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gurowwusi |Jep<u'tment. DEFINING HIS POSITION. "Kurnel Johnson," began an old colored man as he came into the store where the colonel sat talking, "I hev cum to tell yo' dat j I ar' in lub wid de cook out on yo'r plantashun." "In love with Linda, eh?" "Yes, sah. Got my affecshuns sot on dat gal powerful hard." "Aren't you pretty old to be sparking a young woman like Linda?" "De oldness hain't got nuffin to do wid it, kurnel. I'ze gwine to make her a mighty good husban' if yo' dun gibs yo'r consent fur de marriage." "Have you said anything to Linda?" "Not yit, kurnel. I'ze an honorable man, I is, an' I kr.owed it was right to come an' spoke to yo' fust. All I has done so fur was i*-ll !- 1..U ...:4 D lo mil 111 iuu wiu iici. "Are you sure it's love ?" "Suah ! Why, Kurnel Johnson, I'd jist lay right down an' die fur dat gal. I can't keep dese feet on de ground when I think of her." "See here, Abraham," said the colonel, after some hesitation, "I wish you'd do me a favor." "Yes sah. Sartin' to do it." "You know that other colored woman out there Mrs. Piatt ?" "I does, sah." "I wish you'd marry her instead of Linda. She is about your age and wauts a husband and a home." "Why, Kurnel Johnson, how I gwine to marry Missus Piatt when I'ze dying fur luh of Linda?" "Would you rather have Mrs. Piatt aud 50 pounds of bacon and a bag of meal to go to housekeeping on or take Linda for love ?" "Nice lean bacon?" "Yes." 'iBest kind o' co'nmeal ?" "Yes" "Wid a gallon o' 'lasses frowed in ?" "Well, being it's you, I will throw in the 'lasses." "Den I'ze gwine right up dar dis eavenin' to see Missus Piatt an fix de day. Lawd bress yo', kurnel, but I.wish dis hull world knowed 'bout yo'r goodness of heart." "And you think you can get over your love for Linda?" "Kurnel Johnson, I wants to define my posishun in dis matter. I thought I was in lub wid dat gal. I wanted her above all others." "I see." "But when I cum to analyze my feelin's an' h'ar 'bout Missus Piatt an' dat meal an' bacon an' 'lasses, why sah de impecuniosity of de aristocracy tore de feelin' of lub from my heart an' frowed de gal Linda cl'ar ober de co'nfield fence."?M. Quad. Winning Votes.?An amusing little tilt took place between Senators Chandler and DAIMAM kAnanfltr i auuui icvcuviji "Did you say the price of fence wire has fallen under the influence of the protective tariff!" inquired Mr. Chandler, of the Illinois senator. ''I did not say that." "What did you say ?" "Never mind," replied Mr. Palmer, "I am in the condition Mr. Lincoln told me he was once in on a campaigning tour. Some one in the audience asked him a question. He made no reply. 'Why don't you answer him ?' said some one. 'I am after votes,' replied Mr. Lincoln, 'and that man's vote is as good as any other man's'. I am after votes on this proposition," said Mr. Palmer, making the application of the story, "and I want the vote of the senator from New Hampshire." "You will get it," said Mr. Chandler, amid laughter. Not so Crazy After All.?The wit of lunatics may seem an anomaly, but the subject would admit of a full article. Our asylums are often the scene of genuine humor. The uneasy brain seems as apt as the brain in sleep to strike out very funny relations. An inmate of a private asylum, seeing a man pass with a gun, a dog and a couple of snipes, sang out: "How much did that dog cost, sir ?" "Fifteen dollars." "And the gun V" "Twenty." "And the huntinir suit, with the boots?" "Fifty." "And how much might the two snipes be worth?" "Ten cents." "Well, then, you hurry home and leave them, and come here and swap places with me I never did so crazy a thing in all my life." Judge and Jury.?Some good stories are going the rounds concerning Sir Matthew Begbie, chief justice of British Columbia, who died the other day. Here is one of them : In 1883 a man was charged, in Victoria, with having killed another man with a sand bag, and in the face of the judge's summing up, the jury brought iu a verdict of "not guilty." This annoyed the chief justice, who at once said : "Gentlemen of the jury, mind, that is your verdict, not mine. On your conscience will rest the stigma or returning such a disgraceful verdict. Many repetitions of such conduct as yours will make trial by jury a hor-1 rible farce and the city of Victoria a nest of; immorality and crime. Go, I have nothing i more to say to you." And then, turning to the prisoner, the chief justice added : "You are discharged.! Go and sand-bag some of those jurymen ; they deserve it!" - ? i I?"A gentleman in Alabama, in exerting' himself one day, felt a sharp pain, and fearing' his internal machinery had been thrown out j of gear, sent for a Negro on his plantation, i who made some pretensions to medical skill, to prescribe for him. The Negro having investigated the case, prepared and administered a dose to his patient, with the utmost confidence of a speedy cure. No relief being experienced, however, the gentleman sent for 1 ? ...u_ ? ?r U puysiuiun, \V I1U, Oil univiii?, IIIVJU||?U ui the Negro what medicine he had given his master. Bob promptly responded, "Rosin and alum, sir." What did you given them for?" continued the doctor. "Why," replied Bob, "the alum to draw the parts together, and de rosin to sodder ,um." The patient eveutually recovered. A Joke on Smith.?A Galveston female school-teacher was on intimate terms with the male teacher in the same school. He was in the habit ofstrolling into her room during the recess and chatting with the object of his affections. Kis name was Smith. One day the lady teacher endeavored to make the class coinprehcnd-the omnipresence of (tod. She explained to them that God was everywhere. "Now, my dear children, suppose you all go out of this room, except myself and I stay in here. Am I alone ?" tusked the female teacher. "No," exclaimed one of the little girls; "Mr. Smith will be with you."?Texas Siftings. 8^ In a certain family which was in rather poor circumstances, the arrival of a wealthy aunt was expected. The aforesaid aunt, by some accident or other, had lost a portion of her nose. The children were reminded frequently not to make any reference whatever to the defective nasal organ. The wealthy aunt arrived but she had scarcely taken off her bonnet when the littlest kid in the llock exclaimed: "Papa, you told us not to say anything about aunt's nose. Why, she hasn't got auy nose at all." A Business ok Great Magnitude.?A commercial traveler was bragging about the magnitude of the firm he represented. "I suppose your house is a pretty big establishment?" said the customer. "Big? You cau't have any idea of its dimensions. Last week we took an inventory of the employes, and found out for the first time that three cashiers and four bookkeepers were missing. That will give you some idea of the magnitude of our business." fta?" Professor?Why does a duck put his head under water? Pupil?For divers reaur\t\a PpAfnaanp Whv flfiOS hfi L'O Oil hllld ? Pupil?For sundry reasons. Professor? Next, you may tell us why u duck puts his head under water. Second Pupil?To liquidate his bill. Professor?And why does he go on land? Second Pupil?To make a run on the bank. JST" An Irishman, being a little muddled, was asked what was his religious belief. "Is it me belafe ye'd be asking about? It's the 'same as the Widdy Brady. I owe her 12 shillings for whisky, and she believes I'll never pay her?and, faith, that's my belafe, too." Wattle {gatherings. 8?^" Byron pronounced his name Birron. AST" The Pope's annual iueome is $1,430,000. BfcaT" British India has 10,417 licensed opium J shops. BoT" Teasing horses renders them vicious; do not permit it. AST" Kerosene was first used for lighting! purposes in 1S2G. 0ST"Americaus are said.to gamble more than any other nation. A machine has been invented to count (lust parucies m uiu an . If the church is not separated from the ! world, what need is there for a church ? JfetT If you want to help the devil to make ! backsliders, get up church entertainments. In Stuttgart, Germany, there is a rosebush which covers a space of 230 square feet. Patience and helpfulness enables us to be a blessing and comfort one to the other. 5?" It is claimed that at present the English language is spoken by 115,000,000 people. 8ST There is a Hebrew tradition that Eve survived Adam, and was, therefore, the first widow. 8SF" It's funny that a heated discussion generally produces a coldness between friends. 8ST He who does evil that good may come, | pays a toll to the devil to let him into! heaven. In the royal aquarium, of St. Petersburg, are fish which have been on exhibition | for 150 years. B&* Don't worry about the opinions of others, but live so that you can always re-1 spect yourself. B8IF A "pulsemeter," or watch for the use j of physicians in counting the pulse, bus been < invented in England. During the Civil war in this country j there were 254,700 cases of rheumatism! among the Union troops. BeiP Every man is for law and order; but' in very many cases it is law for the other I man, while he does the ordering. SST" The Germans published 23,000 books J last year?as many as England, the United ; States, trance, ana ituiy wiuumcu. Great as is the cattle industry, the value of poultry and eggs produced in the X'nited States annually is but little less. SST" There are 400,000 more pensioners on the government pension rolls than there ever were soldiers in the Confederate service. SSTOne inhabitant in every ISO in this country owns a bicycle, and has lots of fun keeping the other 179 dodging for dear life. "There's a friend down stairs waiting for you ; says he only wants you a minute." "Here, take this $10, and keep it till I get back." fiST" When a man doubts the existence of the devil, it is pretty good evidence that be has never done any fighting in the Lord's service. B6T Persons who are complainiug that this is a cold, cold world, will have un opportunity of changing their minds ere the wane of summer. 8SP' The normal temperature of the stomach is about 98 degrees. Food has to be raised to this temperature before it can be digested. 8ST The income of the Suez canal in 1893 was $14,000,000. Of the nearly 3,000 ships that passed through, only three of them Hew the American flag. BS3F Cultivate the habit of repeating from memory. . In later years it will be a source both of profit and pleasure, and often serve you well in time of need. B&T Statistics prove that nearly two-thirds of all the letters carried by the postal service of the world are written, sent to, and read by English-speaking people. 8??" A Harlem dentist is said to have a small boy sit in his oilice who yells at the top of his lungs occasionally. It lends an air of business to the establishment. BST "Well, he was a good smoker," remarked a good Quakeress in a New England town, who never spoke ill of any one, when the most worthless man in town died. "She said she would marry him if he would give up drinking, and he promised." "Did he keep his promise?" "Yes, kept it like a man until after they were married." 8ttf Some of the early kings of England and Fiance, when they were traveling, were attended-by coiners, who supplied them with money as it was needed, from the portable j mints. 8^" The greatest desert is the Sahara. It I is 3,000 miles from east to west, 1,000 from I north to south, and has about 3,000,000 j square miles, or about the area of the United | States. "I am feeling very ill," said a patient to his physician. "Let me see your tongue," said the doctor. "It's no use," responded j the patient; "no tongue can begiu to tell how i I feel." BaT" Three lessons we never learn too well: That a stitch in time once dropped is never picked up ; that a lost opportunity is. never found ; that a borrowed trouble is never returned. 8ST In a patch of five acres in Burnet county, Texas, are to be found nickel, gold, silver, lead, tin and a large number of rare metals, such as cerium, lanthanum, erbium thorium and uranium. 8Sf An Irish editor who speaks with the air of one who has discovered a new fact by experience, says that the way to prevent bleeding at the nose is to keep your nose out of other people's business. ?ST" Hay should be a paying crop on rich land. With a yield of two tons per acre it is one of the most profitable crops that can be grown, and leaves a large proportion of I roots in the soil to enrich it. 8?"" A Western editor, writing of a cotemi porary, says: "His intellect is so dense that I it would take the augur of common-sense longer to bore into it than it would to bore into the Rockies with a boiled carrot." 8fe?T""What are the chances to gain admission to the bar in your town?" asked the law student of a native. "Well, stranger, there ain't no trouble durin' the week, but i * i... ?: ?" I you ve got IU ue uiigui v nu^iv UII . 8?* The National library building, nowbeing erected in Washington, will be the j largest library building in the world. It ! will be 470 feet long by 340 feet wide. When completed it will hold 4,000,000 volj unies. Sfcaf "Come, Bob! get up !" said an indulgent father to his hopeful son, the other ! morning, "remember, it's the early bird that catches the worm." "Serves the worm right, father : he's no business to be out so j early !" responded the hopeful. BfcaT" Mr. Cook, a New York dairyman who , milks from 00 to 70 cows, says that he gets ; the best results from cows that go dry not | more than six weeks or two months. They ; need this time for rest, but he would not | have one that persists in going dry three or I four months. A verdant youth, who desired to knowhow to become rich, sent a quarter in answer to an advertisement, and received the following valuable receipt: "Increase your receipts and decrease your expenditures. ; Work IS hours a day, and live on hash and I oat-meal gruel." SkiiT A dissipated dog is one of California's I -.1.1:4:..,. ? undo.. nlflWIlt In- M'llil. UUUUIUS. il wuiuwki ovuv? , vii ??v?t 'j I chi Moon, is addicted to the inordinate use \ of lager beer. Strange to say, while the canine is willing to perforin any number of : tricks for a drink, he refuses to drink from a ' glass that is half foam. ?53?" A gentleman, recently about to pay j his doctor's bill, said : "Well, doctor, as my ; little boy gave the measles to my neighbor's children and as they were attended by you, I think you can afford, at the very least, to deduct ten per cent, from the account of my bill for the increase of business we gave yon." IpriT An eminent surgeon used to remark I to his assistants, when everything was "laid out" ready for an operation, "Iion't be in a hurry, gentlemen, for we have no time to j lose." One can accomplish so much by keeping steadily at it, and not try to do I more than one thing at a time. "One step ! and then another, and the longest walk is ;ended." : firtT "What about your parents' consent, I Julia?" asked the youth. "Mother favors I you and father opposes you," answered the maiden : "they have now retired to confer." "What hope is there of the conferees agreeing favorably ?" "If it were anybody but mother that was conferring with father, I should fear a disagreement, but as it is mother, my mind is easy. I know mother." 4for the Xlomr (fivctr. ! vr? v ^ | CORRECTING CHILDREN' BEFORE COMPANY. ; There are some parents who will, unhesitatingly correct their children for their misdemeanors in the presence of company. I They argue that if a child wilfully misbehaves before strangers, it is but justice that' he should be punished before them. I think this a very grave mistake. Children should, undoubtedly, receive correction for their bad behavior, but it should certainly be inflicted ; in private. Owing to a child's tender years and lack of sense, much charity should be I allowed for his shortcomings, and too great j severity should he avoided in his discipline.! At all hazards, a pride of character should be stimulated and preserved in children. And the humiliation of having strangers witness their punishment is destructive to such pride. The school boy, after receiving j his first whipping in school, never has the same pride as before.- He assumes a reckless, I-don't-care air to hide his humiliation, but his pride receives a blow from which it never recovers. Again, all family friction and "scenes" should be sacredly guarded from the eye and tongue of outsiders. To preserve the family dignity and respect should be the aim of every member of the home. And then, too, no refined person wants to be made the spectator of other people's domestic squabbles! In company with a friend I once called at the home of a lady acquaintance. In the home was a little girl of 5 years, to whom ; my companion presented a little gift. The J child accepted it, forgetting to return thanks, j The mother, in a quick tone, said : "Why, Carrie, have you forgotten your manners?" The timid child, not understanding her| mother's reproof, became confused and made 1 no reply. Again the mother expostulated,. with more severity. The child was so em-1 barrassed that she was unable to speak, j "You naughty girl," said the mother stern-1 ly, "I shall punish you for such behavior." Taking the little one by the arm, she led her | to a closet and shut her in it. How slight] was that child's breach of etiquette, compared with the mother's impoliteness in having such a scene before visitors, not to speak of her most unwise mode of correction. The \ pleasure of our call was marred, and for the | sake of the humiliated little child in the! dark closet, we made a very short stay. On another occasion, while dining with a' friend, her G year old boy acted very impo- j litely at the table. The mother quietly told him to behave, but taking advantage I of the presence of company to "show oil'" I lie continued his pert actions. The mother excused herself from the table, and in a very quiet tone told the boy to follow her. They were absent from the room several minutes, but when that young man took his seut at the table he was as orderly as a deacon, and there had not been so much as one unpleasant word from the mother. If you would preserve your child's pride of character and avoid an unsavory reputation for yourself, let your governing be done in strict privacy. EVERYDAY ETIQUETTE. Husbands and wives, in speaking of each other to friends and acquaintances, should observe a certain formality. Vulgarity touches bottom when the pronoun "he" or "she" is used without the name for which J these stand ; and this usage, to be sure, being! confined to out of the way and primitive I portions of the country, is never general j enough to be worth noticing. You will hear ' the sun-bonneted woman, with the straight! skirt reaching to her stout calf-skin shoes, and the marks of life-long toil and exposure j in her hardened hands, allude to her backwoods partner as "he," or as "Tim," never as "my husband," or as "Mr. Smith." But in more refined circles, where people know and observe the requirements of etiquette, a woman does not use her husband's Christian name, much less any abreviation of it, outside the narrow confines of their common kindred. He is "John" or "Jack" only among his brothers or sisters, or to very intimate friends. When his wife has occasion to speak of him to others she says, "my husband," or "Mr. Jones," doing the very thing, as a matter of course, which the person who is economical of nouns and lavish of pronouns fails to do. A wife who values her husband's dignity will not regard it as of little moment whetli-: er she upholds this by scrupulously speaking of him with respect, as well as addressing him with courtesy, his position in the social world being helped or hindered by her practice in this regard. If the man have any official title, as colonel, judge or governor, doctor or pro-1 - 1?- ~.:ii ;?]? I lessor, IllS WIIC Will U?C mat uiiy in uiviitioning him in places and on occasions and in the presence of persons whenever or to whom this usage will he in good taste. Equally, a husband invariably speaks of "my wife," or "Mrs. lirown," when quoting his better half, as good husbands so frequently do. She is not Mary or Jennie or Margaret to anybody except her own people; and it is bad form to make the outside world familiar ! with her sacred home name. To children a father naturally speaks of his wife as "your mother," and in affectionate families it is quite common, and by no means improper, for parents to address one another in the I hearing of the little ones as "mamma" and I "papa." Everyday etiquette is tram]tied under ! foot in grim and undemonstrative houseI holds, where the pleasant custom of daily I greetings is, unfortunately, much of the ' time in abeyance. Where a grunt does duty for a general good-morning, or an inaudible j murmur is all that is heard when there should be a tender good-night. Politeness is ' a plant of slow growth.?Harper's lia/.ar. He's So Obi.k.ixg.?"Can't make out how 1 it is that Jim Johnson always gets such good places," said Harry Smith, the carpenter's son, to another boy as they were returning home one afternoon. And Harry was not the only one who thought thus, for "Jim's luck" was the talk of the neighborhood. Jim was certainly no pattern of cleverness, of beauty, or strength : he could do no more than others, nor could , he do it so well as many; but for all that, it was true he always had good places, good wages and ajgood character. When he left one employer to go to anoth; or, it was generally said, "I would not part with him if I could help it; he is a good boy i and so obliging." This was the secret of his good luck lie was "so obliging." Did the merchant or the wagoner want an errand boy, or did any one i waut a job done at a moment's notice, it was : only to get a sight of Jim and it was as good as done; for Jim would hurry through his ! own business in order to help. When ho was at home he kent the wood box full of wood, and bis mother never had to ask him to bring a bucket of water, and many other little things did he do in a cheerful manner; so that he was a great favorite. And if he saw younger boys in trouble, he would try to help them out ; and he put on his shoes after having taken them oil', one pouring, rainy night, to walk two miles to , town for a parcel containing a new gown the carrier had neglected to bring the kitchen girl, who was crying her eyes out because I she could not have it to wear next morning at her sisters wedding. 15ut it was not so j much what Jim did, as how lie did it, that was so agreeable. . The Snowi'.ai.i. or Scanhai..?It begun at the top of the hill in a very small way. J Somebody said "I think." It rolled along, collecting bits as it went, until somebody j said, l,I believe." It went further and further, until somebody said, l'l know." And ! then it rolled and rolled until it was a great big ball that bit straight at somebody's heart, because somebody else said, "I saw." ! And though the snowball looked fair and white, though there seemed nothing wrong ; about it, it was a great, horrible lie. It began with idle gossip, it grew with silly 'chatter until it reached its lull size, fed by scandal. There is only one way to light a snowball: that is to wait. Wait and live (out your life honestly and truly and the 'sunshine of good deeds will glare down iitw.ii ttio unmvhnll of scandal until it melts ; away, and oven its existence is forgotten. 'It is true, it is hard to live things down sometimes, hut it is working two ways, as i l?y your goodness you are living down the | wrong-doing of others, so hythe same goodi ness you are living up to that higher life which ends in the golden world where scandal-mongers can never enter.- Ladies' Home 1 Journal. j j(NtS"';IAh, parson, I wish I could take mv J gold with me,''said a dying deacon, who was very selfish ;'It might melt," was j the minister's consoling reply. ihc ftont (Teller. ~. . . . CROCKETT AND THE COUGAR. Years ago the name of David Crockett was !, known from one end of the Union to the i other. Born in what was then the State of North Carolina, in 178(i, his parents removed to Tennessee when lie was about five years of: age, and that State justly claims him as her 1 son. At 1.1 years of age he did not know the' alphabet; yet thus early in youth he display- i ed the shrewdness, tact and perseverance!1 which made him so distinguished in after life. He married at an early age, when he!' was so poor that he could scarcely call ai dollar his own ; and making little headway | on his farm, he emigrated west into Lincoln county, where, with his helpmeet and his two sons, he settled down to the stern business of life. The surrounding country heing mostly woods, rich in the different kinds of game, he hud full opportunity to exercise his love '' for hunting, and while yet a young man, be-1 came noted for his remarkable skill in the use of the rifle. When the Creek war broke out he enlisted immediately after the massacre of Fort Mimms. He did good work as a 1 scout and common soldier, and the authen- ' tic exploits which he performed while thus engaged would of themselves form a vol- 1 ume. At the close of the war he returned > to his family unharmed. Two years later! his wife died, and this was an affliction sore-1 ly felt by the honest-hearted hunter. The I touching death-bed scene remained iudellibly i stamped upon his memory, and he never re-1 cu'rred to it in after life without great erao- j tion. Being left with three children, he did his! duty as a father to them, and a few years j later married a widow lady, with two chil- j, dren, her husband having been killed in the 1 Creek war. The marriage proved a happy ! one in all respects. Some years afterward he removed to j Shoal Creek, where he settled, and entered I upon the second phase of his life, and the one which really gave him his great fame. I He was chosen magistrate, and assumed his 1 duties with a determination to he just, and execute justice at all hazards. When, as it ! may well be supposed, he united this resolve with a total ignorance of all technical law, it may be believed that his administration was characterized by justice in the true sense of the word. 1 When a complaint was made, instead of taking the trouble to issue a warrant, he simply instructed the constable to "catch that chap, dead or alive," and it rarely happened that the culprit escaped. Not one of his judgments was ever appealed from. In 1821 he was elected to the legislature. i * _ t- - i?i 1:-.i i.: r wnue a magistrate ne ouu uppuuu uiumcn assiduously, and had acquired the rudi- . meats of an education. About this time also he was elected colonel. In 1823 he was elected a second time to the legislature, and became so popular that in 1824 he was nominated for congress, but was defeated by two votes, due, there is reason to believe, to fraud. His friends, nothing discouraged, hoisted his name again, and although he had two wealthy and talented opponents, and he was extremely poor, he was elected by a majority of over .1,000 votes. When the Tennessee backwoodsman took his sent in congress he created quite an excitement. His blunt honesty, eccentric humor and native wit made him known to all. i At one of the "receptions" held at the White House, in accordance with the fashion of the times, as he presented himself, the servant announced him in the words: "Room for Colonel Crockett, of Tennessee !" "Colonel Crockett makes room for himself," called out the hunter, as he strode in among the notables. We have not space to dwell upon his memorable career in congress, his defeat by means of intrigue, his second election, his tour through the Northern States in 1S34, his reception in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and other cities, which it seemed all vied with each other to do him honor. But he had opposed Jackson, and when he came again to run for congress, despite his universal personal popularity, he was defeated, and by the aid of a lavish use of money, his opponent was elected. Crockett felt the disappointment keenly, as he had counted confidently upon being re-elected; and with a longing for new scenes and triumphs, he determined to emigrate to Texas, believing that by identifying himself with the young State, he would again reach the position from which he was unjustly thrust. Texas being then distracted by a remorse-1 less war, he deemed it best to leave the fum- { ily behind him until peace should come. We ! may pass briefly beyond the main incident j we propose to give in this sketch, and say j that he made his way to the Alamo, where j he joined Colonels Travis and Bowie, and the ! handful of Mexicans in their defense against j i Santa Anna, who had a force of more than 1 20 times their number. The defense lasted j nearly twelve days, until Santa Anna, ren-1 dered desperate by two disastrous repulses, | poured his command over the walls of the fort. Even then the gallant Texans fought un-1 1 til but six remained, when Colonel Crockett | | surrendered. (leneral Castrillon asked San-j j ta Anna what should he done with them. | The latter replied : "Why do you bring them tome? Have I not told you how to dis' pose of them ?" The words were scarcely | I. . (Kn /-iflfi/inru ntmwrnd ftlPlI'! I Ullt'lCU UIIVH HIV ui.ivv.w |>iu.f6v<? ...v.. . | swords into the hearts of the defenseless' I prisoners. Crockett, seeing the treachery, i drew his bowie-knife and made a spring to ward Santa Anna, hut before he could reach , him he was slain. Had the distance between j the two been a little less, Santa Anna would j not have lived thereafter. On his way to Texas, Crockett was aecom-! panied by several friends, from whom 011 one 1 {occasion he became separated, having been led away by the excitement of a buffalo! j hunt. His cunning mustang feigned com-1 1 plete exhaustion when he reached the bank j of a river, and, removing his saddle, Crock-] i ett left him to shift for himself, i This mishap occurred just at nightfall, | and tho adventurer observing a large tree j that had been blown down, concluded its j exuberant branches would afford him a comfortable shelter for the night. He began beating among them to select the proper place, when he was startled by hearing a, ! growl close at hand. Turning his head, lie j saw, less than 10 feet from him, a Mexican, 1 cougar glaring at him. The animal was ! crouching ready for the spring ; and Crock-; | ett, fully feeling his critical position, raised 1 his rifle and discharged it. As the smoke! 1 cleared from his gun, he expected to see the ! animal in its last struggle : but, instead, the j 1 brute only shook himself and gave vent to j . another deeper and more ominous growl, j {The ball had struck his forehead and j glanced oil', merely stunning liim without | j inflicting any injury. Crockett, seeing that he would not have | time to reload his piece, clubbed it and stepped back. At the same moment the1 ! lithe animal made a spring in the air and lit at bis very feet. The hunter brought down , the stock of his gun with all the power at j j his command upon the brute's head, but it 1 made no impression, except, perhaps, to: render him more furious than he was before, i and the cougar again sprang at him. The gnu was of no further avail, and : throwing it from him, Crockett drew his' knife and made ready for close quarters, j As the cougar came up be struck at him ! with the knife, and at the same moment j ! found his teeth fastened in his arm. The j hunter thrust his knife into the side of the { beast, when the latter loosened his hold, and \ the two separated for a moment. Hut it was only for a moment. The infuriated beast' turned again to the attack. Crockett was! fearful that the contest would last until be j was exhausted, and be now turned all his; efforts toward blinding the brute. Ho there* i fore struck at bis eyes, but only bruised bis nose. While slowly walking backward, Ciockett caught his heel, and, as be fell upon bis back, the cougar dropped squarely upon him j and fastened bis teeth in his thigh. As he felt the long fangs enter bis flesh, be struck j | the animal again and again, but it was at, I such disadvantage that be inflicted little | injury. j The prolonged struggle had brought the j ! comnaiauts 10 i no nana <>i i no river, and i no hunter seeing the water below him, did his j ! utmost to hurl his foe into it ; hut the latter I clung so tenaciously to him that he saw if, ! one went over, it would only he when the i other did. Crockett desperately drove his knife into ; | the side of the brute, but it possessed remark ; able tenacity of life, and sunk his teeth deepI er and deeper into the flesh, until the gullant hunter began to believe bis end was really at hand.. Summoning all the strength of which he was master, he began a fearful struggle with ' the cougar, determined, at all hazards, to force him over the river bank, and he sue- J ceeded finally in getting him to the very : edge, where, for a few minutes, the two lay in such delicate equipoise, that a strong gust j of wind would have toppled them over. Crockett seemed completely exhausted, j and the animal was in the same prediea- j ment. Thus they lay, panting with the hurried breath of each mingling together. In a moment the hunter had regained his ..n.itrili nn?l with a sudden effort he broke! the balance, lioth rolled over and dropped j on the very edge of the water, most fortn-i nately the hunter falling on top in such a > manner that the neck of the cougar offered | an invitation to the knife. It was instantly sunk to the heart, and the beast, with a few ' struggles rolled over and died. Crockett shortly after rejoined his compan- j ions, and, together, they made their way to; the Alamo, where they all fell, bravely fighting for the young republic. KILL UIRTON'S BULL. It was*admitted by all who knew him that Bill Girton was the meanest boy that was ever known by any citizen of the Northfield school district in upper New Jersey. It so happened that he was two years older than the oldest scholar in the school, and about four years in advance in the way of height and weight. Thus it was that he was enabled to play the bully over the little hoys, who knew more in the way of study than he did, and to reign a perfect tyrant in the neighborhood. His father was a school trustee, and thought Bill was a boy of wonderful talent, who stood a first class chance of becoming ! president of the United States, when the i youth should reach middle life, some time during the early days of the coming century. If any of the boys who were pounded told the teacher of Bill's petty tyrannies, Bill would beat the tell-tale after school for his meanness. The poor victim might have worn out his tormentor by continuing his i complaints, provided the teacher did his duty j and punished Bill, but this gentleman was i so in awe of Mr. Girton's displeasure that ne i never did anything more than deliver a! mild reproof of Bill's "hastiness." And j thus it was that the lit tie fellow who was! "punched" in the first place was the only sufferer, and was really forced to give over the contest. I haven't the space to tell a hundredth part of Bill's meanness, but can only give the most prominent incident of his boyhood. Bill Girton was so insufferably ugly in disposition that he seemed to spend the greater part of his time in studying tip schemes for the worrimcnt of his playmates. They held him in such fear that they would submit to almost anything rather than dispute him. so he could not always gain a pretext for his abuse. Bill's indulgent parents scarcely ever refused him any request which it was possible to grant. Thus it came about that when lie asked his father to present him with a little calf of the male gender, the parent unhesitatingly did so, without dreaming that his!, hopeful son had any special object in gaining possession of the animal. But Bill meant to train him to help make life miserable for all the hoys in the neigh- I borhood. Bill had heard that if a boy began by lifting a calf when it was quite young, and kept j it up every day, his strength would increase as steadily as the weight of tiie animal, and he would he able to earry it around with ease when it became full-grown. Bill commenced with the calf when it was quite young, but he forgot that the mother might take an interest in the proceeding, and not thoroughly understand his purpose. So it happened that while he was tugging at the bellowing young hull, and straining hard to lift it, the cow suddenly appeared on the scene and lifted Bill over the fence. He gave up that ambition, therefore, and devoted himself assiduously to training the hull to he as ugly as possible; hut the bull didn't require the training, for he was as pugnacious as a prizefighter, and began "hooking" before he had any horns to hook with. The hull did splendidly, in this respect and Bill devoted himself also to awaking a feeling of affection on the part of the taurus toward him personally, and he soon necame | convinced that his property. would never, seek to harm him whose liberal hand was so ' often outstretched. When the bull was two years old he was enormously large and prodigiously ugly in disposition. Indeed, those who knew him and his youthful owner declared that the quadruped was a genuine Bill Girton in disguise. He would push down fences and hoist unsuspecting travelers in an enthusiastic fashion which showed that he thoroughly enjoyed it. By this time Bill had the bull trained to j the finest possible point, and felt no doubt of, the success of the grand scheme which he j had been perfecting for several months. Some six of the schoolboys agreed to meet j in the "lower meadows," as they were j called, on a certain autumn day, for the purpose of cleaning a tree of hickory nuts, permission having been granted them to do so by the kindly disposed owner. Bill Girton i agreed to meet with them and to take part, the boys asking him in the hope of winning his good will. This was the opportunity for the grand scheme about which he had been thinking j so long, and he chuckled at the thought of what splendid sport he would have. A half-hour previous to the meeting Bill slyly let the bull in the lower portion of the meadow, where the ground was so low he j could not be seen, and then the boy walked 1 over and joined his playmates in the most I innocent fashion possible. Ho knew the bull, who possessed a great j deal of curiosity, would soon make his ap-1 pearance. "I tell you we'll get a bushel of hickory-1 nuts," said Tom Randall, as he looked up | the tree. "Yes," added Sam Furnutn, "they're reg'lar shell-barks, too ; it's a mighty good j thing the other fellers didn't get here ahead 1 of us " "There comes the bull !" broke in Dick Smith with a yell of terror, as he anil the other boys started for the fence as hard as they could run. They had good cause to do so, lor tlie ter- j rilde hull was trotting toward them with his head lowered and muttering growls like ; a great hear. Now was Bill's hour of triumph. Now j was he about to he paid for all these months j of study and training. lie almost fell to the ground, roaring with delight. "This is just the grandest, hullyest " It was destined to prove a decidedly "bully" affair to him, for his creature instead of chasing the terrified lads, with, base ingratitude, turned and went for Bill himself. The latter did not discover his peril until; the bellowing animal was almost upon him, and, then, with a yell of consternation, he started off, shouting: "Fire! Murder! Thunderation!" With the help of the hull he finally got over the nearest fence, hut it was a month before he fully recovered from his serious injuries. Long before that time he came to the conclusion that there was not much to encourage a hoy in training a hull todiserim- J inate between friends and foes. \Ba/cingr~ j Absolutely A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening j strength.?Latest t'nited States j (Government Load Report. I Royal Baking Powder Co., j 106 Wall Street, N. Y. I'llOTOOKAIMI V. I AM now prepared, at my <1A LI,KitY, on < 'leveland A venue, to take i'l l()T( M i It A IMIS in the LATKST AND MOST IMIMtoVKD MKTlloHS. Work linishrii Here. irriiis: n-asonaMc anil slrirllv CASH. S. \V. WATSON. <f line -? wmummm A FRIEND Speaks through the Boothbay (Me.) RegUttr, of the beneficial results lie lias received from a regular use of Ayer's Tills. He says: " I was feeling sick and tired and my stomach seemed all out of order. I tried a number of remedies, but none seemed to give me relief until I was induced to try the old reliable Ayer's Pills.* I have taken only one box. but I feel like a new man. I think the^ arc the most pleasant and easy to take of anything I ever used, being so finely sugar coated that even a child will take them. J urge upon all who are in need of a laxative to try Ayer's Pills. They will do good." For all dlsenses of the Stomach, I.iver, and Bowels, take AYER'S PILLS Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer &Co., Lowell, Mesa. Every Dose Effective I A Critical {Situation T1IERK ARE MANY OK THEM IN THE OVERTON I CLAIM A story of intense dramatic power. Will be published in this paper COMMF.N'CINC IN' TIIK ISSCK FOR AUGITST 15TH. 1894. The Enquirer Will be Furnished to Subscribers Three Months for 50 Cents. mi iiour mm mack IMPROVED, HIGH ARM, PERFECTED. Shipped on Approval and Guaranteed to Give Mu(ire Satisfaction, and if Not Satisfactory alter a Test of TWMXTV DAYS in Your Home, the Machine Will he Taken Hack and Your Money ltefunded. i, ,v /.!/.- ttir IIMf V/'T .ix// aiiit.isteed yon tkx rk.iits. This,Klo?rant Machine Delivered. Freight Paid, at any Railroad Station Hast of the Rocky Mountains, for $23.00. TIIK KN'jriRKU has sent out :i I a run number of the best grades nf Sewing Machines in the past five years, and in view of tlie fact that the business has grown In such proportions as to warrant it, we have recently perfected an arrangement for the munufacuirc of THE KMH'IEEH SEWING MACHINE, and we are now prepared to furnish them to all who wish to buy a lirst class high grade Sewing Machine at less than half the price at which such a machine is usually sold by peddlers and dealers. A Few Facts About The Enquirer Machine. The accompanying engraving gives a correct idea of the machine. It is as near perfection as any machine on the market. Any kind of work can be done on it that any other machine will do. All wearing parts are ease hardened steel, and are fitted so accurately that these machines are as absolutely noiseless and easy running as line adjustment and best mechanical skill are possible to produce. No expense or time is spared to make them perfect in every respect. The balance-wheel and many of the line parts are nickel plated, with other parts finely enameled and ornamented, giving it a rich appearance. The machine is fitted with the Improved Automatic Itobbin Winder. It also has a self-setting needle and self-threading cylinder shuttle. The simplicity of the automatic tensions, sewing from Nos. 40 to loo thread without altering, recommends it not only to every beginner, but to am.. Each machine is in perfect working order when shipped, and is accompanied with printed intructious and a complete set op tools and all necessary attachments, in a handsome plush lined ease. The attachments are the best. lion TO OKI' 'I'll K M.K IIIXK. I MI'O It T. IX T IM KO It MAT IO .V. The price of the Machine is$"?.'J. We deliver it al your nearest railroad station free of freight charges, provided you live east of the Rocky Mountains. THE ENfJl'MtEK will be sent free for one year to every purehaserof a machine. The cash must accompany the order. Send money by Express, Money Order, Registered Letter or New York Exchange. WARRANTED I'OR TEN YEARS. The usual warrantee by which we replace any defective part or any part that breaks or wears out through the fault of the machine, except shuttles, needles and bobbins, goes with every Machine. Alter the Machine has been received, ' " !-.:i , j, ? hi,;,, you iiavi" uic |irn in'n?- "i Mmi .. TWKNTY davs, if nut salisfactorv. Is that lair? NO VAltlATlON. We have endeavored to say here all that we conh 1 say in a letter. There can lie no change of terms. I to not ask for an v variation. Machines are shipped direct iVoin tiie factory, and are not on exhibition at oiirollice. We know yon will lie pleased with the machine when yon j;ct it, and yon know if it should happen to lie unsatisfactory, yon can send it hack within TWKNTY f>A S's and gel your ?>-o.imi. Address I.Kwis M. <ilt 1ST, Viokvillc. S. montvai.i: stock imioi, lllackshui-g, S. r>KOlSTKltKD JKKSKYS, WKI.CII AND li Sll KTl.A N D I'oNIKS. (Imported stock.) KSSKX AND ItKOlSTKKKD (II KSIII UK I'll IS. 11 red and lor stile. OI K .1KKSKYS are all of the celebrated Victor and Stoke Rogis strains, which have attracted so much attention throughout the North. 1511,1, ('A I,VMS FOR SAI,K AT FARMKRS' I'KICKS. If yoii are thinking ol starting a dairy herd don't overlook the Jerseys. Tliev are the best dairy cows known to the world. We guarantee our ponies to be perfectly safe for ladies and children to drive. ('AN SKI,I, SIIKTLAND I'ONIKS AS OIIKAI' AS ANY ISKKKDKRS IN Til K SofTII. Write for what you want. Address, Dr. J. (?. I!I,A('K, RIacksbnrg, S. ('. PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY. rpiIOKOCtJII l,Y lilted up with new baekL grounds, accessories, Ac., and with a line sky-light, 1 am prepared to take a picture in any style of the art, as well executed as can lie done elsewhere. ('IIILI)KKX'S IMCTIJtKSA SI'KCIAI.TV. Hy the dry plate process I can take them instantly ; makes no difference about fair or cloudy weather. I do all my own printing and finishing, and there is very little delay in delivery. ENLARGED WORK. Pictures copied and enlarged and finished in the highest style to he had, and prices reasonable. (five me a call and see specimens of work, at in v (Jallerv on West Liberty street, near the jail. J. K. StllOKH. *? ln^nf<< ~ i OhiSlrlpnn tot bill ci 11 19 dliu viihmiviu " Ca.storiai.ssnwelladaptedtoehildrenth.it Castoria euros Colic, Constipation, . s 1 recommend it ;issii|?'rii>r to any proscription Sour Stomach, Diarrho'a, Knictation, known to mo." II. A. Archer. M. P., Kills Worms, (fives sleep, and promotes di111 So. Oxford St., llrooklyn, N. Y. pest ion, Without injurious medication. "The use of 'Castoria is so universal and "For several years I have recommended i:s merits so well known that it seems a work your 'Castoria,' and shall always continue to i f sn|n'reroe.it ion to endorse it. Few are the do so as it has invariably produced lienefici.il intelligent families who do not keep Castoria results." x. it bin easy reach." Edwin F. Pardee, m. P., C.\itu>s Maiitvs, D. I)., Slr,,t.t an(l T(h Av,,m jf.ov York < ity. New York City. The Centacr Company, 77 Mcrray Street, New York City. Iiily h "" ^ ^^ ^ GARRY IRON ROOFING COMPANY, Manufactures all kiiuls rif SB Oj IKON' OK 13 PAINT IKON KOOFINO, And CVmcnl. citiMi'Ki) and couitru atkil si iiI no, 1 "?? T<) 138 MEKWIN ST., Iron Tile or Shingle, C'leveland, <>. M kikk 1'itooK nouns.sih"itki:s..K'.. | -rpi?!fcSr Send for Circular and Price List No. 73. THK LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. fair On I crs received by L. M. OK 1ST. ARE Y^U INTERESTED^ COTTON ? II-' you arc a fanner you are. I f you own and operate a gin, you|arc doubly interested ; and if you raise cotton and have somebody else to do your ginning you SHOULD BE interested. | Von should know that the man whom you patronize is getting EVERY OUNCE of lint off the seed that can come oil' without detracting from the quality of the sample ; and at the same time I that the sample is the very best that it is possible to make with the seed cotton you furnish him. | Roth of these points are worth considering. Suppose he gin-cuts and naps your cotton to such an extent that its market value is reduced i cent per pound, and then leaves three per cent, of the lint on tlio seed as compared with what a tirst-class gin would do. By the damage to the lint, you lose $1.12'. on a lot) pound bale, and by the failure to get all the lint off the seed, you lose, say $1.00 on the same size bale, and this added to the $1,121, makes a total, irrecoverable loss of $2.12t. ?? On Twenty-Five Bales the Loss is $53.121-2 to the farmer. If the foregoing is correct, and it is, aren't you losing by allowing your cotton to be " i -| ' 1 1 ?. I,n SJ,,nth handled in any .sticli way V 'I'liere is not a snauowoi immu nut m?i mu ... sutler to the extent of not less than $!.">,(NX),000 annually I?y tlie improper handling and ginning of eotton. Those who patronize gins are the ones to correct this evil. Somebody asks how ? The answer is just as easy as can he, and it is to patronize only such gins as give the best results possible so far as ginning is concerned. The kind of work indicated is what the old reliable DANIEL PRATT REVOLVING HEAD FRONT FEEDER GIN DOES. It is absolutely the REST gin on the market. It makesa BETTER SAMPLE AND LARDER TFRNol'T than any other gin on the market. It has been on the market for til years, and during that time .'In,not) have been made and sold. Its plant is the largest of the kind in the world. Everything used in the manufacture of the gin in the way of wood or metal is made by the company. It is the most extensively imitated gin on the market. It is recognized by manufacturers of several so-called leading gins as being the ideal. If not, why do they try to imitata it? One concern claims to make gins "exactly like the Prattbut people who have been patronizing f gins of the make referred to say They do Xot do Work "Exactly Like the Pratt." Reliable, honest and disinterested eotton buyers say that cotton ginned on a Pratt gin is worth | cent more per pound than that ginned on any other ; and everybody who is posted will admit that it gins closer than any gin sold in this section. The foregoing is given lbr the information of cotton raisers PARTICULARLY, and ginners INCIDENTALLY. I will be pleased to furnish any who contemplate buying agin, with any information about the PRATT that may be desired. Drop mc a line and I'll come to see you. i THE LITTLE GIANT HYDRAULIC PRESS Is the quickest, most powerful and durable, as well as the simplest cotton press in the world. It is as nearly perfect its human ingenuity has been aide to devise. It has been tested in every way possible during the past lift con years, and the result has been that it has proven itself to be a Press which, for ease of working, perfection of machinery, and satisfaction to the users, is without a rival. ilinnets who want a Press that will please them, as well as their customers,should use 110 other. An investigation will convince. Send for circular giving full particulars. The Bl'CKEYE MoWRR is without a rival as a grass cutter. They are cheaper than last year, j The CORI5IN DISK HARROW still holds its place as the unrivalled time and money saver. The (diver < 'hilled is the best turning plow on the market. It's great. 4 I The Farmers' Friend Drain Drill, is without a peer, and WILL drill rust proof oats. SAM M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C. The j i?Tl ill llllli I. S. 1MLH01 T ^ Schedules in Effect from and After Insurance Mv 22,1894. are more satisfactory for the amounts ,.r -,r ,? . , expended than any other form of . I1. lltirpd', 1 I'CSMlcilt. investment For example, read the uo.no north. | Nolo. | No ?o7 following letter from a holder of a Chester ..^ 8 loam ? 00 am Tontine Policj in the heave Lowrysvilie s as a in ! 1'S a in _ - _ via Leave Mct'onnellsville s "si a in 10 (10 a in M 'i. L I _ g ' I' Leave (iiitlirlcsville II Oil a in 10 15 a in n /till] 0 li A I 1T/4 heave Yorkville !l ai a m 10l."> a in rjllll II n INK I JI I It heave Clover 10 (K? a ill II I'i a in Uv| UilUUill JJ11U heave Dastonla 10 40 a in 1 ft", pm Lraw Lincolntmi n 17 am 30 pm heave Newton 12 :t7 a 111 I 00 pin Dchiiam, N. C., Aprilfi, latM. I.cave Hickory 1 12 pin 020pm I Mr. W. J. Rowiky, Manager, Arrive henoir 2 12pm HOOpm Huek 11111,8.c. I ooino sof rii. | NoOl. | No li." Jtear Sir :?An holder of maturing Tontine /, I nave I enolr - i in Policy No. 21-VWW, In the Kq tillable I.lfe Assur- / ' ' ^ Jj*.'1''1' ' " 1 i ' " inn... sneia.ttv i iiee i? oxttress my crutilicutiou I Liavi Hiikiirj s Ilia in a 10 pin ' v..lo ,,, ? ; j., ,lln ut tin* settlement oirtTi-il. The settlement Is / !'"W I'M" !V !' IIIhtjiI ami i feel thut i nvveitto the compiiny [ Leave Lincnlntmi II li a 111 li .10 p ill to express my uralilieaiinn at the results ut- I Leave tiastoiua I la pIII < .il pill tuineit. Very truly yours. I Leave Clover 2 2-1 pm Hatpin A. J.TOMLIXSON. \ Leave Yorkville :t:M)pin !Ml2pin i Leave (iuthriesville :$ AS pin !? 2t pin The Tontine policy represents the ' |^ 1 J? !"" SSJS highest degree of" perfection in life Arrive Chester .VJiipin hi *_'! pin iiisnraiiee. II' you would know how Trains Nos. !? ami in are lirst-elass, ami run much benefit there is in it for you daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. iMl and id send lis vour age and \vc will scud earr.v passengers and also run daily except Snnl vou some interesting figures. ?lay. There is g 1 eoiuieetion at Chester with J llie i L c. A' N.. and Ihe C., ('. A'A.; also at <<asI i nArxrvrtr 1 tonia vvilli the A. A" C. A. I,.; at Liiieoluton 1 W. J. KOL)L)bY, Manager, l wilhtlieC. C. ; and at lliekory and Newton with I y. purt met of Carolina*, J 1 *V. T. NICHOLS, Snperinteiident. * ROCK HILL, S. C. I H. II. ISKA l!l>,<ienerul Passenger Agent. ) . | March lis il tl | COFFINS AND^iSKETS. , ? J AM 11:111 11 i n tr a li rM class line of ('< )KKI NS '- 4^ lowest prices. I'ersonal attention at nil horn's. j ' am prepared to repair all kinds ol furniture .a Our Stock is Equaled by None in the County 1 1 11 LSSSSESSSEJ.ttlir Alorluillr (f-nquim. j V-' and draped? \ el vet, W alniit, < ?ak and (doss _ White. Imitation Walnut, Oak, Hurl and Kose wood. Collins in any styleand at any price from PUBLISHED WEEKLY. a plain home-made?painted or eovcred?to the ^ ! best raised O. O. lid with slide glass, (hirstoek .... ' of Caskets and Collins KtHS CHI I.DHKN is 1 '''lMs<>I' sl ?> ?< HH'TION: elegant and complete. Single ropy lor one year * i nil Onccotiv lor two vi-ars ;t ."in BURIAL ROBES AND SLIPPERS, Forsix' months,..' .* i ! For Ladies, < icnllemcu and Children. Tlicy an* ''"'(T months, ."?<t nun-It nicer, more easily adjusted ami cheaper uo ,'"P."'S lor one year, il .10 than anything kept in stores. IIKAIISK '?" copies one year II 50 ! Fl* I.N ISII Kl> FKFK in town, ami tit reason- Ami an extra com- lor a club often., able prices an vwhere in the county. A l>> l.lt I ISKMKN'Ik * \Vl! Sl'I'FklNTKNI) ALL Fl'NKHALK Inserted at One Dollar per square fn- the tirst furuisheil l>v us ami give prompt attention to insertion, and Fifty Cents per square for each till calls, dav or night. Your patronage solicited, -subsequent insertion. A square consists of the S. T. FKKW .V CO. sl,il,,(! necttpied by eight lines of this size type. I lock Hill, S. C. /or Contracts for advertising space for three, six or twelve months will be made on reasonj I). K. i-'lxi.KV. .1. s. it it 11 ! :, able terms. The contracts must in all etises be l''l XI,MY iS; ItKK i;. eoiillned to the regular business of the firm or .VT'roilXFYS AT DAW, individual contracting. Parties who make quaiYorkville. s, C. terly, semi-annual or tmuua] eoiitniets for a giv- f a 11 i ? 4 1 *11 * 011 spare, and afterward order tin* (liscont in untied 1 : Aiss Li? r=,r.d?.ti..;:,.viv,"' I XI prompt atl< ntion. eoutracted lor, wi be required to navat the l-tie nEV/'r'st'/mTss's'stoUF ^ f..r .I,,1.4 s,,",. .IrTU-r ,E!'? j 01 II. ( . SI LA I SS S SI OKI,. as the ease may be. An ineretiso of space or *ti)i)ii-* \ mi ii \ km.'** time will be a matter for special contract. The _v ' , !l,'V4'.,1,s|,r w,j be at liberty to change the matter TN this line we are still manutacturing and at will, provided the copy for the change is in 1. keep on hand everything found in an estab- the olliee not later than i'J in. on Monday prelishnient of this kind. (?. JL O'LKAltY. ceding the day of publication.