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tumorous department. AN OBTUSE ATTORNEY. A former employee of one of the departments in Washington was attorney for the plaintiff before a local judge. His conduct ot the case was laughable in the extreme, and if it bad not been so amusing, and before a man with a sense of humor, might have resulted in his being punished for contempt of court. This lawyer was one of those unfortunate people whose headpieces might as well be dough. He was, in a word, extremely obtuse. After wading through a long explanation, to which there seemed to be neither head nor tail, he was asked by the judge to state the matter again. "I do not follow you," his honor added. "I see you don't," said the lawyer. "I've seen that from the first. But have patience ; it'll get through your head after a while." There was a little stir in the courtroom at this assumption. The judge flushed, but did not interrupt the verdant pleader. The attorney for the plaintiff finally took up the case, and cited a regulation of the department in which his opponent had formerly been employed. That worthy was on his feet in an instant. "I protest, your honor. I never heard of that rule before, and I was in the department for ten years." "Did it ever occur to you," asked his honor, blandly, "that your ignorance of the rules may have been responsible for your discharge ?" The laugh was on the attorney for the plaintiff, and the jury found for the defendant without leaving their seats. Why She Prayed.?This story will be appreciated by those who went to Sunday school Sunday and studied the lesson, which was "How to Pray," says the Omaha World-Herald. In a North Omaha Sunday school the teacher of the primary class was engaged in the task of explaining to the little tots the meaning of the Lord's prayer. "Can any little one tell me," she asked, "why we should ask God to give us this day our daily bread ?" A little girl sitting in the front seat raised her hand and shook it with all the vigor of a pupil who knows the answer to a questiou propounded and wants a chance to tell it. "Susie knows," said the teacher. "Susie, you tell us why we should ask God to give us this day our daily bread." " 'Cause papa is out of work, and if God don't give us bread we'll go hungry," was the startling hut practical answer. 8?* A gentleman who had been allured by the announcement of a "quiet country hotel," came down the morning after his arrival and made complaint that his boots had been outside his door all night, and until 8 o'clock that morning, and "nobody had touched them." The landlord, who, in his shirt-sleeves, was tipped back in a chair and picking his teeth with a jackknife, beamingly remarked, "Law bless ye, ye might have left yer purse out there all night ; nobody would have teched it. Honest citizens down here, I tell ye." Wise Beyond Her Years.?The Sioux Citv Journal says that a little girl in that towu was telling one of the neighbor boys about the beautiful riug her papa gave her for a Christmas present, and she added that "Mauima has just been dying for a ring like that." "Well, she wou't be dying for oue any more," said the boy, not knowing anything else to say. "No," remarked the little miss, with a knowledge of her sex beyond her years, "not till she sees a prettier oue." S8T' An Englishman once remarked in company that he had just been takeu for the Prince of Wales on account of bis resemblance to that personage. "Oh," said a Scotchman present, "I was once takeu for the Duke of Argyle." "I have been taken for a greater man than either of you," broke in Pat. "Who?" they asked. "Well," said he, "the other day, as I was walking down Sackville street, I met a friend whom I had not seen for many years, and the moment he saw me he shouted out, "Oh, Holy Moses, is it you ?' " The Turning of the Worm.? Mrs. De Blowitz?Dauiel, what's on your mind ? I've beeu talking to you for 20 minutes, and you have sat there as if you didn't understand a word I was saying to you. Mr. De Blowitz (suddenly permitting the lion in hiui to become aroused)?Now, look here, Mirandi; I'm willing to let you talk all the time, but I'm blowed if I'm goiug to let you make me forever pretend that I'm listening. I work hard all day, and have got to rest once in awhile." Was a Student ok Cycing.? "Thought you said her father was so mad over their elopement that he would never forgive thein, yet he's just presented each one of them with a new wheel." "That's his star-play to separate them. Each wheel is a different make, and in less than a week they'll be fighting like cats aud dogs over the question which one has the 'best' machine." W3F "What do you thiuk ? My wife's father told me before we got married that he would give me a handsome present on our wedding day." "And didn't he?" "Well, I waited over a week, and as he didn't mention the subject, I asked him for it ; and all he said was, 'Why, didn't I give you my daughter ?' " She ?toti) ?filer. ; THE VANISHED BRIDEGROOM] ' t C It was the moment of supremest jj pleasure to Abner. The wedding can- j opy had been raised, the benediction ^ uttered, the ring placed on the bride's finger, the kiss given to seal the umon. ^ She was his own at last; the highest ambition bad been gratified. With words of congratulation his friends crowded around him ; it was a joyous j atmosphere indeed, while his wife gazed at him with the love-light in her . eyes. "Dearest," he exclaimed, suddenly, j as he withdrew with her for a moment . to a corner of the apartment which v rttrorlnnlrod t.hft crarden with its wind v?v.iw?v?. ? O . # l ing paths, from which strains of music v arose, inviting all to the dance; "dearest, I must leave thee now." "Oh, Abner," the bride half sobbed in reply, "wouldst thou leave me at this moment of all the moments in the j world ? Why, the echoes of the marriage blessings still resound in the air. ^ Whither wouldst thou go, dearest ? j. Surely," she added, with a look of reproach, "thy place is now at my side. t Wouldst thou forsake me on our wedding day?" "Najr, my beloved ; make no close fl inquiry, nor seek to restrain me. I t must go. I have sworn to go. Only trust in me and doubt not my faithfulness. I shall return within an hour, and then explain all to thee. Have j. no fear for my sake." And without further farewell than a quick embrace, Abner left her and hurried into the t open air before the astonished guests j could realize that the bridegroom was ^ missing. j. Of all the youth in Jerusalem, Ab- J ner and Caleb were the comeliest lads, d and their friendship had grown into a ' proverb. Clos& companions at school from boyhood to early manhood, no c love could have been more tender, no p sympathy more profound, than that c which made them kindred spirits, 9 They were fond of the same pleas- h ures, they shared the same dreams, s their studies and occupations were e alike, their aspirations identical. Tbey y loved 10 give iree reiu tu men iauti? c with youth's rapt enthusiasm and n build such dream palaces that the n magic splendor of Solomon's creations s paled in comparison. What a daring p architect is youth ! It kuows not the d impossible. It bridges the chasm of infinite time; it rears a structure to t the highest heaven. It summons to its aid principalities and powers, and t never acknowledges defeat. Love y aud hope and faith are the patient e genii who at its exultauc bidding v transforms earth and sky. y Among the topics which Abner and fc Caleb were fond of discussiug as they fc grew to maturity the future life aud t immortality appealed to them most t strongly. The fact that it was but e dimly foreshadowed in the law and t the prophets added to its fascination, a and the rare references to it in the de- c bates of the schools only increased its s hold upon them. One day, in the $ heat of their arguments, Caleb, more impassioned than usual, had seized his I companion's hand. ? "Abner," he exclaimed, "wouldst c thou kuow the secrets of eternal life?" a "Why, Caleb," Abner rejoined, mov- f ed by his friend's earnestness, "what fc a strange question to ask. How can we mortals understand aught of im- c mortality ? Does not our law say f that 'the secret things beloug to the E Lord ?' " c "Faith can pierce all barriers, dear g friend," Caleb answered, impressively, E "and love, though buried from sight, c can make its own revelation." j "What dost thou mean, Caleb, by v those mysterious words aud thrilling J tones ?" Abner inquired, deeply stirred, v for he felt that never before had their v conversation beeu so earnest. t] "Dost thou not believe, Abner, in immortality?" s "Surely, Caleb, I do, as the ceutral g convictiou of my nature." a "If this is thy belief, then,"may not fc the immortal spirit seek couverse with I mortality and minister to the wauls j aud desires of mortal flesh 011 earth ?" "Caleb, thou shonldst uot speak in a this strain. It is almost blasphemy, i Think of the fate of the sons of Aaron rj who brought strange fire into the | sanctuary!" t "Nay, Abtier, I am guilty of no blasphemy. I am convinced that those t who pass from life do not become as \ petrified us the slabs that cover them, t They hover around those who loved them and whom they loved on earth and mingle in their joys and sorrows." "It must be so, Caleb, if thou think- f est so," said Abner after a pause. ( "Come, Abner," Caleb solemnly ex- j claimed, "let us swear by the eternal that if either of us die the survivor shall seek to communicate with the (l departed one and visit the sepulcher at ^ the moment of his highest happiness j on earth. Then it is my fervent belief j that the secret of heavenly happiness j will be unfolded, and we shall attain the highest degree of intelligence." The compact was made?an unusual t thing in those days among the pious Jewish youth?and the conversation j ended. In a few years Caleb died, j and Abner, disconsolate and dejected, j disdained for a while all society, but c spent the largest share of his leisure | at the friend's grave, reflecting ou his genial traits aud their loving inter- g course. Time, however, works its g magical changes, and now he had married. , f "I had almost forgotten thee, be- c 1 P.JaVv J? eoi/1 AKnorcnfllu tn him- i IVVCU VUJCUj OttlU WW.V.J ? r self as he left the crowded streets of 1 Jerusalem and gained the roadway leading to the cemetery. "Surely this c is the happiest moment of my life, ^ i wedded to one I hold most dear, t i Could there be a more fitting time to t think of thee and our mutual oath ?" \ It did not take long, for the distance I vas short and he walked with hurried iteps, before Abner found himself close o the simple slab that covered the renains of Caleb. Flinging himself up>n it, he gave way to his emotions, >ut by a strong effort his self-control gained the mastery. Then he coranuned thus with the spirit of his riend : "Beloved Caleb, not with fear and rembling.but with glad confidence I ipproach thee. Thou rememberest >ur oath. I have come to thy grave it the full tide of my happiness, to earn of thy experience in the realms >f bliss. Thou recallest our converse n those joyous days of youth when t was our desire to pierce all mystery, ie near to me now, dear friend, and n thy purified state uplift the veil vbich hides the mortal from the imnortal. Inspire me now, O Caleb, vith the knowledge I seek, and let me lot ask in vain." Abner ceased, half expectant of orae response. But no voice broke he stillness. The shadows of evenng were deepening. One by one the tars shone in the firmament. Abner ailed to notice the advancing night in lis rapt contemplation. Then a faint nurmuring rent the air and the trees hat skirted the burial ground seemed o give forth a sobbing sound. "Oh Caleb," Abner entreated, with utstretched hands ; "answer me. By he ineffable name of God, answer ae." The tremulous weeping of a child ras borne on the breeze. A flash of igbtning lit up the distant hills, and a umbling as of thunder was heard. "Do I disturb thee, 0 Caleb, from by rest? Forgive me, beloved friend. Jut answer me, as thou didst swear to lo. Tell me the delights of immortal ife." "Abner, Abner!" At the words Lbner's countenance shone with sud len joy. "At last I" he exclaimed, 'at last I hear thy voice again'" "Abner, such a delight is mine as is omparable to no earthly bliss. So oure, so radiant, so serene, are my ompanions that my voice cannot decribe a thousandth portion of my appiness. Have no regret, at our evered friendship. A sweeter, strongr bond unites us now. Dost thou earn to see again my features and lasp my hand as of old ? Why, I am earer to thee than in the past, aud ay eye sees clearer witntu wnere pirit responds to spirit and all is at ierfect peace. I have solved the aystery. I have gained the heights." The voice ceased for a moment and ben it resumed : "More could I tell thee. But dost hou know the penalty ? A thousand ears on earth are but as a moment in ternity. Even as thou communest vith me here, beloved friend, the 'ears banish and life recedes. Oh, lasten, hasten, ere it be too late. Thy iride awaits thee and wonders why hou art tarrying. Wouldst thou learn he secret of eternal life ? Make t hearth a heaven and live well thy moral years, with their alternate suushiue md shade, as best preparation for imoortality; but hasten, hasten ! I dare peak no more, for thine own dear ake." Again a child's tremulous wail was tome to Abner's ear. There came a lash of lightning and the muttering if thunder. Theu the shadows lifted, .nd it was runrise on earth, with a resh, cheerful air sweeping across the tills. "Why, I have been sleeping," Abler exclaimed, rising with difficulty rom the ground. "How careless on v part! My limbs are as stiff as an ild man's, aud my shaggy beard has ;rown over night! A pretty figure to oeet my bride," he muttered, as he noved with hesitating steps toward erusalem. He gained the old roadvay, although its lines had changed, le did not recognize the fields in vbich some peasants were plowing, chile on every side were scattered lebris and heaps of stone. "Almighty!" he entreated, as he trained his sight for the accustomed ;!ory of the temple mount. "Where rt thou vanished, O Jesusalem ? O. teloved bride,shall I see the no more? lome, friends, country?have I lost -e all?" Abner had dreamed seventy years, ind when the dreatn-eloud bad lifted, ride and friends had long since died. Phe temple had fallen and Jerusalem tad become a ruin?the spoil of triimphant Rome. In seeking to pierce the mysteries of * " - - * . 1 1 l / . ne iuiure, me present nun pusseu irom iew, and left Ahner in solitude? hat was the penalty of seeing visions. The Sinking of the Maine.?A e\v days ago, in commenting on the lisaster to the battleship Maine in the lavana harbor, Senator Foraker said : "No one here, so far as I am aware, et kuows certainly what was the ause of the disaster. The latest news rom Havana would seem to indicate, lowever, that the Maine was blown up >y a mine that was exploded under icr. "It has been shown that she was .nchored at the place assigned her byhe harbor master. "When a warship goes into a friendy harbor on a friendly mission, she las a right to assume that she will not >e stationed in a place of danger with?ut notice of danger; but if she is and s blown up in consequence, those who nit her there must auswer for the conequences. It is like a man setting a pring gun or a trap in his front yard, md then inviting his neighbors to visit vith him and stroll through his grounds. If he does not warn them >f the danger they are in, and they ;et injured or killed, he is responsible >oth civilly in damages and criminally. "If the Spanish officials put our ship >ver a torpedo mine and left her there vithout notice they must answer for he consequence, no matter whether he government officials or malicious jersons exploded the mine. If, thereore, it should be established that the Maine was blown up, our government could not maintain her honor and selfrespect except by demanding immediate reparation for ship, raeu and the national affront. "If Spain should refuse or hesitate, war would have to follow. Anything less would be pusillanimous." Making Big Mistakes.?Preachers who get sour and scold when things do not go to suit them, make a big mistake. People who leave their politeness at home when they travel ou railway trains, make a big mistake. Young people who put off becoming (Christians because they think tbey have 50 years to do it in, make a big mistake. Men who are afraid to give their wives a word of praise, for fear it will spoil them, make a big mistake. Parents who want their children to keep out of the church until they are old enough to understand all the doctrines and decide for themselves, make a big mistake. Farmers who feed their pigs and cattle good corn, and pay no attention to what kind of books and papers their children are reading, make a big mistake. Young men who think they know it all, and that father aud mother don't know anything, make a big mistake. Fathers who whip their boysj for doing on the sly what they themselves are doing openly, make a big mistake. People who expect to get to heaven, just because they have shaken bands with preachers and had their names enrolled on the church book, make a big mistake. 1 Ufa "lie POWDER Absolutely Pure till iiTimii it. Schedules in Effect from and Afte? January 23, 1897. CENTRAL TIME STANDARD. QQIXQ NQKTH. I No 10. | No I ill. Leav e Chester (i 00 a in 8 45 >1 id Leave Lowrysville , 6 20 a m j 9 20 a m Leave McConnellsvllle 8 88am | 9 39 a in Leave Guthriesvllle .... 8 48 a in 10 09 a m Leave Yorkvllle 7 09 a m 11 00 a ni Leave-Clover I 7 41 a m 11 48 am Leave Gastonia i 8 17 a m 1 20 p m Leave Llncolnton j 9 15 a m 2 40 p ni Leave Newton 10 05 a in 4 00 pm Leave Hickory 10 50 am 6 15 pin Arrive Lenoir 11 55 a m 8 00 p in OOIKQ SOUTH. 1 No. 9. | No 61. Leave Lenoir j 8 15 p m 8 00 a in. Leave Hickory 4 15 pm 7 50 am Leave Newton I 5 10 pm 9 00am Leave Llncolnton i 5 58 p m 10 30 a m Leave Gastonia i 8 49 pm J 1 00 pin Leave Clover I 7 32 p m ; 2 02 p ni Leave Yorkvllle I 8 01pml 3 10pm Leave Guthriesvllle ... 8 20 pm 3 40 pm Leave McConnellsvllle 8 35 pm 3 55 pin Leave Lowrysville ; 8 45 pm 4 25 pm Arrive Chester i 9 11 pm 5 10 pm Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first class, and rim daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 60 and 61*carry passengers and also run daily except Sunday. There is good con... ni .? /? n .* v necuou in i/iie?ioi n mi iuo v.. vv a.-.. and thfi C. C. it A., also L it C. H. R.; at Gastonia with the A. it 0. 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. iisiimimno TIME TABLE of the Ohio River am: Charleston Railway company, to take otl'ect Monday, October 18th, at (5.50 a. in. STANDARD EASTERN TIME."" i I tally Dally Except Except Sunday. Sunday. ~~ going sorrn no. 33. | No. 34. Leave Marion 7 00 am 1 :!0 pm Leave Kutherfordton 8 05 am 3 05 pm Leave Forest City 8 1*0 am 3 35 pm Leave Henrietta 8 35 am 3 55 pm Leave Mooresboro 8 70 am 4 10 pm Leave Shelby 0 30 am 5 00 pin Leave Patterson Springs.. 0 30 am 5 45 pm Leave Earls !) 35 am 5 50 pm Arrive at ltlacksburg, 0 50 am li 10 > m Leave Gnffliey 0 50 m 7 15 pm Arrive Blacksbnrg 7 25 m 7 50 pm Leave Blacksbnnr 10 10 am s 00 an Leave Smyrna 10 30 am 8 25 am Leave Hickory Grove 10 45 am 8 45 am Leave Sharon 11 00 am ! 10 am Leave Yorkvllle 11 15 am !l 40am Leave Tirzah 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 no pin Leave Catawba Junction.. 12 15 pm 1 15 pm Leave Lancaster 1 00 pm 3 50 pm Leave Kershaw 2 CO pm 5 30 pin Arrive at Camden 3 00 pm (i 10 pm I .cave Kingsville 4 44 pm Leave Branchvllle 5 55 pm Arrive Charleston 8 00 pm going north. | No. 33. | No. 35 Dally i Dally Except Except Sunday. Sunday. Leave Charleston 7 10 am Leave Uranehville 8 57 am Leave Klngsvllle 10 '25 am Leave Camden 12 05 pmi !) 00 am r i-?i n- ii in ?in Leave Lancaster 1 4 ft pin i 00 pin Leave Catawba Junction 2 30 pm 2 40 pm Leave Leslies 2 40 pm 2 5ft pm Leave ltoek Hill 2 55 pm 4 30 pin Leave Newport 3 10 ptn 5 00 pm Leave Tlrzah 3 1ft pm 5 20 pm Leave Yorkville 3 30 pm 0 00 pm Leave Sharon 3 4ft pm B 20 pm Leave Hickory Grove.... I 00 pm 8 40 pm Leave Smyrna 4 1ft pm II 55 pm Leave Blacksburg 4 3ft pm 7 30 pm Leave Hlaeksburg B ftO am1 C 30 pin Arrive fiaffney 7 2ft am! 7 Oft inn Leave Karle's ft Oft pm Leave Patterson's Spring. 5 10 ptn Leave Shelby 5 20 pm Leave Mooresboro ft 47 am Leave Henriettu ft 5ft am Leave Forest City fi 12 am Leave Rutherforrtton 8 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. HUNT. General Manager. YORKYILLE FOR HERE IS THE OPPORTUNI OF CHARACTI TO GIT IIP CLUBS PO Pleasant \ and Cer IN UNUSUALLY VA Two High Grade Buggies Leaders and Every COMMENCE TODAY BETWEEN this date and the MIDDLE 01 MARCH, It is usual for the people of thli section to select their reading matter for tin following year. Being one of the cleanest most enterprising and reliable newspapers It the state, it Is natural, therefore, that THI YORKVILLE ENQUIRER should also bi one of the most popular. Ninety per cent, o the families In the county desire It as a regu lar visitor to their homes, and all those wh( can afford it, may reasonably be looked upoi as probable subscribers. One of the most se rious drawbacks, probably, is the inconven iencc of writing letters, sending money ant attending to the matter of subscribing at th< proper time. It is this iact that makes it es peclally destrante ror us, jusiat uusume, n secure the services of a large number of Intel llgentand energetic assistants, and to make 1 worth their while to give the matter thel attention, we are making the liberal offer which we will presently explain. The price of a single subscription one yea is TWO DOLLARS. This is to the indlvidua who does not give his name to a clubmaker but sends it direct to this office. In clubs however, the price is only ONE DOLLAI AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS. That is tilprice which the subscriber pays the clubma ker, and the price which, under all circum stances, he is expected to pay us. Now to ou propositions: THREE BIG PREMIUMS. The three leading premiums are a CARO UNA HUGOY, a ROCK HILL BUGGY. an< a MONARCH BICYCLE, for lady or gentle man. The "Rock Hill Buggy" is to be t quarter leather top. and the "Carolina" a: open buggy. Both vehicles are to be of tlx very best grades manufactured by the respect ive well-known establishments. The Bicycli is to be of the highest grade manufactured bj the Monarch Cycle Company, and the Mon arch wheel, as every wheelman knows, ii without a superior. TERMS OF THE CONTEST. The clubmaker who returns and pays foi the largest numberof subscribers?NEW ANI OLD?will he entitled to the choice of thcthre* above described premiums. The clubmake: who returns and pays for the largest numbe of NEW NAMES, will be entitled to secoru choice. The clubmaker who returns the sec ond largest numberof names?new and oldwill be entitled to the third choice. In othe words, the first choice goes to the largest club tlie second choice to the largest number o new subscribers; and the third choice to th< second largest club of old and new subscribers OTHER PREMIUMS. In addition to the competitive premium mentioned above, we also offer various othe premiums for clubs containing specified num bers of names, and propose to deliver the pre miums whenever the numbers specified ar returned and paid for. Upon securing on premium?a watcli or sewing machine, saythe clubniaker will be at liberty to try for thi same tiling again, or for anything elsp on thi list, and if in ttie aggregate, by the !)TH DAI OF MARCH, 18')e, he shall have succeeded ii returning and paying for the largest numbe ot NEW NAMES, he will be entitled to tlx .SECOND CHOICE of the thiee leading pre miums mentioned above, just the same as I lie had not previously taken other premiums Now, then, read the list: For 60 Subscribers, We will give the clubmaker his choice of til following premiums, each valued at 825: J FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWINt M A OH INK, together with all attachments ?! "H<lUSFIKKEFElcrs" s>IVl or jv.>i>r,c FORKS AND SPOONS. made by Ropers; i "WALTHAM" WATCH In coin silver, dusl proof case: a NO. I! AUTOIIARP, a BANJC GUITAR, MANDOLIN, or VIOLIN. For 40 and Less Than 60 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmakc his choice of the following, each valued at SI5 WALTHAM WATCH, in open face sllve ease: set of half dozen ROGERS BROS KNIVES and FORKS (12 PIECES): NO. ACTOHARP, BANJO, MANDOLIN, GUI TAR, or LOW ARM SINGER SEWINt MACHINE. For 30 and Less Than 40 SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, end valued at Sid: NEW YORK STANDAR1 7-J EWEI.ED WATCH In dust-proof case; ill GOLI) KILLED WATCH CHAIN, or HA LI DOZEN TEASPOONS. HALF DOZEN TA BLKSPOONS und BUTTER KNIFE (13 PIP C'ES). Address, L. M. GRIS October 23,1897. WHEN YOU WANT TO have your PHOTOGRAPH taket you should not fail to come and set me. I have been in the "picture taking' business for a great many years, and an confident that I know mv business. I has always been my desire to please iti) customers. I am prepared to take Photo graphs in the latest styles and at reason able prices. HAVE YOU ANY Photographs that you would like to hav< enlarged ? If you have, cotne and :;ee nu about it. I can do the work. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW Where niy Photograph Gallery is, as! anyone in town and they can tell you DURING THE WINTER, You. will find my Gallery warm auc pleasant. Come and see me whenevei you need photographs. Respectfully J. R. SCHOKB. I BUY COTTON. I BUY COTTON, and you will plens< not fail to recollect it when you hav< any to oiler. If parties having lots o from 25 to 500 hales, who live out of town will notify me when they get ready tc sell, I will go and bid on it. I can b< found at Grist Cousins' store. D. W. HICKS. December 25 103 stf ENQUIRER 1898. TY FOR PEOPLE CD CHEDCV nun PADJiriTV Lllf LllkllUI HHU UNI null I IR A POPULAR PAPER. Vork, Good tain Pay LUABLE PREMIUMS. and a Monarch Bicycle the Worker a Winner. AND KEEP AT IT. ' For 20 and Less Than 30 s SUBSCRIBERS, we will give a NO. "2% AU, TOHARP, valued at87AO; or THE ENQUIRi ER and any monthly magazine or weekly 5 newspaper published In the United States, for - one year. in .a ..it ml nn ; i? or iu ana loss man zu ) SUBSCRIBERS, a CONCAVE WARRANT ED RAZOR, SILVER PLATED GRAVY LA; DLE, or an extra quality FOUR BLADED i POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on s the handle. Any of the articles mentioned - would be a bargain at $2. I For 6 and Less Than 10 r SUBSCRIBERS, a "CLIMAX" WATCH, wars ranted for one year: an extra quality THREE BLADED POCKET KNJFE, or CHILD'S r SILVER PLATED TABLE SET. Good val1 ues at 81.50. : For 4 and Less Than 6 I SUBSCRIBERS, a "YANKEE" WATCH, warranted for one year; "Siren" nattern BUT' TER KNIFE, or TWO-BLADED POCKET r KNIFE, with name and address on handle. And to Each Old Subscriber, The Yorkvili.e Enquirer?1TWICE-AWEEK?filled with bright, fresh news from . THE COUNTY, STATE, NATION AND 1 WORLD, Interesting stories, Instructive mls. cellaneous matters, and humorous selections, i explanatory editorials, etc. The paper will be , held up to Its present nigh standard, and will s continue prompt, explicit, reliable, and, In , short, the best. r To Each New Subscriber. > The same as above except that If the paper Is COMMENCED NOW, IT WJLL BE SENT UNTIL JANUARY 1, without any charge for that portion of the time between now and January 1, 1M)8. It is understood, however, that if the subscriber falls to pay I the clubinaker the subscription price, he will ' be due him for all papers that he may have received. ^ By new subscribers, we mean those whose i names were not on OUR BOOKS ON OCTOBER 1st, 1807. except we will not couut as new subscribers, cases where.the subscription ~ may have been changed from the name of one . member of a family to another. This is lni tended emphatically to mean new additions p to our subscription list. Note the Conditions. TWO SIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at 81 each, will be considered the equivalent of one R yearly subscriber at 81.7.5 and so counted. A r subscription paid for two or more years in ad vancc at 81.75, will be counted as one name for each year so paid. , e Clubmakers will be held personally respone sible for the payment of all names returned by - them. After a clubinaker has returned and c paid ior any iiumc, uc uiu, at unj time mere? after, discontinue the sending of the paper to ' the person for whom he has paid, and transfer 1 the unexpired time to any other person, pror vided the person to whom the transfer Is e desired was not a subscriber at the time the ^ original name was entered on our books. ' No nnme 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 e not be permitted to transfer their club to ant other clubmaker's list after the names have 3 been entered on our books. ; It Is not necessary that the names on a club !, should all be at the same postofflce. Names a 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 transmisr sion of money only when sent by dratt, regis: tercd letter or money order drawn on the r Yorkvilie postolllce. '. In sending names, write plainly, and give 4 postofllce, county and state. [- All subscriptions will be discontinued at the 3 expiration of the time paid lor. 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. It In case of a tie for either premium, two < [) weeks will be allowed in which to "untie." J The time in which names may be returned If under our propositions will commence now, 23d day of October, 1807, and expire at 4 r o'clock p. m., on Wednesday, the Oth day of March, 1808. T & SONS, Yorkville, S. C. A Wise Investment i T EADS to prosperity. You can do no ? JLj more sensible thing than to PAINT ' your house. It will prevent decay and ) waste while you are directing your efiorts t in accumulating other property. It is r useless to gather snow and leave it ex posed to the sunshine. The deterioration - in an unpainted house is very great, and those who would protect their property from the ravages of the elements, must PAINT IT. In the selection of your paint, I would advise the use or masu? RY'S RAILROAD PAINT. It is not ; only the best but it is the cheapest. IT WON'T SCALE. IT WON'T CRACK! IT WON'T PEEL OFF. There are thousands of paints that are inferior to MASURY'S; but not one superior. When you paint your buildings, use the best. I have had years of ejmerii once and it teaches me that MASURY'S r is my mascot. Sold at ?1.25 a gallon; the best oil at 45 cents. See my color card and let me give you any other information . desired. T. B. McCLAIX, Yorkville, S. C. t Raw or Boiled Linseed Oil only 45 cts. 3f THETWICE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER IS an up-to-date family newspaper, always tilled with clean and wholesome ) home reading and is published and mailed on time. Subscription price, ?2; in clubs of two or more, ?1.75. Everybody is invited to make up clubs. *