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Jiumorous JlcpartmrntThe Blind Band. They were talking about the duties that a man owed to the neighborhood in which he lived. The subject of charity concerts was mentioned, and one man sighed and declared he would never serve on a charity committee again. Said he: "When I was a young man of about 18 my father was a very prominent man in our district, and no affair of this sort was complete without his name. There was, on one occasion, a big entertainment at the town hall, J and, as a compliment to my father, I was invited to serve with him on an important committee. The hall was crammed with spectators, and we had every available band in that part of the country. "One of our duties was to look after the bands, so that the music could be kept going. Another member of the committee had scattered the bands round the hall, and had placed one band up in the gallery. " 'I wish you would signal the band in the gallery to strike up,' he said to me, and I made my way down the hall until I got to a point where the band could be easily hailed. I made the signal. The members of the band paid no attention to me. "I got excited and a bit angry; my signalling became more violent, and I went through a series of absurd arm movements, while my face was burning with embarrassment. I felt a man pulling at my sleeve, and as I turned round he said. " 'Excuse me, but are you waving to that band in the gallery?' . " 'They are the biggest lot of blockheads I ever saw!' I said in reply. " 'Excuse me.' he said again, softly, 'that is the band from the blind asylum.' "-Tit-Bits. Forgot His Portfolio.?M. Isvolsky is a broad-shouldered, pleasant faced man who looks 40 and acknowl-1 edges 50 years. With an eyeglass firmly riveted in his right eye, he is the picture of a well-dressed and carefully groomed man. His scrupulous care in the selection of clothes has given rebirth to a story which has a flavor of antiquity to commend it. The story runs that when minister at Munich he kept waiting a distinguished visitor for three-quarters of an hour while he was closeted with his tailor. "I am exceedingly sorry'." was his apology, "but the special courier with whom I have been engaged had to catch a train to Berlin and his business was urgent." "Yes," replied the visitor, pointing to an immaculate pair of trousers hanging over the back of a chair, "I perceive he was in such a hurry that he has forgotten his portfolio."?London Daily Mail. A Winnipeg Sermon.?a story is going the rounds about one of the Winnipeg clergy, which he himself has told with great delight. A farmer and his wife came to Winnipeg on a visit, and on Sunday their host requested the farmer friend to go with him to church. "No," said he, "I never go to church." And his wife backed up his assertion. The visitor was finally persuaded to go to a local church and was told the pastor was also an American. After the service he was introduced to the pastor, ana tne iouowmg tuuvcisauvu took place: "Well, doctor," said the visitor, "I enjoyed your sermon." "I am very* pleased to hear that," replied the pastor, "You know," explained the farmer, "I do not go to church very often, but that sermon of yours was the least like a sermon I ever heard."?Winnipeg Telegram. So Bad as That.?A young medical student who was calling upon a girl volunteered to sing and help entertain the company which arrived unexpectedly. At the end of his second solo he turned to the young lady and remarked: "1 am thinking of taking vok cal lessons. Do you know of a good teacher?" "Yes, indeed," was the quick reply, "I know the very one for you. There is his address," and she scribbled the name on a card, giving it to the student. Next day he called up the teacher by telephone: "Is this the instructor of vocal music?" "The What?" was the answer. "The vocal teacher?" was repeated. "Naw," came the reply, "I don't teach nothing. I file saws!"?Ladies' Home Journal. He Wanted Work Clothes.?August Belmont, in the smokeroom of the liner that brought him back to America?it was an English liner, and these boats have "smoke" insteak of "smoking" rooms?told one afternoon many interesting things about London. Mr. Belmont described the street near Tottenham Court road, where second hand clothes are sold. "A discussion I overheard in that street," he said, "will give you some idea of the prices that prevail. " 'I s'y.' said a young men, 'wot price these 'ere?' "And he held up before the dealer a pair of plaid trousers. " 'I can let you have 'erp, my son, for sixpence.' the dealer answered. "The other threw the trousers back Into the barrow. "'Garn!" he said: 'I don't want a pair of Sundays. I want 'em for workin' in.' "?Washington Star. He Never Did.?Andrew Thomas was a great "forgetter." He forgot to pay the money he owed and to give people back the things he borrowed. Moreover, he was "touchy" on the subject, so that few of his friends liked to hint that he had any of their property in his possession. One day one of them took his courage in his hand. "Where's that $5 you borrowed of me last month, Andrew?" he asked. "I don't want to seem tight, but I've just got to" Andrew replied with dignity, "Did you ever see anything I didn't return? No, I guess you didn't."? Youth's Companion. The Hobo as a Barometer.?The Armourdale police are predicting a long, hard winter. "What do you judge by, the thickness of the goose's breastbone or the number of shucks on the corn?" was asked. "Neither," said the officers, "but by the number of garments on the hoboes. Today we caught one in the Rock Island yards who wore six shirts, three pairs of trousers, four vests, two coats and a waiter's jumper."?Kansas City Star. Miscellaneous ileadiuiv WITH NEIGHBORING EXCHANGES. News and Comment Gleaned From Within and About the County. LANCASTER. News, October 31: Mr. H. T. Williams of Yorkville. was In town Thursday and yesterday The town's treasury was enriched to the extent of about $150 by the coming of the recent circus to Lancaster?$50 for license fee and about $100 fines paid by various persons for infractions of the municipal law... .Yorkville and other aesthetic communities are having chrysanthemum shows?why not Lancaster? Referred to Mrs. McD. Brown and other ladies whose front yards are now gorgeously adorned with lovely flowers. CHESTER. Lantern, October 30: There was a pretty home wedding on Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock, at the home of the bride's mother, near Armenia, when Miss Alma Robinson and Mr. Samuel J. Hudson were married by Rev. A. E. Holler... .The handsome home of Mr. and Mrs. I. McD. Hood was the scene of one of the prettiest weddings ever seen in Chester, when on Wednesday evening their daughter. Miss May Walker Hood, became the wife of Mr. James A. Barron. The decorations throughout the entire house were wonderously beautiful, forming a charming background for the handsome dress of the woman and befitting the joyous occasion. From the brilliantly lighted veranda the guests were greeted at the door by Mrs. C. C. Edwards and Mrs: L. D. Childs. The hall was made very attractive throughout with trailing cedar, which was closely banked on the stairway and over doors. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Lucile Hood sang, "My Love is like a Red, Red Rose," after which the sweet strains of Mendelssohn's wedding gown of messaline silk with trimhands of Mrs. J. Q. Hood, softly floated throught the house announcing the coming of the bride. First came the groom attended by his brother, Mr. Archie S. Barron of Yorkville. Then the bride entered with her maid of honor, her sister, Miss Helen Hood, taking their stand in front of the pyramid of ferns and palms. The impressive ceremony was performed by Rev. S. J. Cartledge. The bride never looked lovelier than in her beautiful wedding grown of messaline silk with trimmings of real lace. She wore a crescent of diamonds and pearls, the groom's gift, and carried bride's roses and ferns. The maid of honor looked charming in pink crepe dechlne carrying an arm bouquet of pink carnations. In the parlor where the bridal oair stood. Mrs. I McD. Hood, Mrs. Tohn Williams. Misses Frances Abell and Bertha Stahn received. The decorations here were generally white, sprays of ivy draped curtains and Pictures gracefully festooning one corner over the ar ay of palms and ferns, mingled with tins greenery in striking contrast great bowls of the queenly white chrysanthemums stood... .Mrs. Belle Beaver, wife of Mr. Floyd A. Beaver of this city, died Wednesday, October 28,^ at the state hospital in Columbia. Her body was brought up m No. 36 yesterday morning and takr?n to the home of her brother, Mr. J. W. Wix. on Saluda street. The funeral service was at 3 o'clock in the afternoon conducted by Rev. J. S. Snyder and the burial was In Evergreen cemetery. Mrs. Beaver was 31 years old and was a daughter of the late Mr. W. R. Wix and was reared in the neighborhood of Woodward church. She has been ill since the first of February with pellagra and was taken to Columbia four weeks ago in the hope that Dr. Babcock, who recently made a study of the disease in Europe, might be able to do something for her, but she was beyond human aid. Besides her husband, she is survived by three little girls, aged two, five and nine years, also three brothers and three sisters The court of general sessions for Chester county will convene Monday morning, with Judge D. E. Hydrick presiding. Solicitor Henry has the following bills for the grand jury: Adolphus Griffin, David Abell and Lily Gaston, highway robbery. Emma Farr. violation of dispensary law; John Glenn, taking and using *?*?Arvnvt\r ti'UVtnnf Ati'rtor'o r?nr?cnnt George Hooper, disturbing religious worship; J. M. Smarr, murder; Charlie Brice, murder; Jesse Williams, murder: Simon Gardner, housebreaking and larceny; David Hope, burglarly and larceny: Kate Moore, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons; Henry Sanders, disposing of property under lien; Chas. Knox, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, October 30: Mr. J. E. McAllister received a telegram yesterday from Mr. P. L. McManus, assistant general manager of the Southern railway at Washington, informing him that his bid for the new freight depot was accepted and asking him to forward by first mail plans and specifications as they had been prepared. As soon as the papers can be signed and returned, which will probably be some time next week, Mr. McAllister will place his material and proceed with work, on the building. Unless some unforeseen delay arises, Gastonia certainly should have a freight depot complete before Christmas Messrs. Drum, Robinson & Jones, who conduct a general merchandise store near the Arlington mill, had the unpleasant experience last week of entertaining a burglar unawares. Last Thursday morning a man appeared at their store and made himself at home, engaging the members of the firm and many of their customers in conversation during the day. He is described as being about six feet tall, with reddish complexion, sandy mustache and blue eyes. He claimed to have moved to the Gray mill, and spoke to one party of having just come from Spartanburg and to another he said that he came from Charlotte. He snent the entire dav around the store, only leaving1 about 7 o'clock in the evening, which was the last any one saw of him. The next morning when the proprietors came to the store to open up for the clay, they found the back door broken open, and an axe that had been taken from a yard nearby lying in the store, with which the door had evidently been forced open. Evidences were found in the store and in hiding places near that the visitor of the day before had fitted himself out in new clothes, shoes, etc., from the stock. His old clothes and shoes were found. Not satisfied with a complete outfit for himself he got got away with about $50 worth of various articles, including five pairs of shoes, three or four razors, a dozen pairs of pants, hose, shirts, sardines, hats and other articles. PROGRESS OF BALKAN RACES. Their Characteristics and Antecedents ?Amazing Development of Bulgarians, Americans of the Near East. The political divisions known as the Balkan states are five. North of the Danube lies Roumania, whose Independence from Turkey was confirmed by the Berlin congress In 1878. Immediately south, on the other bank of the Danube. Is Bulgaria, to the west of which lies Servia?an independent kingdom created by the treaty of Berlin?occupying a position of vast strategic importance on the Danube, at the meeting of two great waterways, and commanding the main line of railway from western Europe to Constantinople. Southwest of Servia is the little principality of Montenegro, whose independence from Turkey was assured by the congress of Berlin. To the west, about the head of the Adriatic and between the river Drave and the coast, are the territories known as Bosnia and Herzegovina, officially described as Turkish provinces, though, by the treaty of Berlin, placed under the Austro-Hungarlan government for administration and military occupation. Austria-Hungary has decreed the nf tVlOCO IimvlllPeS TVlP aiiiicAaiivit ui ti>vuv . ...www. ? population consists of Moslem beys? Servians who adopted Islam in order to be assured of privileges?and Christian peasants, almost exclusively members of the Orthodox Greek church In Bosnia, but, to a considerable extent, Roman Catholics in Herzegovina. It is not unusual, however, to find families seeking to make friends with, Mammon and righteousness by dividing their members between the Moslems and the Christians. Bulgaria was conquered by the Turks in 1396 and for 500 years remained part of the Ottoman empire. It was constituted an autonomous principality by the Berlin treaty in 1878, semi-independence having been recognized by the Turks in the treaty of San Stefano, signed with the Russians a few months earlier in the same year. Prince Alexander of Battenberg was elected prince of Bulgaria in April, 1879. He totally defeated the Servians at the battle of Sllvnitza in November, 1885, and in the next year came the union of Bulgaria with eastern Roumelia. Then followed the abdication of Prince Alexander owing to Russian pressure and the election of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg in 1887. The Near East Americans. In the last twenty years the progress >f Bulgaria has been amazing?American, indeed, in its rapidity and its thoroughness. The capital, Sofia, in the early eighties was a collection of mean buildings and filthy streets. Now ii is a fine modern cttv. with well paved streets, pleasant parks and beautiful buildings, with a population of nearly 100,000 inhabitants. During the same period the exports and imports have increased by over 1,200 per cent, the exports including grains, attar of roses, silk and tobacco. There is a public elementary' school in every village and a secondary school in every town of 10.000 inhabitants. Sofia and the other cities possess excellently equipped hospitals, and the state savings bank receives $400,000 deposits every month. Generally it may be said that Bulgaria is a nation of peasant farmers. The country is divided into small holdings. and the people are as hardworking and earnest as small farmers generally are. It is quite natural that so determined and so progressive a people should possess ambitions, and certainly Bulgarian ambitions have been for 1 many years a most fertile cause of Balkan unrest. The Bulgarian desires the formation of a great Bulgaria which will include Macedonia. The Greeks, and with them the Serbs, are as bitterly opposed to this as are the Turks, and when one remembers that in the Balkans assassination and massacre are necessary parts of political propaganda the western European may have some idea of the origin of the horrors that from time to time occur. The patriotic Bulgarian is continually hearing voices calling to him from Macedonia to come over and help them. Macedonia is not only inhabited by Mohammedans and Christians always reauy ai lilt? snuiitrai nuutc i?j intwoo,cre each other, but the Christians are divided into Greeks, Servians and Bulgars, who mutually hate each other rather more than they all hate the Turk. Bulgaria's Big Army. The Bulgarian army is certainly one of the best, if not the best, of the smaller armed forces of Europe. After the formation of the principality of 1878 Russian officers held all the higher posts in the Bulgarian army until they were suddenly withdrawn by the czar on the very eve of the war between Bulgaria and Servia in 1885. Even under these difficult circumstances the Bulgarian army demonstrated the quality of its material by utterly defeating the Servians. The peace strength of the Bulgarian army is roughly estimated at 53,000 men, but on a war footing it is calculated that the enormous fighting force of at least 375,000 cam be placed In the field. It is believed by the Bulgarian authorities that they can mobilize their army, ready for war, in about a fortnight. It is certain that mobilization in Bulgaria will take a shorter time than in any of the neighboring countries. Every Bulgarian, whatever be his religion, is liable to military service. There are the usual exemptions from service. Mohammedans, whose numbers are yearly decreasing, may claim not to serve on payment of $100, which they can seldom afford. Liability for service begins at the age of eighteen and lasts till forty-six. Men going into the infantry remain two continuous years with the colors and then pass for eighteen years into the reserve. Recruits for the other arms of the service spend three years with the colors and sixteen in the reserve. After completing his sendee in the active army the Bulgarian passes into the landwehr, wherp he remains until the age of forty-six. Mannlicher Firearms Used. The country is divided into nine divisional districts, with headquarters at various strategical centers. Each district supplies a division in peace time, which expands in war to an army corps of two divisions. Each division consists of eight battalions of infantry and a regiment of artillery, ind six of the divisions have each a regiment of divisional cavalry. Every battalion has in peace time four comnanles. In war each company becomes a battalion, so that every battalion in peace time becomes four battalions in war. The expansion due to the very long period of time which the Bulgarian spends in the reserve are very large, and the success of the system must very largely depend upon the manner and rapidity with which mobilization can be effected and on the quality of the reserve of officers, on whom so large a share of the command must fall. The Infantry is armed with the .315 Mannlicher magazine rifle and short bayonet. The Bulgarian army possesses about flfty-flve batteries of field artillery, nine batteries of mountain guns, six batteries of howitzer guns and three battalions of fortress artillery. The artillery has recently been rearmed with new French Creuzot guns. The cavalry of Bulgaria consists of three squardons of household troops. Besides these squadrons there is a cavalry division of about 2,500 men. Each divisional district is supposed, in addition, to have a regiment of cavalry, but these are not at present all formed. The cavalry is armed with the Mannlicher carbine and saber. Land of Great Beauty. The latest estimate of the population three squadrons of household troops. under TurKisn ruie no record was Kept of the population. Of these more than about 600,000 are Turks, 700,000 Greeks, 494,124 Roman Catholics, 9,311 Jews, 5,000 Protestants and representatives of other religions. Bosnia and Herzegovina are situated in the northwest corner of the Balkan peninsula, bounded on the north by the Slavonian province of Austria-Hungary, on the east by Servla, Turkey and Montenegro and on the south and west by Dalmatia and the Adriatic sea. The country is mountainous, being broken by high peaks, deep glens, ridges, beautifully wooded hills, winding streams and rich alluvial basins which yield large crops of grain and are especially adapted to fruit. Sarajevo, the capital, nas 60,000 inhabitants. The same treaty of Berlin which gave to Servia its independence also placed Bosnia and Herzegovina under the protection of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina were under Turkish rule from 1463 until 1878. During thq.t period they practically disappeared from the current of civilization. Brigandage was a recognized profession. There were no railways and few wagon roads. Murder was not considered a crime, and robbery was as common fis lying. Statistics claim that 8,000 to 10,000 people were murdered annually by officials and military guards. Today crime is practically unknown in the two provinces. Railroads reach every corner of Bosnia. The people are prosperous and educated. Members of the different faiths mix with each other freely and are tolerant of one another. There has never been a train robbery since the Austrians took hold. In 1900 there were only two homicides in all the land. The country is mountainous and very beautiful. Odd Customs In Vogue. Some of the customs of the people are peculiar. Separate courts have been established in places for the Austrians and Turks because It Is not perjury for a Mohammedan to swear falsely against a Christian. They have also courts for the settlement of trifling differences in which lawyers ore not allowed to interfere because that honorable profession is accused of en[ couraglng litigation for the sake of the fees. Before the Austrian occupation this was a great evil. Almost the entire population was involved in suits, j About twenty years ago a law was enacted limiting the number of lawyers to sixteen for the entire country. Eighty-eight per cent of the popula[ tion is engaged in farming and raising cattle, sheep and swine. Tobacco is an important crop and a government monopoly. In Sarajevo, the capital citv. there are fine office buildings, churches, apartment houses, government structures and public institutions. The transformation of the people from a wild, lawless brood ever ready to kill, ignorant, vicious and lawless, into a well governed, prosperous, law abiding country is considered a remarkable example in administration. The benefits derived by Bosnia were also extended to Herzegovina. The kingdom of Servia is the most fertile and densely populated of the Balkan states. Like other Balkan states, its progress has been hindered by political strife. It has an area of 18,600 square miles, or little more than twice the size of New Hampshire. Its population is about 2,500,000, chiefly Serbs. Belgrade is the capital city. Servia was the first of the Balkan states to achieve independence of Ottoman rule. It was first conquered by the Turks in 1389, was ceded to Austria in 1718 and retaken by Turkey in 1739. After suffering terribly from the desperate strife of the Karageorgevitch and Obrenovich dynasties the province secured its full independence under the Berlin treaty of 1878. Servia came prominently into public print in 1903, when King Alexander and his queen, whose reign was stained by such vice and crime that the other rulers refused to receive them, were assassinated. Nation of Hardy Mountaineers. Montenegro is an independent principality peopled with hardy mountaineers. It is situated in the Kara Dagh, or Black mountains (whence the name Cruagora or Montenegro), with a narrow seaboard of about twenty-eight miles on the eastern shore of the Adriatic, north of the Turkish province of Albania, On the northwest it is contiguous to Herzezovlna, under Austrian administration. The little principality Is only a hundred miles long at its longest point, eight miles wide and has an area of about 3,650 square miips Tt has a DODulation of 227.000 of whom 13,000 are Mussulmans, 13,000 Roman Catholics and the remainder descendants of Servians who refused to recognize Turkish supremacy and took refuge at the end of the fourteenth century in the fastnesses of the Karst mountains, where they have since maintained their independence. The prevailing religion is that of the Creek church, although there Is nominally no established church. Russian influence is dominant in the principality, which derives a part of its revenue and military supplies from Russia by direct contribution. Like Bosnia, agriculture and the raising of cattle and sheep are the chief occupations. Its independence was recognized at the Berlin conference, at which time its territory was almost doubled. EGGS AND THE HEN. An Annual American Omelet as Big as Manhattan Island. Let us sing the praise of the great American hen, who during the last year may well have cackled with pride over the production of nearly 1,300,000,000 dozens of eggs. Do you realize what that means? demands a writer in the Woman's Home Companion. Well, listen: If Instead of remaining quietly at home in Iowa she had chosen to demonstrate her powers to the universe at large the hen might have laid those eggs, each two inches long, end to end!' in a continuous chain reaching 238,818 1 miles up to the moon, back again and 1 then more than half way around the I world for good measure?a total of i 492,424 miles of eggs! j Furthermore, if those eggs had been j made into one omelet half an inch , thick that omelet would easily have covered Manhattan Island, an area of I 22 square miles. I An old Mohammedan legend tells < that Xing Solomon used to travel j through the air with all his armies on j a wonderful flying carpet protected ( from the rays of the sun by the wings | of a host of birds. Now, according to j the poultry census, there are in the United States about 280,000,000 of chickens, guinea fowls, turkeys, geese ' and ducks of the poultry voting age, ' which is three months or over. If re- 1 quired to furnish a moving canopy like I that of King Solomon the barnyard I fowls of this country', allowing only a i foot of spread to each, could easily | shadow a space of ten square miles. | Dentistry j Is my forte, but do not forget that I | also have a strong pull when It comes I to the buying or selling of STOCKS & i BONDS OR REAL ESTATE. Do not fall to recognize your opportunity to .profit In making a deal at present prices. I have offerings made me that are not allowed In print, so let the desires of your heart be known If you want to make money. FOR SALE Three-room house. One five-room house. Two fine residence lots. A fair bargain of 192 acres. One splendid seven-room house. Several lots near Graded School. A farm of 186 acres 2 miles of town. W See me at once to buy or sell. Dr. M. W. WHITE. OET JTT.T\yr HERE X. C. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, GRAHAM FLOUR, QUAKER BREAKFAST BISCUIT, OATMEAL. PI'FFKD RICE. MINCE MEAT. MUSHROOMS, ASPARAGUS, PRUNES, DRIED FRUIT, RAISINS, CHRP ANTS, CITRON. I. W. JOHNSON. YOU GET FULL VALUE Do you know of any other life Insurance company besides the Mutual Benefit that guarantees In Its policies to pay the insured at the end of the first year after he has paid a premium to pay him a stipulated amount in cash for his policy in case he desires, for any reason, to surrender it, or to carry the policy for the full amount insured for a stipulated time and to pay the face of the policy in cash in case the insured dies during the extended period, or to issue a paid up policy payable at death? I do not know of such another company but do know that practically all the other companies do not guarantee or promise anything until three premiums have been paid, except to pay the face of the policy in case of death. If you find it necessary to borrow the money with which to settle your second premium the Mutual Benefit guarantees in its policy to loan you the money. These features are worthy cf consideration. SAM M. GRIST, Special Agent. "4. L. Carroll C. W- Carroll CARROLL BROS. "SUM FIN GOOD" Clam Chowder Soup?delightful. Breakfast Roe?nice and delicate with. eggs. Kippered Herring?most delightful breakfast dish. Van Camps' Hominy?very fine. Maudalay Sauce (Heinz)?will tickle your palate. Blue Ribbon Catsup?fine. Fresh Mackerel in Barrels or Kits?not too salt. West-End Coffee?best 20c. coffee on the market. Perri Wallo Tea?Will guarantee this Tea to be the best on the market for many. So conceded by some of our best housekeepers. Zenith Flour?always call for it, if you want the best. Every sack guaranteed. CARROLL BROS. BUILDING MATERIAL We always carry in stock, ready for delivery and at the lowest prices all grudes of Rough and Dressed Lumber, including Flooring, Ceiling, Moulding, Studding, Rafters, Sheeting, Shingles, Laths, Framing, Frames, etc., and will make Doors, and Sash, and Frames, Mantels, etc., promptly on your order. See us for all kinds of Building Hardware, including Nails, Hinges, Screws, Locks, etc. See us for Lime, Cement and Brick. J. J. KELLER <fc CO. ?W* Be sure to see us before buying any kind of Lumber. TAX NOTICE?1908. Office of County Treasurer. Yorkvllle, S. C., Sept. 15, 1908. NOTICE Is hereby given that the TAX BOOKS for York county will be opened on the 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1908, and remain open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1908, for the collection of STATE, COUNTY, SCHOOL AND LOCAL TAXES for the fiscal year 1908, without penalty; after which day ONE PER CENT penalty will be added to all payments made in the month of JANUARY, 1909, and TWO PER CENT penalty for all payments made in the month of FEBRUARY. 1909, and SEVEN PER CENT penalty will be added on all payments made from the 1ST DAY OF MARCH, to the 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1909, and after this date all unpaid taxes go into executions and all unpaid Single Polls will be turned over to the several Magistrates for prosecution in accordance with law. For the convenience of taxpayers, I will attend at the following places on the days named: At Coates's Tavern, from 12 o'clock, Wednesday, November 4th, until 12 m., Thursday, November 5th. At Fort Mill, Friday and Saturday, November 6th and 7th. At Rock Hill from Monday, November 9th, to Saturday. November 14th. And at Yorkville from Monday, November 10th, until the 31st day of December, 1908, after which day the penalties will attach as stated above. H. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer. I 74 t 4t I II A I ? T Indigo ami Shirting Prints at ... 9 Apron and Dress Ginghams at . . II y Now line of Side Hand Goods ? ? 12 1-2 Cents quail I ? 18 Cents quality ai J ^ Cotton Crepons for Kinionas ? # 18 CenLs grade, Nc I ^ New line of Novelty Dress Good if ! pliant, Catawba, Navy B J| | $1.12 1-2 a Yard. Now go H ?? || TO OUR CI 9 r YOUR Merchandise Accoi A 9 Guano Account WILL BE DUE X h and we wish to ask ONE AND A J X FORE NOVEMBER 1ST. We n< YORKVILLE BANF 09<J09<J09<J09<J09<JO YORKYILLE BUGGY<0 STEEL RliiAhi rrI LF1 UVH/1 1 VI TURN PLOWS After three years of use, the ALL STEEL BLUE BIRD TURNPLOW is conceded by all users to be the best urnolow ever sold in this town. We have them and the price is right. We have for sale a full-blooded Jersey Milk Cow with young Calf. Yorkville Buggy Co. ...BLUE ROCK... \L i n e r a 1 Springs (Calcic, Sodic, and Lithic Bicarbonated Saline Water.) A recent analysis of the water of this Mineral Spring by Dr. Boyden Nims, h. f?. of Colombia. S. C., slums ii to be equal to the best Mineral Water used by the American people today. This water has been given away for more than sixty days since the present owners came into possession and has been thoroughly tested by the public, and preneunced superior to any in the State. Now on sale at the 8TAR DRUG STORE. To any one not yet having tried tnis water, we will furnish the same free ipon application, until a thorough test has been given it. BLUE ROCK MINERAL SPRINGS CO., D. L. Shieder, R. E. Heath and Marion B. Jennings, Proprietors. IW We will show the analysis of this water t<? any one. any wher . at an. time. No secret about it. We are not afraid to show it. A Lucky Number For_Fruits_ and Vegetables, go to siiEKKit. we nave appn-s, urnpcs, Bananas and Oranges, Sweet and Irish Potatoes, Cabbage and Green Beans. Go to SIIERF.R to boy Candy for your kids or your best girl's little brother. We have the Mint Buttons also?for church members?only for hoarseness. Catch on? It's no use talking about my BEEF. I always keep the BEST. There are others who sell Beef. But there Is only ONE OLD GEORGE, The Butcher. I will ask EVERYBODY?I mean you, too?to please PAY. I need the money to buy more stuff. I only have thirteen of a family now, But I forgot to count the dog. And then at the lot, I also feed About fifteen cows and hogs. Friend Moss at Christmas a turkey brings, But Roth says, "George, what's the matter?" If I ask him to loan me the things To make the dressing (out-of) out-1 ter. OLD GEORGE, The Butcher. The Jucklins By Opie Read W. M. K^N f| ^ P i ea?) Specials. jj 4 CEXTS A YARD, i x 5 CENTS A YARD. ff j{ v ty at 10 CENTS A YARD. ? { l 15 CENTS A YARD. X J >w .* . . . 15 CENTS A YARD. J s?Shades: Drake, Bronze, Ele- z ^ lne and Brown. Regular Price, Y X lng at ...$1.00 A YARD, jf J ? H JSTOMERS. l\ unts ARE NOW DUE; YOUR J on or before NOVEMBER 1ST. A LL to CALL AND SETTLE BE- X J sed the money. J y LING & MER. CO. jj Reaching Out For business. We are now sending Poag's Real Estate Monthly to Real Estate Brokers and others In every State and Territory In the Union and have numerous Real Estate Inquiries from most every State In the Union to whom we send copies also, which nhntve vmi thnf- wo nro ovtonsivo fld vertisers and game enough to use Printers' Ink to tell the people what we offer and what we want. Now Think For a Minute And see If you are not convinced of the fact that we are the Ones to sell your property for you or help you to invest your money to best advantage. We can sell you property that will pay interest in rents and enhance daily In value. No show for a loss In Dirt if you use good Judgment in buying. People who want the safest investments generally look for Real Estate, so write for a copy of Poag*s Real Estate Monthly, select you a home, or a bargain from our long list. We will serve you buying as well as selling, if you give, us your instructions and limits, to the best of our ability. J. EDGAR POAG, ' Cuts the Earth to Suit Your Taste." ROCK HILL. S. C. GLENN & ALLISON. It Will Cost You Money To buy a MULE. HORSE, BUGGY, WAGON or SET OF HARNESS without seeing us. We Sell Them at the Right Prices. McCORMICK MOWERS. We have a full line of McCormick Mowers and Rakes. It is useless to tell you that they are The Best. Don't fall to see us if you need a Gasoline or Steam Engine. REVERSIBLE DISC PLOWS. We have on hands a full carload of Two and Three-Horse Reversible Disc Plows. See us about ono. You need a Disc Plow on your farm. GLENN & ALLISON. YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS. Remember the Dead Every grave in York county should be appropriately marked with a Tombstone or Monument. To do this is not only a mark of respect and esteem to one's departed relatives, but it is desirable and proper to place an enduring record in stone over all graves. If you have loved ones who have passed to the great beyond and are considering the idea of a suitable marker for their graves, we will appreciate a call from you that we may have an opportunity of showing you designs of Head Stones and Monuments and quoting you prices. YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS. W. B. Wylie, Sec. and Treas. THE || "Sterling" is one of the newest "LAMM" conceptions for AUTUMN and WINTER. Be a "MODEL" dresser and leave your measure for a Suit at the Lamm Agency to-day. 500 exclusive patterns to choose from. EDY, Agent. J. C. WILBOBJSr FOR SALE Land of W. A. Darby?339J acres, 6L, ^ A miles east of Chester, at Orr Station.'"' Has 8 good tenant houses; good 2-story barn; 1 dwelling, 8-rooms; six ^ norse farm, open. The home of T. C. Alexander?62J acres, 3 miles of Smyrna Station, one mile of New Zion church and school; 45 acres in cultivation, 4 acres good oranch bottom; one 5-room cottage; new barn; all -necessary outbuildings. ? oeal little home?CHEAP. 171 Acres?40 acres good bottom land; beautiful 2-story dwelling; new barn. 2 stories and 12 stalls; 2 good tenant houses- has a corn and wheat 1 mill; 60 saw gin and Boss press; 20- _ horse water power. New turbine wheel. 4i The property of J. J. Scogglns?very cueap. Terms to suit. 11/ Acres?Adjoins the land of D. M. Hall, Liee Fursley and others; 12 acres hne corn bottom land; one 5-room house; all necessary outbuildings; 60 acres in cultivation, some saw timber. $20 per acre. Property of J. L. Tempieton. 44 1-2 Acres?20 acres in cultivation; good 3-room house; new barn, 1 mile of i\ew Zion. price $350. Land of V. J. Erwin?100 acres on b Yorkville road; south side, Steel Creek township, Mecklenburg county, N. C.; iu acres cleared, balance in pine and J oak timber, price $15 per acre. 1 100 Acres?2J m'iies north of Pied- * mont Springs; 3j miles northeast of King's Creek station; 91 acres in timDer. 1051-2 Acres?Land of J. P. Barnes; 4 miles southwest of Yorkville; 12 acres of wired pasture; will divide this piace and let line run on northwest corner with the branch; has 1 dwelling, 2 tenant houses. 44 Acres?Some of the land perfectly levei, other parts rolling; one small dwelling; one mile from Zion church and school; 20 acres cleared; good, * strong land; 10,000 feet of fine saw umber; plenty of wood. It is the home of G. N. Wilson; joins the land of George McCarter, Andy Biggers and others. Price, $1,000. bo Acres?Absolutely level land; will make a bale to the acre on any of it; m 1 dwelling, 5 rooms; 3 tenant houses; 9 acres in pasture; 80 acres in cultivation, any of which will produce a bale to the acre; joins the lands of J. B. Scott; i mile Delphos church and high school. Land of H. R. Merritt. bO Aores?Land of Walter McClain; i mile of Filbert R. R. station and ufhnni- i mile of church: land lies comparatively level; 4-room dwelling; ^ new barn with shed. Price, f1,800. H Property of H. C. Streuee?6 tenant * houses, located on an acre and 1-4 of A ground, near the old C. & fcf.-W. depot I ?4 houses are new, 12 per cent income. A. C. White Place?220 acres, 3 miles lrom Kings Creek, 1 mile of Piedmont M Springs. Crawford Springs In the mid- ^ die of it. One new 7-room dwelling, one tenant house; good barn, on both places, and ail necessary outbuildings. 85 acres in cultivation, 16 acres in rail pasture. Saw timber enough to do the place. Eight or ten thousand cords of wood on public road; 10 acres of fine bottom land, not subject to overflow. (.Fine spring, known as the Crawford Spring.) For Sale?One small Coal Stove; 3 good Wood Heaters?At bargain. See * ine at once. J. W. & M. A. McFarland. Part of Paul Bratton tract, 116 acres, 1-2 mile south of limits of Yorkville; 2 new houses, 4-rooms to each. Barn and other buildings; 2-horse farm, about 75 acres in timber, 30 acres in original ^ timber?oak, poplar, pine. m 455 Acres in Bullock's Creek township. Land of E. M. and Jas. E. Bankhead. From 250 to 300 acres in open land; nearly 200 acres of bottoms?fine corn land. Plenty of wood. J. H. Neely Home?73 acres inside of the incorporation of Clover; 5-room A house; barn shedded on 3 sides, sta- m bles; 2 branches, one tenant house; 60 M a? A 4 a ksrnain.fflr acres 111 tuilltauuii. rv i rn ... quick tale. 38 Acres?Good 3-room dwelling; good barn and cotton house; one mile of the Incorporate limits of Yorkville. I Adjoins C. M. Inman; land level and m in high state of cultivation; a beau- I tiful little home. $35 per Acre. 109 Acres of Land?Six miles of m Yorkville; bounded by the YorkvilleRock Hill road; on another side by the Chester and Armstrong Ford road; land lies level; i mile from high school academy; Joining lands of C. M. Hughes; for quick sale; $2,500. Property of H. C. Strauss?18J acres Inside of the Incorporate limits of Yorkville; acres in timber. Good spring. 15 acres in high state of cultivation. Price $35 per acre. Adjoins f t. w T.nuthi?n nlace and others. One tract 146 acres, 2 miles west of Bethany High school and church. Joins lands of Mrs. Pursley, J. Lee McGill. 70 acres In open land, balance in woods, 2 streams, 2 houses?good; 4 stalls and barn; line orchard. $ Robert Caldwell residence; most beautiful street in Yorkvllle. Twostory, 8-room, newly painted; 16 acres of land. On King's Mountain street. At a bargain. J. F. Youngblood?New residence, 5 rooms, electric lights, water, sewerage; Lincoln street, Yorkvllle, S. C. Miss Belle Crepes?Residence; 6rooms; 225 feet front, adjoins C. H. Sandifer and W. C. Latimer. For a quick sale. ~ Land of J. Q. Howe?116J acres; 7 V miles of Rock Hill, } mile of Newport; 1 dwelling, 5-rooms, 2 stories; one new N tenant house; 50 acres in cultivation; I 10 acres fine botton land in cultivation, A not subject to overflew. About 35 acres in wood. ? W. H. Stewart land?430 acres; one 5-room cottage, a large barn?two stories, 50 by 30; also a large cow barn; 4 tenant houses; 50 acres in pasture; 200 acres in cultivation, at Ebenezer, | mile from church. A nice place for a home, and fine community, about 2i miles from Winthrop. Price $25 per Acre. 51 acres of land?the J. W. Sherrer tract, 2} miles of court house; two good houses, four rooms each, thirty acres in cultivation, 8 acres in fine bottom corn. This is a bargain, and a profit yielder. Now is the time to make your trades. You trade now. and make your pay-* merits in the fall or the first of the year. J. C. WILRORN. Real Estate. professional (Tarda. * A. Y. CART WRIGHT, SURGEON DENTIST, YORKVILLE, S. C. OFFICE HOURS: 9 am. to i ptn.; a p m. to 5 pin Office upstairs in the Moore building over I. W. Johnson's store. x DK. II. W. WHITE, J DENTIST J YORKVILLE, S. C. \J Opposite Postoffice. - Yorkville, 8. C. JOHN R. HART ATTORNEY AT LAW No. 3 Law Range YORKVILLE, S. C. J. S. BR ICE, i ATTORNEY AT LAW Office Opposite Court House. Prompt attention to all legal business ?f whatever nature. ? W GEO. W. S. HART, ATTORNEY AT LAW YORKVILLE, S. C. 2 Law Range. 'Phone Office No. 58 D. E. Finley. Marion B. Jennings. FIN LEY & JENNINGS, 1 YORKVILLE, S. C. Office in Wilson Building, opposite Court House. Telephont No. 126. 3f THE JUCKLINS?Opie Read.