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?iumowttiS department. THE MODERN BOY. His loviug mother said, "If you wil take some of the castor oil, I will let you go to the circus." "How much ?" he cautiously inquir ed. "Oh, only a spoonful?just a spoon fill." "And you will give me some sugai besides ?" "Of course I will; a big lump," she replied. He waited till she began pouring from the bottle, and then asked : "A ...iil vnn rrivA mp tpn rents xxuu nm j v? v ? ~ too ?" "Yes, of course." "And you will buy me a kite ?" hf went on, seeing his advantage. "I guess so." "No kite, no ile !" he said, as h? stepped back. "Well, I'll buy you a kite," she said filling up the spoon. "And a bicycle ?" "I'll think of it." "You can't think no castor oil down me !" he exclaimed, looking around foi his hat. "Here?I will, or I'll tease father, too ; and I know he will. Come, now, swallow it down." "And you'll buy me a goat?" "Yes." "And a coach dog?" "I can't promise that." "All right; no dog, no ile " "Well, I'll ask your father." "And you'll buy me 200 marbles?" "Yes. Now take it down." "And a pony ?" "Oh, I couldn't do that. Now be a good boy, and swallow it down." "Oh, yes ! I'll swallow that stuff", I will!" he said, as he clapped on his hat. "You may fool some other boy with a circus ticket and a lump of brown sugar, but it'll take a hundreddollar pony to trot that castor-ile down my throat!" Her Simple Bookkeeping System. There are so many women nowadays toVio keen accounts, and keep them well, that the sex can afford to laugh at the various unkind newspaper stories on the subject. Here is a recent one: A young husband, finding that bis pretty but rather extravagant wife's expenditures were considerably exceeding their income, brought hei home one day a neat little account book. This he presented to her, together with $30. "Now, my dear," he said, "I want you to put down what I give you oc this side and on the other write down the way it goes, and in a fortnight 1 will give you another supply." A couple of weeks later he asked for the book. "Ob, I have kept the account all right. See, here it is," said his wife. On one page was inscribed, "Received from Will $80," and on the one opposite the comprehensive little summary, "Spent it all." The Difference.?A case was recently tried in one of our courts about the soundness of a horse, in which a clergyman, not conversant with such matters, appeared as a witness. He was a little confused in giving his evidence, and a blustering lawyer, who examined him, at last exclaimed, "Pray, sir, do you know the difference between a horse and a cow ?" "I acknowledge my ignorance," replied the witness. "I hardly know the difference between a horse and a cow, or a bully and a bull?only that a bull, I am told, has horns, and a bully (bow ing with mock respect to the pettifogger), luckily for me, has none." "You can retire, sir," said the lawyer ; "I've no more questions to ask you." W3T The Professor?Persons who have made a study of the mind inform us that there is less crime in pleasant weather than when it is stormy. The Tutor?Don't understand how that can be. There ought to be more stealing of umbrellas, for instance, in rainy weathy than when the sun shines. MIST Marie?Don't cry dear. You must be brave while Jack is away with the army. Remember, the war will soon be over, and then he will return to you. Penelope?Yes ; but I'm afraid that before he comes back some other hateful man will marry me. iST" Hazen?I like to see a man stickby his friends. Now, for instance, if a man told you I was an ass, you would not join right in with him, would you ? Dilby?No, sir ; I'd rebuke him I'd tell him that the truth should not be spoken all occasions. Waff' Doctor?I just met your wife That medicine I sent her by you seems to have benefitted her greatly. Dumley?Sent her ? Why, doctor I thought you said that was for me, and I was ic the hospital a week after I took it. His First Engagement.?"I think I know now," said the soldier whc was making a determined effort tc masticate his first ration of arm} beef, "what people mean when the} talk about the sinews of war." IST He?Tell the truth and sbam< the devil, you know. She?I don'1 know whether it would shame hiir for you to tell the truth, but it woulc surprise him much." VST "Grandma," said a shrewd child "do you want some candy?" "Yes dear, I should like some." "Then i you'll buy me some I'll give you half,' said Polly. 16?" "Lester, dear," said Mrs. Gid dings, anxiously to her husband, "] don't like that cough of yours." "I'm sorry," replied Giddings, "but it is tb< best I have." JUisccltancous grading. SPAIN'S COAST CITIES. | Something About the Fortifications Watson May Encounter. From the London Globe. Spain possesses a coast line of some . 1300 miles in extent, one-third of which' is situated to the north on the r Atlantic, the remaining two-thirds to the south and east on the Atlantic and . Mediterraneans. Generally speaking, the coast line throughout is of a prer cipitous nature, and the water laving ' it deep. Spain's maritime frontier is thus naturally strong; but despite this advantage many points are tortined, and though the majority of these ; works date from the Moorish epoch, and are an antiquated type, a few of the more important places have been ? strengthened in accordance with the requirement of modern warfare. In [ the scheme of national defence the Spanish coast line stands divided into three Captain Generalships?the northern, with its headquarters at Ferrol; the southern, with its headquarters at . Cadiz, and the eastern, with its headI pw.? ? / Ji V Sr r MAP OF i 1 quarters at Cartagena. Other impor tant strongholds, such as Corunna and Barcelona, are included in the nortb> em and eastern captain generalships i respectively. It is now proposed to furnish some " account of the fortifications of the < ports and harbors enumerated. Com mencing on the north, Ferrol (population 25,000,) the premier arsenal of ' Spain, first claims attention. The ' harbor here is one of the finest in Eu| rope, and is entered by a narrow strait two miles long. This strait is defen ded by tbe castles ot san jrenpeaou I Palma, which cross their fire at the narrowest point. The town on its I north shore is provided with three batteries and a redoubt; on tbe south with a solitary fort, named Segano, > after the headland on which it stands. For many years the projected encirclement of the fine dockyard, covering 24 acres, by a chain of detached forts, has been much talked about, : but nothing as yet has been done, t Altogether, therefore, this magnificent i port, which offers every facility for be! ing converted into an almost impreg nable stronghold, has been grossly neglected, and its defensive resources , are quite inadequate to its strategical i yalue. The fortified city of Corunna (population 36,000,) but 12 miles southt west of Ferrol, is built on a peninsula that runs out between the bays of Col runna and Orsan. The large and ex! cellent harbor, surrounded by granite rocks, is defended on the east by Fort San Diego and on the west by Fort i San Antonio. A bastioned enceinte t protects the peninsula from the land side, a citadel commands the town while the entrance to the harbor is protected by two batteries and one really strong modern fort, named Dori mideras. The heavy Krupp guns in i the castle of Santa Cruz, situated on a small island off the eastern shore of . the Bay of Corunna, sweeps the road stead. Considering its minor impori tance, Corunna is ten times more strongly fortified thau its neighbor, Ferrol. CADIZ FORTIFICATIONS. Cadiz, a very strongly fortified town, standing on a narrow tongue of land, which projects about five miles northwest into the sea, is admirably adapted, both by nature and by art, for defensive purposes, and is commanded by forts, while on the other sides large ' vessels cannot approach within tbree1 fourths of a mile of the city. The citv itself (DODulation 72,000) is situa ted at the very extremity of the penin; sula, and is in reality a huge fortress, since it is surrounded by a solid rampart, over 40 feet in height, provided with casemates for the numerous bat' teries, which are, for the most part, armed with powerful guns capable of ' piercing armor plates several inches ' in thickness. The most powerful battery is the Soledad, which is a fort of itself, with quarters for its garrison, and bombproof magazines. This bat' tery can certainly boast two very ' formidable weapons in a 49-ton Krupp, } firing en barbette, and a 26-ton Arm[ strong, firing from an embrasure. On a small island due west of the town is Fort Sebastian, and to the south, protecting the isthmus from the land side, } is Fort San Fernando, described as a ^ very strong work. Fort Terre-Gorda, 1 a little to the southwest of the former, I is only important from beiug the government telephone and cable head Pnn. quuil/Cin. iuicc muuciu ivi^ * v?u, tales, Matagorda and San Luis, comi mand the short, straight channel that f separates the northern bay of Cadiz ' from the southern land-locked bay of Puntales. They completely protect also the arsenal of Carraoa, which, - though well fortified itself, has had 1 much of its stores and works trans1 ferred to Cartagena. Both the bay of i Cadiz and the bay of Puntales possess good anchorage, and, without going into further details, that of Cadiz is defended by no less than eight modern forts, and the smaller one to the south by two. SPAIN'S FINEST PORT. Cartagena, Spain's finest port, is situated on a noble bay of the Mediterranean. The town, with a population of 40,000, occupies the declivity of a hill and a small plain extending to the harbor, which is protected from winds by surrounding heights. The harbor has been much improved by the'construction of moles. Cartagena is the headquarters of the Spanish navy ; here is located the naval school nf ortillorv rm hnard the Gerone and v. e. v...w .j, a torpedo school on the Tornado. A fortified enceinte in the centre of the two detached forts and two batteries, all on high ground, on the southeast side; five forts one of which is on an island, together with for casemated batteries, on the northeast flank. All these works are very much scattered, and are said to be in a highly inefficient condition, particularly the bastioned enciente protecting the town (itself, which is also supposed to deliver the frontal fire to sweep the anchorSZ I LtklbA.^ cikoHA v*.- \ ? S V/v -j-' m /t jfev/accu.*ytAsnUjod lD*f> JDt LAfiLAm \Vf _JH. j T'^'0<O /Wecuo ?>. _ jroOtTxoeti* ? SPAIN, age. This fortress, in fact, is alleged to be almost in ruins. Thanks to the natural advantages it enjoys, however, Cartageua would be an extremely easy place to defend by the aid of torpedoes backed by a mine field. What Cadiz is on the Atlantic, Barcelona (population 250,000) is on the 1 Mediteranean, namely a great Spanish commercial centre. This town con- 1 tains a strong garrison of all arms, besides schools of instruction in gunnery, | engineering and navigation. The citadel, in the centre of the town, is beneath contempt as a defensive factor, and the same remark applies to the notorious Fort Monjuich, which is supposed to protect the town and the ; harbor. The latter is defended by three batteries, but the only work of 1 any real value is the modern fort of I San Carlos, lying to the northeast, j The idea of the authorities, it is stated, is for Barcelonia to be surrounded by a vast intrenched camp, forming a kind ' of Spanish Aldershot. ( In conclusion, it should be mention- j ed that the Spanish seacoast artillery J is rather a mixed lot. The best guns J are 27, 36, 49 and 76 ton Krupps, 26 and 1 43-ton Armstrongs and 6, 16, 24 and ( and 48-ton Ordonez, the latter a local j brand of weapon turned out at Trekia. There, are though, any amount of old, 1 obsolete muzzle-loading cannon grac- 1 ing many of the shore batteries. 1 < IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. \ Summary of the News That Is Being Published by Exchanges. CHESTER?The Lantern, July 26 : Mr. Jeff Carter has been brought home < from Chickamauga very much reduced I from fever of some kind, malarial per- i haps. We understand that he has 1 been unwell ever since going to Chick- < umnn?a Miss Sallie W. Love i died last Thursday afternoon, at the i home of Mrs. M. J. Thompson, in < Spartanburg. The remains were i brought to Chester and buried in Ever- j green cemetery Saturday, funeral ser- i vices being conducted by Rev. J. E. < Grier. Jaundice is given as the imme- < diate cause of death, though it is be- ( lieved that it resulted from vaccination. Miss Lore was raised by Dr. C. L. Clawson, being a niece of his first wife. Mr. R. M. Dodds had two ] of his best mules drowned in Seely's creek a few days ago. A colored man had started to town with a load of j wood. When on this side of the creek j a hard rain fell and he concluded that , it would be best to unload his wood 1 and recross the creek before it got too | high ; but the creek was already much | swollen and carried the wagon and ] team down the stream. The mules i were drowned before anything could j be done to save them. Mrs. J. S. < A. Hunter, an A. R. missionary to < Mexico, and children, are spending a i few days at Dr. G. B. White's. Her | daughters, Misses Ximena and Katri- , na, who graduated at the Due West < Female college, are also with her. i LAN CASTER?Ledger, July 27: Mrs. Lizzie Duncan, wife of Mr. Wm. . Duncan, of the Dixie section, and a daughter of the late Samuel Robert- < son, of Oakhurst, died yesterday morn- ] ing. She was about 40 years of age, < a member of the Methodist church and i a pious Christian woman. Her hus- I hand and five or six children survive ] her. She will be buried at Salem to- 1 day. A committee of ladies can- 1 vassed the town yesterday soliciting i articles of clothing, shoes, hats, etc., ; for the poor half-naked Cubans, of I whose pitiable condition Mr. N. G. t Gonzales, now in western Cuba, in a < recent communication to The State, s acquaints our people and makes a i touching appeal in behalf of suffering ' humanity in that island. Town \ council should pass an ordinance against vagrancy. Other towns have < vagrant ordinances and why not Lan- 1 caster. Review, July 27: The sep- t arate coach law, known as the <;Jim d Crow car," goes into effect the 1st of fi September. The L. & C. road is ex* a erapt from its provisions. Attor- 1< ney General Barber, of Chester, Attorneys Kennedy and Pollock, of Ches- s terfield, and Attorney Finley, of York v ?all candidates for congress, were in r town Saturday. Mrs. D. Eli Dun- I lap, of Leslie, came over last week to o attend the teachers' institute. She p was the guest of Mrs. John T. Green n while here. The Rev. John Owen, c presiding elder of the Orangeburg district, accompanied by his family, visi- b ted Dr. G. W. Poovey the past week, a Miss Lena Mobley, daughter of d Mr. H. W. Mobley, of the Heath e SpriDgs section, has been visiting her 1 sister here, Mrs. W. J. Beckham. ii CHEROKEE?Gaffhey Ledger, July 28 : Mrs. J. B. Bell and children left S last week for an extended visit to Mrs. t Bell's parents in York county. f< Mrs. R. C. Thompson left yesterday t for Yorkville, where she goes on a o visit to relatives and friends. n Elders Newton Andrus and J. A. Tay- a lor, representatives 6f the church of c the Latter Day Saints, are in our o midst. They are affable and agree- a able, and we may expect to hear of t some acquisitions to the Mormon e church if they stay in this section a t< trrpat while. Mr. Georee Pridmore, ii O" ' - W formerly of this place but now of v Alvin, Texas, is in the city among his e many friends. Uncle George left here about five years ago and has been in n Texas ever since. Press Goforth, of Antioch, bad the misfortune to lose his dry house and 50,000 feet of lumber by fire last week. Miss Kate o Ratchford, of Yorkville, has taken t charge of the Antioch school. On n next Tuesday night, at 8.30, at Blacks- 7 burg, the Rev. P. G. Elsom, of Vir- t! ginia, will inaugurate a series of meet- ii ings. A cordial invitation is extended n all people to join in this meeting. 7 CLEVELAND?King's Mountain e Reformer: Messrs. Tom Cansler, Les b McGinnis, Walter Dilling, Hunter o Mauney, Mott Brown and perhaps c others, attended the races at Clover tl on last Thursday. From all over fi this country comes the good news that f the wheat crop is the best ever bar- ii vested, and that the general prospect tl for a fine corn and cotton crop was E never better. Surely plenty, if not peace, will reign in the land. Miss si Janie Jackson, of near Clover, is visit- g ing Miss Lona White in this city, and E several of our young men have the ij "broad grins" on account of her pres- y ence. Mr. S. C. Ratterree has y taken charge of the school at King's Creek in upper York county. Mr. F Ratterree has the reputation of a good ]< teacher and will give good satisfaction, o These people are fortunate in securing a bis services. tl GASTON?Gastoilia Gazette, July > 28 : The indications point to a great a big time at the River Bend rally and t< picnic on the third and fourth of Au- J gust. Confederate Veteran's reun- c ion and picnic at Dallas on second tl Thursday in August. Notice and call t< by Adjutant J. Q. Holland and Secre- tl tary L. M. Hoffman published in an- tl other column. We wish the veterans si a full attendance, a progressive and fi interesting meeting, and an all-round tl jolly good time. The Avon is mak- P ing ice right along. Its delivery wag- C on is on the road and is expected to tl arrive this week or early next. p The entire community feels a sympa- _ thetic interest in four cases of typhoid jfever contracted at Davidson college commencement. The two young ladies, Miss Mable Smith and Miss Mamie Love, have safely pass the crisis of the disease and are fairly on the way to recovery. In the case of Messrs. Edgar and Robert the disease has been of a more desperate type. For several days both have been as dangerously ill, it seems, as they could he, and in neither case is it quite certain that the crisis is passed. Of the two, Mr. Robert Love is in the more critical condition. A trained nurse from Bay City, Michigan, now has this patient in charge, however, and when all the conditions are summed L up there is a comforting hope, gratifying to us all, that he will soon show signs of improvement. There are four cr five other cases of fever in town, cne or two of them being very critical rwn oo 1/UVOi GKOG IN THE NAVY. 1 In 1862 Congrean Put a Stop to the Issuance of the Spirit Ration. "Splicing the main brace" is, or ir rather used to be, serving an "extra" 2] allowance of grog to all hands on a a aaval vessel after an engagement, aj This explanation is so old that it will < be news to many in these days. If * things were as they used to be how T naturally it would have happened that n when the Nashville had captured her prize and when every heart aboard y was aglow with the success, the boat- is swain and his mates should have piped d through the ship the order, "All hands 'j for grog." At the beginning of any cl jther war in our history "Grog-o !" vi would have resounded through the " ship. But? aj fhey've raised his pay five cents a day 01 ;Vnd stopped his grog forever. ii A notable event was the invention *l >f "grog" in 1740. According to a g| learned article on the subject, published in the United States service by Admiral Meade, in 1884, the honor is due to Admiral Vernon, of the Royal navy. In bad weather it was his tasnion 10 ivear on deck a grogrom cloak, from tvhich he acquired among his men the j< sobriquet of "Old Grog." About the I year mentioned, while in command of 11 ihe West Indian station, he origina- a' ied a new and satisfactory official bev- jrage composed of rum and water, the < serving of which began on his flag 1 ship, the Burford, and thence spread, rj rhe beverage was dubbed "grog," and Q ;be word lived. ? When our navy began its illustrious career amid the Revolution, liquor was, of course, as necessary a part of he supplies as a sea biscuit and pow ler, and we find Paul Jones on sailin rom Portsmouth, in 1777, bewailin mong other shortages 'only 30 ga ons of rum." In 1831 congress took an advance tep by providing that all in the nav yho voluntarily reliquished the spiri ation should be paid six cents a daj n 1842 the ration was cut down t ne gill, but the alternative of half lint of wine was added, and the con outation price was fixed at thre ents. The first year of the Civil wa irought a greatly increased naval fore nd increased trouble from stron Irink. Moral sentiment had prgress d, too. In July, 1862, congress revc utionized the American navy by pass ng the historic law providing : "That from and after the first day c September, 1862, the spirit ration i he navy of the United States sha arever cease, and thereafter no dis illed spiritous liquor shall be admitte n board of vessels of war except a nedical stores, and upon the orde nd under the control of medical off ers of such vessels, and to be use nly for medical purposes. From an fter the first day of September nes here shall be allowed and paid t ach person in the navy now entitlei o the spirit ration five cents per da a commutation and in lieu thereoi /hich shall be in addition to the pres nt pay. And since that day there has bee o "grog" in the United States navy. WHENCE SPAIN WAS NAMED. The Pall Mall Gazette, in the cours f a roopnt. nrirt prnHitA artinle. state * " w. ? ? J hat no one knows whence came th ame of Spain. "All we do know, "he Pall Mall adds, "is that soon afte he Romans set foot in it they calle< ; so." Naturally, the Romans di< ot go about rechristening countries 'hey called the country Spain for th zcellent reason that that happened t e its name. Previously that portioi f it on which they first set foot wa ailed Boetica. To mediteval fabulist he earliest to arrive there was Tubal fth son of Japhet. According to his orians anterior, and it may be bette iformed, the original discoverers wer he Argonauts. From them the nam toetica came. The enchantment of the land wa uch that Strabo, whose forte wa eograpby, placed there the Elysiai Melds. But that is a detail. So, toe ? the legend that its prima laws wer written in verse and framed 5,00< ears before the beginning of time. After the Greek adventurers tb< 'hcenicians drifted in their purple gal jys that way. At the time a colony f them had established headquarter t Kartha-Hadath, literally Newton hat Cartharge, whose ruins move* larins to tears and Flaubert to writ masterpiece. Finding the countr; 3 their taste they took it. To th' tomans, with whom already they ha< rossed swords, they said nothing 01 he subject. It seemed better strateg; 3 hold their tongues than to disclos he new possession by a treaty. Mor han once they scuttled their triremes jspicious sails were following then om afar. It is from this vigilanc* nat the name of Spain is derived. Ii unic span means hidden, and th* artbaginians secreted the land witl le same earnestness that the war de artment conceals the news. ftm ^akiH? POWDER Absolutely Pure ESTABLISHED 1891 L. GEO. GRIST, FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY, Yorkville, S. C. 'he Strongest Agency In th< Southern States. The companies represented in my fir isurance agency are financial instito f the highest class, all members of th outh-Eastern Tariff Association; ar 11 time-tried and fire tested, and wit! jgregnte assetts of 137,410,715.00 here is not one scintilla of wildcatish ess about them, and my rates are as lo\ i experience of years has taught tha iey cau be, and when some one show ou that he can insure you for less, h intimidating your good judgment at i iscount of fifty cents on the doilar, am l case of a fire your chance of getting in emnity is about as great as Cerveria' hance was in escaping from Schley. Ce eria saved his life, and possibly yoi light save your lot! The following companies are in m; jency and there are no more popula' r stronger companies in the world, am i which I will be delighted to write in irance policies covering on all kinds o roperty owned by trustworthy aud reli ble people. The JEtna of Hartford, Conn. The Continental of New York. The Delaware of Philadelphia. The Manchester of England. The Norwich of London. The Pennsylvania of Philadelphia No one can give you stronger compan is, better protection or lower rates, an< doubt if you can place your insuranci i an agency where it will be more highly ppreciated. L. GEO. GRIST, Agent. DHATTEL MORTGAGES, HENS ^OR RENT AND SUPPLIES, Title to Real Estate and Real Estate Mort iges in blank form for sale at THE EN UIRER OFFICE. GARY IRON ROOFING. A SQUARES GARRY CAP IROS / ROOFING for sale. Apply to ENQUIRER OFFICE. - A Prompt Response. ? /"VUR recent effort to save money for g Ks those who buy medicines of various 1- kinds has met with a prompt response at the hands of the people and this is very j gratifying to us of course. We will cona tinue to keep all the medicines heretofore y advertised at the prices quoted, and will it be pleased to serve all who may give us a j call. o Lambert & Lowman, of Detroit a Are among the largest and most reliable i- manufacturing chemists in the United e States and are manufacturing a full line of the most popular patent and proprietary medicines on the market and putting ir them up under different names from :e those used by the original manufacturers, a?iH hv ivhrch thav Rrft known to th? 8 public/ Koch's Syrup of Hypophosphites 5. Is Exactly the same formula as Fellow's. We sell Fellows at 31.20 and Koch's at 75 ^ cents a bottle. D liebig's Sarsaparilla 11 Is the SAME formula as all the leading , sarsaparillas sold on this market. We " sell one at 80 cents a bottle?the dollar d size?and Liebig's at 65 cents. J8 Liebig's Celery Compound : Is the same as Paine's. We sell the formal er at 65 cents and the latter at 85. j Dr. Green's Herbal Compound ;t Is the SAME preparation as the leading 0 female remedy?Pierce's Favorite Pre, scription?and is worth 81. while our price a is 70 cents. The other is usually sold at y 81?our price is 80 cents. The Doctors Can J" Recommend Lambert & Lowman's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with n Hypophosphites, Lime and Soda, get as . satisfactory results as from any other Cod Liver Oil preparation and save money for their customers. We sell it at 65 cents a bottle. e Bochell Salts. 8 We have Rochell Salt and when you e want a mild, pleasant and satisfactory ? purgative call and get a nickle's worth. r GRIST COUSINS. 1 mm & itm 111 s. # e G. AY. P. HARPER, President. r Schedules in Effect from and After I ' March 6^ 1897. CENTRAL TIME STANDARD. ' * s GOING NOBTH. | No 10. | NO BO. Leav e Chester j 6 -15 a m 8 45 a m 1 Leave Lowrysville ......; 7 08am 9 20am i Leave McConnellsvllle 7 21 a m 9 82 a m ' Leave Guthrlesvllle.... 7 29 am 10 09 am 6 Leave Yorkvllle I 7 49 a m > 11 00 a m 0 Leave Clover 816 am 11148 am Leave GaBtonla I 8 4(1 a m 120pm Leave Llncolnton 9 38 am 2 40 pm 8 Leave Newton 10 25 am 4 00 pm Leave Hickory 1120am 1 0 15 p m " Arrive Lenoir... i 12 16 am 8 00 pm 1 GOING SOUTH. | NO. 9. | No 61. 3 Leave Lenoir ...... 3 15 pm 530am i Leave Hickory 4 15pm 720am Leave Newton 5 10 pm' 900am J Leave Llncolnton 550pm 10 50am g Leave Gastonla 6 49 pm 100pm Leave Clover 7 32 p m j 2 02pm V Leave Yorkvllle 8 01 pm I 3 10 pm , e Leave Guthrlesvllle ... i 8 20 pm ! 3 40 pm , Leave McConnellsvllle, 828pm! 3 55 pm 1 Leave Lowrysville i 8 15 pm > 4 25pm a Arrive Chester 9 11pm 5 10 pm y Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first class, and e mn daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 60 and 61 carry passengers and also run 0 daily except Sunday. There is good conij nection at Chester with the G. C. Jc N. a and the C. C. & A., also LAC. R. R.; at B Gastonia with the A. & C. A. L.; at Lincolnton with C. C.: and at Hickory and % Q Newton with W. N. C. 5 G. F. HARPER, G. P. A., Lenoir. N. C. h J. M. MOORE, G. F. A., Lenoir, N. C. E. F. REID, Auditor, Lenoir, N. C., L. T. NICHOLS, Supt., Chester, S. C. 5 In Conclusion, Let Me Say That I Would Not Pretend to Farm Without It. SEVEN YEARS ago, Mr. W. Holtnes Hardin, of Chester county, enioved the distinction of being one of the most practical and successful farmers in the Piedmont section, and according to the best information at band he still ranks among the first. The appended endorsement of the Corbin Disk Harrow was written by him in March, 1890, and what he said then we are sure he will endorse now. Read it and do some thinking: Chester, S. C? March 27, 1890. Sam M. Grist, Yorkville, S. C.: Dear Sir: I have owned a Corbin Disk Harrow for several years, and consider it the most useful and economical farming implement of which I have any knowledge. - Mr. Corbin has done more for the farmer than all the politicians, reformers, etc., combined. He has done something practical. No farmer can fail to be benefitted by the use of the Harrow, aud the more it is used the greater the benefit or profit. i It is almost the only so-called improved farming implement that I have ever seen that would ao all its manufacturers claimed for it, and the only one that would do 0 more. Every farmer should have one, and a man who is able to buy fertilizers for his land is more able to buy a Corbin Disk Harrow. The time will come when e the Corbin Disk Harrow will be consider ed as much of a necessity on the farm as e the wagon, sewing machine, cooking 6 stove, and I might say, the plow ; and the 11 sooner it comes the better for the farmer. It only takes a farmer, who has been accustomed to the old way of doing things, about one hour to realize how much time and labor he has literally wasted before - he used the Corbin Harrow. In concluv sion, let me say that I would not pretend t to farm without it. Respectfully, s W. Holmes Hardin. 1 We sell the GENUINE CORBIN DISK j HARROW. It has never had a success. ful rival. If you want a so-called Spad ing or Cutaway, we can furnish you one made by the manufactures of the Corbin. Pnrhin has nnlid disks and thev are ' the best; but as stated we can furnish the p other if you prefer to take the opinion of p someone who has had less experience than j we, and will furnish the best harrow of . that pattern on the market. It's mechanf ism is identically the same as the Corbin, the only difference being in the disks. GRIST COUSINS. July 13 V' wits ^ ^ 2m ? PINLEY & BKICE. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Yorkville, S. C. " A LL business entrusted to us will be xx given prompt attention, r OFFICE IN THE BUILDING AT THR RPAR OP H. C. STRAUSS'S I STORE.