Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, June 06, 1894, Image 4
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A SHREWD JUDGE.
Judges in the criminal courts frequently
have impostors brought before them, and it
requires shrewdness and strategy to expose j
their deceptions. The following will show \
how a pretended deaf mute was put off his j
guard. The man was arrigned before Justice j
Patters. The charge against him was that
of begging in the street. Suspended from!
the man's neck was a placard, bearing the j
inscription in black and white : "I am deaf1
and dumb."
The magistrate eyed both the prisoner and
the placard long and sharply.
"What have you to say to the charge ?"
he suddenly exclaimed.
The prisoner paid not the slightest atten<!a?
Wnt utnn/1 Innl-innr vn/>nntlv nilt hffnrp
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him.
"Come now, plead to the charge," repeated
the magistrate, in crescendo tones.
The prisoner peered at the magistrate's
moving lips, and then touched ears aud
mouth significantly with his forefinger.
"Oh, that will do !" said Justice Patters,
impatiently ; "step forward and plead, I tell
you!"
The prisoner continued to peer into the
magistrate's face and as the official's lips stopped
moving, he drew a little slate from his
pocket, upon which he scrawled the words:
"I cannot hear a word you say."
The magistrate was apparently buried in
thought for a moment. Presently he murmured
in a low tone, as if communing with
himself:
"I don't know what to do about this case.
Thought he was a fraud at first, but he does
seem to be pretty hard of hearing. I think
I'd better let him go. Yes, I will. Prisoner,"
raising his voice suddenly, "you may
go."
As the magistrate uttered these words, the
prisoner's little slate suddenly disappeared into
the depths of his pocket, and with great
alacrity be turned from the bar.
Then he suddenly recollected aud checked
himself.
"Too late!" cried the magistrate, triumphantly.
"You may go?that is, to jail for
60 days."
Mark Twain's Way.?The Rev. J. Hyatt
Smith, says the Kansas City Times, relates
the following story: When I was living
with ray brother in Buffalo, Mark Twain
occupied a cottage across the street. We
didn't see very much of him, but one morning
as we were enjoying our cigars on the
veranda after breakfast we saw Mark come
to his door, in his dressing gown and slippers,
and look over at us. He stood at his door
and smoked for a minute as if making up
his mind about something and at last opened
his gate and came lounging across the street.
There was an unoccupied rocking chair on
the veranda, and when my brother offered
it to him he dropped into it with a sigh of
relief. He smoked for a few moments and
said:
"Nice morning."
"Yes, very pleasant."
"Shouldn't wonder if we had rain by and
by."
" Well, we could stand a little."
"This is a nice house you have here."
"Yes, we rather like it."
"How's your family?"
"Quite well?aud yours?"
"Oh, we're all comfortable."
There was another impressive silence, and
finally Mark Twain crossed his legs, blew
a puff of smoke into the air and in his lazy
drawl remarked: "I suppose you are a bit
surprised to see me here so early. Fact is I
haven't been so neighborly perhaps as I
ought to be. We must mend that state of
things. But this morning I came over because
I thought you might be interested in
knowing that your root is on nre. u sirucK
me that it would be a good idea if"?
But at the mention of fire the whole family
dusted up stairs, trailing language all the
way up. When we bad put the fire out and
returned to the veranda, Mark wasn't there.
In Peanutville.?Stranger?How long
will it take one to go from here to Goobertown
?
Native?Tends on th' way ye go?the long
er the short way.
Stranger?Well, the short way; how
long?
Native?Tends on whether ye ride or
walk.
Strarger?Oh, hang it! I'll drive, of
course.
Native?Then it'll hang 011 how fast the
horses be. It may take ye one time, an' it
may take ye another. Horses differ so in
speed.
Stranger (desperately)?Well, when you
drive there yourself, how long does it take
you?
Native?Ain't never druv it.
Stranger?And when you walk it, then?
Native?Never thought to time me; but
it's ray notion of things that mebbe ef you'd
started about the time ye began talkin' to
me about it, ye might posserbly have been
there by this ef ye'd traveled fast enough, j
Pat's Ingenuity.?An Irishman on one !
occasion passed a grocer's shop, and seeing a
pile of cheeses on the counter, and noticing !
the shopman had left the shop, thought it a j
good opportunity to get a chees ; for nothing.
He therefore stepped lightly i ltothe shop,
and, taking a couple of cheeses placed one j
on each side of the scales.
The shopman hearing the noise, came from
the back shop, and asked Pat what he was !
aooui.
"Och," said Pat, "don't annoy yourself; I
only wish to know if your cheese or mine
is the heaviest."
"Like your confounded cheek," said the I
shopman angrily, "if you don't take your j
cheese out of this at once I'll set the police I
on you."
Pat lifted the cheese, and, smiling at the'
trick he had performed, bade the shopman a !
respectful good-day.
? ^
Feeling and Thinking.?A young man
having finished his medical studies, applied
to an old gentleman, to know whether his |
neighborhood would be an eligible situation |
for a physician.
"Why?" replied the old man. "What i
can you do ?"
"Why, sir, I can feel a pulse, and discover
from it-what disease the patient is subject
to."
"Here then, feel mine," said the old man,
stretching out his arm.
"You are troubled with the headache"'
said the young physician, after a very sagacious
look.
"Never had it in my life, sir," said the old
gentleman.
This was a poser. Profound silence ensued.
"I suppose .you think me a fool ?" said the
physician, retiring.
"Ah," was the answer, "you know what I
think, but you don't know what I feel!"
ttST Friday is generally set apart ii: the day
schools for an informal examination, and is
naturally a terror to idle or forgetful pupils.
A certain boy, named Sam, was of:
this class, and to escape the inquisition gen-1
erally managed to have an attack of illness I
on that afternoon. One day, however, he
was fairly caught, and when he heard his!
name called Sam rose with the air of a martyr.
"Now, Samuel," began the teacher, "I;
want you to tell me in which battle Lord
Nelson was killed?" Sam was in despair,
and began to fence for time. "Did you say
Lord Nelson ?" he asked cautiously. "Yes." i
"Which battle?" "Yes. In which battle |
was he killed ?" "Well," said Sam, with,
apparent surprise at such an easy question,
"I expect it must have been his last!"'
Joys ok a Railway Employee.?The
nervous woman?How long did you say it
was before the train leaves? Station agent?
One hour and a half, ma'am. "Are you
sure?" "Yes,ma'am." "That would make
jt sufe for me to go out for a short time, !
wouldn't it ?" "Certainly." "You are pos- j
itive?" "Yes, ma'am. How far do you
wish to go?" "I want to go over to that
news-stand on the other side of the street
and get a paper. Rut if I lose the train I'll
report you, now mind."
SlST A lady had in her employ an excellent J
girl who had one fault?her face was always
in a smudge. Her mistress tried to tell her
to wash her face, without offending her, and
at last resorted to strategy. "Do you know,
Bridget," she remarked in a confidential
manner, "it is said that if you wash the face
owrv diiv in hot. soanv water it will make1
you look beautiful ?" "Will it now?" answered
Bridget. "Sure, it's a wonder you
nivver tried it yourself, mum." i
li'ausitle Sathevings. |
8ST" Sunstroke is caused by a check of perspiration.
filar A foolish friend does more harm than j
a wise enemy.
fiST Seventy million people in Europe wear i
wooden shoes.
ftST" About 50 gamblers commit suicide at I
Monte Carlo every year. ?
S?T It is computed that 07 people die and ; t
70 are born every minute. ; f
$aT" There are over ">00,000 telephones in j e
service in the United States. s
82?" A man never realizes his worth until he c
is sued for breach of promise.
SSfOue half of the wealth of England is '
in possession of 1,000 persons.
B8F There are over 230 John Smiths named j
in the New York city directory. ^
8?? Spiders have been known to spin near- *
ly two miles of thread in 27 days. ?
02T Header, if you owe your shoemaker, t
you cannot say your sole is your own. t
Btar~ J? or every wiuuwer \\ nu uiurncs ? m
o\v, there are 11 who espouse maidens. 1
Live fish have been safely sent by 1
mail from India to the British Museum.
Bfirif you know how to spend less than x
you get, you have the philosophers stone. j
8fiT American railway trains run at a great-; j
er speed than those of any other country. j {
8?tT Many physicians declare that the use j
of tobacco in moderate quantities is bene- r
ficial. ,
8?? Smokeless powder, said to be superior i
to any yet in use, has been invented by an ! t
American. j t
8?* There are over 350,000 bicycles ridden ! c
in this country every day during the sum- j e
mer months. c
8&* The less a man knows about any given i s
subject the more apt he is to have a rock- 1 r
rooted opinion. j e
86T" The fellow who tells all he knows 1
would not be half so insufferable if he only c,
knows all he tells.
8?" The blood of a four-pound eel contains j
sufficient poison to kill 10 men. Cooking j.
makes it harmless,. j j
B&F The Egyptian monuments represent g
hats in nearly the shape of the well-known j t
Mexican sombrero. | a
8ST" Crime in an army is punished on a j t
scale ten times more severe than anything 6
known to civil life. ! t
8?* In Scotland it was for a long time not 11;
unusai to place on a man's tombstone the j r
symbols of his trade I c
8ST" Iu a Copenhagen paper two volcanoes j
in Iceland are advertised for sale, the price {I
asked being $750 each. c
eST" A farm of more than 2,000 acres, near s
the Delaware Water Gap, is devoted entirely ?
to the cultivation of celery. *
nOf More than four-fifths of the murders in .
the United States last year were by men who j!
had no regular occupation. ?
86?" The largest bronze statue in the world t
is that of Peter the Great, at St. Petersburg. .
Its weight is about 1,100 tons. ?
8??" In China a man who killed his father j i
was executed, and along with him his school- j (<
master for not having taught him better. !,
8?* The flute took its name from the fluta, e
an eel caught in Italian waters, which has a
seven spots like finger holes in its sides. ' t
865" A tombstone in one of the fashionable ! 1
cemeteries of Belfast, Ireland, bears only t
these four words: "Left till called for." | i
8?" There are 187 pounds of salt in a ton i s
of water from the Dead sea. In the Atlan- j1
tic the amount is 81 pounds to every ton. j c
86?" New Scotland Yard, London, is the j ^
largest police office in the world. It contains j
a room in which 3,000 men can be assembled.; 0
86?" A man's own bosom is the primary j r
judge of his actions; for, according to the j
decision of his conscience, he is either happy
or miserable. s
8@" A sure way to remove grease spots I a
from silk is to rub the spot quickly with ! t
brown paper. The friction will draw outj f
the grease. I e
86?" It is estimated that over three million j f
of our population are in annual need of and 11
actually receive some kind of charitable as-11
sistance. c
BQF Pretty girls who ride the wheel should r
not have a low seat, as it gives their hips I
undue prominence and ruins the looks of t
their figures. c
86^* At the end of each hair of a cat's (
whiskers is a bulb of nervous substance '
which converts the hair into extremely del- *
icate feelers. 1
86?" A railroad train iu Spain recently made x
a run of 25 miles in a little over an hour, and *
the papers arc full of jubilant articles about *
the achievement.
8?? A Kentucky editor who has been ar- c
rested proposes to issue his paper from the "
jail. No doubt the turnkeys will agree to j
lock up his form for him.
8STThe longest train ever hauled by a sin-1 {
gle engine in America was on the Heading jt
line. It contained 250 empty cars and was j r
a mile and a quarter in length.
86?" "Did you tender your resignation?"
said a man to an officeholder. "I resigned j j
by request, sir, but there was nothing tender
about it. It was tough, sir." I (
8?* It is computed that all the houses in j
London and New York could be built of the J
the lava thrown out by Vesuvius since the i t
first recorded eruption in A. D. 79. J j
86?" When we indulge in a secret sin, noth- j
ing is more natural than that we should 1
look for the same sin in another that we ' i
may call the world's attention to it. s
8?" "There be three things," says Bacon,'
"which make a nation great: A fertile soil,
busy workshops, and easy conveyence of ?
men and goods from place to place." 1
86?" Son: "Father, why do they call 1
preachers doctors of divinity?" Father (of,'
the old school): "Because so many preach- J
ers doctor their divinity to suit their own : 1
ideas." ; '
86?" If all the oceans of the globe should be
suddenly taken from their beds, leaving 1
them perfectly dry, it would take all the 1
rivers of the world 35,000 years to fill them 1
again. '
8?"" "Weel, friends," said a Scottish clergy- 1
man, recently, "the kirk is urgently in need 1
of siller, and as we have failed to get money 11
honestly, we will have to see what a bazaar!
can do for us."
86?" A victim of Horace Greeley's hand- '
writing said: "If Horace had written that !
inscription on the wall in Babylon, Belshazzar
would have been a good deal more''
scared than he was."
86?" "Mister," said the small boy to the j.
grocer, "mother told me to ask you if thev's !
any such thing as a sugar trust." "Why of
course there is." "W-well, mother wants to ,
get trusted for two pounds." ; ]
86?** The Anglo-Saxon word "hoc" signifies
a beech tree. Before paper came into gen- i
eral use, the wood of this tree, being close-' |
grained, was used to write upon ; and from .
this fact comes the word book.
86?" The Mikado of Japan has recently is- I
sued a decree allowing a Japanese woman , I
to lead, if she chooses, a single life. Hither- i
to, if found unmarried after a certain age, a
husband was selected for her by law. j i
8*5?" A gentlemen lately entered a shop in 1
which were books and various miscellaneous '
articles for sale, and asked the shopman if
he had Goldsmith's Greece. "No," said he,
"but we have some splendid hair oil."
86?" Mr. Bayard says America ran away
from England like a truant, but she always i j
feels at home when with her mother. That
is true, and it is the more gratifying because"
of the mother's inability to whip her.
SaT It is computed that the death rate of
the world is f!7 a minute and the birth rate |
70 a minute, and this seemingly light percentage
of gains is sufficient to give a net '
increase of population each year of almost
1,200,000 souls.
86?" Sir J. C. Boss is authority for the state- j,
ment that in the South Atlantic rain frequently
fulls in torrents from the clear sky,
and he mentions one occasion when it rained
for over an hour when the atmosphere J
was perfectly clear.
86?" Every tramp arriving at Elkhart, Ind., j
is first vaccinated, after which he is given a
lunch, neatly wrapped iu paper, by a hotel j
in .that city, which charges the city 15 cents
for every lunch prepared. A policeman then
escorts the tramp to the corporation line, and |
he is bidden to move on.
8QT"Some months ago, a young man of;:
Warren, Indiana, wrote his name and address
on an egg he was shipping, and a short ;
time ago he received a letter from a resident
of Sydney, Australia. The writer said that j
probably the sender might be interested in j
knowing how far this egg traveled in finding
a customer. j i
?hc f tovi) icUrv.
MY Ml DM(II IT VISITOR. '
THK TRIANGULAR Tl'RgUOISK.
It has been our custom lately to go to
sew York a few weeks every spring and {
lutumn. A year ago last April, owing to i
he serious illness of his partner, my bus-1
>and was only able to leave the office long 1
'tiough to take me to the metropolis and j
ee me comfortably settled in our accustomid
hotel. He was then obliged to hasten i
nick to ISoston, promising to return for me,
f possible, in a couple of weeks.
Torn and I have gone through the world
naking a host of chance acquaintances,
nany of whom have ripened into friends. I
:new many people in many sets in New
fork, and I therefore thought it wiser to stay
it our hotel rather than to accept any invita
ions to visit. We were well known at the
lotel, and I knew everything would he aranged
for my comfort, as indeed it was. i
Tom settled me in large, sunny rooms on the
hird floor, and then left me to my fate.
It was Friday, my third day of grassvidowhood.
I had been to a small dinner
)arty at the Brentwoods', and leaving early,
iad reached my room soon after 10 o'clock.
was by no means sleepy, and, as I had
ihancedthat morning upon "The First Yioin,"
a book I had never read, I was antici>ating
a couple of hours' quiet reading, for I
vas really interested in the story of Eugene.
! changed my dinner dress for a loose gown,
ook of my jewels, and arranged my hair for
he night. I had worn black lace and my.
liamond necklace and ear-rings?ray mothir's
diamonds, given me on my wedding
lay. I was not careful by nature, or I never
hould have had such valuable jewels with
ne at a hotel. By some chance, on this
ivening, after taking them off, I unlocked
ny trunk and put them away in my jewel
ase. At the same time I took two hundred
lollars from a roll of bills, putting the rest
tack and locking the trunk. The money I
iad promised my dressmaker in the mornng,
so I laid it on ray bureau in readiness,
then settled myself in comfort, and was
oon lost to America and deep in the niusial
interests of a little German town. It was
ifter midnight before I could induce myself
o lay down the book and go to bed. I
hould not then have done so had it not been
hat heavy eyes warned me I would be in
10 condition to fulfill my morning's engagenents
were I to read longer. As usual, I
Iropped to sleep almost immediately.
I could not have been in bed an hour, when
awoke suddenly. It seemed to me that a
011 of wire had struck my window. A
trange reverberation was still ringing in my
ars. I do not think I am a coward, even if
am a woman. I leave you to judge of that,
mt I did long for Tom, I confess. I sat up
n bed, almost without breathing. I felt as
f something or some one had moved in the
oom. I could hear nothing, however; still
he noise I had heard seemed too real to be
mt aside. After a suspense, which to my
xcited state appeared of an hour's duration,
sprang from the bed and ran to the winlow.
I looked into the street, but there was
lothing to be seen excepting gray walls and
xpressionless windows. 1 smiled to myself
is I realized that I must have been the vic./
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ocked the window. After drawing down
he curtain I lighted the gas. Everything
n ray room wa? as I had left it. With that
olid satisfaction of one who has mastered a
lervous dread by proving that there is no
:ause for fear, after turning out the gas I
race more went to bed. The reaction after
he sudden strain 011 my nerves was so great
md so comforting that I instantly fell asleep.
It must have been half an hour later, as
icar as I can judge from after events, when
was awakened by a strange odor. A man
vas standing over me holding to my face a
ponge saturated with chloroform. I had
.wakened just in time. The moonlight,
hrough the curtains, lighted the room enough
or me to distinguish that the man was masked.
My one idea was to escape from the
times of the sponge. I seized it with both
lands, while I tried to spring from the bed.
n an instant I was having a hand-to-hand
:ombat with the burglar. In the scuffle I
nonaged to drag myself up, and also to push
lim with some violence against the foot of
he bed. I fought for lifelike a mad woman,
.ailing and screaming for help all the time.
U last, thoroughly frightened by my uproar,
ic threw his sponge away and seized me by
he throat with both hands. It was high
ime, for my next neighbor, being roused,
vas at the door. He clamored for admitance,
and hearing 110 sound tried the door;
hat was, of course, locked. My jailer's
lands prevented my uttering a syllable. I
:ould feel my eyes almost starting from their
ockets from the pressure of those firm hands.
Vfter a moment's silence steps were heard,
lurrying down the corridor, as the man who '
md come to my assistance rushed ofi'. I pray- j
d he would bring the night clerk. Then j
he hands at my throat were loosened, and,
nore dead than alive, I was pinned by one |
land against the wall.
"I have a great mind to kill you," was
lissed at me in a deep-toned voice.
"Oh, for God's sake, spare me!" I gasped.
'Take anything, but let me live!"
"There is 110 lime to escape," he hesitated.
"Yes! I will be silent. I will not aid j
hem. There is money on the bureau, take j
t and go!"
"Will you swear, if I spare you?as you j
lope for salvation?never to attempt to bring !
ne to justice, and never to inform against me,!
ihould we meet again ?"
"I swear," I replied.
What else could I do? lie released me,
md, turning to the bureau, took the roll of
nils. He then unlocked the door and, as he
lassed into the entry, I saw, by the hall light,
lis face ; for in the struggle with me he had
ost his mask. One glance was sullicient to |
mpress that face and figure indellibly* upon j
ny mind.
I slipped on a loose gown and lighted the
;as. The room was in confusion from the!
ccont struggle. I caught a glimpse of my j
ivhite face in the glass, and started as if 11
lad seen a ghost, so strange and unfamiliar
ivas tlie reflection. in less nine man 11 iukcs i
o record the fact, I heard a sharp knock j
it the door.
"Come in," I cried.
The clerk and three other men appeared
upon the threshold. As well as my excitcnent
would allow, I told of what occurred.
When they heard of the robber's quiet departure
down the corridor, men were sent
ifter him, but a side door was found unfastened,
and through that he had doubtless
passed to the street.
An examination of my apartment disclosed
the fact that several of my wraps
were under the bed, forming a comfortable
resting place. It then dawned upon me that
it some hour during the evening he had en- 1
tered my room and concealed himself be-1
neath my bed. The noise that had first j
iiwakened me, and that had seemed to be a i
wire striking against the window, must have
been the creaking of the springs of my own
bed, set in motion by some unwary movement
of the robber as he was preparing to
leave his hiding place. Toward morning,
utterly exhausted bv the terrible scene
through which I had passed, I sank into a
deep sleep, from which I did not wake till
noon.
I awoke with a dull remembrance that
something was wrong. Slowly the facts of
last night came back to me with vivid distinctness.
I hesitated about telegraphing to
Tom, and at last decided only to write, lie
could do nothing, for even should I see my
midnight visitor again, I had sworn to make
no effort to bring him to justice. A trophy
from the field of battle, a black mask, remained
in my hands. It was hardly a fair
exchange for two hundred dollars!
As I was about to go out of the room I
picked up my handkerchief, which I had
dropped near the foot of the bed. To my
astonishment I found a turquoise on the floor.
It was a small stone of a very peculiar triangular
shape. Where could it have come
from? It certainly was not mine, for I did
not own a turquoise. The idea flashed upon
? - 1 1 ?
my liiiixl tluil tlie ronoer inusi nave josi n
when he fell against the foot of the lied. If
that was the ease, I held a valuable clew.
The next Monday evening I had promised
to go to a reception at Mrs. Robert Chapman
Powell's. She lias a lovely house, where, on
Monday evenings, she is always at home to
her friends. One finds in her rooms representatives
of almost every set in New York.
Artists, actors, musicians, authors, dilettanti
and Bohemians mixed on neutral ground
with members of the ultra-fashionable Four
Hundred. I arrived about !? o'clock, and
found tbe rooms already comfortably filled.
I settled myself with an old friend in the J
embrasure of a bay window, and from this
position had an admirable view of the as- i
semlilage. My friend was pointing out the
people of note, when suddenly I felt the
blood leaving my face as I drew baek within
the shadow of the curtain.
"Who is that man?" I asked, hastily interrupting
my friend. "I mean the blonde
man who has just come in, and is speaking 1
to Mrs. Powell."
"Oh, that is Jack Grant."
"And who is Jack Grant?" I asked, mas- '
tering my excitement, for unless my eyes
were playing me false, the questionable
hero of my recent adventure was before me.
There were (lie same clear-cut features, the
same fair hair and mustache, the same line
physique. Each line had been impressed
upon my memory such a short time before, ;
that it seemed impossible I could be mistaken.
"He is an Englishman," answered my
friend. "I do not know much about him.
He came over last autumn, and made many i
friends on the steamer. He has charming
manners, and has become popular in society, i
Everybody likes Jack Grant, and he has i
been invited'everywhere this winter. I be- <
lieve he is well connected on the other side.
Grant is not egotistical, and never talks ]
about himself. If you have not met him, |
shall I not ask Mrs. Powell to bring him to
you? He is really one of the most attract- <
ivc men in the rooms." ]
"Yes," I replied, "I should like to meet <
him. Will you arrange it please, if possible, I
that he may be presented to me without <
hearing my name?" I
"Certainly," my friend replied, as he left I
me. He was accustomed to what lie called i
"my idiosyncrasies," so' I knew he would t
think nothing of what might seem to another <
a strange request. i
Left to myself, I wondered whether an ex- 1
traordinary or clever likeness might net be i
playing me false. I had heard of counter- j
feit presentments; indeed had I not seen
Irving in "The Lyon's Mail?" After all, I <
was prepared, and if I were not mistaken <
he would be thrown off his guard. I had i
much in my favor, for I am a fair amateur i
actress, and I had time now to prepare my I
part. My thoughts were broken by an artist, <
whom I had not seen for several months, and ]
who had discovered mv retreat. While we ]
were having a pleasant chat, I saw Mrs. j
Prowell, leaning 011 Mr. Grant's arm, coming j
toward me. <
"My dear," she said, "I cannot let you
leave New York without meeting one of the j
most delightful Englishmen the Old Country 1
has ever sent us. Allow me to present to 1
you Mr. Grant. ]
He bowed and raised his eyes to mine. ]
My face greeted him, I am sure, with as in- ]
nocent and naive expression as any child's. (
Sill)uily 01 an ohui .- i nu?t
my only proof of your identity. At least
you can comprehend that."
I paused, but he was still silent. There
was now no look of defiance on his face; he
was humbled and abashed.
"Will you accept a few words of advice
from a woman?" I asked, at length. He|
bowed his head in acquiescence, and I con-:
tinned. "My oath was, 'never to try to;
bring you to justice, and never to inform |
against you should we meet again.' Still I
can easily place, my friends on their guard,:
without breaking my oath. It will be my '
duty to do so if you remain here. A word, j
a look, a smile even might sweep you from ;
the false position in society you have so i
easily gained. I advise you to leave New
York and America at once. It will be safer '
and wiser for you." He looked at me fori
a moment, and then,-rising, said :
"I am not worthy even to thank you forj
the mercy you show me, the chance you ;
oiler me. I will do as you suggest. I will I
leave America tomorrow. There is but one I
way I can prove my gratitude to you, but j
one way I can hope to make you believe,
that this night has folded down a dark page I
in my life forever, and that is to leave with
you a proof of my crime."
My hands were in my lap ; he dropped j
into one of them the ring, and before I could |
speak he had muttered a hurried "good-bye" '
and had turned and left the room. Two j
days later I read his name in the list of
passengers 011 the Servia. Often when I
came across that snake coiled away in my ;
jewel box I have wondered what has become
of its owner.
Never should I have told this story had I j
not chanced to see a paragraph in the 'ast j
number of the London Graphic. Kvcn now !
I would not tell it did it not point so well to j
the (dd moral, "It is never too late to mend." ,
The paragraph I refer to was in a vivid de-1
scriptiou of one of the Afghan skirmishes. |
1 The Knglish loss had been heavy. After an I
obituary notice of tlieollicers who had fallen,!
I came upon the name "John Grant llcau-j
; champ." I read the article eagerly. It was j
as follows:
' This young man, although but an order-!
ly, deserves mention, lie was the eldest son
of Rev. John Reauchamp, vicar of LawtonValenee,
and Lady Mary Salisbury, his wife, j
His youth was wild, so wild that he disap-j
peared a year, and is supposed to have been
in America under an assumed name. The |
i prodigal son returned to Kngland a year ago,!
and volunteered. His record was so good,'
| his duties so faithfully performed, that he j
was soon appointed a non-commissioned oflieer.
In this position, so unnatural to one of
his birth and breeding, he was beloved by
his companions, and respected by his superiors.
His end was noble and self-sacrificing.
Throwing himself in front of his colonel, he I
received in his own breast the weapon aimed
at his commander's life. When his companions
wen about to prepare a bundle of his f
effects to be sent to his parents at Lawton-;
I Valence, they could find little to send except- j
1 ing his watch and a leather bag, worn about I
; his neck. They opened the bag, and within j
j they found nothing except a small triangu- i
lar turquoise."
fiST""Can a man serve two masters?" inquired
the pastor of the mild-eyed deacon.
I "He has to, sometimes, confessed the deacon.
"I think not." "You never had boy I
twins at your house, did you?" inquired
the deacon softly, and the pastor retired in
discomfiture.?Detroit Free Press.
IpsccUancmts fkMutfl,
FILLING A VACANCY.
Parson Winterwell dreaded to meet hi
congregation last Sunday morning. Just ai
hour before services a puppy belonging t<
his youngest boy had made his way into tlx
study, and, in a mischievous spirit of puppy
hood, bad seized the minister's serinoi
which lay on a chair by the door, and, ere In
was discovered, had succeeded in ehewin<
the last third into fragments. This was tlx
humiliating disclosure which Parson Winter
well had to make to his congregation. Eighth
|y, ninthly, tenthly, were gone; and then
was no way to recover them, apparently, a:
Parson Winterwell had forgotten what the}
were.
So, when the dear, old-fashioned ministei
had preached through seventhly, he told lib
people what had happened, and promisee
them that it should not occur again, and dis
I caught a sudden contraction of the pupils <
of his eyes. It was like a flash, but quick
as it was it taught me all I wished to know, j
Being brought luce to face with me so unex- i
pectedly had almost upset his wonderful self- |
control. My hostess shortly left us, taking >
with her the artist. <
"I beg pardon," said Mr. Grant; "but Mrs. (
Powell neglected to mention your name ]
when she did me the honor of presenting me. (
One of my weaknesses is that I always like ,
to know to whom I am speaking. Very likely
if I were a New Yorker I should not have ?
to ask, but, being a foreigner, perhaps it is
excusable." i
All this was said with perfect frankness;
and withal there was something so open and j
winning about him that I could easily un- (
derstand his popularity.
"Even were you a New Yorker, Mr. ,
Grant," I replied, "your ignorance of my
name would not be at all astonishing, for I
come from Boston." I then told him my <
name.
"" ' * ?? v.i.?: l....
"ourciy i musi/ m* mooring uiium ouh<^ ,
strange delusion, I thought. "How is it possible
that this delightful, refined young man
can be a common thief." I hud almost decided
that it was a case of mistaken identity,
when a movement of his hand brought an
odd ring into view. It was shaped like a
snake loosely curled about the finger. The I
head wasstudded with triangular turquoises.
I could not be mistaken?one in the center
of the head was missing.
"Will you pardon me, Mr. Grant," I asked,
"if I take the liberty to admire your
ring? It is so much more effective than
any I have seen."
"It was an idea of my own," he said; ""I
never saw one quite like it. I will take it J
off, so that you may examine it closer."
"Thank you," I replied, as I received it
from him. "Oh, what a pity !" I exclaimed ;1
"you have lost one of the stones."
"Yes ! only a few days ago. I have not
had time to have a new one cut. You see
the shape is uncommon."
"I am afraid you will not find it easy to
match," I remarked as I handed back the i
ring. "Perhaps, however, I may be able to |
help you."
Again I caught the nervous contraction I
of his eyes, as I opened a small silver box Ij
was wearing at my side. I paused a moment, j
glanced at his face, which seemed a shade !
whiter, and then dropped the missing stone J
into his hand. I shall never forget the look |
he gave me?it was that of a wild animal
brought to bay. Every feature of his face
seemed changed. It is impossible to describe
how I felt; I only know I looked at
hitn with a cold smile, as I said in quiet
tones :
"You need not fear. I shall not break my
oath; canyon not understand that ? Put,'
no ; what can you know about honor or the j
*1. q t *?o? f a vai1 i
missed the congregation fully 20 minute!
earlier than usual.
Now it chanced that the annual donatio!
party was to come oil'at the parsonage abou
two weeks after this providential docking o
Parson Winterwell's sermon by the mischiev
ous puppy. The worthy pastor and his wilt
looked forward to this accustomed eveni
with great expectations ; for the good conn
try people had been wont, in times past, tc
encourage their minister on this occasior
by generous gifts of cord-wood, flour, pota
toes, pork, corn-meal, etc., and, as a crown
log gift, they generally presented him witl:
i sum of money aggregating ten or lifteer
jollars. It was to this liberal contribution
n cash that Parson Winterwell and his wile
looked forward with especial delight; foi
ready money was a luxury which they enoyed
hut seldom.
The eventful evening came, and the par
milage was thronged with devoted parishioners.
Every one brought something in the
way of a donation, if it was no more than n
mince pie or a red apple. About twentj
bushels of potatoes, live quarters of beef
jight sacks of Hour, and two barrels of pork
bad been carried down cellar; and now
Parson Winterwell and his wife were standing
in the little faded parlor, receiving con
i;ratulations, and nervously awaiting tin
customary presentation of cash.
Suddenly that hush which announces some
preconcerted movement fell over the corapa
ay, and Deacons Nathan Berry and Enod
Wells were seen making their way toward
Parson Winterwell and his wife. Deacot
Berry held a squirming black puppy undei
bis left arm. Deacon Wells stepped in fronl
af his coadjutor, and made the folowinj.
speech :
"Beloved pastor, it has been our custoir
in years past to express our feelings of loy
alty and affection to yourself and your os
teemed and beloved wife on this occasion b\
adding to our other gifts a small sum of money;
but this year in view of a recent vaean
L'y which has occurred in this happy house
hold, and which we all sincerely regret, w<
decided to devote the money to the purchase
of a full-blooded Newfoundland puppy
which we hereby have the pleasure of pre
renting to you in place of his predecessor
who departed this life so suddenly and mys
teriously. We trust that this fine anima
will be allowed the freedom of your study
and be permitted to enjoy all the privilege:
of a household pet and companion."
Hereupon Deacon Berry stepped forward
and delivered the wriggling, bright-eyed
curly-coated Newfoundland puppy into tin
hands of astounded Parson Winterwell. /
shout of joy went up from the younge
Winterwells, and the clapping of hand
crackled through the crowded rooms awa\
out into the kitchen.
Parson Winterwell was too overcome t<
respond. He turned aside to hide his emo
lion and deposit the puppy on the floor.
The next Sunday, and thereafter, the goo<
man's congregation observed, with rejoicing
that he had not failed to interpret the bin
thej sought to convey.
?
Stopping a Leak With Sawdust.?Ti
stop the leakage of a boat by the use of saw
dust, appears at the first suggestion ridicu
lous. It is a common method, however, em
ployed by backwoodsmen of the Adirondack
region.
One day last summer a party having con
siderable baggage, discovered upon unload
ing it into a scow at the end of the regula
"carries," that the boat leaked badly. P
delay for repairs would occasion eonsidera
ble annoyance, and without repairs, to pro
ceed seemed impossible.
At this juncture one of the guides said :
"I think I can fix it. Just unload th
boat again."
This was done, and then the guide brough
from a saw mill near the spot a quantity o
sawdust. This he sprinkled thickly upo:
the water on either side of the boat.
"Now," continued he, "load up again."
This was done, and when the weigh
again sunk the boat, the influx of wate
through the sides and bottom sucked in th
sawdust, which finally accumulated in th
crevices, swelled under the action of th
water, and actually stopped the leakage.
The Fkruis Wheel.?Preliminary worl
incident to taking down the Ferris NY heel o
the Midway l'laisance has commenced
Ten weeks will be required to take th
wheel to pieces. The ear that was used lo
carrying the Krupp gun will be used for th
70-ton axle. The material will be carried i
five trains of 30 cars each to New York city
There are 3,000 tons of metal in the whee
and 500,000 feet of timber is needed for th
false work. Taking the wheel down will b
more dangerous than putting it up. Oul;
one life was lost in erecting the big attrai
tion. The expenses of taking down, movin
and rebuilding the wheel will be ?150,00(
In New York it is to be placed at Thirty
seventh street and Broadway. Old A ienn
will he reproduced around it. During th
fair the wheel went around 10,000 times, an
carried 2,000,000 passengers. The larges
single load was carried Oct. 10, when at 12.3
o'clock 1,70S people were in the cars. Th
largest day's business was uet. jo, wne
8,000 people were carried.
? -<?
fifea?" A correspondent asks the derivation c
the term "bucket shop,'' and the Hosto
Journal replies. The following explanatio
has been accepted by some: The hoard of trad
of Chicago would not allow a deal in option
of less than 500 bushels of grain. In order t
catch men of small means, what was calle
the open board of trade began business in a
alley under the regular hoard of trade room.'
There was an elevator to carry the member
of the hoard to their rooms, and occasional),
a member, if trade was slack, would call out
"I'll send down and get a bucketful prell;
soon," referring to the speculators in th
open board of trade below. Hence the ten
"bucket shop came to he applied to all grai
gambling institutions, and subsequently t
unauthorized odices for other descriptions <
gambling, betting on the markets, the stock:
the bonds, etc.
How to Stop Vot tt Finoku Hu:i:i>in<;.It
is much easier to stop your bleeding linge
than it is to ileal with a bleeding heart. 3Io?'
people like to tie a string around their wound
ed digit, to stick courtplaster over it, or lie i
up in a handkerchief. All these methods ar
g6od enough, but a contemporary thinks her
is a better one for small cuts or pricks, l'u
your finger down on something hard, am
gently pound it with a brick or a light ham
mer. You will he surprised to find how soo
i.~ i.it-ill bo (li-ii-cii frnm tlie wound, am
lilt* IMUUil _ .. ,
how soon it will lion I. If you have a bleed
ing heart, the best thing you can do is to gc
another girl.
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Highest of* all in leavening
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M. Haramerly, a well-known business man
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r | ii sore which led to erysipelas. My sufferings
11 were extreme, my leg, from the knee to the
ankle, being a solid sore, which began to extend
to other parts of the body. After trying
: various remedies, I began taking Ayer's ,
t Sarsaparilla, and, before I had finished the
first bottle. I experienced great relief; the
" | second bottle effected a complete cure."
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Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mail.
Cures others,will cure you
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1 | Thirty-Fourth Annual Statement
ii EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
For the Year Ending December 31st, 1S93.
ASSETS.
Bonds and Mortgages |22,868,916.74
> Iteul Estate,including the Equitable
Buildings and purchases under
I foreclosure of mortgages. 23,923,724.53
r United States Stocks, state Stocks,
City Stocks, it other investments 89.253,593.42
, Loans secured by Bonds and Stocks
; (Market value, 69,449.241) 6,931,463.33
Beat Estate outside the State of
r New York, including purchases
under foreclosure 14,396,857.64
Cash in Hank and in transit (since
received and invested) 5,294,463.13
' I Interest ami ttentsdueunrlaccrued,
j Deferred Premiums and other
Securities 6,439,378.11
Totul Assets December 31,1893 <'697056,396.90 I
LIABILITIES.
Reserve on ull existing Policies
- I 14 ner (flit Standard) nod all
J1 otlier llaliiiitlM f!36,689,646.57 I
I Todil I'mllviikil Surplus (4 per ct.
sumlitrri). including Special He1
i serve of $2.5(M,lMio towards establ?
i lislimentofa:) perct. valuution. 32,366,750.33
^ $169,056, 396.90
r . We certify to the correctness of the above caleu>
'ation of the reserve and surplus. From this surplus
the iisuul dividends will be made.
Gun. W. Phillips, J. G, Van Cise. Actuaries.
INCOME.
Fremiums $35,537,369.5#
Interest, Rents,etc... _ 6,43.5,235.96
f $42,022,60-4.55
DISBURSEMENTS.
Claims by Death and Matured Endowments
$10,761,402.80
Dividends, Surrender Values, Annultlesit
Discounted Endowments 6,883.912.63
' Total I'aid Policy-Holders $17,650^315.43
? | Commissions. Advertising, Postage
and Exchange 4,615,745.29
, | General Expenses, state. County
and City Taxes 3,089,433,08
$25,355,493.80
New Assurance written In 1893 >^* 1.227.00
- , Total Outstanding Assurance 932,532,577.00
?i W.J. RODDEY, Rock Hill, S.C.
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- Our Stock is Equaled by None in the County
j I and Surpassed by But Few in the State.
CASKETS IN METALIC, CLOTII-plain
ami draped?Velvet, Walnut, Oak and Gloss
11 White. Imitation Walnut, Oak, Hurl and Hosewood.
Collins in any style and at any price from
a plain home-made?painted or covered?to the
best raised O. G. lid with slitio glass. Our stock
0 of Caskets and Coffins FOR CHILDREN is
- elegant and complete.
BTJEIAL B0BES AND SLIPPERS,
" For Ladies, Gentlemen and Children. They are
v much nicer, more easily adjusted and cheaper
than anything kept in stores. HEARSE
FURNISHED FREE in town, and at reasonable
prices anywhere in the county.
WE SUPERINTEND ALL FUNERALS
r furnished by us and prive prompt attention to
n all calls, day or night. Your patronage solicited.
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' the (J. ('. A" N., and the ('., C. A- A.; also at Has- j
! tonia with the A. A* C. A. I-.; at Lincolntnn j
with the and at Iliekorv and Newton with !
, the W. N. C.
L. T. NICHOLS, Superintendent.
II. If. HKAKI), (iencral Passenger Agent.
! March 28 0 tf
HIJI Iil)l X<? MJMIIIIlt CO It SAM-;.
I HAVE in inv vard about TWKXTY-FIVK I
TIIorSAXH FKKT OF FIRST CLASS
j HEART IMNE Ll'.MBEE, which will besold
i at a vcrv low figure for spot rasli. Il consists of
FRAMING Ll'.M BEE, FLOORING AND
WEATHER ROAEDIXH, etc. For i?rieesand I
further particulars, apply to
W. F. LATIMER.
May 0 1!) tt
4
for Infants and Children.
" Custorin Liso well fi<lapt<tl to children that | Castoria cures Colic, Constipation,
I recommend it as snj>erior to any prescription Sour Stomach, Diarrhcea, Krucianon,
known to me." II. A. Archer, M. D., Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes <!i111
So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. gestion,
Without injurious medication.
"The t:.e of 'Castoria is so universal and "For several years I have recommended
i.s merit.; so well known that it seems a work your 'Castoria,' and shall always continue to
i f supererogation to endorse it. Few are the do so as it has invariably produced beneficial
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria results."
w.'lliin cay reach." Edwin F. Pardee, 51. D.,
C arum .Iautyn, J). D., 125th Street and 7th Ave., New York City.
New York City.
The Centaur C'oxpany, 77 Murray Street, New York City.
GARRY IRON ROOFING COMPANY,
Manufactures all kinds of ga Eh IKON OKK FAINT ,
IKON HOOFING, And Cement.
:kim>'ed andcokhl*?atki>siding, 152 TO 158 MERW1N ST.,
Iron Tile or Shingle, Cleveland, O.
fire proof doors, shutters. Ac.. ' ' I -p?3[~ ^ Scud for Circular
and Price List No. 75.
THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD.
,2-fr Orders received by L. M. (JRIST.
YOUR FATHER AND HIS PA
TT7KR10, no doubt, very good farmers in their day and generation. They farmed exactly on
?? the same principle that their ancestors had done, and by the use of slave labor, the hull
tongue plow, etc., and raising everything that-was used on the farm, they were enabled*to.keep
moving. It made no ditt'ercncc to them how long it took to hoc an acre of cdtton, pull 1,M0
bundles of fodder, mow a meadow, cut and hind a grain crop, sow an acre of wheat or oats, etc.,
- - - - - ?i
unci they cared very little for large yields. .Just so euougn was maue 10 ieuu aim khiuh;
gers" everything was right. Is the foregoing correct ? Now, be honest.
When you commenced farming after the war, I don't know how long, you adopted the old
plan, but had no "free" labor. You paid good wages and raised lots of high priced cotton.
Everything went smoothly for a time, but finally prices dropped "way down." You continued
the same plan as to mode of cultivation and amount of labor and the year 1804 finds you trying to
raise 7 cents cotton on exactly the same plan as that in vogue twenty-five years ago. Your crop
costs about the same per acre to cultivate, but you can't see where the trouble is. During the past
few years you have been raising corn, wheat, oats and hogs, and the grocery bill has not been
so heavy. You arc to be congratulated on seeing the advantage of this course, and I rejoice in
your being able to give the time business the cold shoulder.
You, However, Have Not Been Able to See
That you are losing money every year by sticking to the old ante-bellum methods of preparation,
cultivation, harvesting and preparing your crops for market, but such is a FACT, nevertheless.
Is it possible to get your eyes open? Some of your neighbors have had theirs opened
and great is their satisfaction with the new way.
ITorn.irn untilo Oti.fu flint Citfi't bfi turned down !
Yon can't afford to raise 7 cents cotton on the same expense as when you received 12 to 15
cents for it, when you can reduce the cost of preparation and cultivation at least one-third by the
use of the Corbin Disk Harrow for preparing the land and the 11 vans Steel Frame Lever Harrow
or the Western Tripple Harrow for cultivating the crop.
You can't afford to pull fodder when you can sow your stubble land with peas or millet and
mow and house a better quality of forage at about one-fourth of the cost of the fodder per 100
pounds, by the use of a Corbin Disk Harrow, a New Light Buckeye Mower and a Thomas or
Chieftain Horse Hake.
You can't allbrd to cut your wheat and oats with a cradle, waste from a bushel and a half to
two bushels of the grain per acre, when within Buckeye Framcless Binder you can cut and bind '
from till ecu to twenty acres a day and not waste a half-bushel of your entire crop. It will work
satisfactorily on land on which an old-fashioned Reaper CANNOT he used. The price is 8140.
You can't afford to gin your cotton on an out of date, run down, rattle trap Gin and leave <
from live to ten per cent, of the lint on the seed and injure the staple to the extent of not less than
one-fourth of a cent per pound, when by the use of a Daniel Pratt Gin you can get ALL the
lint and make a sample that will bring the top of the market. The cotton buyers at Hickory
Grove say that cotton ginned on Pratt Gins brings one-fourth of a cent more per pound than
that ginned on any other make of gin.
You can't afford to thresh your wheat, or allow somebody else to thresh it, on a run down,
dilapidated thresher that will leave 25 per cent, of your grain on the straw, but you, or the man
who does your work, should havea Cardwell Thresher, which is the simplest and best.
* The James Leffel Engine stands at the head for simplicity, durability and steam generating
power. It don't take a fortune to buy one, either.
The Oliver Chilled is the best turning plow on the market. It's great.
The Farmers' Friend Grain Drill is without a peer, and WILL drill rust proof oats.
I am agent for each of the above mentioned implements and machines, and they are absolutely
the best of their kind on the market, and each of them is sold under a guarantee to give
satisfaction. I DON'T SELL EXPERIMENTS.
SAM M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C.
Captain J. Wilson Marshall A Son are my authorized agents at Rock Hill for Buckeye
Mowers, Corbin Disk Harrows and Thomas and Chieftain Horse Rakes.
fff IMffl" iFmST^ATIONAL B.NK,
wMuaniw. .777m
IMPROVED, HIGH ARM, PERFECTED. SUFjlOS 3llj PfOQlS. 28,499
CK, , ,?7- . , jAiditional Liability of Stockliolders. 75.000
Shipped 011 Approval and Guaranteed to J
! Total Protection to Depositors, $178,499
DAYS in Your Home, the Ma
, , W. L. KODDKY l'reHldent.
cliine win lie in Ken i>uck ?..? w fj kodi)kv vice pre??ent.
Your Money UeliiiKlctl. j J. If. MILLER, Cashier.
w??k I rpiIIS HANK offers its services to the public
generally and solicits accounts from r'armfll
Office ofSupervisor of Registration of York
^ . -.Jj 1^3 i"Vf()TICK is hereby given that the books of
'^ 1 .i-N registration will remain o^eij^ in my office^
V()RKV\L17l !,lS('>n the FIRST MONDAY jn
?- ^ inclusive. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
f1msuk1) is oak ok h a i.si t ' This fo.r th? Purpose of registering all per
| sons who have heeome of an age qualifying
as it (ii akastlli) loll Thy 1kaks. ^ them to vote, or who may be entitled from other
legal causes, since the hist election, to register ;
This ricant Machine Delivered Freight Pai(l. lt0 t nsfer voters so desiring from York to
lilts Eiie^ani Jiainine iiemeieu, rieinui rai ? another county, or from one residence to another.
at any Railroad Station East of the Voters desiring to avail themselves of any of the
?* . . <. on above privileges, must make application before.
Rocky Mountains, tor $2.1.00. or on/the FIRST MONDAY, 2ND DAY OF
TIIK KXlJl'IRKR has sent out a large mini- y '"ittt.t ?nd THOMPSON'S mitt
berot the(best)<J1 ^cjplll^f^ihe'1 fact Pre.cincts have been discontinued by act of the
in the past live J>0?irs, 111 \io\\ ot the fillet , fniri<ilnhirp and in their stead a voting uriwiiipf
that the business has grown to such proportions , ? , established at FOREST Hi"L Fleett'17?s
Vm. 'SJS! of''the ! SS'by.heli,m!sc are i'ESv
vnr n i' ii si'\\ \'i M \ T IT IN F and we render their registration certificates in order
KMit IRKR Sh\\ INO MACI INK, anil ue t,mt ,hey |nny bo n)ade toconform with the lttw>
are now PJtIMl *' to ,i,i0 \i., Those who fail to have their certificates changed,
wish tobu> a lu..t.tins s high 1 J" *, ' * will not be entitled to vote. A change of certichine
at less than haIt t epr 1 (e at \\liull suc 11 . tjcate will also be necessary to enable electors
machine is usually sold by peddlers and dealers. t() yotcat tho ne?. ,)re(.ill(.t- of SHARON. The
A Few Facts About The Enquirer Machine, location of TIRZAIi precinct having been chang.
ed from the Church to the railroad station, perI
lie accompanying engraving^'?yrect sons who have been voting elsewhere, and tind
idea ottiie iiiaciiuie. u isw hbh ..., K more cdiivuiukhi w vmu <?
S ll2?.l.mc !>'? it'll,nuiriy Mhor mmilino ll,cir ?l?anSca accorrfinrfy
S"A mil Supervisorof Registration, yU ConntV.
tlie.se machines are ?s absolutely noiseless and unvrviir eT<u<L- ?., ??>?
easy running as lino adjustment and best mo- M,,ai 1 * *I(^K tARM'
chaideal skill arc possible to produce. No ex- Klnrksbu.'g, S. C.
pense or time is spare. 1 to make them perfect in -r^ ROISTERED JERSEYS, WELCH AVI)
every respect. I lie balance-wheel ami many of 1| sil ETLA XI) PONIES. Imported stock )
the fine parts are nickel plated, with other parts KSsEX AND REGISTERED CHESHIRE
tinclv enameled and ornamented, giving it a pj<;s Bred and for sale
rich appearance. The niaehine is tittejl with ol-]'{ .JERSEYS are all of the celebrated
the Iiupro\ed Automatic Bobbin M liider. It Victor and Stoke Rogis strains, which have
also has a selt-settuig needle and self-threading attracted so much attention throughout the
cylinder shuttle. 1 he siinplicity of the auto- \-nr?i, i>?-r I ru vi\ i.viw sA r v Vic
.....tie tensions, sewing from Nos,4.) to 100 thread i-vffiiKl"VpiUCEsO If von ire Hdnkhigof
without altering, recommends it not only to | stai.tillg il(i,lirv herd (,<)U.t Overlook theJe^v*
e\er> beginner, but to am,. | Tliey are the best dairy cows known to the
Each machine is in perfect working order World
When shipped and is accompanied with printed Wo "m.anu.tee our ponies to be perfectly safe i
ml ructions ami a complete set of tools and a 1 for ,U(,ios children to drive. CAN SELL 3
necessary attachments, in a handsome plush SHETLAND PONIES AS CHEAP AS (\Y A
lined ease. I he attachiiients are the best. jBREEDERS IN THE SOUTH. Write for h
//on to or.r Tin: m.icutxi:. what you want.
/.ir/'O!lT. 1 XT 1MFOI(M.I77OX. Address, Dr. J. G. BLACK, A
The price of the Machine is jjPM. We deliver Hhu ksburg, S. C.^
it at your nearest railroad station free of freight t>. K. fim.ky. J. s. iikiok
charges, provided you live east of the Rocky IdNLEY & KRICB,
Mountains. THE KNtjl'IRKR will be sent ATTORNEYS AT I-i-VW J
free for one vear to every Ptircliaserof a machine. Yorkvllle S C " * fl
The cash must accompany t''e.,)ri,(:';i^t'"|}' A LL business entrusted to us will be given
money by Kxnress Mone> J)rde?, Registered prompt attention.
Letter or New \ oik Exchange. , 0FFIrKIN THK BUILDING ATTHK KKAK '
WARRANTED FOIt TEN \ EAItS. OF H> F> STRAUSS'S STORE.
The usual warrantee by whieh we replace any m^mmm^
defective part or any part that breaks or wears ! t v* ^ .
out through the fault of the maehine, except (fl/hf IFTltflltttf V
shuttles, needles and bobbins, goes with every v,u mjMUl
Maehine. After the Machine has boon received,! _
von have the privilege of returning it within PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
TWENTY davs, if not satisfactory. Is that: ? ,
fair? TEUMW OF HIJIWC'UIPTION:
Single copy for one year, $ on
>*<> VARIATION. i One copy for two years, 3 . ?<)
We have endeavored to say here all that we For six months, 1 on '
could sav in a letter. There can be no change of For three months, ! SO
terms. Do not ask for an v variation. Machines Two copies for one year, 3 SO
are shipped direct from the factory, and are not Ten copies one year, 17 SO
on exhibition at ourotliee. We know you will be And an extra cojjv for a club of ten.
pleased with I lie machine when you get it, and ADVLuTISEMENTH
you know it" it should happen to be unsatisfacto- Inserted at One Dollar per square for the first
rv, you call seild it back within TWENTY insertion, and Kitty fonts per square for each
DAYS ami got your&W.U0. Address subsequent insertion. A square consists of the
LEWIS M. GRIST, Yorkville, s. C. space occupied by eight lines of this size type.
Contracts for advertising space for three,
UNDERTAKING. six, or twelve months will be made on reason_____
able terms. The contracts must in all cases be
confined to the regular business of the lirmior
terly, semi-annual or annual contracts for a'giv B
^ contracted for, will be required to pay at the'rate
t a vr hundiiiirr a first class line of COFFIN'S ' usually charged for the less space or shorter time
L VN IM' Vsk KTS which I will sell at the very as the case may lie. An increase of space or
lowest nrices Personal attention at all hours. ; time will be a matter for special contract. The
I am prepared to repair all kinds of Furniture advertiser wdl be at liberty to change the matter
at reasonable prices. iilt will? provided the copy for the change is in
at reasonaoit pu j ^ JEFj,ERYS. the oltice not later than 12 in. on Monday preJanuarv4
1 tf ceding the day of publication.