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tumorous department. A CLEAR RIGHT OF WAY. When I first came into the mountains 1 of West Virginia to look after the coal interests of our company, I boarded at a little tavern in the county town presided over by a good looking wo- ( man of 40 who, as I had understood, , was a widow. She was keener willed and more entertaining than the average mountain woman and I rather en- ( joyed talking to her. One evening, after I had been her guest about three weeks, I found myself alone with her on the porch of the house, and we ' chatted along very pleasantly about meD and women and life generally. I "Ain't you married ?" she asked in ' response to something I had said leading up to such a question. I "Oh, no," I laughed. "I'm an un- I happy old bachelor." i "Well, you oughter be ashamed uv yerself," she said with spirit. < "I am," I assented. "But how is a j man to be otherwise when the women j won't do their share ?" "But they will ef they ever git the , chance," she contended. < "It's easy enough for you to say , that," I said, "because you felt that way toward your husband when he asked you." "My husband !" she almost shouted. "I han't got no husband, nor never did have." , "Why?why," I stammered, "I un- < derstood you were a widow." "Well, I ain't." 1 "Do you mean to tell me that as good looking a woman as you are is an ' old maid yet?" ' She hesitated a moment before an- i swering. "In course I am," she said, and her i voice softened, "but I hain't no objec- 1 tion to beta' a married woman." 1 Goodness knows bow I got out of it and still remained a "star boarder," j but I did, and I didn't sit out on that j porch in the evening any more, either. | ?Washington Star. 1 1 When a Man Stops Jumping,? j "Henry," she said, and there were i what a novelist would call tears in her i voice as she spoke, "I don't believe you love me." I He took the cigar from his mouth , and looked at her in surprise over the ( top of his newspaper, says the Waver- , ly Magazine. , "Maria," he said, "don't be foolish." "There !" she exclaimed. "There's evidence of the truth what of I said, j 'Don't be foolish !' Did you ever speak , to me that way before we were married ?" "No, my dear, I did not," he admitted. "Then," she said reproachfully, "my 1 lightest wish was law ; then you never 1 sat like a dummy, smoking a cigar j and reading a paper, when I was in the , room ; then you seemed anxious to please me, and were ever on the watch 1 J ? ?. ? - 1!* +1 a fntTAr? firvi* mo '' lO UO SULUC little lorui iui iuvi "It is true," he admitted. "You were never lazy then," she ' went on. "You were full of life and 1 spirits, you were energetic. "My dear," he interrupted in that ( calm, dispassionate tone that makes ( the average wife want to get a poker or a broom, "did you ever see a boy trying to get an apple or a cherry that was just a little out of his reach ?" 1 "Certainly," she answered, "but?" I "He keeps jumping and jumping t till ge gets it, doesn't he?" 1 "Of course." < "But does be continue jumping af- ? ter he has got ?" "Certainly not. There's no need ( of it!" ' "Well," he said, as he turned to his paper again, "you're my cherry, and I , don't see the slighest reason why I should keep jumping any more than ( the boy." She didn't say anything, , but the more she thought the more ' undecided did she become as to whether she ought to be angry with him or not. 1 He Was Not Impressed.?There j were eight of us going to stop at the same town and the same hotel in a Kansas hamlet, and we talked things over before we left the train. Each one registered himself as a proiessor, ( judge or general, and when the last name was down, we stood waiting to , hear any observation from the landlord. He was a quiet spoken, humble ! looking man, and be should have been 1 duly impressed with the array of names. He wasn't, though. He read ! them over in a careless way and then looked up to say : "All right, professors, judges and generals, I'll do the best I can for you, 1 and I guess most of the folks will turn out to your circus tomorrow if the weather is pleasant."?Brooklyn Citizen. Utilitarian Point of View.? "Can you tell me, my friend," said the gentleman to the keeper of a camel, "what the hump on that camel's back is for?" "What's it for ?" "Yes; of what value is it?" "Well, it's lot's of value. The camel wouldn't be no good without it." "Why not?" "Why not? Yer don't suppose people 'ud pay to see a camel without a hump, do yer?"?Loudon Telegraph. Fatal Hesitation.?"It appears that Charlie asked her to marry him." "Yes." "And she hesitated before she said 'ves.' Then Charlie said, 'Take a lit tie time to think it over." "Well ?" "And Charlie has never said anything more about it." His Simple Test.?"Are you fond of music?" "Very," answered the young man with wide ears. "How do you make the distinction between popular music and classical music?" "Easily. If I enjoy it it's popular, and if I don't like it's classical." t&~ At a banquet in Denver, given i in honor of the women candidates for the legislature, a local wag oll'ered this i toast: "To the women of Colorado? ^ Cod bless 'em ! Formally our superi- ! ors ; now our equals." I Wayside Gatherings. I?"" A good ironer in a London laundry earns from $2 to $2.50 daily. I?~ A company has been chartered ^ to cut a tunnel under Pike's Peak. t&T General Shatter flatly denies the j charge that he was under Are at Santiago. j! I?" The Winnebago Indians have t chosen Thomas R. Roddy, an Irishman, c for their chief. t IThe Chicago board of education D bas decided to have Spanish taught in t UinrK ooKnnla r\ i Li I CC VI IUU Ulgu qvuvviu* j t8T United States Minister Buck re- v ports that Japan has opened to foreign n :rade 22 additional ports. d t&T Negotiations for temporarily de- g lining the boundary line between Alas- v ka and British Columbia are still pend- t mg. o VST Recently a ship of only 2,500 tons 1 larried from Para, Brazil, to New York, j i cargo of rubber which was insured for $3,000,000. 1 VST In southern Russia camels are ^ much used by farmers for field work. They even stand the climate fairly D well further north. ^ W&T The Mexicans are makiDg pre- D parations on a magnificent scale for ? the celebration of the anniversary of aational indepencence. v S&T The Roman Catholic church has t 70,000 missionaries at work among its fc 3,500,000 converts in China and India, c the result of 300 years work. t 1ST The board of construction will c it once begin the consideration of the ii ietailed plans for the three battleships i authorized by the last congress. 1< SaT Most of the pianos and organs ?' in the South African republic are t drought from Germany; but some d from England and the United States, s Be?F Ex-Secretary Wm. C. Whitney's famous stables at Wheatley are 800 1 Feet in length. The foundatien is of [ brick and the upper structure of pine. 1 &* It is now reported that several ? Kew York poultry dealers have or- . janized a goose trust, and are buyDg up all the geese they can procure n western cities. 1 o VdT In Switzerland a milkmaid gets t letter wages if gifted with a good ^ roice because it has been discovered e ;hat a cow will yield oDe-fifth more t nilk if soothed during milking by r nelody. v 1ST The Belgium government has v ;iven its support to the proposal for G in international industrial exhibition, o be held at Liege in 1903, and will G xiake considerable grants in aid of the p project. v 6T Lotteries are drawn every week s lay in Brazil. On Sundays the horse t races take place, and the tickets of ad- 1 mission are numbered, and many of f them draw prizes. This latter form of c lottery generally secures a full attend- v mce at the races. 1 W8T There are nearly $13,000,000 in t the United States treasury, the pro- t reeds of sales of cotton which fell into I :he Federal hands during the Civil s ivar. The money belongs to the own- f irs of the cotton or their heirs, if they d ran prove their claims. s IST Men exposed to the rigors of the c \laskan winter never wear mustaches. a rhey wear full beards to protect the v ,hroat and face; but keep the upper s ip clean shaven. The moisture from :be breath coDgeals so quickly that a nustache becomes imbedded ia a solid Jake of ice and the face is frozen in a short time. VST" France is trying bard to surpass Sermany in the matter of red tape. Advertising posters must bear revenue stamps varying in value according to size of poster. A man who affixed a 15-centime stamp on a poster which should have had only a 6 centime stamp has just been fined 125 francs, >r $25, for the offense. VST" Mrs. B. K. Bruce, of Mississippi, widow of the late United States Sena- c Bruce, has accepted the position of lady principal of the Tuskegee Nor- 0 mal and Industrial institute, at Tuske- a zee, Ala. Senator Bruce was the only v Negro who served a full term in the s United States senate, and was the first j Negro register of the United States 0 treasury. t I@T The famous Blue Grotto of Capr p has now a rival in the state of Minne- t 3ota. It occurs on a lake in the shores v of which there is a cavern of white t Limestone flooded with water. A 3wimmer enters the cave and, turning v to look outward, sees the most beauti- c ful shade of green and blue in the j water and a silvery sheen over his f submerged limbs. a lOT The averrge man, living for 50 s years, consumes between 14 and 15 s tons of bread in a lifetime. The weight v of solid food of all kinds he consums c aggregates the startling total of a frac- c3 tion less than 55 tons, while on the t basis of three pints per day he con- t sumes 42i{ tons of liquid. Think of I the woman's toil in preparing this c amonnt of food and drink. t 16T" At Fort Gibson, in the Indian 1 Territory, 80 miles south of Coffey ville, c stands the house that was occupied by s Jefferson Davis when he did garrison c duty there as a lieutenant before the 1 Mexican war. He went to the old 1 fort just after marrying General Taylor's daughter, and was there several f years. The old house has been beaten I by the storms in the spring until the I chimneys at the ends have fallen. f f?" The prairie dogs in Texas are 1 being destroyed by means of a new device for catching them, which has c been adopted by a large number of the c ranchmen and farmers. On one large ? ranch over 12,000 were captured and 1 killed last week. The trap is placed over the animal's mound and makes it ' a prisoner when it emerges from the * hole. This pest has been destroying v over 50 per cent, of the growing crops \ and gre^ in Texas annually. c IST Forty-tive acres of land on the I ocean beach southwest of San Francisco are to be condemned by legal proceedings for the erection of heavy batteries for the defense of the harbor, The site commands the southern approach to the harbor, and is admirably adapted for fortification purposes. It 1 has a fine fresh lake in the rear, which is fed by subterranean springs. Work on the battery will be commenced as q soon as the government secures a title 1 to the land. Jam and Jirwidc. MEASURING HAY IN THE STACK. Here are a few simple rules for deermioing the amount of bay in a tack or mow, when it is not convenent to weigh it, which we have printid several times: but give them again or the benefit of new subscribers and hose who forget. Selling by measureoent is not always the most satisfacory method, but it is sometimes the oost convenient. Sellers are disposed o insist that a cube of 7 feet is a ton. This is entirely too small and will not veigh out. How many cubic feet will uake a ton depends on so many conlitions that no certain rule can be ;iven. It depends on the kind of bay, whether timothy, alfalfa or prairie ; on he character of the hay, whether fine >r coarse; on the condition in which t was put in the stack, the length of ime it has been there and particulary on the size, especially the depth of be stack or mow. In a very large mow, well settled, 00 cubic feet of alfalfa or timothy oay average a ton ; but on top of the now or in a small slack it requires 00 to 512 cubic feet, sometimes even oore. It is not safe for the buyer to igure on less than 500 cubic feet; but a a well-filled stack, in selling, it vould be safer to weigh than to sell at hat measurement. To find the numier of tons in a barn mow or hay shed aultiply the length, depth and breadth ogether and divide by the number of ubic feet which, considering the qualty of hay and the condition in which t was put up, will make a ton. For ong slacks or ricks multiply the length ~ MjSrtfh in vnrHn anrt LI jaiUO uv vuv muvu *u jm. vi. bis by half the altitude Id yards aod livide the product by 15, and this bould give the tonnage. To measure a cone-shaped stack find he area of the base by multiplying he square of the circumference in feet >y the decimal .07958 and multiply the iroduct thus obtained by one-third ol he height in feet and then divide as tefore, cutting off five righthand figires. The correctness of this will detend somewhat on the approximation if the stack to a regular cone, and il he stack bulges out it makes the proluct too small. The better way is to stimate the area of the stack up to be poiDt of tapering in and apply the ule to the cone-shaped top. The best vay is to weigh. The experience of weighing a few stacks will enable any me to judge quite correctly. Another approximate rule for measiring a round stack is this: Select a dace which is as near as possible to vhat the average size would be if the tack were of uniform diameter from be ground to the top of tbe point. Measure around this to get tbe circumerence. Add four ciphers to the cirumference at the right and divide tbe vhole by 3.1559 to get the diameter, tfow multiply half tbe diameter by lalf the circumference and the feet of be circumference area is obtained. Multiply by tbe number of feet tbe tack is high and the solid or cubic eet in the whole is ascertained. Then livide by the number of cubic feet in i ton, which ranges all the way from >70 to 512, according to the fineness ,nd compactness of the hay. This idll give tbe number of tons in the lacs. THE CULTIVATION OF NUT TREES. The plantiug and cultivation of vaious kinds of nuts will sooner or later ?e given more attention by nurseryaen and landowners than at present. The hybridization of nuts has already legun, and it can be safely predicted hat many new hybrids will be proIuced in the near future. A nut ol bis sort has beeu obtained by crossing wo distinct, varieties, the black walut and California walnut, and has >een given the name "Royal." Mr. iUther Burbank, the originator of vaious new hybrids in fruits, is the sucesful experimenter. On almost every farm there is more r less space which could be utilized nd converted into a nut grove at ery little expense or trouble?the teep sides of a swale or gullly, hillsides hat are too steep to cultivate, a row f nut trees planted on each side ol he lane, or planted in fields used as lermanent pasture; in the latter case he trees if not planted too thickly, vould add to the value of pasture land >y the delighful shade given. Nature seems to have distributed the arious kinds of nuts in soils and loalities best suited to their growth, "or instance, the chestnut is always ound growing on a sandy soil, while i hickory is rarely found growing in andy localities, yet would thrive in and if plauted there. The chestnut vill thrive if planted in almost any leep rich soil where there is good Irainage. I have oven heard it said bat a chestnut tree if planted on any >ut a sandy soil would not live, and have also heard it asserted that it :annot be transplanted successfully; >ut I have proved to my own satisfacion that both of these can be done [uite successfully. The chances ol uccess can be made greater by introlucing a little of the soil natural to othe tree iuto the hole in which it to >e planted. The writer transplanted some teu 01 ifteen sweet chestnut trees last spring. Digging good sized holes, we carefully )laced the trees in them and then illed the holes nearly full of sand, ^fter pressing down the sand we cov;red the latter with about 2 or 3 inches if clay loam to prevent their drying iut. All but one or two of these trees ire alive aud will be grafted the comng spriug with improved varieties. Not long since I read an article ou :hesluut culture by Jacob Dingee, o! 'ennsylvauia. Mr. Dingee's method vas to cut off' the old trees, or any 'ouog ones that were too old to graft, lown to the ground. They would hen send up a new growth of sprouts, rbese were thinned out the next year o a few more than were needed. At ach stump or root the sprouts were -rufiPit when two or three vears old. They were afteward again thiuned out 0 a suitable distance apart.?Corres>ondeut in the Country (ienlleman. 8fetT A loaf of stale bread can be made [uite fresh by being dipped quickly in lot milk, and then baked until dry in 1 quick oven. ittiscftlaiirou.s ilraduu]. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. Summary of the Newit That Is BelDK Published by Exchanges. CHESTEfi?The Lantern. Septem- j ber 15: Mr. J. M. Starr, of Yorkville, spent Thursday in the city. Mr. i Joseph VVylie attended a meeting of \ trustees of Erskine college at Green wood Tuesday. Captain Green B. 1 Stokes, a noted boatman of Broad < river is about 88 years old. We learn 1 that he is a pensioner of the war of 1 1835. The meteor reported one ] evening last week seemed to be in | every neighborhood within a large 1 area. Many in this county saw it, aud 1 some report a souud as of a dynamite < explosion. Mrs. Geo. W. Gage ' and children, Misses Grace and Maltie < \T U r^I nrnAH auu ITAIO, in. XX. vwuvwu W.M. Mvw Wednesday night from Blowiug Rock, 1 where they have been spending the summer months. 1 CHEROKEE?The Gafihey Ledger, 1 September 15: Mr. and Mrs. M. L. ' Ross have moved from Shelby to their ' farm about one and a half miles from < Gatfney, and will reside there in the 1 future. Yesterday evening the I home of Mrs. Mary Gallaher, Blacksburg, was the scene of an interesting < social event, the occasion being the 1 marriage of Miss Janie 0. Gallaher to I Mr. Evreaux A. Bridges. The com- I mittea appointed by the Cowpens Bat- I tie Ground Memorial association tose- I cure the property for the park, composed of W. T. Horton, Major J. F. 1 Jones, R. P. Scruggs, Rev. J. D. Bailey I and D. A. Thomas, had its second 1 meeting on the battle ground Wednes- 1 day. The committee looked over the 1 ground carefully, and as near as possi' ble, ascertained the location of the * several bodies of troops, both American and British, and as near as possi- ( ' ble, without instruments, located the proposed park. The lines as at present 1 indicated will enclose an area of about i 15 acres with the old monument near 1 the center. As soon as the committee ' makes its report to the association it | will at once proceed to buve the ? ' ? ? J t Ka r* nnoo _ I grouans surveyeu, uuu iu?vc unsary steps to secure it. Paul V. ' Gaffney, one of the genial hustlers for 1 the Gaffney Carpet Manufacturing Co., ' is at home for a short stay, waiting on his spring and summer samples. ; The new addition to the Gaffney Manufacturing company's already extensive plant will be 10,000 spindles and other necessary machinery to the extent of $100,000. The plaut will then have 61,016 spinning spindles, 5,000 twister spindles and 1,401 NorthropDraper looms. The mill employs two I forces of operatives and runs nighi i and day. j BAD MEN ARE COWARDS. I Every Desperado Seems to Meet His Match at Last. I Hauk Moore, a noted Texas ranger, ( declares that the desperado has never | lived who was not at some time afraid j of some other desperado, and there are | black spots on the records of them all. , He has a wide acquaintance with men ( of the trigger, and in support of bis , i theory instances four incidents in the { i lives of four of the most celebrated killers the Mexican-American frontier has known. Two of these men never , saw the other two, and yet the story | of their defeats makes a chain. They were connected in a way, and if the , spooks of them meet in the half world { and compare notes they will have an interesting time. The four concerned were Clint Haworth, Bill Longley, King Fisher and Manuel Estrada. All of them died by steel or shot or rope; . but they did not kill each other. Clint Haworth is believed to have been a native or souinern Mississippi, says a Texas correspondent of the St. Louis PoBt-Dispatcb. He came to Texas in 1876, leaving in the Btates to the east a score of which any professional man killer ought to be proud. His total kills were five Negroes and two white men, and he was not then 30 years old. It is thought that be came out west because his own country had grown too hot. In November, 1879, Haworth attend. ed a country dance in Panola county, near the river. At this dance was a young stranger who had come out of , the west, a slender, blue-eyed fellow, ' with a thin, aquiline nose, prominent cheek bones and a drooping, yellow mustache that hid a thin lipped mouth running straight across his face like a , gash. This was Bill Longley, already six times a killer in his own section , and destined in the next two years to become one of tbe most celebrated slayers of the southwest. He did not know Haworth, and Haworlh did not know him. There is a peculiar antagonism, however, between men of this class. Drawn by some force of which they are unconscious, they get together invariably, no matter what the size of the crowd. ' About 10 o'clock Haworth, pretty , ' drunk, and Longley, cold sober, were conversing in a corner of the room, , while the dancers occupied the center of the floor. The talk began about ( horses. It went from horses to women and from women to weapons. , From weapons it went to the use of weapons, and some argument as to the respective merits of the talkers. An ( ; instant thereafter Haworth fell at full , *' TT - ' * afrn/?lr in tho lengtn. ne nan uccu onuv.<* .u ,?v ( moutb. He leaped up, the blood welling through his red beard, and when , be gained bis feet he was looking into r the muzzle of a cocked six shooter 1 ' within a foot of his face. < He did not speak, and bis bands ' went up as if they had been jerked by strings. His eyes were half closed, ; | and he trembled slightly. Lougley j leaned forward aud repeatedly jam- j med the muzzle of the pistol against the man's lips and cheeks. Slowly he i ' was backed to the door, the savage six . shooter denting his llesh with every [ step. He was taken in this fashion to his horse and made to mouut. Longley told him that if he was found in the county the next day he would be killed. He rode away in the dark, ( still silent and thoroughly cowed. , Despite his undeniable bravery, he left I'anola county that night filled with a 1 blind, dumb terror of his conqueror. Haworth was stabbed to death in New ' Mexico in 18S3. In the next year LoDgley killed sev- 1 i en men in eastern Texas. Three months after his arrival in that region his business become pretty well known to the people. He was u hold up man, and his specially was stagecoaches, buckboards that carried one or two passengers and country stores. Early in 1880 he went west for awhile, and in a barroom, in Victoria met King ' Fisher, whose reputation was then at 1 its height. Fisher was born in Goliad ( county, and bis right name was John < King. He wus slender, like Longley ; but of a olive coinplexiou. His , eyes were dark blue and bis mustache black. His face was exceedingly hand- J some, aud he was oue of the most ex- j pert as well as one of the most grace- j Till riders the west has ever known. He assumed the name of Fisher when 1 he left his native county. There was ei good deal of the romantic and de- 1 honair about him, and a history of bis ' exploits would fill a book. His trail and Longley's had not i crossed until their Victoria meeting, j But they knew each other by hearsay, and there could be but oue result of the meeting. They drank together 1 and took cigars together, and had un- ! other drink and squared off for a talk, each leaning an elbow ou the counter and noticing every movement of u finger. From the first it seemed that J Fisher's personality had a depressing < effect upou Lougley. Semethiug that the fearless scoundrel could not ex- J plain or understand was tugging at his heartstrings, and as the apparently purposeless conversation went on be grew whiter and whiter under his tan. He knew that in a quarter of an hour the test would come, and he did not feel himself fitted for it. He had often desired the meeting and had pictured to himself the addition to his - - - r TV _ I J U reputation to come irorn risuei sucaiu. The opportunity was at hand, and he could not rise to it. "Well," he said at last, in a weak effort to stave off the final moment, "let's have another." The liquor was served, and as he reached for bis glass his band shook. At that moment Fisher grabbed him by his yellow mustache and gave it a savage tug, yanking his bead around. Longley faced him for a moment, stammering, but made no motion to draw his weapon. Then Fisher slapped him twice with the open hand, the blows sounding through the room. The barkeeper bad ducked under the counter, and two or three loungers bad crowded iuto a far corner to be out ol harm's way. Longley made no resistance. He said only pleadingly : "Don't do that, King; don't do that." Fisher reached under the cowed wretch's coat, took his six shooter from its scabbard, extracted the cartridges, threw the weapon on the counter and called to the barkeeper, with a laugh : "Give me some on this here. It's the great Bill Longley's pistol." He drauk a pint of champagne slow- _ ly, looked at his foeman and swaggered out. The barkeeper offered Longley the pistol, but he would not take it, saying that he was not man enough to keep it. Half an hour later he was on bis horse, weaponless and headed eastward. He went back to the Sabine country and a year later was hanged for murder. Vinrr Violior nmnpH a ranch in XVlUg ngiJVi vt.xwv. ... ? Uvalde county, and it was just 30 c miles from bis front door to the border town of Eagle Pass, then containing a ,, population of 1,500 not counting a 3mall army post, Fort Duncan, which ^ stood a mile south of it. Three miles 1 west of Fisher's house the main county a road forked. One prong ran by his A front door, the other ran two miles to f the rear of his home, making a considerable detour. They joined agaiu ^ three miles farther on. At the fork Fisher nailed a board on a tree bearing the legend : "Take the right hand road. The other road is King Fisher's road." For two years he actually forced ' every man in Uvalde and Dimmitt 1 counties, who traveled that route, to 3 go two miles out of his way. Viola- ( tion of the order meant shooting and probably death. Nor was there any ] one of this hardy frontier population bold enough to bell the cat. One night in an Eagle Pass monte room bis luck bad gone against him, ( and he was irritable. Finally he made some remark reflecting upon the hon- esty of the dealer. Sitting next to him was a Mexican named Manuel Estrada, who came from Piedras Negras. Without a word Manuel rose, drew a dagger, pressed the point of it against Fisher's throat, first tilting back his chin with his hand, forced him to arise, backed bim through the door to the sidewalk, disarmed him, ordered him to mount bis horse and leave town, and he saw that he did it. All the time he was pouring forth upon Fisher every objurgation and form of abuse of which the Spanish language is capable. Nor did the desperado utter a word of protest. He criuged like a beaten hound. His nerve seemed to melt, turn to water and run away from him. He became a reformed character, was made a deputy sherifF, proved singularly elficient in hunting down criminals, mauy of whom bad been his companions, aud was killed along with Ben Thompson in Jack Harris's theater in San Antonio in 1884, not because he was drunk or dangerous, but because he was in bad company. TRUE LOVERS OF Literature now have an opportunity of selecting their books from a select J assortment and at prices within the reach of all. Having entered into the Book, News and Subscription business, I have mnrfa nmuiprflinents whereby I can sup- k ply you with ANY BOOK that is in print, j and ANY NEWSPAPER or MAG A- f ZINE published in the world. Among the Books I have on hand will be found : "RICHARD CARVEL," by Churchill. Price ? *1.50. (Cloth bound.) , "RED ROCK." by Thos. Nelson Page. Price ' $1.50. (Cloth bound.) "DAVID HARRUM," by Edw. N. Wescott. * Price 31.50. (Cloth bound.) "WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOW. ER," by Caskoden. 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Address Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. LN HIS SIM'S, OR WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? THIS is the title of the next serial to be published in The Enquirer. The story is by Charles II. Sheldon, a Presbyterian preacher. It was first published in 1897, and was read by the author to his congregation in install tnents, in lieu of regular sermons. Since then the story has been printed in book form and more than a million copies have been sold; but comparatively few of them in this section. It is serious reading; but not heavy. It is of absorbing interest, and it is bound to prove profitable to the reader. In fact, we believe it will be found by all classes to be one of the most engrossing stories they have ever read. Every chapter deals with matters about which every reader already has his own nations, and about things on which there is much difference of opinion. There is no trash in this story; but that will not detract in the least from its entertaining qualities. The book is copyrighted. This is a fact that has been used with more or 1 ?"? " ?"onf Uas Kw KSq orit. HISS IWI'UC I J?5U iuc ai4Viiv/i Kfj uia vnv ics. With how much justice will appear best after the reader has gotten well into the story. The Enquirer, however, has purchased, the full right to publish, and many readers who would not otherwise have had the privilege will have an opportunity to enjoy this unique story. The first chapter will appear within a few weeks. L. M. GRIST & SONS. Founded 1842. 5 J? "Sing their own praise." >f Course You WANT A PIANO, but Perhaps You Cannot Afford a New One. HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. |T7E have SEVEN SQUARES and VV ONE GRAND, each a bargain, "hasa Pianos have been put in PERFECT CONDITION and every part of ction renewed and are now just as good s when shipped from the factory, and vill allow you purchase price in exchange br a STIEFF any time within 3 years. Take first and second choice and write luick ; they won't last long. Haines Bros., $110.00 Henry Gachle, (pearl inlaid) iuo.w Board man A Gray, 100.00 Bacon A Raven, 90.00 Bacon A Raven 70 00 Heinekamp, 75 00 Collard A Collard Grand, 60 00 Terms?$10.00 cash and $5.00 per month. 0 per cent off for CASH. Others being repaired and we can suit 'ou in price and terms. 'HAS. M. ST1EFF, Piano Manufacturer, Baltimore, Maryland. FACTORY BRANCH WAREROOM, 213 North Tryon 8t? Charlotte, N. C. C. L. WILMOTH, Manager. Fine Tuning and Repairing. Palace ) rgans. August 23 w 6m CAPACITY, 10,000 JOBS PER ANNUM. lili HILL I uuiarbrx | Seme dealer* puah the ill* of cheep buffU* bee*OM H the profit ere Urge. I?oo't allow jtMtvlf to be Taubd ? Into buying a ahoJdj job In order to eare a dollar or to. jff ROCK ItlLI." 11 unci re are "A Mule Higher In Prleo, Hut?" they atand up, look well, and. above alt, KEEP K AWAY FROM THE BHOP?making them eheaperln the B end. Sold by (!r?t-cla*? deolerr only. If none on aale B In your toirn, write direct. 9 ROCK HILL BUGGY CO., Rock Hilt, S.C. g FOR SALE BY GLENN & ALLISON, Yorkville, S. C. PHOTOGRAPHY IS AX ART \ ND it takes an artist to be a photo:jl grapher. One who is not an artist oesn't stand much of a chance of mak1 g a success at photopraphy. I have iven years of study to this especial line nd I can say with pride that my work . ill compare favorab ly with that of any hotoprapher in this section. The best and most perfect photopraphs re the results of experience and notexeriments. I do all of my developing, etouchinp and finishing, thereby obtaiuug the best possible results. Ls Far As Prices Lre concerned, yon need not worry your- 1 elf along that score. I know that my rices are reasonable and yon will agree rith me when I tell you what they are. am also prepared to develop and print ictures taken with pocket cameras. If ou have a Kodak or Vive or any other unera, and for any reason you can't deelop and print your pictures, briug them > me at my gallery on West Liberty ;reet. J. R. SCHORB. i SOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA EXTENSION RAILROAD CO. , 4 SCHEDULE NO. In Effect 12.01 a. m., Sunday, Jine 18,1899. BETWEEN CAMDEN, S. C., AND SHELBY, N. 0. WEST. EAST. 35. 33. EASTERN 32. 34. 2nd 1st TIME. 1st 2nd Class. Class. Class. Class. Dally Dally Dally Dally Except Except Except Except Sund'y 8und'y STATIONS. Sunday Sunday A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. 8 30 12 05 Camden 11 45 ? 30 9 00 12 25 DeKalb 11 12 6 50 9 25 12 37 .....Westvllle..... 11 00 5 30 10 45 12 50 Kershaw...... 10 45 5 10 11 05 1 15 Heath Springs. 10 30 4 15 11 15 1 20 ..Pleasant HilL JO 25 4 00 11 50 1 40 ....Lancaster.... 10 05 8 30 12 10 1 55 ....Riverside 9 50 2 60 12 30 2 05 ....Springdell.... 9 40 2 35 1 50 2 20 CatawbH J'c'ii. 9 30 2 20 2 15 2 80 Leslie 9 20 12 30 3 :t0 2 50 ....Rock HIII... 9 10 12 10 3 65 3 05 .....Newport...... 8 38 9 50 4 05 3 12 Tirzab 8 32 9 40 4 40 3 25 ...-Yorkvllle.... 8 20 9 20 5 05 3 40 Sharon 8 00 8 40 5 25 3 52 Hickory Grove 7 45 8 10 5 45 4 02 Smyrna 7 80 7 60 8 20 4 25 ...Blacksbnrg... 7 10 7 20 5 00 Earls 8 50 5 06 Patterson Sp'gs 6 40 5 15 Shelby 6 30 P. M. P. M. A.M. A. if. BETWEEN" BLACKSBURG, S. C., AND MARION, N. C. WEST. EAST. ~ 11. EASTERN TIME. 12. 2nd Class. 2nd Class. "bally Dally Except Except _Sunday STATIONS. ^ A. M. P. M. 8 10 Blacksbnrg... 9 10 8 30 -Earls 8 60 8 40 Patterson Springs.... 8 38 9 20 Shelby 8 30 10 00 Lattimore 7 80 10 10 Mooresboro- 7 20 10 25 Henrietta 7 00 10 50 Forest City 6 35 11 15 .Rnthnrfordton 6 05 ii 35 _MIUW6O<L...::::..: 550 11 45 Golden Valley 5 85 12 05 Thermal City?..... 5 80 12 25 Glenwood.. 5 06 < 12 50 Marlon 4 45 P. M. P. M. GAFFNEY BRANCH. WEST. CAST. First Claa8. EASTERN First Class. 15. | 13. TIME. 14. | 16. Dally Except Dally Except Sunday. Sunday. STATIONS, A. m. i p. M. 4 30 5 00 ... Blacksburg... 7 00 0 80 4 50 5 20 Cherokee Falls 0 40 0 10 5 10 5 40 ...... Gaflhey. ..... 0 20 5 50 P. M. A. M. A. M. P. M. Nos. 32 and 33 will stop at Kershaw Ibr dinner. Trains will stop on signal at Oakhurst, Elgin, Caskey's, Springdell, Roddy's, Leslie, Ola Point, Newport, King's Creek, Millwood, Union Mills, Golden Valley, Vein Mountain. SAMUEL HUNT, President, A. TRIPP, Superintendent, S. B. LUMPKIN, Gen. P. and P. A?t. CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTERN \J RAILWAY CO. G. W. F. HARPER, President. L. T. NICHOLS, Superintendent. Time Table No. 9?In Effect June 4,1899. TRAINS DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. EASTERN TIME STANDARD. AIOTI HT^X-Y OUU 1X1. "eT 51 ioi eoT ?? STATIONS. ?? ?? 2nd 1st 1st 2nd Class. Class. Class. Class. A. M. P. M. Leave. Arrive. P. M. P. M. 5 30 4 30 Lenoir. 12 46 8 00 8 15 5 35 Hickory 11 60 6 65 9 10 6 05 Newton 11 20 4 00 10 37 6 56 ...Llncolnton.... 10 37 2 40 . 11 35 7 39 Dallas- 9 59 1 40 t 1 15 7 54 ....Gastonia 9 47 1 20 . - , 1 45 8 15 ....Crowder's.... 9 80 12 80 1 55 8 22 Bowling Green 9 23 12.20 2 11 8 32 Clover. 9 15 12 00 2 45 * 8 47 Filbert. 9 00 11 40 3 20 9 00 -...Yorkvllle 8 45 11 20 3 50 9 20 ... ..Guthrles..... 8 25 10 87 4 05 9 28 -McConnells... 8 17 10 25 4 30 9 45 ..Lowrysvllie... 8 04 10 <0 5 15 10 11 Chester 7 40 9 25 P. M. P. M. A. M. A. M. E. F. REID, Auditor, Lenoir, N. C., J. M. MOORE. G. F. A., Lenoir, N. C. G. F. HARPER, G. P. A>, Lenoir. N. C. 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