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tumorous department. DR. MARY AND WU. Congressman Smith, of Illinois, tells a good story of an encounter of wit that took place between Dr. Mary Walker and the Chinese minister not long ago, says the Chicago Chronicle. "You missed one of the best stories of the reception," said Mr. Smith, toying with his long moustache. "You know, the minister stood in the east room after greeting the president and held a regular reception of his own. Everybody knows the minister's inclination to ask questions, and when I saw Dr. Mary Walker in her male costume advancing toward Wu I knew there would be something doing. She was presented to Wu. Wu looked at her in surprise, if not astonishment, and then blurted out: " 'You are a ladee?' and when she said, with dignity, that she was, Wu asked: 'Then why do you wear men's clothes?' "Dr. Mary looked at the minister for only a second, and then retorted: " 'You are a man?' And when the minister had declared that he was she retorted: 'Then why do you wear women's clothes?' "Wu was taken back for a moment only, and then replied: " 'Because the custom of my country allows me to do so.' "Dr. Mary heard, and then, as she switched herself and walked away, she said, proudly: " 'Well, the liberty of my country allows me to wear men's clothes.' That closed the incident." THE TYPICAL BAD MAN. A Scotchman in the far west, previously disappointed in not finding the A ? i HU-J " wV?Am Ka cnnnflQP^ lypicai uau uau, ?* uviu nv to be the common product of the country, says Dr. W. D. Lyman in the April Atlantic, suddenly encountered his man on a steamboat. There he was, sure enough?ferocious moustaches, cowboy hat, fringed "shapps," buckskin coat, "gun" 'in belt, vitriolic breath, and all strictly according to Bret Harte. Our Scotchman gazed upon this "western type," sometime, and at last ventured to interrogate him. The "bad man," as soon as he heard the Caledonian tones, leaned over confidentially and exclaimed, "Hoot, mon, I'm jast oot from Inverness!" It was another Scotchman on a western steamboat who, seeing a man at the table distinguishing himself by his horrible voracity and greed, was remarking to his American neighbor, "There! Just look at that specimen of the west. We never see a thing like that in Scotland," when the "specimen" suddenly shouted, "Hi, waiter, hae ye ony mair fash?" The writer was once told by a delightful man of Hartford about going into a hotel in a California town, when a gigantic "western ruffian" stumped up to the register, and on discovering his name, thundered out, "Where is that man from Connecticut?" Our friend, though expecting that he would at least have to treat the crowd and probably get a shot through his hat, at last timidly acknowledge his identity, when the giant bore down on him with broad grin and extended hand, exclaiming, "Shake, pard! I'm from Connecticut myself.". Why the Youngster Had to Go.? Nurse had come to bear her little charge away from the party, and the fluffy haired damsel was pleading for a respite. "Not another second," said nurse firmly. "Come, get your coat on. There's a lamb.' But the "lamb" still demurred, and her obvious reluctance to go enlisted the sympathy of the hostess, who rashly joined issue against the nurse. "Do let her stay half an hour longer, nurse," she begged. "You were a child yourself once, remember. If Ida's mother is angry with you, throw the blame on me." Nurse shook her head with stubborn resolution. "Sorry, mum, but my young man is giving a party tonight, and if I'm not there just on the minute he'll slam the door in my face. It's force of habit with him; mum. You see. he's timekeeper in a factory." Then, despite whimpering protests, the "lamb" was ruthlessly torn away.? London Tit-Bits. At the 'Phone.?"Hello!" "Hello! Who is this?" "Mr. Lloyd, of Riverside. I want to ask if " "Mr. Who?" "Lloyd." "Can't make it out. Say it again." "Lloyd?Lloyd." "Molley?" "No! Lloyd?just Lloyd." "Gus Joy?" "No! No! Lloyd! Can't you " "Try it once more." "Lloyd." "Can't get it." "Double 1, o, y, d." " 'Dub lello wydee?" I don't understand Kanaka. Ring off." (Hangs up 'phone in disgust).?Chicago Tribune. Her Right.?An exchange tells a true story of a little girl, the daughter of a clergyman who was ailing and in consequence had been put to bed early. "Mamma," said she, "I want to see my dear papa." "No, dear," said her mother. "Papa is not to be disturbed just now." Presently came the pleading voice: I want to see my papa." "No," was the answer; "I cannot disturb him." Then the 4-year-old parishioner rose to a question of privilege. "Mamma." said she, "I am a sick woman, and I want to see my minister." Gqt His Answer.?A visitor at a Columbia (Mo.) school one day asked one of the lower grade classes this question, "What is the axis of the earth." 'An imaginary line passing from one pole to the other, on which the earth revolves." proudly answered a pupil. "Yes," said the examiner, well pleased, "and could you hang a bonnet on it?" "Yes, sir." "Indeed! And what kind of a bonnet?" "An imaginary bonnet, sir." The visitor asked no more questions that day. Watjstdf &athmu(|S. ? 5" Credulity is not faith; and fanaticism is not religion. tv~ Many a man has lost his reputation by talking too much. S3T Exactness in little duties is a wonderful scource of cheerfulness. tir The man is very poor who can put all his riches in an iron safe. tii" Systematic daily study will soon turn an ignorant man into a scholar. The height of wisdom is to live each day as if it might be the last. No dust affects the eyes like gold dust, and no glasses like brandy glasses. <? 5* Fame won by doing good is deplorably rare, but it is eminently Christlike. XiT Men are just as good as their daily lives indicate them to be and no better. tii' God wants us to find out that happiness does not come by getting, but by giving. Scripture read and correctly ap plied, protects from error, and guides to abiding success. LiT In as wide a world as this there is no good reason why a man should be narrow-minded. xsr After being pardoned, Frank Coles, a burglar in jail at Richmond, Va., declared he would be a missionary. The Great Eastern has faded into the era of small things. Her tonnage was 10,300 below that of the Celtic, just launched at Belfast. The United States is now ahead of Germany in naval strength by about 3,000 tons, and thus is entitled to fourth place among naval powers. t3T A Pittsburg woman has asked for a divorce on the ground that her husband continually insisted on telling her about his past life, which had been bad. Who can blame her. ti** A curious effort in behalf of temperance is noted on the part of the Belgian government. A prize has been offered for the best picture showing the evils of drunkenness. ?sT The Republic of Mexico signed the ?Anvontinn nf the Deace conference at The Hague. China, Luxembourg and Turkey are now the only countries which have not signed. iS'There are 7,400 members of the New York police force. The number of arrests made by the New York police last year was 138,875, or an average of between 18 and 20 for each policeman. S3~ One of the laws of Texas imposes heavy fine and imprisonment on lawyers who foment suits against railroads and other corporations, or who advance money to clients to secure such cases. isr it is noted that the elements are playing strange pranks near Naples. First there was red rain, then red snow; now it is red mud that falls from the sky. ?3T Four feters, according to the Salina, (Kan.) Union, registered from one ward at the city clerk's office, presenting themselves separately. Each gave her age as 21. The pathetic story of a child's love comes from West Union. Cal Rhine was lodged in jail on a peace warrant. His little 5-year old son refused to ** J iin nrltV* leave nis rainer anu wu? iumw him. isr The total number of women over 18 years old employed in the factories and workshops of the British Islands, is about five hundred thousand, of whom 11 per cent, belong to trade unions. US' The recent census of India shows that Bengal, which has an area of 203,473 square miles?one-quarter less than the area of Texas?has a population of 74,713,000, which is equal to that of the United States. S5T Ireland lost by emigration last year 45,288 souls, an increase over 1899 of 3347. Over 82 per cent, of these were between the ages of 15 and 35. Of the total number of emigrants, 37,765 came to the United States. i3F According to an apparently authentic article in a French periodical, not less than 20,000 aristocrats are at present confined In the prisons of Eu* ^ JAt- AAA rope. Russia stanas nrsi, wnn x^.uw blue-blooded lawbreakers. XS" The new naval academy at Annapolis will be a fine structure. When completed the building: will cost $3,000,000, and be finer than any government building outside of Washington. It will accommodate 500 cadets. At the communion service in one of the Presbyterian churches in Washington, on Sunday recently, the bread and wine were passed by two admirals, a general, two supreme court justices and a former secretary of state. tsr The Po, in North Italy, is 360 miles in length. The deposits at its mouth have caused the coast to gain so rapidly upon the sea that a point which in the time of Augustus was a seaport town is now 18 miles from the Adriatic. tv" Twenty-five years ago Russia was practically dependent upon foreign ship yards for her warships. Now she has ten shipyards, and in them ten battleships and cruisers, ranging from 6600 to 13,000 tons each, are being constructed. During the prevalence of the intense cold in the Yukon region, the first two months of this year (68.5 below zero being the lowest,) there was a haze all over the country, and an epidemic of rabies seized upon the dogs of Dawson. tiT During the last 20 years the railway mileage of the South has doubled nearly three times. In 1880 there were 19,170 miles of track; in 1900 there were 49,627. In 1880 the South produced 379,301 tons of pig iron; in 1900 the total surpassed 3,000,000. id' Henry H. Faxon, a well-known temperance advocate, distributed recently through the mail, 23 $100 checks to as many clergymen of Quincy, Mass., to be used "in promoting the moral, spiritual, social and political welfare of of the people," of the city. Jt'V A Socialistic colony is to be set up in New Hampshire. Religion, nor clergy, nor lawyers will be allowed in it. Every one in the colony will be forced to work for a uniform rate of wages, and [ those who are lazy or prove themselves morally unfit will be expelled. X'- The coronation of King Edward will take place at the end of June, 1902. Westminster Abbey, according to Truth, will be entirely closed to the public for four months prior to the event, and all services will be suspended in order to prepare the interior for ' the ceremony. Miscellaneous ^failing. FROM NEIGHBORING CONTEMPORARIES. News and Comment That Is of More or Less Local Interest. YORK. Clover Review, April 25: Miss Lizzie Matthews has rented the residence known as the Campbell house and moved to town this week Eleven bales of cotton were sold here today from Mr. D. J. Jackson's farm. It was bought by W. B. Stroup & Bro., at 8 cents Mrs. W. T. Beam guard has been seriously ill for some time; but we are glad to say that she has taken a turn for the better, and we hope she will soon be up and out again Little Mary Lewis, daughter of Mayor W. H. Lewis, of Gastonia, came down last week on a visit to relatives here, and since has taken measles. She is in good hands and is getting along nicely. Mr. Harry Neil went to Gastonia Woiinociiav Mr s. M. Faires is at home again for a few days Prof. P. A. Pressly left for his home at Due West last week Miss Maggie Robinson, of Yorkville, visited Mrs. A. D. Dorsett this week Miss Debbie Clark, of Steel Creek, N. C., is now making her home with Mrs. S. M. Faires Miss Lena McCall left Wednesday for a visit to relatives and friends in and around Charlotte Mrs. Wylie Hanna returned to Gastonia today after a short visit to Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Faires P. A. Pressly, Jno. M. Smith and Oscar Neill took In the oratorical contest held in Chester last week Mr. J. W. Mull left this morning (Thursday) for a two week's visit among friends and relatives In Burke county, N. C Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Brison, Misses Lillie and Janie Brison and Mrs. F. E. Clinton went to Yorkville Wednesday Miss Kittle Boney, who has been on an extended visit to relatives here, left yesterday for her home in Clinton, N. C. Rock Hill Herald, April 27: Mrs. Ira B. Dunlap is visiting friends in Richburg Miss Carrie Adams has returned from a visit to Gastonia Mrs. J. M. Green, of Charlotte, is visiting Mrs. H. E. White Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Buchannan spent Thursday in Charlotte Prof. H. B. Bruist is still quite sick at his home in Oakland. Mrs. Jno Mallard, who has been sick for the last three weeks, is now able to be up Miss Rosa Steele, of Yorkville, visited her brother, Mr. Will Steele, here this week Rev. A. S. Tnff vnotnr^Qv for WinnQhnrn iiU5CI? idl. J V-OVVI ft where he will conduct a series of meetings Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Reid spent Thursday in Chester with their daughter, Mrs. W. H. Brice Misses Lillian Massey, Rhea "Wachtil and Mary Lyles, of Chester, spent Wednesday in the city with friends The building for the Deas Repair and Manufacturing company is nearing completion. It is located near Black street in the rear of the postofflce Miss Mea O'Bryan left Wednesday morning for Greenville to attend the State Federation of Woman's Clubs, as delegate from the Music Club of this place. She will go to Spartanburg to attend the May Festival before returning Mr. G. W. Mayers, of the United States geological survey, was in the city Tuesday. He went out to the Catawba that day and made a survey of the river, and he left a note Unroll ofotlno1 fVlflf "fho PY IU1 X IXC ixciaiu biiUb V..W treme height reached by the river at 11 a. m., April 21st, was 10 feet on gauge, being a rise of 18.7 feet above dead low water. This is the greatest flood during a period of six years, during which time the daily records of water height have been made, and one of the greatest ever known in the river.^jfrFT..Mrs. Therly Jane Wylie, widow of the late Thomas "Wylie, of the Edgemoor section of Chester county, died in this city Wednesday of this week at the home of her only child, Mr. Frank Owens, of pneumonia, which followed a month's sickness of grippe. She was the fourth child of Green and Telltha Owens, and was raised in the Harmony section of this county. She was 77 years and 11 days of age. and with the exception of Mr. Allen G. Owens, of Owens. Mississippi, was the last of a family of 11 children. CHESTER. Lantern, April 26: Mrs Tucker, wife of Prof. Beverly Tucker, of Virginia Military Institute, who was visiting her sister, Mrs. Benj. Huger, at Dillon, this state, was burned to death Wednesday afternoon. She was sitting in front of the Are and her clothes caught Are in some way Mrs. Drucllla Reighley, wife of Mr. George Relghley, aged about 65 years, died at the Eureka Mills Wednesday Mrs. Margaret Ann Byrd, wife of Mr. William Byrd, died yesterday morning, aged about 69 years, at their home east of town, nn tVio T.nnpasfpr rnnd Mr .Tns??nh Neely Miller, of Camden, Ala., announces the marriage of his daughter Sara to Mr. Jno Miller Bonner, on Thursday, April 18th, 1901. Miss Miller, now Mrs. Bonner, we suppose, spent a year in Chester with her aunt, Mrs. A. G. Brice, and attended school, and few girls ever made more friends in the same length of time or gained higher esteem of the best people. Mr. Bonner is a very lucky man Wednesday, Mr. J. D. Henson, of Rossville, brought to this office the tap root of a cotton stalk that he plowed up a few days ago, which shows the inclination and capacity of the cotton plant to find moisture. The root was 32 inches long and went straight down into the ground. The land is black-jack and the subsoil inclined to pipe clay. Such roots explain how cotton can so successfully weather a drought. It is not probable that roots would reach so far down into the earth in a wet season; but when it is dry the plant sends them down in search of water Some of our exchanges are suggesting that the two United States senators meet in joint debate. We do not believe that the suggestion will be acted upon, and we hope for the sake of decency and the best interests of society, that no such meetings will disturb the peace and dignity of the state. It would decide nothing. Tillman's friends would not be convinced by McLaurin's arguments, nor would the latter's followers be won over to Tillman, and each would be more embittered toward the other. Those who have no partiality for either, would view the contest with the same interest they would a prize fight, and it would be just about as demoralizing in its effects. In fact, it would not be { a debate at all; but a contest in vituperation, and we have had too much of that already. If our senators wish to make a spectacle of themselves by 1 throwing mud, the greater the distance they are apart the better for the public. ' It will be far better still for each to 1 discuss issues without any reference to 1 the other. 1 GASTON. Gastonia News, April 26: The Har- 1 din bridge lodged about half a mile be- ( low the factory. It broke in two there, ! one half remaining lodged against some 1 trees, and the other half floating out ! into some bottoms about half a mile ( further and sinking to the ground as 1 the water subsided. Mr. Carpenter is 1 Imnhor Allt" flA flfl ' ttL WU1IV gelling IHC 1UIUWV* to replace the bridge. Some of the lumber was, of course, broken In the ' crash; but as the bridge was erected 1 when the old bridge became too rotten ' to be safe, two years ago, much of the lumber will be of service in rebuilding. 1 Sunday, at one of the mills here, 1 some boys were down in the street try- ' ing to get a bicycle mended so that | they could continue their journey. ' While thus engaged, Worth Johnson, a ( gentleman zealous in the holiness faith, passed by and seeing them engaged in "labor" on the Sabbath, knelt down and began to pray lustily. The boys were frightened and ran away; hut 1 Mr. Johnson continued his petition on their behalf. When through prayer he arose and began a sermon and quite a number of people at the mill, struck 1 with the novelty of his manner in hold- '< ing services unappointed, gathered 1 around him, and in that way a complete Sunday service was held Joe Henry and Pete Allen, two of the Negroes 1 who escaped and were captured, gave the $50 bail for appearance at court for gambling. When out on the streets : they made their boast that they were the ones who had broken jail once and could do it again. So they were arrested again for breaking jail. They failed to give bonds of $100 each for appear- j ance at court for breaking jail, and were lodged in jail. During the interview with Sheriff Armstrong, Henry was asked if he wasn't the Negro who had been doing some ditching in South Point. The Negro's dignity was insulted. He said he didn't have to ditch for a living. Pete Allen, however, claims that he is a laboring man Tuesday night the front glass of the Lula mill store, of which P. S. Baker is owner, at King's Mountain, was broken open and entered. Four pistols and probably other goods were taken. Tom .Biles, colored, was arrested and carried before Squire Will Shely. Satisfactory evidence that the Negro was guilty, did not develop; but tie was brought here yesterday by the policeman at Baker's in default of bond for his appearance at court. It Is thought he is one of the guilty parties, and it is hoped that evidence will develop by court Wednesday, Mr. Albert Rankin retained O. F. Mason, Esq., and papers were drawn, in a nbel suit for $20,000 damage against Mr. G. W. Ragan, based on Mr. Ragan's card in Tuesday's News. When Mr. Ragan heard of the proceedings he had gone to his home; but went at once to his office so that the papers might be conveniently served. Sheriff Armstrong , was out of town, however, and they were not served Wednesday. Yesterday morning Sheriff Armstrong served , the papers, and he says he had not found Mr. Ragan in a jollier mood in a long time. The papers have been filed in the office of the clerk of the court , of Gaston. Mr. Ragan and his friends ( are confident that there is no ground , for a successful suit, ana mat it is in- , stituted for political purposes solely. ' Mr. Rankin and his friends assert with j confidence that the suit is bone fide. , and that it will be pushed to the full , extent of the law. . UNION. ( Times, April 26: Wednesday morning, ; when the up passenger was nearing 1 Monarch mill, a driver attempted to ( cross the track ahead of the train. The team baulked and was struck by the , engine. One of the mules was killed , and the wagon torn up. The driver j and the other mule escaped injury. We . have not learned if the signal for road , crossing was given or not Mrs. . Rennett Hancock, mother of Miss Ada i Hancock, of Union, died at her home in t Fairfield, near Alston, Tuesday morn- | ing. The remains were brought to i Carlisle Wednesday and interred A ( shooting scrape occurred at Pacolet < Sunday between two Negroes, Joe < Haris and Jim Scott. They both used \ the ever-ready pistol. Harris was shot ] in the arm and Scott got shot in the j hand. A woman was the cause of the < row Some time Wednesday night i a party entered the store of Mr. Jeff Hughes, at Lockhart Junction, and , called for a plug of tobacco. When Mr. Hughes went to wait on the party he , was attacked and badly beaten over the ' head until he was rendered unconscious. , The store was then robbed and $12 to $15 taken; also a pistol. The police , and a posse with bloodhounds are after , the party who did the dastardly deed, , and it is to be hoped they will find ( men iiiuu x\ L iX I event IUCCUI15 "i , the stewards of Grace Methodist j church, Mr. Ira S. Harris was elected trustee, to fill the place made vacant by the death of Judge W. H. Wallace. ' On last Sunday afternoon, after the evening mail had been put up, some letters, five or six in number, were purloined from the drop letter box underneath the delivery window at the postofiice, taken to the door and thrown down after each had been torn open, and contents rifled. It is presumed that this is the work of some small boys, as only a very small hand could be inserted in the slot. This is a dangerous thing to do, and it is probable that the parties who did it will be severely dealt with if they are ever caught. It is supposed they were hunting letters which contained money. It is not sup- ' posed that they found any money, however, in either of the letters. iiT The snowfall of the past winter . throughout Southern Russia was alto- , gether phenomenal, and up to the middle of March there had been no break in the cold weather. For a considerable period that part of the country was cut off entirely from all communication c with the rest of the world, except by telegraph. 1 COUNTRY POSTMASTERS. a l! >ome of the Humorous Features of the Rural Service. I Few people know just exactly where t i fourth-class postmaster gets his pay. t His patrons, more often than not, ? know the least about the matter, and j not many others know that, humble f is the fourth-class office is, it serves ^ the greatest number of people in the United States. There are over 70,000 of t these offices, while there are just 4,500 e 3f the third, second and first-class, or salaried offices. The lowest salary ? paid, these is $1,000 and the highest j salary is $8,000 a year. The fourth ^ :lass offices must rustle for their own ^ pay. Sometimes that is as low as $1 a , month, and sometimes as high as $60 a month; that is, some offices send out r lust that amount of cancelled letters ^ ?ach month, but the fourth-class post master is not allowed to keep the $60 i month; not at all. He keeps just L61-3 dollars as his own clear cash, j ind every dollar over that he divides t up with Uncle Sam, giving him 40 out ot every 100 cents, until his office gets j to the importance of cancelling over t $33 a month; then he must hand over ^ 50 cents out of the dollar instead of 10. Out of what is left he pays his of- j flee rent, his light and fuel bills and ( his clerk hire when sick or absent. ( The department furnishes nothing; not j even the box, except what stamps, , postal cards and other stamped paper j he needs. , Very few fourth-class offices cancel ( stamps to either the great or small amount I have named. The majority , of them range from $8 to $20 a month. , When an office averages about $10 a j month, then it becomes a money order ] office, and while the revenue towards ( the postmaster's pay is not perceptibly ] increased by this addition, his bond , and responsibility are. Some years years ago a fourth-class postmaster was allowed a percentage on all the stamps he sold above the cancellation, but it was found that he hustled around and offered inducements and a , share of the proceeds to those who would buy stamps from him, and the department shut down on this. Now, If he sells $2 worth of stamps a day, ' but only cancels on letters 10 cents worth, 10 cents is all he gets for that 1 day's work. The remainder of the $2 at the end of the quarter goes to the department. The fourth-class postmaster is brought into closer relationship with his patrons than the postmaster of a salaried office, and trials and tribulations are about the extent of his pay for this. He is expected to be ready for a social chat with them; to answer all questions; to write many letters for those who cannot write or have ' left their spectacles at home; to advise , them as to the best papers or magazines for which to subscribe, and so on, ana so on. tsesiaes ims ne is iu ( blame for all the mail lost or delayed; there are always one or more women ] who blame him of opening their letters: there Is the pompous citizen, who Is very certain that he is careless with his particular mail, and the old fellow whose family takes just one paper, and that a monthly, but every day the old fellow would ask if that "dogrotted book of his'n had come yet?" and though it never missed showing . up at the appointed time, and he took home every copy of it, he would declare that it was the beatenest thing J to miss he ever seen, and he'd be blamed if he'd ever take it again. In the majority of these offices strictness is the rule. The fourth- . class postmaster is called to task for neglect of the slightest duty, the same ( as though the government was paying ? him a good salary for his work. But In verv small offices I have heard of postmasters who have it all their own way. The office is too small for a new postmaster to be easily found if the old j one is turned out; the patrons would . not allow it to be discontinued, and so the authorities turn away nonplussed and leave him to his own devices. | T heard of one postmaster of this kind . who would shut up his office to attend to anything he felt was worth attend- S Ing. He would go off a dozen miles to } a show, a prize fight or the county fair, ( and sometimes stay two or three days, and there was no getting in his office to get your mail or deposit letters until he came back. Another postmaster, " having just loaned a friend all the postal funds, amounting to some $2 or S3, j an hour after saw a postoffice inspectar making his way leisurely toward the 1 afflce. Knowing from past experience j that the inspector would make Just as j big a kick about that $3 as he would 1 about $1,000 being out of pocket In the affice, the postmaster did some quick thinking. ^ in a jury ne naa Darrea me winaow | intl run a red bandana handkerchief put of a side window. When the inspector haughtily demanded that the 3oor be opened the postmaster asked tiim if he didnt know what a red flag meant, and if he didn't want to know le'd better not stop to investigate. By Lhls time the little burgh was In a panic over this hint of smallpox and withJut waiting .to add anything to the panic the inspector immediately made limself scarce in that region. Another case was where, time and igain the department had been made nvare of the gross irregularities in the management of the office away in the ivilds somewhere. At last an inspector ,vas ordered out to look up the matter. At the wayside station nearest this postoffice the inspector learned that It vas kept by an old mountaineer lamed Saunders, who owned everything in sight around it, and on this account could hold the ofIce against all applicants. The inspector was forced to wend his way afoot to the place. Its general wildness mused a slight feeling of apprehension n his mind and he approached it with some stealth, taking an inventory of t from behind a tree. The office was i rough pine structure, in front of vhich sat a man, as rough looking as he shanty, tilted back in a split-botomed chair, placidly smoking a pipe. Presently he laid his pipe down, and pushing his hat back from his eyes, peered over in some bushes beyond the >ffice, called out as he peered: "I see rou Jim Larkin; you needn't come ineakin' 'round here. I've tole an tole :ou that you can't hev no mail as long 4 s you owe fer them taters you bought j ast fall. Now, git!" From behind the bushes a shaggy lead now popped up and a voice said, ileadingly: "Saunders, I've heern here's now two letters here fur me; het one thet come three months ago in' one thet come the tother day. I'd ike to hev 'em; I'm feered some of my 'oiks is sick, or they wouldn't be avriten so often." "Nary a letter do you git till them aters is settled fur!" The postmast>r's voice was decisive. "I've got part of the money to pay, in 'Mary said fur me to not dar' come lome without them letters ef I had to vallup you to get 'em." And now Larcin advanced, holding out some silver, md disclosing himself as something ikin in build and age to Saunders, rhe postmaster took the money and, joing into the house, came out with >ne letter. "There's half yer mail, Larkin," he laid; "now, ef you want the tother talf you'll hev to do what Mary said 'er you to do. Come on." The next moment, without any preimlnary skirmishing, at one another hey went. In less than two minutes Parkin was completely knocked out. "There!" said the postmaster, brushng the dust from his check shirt and >veralls, "I need jest' a leetle such exercise ev'ry day to keep me in good lealth. Tell Mary I feel so good over tvulhipin' you that ef she comes over lerself she kin hev the letter an' I'll ?cratch the rest of thet tater money 3ff'n the book." The inspector, feeling that in this ?ase discretion was the better part of t-alor, turned tracks for home without Interviewing Saunders, and reported iim at Washington as "Running his jfflce on strict business principles."? Exchange. professional partis. JAMES F. HART, ATTORNEY AT LAW, YORKVILLE, S. C. Office in the McClain Building, over H. C. Strauss's Store. Telephone No. 69. wtf. PHONE?Office 116 Residence 60. THOS. F. McDOW, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ?r<0. 4 Law Range, YORKVILLE, S. C. Negotiates Loans on Approved Security. January I w ly GEO. W. S. HART, ATTORNEY AT LAW, YORKVILLE, S. C. Office No. 2, LAW RANGE. 'Phone 58. No. 5, Law Range. 'Phone 67. W. W. LEWIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, YORKVILLE, S. C. Prompt attention given to all Business. Loans Negotiated on Improved Real Estate. W. Bratton dc Loach. Frank P. McCain. de LOACH & McCAIN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, YORKVILLE, S. C. Office over H. C. Strauss's Store. FINLEY & BRICE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, YORKVILLE, S. C. Office in the Building at the Rear of H. C. Strauss's Store. ?3?- All business entrusted to us promptly ittended to. A. Y. CARTWRIGHT, BURGEON DENTIST, YORKVILLE, S. C. WKgnA OFFICE HOURS: 9 a. m. to i p. m.; a p. m. to 5 p. m. Office In upstairs rooms of Cartwright Build* ng, opposite Telegraph and Express Offices. THE "WE FIX IT" SHOP. Repairs of All Kinds In Wood and Iron WAGON, BUGGY and AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORK A SPECIALTY. HORSESHOEING done ight. Prices satisfactory. The "We fix it" snop is in tne rear or Kiddie & Carroll's and the proprietor is R. E. MONTGOMERY, I have an excellent tire shrlnker. Dec. 8 s ly YORKVILLE ROLLER MILLS. THESE mills are now being put in thorough repair by us, and from low on we expect to give the public PIRST-CLASS SERVICE or know the "eason why. Bring your wheat and et us show you that we know how to :reat you. REED & CO. W. J. Reed, Manager. w3m ! Commerc f When you want Commei t ed that you want the best to f cheaper in the end to get that I f the Printing that ranks as the I ^ attention of the people whom > | the best printing is especially d " about the same price as you c; " kind, and perhaps a little less. ' been standing and growing on ' af this office is equal in every r * within the bounds of the state " want your business; if you wa ' that kind. ) Lawyers who have cases ) Court will find that we are th ) Brief and Argument Printing; ) than can be had from any othei ) especially well prepared to do t } deliver the goods promptly. \; ) before placing their orders for Another specialty with u tfons, and we guarantee this wo ' detail, both in quality of mater ' ical execution of the work. W and give a product equal to ei ' prices. SOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA ' EXTENSION EAILEOAD CO. I TIME TABLE NO. 4. In Effect 12.01 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 24,1899. ^ BETWEEN CAMDEN AND KLACKSBIJRG. WEST. EAST. 35. 33. EASTERN 32. 34. 2nd 1st TIME. lnt 2nd Clans. Class. Class. Class. f Dally Dally Except Daily. Daily. Except ^ STATIONS, ?z F. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. 8 20 12 50 Camden 12 25 5 TO 8 50 1 15 DeKalb 12 02 4 50 9 20 1 27 .....Westvllle 11 50 4 3g 10 .50 I 40 Kershaw...... 11 35 4 10 11 20 2 10 Heath Springs. II 20 3 15 ? 11 35 2 15 ..Pleasant Hill.. 11 15 3 00 ^ 12 30 2 35 ....Lancaster.... 10 55 2 55 f*? 1 On 2 50 ....Riverside 10 40 1 00 1 20 3 00 ....Hprlngdell.... 10 30 12 40 2 30 3 10 Catawba J'c'n. 10 20 12 20 2 50 3 20 Leslie 10 10 1100 3 10 3 40 ....Rock Hill... 10 00 8 40 4 10 3 55 Newport 9 35 8 20 4 45 4 02 ?Tlr7.ah 9 30 8 (A) 5 30 4 20 Yorkvllle.... 9 15 7 80 GOO 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 f.O 0 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 20 C 35 5 00 Smyrna 8 35 6 10 7 03 5 20 ...Hlacksbnrg... 8 15 5 30 P.|M. P. M. A.M. A.M. ^ BETWEEN HI.ACKSKlIItU, S. C., AND MARION, N. C. WEST EAST. 11. 33. EASTERN 32. 12. 2nd 1st TIME. 1st 2ud Class. Class. Class. Class. Daily Dally Dally Dally Kxcent Except Except Except Sund'y Suiid'y Mund'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 0 20 8 40 5 50 Patterson SprV 7 25 0 12 9 20 0 00 -Shelby 7 15 0 00 10 00 0 20 ....Lattimorc 0 55 4 50 10 10 0 28 ...Mooresboro.. 0 48 4 40 10 25 8 38 Henrietta.... 0 38 4 20 10 50 0 55 ....Forest City... 0 20 3 50 11 15 7 10 Rutherfordton 0 05 3 25 11 35 7 22 Millwood... 5 53 3 05 11 45 7 35 .Golden Valley 5 40 2 50 12 05 7 40 .Thermal City. 5 37 2 45 12 25 7 58 ... Glenwood.... 6 17 2 20 12 50 8 15 Marlon 5 00 2 00 P. M. P. M. A. M. P. M. GAFFNEY BRANCH. WEST. EA8T. First Class. EASTERN First Class. 10. | 13. TIME. 14. | 16. Dally Except Dally Except * Sunday. Sunday. "T.;rn^r STATIONS, a.-., P.,. 1 00 0 00 ... Blacksburg. ? 7 50 3 00 1 20 6 20 Cherokee Falls 7 30 2 40 1 40 0 40 Gaffliey...... 7 10 2 20 P. M. A. M. A. M. P. M. Trains Nos. 32 and 33 connect at Blacks borg with tiain.snn the Gaffney Division. f " Train No. 32 connects at Camden with the Charleston Division of the Southern Railway for all points South. Train No. 33 leaving Camden at 12.40 p. in., going West, makes connection at Lancaster, S. C., with the L. A. C. R. R., at Catawba Junction with the S. A. L., going North; at Rock Hill with the Southern Railway going North. Train No. 11 connects at Blacksburg with the Southern Railway from the South. At Marion, N. C., with the Southern Railway going West. SAMUEL HUNT, President, A. TRIPP, Superintendent, t3T TAKE COUGH EASE. It cures. YORK DRUG STORE. MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES. ^ HAVING recently removed to Yorkville, I am opening: up my fRl/ffl 'n I Marble Works in the rear room iWix of the KENNEDY BUILDJ|w*Pr ING, opposite the postoiBce. sjpQk Call and see me and get an ll estimate on any kind of W % MONUMENT " or TOM BSTONE that you may desire. My prices will be reasonable. I am in position to furnish ^ all styles of Iron Fencing. I am Yours Very Respectfully, n TT A nnWT5WTWT T\ X* nvirranx OUR personal attention, with long experience, given at all times. All grades and priced eoods in COFFINS and CASKETS. Latest equipment in trappings, etc. Robes, Gloves, Slippers and Stockings carried in stock. Fine Hearse for town and country use. W. B. MOORE & CO. 1 And Other J 13,1 Kinds of a Printing. \ rcial Printing, it is to be assum- f be had for the money. It is f :ind of Printing; and then, too, f to fl, n thot aHrartc the f 'CO* lO UIV KlilU UiUI. UI.V?MWVW V..^ ^ ou want to reach. And to get f esirable when you can get it at f an get printing of the "cheap" f Our reputation for years has f the fact that the printing done f espect to any printing executed 9 * . If you want good work we F mt "cheap" work, we don't do F to carry to the State Supreme ^ oroughly prepared to do their ^ at a price that is perhaps lower ^ - printers in the state. We are ^ his work rapidly, carefully and J Ve invite all lawyers to see us i [.aw Work. ' i s is Wedding and other Invita- ^ >rk to give satisfaction in every F ial used and in the typograph- . F e do this work from new type F ngraved work, at much lower f j L. M. GRIST & SONS. ^