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tumorous Jhpartmrnt. She Knew Josh. "Now, madam," said the counsel for the defendant to a little, wiry, blackeyed fidgety woman, who had been summoned in a case, "you will please give your evidence in as few words as possible. You know the defendant?" "Know who?" "The defendant?Mr. Joshua Bagg?" "Josh Bagg? I do know him, and I knowed his father before him. and I don't know nothin* to the credit of either of 'em, and I don't think?" "We don't want to know what you think, madam. Please say 'yes' or 'no' to my questions." "What questions?" "Do you know Mr. Joshua Bagg?" "Don't I know him, though. You cask Josh Bagg if he knows me. Ask him if he knows anything about trying to cheat a pore widder like me out of $25. Ask?" "Madam, I?" "Ask him whose orchard he robbed last, and why he did it in the night. Ask his wife, Betsy Bagg, if she knows anything about slippin* into a neighbor's field and milkin' three cows on the olw A OIJ Aon "Look here, madam?" "Ask Josh Bagg about that uncle of his that died in prison. Ask him about lettin' his pore old mother die in the workhouse. Ask Betsy about putting a big brick in a lot of butter she sold last spring?" "Madam, I tell you?" "See if Josh Bagg knows anything about feeding ten head of cattle on all the salt they could eat, and then lettin* them swill down all the water they could hold: just 'fore he driv them into town and sold 'em. See what he's got to say to that!" "That has nothing to do with the case. I want you to?" "Then there was old Azrael Bagg, own uncle to Josh, got kicked out of his native town, and Betsy Bagg's own brother got ketched in a neighbor's henhouse at midnight. Ask Josh?" "Madam, what do you know about this case?" "I don't know a livin' thing 'bout it, but I'm sure Josh Bagg is guilty, whatever it is. The fact is, I've owed them Bagges a grudge for the last 15 years, and I got myself called up on purpose to get even with 'em, and I feel I've done it."?London Tit-Bits. A Smart Kid. "I consider myself fairly up to snuff," said the journalist, "and I keep myself in pretty good shape by working off all the sharp things I hear on my oldest boy, a younster of about 12 years and 3 months. He's no slouch himself, takes after his dad, you know, but I usually down him before I finish. The other night I came home with a pretty fair bunch in a small package and was gloating over my victory in advance." " 'Say. Buster,' said I to him,?Buster, is't his name, but that's what I call him when his mother isn't listening? I've got one for you. Stand up and take it. What is the longest word in the distionary?" " 'Transmagniflcanjubandality,' said he, following some old instructions I had given him in a previous scrap. " Nit said I. " 'Give it up,' said he. " 'It's smiles,' said I, 'because there's a 'mile' between the first letter and the last.' " 'Rats,' said he in a tone of disgust. " 'And what's the next,' said I. " 'Pass,' said he. " 'Rubber,' said I, because if it isn't Inner annmrh vnil enn Stretch it' "Buster was still for a minute as if thinking. Then he came at me. " 'Your 'smiles' is good enough.' said he. 'and your 'rubber' ain't so bad, but I know a word that's longer.' " 'What is it?' said I. " 'Guess again,* said he. " 'There isn't any,' said I. " 'Bet you a new overcoat,' said he with confidence " 'Done,' said I, 'for I had to get him one anyhow. 'What's the word?' " 'L-o-n-g-e-r,' said he spelling it out slowly, and I hiked back to the rear and sat down.' "?Exchange. Tub Bishop's Good Reason.?"When the late Bishop Williams presided over the diocese he, of course, visited this city once a year to celebrate confirmation," said the tall man. "It was the custom to hold services at St. James's church in the morning and at Groton in the afternoon. On one occasion, during the noon intermission, he said to the woman at whose home he was a guest: 'I am going to lie down. If St. Paul himself comes don't disturb me.' Gen. G. W. Bentley, who was then superintendent of the New London Northern railroad, and who was very intimate with the bishop, hurried off after dinner to make his old friend a call. 'Where is Bishop Williams?' he inquired. as he was admitted to the house. 'Hp said he was not to be disturbed.' replied the hostess, 'even if St. Paul should call.' " 'I must see him,' was the impatient rejoinder, in the inimitable manner peculiar to Gen. Bentley. Resistance to such a 'must' was out of the question. The room of the sleeper was invaded, and with no very gentle shake and a corresponding voice the bishop was aroused. He was delighted to see his old friend Bentley, reiterating with fervor his gratification " '1 think, bishop, that you are a little inconsistent,' said the caller. " 'How so? Brother Bentley.' " 'Didn't you tell Mrs. B? that you were not to be disturbed even if St. Paul called? Yet you seem very glad to see me.' " 'No, no Mr. Bentley,' answered the bishop. 'I am glad to see you; very glad. The Apostle Paul? Why, I expect to spend a blessed eternity with nun?uui you. ireiuitry, j mu.v uc?ci you again.' ?New London Morning Telegraph. - In a hall in CSlasgow a few weeks ago there was a lecture on "Marriage and after." The lecturer said that men should kiss their wives as they did when they were a year or two married. When the lecture was over an old man went home, put his arm around his wife's neck and kissed her. Meeting the lecturer next day. he said: "It's no go." "What isn't?" said the lecturer. "Weel," said the man, "when I kissed my wife, she said. 'What's gone wrung wi'ye, ye auld fool ye?' " ittisreUancous Reading. FROM CONTEMPORARIES. New* and Comment That Is of More or Less Local Interest. YORK. Rock Hill Herald, October 27: In another column we reproduce from The Yorkvii.le Enquirer a "detailed statement of returns of realty in town and country, the returns of personalty by townships, and the returns of mill property. as compared with last year." It is good reading and was called forth after the recent publication of the "auditor's abstract of duplicate, and The Herald's comment in its headline, that since by the recent assessment the taxable value of the property in Bethel, Bethesda, Broad River, Bullock's Creek, Fort Mill and York townships showed a combined decrease of $49,965, while the valuation in the townships of Ebenezer, Catawba and King's Mountain had, when taken together, been increased $250,247, therefore from that showing there must be "something rotten in Denmark," meaning, we may snv that there must have been a Dur pose on the part of the assessing boards in the townships seemingly favored, to reduce property valuations below what would be fair figures. The detailed statement, however, explains the conditions fully and shows that while Catawba and Ebenezer townships are bearing more than their quota of the tax burden, this fact is accounted for principally by the increased value of property in the city of Rock Hill, lying partly in Catawba and partly in Ebenezer townships, and by the increased valuations placed upon the Highland Park and Chicora Mills in Catawba and the Manchester mill in Ebenezer. It may be said, nevertheless, that while the valuation of real estate in Rock Hill has been increased $107,360, it is deemed a little peculiar that the realty in Yorkville should show a reduction this year of $18,175 as against the last year's return, and that the reduction in the town of Fort Mill should be $7,835. Buit The Enquirer explains the conditions in Yorkville when it says that the decrease is "occasioned in part by loss of buildings by fire, and in part by reduction of returns by the town board of assessors." That board knew its business. After all, the fact remains, whatever may be the explanation, that property in the townships of Ebenezer, Catawba and King's Mountain shows an increased valuation of $250,247, while Bethel, Bethesda, Broad River, Bullock's Creek, Port Mill and York are blessed by a decrease in valuation of $49,905; hence it must appear that the former are paying much more than a fair proportion of the taxes levied against the property in this county Mrs. Clara, wife of Mr. John W. Craig, died at her home in the Sincerity neighborhood Sunday, aged about 28 years. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Smith, of this county, and was raised in Ebenezer township. We have no particulars as to the cause of death. She was the mother of Ave children, four of whom survive with their father. Monday, Mrs. Smith and her son, Fred, mother and brother of the deceased, together with Messrs. A. T. and J. B. Neely, relatives, went to Lancaster to attend the funeral. Mr. Craig, the bereaved husband, is a nephew of Mr. B. N. Craig, of this city Mr. Joe B. Boyd, who has been our foreman and a very valuable help in gathering local news, has gone to Anderson where he was offered a place on The Daily Mail. We regretted to lose his services; but for business reasons he decided to' make the change. The Mail never had a more reliable or more industrious man in its employ Messrs. B. F. Massey, of Fort Mill. F. H. Barber, J. F. Kaler, T. J. Cornwell, R. H. Peacock, Sep Massey and J. A. Faris went to Lancaster Monday as witnesses in a suit instituted by the Misses Gibson, of this city, against the S. C. & Ga. Ex. road for alleged damages to their lands lying along the Catawba river in Lancaster county. The complaint sets forth that by reason of the water in the river being diverted from its natural channed by the railroad embankment on the west bank during the great May freshet of last year, the floods on their bottom lands on the east side of the river were piled up and increased in volume and swiftness, the lands being torn and washed to an extent much greater than would have been the case had the water not been obstructed on the west bank by the embankment in question and diverted across the bottoms on the east side of the river. Damages are laid at $5,000. W. J. Cherry, Esq., of this city, represents the Misses Gibson, while the Messrs. Hart, of Yorkville, appear for the railroad Rev. Thomas W. Hayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hayes, of Harmony, and the resident A. R. P. minister at Chicota, Texas, was in town Saturday after an absence of 12 years. He is well pleased in the Lone Star state, and has no expectation of returning: to the land of his birth. He has a good congregation in a prosperous county and we infer that his flock is devoted to him. His lines have evidently fallen in pleasant places, where his larder and his barns are kept replenished by the farmers in his congregation. He will remain in this section until after the meeting of the A. R. P. synod, which will be held at Pisgah church in North Carolina, beginning Thursday of this week The older residents of Rock Hill will recall Miss M. E. Stoney as the principal of the Pine Grove academy, a primitive school house in the pine grove opposite the home of Major A. H. White in this city. The old building is still standing, but has been improved so as to make it habitable as a residence. When Miss Stoney lived here she had an adopted child and neice, a pretty young girl, who will be remembered as Addie Stewart. Several years ago. Miss Stewart was very happily married to Angus Alexander, after which they moved to Terrell, Texas. News has just been received here of the death of Mr. Alex anuer rrom lypnom iever ui m? muni Texas. A little girl, Katherine, is left to comfort the mother in her great bereavement A very laughable incident occurred in Me 101 wee's store Saturday. Master Russell McElwee treated Anglus McGrilT, colored, to a cigar, which proved to be one of the kind that is loaded with a spring and that all of a sudden explodes and scatters tobac co like a gatling gun. Anglus was very ] proud of his gift as he sat on a barrel 1 puffing away to the envy of a half i dozen taunting companions. He was 1 in a gay mood, showing the crowd 1 some tricks in smoking as he would ! alternately thrust the lighted end and 1 then the other into his mouth. He < tried it once too often, however, for 1 while the fire was hidden in the depths i of his capacious food receiver the see- : gar bursted, and as he fell off the barrel spitting fire, tobacco and spring in all directions, there was one scared Negro, ^ while his companions nearly died at the ( fun. CHESTER , Lantern, October 28: A tragedy was i enacted last night near the Seaboard i depot, the result of which is that Po- ] 1 iceman Darby carries his arm in a ' sling, the head of Policeman Wright is ] bandaged and Ben Henderson lies dead. I Policeman Wright was in the opera i house when some one told him there i was shooting going on near the trestle 1 below the Seaboard depot. Wright < went to investigate. As he came under ' the trestle a Negro jumped out of the 1 dark shadows and dealt him a stunning blow on the head with an old army musket. Wright did not fall, but was knocked back. The Negro advanced and Wright saw that it was a fight to the death. Quickly drawing his gun, he ' aimed at the Negro and just before he fired the Negro struck him on the hand and the bullet buried itself in the ground. Again Wright raised his arm to fire, and again his arm was struck, the bullet missing the Negro. For the third time Wright aimed to shoot and this time the Negro knocked the pistol out of the policeman's hand. Policeman Darby had heard the shooting and hastened to the scene. Wright heard him walking and said, "Who's that," Darby replied, "It's Darby." Wright said "Give me your gun," and seized Darby's pistol. Darby tried to get hold of the Negro, who struck him with the musket across the chest and shoulder, and just as he struck Darby, Wright fired, the bullet taking effect just below the mouth of the Negro. In spite of his wound, the Negro still came on, and again Wright fired, this bullet striking near the heart. The Negro flred at Wright once, but failed to hit. He fell when he was hit by the second bullet and died soon after. The x Negro was Ben Henderson Wllks, ] known generally as Ben Henderson, t He was a well-known barber, who lived ? all his life in Chester. He was very polite and peaceable when at himself, j but of late years he got to taking sprees , of drinking, and It had so affected his t brain that whenever he got under the { influence of liquor he became Insane, t with a murderous disposition. Some t two years ago, he was kept in confine- t ment for some time. He has been kept i from drinking In a measure since that ( time by threats of putting him on the { chaingang if he became disorderly ( again. On the occasion referred to, he once suddenly seized a gun at the { police station and leveled it at the may- ( or. He became violent at home yester- ( day evening and his family had to run , for safety. . LANCASTER. ( Ledger, October 29: The marriage or f Rev. Wm. C. Ewart, the popular pastor of the A. R. P. church at this place, to f Miss Mary Alice Ross, of Columbia, 1 will take place in the A. R. P. church at ? Columbia, on Tuesday, November 11th. 1 Cards will be issued this week 1 Many of our townsmen were attracted i by a fire in a northerly direction from t town about 10 o'clock last Saturday ( night and supposed it was not more 1 than five or six miles off; but It turned i out to be the ginning and milling plant of C. Broom & Sons, at Waxhaw. The 1 fire started in the engine room of the 1 plant shortly after 9 o'clock and by 11 t o'clock the entire concern, including a f grist and planing mill, was burned to i the ground. The loss of the Messrs. i Broom is estimated at $6,000, with only ? $3,000 insurance About thirty or < forty of the most prominent planters t along the Catawba river in York, Ches- < ter and Lancaster counties, witnesses 1 in the suit of the Misses Gibson against < the Railroad company, are registered i at the Cunningham hotel Mr. Wm. 1 Knight, an aged and respected citizen 1 of Cedar Creek township, died last Mon- j day night, aged about 82 years. Mr. i Knight was for years the miller at j Welsh's mill, near town, and was well ] known and esteemed for the rectitude ; of his life. For more than a year he ] has been a great sufferer from Bright's | disease and his death was not unexpect- < ed. He leaves six children, all grown i and married, surviving him. His good wife died only a few months ago. Mr. i Knight served in the Confederate army, i was a member of the 1st S. C. regular infantry and made a good soldier. He i was a member of the Lancaster Bap- < tist church and the funeral service was j conducted by his pastor, Dr. J. H. Bold- j ridge, at Douglas church where his re- i mains were interred yesterday after- ] noon Capers Cauthen and Ed Bal- , lard, both colored, were convicted in . the court of general sessions of house- , breaking and larceny, last Saturday, j sinrl was spntancpd tn nne> vpar each on the county chaingang. This was the last case on the docket and the crimi- . nal court was adjourned. The common , pleas court opened Monday morning. The Thompson case was disposed of on , Monday and the court is now engaged in hearing the case of Misses Mary E. and Sallie E.. Gibson vs. the S. C. & Ga. Ex. R. R. This is a suit for damages for injury to land alleged to have been , occasioned by reason of the railroad embankment at the Catawba river. W. J. Cherry and Maj. J. F. Hart repre- , sent the plaintiffs and G. W. S. Hart , and E. D. Rlakeney the defendants. The case will likely occupy all of today. CHEROKEE. Gaffney Ledger, October 2S: Dr. and Mrs. S. H. Grifllth were called to Heath Springs Friday morning by a telegram announcing the serious illness of Mrs. Griffith's brother, Mr. Furman 1 Twitty. They went on the first train, but arrived too late to see the young man alive Robert Whisonant. of ; Hickory Grove, York county, was in the city Saturday 1). R. Purcell, once ! a citizen of this city, died at his home i on Howard street in Spartanburg last Thursday. His funeral was conducted by Magnolia Camp Woodmen of the World. Carolina Camp alsc attended in a body...Saturday afternoon. Dr. It. F. McKeown, of Cherokee Falls, and Mr. Frank Scogglns, of Hickory Grove were driving a spirited horse in Gaff ney, which became frightened at some' thing and ran off with them. Botf ivere thrown from the buggy, and Mr Scoggins seemed at first to be seriouslj hurt. He was taken to a hotel anc carefully treated, and after a few hour! was sufficiently resuscitated to be car rled to his home, where we hope he wil soon be all ri^t again. GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, October 28: Misses Helen Riddle and Daisy Glenn, of Beth' ;1, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L H. Long The passengers on th? northbound C. & N.-W. yesterday morning had the* novel experience o riding up from the Beaverdam trestle 10 miles south of here, in box cars rhe trestle is being worked on and th< passengers had to be transferred. Tin Tain was about four hours late, arriv ing here at noon Southbound pas senger train No. 39, was delayed her< for sometime Sunday morning by th< Jerailment of its rear coach, a sleeper rhe accident occurred as the train was nastening into the north siding, oppo site the coffin factory, to allow No. 36 :he northbound passenger, to pass Both trains, which are due to meet hen it 8.30 o'clock, were running about 51 ninutes behind time and the connec:ion was close. Sandy Alexander, o: 3astonia, porter on No. 39, was sent t< :urn the switch. This he did just t noment too soon, throwing the reai :rucks of the sleeper on the main lin< ivhile the front trucks were running )n the siding. As a result of this to( lasty turning of the switch, the cai ,vas derailed, the track considerablj Jamaged, and the passengers badlj shaken up and scared. No. 36, which vas coming down the main line, stoppec .vithin only a few feet of the car, thus larrowly averting what might hav? >een a very serious accident. Th< vrecked car was left standing and th< -emainder of the train was taken on K wrecking train was sent out fronr ?pencer to clear up the track, the worh equiring several hours. LION VERSIS GRIZZLY. Die IvinK of BeaxtM In no Match Foi Bear. "The relative fighting qualities of th< \frican lion and the grizzly bear of th< Ftocky Mountains has always been i :opie of much interest and discussion,' said a westerner now in Washington This not only applies in their nativ< leaths, but also to the general public \s irreconcilable to each other in na ure as their respective haunts, deseri ind mountain, differing so widely ir heir method* of attack and defence he comparison is not easy. It has beer jenerally conceded, however, that th< ion would come out victorious in ar encounter, and to the superficial observer this is an almost inevitable conclusion. "Owing to the geographical locatior ind modern civilization probably n< me ever pictured an actual contest as aking place. Yet for the first time ir ecorded history such a one did tak< ilace in recent years oh the very bor ler of the United StSles and I had th< ?ood fortune to be a spectator. I was n Galveston, Tex., at the time when ] Irst learned through the newspapers hat a combat between a grizzly beai ind Numidian li^i would come off ir he bull ring at Monterey, Mexico, or he Cir.cho de Mayo (5th of May). This s the commencement 01 me iwesicai national holiday. It Inst? a week anr ornmemorates the birth of the repub ic. Tt is a time of great festivities ind much like our Fourth of July. "I have killed a number of bears anf f know how formidable they are. II lad always been tny contention thai he grizzly was the superior anima 'rom the standpoint of force and an opjortunity to vindicate my ideas was lot to be missed. So overcoming a natural repugnance against such a specta*le, I immediately pulled out to witness he outcome. On my arrival in th< lity I learned the full particulars flaming posters everywhere announc ?d that Colonel E. Daniel Boone, 'Amer ca's greatest showman and anima :rainer,' would give an exhibition 01 :he following day, in which old Parnell in African lion, weighing 550 pounds ivould be pitted against a 650 pounds jrizzly bear. The lion, it was stated had killed two of his trainers durlni i performance on the Midway at Sai Francisco's midwinter palace. It was 'urther placarded that a Spanish bul would enter the lists against the victo rious animal. "I met the colonel that day, who fur nished me with an admirable seat. Ii the course of the conversation that en sued he stated that he had no furthe: ~ ~ ? I? I,** -r,,oo ?nln< HOC 1UI lilC ciiJ iilldlo, an nao out of the business, and had taken thi: method to get rid of them at a profit, also learned the history of both con lestants. The lion, besides having dis posed of two trainers, as was bulletin ed. had also killed three two-year-oh steers for practice. The bear, on th< other hand, had never killed anythinj and didn't know his own strength. So although having the advantage li weight, he was comparatively inoffen sive. This inequality was a great han dicap to bruin. "The coming fray was the topic o conversation tc the exclusion of every thing else. The great interest arouse* was due more to the spectacular possl bilities of such a programme than t the unsualness of the event. That i did appeal to the Mexican's love o bloodshed was evidenced by the largi influx of people from all parts of thi country to be spectators of tlie ocea sion. "Three o'clock the next afternooi found me at the bull ring lookini down upon a large circular iron cage ii which bruin was already confined. Thi boisterous Mexican audience?a restles: kaleidoscopeic mass of mostly red white and green, which are the nation al colors?disturbed him greatly. Thi: was seen by his constant nervou: tramp around the cage and an occo sional sniff and growl. "Old Parnell occupied a smaller am separate cage. He would now and thei give a long-drawn, but suppressc? roar, which plainly indicated that hi better understood what was about t< take place. "The details of the scene 1 shall neve forget. The day was hot and oppress ive. High mountains surrounded thi , open wooden enclosure. The sun bea hot upon the less fortunate of an eager - excited audience not protected by th' ? shade. Everything was in striking con trast, it seemed to me, but brute an< f humanity. 1 "The impatient stamping and nois 3 at the delay of proceedings was sud denly interrupted by the sounding of i bugle, which always precedes a pro gramme of this sort. At a signal fron Colonel Boone the trapdoor leadinj 5 from the lion's compartment to th larget^cage, was sprung. The king o beasts seemed reluctant to commenti the attack. But finally, after beinj r prodded and goaded for that purpose I he sprung with a mighty leap and i A MAon r\ kmiln'o V* fAO f Thfi lo f ICI I lilt 1UIU ai. L/l Ulll 0 lllivuv. AI1V <uv ter stood erecv and received him in hi ? arms, evidently with surprise rathe i than anger av. the onslaught, as h . made no immediate effort at attack o . defense. ; "Simultaneously with the impact, th ; lion locked his huge jaws on the flesh; side of the grizzly's head. They stooi 3 erect, swaying to and fro in a might; . struggle for nineteen minutes by actua > count. The lion during this time wa using his claws with terrible effect. H ? ripped and tore great gashes in the hid ) of his enemy and seemed bent on car . peting the cage with fur. Old bruii f finally caught the idea that he was be j ing dealt too much grief and somethini t must be done in self-defense, at least r Evidently acting on this thought h ? reached out with his powerful arms an< r enfolded his antagonist with a hercu > lean hug. I could almost hear th r bones cracking. Old Parnell let go hi r hold with a roar that seemed to shak r the bull ring, and bruin hurled him t i the ground with a beautiful half Nel I son that would have done credit to i 3 professional wrestler. ; "This put a quietus on his belligeren ; majesty. Prod, hot iron and otner ue ; vices were used to no purpose. H . could not be aroused to further displa; 1 of fury and ferociousness any mor c than he could be gotten to his feet. "In the meantime Ephriam had re sumed his restless walk around th cage as though nothing of any momen had happened. He did not even deigi r to notice so contemptible a foe, but accentuated his contempt by repeatedl; ? walking c er the fallen monarch a i though he vere non-existent, i "This state of affairs was suddenl; ' broken into by a second call from th . bugle, which, under Mexico's extraor i dinary law, was notice to Boone t . bring his lion to the scratch. Ever; - known means was unsuccessfully ap t plied to that end. The lion would no t show fight. "The audience by this time was in ai i uproar of excitement and rage. Jeers i c-pithots and threats were howled fror i all sides and Boone was in imminen danger of being mobbed. When it i . advertised that a thing will be done ii Mexico it must be accomplished, or se j rious consequences almost always re ) suit, both from the law and the people 3 On account of this lamentable displa; i of gameness on the part of the king o ? beasts poor Boone was placed under ar . rest. Repeated demands were thei ; made by the audience for the return o 3 the admission fee. Not until after thi [ was complied with by the managemen 3 did the rage subside. The lion wa ? nnt frnm thp pf [* pitlllliy vuuquioucu, uvb v..w ? i feet of bodily injury, but from coward i ice. He had met with resistance, ant] 3 utterly cowed, no doubt lay down ex i pecting death at the hands of his foe 1 Had the bear had the same experienc . in combat and bloodshed the set-t , would have been even shorter and mor decisive."?Washington Post. | Buried on Horseback.?Lord Dacrt t who died fighting for the Lancastrians . at Towton, England, in 1464, directed that if he were killed in battle his fa vorite war horse should be buried ii 3 the same "grave with him. Accordini to his wishes, when his interment tool place in Saxon courtyard after .the bat * tie a tremendous grave was dug, and li 3 it the warrior was buried, seated up j right on his norse. ror ceniunea icucv tions were cast upon the accuracy o this tradition, but a few years age while excavations for new graves wer - being made close by the reputed buria j place of Lord Dacre the pick of a digge struck into a great bone and upon fur 1 ther search being made the* skull of ; , big horse was brought to the surface As this was found almost at the ver; ' spot which the body of Lord Dacre wa said to lie it was accepted as confirm . ation of the tradition, particularly a r the skull was found to be standin j vertically in the soil. The skull was re placed carefully in its original positio: 3 and the excavation filled up.?Ex 1 change - j&oan and pavings ?anfc 1 Yorkvllle, S. 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' rpHE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER is JL distinctively a York county paper, edited and published for York county t readers. It is the aim of the publish. ers that the paper shall fill a field that is filled by no other paper. The first e importance is attributed to a correct V presentation of the local news of York e county, giving especial attention to all that Is of interest in the social, religious, educational, agricultural, commer" cial and Industrial affairs of this immee diate section. Next after York county, t follows the same interest in .the affairs of the counties immediately surroundII ing. After that, is published the more - important news of the state, the nation yr and the world, all in a condensed, but s comprehensive form. The paper is issued twice-a-week in order that its readers may be kept in closer touch y with every-day developments, and each e issue is intended to contain a condensed synopsis of all the more important events current since the preceding isn sue. The publishers give especial aty tentlon to accuracy, comprehensibility and promptness, and try to make a pa" per that will enable busy people to keep I correctly informed on the important events of the day, without having to do n unnecessary reading. In addition to close attention to the news, the literary ' feature of THE ENQUIRER is also imII portant. It aims to instruct, entertain t and inform. It seeks to present noths ing except of a wholesome, elevating character, that will sustain the old and inspire the young in the higher ideals - of life and duty. In all of the features - outlined, THE ENQUIRER excels all , other South Carolina newspapers, and v.no Kn+ few rlvalq In thp pntlfP COUn y try. These results are the product of f years of experience and of ceaseless _ toll, as well as of heavy expense, the like of which Is not approached by any other weekly or semi-weekly newsaper f In the south. In printing only what s should be printed and leaving out what t should not be printed, it is without a superior, and the highest ambition of 8 the publishers is to continue to sustain - and upbuild the reputation the paper . enjoys in ail its most praiseworthy feaI turos. HOW TO GET IT. The regular subscription price of THE ENQUIRER is $2.00 per annum: 0 but as a special inducement to NEW e and OLD SUBSCRIBERS, we will enter all names returned in clubs of TWO or MORE, between OCTOBER 15,1902 and MARCH 11, 1903, at $1.75 PER ANNUM. And as an Inducement to club), makers to collect, return and pay for d these names, we offer a long list of val uable premiums on the terms and conn ijltions hereinafter set forth in full. g The first premium for the LARGEST It CLUB returned and paid for within the . time mentioned, is a HANDSOME n TOP BUGGY, the best that can be . made by the Yorkville Buggy Company - and valued at $62.50, and the SECOND f PREMIUM Is the BEST OPEN BUG>, GY made by the same company, and e valued at $50.00. Should the first pre? w k/v "-An kw o Pnrol TTrno DaHvPTV J JIIIUJII uc nun WJ U. 4VU.W* * ? ?- - ? w r Carrier, and he should prefer it, we will . give, instead, a MODERN FREE DEa LIVERY WAGON of the most ap?. proved make. I NEW SUBSCRIBERS. There will be no special premium on s account of NEW subscribers this year; s new subscribers will be counted the ' same as old; but by way of assistance to the clubmaker we offer the following inducement to all who are not now on our lists and who were not on those - lists on the 30th day of August last. For $1.75, cash with the subscription, they will receive the paper from 1 the date of entry on our books UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1904. By NEW _ subscribers, of course, we mean actual ~ additions to our subscription lists. Subscriptions now in the name of one ? member of the family changed to the name of another member will NOT BE . CONSIDERED NEW. The detailed . list of premiums follows: FOR FOUR NAMES. " A "Yankee" Watch, a Stylographic Fountain Pen or a Three Bladed Pock? et Knife of good quality; or a 15 String _ Zithern. FOR FIVE NAMES. A year's subscription to either one of 0 the following Magazines: McClure's. Ladies' Home Journal, Munsey, Argo_ sy, Cosmopolitan, Delineator, Saturday Evening Post, Everybody's, Frank Lesslie's Popular Monthly, or either of the following: A "Champion" Stem Winding Watch, a gold pointed FountL. M. GRIST & SO E A MAN In a thousand waysexpression ; his clotl J| them ; the things he a the tip of his hat?. ? him from the things |1| Printing. W The largest nieasui bt secured by a liberal u r PRINTED MAT! | Let us take your stationery, advertisini guarantee you good vv L. M. Grist & Sons, ENQUIRER 1903. eek Newspaper Carolina. CE $2 PER ANNUM. o or More Only ,75. *? m S TO CLUBMAKERS. Guns, Rifles, Wntcliea, Sewtuivcs, Magazines and Other e Competition Is Free, the y Good. < aln Pen, a four bladed Pocket Knife. FOR SIX NAMES. An "Eclipse" Stem Winding Watch, King Repeating Air Rifle, a year's subscription to The Christian Herald; or a 22 String Zlthern. FOR EIGHT NAMES. An Ingersoll "Triumph" Watch, a Columbian Repeating Air Rifle?works like a Wlncliester?a fine Razor or a Pocket Knife, a Rapid Writer Fountain Pen?plain case; or a Hopf Model Violin or an 8-inch Banjo. FOR TEN NAMES. One year's subscription to THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER, a "Quaker" Watch, valued at $2.50; a Hamilton 22 calibre Rifle?model 11; The Youth's 9 Companion, one year; or a gold mounted Fountain Pen; a good Banjo, Violin or Guitar. FOR TWENTY NAMES. Crack-Shot Stevens Rifle, a 10-ounce canvas Hunting Coat, a No. 1 Ejector Single Barrel Breech-Loading Shot Gun, The Century or Harper's Magazine. FOR THIRTY NAMES. Either of the following: A Single Barrel Hammerlesst Shot Gun; a fine 4x4 Kodak, a fine Toilet or Washstand Set, or a Hopkins & Allen Jr., 22 Calibre Rifle. FOR FORTY NAMES. A fine Mandolin, Guitar or Banjo, a New York Standard Open Face Watch, a W. Richards Double Barrel BreechLoading Shot Gun, or a Low Arm Singer Sewing Machine. FOR FIFTY NAMES. A Winchester or Colt's Repeating Rifle. 22 calibre: or a Baker Double Bar rel Breechloadlng gun. ? FOR SIXTY NAMES. A High-Arm Sewing Machine; or a first-class Double Barrel Breech Load- w ing Shot Gun. FOR NINETY NAMES. * A Batavia Hammerless Gun. 12 gauge, furnished by H. & D. Folsom Arms Co., of New York. A first-class gun and fully guaranteed. SPECIAL CLUBS i We will arrange to furnish any specail article desired by a clubmaker for a given number of names on applica- ^ tion to this office. TIME TO BEGIN. The time for clubmakers to begin worK in competition iur me iuic6u.?6 offers is RIGHT NOW. Let all names, whether old or new, be returned as rapidly as secured, so they may be properly entered upon our books. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. TWO SIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at 91 each, will be considered the equivalent of one yearly subscriber at 91.75 and so counted. A subscription paid for two or more yean in advance at $1.75, will be counted as one name for each year so paid. Clubmakers will be held personally responsible for the payment of all names returned by them. A ftor a clubmaker has returned and paid for any name, he can. at anytime thereafter, discontinue the sending of the paper to the person for whom be has paid, and transfer the unexpired time to any other person, pro- _ vided the person to whom the transfer la desired was not a subscriber at the time the original name was entered on our books. No name will be counted in competition for a premium until the subscription price has been paid; nor will any premium be delivered 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 should all be at the same poetoffice. Names may be taken at any number of places. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe transmission of monev only when sent by draft, regis tered letter or money order drawn on the Yorkville 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 per son 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, and expire* at 4 o'clock p. in., on Wedoe*day, the 11th day of March, 1903. After the closing of this contest on March 11, 1003, no single yearly subscription will be received for less than the yearly subscription price of 82.0), except new clubs are formed. NS, Yorkville, S. C. his every movement and \ les; the way he wears ? buys, the paper he reads, \ In trade you measure jj you see from him?his % re of business success is % se of *er. f: Measure for your office < g matter, etc. We will % ork and good measure. j Printers, Yorkville, S. C. j * i