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tumorous department. A QUICK-WITTED MINISTER. The Courier says the following is a true story : Two young ladies of this city were desirous of joining one of the prominent Episcopalian churches, but as tbey bad been taught that immersion was the true form of- baptism, they wished, on joining themselves to the church, to be baptized in that manner. They stated their wishes to the pastor, and he expressed himself entirely willing to administer the ordinance in that form; but as there were no conveniences in the church edifice for t,ha numose. it would be necessary to go outside?to the frog pond on the common, or the pretty lakelet on the public garden. They looked upon this proposal with horror. They could not think of it, could not think of making such a spectacle of themselves. "Then," said the genial pastor, "you had better go to a Baptist for the pur pose ; and after baptism, if you desire it, you will be received into the Episcopalian fold." The ladies were delighted with the suggestion, and as soon as convenient called upon a prominent Baptist pastor and made known their wish to be baptized. "Certainly," replied the pastor, "but there are certain preliminaries to be gone through before baptism, certain preparations to be made. It is a solemn ordinance, one not to be lightly submitted to?and, by the way, it appears to me strange that you have not previously consulted me, that the preparations so necessary.?" "0 we are already prepared," said the young ladies. "Already prepared ?" "Yes; we do not intend to become members of your church ; we only want to be baptized, as we believe immersion to be the proper form of baptism. W? oro crrtSnc tn inin the EniscoDalian * * w w 0W**"0 """ ? ?r -? church." "O that's it," said the pastor, rising; "then permit me to inform you, my dear young ladies, that we do not wash Episcopalian sheep here." READILY EXPLAINED. A Washington man is accustomed to using what he considers a very choice product of the distiller's art. His preference for the liquor in question has been approved by a numbei of connoisseurs in such matters, and he began to suspect that a colored man in his employ had added his indorsement in a manner tacit, but sincere. The compliment was a high one, for the colored man had long been employed in the culinary department, and he had a sense of smell and a keenness of taste which many a gourmet might envy. The demijohn which contained the liquor emptied with such surprising rapidity that its proprietor concluded to adopt radical measures. In the absence of direct proof he decided to try strategy. He allowed the demijohn to become empty, and, instead of filling it again, put the liquor in bottles in his cupboard and labeled them "poison." The word was printed in heavy, black letters, and a skull and crossbones were added, of a size calculated to make an impression on the most stolid. He kept an eye on the cupboard, too, and one night, as he came home from the theater, he caught the colored servant in the act. Seizing the bottle in mock terror, the employer exclaimed : "Great heavens! Do you know what you are doing ? Don't you see that what that bottle contains is marked poison ?" 44 'Tain't poison, suh. I'se done been fooled ag'in." "How dared you tamper with it, whether you knew it was poison or not ?" "Boss, it wuz dis-a-way. F'um de way yoh acted 'bout dat demijohn in de celler, I done thought yoh s'picions ob me, an' it made me melancholy, foh sho'. I's been tryin' for mos' two weeks now ter commit suicide out'n dat bottle!"?Washington Star. His Experience.?"Gentlemen," said the man with frank blue eyes, to a Washington Star man, "some people would be disposed to doubt some of the stories that you have been telling aooui freaks of a wind storm. But I don't. The man who told how the wind took the roof off his and a neighbor's houses, exchanged them and nailed them down, has my unlimited confidence." "It's every word true," said the individual alluded to. "Neither do I doubt the word of the man who asserts that the tornado pinned a lot of Bryan buttons on the coat lapels of pedestrians. I have had an experience which will not permit me to be skeptical." "What was it?" "I wouldn't tell it in any company but this, where I know it will be appreciated." "Did you have a house blown down?" "No. That wouldn't be anything extraordinary. I hadn't any house to be blown down. I have been living at a hotel, waiting for my new residence in the country to be completed. All the material was lying out on the lot, and the plaus were in a tool-house near by. When I went to look at the ?'AA/V mAMnin/y T fAlin/1 t Vl Q t fho IUIO UiUUIlUg X 1VUUU IUUV V.?v wind had broken open the tool-house, secured the plans, built the whole house, cleaned the windows, and started a fire in the kitchen range." Turned the Tables.?One day a member of a great legislative body was conversing with a gentleman when another member came up. "Allow me," said, the first member, "to introduce to you Mr. Blank, the mau who has written more stupidites than any other living person." "Ah," said the second member, "au editor?" "No; i he's the official stenographer of the house?" Mrs. Bilkins, Beading.?Clothed in radiant smiles, and surrounded by the admiring glances of a great throng, the young couple stood at the chancel railas the clergyman pronounced them man and wife. "Must be of the first families," suggested Bilkins. "Why ?" asked his wife. "Adam and Eve were clothed in similar garments when they were married."?Adams Freeman. Wayside (Satheritigs. VST Three people can keep a secret | when two of them are dead. Avoid extravagant promises. State facts and stick to them. I Not to enjoy life but to employ life ought to be our aim and aspiration. The number of fighting men in ' this country is estimated at 9,467,694. According to late statistics there are in the United St&tes 40,000 deaf mutes. f?" More than 1,800 varieties of roses have been cultivated during the pres ent century. M8F Economy is no disgrace. It is better living on a little than outliving a great deal. j 16T People who make a boast of say- , ing what they mean, generally have 4 mean things to say. ( tST Seventy-two races inhabit the i world and use over 3,000 different ; tongues. There are about 1,000 re- i ligions. i m~A man in New York died from t "nasal hemorrhage" recently. Old < fashioned people would have called it 1 "nosebleed." S8F The historian puts a good deal 1 more weight on the opinions of a man's neighbor than he does on the lettering , on the tombstone. There are preachers who get 1 large salaries that accept support from ' widows who must make their money over the wash* tub. Evangelist Moody says wealth is not power; but there is a wide- i spread impression that it is a pretty good substitute for it. ti&T If you would find a great many j faults, be on the lookout; but if you want to find them in unlimited quan- i tities, be on the look in. i Haf Tiger bones are some of the 1 queer things in commerce of China. 1 They are used as a medicine, being ac- j counted a kind of a tonic. t&T How many blunders we should i escape, if we were not so much in- j Clinea to llllUK oi uurseivets uiuic highly than we ought to think. 46T It is a strange fact that the right , hand is more sensitive to the touch than the left, is less sensitive than the i latter to the effect of heat or cold. i PaT In one house in Nashua, N. H., 1 every one of the eight families who have lived in the house during the , eight years have had scarlet fever. j VctF There are men who are very J profane who suddenly become very, pious in the midst of a thunder storm, j or in the presence of physical danger. , B&T Dr. Livingstone used to tell how, whilst traveling in Africa, he was so hard set for food that he made a meal of two mice and a light, blue-colored ' mole. , PiF The region about the Dead Sea : is one of the hottest places on the , globe, and the sea is said to lose a : million tons of water a day by evapo- i ration. J J6?" A New York religious journal j intimates that some persons contribute to missions according to their meanness rather than according to their ( means. ? I6T" A musical bicycle has appeared < in England. The motion of the vehicle grinds out the tunes, and the wheelman whirls along to the strains of a ' lively harmony. 16?" "Charley, if you are good today i you shall be allowed to go after the ! cows." "Suppose I'm bad, papa?" "Ob, then you'll have to go after them ! as a punishment." 1ST W. J. Bryan received a larger number of electoral votes and more < of the popular vote of the country than \ was ever received by a defeated can- 1 didate for the presidency. D&T An Irishman was explaining to J a friend the difficulty he had going < from the station to the hotel. "The streets are so crooked," he said, "that ' I met myself on the way back." W&T A weliknown specialist of ear diseases has made the announcement i that half the deafness prevalent at the i present time can be traced to the practice of boxing the ears of children, i tST In New Zealand the Maori priest ! repeats to the infant a lengthy list of ( the names of its aucestors, fixing upon the one which the child by sneezing or crying when it is uttered is considered to select for itself. i IW The best way to ascertain whether coffee has been adulterated is to ( pour cold water on it. If pure, it will | coior toe water very siiguuy ) u uiia- i ed with chicory, the water will take a brownish hue. H&T A trocha is a narrow path crossing the main highway. Used as a war term it signifies a line of defence stretching across certain portions of ] the country, crossing all highways, and ! of course, cutting off all travel. There are church members who can stand on the street corners and 1 discuss politics with many words, who , will not open their mouths except it j be to yawu, in a testimony meetiug, claiming they are not gifted with lan- J guage. J SST Ac'ass in grammar was reciting, 1 and one of the younger boys was asked to compare "sick." He began, thoughtfully : "Sick"?paused while his brain struggled with the problem? then finished, triumphantly, "Sick, j worse, dead." I6T" According to the London Figaro, i the Priuce of Wales is the greatest spendthrift in the world. It asserts that he has spent $50,000,000 in 33 i vears. It savs he has received $25,- < 000,000 more for traveling expenses and special allowances, and has private debts that aggregate $20,000,000. lOT" Nine out of ten persons, if asked what is the most sensitive part of the i body, will reply the tip of the tongue. 1 This is a mistake. Those engaged in polishing billiard balls, or any other substances that require a very high ! degree of smoothness, invariably use the cheekbone as their touchstone for , detecting any roughness. Var* At the late Cobb county (Ga.) fair, Mrs. M. J. Farr, of Roswell, had a quilt made in the shape of a map of \ the state of Georgia, each county out- t lined with names thereon bounded < with ocean and states, bordered with t the names of the governors of Georgia aud the presidents of the United States, ( aud the years they served in their i respective official positions. i Jot the ?M>roe (Circle. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. c LESSON XII, FOURTH QUARTER, IN- i TERNATIONAL SERIES, DEC. 20. J Text of tbe Lesson, Math. 11, 1-12?Mem- j orjr Verses, 10, 11?Golden Text, Lake 11, ^ 10?Commentary by the Rev. D. M. y Stearns. t 1. "Now, when Jesus was born in Beth- r tehem of Judaea in tho days of Herod the ^ ting, behold, there came wise men from ? the east to Jerusalem." Ho was foreor- 8 iainod before tho foundation of tho world [I Pot i, 20), and when tho fullness of ^ time was come uoa senc ronn ms ?on, t tuade of a woman, mado under the law, I bo redeem them that were under the law 3 (GaL iv, 4, 6). Not only is Ho tho Son of 3 God, but, as In chapter i, 1, the Son of ) David, the son of Abraham, and therefore I bhe one In whom nil the promises to David 3 and Abraham will bo fulfilled. In Him t shall all Scripture bo fulfilled, for it all 1 xracerns Him (Lube xxlv, 27, 44). His 1 birth in Bethlehem was but nn ovent in a I life without beginning or end (John xvii, i 5; Rev. xxii, 1-5). ^ 2. "Saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews, for we have seen His j star in the east and are come to worship , HimP" They hod no doubt as to whom they wanted to see, nor as to what they 1 wanted to da They camo to see tho new- t born King of the Jews and to worship *] Him. It was long since tho Jews had a t king, and they were now subject to the r Romans, of whom Herod was tho rcpre- j Bentative. But in their heaven given book / it was written that the throne of David should be established forever and tho ^ promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob ful- ' filled (Isa ix, 6, 7; Mia vli, 19, 20). l 8. "When Herod, tho king, had heard t these things, he was troubled, and all Jeru- c salem with him." If he had known the ] promises of God concerning tho overthrow ^ of Israel's enemies and the future glory of Israel, he might well have been troubled, f See as a sample Mic. v, 15; vli, 16, 17. * But, not knowing the Scriptures, all ho r Baw in the words of the wise men was f * tutu*? A ? prUDUUiy wiu jJUBBiuitii/y ui <* uuivuu iui L Israel who would redeem them from the j power of Roma The redemption of Israel ^ will yet come, and tho signs of its approach are not few (Luke xxi, 25-28). 4. "And when he had gathered ull tho [ chief priests and scribes of the people to- i gather, he demanded of them where Christ ? 3hould be born." He would thus see if tho leaders of tho people were expecting a king, and if there was anything in this ( extraordinary visit and question of these men from the oast Christ is tho Greek for bhe Hebrew word Messiah, and tho English of each is the anointed. See the use * of tho word in I Sam. il, 10, 85; Ps. il, 2, t 6; Dan. lx, 25, 20. Hear also the chief f priests mockingly call Him "Christ the c King of Israel" (Mark xv, 81, 82). g 5. "And they said unto him, In Bethle- I hem of Judfeu, for thus it is written by the prophet" Herod would now seo that there must be something in it, for tho s prophets of Israel h;ul foretold what the 8 wise men from the east indicated had now 1 come to pass. That there wcro those in i Israel who were patiently waiting for this r groat event is clear from the record con- . oerning Simeon and Anna (Luko ii, 25, . 26, 88). Thero were those who looked for redemption in Israel and oxpected a Re- 11 deemer about that timo. * 6. "And thou, Bethlehem, in the land of ? Judo, art not the least umong tho princes } of Juda, for out of thee shall come n Gov- i crnor, that shall rule my pcoplo Israel." t This is quoted from Mlc. v, 2. The rest of . the verse is most interesting and a proof of the divinity of this child, "His goings . forth have been from of old, from everlast- 1 ing." He appeared to Abraham, Isaac r and Jacob, to Moses, Joshua, Gideon and ( Solomon. Jesus, the Son of Mary, Is the e Lord God of tlio holy prophets. He sees } bhe end from the beginning, and 700 years before the evont foretold His birth in Bethlehem. 7. "Then Herod, when he had privily 1 sailed the wise men, inquired of them dili- 8 gently what timo the star appeared." The 8 devil, whose great weapon is death, was f working in Herod to destroy this child c King. Thi9 is evident from verse 16, for , bhe age of the children slain is assooiatcd . with the inquiry which ho made of the wise men. What blessed llttlo martyrs bhoso innocent babes were! They died for Him, and He will not forgot it in that * day. "They shall come again from the 8 land of the enemy" (Jer. xxxt, 16). Death, { bhe enemy, took their bodies for a time, s but they shall rise again. 8. "And he sont them to Bethlehem j and said, Go and search diligently for tho i young child, and when ye have found , Him, bring mo word agnln, that I may f come and worship Him also." The devil ? Is a liar and a murderer (John vili, 44), t but all his plots against God and His Christ shall come to naught. Ho seems t successful for the present, but tho end is g not yet 9. "When they had heard tho king, they , departed, and, lo, tho star which they saw in the east went beforo them till it came ' and stood over whore tho young child * was"?evidently guidod them to tho very l house. Possibly an angel of God guiding g them all the way, for ordinary stars, while c they guide the mariner acroBS tho trackless sea, do not stand over a particular house in a town, as if Baying, "This is tho place." Angels are called stars in Rev. i, 80; lx, 1. 10. "When they saw the star, thcyrojoicod with exceeding great joy." It would seem that they lost sight of it for a time. Was it because they stopped to inquire of Herod, or in order that they might Inquire of Herod? It is not written, but this we know, that God Himself is all sufficient for His people in all things. He does 3ometimos guide thus through peoplo, but when He begins to do a supernatural thing, as in this case, it is not likely that Ho would liavo us turn aside to man. 11. "And when they were come unto the house they saw tho young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped them, and when they had opened their treasures they presented unto Him gifts?gold and frankincense and myrrh." Thus God provided beforehand for a journey of which as yet Joseph and Mary knew nothing. He will provide for all tho needs of His people in His own wonderful way even if Ho hits to uso an angel or birds or even fishes. These men, how many we uro not told, believed that this child would yet be the king of the Jews, ana as sucn tnoy ? worshiped Him. ji 12. "And being warned of God in a t dream that they should not return to Her- a od, they departed into their own country j another way." Notice in the rest of this . chapter the other instances of direct guidance from God concerning this child, and J if you are a child of God by faith in Christ ' Jesus fear not to believe that you are loved as He is lo\ed and will be equally cared r for (John xv. 5); xvii, 23). r When the recording angel writes c jp the book of life, he doesn't consult ;he church register so frequently as he f loes the merchants' list of "dead a )eats." r IST" To have the advantage of an memy, and yet abstain from using it, o s to display true Christian magnani- s nity. v gam and Jittsidt. HOW TO REMOVE WARTS. No person likes to have bis bands lisfigured by warts, and there are few vho will not resort to severe means to emove the unsightly excrescences, rhe writer, when a boy, was annoyed >y a wart near the thumb. One day ie picked it with a pin, and squeezed he juice of several grapes over it. tVhat possessed him to do this he has lever been able to explain, but the esult was the wart dried up, crum>led and vanished forever a few days ater, without leaving the slightest car. Naturally the youth recommended lis remedy to others, and many of his >laymates tried it. Not one of them, iowever, received the least benefit, ind the lad referred to suffered coniderable loss to his reputation for reracity, more than one youngster ilainly intimating his disbelief in the tory. He set himself right by saying hat probably the wart was just ready o vacate anyway, and the grapes bad lotbing to do with it. Be that as it nay, the testimony of J. E. Johnson n the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, is valuable: I have always had warts on my lands ever since I was a boy, and lave tried a thousand remedies for hem, including all the charms known o the oldest darkey in the country. The only thing that would suppress hem even temporarily was a red-hot leedle. Somebody told me about it :0 or 15 years ago, but I never tried it or a long time, dreading the pain. Vt last I had a big wart on the muckle of my left forefinger, where I vas always knocking it against somehiug and keeping it raw and sore. I letermined to try the hot needle. So ! had a large needle fixed in an awllandle, heated it red-hot in the flume if a lamp, and thrust it through the >ig wart at one punch. The pain was 10 greater than I had been enduring rom striking the wart against everyhing I touched, and after the needle md cooled I took it out. The wai t legan to dry up, and in three or four iavs I picked it off with my thumb mil. Since then, whenever one makes ts appearauce, I take a needle to it, ind the remedy never fails. Cleaning Old Clothes.?The mysery to many people how the scourers >f old clothes can make them almost is good as new, is explained in The American Analyst as follows : Take, or instance, a shiny old coat, vest, or >air of pants of broadcloth, cassimere >r diagonal. The scourer makes u itrong, warm soapsuds and plunges he garment into it, souses it up aud lown, rubs the dirty places, if neceslary puts it through several waters ind hangs it to dry on the line. When nearly dry he takes it iu, rolls t up for an hour or two and then >resses it. An old cotton cloth is laid >n the outside of the coat, and the ron passed over that until the wriukles ire out; but the iron is moved before he steam ceases to rise from the joods, else they would be shiny. Wrinkles that are obstinate are renoved by laying a wet cloth over hem and passing the iron over thut. 'f any shiny places are seen, they are reated as the wrinkles are ; the iron s lifted, while the full cloud of steam ? ?j u_: .u? ,?;?K ;? ises, auu uriu^s lud uap up mvu iv. }loth should always have a suds made ispecially for it, as with that which ms been used for white cotton or voolen clothes, lint will be left in the vater, and cling to the cloth. In this nanner we have known the same coat md pantaloons to be renewed time Lnd again, and have all the look and eel of new garments. Good broaddoth and its fellow cloths will bear nany washings, and look better every ime because of them. How to Beat the Skipper Fly.? N. Poe of Sherman, Ark., in an irticle on preventives against skip>ers, published in The Southern Farm, ays; 1st. Get one pound of borax to .,000 pounds of meat; pulverize same >y running through an old coffee mill; lave ready a large pepper box, with I 1i/3 a liftln /lAorco CA fhot iuica III iuc iiu a Jituc vuui ou wuwv he borax can pass through readily. 2nd. Take up meat after it has aken up salt sufficiently, wash all alt off in warm water and while the neat is wet, dust thoroughly with >orax flesh of meat and end of the eg bone, and in every nook and corter where meat has been cut. Hang ip, and you need not take down, only is is necessary for use, and if you will tnly follow the above directions, you vill never lose any meat from the sffects of the skipper fly. I have seen t thoroughly tested. One of my leighbors, Mr. W. Y. Keith, killed hree hogs early one season, hung up lome in the center of the house; tilled nine late in the season, using >orax on last killing, hung last on :ither side of first, and the last kept jerfectly free from the fly, while the nmo ko/lK? irtiiirnrl hu lta nrAV ??OV " ?o ??uij WJ t ?7 ipon it; furthermore, I let a Negro m ujy place have one side last fall hat bad hung in the smokehouse for 8 or 20 mouths, and was as sound md free from the skipper fly as the lay it was hung up. Hams go hrough the season in perfect safety, am a farmer and write this for the >eiicfit of the farming class of people, vishing all a happy New Year and a irosperous future. Measuring an Acre.?Few farmsrs know the size of their fields or iow many acres they contain. It is lesirable?in fact, indispensable for ;ood work that a farmer should know his, otherwise he cannot apportion eed or manure for it, nor can he tell iow much time it should take to plow, larrow or cultivate it. A good coltou :ord, the size of a plow line, should be cept for the purpose'of measuring. To make one, buy 67 feet of cotton ope, fasten a ring at each end, and ake these rings precisely 66 feet ipart. This is four rods. Tie a piece f red rag in the center. One acre of ground will be a piece j our of these cords long and two-aud- < half wide, equal to 16 by 10 rods, 1 aaking 160 square rods to an acre. ( The advantages of the rings is that < ue person can measure by driviug a take iu the ground to hold the rope ^hile he stretches it out. The rope should be soaked in tar and then dried. This will prevent it shrinking. 11 ftl I. T. D..AAM < ll dianus iu nea&un '' that ao,000,000 bottles of a 0 medicine could not be sold * * * * unless it was good, honest, and * > * ' did what was claimed for it <' < Here are the facts about < (> Dr. CLARK JOHNSON'S <> !: INDIAN j| BLOOD : IS SYRUP i: t > In 30 years 30,000,000 bottles i; have been sold to cure Blood Diseases, and it must be a ' * CURE. All the sickness in * * !' this world is caused by bad * * < blood; Weakness, Loss of ap- < ( petite. Dyspepsia, Headaches, < > 1 Constipation, Liver and Kidney <> 1 troubles, Scrofula, Pimples, etc. <; j > Attack the foundation of dis- < t : ease, cleanse the blood, bring it back to the splendid work inten; f ded for it by nature. There i * ! * may be other ways, but the best * * ' * is by using the tried and true < * < * remedy ' < Dr. Clark Johnson's 0 SI INDIAN BLOOD SYRUP > 50c. per bottle; oil druggists. ,; MAKE A SELECTION. THE following are a few of the Periodicals which you can subscribe for or have sent to any address: GODEY'S MAGAZINE, 81 a year; MUNSEY'S, 81 a year; LADIES' fiOME JOURNAL,81 a year; METROPOLITAN, 81 a year; SOUTHERN FARM. 81 a year; SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR, 81 a year; THE LADIES' HOME COMPANION, 50 cts. a year; SATURDAY NIGHT, 83 a year; YOUTH'S COMPANION. 81.75 a year; GOOD NEWS, 82.50 a year. If what you want is not mentioned, let me know and I will get it for you. Respectfully, REG. M. GRIST, Subscription Agent, Lock Box 8, Yorkville, S. C. OHlfl BIVER AND TIME TABLE of the Ohio River and Charleston Railway company, to take effect Monday, June 1,1896, a 7.40 a. m. STANDARD EASTERN TIME. GOING SOUTH I^O. 12. | Leave Marlon 2 00 pm Leave Rutherfordton 3 35 pm Leave Forest City - 4 05 pm Leave Henrietta 4 30 pm Leave Mooresboro 4 45 pm Leave Shelby 6 00 pm Leave Patterson Springs.. 6 15 pm Leave Earls 6 25 pm Arrive at Rlacksburg 6 40 pm No. 32. | No. 34. I Dally I Monday Except We'ns'd'y 1 Sunday. Friday. Leave Shelby 7 40 am Leave Patterson Springs... 7 50 am Leave Blacksburg 8 30 am 8 40 am Leave Smyrna 8 50 am 9 05 am Leave Hickory Grove 0 05 am 9 25 am Leave Sharon 9 20 am 9 50 am Leave Yorkvllle 9 35 am 10 20 am Leave Tirzah 9 47 am 10 45 am Leave Newport 9 51 am 10 55 am Leave Rock Hill 10 30 am 12 55 pm Leave Leslies 10 42 am' 1 15 pm Leave Catawba Junction.. 10 51 am 2 00 pm Leave Lancaster 11 17 pm 3 40 pm Leave Kershaw 11 57 pm 5 25 pm Arrive at Camden 12 45 pm 6 45 pm going north. f No. 33/1 No. 35. Daily Tuesday Except Thursday Sunday. Saturday. Leave Camden 1 15 pmi 8 00 am Leave Kershaw *2 15 pmj 10 15 am Leave Lancaster 2 55 pm- 1150 am Leave Catawba Junction 3 30 pmi 1 20 am Leave Leslies 3 38 pm 140 am Leave Rock Hill 3 54 pm! 4 00 pm Leave Newport 4 09 pm| 4 20 pm Leave Tlrzah 4 15 pm1 1 35 pm Leave Yorkville 4 30 pm 5 00 pm Leave Sharfin 4 45 pm 5 30 pm Leave Hickory Grove .... 5 00 pm 5 55 pm Leave Smyrna 5 10 pm 6 15 pm Leave Blacksbure 5 30 pm fr 45 pm Leave Patterson Springs.. 5 50 pm Arrive at Shelby 6 00 pm No. 11. | Leave Hlacksburg 8 20 am] J<eave Earls 8 40 am Leave Patterson Springs 8 50am Leave Shelby 9 30 am| Leave Mooresboro 10 20 amj Leave Henrietta 10 30 ami Leave Forest City 10 50 am1 Leave Rutherfordton 11 20 am; Arrive at Marion 12-50 pmi tDinner. CONNECTIONS. No. 32 has connection with Southern Railway at Rock Hill. Nos. 34 and 35 will carry passengers. Nos. 11 and 12 have connection at Marion with Southern Railway. At Roddeys, Old Point, King's Creek and London, trains stop only on signal. S. B. LUMPKIN, G. P. A. A. TRIPP, Superintendent. SAM'!. HUNT. General Manager. H 10 11 RAILROAD Schedules in Effect from and Aftei OK ltd ft UtlUUCl lucru. G. W. F. Harper, Receiver. CENTRAL TIME STANDARD. GOING NORTH. | No 10. I NO 00. Lea\ e Chester i 8 20 a m 8 30 a m Leave Lowrysvllle ! S 4li a m 9 Oo a m Leave McConnellsville I) (H a m 9 39 a m Leave Guthrlesvllle ....1 II 12 a m 9 56 a m Leave Yorkville I 9 37 a m 10 oO a m Leave Clover | 10 08 a m 11 SI am Leave Gaston la 10 Jo a m 1 oO p m Leave Lincolnton ' 11 55 am j 3 16 pm Leave Newton 12 50 pm > 4 4o pm Leave Hickory ! 1 23 pm 6 L> pm Arrive Lenoir ' 2 30 pm 8 00 pm GOING SOUTH. | NO. 9. | ' NO 61. Leave Lenoir 3 40 pm 6 30 a ni Leave Hickory 4 44 pm 8 10 am Leave Newton 5 14 p m 9 10 am Leave Lincolnton 6 00 p in 10 30 a m Leave Gastonia | 6 57 pm 1 00 pm Leave Clover i 7 37 p m 2 02 p m Leave Yorkville 8 06 pm 3 10 pni Leave Guthrlesville ... 8 29 pm 3 40 pm Leave McConnellsville 8 38 pm 3 o5 pm Leave Lowrysvllle 9 00 pm 4 pm Arrive Chester ! 9 32 pm o 10 pm Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first class, and 1 run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 1 SO and 61 carry passengers and also run :laily except Sunday. There is good connection at Chester with the G. C. A N. mid the C. C. & A., also L & C. R. R.at Gastonia with the A. tfe C. A. L.; at Lin?olnton with C. C.: and at Hickory and Newton with W. N. C. L. T. NICHOLS, Supt. G. W. F. Harper, Receiver, Lenoir, N. C. BIG PAY-LI HERE ARE SOM: OFFERS TO Yorkville THAD ruiv Valuable Premiums t Who Send iu am BUGGY, 2-HORSE W Special Inducement Get Mew Subscril Inducements scribers to READ CAREFULLY AND BETWEEN this date and the MIDDLE OF MARCH, It Is usual for the people of this section to select their reading matter for the following year. Being one of the cleanest, most enterprising and reliable newspapers in the state, It Is natural, therefore, that THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER should also be one of the most popular. Ninety per cent, of the families In the county desire it as a regular visitor to their homes, and all those who can afford It, may reasonably be looked upon as probable subscribers. One of the most serious drawbacks, probably, Is the inconvenience of writing letters, sending money and attending to the matter of subscribing at the proper time. It Is this fact that makes it especially desirable for us, just at this time, to secure the services of a large number of Intelligent and energetic assistants, and to make It worth their while to give the matter their attention, we are making the liberal offers which we will presently explain. The price of a single subscription one year Is TWO DOLLARS. This Is to the Individual who does not give his name to a clubmaker; but sends It direct to this office. In clubs, however, the price is only ONE DOLLAR AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS. That Is the price which the subscriber pays theclubmaker, and the price which, under all circumstances, he is expected to pay us. Now to our propositions : THREE BIG PREMIUMS. This year we offer three big premiums. One Is a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR BUGGY. Another Is a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR ORr GAN. and the third Is a FIFTY DOLLAR WAGON. The Buggy wlllgototheclubmaker who gets up the largest list of subscribers, new and old. The Wagon will go to the clubmaker who gets up the second largest list, new and [old; and the Organ will go to the clubmaker whose total list shall show up the largest I number of NEW NAMES. The organ contest, however, will be separate and distinct from the other contest, in that the winner of this premium will still have the right to count his entire club, including both old and new names, in the contest for the Buggy or Wagon. To be more explicit. It is possible that the clubmaker who gets the Organ, may also be ihe winner of either the Wagon or the Buggy. It Is also possible that the Organ may be won with less than 20 names, together with one of the smaller premiums. FULL PREMIUM LIST. But this Is not all. In addition to the premiums offered for the LARGEST AND SECOND LARGEST CLUBS, and the largest club of NEW SUBSCRIBERS, we also offer other valuable premiums for a given number of subscribers. This, it will be seen, ensures that the clubmaker who starts out for one of the larger clubs and falls short, will not fail to be paid for his time and trouble. Here is the list in full frtllrm-oH hv the enndlllons below : $75.00 BUGGY. To the clubmaker who returns the largest number of names, will be awarded the BEST BUGGY manufactured by the Carolina Buggy Company of Yorkville, 8. C., for 875.00. The Buggy may be taken oat of stock or manufactured to order at the option of the successful Clubmaker. <50.00 WAGON. To the clubmaker who returns the second largest number of names will be awarded a WHITE HICKORY TWO HORSE WAGON, valued at $50. The wagon Is the equal in every respect of any other to be bought at the price named. $75.00 "LA BELLE" ORGAN. [ For the largest club of NEW SUBSCRIBERS we will give one WILCOX & WHITE ORGAN. known as "La Belle," and worth $75.00. This is the same instrument that is being sold by Mr. Geo. T. Schorb, and which is giving such perfect satisfact'on to all who have purchased it. It has Ave octaves, two complete sets of reeds and octave couplers, and nine stoDS. The case is of black walnut, ornament ed with bevel phite mirror, and in tone, workmanship and durability, the Instrument is equal to any reed organ ever sold on this market. With the organ will go a handsome stool, for which there will be no charge. For 60 Subscribers, We will give the clubmnker his choice of the following premiums, each valued ut$25: A FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWING MACHINE, together with all attachments ; a "HOUSEKEEPER'S SET OF KNIVES, FORKS ANT) SPOONS, made by Rogers; n "WALTHAM" WATCH in coin silver, dust proof case; a NO. 6 AUTOHARP, a RAN JO, GUITAR. MANDOLIN, VIOLIN, or Eb or Bb CORNET. For 40 and Less Than 60 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmnker his choice of the following, each valued at $15: WALTHAM WATCH, in open face silver case; set of halt dozen ROGERS BROS'. KNIVES and FORKS(12 PIECES); NO.4 AUTOHARP, BANJO, MANDOLIN. GUITAR, or LOW ARM SINGERSEWING MACHINE; Our Propositions are Open to For further information, address L. M. GRIS1 Yorkville, S. C., November 2.1896. GARRY IRON RO MANUFACT IRON ROOFING, jdgKra&lI CRIMPED AND COIUUKiATBU I Iron Tile or Shingle, FIRE PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS, ETC. gj - ' THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS ( ^20*"Orders received by L. M. GRTST. UNDERTAKING. ^ i I AM handling a first class line of COFFINS AND CASKETS which I will sell at the very lowest prices. Personal attention at all hours. I am prepared to repair all kinds of Furniture at reasonable prices. J. ED JEFFERYS. MUNSKY'S MAGAZINE WILL delight every member of the family. The subscription price is 81. Your subscription will receive prompt attention by REG. M. GRIST, Subscription Agent, Yorkville, S. 0. THE WORK. E LIBERAL CLUBMAKERS. Enquirer 1897. ? Be Given to Those 1 Pay for Names. AGON, ORGAN, ETC. i For Clubmakers to bers and Special for New SubSubscribe. GO TO WORK TODAY. For 30 and Less Than 40 SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, each valued at 810: NEW YORK STANDARD 7-JEWELED WATCH In dust proof case; 14K GOLD KILLED WATCH CHAINl HALF DOZEN TEASPOONS, HALF DOZEN TABLE SPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE (13 pieces); or an EXTRA FINE ACCORDEON. For 20 and Less Than 30 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give a NO. 2% AUTOHARP, valued at 87.50; or THE ENQUIRER and any monthy magazine or weekly newspaper published In the United States, for one year. For 10 and Less Than 20 _ SUBSCRIBERS, a CONCAVE WARRANTED RAZOR, SILVER PLATED GRAVY LADLE, or an extra quality FOUR BLADED POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on the handle. Any of the articles mentioned would be a bargain at 82. For 6 and Less Than 10 SUBSCRIBERS, an extra quality THREE BLADED POCKET KNIFE. GENUINE FRENCH BRIAR PIPE or CHILD'S 8IL- * VER PLATED TABLE SET. Good values at 81.50. For 3 and Less Than 6 SUBSCRIBERS, "Siren" _pattern BUTTER KNIFE, or 2-BLADED POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on the handle. And to Each Old Subscriber, The Yorkvii.le Enquirer?TWICE-aWEEK?filled with bright, fresh news from the COUNTY, STATE, NATION AND WORLD, interesting stories, instructive miscellaneous matters, and humorous selections, explanatory editorials, etc. The paper will be held up to its present high standard, and will continue prompt, explicit, reliable, and, In short, the best. To Each New Subscriber. The same as above except that if the paper is COMMENCED NOW, IT WILL BE SENT UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1898, without any charge for that portion of the time between now and January 1, 1897. It Is understood, however, that If the subscriber lalls to pay XI 1..1 I-? Ux ?tfl llie Ciuumuncj mc 8Uim;niJLiui] firjix, uc mil be due him for all papers that he may have received. By new subscribers we mean those whose names were not on OUR BOOKS ON OCTOBER 1st, 1806, except we will not count as new subscribers, cases where the subscription may have been changed from the name of one member of a family to another. This Is Intended emphatically to mean new additions to our subscription list. Note the Conditions. TWO SIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at SI. each, will be considered the equivalent of one yearly subscriber at S1.75 and so counted. A subscription paid for two or more years In advance at 81.75, will be coqnted as one name for each year so paid. Clubmakers will be held personally responsible for the payment of all names returned by them. After a clubmaker has returned and paid for any name, he can, at anytime thereafter, discontinue the sending of the paperto the person for whom he has paid, and transfer the unexpired time to any other person, provided 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 names returned by the clubmaker. Persons who commence making clubs will not be permitted to transfer their club to another clubmaker's list after the names have been entered on our books. It Is not necessary that the names on a club should all be at the same postoffice. Names may be taken at any number of places. Clubmakers are requested to send in names as rapidly as they secure them after NovemK*>r 1 ISHfl All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them. We will b* responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered letter or money order drawn on the Yorkvllle postofflce. In sending lames, write plainly, and give postofflee, county ana state. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. A separate list will be kept for each clubmaker, who will be credited with each name 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, twoweeks will be allowed in which to ''untie'4 The time In which names may be returned under our propositions will commence now,. 1st day of November, 1896, and expire at 4 o'clock, p. m? on Wednesday, the 10th day of March, 1897. Everybody. Go to Work Now!: ? & SONS, Yorkville, S. C.. OFING COMP'NY. 'URERS OF jig IRON ORE PAINT And Cement. 152 to 158 Merwln,St., fJffiAftfApHpesS^ Cleveland, O. Send for Cir- , cular and Price List )F IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD wo of the celebrated cor. bin 16-incb disk harrows for sale. Apply to l. M. grist, Yorkville, S. C. She ^orkvilk finquitrr. Published Wednesday and Saturday. TERMS OF S V USCIt I FT I ON : Single copy for one year, $ 2 <M? One copy for two years, 3 SO For six months, 1 OO For three months, SO Two copies for one year, 3 SO Ten copies one year, 17 SO And an extra copy for a club of ten.