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tumorous grpartmrnt. WHAT IS A BREVET? As Captain Smith walked oft' parade Sam Green inquiringly said : "Pray tell me, Cap, and tell me true, Why all those officers in blue, Walk up and touch their hats to you ?" "Why, Sam, you must be green ! The reason's planly to be seen. My bars, so humble in their place, Are worth the symbol on their face, Whilst leaves and eagles pay no debts, Those officers, Sam, are all brevets." "Well, that gets me, you bet! Pray tell me, Cap, what is brevet ?" "Well, Sain?to get 11 mrougu yuur pate, You listen while I illustrate. You seen yon turkey on the fence? He's turkey, Saui, in every sense. Yon turkey-buzzard on the tree, He's brevet turkey?d'ye see?" MORAL. "A turkey has some value, Sam, Buzzard isn't worth a d?n!" (Note.?The above poem was writteu by a captain in the Eighth United States infantry prior to the war between the states?1861-'6o.) Jack Entertains Visitors.?Jack is the genius of the family. He is 10 years old, an omniverous reader, and always on the hunt for information. Occasionally he breaks out with questions when visitors are around and causes consternation in domestic rankB, although to Jack, it seems he always puts things with a fine impartiality. Recently a neighbor dropped in to spend the evening. Jack's mother said that she would "be down in a minute," and meantime Jack took it upon himself to entertain the company. "There is one thing that I would like to know," said the quaint little 1C1IUW. "Well ?" smiled the visitiDg lady. "Were you considered handsome when you were a young woman ?" "Er?well, Jackie," hesitated the visitor, "I don't know that I was. I think probably no one but Mr. Brown considered me beautiful, and you know be married me." "Well, I just wanted to know were you skinny then?" "Not very." "I don't think you could have been so very fat. Now you're old and ugl> and look like 30 cents. There's mam? ma?I hate to say it, because I like her first rate ; but she's not pretty and looks about what she is?50, or some such. Then Mrs. Smith?she makes good cream pies ; but she surely could never have been haudsome. Well, this is the way it goes with all the women J know. I asked mamma what she thought about it. She said that little boys were to be seen and not heard, and that she would have to give me a spanking before the day was over, So I thought I'd ask you.?Exchange Why the Engagement Was Bro ken.?"So your -engagement is broken," said the girl in gray. "Yes," replied the girl in brown, frowning at the recollection. "What was the matter?" "He basely deceived me," answered the girl iu brown. "You see, it was this way : I asked him oue day to prom? ise me that be never again would smoke cigarettes, and he promised, Then I asked him to refrain from the use of tobacco in any form, and he promised to do that. Later I told him 1 had a horror of any one who touched liquor, and he agreed never to touch it After that I suggested that I thought clubs should expect him to give them up, and be said he would. I also took up the subject of gambling, and made him promise he would stop playing poker and buying pools ou the races.' "Well, you didu't demand anything Kim ,-li/l 9" cuirt l tip orirl in orav VI UlUi UIU JWU 4 V..V f,... ? D.-J "I suppose he deceived you iu the matter?" "He did." "Broke his promise, did he ?" "Oh, no ; I could have forgiven that But just when I was congratulating myself that I at least had reformed one young man, I found that he didn't need any reforming. He wasn't ad dieted to a single one of the habits ] made him promise to break. It was a terrible shock, and I broke the engage ment right away. There was no long er anything in it to make it interest ing."?Chicago Post. Frequent.?Mabel must have beet visiting in some large city and her sis ter Anna was at the train to greet hei upon her safe return. They huggec each other with fond delight and im mediately began to discuss various topics of mutual interest. "And, ob, Mabel," exclaimed Anna suddeuly, "why didn't you let me know when you got that $15 mothei gave to me to send to you ?" "Why, dear," answered Mabel, with surprise, "I didn't get it." "Didn't get it?" cried Anna. "No, dear." "Well," exclaimed Anna, indignantly, "I sent it by money order. And,' she continued, "I have the receipl right here for the money." Aud then the dear girl fumbled ic her purse and drew forth the order which the postal clerk had given hei for the money and which she thought was the receipt. The girls kissed each other once again and decided at once to proceed to the postoffice and demand satisfaction of Uncle Sam.?Exchange. She Knew Her Part.?A London clergyman tells a moving tale of innocence in the East End. A frail little girl came into a public bouse with a jug to fetch her parents half a pint. When the jug was filled she uervously put down two halfpennies on the counter and made for the door. The barma;), though he hardly liked to frighten the poor little thing, called after her in a gentle voice : "You're a halfpenny short." "No, you're a halfpenny short," she answered, aud disappeared.?The Argonaut. A Jewel ok a Wife.?"I'm afraid your wife never tidies up things about the house, John," said the husband's mother. "And I like her all the better for it," said the sou, enthusiastically. "I like her all the better for it. I can always find my slippers and hat just where I leave 'em, which 1 never could do when I was at home." gKtT Kind Party?What are you cry ing that way for little boy? Little Boy?'Cause it's the only way I know how to cry. Wajjsidt (gatherings. I?* The easiest thing for a fool to do is to tell how little he knows. 8?* The German empire registers more than 1,000 weddings a day. 8?* Every man who is not bearing any burden is a burden to himself. 8?" A hypocrite's mouth has more death in it than that of a mad dog. 8?* While a man is learning mathematics a woman is learning manners. 8fir When a fly lights on a piece of sticky paper he realizes that he is better off. I?* Twenty million acres of the land of the United States are held by Englishmen. I?* The temperature of the planet Neptune is estimated to be 900 degrees below zero. f?" British government expenditure is running now $7,000,000 a week beyond revenue. 1?" The French statistician, Dr. Liv rier, says that half of all human beings die before they are 17. ttiT It has been estimated that it would take a man 8,000 years to read all the standard works. S6T" For every 1,000,000 inhabitants in Russia, there are only 10 newspapers and journals of all sorts. Nothing is more indicative of the selfish greed of a man than the numerous pockets in his clothes. $ciT Between the ticks of a watch a ray of light, it is averred, could move eight times around the earth. Science has produced an instrument for counting the number of dust motes that exist in a sunbeam. 1 16?" A California man has proved by experiment that there is 50 pounds o! ? oil in every ton of orange peel. In Great Britian on certaiu streets 1 of large cities drunken women are a: numerous as intoxicated men. f&T Without confidence, friendship ' is but a mockery, and social inter course a sort of war in disguise. t&~ We must not take the faults o our youth into our old age; for old age brings with it its own defects. . IGeorge Washington Walker, o I Albion, Iud.,walked little. He weigh , ed 535 pounds; body aud coffin, 800. ( WSf" Perterze Irnchzizkowskelowski 1 is a San Francisco cabinet maker. Ht , is said to occasionally use his name foi s a saw. > flaT Above all things let us promote ' neace iu the home, for "the band thai rocks tho cradle is the band that rule: > the world." t&T Be patient-it is the only remedy against the evils of life; the best, the only alleviation to our sorrows which life can afford. ttaF* There is only one debt?the debt of nature?which caunot be repudiat ed. We should, therefore, be always ready to pay it. I t8F The sacred Scriptures teach us , the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering, and the most comfortable I way of dying.?Flavel. flaT There are more than 102,00C s Free Masons in good and regulai > standing in the jurisdiction of the [ graud lodge of New York. I WSf" In one of the great Paris hospf tals, out of 83 patients who suffered ' from epilepsy, 60 were found to be 1 children of druuken parents. : W3T Don't be discouraged by mis 1 takes. The most successful meu in the ; world would do lots of things different' ly if they could do them over. ' IST The two counties of Brewstei [ and Presidio (Texas) having a joiul area of 600 square miles, have, it it said, fewer than 3,000 inhabitants. W3T People are too much inclined tc wait until sometbiug pleases them be \ fore they laugh, and to cry withoul \ waiting for something to cry about. ggy Tbe famiDeio India extends ovei . a territory 500,000 square miles; ir [ other words over an area four times l greater than that of the British Isles. SGtT An editor over in Missiouri haV' ing heard that drowning men remem her every event of their lives, advises his subscribers to bathe in deep water t8F The editor of a western paper 1 speaking of a Lyceum entertainment says "the hall was lighted by tht smiles of fair women and by kerosene lamps." , W3T A brass plate iu the Alabama cap itol, in Mongomery, marks the place where Jefferson Davis stood when he 1 took the oath of office as president o . the southern Confederacy. fiST" How the baby is named in Persia i Five names are written on as manj slips of paper. One of the slips is drawn at random. The name on the slip is the one the child has to beai through life. B8P Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland ' is much grieved over the war in South Africa. Both she and her mother art | constantly contributing funds in aid ol | the Boers. She is fully persuaded thai the English people are in the wrong. StaT" The marriage of John and Hen . ry Paine, twin brothers, of Claihorne , Tenn., to Misses Mary and Hannah Youcuua, twin sisters, of Lee county Va., took place at Middlesboro, Ky. last week, in the presence of 2,00( i spectators. t8F Port Tampa city, Fla., has j 1 "curfew bell" in a new form. No malt ' colored man is allowed on the streets of the city after 10 o'clock p. m., unless he has a pass signed by Mayor I)emp' sey. All others are jailed and fined in the police court next day. 8ST Ireland has 62,000 people named Murphy; Kelly, 55,000; Sullivan, 43,000; Walsh, 41,000; Smith, 37,000: O'Brien, 33,400; Byrne, 33,000; Ryan, 32,000 ; Connor, 31,200 ; O'Neil, 29,100, and Reily, 29,000. Kelly is a Kil dare name, Sullivan, Cork and Kerry and Byrne, Dublin and Wicklow. fittf At Durham (England) assizes, recently, the plaiutiir iu a trifling case, was a deaf womau, and after a little the judge suggested that the counsel get his client to compromise it, and to ask her what she would take to settle it. The counsel thereupon shouted out very loudly to his client: "His lordship wants to know what you will take?" She smilingly returned: "I thank his lordship kindly, and if it's no inconvenience to him I'll take a little warm ale." Jam and Jireside. LAMPS. In buying lamps or oil, says a writer in the Washington Star, remember that the best is always the cheapest in the end. A well-filled, carefully-trimmed and clean, odorless lamp adds much to the attractiveness of a table. Clean burners and wicks are essential to clear light. The metal holders should be boiled in salt and soda and water every few weeks, for heated metal gives out a foul odor. The wicks become clogged by the paruffine in the oil, and if long in use, should be occasionally washed, boiled and dried. If soaked in vinegar they are said to ? - ~ T f * oa firvVif null give a vicaiei nguu, n iw nguv, j/m. out two or three threads lengthwise. When first lighted do not turn very high, as the flame is apt to increase. Never turn low and leave lighted. Never light a half-filled lamp that has been standing any length of time. Lamps should be cared for in the morning as a regular part of the routine work. Fill within a half-inch of the top, trim evenly just the charred part of the wick?using scissors kept especially for that purpose, or rubbing off with a bit of paper. The chimneys do not always need washing. By 1 breathing lightly down the chimney and rubbing with a tissue paper, a 1 handful of waste or a clean, soft cotton cloth, they can be kept bright and clear. Never wash in warm, soapy k water, as chimneys thus treated crack i easily and take on a cloudy surface that no rubbing can eradicate. Never . clean with patent brushes or bristles on a metal holder, as they scratch the glass and the chimneys break. Cbimr neys were formerly tempered in the p manufacture; but are now so low that this precaution is omitted. They may he tempered at home by putting in cold water and bringing to a boil. Then cool in water. Cold water and alcohol give the chimneys the highest ' polish. When the lamp is filled and trimmed, rub and dry every inch of the bowl, fixture, handle and base, f that no trace of kerosene be left to I soil the hands of the lamp lighter, aud turn the wick very low, to avoid the f capillary overflow. Uses of Coal Oil.?A noted physi i ciau relates this little incident of his : early practice. A lady brought her r little boy suffering from heat and injudicious feediug. He prescribed cool? ing driuks, a bath and sleep. The I mother, indignant, went to another ; doctor and got some pills; child all noTt mnminor hilt "nj|l flnP.tor" "6U" I r got credit for the cure. We are often rich in resources we know not of, as ! they are too common to be appreciated. Common sense works wonders in using what we have on hand. Try the virtue " of coal oil; a few drops on cloth, moistened first with water, polishes ' windows and mirrors, removes dust from paint and furniture. Equal parts 5 of linseed oil (boiled) and coal oil polishes oiled furniture and floors. A ! tablespoonful in a boiler of clothes i9 equal to the best washing compouud. Two-thirds milk and one-third oil, ' well shaken, is the best remedy for rose bugs. Kerosene removes lice from poultry and cures scaly legs. . Wash perches with it now and then. I Sometimes it is quite effectual in the > family for sore throat, rubbing on outside with the hand. This, liowev. er, is only for sore throat from cold, as . sore throat with fever and pain needs . a physician every time. Best medical authority advises coal oil for hair tonic, . rubbing iu scalp thoroughly with ends t of fingers, applying at least once a , month. The odor quickly passes away. Nothing better for cleaning zinc and tin.?S. B. Bawerman. > L Water Drinking.?To keep in health a person should drink from two to four quarts of water each day. The system requires to be cleaused ' and its organs flooded with water. } Besides its cleansing efficacy, water absorbs effete matter and carries it through the system. The purer the water the greater the power of absorp5 tion. Some diseases of the kidneys have been known to yield to generous , drinking of pure spring water. Beer, , tonics or alchoholic drinks cannot i take the place of pure water. In i many cases kidney uud liver troubles 1*oxta Konn trnnod ta tha nco ftf hppr nr alcoholic drinks. It has been ascer, tained by the medical experts that . rheumatism, local heart trouble, indip gestion, painful swelling, eruptions, liver and kidney disorders are caused mainly by general or local impeded circulation. The best tonic and blood purifier is nature's own medium?pure 5 spring water.?Rural World. Don't Abuse the Eyes.?Don't think because you have good eyes they , will bear all kinds of abuse, i Don't use the eyes continuously at 5 close work, without occasionally restf ing them by looking off in the distance, t- Don't hold the book nearer than is necessary for clear, sharp vision. Don't make a practice of reading type too small to be seen readily at [ 18 inches. Don't attempt to read in a car or ' other jolting vehicles. It is a strain ) on the directing muscles. Don't read when very sleepy, as the accommodation and convergence are naturally relaxed, and the extra efforts necessary to force the unruly members to work may be shown by a congestion of the blood vessels of the eyeball. Don't read facing the light. Don't read in the twilight or in 1 badly lighted rooms.?Pacific Health Journal. i To Sweep a Sick Room.?The best ' way to "sweep" a sick room is to rub the carpet with a damp cloth. Dust must be avoided. The feather duster, which should find no place in the economy of any part of the house, is particularly objectionable in the sick room. i Wipe the furniture and woodwork daily with a damp cloth, adding a teaspoonful of aramouia to the water with which I he carpet is to be wiped. In case of any infectious disease the carpet should be removed ; but if this is found impossible, clean sheets should be tacked smoothly over it, to he changed as i often as necessary, and these sheets sprinkled euch day with a solution of carbolic water.?The Physician. JUisccUancotis Reading. , TALBERT AND THE PENSION GRABBERS. The Lone Fight Agttlnst Private Hllla Grown Exciting. The proceedings of the house during the consideration of private pension bills, last Friday, were sensational. The following report is from the Associated Press: 1 Mr. Talbert, of South Carolina, sent to the clerk's desk and had read some letters from old soldiers in various parts of the country protesting against I the special acts "ground out by the congressional bureau." One of them I said the old soldiers were very "sore." i Mr. Talbert said the letters read were /? ? J 1- t~ ~ U.J simpiy as samples oj nunureus ue unu received. Later on Mr. Talbert, who was demanding the reading of the report in each case and who several ( limes made points of no quorum, be- { came involved in a controversy with ( Mr. Sbattuc, of Ohio, who expressed the opinion that opposition to pensions came with ill-grace from a former Confederate soldier. Mr. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, said a simple calculation would show that it cost $36,000 a day for a session of the house or $7,000 an hour. Time frittered away by Mr. Talbert since be came to congress, he said, would more than pay all the special peusion bills passed during that period. Mr. Norton, of Ohio, protested against Mr. Talbert's course. If be found an unjust bill and could demonstrate that it was unjust be (Norton), and many members on the floor would join him in defeating it. He appealed to Mr. Talbert to abandon his opposition. Mr. Lamb, of Virginia, joined in the rppeal, and his remarks drew forth a scathing dununciation from Mr. Talbert. He said that the trouble was the gentleman from Virginia had claims before the bouse he desired to get through. The same was true of other gentlemen. It was a log rolling combine. They dared not fight these unjust pensiou bills as he was doing. When he went into the Confederate army, he said, he and his had staked everything and had lost it. They were not passing the hat around now. Mr. Fordney attacked Mr. Talbert a little later. He said that when Mr. Talbert said he was a friend of ibe soldier he would not believe him ou oath. Mr. Talbert, with a great show of wrath, replied that when the gentleman imputed untruthfulness to him he hurled it back, and "crammed it down his rotten throat." He grew so excited that the chair was obliged to call bim to order. When quiet had been restored, Mr. Furdney raised a roar of laughter by remarking quietly ; "I believe in the Biblical promise that we shall be born again. I hope to God that when Mr. Talbert's time comes he will be stillborn." IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. Summary of the N?jwn That In Being PubllHhod by Exchanges CHESTER?The Lantern, April 13: Charlie Byrd writes his l'uther that it is uot the climate that makes the soldiers sick and crazy ; but the uative whisky and beer, which can be fouud at every house. They know ils terrific effect; but he says they would drink it if they knew it would kill 'them. Charlie is a teetotaler, and has not beeu sick a day. H. H. Wells, a very consequential mulatto preacher, who has been cutting a large figure around here lately, has been silenced for immorality. During his stay he \nr>tnr\ a i-nn?i it pr? hi P xniDlint Of money for debt and improvements on hia church, which he called Brooklyu Tabernacle ; but the debt is st i 11 on and the improvements are off?aud he is off. In the case of Sarah P. Carter, reported in our Tuesday's issue, Glenn and McFadden, represented the plaintiff and A. G. Brice the defendant. The next case was R. A. Love vs. J. Frazier Hardin. A year or two ago the Chester county exhibit was awarded a premium at the Augusta fair, and a check for the same was sent-to Mr. Love. He gave Mr. Hardin his individual check for Mr. Hardin's share. The fair association failed and Mr. Love was unable to get the check cashed. He then demauded of Hardin the return of the money paid him. The latter refused, for the reason, as be alleged, that the check could have been collected if it had been presented without uunecessary delay. Hence suit, which resulted iu a mistrial. J. A. Marion for plainlifT, Glenn and McFadden for defendant. On Wednesday, the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Franks, of Morganton, N. C., vs. Southern railway was tried. Caldwell and Gaston for plainlifT, Major D. R. Duncan for the railway company. Mrs. Franks was thrown forward on her face when about to leave the train, at this place, owing to a sudden stop or jolt, resulting from negligence, as alleged. Verdict for plaintifT for $500. Thursday J. N. Centre, of Winnsboro, represented by J. E. McDonald, secured a verdict for $1,600 against the G. C. & N. railway company, represented by Glenn and McFadden, for damages to person received in a slight collision at Carlisle. Harry Dickson, colored, was i r?r :_ .. tt?ttiweu ^1/0 111 U ouu uguiuab IUC Eureka Cotton mills. While iu the employ of the company, Dicksou was kicked by one of their mules, for which he claimed damages. Caldwell and Gaston represented the plaintiff, and Glenn & McFadden the company. CHEROKEE?The Gaffney Ledger, April 13: The Victor Cotton Oil mill closed down for the season some days ago, haviug exhausted its stock of seed. It ran day and night through the season, and we learn that the business has been very satisfactory to the management. While we have had many smallpox scares in Gaffney, never until now have we had a case in the city. A few days ago, a young man by the name of Fred Guthrie, who was raised in this section, but who has recently been working at Whitney, returned to his home here a few days ago and has since developed what is 1 pronounced by a specialist, a genuine case of smallpox. A guard has been placed at the house, which prevents any communication between its inmates and outside persons, which, it is hoped, will prevent the disease from being communicated to others. A gen eral vaccination has again been order ed, and we hope that it, and all othe: precautionary, measures will be rigidly enforced. GASTON? Gastonia News, Apri 13 : Miss Susie S. Catchcot, sister o Principal Catchcot, of Lincoln acade my, died at the academy Monday, am was buried at Pisgah. Her nativ< home is in Michigan. Mips Mar; Guin, of this place, was married to Mr M. Y. Harkey, a young farmer an< liveryman, of Pineville, yesterday af ternoon by Rev. M. McG. Shields, a the residence of the bride's father The young couple boarded the trail for Pineville, their future home, soor after the ceremony, and went on thei way rejoicing. LANCASTER?ledger, April 14 The iufant child of Mr. and Mrs Ernest Cauthen, at the cotton mill died Thursday night and was interre< in the town cemetery yesterday. County Superintendent of Educatioi J. H. H. Thompson is seriously ill c gastritis at his home near Dwight. Di Elliott, his physician, was in town yes terday and reports no improvement i his coqdition. Rev. M. H. Poozei pastor of the Lancaster circuit an city mission, died suddenly at hi home in Cedar Creek township, at 1 j m. last Thursday. He had been i feeble health from la grippe and ir digestion all the first part of the year hut his health had so much improve that he resumed his pastoral wor about two weeks ago. He retire on Wednesday night feeling as well a usual, and awoke about 1 o'clock con plaining of shortness of breath. H wife, fearful of his condition, left hit with bis daughter, while she went t the nearest house, a Negro cabin ha a mile away, through a terrible rai storm, to get someone to go for physician. She returned home iu a haste to find her husband lying in tk arms of his daughter, dead. Tk spirit of this good man had gone to it eternal home. Enterprise, April 14 Mr. W. H. Burns was takeu suddenl sick Thursday afternoon and has bee unconscious ever since. His trouble pronounced uric poisoning. His tw sons, who live in Greenville an Washington, have been summoned b telegraph. Sugar and Prosperity.?The tb ory was recently broached that tl prosperity of the country may be e timated by the amount of sugar whic its inhabitants consume in u year, an cat ruin nnlifioal economists do n< hesitate to maiutaio that statistics bet testimony to the truth of this theor; These statistics show that each inha! itant of the countries named consumi on au average the following amount i sugar in a year: England, 91 J pounds; United States, 59.30; Franc 31.02 ; Germany, 30.32 ; Austria-Hui gary, 17 34; Russia, 12.01; Turke; 7.08; and Italy, 6.28.?New Yor Herald. Founded 1842. 57? "Sing their own praise." And In buying one, you do not havetosclc a Piano to suit your purse. STIEFF PIANf answer every requirement demanded by tl mostexacttng pianistorsinger. STIEFF PI NOR embody everything known in the art TONE PRODUCTION and RE8PONRIV NESS IN ACTION. I am not an AGENT. Manufacturer's agent; but MANUFACTII1 ER. pure and simple. What we SAVE Yd IN PRTCK AND GIVE YOU IN QUALII is your gain. Call and see our beautiful sto< at the only Manufacturer's Wareroom in Nor or South Carolina. For catalogue, etc.. wrl to C. H. Wilmoth, Manager, Chas. M. Stiefi Factory Krnnch Wareroom. No. 213 Nor Trvon Street, Charlotte. N. C. CHAS. 1 STIEFF, TIANO MANUFACTURER, Bal more, Maryland. Fine tuning and repairln NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. A MEETING of the Stockholders < the CAROLINA AND NO RTF WESTERN RAILWAY COM PAN is hereby called to be held AT CHESTEI S. C., ON THE 24TH DAY OF APRII 1900, AT 12 O'CLOCK, M., for the follov ing purposes: 1. To consider and adopt plans to chang the railroad to Standard Guage, and I extend and equip the same. 2. To authorize a new issue of bone secured by mortgage upon the company railroad, to provide the means neeessar to change the railroad to Standard Guap and extend, equip and improve the sam< and to refund its present mortgage deb 3. To increase the capital stock of tli company to an amount not exceedin two million dollars, and to alter and r< vise its by-laws. 4. To transact any other business pre perly coming before the meeting. A full attendance of stockholders ; requested. WILLIAM A. BARBER, President. J. J. McLure, Secretary. March 24 saw 9t COFFINS AND CASKETS. I HAVE just received a full and coir plete assortment of COFFINS AN CASKETS, inclulding a number of ME TALIC CASES, and am now prepared t serve the public in a most satisfactor manner. REASONABLE PRICES. I carry a large and complete assorttner of all the usual sizes in the dfdinary an polished wood designs, and can suppl them at the lowest possible prices up t the highest. CHURCH TRUCKS, Casket Rests, Cooling Boards and all net essary conveniences aaapiea to tne unuei taking business, will be supplied by m< My best personal attention will be gi\ en and I can be found at anytime at in store, where I will be pleased to serve yo when needing goods of this class. T. BAXTER MeCLAIN, Yorkville, S. C. I am prepared to furnish a hand some Hearse to all funerals. MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES. t HAVING recently removed t Yorkville, I am opening up m Marble Works in the rear roon of the KENNEDY BUILD ING, opposite the postolliee. Call and see mo and get ai estimate on any kind of MONUMENT or TOM BSTON1 that you may desire. My prices will b reasonable. I am in position to furnisl nil styles of Iron Fencing. I am Yours Very Respectfully, FRANK H A PTE KF J ELD. TAKE COUGH EASE, 25 CENTS I BOTTLE. YORK DRUG STOKE. BLOOD POISON ; : CURE FREE! B.B.B. (Botanic Blood Balm) Drives the j * l'olsoned Blood out, and Thus Cures. ? SAMPLE BOTTLE MAILED FREE ^ c y SYMPTOMS. If you hnve either pimples, ' , painful swellings, ulcers, or mucous patches * in throat or mouth, sore eyes or nose, slow ^ discharge from the cars, copper-colored spots (sometimes the spots are red or pink), sores on t the back, or ulcers on legs, color bad, skin itches and barns, boils, aching bones, feet or hands puflT up and swell, hair and eyebrows fall out, then you have blood poison, either I acquired or inherited. Begin taking B.B.B. r at once, at any stage of the disease, and in one to six months the poison will be driven out of the entire system, and a cure will re: suit. All the symptoms will gradually dlsnp- I I. pear, and you will be happy once more. B.B.B. J I, (Botanic Blood Balm), Is a thoroughly tested, j } powerful blood remedy, hence cures when all j else fails. Beware of the mercury treatment 1 of the doctors. B.B.B. does not contain ve/?. J II etable or mineral poison, and acts as a fine >' tonic, building up the broken-down constitution. For sale by druggists. Large bottles, j I- $1, six (full treatment) for Send 2 stamps ' Q for book ntid free sample bottle, which will be s sent by return mall. Describe symptoms, and ? personal free medical advice will be given. G Address Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Georgia. | ? "li , The House I of Isstens id fT BY THEODORE ROBERTS yb There are love stories that are simply . zs sweetly told tales. There are others in . ^ which the love tale, sweet in itself, is ^ made a part of an exciting plot. I [j. "The House of Isstens" is one of the yf latter. It is a story of the olden time k when there were knights and ladies and when lighting was natural. It is ad? mirably told and fascinating from beginning to end. \ One thing that induced us to purchase the serial rights of this story is the fact . that, although intensely interesting, it is of a different order from the serials that we have heretore presented to our readers. It begins in TODAY'S issue. Branching Out! et wean to say that we have )S T V established a new store; but simply lie mean that we have added a new line to A- our business, vizChinaware. Yes, we * ? ?-? - 1 rktna. . " nave omigm n imp nmpiiKHH ... {? ware from the American China ware Co., and we are going to sell it at such close : iU prices that no one will understand how . 'Y we can afford it?except us. ? Only 10 Cts. a Dozen. Ps For a short time, we are going to sell [j White Fish at 10 cents a dozen, and if yon tjl expect to get any at this price, you had g. better kuin a runnin'. Jno. M. Scott & Co.'s Horse and Cattle Powders are the best. . Bf We sell it at 25 cents a package. y Our Farmer Friends are cordially invited to call on us when in ' Yorkville. We guarantee satisfaction. ^ LOWBANCE, WILLIAMS & CO. 1 * About the Man ; Z Who Hid Defects 1 i' i TX7ITII Putty and Paint: Once upon a , ie VV time, not so very long ago, there K was a Buggy maker who didn't use very * 5* good material. "But," says he to himself, "I will fill the bad spots with j putty, and over all I will put nice shiny . paint and then the bad material cannot be la seen." ] And the poor customers who bought from the manufacturer, soon found that _ ''All's Not Gold That Glitters!" So come to our factory and inspect the ^ q wood and iron material, and select your j. Buggy before there is a speck of paint on it. If you do this way, you can't be Iy deceived ; if you don't, you might. [ YORKVILLE BUGGY CO. ,i personal attention, with long ex- f y VJ perience, given at ail times. All c u grades and priced eoods in COFFINS o and CASKETS. Latest equipment in trappings, etc. Robes, Gloves, suppers i ana Stockings carried in stock. ritie o Hearse for town and country use. ii * VV. B. MOORE A CO. I COKN MILL FOR SALE. SEE ine at once! Prices low and terms t< to suit. T. B. McCLAIN. \ January 10 w tf ii 0 ? ; Ml"^ 11 .9 t 1 r K reason we i TB fta ^ t f C more than ch m ^ V9 of them. W C 42 m,nUt?S !] at that rate counts. ,<LJ v/\f is in reach of you? 0 0. O D See our Agent or write direct. 1 SOLD BY GLENN ;AROLINA & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Ichedule Effective April 1st, 1900. North Bound. Passenger. Mixed. Mixed. NO. lO. NO. ao. NO. on. j a\'Q Chester... 8 10 am 7 50 am ......... ivYorkvllle 0 15 am 9 52 am .vGaatonla 10 l.'l am 12 85 pm .v Lincoln ton ...11 03 am 2 15 pm iVNewton 11 52 am 3 32 pm jV Hickory. 12 15 pm 5 50 pm 9 00am trrlveLenoir.... 1 10 pm 7 50 pm 11 25am South Bound. Passenger. Mixed. Mixed. NO. 9. NO. 01. NO. 03. xsiveLenoir...... 4 30 pm 5 30 am 1 30 pm A'Hlckory 5 35 pm 8 30 am 4 25 pm ANewton 0 05 pm 9 18 am jvLlncolnton.... 7 00 pm 11 10 am jvGastonla* 8 15 pm 1 12 pm .vYorkvlllo 9 21 pm 8 20 pm t,rrlveChester...lO 31 pm 5 16 pm *20 minutes for supper at Gastonia. No. 10, north bound, connects at Chester vith Southern Ry., Seaboard Air Line, Lancaster and Chester Ry. from all poiuts loutb ; at Yorkville with South Carolina ind Georgia Ex. Ry.; at Gastonia with Southern Ry.; at Lincolnton with Seaward Air Line; at Newton and Hickory vith Southern Ry. No. 9, south bound, nakes close connection at all junction joints. L. T. NICHOLS, General Manager,. Chester, South Carolina. E. F. REID, Auditor, Chester, South Carolina. SOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA EXTENSION RAILROAD CO. TIME TABLE NO. 4. n Effect 12.01 a. m., Sunday, Dec. 24,1899. BETWEEN 3AMDEN and blaoksburg. WEST. EAST. 35. 33. EASTERN 32. 34. 2nd 1st TIME. 1st 2nd Class. Class. ' Class. Class. Daily Dally I)ally Dally Except Except Except Except Juncry Suncry STATIONS. Hund'y Sunday P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. 8 20 12 50 Camden 12 25 5 30 8 50 1 15 DcKalb 12 02 4 50 9 20 1 27 ....Westvllle.... 11 50 4 80 10 50 1 40 Kershaw 11 35 4 10 11 20 2 10 Heath Springs. 11 20 3 15 11 35 2 15 ..Pleasant Hill.. 11 15 3 00 12 30 2 35 ....Lancaster.... 10 55 2 85 1 00 2 50 ....Riverside 10 40 1 00 1 20 3 00 ....Springdell.... 10 30 12 40 2 30 3 10 Catawba J'c'n. 10 20 12 20 2 50 3 20 Leslie 1. 10 10 11 00 3 10 3 40 ....Rock Hill... 10 00 8 40 4 10 3 55 ....Newport. 9 35 8 20 4 45 4 02 Tlrzah 9 30 8 00 5 80 4 20 ....Yorkvllle.... 9 15 7 30 6 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 50 6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 20 . 6 35 5 00 Smyrna 8 85 6 00 7 00 5 20 ...Blacksbarg... 8 15 5 30 P. M. P.M. A.M. A.M. BETWEEN BliACKSBURti, 8. C., AND MARION, N. C. WEST EAST. 11. 33. EASTERN 32. 12. 2nd 1st TIME. 1st 2nd Class. Class. Class. Class. Dally Dally Dally Daily Except Except Except Except 3undry Hund'y STATIONS. Sund'y Sund'y A. M. P. M. A. M. P. M. ^ 8 10 5 30 ...Blacksburg... 7 48 0 40 8 30 5 45 ........Earls. 7 32 6 20 8 40 5 50 Patterson Spr'g 7 25 6 12 9 20 6 00 Shelby-.... 7 15 6 00 10 00 (J 20 ....Lattlmore.... 6 55 4 50 10 10 0 28 ...Mooresboro.. 6 48 4 40 10 25 G 38 Henrietta.... 6 38 4 20 10 50 0.55 ...Forest City... 6 20 3 50 . 11 15 7 10 Rntherfordton 6 05 8 25 11 35 7 22 Millwood... 5 53 3 05 11 45 7 35 .Golden Valley 6 40 2 50 12 05 7 40 .Thermal City. 5 37 2 45 12 25 7 58 ... Glenwood.... 5 17 2 20 12 50 8 15 Marlon 5 00 2 00 P. M. P. M. A. M. P. M. GAFFNEY BRANCH. WEST. EAST. First Class. EASTERN First Class. 15. | 13." TIME. 14. | 16. Daily Except Dally Except Sunday. mT?T_ Sunday. T^rrx^r STATIONS, Tirmr. 1 00 6 00 ?. Blacksburg. _ 7 50 8 00 1 20 6 20 Cherokee Falls 7 30 2 40 1 40 0 40 Gafihey...... 7 10 2 20 P. M. A. M. A. M. P. M. Trains Nos. 32 and 33 connect at Blacksburg with trains on the Gaffney Division. Train No. 32 connects at Camden with Lhe Charleston Division of the Southern Railway for all points South. Train No. 33 leaving Cainden at 12.40 p. in., going West, makes connection at Lancaster, S. C., with tbe L. A. C. R. R., at Catawba Junction with tbe S. A. L., going North ; at Rock Hill with the Southern Railway going North. Train No. ll'connects at Blacksburg .vith the Southern Railway from the South. At Marion, N. C., with the South)rn Railway going West. SAMUKL. HUNT, President, A. TRIPP, Superintendent, } B. LUMPKIN, Gen. F. and P. Agt. TAKE COUGH EASE, 25 CENTS A 30TTLE. YORK DRUG STORE. KorkriUf (Enquirer. 3ublished Wednesday and Saturday, PUBLISHERS : J. M. GRIST, W. D. GRIST, 0. E. GRIST. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: lingle copy for one year, t 2 OO )ne copy lor two years, 3 SO f'or six months, 1 OO 'or three months, SO 'wo copies for one year, 3 SO i'en copies one year, 17 SO tnd an extra copy for acluh of ten. ADVERTISEMENTS nserted at One Dollar per square for tbe irst insertion, and Fifty Cents per square or each subsequent insertion. A square onsists of the space occupied by ten lines f this size type. Contracts for advertising space for hree, six, or twelve months will be made n reasonable terms, 't he contracts must ii all cases be confined to tfie regular msiness of the firm or individual eonracting, and the manuscript must be in he office by Monday at noon when inended for Wednesday's issue, and on Vednesday when intended for Saturday's ssue. ES.T4 SECONDS! :an sell the best at only a dollar or'so eap work is because we make so many e averaged last year a complete bugg^ and 14 seconds. $1.00 per job profit Why pay big profits when the best OCK HIUflgBTsSsJ & ALLISON.