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Uttmam department. | THE PIONEER THEATRE. Those were troublesome times, indeed, when we were trying to settle up the new world and a few other matters at the same time. Little do the soft-eyed sons of prosperity understand to-day, as they walk the paved streets of the west under the cold glitter of the electric light, surrounded by all that can go to make life sweet and desirable, that not many years ago on the same ground their latners lougnt tne untutorea savage by night and chased the bounding buffalo by day.All, all is changed. Time in his restless and resistless flight has filed away those early years in the county clerk's office, and these times are not the old times. With the march of civilization I notice that it i3 safer for a man to attend a theatre than in the early days of the wild and wooly west. Time has made it easier for one to go to the opera and bring his daylights home with him than it used to be. It seems but a few short years since my roommate came home one night with a long red furrow plowed along the top of his head, where some gentleman at the theatre . had shot him by mistake. My roommate saidthat a tall man had objected to the pi anist, and suggested that he was playing pianissimo when he should have played fortissimo, and trouble grew out of this, which had ended in the death of the pianist and the injury of several disinterested spectators. And yet the excitement of knowing that yon might be killed at any moment made the-theatre more attractive, and instead of waring men away it rather induced patronage. Of course it prevented the attendance of ladies who were at all timid, but it did not cause any falling off in the receipts. Some thought it aided a good deal, especially where the show itself didn't have much blood In it. The Bella Union was a pretty fair sample of the theatre in those days. It was a low wooden structure, with a perpetual band on the outside, that played gay and festive circus tunes early and often. Inside you could poison your soul at the bar and see the show at one and the same price of admission. In an adjoining room silent men \ joined the hosts of faro and the timid tenderfoot gamboled o'er the green. I visited this place of amusement one evening in the capacity of a reporter for the paper. I would not admit this, even at this fate day, only that it has been overlooked in Mr. Talmage since: and if he could go through such an oraeal in the interests of humanity, I might be forgiven for going there professionally, to write up the show for our amusement column. The programme was quite varied. Negro minstrelsy, sleight of hand, opera bouffe, high tragedy, and that oriental style of quadrille called the khan khan, if my sluggish memory be not at fault, formed the principal attractions of the evening. At about 10.80 or 11 o'clock the khan khan was produced upon the stage. In the midst of it a tall man rose up at the back of the hall and came firmly down the aisle with a large, earnest revolver in his right hand. He was a powerfully built map, with a dyed mustache and wicked eye on- each side of his thin, red nose. He threw up the revolver with a little click that sounded very loud to me; for he had stopped right behind me and rested his left hand on my shouldei as ^T AAtlM /liotl not 1 XT IIC ){IUCU UVCI tuo 9MgO< J. WUIU U1HIIII1V.IIIJ hear his breath come and go, for it was a very loud breath, with the odor of onions and emigrant whisky upon it. The orchestra paused in the middle of a1 snort, and the man whose duty it was to 'f>5 swallow the clarionet pulled seven or eight inches of the instrument out of his face and looked wildly around. The gentleman who had been agitating the feelings of the bass viol laid it down on the side, crawled in behind it and spread a sheet of music over his head. The stage manager came lorward to the foot lights and inquired what was wanted. The tall man with the selfcocking credentials aswered simply: "By dashety blank to blank blank and back again, I want my wife !" The manager stepped back into the wings for a moment, and when he came forward he also bad a large musical instrument such as Mr. Remington used to make before he went into the type writing business. I can - still remember how large the hole in the barrel looked to me, and how I wished that I had gone to the meeting of the literary club that evening, as I had at first intended to do. Literature was really more in my line than the drama. 1 still thought that it was not too late, perhaps, so I arose and * i went out quietly so as not to disturb any one, and as I went down the aisle the tail man and the stage manager exchanged regrets. I looked back in time to see the tall man fall in the aisle with his face .in the sawdust and his hand over his breast. Then I went out of the theatre in an aimless sort of way, taking a north easterly direction as the crow flies. I do not think I ran over a mile or two in this way before I discovered that I was going, directly away from home. I rested a while and then returned. On the street I met the stage manager and the tall, dark man. They said that _ they were very sorry that I got up and came away at a point in the programme where they had introduced what'they regarded as the best feature of the show. This incident had a great deal to do with turning my attention in the direction of literature instead of tpe drama. But I am glad to notice that many of the horrors of the drama are being gradually eliminated as the country gets more thickly settled, and the gory tragedy of a few years ago is gradually giving place to the refining influences of the "Tin Soldier" and 44A Flag Baby."?Bill Nye in Chicago News. . Courtship in Georgia.?When a Georgia farmer found out that his son John was sparking a certain farmer's daughter for a year or more without settling any question, he called him out behind the stack and said: "John, do you love Susan Tucker?" t4I guess I do, dad." "And doesshelove you?" "That's what I dunno, dad, and I'm afraid to ask her." "Well", you'd better throw out a few hints to-night and and find out. It's no use wearing out boot leather unless you are going to marry her." That night at 10 o'clock John came home a wreck. His face was all scratched up and his ear was bleeding, his hat gone and his back covered with mud. "John, John ! what on earth is the matter with you?" exclaimed the old man, laying down his paper. "Bin over to Tucker's," was the reply. "And?and?and I threw out a few hints to Sus&n '' 44What kind o' hints?" 44Why, I told her I'd been hoofing it two^ miles fmip nichts nf n. week for the Inst, turn ! years to set up with her while she chewed gum and sung through her nose, and now I reckoned it was time for her to brush her teeth and darn her stockings, cure the bile on her chin and tell the folks we're engaged." % "And her father bounced you ?" "No, dad, no; there's where I'm consoled. It took the whole family, including Susan, two hired men and three dogs, and then I. wasn't more'u half licked. I guess we ' moved on 'era too soon, dad?I guess it i wasn't quite time to throw out hints." Sorry to hear of your trouble; Jen-; kins." "What trouble?" "Your misfortune in a business way." "Yes, I have been slightly unfortunate, but you could hardly call me in trouble." , "Why, I understand that you have been forced to compromise with your creditors i with ten cents on the dollar. I "So I did." "Well, that was being in trouble, wasn't mr v it?" x "Perhaps it was, but yon have saddled the trouble onto the wrong horse. It was my creditors who are in trouble." I6T Minister?"I suppose you have seen me in church, haven't you ?" Little Dot?"No, mamma never takes me to church." "Well, it would be rather tiresome for you yet. But I gues8 you will love to go when you get older?" "Yes, indeed, I'm beginning to like to look at bonnets now." Co* is- " fc- - ' ftatc Jtffaiw. THE GOVERNOR'S WSSAGK The message of Governor Sheppard, presented to the General Assembly last Wednesday, is a lengthy paper, containing an exhaustive review of the condition of State public affairs. From the Comptroller-General's report he places the whole of the valid State debt at $6,522,111.57, and in suggesting measures for the retiring of certain portions of the bonded debt, he says, "the credit of the State is now good and nothing should be done by which it may be impaired." Considerable s^ace i3 devoted to the subject of the assessment of property and the collection of taxes. Deficiencies in the present mode of assessing real and personal property throughout the state are poinieu out, and remedies by proper legislation suggested. He also recommends the passage of an Act that will authorize and empower the sinking fund commission to obtain possession of all lands forfeited to the State by non-payment of taxes. He next reviews the "administration of justice in the Courts of the State," and while he recommends no fundamental change in the system as necessary to effect substantial improvement, he suggests a few changes in the method of conducting business in Court, which will greatly facilitate dispatch and correspondingly reduce expenses. These recommendations are: The passage of an Act authorizing the foreman or the foreman pro tern., in the absence of the foreman, to administer the oath to all witnesses to be examined by the grand jury, instead of the present system of consuming half the opening day of each term in swearing such witnesses "in open Court ;" to restore the summary process jurisdiction of the Circuit Court, with such modification as to form of procedure as ipay be necessary to conform it to the system of practice now prevailing. "Thus while the grand jury is engaged in the examination of bills, the Court will be employed in hearing and deciding caseson the summary process docket. The costs in such cases should be reduced. Instead'of ?20, equivalent to $85.71, as prescribed in the act of 17G8, the Circuit Judge should be authorized to hear and determine without a jury, unless demanded by eithpr party, under certain restrictions to be pre ? .1 -11 nf In ur inlTAluinO1 scriueu, HIl VIVll Itutiuiig at inn iikukiii^ not more than two hundred dollars, including appeals in civil actions from Trial Justice Courts. Thus by the time of the adjournment of the Court of Sessions, a large proportion of the civil business will have been transacted." He also suggests that in this class of cases there should be no appeal allowed to the Supreme Court. He also recommends the revision of the fee bill, especially as to limit the number of days for which costs may be taxed for "reference" before masters and referees. On the subject of the Trial Justice system, he thinks the system now in operation in this State is better and cheaper than would be a system of County Courts; but the present system should be modified in important features. The modifications proposed are as follows: "Under no circumstances should a trial justice have jurisdiction in cases of larceny, for no Court of less dignity than a Court of Record should be authorized to deprive a citizen of two of the most highly valued franchises of citizenship, to wit: the right of voting and the right of testifying in Court. Nor would the justice of the country seriously suffer if the number of simple assaults investigated by trial justices should be greatly diminished ; for a number of the?e prosecutions are instituted for some other purpose than the punishment of a public wrong or the vindication of the public justice. In my judgment much of the trouble now experienced on account of the trial justice system will be relieved by dividing the trial justices into judicial and ministerial trial justices. Both should have civil jurisdiction as now prescribed by law. There should be one judicial trial justice for each county, to be located at the Courthouse ; he should be paid a reasonable salary, and should not be allowed costs and fees in criminal cases; he should have criminal jurisdiction as now provided by law, excepting cases of petit larceny; he should be required to "hear and determine" all cases, sent to him by the ministerial trial justices; Ministerial trial justices in criminal matters should have the jurisdiction only of "committing magistrates;" that is to say, they should nave authority to issue warrants, cause arrests to be made, investigate offences, and commit or bind over for trial; if upon investigation they find the matter to be without the jurisdiction of the Court of Sessions, they should be required to forward the record to the judicial trial justice. Thus can be accomplished the purposes of a County Court without incurring the expenses incident thereto." In thisconnection he refers to the expense incurred annually by the counties in the transportation of convicts to the penitentiary, and recommends the passage of an Act requiring the clerks of the Courts, upon the adjournment of the Courts of Sessions, to notify the superintendent of the Penitentiary of the number of persons sentenced to imprisonment in the Penitentiary, and requiring the superintendent to provide for their transportation. , The facts of the decision of the U. S. Supreme Court, sustaining the validity of the revenue bond script and the importance to the State of that decision, are set forth at length. On the subject of public education he says: "The annual report of the superintendent of education shows continued development of the public school system. Notwithstanding Uio Hortrocamn nuMirnllv consentient ll,6 . .r n upon several successive years of unremunerative crops, there has been evident improvement in all the main features of the work, except in the average length of the session, which is the same as the previous year. The enrollment of pupils in the publie schools amounted to 183,900, an increase of 5,943 over the previous year. The average attendance reached 120,090, an increase of 7,603. This increase both in enrollment and in attendance reached* being wholly among the white pupils, clearly indicates that the white citizens of the State are taking more interest in the schools than ever before. "Through the combined influence of examinations and normal institute instruction the effective power and prolessional pride of the teachers have been much stimulated and improved. No better evidence of this is needed than the fact shown in the report that, notwithstanding their meagre salaries, and without compulsion, 1,158 of the teachers were willing to give up their vacation and incur the expenses of travel and board in order to attend the instructions given at the State or county institutes during the past summer. "The agency which the Peabody educational fund has had in the great work of popular education in this State, and the spontaneous enlargement of its liberality for the ensuing year will, I trust, receive from your honorable bodies some formal expression of grateful recogpition. "The injurious effects upon the public schools of the low valuation of p'roperty for tnration, is a matter deserving vour serious consideration. It appears that if all the taxes are collected this year there will be, nevertheless, in consequence of reduced valuations, a deficiency of at least $11,000 in theschool fund. The county apportionment of the school fund, as now required by law to be -made in advance of the listing of property and of the collection of taxes, introduces much confusion in the financial affairs of the schools, and entails great hardships upon the teachers. Some remedial measures are demanded here, and I respectfully commend the matter to your earnest attention. For reasons given at some length in his report, the superintendent recommends the repeal of Act No. 10, approved December 15, 1885, relating to the examination of teachers." The operations of Claflin College, the Citadel Academy and the South Carolina College are given in detail. Of Claflin he says "the institution deserves the continued support of the General Assembly." Of the Citadel he says the institution has merited the continued confidence of the General Assembly, and he recommends such appropriation as may necessary for its maintenance. In reviewing at length the operations of the College, the system as adopted in that institution is strongly commended, argument is made in favor of continuing the College on its present basis, and he recommends that such appropriation he made "as may be necessary to maintain the efficiency of the College and promote its development." On the subject of the proposed agricultural college, the Governor savs: "During the past year much discussion has prevailed in the State on the generally unprofitable method of agriculture pursued by our people, and the consequent lack of prosperity that is becoming painfully evident in all branches of business. A strong sentiment has thereby been developed in favor of the establishment of an educational institution, devoted exclusively to the promotion of agriculture. The sentiment will probably force itself upon your deliberations in the form of a demand for the founding of such an institution. The great preponderance of agriculture over all other pursuits of our people makes such a demand entirely reasonable. The sharp competition and great advance in all forms of productive industry all over the world, and especially upon this continent, renders a compliance with it a matter of necessity. The vast increase in the facilities for international commercial intercourse, in the multiplicity of practical mechanical inventions, in the adaptation of scientific discoveries, and, in general, the exigencies of modern social life imperatively demand that the forces of education should be specialized and directed into technical channels. One of the conditions of success imposed by the spirit of the age is that a young man must begin any pursuit with a fair knowledge of what the world has already gained concerning it. Starting with this, and depending upon the small annual increments of knowledge gained by his own ex|>erienee, he cannot hope to keep abreast of the current of progress and prosperity moving around him. "Whether the resources of the State will bear the expense of establishing and supporting an agricultural institution at this time, is a question to be decided by you who are the immediate representatives of the people. Such an institution should round out the circle of our educational facilities without disturbing the status of what has been already established. To meet the wants of by far the larger part of those who are to be benefitted, the course of instruction should be directed to practical farm work upon the best models and, at the same time, afford a good academic training in science and English branches. The provision already made in the South Carolina College should be fully developed so as to afford ample facilities for high scientific attainments to the few whose means or mental abilities may enable them to purs..3 a higher course." Of the agricultural department of the State, the message says: "The department of agriculture is charged generally with the promotion and advancement of the agricultural interests of the State, and especially with the protection of the interests of the State in the phosphate territory; the propagation and distribution of fish ; the analysis of fertilizers, to the end that frauds may be * * ?ii * i _ ?*1 a.; prevented, ana witn me coiiecuon ui ?gncultural statistics. "The annual report of the commissioner, including the reports of the subordinate officials connected with the department, will be laid before you. It contains full statements regarding the work of the department for the year 1886. The seasons during the year have not been favorable throughout the State, and the abundant harvest for which the people so industriously struggled has not been realized. In addition to the loss sustained on account of the seasons and the low price of cotton, much property was destroyed by high water. These considerations following two years of short crops, should impress upon the farmers and all the people of the State the importance of the strictest economy in the conduct of their affairs. "Nothing has occurred to disturb the condition of farm labor. The relations between landlord and tenant are harmonious and pleasant, and all seem to be working for the advancement of the agricultural interests of tl\e State. The same conditions exist in our manufacturing institutions. "Upon these facts, considering the strikes and strife, the discord and destruction of property, that have been experienced elsewhere, our State should be congratulated ; and these facts demonstrate the justice and the wisdom of legislative vigilance in the matter of the relations between employer and employee. The statistics collected by the department show a large decrease in the amount of supplies purchased by the farmers within the past few years. In 1882 it was estimated that about $9,000,000 had been advanced on the growing crops; last year such advances only amounted to about S5.000.000. Such a reduction, occurring in the years when the yield of the crops was below an average, indicates progress among our people in the management of their affairs. "The analytical work of the department consists chiefly of the analysis of fertilizers, although the examination of minerals, waters, &c., &c.. has engaged part of the time and attention of the chemist. "The value of the fertilizers used annually in the State is about $3,000,000. It is of the utmost importance, therefore, that the strictest supervision should be exercised, so that the sale of fraudulent fertilizers shall be prevented. This important work the deparment has endeavored to perform. Difficulties are involved in the adoption of effective regulations, but the commissioner reports that the number of brands found deficient in essential ingredients is rapidly decreasing, with a corresponding increase in the chemical value of the fertilizers. "The department has a thoroughly equipped laboratory, under the charge of a faithful and efficient chemist, and is prepared to make analyses of any character. "Recently the services of a botanist and veterinary surgeon have been secured. The botanist has examined a number of specimens of grasses and plants. "The veterinary surgeon has visited various sections of the State to investigate contagious diseases among farm stock. These ofticers will continue their respective duties under the direction of the board, and will publish monthly articles of interest to the farmers of the State. "The State weather service, recently inaugurated, has been of great benefit in other sections, and will be valuable here. Careful study of, and familiarity with the system of weather predictions will be interesting and profitable to all who are engaged in farming or in stock raising." The report of the board of directors of the Jniiln/llnrv tKa ronnrto r\f fhn pdll llUi y (.11 \j ivpuiin v/l iijv superintendent and subordinate officers of the prison, is reviewed by the Governor. From these reports it appears that at "the beginning of the last fiscal year there were 945 prisoners confined in the Penitentiary, of whom 8G5 were colored and SO white. During the year 553 prisoners were received, of whom 51G were colored and 37 white. The discharges during the year, for various causes, were 513, leaving in confinement at the end of the fiscal year 878 colored males and 38 colored females and G4 white males and 5 white females, aggregating 985 prisoners, an increase of 40 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. Of these there are On phosphate works 102 In shoe and hosiery factories 201 On the different farms 227 Within the walls and on the Canal 455 "There is now but one contract for labor without the walls of the Penitentiary. This contract will expire on the31st of December ensuing, and it is apprehended will not be renewed." In view of this contingency, which will greatly embarrass the financial resources?of the institution, he recommends an appropriation of $25,000, if so much be necessary, to be returned to the treasury from the earnings of the penitentiary. The expenses of the prison have been reduced to the lowest point ever before attained, which, under the circumstance of disasters by overflow in the early summer of the three farms in which the penitentiary is interested, "is ' * ?l i. 4-Knf zirvn 1 rl Kn rvflfnrnrl ine nigntbt l^Slluiuu^ mat tumu uv vnvivu of the efficiency of, the management of the institution." From the report of the superintendent of the Colnmbia Canal, it appears that the total cost of that work to the State is $124,483.58. The Governor makes no rcommendations on this subject, though he says in the judgment of the manager seven-tenths of the work necessary for the excavation of the Canal has been performed; to this sum total is to be added the amount necessary for the construction of the dam ; this, in the judgment of the engineer, will require $62,800.44?of which sum only forty percent, in money will be required, the balance in lahor. The continued beneficence of the State in aid of the Lunatic Asylum is strongly commended. Of the Railroad Commission the Govern- j or says: "The board of railroad commissioners have faithfully and zealously continued their earnest efforts to carry out the provisions of the railroad laws equitably, with proper regard to the interests of both the railroads and the general public. "I invite your attention te their annual j\ report, and especially their suggestions of amendments of existing laws. g "The commissioners say: 'There is a dis- | position on the part of corporations leasing tl or controlling certain roads in South Carolina to remove thei r offices to other States too P far off to protect the interests and conven- J.' ience of the public, and too far off for prop- w er application of State laws. This is an 0: important matter, ana ueserves yuur wu- u 3ideratiou; as also is the suggestion that w 'all roads chartered by the State be at once required to so arrange their rules and by- T laws that the rights of minorities of stock- M holders shall be protected." 'y, "I concur in the judgment of the com- o: tnissioners that the running of trains on 01 Sunday, under the law as it now stands, ? works a great hardship to employees of the c, railroads, defeating the very object it was ^ intended to carry out. A change here is 0 suggested." C The militia of the State is reported in jj good condition, and no important measures l? affecting that branch of the service are ? recommended. t s Reviewing the work now progressing on jt the completion of the State House, the Gov- p I ernor submits the estimates for its comple- 11 tion, as made by the architect, from which c< it appears that the sum of $193,067.74 is necessary to complete the building, and he s says: "It is for you to determine how much T of the sum above mentioned shall be ap- 0 propriated; the whole amount will be necessary before the purposes contemplated by the Act can be accomplished." Referring to the condition of Charleston " by the earthquake, he says: "I am in- l? formed that measures will be submitted for p your consideration looking to the relief of Charleston and the communities that suf- o fered from the effects of the earthquake;, but I am not informed of the nature of the relief for which application will be made." He also endorses the proposition made by the City Council of Charleston, that the / 1 1 * ui.. 1:T uKiierm Aaaeiiiuij' luciuunauw wngn.i3o i for suitable appropriation to complete at tl the earliest possible moment the jetties at 8 that port. |j He recommends a change in the Constitu- n tion providing that a Circuit Judge should l; hold office during good behavior; and that ti "Section 19 of Article 4 of the Constitution 8 should be stricken out. This section pro- 1 videsthat: 'The a ualifled electors of each J county shall elect three persons for the term 8 of two years, who shall constitute a board r of county commissioners, which shall have n jurisdiction over roads, highways,' ferries, p bridges, and in all matters relating to taxes, disbursements of money for county pur- I poses, and in any other case that may be ^ necessary to the internal improvement and * local concerns of the respective counties.' ? It is not advisable to insert any provision in tt the stead thereof. It should be left to the 8 General Assembly to provide regulations s for the government of the affairs of the t counties. In anticipation of this amend- J m.ent it would be premature to submit any I suggestions looking to the establishment of a better system of county government. It is unquestionably true that the present system is not suited to our condition, and is the a cause of many of the evils of which the people complain." Should the General Assembly ratify the " amendment voted by the people, in the re- [ cent election, in reference to the census, t there will no occasion for providing for an g enumeration as prescribed in Article 2, c Section 5, of the Constitution; hut on failure to ratify that vote the Governor asks ? that a suitable appropriation be made for ? taking the census, as contemplated in the t Constitution as it now stands. t In conclusion the Governor says: s "Gentlemen of the General Assembly: n No session for many years has presented so v many important subjects as the present for a legislative consideration. F "The people demand the abolition of n needless offices. I have called your atten- a tion to those with which, I think, we can 0 dispense, without affecting the efficiency of a the whole. They demand strict economy J and rigid accountability in the expenditure y of public moneys; but it should'not be for- n gotten that it is not always the smallest ex- p penditure that constitutes the wisest econo- t my. They demand a simple and business like conduct 01 tne anairs o/ toe uovern- ment; I have made suggestions by the Jj adoption of which I believe the administra- r tion of our affairs, State and county, wHl be simplified and improved ; but in theconsid- a eration of appropriations, it should not be forgotten thatefliciency is the great purpose ? to be achieved, and from this end our atten- ^ tion should not be diverted. "The people demand that the burdens as 0 well as the benefits of government shall be distribted with fairness, justness and impar- e tiality. They demand uniformity and simplicity in taxation, and its distribution in h such a manner as that, while all should bear ? their just share of the common burdens, those shall contribute most who receive n most, and those suffer least who can bear t least. a "For these important matters I bespeak t your careful consideration; and, invoking t the blessing of Almighty God upon your i deliberations, I trust that your duty will be c discharged in such a manner that the per- t manent and material interests of the State 1 and the happiness and prosperity of her v people may he promoted. "J. C. Sheppard, Governor." A Story A rout a Bible.?There was a little boy who wanted a Bible very much ? indeed?wanted it more than anything else * he could think of. But he was a poor boy, and could notafford to buy one; for he lived L a good many years ago, when Bibles cost * more than they do now. One day two strange gentlemen came to j! his houseand asked his mother forsomething 0 to eat. Although she had only plain food, t she gave them a welcome to what she had. li As they ate, they saw that the little boy d lyxrxlyrtrl onrl THo\r oclrarl him urhtlt hft H 1UUACU Oau* xuv/j i?unvv? inn* TT a(M? ,.v wanted, and he told them a Bible. His in .ther said: "Never mind. Don't ?, fret about that. . I'll take you to see Gen- \\ eral Washington next week." v "But I'd rather have a Bible than to see t! General Washington," the boy said. P One of the gentlemen seemed much pleas- 11 ed with this, and told him he hoped he ;! would always be fond of the Bible. The next day the little boy received a beautiful Bible, and on the fly-leaf was written, "From George Washington." n The little boy did not know it, but he K had been talking to General Washington t! himself the day before. A A Queer Character.?N. D. Monroe, ? familiarly known as "Wild Neill," lived j with an only sister in the Woods about flf- c teen miles from Fayetteville, N. C. Before 3 the war he was a man of property, but lost fi it in the conflict. He served throughout the war, and returning found his home in ruins, and then retired to the retreat where he _ has lived for the last twenty years, taking with him his only sister. There he built two little huts about ten feet square and about 100 yards apart. From that day I brother and sister never spoke to each other. Neill lived by hunting and gathering roots. He would a] ways leave part of his game at his sister's door. One morning he went over and spoke to his sister for the I first and last time. He then returned to j Ills own cabin, took a leather strap and tied I it round his neck and to a rafter and then | jumped off. He was found dead. | When a Man Acts Dishonestly.?A ; man violates the laws of honor when he takes advantage of another's unskillfulness or inexperience, or the technicalities of the ! law to impose on him. A man acts dishon| orably when he does not make sacrifices to pay his debts promptly; when he attempts I to raise the market price on another buyer; when he sells below the market price to get , away his neighbor's customers; when he is 11 j unmindful of favors; when he does not i allow his clerks and dependents to share in ! his prosperity, and in all cases when he _ ; does acts which if thoroughly understood, would tend to lower him in the estimation -i of his customers or of any good man.?Dry . | 1 Ooods Chronicle. I YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. Prospectus for 1887. EXTRAORDINARY OFFER TO CLUB-MAKERS. Three Desirable Premiums. . BUGGY, A WAGON AND $15 IN CASH. )N the 1st of January, 1887, the YORKVILLE ENQUIRER will enter upon its thirtylird volume, and while we shall strive to make in every respect a more acceptable weekly ublication than it has hitherto been, the leadig features of the paper, which have always jndered it popular with all classes of readers, ill be retained. Besjdes the general make up fthe Miscellaneous department, which feature as given the Enquirer a distinctive character, e snail miunsn SERIAL STORIES hroughout the year, from the pens of the ost popular writers of fiction in the 'orld, and which department alone, on account fthe character of the stories that we shall scire, will give it additional interest to all readers f light literature. In addition to the Story, iterary and Miscellaneous features of the paper, ireful attention will be bestowed upon the lews department, which will embrace a record f the leading ev its at the State and National apitals; Congressional and Legislative proceedlgs ; "Scraps and Fa<jts," being a hotch-potch of ght current topics; a compend of the News .broad and at Home; County and General Corjspondence; Market Reports; Local and State 'ews; Editorial Articles upon appropriate sublets intended to promote the welfare and proserity of 6ur State and people, which will, we ust, continue to render the Enquirer a welime and entertaining Family Journal. TEBM8 OF 8UBS0BIPTI0H?FBEE OF POSTAGE. ingle copy, one year, $2.50 wo copies, one year, 4.00 ne copy, two years 4.00 PREiMIUMS TO CLUB-MAKERS. To club-makers for the approaching volume, e offer THREE PREMIUMS for the three irgest clubs, as follows : One BREWSTER SIDE BAR PIANO BOX 1UGGY, worth $60. One TWO-HORSE "OLD HICKORY" WAGiN, worth $55. A Cash premium of FIFTEEN DOLLARS. Description of Our Premiums. THE BUGGY s a first-class vehicle in every respect, made of tie best materials, and is known as the piano box tyle, which has become the most popluar buggy iow in use. It is hung on the celebrated BrewsBr Side bar Oil tempered springs, which are the lost comfortable, and, therefore, the most widey used side spring. It is full leather trimned with "lazy back," Savern patent wheels, teel tire, best steel, faintail, double collar axles, t is painted a rich black. The buggy is a good ne and will give satisfaction. It is worth $60. t is furnished to us by Mr. M. C. WILLIS, uccessor to the late B. T. Wheeler, manufactuer of and dealer in buggies, carriages <fec., and lay be seen by calling at his factory in this lace. THE WAGON s known as the "Old Hickory," manufactured iy the Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Co., of jouisville, Ky. The "Old Hickory" is recognizd as one of the best wagons manufactured in the Jnited States. The materials of which it is made re of the best quality and are put together by killed workmen, and it is thoroughly and handomely painted. The wagon is a two-horse, himble skein, of two thousand pounds capacity, 'he lowest retail price is $55. The wagon was urnisbed to us by Mr. JOHN R. ASHE, the tompany's agent at Yorkville. CONDITIONS. The three Premiums mentioned above will be warded on the following conditions: The person getting up the largest club of yearly subscribers to the Enquirer, at $2.00 per 'nnuin, for each subscriber, will be entitled to he first choice of one of the above Premiums; he person petting up the second largest club, at he same price, to the second choice; the person ;etting up the third largest club, to the third hoice. ** The time for completing clubs under the above ffer is limited to 1 o'clock P. M., on the SEC>ND MONDAY OF MARCH, 1887. Competiors may begin to secure subscribers at once-he time of subscription to commence whenever he name is handed in. The money for each ubscriber is expected to be paid at tnetime the lame is entered upon our books, and no name vil 1 be counted in competition for a premium nd no premium delivered until the subscription rice has been paid. To persons who make up clubs of ten or more tames, but who may fail to obtain one of the bove premiums, we will send the Enquirer ne year free of charge, and to those who send club of twenty or more names, but who may ail to get a premium, we will forward the Enluirer one. year free of charge, and a copy, one 'ear, of any weekly newspaper or monthly nagazine published in the United States, the ublication to be selected by the person entitled o receive it. It is not necessary that the names of a club hould all be at the samo post-office. Names nay be taken at any number of places. One lame for two years will be equivalent to two lames for one year each. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us t the expense of those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe transmision of money only when sent by draft, regisered letter or money order drawn on the Yorkille post-office. In sending names, write plainly, giving postffice, county and State. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the xpiration of the time paid for. A,separate list will be kept for each club-ma:er, wno will be credited with every name sent, o that the number sent by any one person can e ascertained at a moment's notice. Persons who commence making clubs, will lot be permitted, after the names have been onered on our books, to transfer the names to ?I.a? a1. r*~\ (i lr n?t' n Unf uutucr uiuu-iuncvui o not. HS3~ The time in which additions may be made o clabs under this proposition, will expire on he SECOND MONDAY OF MARCH, 1887. therefore, persons who desire the benefit of lub rates, must subscribe and pay for the paper lefore that date, as after the expiration of that ime it will not be furnished for less than 82.50 inless new clubs are formed. All letters should be addressed to L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C. RE^LIEF^ tyrty Years A Suffer From Catarrh. WONDERFUL TO RELATE! ^TT'OR FORTY YEARS I have been a victim F to CATARRH?three-fourths of the time sufferer from excruciating pains across my orehead and nostrils. The discharges were so ffensivethat I hesitate to mention it, except for he good that it may do some other sufferer. I lave spent a young fortune from my earnings u ring my forty years of suffering to obtain reief from the doctors. I have tried patent mediines?every one I could learn of?from the four orners of the earth, with no relief. And at last 57 years of ago) have met with a remedy that as cured me entirely?made me a new man. I ,'eighed 128 pounds and now weigh 146. I used tiirteen bottles of the medicine, and the only reret I have is that being in the humble walks of ife I may not haye influence to prevail on all cairrh sufferers to use what has cured me Guinn's 'ionkkk J'.r.oon Renewer. "HENRY CHEVES, "No. 207 Second St., Macon, Ga." Mr. Henry Cheves, the writer of the above formerly of Crawford county, now of Macon, Georia, merits the confidence of all interested in camrrh.. W. A. HUFF, Ex-Mayor of Macon. i Superb Flesh Producer and Tonic! Guinn's Pioneer Blood Renewer lures all Blood and Skin Diseases, Rheumatism, crofula, Old Sores. A perfect Spring Medicine, f not in your market it will be forwarded on reeipt of price. Small bottles 81-00; large bottles 1.75. Essav on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed ree. MACON MEDICINE COMPANY, Macon, Georgia. For sale by LOWRY & STARR, Yorkville. November 17 11 ly "MOTHER'S FRIEND" Not only shortens the time of labor and lessens the intensity of pain, but it greatly diminishes the danger to life of both mother and child, and leaves the mother in a condition highly favorable to speedy recovery, and far less liable to Flooding, Convulsions, and other alarming symptoms incident to slow or painful labor. Its wonderful efficacy in this respect entitles it to be called The Mother's Friend, and to be ranked as one of the life-saving remedies of the nineteenth century. From the nature of the case, it will, of course, bo understood that we cannot publish certificates concerning this remedy without wounding the delicacy of the writers. Yet we have hundreds of such testimonials on file. Send for our Treatise on "Health and Happiess of Woman," mailed free. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. August 11 32 ly CHATTEL MORTGAGES, kyJORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to jJL Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. | GARRY IRON ROC Manufacturers of all kinds of IRON ROOFING CRIMPED AND CORRUGATED SIDING, Iron Tile or Shingle, jflJpBSHHM FIRE PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS *C., THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF $33r Orders received by L. M. GRIST. May 10 AUCTION SALES. J ESTATE S. G. HEMPHILL, DEC'D. BY virtue of an order from the Probate Court, I will expose to public outcry at YORK COURT HOUSE, on Sales-Day in December 1886, all THE CHOSES IN ACTION belonging to the estate of S. G. HEMPHILL, deceased, f and appraised as "doubtful or worthless." Also, 5 shares of the Yorkville Female College Stock. TERMS CASH. C. E. HEMPHILL, Administratrix. November 24' 46 2t SHERIFF'S SALET '] ON TUESDAY after the first Monday in December, 1886, at the residence of J. S. GOU FILEY, in Bullock's Creek township, I will otfer for sale for CASFF, one lot of cotton in the seedone thousand pounds, more or less; one lot of corn?about thirty bushels ; one lot of fodderabout three hundred bundles, more or less. Lev- t ied on at the suit of James Long, under a war- t rant to seize crops under lien. [>3.25 R. H. GLENN, S. Y. C. November 17 46 St FORECLOSURE SA L E. UNDER the power conferred on me by Lewis i Alexander, and to foreclose a mortgage given to W. G. Durant, now deceased, of whose estate I am Administrator, I will expose to public sale, on SALES-DAY (first Monday) IN DECEMBER Next, at York Court House Door, between the legal hours of sale, a tract of land on which the said Lewis Alexander now resides, in Fort Mill township, York county, said to contain TWENTY-FOUR (24) ACRES, ^.nd bounded by lands now or formerly of Ste- | phen White, Rev. J. B. Mack and Mrs. Rankin. , TERMS-CASH., ? GEO. W. S. HART, 1 Yorkville, S. C. November 17 ' 46 3t FORECLOSURES ALE^ PURSUANT to Decree of Foreclosure in the case of J. Ran. Wallace against ftohert L. Pursley and others, I will expose to public sale at YORK COURT HOUSE' DOOR, on SALES-DAY IN DECEMBER NEXT, Between the legal hours of sale, all that tract or i parcel of land in York county, lying on the wa- < ters of Clark's Fork, containing SEVENTY-THREE ACRES, MORE OR LESS. And bounded by lands now or formerly of J. W. Wells, Galloway and Brown?being the tract : bought by Robert L. Pursley from William N. Gordon. TERMS?CASH. JOS. F. WALLACE, C. C. C. Pis. November 10 45 4t CLERK'S SALE. South Carolina?York County. IN COMMON PLEAS. J. N. McDill, Executor, against Sarah E. Robinson and others. IN obedience to the Decree of the Court, made in the cause above entitled, I will expose to public sale at YORK COURT HOUSE, on the FIRST MONDAY (Sales-day) IN DECEMBER, Next, all of that piece or parcel of land in the county aforesaid, and known as the Atkinson tract, in Broad River township, containing 232} ACRES, MORE OR LESS, Except that portion devised to T. A. McKeown, being separated from it by a division line designated in the will of Wm. McKeown, deceased, containing about 30 acres, being the part devised to Nancy E. Plaxico. TERMS CASH. Purchaser to pay for papers. JOS. F. WALLACE, C. C. C. Pis. November 10 45 . 4t CLERK'S SALE. South Carolina?York County. IN COMMON PLEAS. Jno. G. Anderson and others against W. R. Horton and others. IN obedience to the Decree of the Court made in the cause above entitled, I will expose to public sale, at YORK COURT HOUSE, on the FIRST MONDAY (Sales-Day) IN DECEMBER, Next, all that piece, parcel and tract of land situated in county and State aforesaid, containing FIFTY-SEVEN ACRES, MORE OR LESS, Adjoining lands formerly owned by Ann Knox, John Countrj'man and others. TERMS OF SALE. One half Cash ; balance of purchase monev on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by a bond and mortgage. Purchaser to pay for papers. , JOS. F. WALLACE, C. C. C. Pis. j November 10 45 4t i CLERK'S SALE. South Carolina?York County. . IN COMMON PLEAS. i Wm. S. Garrison and others against Harriet L. : Turner and others. IN obedience to the Decree of the Court made j in the cause as above entitled, I will expose to public sale at YORK COURT HOUSE, on the FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER, Next, during the legal hours of sale, all that piece, parcel and tract of land situated in the county and State aforesaid, bounded by lands of Samuel A. Garrison, Austin Garrison, "deceased, J. P. Hutchinson, and bounded by the Catawba River on the east, and containing , ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN ACRES, j More or less. Terms of Sale.?One-half Cash ; balance of purchase money payable in twelvemonths, with interest from day of sale, secured by a bond and mortgage?purchaser to have the option of paying his entire bid in cash. Purchaser to pay for 1 papers. JOS. F. WALLACE, C. C. C. Pis. November 10 45 4t FORECLOSURE SALE. | BY virtue of a power of Attorney, to me executed by James J. White, mortgagor, and in order to foreclose the mortgage by him executed to J. R. Barron and J. B. Jackson, (Book LL, 529?532), and the said Barron A Jackson consent- ' ing, I will expose to pulic sale, on Shies-Day, THE FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER, Next, at YORK COURT HOUSE DOOR, be- . tween the legal hours of sale, those certain 1 ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN (137) ACRES OF LAND, more or less, situate in York county, S. C., on the headwaters of Bullock's Creek, adjoining lands of Joseph Stephenson, Hugh B. Wallace and others, being the land conveyed, Dec. 4,1884, by W. F. Woods to Barron & Jackson, and by them conveyed, (BookC5, 282-3) to James J. White. ThoMiironn qairl tract of land two trood farm residences, a good well of water, one tenant house nnd a good barn and other outbuildings. TERMS OF SALE. One-half Cash ; balance on a credit of twelve i months, with interest at ten (10) per cent, from day of sale, secured by purchaser's bond and a mortgage of the premises?with leave to purchasers to pay all cash. S Before Sales-Day in December, the land may ] be purchased at private sale. GEO. W. S HART, Yorkville, S. C'. November 10 45 4t 4 T. S. JEFFERYS. \ AGRICULTURAL HALL. J A FULL STOCK OF ( SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS, j Engine Fittings, Babbit Metal, ? ROLAND CHILLED TURN PLOWS, j Thomas Harrows, RANDALL DISK, HARROWS. ALSO, i Two Second-Hand Engine3 on Hand, < Which 1 will sell very low. Don't Forget to Pay Your Guano Notes. T. S. JEFFERYS?. a 9 "MOORE COUNTY GRIT" i The bent Millitone is th? World for Table Meal \ Sunplee of meal Mat on application. Send for prices on , Portable Corn Mills, Upper and Under Runners and Millstones. We are agents for Enginea, Boiler*) Saw Mills, Cotton (iliia, Planers. Shafting. Puller*, to, t also for Roller-Mill Outfit* which save JO to ?5 cents t for the miller in every barrel of floar he makes. Writ# stating what yon want and terms you wish to bur on. S Gire references. Address, North Carolina Mill* UK e Co., Parkewood, Moore Co., N. C. ^ June rJ> 2 f? 6m* a s )FING COMPANY, ^^ IRON ORE PAINT And Cement. 152 TO 158 MERWIN STREET Cleveland, O. Send for Circular and Price W * List No. 75. IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. 9 _ ly F. HAPPERPIELD. vnFfiH fsnArrnvvfl MY full stock of Groceries consists of the best goods that can be bought, and will be sold is low as any other house will sell you. HARDWARE. A full supply ot Hardware, including Plow Fixtures and all other articles in that line required in agricultural operations. BOOTS AND SHOES. A large iot of all grades. Call and examine ;hem before buying. I will take pleasift-e in showing them and can save you money. TOBACCO AND CIGARS. A full line of Chewing and Smoking Tobaccos, 3nuff and Cigars. MARBLE YARD. Special attention given to all kinds of Monumental and Tomb Stone Work. Price3 are lower than ever before. I can certainly sell you work cheaper than any traveling agent can, fori will save you the commissions paid to them. Call and see specimens of work and ascertain prices. 1? XT A p'PWniTT'PT.Tl C. & 1. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains O from Lenoir, N. C., to Chester, S. CM taking effect at 12 o'clock, Noon, Sunday, November rth, 1886 : GOING SOUTH. Leave Lenoir 4.30 A. M. Arrive at |lickory,..* 7: 6.15 A. M. Leave Newton 7.30 A. M. Arrive at Lincolnton, 8.42 A. M. Arrive at Dallas. 9.50 A. M. Arrive at Gastonia, 10.22 A. M. Leave Gastonia 10.40 A. M. Arrive at Clover, 11.36 A. M. Arrive at Yorkville, 12.22 P. M. Leaye Yorkville, 12.30 P. M. Arrive at Guthriesville, 1.00 P. M. Arrive at Lowrysville, 1.35 P. M. Leave Lowrysville, 1.50 P. M. Arrive at Chester 2.25 P. M. GOING NOBTH. Leave Chester, 1.00 P. M. Arrive at Lowrysville, 1.35 P. M. Leave Lowrysville, 1. P. M. Arrive at Guthriesville, 2.13 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville, 2 43 P. M. Leave Yorkville 2.55 P. M. Arrive at Clover, 3.37 P. M. Arrive at Gastonia, ... 4.36 P. M. Leave Gastonia, 4.58 P. M. Arrive at Dallas, 5.27 P. M. Arrive at Lincolnton, 6.28 P. M. Arrive at Newton 7.56 P. M. Leave Hickory,...'. 9.00 P. IK. Arrive at Lenoir, 10.45 P. M. G. R. TALCOTT. Superintendent. November 10 45 tf THE HOWE MACHINE COMPANY'S Light Running, High Arm, "NEW HOWE." WHICH IS THE BEST SEWING MACHINE EVER MADE. 1ALL special attention to the following features : The NEW HOWE is a new macnine throughout, differing in every point from the machines heretofore manufacturea by the company. The needle is self-setting. It his the most room under the arm; the perfect Howe stitch; no holes to thread, except the needle; the easiest shuttle to thread ; tlio most perfect take up ; the loose balance-wheel; the largest bobbin ; absolutely no vibration; the most perfect tension. It is the lightest running; noiseless, and the most pleasing in appearance. Prices within the reach of all. Call and get a descriptive circular, and see the machine, which is always on exhibition at my Photographic Gallery. PHOTOGRAPHY. I would inform the public that I am yet making PHOTOGRAPHS in all the various styles. Also, Ferrotypes and other cheaper styles of pictures. Pictures by the photographic process enlarged, and all work done in the oest style of the art at reasonable prices. Gallery on West Liberty street, near the jail. J. R. SCHORB. 1886. WEST LIBERTY STREET. 1886. Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables ARE still on a boom, and the year 1886 finds me with some of the finest Vehicles ever shown in the Livery business in Yorkville, and surpasssed by none. Everything- will be kept in tne best style. Give me a trial and be convinced. Cincinnati and Columbus Baggies Of every description will be kept. Spring Wagons, Phaetons, <fcc., of the best make, always on hand. FOR FUNERALS I have a fine Queen City Hearse and a Clarence Coach, which will be sent to any part ef the county at short notice. Terms reasonable. A Big Bargain. I have a Jumpseat Phaeton and some Buggies on hand that I will give a big bargain in, if sold soon to make room for my new stock. HAVE YOUR HORSES FED At the Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables, where they will receive the best attention. F. E. SMITH. October 13 41 . tf _ D. ?. FINLEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Yorkvllle, ft*. C. WILL practice in all the Courts of .the State. ,258- Collections a specialty." October 13 41 3m ?hc forlmUr (frttquim. * TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Jingle copy for one year, $ 2 50 for six months, 125 for three months, 75 ? rwo copies one year 4 00 Ten copies one year "... 20 00 \.nd an extra copy for a club of ten.-. , How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the lame of the subscriber very plainly, give post)fflce, county and State, in full, and sena the imount of the subscription by draft .or post>flice money order, or enclose'the money in a egistered letter. 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