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tumorous grpartamit. "OLD COMPARISON/' The people around the little mountain town called him "Old Comparison," and I knew in a geueral way why the sobriquet had been given him, but I did not, during my month's stay, have an opportunity to test it, though I bad a speaking acquaintance with him. One day I was passing his house, and he was sitting on the steps of the little viue-clad porch in front. mArninnr T CfliH 'WsloVfi* \jrVSlM4 UJV1 UIU^J JL wM?v>t ly day." "Finer'n silk," he responded. "How are you this morning ?" "Friskier'n a colt." "How's your wife ?" "Pearter'n a pullet." "The weather is very hot and dry for this season, don't you think ?" "Hotter'n a run horse, and drier'n clean shirt." "I suppose you went to the wedding last night in the meeting house ? A pretty bride, I thought." "Purtier'n a speckled dog." "The young man is rich, I hear." "Richer'n fertilizer a foot thick." "By the way, are you willing to sell me those sawlogs Brown couldn't take off your hands ?" "Williner'n a girl to get spliced." "When can I see them ?" "Quicker'n a lamb can shake his tail." And the old man grabbed his bat and stick, and led the way to the river, offering no remark, but answering all inquiries as usual. Discipline.?The true soldier obeys orders faithfully, no matter at what sacrifice. A company of a British regiment was once sent on some duty, in the time of peace, to a remote village in Ireland, and left there for several weeks, quite separated from its usual base of supplies. During this period some general or? * ders, appncaoia mure eaycu.uiij iu men in barracks, were sent to the commander of the ' company. One clause of those orders was as follows : "All men in the command shall change their shirts at least twice a week." The captain gave orders to the orderly sergeant to see this command put into execution. "But, captain," said the sergeant, "there's only a shirt apiece to every man in the company. How can they?" "Silence !" exclaimed the captain ; "orders are orders, sergeant. Let the men change shirts with one another." So the sergeant saw to it that, as long as the company remained in the place, on every Sunday and Wednesday morning the soldiers swapped shirts one with another. A Little Mixed.?For the first time in the history of a semi-swell Louisville family it was to have the luxury of a private telephone. The battery and wiring bad been put in, and all that was necessary was the establishment of the connections. The handsome daughter of the household waited for the service to begin. The welcome ring came at a time when she was the only member of the family at home. She rushed to the telephone and gave the answering "Hello!" "Hello !" came back cheerfully. "You're 31." "What!" exclaimed the girl, hardly able to believe her ears. "You're 31," repeated the voice. "I'm not; and don't you dare insult me. Why, I'm just a little over?" The voice came back over the wire a jolly laugh. "I'll have to beg your pardon, miss. t 1 * ol ? ."mi. tnlonknno X menu I- iuat ox woo j uui ivjv^uvuv number." Thanks For the Foundation.? An old itinerant colored preacher, while conducting services at a protracted meeting, was interrupted by a messenger, who rushed in and exclaimed, excitedly : "Parson, de lightnin' struck yo' house, en burued it ter de groun'!" The congregation expected to see the parson collapse under this information, but he did not. "Burned de house down, did it?" "Yes, suh !" "Well, did it hurt de land what de house wuz on ?" "No, suh !" "Thank de Lord fer dat!" exclaimed the parson. "Thank de Lord de land's lef' ! En now we'll sing on page 227, 'How Firm a Foundation.' Thank some brother fer de tune." No Discrimination.?The Atlanta Constitution tells of an aged Georgia Negro, Nathan by name, who is employed by a gentleman very prominent in state politics. That Nathan, also, has an eye to political favors is shown by the following conversation, which recently took place between him and his employer. "Marse Jim," said Nathan, "is you gwine in dis yere race fer governor?" "Haven't thought about it." "Well, ef yer does run, an' gits elected, will yon give me a job?" "Certainly, I would remember you, Nathan. What would you like ?" "Well, suh, I'd des like ter black boots rouu' de capitol." "And what would you expect for that service ?" "Well, sir," he replied, "I should say $4 a day would be reasonable. I)ats what de yutber legislators get." Not a Freak of Lightning.? Smith?I was reading in the paper this morning about a Texas man who was struck by lightning while he was swearing. Remarkable occurrence, wasn't it ? Brown?Ob, I don't know. If lightning was to strike a Texas man when he wasn't swearing, it would be much more remarkable.? Teras Siftings. She $torjj Setter. HIS LAST RUNT . THE STAGE-DRIVER'S STORY. In '63 Jake Pool was staging the route from Gallatin to Helena, in Montana, driving a 4-horse coach iu summer, and a "jerky" in winter, 70 miles a day, through the wildest region and over one of the most dangerous routes in the United States. The country I through which his trail ran?ioru, was little else than a trail?was totally uninhabited but for the three stage stations where horses were changed, and which were dugouts, or log huts, 20 miles apart. The Indians, though generally friendly, were liable to become enemies at a moment's warning ; road agents and outlaws were thicker upon the Gallatin route than any other north of the Union Pacific railroad, and the route itself ran through gullies and canons, and along the verge of dizzy precipices, as though originally laid out by mountain sheep. Notwithstanding all this, Jake was a successful driver, made better time, lost fewer mails and express safes, and ran his coach at a smaller expense to the company, than any other man in their employ. But when misfortune did overtake him, it was no light hand that the genius of evil laid upon him, which the following adventure proves : One muggy morning in early May, as Jake hauled up in front of the stage office, and prepared to receive mails, express and messenger, and passengers, if any there should be, for Helena, the Wells-Fargo agent called to him from within. Throwing the reins over the footbrake, Pool descended from his perch, and entered the office. The agent shut the door behind him ; then drawinc near, he said, in a half whisper : "There's $15,000 in currency in the safe to take over today." "All right!" responded Jake. "I've carried more before now, and carried itsafely." "But," 9aid the agent, drawing still nearer, "Dick's sick, and there's no messenger." "Ah !" said the driver, meditatively ; then, touching the revolver which hung at his belt, "I'll be messenger and coachman both, then." "But," still continued the other, "there's one thing more," and he leaned forward so that his lips touched his companion's ear. "Copper Tom and his pal, Old Jim, are on the road. A man from Cross Trees was robbed by them last night." Pool whistled long and low, and his hand fell from his pistol-butt. "Copper Tom" was the wor9t road-agent in Montana?a desperado with both courage and brains. "Don't send the rags." "I must," said the expressman, anxiously. "The order is peremptory ; the money must go today, messenger or no messenger. Now will you take it, and carry it through ?" Jake laughed. "I'll take it; that's part of my business. Throw the safe under the seat, and give me your pistol; I may want two." And he took the other's revolver from the desk where it lay, and thrust it into his boot-top. "As to carrying it through that's another matter, with those fellows to stop it. But I'll promise you this?if I go through, the safe shall!" The agent grasped his hand and shook it warmly. The door was thrown open, the driver mounted his seat, the iron box was stowed beneath his feet, the single passenger (an old woman, to be left at the first station) got in, the whip cracked, the horses plunged, the coach lurched heavily forward, and amid a shower of mud disappeared down the steep mountain road. Although it was May, the morning ** Sf ntAo MAf until tVio onn WttS L'UIU, auu If uao UUV uuui vuv WMM had climbed well up the eastern sky that the chill thawed out of the air, and by that hour Pool was more than 20 miles upon bis journey, with fresh horses in the traces, and an empty coach behiud him. He began to brighten with the sun. "After I get through the Devil's Pass," said he to himself, "Copper Tom or any other man may whistle for me, for from that to Dickson's is as handsome a road as ever a horse struck foot upon ; and whoever tries to stop me there, unless he shoots first, will go uuder the leader's feet. I intend to muke that little seven miles iu just 28 minutes without brakes." And he gathered his reins with a firmer hand, as if already whirling at that mad pace down the mountain side. "Let's see," he continued ; if nothing goes wrong, and the road's all right, I ought to make my last change by five o'clock, and reach the Pass before six. It will then be bread daylight, so I can rattle right along ; and then, after the spin down the 'causeway,' I'll strike Dickson's before seven, certain. Beyond that the road is too open and too much traveled into Helefia to be dangerous. By Jove !" he concluded, bis heart warming as he struck his heels against the safe beneath the seat ; "I don't see where the agents can stop me, unless?good heavens! what if they try it in the very pass itself? I had not thought of that!" TKo mim woe cilont for a moment. and his face grew grave ; then, brighteuing, he took his reins, loosened his revolvers in boot and belt, and, with a sigh, concluded his soliloquy with the remark : "Well, if they should meet me in the pass, 'twill be about an even thing. If they miss their first shot, I'll run 'em down, drive 'em into the caunou, or drop 'em with my pistols. If they don't miss, why, then, the swag's theirs!" It was now high noon, and soon station two was reached, where the horses were again changed, and where Pool dined upon jerked bear meat, hot bread, and black coffee. Strong food, but none too strong for the long ride yet before him. As he mounted the box and prepared to depart, the keeper of the station slipped from his dugout and drew near. "There's an old pard down the road apiece '11 want a ride. He war here 'bout two hours ago. He'll bear watchin'." And the rough frontiersman touched the pistol-butt which protruded from his open shirt-front to emphasize his warning. Jake nodded. "Thanks, Tom. I'll keep my eyes open. So long!" The fresh steeds in harness sprang strongly forward, and the empty eoacb whiled away. "It's Old Jim, sure," half whispered Pool to himself, as his trained eyes searched the winding road before him. "The old scamp wants to ride, so he'll be on hand when Copper Tom turns up in the pass. I see it all." Tlie teeth closed with a snap. "Good!" he continued, a moment later. "He shall ride." Some fiye miles were passed, when, in the shadow of a great pine that grew near the trail, Jake espied his prospective rrQapn.ger, prone upon the ground at the foot of the tree, apparently resting. As the rattling coach drew near, the man bestirred himself and slowly rose. "Hulla, driver! Kin ye favor an old begger with a lift? I'm played fer I'm too old to tramp as I used to, an' too poor to pay for a ride. Kin ye give me one?" He stepped forward as he spoke. Poor he was, if tattered garments betoken poverty, for his clothing was but a single patched rag from head to foot. Old he surely was, for the withnrurl elr!r> anrf opontv crrRV locks. the VIVU uaiu WMM WV4*"V o ?/ 1 claw-like hands and sunken eyes, could not well be disguised. Half in scorn and half in pity, yet with a brain awake to bis danger, Jake drew rein and replied to his petitioner : "Yes; be lively and climb up here. I'm behind time now. Wbere do you go ?" The old man answered, as be struggled to a seat at the driver's side: "Dickson's." A touch of the whip, and the horses were again upon a quick trot. Pool eyed bis companion as they rode onward, and almost unconsciously dropped his hand to bis boottop and loosened the revolver carried there. "Cold day for May," said the newcomer, shivering. "This yer wind's sharp, too." "Yes," responded the other, mentally wondering where about his ragged clothes the scoundrel at his side had concealed his weapons ; "it is cold ; but you'll find it warmer in the Pass." "Sure?" said the old man, leering in Jake's face. "Sure I" responded that worthy, his blood chilling with the covert hint in the word; and he urged his horses to yet greater speed. The grade was sharply descending now, and the road rocky and rough. A mile more and the pass would be reached. The coach fairly swayed under its rapid motion. Old Jim was forced to cling to the seat with both hands, in order to avoid being hurled to the ground. This was as Pool desired, and he smiled grimly as he noticed the other's actiou. "Yer? a-drivin' ? purty ? fast ! " screamed the gray-haired desperado, the words fairly jerked from him as the coach sprang forward, rocking from side to side. "Ye'll?hev?to? ?nr.?at?the?lrass?I?reckon !" UV1U uv vmv 0? Jake set his teeth. The granite walls of the pass were now just before them, and the roadway, descending and steep, ran into the shadow of the coming night and the gloom of the gravelike opening? a narrow path, but little wider than the coach itself. The roar of the angry river far he i low knelled a never-ending warning as it ran, ragged and torn, among the jugged rocks, and the deathlike mist that crept upward was damp and chill. "I won't hold up !" and with these words the driver struck his horse sharply, and, suorting, they sprang forward into the Devil's Pass. At the same instant, half-way through the terrible gorge, standing motionless in the centre of the roadway, a beetling wall of rock upon the one hand, a chasm of unknown depth upon the other, was seen a man ! Copper Tom was awaiting his quarry. The old man at Pool's side uttered a cry, and loosening his grasp of the seat with one hand, he would have thrust it into his breast; but the other leaned suddenly toward him, and, pressing a revolver muzzle against his forehead, whispered, hoarsely : "Down with yer hands! If ye stir ag'in, I'll kill ye ! I know ye, Old Jim, an' ye can't catch Jake Pool nor his load this time ! uowu wim yer hands!" The shuddering rascal's hand fell at his side; face grew ashen-hued, and his eyes stared before him. They were rapidly approuchiug Copper Tom. For an instant, as they drew near, that worthy stood facing them ; then through the fading light he saw the position of his pal, upou whom he had depended?he saw the stern, set face of the driver?he saw the furious horses plunging down upon him?and with a terror-stricken cry he turned and fled. Could he but reach the lower end of the causeway, he might escape ; could he but find a single spot to turn aside, he would be safe ; but it was not to be. Nearer and nearer thundered the iron-shod hoofs behind him, narrower and still narrower grew the fatal road, until there rang a certain horrible, despairing cry, mingled with the frightened snort of the horses, a dark some thing bent down before the plunging steeds, rolled an instant before their grinding feet, and then, spurned by the flying wheels, was hurled, an undistiuguishahle mass, into the canon beneath, and the coach sped on ! Half an hour later Jake Pool pulled into the corral at Dickson's ranch, and tumbling a half-fainting man from the seat at his side iuto the arms of the astounded hostlers, he said : "Bind that man and give him to the sheriff! It's Old Jim, the road agent. His pard's at the bottom of the gulf in the puss; this one ought to stretch hemp when the officers get him, and I've driven my last run from Gallatin ! There's too much risk about the business for me." And Jake kept his word. He no longer coaches it, but now keeps public house in Helena itself, where, not long since, at his own snug fireside, he told me this thrilling tale. I RfM I & POWDER Absolute!/ Pure pARnuNA i ramus by UU1IUIJ11IH UL iiuuiuimuiuuii u i, G. W. F. HARPER, President, Schedules in Effect from and Aftei January 23, 1897. CENTRAL TIME STANDARD. GOING WORTH. | No 10. | No 60. Leav e Chester | (00am i 8 45 a in Leave Lowrysville 6 26 a m | 9 20 a m Leave McConnellsvllleI 6 38 am 9 39 am Leave Guthriesville .... | 6 48am 10 09 a m Leave Yorkville ' 7 09am 1100am Leave Clover i 7 41 a m 11 48 am Leave Gastonla I 8 17 am 120pm Leave Llncolnton { I) 15 a m 2 40 pm Leave Newton \ 10 05 a m 400pm Leave Hickory 10 50 am 6 15 pm Arrive Lenoir Ill 55 am 8 00 pro GOING 3QPTH. | No. 9. | No 61. Leave Lenoir 3 15 p m 6 00 a m Leave Hickory 4 15 pm 7 50 am Leave Newton 5 10 pm! 9 00am Leave Llncolnton 5 56pm j 10 30am Leave Gastonla 6 49 pm 100pm Leave Clover 7 32 p m ! 2 02 p m Leave Yorkville 8 01 pm j 3 10 pm Leave Guthriesville ... 8 20 pm 1 3 40 pm Leave McConnellsvllle 8 35 pm 3 55pm Leave Lowrysville j 8 45 pm 425pm Arrive Chester ! 9 11 pm 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. & N. and the C. C. & A., also I, & C. R. R.; at Gastonia with the A. & C. A. L.; at Lincolnton with C. C.: and at Hickory and Newton with W. N. C. G. F. HARPER, Acting G. P. A., Lenoir. N. C. 0EI8 111! Ml CfiiELESTOH fi. it. TIME TABLE of the Ohio River hihI Charleston Railway company, to take effect Monday, October 18th, at 6.50 a. m. STANDARD EASTERN TIME. I Daily | Dally Except I Except ! Sunday. I Sunday. going aoum No. 32. | No. 34. Leave Marion 7 00 am 1 30 pm Leave Ruttierfordton 8 05 am 8 05 pm Leave Forest City 8 20 anil 3 35 pm Leave Henrietta 8 35 am 3 55 pm Leave Mooresboro 8 fO am! 4 10 pm Leave Shelby 9 20 am 5 00 pm Leave Patterson Springs., fl 30 am 5 45 pm Leave Earls 9 35 am 5 50 pm Arrive at Blacksburg, 9 50 am 6 10 pm Leave Gaflhey 6 50 m 7 15 pm Arrive Blacksburg 7 25 m 7 50 pm Leave Blacksburg 10 10 am 8 00 an Leave Smyrna 10 30 am 8 25 an. Leave Hickory Grove 10 45 am 8 45 ant Leave Sharon 11 00 am 9 lOarr. Leave Yorkvllle 11 15 am 9 40 am Leave Tlrzah U 27 am 10 05ani Leave Newport 11 33 am 10 15 am Leave Rock Hill 11 45 am 10 40 pnt 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 2 (0 pm 5 30 pm Arrive at Camden 3 00 pm 8 40 pm Leave Kingsville 4 44 pm Leave Branchvtlle 5 55 pm Arrive Charleston..... 8 00 pm going north. | No. 33. | No. 35 | Daily I Daily Except Except Sunday. Sunday. Leave Charleston 7 10 am Leave Branchville 8 57 am Leave Kingsville 10 25 am Leave Camden 12 05 pifll 9 00 am Leave Kershaw 105 pm; 1110 am Leave Lancaster 1 45 pm' 1 00 pm Leave Catawba Junction 2 30 pm 2 40 pm Leave Leslies 2 40 pm 2 55 pm Leave Rock Hill 2 55 pm 4 30 pm Leave Newport 3 10 pm 5 00 pm Leave Tlrzah 3 15 pm 5 20 pm Leave Yorkvllle 3 30 pm 6 00 pm Leave Sharon 3 45 pni (I 20 pm Leave Hickory Grove .... 4 00 pm 6 40 pm Leave Smyrna 4 15 pm 8 55 pm t xiUnirchn^ d 9S r?m 7 HO nm | uuu ? c liiavyrxnifui ^ ? w r... . ? , Leave Blacksburg (! 50 nm| (i 30 pin Arrive Gaffhcy 7 25 am 7 05 pm Leave Rarle's 1 5 05 pmi Leave Patterson's Spring. 5 10 ptn Leave Shelby 5 20 pm Leave Mooresboro 5-17 anil Leave Henrietta 5 55 am j Leave Forest City (i 12 am' Leave Rutherforrtton f> 27 am Arrive 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 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 HUJIT, General Manager. PHOTOGRAPHY. FOR PHOTOS?in any style and of the best finish?please call at my Gallery, on Cleveland avenue. I also develop and print Kodak Pictures. Orders for Enlarged Pictures from any size Photo taken, and satisfaction guaranteed. S. W .WATSON, Yorkville, S. C. lORKYILLE FOR HERE IS THE OPPORTUNI1 OF CHARACTE TO GET UP CLUBS POI Pleasant V and Cerl IN UNUSUALLY YAI 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. Being one of the cleanest, most enterprising and reliable newspapers In the state, it is natural, therefore, that THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER should also be 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 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 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 DOLLAR AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS. That is the price which the subscriber pays the clubmaker, and the price which, under all circumstances, he Is expected to pay us. Now to our propositions : THREE BIG PREMIUMS. The three leading premiums are a CAROLINA BUGGY, a ROCK HILL BUGGY, and a MONARCH BICYCLE, for lady or gentleman. 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 respects 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. 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 sec-1 ond 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 eremiums for clubs containing specified numcrs of names, and propose to deliver the premiums whenever the 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, 189s, ne shall have succeeded In returning and paying for the largest number ot NEW NAMES, he will be entitled to the SECOND CHOICE of the three leading premiums mentioned above, Just the same as if he had not previously taken other premiums. Now, then, read the list: For 60 Subscribers, 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; - ..uiurepirPEPRR'S" SET OF KNIVES. FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers; a "WALTHAM" WATCH in coin silver, dustproof case ; a NO. (f AUTOHARP, a BANJO, GUITAR, MANDOLIN, or VIOLIN. For 40 and Less Than 60 SUBSCRIBERS, wc will give the clubmaker his choice of the following, each valued at 815: WALTHAM WATCH, in open face silver case: set of half dozen ROGERS BROS'. KNIVES and FORKS (12 PIECES): NO. -i 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-JKWELED WATCH in dust-proof case; 14K GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN, or HALF DOZEN TEASPOONS, HALF DOZEN TABLESPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE (13 PIECES). Address, L. M. GRIST October 23,1897. WHEN YOU WANT TO have your PHOTOGRAPH taken you should not fail to come and see me. I have been in the "picture taking" business for a great many years, and am confident that I know niv business. It has always been my desire to please my customers. I am prepared to take Photographs in the latest styles and at reasonable Drices. HAVE YOU ANY Photographs that you would like to have enlarged ? If you have, come and :;ee me T ' ??* A*\ Hta work. 21IJUUI/ 1U X Liiii viv kijv ..... IF YOU DO NOT KNOW Where my Photograph Gallery is, ask anyone in town and they can tell you. DURING THE WINTER, You will find my Gallery warm and pleasant. Come and see me whenever you need photographs. Respectfully J. R. SCHORB. "IT'S A HOT OLD TIME" A BRICK HAS before its ready for market; but I have several hundred thousand that merit their name, and will hold their own with any critic, and I made the first one as well as the last one to sell. To get my prices, means to get my brick. T. BAXTER McCLAIN. December 4 97 tf ENQUIRER 1898. rY FOR PEOPLE R, ENERGY AND CAPACITY I A POPULAR PAPER, fork, Good tain Pay jUABLE premiums. Lnd a Monarch Bicycle the Worker a Winner. AND KEEP AT IT. For 20 and Less Than 30 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give a NO. 2% AUTOHARP, valued at 87.50; or THE ENQUIRER and 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 values at 81.50. For 4 and Less Than 6 SUBSUKIBEKS, a "I AlSilCiJ-." WMUl, warranted for one year: "fiiren" 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 t>est. To Each New Subscriber. The same as above excent that If the paper Is COMMENCED NOW, IT WILL BE SENT UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1899, without any charge for that portion of the time between now and January 1, 1898. It Is understood, however, that If the subscriber falls 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, 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. Clubniakers 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 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 lime 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 October 23, 1897. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe transmis- > slon of money only when sent by dralt, 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 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. UNDERTAKING. I AM handling a first class line of COFFINS AND CASKETS which I will sell at the very lowest prices. Personal attention at all hours. I am prepared to repair all kinds of Furniture at reasonable prices. J. KD JEFFERYS. TAX EXTENSION. Office of Treasurer of York County, Yokkvillk, S. C., February 6,1898. NOTICE is hereby given that the time in which STATE AND COUNTY TAXES may be paid without the 15 per cent, penalty, has been extended until February 20, 1898. H. A. D. NEELY, Treasurer. February 5 11 ots&w I BUY COTTON. I BUY COTTON, and you will please not fail to recollect it when you have any to offer. If parties having lots of from 25 to 500 bales, who live out of town, will notify me when they get ready to sell, I will go and bid on it. I can be found at Grist Cousins' store. ,< D. \V. HICKS. December 25 103 stf