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^tumorous Department. HE QUIT. A talkative old man attracted the attention of every one in the car. He was very tall and very large, and hi9 thick head of hair would have excited the envy of the Chicago board of trade. , "Where do you live?" some one asked. "Live in Wilson, Missoury?run a newspaper there. Pretty close picking, but between old rails and new wool I manage to make a living." "How far are you going?" "Thought I'd go down to Hot 1 Springs." "Rheumatism ?" "Oh, no. Just thought I'd go down there and boil some of the licker out i of me. I quit drinking for awhile ; but went to a sort of banquet one night and got started again." "How old are you ?" "Eighty-two." , , "Pretty old man to get on a spree." "Well; but I wasn't so old when I got on it." "How long ago was it?" "Forty odd years." "What, and you haven't gotten over it yet?" "No, for I just kept on drinking. I'm pretty bad when I get started." "You don't mean to say that you have been drunk for 40 years?" "Yes, I do. Went to that old Whig banquet 43 years ago this coming June, and have been whooping it up ever since until tne older day, ana then in a thoughtful moment I said to myself that it was time to quit, and I did. My wife had something to do with it, too. 'Look here, Godfrey,' said she, 'if you ever expect to make , anything of yourself, you'll have to , stop drinking. It is about time you was making a success of >our paper, and I would advise you to quit.' "Well," the old man continued, "I took the matter under advisement and quit; so now the reaction causes the necessity of a few baths. I tell you that after a man has been on a spree awhile it is a pretty hard matter to break right off. I don't intend to drink another drop. A man cannot afford to throw away his life. There is too much work to be done." UNDER FALSE PRETENSES. In a pine forest not far from Arkadelphia, Ark., there is a narrow gauge railroad, built for the purpose of haul- 1 ing logs to a saw mill; but recently it was chartered as a highway for the transportation of freight and passengers. The other day a man was seen walking over this road in the direction of the Iron Mountain railway, and shortly after he reached the station, a dummy engine, pulling a rusty coach, rolled up. The conductor, who was t the engineer, fireman, brakeman, freight agent and general superintendent jumped off the engine, and approaching the man that had just walk- , ed over, angrily exclaimed : "What do you mean by acting the , _ way you did ?" ^ aT don't understand you," the man M/vf/vitfa/) 11w7 ko * /1a iiaii maon 9" I ClUi ICU. ?? uav V? V JUU Uivuu * "You know very well what I mean. Wasn't you back yonder at Olney, our eastern terminus?" , "Yes, of course I was." "And didn't you ask me how long before the train started for this place ?" "Yes, but what are you driviug at?" I'Oh, you'll find out. Didn't you hold out the belief that you were going to ride on my train ?" "Yes, probably, and I thought I would ; but as you were not going to start soon enough to suit me, why, I walked." "Ah ; but we started a few minutes after you did." "That may be ; but I beat you in." "Ah, hah, aud that, too, after creating the impression that you were going to ride with me. What right have you to come round here setting that bad example? Don't you know that if the people in this ueighborhood see you acting that way tuey will give my train the go-by and walk ? How do you expect a railway to make expenses under the circumstances ?" "I don't know about that. I know that your time-table didn't suit me, and that I walked, beat you in, and, moreover, saved 25 cents." "Oh, you saved 25 cents, did you ?" Well, you won't think so when you are done with this case. There is a a law for such fellows as you are, and I am going to have you arrested for saving mouey uuder false pretenses." He Might Try.?The following story is told by a writer in The Green Bag. Some time ago a lawyer had under cross-examination a youth from the country, who rejoiced in the name of Samson, and whose replies were provocative of much laughter in the court. "And so," questioned the barrister, "you wish the court to believe that you are a peaceably disposed and inoffensive kiud of person?" "Yes." "And that you have no desire to follow in the steps of your illustrious namesake, and smite the Philistines?" "No, I've not," answered the witness; "and if I had the desire, I ain't got the power at present." "Then you think you would be unable to cope successfully with 1,000 enemies and utterly rout them with the jawbone of an ass?" "Well," answered the ruffled Samson, "I might try when you have done with the weapon." How She Knew a Mule.?A little 5-year-old girl of Seattle, Washington, was leaning out of a window wheu a i team attached to a transier wagon went rattling by. She suddenly turned to her companion and cried : "Oh ! see, Uncle Fred, there doze two raools." "How do you know they are mules ? Maybe they are horses." "No, sir. I dess I know mools from horses." "How do little girls know the differ' ence, Pet?" "Why, horses have hair tails and mools just only have plain meat tails." 8e^? One who has probably had experience remarks: The man who says to his wife, 'give me the baby dear, and I will try to put it to sleep,' is greater than he who taketh a city." Wajjside (gatherings. I??* The average Japanese god is 60 feet high. I?" Potatoes in Greenland never grow larger than a marble. Some people are born tired, and 3ome are born to make others tired. W8T The cinnamon gardens of Ceylon are said to have an area of 12,000 acres. ff&"A race horse galloping at full speed clears from 20 to 24 feet every bound. tlf ? -A-.. /\T itiUnf TOQ KoVO tW VV C UllCli icpcut yi wuav no uw?v said, but never of that which we have not said. I? Ninety-five per cent, of the inhabitants of New Zealand are professors of religion. W&T A Frenchman has patented an apparatus to take off and put on a man's coat. I? Over 2,000 patents have been issued in the United States for the manufacture of inks. I?* St. Peter's, Rome, can accommodate 54,000 worshipers, and St. Paul's, London, 32,000. I? Grand temples are built of small stones, and great lives are made of trifling events. I? There are some men to whom a loss of their reputation would mean mighty good luck. i? A lumberman of West Branch, Maine, says he counted 62 deer in one day near his camp recently. I? It was a barber who remarked that it took everything he could "rake and scrape" to make him a living. I? It is a good indication when we are more grieved for our own wrong doings than for the wrong doings of others. I? A Kansas young lady told a friend that she liked Shakespeare very much, and she read it when it first noma Allt. I J??" The sum and substance of all the preparations needed for eternity is to believe what tbe Bible tells us and do what the Bible bids us do. I?*People worry themselves ill; they worry themselves insane; they worry themselves to death. This is very foolish ; there are lots of other nennle to worrv. C X - V 1ST The more we know of ourselves the humbler we shall be in our opinion of ourselves, and the more patient we shall be with the failings and weaknesses of others. lOT" "My frien's," said a colored preacher, "a man's character is like a fence. You can't strengthen it by whitewash, though you can cover up the places where it is worm eaten." fOF The Union Signal has this item : "You cannot make men sober by law," says an objector, and to tbis the logical reply will be, "No, but you can stop making tbem drunk by law." Cooking meat at a high and in a dry temperature develops a richer and more savory flavor; so, when it is possible, it is well to brown the meat before adding the water to it. I6fln Tartary, onions, leeks and garlic are regarded as perfumes. A Tartar lady will make herself agreeable by rubbing a piece of freshly-cut onion on her hands and over her countenance. |&~A curious case of the recordbreaking mania is tbat of a Newark,] N. J., woman, who has developed an ambition to be the first prisoner locked up in every police station built in the town. VST The champion fat man of the world is now in Paris. M. Canon-berg, who is of Swiss nationality, weighs something over 560 pounds. His health is excellent, and his appetite takes in enough food for five persons. IMost of the richest veins in California have been brought to light by poor and uneducated adventurers. There is not a single instance of one having been round by a trained geologist or the graduate of a mining school. 1ST A church at Anderson, 111., recently dedicated has a window representing the American flag. The reproduction is said to be complete and a work of art. This is the only church window in the United States that has the stars and stripes on it. Voir A bishop was at a dinner party one night, and a waiter carelessly upset into his lap a bowl of hot soup. He gleaned around with an agonizing look upon his features, and then exclaimed, "Will some layman make a remark appropriate to the occasion ?" tSf A Philadelphia man suys that the last time his wife ever said "yes" willingly to anything he was interested in, was when he proposed to marry her. She would no doubt be happier to-day if she had not made an exception on that occasion. People who are talking about the coming of the two-minute trotter will be interested in learning that to trot a mile in the time named a horse must get over the ground at the rate of 44 feet in a second, which is a trifle fast for a trotting gait. ?^" Ice two inches thick will support a man. Four inches thick, a man on horse back. Five inches thick, an 80-pounder cannon. Eight inches thick, a battery of artillery, with carriages and horses. Ten inches thick an army. Landlady?That new boarder needn't try to make me think he is a bachelor. He's either married or a widower. Millings?How can you tell? "He always turns his back to me when he opens his pocket book to pay his board." J?" Up in Kansas the women vote early and often. At Salina they had a candidate for the school-board, and the anti-faction, the horrid men, nominated a colored woman and ran her against her white sister. When the ballots were counted at night the colored sister was elected. I?" An odd practice prevails in regard to mourning for deceased relatives in Corea. Auy one who has suffered such a loss goes about for a year wearing a kind of pointed basket on his head, which completely hides his face, and no one is permitted to address or speak to him. It was by adopting the mourner's bonnet as a disguise that the early Jesuit missionaries succeeded in entering the country, and making their way about unquestioned by anybody. 4?or the ftoiuc Circle. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON XIII, FOURTH QUARTER, IN- * TERNATIONAL SERIES, DEC. 29. A Comprehensive Review of the Lessons I of the Fourth Quarter?Golden Text, ] Math, vl, 10?Commentary by the Rev. J D. M. Stearns. Lesson I.?Tho Time of tho Judges < (Judg. ii, 1-12, 10). Golden Text, Judg. ( ii, 16, "Tho Lord raised up judgos, which delivered them." Tho peopio of Israel were raised up by tho Lord that they might bo unto Him a peculiar peopio for ' His own possession; that Ho might through them make Himself known to others for I their benefit. Wo cannot emphasize this < too much, nor say it too often. To this , end they were to bo completely separate , from all other nations unto tho Lord alono. Tho sin of Judg. i and ii is that of fellow- * ship with idolatrous peoples and conso- J quent oppression, but when they cried tin- J to tho Lord He raised them up judges, aud i the Lord was with tho judgo and delivered < tlmni fii is t , Lesson II.?The Triumph of Gideon ( (Judg. vii, 13-23). Golden Text, Ps. xxvil, j 3, "Though an Jiost should encamp against . me, my heart shall not fear." Gideon is a good sample of the judges; ho delivered ' Israel from the Midianites and the land I had rest 40 years in his days (chapter viii, i 28). Gideon was nothing in himself, but ] the Lord was with him. The Spirit of ( tho Lord came upon him, and his strength | was that the Lord had called him and sent him (chapter vi, 12, 14, 16, 34). It is not 1 men and women of strength who are needed for the Lord's work, but 6uch as are < filled with tho Spirit. j Lesson III.?Ruth's Choice (Ruth i, 1422). Golden Text, Ruth 1, 16, "Thy poo- < pie shall bo my people and thy God my j God." All good judges, prophets, priests and kings were typical of Him who is the only Deliverer, the King of Kings, nnd ' now in the book of Ruth tho principal person is not Ruth, but the mighty man of wealth, who owned the field in which ; Ruth gleaned, the kinsman redeemer ( whoso wifo Ruth became, and because of whom her naino appears in Math, i, 5. Let us, with the same purpose of heart that 1 Ruth had, cleave unto Him and wait pa- ' tiently till the morning. ! Lesson IV.?The Child Samuel (I Sam. j lii, 1-13). Golden Text, I Sam. iii, 9, ' "Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth." , Old Eli was not walking with God as he , should have done, and so the Lord raised ud Samuel to judec His people. Samuel ' was given to Hannah in answer to prayer, ' and from the lips of Hannah wo have the I namo Messiah for the first time in Scrip- I ture (chapter ii, 10). H. C. Trumbull says i on this lesson that even a child may have a placo in God's house, an car for God's ; call, a mind for God's service and a message at God's bidding. Lesson V.?Samuel the Judge (I Sam. 1 vil, 6-15). Golden Text, I Sam. vii, 12, 1 "Hitherto hrt'h the Lord helped us." On < the return of the ark to Israel from the s land of the Philistines, Samuel exhorts the | peoplo to turn to the Lord with all their , hearts and servo Him only. In answer to Samuel's prayer the Lord gave a very ' manifest answer of deliverance from the ( Philistines, and they came no more against ' Israel all the days of Samuel (verse 13), ' for all his days ho walked before tho people in the fear of the Lord (chapter xii, 2, 8). Lesson VI.?Saul Chosen King (I Sam. x, 17-27). Golden Text, Ps. xcvii, 1: "The 1 Lord reigneth. Let the earth rejoice." Israel was chosen that they might be unlike all other nations in thut the Lord Himself 1 was their king, dwelling In their midst in l the building speciully prepared for Him, j and this desiro to have a king like all other . nations was a virtual rejection of Jehovah J us thnlr trim* viii. 5-71. Thev nro ferred to walk by sight rather than by faith, and weary of God and His ways. 1 The sin of many today is that they do not care to ho tho Lord's own possession, but i prefer to bo like other people. Lesson VII.?Saul Rejected (I Sam. xv, 10-23). Golden Text, I Sam. xv, 22, "To ( obey is better than sacrifice." God gave them a king who He knew would please the people, a fine man to look upon, a choice man and head and shoulders above 1 the people (chapter ix, 2) and had he beon as fair to God as ho was to#the people it < had been well for him and for them, too, , but he proves disobedient to God in order , to please tho peoplo (verse 24), and yot professes loyalty to God. Lesson VIII.?The Woes of Intemper- I anco (Isa. v, 11-23). Golden Text, Isa. v, j 11, "Woo unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink." Although this seems like a digression from tho series of lessons for the 1 sake of a temperance lesson, yet we have ( over again the same troubles as we found in the judges and in Saul, "They have cast . away the law of the Lord of Hosts and de- 1 spised tho word of the Holy One of Israel" I (verse 24). The 6in of intemperance was < only ono phase of the 6elf life which they ' lived. I Lesson IX.?David Anointed King (I , Sam. xvi, 1-13). Golden Text, I Sam. xvi, ! 7, "Man looketh on the outward appearance, but tho Lord looketh on the heart." 1 Having indulged the people with a king to their liking, Ho now will give them a man i after His own heart (chnpter xiii, 14), that is in tho matter of the kingdom; ono who ] will prefer to please God rather than tho ( peoplo; ono who will sit on the throne and ( rule the people as tho Lord's representa- , tive. Lesson X.?David and Goliath (I Sam. 1 xvii, 38-51). Golden Text, I Sam. xvii, ' 47, "Tho battle is tho Lord's." To mag- I nify self is one thing, but to magnify tho < Lord is a wholly different matter. Goliath, , as a mighty man of the world, magnifies , his mighty self; Saul professing to be a i servant of tho Lord yet soeks to magnify himself, but David has no thought of himself and seeks only tho honor of the God of Israel, whom Goliath was defying. Lesson XI.?David and Jonathan (I i Sam. xx, 32-42). Golden Text. Prov. xviii, 24, "Thero is a friond that sticketh closer than a brother." David, although ( anointed king, has to wait patiently the Lord's time for him to come to tho throne; meantime tho ono filled with an evil spirit is on the throne and seeks David's life. Our Lord Jesus is appointed to reign over the whole world (Ps. lxxii, 11; Rev. xi, 15; Dan. vii, 13, 14), but He waits for the , kingdom while saTan continues to be recognizod by the majority. While wo wait with Him let the love of David and Jonathan make us think of His love to us. Lesson XII.?The Birth of Christ (Luke ( 11, 8-20). Golden Text, Luke li, 10, "Be- I I hold, I bring you good tidings of great [ joy." It is a great joy to turn from all the shadows and types to tho glorious reality of Jesus Christ Himself, but tho lesson Is still tho samo. Ho emptiod Himself, made Himself of no reputation, became poor for 1 us, sought noither His own will nor His own glory, but over rojoiced to glorify the l Father and please Him In all things. j ' * ' i VST England has sent 672 women 1 missionaries to China within the past ' five years. Thirty-six left in a body recently for work in China and India. The proportion of women who take this i rigorous and self-denying work on i themselves is far greater than that of [men. Jam and Jiwsidc. ; HOW TO GET EGGS. < Do you want eggs from your hens < luring the next four months? If so, I observe the following hints : t 1st. Get the hens into healthy grow- i ng condition, shrinking if necessary, i :o remove surplus fat or adding to if poor. In the first instance, feed only an cooked vegetables and oats or bran ; < h the latter give more corn. i 2d. Make the ration one rich in t jgg materials. Let a certain per cent. I }f animal food, meat scraps, meat t meal or food of this nature, be given < daily. One pint to a pail full of cook- i 3d food is enough. t 3d. Feed to promote health rather ;han destroy, and to temper the quantity. A wooden pailful of cook- t jd vegetables, or cooked clover, with ] iwo or more auarts of cpoked f ground grain well worked into the ' mass, is breakfast enough for 30 hens, i Reduce, rather than exceed this, the i sole object being to satisfy the claims . 3f hunger and promote activity. Let [he night ration be not more than one juart of mixed grain (whole) to 17 pens, be so scattered about the chaff, eaves or, that only a kernel will be found at a lime. This means that the bens will scratch busily until dark, md this it is which promotes egg building. In the coldest weather, fill the crops just at night with corn, for the same reason that you will fill the stove with coal?to keep warm. 4th. Three or four times a week feed looked or chopped clover with ground grain the morning mash. . Clover, animal meat, meal or scraps, wheat, vegetables and oats, if fed as ndicated to bens having comfortable pens, will insure steady egg produc- . lion.?Maine Farmer. ? Cure for Diptheria.?Prof. L. I. Blake, of Kansas university, discover- J ?d what he believes to be a sure cure, as well as sure preventitve, of diptheria. He has experimented with it in a * theoretical way until he and the physicians with whom he has consulted ire satisfied that it will be a success, j The mixture is salt aud water, about ] 3ne-half to two-thirds of salt by j weight; through this is sent a current ] sf electricity from a battery. The de- j jomposition produces, chloride, oxy- ] gen and probably ozone, all in an ac- j tive state. The throat should be , swabbed or gargle used frequently. Tests have been made sufficient to i show conclusively that the mixture is j i powerful germicide. Prof. Blake se- J mred the dirtiest water he could get from the sewers of Kansas City, Leav- i enworth and Lawrence, and a microscopic investigation showed them to be ] reeking with bacteria. The water : was submitted to his lest, and the most powerful analysis afterward failed to j discover a living germ. No organic ( matter of any kind remained in the i water. ( i Walnut Trees.?The tree for which $30 was paid in cash some time ago still stands in Catawba river up at 1 Bridgewater. What we wrote about was advice to farmers and land owners to plant walnuts and rear walnut trees. We took occasion to write | something on the 9ame line about two years ago. We say now again, poor land can be made rich by rearing walnut trees on it. Look under any walnut 1 tree and see if the soil is not rich. As we said. 160 trees can be planted on each acre and the land cultivated with profit and also benefit to the trees. We said that in 20 years trees could thus be grown which would then be worth $75 or even more per tree. We now say furthermore, that of the 160 treees planted on each acre at least 100 of them should arrive at the stage of maturity without interference to the crops and an actual enrichment of the soil; and also, that if the man will study the nature of each tree as it grows he cau train them to curl and also probably to produce a burl.? Hickory Press. Buying and Selling Cows by Tests of Their Milk.?The North Carolina experiment station proposes a plan for buying and selling cows. It is based on the yield of their milk, together with the quality of the same as determined by tests of the milk. The rule is to pay for the cow ?i the rate of $12 per gallon of milk given per day that is rich enough to show 31 per cent of fat. To this price add or subtract one dollar for every onefourth of one per cent, of fat which is above or below the 3J per cent. By this rule the cow is bought entirely on her merits. It is believed to be a conservative plan and one if adopted (or one upon a similar plan) will cer taily raise the standard 01 cows, ana increase their milk and butter production, for il they cannot be sold easily for milk cows, they will soon be turned over to the butcher, and a better animal be kept or a willing purchaser be found. The result cannot fail to be beneficial to all parties. The Oyster.?Oysters are really ' less digestible than commonly credited to be. A raw oyster takes two hours for digestion, and in a stew it requires three and a half hours. Although extremely nutritious, it may be ruined by overcooking in the same way as an egg is made indigestible. If the albuminous juices of an oyster are hardened by two great or too long continued heat it is not fit for a delicate stomach. This is why oysters should be cooked only uutil plump and the edges are ruffled. For a delicate invalid the hard muscle is often remov - ? - -1 1 .1 e<1;in any case an oyster siiuum noi be pierced with a fork, but should be handled carefully in cooking. IST" The practice of burning old and dry grass in unocupied lands, in order that a younger and more tender growth i may give pasture to cattle, is disastrous ] to the general welfare. It is not alone ] the grass that burns, and sometimes i adjoining pine forests, but the humus ' in the sandy soil is burnt out, and the i future wealth and resources of the < State are destroyed. I . , , i * < Earth Over Manure.?A few \ inches of dry earth over a pile of fer- I menting manure will effectually pre- 1 vent loss of ammonia. This is much ' more common loss where manure is I ! i piled than is leaching. We doubt j ivhether during summer and until cold weather the piles of manure left out of loors get more rainfall than is good or them. This is especially true of lorse manure which will burn into ishes and lose most of its manurial /alue if kept where rain cannot touch t.?Exchange. To Stone Raisins.?Here is the r 2orrect way to stone raisins : Free the I aisins from the stems, and then put :hem in a bowl. Cover them with joiling water and let them stand for 1 ;wo minutes. Pour off the water, >yen the raisins, and the seeds can be emoved quickly and easily without he usual stickiness. POT Never allow cows to drink water J, ,hat you would not drink yourself. Vlilk from common cows when grass ed contains nearly 87 per cent, water. _ The cow has no filter in her to purify ' vater, and if the water is impure the mpurity goes straight into the milk. ROYALr Baking Fodder Absolutely Pu re ROYAL jj Baking Powder \ Absolutely Pure 9 ROYAL! Baking Powder c Absolutely Pure p sirs lull. 1 Schedules in Effect from and After J October 13, 1895. &. W. F. Harper, President. [ CENTRAL TIME STANDARD. GOING NORTH. | NO 10. | No 60. j Leave Chester 7 20 a m 7 50 a m j Leave Lowrysvllle 7 49 a m I 8 2.5 a m , Leave McConnellsville 8 06 am 8 50am Leave Guthrlesville .... 8 13 ami 0 05am Leave YorkvJUe 8 34 a m 1 10 05 a m ? Leave Clover 9 11 a m 1 10 50 am 1 Leave Qastonla 9 50 a m j 12 10 pm i Leave Llncolnton 1105am 130pm ] r_ooTro Voirtnn 11 54 am I 3 00 Dm , Leave Hickory 12 30 p m I 5 00 p m Arrive Lenoir I 1 35 p m 1 6 40 p m GOING SOUTH. No ttl. | No 9. Leave Lenoir 5 00am! 3 25 pm Leave Hickory 6 42 ami 430pm Leave Newton 8 10 a m j 5 08 p m Leave Llncolnton 9 30 am j 5 55pm Leave Qastonla 12 00 pm i 6 55 pm Leave Clover 1 03 p m 7 37pm Leave Yorkvllle I 2 25 pm 8 11 pm Leave Guthriesvllle ... 2 53 pm I 8 33 pm Leave McConnellsvllle1 3 06pm I 8 41 pm Leave Lowrysvllle j 3 30 pm j 858pm Arrive Chester I 4 10 pm 9 28pm Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first-class, and ran daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 60 ind 61 carry passengers and also run daily except Sunday. 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If you have any kind of vehicle hat needs painting, bring it to n * CICERO MOORE, 1 At Wheeler's Old Factory FHE YORKVILI FOR; ilTHER WEEKLY ORSEMI-WE \.LL THE NEWS WHII Nuraerons Valuable and Useful ARTICLES WORTH $250.00 FO 3uggy, Organ, Bicycles, Corl Machines, Watches, Tabh nmunimnTnn n Tn TTrp VAT] UUlYiMijiNUJj muni inuv rHE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER pub- I ] lishcs weekly, more news than any r ther paper in the Fifth Congressional j < listrict, and is distinguished from other i 1 apers in the following important partic- j liars: First. It is edited at home for 2 lome readers. Second. Its news is closest L ip to date. Third. It is one of the most < eliable. Fourth. It gives its subscribers ' he greatest values for the least money, i i'ifth. It is issued both weekly and I emi-weekly. Sixth. It is the best ] irinted. i THE SEMI-WEEKLY EDITIONS i re issued on Wednesdays and Fridays, i ( Sach edition contains all the more impor- i ant county, State and general happenings i lose up to date, and differs most material- I y from the weekly editions of daily palers in that it eliminates' that which is of io interest in this section, and condenses nto short and convenient space the gist ! if important happenings in such a manner i is to give the reader the greatest amount if information with the least amount of 'eading. The size of each edition is governed by the amount of important matter o be published ; but it is never less than wentv-four columns, and always contains nore live news than any other paper pubished in this section. THE WEEKLY EDITION is intended (specially for those subscribers who find t inconvenient to get to the postoffiee at requent intervals, and who prefer their veekly reading in one paper. It is of the tame size and snape as formerly, contains til the news of the semi-weekly, and such lappenings of importace as may develop tfter the semi-weekly has been published, [t will give the readers a complete and jomprehensive review of the happenings >f the week, and keep them as well inform;d as the semi-weekly, except at less freluent intervals. The main features that have so long listinguished THE ENQUIRER as the eading country weekly of the South, will >e preserved without change, except in he direction of improvement. Here we efer to the continued publication of COPYRIGHTED SERIALS by the forexiost writers of the day, carefully selected Miscellaneous matter that is both enteraining and instructive, Humorous natter, "Wayside gatherings," and Farm ind Fireside articles, all in addition o a complete local, State and general i frvnrnthor ivifh PYnlftnAtOfV I Jcno ooiTi\yot ?. *?u ? ^ . editorials on such subjects as may be eonsidered as requiring explanation. TO CLUBMAKERS. * "We have no regularly authorized agents ;o solicit subscriptions to THE ENQUIRER. We prefer to leave this work to any md all citizens of the various sections ivho wi9h to undertake it. Each and everybody is respectfully solicited to make up a club, small or large, send us lames of subscribers, together with posteffice address, and $1.75 for each annual mbscription, and we will take pleasure in jiving liberal compensation in proportion .o services rendered, according to the ;erms published below. Terms of Subscription?Postage Free. Single Copy, one year, $ 2 00 Two Copies, one year, 3 50 3ne Copy, two years, 3 50 3ne Copy, six months, 1 00 Due Copy, three months, 50 Ten Copies, one year 17 50 And one copy, one year, to the person making a club of TEN at $1.75 for each lubscriber. Payment required to be made in advance. PREMIUMS FOR THE LARGEST CLUBS. For the THREE LARGEST CLUBS of mbscribers, yearly respectively, at $1.75 ["or each subscriber, to tneSEMI-WEEKLY or WEEKLY, or part SEMIWEEKLY and part WEEKLY, we offer 1st. The BEST $75.00 OPEN BUGGY, manufactured by the Carolina Buggy Co., iforkville, S. C. The Buggy offered as a sremiuin will be equal in QUALITY and FINISH to any made by that company. The buggy may be either selected from itock or finished as to color, springs, etc., it. the option and according to the prefermce of the person entitled to it. The reputation of the Carolina Buggy Co., for I making good buggies, renders it unneces-1 wry to say anything further than that it j ivill be a first-class article in every respect. | 3r, if preferred by the person entitled to i ;he buggy, will give in place of it a first-! rlass MONARCH BICYCLE, suitable for fither lady or gentleman, as may be deiired, valued at $85. 2d. A WILCOX & WHITE ORGAN, mown as "La Belle," valued at $75. The io frv Vua fnrniwhivl lis hv Air. (t. T. Sciorb, the agent of the company in ! ifork county. The value put on the Organ s his regular retail price for one ot that style. The Organ has five octaves, the j :ase is black walnut with bevel plate mir- j or, contains two complete' sets of reeds [ inn octave couplers, and nine stops. The |, one and workmanship is equal to that of i he higher priced instruments. Included j .vith the Organ is a handsome stool. If, j lowever, the person entitled to this pre- j, nium should not desire it, we will give in i jlace of it, an ACME BICYCLE, valued j it $85. One suitable for either a lady or I ( gentleman will be furnished as may bej jreferred. I, The Bicycles mentioned above are first lass machines in every respect and are'. 'requontly sold at higher prices than the ,'alue we nave put on them. | 3d. One 12-DISK latest improved CORJIN DISK HARROW, valued at 930. !. The standard character and worth of this ( igricultural implement are too wellcnown to require any detailed description. JSff The person returning and paying or the largest number of subscribers at 1 11.75 cents each, will be entitled to first ihoice of one of the above mentioned tremiums; the person returning and payng for the second largest number will be intitled to the second choice; and the | >erson returning and paying ior ine mini i argest club will be entitled to the Corbin )isk Harrow. , 'REMIUMS FOR OTHER CLUBS. , roll SIXTY OK MOKE XAMES. , To every person who obtains and pays I or SIXTY OR MORE NAMES at $1.75 aeh ; but who fails to secure any other GrARRY IRON RO< MANUFACT IRON ROOFING. RIMPED AND CORRUGATED Iron Tile or Shingle. FIRE PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS, ETC. IV " . I' t-PHE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 0 i&r~ Orders received by L. M. GRI6 jE enquirer 183? I ;EKLY AT THESAME PRICE. ,E IT IS STILL NEWS. Premiums for Club Makers. R CLUBS OF SUBSCRIBERS. )in Disk Harrow, Sewing ; Knives and Forks, etc. V AND 60 TO WORK! premium, we will give as compensation, >ne "ENQUIRER" SEWING MACHINE, or one 11-JEWEL WALTHAM WATCH in a Fahy's dustproof open faced silver case, or a HOUSEKEEPER'S JET 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 higharm style, has four drawers, finished in oak or walnut as may be preferred, is finely ornamented, is fitted with improved automatic bobbin-winder, has self setting needle and self-threading cylinder shuttle, and all the tools and attachments required with a first-class sewing machine. The 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 DESERT SPOONS, THREE TABLE SPOONS, SIX MEDIUM FORKS, ONE SUGAR SHELL, SIX MEDIUM SIZE KNIVES and ONE TWIST BUTTER KNIFE. These articles are manufactured by the Rodger Bros., 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 AXD LESS THAN SIXTY. To every person who obtains and pays for FORTY NAMES and less than sixty, and who fails to secure any other premium, we will give one SEVEN JEWEL W A T TH A \f W iTCH in a Pohv'u nnpn face ease, 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, finely tempered, and the handles of nickle silver, quadrupled plated with pure silver. The pattern selected is known as the "Siren." The watch is a reliable timekeener, and either of the premiums offered is worth $15.00. FOR THIRTY AND LESS THAN FORTY. To every person who returns and pays * for a CLUB OF THIRTY and less than forty names, and who fails to secure any other premium, we will give one SEVEN JEWEL OPEN FACE AMERICAN STANDARD WATCH in aFaby'sdust proof silver case. Or, if preferred, will give a SET OF HALF DOZEN TEA SPOONS, HALF DOZEN TABLE SPOONS and ONE BUTTER KNIFE ol 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 y at least $10.00. FOR TWENTY AND LESS THAN SO. 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 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 by the person entitled to receive it. FOR TEN AND LESS THAN TWENTY To every person whe returns and pays far a CLUB OF TEN and less than twenty names, and who fails to secure any other premium, we will furnish THE ENQUIRER for one year, or one GRAVY LADLE of the "Siren" pattern, made ot nickle silver and plated with pure silver, and valued at $2. FOR SIX AND LESS THAN TEN. To every person who returns and pays ^ for a club or 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 o! the best materials and plated with pure silver. Valued at $1.50. ?- FOR THREE AND LESS THAN SIX. To every 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 "Si- " ren" BUTTER KNIFE, made of nickle silver, plated with pure silver, and valued at $1. CONDITIONS. TWO SIX MONTHS' SUBSCRIBERS at $1 each, will be considered the equivalent of one yearly subscriber at $1.75 and so counted. A subscription paid for two or more years in advance at $1.75 will OU CUUULUU iW UIIC UHIIJC lUf ?JttCU ytxxi ^ so paid. Club-makers will be held personally responsible for the payment of all names returned by them. After a club-maker has returned and paid for any name, he can, at anytime thereafter, discontinue the sending of the paper to the person for whom he has paid, and transfer the unexpired time to any other person, provided the person to whom the transfer is f 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 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 should all be at the same postoffice. Names may be taken at any number of places. G'lub-makers are requested to send in names as rapidly as they secure them. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe ? transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered letter or money order drawn on the Yorkville postoffice. In sending names, write plainly, and ?ive postoffice, county and State. All subscriptions will be discontinued it the expiration of the tin e paid for. A separate list will be kept for each L'lubmaker, who will be credited with sach name sent, so that the number sent tby any one person may be ascertained at i moment's notice. In case of a tie for either premium, two weeks will be allowed in which to "untie." The time in which names may be re;umed under our propositions will expire it 4 o'clock n. m. oil Wcdnpsdav. the 11th day of March, 1806. * L. M. GRIST <fe SONS, Yorkville, S. C. OFING COMFNY, URERS OF a IRON ORE PAINT And Cement. Cleveland, O. F IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD 5T.