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tumorous Jeprtmnit. THE STORY OF THE BOOK AGENT. A Philadelphia book agent canvassed James Watson, a rich and close New York man living at Elizabeth, until he bought a book, the "Early Christian Martyrs." Mr. Watson didn't want the book, but bought it to get rid of the agent; then, taking it under his arm, he started for the train which takes him. to his New York office. The canvasser took note that the family was interested in that class of literature and made a mental resolution to see Mrs. Watson during the day, Mr. Watson having incautiously dropped the remark that his wife generally did the book buying of the family. By and by the book agent called^ went in and persuaded the wife to buy another copy, she being ignorant of l??. fViut liar hnekunH kiiH Hnllcrhf, VUt? 4 ?VV WUUi MVi 0 . the same book in the morning. When Mr. Watson came back from N"ew York at night, Mrs. Watson showed bim the book. "I don't want to see it," said Mr. Watson, frowning terribly. "Why, husband?" asked the wife. ''Because that rascally book agent sold me the same book this morning. Now we've got two copies of the same book?two copies of the 'Early Christian Martyrs,' and?" "But, husband, we can?" * , "No, we can't, either!" interrupted Mr. Watson. "The man is off on the train before this. Confound it, I could kill the fellow ! I?" "Why, there he goes to the depot now," said Mrs. Watson, pointing out of the window at the retreating form of the book agent making for the train. "But it's too late to catch him, and I'm not dressed. I've taken off my boots, and?" Just then Mr. Stevens, a neighbor of Mr. Watson, drove by, when Watson pounded on the window pane in a frantic manner, almost frightening the horse. "Here, Stevens," he shouted, "you're hitched up! Won't' you run your horse down to the train and hold that book agent till I come? Run! Catch 'em now 1" "All right," said Mr. Stevens, whipK/\t*oa on^ foo??5r?cr rJnu/n plug up UIO UV1OW HUM WWI1UQ %>v >? tbe road. Mr. Stevens reached the train just as tbe conductor shouted "All aboard !" "Book agent!" he yelled as the book agent stepped on to tbe train. "Book agent! Hold on! Mr. Watson wants to see you !" "Watson ? Watson wants to see me ?" repeated the seemingly puzzled book agent. "Oh, I know what he wants! He wants to buy one of my books, but I can't miss the train to sell it to him." "If that is all he wants, I can pay for it and take it back to him. How much is it?" "Two dollars for the 'Early Christian Martyrs,'" said tbe book agent as he reached for the money and passed tbe book out through the car window. Just then Mr. Watson arrived, puffing and blowing, in bis shirt sleeves. As he saw the train pull out he was too full for utterance. "Well, I got it for you," said Ste' vens. "Just got it, and that's all." "Got what?" yelled Watson. "Why, I got the book?'Early Christian Martyrs,' and"? "By?the?great ? guns!" moaned Watson as he placed bis hand on his brow and staggered into the middle of the street. THE CAR CONDUCTOR'S MISTAKE. It happened tbe other day on the Lehigh Valley railroad. The train had just left Easton, and the conductor was making his first round, when he observed a small white dog, with a bushy tail and black eyes, sitting Cozily on the seat beside a young lady so handsome that it made his heart roll over like a lopsided pumpkin. But duty was duty, and he remarked in his most deprecatory manner: "I'm verv sorrv. madam, but it's against the rules to have dogs in the passenger cars." 'Ob, my, is that so?" And she turned up two lovely brown eyes at him beseechingly. "What in the world will I do? I can't throw him away. He is a Christmas present for my aunt." "By no means, miss. We'll put him in a baggage car, and he'll be just as happy as a robin in spring." "What! Put my nice white dog in a nasty, stuffy, dusty baggage car?" "I'm awfully sorry, miss, I assure you, but the rules of this company are as inflexible as the laws of the Medes and them other fellows, you know. He shall have my overcoat to lie on, and the brakeman shall give him grub and water every time he opens his mouth." "I just think it's awful mean, so I do, and I know somebody will steal it, so they will!" And she showed a half notion to cry that nearly broke the conductor's heart, but he was firm and sang out to the brakeman, who was playing a solo on the stove : "Here, Andy, take this dog over into the baggage car and tell 'em to take iust the best kind of care of him." The youug iady pouted, but the brakeman reached over and picked the canine up as tenderly as though it was a 2-weeks' old baby, but as he did so a strange expression came over his face, like a wave of cramp colic, and he said hastily to the conductor : "Here, you just hold him a minute till I put this poker away." And he trotted out at the car door and held on to the brake wheel, shaking like a man in the ague. The conductor no sooner had his hands ou the dog than he looked for a hole to fall through. "Why, wh-why, this is a worsted dog!" "Yes, sir," said the little miss demurely. "Didn't you know that?" "No ; I'm most awful sorry to say I didu't know that." And he laid the Christmas dog down in the owner's lap and walked out on the platform, where he stood half an hour in the cold, trying to think a hymn tune to suit the worst sold man on the Lehigh Valley. Wapide ^athmap. W&T And delayed duty, be it ever so small, becomes irksome and diaagreeable. t&T January 1 was made the beginning of the legal year in England in 1752. fThere are in France 2,150 female authors and journalists, and about 700 female artists. I?" Let him who regrets the loss of time make proper use of that which is to come in the future. 1^ No one is so p6or as the man who worries over the fact that he has. nothing to grumble about. PS~ It is estimated that about 40,000 horses were exported in 1896, a much larger total than ever before. ! 10" Trying to be happy is like trying to go to sleep. You will not succeed unless you forget that you are trying. I IST Louisiana now remains the only state which confers the suffrage upon | foreigners in advance of naturalizaI tion. VST Laziness will cover your garden with weeds. Hard drinking, if you keep it up, will cover your wife with | weeds. (ST There are some things, such as the acquisition of knowledge and the growth of character, that cannot be hurried. 06T The small things of life are often I of more importance than the great,* the slow than the quick ; the still than the?oi8y. BaZT There can be no greater folly in men, than by much labor to increase his goods, and with vain pleasure to lose bis soul. When the queen of Italy enters a store to do her shopping, the doors are closed and the public excluded until she has left. IIt is a singular fact that buzzards do not frequent a farm where a good corn crop is raised. They are not corn-ivorous. The demand for frogs has reached Colleton county, S. C., and the county press think it would be a profitable business to engage in. WatF Minnesota and South Dakota are the only two states of the Union that have half of their population made up of foreign-born residents. ! 16T The public lands still vacant in this country amount to over 600,000,000 acres, without including Alaska with its 369,000,000 acres. If it were not for the salt of the ocean the whole sea would soon become a mass of corruption, owing to the organic matter it contains. There are 5,609 distilleries in the United States. North Carolina leads, with 1,824, and Virginia is next, with 1,352. Pennsylvania has 139. tGT Within the last 150 years the rate of speed of ocean steamers has trebled, and the usual horse power increased from 700 to 10,000. 9&T Is the social life of your neighborhood all that could be desired? Cultivate the friendship of good neighbors ; it stimulates one to better life. f&T It' has been noticed, says the Somerville Journal, that the moderate drinker does not always agree with other people in his idea of what moderate drinking is. ti&T One reason why more women do ot get their lives insured may be that the applicant for life insurance is always required to make a statement of his age. If the time we spend in wishing we had other people's advantages were s^it in using our own, we would soon have as many advantages as we could wish. 1ST While many ministers are considering bow they may fili up their churches, Mr. Moody thinks "the greatest need of the Christrian church is thinning out." P3T When you become convinced that you have done a wrong thing, it is not a sign of weakness for you to make 9 prompt and explicit acknowledgment of the fact. According to the statistics of the weather bureau, the property loss from tornadoes during the last 10 years has been five times as great in Missouri as in any other state. t&T It is a waste of energy to resolve to break off one bad habit, if we are as firmly resolved toxoid on to another. God does not give us grace to make a compromise with him. iQTIn Penobscot county, Me., the fine imposed on dealers who violate the liquor law pay all the county expenses. The fines are collected with as much regularity as if they were licenses. Weir "Yoh kain't set down no fixed rule o' conduct in disher life," said Uncle Eben. "Samson got inter trouble 'case he done got his h'ah cut, an' Absalom got inter trouble 'case he didn't." W&T "My boy," said old Dry water, "in all creation you won't find any animal except man who makes a habit of smoking." "Yes, sir. But neither do I know any other animal that cooks his meals." W&T More than a third of the twentyeight thousand applicants for patents in England last year were for improvements in the bicycle, which shows that some of our English cousins have wheels in their heads. fST Scientists claim that the daily use of onions by children will prevent diptheria, scarlet fever and worms. While the children may be able to stand it, the delicate aroma of the fragrant onion is too much for bacteria and microbes. There are 52 penitentiaries and over 17,000, jails in the United States. Thev cost $500,000,000 to build. Over 900,000 persons were incarcerated in the year 1895. The criminal expense to the county is not less than $100,000,000 annually. 16?" An original method of not only calling a guest at a hotel but also of com pelling him to get up was recently developed by a new Irish porter. The guest wanted to be called at' 6, and promptly at that hour there was a loud rap at the door, and a shout, "I have a message for you." The guest jumped out of bed, and opening the door, received a large envelope. This is hastily tore open and read on a slip of paper inside, "Please get up at once." Jcr the iiome (Circle. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. : - 3 LESSON VI, FIRST QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, "FEB. 7. Text of the the lesson. Acts It, 88, to t, 11?Memory Verses, 32, 33?Golden Text, 1 8sm. xri, 7?Commentary by the Kev, D. M. Stearns. 8& "And the multitude of jfcbem. that believed were o? oneiheart arid of ohenquL " It was a whole hearted eurrendor to Christ - -' > -ii ; tnl! 01 au tney wore uuu ou iwd; in, *11^1 recognition that they were not their own, bat bought with a prioe to .be a special people unto the Lord (I Cor. vl, 10, 20; Titus 11, 14). This was as truly the worh of the Holy Spirit as was the boldness oi Peter and John before the council, or their boldness in verse 8L I.piagine. the fln?ncial oondition of thtifchtijrchte and n&ssioh.ary societies if all Christians Would say, "Whatever the Lord wants of me 6r mine He is welcome to, for all I am and have 1* surely Hia " 88. "And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus and great grace was upon them alL " The grace was the grace ol God, and the power was the Spirit of .God. "^Notby might, nor by potfet, but"bv Jty Spirit, salth the Lord of Hosts" (E?eh. dv, 6).. 84, 85. "Neither waa there a ay among them that lacked. Distribution was made to every man acoordlng'as he had need." It is the Lord's plan that those who are His and serve Him should lack no good thing (Ps. lxxxiv, 11; Math, vi, 88; PhiL iv, .19; Luke xli, 85). Make thou His service thy delight; He'll make thy wants His care. In this ease the supply came from the willing contributions of those Who, having property, sold it and brought the proceed* to the apostles When the tabernacle wae built, the superabundant supply came from the willing offering^ of the people (fix. xxxvl, 5-7); but whether in these ways, or by ravens, or by increase of oil 01 meal, God will supply His people's need. 80, 87. "And Josee, having land, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet." Here is one example of the many who did thus. His other name, Barnabas (son of consolation), was certainly true of him when he stood by Saul at the time the other disciples were afraid of him (Aots ix, 26, 27). Chapter v, 1, 2. "But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira, his wire, sold a possession and kept back part of the price." These were professedly followers of Christ and perhaps really so; but, like so many today, they were not whole hearted in servioa They saw others selling property and giving the proceeds to the apostles for the general good, and they seemed to do like the others, not thinking that God saw their hearts and their dishonesty. They did not act upon the precept, " Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as to the Lord, and not unto men." Nor did they think of the eyes of the Lord beholding the evil and the good (CoL ill, 23; Prov. xv, 8). * 8. "But Peter said, Ananias, why hath satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost?" When any one receives Christ, the Holy Spirit is given to instruct, guide and control in all things that life, and when there is complete submission to the Spirit there will be a life greatly to the glory of God, bnt when the old life?the flesh, the carnal mind?which still remains in the believer is allowed to have its evil way?for it is only evil?then the Spirit ia grieved (Eph. iv, 29 32). 4. "Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God." Here is a proof of the oneness of the Father and the Spirit; to lie to the one is to lie to the other. The property was Ananias' and the proceeds of the property when sold were his also, and he wot at liberty to give to God all or part or none without committing sin, but to profess to give all and yet give only a part was a lie. We are saved freely through Christ without money or price. We are then to remember that we are bought with a price, the precious blood of Christ, and yield fully to Him for His service (Rom. xil, 1), but it must be honestly and cheerfully done to be accepted. 6. 6. "And Ananias, Hearing mese words, fell down and gave up the ghost." Instant death for a lie. This seems very severe, but it was evidently, in the sight of God, a necessary discipline for the believers. I cannot conclude that this man and his wife were out and out hypocrites and lost souls without concluding that all who today keep back part of the price are also lost souls, and if that be so what a host of professors are lostl If all such should be out off as these two were, there would not be undertakers enough to see to the burying. 7. "And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in." She did not know that she was a widow, sbo. did not know that bar guilt had (yen found out; she probubly came looking for her husband. She came knowing hi her- heart that she was acting a lie us to the price of the property, but not knowing God's displeasure with such conduct What a contrast there is in this "not knowing" to the "not knowing" of Abraham in Heb. xi, 8. 8. "And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so muphf And she said, Yea, for so much." Another lie, the Spirit grieved, loss incurred. The devil is the father of lies, and thus early in the history of the church he got In some of his devilish work. He did some of the same kind?I mean lying?through Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Robekah, Jacob and Rachel, and if he never accom| pllshed any through you, my friend, you have great reason to praise God for His grace which has kept you. 9. "Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have ugreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord?" What consternation must have seized her as she heard the exposition of her guilt, and in Peter's next words the tidings that her husband was dead and buried, and thai she must die too! What an awful illustration of the words in Num. xxxli, 23?"Be sure your sin will find you out." May we keep in mind that God desires truth in the inward parts, and let our hearts be saying, ''O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me" (Ps. 11, 6; cxxxix, 1). 10. "Then fell she down straightway at his feet and yielded up the ghost." Another example of God's hatred of deceit and.lying. Those who make a practice of lying have reason to fear lest thoy finally find themselves in Rev., xxi, 8. These two may have been given to this sin ere they became numbered with the followers of Christ, and this may have been the first outbreak since conversion. 11. " And great foar came upon nil the ohuroh, and upon us many us heard these things." We are to serve the Lord with fear und rejoice with trembling, und also to work out our own sulvution with fear and trembling (Phil, ii, 12), not a fear of being lost, but a fear of grieving the Holy Spirit 0^" Good temper, like a summer day, sheds a brightness over everything. Il is the sweetener of toil and the soother of disquietude. 06T However rough and difficult the road of duty may be, it is, in the long run, far smoother and more pleasant than the paths of sin. Jam and Jitwidc. Turpentine's Many Uses.?Tur' pentine is an article so widely used iu the arts, and so easily obtained that its virtues as a domestic remedy have in a great measure been overlooked, says the Boston Globe. In the early stages of croup, or any ' throat or chest trouble, it is well-nigh a specific. The writer has seen the ' most stubborn cough disappear after its use, as follows: Bub the chest and . throat uutil the skin is red, then tie a ' piece of flanoel or cotton-batting over ; the cheat, moisten with a few drops of i the oil, and inhale the vapor. By rub' bing on sweet oil, irritation of the skin 1 may be avoided. ; For burns it is invaluable, applied i either with a rag or in a salve. The I pain vanishes, and healthy granula. tion soon begins. Its use is at first attended with considerable smarting, , hut the permanent good more than > compensates for it. ) Different Needs of Fruit Trees. > The copious manuring or top dressing 1 so important for the successful growth | and fine-bearing of apple trees, might destroy a cherry tree. A peach tree will bear free cutting back to bring it > into good shape; a cherry tree may be ) seriously injured by such pruning dur' ing the growing season, and sometimes ' the trees are killed by it. Free ma^ nuring of dwarf pear trees is absolutely essential, and with some standards it makes the difference between large, fine, delicious specimens and small ones. The cherry will succeed better standing in grass sod than the peach tree, and standard pears better than dwarfs. But all kinds of fruit trees require free cultivation, at least while the trees are young; top-dressing with manure is important.?Fruit Recorder. 1 _ ? ' Hints.?If every pot ana pan, or | any utensil used in the cooking of food, be washed as soon as emptied, ! and while still hot, half the labor and , a great deal of time will be saved. The addition of a little salt to sweet i foods helps to bring out the flavor, and acid things are improved by the addi' lion of a little sugar. Vinegar should not be kepi in a ' stone jug. Glass is much better for . the purpose. The acid of vinegar \ affects the glazing of stone ware. A sponge large enough to expand I and fill the chimney after having been squeezed in, tied to a slender stick, is the best thing with which to clean a ' lamp chimney. Creaking boots: Stand the boots for 24 hours in a pan of salt and water, deep enough to cover the soles. Cure For Corns.?A friend recenti ly sent me the following simple reme1 dy, which she says has given her sueh ? complete relief that she wishes every 1 sufferer with corns to know it. Soak J the feet in warm water a long time, and takeoff as much of the hard skin , as possible ; then put around the toe a strip of surgeon's adhesive plaster, i sufficiently wide to entirely cover the corn. Wear the plaster until it comes ] off or wears out, and then repeat the soaking and put on another plaster. , The plaster can be bought at any drug, store, and five cents' worth will last a I""" 'imo Tt. nriiint. ho wormod hefnrp I IVUg VI UIWl AV UIUWV VV TIM. ? applying to the corn. Women and Eating.?The habit , of starving one's self is one which grows. A woman complained to the family physician that she felt a real distatse for food. His answer was: i "My dear madam, if you force yourself to eat now you will goon regain your appetite. If you continue to eat ' nothing, the distaste will grow. To speak plainly, the stomach shrinks , when it is given too little food. It is I like other mechanism. It gets out of i order when it has too much to do, and i also when it has too little." I _ | Simple Remedies.?Hogs broken down in the loins can be cured by , simply splitting deeply along the back> bone two inches between the hip boues i and pouring in spirits of turpentine. ? Apply the turpentine several times. Washing the udder of the milk cow in warm water before milking has I never failed us when pasturing on wild onions, in relieving the milk from the weedy taste.?J. M. Erwin of Teni nessee, in Home and Farm. [ To Restore Frozen Plants.? When plants in pots have become frozen, tbey should be dipped into a pail i of cold water so as quite to immerse the leaves, care being taken not to i break the brittle leaves. When thawed by the water, they should be placed in a warm room, but not near the fire ; they should be watered with a little artificial manure. We cannot vouch for this treatment, but consider it i worth a trial. An Afternoon Nap.?A short af1 ternoon nap is said to be extremely beneficial, especially if the heaviest , meal of the day is eaten at noon. A i nap while digestion is in operation is natural and healthful, and rests the i.nriir roiiovoQ fho hmin and indulges and assists the digestive organs. Dessert In a HuRRy.?A quickly i made dessert is this : Make a batter as if for common griddle cakes, theu i add an egg, and some fruit, say stewed or canned berries, drain the juice from them, and stir them into the batter ; fry in a little lard, and serve with pudding sauce. ISS" The country boy is surrounded 1 by healthful influences. He is not 1 naturally better nor more morally inclined, but he is freer from degrading | vices. This must account for the evi dences of the superior excellence in the country-bred boy, and account for many achievements in the world from this class. \ IST A simple test for digestibility, by . which one can determine easily if a solid food is one which is proper to give a sick person, is to drop a small i piece of it in cold water. If it souks ; up the water rapidly, the food is modi erately digestible. This test was given to a nurses' class. I Reading a book 1 Won'ttellyouaboutyourhealth. Ask your neighbor what he and vs his family took last Spring when they felt so miserable, so tired- ag oat. He will tell you Dr. CLARK JOHNSON'S p INDIAN I 1 BLOOD 1 I SYRUP I the standard family remedy for ? 30 years for Malaria, Chills S? $ and Fever, Lassitude, Scrofula, ^ *e) Rheumatism, and all Blood Dis-^ -ft eases. A magic boon to tired' s? (?$ mothers and puny children. It &c ^ has cured thousands, will cure ? b? you. Nothing new aboujt it; no ^ (?2 trial remedy; no temporary *e) stimulant It does the wort ?) thoroughly, honestly, and it's !s? <? " easy to Duy," " easy to take." ? || 50c. per bottle; all druggists. || rpiME TABLE of the Ohio River and ? ?1 An^/\r> Dn41ttmiT A/\m*\nn?T "* f olr I .m. vuancowni lvanwoj uuui^au.r, vw WAT effect Monday, January 4th, at 8.00 a. m. , STANDARD EASTERN TIME. QOINQ SOUTH NO. 12. | Leave Marion 1 30 pra Leave Rutberfordton 3 05 pm Leave Forest City - 3 35 pm Leave Henrietta 4 00 pm Leave Mooresboro 4 15 pm Leave Shelby 5 30 pm Leave Patterson Springs.. 5 45 pm Leave Earls 5 56 pm Arrive at Blacksburg 0 10 pm . No. 32.1 No. 34. I Dally I Daily Except | Except 1 Sunday.' 8nnday. Leave Blacksburg 8 30 am; 8 40 am Leave Smyrna. 8 50 ami 9 05 am Leave Hickory Grove 9 05 am; 9 25 am Leave Sharon 9 20 am; 9 50am Leave Yorkville 9 35 am[ 10 20 am Leave Tlrzah 9 47 am 10 45 am Leave Newport 9 51 am! 10 55 am Leave Rock Hill 11 00 am 12 55 pm Leave Leslies 11 13 ami . 1 15 pm Leave Catawba Junction.. 11 30 am I 50 pm Leave Lancaster 12 05 pm, 3 55 pm Leave Kershaw 12 45 pm 5 30 pm Arrive at Camden 1 30 pmi 6 50 pm " ooiso north. j No. 33. |"~NoT3o. Daily I Daily Except Except Sunday.; Sunday. Leave Camden 2 30 pm; 8 30am Leave Kershaw 3 15 pm 10 45 am Leave Lancaster 8 55 pm j 12 05 pm Leave Catawba Junction 4 30 pml 1 50 pra Leave Leslies 4 as pm z uu pir Leave Rock Hill 4 54 pm 4 00 pn Leave Newport 5 09 pm 4 20 pn Leave Tlrzah 5 15 pm 4 40 pn Leave Yorkville 5 80 pm 5 40 pir Leave Sharon 5 45 pm 8 05 pir Leave Hickory Grove.... 6 00 pm 8 80 pir Leave Smyrna 6 10 pm 0 40 pir Arrive at Blacksbure 8 30 pm 7 10 pn No. 11. | Leave Blacksburg 8 00 am| T<eave Earls 8 20 am Leave Patterson 8prings 8 30 amj Leave8helby 9 10 ami Leave Mooresboro 9 50 am I Leave Henrietta 10 00 am| Leave Forest City 10 20 am | Leave Rutherfordton 10 50 am Arrive at Marlon 12 20 pm CONNECTIONS. No. 32 has connection with Soutben Railway at Rock Hill, and the S. A. L. al Catawba Junction. Nos. 84 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'L HUNT. General Manager. MM I Bnfiffi IT G. W. F. HARPER, Pres. Schedules in Effect from and After October 25,1896. CENTRAL TIME STANDARD. GOING WORTH. I No 10. I No 80. Lea\e Chester 8 20am 8 80am Leave Lowrysvllle 8 46 a m 9 0.5 a m Leave McConnellsville 904am 9 39 am Leave Guthrlesvillc .... 9 12am 9 56 a ra Leave Yorkville 9 37 a m 10 50 a m Leave Clover ..; 10 08 a m 11 33 am Leave Gastonla 10 45 a m 1 50 pm Leave Llncolnton 11 55 a m 3 10 pm Leave Newton i 12 50 p m 4 45 pm ranTTQ Hlplrnrv I !B nm 6 15 n m Arrive Lenoir "1 I 2 30pm 8 00pm OOIMG 8QPTH. I No. 9. | No 61. Leave Lenoir \ 3 40 p m j 6 30 a m Leave Hickory .., 4 44 p m 8 10 am Leave Newton 5 14 p m 9 10 a m Leave Lincolnton 600pm i 10 30am Leave Gastonia 6 67 pm 1 00 pm Leave Clover 7 87 p m | 2 02 p m Leave Yorkvllle 8 06 pm j 3 10 pm Leave Guthrlesviile ... 8 29 pm I 3 40 pm Leave McConnellBVille 8 38pm 355pm Leave Lowrysvllle OOOpmj 4 25pm Arrive Cheater 9 32 p m 1 5 10 p m Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first class, and run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. 60 and 61 carry passengers and also run daily except Sunday. There is good connection at Chester with the G. C. A N. and the C. C. A A., also L A C. R. R.; at Gastonia with the A. A C. A. L.; at Lincolnton with C. C.; and at Hickory and Newton with W. N. C. L. T. NICHOLS, Supt, S. W. WATSON. PHOTOGRAPHER, Cleveland Avenue, Yorkvllle, S. C. PHOTOGRAPHY in ail the latest stvles of the art. Special attention given to outdoor work. My gallery is thoroughly and comfortably furnished with all the latest improvements. Terms reasonable and strictly cash. S. W .WATSON. I CORN WANTED. WE will pay tlie highest market price in cash for good SOUND BREAD I CORN. YORKVILLE ROLLER MILLS. Pelham Morrow, Manager. WO OF THE CELEBRATED CORBIN 16-inch DISK HARROWS for [ sale. Apply to L. M. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C. BIG PAY-LI" HERE ARE S0M1 OFFERS TO F(m Valuable Premiums b Who Send in and BUGGY, 2-HOBSE W. Special Inducements Get New Si Drin pi Derm i v tun Jlt.HU UHnLTULLI Hnu BETWEEN this date and the MIDDLE OF MARCH, it is usual for the people of this section to select their reading ma tier for the i following year. Being one of the cleanest, j 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 regu- ( lar visitor to their homes, and all those wno can afford it, may reasonably be looked upon as probable subscribers. One of the most serious drawbacks, probably, is the lnoonven- , ience of writing letters, sending money and ' attending to the matter of subscribing at the . proper time. It is this fact that makes it es- ! pecially desirable for *us, Just at this time, to secure the services of a large number oflntel- ; , ltgent 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 I 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 l AND SEVENTY-FIVE CEJNTS. That Is the < price which the subscriber pays the clubmaker, and the price which, under all circumstances, he is expected to pay us. Now to our propositions : i THREE BIG PREMIUMS. This year we offer three big premiums. One i Is a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR BUGGY. Another Is a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR ORGAN, and the third Is a FIFTY DOLLAR WAGON. The Buggy will go to the clubmaker 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 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 cli'b, including both old and new names, In ne contest for the Buggy or Wagon. To be more explicit. It Is possible that the clubmaker who gets the Organ, may also be the 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 pre1 miums offered for the LARGEST AND SEC1 OND LARGEST CLUBS, and the largest club i of NEW SUBSCRIBERS, we also offer other valuable premiums for a given number of subi scribers. This, it will be seen, ensures that the > clubmaker who starts out for one of the larger > clubs and falls short, will not foil to be paid i for his time and trouble. Here is the list In 1 full, followed by the conditions below: $75.00 BUGGY. To the clubmaker who returns the lamest number of names, will be awarded the BEST BUGGY manufactured by the Carolina Buggy Company of Yorkville, S. C., for 875.00. The Boggy may be taken oot 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 850. 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 A WHITE OR- i GAN, known as "La Belle," and worth 875.00. This is the same instrument that is being sold by Mr. Gbo. T. Schorb, and which U giving i such perfect satisfaction to all who have pun chased it. It has five octaves, two complete sets of reeds and octave couplers, and nine stops. The case is of black walnut, ornamented with bevel plate mirror, and in tone, work- i manship 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 clubipaker his choice of the : following premiums, each valued at*25: A i FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWING i MACHINE, together witn all attachments ; a '^HOUSEKEEPER'S SET OF KNIVES, FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers; a "WALTHAM" WATCH in coin silver, dust proof case; a NO. 6 AUTOHARP, a BANJO, : GUITAR. MANDOLIN, VIOLIN, or Eb or Bb . CORNET. S@T Our Propositions are Open to For further information, address' L. M. GRIST Yorkville, S. C., November 2. 1896. garryTron ro< MANUFACT IRON ROOFING, CRIMPED AND CORRUGATED Iron Tile or Shingle, FIRE PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS, ETC. WZTTW: THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS 0 ^^"Orders rece ived by L. M. GRI8T. ESTABLISHED 1801. S. M. & LTGEO. GRIST, FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY, ; Yorlcville, S. C. ' WE represent a number of the strong- j est and most reliable fire insurance companies in the United States, with ag- . crrAcato assets of over 822,555,000, among which is the JETNA, of Hartford", Conn., < established in 1819; the PENNSYLVANIA, of Philadelphia, established in 1825; the DELAWARE, of Philadelphia, established in 1835, and the CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY OP ? NEW YORK. Insure your hdbses against K damage by tire, lightning and cyclones. Your business solicited and our prompt ' and most careful attention guaranteed. Thanking you most cordially for past favors, we are yours truly, S. M. & L. GEO. GRIST, . Resident Agents. -I FINLEY & BRICE, ATTORNEYS AX LAW, , Yorkville, S. C. ( ALL business entrusted to us will be 1 given prompt attention. 1 OFFICE IN THE BUILDING AT r THE REAR OF H. C. STRAUSS'8 r 'STORE. - i JTLE WORK. 3 LIBERAL CLUBMAKERS. n I i" 1^ AJ 1111/IA1A Mquircr 1897. * 3 Be Given to Those 1 Pay for Names. iGON, ORGAN, ETC. For Clnbmakers to ibscribers. GO TO WORK TODAY. For 40 and Less Than 60 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmaker lis choice of[the following, each valued at 915: WAL'mAJU WAiun, in open uwe snver :ase; set of hall dozen ROGERS BR06'. KNIVES and FORKS (12 PIECES); NO. 4 AUTOHARP, BANJO. MANDOLIN. GUITAR, or LOW ARM 8INGERSEWING MACHINE. For 30 and Less Than 40 SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, each rained at $10: NEW YORK 8TANDARD r-JEWELED WATCH In dust proof case; 14K SOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN. HALF DOZEN TEASPOONS, HALF DOZEN TABLE SPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE (IS pieces); or an EXTRA FINE ACCORD EON. For 20 and Less Than 30 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give a NO. 2% ADrOHARP, valued at $7.50; 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 $2. For 6 and Less Than 10 SUBSCRIBERS, an extra quality THREE BLADED POCKET KNIFE, GENUINE FRENCH BRIAR PIPE or CHILD'S SILVER PLATED TABLE SET. Good values at $1.50. For 3. and Less Than 6 SUBSCRIBERS. "Siren" pattera BUTTER KNIFE, or 2-BLADED POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on the handle. And to Each Old Subscriber, The Yorkvtlle ENQtrnura?TWICE-AWEEK?filled with bright, fresh news from the COUNTY, STATE, NATION AND WORLD, Interesting stories, Instructlve mls cellaneous matters, ana numerous 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. Note the Conditions. TWO SIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at II each, will be considered the equivalent of one yearly subscriber at 11.75 and so counted. A subscription paid for two or more yean in advance at 11.75, will be counted as one name for each year so paid. Clubmakers will be held personally responsible for the paymentof 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 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 desired was not a subscriber at the time the original name was entered on our hooks. 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 mubmnker'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 postofflce. Names may be taken at any number of places. Clubmakers are requested to send in names as rapidly as they secure them after November 1,1896. 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 Yorkvllle postofflce. In sending names, write plainly, and give postofflce, 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 per son may be ascertained at a moment's nonce. In case of a tie for either premium, two weeks will be allowed In which to "untie" The time in which names may be returned under our propositions will commence now, 1st day of November, 1806, and expire at 4 'clock, p. m., on Wednesday, the 10th day of March, 1807. Everybody. Go to Work How! & SONS, Yorkville, S. C. OFING COMP'NY. tJRERS OF a IRON ORE PAINT And Cement. 152 to 158 Merwll, St., Cleveland, O. cuhu and Price List iF IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD COFFINS ROBES AND CASKETS. WE now have probably the largest stock in the county to select Irom. Prices to suit customers, from the cheapest to tine Oaks, Walnuts, Broadcloth's of various qualities. Metalic and White joods in infants and adults sizes. Perjonal attention. New Hearse. W. B. MOORE <ft CO. JERSEY CATTLE, r. BERKSHIRE HOGS, A.H. WHITE, Breeder, 5T0CK FOR SALE. Rock Hill, S. C. August 19 67 6m ?he or lunik tBnquirrr. Published Wednesday and Saturday. /" TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single copy for one year, $ 2 OO )ne copy for two years, 3 SO For six months, 1 OO For three months, So rwo copies for one year, 3 SO ren copies one year, IT SO ind an extra copy for a club of ten, I