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tumorous flrpartmrnt. Self-Abasement. A writer, telling "The Story of Pennsylvania," quotes the following anecdote concerning General Ogle, a soldier of much personal bravery and ability, who won his spurs In the days of Andrew Jackson, but whose education, like that of many other pioneers of the western world, was not of the highest order. Ogle, when submitting a letter for approval by the Pennsylvania legislature, which he had adressed on their behalf to the president General Andrew Jackson, was Interrupted by a dapper little fellow from Pennsylvania thus: "Pardon me, general, I do not wish to presume to make a suggestion to so distinguished a gentleman as yourself, but I cannot refrain from saying that it is customary in the east, and I may sav in almost all the civilized countries of Eurbpe, to write with a capital T instead of a small T in using: this personal pronoun in epistolary correspondents." General Ogle drew down his heavy brows, piercing the dandy with a fierce shaft of scorn that shot from his eye. "Sir." said he. begining with a hiss and ending with a roar, "when I write to such a man as General Andrew Jackson, Democratic president of the United States, I abase myself?I abase myself sir; I use as smali an 'i' as I can put on paper. But, sir, if I should ever get to such a low pitch as to have to write to such a whipper-snapper as yourself I'd use an *1,' sir,, that would fill two pages of foolscap."?Exchange. Unappreciated Courage.?In the Tennessee mountains lived a little hunter named Hiram Gates. Although small In size. Hiram was noted for his bravery foj- miles around in that section of the co'untry, where courage was a common asset. Once while hunting he tracked a bear to a small cave. Now, a man hasn't one chance in a million fighting a bear in close quarters, but this fact didn't deter Hiram for a minute. Throwing down his gun, he put his knife between his teeth and crawled into the dark hole after the animal. By the greatest of good fortune he succeeded in killing it, for the reason that the cave was so small that the bear couldn't turn around to defend himself. Otherwise there probably would have been a different story. Hiram skinned the bear and then went home, where he explained the manner of the killing to his father. The old man listened quietly until the tale came to an end and then, in a high pitch, quavering voice, said: Weil Hiram. I like a brave man as well as anybody, but you're an infernal fool!" Case Diagnosed At Once.?One of American's greatest physicians was called to the bedside of a grand dame of distinguished name and many millions, who Is a leader of American society, says the Chicago Chronicle But now the grand dame groaned and grunted in her silken bed like any washerwoman. The physician examined her carefully. Then he said: "You must get up every morning at 6 o'clock, take for breakfast a cup of weak tea and two pieces of dry toast. Prom 9 to 11 exercise, either walking or sweeping or dusting. At noon lunch on a slice of cold meat, filtered water and stale bread. Don't sleep in the afternoon, exercise again. For dinner take nothing but a little meat, a vegetable and toast. No sweets, no wines, no social dissipation of any kind." The eyes of the grand dame flashed fire as she said. "But, doctor, do you comprehend my position? Do you know who I am?" "Perfectly, madam," answered the physician. "You are an old woman with a sour stomach." He Was a Northern Man.?A man from the north who recently visited Washington became possessed of the desire to visit Mount Vernon. Boarding the electric train that runs from the capital to the home of Washington, via Alexandria, the visitor had comfortably ensconced himself in one of the rear seats of a compartment, when the conductor rapped him on the shoulder, saying, "Excuse me, but this romnartment is for colored men." This was the northerner's first experience In a "Jim Crow" car. "Why," said he, surprised, "the seats forward are all occupied." "Can't help that, sir," was the reply; "you mustn't sit here." The northerner smiled. "See here, conductor," said he, "I'm from the north and haven't the prejudice of you people in the south. I don't mind sitting here with a negro." "Maybe you don't," replied the conductor, "but the nigger might object." ?Harper's Weekly. A Case of Pronouns.?Tommy MulIgan of the seventh grade was absent from the classroom for an entire day, says the Philadelphia Enquirer. It would appear that he had played truant, for unknown to Tommy his teacher had spied him trudging homeward with pockets bulging suspiciously when she too was homeward bound that afternoon. But Tommy brought a note of excuse the next morning which of course would prove that he had been detained at home legitimately. The writing was hardly that of a feminine hand and the note appeared to have been written laboriously with much blotting. furthermore, the penmansmp seineu 10 be strangely familiar to his teacher. The note read as follows: "Dear teacher: Please excus Tomy for not comelng to school yestlddy, he cudnot come I tore my pants.?Mrs. Muligan." OtTRRD of Pea Sofp.?The following was frequently told by Capt. Martin Burns of Bangor, Me., as one on him: The captain was very fond of split pea soup, and before leaving port he always put in a good sized stock of split peas. On this occasion, however, his negro steward got whole peas, and so the soup that the captain called for on the first day was thrown away. The next day pea soup was again served, and this time the captain, after having eaten a hearty meal, said to his steward: "Steward, that's the kind of soup I like: we'U have some more just like It tomorrow." "Fo de Lawd's sake, cap'a" exclaimed the steward, "ma jaws am so tired chewing dem whole peas dat Ah just can't chew no mo'." The captain never asked for pea soup again. t# Her?I wouid'nt marry you If you were the only man In the world Him?If I had any such cinch as that you'd never get the chance. Jttistcllaurous grading. IN COUNTIES AOJOINING. News and Comment Clipped From Neighboring Exchanges. CHESTER. Lantern, October 3: Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Hammett of Yorkville, spent from Saturday until yesterday with their son, Mr. O. H. Hammett, at the Eureka mills Carl, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ferguson of RossvlIIe died Friday night of appendicitis. The remains were burled at Eberiezer Saturday, the Revs. C. P. CSarter and C. G. Brown conducting funeral service. Carl was within a few days of 11 years of age. These parents have been sorely afflicted before, and the taking of this son is a severe blow... .Little Miss Edna Gossett went to Yorkville Saturday to stay with an uncle and go to school Mr. Horace Johnson and Mrs. Sam Johnson of Bethel, York county, came down Friday afternoon for a short visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown. CHEROKEE. Gaffney Ledger, Oct. 3: Mr. Frank Mnvfleld. a nromlnent business man of Union, and Miss Cora Llttlejohn of White Plains, were Joined In marriage Sunday night. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's parenta Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Llttlejohn. Superintendent Wood of the Victor Oil mill, was severely Injured yesterday morning by falling from a scaffold at the mill. One arm was dislocated, and he was otherwise bruised about the body. Dr. Griffith set the injured arm; and Mr. Wood, though suffering considerably, was able to attend to his duties later In the day There was a small fire in the ginning department of the Victor Oil mill yesterday morning a little after 8 o'clock. The fire company responded to the alarm, but the blaze, which was In some lint cotton, was extinguished before the reel reached the scene. The damage was slight. LANCASTER. News, October 4: Mr. W. W. Barr, who has been living in Yorkvllle for some years, has returned to Lancaster, his old home. He will move his family here In the course of two weeks.... Mr. A. C. Broadnax, lately of Rock Hill, has accompanied by his bride, come to Lancaster to live. He was recently married to Miss Delia Anderson of Lando We announce with deep regret that Mr. W. C. Cauthen, Lancaster county's model treasurer is seriously ill at the home of Mr. T. S. Carter, where he hsjs lived for the past four years. Mr. Cauthen was taken sick about ten days ago. His local physicians and Dr. Pryor of Chester, are doing everything In their power to restore him to health. Mr. Cauthen's devoted mother, Mrs. Julia Cauthen, of Oakhurst, Is at his bedside Mrs. Galnor, an elderly lady who lived on one of Hon. W. U. Clybiirn's plantations. in Flat Creek township, died suddenly last Saturday afternoon. She was silting In a chair when stricken. She was a daughter of the late Redford Taylor of Taxahaw, and was about 55 years of age. She leaves several children Mr. J. J. Denton, a Lancastrian who has resided In Fort Mill for some time, died there Sunday of dysentery. He was a son of the late J. G. Denton, and was 57 years old. Mr. Denton leaves a widow and five chllrAo rlaiicrhfopa anH twfi SOnS The remains were brought to Lancaster for burial, the interment being made Monday afternoon in the new cemetery. GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, October 4: Mrs. Samuel 6. Hanna died last Saturday night about 11 o'clock, after a painful illness of nine weeks. She was 75 years old and had she lived until the 25th of this month she would have seen the 50th anniversary of her marriage. Surviving her are an aged husband and the following sors and daughters: Miss Mary Jane Hanna, Miles W., John N., Wiley and James Hanna: Mrs. Caroline Currence and Mrs. Bert Rhyne. The funeral exercises were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church by Dr. J. C. Galloway The wedding of Miss Cora Lewis and Mr. Hugh Borders Stowe at New Hope Presbyterian church Wednesday night was one of the most beautiful ever witnessed in that section. The church had been lavishly decorated by loving hands, and many friends were present to witness the impressive ceremony which forever united their hearts and lives. Rev. J. B. Cochran officiated. The bride was daintily gowned in white silk, and carried bride roses. Miss Mary John Craig played the wedding march, and Messrs. Arthur Leonhardt and Holland Hand were ushers. Mr. and Mrs. Stowe will reside at King's Mountain where Mr. Stowe has an important position. The happy young people belong to two of the best families in South Point Mr. Malchi Meacham and Miss Ada Shires were married last Sunday morning by Esquire Jacob Kiser. The groom is a son of the late Sloan Meacham and the bride a daughter of Mr. Pink Shires of Cherryvllle township The ftannel worm is getting in its dreaded work. Friday, Master Henry Wilson was stung on the hand and suffered considerable pain for awhile. Dr. Sloan who was called, says the intensity of the pain was greatly lessened by the sting being in the palm Instead of on the back of the hand Mrs. Sarah Stubbs died at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, after an illness of ten days. She was the widow of the late E. W. Stubbs and was about 65 years old. Mrs Stubbs was a Jetton of Lincoln county before her marriage. and was the mother of fourteen children of whom the following survive her: John E. Stubbs. Loray: Charles at Buffalo Mills; George and Robert in Georgia; Mrs. W. B. Carpenter, Gastonia: Mrs. N. B. Davis, Dallas; Mrs. Carry Spake. Loray; Mrs. Willie Stowe, Loray; Mrs. J. S. Horde, King's Mountain. Mrs. Stubbs was a devoted member of Main street Methodist church, a kind neighbor, and a noble, motherly woman. The body was taken to Llncolnton Monday morning At her Ptaob IVI/Iqv mnrnlnc at 4 o'clock Mrs. Ferrle Grler Gallant, wife of Mr. Frank M. Gallant, died after a lingering Illness of many months. This sad news will bring grief to many relatives and friends In Gastonla by whom Mrs. Gallant, was sincerely loved. For several years Mr. and Mrs. Gallant lived In Gastonla. he being a merchant here and for sometime was In charge of the Farmers' Alliance store. Mrs. Gallant was a sister of Mr. W. A. and Rev. J. M. Grler of Mecklenburg county: of Mrs. W. J. Leslie of Leslie's Station. S. C.. and of Misses Mary and Emma Grler of Steele Creek. Messrs. Cliff and Mack Gallant of Charlotte, and Joe Gallant of Ersklne College, are the older sons of Mrs. Gallant. The funeral services were held from the home Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Snipes conducted the services. The Interment was at Steele Creek. Mrs. Gallant had been a great sufferer for many months. She bore her affliction with great fortitude and exhibited the Christian spirit to a marked degree. The deceased was a member of Steele Creek church and was regular in her attendance upon divine service when her health would permit. A husband and six children survive, the members of the immediate family, a number of relatives of the deceased reside in Mecklenburg and other adJoining counties. FEEDING THE CANAL WORKMEN. J. E. Markel Tells About His Big Panama Contract J. E. Markel, who has just obtained the contract to feed the workmen on the Panama canal, began the business of feeding people nearly fifty years ago when, as a boy, he took a contract to feed workmen on a big flatboat between St. Louis and New Orleans, on the Mississippi river, says an Omaha letter. Ho was raised on a farm near Mark Twain's place In eastern Mlssou rl, and after his experience on the flatboat he settled down In St. Louis to become a baker. Next he drifted to the west, and in 1872 began operating eating houses along the Union Pacific, with which road he continued for thirty years. In addition to his Panama Interests, Mr. Markel at present operates the boarding and eating houses along the lines of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, the Illinois Central, the Denver and Rio Grande, the Rock Island, the Kansas City Southern, the Denver and Northwestern and the new Moffatt railroads, and manages a number of big hotels in western cities. His great experience In feeding crowds placed him in a position to bid Intelligently for the Panama contract, Regarding the contract and his plans, Mr. Markel says: "The contract Is not a J50.000.0tf0 one to feed any 50,000 men, as the newspapers have reported. I don't believe there will ever be more than 20,000 men employed at any one time. The contract runs for five years. "I was first Invited last March to go to the Isthmus by Mr. Wallace, and I was studying the conditions when he left. I kept watch of things and continued my Investigations until I found out Just what was wanted. "I spent a whole month down there, and when I finished I knew what was necessary and knew Just what I was bidding on. The result was that I got the contract. "What the commission wanted and what I am going to furnish Is a system of substantial meals at reasonable prices, so that the employes on the canal can afford to buy them and will be In condition to return the commission In labor the worth of their wages. For Instance, the Jamaica negroes, now about 4,000 employed on the canal are scattered along In camps from one to two miles apart, there being thirty camps along the forty-seven miles of canal. These camps have from 200 to ^00 negroes each. "The houses are built especially for the purpose and are thoroughly sanitary. There are strict rules for keeping them clean. The negroes have to have everything cleaned up by a certain hour each morning. The houses " "? onruhhaH AnPO Q WPPk | and fumigated every two weeks. They have comfortable canvas beds. "But when It comes to eating, the only things they can afford to buy with their money as things now are on the Isthmus, are sugar cane, bananas and such stuff, and a man can't stand up and do a hard day's work on such a diet and give back the value of his wages. Eggs are 10 cents apiece, salt fish Is 40 cents a pound, fresh meat from 50 cents to a dollar a pound, and everything In proportion. "Now we are going to offer them three meals a day with such stuff as coffee, bread and meat for breakfast; coffee, bread, fish, two kinds of vegetables and pie or pudding for dinner; and much the same for supper, at 45 cents a day or $14 a month. "In addition, we will have a place at each camp where we will sell cooked food In bulk to the men with families who want to take It home, or to the men who live In clubs and do their own cooking, or part of It, and want to buy a portion ready cooked. There Is no compulsion about buying from us; the men can buy wherever they please, but I agree with the commission to have the food there to offer to the men at reasonable prices. "For the white men of whom there are 1,500 now, and there will be 3,000 later, we will run hotels. Two are now finished and the number will be Increased to ten. We furnish them first-class board at $1 a day, and rooms at $6 a month each, making the cost of living $36 a month each. "Before these prices were made we figured It out with the commission that laborers generally in this country have to pay from 40 to 50 per cent of their wages for living purposes; and clerks and other salaried men In cities about the same proportion. So we figured on the canal to keep down the cost of living to between 40 and 50 per cent of the wages. "The Jamaicr negroes get from $1.75 to $2.25 silver each a day. This is from 90 cents to $1.10 gold, so the commission held the cost of living down to 45 cents a day. Most of the clerks get from $150 to $175 a month and no one gets less than $100 a month, so their living is also made comparatively cheap. "I shall assemble all my supplies at New York for shipment to the Isthmus; my buying will be done wherever it can be done to the best advantage. The commission ships my stuff for me on refrigerator steamers at a rate that just covers the actual cost; It gives me cold storage rooms at Colon also at cost or just a little above cost. "Practically everything will have to De snipped, in ere is aD.soiuieiy nouiing that can be bought on the Isthmus. The natives are too worthless and lazy to raise anything. As fine fish as I ever saw can be caught on the Isthmus, but the natives never catch enough to amount to anything. "But I believe that the work of sanitation which is now going on and the fact that the natives will have to keep themselves and their houses clean and do things differently will induce them to do some work on the canal when we get substantial food to them and enable them to do hard work. "As it is now their sugar cane and banana diet makes it impossible for them to stand more than one day's hard work; and that gives them a dollar or so and enables them to buy rum and everything they need under present conditions for several days. So they are not much good now, but I believe within the next two years our system of feeding these people will make workmen out of great numbers of them. "This is a big contract, but except for a difference in climate there is no difference other than size between it and the large railroad contracts I have been handling for many years." MAN AND QOD. (From "The Essay on Man," by Alexander Pope.) Heav'n from all creatures hides the Book of Fate? All but the page prescrlb'd, their present state; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know, Or who could suffer being here below? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today Had he thy reason would he skip and play? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food And licks the hand just rals'd to shed his blood. O blindness to the future, kindly giv'n That each may fill the circle marked by Heav'n; Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish or a sparrow fall; Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst and now a world. Hope humbly, then, with trembling pinions soar; Wait the great teacher Death and God adore, What future bliss He gives not thee to But gives that Hope to be thy blessing now. Hope springs eternal In the human breast; Man never Is, but always to be blest; The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates In a life to come. Lo! the poor Indian whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds and hears Him in the wind; His soul, proud Science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way; Yet simple Nature to his hope has giv'n Behind the oloud-topp'd hill a humbler heav'n? Some safer world In depth of woods embrac'd, Some happier1 Island In the wat'ry waste. Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, nor Christians thirst for gold. To be content his natural desire; He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky. His faithful dog shall bear him company. Go, wiser thou! and In thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence? | Call Imperfection what thou fanciest such; Say, here he gives too little, there too much; Destroy all creatures for any sport or lust; Yet cry. If Man's unhappy, God's unjust! If man alone engross not Heav'n's high care. Alone made perfect here, Immortal there, Snatch from His hand the balance of j the rod; Rejudge His justice?be the god of God! I In Pride?unreasoning Pride?our error lies; J All quit their sphere and rush Into the skies; Pride still Is aiming at the blest I abodes? Men would be angels; angels would be gods. Aspiring to be gods, the angels fell; Aspiring to be angels, men rebel: And who but wishes to revert the laws Or Order sins against th' Eternal Cause. PERILS OF DESERT EXPL0RER8. Fate of a Party That Undertook to Survey the Desert of 8eiatan. The Selstan boundary commission, [ which has now returned to India, was one of those hazardous enterprises that the survey officers of the govern I ment of India are every now and then called upon to undertake In remote, unfrequented and inhospitable regions to penetrate Into which, even with such supplies and escort as are feasible, is practically to carry one's life In one's hand. For many months the heat In Selstan Is overpowering, while a wind known as the "120 days wind" blows from the northwest with the force of a hurricane, its pace varying up to seventy miles an hour. In the winter there are violent snowstorms and blizzards, while the thermometer falls almost to zero. In a great blizzard which raged for five days In March, 1903, during the progress of the mission, the wind actually rose to 120 miles an hour. One conspicuous piece of devotion on the part of a native surveyor named Mohi-ud-din deserves mention. He was a man of some distinction who had won the title of Khan Bahadur by previous notable surveys on the frontier. While In Selstan he was particularly desirous of exploring the Dasha-1Margu, a very forbidding desert between the Helmund and Kash rivers, and In June, 1903, In spite of the extreme heat, he struck out from a point west of Rudbar on the Helmund, on a course nearly due north, his party consisting of four survey assistants, four Afghan guides, and two camel men. They marched all night, called a halt In the early morning and continued the march during the day. At nightfall the water carried by the camels had given out, and the guides urged that either the return journey should be begun at once or a route taken due west, so as to strike the northern bend of the Helmund. Mohi-ud-dln, however, was determined to push on and a guide was sent off on a camel to find water. He returned with a leather skin full, but It was so blackish that those who drank It fell ill and could not eat their food. The party had then to march on, and they were fortunate enough to reach another well where a small supply of drinking water was obtained. At midnight on the 14th they started again, still steering northward, and at daybreak they halted on a high desert plain. There was no sign of water, and the position being critical, Mohl-ud-dln reluctantly recognized the futility of further exploration. He agreed to return, but by night, after great sufferings from thirst, two of the guides became insensible. A third guide, Sultan Mahomed tied each of them upon a riding camel and himself on a third camel. The animals were then linked together and left to go whither their Instinct jvould lead them. Sultan Mahomed fell unconscious during the night and remembered nothing till he came to through water being poured down his throat. He and his friends UnA rnonnoH Kv a h 11 ntAT who hfld wandered into the desert in quest of wild asses. The party were within an ace of death, but were taken to Chakansur, an Afghan village on the Kash river, and under careful treatment recovered. The rest of the party under Mohlud-dln met with a melancholy fate. They were too weak to march, and the first to die was a camel man, who wandered into the desert and never returned. The others remained all night with Mohi-ud-dln, and in the early morning, seeing he was nearly dying, they crawled to a ravine close by and dug for water. No spring was found J and their only relief was to throw the| damp earth over their bodies. In the evening some of these men succeeded in struggling back to camp, where they found Mohi-ud-dln dead alongside of his horse. His faithful attendant, strong in his sense of duty, cut the map off the surveyor's plane table and wrapped It round his body in his waistband. He afterward explained that he was afraid to carry It In his hand, for fear he might become Insensible and lose It. They then wandered from the camp and Anally, all but Saldu lay down In the shade of a high mound to die. Saldu struggled on the whole day, but must have become delirious, for he remembered nothing till he regained consciousness for a time by stumbling Into a pool of water. On coming to again he found himself being carried on a man's back to Chakansur. He had been discovered by some villagers, and, as In the case of the three guides, his life was saved with dlAHculty. The Afghan authorities sent out search parties with water, and eventually recovered the bodies of Mohiud-din and the three subsurveyors, together with the camp kit. The bodies were reverently Interred by the Afghans at the shrine of Amiran, a place of peculiar sanctity as Amiran Is said to have been a first cousin of the prophet. Mohl-ud-dln's death, although brought on perhaps by too venturesome a disregard of danger, was a conspicuous Instance of the devotion met with In the native ranks of the Indian survey department, and It Is gratifying to learn that a fitting reward has been accorded to the faithful Saldu.?London Times. Make Your Groeer Give Yoo Guaranteed Cream of Tartar Baking Powder Alum Baking Powders interfere with digestion and are unheal thful. Avoid the alum. FURNITURE~ We are constantly adding new goods to our already Immense stock of House Furnishings. This adding process Is necessary because of the fact that our business Is continually growing larger?we are selling more goods than ever before. The reason for the growth of our business Is this: We have the stock for selection, we have the qualities and we make the prices that are right With these fucts hefore vou we Invite vou to come and see the York Furniture Company when you need anything in our line. WE HAVE Bed Room Suites from $12 up to $60. Side Boards from $10 up to $30. Wardrobes from $9 up to $30. Iron Beds?this Is where we shine? all kinds and colors and prices. Extension, Center and Kitchen Tables with variety of prices enough to please anybody. Cooking Stoves?We have Just about a carload of Cooking Stoves?first class qualities at low down prices. See us. Lounges and Couches?Have you one in your home? They add lots to the comfort and appearance of a hall way. See ours. We have lots of them at prices to please. PIANOS?We have Just received a very handsome Piano and would be pleased to have parties interested in Instruments of this kind come and see this Instrument' It is a strictly highgrade, full toned, well made and fully guaranteed instrument. It is for sale at a price that is right, and we will sell It on terms to suit the buyers. ORGANS?We are selling lots of Organs. We have high priced instruments and we have cheap Instruments. If you contemplate buying an Organ you will best serve your interests by seeing us before buying. We sell goods for Cash or on Credit and make terms to suit the purchaser. YORK FURNITURE COMPANY. ASK ME TO SHOW YOU Lin - O - Wall, Sanitas and Wall Paper. A. B. GAINES. CTThe Enquirer office is prepared to execute your orders for High Grade Printing. Your orders are solicited. | 5 I l MILLIN I OF 5 AT I 5 Thomson < i 5 TIT I? uropi > X illJ X XJVfX m. [AT W. C. L ATI ME I i ^ f Commencing Thursday { {[ from 8 to 10 o'clock a i J Friday, October 13th. f { All are Cordially Invit i f Our Fall Millinery. * f THE THOMSC | a YORKVIL I i i | fttAIUtUIUKAKAKAItAKAKAIUIUXe The Past and the Future. You may not know a great deal about what the future of an individual or corporation will be but if you have any faith In any promises that your neighbor or a corporation may make you is it not based on your knowledge of that neighbor's or corporation's past record for honest, clean, dealing with yourself and others? Is there any way to Judge the future except by the past? While there are In the neighborhood of 100 life insurance companies doing, or trying to do, business In the United States today on the old line, legal reserve plan there Is not one that has as long and clean a record for fair, honest dealing with every policy holder as has the Mutual Benefit, and although old In years It is the youngest of all the companies when It comes to modern methods. It adheres to Its original principle of doing business, because the management has always kept in sight the fact that business principles are the same today as before the flood?they never change. No company has ever yet been a competitor of the Mutual Benefit in the matter of low cost for gilt edge Life Insuranee. A careful investigation will convince you of this fact. Don't insure in a company that has no past?and a clean one at that. The future of a company without a past may be very short? not long: enough to be able to hand a check for the face of your policy to your widow and orphans. Scores of legal reserve companies have died young, but not one has ever yet died after reaching the age of 30 years. The Mutual Benefit was 60 years old last January. Look before you leap. The other fellow will urge you not to look, but always bear In mind that it is possibly his interest and not yoqrs that he is looking after. SAM M. GRIST, 8pecial Agent. ? x TDI uHBif 111 srlr THE u BOSS H COTTON PRESS I SIMPLEST, STICIGEST, BEU The Murray Cinnino System Gins, Feeders, CoaC??er?, Etc. GIBBER MACHINERY CO. Colombia, S. C. TO CLUB MAKERS. THE annual premium list of THE ENQUIRER will appear on OCTOBER 17TH, and will include offers as liberal as have been made for several years. The competition will be open to all who desire to enter and on exactly the same conditions to all. The price of the paper in clubs is ! $1.75 per annum and clubmakers are expected to pay this sum for each annual subscription returned. It has been called to our attention that some clubmakers are offering the paper for less than $1.75. When they do so it is on their own responsibility and without authority from us. They are required to pay tfs $1.75 in all cases. Where a clubmaker prefers to work for a commission instead of for a pre mlum, he must nave a previous unupiui understanding wi:h us to that effect and he must agree not to accept any subscriptions for less than $1.76. The price of a single subscription at this office to other than clubmakers is strictly $2.00. L. M. GRIST'S SONS. Sept. 26. - t.f. 4t UNDERTAKING UNDERTAKING in all Its branches from the cheapest Pine Coffin to the finest State Casket. Robes for children, ladies and gentlemen of all ages, Slippers, etc. Hearse and Hearse Wagon, Grave Mounds, FunerI al Notices, etc. We do Embalming. State License No. 66. THE YORK FURNITURE CO. R. O. DARWIN, I CONTRACTOH. IRESPECFULLY beg leave to offer my services to the public as a Contractor and Builder. I will undertake anything in the carpentering line and will ensure satisfaction. Repairing work will receive especial and prompt attention. R. O. DARWIN, Aug. 8 3m Yorkvlllo, S. C. FOR SALE. THE two "Watson" Houses on Cleveland avenue. For price, terms, etc., apply to JOHN R. HART. July 11 t.f tf ^ UKAKARAUftARAKAKAKAKAKAK 1 \ 1 ERY I >ENING ! 3 Company's j jE'S STORE I ;r*s old stand.] 3 j Evening, October 12th, jj ind continuing through J / ^ ed to come and inspect g| I j s 1 3 )N COMPANY, * 5 ,LE, S. C. * I t 1 1 3 >A?AKA*A*AXA*A*AKA*AXAIUaiAlt TUT* QUARTERLY DISBURSEMENTS. 4 The following claims were paid by the county commissioners during the 0quarter beginning July 1st, 1905 and ending September 30th, 1906: July. No. Auou-vn 948 W. B. Gaulden salary self and hands, June - $ 48 00 949 G. W. Sherrer. beef, county home 50c, chaingang 88.65 4 16 950 Ladd J. Lumpkin, salary 4 months 50 00 951 Jas. Carothers, conveying lunatic to asylum ...... 9 75 952 L. W. Louthian, coroner 816.66. watchman 82.00 18 66 953 Dr. W. A. Hood, examining two lunatics ...v 10 00 954 L. R. Williams, P. J? warrants for lunatics 816.00; cash paid cleaning court house yard 75c 15 76 * 955 B. D. Culp, wood, chaingang f 10 00 956 Hampton Crenshaw, conveying lunatic to asylum 11 00 957 J. S. Plexico. lumber for bridge - 16 06 958 J. W. Gardner, constable, salary 2nd qr 26 00 959 H. A. D. Neely, Treas., salary, June 86 16 960 Jake Toung, conveying lunatic to asylum 11 00 961 J. H. Beatty, attention to closet 3 months 2 76 962 J. W. McFarland, lumber, bridge 837.45; Co. hdtne 812.16.. 49 61 963 T. B. Glenn, magistrate, salary 2nd qr 26 00 964 T. B. Glenn, arrest and expense bringing prisoner from N. C. to this state 6 30 965 John B. Carroll, salary, June, 362.50; stamps, 35.40 67 90 966 J. L. Duncan, magistrate, salary, June, 325.00; one criminal docket, 81.15 26 16 967 J. H. Bankhead, constable, salary, June - 25 00 968 S. R. McAliley, lumber for bridge 3 15 969 J. H. Bankhead, dieting prisoners 1st and 2nd qrs 4 60 970 S. M. Falres, magistrate, salary seir ana consume ov vu 971 J. R. Mlckle, conveying luna'.lc to asylum 13 79 972 R. L. A. Smith, magistrate, sal. 2nd qr. 125.00; feeding prisoners $5.00 SO 00 973 Jno. W. McElhaney, magistrate, salary self an* constable... 75 00 974 Dr. D. L. Sheider, Co. home, $11.10; jail. 36c, Co. offices, $4.10.. 15 56 976 F. O. Allen & Co., pauper, $12.00; chalngang, $21.60 33 60 976 J. D. Boyd, magistrate, sal. 2nd qr. self and constable 50 00 977 E. G. Sandifer, public advertising - 4 00 978 Moorhead Bros., supplies for pauper 24 00 .979 A. L. Nunnery, magistrate, sal self and constable, $50.00; feed lng prisoners $3.00 63 00 980 J. M. Hughes, supplies for pauper 17 56 981 Dr. T. S. Klrkpatrlck, examining lunatic 6 00 982 L. M. Davis, supplies for pauper 12 00 983 J. W. Thompson, member county board education.... 18 00 984 Dr. C. C. Leech, examining lunatic t 6 00 985 W. H. Wall, supplies for chalngang 76 22 986 R. L. Scogglns, constable, salary 2nd qr 25 00 987 J. C. Comer, magistrate, sal. self and constable 160 00 988 J. B. Worth, expenses conveying lunatic to asylum IS 46 989 J. W. Haas, work at court house 188 20 990 Strauss-Smith Co., Co. home. $12.41; jail, $3.00 16 41 991 W. W. Castles, supplies for paupers .* 52 00 992 J. W. Haas, paving sidewalks around court house S17 68 993 J. J. Hunter, auditor, salary, June $36.16; stamps 60c 36 66 994 Jas. L. Moss, supplies chalngang \ 17 60 1 A. B. Gaines, work in clerk's office .' 17 00 2 J. R. Gardner, Com. tax 2 00 3 T. C. Beckham, magistrate, salary 2nd qr '. 100 00 4 Roddey Mercantile Co, chalngang, $30.92; paupers,$1S.00 4$ 96 6 J. M. McFadden, supplies chalngang.... 21 80 6 R. E. Whitesides, salary sell' and guards 97 60 7 H. G. Brown. S. Y. C., costs In case State vs. Stonewall Lanier.. 2 10 8 T. F. Meek, repairing bridge - 1 00 9 H. G. Brown, S. Y. C.. dieting acct. $68.00; salary, $112.60 170 60 10 A. Frledhelm & Bro.. chalngang, $67.90; paupers, $5.00 72 90 11 Rock Hill Hardware Co., supplies roads 70 08 August. 12 J. L. Moss, tobacco county home 14 40 13 W. B. Gaulden, salary, self and hands on poor farm 47 96 14 H. O. Brown, S. T. C.. sal. $112.50; dieting acct. <40.80 159 SO 15 Jno. Ross, sanitary duty at court house . .t 1 76 16 Neely Bros. & Co., supplies chaingang 12 87 17 L. R. Williams, warrants for lunatics 11 00 18 R. A. Earnett, moving chaingang 5 00 19 J. H. Miller, moving chaingang 8 00 20 W. R. Harper,* building bridge 6 00 21 T. S. Holloway, supplies chaingang 4 90 22 L. W. Louthlan, coroner, $16.66; watch/nan, $2.00 18 66 23 Jno. A. Harshaw, hauling rock and lumber 6 25 24 E. Robertson, supplies chaingang 2 85 25 A. Prledhelm & Bro., supplies chaingang 64 82 26 Rock Hill Supply Co., chaingang, $8.18; roads, $6.86 ? 8 98 27 Roddey Mercantile Co., sup. chaingang, $92.21; paupers, $9.70 101 91 28 A. Hetherlngton, lumber for road 26 78 29 W. H. Matthews, lumber for road 7 64 30 R. E. Whltesides, salary self and guards 98 00 31 J. G. McKeown, work on road 5 00 32 Campbell & Co., supplies chaingang 67 54 33 Jno. E. Carroll, salary, July 62 60 34 T. E. McMackln, services on board education 19 80 35 J. J. Hunter, auditor, salary July, stamps 86 65 36 Rock Hill Drug Co., supplies-chaingang 7 10 37 Rock Hill Roller Mills, supplies chaingang 49 44 38 J. A. Ratteree, supplies chaingang 10 76 39 J. P. Williams, conveying lunatic to cuylum 18 81 40 F. E. Quinn, two days as bailiff at summer term of court $ 00 41 R. M. Lindsay, repairing bridge, hauling lumber 2 60 42 Jeff McKeown, repairing bridge, cleaning ford 6 00 43 Whltesides Bros., supplies chaingang 48 96 44 J. R. Gardner, building bridge 2 00 46 Dr. L. L. Campbell, post mortem 10 00 46 J. M. Plexlco, supplies for roads 12 65 47 J. M. McFadden, supplies chaingang 48 97 48 J. D. Smith. Com. tax 12 00 49 J. L. Dowdle, Com. tax 10 00 50 R. L. McCleave, Com. tax 2 00 51 H. A. D. Neely, Treas., salary July 86 16 52 W. R. Warren, building bridge 100 00 63 J. L. Klmbrell, taking away old bridge 12 00 64 J. F. Ashe, building bridge 10 00 66 J. F. Wingate, constable, salary 2nd quarter 100 00 56 S. C. Smith, Com. tax 4 00 57 E. H. Roblson, Com. tax 4 00 58 Dr. W. G. Stevens, Med. attention chaingang 68 80 < 69 Luther G. Thompson Com. tax 6' 00 60 W. Guy Hardin, Com tax 2 00 61 R. T. Fewell & Co., lumber for bridges 6 00 62 L. Mohr & Sons, supplies chaingang SO 26 63 H. J. Sherer, Com. tax 6 00 64 H. A. D. Neely, Jury Cert. $374.80; witnesses, $129.26 504 06 65 Dr. W. G. Stevens, post mortem 6 00 66 L. M. Davis & Son, supplies paupers 18 00 67 Sparks Bros., supplies paupers 6 00 68 Joe Alexander, 1 pair hand cuffs 2 60 September. 69 J. T. Ramsey, Com. tax 2 00 70 John Right, Com. tax 8 00 71 S. E. Harper, repairs bridge 4 75 72 J. B. Bigger, lumber for road 2 60 73 L. H. Good, lumber for road 1$ 17 74 Perry Ferguson, lumber for road 46 86 76 J. R. Gardner, building bridge 8 00 76 R. M. Bratton, building bridge 46 86 4 00 77 J. E. Castles, Com. tax - -78 W. B. Gaulden, salary sedf and hands?August so 63 79 W. O. Robblns, lumber for road J #4 80 H. C. Qourley, building bridge?lumber 21 >0 81 J. T. Burrls, work on bridge 6 00 82 T. E. Burrls, building abutments to bridge - 4 00 83 W. N. Hardin, building abutments to bridge 10 00 84 R. M. Bratton, Com. tax 4 00 , 86 T. S. Holloway, supplies chalngang 4 96 86 J. A. Ratteree, supplies chalngang 11 66 87 J. D. Smith, lumber for road 4 1 88 Shannon & Hope, supplies road 21 96 89 J. M. Heath & Co., supplies county home v 129 17 90 L. R. Williams, P. J., warrants for lunatics 4 16 91 A. Lowrance work on road machinery 1 26 92 H. G. Brown, S. Y. C., dieting account, $23.60; salary, $112.60 136 10 93 Shannon & Hope, supplies roads 6 90 94 T. G. McGill, Com. tax 26 00 96 J. E. Barnett, wood, chalngang .3 60 96 J. Q. Wray. supplies county home 6 86 97 John Ross, Com. tax 2 00 1 98 Barron Bros, moving rock 2 00 99 J. S. Glass, building bridge 4 00 100 W. E. Ferguson, supplies pauper 12 00 101 Campbell & Co., supplies chalngang 108 76 102 Jeff D. White8ide8, lumber for roads 23 76 103 J. H. Matthews, meal, chalngang 7 60 104 J. M. Hartness, Com. tax 4 00 105 Carroll Bros., supplies roads 17 26 106 John E. Carroll, salary?August 62 60 107 B. F. Merritt, Com. tax 22 00 108 H. A. D. Neely, Treas., salary?August 36 16 109 J. J. Hunter, auditor, salary?August; stamps 36 41 110 F. M. Howe, Com. tax 2 00 111 T. A. Wllkerson, Com. tax 4 00 112 J. L. Stephenson, Com. tax 4 00 113 J. S. Wllkerson, supplies county home 66 -66 114 J. E. Warmoth, lumber for road 1 60 115 Carroll Bros., supplies chalngang 40 14 116 M. D. Starries. Com. tax 4 00 117 J. Hi Bankhead. Com. tax 4 00 118 S. L. Blair, Com. tax 6 00 119 J. J. Clinton, lumber, building bridge 17 60 120 G. L. Suggs, lumber, work on bridge 4 25 121 J. B. Worth, expenses conveying lunatic to asylum 16 01 122 A. J. Parrott, lumber for road 8 47 123 W. Adlckes Co., supplies county home 22 55 124 J. W. Gladden, work on road 60 125 Jas. L. Moss, supplies chalngang 4 03 126 R. E. Whitesides, salary, seff and guards 102 06 127 J. F. Watson, Com. tax : 26 15 128 J. F. Watson building bridge, lumber 14 63 129 L. W. Louthian, conorer, August $16.67; watchman $2.00 18 67 180 Carroll Bros., supplies county home 51 73 131 W. S. Hogue, lumber for road } 6 00 132 J. J. Keller & Co., lumber, roads $23.21; county home $16.89 39 10 133 T. B. Glenn, bringing prisoner from North'Carolina ' 15 60 134 Louis Roth, paupers $7.50; county home $17.76 26 26 135 W. E. Ge.tys, housing and feeding chalngang one night 4 00 136 T. B. Glenn, bringing prisoner from Neal Shoals 6 78 137 Thos. W. Boyd, supervisor, salary six months 360 00 138 J. C. Kirkpatrick, right of way 5 00 139 John L. Ralney, county commissioner, salary four months 60 00 140 J. E. Harshaw, Com. tax 2 00 141 V. C. Comer, salary as ferryman, three months 16 60 142 Jeff D. Whitesides, lumber for bridge 4 84 143 G. R. McCarter, Com. tax 6 00 THOMAS W. BOYD, Supervisor of York County. MARY J. HUNTER, Clsrk. > S. M. McNEEL, Pre#. j. S. BRICE, ViccPrc#. THE LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK There's a Satisfaction gWJ Enjoyed by our Depositors and Patrons In knowIng that their funds are entirely safe and that their Interests are carefully and Intelligently ^ Tou like for your business to be handled In a JM 1 TnW* Uri careful and business-like way, and It is ouroonAJtj stant aim to serve our patrons in an acceptable jH|| Ihu m and satisfactory manner. BB fc] udf JH9 We have quite a number of satisfied customers on our h00^8' and would like to have you amonf the number. We invite you to call or write us r when we can serve you. ' * W. P. HARRI80N .... Cashier.