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Mumotous jjepatituettt. _ i An Episode of Travel.?"Be sure you let me know if ever you come to ," said a pretty little Western woman who had received a good deal of attention in New York to her various acquaintances when she bade them adieu. So when Mrs. Z. decided to go to California for the winter, and concluded to take en route, she enlarged considerably to her party akin her friendship with Mrs. S. "I am sure Mollie will do everything ake can to make it pleasant for us," she said again, and again. "It is so nice having some one you know well when you go to a strange place." So immediately on her arrival she sent a note to her friend, who arrived promptly next morning and gave her a most effusive greeting. "Shall you be here long?" she inquired. "Over Sunday ? How delightful! How many are there in your party ? Four ? Oh, that is just a pleasant number, isu't it? I wan't you all to come; and, as Mrs. Z. listened expectantly for an invitation to a dinner or some sort of festivity, she continued, "to our pew at St. G.'s Sunday morning. It is very large, and there is plenty of room for you all." Poor Mrs. Z. has not yet heard the last of the great advantage of knowing her friend, Mollio S. Proved It.?During the trial of an assault case at a recent petty sessions in a country town in ^reland, a very corpulent barrister cross-examined a witness who had the misfortune to be blind in one eye. "Tell me, my man, on your oath, did you see the prisoner strike the plaintiff with the weapon mentioned ?" he asked. "Yes, sorr, as sure as gun's iron I saw him !" "Come, now ! none of that. But how can you positively swear you saw him do it, and tho sight of your eyes is not altogether as good as it ought to be ?" said the barrister, triumphantly. Witness (to magistrate)?Sure, yer Honor, that don't make a bit of difference ; and if it comes to that,'shure I kin see more than (pointing to the fat barrier) any day. "How is that?" said the magistrate. "Well, yer Honor I kin see his boots, and that's more than he kin see at any time as he's got 'em on." Complete collapse of the barrister, and loud laughter in court. A Fact.?A little boy, son of the most exemplary parents, wanted a bicycle, and kept the matter constantly before the consideration of the family purchasing agent. His mother told him to pray for the gift, and that night a petition was sent up in the most persuasive of childish voices. While the little fellow slept, a tricycle was smuggled into his rocm and placed beside bis bed. In the morning the father and mother were concealed within listening to hear how the little hopeful would accept the answer to his prayer. He rolled over, fastened his staring blue eyes upon tlfe miraculous appearance, and in a surprised tone, said: "Dood gracious, Mr. Lor'! doesn't oo lrnnw the difference 'tween a bicvcle and a tricycle ?" Very Rude.?A lady in a Massachusetts town kept a small school for girls only. The other day the lady saw one of her little girls conversing with a little boy belonging to a neighboring school. On the lady recognizing one of her girls, the following dialogue ensued : Lady Principal (majestically)?Little girl have you been introduced to that little boy? "No." "Little boy, have you been introduced to that little girl?" "No." "Well, then, you must know that it is exceedingly rude to talk to each other without a proper introduction ; and? "Well, then, it's very rude of you to speak to me 'without a proper introduction.'"? Brooklyn Eagle. His Very Own.?Little Tommy passes for a very practical youth. The other day his Uncle John bought him, as a birthday present, a "word-game," which Tommy had never played^and which did not seem to be particularly attractrrr tt? Lim. Nevertheless, Tommy did not forget to thank his uncle, and by and by, edging round his chair, he asked : "I say, Uncle John?" "Well ?" "This game really belongs to me now, dosn't it ?" "Why, of course." "To do just what I want with it?" "Certainly." "Then I'll tell you what I'll do?I'll sell it to you for ten cents." Earning Her Whipping.?A little girl was found by her papa at the window calling "dirty-face" to some men who were shoveling coal into the cellar. The gentleman reproved her, and said he would chastise her if she repeated the offense. Uo (linn wont inln nn ndinininii rnnm hilt 11W V4JVM ? VMV IUVV M>? .ww?, presently he heard the little girl saying "dirty face," softly to herself. "You musn't say that," said the nurse: "your papa will whip you." "Will he whip me very hard ?" "Yes, very hard." The tot then went to the window again, and called, as loud as her little lungs would permit, "dirty face!" Then turning to the nurse, "Now, call papa in, and lets have this thing over." J?* In the "monument room" at Trinity church, says The Evangelist, is the marble tablet in memory of the late Bishop Hobart. It is a bas-relief representing the bishop (a portrait) in articulo mortis, sinking into the arms of an allegorical female figure, presumably intended for the Angel of Death. It is aaid that years and years ago an aged couple from the rural districts were being shown about the church, and, pausing long before the tablet, the old lady remarked to her husband, " That's a good likeness of the bishop,; but"?regarding the angelic personage, attentively?"it's a very poor one of Mrs. Hobart. I knew her well, and she didn't look like that." Stumped.?"Grandpapa," asked his inquisitive grandson, "do hens make their own eggs?" "Yes," replied the old gentleman, "indeed they do, Johnnie." "And do they always put the yelk in the middle?" "They do, indeed, Jqhnnic." "Aud do they put the white around it to keep the yellow from rubbing oil'?" "Quite likely, my inquisitive little boy." ./ 4 .1 *1 1 ...UA K. * "Aim men, griump;t|>;i, huu im er on ?" ? - This stumped the old gentleman, and he barricaded Johnnie's mouth with a piece of candy. His Best Cow.?A certain farmer, who kept a large number of cows, was noted for his excellent butter and cheese. One night he was called up and informed that one of his best cows had got a turnip stuck in its throat. He hastily dressed and went down to his stable and examined all his cows, but found that none of them had anything the matter with it; so he went back to bed, very much put out at having been called up for nothing. When begot up the next morning he wont to fetch some water, and found a turnip stuck in the pump, much to his astonishment and anger. ? O Just the Same.?The story is told of a militiaman who, on the occasion of a sham fight heard the general give the order: "Everything is to be done the same as in actual warfare." Presently when the fight was getting rather exciting, the man took to his heels. "Where are you going?" demanded the general. "Well, sir," the man replied, "I am running away the same as I would do in actual warfare!" A Heartless Poxy.?Two year old Helen (a little Wyoming girl) was much pleased when her brother brought home an Indian pony. The following day a neighbor boy, becoming too familiar with the pony, received a kick which sent him rolling in the grass, while the pony ran away and neighed loudly. "Poor boy," said Helen, from her place on the porch, "pony kicked him and den laughed at him." Ittawsidc (SatJieriugs. 8?" It is a very easy thing for a raau to be wise for other people. SSTBe careful of your actions, for they reveal your character. A man who goes out to meet trouble will have a short walk. EST It does not take the last drink to make a drunkard?but the first. S&" Without much prayer, it is impossible to be faithful in God's service. 8?" Some signs are suspicious. For instance, "I. Steele, Dry Goods." 8?" Four thousand Sioux Indians are said to be regular church attendants. 8?" It is when a devil looks least like a devil that he is most daugerous. 8?* American women are growing taller, whilfe the men are getting shorter. 8?* If our efforts to do good to others are spurned, they, not we, are the losers. 8?~ The Pacific Mills, at Lawrence, Mass., ora ?ho hirurest nrint work in the country. I?" The man who hasn't a well-balanced head usually parts bis hair in the middle. EST All things should be true to nature?a hornet that can't sting is a melancholy failure. J?" Don't forget that a good reputation will go farther with your grocer than sanctimony. B8F A telephone has beeu invented through which a voice may be heard in any part of a room. 86?" Man can do everything with himself, hut he must not attempt to do too much with others. fi6T"In 1516, Francis I gave to his queen the equivalent of $16,000 in our money to buy a hat. 8?*To treat men as if they Jwere better than they are, is the surest way to make them better. 8ST Never lean on the world; for if you do, the world will jump aside, and you will get a tumble, 8?" Fifty-five years ago the trip from St. Louis to New York consumed eight days and five hours. 1^" Aristole once said to a conceited youth, "Young man, I wish I were what you think yourself to be." 8Tuesday is the day of ill-luck in Spain, and even in Madrid there is never a wedding on that day. 8?" Mississippi is steadily going "dry." Only six counties remain where the sale of whisky is legalized. 8?" A good way to give thanks to the Lord is to put a part of it in a basket and carry it to His poor. 0ST There is a man living at Stillwater, Minn., who has not worn a hat for 40 years, winter or summer. J6T" There is no sin so little, but that if it had the right of way and time enough, it 1J .MHAAIk 4V*/-k imivnrao WOU1U WICUR. luc uuiiuwv.< 8@T There is no one so innocent as not to be evil spoken of; there is no one so wicked as to merit all condemnation. 8?* The first English temperance society, formed in 1517, allowed its members to drink only 14 glasses of beer a day. 86T Judge Henry, in Kansas City, recently decided that a man must pay his wife's debts, even if he be suing her for dfvorce> ? BIOS' "Miss Allright, now that you have re{ fused me, I hope you will not think any less jofme than you did before." "I couldn't." 86F*"What's the man's business?" "He's an expert accountant." "Jerusalem! If we'd only had him in our election, we'd all got in." 8@f Mrs. Blackwood, of Iodiana, who is about to marry her twelfth husband, will probably stop there, as she thinks 13 au unlucky number. B@T Although "Robinson Crusoe" was written one hundred and seventy-five years ago, it is, and probably always will be, a classic for the children. VST The Sabbath that does not inspire in us a determination to do better, is but another notch ou the stick which keeps the record of misspent time. ?ST The best cure for sorrow is to sympathize with another in his sorrow. The cure for despondency is to lift the burden from some other heart. ~ BIOS' "Why is it wicked to cut off horses' tails?" asked the teacher. "BecauseAvhat God hath joined let do man pull asunder," J came the quick reply. 8?" It is related that a Boston small boy pointed out St. Paul's church to a visitor from the West as "the place where St. Paul hung out his lanterns." 8W yoming has a wouderful alum cave I which is fifteen feet across the opening and ! easily accessible. The alum on the walls ol J the cave is six feet in thickness. "My wife makes a little money go a long ways these times." "So does mine, unfortunately. She's always subscribing for missions in Africa and Polynesia." ?a?""Papa, will you buy me a drum?" "Ah ! but, my boy, you will disturb me very much if I do." "Oh, no, papa; I won't I drum except when you're asleep." California has one of the most remarkable timber belts in the world, embracing i 4,125 square miles, and containing one hundred aud twenty-three billion feet of timber. fSTThe Koran, or Mohammedan Bible, was written by Mohammed, assisted by : Baticas, a Jacobin ; Sergius, a Nestorian ! monk ; aud by a learned Jew, and was 1 published in the year G10, A. D. ; ftST When a Chinese lady approaches a muddy place, she beckons a boy. The boy j drops on bis hands and knees in the mud, ' and the lady uses him as a stepping-stone, j for which service she gives him a small coin. : ?gy When you make a mistake, don't look j back at it long. Take the reason of the ! thing iuto your mind, and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. figy Rats must have access to water or they die. A trapped rat may easily be tamed by allowing no water but that offered in a spoon, for the creature soou learns to recognize the hand which supplies this allimportant necessity. fi?" Be very slow to believe that you are wiser than others ; it is a fatal but common error. Where one has been saved by a true estimation of anothers weakness, thousands have been destroyed by a false appreciation of their own strength. 8@~ Together they were looking over the I paper. "Oh, how funny," said she. "What is it?" he asked. "Why here is an adver! tisement that says, 'No reasonable offers I refused.' " "What's so odd about that?" . "Nothing, nothing," she Trying to ! blush, "only those are my j^Ninents^^, Oof It lx on MAwale ol make i At auuuHr^H^HHp^alfh would, when raanufae^wec^^^clJth, be . sufficient to put a banfdjuiround the earth the full wtidth of the bolt^n^er 300 times. Litterall^ speakin,g Iter crop is sufficient to clothe the entire world. 8*aT Clerk?I am to be married shortly. Could you not manage to increase my salary a little? Employer?Couldn't really. But I'll tell you what I'll do for you, my boy. I'll shorten your hours during the first three months so that you can spend your evenings at home, and after that I'll lengthen them again, so that you will have an excuse to stay away. 8?? Numerous railway companies are in the market its heavy sellers of old iron and steel, the accumulation of several years. I Their policy has been to hold such stock for 1 a better market; but prices have gradually dropped, and the actual necessity of many roads are compelling them to part with every asset which can be turned into cash without impairing the property. 8*air A small hoy was at a table where his mother was not near to take care of him, and a lady next to him, volunteered her services. "Let me cut your steak for you," ;she said ; "if I can cut it the way you like it," she said, with some degree of doubt. I "Thank you," the boy responded, accepting ' her courtesy ; "I shall like it the way you ' cut it, even if you do not cut it the way I ! like it." I tST There is a tree in Western Australia i called thejarrah tree, the wood of which is : said to be almost everlasting. The natives ! make nearly everything of this limber pianos, work boxes, wharves, buildings, and ships. It has never been known to decay, and is poisonous to all insects. It does not burn freely, but only chars, which makes is especially valuable for building purposes. |?bc Jam ami litesidc. COUNTRY LIFE VERSUS CITY LIFE. For some time my miml has been occupied with the subject of the caption, especially as related to young people. Did you ever notice, my young friends, that in most of the so-called reunions and at banquets almost every speaker leads you to infer from his remarks that he was brought up on a farm, and then goes ofF in rhapsodies about what a splendid time he used to have in winter when farm work was not pressing. And some honest ones among them will, while heaving a sigh, say: "I wish I had never left the farm !" At the suggestiofl that the way was open, and that he could go back :rtrnntpd to. the answer comes: "It is It UV ?? f too late in life for me to commence anew in the country." One often meets with young men who are anxious "to go on the road," that is to say they would like to be commercial drummers. I am afraid they think that the life of such a position is a continual frolic! What a sad mistake ! The commercial traveler has to sell goods ; if he fails he is superseded. Travel by night; get up out of your berth after midnight, perhaps go to a livery stable, wait until a horse is fed and then dash off into darkness and travel on all sorts of roads a dozen miles or less, reach your destination just after breakfast is over, wait for your meal and gulp it down, quality good, bad or indifferent and then seek a customer or two only to find that another drummer has just taken their orders. Now for the next place, and on that little journey you meet your man who had scooped the trade and he laughs at you. Do you think the situation pleasant? That is not romancing, but a plain, everyday fact. But you are still inclined to think it is a "pleasant life in the city, even if you have to obey others' bidding. You say ; "There are Y. M. C. A.s'?thank God there are?and they will help an honest, right-minded youngster like me. It would be dreadful if one could not pass these trials and ordeals unscathed. Others have done so, many of them, and why not I ?" I think the chances are against you. But before you take the decided step, let me tell you of some of the good things you intend to forsake. You will miss most likely the counsel of a mother, and when you are perplexed and have a headache you will miss her cool hands which have so often if onrt hrmifrht, the welcome sleep. You will miss also the bright and pleasant rally and call of a sister older than yourself, who has often made you laugh and dispelled the blues when you were only tired in body and glum in mind and behavior because of the hard lot of a farmer. You will miss all the nice little parties gotten up in the neighborhood and the pleasant ride with a young lady in a buggy on a seat just large enough for two. But, you say, I would get a position in a store in the city. All right. If you have a prospect, capital and friends, so that you can look forward to being the owner of a store it is worth while to learn to be a merchant. It is at best a calling requiring not only what one may learn in a business college; but an almost universal knowledge of things so varied that a life-long experience will hardly give a man a thorough insight of values, manufactures and inventions. It requires much jtudy not only of things ; but of men. Sa^ that you are willing to begin at the lowest round of the ladder. In the daytime you are obliged to wait on the patrons of the establishment. At the close of the day the , manager says: "Mr. Brown, we shall need 5'our assistance this evening to pack and bill the goods, for they must be shipped early in the morning." 1 Another feature is the city boarding house for men and youths, who can only afford ho much per week. Perhaps you will be compelled by necessity to occupy the same room with a chum ; possibly also the bed. . Who i is your roommate? A stranger to you most likely. His tastes and yours differ. He smokes, you do not; he drinks beer, or something stronger, you do not; he goes to the play and you do not care to go ; he talks when you wish to read or sleep; you cannot make him stop without giving offense. What are you going to do about it ? Now , just here a word of caution. He or some other chance acquaintance may try?most likely will try?to laugh you out of your good habi its; first by insinuation, next by ridicule, etc. If you are so unfortunate as to have a sick spell your little savings, under the most favorable conditions, will melt like a snow flurry in May. You will most likely miss your favorite dishes which your mother knew how to prepare, the abundance of cream and fresh berries, the nice butter and such bread as 1 bakers do not furnish, and last, though not ' least, you will miss your own room and your own bed, and the sound and refreshing sleep. "The sleep of the laboring man is sweet, whether he eat much or little," so we read in the Book. You tell the old story : "I will go into the city and stay there a year and buy and sell, 1 and get gain." Well, you may, others have done so, and so may you. The chances from the best information obtainable are that 90 out of every 100 merchants fail, that is to say, fail of making a fortune. More than 50 out of every 100 fail completely ; 40 more fail and rally and make a precarious living, and only one or two out of every 100 make a fortune. Fine clothes, a genteel appearance, going to concerts, lectures, etc., belonging to a club, muy he or are desirable ; but they cost inonev and cannot be indulged in often, if you intend to save any of your earnings, because you ought ? give something for benevolence and aid in sustaining associations which will aid others who may need help to lead an honest and honorable life. Take the word of an old man who has lived in New York City, Chicago and St. Louis, for it, and who has spent more than a fourth of a century on a farm, and who has passed through some of tin; experiences herein hinted at. The most healthful, agreeable and in every way desirable life is the life of the American farmer, even when ?*? * - i .... . - - . . i .. i.i j wneai is selling lor omy ??w coins ;i mi-mi. 1 i I have hauled many a load <!'j miles hy wagon and sold it in ('hieugo for lea* money, and not only lived through it, hut. enjoyed it, and often think of a triumph over hard times, and so may you, my young friends and readers.?Charles \V. Murfeldl. in the St. Louis Republic. Hints for thk Tami.k. Rapid eating in slow suicide. Plenty of time should he taken. , Fish and oysters are easily digested. Mere gratification of the appetite is very likely to shorten life. t Dinner should be of a lighter nature in summer than in winter. r ' ^ quart of wheat contains more iiulri; ment than a bushel of cucumbers. .! There is a happy mean between eating everything and being squeamish. It is not good to dine when in a state ol "^mental or physicial weakness. -g^Two pounds of potatoes coutain as much nutriment as 13 pounds of turnips. Light soups, light desserts and light meats should have the preference in warm weather. Abuse of the stomach at dinner will be repaid sooner or later by that purnishment which conies to-the glutton. Vegetables and fruits are to be used most generously at that season of the year in which they naturally mature. Beginning the dinner with soup is the very best way to get the whole system in condition for assimilating a hearty meal. ? ? To CTrk Lockjaw.?A writer in Clark's Horse Review, gives his experience in curing lockjaw, in which lie says: If a nail is pick ed tip, get it out of course as soon as possiple; then get a half pailful of hot water, as hot as the horse can possibly stand it ; pour i in plenty of vinegar, also plenty of salt, i That is all, only it must he so hot that at first when you put the horse's foot into it he will pull the foot out of the water; put it in again and keep doing so until the horse can hold the foot in it steadily. Hold it in halt an hour or longer, and repeat again after two hours. Do this at least four times or more the first day, and repeat the process the next day. In nine eases out of ten it will save the horse. Some may say that this remedy is no good ; hut if I had a valuable horse it is the remedy I would try. Nothing will kill the blood poison quicker if taken in time. >j Wintkk ci.oTHlNii.?It is preferable, in winter, to wear loose, rather than tight clothing, because the loose dress incloses a stratum of warm air which the tight dress shuts out. For the same reason woolen articles, though not warm in themselves, appear so, by keeping warm air near to the body. A ?hc ft mi ?cllcr. THE ilf EXPLAINED AN UNNATURAL STORY. A mystery hung over the Travers mansion. This was the finest residence in one of our seaport towns, and was the property of Mrs. Harriet M. Travers and her only child, Mary Travers. Her husband, Charles C. ] Travers, who had been a wealthy merchant, died when Mary was quite young. In the mansion there was a room where old books, newspapers, broken furniture, and things of tVinf corf". u'Ot'P IrOn nno of fV*n apartment was a large closet, in which something mysterious was hidden away; but no one, except Mrs. Travers, knew what it was. Mary often questioned her mother in regard to the object; but the invariable reply to these questions was: "Wait, till I'm on my death-bed. I'll tell you all about it then ; but not before." This answer, unsatisfatory as it was, had to appease Mary. She knew that her mother was a Miss Melson before her marriage, that she was engaged to an English gentleman, Cecil Ellingham, who died without marrying. Mary had been told by her mother that she bought her house, since known as "Travers mansion,".shortly after coming to America, and that she had then married Mr. Travers. Mary also heard from some of her friends that her mother had the closet made as soon as she bought the house, and scarcely was it finished, before a long box was brought to the place and carried into this room. Mrs. Travers herself emptied it, and nobody knew what it contained ; but it was supposed to have some connection with the closet, No one, except MRT Travers, had seen inside of this secret spot after it was completed. Such were the strange reports which Mary heard. She knew that her mother sometimes visited the room with the closet, and whenever she did so, she locked the door on the inside, and never allowed Mary to look in the enclosure. Mary developed into n charming young lady and married Owen Griffith, a gentleman of Welch extraction, who, under the name of "Glendower," was prominent in the journalistic world as a newspaper writer. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith became, in a few years, the happy parents of a pretty little daughter, whom they named Mary Travers Griffith. They called her "little Mary." When she was a little rosy-cheeked, romping, merry girl of 8, her grand-mother was suddenly taken.ill. The doctor was called in, and he said the indisposition was more the result of old age than anything else. Mrs. Griffith hoped that her mother would say something about tbe closet; but she felt re1 - ? * x- It.. L!. ?.A. 4h? ^1,1 lllCiani 10 meuuuii iii? suujeui, us me uiu lady was very ill. One evening Mrs. Griffith was seated by her mother's bed, when the old lady excitedly exclaimed In a loud voice, "The closet." ' As she said this, she put her hand on a 1 curiously-shaped brass key, which was fastened to a string around her neck. She died the day following. Mrs. Griffith understood by her mother's action that this key was the one to unlock the closet. She could now unravel the mystery which had excited her curiosity so long. She could see what it was in that prohibited place. But now that she had the key in her possession, she dreaded to open the door, and felt as if there was something inside which she had better not know, therefore she did not look in. Mr. Griffith was not an inquisitive man, and expressed no desire to learn what were the contents of the closet, so Mrs. Griffith placed the key on the mantelpiece, where it would have remained indefinitely, had it not been for little Mary. This mischievous girl, prompted by the curiosity of a child, determined to find out what was inside the locked door. One evening, just at dusk, she softly took the key from the mantel, and, going to the room, quietly opened the door, and walked in. The apartment was dark, and she began to feel alarmed ; but being a resolute girl, she did not give way to her fears. Walking to the closet, she unlocked the door, and pulled it opeu. Owing to the darkness, she could not see what was inside, so she stepped in. Instantly, she linn nl n cn II 11(1 nvpr hoi* llfMlfl. flK if IIV??U U ^MVPVIJ OVM..M w . W. ??some one was gnashing his teeth together. She put out her hands and her fingers touched a hard, cold something which felt us if it was bone. She sprang out of the closet, as her fears overmastered her and she screamed aloud. Mr. Griffith, hearing his pet's cries, seized j a lamp and hurried to the room. When he I reached the door he saw a sight, which for 1 a few minutes, rooted him to the floor in ! amazement. The closet was wide open, and | standing in it was a human skeleton. Going | to an old table, he put the lamp down and ! walked inside the closet. The jaws of the j skeleton began to strike together in a rapid ; manner, and its bony arms quickly rose and j embraced Mr. Griffith, who moved one foot. I The skeleton then stopped its chattering; but a new and unexpected sound greeted his ears. It was a funeral hymn, played in a low ami weird tone. Hearing the music and feeling the skeleton's embrace, so un| nerved Mr. Griffith that he shook violently. When little Mary saw her father trembling, she commenced screaming again. Mrs. i Griffith hastened to the room, and as she saw the skeleton's arms around her husband, a feeling of terror came over her. She began with all her strength to pull him out of the closet. This action caused Mr. Griffith j to move his feet, when the music ceased as if by magic, and the arms of the skeleton fell to its sides. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith gazed at each other with a look of horror on their faces, and little Mary hid her's in her niotliI er's dress and continued to cry in a low tone. Mrs. Griffith glanced at the skeleton and noticed a letter tied to a piece of wire above its head. She stretched out her hand and i snatched the paper from the wire. It was her mother's chirography, and addressed to her. She tore it open, and in a tone trembling with excitement, read as follows: Mv Dkaii I).\roiiTKit?Yon know I have often promised to tell yon the mystery of this closet when I am on my death-hod. As I grow older, I begin to fear that I will die suddenly, i and not lie able to tell yon fully about this skeleton, so I have eoneluded to write yon a letter I and explain all. I know that when I'm buried, you will eoutn to the closet and hoc my Jetter. I was the child of wealthy parents. My lather died and left myself and my mother alone in the ' world. When I was lit) years old, I met Cecil * I Klliiigham, wlio was many years my senior; 1 1 ? l ?HI: ?i I Mil II 111(11(3 MIIJimilL (II 11ll-K II n;* I IIIIIU ?iv? v? lived. Ho hud a hoiiuty that was moro than iniiiiaii, it was angelical. His profession was llio law and he had no relatives. Ho told inc that he loved me, and I replied that it was < mutual; l>ut I did not tell him all. I worshipped him. My mother died at this time. Cecil ! took a {treat interest in America, and proposed ' that wo soil our properly, net married and sail for the I'uitcd States. I agreed. t'eeil was taken suddenly ill, and all that love and money j could do for him was done ; but he died. <>h, my daughter, my daughter, you can't J ; imagine the bitter anguish that tills my heart as 1 write those words. 1 employed a skillful | physician to dissect my beloved. I had the ( bones carefully cleaned and packed in a box. I then sold my property, and sailed fortius conn- 1 try, for I didn't care to live in England any i longer. I brought Cecil's bones with me, and i when 1 reached New York, I made arrangements to have them fixed together with wire. They were arranged so that if you stepped on ( lone wire the skeleton's jaws would move. If i you trod on another one, the arms would em| brace you. I then had a music box made, which," alter being wound once, would play a i funeral hymn several tjnie*. This music box I played only when you stopjied on a certain wire ' or pressed it with your hand. I leit New York, came to this town and ! bought this house. When I purchased it, I had this closet made, and 1 sent to New York for i tlie music box and Cecil's skeleton. With my 11 own hands I fixed them in the closet. I made :ja solemn vow that no one in my lifetime but ] myself should open this closet. 1 had a brass I j lock and key made for it, and I wore the key on I I a string around my neck. Alter I had lived 1 here awhile, Mr. Travers asked me to marry him. I told him I loved one who was dead ; | but I would try and make him a good wife. I f I i married him, however, there was one thing that ' lie must promise, ami that was, he must never ! j ask me to let him look in the closet, about {which In* had heard people talking, for even at that time people were discussing this secret j . place. lie cheerfully made the promise, and we were j i married. Charles was a pure man, and he was > a kind husband to me; but I could not love him | as 1 did Cecil?no, not one hundredth part as much. You were born during the third year of our married life. Charles lived but four" years, and during his lifetime, I very seldom visited j the skeleton of my beloved. V.elbre I married Charles, and especially since his death, I have J often visited Cecil's bones. I have heard his j jaws moving, and, although it was nothing but I dry bones knocking together, it almost seemed ! to me that the dead was talking to me from the : spirit land. As I have listened to the solemn i music, and felt the bony arms of the skeleton j around me, a feeling of peculiar happiness came ! over me. How often have I kissed the edges of j those holes in his skull where once his brilliant j eyes sparkled! I could write more; but, my I daughter, you know all now, I remain your ; atlectionate mother, IIahuiet M. Thavkus. I Mrs. (iriflith threw down the letter anil j burst into a llood of hysterical tears. Mr. Griffith locked the closet door, and taking! I the hands of his wife and daughter, led them j < from the room. The mystery was solved |c now. It made a considerable stir, as every- j s body talked about it. Mr. Griffith had the t skeleton buried, and employed skillful workmen to remove all signs of the closet. e Better would it have been for Owen Grif- p fith's family if the mystery had never been s solved. The fright experienced that night v :>y little Mary made her subject to convul- n sions and she soon after died. Her death I was a severe blow to her parents, for she 1 was their only child.?McDonald Furman, p Ramsey, S. C., in The Old Homestead. a d A xn A TT> n TD T T> A "NTTMTn (l JX r AIIV VJ1XVU Dilll U? 1, J j, . k Nell Prescott, old Virginia's first highway n ivoman, was born and lived and died with- ^ u CO miles of Parkersburg and though her jj ;pan of existence only extended over some 20 years she made things lively in the c mountains while she did live. Nell Prescott lived and died "befo' de >vah." She was the pretty daughter of old a fob Prescott, who lived at the foot of old c Bald Top mountain. As a school-girl she ^ ivas bright, intelligent and studious, and it o s generally believed that it was the extreme s loverty of her parents that drove her to the a lighway. B Early in the spring'of 1853 a cattle buyer 1 lamed Jennings reported to Sheriff Mulca- F icy that while crossing Bald Top and when I lear the county line he caught up with a I prepossessing, boyish looking fellow on the I rail, who said he had walked from Linwood 5 ind was going to Deering, a little settlement n line miles this way from the mountains. I Jennings offered the wayfarer a seat behind a liin on the horse, which offer was thankfully iccepted. Thu9 mounted the pair rode merrily on their way, chatting pleasantly as hey proceeded. Jennings thought his companion was a very entertaining fellow and ,vas all unconscious of danger until, while i i _ 1 it. passing inrougn a narrow ueme, ne icii mn nuzzle of a pistol pressed agninst his head, ind a voice exclaimed from behind : "Give me your money, or else I'll shoot." Jennings was dumfounded by the sudden ind unexpected turn of affairs, but as he beard the pistol click knew there was nothing to do but to comply with the command, md he at once drew out a roll of hills amounting to $300, which was immediately matched from his hand by his boyish companion, who leaped lightly from the horse to the ground and then said : "Stranger, you'r broke now, and as I took Lhe pistol from your belt to do the job I'll ^ive you $20 so as to get another." Then the robber disappeared, and Jennings went disconsolately on his way to i, Huntley, where he found the sheriff. Mul- ? rahey at once dispatched a posse of officers In pursuit of the highwayman, and although " they scoured the mountains for three days J could obtain no trace of him. Three weeks e afterward a pedler was held up and robbed v of $08 near the same spot where Jennings I had been despoiled of his money on the a Linwood trail. This deed was done by a I 3mall be whiskered desperado. From thence 1 robberies were frequent on the mountains. \ [ The inhabitants of the .sparsely settled country believed that they were at the mercy of an organized band of highwaymen, for in no two cases did the description of the . two men tally. The fact, though, that the crimes were committed by one person and in a certain locality at last led the authorities to doubt the exlsencc of a band of rob bers ana to neneve tnai an me "jods - were the work o& but one individual. At ouce they set about effecting his capture. Many attempts were made in that direction ; but all to no effect. At last, however, it wasj deemed necessary to have deputy sheriffs j constantly patrolling the mountains, and i $500 reward was offered for the capture and conviction of any highway robber. This offer set many private citizens on still hunts, and at last, Gabc Jimison and A1 Wheaton i devoted all their time to the pursuit of the unknown highwayman. One morning, accompanied by Gabe's bloodhound, Jennie, they were on their way to Rattlesnake mountain, when they met a Hebrew pack pedler, who an hour before had been held up by a bearded highwayman on the Bentley road and robbed of $80. -The pedler accompanied Gabe and his I companion back to the place where the rob- j bery occurred, and the dog was placed 011 j the highwayman's trail. The hound was 1 held in lash, so as to constantly keep her within range of her owner's ride. Thus the trio of men, led by the dog, followed the trail around the mountain side, through the woods and across the chasms and brooks, Jennie bayed loudly the while. After a two j hnm-c' imivnnv ntirl ivlipn npnrinfr Hlintlev. I JWM,,,V; o ^ I I Jennie began tugging furiously at her lash, I and Gabe knew she was hot on the trail, and | at last he caught a glimpse of a humau form i flitting through the trees ahead. Instantly Gabe Jimison raised his rifle and : fired ; but apparently without effect, for the j chase was continued, but soon ended at a fallen tree, into which the highwayman had i Bought concealment. Gabe and Al knew they bad "treed their coon" and that cap- i. turc was inevitable, so the hound was not | ] allowed to enter the aperture. Gabe kicked i 1 the log repeatedly, then shouted, "Come out! 1 0' thar an' s'render tcr th' law, er I'll smoth- 1 er you out with smoke, for we uns have yer 1' sho'." I f There was no response to his stern com- r mand. Not a sound could be heard from '1 within the log. Evidently the robber was j ( disinclined to surrender, so Gabe and Al ,?. held a consultation of war in whisper, which 1 ended in the latter going to summon assist- 1 unce, while Jimison remained to guard the self imprisoned captive. It wus shortly after 1 o'clock when Al: returned, accompanied by three woodsmen ; and Deputy Sheriff Strong. Strong oppos-1 ed trying to smoke out the robber by a fire i at the base of the fallen tree and directed ! \ another method of getting hold of the robber! \ which was to split the log open. So, with \ e axes and wedges, the log was split, disclos- |: ing within a motionless human form. The j; aperture was materially widened, while the ,E deputy sheriff and Gabe stood 011 the alert j with drawn revolvers, at last the officerjreached down and grasped the form by the 1 _ shoulder, saying at the same time : j ? "I arrest you in the name of the common- j j wealth of Virginia for highway robbery." There was 110 response. With a vigorous jerk be turned the form over and then j jumped back aghast. The bearded face that j " confronted liirn was t hat of the dead. Gabe's bullet had done its work. The robber had j r been shot through the back. In raising the ! s body from the log the whiskers were discov- s ered to be false, and when the officer removed | c them Gabe Jimison exclaimed, "Holy smoke, | ( it's Nell Prescott! Boys, I'm flabbergast-1 ed." ? Some of his companions also recognized v the pretty face, and despite the fact that the t form was clad in male attire declared iydMhi In*, old r.loli I'rnse.oLL's danehter. IP^oa 1" 1 mercifully decided not to inform the , cott fuiuily of the death of Nellie, and so, sifter vifewing the body, the coroner ordered ,] it interred on the mountain side near Oak Grove. After the burial, there were no more robberies in that part of Virginia.? Cor. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. ODDITIES IN FUEL. A Washington correspondent writes: The j fuel question is becomining nunc and more a | problem of economy, as one may see by tliej number of contrivances patented recently for cheapening the cost of this necessary of life. Some of these ideas suggested by in-1 *cnious Yankees are very interesting. Oncj nf them is for using corn cobs soaked in j petroleum, while another inventor proffers j die notion of cutting grasses and weeds while jreen and pressing them into compact blocks. He says that such blocks might he employed Lo advantage for building and fencing, and :his could he done without impairing their jventual usefulness for burning. Most of the artificial fuels thus far patent-; ?d are devices for the utilization of coal i _ lust. Of these, there are hundreds. One nventor proposes to mix together clay, ,\i molasses and water, adding cotd dust and ci petroleum to the combination. Another ' dea is for a mixture of sawdust, Irish moss, ishcstos fibre and burnt limestone. These ire to be boiled and finally made with coal lust into bricks, the fibre of the asbestos ind the gluten from the moss helping to ccep the stuff compact. There is a patent or bricks without coal dust, composed of ishes and sawdust, saturated with petroleuu, and coated with rosin. Vet another tind is made of cut straw, chaff and petro- t cum paste, combined with peat. Some of p lie more curious ingredients for artificial uels are clam shells, charred garbage, corn ncal, wheat flour, sugar, sea weeds, broken "j {lass, tar and leaves. Exclusive rights have )een taken out for the manufacture of a! compound of powdered charcoal and finely i :ut cork. This, it is stated, burns o!F very \ lowly, and gives oil' a great deal of heat, j >eing suitable for the sick room. One of the most interesting of the patent- i :d fuels is a brick or cartridge of highly >orous clay which is to be soaked in keroene and put into the kitchen stove when vanted. The housewife has only to touch a natch to it, and the fire is reftdy for cooking. *o laborious preliminary process of kinding is required before breakfast can be pre>ared. At first blush the idea seems to he . delightful one, but after a few trials it is liscovercd that soot is given off in such j [uantities from the burning bricks as to lacken everybody and everything in the litchen. In France pressed bricks of tanlery waste are used by economical house:eepers to keep up fires at a slow rate of ombustion. All over Europe bricks of coal lust are largely employed for running loconotives. In Japan charcoal is ground and nade into balls with ashes for chean fuel. VaV There are people with peculiar names .11 over the world; hut the United States an give them a start and a good heating. Vithout diving any deeper than the records if the patent office, where the names are ure to be registered correctly, we can find s an attorney a W. B. Argue, while a Mr. leatyard applied for a patent on a meat saw. ?he name of Car Carpenter appears as an apilicant for a patent on a car heater, and Mr. fightsinger has invented a harmonium. Mr. 'reserved Fish is also an applicant, and Mr. ^azarus Fried is an inventor of toy watches, ilessrs. Mustard, Morningstar, Only, Turlipseed, Rainwater, Walkup, Shirtsleeve, iarlywine, Shortneck, Earwig and Sloppy re also applicants. ^AkiH6 POWDER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of at' n leavening strength.?IJitost United States Governuent Food Iteport. Hoy a i. Raking Fowdkk Co., KXi Wall St., N. Y. Having purchased the plant of the Atlantic Phosphate Company, togethr with the ontiro stock, brands and good-will, re take this method of thanking the friends and : nitrons of the C'hieora Fertilizer Company for heir cordial support and patronage in the past, itid now solicit the patronage of the Atlantic 'hosphnte Company, as well as tho C'hieora rands, guaranteeing that, under the nianagenent of the Chicora, the reputation earned by he Atlantic brands will he fully sustained. CHICORA FKRTILI/iKK COMI'AN Y , CHARLESTON, S. C. GEO. A. WAOENKR, General Manager. Doeombor 14 <">0 3in JSuresIL A^Vure^V fltoogf Astf?! CLEANS H [long pi m |h I "X mental! |m I (strong ENERGYpJ S! B-"ERVES _ AyeR's Sarsaparilla M. Hamraeny, a wen-Known Business man o( Hlllsboro. Va., sends this testimony to the merits of Ayer'a Sarsaparllla: "Several years ago, I hurt my leg, the injury leaving a sore which led to erysipelas. My sufferings 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 Sarsaparllla, and, before I had finished the first bottle. I experienced great relief: the aecond bottle effected a complete cure." Ayer's Sarsaparllla Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Msh. Cures others,will cure you MilNTVALE STOCK FARM, Rluekslnirg, S. C. Registered jerseys, welch and SHETLAND PONIES. (Imported stock.) BSSEX AND REGISTERED CHESHIRE PIGS* Bred and for sale. OUR JERSEYS are nil of the eelebrated Victor and Stoke Rogis strains, which have ittracted so much attention throughout the S'-onh. BULL CALVES FOR SALE AT FARMERS' PRICES. If you are thinking of starting a dairy herd don't overlook the Jerseys. They aro the, best dairy cows known t?) the .vorld. Wo. guarantee our ponies to ho perfectly safe 'or ladies and children to drive. CAN SELL HIETLANI) PONIES AS CHEAP AS ANY BREEDERS IN THE SOUTH. Write for ,vhat you want. Address, Dr. J. G. BLACK, Blacksburg, S. C. GRANITE AND iciMV SJ vaK 1VOK [CAN furnish anything of the ABOVE KIND on short notice, and at prices that will j mit the hard times. When in need of anything | if the kind, drop nie a postal card. That will I ring prices to you. I WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! F. IIAPPKHl'TELI), Gaslonia, N. <\ PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY. , r HOROUGHLY fitted up with new hack-i grounds, accessories, Ac., and with a tinej ky-light, I am prepared to take a picture in any I tylo of the art, as well.executed as can be done ! lsewhcre. JHILDREN'S PICTURES A SPECIALTY. Bv the dry plate process I can take them intently ; makes no uitt'erenee about fair or cloudy rcathcr. I do all my own printing and finishing, and here is very little delay in delivery. I^WiUltUm,WOKK. Pictures r-oplect and enlarged and finishod In hiSghASi^rniin Give me a call and seespecf##iiUieeemeime|L ay Gallery on We9t Liberty street, near thomfl,. J J. R. SCHORBT i i M 7 * i a r'TH'ACW*3 Ask Your Denier A.bo'ii T.':em. For Sale IIv CLOVER COTTON M F G. CO., i I Clover, S. C. j. Xovon i her 7 -1.1 ly "AM, >1M\ JHfST DIE." jj irof will observe that the above (|tiotatinn 11 . does Jiot say, all men can die. miomt die, J | t.vv die; but "MUST" die. There is no es- j tpe. The debt .MI'ST he paid sooner or later. I i> uiir riiiiiuj;, u; nui: iwi im: iikmuu i uii uu j im j . f loved oiich who pass into the "great bey^d.''^ hercioro, wo wish to that we are repared to perform tin- services required of us, rUXUILVL DlItECTOItH. We carry in stock a complete line of caskets F every style and trimming, and also collins of 1 1 grades from the cheapest to the host. J S. T. FKKW ?* CO., Uoek Hill, S. C. THE YORKVIL FOB : "V Largest' Home-Prin in South NOW IS THE TIMI PREMIUMS VAL1 ? A Magnificent Bedroom Suite,1 to the Club-maker who Jletn Number ol' New SubscrH All $85 Buggy, A $75 (Jo Disk Harrow for tlie LIBERAL PREMIUMS FOR CLI WITII the issue for WEDNESDAY, JAN-j UARY 2NI), 1805, will commence the FORTY-FIRST year of the publication of; THE YORKVILLK ENQUIRER, dnrinj? all of which time tho present proprietor has been connected with it either as publisher or proprietor. It is safe to say that the MAIN FEATURES which have been peculiar to T1IE ENQUIRER in the past, will remain unchanged; and nil reasonable efforts will bo continued in order to make it an acceptable visitor to the homes and firesides of the people within the bounds of its circulation. In brief, it is our aim to print a high-toned, clean, newsy, reliable l'ainily newspaper, which can bo road with pleasure and prolit by every member of the household. Terms of Subscription?Postage Free. Single Copy, one year, $2 00 Two Copies, one year, '! 50 One Copy, two years, '! 50 j One Copy, six months, 1 00 One Copy, three months, _ 50 Ten Copies, one year, 17 50 And one copy, one year, to tho person making a | club of TEN at SI.75 for each subscriber. Payment required to be made-in advance. PREMIUMS FOR THE LARGEST CLUBS.: For the THREE LARGEST CLUBS of yearly subscribers?OLD AND NEW?at $1.75 for each subscriber, we offer the three articles mentioned below, the aggregate value of the three being $190.00. For the largest club?OLD AND NEW?an $85 OPEN BUGGY, manufactured by the Carolina Buggy company, of Yorkville, S. C. The buggy we have arranged to oiler as a premium for the LARGEST CLUB, is equal in quality and finish to any buggy made and sold by any establishment in the United States at the same price. It will be supplied with either end or side bar springs as the person entitled to it may prefer. For the SECOND LARGEST CLUB-OLD AND NEW?one $75.00 GOLD WATCH. The movement of this watch is made by the Waltham Watch company of nickel, hits 15 jewels, 4 pairs ruby jewels in gold settings, patent regulator adjusted to heat and cold, is value by the manufacturer at $40, and is a reliable time keeper. The movement will bo fitted to a Boss filled gold case made of 14 .... ma 4 li-K HMi iGa/1 t/\ ii'oo ? t ii'on f irnnisi I til III ?uuanic\i iw >1 um mtiiij j vainf I and is valued at $35?the watch complete being listed by the manufacturers at $75.00. For the THIRD LARGEST CLUB-OLD ANI) NEW?one 12-DISK LATEST IMPROVED CORBIX DISK HARROW, valued at $10.00. The worth of this excellent farming implement is well established in York county, ana anyone who secures it will get a valuable machine which may be classed as a standard article. PREMIUMS FOR OTHER CLUBS. FOR SIXTY OR MORJi FAMES. To every person who obtains and pays for SIXTY OR MORE NAMES at $1.75 each: but who fails to secure either the buggy, gold watch, or C'orbin disk hrrrow, we will give as compensation, one "ENQUIRER" SEWING MACHINE, or one 11-JEWEL WALTIIAM WATCH in a Faliy's dust proof open faced silver case, or a HOUSEKEEPERS SET OF SILVER SPOONS, FORKS AND KNIVES, etc. The sewing machine is similar in every respect to the well-known and popular "Peerless." It is of the high arm style, has four drawers, finished in oak or walnut as may be preferred. is tinely ornnmeiucu, is nueu wmi nuproveu automatic bobbin-winder, has self-setting needle and self-threading cylinder shuttle, and all the tools and attachments required with a firstclass sewing machine. '1 he watch which is here mentioned is all that is requisite for one who wants a reliable and durable time-keeper. The housekeeper's outfit consists of SIX DESKHT SPOONS, THREE TAHLE SPOONS, SIX MEDIUM FORKS, ONE TWIST BUTTER KNIFE, ONE SUGAR SHELL, and SIX MEDIUM SIZE KNIVES. These articles are manufactured by the Rogers Brothers, of Meriden, Conn. Every article in the set is of A1 quality, and plated with pure silver. Either premium would be good value at $22.50. FOR FORTY ASI) LESS Til AS SIXTY. To every person who obtains and pays for FORTY NAMES and less than sixty, and who fails to obtain one of the three leading premiums, we will give one SEVEN JEWEL WALTHAM WATCH, in a Faliy's open face case, or a set of ROGERS BROTHERS' CUTLERY, consisting of SIX MEDIUM SIZED TABLE KNIVES and SIX FOUR TINE FORKS. The blades of these knives are made of the finest quality of crucible steel, finoly tempered, and the handles of nickle silver, quadrupled plated with pure silver. The pattern selectled is known as the "Siren." The watch is a reliable time-keeper, and either of the premiums offered is worth ?15.00. FOR THIRTY AS 1> LESS Til AS FORTY. To every person who returns and pays for a CLUB 01 THIRTY and less than forty names, and who fails to secure one of the three lending premiums, we will give one SEVEN JEWEL OPEN FACE AMERICAN STANDARD WATCH in a Fahy's dust proof silver case. Or, if preferred, will give a set of HALF DOZEN TEA SPOONS, HALF DOZEN TABLE SPOONS and ONE BUTTER KNIFE of Rogers Brothers' "Siren" pattern. These spoons and butter knife, are made of nickle silver and plated with pure silver. Either of the premiums offered is worth at least $10.00. FOR TIYESTY A SO LESS Til AS THIRTY. To every person who returns and pays for a club of TWENTY and less than thirty names, and who fails to secure any other premium, we will give a copy of the THE ENQUIRER for one year, and a copy for one year of any WEEKLY NEWSPAPER or MONTHLY MAGAZINE published in the United States, the publication to be selected ?Iia twnvon /mtttlnJ to Pflcoivn it. inn TEX AXl) LESS Til A X TWEXTY. To every person who returns and pays for a CLUH'OF TEN and less tlian twenty names, and who fails to secure any other pte$?3^ Our Propositions are open ^ For further information, address LEWIS >1- GH GARRY IRON RO< Manufactures all kinds of fRf IRON ROOFING, ^ B imiM^^pfflWBOAlWtTnrirn, pjj TOFEOOF DOORS, SHUTTERS, AC., . THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 0 pif Orders received by L. M. GRIST. HIGH GRADE JOB PRINTING. Hood Work ?' Legitimate Prices. WE do not claim to be better prepared to ex"jt)H PRINTING than any offleo! u the l"nite<i States, for such is not the ease. Vor do we claim to do work at prices lower than hoseof "THEU FIRST-CLASS PRINTERS ; mt we do claim and know it To HE A FACT,; hatoi"" prices are only commensurate with the Material used and the work executed, and our ,rices will compare most favorably with New fork. Parties wishing estimates on LAW HUFFS, HOOKS,,LEGAL BLANKS, (.'ATA /Millars, IIA.'NIMJUjIJS, I* A .M I'l I IjKTX, JODGERS, LETTER HEADS, EX V ELIDES, HILLIIEADS, STATEMENTS, WED)IN(? INVITATIONS, etc., will l>o given ttention on application. Orders tor f>,000,10,000, r,,(HH), and 20,(WO copies or more, from any one >rm, will he furnished at "special prices." j tememhor us when you want printing. Cull n or write to . THE YORKVIDLE ENQUIRER, 1( Yorkville, S. C. It January 0 - tf ft FOR CYCLONE, FIRE OR ACCIDENT J ["NSl'RANCE, you will always tind it to yoiir L interest to consult S. M. A Jj. GEO. ORIST. ' LE ENQUIRER 18951 ited County Paper Carolina! i wmm mm, n, M a mm a 1 I U SUUSUKlUt ! JED AT $265.00. Valued at 875, Will Be Awarded rns and Pays for the Largest >crs by March 14, 1895. 1<1 Watch and a Corbin Three Largest Clubs. FBS OF THREE AND UPWARD. mium, wo will furnish THE ENQUIRER for one year, or one GRAVY LADLE of the "Siren" pattern, made of nickel silver and plated with pure silver, and valued at 82.00. yon six a.xn less than tex. To every person who returns and pays for a club of SIX and less than ten names, and who fails to secure any other premium, we will give a CHILD'S TABLE SET, including a knife, fork and spoon, made of the best materials and plated with pure silver. Valued at $1.50 for three ax1) less than six. To everv person who returns and pays for a CLUB OF THREE and less than six names, and who fails to secure any other premium, we will give a handsome "Siren" BUTTER KNIFE, made of nickle silver and plated with pure silver, and valued at $1. A PREMIUM FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS. 10 uie per?KJu wuu returns hiiu pays lor me largest number of NEW SUBSCRIBERS, at ?1.75 each, between the 1ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1894, and 4 O'CLOCK, P. M., ON THURSDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF MARCH, 18115, we will give a suite of FINE BEDROOM OAK FURNITURE, VALUED AT $75.00. This suite of furniture consists of three pieces, embracing a dressing case with French beveled mirror 36x38 inches; a washstand?universal toilet?with French beveled mirror36x24inches; a bedstead 4 feet 8 inches in width and of proportionate length, and a headboard 6 feet 6 inches in height. The material of the suite is oak, quarter sawed, and finished in the best style. As an indication of its substantial character, it may be mentioned that the weight of the suite is about five hundred pounds. This splendid suite is to be furnished by Messrs. S. T. FREW & CO., of Rock Hill, and they have assured us that they will not sell a similar suite to any person for a less sum than $75. The suite of bedroom furniture is offered for the largest club ot NEW SUBSCRIBERS and independent of all other premiums, and the person who secures it, will be entitled to have his names counted in competition for either of the other premiums ottered. For example: If the person who secures the bedroom suite of furniture shall have returned and paid for the largest list of names (including old and new-subscribers) up to 4 o'clock p. m., on the 14th day March, 1895, such person will be entitled to the $85 buggy ; if the second largest list, including those wnich secured the bedroom suit, will be entitled to the $75 watch ; if the third largest, the Corbin disk harrow. If it is found on the 14th of March, 1895, that the person who secured the suite of furniture has a suflicient number of names to be entitled to a premium offered for sixty, forty, thirty, twenty, ten, seven, or three names, and has failed to secure either the buggy, gold watch or harrow, offered for clubs of old and new subscriber, such person will bo awarded the premium to which the number of names is entitled. Thus the person who secures the bedroom suite for the largest number of new subscribers, has also the opportunity of securing an additional premium of even greater value. In the contest for premiums ending pSr March 12, 1894, Mr. W. H. Crook, of 155; Fort Mill, was awarded a $100.00 "ft-V Wilcox & White Organ and a $75.00 155^ J&r gold watch for 40 new subscribers. *155^ Mr. R. T. Riggins, of Blairsville, was , wriT nwji i il i jiLarfMiAMwiK hot of 127 I85i OLD and NEW subscribers. RENEWALS and NEW subscribers count just the same in competition for all premiums except the bedroom suite. WHO ARE NEW SUBSCRIBERS. 1. Those who have never been subscribers. 2. Those who have been subscribers, but are not now; nor were subscribers on the 1st day of July, 1891. A change of address from one member of a family to another member of the same family does not constitute a new subbscriber and will not be so considered. It is intended that each new subscriber shall be in accordance with the rules prescribed. CONDITIONS. TWO SIX MONTHS' SUBSCRIBERS ut$l each, will be considered the equivalent of one yearly subscriber at $1.75 and so counted. I A subscription paid for two or more years in ! advance at $1.75 will be counted qp 6ne name ; for each year so paid. Club-makers will be held personally responsible for the payment of all names returned by them. After a club-maker lias returned and paid for any name, he can, at anytime thereI after, discontinue the sending of the paper to the I person for whom he has paid, and transfer the I unexpired time to any other person, provided i the person to whom the transfer is desired was not a subscriber at the time the original name ) was entered on our books. No name will be counted in competition for a premium until the subscription price has been paid; nor will any premium be delivered until ; a satisfactory settlement has been made for all I names returned by the club-maker. Persons who commence making clubs will not be permitted to transfer their club to another club-maker's list after the names have been entered on our books. It is not necessary that the names of a club i should all be at the same postoftice. Names [may be taken at any number of places, i Club makers are requested to send in names j as rabidly as they secure them after November ' j ' All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at I the expense of those sending them, | We will be responsible for the safe transmisI sinn of money only when sent by draft, register:ed letter or money order drawn on the York I ville postoftice. ; j In sending names, write plainly, and give postoftice, county and State. ; All subscriptions will be discontinued at the 1 expiration of the time paid for. ; A separate list will be kept for each clubi maker, who will be credited with each name I sent, so that the number sent by any one person ; may be ascertained at a moment's notice. In case of a tie for either premium, two weeks , will be allowed in which to "untie." j The time in which names may be returned under our propositions will commence on the 1st day ot November, 1894, and expire at i 4 o'clock p. in. on Thursday, tl>e 14th .lav at' I March, 1895. J xffjEjAna,Cei#n? 152TO 15S \t v ?ami Pri'i'O Li.st Xo,^ >F IRON ROOFING IN THE \(0J&<>- H Biilil 111 [1)1111. f. 1* Schedules in Effect from ami After xjlccember 23, 1894. Va H? G. W. fesHarper, President. t \ GOING NOKTjfc^ | >V)10. I iAn\e cneaier 7*...... 7 .'flam-. a" Leave Lowrysvllle 8 OH am 9 ?1 a Ixxive McCnnneHsvllle ? 26 a m 10 00 a" T^H Ixtivc (Juthrlesvllle 8 ^ am JO 15 a" \]^K Ianive Yorkvllle 8 57 ans 1J 05 a^ ?B Leave Clover USlani 1150#* Leave (histonia 10 07 a w 1 10 P' ? Leave Lincoliitou II 15 a r 2 80 r M I/eave Newton 11 58 a? 4 00 f' M I-esive Hickory 1 oo ppi ? 00 ff Arrive Lenoir >> oo pjn 7 40 OJlNfJ SOL'TH. | No?l' I NO*. M Leave Lenoir ........ ~ it 40 ?'"> S J0 J?' Leave Hickory ? a) < m 4 40 t*' Leave >ewton ?40?m 0 10 P' I<eave Llncolnton n I5*ni "OOP* ? Leave iloKtonla 105P>? ~K BH Leav^l "'over 157pni 8 SV? H Leave Yorkvllle '2 40P >n 11 07PJ" aOffi I/eave (iiitliriesville .... :14JP ?n H Slp!!l HW la'tfve MeConnellsvllie... 3 5*l>ni 0 40PJ" RBI Leave Lowrysvllle 4*l?m 9 Arrive Cheater 5 00 pin 10 - H "trains Xos. 11 and 10 are lirsT-class, "'"'J".1? daily except Sunday. Trains Noh. t!0 am"1 J jirry imasengers and also run daily except Sg1* ?H1 lay. I here is good connection at Cheater i*?1 MB lie (i. C. tV X., and the <\. C. A A.; al?> at(*- H| onia with the A. t\; c a. I- 5 at Lincoln? yith the C. ('.; and at Hi'ckorf ??d Newton wH? ne W. X. c. MH L. T. XlciioiA Superintendent flKHj II. II. HKAHD,(Jeneral pwwngf Agent. nD December 2d tf 9SS8