces that it takes 16 hours of travel by all sorts of conveyances, and costs $9.61, to make the complete trip around Greater NewYork. 46T The Chinaman's screws turn to the left; he pulls his planes and saws toward him; white is his mourning color. In this general principle of reversal, can he think it's progress when he's going back ? BST" It is much to the credit of the clergymen of New Orleans that during the recent yellow fever terror in that city uot one of them deserted his post of duty. Yet their congregations diminished alarmingly, and in some cases entirely disappeared. From the United States, Germany has taken 12,000,000 bushels of corn in the past eight months, or more than 100 per cent, increase over the same ; time last year; the United Kingdom look 24,000,000 bushels, and France 2,000,000 bushels. It is said that the Rhine millers are experts at mix1 ing corn meal with wheat (lour, and have made a good thiug, as there is a ditl'erence of 00 cents in the price of the two grains. International i'essons. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON V, FIRST QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 30. Text of the Lesson. Math, vi, 5-15?Mem(my Teraen, 9-13?Golden Text, Math, vl, 6-^Commcntary by the Rev. D. M. Stearns. 6. "And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as tho hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in tho synagogues and in tno corners 01 tno streets, umi muj iu?j be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward." Dr. Weston says concerning this sermon that Christ hero draws the picture of the person who is to be the result of His work, the ideal man whom the Saviour is to make actual by saving him from sin. The only and indispensable condition of admission to such a life is the consciousness of utter spiritual poverty, absolute destitution, a beggar with no power to alter his condition or make himself better. No man on earth, be he who or what he will, is excluded, and the character described in tho beatitudes is withiu tho reach of every man. 6. "But thou when thou prayest enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door pray to thy Father, which is in secret, and thy Father, which sccth in secret, 6hall reward thee openly." All benevolence is not to be hidden, for when our good works glorify God wo are to let our light so shine. No one is forbidden to pray in public nor even to let it be known that we arc fasting if God can be glorified thereby. What is forbidden is our own glory or advantage in anything. What is required is the glory of God in all things. Seo I Cor. x, 31; I Pet. iv, 11; John xiv, 18, 14. 7. "But when ye pray uso not vain repetitions, as the heathen do, for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking." There is nothing here forbidding us to repeat the same petitions in our prayers, but what is forbidden is vain repetition or thinking that there is and benefit or merit in saying the same words over and over. True prayer is the utterance of heart desires for tho glory of God In tho name of Jesus Christ. 8. "Be not ye therefore like unto them, for your Father knoweth what things yo have need of. before ye ask Him." Wo ?? rint forbidden to ask because our Fa thcr knows, but we are to ask as children who have confidence in a Father's lovo and wisdom. Children who tease and torment their parents do no credit cither to themselves or to their parents; parents who permit it are not wise, and children who do it do not honor their parents. Confidence in God will meekly ask and be sure that if it is best it shall be given. 9. 4' After this manner therefore pray ye, Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name." I have met many who use no more this form of words and perhaps they do no sin by this omission; as for myself 1 never expect to pray better or with moro understanding or more in accord with the will of God than when I use these very words. I would not rob Israel, nor put myself ui.der any bondage, but if Israel has a good thing which I, too, can enjoy, surely our Father would like mo to enjoy it. How very nejir Jesus look Mary and us to His heart when Hc'said, "Go to My brethren and say unto them, I ascend unto My Father, and your Fathtr, and to My God and your God" (John xx, 17). 10. "Thy kingdom come. Thy will bo done in earth as it is in heaven." When, after the thousand years, satan shall havo been sent to the lake of fire, and all things shall have been subdued unto Christ, then He shall hand over the kingdom unto God the Father that God may bo all in all (Rev. xx, 10; I Cor. xv, 28), and this prayer shall be answered. 11. "Give us this day our daily bread." Our Father knows our need in this matter and will not withhold any good, yet it is His pleasure that wo ask Him for all that is included in this phrase "our daily bread," and inasmuch as we have already learned that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God (chapter iv, 4), the phrase must include a great deal. 12. "And forgive us our debts as wo forgive our debtors." Forgiveness of sins In His name is what we are to preach everywhere (Luke xxiv, 47), and when wo receive Hint we arc assured that our sins are forgiven for His name's sake and shall no moro be remembered (I John ii, 12; Isa. xliii, 25), but while wo arc in theso mortal bodies we shall need constant forgiveness; hence the comfort of the assurance that "if we confess our sins Ho is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. " It is the sense of the vast forgiveness which we enjoy from Him that enables us to be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven us (Eph. iv, 82). 18. "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Allien." God never tempts any one to do wrong (Jas. i, 13), but He does try men for their present and eternal good, and for His great glory, and it is blessed to be tried and receive grace to endure (Jas. i, 12). He will never try us above what we are able (1 Cor. x, 13). As to the evil one, He will deliver us from every evil work and preserve us unto His heavenly kindgom (II Tim. iv, 18). The kingdom is His, the power is His, and the glory. Salvation and service from beginning to end arc all His, and of Him, and it bocomes us over to say, "Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and tho majesty, for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine; Thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and Thou art exalted as head above all. 14. "For if ye forgive men their trespasses your Heavenly Father will also forgive you." Fellowship with God depends upon our being one with Him in all things. We may walk with Him, and lie will dwell in us und walk in us (II Cor. vi, 16), but we must be willing to humble ourselves and agree with Him in everything (Mic. vi, 8; margin; Amos iii, 3). 15. "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." When Peter asked how often ho should forgive his brother and suggested seven times as a possible extreme, our Lord answered, "Until seventy times seven." He then told of one who was forgiven 10, DUO talents, but would not forgive his fellow an hundred pence; hence he was severely punished. Our Lord added, "So likewise shall my Heavenly Father do also unto you if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses (Math, xviii, 21-35). Again it is, as always, "Not I, but Christ," "Not I, but the grace of God." Nothing for self, not even anything in the way of justice as a primary thing, and never revenge, but always the glory of God that He may be magnified. Wcff~ The memory of three kind words will give more comfort in old age than would the memory of three thousand cutting expressions, even though they may have been regarded as witty. Faith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe. Jam mi Jiwsidc. ; FLUSHING THE STOMACH. a Dr. Austin Flint, Sr., used to say: I "Plenty of water, plenty of water out- p side and in for health." a Since his day doctors generally have t more and more strongly recommended t water drinking, till now, a certain c (and large) number of glasses of water J per day is one of the most familiar prescriptions from some of the best doctors at the best sanitariums in the li land. High authorities now tell us d that often the basis of success in the i hot water craze and in drinking min- a eral waters is neither the heat nor tne t minerals, but the water; the water is d what the system of the patient was t needing. ? We are taught now that there is no t danger of drinking too much water, fi and a good deal of not drinking ii enough. Of course, that is not dis- y puting the fact that it is very easy to ? drink too much ice water when we are warm, and too much of any kiud with our meals. A practitioner and instructor at Bellevue recommends every one to drink a pint of water on getting up in the morning, and a pint on going to bed, at any temperature they like; this is a hygienic suggestion, not a medicinal one; this very successful practitioner thinks it is the best way of giving the system needed liquid, and declares many irregularities disappear under this regime. The water, mind, is not, however, to be gulped down at one or two drafts; a half hour or more while dressing or undressing should be given to sipping the two glasses. This same physician recommends a good drink of water when we feel tired or faiut; in that state that usually makes us generally turn to tea or wine, the water has an almost equal reviving effect and much better results in the long run. J THE DAIRY COW. I The functions of the cow are to take ] your coarse fodder and grain and manufacture them into milk. Providing c she is so fed that she can sustain her body and in addition produce milk at ^ a profit, she is a good cow. You know j there are any number of cows thut do not pay for their keeping, but in this ? age of progress we can ascertain beyond a shadow of doubt whether or not S a cow is a profitable dairy cow. There are three tbiugs you must 1 consider: (1) The quantity of milk " given ; (2) the quality?by the Babcock test; (3) the length of the period oi * lactation. After having succeeded in establish lUg a lieru Ul gUUU uaiij tuno uuiuto ibe important part of taking proper care of them. Milch cows must have a variety of feed, as, no oue . kind of feed contains all the ditfereut elements which both sustain the body aud produce the milk. We will see later what milk is composed of aud you will understand why she must [ have a variety of feed. Do not feed your cows before milk- [ iug. So many do this in order that j the cow shall stand better during the [ process of milking. You will ask why. x Most of the milk is secreted during f the process of milking, and the cow must use her blood in the udder. If ? she is eutiug this blood rushes to her 1 stomach in order to carry the nutri- | meut to the different parts of the body, I and the consequence is that there is a J lack of blood in the udder to produce I the best results. Extreme care must j be taken not to feed anything that j will flavor milk just before milking, as it will then pass into the milk, but t feed directly after milkiug.?George 6 Sampson iu Sharon (Wis.) Reporter. J To Cure Hams.?Take the hams ( aud shoulders aud cheeks, rub them j well with salt on both sides, lay on a declining board so as to have drainage, and cover the flesh side with salt, ij Take a lot of fine saltpeter and work | in at end and around the center bone. Let them be three to four days. Have a clean barrel ready, clean off all the bloody salt from the meat, pack in the barrel rind downward and outward, " pour and cover with a brine of pure salt and water that will bear up au r egg. Hams from hogs weighing 250 to 280 pounds dressed weight should f remain in this 14 days only. Take them out, let drain and dry two or three days, then smoke them. Soon after smoking cover and sew up in any kind of clean cotton cloth, and have a ? barrel of dry, clean wood ashes ready. JCover the bottom with 3 or 4 inches l of ashes, lay in one layer the best you Jcan and cover again with ashes, so no L meat comes in direct contact with l other pieces, until all are packed and ? covered. Keep the barrel in some ^ outhouse from the influence of mois- ? ture. Ours is kept in the smokehouse, ? and the other day our city cousins and l the doctor ate dinner with us, and we had ham from December, 1890, and ? they all declared it flrstclass.?Texas ? Stock and Farm Journal. Transplanting Shade Trees.? a There is no better time to transplant shade trees than during the winter " when the trees are dormant, as the digging up and moving does not inter- jfere with their sap circulation at that l time. It pays to dig up quite large ? trees to set out for shade, for then they l are of use in a year or two. Dig ? a ditch around the tree several feet i" from the body, cutting off the roots l cleanly as they are exposed. Then ^ undermine the tree until it tips over. l Trim the top as closely as the roots jhave been trimmed, roll the roots 011 a mud boat aud "snake" it to the place E where it is to be set out. Brace it so it will not blow over, and in the spring l it will start into new and vigorous Jj growth, and in a year or two make a 1, thick shade. Thousands of trees were a dug up on the site of the World's Fair tint nnf in liltlPP ill t.lllS way, and nearly every one of them is a nice shade tree now. To Raise the Prick of Cotton. w My plan for bringing the price of cot- H ton up to 10 cents, is for the southern farmer to devote to other crops, which will feed his farm stock and support _ himself and family, one-half the area usually planted to cotton. Under the 1 present system, grain, forage crops, pork, fruit and other commodities on a q outhern farm are purchased with Qoney received from the cotton. The ;round is continually being depleted nd the living secured very scanty. iy adoping the plan I suggest, the >lanter and his family will have an bundance of food with the expendiure of but little money, and the reurns from the cotton will be practially clear.?D. A. Shaw in Orange udd Farmer. Average Potato Yield. ? The argest potato yield on record was proluced in Northern Wyoming in 1890. Lccording to sworn testimony, it .mounted to 974 busbeisand 49 pounds ier acre, of which 838 bushels were arketable. The expense of producion was stated to have been $74.80. >uch a crop anywhere in the country his year would have been pretty proitable. The average yield of potatoes n the United States is in ordinary ears about 100 bushels to the acre. pom ^ovJ ^AkiK^ POWDEH Absolutely Pure When You Want Nice Clean Job Printing You should always go to Tiik Inquirer office where such )rinting is done. Excursion 3ills, Programmes, Dodgers, Cir:ulars, Pamphlets, Law Briefs, L,etter Heads, Note Heads, Bill 3eads, Envelopes, and Cards oi ill kinds printed on short notice md at very reasonable and legitmate prices. MM k MTflWESTOfl G. W. F. HARPER, President. CENTRAL TIME STANDARD. GOING NORTH. | NO 10. | >'Q W." leave Chester (1 'JO a m 8 :iO a it, .cave Lowrysvllle 0 4:} am 9 05 a ni <eave McConnellsvillc 0 58 am 9 3!) a m leave Guthriesville .... 7 05 a in 9 50 a in .eave Yorkvilie 7 23 a in 10 50 a nr. leave Clover 7 5:1 a m 11 33 am icave Gaston la j 8 25 a in 1 20 p m leave Lincolnton 9 20am 2 4(1 p m leave Newton 10 05 a in 4 20 pm leave Hickory 10 50 am 6 15 pir. Lrrlve Lenoir 11 55 am 8 00 pro GOING SOUTH. | No. 9. | No 61. leave Lenoir j 3 10 p m o 00 a n .eave Hickory ! 4 15 pm 7 50 a ra leave Newton 5 10 p m I 9 00am leave Lincolnton i 5 5(1 pm 10 30 am leave Gastonia j 6 57 pin 1 00 pni leave Clover i 7 42 pm 2 02 p m leave Yorkvllle 8 11 pni 3 10 p nr. leave Guthriesville ... 8 34 pm 3 40 pm leave McConnellsvllle 8 43 pm 3 55 pm leave Lowrysvllle 9 05 pm 4 25 pm Arrive Chester 9 30 pm 5 10 pre Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first class, and tin daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. '0 and 61 carry passengers and also run laily except Sunday. There is good conlection at Chester with the G. C. A N, md the C. C. A A., also L A C. R. R.; al tastonia with the A. A C. A. L.; at Lin; ;olnton with C. C.: and at Hickory and Newton with W. N. C. G. F. HARPER, Acting G. P. A., Lenoir N. C. IHHJUCMgW.fi rIME TABLE of the Ohio River and Charleston Railway company, to take ifleet Monday, October 18th, at 6.50 a. in. STANDARD EASTERN TIME. I- Dally ; Daily Except Except [ Sunday. Sunday. going south No. :i2. | iVo. 34. .eave Marion 7 00 am: 1 30 pm .eave RutherforcRon 8 05 am 3 05 pm .eave Forest City 8 'JO am 3 35 pm .eave Henrietta 8 35 am 3 55 pm .eave Mooresboro 8 50 am 4 10 pm .eave Shelby 0 JO am 5 00 pm ,eave Patterson Springs.. !) 30 am, 5 45 pm ,eave Earls 9 35 am, 5 50 pm .rrlve at Blacksburg, 9 50 am 6 10 pm .eave Gaffhey 6 50 m 7 15 pm .rrlve Blacksburg 7 25 m 7 50 pm leave Blacksburg 10 10 ami 8 00 am ?ave Smyrna 10 30 am 8 25 am eave Hickory Grove 10 45 am 8 45 am eave Sharon 11 00 am 9 10 am .eave Yorkville 11 15 am 9 10 am eave Tirzah 11 27 am 10 05 am eave Newport 11 33 am 10 15 am .eave Rock Hill 11 45 am 10 40 pm ,eave Leslies 12 05 pm 1 00 pin leave Catawba Junction.. 12 15 pm 1 15 pm eave Lancaster 1 00 pm 3 50 pm .eave Kershaw 1 45 pm 5 30 pm irrive at Camden 2 50 pm 6 40 pm going north. | No. 33. | No. 35 I Dally j Daily Except Except ; Sunday. Sunday. eave Camden 12 05 pm| 9 00am eave Kershaw 1 05 pm 11 10 am eave Lancaster 1 45 pmj 1 00 pm eave Catawba Junction 2 30 pmj 2 40 pro eave Leslies 2 40 pm 2 .55 pm eave Rock Hill 2 55 pm! 4 30 pm eave Newport 3 10 pmj 5 00 pm eave Tirzah 3 15 pmj 5 20pir eave Yorkville 3 30 pm 0 00 pm eave Sharon 3 45 pm; 0 20 pm eave Hickory Grove.... 4 00 pm! 6 40 pm eave Smyrna 4 15 pm 6 55 pm eave Blacksburg 4 35 pm 7 30 pm cave Blacksburg 6 00 am 6 30 pm rrlve Gatlnoy.... 6 10 am 7 05 inn eave Earle's ' 5 05 pm eave 1'iuierson s spring. > m pm cave Shelby 5 20 pin eave Mooresboro 5 I" nni eave Henrietta 5 am eave Forest City fi 12 am eave Rutherfordton li 27 am .rrlve at Marion 7 :i0 pm CONNECTIONS. No. 32 has connection with Southern tail way at Rock Hill, and the S. A. L. at 'atawba Junction. Nos. 34 and 35 will carry passengers. Nos. 11 and 12 have connection at Marion rith Southern Railway. At Roddeys, Old Point, King's Creek nd London, trains stop only on signal. S. B. LUMPKIN, (t. P. A. A. TRIPP, Superintendent. SAiM'L HUNT. General Manager. CIIATT1.E MORTGAGES, 1,1 ENS FOR RENT AND SUPPLIES, Titles to Real Estate and Real Estate Mortages in blank form for sale at THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. YORKYILLE FOR HERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF CHARACTER TO GIT IIP CLUBS FOR Pleasant VS and Cert IN UNUSUALLY VAL Two High Grade Buggies ai Leaders and Every \ COMMENCE TODAY BETWEEN this date and the MIDDLE OK MARCH, It is usual for the people of this section to select their reading matter for the !> following year. Being one of the cleanest, 1 most enterprising and reliable newspapers in I the state, it is natural, therefore, that THE r YORKVILLE ENQUIRER should also be f one of the most popular. 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 f as probable subscribers. One of the most se- 1 rious drawbacks, probably, Is the inconven- ] lencc of writing letters, sending money and 1 attending to the matter of subscribing at the t proper time. It is this fact that makes it es- i peclally 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 t > who does not give his name to a clubmaker; but sends it direct to this office. In clubs. however, the price is only ONE DOLLAR , AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS. That is the ; price which the subscriber pays the clubmu- ? ker, and the price which, under all elrcum- : stances, he Is expected to pay us. Now to our propositions: , THREE BIG PREMIUMS. , The three leading premiums are a CARO- ' LINA BUGGY, a ROCK HILL BUGGY. and 1 a MONARCH BICYCLE, for lady or gentle- ( man. The "Rock 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 respect- f ive 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. 1 TERMS OF THE CONTEST. I The clubmaker who returns and pays for } the largest number of subscribers?NEW AND { OLD?will be entitled to th; choice of the three J above described premi lms. The clubmaker who returns and pays for the largest number , of NEW NAMES, will be entitled to second I choice. The clubmaker who returns the sec- J ond largest number of ramcs?new and old? J will 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 J premiums for clubs containing specified num- , bers of names, and propose to deliver the pre- ( miums whenever tne numbers specified are returned and paid for. Upon securing one f ' premium?a watch or sewing machine, say? t : the clubmaker will be at liberty to try for the i | same thing again, or for anything else on the t list, and if In the aggregate, by the 9TH DAY t ' OF MARCH, 1898, he shall have succeeded In | 1 returning and paying for the largest number . ' of NEW NAMES, he will be entitled to the ( . SECOND CHOICE of the three leading pre- ( t miums mentioned above, Just the same as If . he had not previously taken other premiums. , I Now, then, read the list: 1 For 60 Subscribers, < We will give the clubmaker his choice of the i following premiums, each valued at $25: A < FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWING 1 MACHINE, together with all attachments^; a "HOUSEKEEPER'S" SET UP jvpuves, i FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers; a i "WALTHAM" WATCH in coin silver, dustproof case : a NO. (I AUTOHARP. a BANJO, i GUITAR, MANDOLIN, or VIOLIN. i For 40 and Less Than 60 < SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmaker i I ills choice of tlie following, each valued at 815: I WALTHAM WATCH, in open face silver ease: set of half dozen ROGERS BROS'. KNIVES and FORKS (12 PIECES): NO. 4 j AUTOHARP, BANJO, MANDOLIN, GUITAR, or LOW ARM SINGER SEWING < MACHINE. For 30 and Less Than 40 j 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 1 DOZEN TEASPOONS, HALF DOZEN TA- ! BLESPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE (13 PIE- c [ CES). |< i Address, L. M. GRIST October 23,1897. GARRY IRON RO< MANUFACTl ALL KINDS OF S CKDU'Kl) AM) COKKl'UATEI' Iron Tile or Shingle, i' FIRE PROOF DOORS, THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 0 ^?"Orders received by L. M. GRIST. THESTATES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of York. IN TIIE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ' T. Gib, Cull) as Supervisor of York Coun- i ty, South Carolina, Plaintiff, against I J. F. Jenkins, Defendant.?Summons r for Relief?Complaint not Served. 1 To the Defendant J. F. Jenkins : YOU are hereby summoned and re- Jquired to answer the complaint in this action, which is this day filed intheoffice of the clerk of the court of common pleas for the said county, and to serve a copy j of your answer to the said complaint on e the subscriber, at his ollice in York- a ville, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time ^ aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will a apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. York ville, S. C., Dec. 21st, A. D. 1897. J. S. BRICK, Plaintiff's Attorney. ^ NOTICE. P To theabscnt defendant, J. F. Jenkins: Please lake notice that the summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, together ~ with the complaint in the above entitled cause, were tiled in the ollice of \Yf. 1 Brown Wylic, Esq., clerk of the court of J common pleas, for said county, at York- z ville, South Carolina, on the 21st day o of December, A. D., 1897. C J. S. BR1CE, Plaintiff's Attorney. c< December 22 w tit ENQUIRER 1898. r FOR PEOPLE I, ENERGY AND CAPACITY , A POPULAR PAPER, Tork, Good ain Pay UABLE PREMIUMS. id a Monarch Bicycle the Vorker a Winner. AND KEEP AT IT. For 20 and Less Than 30 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give a NO. VA AUfOHARP, valued at 87..50; or THE ENQUIRER and any monthly magazine or weekly jewspaper published In the United States, for >ne year. For 10 and Less Than 20 SUBSCRIBERS, a CONCAVE WARRANTED RAZOR, SILVER PLATED GRAVY LADLE, or an extra quality FOUR BLADED i'OCKET KNIFE, with name and address on he handle. Any of the articles mentioned vould be a bargain at 82. For 6 and Less Than 10 JTTRSW'RTRKRS a'TT.TMAX" WATHH. war. Tinted for one year: an extra quality THREE 3LADED POCKET KNIFE, or CHILD'S SILVER PLATED TABLE SET. Good valles at 81.50. For 4 and Less Than 6 SUBSCRIBERS, a "YANKEE" WATCH, warranted for one year: "Siren" Dattern BUTI'ER KNIFE, or TWO-BLADED POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on handle. And to Each Old Subscriber, The Yorkvii.i.e Enquirer?1TWICE-AIVEEK? tilled with bright, fresh news from THE COUNTY, STATE, NATION AND WORLD, Interesting stories, instructive mis:ellaneous matters, and humorous selections, ixplanatory editorials, etc. The paper will be teld up to its present nigh standard, and will ontinue prompt, explicit, reliable, and, In short, the Dest. To Each New Subscriber. The same as above except that If the paper s COMMENCED NOW, IT WILL BE SENT JNTIL JANUARY 1, 1899, without any :harge for that portion of the time between low and January 1, 1897. It is understood, lowever, that if the subscriber falls to pay he clubmaker the subscription price, he will >e due him for all papers that he may have eceived. By new subscribers, we mean those whose mines were not on OUR BOOKS ON OCTO3ER 1st, 1897. except we will not count as lew subscribers, cases where the subscription nay have been changed from the name of one nember of a family to another. This is inended emphatically to mean new additions o our subscription list. Note the Conditions. TWO SIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at $1 ?ach. will be considered the equivalent of one yearly subscriber at 81.75 and so counted. A subscription paid for two or more years in ad.Tince at 81.75, will be counted as one name for mch year so paid. Clubmakers will be held personally responilble for the payment of all names returned by hem. After a clubmaker has returned and >aid for any name, he can. at anytime thereifter, discontinue the sending of the paper to he person for whom he has paid, and transfer lie unexpired time to any other person, provided the person to whom the transfer is lesircd was not a subscriber at the time the ,ri<-lnn1 mime wns entered on our books. No name will be counted in competition for i premium until the subscription price has jeen paid; nor will any premium be delivered until a satisfactory settlement has been made tor all names returned by the clubmaker. Persons who commence making clubs will uot be permitted to transfer their club to anither clubmaker's list after the names have ueen entered on our books. It is not necessary that the names on a club should all be at the same postoffice. Names may be taken at any number of places. Clubmakers are requested to send in names is rapidly as they secure them after October B, 1807. 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 forkville postofflce. In sending names, write plainly, and give postofflce, county and state. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration or the time paid tor. A separate list will be kept for each clubmaker. who will be credited with each name *ent, 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 iveeks will be allowed in which to "untie." The time in which names may be returned under our propositions will commence now, I3d day of October, 1897, and expire at 4 3'clnck p. in., on Wednesday, the 9th day >f March, 1898. & SONS, Yorkville, S. C. 3FING COMP'N Y! [JRERS OF ? IRON ORE PAINT Cleveland, O. F IKON ROOFING IN THE WORLD WHEN YOU WANT rO have your PHOTOGRAPH taken you should not fail to come and see ne. I have been in the "picture taking" msiness for a great many years, and am lonfident that I know my business. It las always been my desire to please my ustomers. I am prepared to take Photographs in the latest styles and at reason.ble prices. HAVE YOU ANY 'holographs that you would like to have inlarged ? If you have, come and see me bout it. I can do the work. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW Vhere my Photograph Gallery is, ask nyone in town and they can tell you. DURING THE WINTER, 'ou will find my Gallery warm and lcasant. Come and see me whenever ou need photographs. Respectfully J. R. SCIIORB. THE CENTURY. fN my advertisement, "Whetstones For L the Brains," The CENTURY Magaine was inadvertently placed in the list f ?1.00 magazines. The price of The entury is ?4.00, and I am prepared to reeive subscriptions at that price. OLIVER E. GRIST.