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tumorous |jepartment. H? Spoke Too Late. Mr. Cupples, the milkman, owned pastures ail over town. When one did not know who was the owner of a field, it was always safe to assume that Jim Cupples owned it. One summer a large bull appeared in the field which the cottagers had to cross on their way to the station. There was much indignation and some querulous inquiry as to the right of Cupples to keep his bull there. "I guess he's got right enough." said the station agent. "His folks have owned that piece clear to the lake ?lno? hefnrp he was born." The bull remained. The cottagers kept an alert eye on him and crossed the field on a run. One day he made after one of the cottagers. The gentleman's coat tails streamed horizontal and a confusion of arms and legs scrambled over a rail fence. That evening an angry complainant appeared in the Cupples' barn. "Your bull chased me across that field this morning." "Did he? Well, I am sorry. Hurt ye much?" "See here, I've come to tell you that you ought to take that bull out of the field." "It's my field, likewise my bull." "I guess you don't know who I am." "Well, no; dunno's I do." "I am the mayor of Scarboro and president of the Scarboro and Taltville railroad." \ "Be ye?" asked Jim, respectfully. "Well, why didn't ye tell that to the bull?"?Youth's Companion. Broke It Gently. On his return from an extended trip abroad an English 'squire was met at the steamship wharf by his old and trusted man. Thinking It strange that the old man should have come to meet him the 'squire asked if there was bad news. "Yee, sir," replied the butler, "very bad news. The old magpie Is dead. all* " "What did the bird die of?" "Too much horse flesh, sir." "To much horse flesh. John? Where did the bird get it?" "The carriage horses, sir." "What, are they dead, too?" "Drawing water the night of the fire." "What Are?" "The mansion, sir." "You don't mean to say that the mansion is burned. John?" "Yes, sir; it burned the night of the funeral, sir." "Whose funeral?" "Your mother's, sir." "What, mother dead, too?" "Yes, sir; she never held her head up after your father died." "Great heavens! Father dead as well! I never heard a word of any of these misfortunes. What was the cause of my father's death?" He received a telegram telling him that the ship had gone down that had the whole of his fortune on board and the shock of it killed him." "John, I am entirely ruined!" "That you are, sir." Tactful Quaker.?Some time ago there lived a gentleman of indolent habits who spent his time visiting among his friends. After wearing out his welcome in his own neighborhood he thought he would visit an old Quaker friend some twenty miles distant. On his arrival he was cordially received by the Quaker, who, thinking the visitor had taken much pains to come so far to see him. treated him with a great deal of attention and politeness for several days. As the visitor showed no signs of leaving, the Quaker became uneasy, but bore It with patience until the eighth day, when he said to him: "My friend I am afraid thee will never come again." "Oh, yes I shall," said the visitor. "I have enjoyed my visit very much, and shall certainly come again." "But." said the Quaker, "if thee will never leave how can thee come again?" ?Black and "White. Under the Seat.?John G. Woolly used to tell this story: Two drummers, one an old and well seasoned knight of the road, the other young, fresh and green, on his first trip, were seated together on the train. The young one went to sleep. The old one stole his ticket and put it in his vest pocket. Presently, when he saw the conductor coming, he woke up the verdant one and said: "Here comes the conductor; get your ticket out." "Yes." Then besran the search for the ticket through his clothes, in his valises, under the seat, back of the seat, behind the seat. Finally he gave it up with a groan. "What shall I do?" "You are a little fellow," said the ancient, "get under the seat." He did so. A Kben Eyed Engineer.?An old engineer in the north of England was getting his sight tested by a doctor who lived in a house facing a large park. The doctor used to say to his patients, "Look over there and tell me what you can see." When the engineer learned that his sight was to be tested he arranged with his sod to take his bicycle half a mile into the park and be oiling it. In due time the old man was led to the window, the doctor saying as usual: "What do you see?" The old man, peering out, said, "I see a young man stooping beside his bicycle." "Do you?" said th5 doctor. "I don't see anything at all." "Nonsense," said the engineer. "Why, he is oiling it." The doctor took up a pair of fieldglasses and plainly saw the same. "Magnificent sight!" he said. The engineer Is still drawing his ti.otyoo _ T Tolom n wcig<ro. uuiiuuii inrgiapu. Obviouslv Unintentional.?"Young man." snapped the vinegary faced person on the opposite side of the street car, "I'll thank you not to stare at me. if you please!" "Pardon me, madam," he said. "No offense was intended. I am so nearsighted I cannot distinguish objects two feet away from me." "Your apology comes too late, sir." "Pardon me again, madam," he rejoined, screwing a monocle into his eye and inspecting her features. "It is not so much an apology as?er?an explanation." Later when she had studied this explanation in all its bearings it was too late to show proper resentment. He had left the car.?Chicago Tribune. ^Miscellaneous Meading. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. News and Comment Clipped Fron Neighboring Exchanges. CHESTER. Lantern, February 16: Nothing coul< be more manifest than the proprlet; of changing the venue In the Morrl son case. Aside from all consldera tlons of sentiment In the county, thi I law which permits such a case ev.e to be submitted to the defendants fo trial has always seemed to us to b< very absurd. We believe Judge Gagi did the proper thing in sending th< case to York instead of Chester.... Miss Mamie Moore of Yorkville, wh< has been spending a few days witl Miss Mary Lyles, went home thh morning. Miss Lyles and Miss Ellii Fletcher accompanied her for a fev days' visit The meetings at th< Presbyterian church and Purity chap el are being largely attended, and J great deal of interest is manifested Rev. R. M. McLees is doing th< preaching, and he Is all that has beei claimed for him as a forceful, earn est and eloquent preacher. Rev. F. H Wardlaw has charge of the music and he is making the song service on each occasion an important factoi in the meetings. Mr. Wardlaw is ai accomplished choir-master, and he ii also the possessor of a splendid voice The services will continue througi Sabbath evening There was t slight mix up of trains at the South ern depot Wednesday night which re suited in the tearing up of a South ^ * a A# ern ireigni car auu uic icaims " of a step on a passenger coach. I seems that a Southern freight train a C. &. N.-W. freight engine and th< L. & C. train were ail enjoying th< privileges of the yard at the sam< time when the C. & N.-W. engineei became confused by a signal whlcl was Intended for the Southern trail and backed into the latter. The en gine struck the rear car a glancing blow with the result already stated No one was injured. LANCA8TER. News, February 17: The work ol grading the branch railroad from th< Strait quarry to Heath Springs wll begin next Monday. A Pittsburg, Pa. Arm is the original contractor, but th< work has been sublet to ftiajor Adam: of Camden, a well known and veterar railroad builder, whose connectior with the proposed road insures itf proper and early completion. It is expected that the road will be ready foi use by the first of May In accordance with announcement previously made in the News, Mr. John Earlt Heath, one of Waxhaw's leading younj business men, was married day befor< yesterday, at Belwood. N. C., to Miss Isabel Stacy, daughter of the Rev. L E. Stacy, a well known minister of tht Methodist church. The bridal couph have gone to Florida to spend th< honeymoon. The groom is a native ol Lancaster county, being a son of Mr A. W. Heath, and is now general manager of the A. W. Heath Company'! large mercantile Interests in the towr of Waxhaw Miss Bessie Mobley daughter of the late George Mobiey 01 Fairfield, died Wednesday evening ol the grip. She was a most cultured anc lovable young lady and had manj friends In Lancaster, where she hac visited her uncle, Mr. R. M. McCrorey Miss Mobiey had recently taughi school In Chester county Then are a number of cases of smallpox reported in the Flint Ridge section, bul they are confined, so far as we hav? been able to ascertain, to colored people. Dr. Brown of Lancaster, has eleven smallpox patients In that locality. All of them are mild cases with the exception of two Judgs Gage's decision in the motion for ? change of venue in the damage suil by the Morrison estate against Lancaster county, heard by him at Chester last Saturday, was received her< day before yesterday. Judge Gage decides that he has no jurisdiction al chambers to pass upon the question as to whether or not a fair and impartia trial can be had In Lancaster county and therefore refuses to grant the motion for a change of venue upon this ground. He also determines that ii would te an abuse of discretion to conclude f:*om the proof before him tha' the convenience of witnesses demands a change of the place of trial fron Lancaster county and therefore declines to grant the motion on this ground. But he adjudges that there is another and distinct ground stated is the statute, to wit: that a change o the place of trial may be ordered if it his opinion "the ends of Justice woulc be promoted by the change," and h< expresses the opinion that the "ends o justice" would be promoted by such f change and accordingly orders thi transfer of the case to York county The attorneys for the county of Lanmat or Messrs. Ernest Moore and W C. Hough, announced that the countj will appeal to the supreme court o: the state from this order of Judg< Gage, their position being that undei the statute laws of this state Judgi Gage had no power or authority to or der the change of venue upon th< ground alone that the "ends ot justlci would be promoted by such a change.' GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, Feb. 16: It 1: likely the week-end train which proved so popular on the C. & N.-W., las summer will be put on again as a dai ly train. We hope It will be. It wouk be a welcome schedule all along thi "people's own line." Mr. ant Mrs. Arthur Hinson, Misses Hope Bel and Lydia Hinson and Mr. Fred Tyz zer attended the Whlstnant-Dove wedding at Clover Wednesday nlghl Invitations have been issued by Mi and Mrs. A. P. Rhyne of Mt. Holly t< the marriage of their daughter. Mis Lily Catherine, to Mr. M. P. Hoffmai of Philadelphia. This happy even will be celebrated at the bride's beau tlful home Tuesday evening, Febru ary the 27th, at six o'clock, and wll be a society event of more than ordi nary interest. Mr. Hoffman Is a soi of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Hoffman o Gastonia, and for a number of year has been successful In the commissloi business in Philadelphia. Miss Rhyn is among the prettiest and most pop ular young ladies of the state Their approaching marriage natur ally Interests a wide circle of admir ing and devoted friends One o the most beautiful home weddings o L as-* /?/?/ ! i eeo/1 ot t ho hnmo t\ Mr. Perry Dover of Clover, Wednes day night in the presence of a larg gathering of friends. The contract ing parties were Miss Allie, the beau tiful and popular daughter of Mi and Mrs. Perry Dover and Mr. Rob ert Lee Whlstnant an excellent youiij inun of Clover. The ceremony \va performed by the Rev. Mr. Hunl t After the marriage an elegant sup per was served for the happy coupl 1 at which more than fifty guests wer present. HISTORY OF SO From the First Settle , the Re\ v Hy IlEV. IIOHER P r From the Yorkvllle Enquirer of 1871 r INSTALLMENT XV. B ? Estimate of Archdale. s John Archdale remained in South Carolina only a short time. His arrij val In the colony was, as we have seen, ! on the 17th of August, 1696, and In the a latter part of 1696 he returned to Engs land. From the meagre material f which has been left us, It Is not easy g to give a complete sketch of his life . and labors. He was a Quaker by pro4 fesslon, and we have good reason to believe a pious man. From his own acg count of his management of Carolina, ^ he evidently was a vain man. He had _ a good opinion of himself and attached very great Importance to his labors, and was by no means backward In exg pressing his opinions of himself to othr ers. He was a weak man in this re?, pect. He was easily puffed up by the B flatteries of others. He left the colony fully convinced that he had settled all , difficulties that existed on his arrival, t and had by his wisdom, laid a founda. tion deep and broad for the future . prosperity of the province. Such, too, . was partially the opinion of the people. ( On the eve of his departure from the t colony the assembly addressed through him "to the right honorable the true ? aid absolute lords proprietors" a paper ? which they are pleased to style, "The i humble address and recognition of r thanks by the commons, assembled at , Charles Town." In this address the j commons declare that by the prudent . conduct and wise management of Gov f ernor Archdale, peace and prosperity seemed to be in store for the colony. This made a vivid and indelible impression on the mind of John Archdale and he felt fully convinced that all that ^ could be desired was that his plan of i government be carried out in the letter ' and spirit. John Archdale did many good things, but he did nothing to re? move one of the main causes of con' tention in the colony at Charles Town. 1 He so managed the affairs of the 1 colony that "the conclusion of all mat' ters." to use his own language, "ended ' amicably," so far as he and a part of the people were concerned; but for an' other part of the colony?the French " Huguenots?he did nothing. The spe! clal favor for which the people were f so grateful, and for which they re! turned thanks to the lords proprietors, ' was that "some arrears of rents" had been remitted. That indefinite pro nominal adjective, "some" seem to in1 dicate that the people were not even yet wholly satisfied with the rental f system. Archdale was granted extraordinary powers. He was made governor of ' Carolina, that is, of the whole province 1 including what we now call North and South Carolina. He bought lands in f Albemarle, in the present state of f North Carolina, and some of his de' scendants are still In that state. In 7 1688, his daughter, Ann, married Em' manuel Lowe of Pasquotank county. A daughter of Ann Lowe married a t man by the name of Pendleton. Mary i Pendleton married Dempsey Conner. Frances Conner Blount daughter of t Dempsey Conner, was the second wife 5 of William Hill, at one time secretary of state of North Carolina. 1 During the administration of Arch' dale, many very Important events 5 transpired. To say he had nothing to 5 do with them, would be to slander his 1 memory; but to say that he was the t only agent in bringing about these ' events, would be doing great Injustice to the memory of others. Some very J important laws, which were highly beneficial to the colony, were passed, t But it should be remembered that there i u'ppp a nnmher of men in the colony 1 who thought for themselves, and were not afraid to propose anything that " they thought would prove advantage3 ous to the settlement. t It is admitted that these leaders of the people were sometimes carried t headlong into measures by a blind and 3 unreasonable prejudice. They had no i love for the French, nor had they much sympathy for the Scotch. Their treat3 ment of the first immigrants from 3 Scotland and France was as wicked as i it was unwise. Notwithstanding all t this, there were men of skill and eneri gy in the colony, and many of them 1 had been taught lessons of great prac tlcal importance by Joseph West. The t passage of many of the laws was as ? much the result of the mature judgb ment and experience of the people as of the wisdom of Archdale. Giving the people what is due to them is by no means detracting from the fame of f Archdale. During the time of Archf dale's administration the colony reb ceived some valuable accessions. The r Rev. William Hubbard wrote to Govb ernor Archdale relative to the emlgra tion of several families from Massab chusetts to South Carolina. About the b time that this correspondence between " the Rev. Hubbard and Governor Archdale was in progress, a considerable B number of families left Salem, Massachusetts, and came to Carolina. The t particular spot to which they came, was some place In the neighborhood of I Sewee Bay. e Coming of the Presbyterians. j About the same time a very Importj ant company of emigrants came to the state, from Dorchester, Massachusetts. r These Individuals were Puritans, orlgl Ilclliy irum me nuuuici n pau ui ^115. land. In the year 1630, on account of 0 the many trials to which they were s subjected in consequence of their re1 llglous belief, they determined to t come to the wilds of America. They came as a congregation to Massachusetts, bringing with them as their pasj tors the Rev. John Warham and the Rev. John Maverick. With New Eng^ land colonies, the custom of bringing f from England their pastor was very common. Impressed with this mode of evangelizing the world, the descendants, of these same individuals, e in the year 1695, about sixty-five years after the settlement had been made in Massachusetts, determined to send out h. similar colony to South Carolina. f It seems that some persons from f South Carolina had solicited such a f thing. William Norman had gone from " South Carolina to induce the Congre^ gational churches of New England to . establish such a colony in South Car' ollna. The Puritans of New England were s Congregatlonalists. In South Carolina :. there were Presbyterians, High Church men. and low tnurcn men. and oape tlsts. 0 It was customary to call all who UTH CAROLINA. anient to the Close or rolution. T LATHAN, X>. I>. 5. were not High Church men Puritans. There were some Individuals In South Carolina, who although Puritans or Dissenters were neither Presbyterian, Baptist nor Low Church men, but of the same persuasion of the New England Congregationalism These individuals were desirous to have a church of their own established In the colony. William Norman was sent out to make known their desires, and on the 22nd of October. 1695, a conference of the ministers In the neighborhood was held at Dorchester, Massachusetts, and the Rev. Joseph Lord was, according to the Congregational mode, duly ordained and set apart for the work of accompanying as pastor a congregation to South Carolina. Two small vessels were provided for their transportation. The members of this newly organized church embarked on the 5th of December, 1695, and set sail on the 14th of the same month. One vessel arrived on the 28th or 29th, whilst the other did not arrive until near the middle of January, 1696. They made their way. as best they could, up the Ashley river, and Anally found, as they thought, a favorable i place for a settlement. This, In honor of the place whence they came, they called Dorchester. On, perhaps, the second, or It may have been the first Sabbath, after their landing, the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was ad ministered by Joseph Lord to this church. The place was under a large oak, which remained until within a few years to mark the precise spot. Settlement of Dorchester. At that time, Dorchester was twenty miles from any white settlement. The Westoes and Stonos were In the neighborhood. From various causes, these tribes had become bitterly opposed to the white men. Whilst this New England colony or church was building houses In which the families might live, sentinels had to be posted In the surrounding forest, to warn the laborers of the approach of hostile Indians. Notwithstanding the many difficulties which the colony had to encounter from the very beginning, and the many hardships It had to endure for a number of years, It succeeded. It was a real addition to the population of the state, and In after years the descendants added much to the first settlers 01* Georgia. It may be truthfuly said concerning this Dorchester colony that It always furnished upright citizens? men who were ready to defend the rights of their country when these rights were threatened. Earliest Church Organizations. It has been said without good reason that thl-s Dorchester church was the first church organized In the state of South Carolina, and that the communion which was administered to the members of It by their pastor, the Rev. Joseph Lord, was the first Sacrament of the Lord's supper which was ever administered in the state. :Thls is, we think, hardly correct. There were several church organizations In the state before Feb. 2nd, 1696, the time that the Sacrament was first administered at Dorchester. There were at least seven churches in the state with pastors, ten years before this period. An English church In Charles Town was founded In 1683. The first pastor of this church was the Rev. Atkin Williamson, who had been in the colony for some time previous to the organizing of St. Philip's (now St. Michael's). The house was built of cypress timber. There were three Geneva Presbyterian churches in the colony as early as 1689, or probably 1686?one In Charles Town and one on the eastern branch or the cooper river, ine pastors of these churches were the Revs. Florent Philip Troulllart and Ellas Prioleau, of the one In Charles Town and the Rev. De La Pierre of the one on Cooper river. There was also a Huguenot or Geneva Presbyterian church on the Santee, founded about the same time with the Rev. Pierre Robert for a pastor, and still another on Goose creek, which was under the pastoral care of the Rev. Florent Phillip Troulllart. This fact makes It probable that Its organization was before 1696. There was also In the province what was called the Independent church or mixed Presbyterian. This was probably the first organized congregation In the colony. The Rev. Thomas Barret, who was, so far as Is known, the first minister of the gospel In the colony, was In some way connected with this congregation. This church was organized not more than ten years after the arrival of the first settlers. The Baptists had a church organization in Charles Town as early as 1683. Some of the immigrants who came with Lord Cardross, and some of those who came with Joseph Blake, were Baptist. Blake himself was a Presbyterian, but his wife was a Baptist, and so was her mother, Lady Axtell. From the close of Archdale's administration up to the time that the government passed out of the hands of the lords proprietors Into the hands of the King of England, but few groups of settlers came Into South Carolina. Many individuals and families came from time to time. When the colony was first settled in 1670, it is estimated that about one hundred and fifty Individuals took up their abode on the banks of Ashley river. At the close of Archdale's administration, there were, according to the best authority, about seven thousand persons in the colony. When we talk all things into consideration, this shows that the colony had increased very rapidly. When Governor Archdale concluded that the affairs of the colony were properly arranged, he prepared to return to England. No difficulty occurred between him and the proprietors, but he did not wish to retain his position as governor. The difficulties and deprivations he found more than counter-balanced the honor. He appointed Thomas Harvey deputy governor of North Carolina, and Joseph Blake to the same office In South Carolina. The administration of Archdale may be justly considered us an important period In the history of the colony. Things now began to show In what direction they were drifting. The proprietors had made, through Archdale, very great concessions. They had yielded, In part, to the wishes of the people, and the people now saw clearly that the proprietors were not nearly so unfaltering In their purposes as they pretended to be at first. TO BB CONTINUED. NAPOLEON'S E8CAPE. Reckless of Danger, the Great 8oldier Was Often Wounded. In reply to the question in what en gagements he considered himself to have been in the greatest danger of losing his life Napoleon once said, "In the commencement of my campaigns." Indeed, if further proof were demanded to show that he did not spare himself at Toulon it la only necessary to add that during the ten weeks of Its siege Napoleon, in addition to a bayonet wound in his thigh, had three horses shot under him? While at the siege of Acre during the expedition to Egypt he lost no fewer than four in the same manner. During the last days of his life, when captivity, disappointment and sickness had well nigh completed their work, it Is said that the agony of his fatal disease drew from him on many occasions the pitiful cry of, "Why did the cannon balls spare me?" During his long military career Napoleon fought sixty battles, while Caesar fought but fifty. In the early part of his career he was utterly reckless of danger while on the battlefield. and this spirit of fearlessness contributed largely to the love and esteem In which he was held by his armies. There was a curious belief among the English irt Napoleon's time that he had never been wounded, and Indeed the report was current that he carefully If not In a cowardly manner refrdtned from exposing himself. Nothing could be more contrary to the truth, for he was In reality several times severely wounded, but as he wished to impress upon his troops that good fortune never deserted him and that, like Achilles, he was well nigh Invulnerable, he altt'nt?o morla o oonraf c\f Vila monv Hon. gers. He therefore enjoined once for all upon the part of his Immediate jtafT the most absolute silence regarding all circumstances of this nature. for it Is almost Impossible to culculate the confusion which would have resulted from the slightest report or the smallest doubt relative to his existence. Upon the single thread of his man's life depended not only the fate of the government of a grat empire, but the whole policy and destiny of Europe as well. YORK METAL & PLIJMBINf. CO. Successors to W. O. Rawls. Just a word. You will And us at the old stand of W. O. Rawls, just below the Presbyterian church. We are doing a general plumbing business, and will carry a full line of Plumbing Supplies of all kinds. We will also do all kinds of Tlnwork, Including Guttering and Roofing, and we solicit the business of the public. We do n.ot expect to undertake any work except on the basis of a previously submitted estimate of cost. If you have a Job of Plumbing, Gutter ing or Roofing let us know about It, and we will submit an estimate as to the cost of the job, complete. Another thing, please remember, that we always have orders ahead of us and we will have to take your orders and do your work In its turn. We cannot sidetrack previously booked orders or contracts to give pla<;e to some one else. We will try to fill all orders in turn. Please remember this and give us plenty of time on your business. YORK METAL AND PLUMBING CO. " STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, | County o? York. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sarah Carroll, plaintiff, against A. A. . James, Mrs. Mary D. Hope, Mrs. Belle D. Hope, John A. Darwin, J. D. Harney, Mrs. Mary King and the unknown heirs of H. Belle Creps, deceased, defendants.?Summons for . RelieL?(Complaint Served.) To the Defendants ADOve-waraeu; YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office, No. 3, Law Range Yorkville, S. C? within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and If you fall to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. JOHN R. HART, Plaintiffs Attorney. Dated Dec. 28th, A. D. 1905. NOTICE. To the Defendants, the heirs of H. Belle Creps, deceased, whose ages, names and place of residence are unknown to the plaintiff herein: You will please take notice that the Summons (of which the above is a copy) together with the complaint in the above entitled action, has this day been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for York < County. JOHN R. HART, Plaintiffs Attorney. Yorkville, S. C., Jan. 15, 1906. Jan. 15 t 6t | TAX RETURNS FOR 1906. Office of the County Auditor of York County, South Carolina. Yorkville, S. C., December 1, 1905. ' AS required by statute my books will < be opened at my office in York- i ville on MONDAY, JANUARY 1. 1906, < and kept open until FEBRUARY 20, i 1906, for the purpose of listing for tax- 1 ation ail PERSONAL and REAL < PROPERTY held in York county on January 1, 1906. Particular attention is called to the fact that all real property must be re- I assessed during the period mentioned, and all property real or personal not c returned, will be subject to a penalty of 50 per cent which will be added after February 20. All returns must be made in regular form and It is preferable that they be made by the property owner in person I to me or my assistant, direct, on blanks ? ..1/lnJ fnf tha nnrnnao The TetumS " pruviucu u.v FMI|/Vw?. must be duly sworn to either before me or my assistant or some other officer qualified to administer an oath. i All Items of realty whether farms. 1 or towrr lots, must be listed separately, and no return which simply says, . "same as last year," or "no changes," " will be accepted. Returns made on proper blanks, and sworn to before an officer qualified to administer an oath and forwarded to me by registered mall before February 20, 1906, will be accepted. All taxpayers are particularly requested to Inform themselves as to the number of their respective school districts, and where they have property In more than one school district, they will please make separate returns Indicating the location of each piece of property. The school districts in which there are special levies are as follows: Nos. 29 and 33 in Bethesda: Nos. 9 and 40 in Broad River: No. 12 in Catawba and Ebenezer; Nos. 39 and 26 in Fort Mill; Nos. 11 and 33 in York. For the purpose of facilitating the taking of returns, and for the greater , convenience of taxpayers, I will be at | the following places on the dates named: I At Yorkvllle from Monday, February 5 to Tuesday, February 20 inclusive. All males between the ages of twen- I ty-one and sixty years, except Confed- ^ erate soldiers over the age of fifty * years, are liable to a poll tax of $1, and 1 all perso-s so liable are especially re- x quested to give the numbers of their respective school districts In making their returns. v It will be a matter of much accom- , moda'lon to me if as many taxpayers as possible will meet me at the respective appointments, mentioned above 4 " " ttnuVi of Vnrlfvlllp SO HS i" ttvuiu UIC iuoii ?.*. - during the closing days. JOHN J. HUNTER, County Auditor. Yorkville. S. C.. Dec. 1. 1905. A'New A I am bringing out ano liking. I wouldn't be shape of a magazine yo has the stuff in it that) Isc Ll Something THE SCRAP BOOK is magazine?elastic enough thing that appeals to the 1 which is the backbone of art, poetry, wit, humor, p classified and everything t an editorial, a joke, a mas Nothing There isn't anything in tl which we have been work materials. We have bouf country, some of them a c are gathering and classify: historical and personal bit pie ransacking libraries, r and digging out curious a cyclopedia, etc., etc. Don't fail to g BOOK. It sel zincs sell?Tci On all i FRANK A. MUN For Thinkers j The average man seldom takes an ? nterest in the financial statement of p in insurance company. He leaves 0 ill this to the agent who makes it I i rule to point out "our assets" and jj ihow how strong "we" are, but rare- p y ever calls attention to the facts in 3 he statement that should be of vital P nterest to the layman, namely, what 0 1 company has already done for pol- ? cy holders. Mutual Benefit agents ire always anxious to tell the whole g itory along this line, and give all p 'acts along all lines. Following is 0 i summary or acnievemems iruu % 1845 to January 1, 1906: Received S 'rom policy holders, $279,421,621.53; a mid to policy holders $228,968,- ) >03.66; amount held for benefit of ? jollcy holders. $99,127,139.95, of I vhich sum , $48,674,022.08 was not ? mid in by the policy holders, but is ? he result of excess Interest earnings p ind savings because of mortality and 0 ?xpenses being below amount calcu- I ated on in fixing rates. The point g 'or the man who "looks before he 5 eaps" should not be as to how much p he policy holders have paid Into the ? reasury of a company, but what ? he company has paid to the people, g SAM M. GRIST, ? Special Agent. p I ALL THROUGH j THE YEAR j Jest Recipes of Local Honsekeep- > ers. * COLLATED IX HANDSOME BOOK. " THE "ALL THROUGH THE YEAR" ZJook Book consists of 136 pages of ecipes, grouped in convenient and ^ :omprehensive form and makes up a vork that will be of service in every lousehold. Bound in strong paper :overs. The price of the book Is 60 Cents. IVhen ordered by mail, 8 Cents extra. It may be had from the following Places in Yorkville: Strauss-Smith Co. See Miss Glenn >r Miss Wallace. Heath & Company. See Miss Cody. York Drug Store. I. W. Johnson. Loan and Savings Bank. Orders also filled by Mrs. a. N. " VIoore, Mrs. G. H. O'Leary, or Mrs. 11 3. M. McXeel. Yorkville, S. C. a YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS. (Incorporated.) YORKVILLE ( MONUMENT Br ' i " o, 3UR plant Is now In full operation, and we are prepared to make esImates and fill orders for Tombstones, Monuments and Ornamental Stone L vork of all kinds. Our facilities are such as easily enible us to meet all competition of , whatever kind, from whatever source n our line. O See us near the Southern depot. W. BROWN WYLIE, Secretary and Treasurer. W Read Lathan'a S. C. History. C lagazine ther new magazine that you wi surprised if it hit you harder 1 iu have ever seen. 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I Winter Tourist Rat feet to all Florida pc For full infonnati 1 routes, etc., consult i Railway Ticket Agent J BROOKS M< Assistant General P 1 Atlanta, R. W. Ht Division Passen ) Charleston professional Guards. p JOHN R. HART. ATTORNEY AT LAW No. 3 Law Range Yorkville, S. C. ^ W. W. LEWIS, C ATTORNEY AT LAW. Practices in the State and United tates courts, ana gives prompt attenon to all business. Lends money on pproved security. Office No. 5, Law Range, Yorkville, ~ . C. C J. C. WILBORN, I ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Yorkville, 8. C. Prompt attention to all business. A. Y. CART WRIGHT, j >URGEON DENTIST, '* YORKVILLE, S. C. _____ ( OFFICE HOURS: g em. to I pm.;? p m. tospm. ^ Office In upstairs rooms of Cart- sti right building next to the Parish Bi otel burnt lot. j. s. BRICE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ? SI Office Opposite Court House. 'ph Prompt attention to all legal business t whatever nature. GEO. W. S HART, ? ATTORNEY AT LAW, 2 Sp VIOVVT! i o Q r rx? ? tMMM, W. w. vv LAW RANGE 'Phone Office No. 58 i|r . E. Finley. Marion B. Jennings. "~ FINLEY & JENNINGS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. go Office in Wilson Building, opposite ourt House. Telephone No. 126. for You 1 11 come pretty close to invthinar In mich style to it, but it it to read. It is called # 5 vPl ne Making ippened in the way of a to a battleship. Everyithin its compass?fiction, iew, philosophy, science, -everything that can be )h, a little bit, a saying, e World OOK. It is an idea on we have been gathering books from all over the Prom these books we id facts and figures, and e, we have a corps of peothe leading daily papers, fures from reference book, THE SCRAP r other magax by the Year. ubHsher venue, New York CRN 1 AD | ^ kTEST SYSTEM. ING CAR SER- j AN SLEEPING j THnnriftH ? les on All Local | | es are now In efilnta. on as to rates, nearest Southern *or 2 )RGA\, | assenger Agent, Ga. ^ LNT, I ger Agent, v 1 Jlace Your INSURANCE t the arolina mutual insurance co. A GOOD, STRONG. RELIABLE OMPANY that will PAY A THOU\ND DOLLARS Just as soon as iere Is proof of death. T. A. MATTHEWS, Local Agent. . J. KELLER & CO., DNTRACTOBS AND BUILD EBB. OUR 1JUSL\ES8. It Is OUR business to make Estiates on any and all kinds , of Conruction Work, whether In Wood, ick or Stone. >ur Headquarters Are located on the C. & N.-W. rallad, Just half way between Liberty id Madison streets. We may be SEN there at any time, or a Telelone Message will REACH us. )ur Goods. We keep Constantly on Hand large jcks of Building Materials of va>us kinds, Including Dressed and idressed Lumber, Lime, Cement, iths. Shingles, etc., and we make & lecialty of BUILDERS' HARDARE and CARPENTERS' TOOLS. People Needing anything In OUR le should be SURE to call upon US. -I .1 KELLER A CO. MONET AT 7 PER CENT. HAVE a limited amount of Money that I can lend at 7 per cent on iod real estate security. W. W. LEWIS. Attorney. Nov. 17 tf. tf.