^tumorous department.
A Department Story.?Some years
ago the agricultural department at
Washington received a'scrawly letter
from a Wisconsin farmer. It was one
of many, of course, hut was noticeable
for its laconic indefiniteuess.
The envelope was addressed to the
"Agrycultral Department, at Washington,
D. C.,"and the communication
itself ran thus:
"Sir, 1 want a. agricultral report on
being in the farraiu' bisiness. I orter
git it."
It happened that the gentleman in
charge of the department correspondence
was a very conscientious aud
even elegant letter-writer, and partly
by way of pleasantry he replied to this
communication in bis most elaborately
courteous manner. The department
would be most happy to comply with
its esteemed correspondent's request,
he declared, but it needed to be informed
somewhat more specifically
which of its numerous reports was
needed. Would Mr. be kind
enough to meution the date, or at least
the subject of the document iu question.?
Mr. replied promptly and succinctly
thus:
"I don't care a rap what the book is
about or when it was rote. I want it
fur a skrap book."
Her First Trestle.?The East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railway
had, before they were filled in a
year or two ago, some very high and
very dangerous trestles in Georgia.
One day in 1886 a happy, jolly faced
old woman, with a ticket to Dalton,
was telling the impatient conductor
that she "had rid on the cars afore, 10
miles one time an' seven another,
though this here wuz the fust time she
had been clear across the continent.
But, law! he needn't be afeard to put
on steam thinkin' as how she'd mind it.
Massy sakes, no! Fact wuz she'd
like fur'im to spread hisself an' show
Beujy here how everlastin'ly he could
leave that old piebald Mazeppa be?!
iilllU.
Shortly afterward having taken a
breathing spell in her genial entertainment
of all the passengers near enough
to be interviewed by her, she glanced
out of the window, and saw far below
her the tops of tall oaks and hickories.
In horror she bobbed her head down,
covering her terrified eyes with both
hands. After some minutes, venturing
to peep out again she saw blackberry
vines and persimmon bushes on
a level with the car. "Thank the
Lord!" she gasped ; "we've lit at last!"
The Old Times.?An "old Verginny
darky" met a Massachusetts colored
lady recently in Washington, and
manifested great interest in her new
acquaintance.
"Lawd-a-massy! chile is you from
Mass'chusicks ?" she inquired, earnestly.
"Yes," replied the Northern branch,
curtly.
"An' you nebbah seen ole Veginny?"
"No." v
"An' you nebbah war a slabe in de
ole times?"
"No, of course not," indignantly.
"Fo' de Lawd, honey, I'so sorry fo'
you; 'deed I is. You don't know
uffin 'tall 'bout de real pleasures o'
bein' a nigga; sho's you bawn you
it
uuau
I^Back in the seventies a report
reached army headquarters that the
Indians in Idaho had swarmed down
on a little village, and murdered every
inhabitant. A second lieutenant who
bad just received his commission was
despatched to the scene to ascertain
the authenticity of the rumor. A few
hours after bis arrival In the village, he
sent this despatch to the commaudiug
officer: "Everybody is quiet here,"
Whereupon the commanding officer
replied : "Your report is unintelligible.
We have it from responsible source that
Indians have massacred every inhabitant."
The lieutenant answered: "Report
is correct. Everybody has been
massacred. Everybody is quiet."
8?* The Transcript Listener tells of
a certain young woman who was anxious
to impress her friends with her
knowledge in general and her French
in particular. She sought and obtained
an interview with a noted womau
writer. "Well," said a friend, to
whom she was relating the story of the
call, how was she dressed ?"' "on,
well," she answered, "she wasn't dressed
up much iu the morning. She
just wore her nom df plume !" On
another occasion, when she bad been
remiss in returning a neighborly call,
this same young womau said, "Well
really, you must excuse me, for we
have had sickness and death in the
house, and vice versa!"
JST A Quaker was once advising a
drunkard to leave ofThis habit of drinking
intoxicating liquors. "Can you tell
me how to do it?" said the slave of the
appetite. "Yes," answered the Quaker;
"it is just as easy as to open thy
hand friend." "Convince me of that,
and I will promise upon my honor to
do as you tell me," replied the drunkard.
"Well, my friend, when thou
fiudest any vessel of intoxicating liquor
in thy hand, open the hand that container
it. hofrrro if rounhps thv mnilfh
lalMg IM VV,W1V .V.v?.v-vw ?J 7
and thou wilt never be drunk again."
The toper was so pleased with the
plain advice that he followed it.
Quite Secure.?1"I want to consult
you on a certain point," said Miss Cash
to her lawyer. "I am at your service,
Miss Cash." "You kuow Mr. Squildig?"
"Very well, indeed." "He has
done me the honor of proposing marriage."
"Ah !" "What I wish to ask
is if you think my money would be
safe in his hands if I were to marry
him?" "It would be so secure you
could not even get it yourself."
Wajjsiitc (Slitherings.
tiST They say that there are 10,000
more women than men in little Rhode
Island.
8&T A noble part of every true life is
to learn to undo what has been wrongly
done.
flaT" The Japanese carpeuter can hold
a plank with his toes, and draw his
plane toward him.
86?" The tomato crop in Oregon this
year is enormous. One factory alone
has canned five tons a day.
8ST" A duck having four wings, two
tails, and four legs was recently shot by
a hunter off the coast of Maine.
The longest recorded hair growing
on the female head was eight feet.
The longest recorded beard was 12 feet.
8*aT One of the most curious inventions
on exhibition at the Mechanics'
Fair, in Boston, is an augur that bores
a square bole.
A novel and simple cure for
headache is announced. It is for the
sufferer to walk backward for about
ten minutes.
8?* Hold in grateful remembrance
those who have done you a good turn ;
try to forget those who have done you
wrong.
There are now 25 women in
Chieago who are practicing lawyers,
and 15 more will soon be admitted to
the bar.
AST The population of the world
averages 109 women to every 100 men.
Eight-ninths of the sudden deaths are
those of males.
Waff' It is estimated that over 120,000,000
people speak the English lauguage.
And the trouble is that they all want to
speak it at once.
AST Twenty-five per cent, of all the
babies born in Russia die before they
are a year old, and 42 per cent, do not
reach the age of four.
AST A Frenchman has invented a
bicycle that can be taken apart, packed
in a valise, and carried, it is claimed,
with ease aud comfort.
VtSS* It is au interest ing fact that while
the new Rhode Island State capitol in
Providence is to be built of Georgia
marble, the Georgia State House is
built of Indiana marble.
?6T" The hottest mines in the world
are the Comstock. On the lower levels
the heat is so great that the men cannot
work over 10 or 15 miutes at a time.
Ice melts before it reaches the bottom
of the shafts.
A?^* It is said that in the future
firemen's clothes in England will be
made of asbestos or mineral wool.
It is non-comoustioie, a non-conuuctor
of heat, and is in no way injured
by water.
S8T There are now over 200,000 words
in the English language acknowledged
by the best authorities, or about 70,000
more than in the German, French,
Spanish and Itallian languages combined.
?6T "If it were not for drunkenness,
there would be no crime in Ireland at
all. As it is, there is no crime which
does not arise out of that evil," says
Archbishop Croke of that country.
V3T Probably very few eons and
daughters know that in using the word
Dad they are speaking the purest
Welsh. The opening words of the
Lord's prayer, in Welsh, are "Ein
Dad."
86T" Do not let the freezing weather
catch you without having the horses
well shod, for if the heel and toe corks
have worn smooth down to the shoe,
there is great danger in using the
horses on icy ground.
8?" Oklahoma has au estimated
population of 275,000 and its taxable
property, now amounting to
$40,000,000 has doubled within the
past year. Arizona, on the other
hand, has a white population of but
677,000, and its taxable property but
barely holds its own,
ttdF In 1813 postage rates in the
United States were: "Single letters,
by land, 40 miles, 8 cents; 90 miles, 10
cents; 150 miles, 12J cents ; 300 miles,
17 cents; 500 miles, 20 cents; over 500
miles, 25 cents; double letters, twice
the single rates, one ounce at the rate
of four single letters."
During the last 40 years Senator
John Sherman has been a private citizeu
only one day. While this is quite
a good record for officeholding, Senator
Morrill, of Vermont, has a better
one. He entered the house in 1855
with Senator Sherman, and since that
date has not lost a single hour of officeholding.
8?" A musician, brought to despair
by the playing of a lady in a room
above his own, met her one day in the
hall with her three-year-old child,
and said in a most friendly manner:
"Your little one mere piays remarKubly
well for her age. I hear her practice
every day."
flay At an evening entertainment in
one of our country parishes recently,
a stranger was conversing with the
minister's wife, not kuowing her personally,
and asked, innocently, "Do
you like your minister as well as ever?"
The lady (the minister's wife) replied,
"I like him just as well as I ever did."
W8T One of the curiosities of the cable
code method of sending information is
shown in a recent message announcing
the loss by fire of a ship at sea. The
whole message was conveyed in three
words of Scott's cable code : "Smouldered,
hurrah ! hallelujah !" "Smouldered"
stands for "The ship has been
destroyed by fire"hurrah" for
"crew saved by boats," and "hallelujah"'
for "all hands saved?inform
wives and sweethearts."
80T "Brown is awfully absent-minded."
"I should say so. You know
what he did the other day?" "No."
"He had a fresh cigar and no light;
i stopped a fellow smoking a stub, lighted
the cigar, handed it to the fellow,
aud went off smoking the stub himself!"
Jam and Jircsidc.
DURABLE WHITEWASH.
Every farmer has more or less out
buildings and fences that are built o
rough boards, that he does uot fee
that he can afford to paint with leac
and oil, that could be covered verj
cheaply with whitewash, and thus be
greatly improved in appearance, and,
what to most farmers is most impor
taut, made to last twice as long as i!
left exposed to the changes of th<
weather.
The great drawback in commor
whitewash is the want of durability, ii
being necessary to renew it everj
year; but an improved preparatioi:
may be made at a very low cost, thai
when properly put ou will last somt
years and look very well. It is raadt
as follows, for five gallons : Slake sia
quarts of good lime in hot water, cov
eriug it up while in process of slakiug
to keep in the steam ; when slaked
strain through a coarse cloth ; add one
quart of salt, prepared by boiling it
water until dissolved, and the irapuri
ties have been skimmed off; also adc
one pound of alum, one-half pound 01
copperas, three-fourths of a pound o:
potash, four quarts of very fine sand
aud coloring to suit fancy. This prep
aration should be put on hot; if prop
erly done, it makes a durable paint
To make a brilliant white, to th<
amount of lime above mentioned, adc
one-fourth of a pound of burnt alum
one pound of refined sugar, three pints
of rice-flour made into a thin paste
and one pound of dissolved glue
This, like the other, should be uppliec
hot. If the lime be good, it will makt
a very pure white that will last somt
years. It is said, with what truth wt
cannot vouch for, that the east end ol
the White House at Washington was
at one time covered with this prepara
tion. There can be but utile (loubi
that it is economy to keep rough hoarfi
fences and out-buildings covered with
a cheap paint of whitewash ; it pre
vents decay by keeping the water oul
of the wood ; it also adds very much
to the appearance of the home. The
outlay is very trifling iudeed, except
the labor, which cau be done by the
farmer or his boys, when other work
is not driving. It is believed by many
that it pays to whitewash the shingle.on
the roofs of buildings, as it not only
assists to prevent decay, but it is a
great safe-guard against fire.?Massachusetts
Ploughman.
TRAINING VICIOUS HORSES.
A new and very simple method ol
training vicious horses was exhibited
at West Philadelphia recently, and the
manner iu which some of the wildest
horses were subdued was attonishing,
The first trial was that of a kicking or
"bucking" mare, which her owner
said had allowed no rider on her back
for a period of not less than five years.
She became tame in about as many
minutes, and allowed herself to be
ridden about without a sign of her
former wildness. The means by which
? - If.L . J 1
tms result was accompusneu was uy a
piece of light rope which was passed
around the front of the jaw of the
mare just above the upper teeth across
in her mouth, and thence secured to
the back of the neck. It was claimed
that no horse will kick or jump when
thus secured, and that a horse, after
receiving the treatment a few times,
will abandon his vicious ways forever.
A very simple method was also shown
by which a kicking horse could be
shod. It consisted in connecting the
animal's head and tail by means of a
rope fastened to the tail and then to
the bit, and drawn tightly enough to
incline the animal's head to one side.
This, it is claimed, makes it impossible
for the horse to kick on the side of the
rope. At the same exhibition a horse
which, for many years, had to be
bound on the ground to be shod, suffered
the blacksmith to operate on
him without attempting to kick, while
secured in the manner described.
Piric Acid for Burns.?A remarkable
cure for burns is said to have
been discovered by Dr. Thierry of the
Hospice de la Charite, Paris.
Having twice, while working with
piric acid disinfectant, dropped burning
matter on his hands, and been
astonished at the absence of pain or
injury. Dr. Thierry was induced to
make experiments to see whether the
' -J ?*a ? *% + fKn fonf
aciu LUlglll HUVUUIil/ 1UI IHC law.
He has had now two years' experience
of its effects, and announces
that a saturated solution of piric acid
applied to a burn or scald will not
only remove all pain, but will prevent
the formation of sores, and will bring
about a complete cure in a few days.
If this be true, the solution should
at once be takeu up by all managers
of iron works and engineering shops,
where accidents from burning are frequent,
and not uncommonly fatal.
The solution is perfectly staple,
cheap and free from any ordor or toxic
properties. It produces a temporary
discoloration of the skin, which can be
entirely removed by the application of
boric acid.
Rice and Cheese With Roast
Beef.?Rice and cheese are very good
ntitlt vnact Koof Tliov opa nrAnarftd
much in the same way as macaroni
and cheese. Boil the rice until tender
in salted water, drain dry, then put in
a baking dish alternate layers of the
rice and grated cheese. The layers of
rice should not be more than a sprinkling.
Season with salt, pepper and
bits of butter, moisten with sweet
milk, cover with fine buttered crumbs,
and brown in a quick oven.
Chapped Hands.?Insufficient drying
is the cause of most chapped hands.
It is an excellent idea to keep on one's
dressing table a box of almond meal
with a perforated cover. When the
bands are dried with the towel, a little
almond meal dusted over them will
complete the work of absorbing the
moisture, and the hands will not chap.
Miscellaneous
THE PHONOGRAPH TOLl) THE TROUBLE.
To those people who look upon the
f phonograph as a scientific toy this sto1
ry will be of interest, and it will be
[ none the less so to those who know of
r the practical purposes to which this remarkable
instrument can be put. It
appears that the Knowles pump works
. put up one of their large pumps for the
f Ricks water company at the Elk river
. pumping station in California. The
pump was in constant use for some
i years, and the makers heard no coinl
plaint until a few weeks ago, when
> they received a novel communication
i from H. L. Ricks, the manager of the
I pumping statiou.
> There was no doubt in the minds of
> those at the station who were best
; acquainted with the mechanism that
. something was wrong with the pump,
t but they were unable to fix on the det
feet, and as the dismemberment of the
> pump would involve much loss of time,
i and as a visit by an expert from the
. East would mean a considerable ex[
pense, the phonograph was resorted to.
f The manager spoke into the receiver,
f describing the symptoms of the ailing
, pump, and further to indicate the case,
. he placed the receiver so that the pul.
sations of the pump would be recorded
, ou the roll.
? Just as a physician listens to the ac1
tion of the heart or lungs in the human
) body by means of a stethoscope, so the
; pump doctor listened by means of a
) phonograph to the throbs and pulsa.
tions of the pump thousands of miles
I away, and was enabled by that means
. to diiiynose the disease.
? A Tribune reporter listened to the
> strange communication at the New
f York office of the Knowles company.
The voice of the Californian is heard
. first giving in a clear, precise, and disl
tinct way, the symptoms of the pump,
1 and then he asks the listener to pay
i attention to the pump's action. Then
. one hears the b?r?r?r?bang ! b?
> r?r?r?bang! of the pump, and an
i occasional wheezing sound which might
> be made by escaping steaui.
, The engineer to whom the phono?
graph was submitted said that the
; whole record was so perfect, and the
> speakiug so plain, that he felt tempted
; sometimes to interrupt and ask addi>
tional questions.
i, . The experiment proved absolutely
successful, and by means oftheroll the
disease was diagnosed. The proper
remedy was suggested, and the puuip
is running once more "good as new."
r
HOW TO HANDLE A HUN.
s , Never under any circumstances
, point your gun toward a human being.
Never carry so that if it were acci
dentally discharged it would even en
danger the life of a dog.
Always think which way your gun
is pointing, and, if a companion is in
the field with you, no matter how near
i or how tempting the game appears,
do not shoot until you know where he
i is; a stray shot may be sufficient to
i destroy an eye forever.
Never carry a loaded gun in a wagi
on or buggy.
i Never carry a loaded gun over a
> fence ; put it through and then get
over.
Always carry a gun at half cock;
if a breechloader, never let the hammer
rest on the plungers.
Never get in front of a gun ; if you
are falling, drop it so the muzzle will
be from you.
If the cartridge sticks the stout
blade of a knife will probably extract
it; if not, take out the other cartridge,
cut a straight stick and poke it out
from the muzzle; even then do not get
in front of the gun.
After firing one barrel take the cartridge
out of the other and examine
tho tvurl trt cpp that if. is nnt, lnnsp.ned.
as it is sometimes after a heavy recoil,
for should it get into the barrel it is
liable to burst the gun.
Never take hold of the muzzle of a
gun to draw it toward you.
Never keep a loaded gun in the
house.
Follow these rules, be self possessed,
and the fields will afford you sport
without danger, says The American
Field.
A Few Rules in Business. ?When
a mau pays you money be sure to count
it in his presence; otherwise a mistake
may cause trouble, confusion, and hard
feeling. When you pay a man money
' require him to count it before he leaves
you, and then there can be no danger
of mistakes and no room for dishonesty.
When a man seems unwilling to furnish
a receipt for money paid, you will be
wise to require it of him, and put it
carefully away. If you want to remain
on friendly terms with your friend,
don't loan him money without requiring
the security you would ask from a
stranger. When a man borrows money
1* A /*> i.1 ...1
or you 10 pay on auotuer, who is picking
him, you will probably never get it
back. When you become security on
a note, bond, or other paper, you need
to see that it is settled when due, or it
may turn up at an unexpected and inconvenient
season for you to pay it.
Live within your income, and then you
will not have occasion to borrow, or
go in debt. Pay as you go, and you
t? 1. t. . j j u:il~
will noi oe uunneu wim uma, uui
threatened with suits.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S WILD BEASTS.
If a circle be described with the
Charleston city hall as a centre and a
radius of 15 or 20 miles, there may be
found within its limits at least 25 different
species of wild animals, several
of them in sufficient numbers to make
their capture for the sake of their
skins a profitable employment says
The News and Courier. The list consists
of the black bear, the bay lynx or
wild cat, the gray fox, the Virginia
i deer, the raccoon, the 'possum, the
i gray rabbit, the swamp rabbit, the
polecat or skunk, the mink, the Canai
da otter, the fox squirrel (three varieties),
the Carolina gray squirrel, the
flyiog squirrel, four species of rats
four species of mice, and three species
of ground mole or shrews. All thest
are found in considerable numbers
while some, eveu of the larger ant
more importaut are very abuudant.
In addition to these, the commor
seal is an occasional, though rare, vis
itor in the harbor, while the panther
the beaver aDd the wolf have becomt
extinct in this circuit within one 01
two generations?the latter haviiq
been killed within 30 miles of the eitj
in the memory of men now living. I
we extend our circle to include th<
limits of the State, we must enlarge
our list by 8 or 10 more species, sue!
as the red fox, the woodrhuck oi
ground hog, the muskrnt, the iMounr
squirrel, and several others, while tht
panther, wolf and beaver may pos>ibh
be found in the wild regions of th<
Blue Ridge.
Retaliation.?"What in the nam*
[ ofull the idiots," asked theslovemaker
"did you mean by sending home mj
coat with your advertisement stencil
ed on it in letters two inches high?'
"Well," said the tailor, "the stove
bought from you was ornamented ii
the same way."
CeS"" Idleness travels very slowly, anr
poverty soon overtakes her.
ROYAL
Baking Powder
Absolotely Pure
ROYAL
Baking Powder
AbsoluTely Pure
ROYAL
Baking Pewdep
Ab?oluf 2*** **e>
B. X. MOORE. W. B. MOORE
W. B MOORE & CO,
CHRISTMAS
IS nearly on us once more, and the
young and the old alike will be trying
to make as many happy as they can. Tf
look through our splendid assortment h
a pastime?dazzling, bewitching, charming,
captivating, entrancing, pleasing
beautiful, winning, handsome, admirable
attractive, durable, useful, appropriate
economical, extravagant, superior, serviceable,
lasting, desirable, excellent, beneficial.
The Largest Stork of Silveware
Shown in Yorkville for Years.
Fine Vases, Toilet Sets, Tea Sets. Lamps
etc. Ask to see our 25-cent cabinet size
Photo Frame. Nothing ever seen before
for less than a half to equal it.
Fruit Cake Material of Every
Description.
Fresh French Candy, Nuts, Raisins,
Oranges, Lemons, etc., etc.
Cream Cheese, finest made, at 16 cents
per pound. Another grade at 12J cents a
pound.
Don't think because we talk and advertise
so many other lines of goods that we
are not in it on Fancy Groceries; not so,
We can sell them at less than other folks,
and make a living on other things. Fresh,
Plain and Fancy Buckwheat, Dried Apples,
Prunes, Oatflakes, Icing Sugar,
and in fact, well?everything at our store.
does your boy want a gun 1
Do you want a Gun ? More boys' Guns
to arrive this week, a large stock of men's
Guns at unheard-of low prices. Pistols
and catridges. W. B. MOORE A CO.
fa the
f| AT WOOD
I | B I Suspender
i gjj 1 Try a Pair.
i B ? B **et 'em
TX & ? A Erom
1\F \1\ JOHN J.
# W HUNTER.
BOY'S CLOTHING.
When I said last week that I
was going to sell over 100 Suits
of Boy's Clothing at any price
to move them, I meant just what
I said, and they are going. I
will refuse no reasonable offer.
WHAR YOU GIT DAT 'AR HAT ?
If it is not the very latest in
style and the best in quality, you
didn't get it from me. Last
week I received my third shipment
of Hats, and I tell you they
are "Honey Lulas." I have the
latest Dunlap and Knox Derbies
at $2. Good as anybody's $3
hat. I have a full Tourist Hat
for $2. A low crown, broad brim
Planter's Hat for 75 cents, that is
a daisy. Call and see my Hats.
J. J. HUNTER.
GARRY IRON RC
MANUFAC
IRON ROOFING, MBAfWA
CKIMPED AND COKRIUATED
Iron Tile or Shingle,
FIRE PROOF DOORS, J
SHUTTERS, ETC. I " H\ W&
THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS
JSH- Orders received by L. M. GR
1
; GRIST COUSIN^
; NOT OUR FAULT?
' ""ITTHAT is the price of Cheese?" ?i
VV "Fifteen cents a pound." "Is it
i good?" "The best we can buy?New
York State Pure Cream." "Well, I supposed
it was good, as I have bought a good
> many goods here and have never yet got5
ten anything that was not of good quality ;
c but I thought I would ask, because other
r people have been charging me 20 cents for
* cheese. Have you Snow Hake Craok'
ers ?" "Yes, sir; we got in a case of fresh
f ones yesterday, and also a lot of as fine
, Cakes its you or anybody else ever saw.
They are simply elegant. We have Graham
Wafers, Iced Coffee Cakes, Fig WaJ
fers, Marsh mallow Wafers and Vanilla
r Wafers, Pineapple Wafers, all fresh."
I "What are your Snowllakes worth?"
"Fifteen cents a pound." "Let me have
' a couple of pounds ; I have always paid
? 20 cents heretofore, and loan figure a net
i saving of 25 per cent, by buying yours.
WE HAVE BEEN TRYING For
more than a year to let the people of
i this section know that they could buy
many things in the Grocery and Hardware
line at closer prices from us than
' anywhere else, and many of them have
found out that our claim is correct, and
' are profiting by it and patronizing us.
[ We desire to say to those who won't test
us that we cannot help you, if you don't
1 want our assistance. Of course we want
your patronage and will give you full
value for your money if you will give us ?j
the chance.
They Are Pleased.
; During the past week quite a number of
ladies have called and bought Raisins,
Citron, Currants, Nutmeg, Cinnamon
Bark, Spice, Flavoring Extracts and Royal
Baking Powder from us, and expressed
themselves as heing cteiightea witn the
quality of our goods and pleased with the
prices. We are making a specialty of
this class of goods and solicit the patron- *
age of everybody.
In a Few Days
We expect to receive an invoice of Atniore's
Mincemeat, Baker's Chocolate,
Shredded Cocoanut, Apple Jelly, Apple
Butter, Cranberries, and other things mdispensible
to a well ordered Christmas
dinner, and hope to receive a call from all
who want any of the foregoing delicacies.
GRIST COUSINS. >
Bananas at '20 cents a dozen.
? SILVERWARE.
My stock of Silverware is very
* large and varied, and is equal in
everyway to any Silverware prol
duced in America, being triple
>
* plated; and every article is guarj
anteed with a guarantee that
- guarantees. I have Cream Pitchers,
Sugar Bowls, Pickle Stands,
Molasses Pitchers, Pepper Boxes, , ''
\ Individual Sets, consisting of
knife, fork and spoon; Napkin
Rings, Forks and Spoons, and if
I haven't got what you want I'll
i get it for you.
I HAVE IT.
! If there is any article that can
possibly come under the head of
' Notions, I have it. It is almost
j impossible to mention every!
thing that I have in this line. It .
, would take great volumes to do
that; but if there is anything in
the Notion line that you want,
just put it in your pocketbook,
that I have it. See if I haven't.
UNION UNDERWEAR.
I have received my third ship
ment this fall, of Ladies' Union
Underwear. The ladies are very
highly pleased with these garments.
Call and see them.
I CAN SELL YOU
A Nickle Watch for $2.48 that
is guaranteed to keep time for a
year.
Or a Gold Filled Watch for
$4.98 that is guaranteed to keep
time for one year. Call and see ^
these watches.
H. C. STRAUSS,
N. W. Comer of Fountain Square.
Agent for Coats's Spool Cotton.
new cloths: new breaks:
The Champion Flouring Mills Has
Added New Machinery.
RIDDLE'S CHAMPION FLOURING
MILLS, in Bethel township has
been thoroughly overhauled, ana with
increased capacity, and the addition of
NEW MACHINERY, is prepared to
serve the public in a manner that will
compete with anv flouring mill in the
world. AN EXTRA CHOICE PATENT
FLOUR IS THE PRODUCT OF
THIS MILL, and my friends and the
public generally are respectfully invited
to bring their grain to "The Champion
Mills." GEO. L. RIDDLE, Zeno,S.C.
September 25 65 tf
lOFING COMP'TVY,
TURERS OF
OF IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD .?
1ST.