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tumorous Jtpartmcnt. SWINDLING THE BOERS. The Boer and the Uillander store- ? keeper are two shrewd parties to sharp bargain as a rule. The Boer auuexes from the storekeeper, but the latter j, often plays it low down on the Boer, j The story of how one of the prominent ^ English South African millionaires v made his first step on the ladder to D fortune shows this: In the days when tl stores were just the beginning of for- . tuues being made at the newly discov- t ered diamond mines at Kimberly, he t had a store in a little "dorp" of less ^ than a thousand people in Cape Colony. The stories of big fortunes quick- s ly made fired him with a desire to em- u ulate. i When the Boers next brought in for j( sale their usual bales of wool, instead t - f ~ L tU/vm n f Anna oc Uffltt Ul SCllllU^ witu vucuj an uuvv uo ??w y customary, put them ofl' with the plea j that he had not yet received the cur- u rent market prices. Having got the ^ wool safely away to the coast he dis- ^ patched an accomplice on a curious er- j rand. The accomplice would ride over jto a farm, and after discussing with the j. old Boer the condition of his veld, cat- ^ lie, etc., for an hour or two, would, in t the usual Dutch fashion, then approach | the real object of his visit by casually n' remarking, "That is a bad business about Mr. Johnson going wrong." . "Why, what's that you say ?" the Boer j, would reply. "Oh, haven't you heard ? ^ They say Johnson's affairs are in a j very bad way, and he's expected to v smash at any time." "Allmacheter !" a gasps the Boer, "he's got a batch ol D ray wool not paid for!" "If that is so," says the accomplice, "if I were ^ you I would go and see about it at v once." So in the course of a few days ^ Boer after Boer turned up at Johnson's ^ store, where their fears were affirmed ; ^ but each was told in confidence by Johnson: "Well, you know, I ? shouldn't like you, at any rate, to suf- ^ fer, so just take anything you like a from the store in settlement." It was t a grand ruse, and the last Boer who ,, nlcarud nut with u U'Ol/fin In lift nf nfldk- ! et haudkerchiefs went away thankful u that he had, at any rate, got something. And the shrewd and immortal _ "Uitlander departed forKimberly with n the proceeds of the most successful t "selling off" on record. p Two Mean Towns.?They were l( talking about bad towns. t, "The meauest place I ever was in," ^ said the man who travels for a liquor ^ house, "is down in Massachusetts. Say, t do you know what happened while I t was stopping there once? A man had s! fallen through a hole in the sidewalk p and sustained injuries that resulted in v the loss of his right arm. He sued the ^ city for damages and the case was e tried before a jury which the papers p said was composed of representative a citizens. Well, what do you suppose they did tp him? Brought in a ver- p diet in favor of the city, holding that inasmuch as he was left-handed his in- ^ jury didn't amount to anything." ? "Yes," the cigar man said, "that's a |, pretty mean town,! admit.: hut T know j, of a worse one. This place is in Penn- t sylvania. An acquaintanc of mine t down there was injured sometime ago . in pretty much the same way the man a you mentioned got hurt. He fell on a f( bad sidewalk and lost one of his legs. s He sued the city and didu't get any- j thing. I never heard just why, but n probably because the jurors didn't be- v lieve he needed more than one leg in j his business, seeing that he was a bar- c her and couldn't hone a razor or shave t a man with his foot, anyway. But j; wait. I havn't come to the point at which the real meanness developed. |( Itoinor a nnnr irmn he nouldn't afford l " I""" J X to buy a cork leg, so be had to get 0 along with a wooden peg, aud one day p while he was crossing the priucipal 0 street this peg in some way got wedg- j, ed between a couple of paving stones v right in the middle of the street car track. It took them nearly an hour . to get him loose, and what do you sup- |< pose happeued then? Blamed if they ^ didn't go and fine him $10 and costs \ for obstructing traffic !" jl ? t Bakkd Too Long.?A jolly old boy $ entered into one of the hotels at the t seaside, and seeing on the slab on the a right a crab dressed on the shell with legs, claws and parsley ranged around, J said to the landlord ; L "What d'ye call that?" d "Crab," was the answer. v "Looks good; I'll have 'uu, and c gi'e us a pint of ale." f Bread and butter was added, and a the diner left to his dinner. In about e an hour the genial laudlord entered } the dining saloon to see if his guest c was getting ou all right; he found him f chawing up the last claw, the chawer y was very red in the face, but beamiug. a "Like the crab, sir?" o "Yes, he was capital, I never tast- c ed one afore, but I think you baked c 'un a little too long, the crust was so ( hard. Let's have another pint." i He had eaten the lot?shell, claws c and all complete.?Londou Spare Mo- c meats. t v Why Hk Did Not Rise.?A street 5 preacher was having a sort of test fi meeting by asking the congregation t questions on their conduct. i "Now brethren," he said, "all of you s who pay your debts will please stand b up." I In response to this there was an ap- b parently unanimous uprising. t "Now," said the preacher, asking t the others to sit down, "all those who t do not pay will please stand up." g One man alone arose. s "Ah, brother," said the preacher, t "why is it that you, of all this cougre- c gation, should he so different?" J "I don't know, parson," he replied, J clnu lv ik InnL'Pi] 11 rnnntl nvpr hie t ,ww"vw' v,vi ",u ^ friends and acquaintances in the meet- } ing, "unless it is that I'm not a liar, d and 'cause I can't get what the people ^ round me owe me."?Lacon Journal. C ? v Preferred the Lies.?"The lies n the blamed newspapers publish about I us," said one politician to another, "is t enough to drive a man to drink." a "Yes, that's so," replied the other; s "but still we have no cause for com- p plaint." "Why not?" asked the first, si in surprise. "Well, it might be much e worse," was the reply, "they mijjht'p publish the truth."?Saturday >ughi., u pisttllitufous grading. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. ummaryofthe News That Is Heiug Published by Kxclinii?PS. GASTON?Gastonia News, Novemier 14 : Last Thursday, near Concord, lev. P. \V. Bead ley was married to >lrs. Holbrook. At the time there rere two couples on the floor, both arried at the same time. We did lot learu who the other couple was. Yesterday a new engine passed hrough here on the Southern en route o Hickory for the Carolina and NorthVestern railroad. This engine is the areest narrow gauge engine we ever aw. It has 10 wheels, and is to be ised on the upper end of the road beween Lenoir and Hickory, as it is too arge for this end. The jury for he next term of the Federal court, vhich meets in Charlotte the second londay in December, was drawn Satirday. The following were drawn rom Gaston : J. P. Shelton, J. 31. iloan and Aodrew Goforth. Last ^riday night, at Toccoa, Ga., two reight traius collided. No one was ;illed ; but several were right badly lurt. Mr. Morgan Fayssoux, conducor on the south train, was pretty bady bruised up. Mr. Fayssoux wasaforaer resident of Gastonia, and we are ;lad to know he is not seriously hurt. There was exciting times in Cing's Mountain Saturday night. Lbout 9.30 o'clock, Jim Fewell shot nd instantly killed Sum Moore. Both rere colored. The two men had had , quarrel previous to this, and they ael in Mr. Goforth's meat market and nolher quarrel ensued. Moore went ome to get his pistol, and returned to he market. Fewell hid behind the oor, and when Moore came in he shot im in the back of the head and he ied instantly. Fewell made his esape. The town authorities phoned to lielby for bloodhounds and the police, ifter chasing him across the mountain nd back, he gave up to the officers of be law, getting iu only a few hundred ards ahead of the dogs. He is now 3 Shelby jail. On last Saturday ight at Lowell, Mr. L. E. Dameron, ?ho conducts a livery business at that lace, hired a team to some young 3eu, and requested them to put only wo people in the buggy, which they romised to do; but Mr. Dameron's uspicion being aroused he concluded o iuvestigate for himself. He overook them between Lowell and Mcidenville, and finding three in the uggy, he demanded the surrender of he team. Whereupon one of the pary attempted to strike him with a lick. About this time another of the arty struck Mr. Dameron on the head nth something, severing his ear from is head. Dr. Robinson wassummond and sewed the ear back to its proier place. Mr. Dameron is getting long as well as could be expected liner the circumstances. The gtdo y iarties had not been brought to justice CHESTER?The Lantern, Novem er 14 : Judge Gage spraiued his foot Saturday night when sturting to Chareston, and had to postpone the openng of court there. We understand bat he went down this morning, hough still suffering from his injury. Dr. Gill Wylie, of New York, fter a short visit to friends here, left nr his home this morning. He will pend Christmas in Chester. Miss iizzie E. Cousar will leave' tomorrow lorning for Guuison, Miss., where she /ill spend the winter with her sister, Irs. G. L. Wrenn. S. W. Keep, onvicted of the murder of his wife at he late term of court and sentenced to be penitentiary for life, was taken to -oiumoia yesieruay 10 cmi-i u|iuu mo jng term. When we went to press Friday the court was trying the case f the Drake-Inness-Green Shoe comany, against Jno. U. Cousar, survivor f \V. T. I). Cousar & Co. It resulted n a verdict for the defendant. This k-as the only civil case tried at this erm, anil at its close court adjourned. Mr. W. Y. White has a house:iveriu' today. He has butchered a og and a turkey for the occasion. Villi a list of the shiuglers before us, L is our prediction that he will wish he next morning he had paid them 2 each for the day's work and let hem brought their bucket of victuals long with them. CHEROKEE?The Gaffney ledger, sovember 14: A telegram received in his city yesterday, announced the leath of Mr. Tillman Rowland Gaines, rhich occurred in Columbia yesterday norning. Mr. Gaines had been in eeble health for a number of years ,ud his death has been momentarily xpected for a number of months, le received a stroke of paralysis some aonths ago and never fully recovered rom it. Mr. Gaines was about (17 ears of age. He came to Gaffhey bout the year 1S(!0 and for years was me of the brighest of the constellation f stars that founded the progressive ity of GafTney. Tillman Rowland iaines was uot a thrifty, money-makug man, however, and when be beame too feeble to be of service to the ommunity, his memory was almost a hing of the past. One uight last veek a crowd of ruffians attacked W. tl. Williams on the Middle road, about ive and a half miles from Cowpens, in his county, and beat him unmercifully, t seems that a crowd of dastardly coundrels in that neighborhood have teen in the habit of sending over in sTorth Carolina and buying liquor and ringing it over into this state and reailing it out. Williams had given he officers some information against he law-breakers and for his paius was ;iveu paius of a differeut nature. The coundrels should be caught aud given r.ill nnnnit.. /.r iu? !.??.? tiw.;.. tit; mil pcuaiij ui tuc ia? iui iiivn isdeeds. ilonday moruiiig. Gastonia Gazette, November 10: Mr. J. J), Gwinu, of Clover, was in town Monday. rlrs. E. F. Glenn returned home Moulay from the bedside of her uncle, in forkville. Mr. V. C. Stroup, of lover, passed through Tuesday on his fas to Cleveland county, lie was oarried Tuesday afternoon to Miss 'arne Gates. They passed through on heir way home. The best wishes of II are extended them. The newwitch board for the Gastonia Telehone company has arrived and will oon be put in. It is the prettiest we ver saw. Made of oak and highly olished. Manager liabingtoii is look!'.,i the man every day to arrive and make the change. Mrs. Id McArver, wife of Mr. Frank McArvei died last Wednesday morning of hear trouble. Mrs. McArver had been ver; low for a month, and while her deall was not unexpected it was a grea shock to her husband and family. Sir was and had been a member of the A R. I'. church for a long time, and wa a most estimable woman and a devou Christian. Mr. G. W. Ragan, sec retary and treasurer of the Trentoi Cotton mills, has sold his interest ii the mills, which was large, to Mr. J. K Dixon, of Athens, Ga. Mr. Ragai will tender his resignation as setiretar; and treasurer to take effect the 1st c January next, and Mr. Dixon will fil - ? If . TA! me omce. iur. ijixou who iuiujch, railroad agent at tbis place and is well known in this section, having relative and connections here and elsewhere i the county. He resigned not Ion since as agent of the Seaboard Ai Line at Athens, a position be had fillei for a number of years. Mr. Ragai will probably organize a company am build a larger mill here in the uea future. The success of the Trento for the last few years testifies to th superior management for which th secretary and treasurer is due no smal credit. LANCASTER?Ledger, Novembe 15 : On Saturday last, Ernest Izard colored, aged three years, was acci dentully shot and killed by his cousit aged about six years, at the home c Eli Thompson, their grandfather, mile or so northwest of town. Th eldest child had climbed up and take the gun from its place on the wall, am was handling it when it was accident ally discharged, the load passim through the bowels of the younges child and lodging in his back. Dr. VV M. Crawford was summoned ; but see ing the wound was fatal, he only ad ministered for the relief of the child' suffering. Death came in a few hours Coroner Young held an inquest Sue day morning and the jury found a vet diet in accordance with the above facts A gin house, used by Mr. Docl Baker as a cotton house, was burne< last Friday, near Taxahaw. In addi tion to the gin house, seven bales c seed cotton, belonging to Mr. Bakei move* t\nrnf>ft His loRS IS $300 O $400, with no insurance. The origi of the fire cannot be accounted for ex cept upon the theory of incendiarism and Mr. Baker has no idea who eouli have any motive for such an act. H hasn't an enemy that he knows o which makes the burning most mys terious. Sheriff" Clyburn and Deput, Wilson, went down Saturday; but there being no clue or suspicion agains any one they were not called upon t make any arrests. REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY. Attention of (lie Court Called to Varloti Matters of Importance. Just heft re its u..al discbarge, o Wednesday afternoon, the grand jur submitted the following as its fin# presentment: 1. The grand jury have passed upo all hills of indictment handed us b the solicitor and returned the same t court with our findings thereon. 2. At the last term of this court, committee of our number, consisting i Messrs. J. H. McFadden, F. P. Lovt W. S. Gordon and our foreman, J. A Shurley, were appointed to examin the hooks of the various county official.* That committee performed this dut during the summer, and, at this terr made the following written reporl which was adonted bv our body, t wit: To the Grand Jury of York County We, the undersigned committee appoint ed by your foreman to examine the nook of the various county ofiieers, beg leav to make following report, viz. We hav just finished an examination (which wa as thorough as the time given permitted of the books of the following county offi cials, to wit: W. brown Wylie, Clerk of Court; W W. lioyee, County Auditor; W. II. Mc Corkle, Probate Judge; IT. A. lb Neel.v County Treasurer; John It. Logan, Sher ill*; T. tiibCulp, County Supervsor; Join 10. Carroll, County Superintendent of Ed ucation ; J. M. llrian, Coroner. In the clerk's office we checked ever; item from the last examination to datf and found them correct to a cent. Thes books are kept as near perfect and as nea as books can be. Mr. Wylie exhibitei his bank books and certificates of depos it showing amounts aggregating over $7, nOo. This amount, we are satisfied, cover the amount for which he is responsible a per his books. In the auditor's otlice, we checked hi abstract, prepared for settlement with th county treasurer, and the various footing of the different townships, as carried for ward, and found same correct and nentl; kept. We lind, however, that there i more or less land in the county that is no returned for taxation every year. W found that in one township several hun dreil acres of land had not been returned In the otlice of probate judge the rec ords were carefully examined and foum correct. The books are neatly kept am everything pertaining to said office is ii first-class order. In the otlice of county treasurer, we ex amined the books, vouchers, tax-receipt* duplicates, also cash depositsat the differ ent banks, and found all perfectly satis factory. The books are all well kept am reference easily made. The books in the sheriff's office wcr found correct; but badly abused on at count of not having suitable cases ii which to keep them. In the supervisor's otlice, we examine the books and records and found sain correctly and neatly kept. The books in the office of the county su perintendent of education were founi creditably kent. neat and correct, and, w find that the public schools of the count, are in session from live to seven month of the year. We had the coroner's book before u and found it gotten up in good shap and nicciy kept. We desire to make the following re? ommendalious, to wit: 1. That the county commissioners fur nish the clerk of the court's ollice wit another metal case in which to keep am store away the records of the county. 2. That some plan be adopted, if pos silde, by which all the taxable land in th county can be gotten on the tax book every year. That the sheriff's ollice be furnishei with a desk and more large cases in wliie to keep the books and records of said ol lice. I. That alight be placet 1 near the treas urer's ollice in the rear of the court hotist for his convenience at night. Appreciating the confidence reposed i our capacity to do (his work, and assui ing you that we have tried faithfully t do the same, wo arc respectfully, .1. A. SnritJ.KY, .1. II. .MCT'aopkn, I-'. I\ LOVK, W. S. t lOltpoX. The laborious work of examinin the books in the various county ofli ces was performed largely by Mr. J H. McFadden. We, the grand jurj therefore, respectfully recommend tha he be paid the usual fee paid to ex ft perts for similar work, to wit: The sum of $20. t 3. Committees of our number, dury ing the present term of court, have h visited and inspected the county jail, I the county poorhouse and the county e chain gang. We found the jail in good condition, s the prisoners securely kept and well t cared for, and everything in satisfacto: ry condition. II At the poorhouse, we found 28 ini mates?It; white and 12 colored?and .. G white and 5 colored cared for outii side. A number of the houses are old y and cheaply constructed, are very >f open, and, in fine, are merely shells. II Of course, it is impossible to render v the inmates comfortable in such houses, I- especially during the winter months, s We earnestly recommend that these u houses be repaired at once so as to g make them comfortable before the r cold weather sets in. The majority of d the panpers are advanced in years, a n uumber of them are infirm aud cripd pled, some of them are sick, and it is a r shame if York couuty refuses or negn lects to provide comfortable houses for e her unfortunate pooh We insist upon e our spring recommendations as to a II hospital for the sick being carried out. We found the interior of the houses r neat aud clean, and we uoled in this reI, spect a decided improvement since our i- last visit. The inmates testily that i, they are well fed and kindly treuled >f by the superiutendeut. Some of them a complained, aud we think justly so, e of the bad condition of the houses, n The superintendent is evidently trying d to perform the duties of his otlice to - the best of his ability uuder the cirg cumstauces. it We found the chaingang working in '. Bullock's Creek township, and every! tiling, in our judgment, in good eondiI. linn TIik <>mi vipt.q a r? well cared for s and were all well and at work. The 5. superintendent of the gang, Mr. Clyde i- Culp, very kindly showed us around ' and explained the working of the 5. gang, and, in our judgment, is managk iug this depurtireut of county affairs d as well as cau be done under the Ctrl' cumstances. We examined the hook if kept by the superintendent and found \ it very well kept. r 4. The county coroner having comn plained of haviug ro office, we respect : fully recommend that the room in the i, courthouse, now occupied by the town J council of the towu of Yorkville, be e given to him as an office, f 5. We would also recommend that i- all magistrates send up their cases for y the court of sessions to the clerk of -, court at least ten duys before court, it so as to give the solicitor ample time o to examine same. G. The county supervisor has filed a report with our foreman in regard to the dockets of the vurious magistrates in the county, together with a report ls in regard to the chaingaug and poorhouse, which we herewith submit as a n part of this presentment. Magistrate y G. C. Leech, who inadvertently mislaid (] his docket and failed to report to the commissioners in lime, reported direct? ly to us and his report was examined .. and found satisfactory. n 7. We take pleasure in returning thanks to your honor, the circuit solica itor aud other officers of the court, for ,1 courtesies and considerations extended , to us. All of which is-respect fully L' submitted, John A. SHURLKY, e Foreman. y PURELY BUSINESS. n I>r. McAden Says the RehoIiiMoiim of tlie > Cotton Spinners Are Non-Political. 0 Charlotte Special to the New York Sun. Dr. J. H. McAden is president of - the Southern Col ton Spinners' associa* tion, whose board of governors recentg ly passed resolutions favoring expane sion and action by Ibis government to s protect American commercial interests ] in China and the far East. So much attention has beeu attracted by the '. resolutions, that Dr. McAden has been - asked for further information as to the .1 r .1 nil II line 111 MJllllinii iliaiJiiiH^iiiirio V/II ti the questions treattd. "What, in your opinion, are the views of the members of the Southern Cotton Spinners' association on the e subject of expansion as it applies to | Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands?" he was asked. "I suppose you have reference to the s resolutions passed by the Southern s Cotton Spinners' association held in s Charlotte recently," he replied, e "These resolutions were considered by s the members of the association as non~ political and purely from a business s standpoint. The author of the resolu>t lions is a Democrat; they were seconde ed by a Democrat in a short, forcible l~ and eloquent speech, and were passed without a dissenting vote. A very j large majority of the members of the :! association are Democrats." "In your opinion whut position do - the members of the Southern Cotton J* Spinners' association hold in regard to ~ the policy of the United States and 1 this administration ?" "The members of this association ? look upon this question purely as a n business proposition. Neither of the great political parties has declared its policy on these questions. Our mauu" facturers of cotton goods know that - there is an increasing demand for 1 American products in China, and the 0 outlook is bright if our manufacturers s will improve it. Hence we are in favor of the open door policy with China and s Japan, and for every facility for export 0 trade. They are, therefore, heartily in favor of maintaining and extending our trade with China, laying the Pali eific cable and constructing the Nicara,1 gnan canal. They believe that this should be the united policy of both of * the great political parties in the near " future. They believe the president of the United States has broad, compred hensive and patriotic views of public policy, and in his management of the Philpipine Islands he will preserve the i- honor and dignity of the American !? llag." i, In going about the state among the - cotton mill men, The Sou correspon o dent finds that the majority of them are in accord willi the al>ovc views. ? ? Joi'HKKT TO Till-: BRITISH (iKNKKAl, Those who met General .Juuhert when g he was in the city a few years ago as i- I he guest of Henry George, recall him as a plain-faced old man with a mass of black hair streaked with gray and t a full, grizzled heard. He speyks English ; but his wife, a woman prema turely aged with domestic toil, ppok only Dutch, and sat patient, thoug unmistakably bored at the aH'airs t which she and her husband were it vited. With the father and the moti: er was a strapping son of 16 or then abouts, who strongly resembled Jot bert. The old general told with modest of his negotiations with the British * Majuba Hill, and his eyes sparkled n he recited his reply io the British coir manderin-chief. "It does not comport with these, ooi/t iho Rriiiqli irpiieruL nointini? t the decorations on his breast, ''to a< cede to your terms." To which, said Joubert, pointing t his riflemen : "And it does not comport with thes to offer any others." Joubert's best story, as illustratin the perils of South African life, was th loss of a somewhat savage but valu> ble cook, who was bodily carrird o from the kitchen by a lion.?Ne1 York Sun. The boards upon which he had stepped ha been laid across a hole. A Story of Mystery THE FARM IN THE HILLS By Florence Warden Few writers have the faculty c producinga story the interest in whic is so keen that the reader who begir it is loath to put it aside until the la: chapter has been read. Florenc Warden is one of these and "Th Farm in the Hills" is the title of he latest tale which fulfills the condition: This interesting Story wa commenced in The Enquire of November 15th. SOUTH CAROLINA & OEORGI EXTENSION RAILROAD CO. TIME TABLE NO. 3. Ill Effect 12.01 a.m.,Sunday,Oct. 1st, 189! IlETWEEN CAMDEN AND BUCKSBIJRt WEST. EAST. 35. 38. EAS TV It \ 32. 34. 2nd 1st TIME. 1st 2nd G'luss. Class. Class. Clasi Daily Dally Daily Dail Except Except Except Excel Sund y Sund y STATIONS Sund>'Mui,d A.M. P.M. P.M. P. M 8 30 12 40 Camden 12 10 (! 3 D 00 1 05 Dc Kalb 11 37 5 5 D .10 11" Westville 11 25 5 3 11 10 1 45 Kershaw 11 10 5 1 11 30 2 0.5 Heath Springs. 10 57 4 1 11 40 2 10 ..rieusant 11111.. 10 52 4 0 12 30 2 30 ....Lancaster.... 10 35 3 2 12 40 2 45 ....Riverside 10 20 2 4 1 00 2 55 ....Nprlngdell.... 10 10 2 2 2 00 3 05 Catawba J'c n. 10 00 2 0 2 20 3 15 Leslie D .50 12 2 3 10 3 35 ....Rock Hill... ? 40 12 0 4 00 3 50 Newport 0 15 0 3 4 15 4 00 Tirzah 9 10 9 1 5 00 4 20 Yorkville.... 8 55 8 3 5 30 4 35 Sharon S 40 7 5 5 50 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 25 7 2 li oo 5 00 Smyrna 8 15 7 0 ? :i<) 5 20 ...Blacksburg... 7 55 0 3 |?. M. P. M. A.M. A.M BETWEEN BLACKSBURG, S. C., AND MARION, N. I WEST EAST. " U. EASTERN TIME. 12. 2nd Class. 2nd Clas Daily Dully Except Except STATIONS. A.M. l>. M. X 10 Hlacksburg '?10 S :w Earls li 20 x M) Patterson Springs.... tf 12 ! 20 Shelby ti 00 10 00 Lattimore -I ">0 10 10 Mooresboro 1 10 10 25 Henrietta -t 20 10 oO Forest City :! 50 11 1") Rutherfordton 3 25 11 :tr, Millwood 3 05 1115 (ioldcn Valley 2.50 12 05 Thermal City 2 15 12 25 (Kenwood 2 20 12 50 Marion 2 00 r. M. f. M. GAFFNEY BRANCH. WEST. EAST. First Class. EAST EES First Class. "TrT.T c* TIME. "74. I To. Daily Except Daily Kxeop Sunday. Sunday. P.M. I A.M. STATIONS. ~.M. I p. M 5 30 0 00 ... Hlacksburg... 7 45 0 3? 5 15 II 20 Cherokee Falls 7 :10 (i 2( - -? f in ti a? li 00 IMU (11111111') i iv ? v I'. M. A. M. A. M. 1'. M. Trains Nos. .TJ and ffl connect at Blacks burg with trains on the (iatftioy Division Train No. .'ti connects at Camden will the Charleston Division of the Southeri Railway lor all points South. Train No. Tl leaving Camden at 12.40 p in., going West, makes connection at Ban caster, N. C., with the L, A\ ('. R. R? a Catawba .1 unction with the S. A. L., goitij North; at Rock 11 ill with the Southeri Railway going North, Train No, II connects at Rlacksbtirj with the Southern Railway from th South. At Marion, N. C? with the South crn Railway going West, it/> Number .'fit will stop at Kershaw fo dinner. Trains will stop on signal at Oakhursl Klgin, Caskey's, Springdell, Roddy's, bcslit Old I'nlnt, Newport, King's Creek, .Millwood Union Mills, Golden Valley, Vein Mountain SAM DHL HUNT, President, A. THIPP, Superintendent, S. II. LUMPKIN, Gen. P. and P. Agt. [YOERVILLE FOR y __ it IS I Here Is Pie; And Got 0 le . GET DP A CLDB FO tr Two High Grade Bug? - of Furniture, Sewin Watches, Silverw THIS is the season during whieh the < people of this section generally make ' selection of the newspaper they expect to read during the following year. i We want THE ENQUIRER to go as a j TWICE-A-WEEK visitor to every home 1 in York county. With the assistance of < intelligent and trustworthy friends in the 1 different localities, we know it can he gotten into many homes to which it is not now going. This assistance is of much f j value to us, and it is our purpose to pay I for it most liberally, in proportion to the j service rentiereu. The propositions we make lierein are to all responsible individuals, in each and every locality. There is no monopoly in the matter. Because an individual returned the name of a certain subscriber last year, is no reason why he should have any claim upon that subscriber this year. Because one individual may alid ready be at work in a given neighborhood, is 110 reason why another should not also canvass in that neighborhood. Every clubmaker is entitled to get subscribers whenever and wherever he or she may be able to get them, and upon compliance with the conditions herein stated, have them counted. Our plan of compensation to olubmakers this year is on the same line as heretofore?a competition for TWO LEADING PREMIUMS to be awarded lor the TWO LARGEST club<, -Mid a third leading premium for the largest club of NEW SUBSCRIBERS. After that the value of the premium is in proportion to the number of names returned. )( The Leading Premiums. ( v For the LARGEST club of subscribers l n KETURNEDand PAID FOR, at$1.75, we < IS otler the choice between the following pre- J .f nlimns: A BEST GRADE "ROCK HILL BUGGY", with quarter-leather . e top, valued at $75; a BEST GRADE , "YORKVILLE BUGGY," with quarter i leather top, valued at $(10; a handsome I :r SUIT OF FURNITURE valued at $50. 3 For the NEXT LARGEST CLUB, j we will give the choice between the above , s articles left after first choice. For the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW i 1* SUBSCRIBERS we will give the premi- I it in which is left after the iirst and second ( choice has been made. _ The handsome suit of furniture may , . be seen at the store of W. B MOORE J t\ A CO., and the buggies in the warerooins 1 of the respective manufacturers in York- < ville and Rock Hill. In addition to the competitive premiums \ mentioned above, we also otter various other . premiums for clubs containing specified num- t hers of names, and propose to deliver the pre- t ? *ton mimhopc uiuw>lHoil uro * I llll (I Ills HI1CIIV1C1 Uiv UU1WUV1D ... f returned and paid for. Upon securing one k premium?a watch or sewing machine, say? the clubmaker will be at liberty to try for the same thing again, or for anything else on the list, and If in the aggregate, by the 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 19C0, he soul! have succeeded in ? returning and paying for the largest number !). ot NEW NAMES, he will be entitled to the premium for the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW SUBSCRIBERS Just the same as If he had not previously taken other premiums. Now, then, read the list: J FOR 00 SUBSCRIBERS. ' We will give the clubmaker his choice of the following premiums, each valued at $25: A _ FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWING MACHINE, together with all attachments; _ a "HOUSEKEEPER'S" SET OF KNIVES, FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers; a , "WALTHAM" WATCH In coin silver, dust_L proof ease; a BREECH-LOADING DOUBLEy BARRELED GUN. Pt FOR 40 AX It LESS Tit AX 00 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmaker his choice of the following, each valued at $15: I WALTHAM WATCH, in open face silver n case; set of half dozen ROGERS BROS'. 1 " KNIVES and FORKS (12 PIECES): or LOW " ARM SINGER SEWING MACHINE a [} DOUBLE-BARRELED SHOT GUN. 1 5 FOR SO AND LESS Til AX 40 0 SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, each 0 valued at $10: NEW YORK STANDARD 5 "-JEWELED WATCH In dust-proof case; HK 0 GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN,; a HALF 0 DO/EN TEASPOONS, HALF DOZEN TA- < 0 BLESPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE (13 PIE- < ? L. M. GRIST I 0 ?? 0 0 A TIMELY NOTE OF WARNING! | 0 npiIE following is a copy of a circular | ? _L letter which is being sent out by ono . of the largest mercantile establisments OI lue great linriliwcai m mm biiowmvio throughout tbe country on the importance C. of keeping insured against loss by fire: Dear Sir: During the past few months i the losses sustained by merchants, ? through tires, in that part of tbe country _ tributary to the St. Louis market, have s- been so unusually large and disastrous as 11 to suggest to us the advisability of addressing our customers upon the IM- PORTANCE of keeping fully insured j l>' at am. times. Within the past few ? weeks four of our own customers have _ lost their stocks and buildings entire, without insurance, or so nearly so, that the amount carried was totally inadequate to the risk assumed, and in two . or three instances, when the tire came, it was found that policies for considerable amounts had just lapsed. Men rarely make a second mistake of this kind, but the commonest feature of the first, is the wiping out of the results of years of labor and thrift and leaving those who commit the folly of faii.inu to insure, in a position whereby they have to face _ the world in a condition far worse than when commercial life was first begun. ~ Think of tbe possibilities of having the fruits of 20 years of labor swept away within a few minutes, with no other lega_ cy than smoke and ashes and vain regrets for what might have been prevented by T - a little foresight! To the wideawake, , conservative business man, the expense 1 r incident to keeping his goods fully insured is just as legitimate and necessary as _ that of paying taxes, rent and clerk hire. . We may escape the consequences of fail- f - ure to insure for five, ten or twenty' ? years, but we are just as certain to be brought face to face with it, sooner or later, as we stay in business; therefore, i we say to you, if j'ou are not now in- J Z sured, attend to it before the sun ( goes down ! i, Willi kindly assurances of regard for q I) our mutual interests, we are, j a Very sincerely, your friends, j, II ' I represent a number of the leading ^ * lire insuranceeoinpaniesof the world and n 1 can come up to your requirements, K L. (JKO. GRIST, Agent. n 1 My oflice is in the Nichols' building, '' , oyer the Gannon Dry Goods Co.'s store. 7, Gall on or 'phone me when you want i . trustwotrhy and reliable' DIKE INSDHANt'K. 1j. G. G. ,j \ BAGGING AND TlUS. SKl'oND-llAND GAUGING AND 4l TIES, 4|) cents a pattern, Second 31 hand Lagging with New Ties, iX> cents a d Sattern. Sjnall surplus on hand lor the p rst comers, YOliK COTTON MILLS. October IS \v tf IdRER 1900. asant Work id Pay. m/ R THE ENQUIRER. ;ies, a Handsome Suit g* Machines, Guns, are, Books, Etc. JES); or a SINGLE-BARRELED BREECHLOADING GUN. FOR I'O AND LESS THAN 30 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give THE ENQUIRER and any monthly magazine or weekly lewspaper published In the United States, for me year; or the following four books, "RED ItOCK," "DAVID HARRUM," "RICHARD JARVEL," and "THECHRISTIAN." FOR to ASD LESS THAN HO SUBSCRIBERS, a copy of THE ENQUIRER "or one year: a CONCAVE WARRANTED RAZOR; SILVER PLATED GRAVY LADLE; an extra quality FOUR BLADED l*OCKET KNIFE, with name and address on he handle; or a FOUNTAIN PEN. EOK 0 AND LESS THAN lO SUBSCRIBERS, a "CLIMAX" WATCH. warTinted for one year; an extra quality THREE BLADED POCKET KNIFE; a copy of one >f the following books, "DAVID HARRUM," iviM'ivwi rv. ur xvii>iiauij v^aivv au ur i CHILD'S SILVER PLATED TABLE SET. FOR 4 AND LESS THAN 0 SUBSCRIBERS, a "YANKEE" WATCH, warranted for one year: "Siren" pattern BUTrER KNIFE,; a TWO-BLADED POCKET KNIFE. with name and address on handle; or i years subscription to any dollar magazine published in the United States. AND TO EACH OLD SUBSCRIBER, The Yorkvili.e Enquirer?TWICE-AWEEK?tilled with bright, fresh news from rHE COUNTY, STATE, NATION AND WORLD, interesting stories, instructive miscellaneous matters, and humorous selections, explanatory editorials, etc. The paper will be neld up to Its present high standard, and will continue prompt, explicit, reliable, and, in ihort, the best. TO EACH NEW SUBSCRIBER, The same as above except that if the paper is COMMENCED NOW, IT WILL BE SENT UNTIL JANUARY 1, 11)01, without any charge for that portion of the time between now and January 1, 1'00. It is understood, However, that for a new subscriber to get the jcnefit of this offer, he must pay the clubinak?r 81.75 at the time the name is entered upon >ur books. If the81.75 is not paid at this time, ;hen the subscription will only date one year 'rom the time It is entered. By new subscribers, we mean those whose names were not on OUR BOOKH ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1800. except we will not count as new subscribers, cases where the subscription may have been changed from the name of one member of a family to another. This Is Intended emphatically to mean new additions to our subscription list. TWO NIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at SI each, will be considered the equivalent of one pearly subscriber at 81.75 and so counted. A mbscrlptlon paid for two or more years In adranee at 81.75, will be counted as one name for each year so paid. Clubniakers will be held personally respondble for the payment of all names returned by hem. After a clubmaker has returned and mid for any name, lie can, at anytime thereifter, discontinue the sending of the paper to Jie person for whom he lias paid, and transfer he unexpired time to any other person, provided the person to whom the transfer Is leslred was not a subscriber at the time the irlginal name was entered on our books. No name will be counted In competition for i premium until the subscription price has oeen paid; nor will any premium bedellvered until a satisfactory settlement has been made for all names returned by the clubmaker. Persons who commence making clubs will not, be permitted to transfer their club to another clubmaker's list after the names have been entered on our books. It is not necessary that the names on a club ihould all be at the same postofflce. Names may be taken at any number of places. Clubmakers are requested to send In names is rapidly as they secure them after November 4tli, 1899. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered letter or money order drawn on the Yorkvllle postofflce. In sending names, write plainly, and give postofflce, county and state. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid tor. A separate list will be kept for each clubmaker, who will be credited with each name sent, so that the number sent by any one person may be ascertained at a moment's notice. In case of a tie for either premium, two weeks will be allowed In which to "untie." The time In which names may be returned under our propositions will commence now, till day of November, 1899, and expire at 4 o'clock p. in., on Wednesday, the 7th day of March, 1900. fc SONS, Yorkville, S. C. HAROLINA& NORTH-WESTERN U RAILWAY CO. G. W. t\ HAKrwn, rpesiaeui. s rime Table No. 9?In Effect Jnne 4,1899. TRAINS DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. EASTERN TIME STANDARD. south. north! 61. 0. JO. 62. STATIONS. ?? ?? jnd 1st l8t 2nd Class. Class. Class. Class. A. M. 1'. M. Leave. Arrive. P. M. P. M. 5 .10 4 :t0 Lenoir 12 40 8 00 s 15 5 35 Hickory 11 50 5 56 !) 10 6 05 Newton 1120 4 00 10 37 6 50 ...Llncolnton.... 10 37 2 40 11 :t5 7 :fi) Dallas 9 59 1 40 1 15 7 54 Gastonla 9 47 1 20 1 45 8 15 ....Crowder's.... 9 .10 12 30 1 55 8 "22 Bowling Green 9 23 12 20 > 11 s :{2 Clover. 9 lo 12 00 5 ? 47 ! Filbert. 9 00 11 40 3 20 9 00 Yorkvllle 8 45 11 20 3 50 9 20 Guthrles 8 25 10 37 4 05 9 28 ...McConnells... 8 17 10 25 4:50 9 45 ..Lowrysvllle... 8 01 1010 5 15 10 11 Chester 7 40 9 25 loir P. M. A. M. A. M. 5. F. ItKID. Auditor, Lenoir, N. C., r. M. MOORB. G. F. A., Lenoir, N. C. }, F. HARPKR, G. P. A., Lenoir. N. C. TAX COLLECTIONS?18119. Iffiee of the County Treasurer of York County, Yorkvim.k. S. C., September 15, 1899. [X accordance with law, my books will L l>e opened on the 15TH DAY OF ICTOIIER, 1809, for the collection of iTATE, COUNTY AND SPECIAL 'AXES, for the fiscal year, beginning miliary 1st, and ending December31st, 899, and will be kept open until Decernicr.'llst, 1899. I will also receipt for all 'OLUNTAHY PAYMENTS of comintation road taxes for the year 1900. For the convenience of taxpayers I will loetlhein at the following places on the ays named ; At Yorkville, from Friday the 10th, nlil Saturday the $>th day of Novemer. At Itock Hill, from Monday the 27th ay of November, until Saturday the 2nd ay of December. And at Yorkville, from Monday, t<fae :h day of December, until Saturday, the Ith day of December, 1899. Alter which ay the books >yill be closed and the 15 er cent penalty will be attached. H. A. D. NEELY, County treasurer. September 10 s 11