tumorous department.
A PRACTICAL JUDGE.
"When Senator Sanders, of Mon- :
tana, first settled in the wilds of the
then half-civilized west," said one of
the Ohio delegates enroute to Minneapolis,
to a Chicago Mail reporter, "he
was about the only well-educated man i
in the state. The miners and cow- j
boys recognized that fact, and elected
him judge. In that capacity he soon (
became a terror to evil-does, as he in- ,
variably imposed the heaviest sentence :
prescribed by law.
"On one occasion a border ruffian
was brought before him on a charge of
assault and battery, entered a plea of (
guilty, ana was nnea $:iu. me renow
had a dangerous gleam in his eye as
he shambled forward, pulled a bag
from his pocket, took from it two dou- ''
ble eagles, and laid them on the bar
before Judge Sanders.
"The judge shoved one of the coins
across the counter, remarking, 'You've
made a mistake, Your fine is $20.
" 'I know what my fine is,' growled !
the thug. 'And I understand what '
I'm doing. See ? If it costs $20 to
whip a man in this court it's cheap I
enough, and I'm willing to pay for the i
fun. Just keep the other 20, judge; '
I'm going to thrash another man." I
"Very well, sir,' quietly said Sanders,
putting the coins into a drawer and
turning the key. j
"And you're the man I'm going to <
lick," continued the pugilistic prison- j
er, addressing the court.
" 'As you please, sir,' was the calm ,
response, as Sanders stepped from the (
bench. ?
"The fellow made a most savage ,
onslaught upon the judge, but Sanders
ducked, and before his antagonist (
could recover his equilibrium he re- (
ceived a blow on the jugular which
sent him spinning half way across the
room, where he fell as limp as a rag.
"Two minutes later the erstwhile
terror scrambled to bis feet, looked (
about the room in a dazed manner,
and slowly staggered toward the door. '
"'Here, sir!' thundered Sanders, 1
who had resumed his place upon the
bench. 'Come here!'
"The thug obeyed. Sanders slowly '
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CUUUltU UUt v" I v.VKjj auu ouvvcu iv
across the bar. 'There's your change,' <
he remarked, gravely. 'You didn't 1
commit assault and battery. Under
the circumstances, I do not feel justi- i
fied in asking you to pay anything for '
your part of this performance. Of ]
course, I am compelled to charge you I
for the actual time I have lost. Good i
afternoon. Call the next case.' "
Four Unhappy Women.?Mary, J
Queen of Scots, was a most unhappy (
woman, wasn't she?" inquired a thin
man of a friend on a Woodward avenue (
car the other day.
"Indeed she was," replied the other
earnestly.
"Queen Elizabeth was also a wretch- j
ed creature, wasn't she?"
"Very wretched, I should say, if j
history is to be believed."
"Then there was Catharine?"
"What are you driving at, anyway
?" ^
"I was just about to remark," con- 1
tinued the thin man, "that the name (
of the unhappiest woman in this world '
does not appear in history. Now I've s
a sister-in law named Martha Tabbs, (
and just at present she is the most
wretched woman on the face of the I
earth." . ]
((Wkaf ?a fKn motior wit.h hpr? 1
chills?" 1
"No?" s
"Lumbago?" broke in the other. 1
"No; but you see, last week her
husband bought her a $20 bonnet?" i
"And I suppose the $20 bonnet ?
made her more unhappy than Mary, j
Queen of Scots was, when she discov- ,
ered that her neighbor had one that ,
cost $30. ,
"That was not it at all. She was
happy as a bobolink in a June meadow (
until she tripped and fell going up the ,
front steps and fractured her skull, j
She is now lying in bed unable to (
wear the hat, and by the time she can ,
wear it, it will probably be out of J
fashion. I tell you it is sad to watch }
her looking tearfully at that bonnet,
which she has had adjusted to a bed (
post. Talk about the unhappy women .
of history. Why, she is more unhappy j
than any 10 of them put together." \
No Chance of Escape. ? Mark 1
Twain's interview with the Italian
guide is recalled by this little incident. '
Verily, England has a high regard for
the safety of the mortal remains of 1
her heroes. '
When a prominent American was in i
Europe last he visited Westminster i
Abbey for the first time. As he was '
contemplating the tomb of Nelson, 1
the guide said : "That, sir, is the <
tomb of the greatest naval 'ero Eu- ;
rope or the whole world ever knew?
Lord Nelson's. This marble sar- <
coughogous weighs 42 tons. Hinside (
that his a steel recepticle weighing 12 |
tons, and hinside that his a leaden I
casket, 'ermetrically sealed, weighing <
over two tons. Hinside that his a <
mahogany coffin, holding the hashes i
of the great 'ero." "Well, said the i
American, after thinking awhile, "I <
guess you've got him. If he ever gets <
out of that, cable me at my expense."
He Lost Her.?He had asked her !
to marry him, and was waiting impatiently
for her answer.
"Will you expect me to keep house ?" !
she finally asked.
"No indeed, my love ; the servants 1
will attend to ail that."
.* --1- 1-- .L_ I
" 1 ou won l asK me iu miue me
bread, or broil the beefsteak ?"
"Certainly not, iny angel; we will '
have a cook."
"And I will not be compelled to 1
pound the washboard ?"
"How can you ask the questions?
No, no, no."
"Then I can't marry you. I have I
been brought up to do all these things, 1
and I could not be happy in a life of '
idleness."
When he realized what a treasure 1
he had lost, he went sadly to his lux- i
urious home, and vowed to remain a I
bachelor forever.
t8T "Do you remember our first
quarrel, dearest?" "Yes, love." "I
said you were just as mean as you
could be." "I believe you did." "Oh, |
William, how mistaken I was."
-it'aysidc (gatherings.
S@T Excessive coffee drinking, it is (
said, impairs the sight.
I?* Twenty-seven members of the
present congress are of foreign birth. |
VST Philip Silas Rucker, a farmer, of
Oklahoma, weighs 495 pounds, but
says he won't be happy until he weighs ,
an even 500 pounds.
SGF Under an act passed by the last
congress, a person who defaces a gold
or silver coin is liable to a fine of
$2,000 and five years' imprisonment.
#ST There is a barber's cnair in
Maine in which Hannibal Hamlin,
Fred Douglass, Garfield, Blaine, Theo- '
dore Hilton, and McKinley have sat. 1
A colored philosopher is reported
to have said : "Life, my breddern, 1
am mos'ly made up of prayin' for
rain, and then wishin' it would cl'ar ,
off." ,
9&F "If you are good at remembering <
your own faults," says the Manayunk 1
Philosopher, "you will be surprised to
see how easily you forget your neigh- !
bors'." ,
VST Youthful Inquirer?Pa, what is
the difference between a drunkard
and a bon vivant? Learned parent? 1
The difference consists in the size of
their pocketbooks.
$3F The crater of Mauna Loa, in the i
Sandwich Islands, the largest volcano ;
in the world, is 20 miles in diameter.
Sometimes the stream of lava flowing ;
from it is 50 miles long.
I6T One hundred and twenty-five
million of people speak English and
four hundred million speak Chinese, i
The gospel is in China, but it is there
as a drop in the bucket.
?6T "How often do you eat?" asked
the benevolent old lady. The tramp
smiled. "As often as I chews, mad
am," he replied, as he wiped his mouth
with his bunch of whiskers.
BaT" "How much do these scales (
weigh?" he asked of the new clerk.
'I?I don't know, sir," answered the ,
ulerk ; "but if you'll wait one minute,
['11 weigh them and tell you." i
Baf A Philadelphia woman suffragist ,
* ? ??-?-L -1 11?
nas prepared a nag wmcn sueumis tue
'woman's flag." It is a blue field (
with four white stars?one star for
iach sUte where woman suffrage pre- i
/ails.
%8T A Kalamazoo merchant recently \
wrote a delinquent debtor as follows :
'Dear sir, will you send amount of ,
pour bill, and oblige," etc. To which
;he delinquent replied : "The amount
s $6.35. Yours resp'y."
t&T la Westphalia twelve bees were '
eleased at a distance of three miles
Vom their hives at the same time as ,
/welve carrier pigeons, to test which
;ould cover the distance in the shortest <
;ime. The bees came in first.
ISP "I have seen some pretty hard \
inocks in my time," began the anvil, \
n ringing tones, when the bellows inerrupted
him with, "But think.of the
-rouble I have. There isn't a day that
[ am not bard pressed to raise the <
vind."
WaS~ A Russian recently won about J
?40,000 at Monte Carlo at one sitting.
Hie won the maximum for 20 consecu,ive
"coups" and in doing so broke the i
>ank twice?that is, he forced it to
suspend until another supply of money |
:ould be obtained.
?or " .uora, piettSO seuu a tui ivejr iui
;his darkey for Christmas," prayed a
Negro night after night. None comng,
he prayed : "O, Lord, send dartey
to a turkey," and he got one the
same night. Not much done in this
world without working for it.
I6T" "Describe briefly the way a woman
gets off a street car," said the
superintendent to the applicant for a
position as conductor. "The wrong
way," was the answer. "Correct,"
said the superintendent, and theappli3ant
was straightway engaged.
80T Never use water that is not perfectly
fresh. Water that has been
standing overnight in a bedroom,
kitchen or any apartment should be
thrown out, for floating germs have
settled in it, and it is dangerous to
make use of it. Tea and coffee should
always be made with fresh water.
B3T "What did Noah live on when
the flood subsided, and his provisions
in the ark were exhausted ?" asked a
Sunday school teacher of her class.
T know," squeaked a little girl, after
the others had given up. "Well,
what?" inquired the teacher. "Dry
land."
t&T A company has purchased a
farm ir> Illinois where cat farming will
be carried on for the skins, which sell
for from 10 to 15 cents each. Maltese
ind black cats will be reared, and the
'cattish" collection, as Don Quixote
would say, is expected to number 10,300
in one year, and 100,000 in two
years.
tta?" It is said that every part of a
shoe can be made by machinery. Inieed,
machinery is now so wonderfully
made it can do the work of mankind
in the most accurate and laborsaving
way, and man's brain is re
?.? J I* rvrocnn t
-juireu ior uucuuuu, t?i/ hjo
time, where his fingers were formerly
needed for accomplishment. Every
stitch and eyelet about a lady's fine
shoe can now be put in by a machine.
J6?" Among the Parsees the approach
nf death is a signal for the relatives to
leave the presence of the dying one,
the priest alone remaining to whisper
the Zend-Avesta precepts into his ear.
He, in turn, passes out of the room
aud admits a dog, who is trained to
ijaze steadily into the face of the dying
one. A dog is accounted the only
living creature that can terrorize the
evil spirits, so the "sas-did," or "dog
stare," is the last sight the Parsi has
on earth. No human shadow must
iuterveoe, otherwise the guardian virtue
of the dog's gaze is annulled.
W3T One of Mexico's most curious
plants is called the thread-and-needle
tree, and it bears a close resemblance
to an overgrown asparagus. Along
the edges of the leaves, which are thick
and fleshy and full of tiuy fibres of
great strength, very sharp "needles"
grow. If pushed back into the leaf,
and cut loose from its tough setting, i
the thorn may be easily pulled out, a
lot of the tough little fibres attached to
the root of the thorn coming out with
it. When these fibers are twisted together
with wax, strong, smooth thread
is the result.
International Crssons.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VIII, SECOND QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL
SERIES, MAY 23.
Text of the Lesson, Acts xv, 1-0, 82-20.
Memory Verses, 3, 4?Golden Text, Acts
xv, 11?Commentary by the Rev. D. M.
Stearns.
1. "Except ye be circumcised after the
manner of Moses, yo cannot bo saved."
While Paul and Barnabas ubode at Antioch
with the disciples after their return from
their first missionary tour, doubtless giving
themselves continually to prayer and
to the ministry of the word (vi, 4) certain
men came down from Judaea and taught
is above. The teaching of Scripture on
all points that we need to know is clear
and simple, but the perversions of the
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fearful.
2. "Paul and Barnabas had no small
dissension and disputation with them."
The story of Abraham and the giving of
bhe rite of circumcision is so plain that we
wonder how any one could fail to see that
Abraham was a righteous man before he
received the rite of circumcision. Compare
Gen. xv, 6, and xvii, 10, and then soc how
clear are Paul's words in Rom. iv, 11, concerning
circumcision, "A seal of the
righteousness of the faith which he had,
yet being uncircumcLsed."
8. "Declaring the conversion of the gentiles,
they causal great joy unto all tho
brethren." This was as they journeyed to
Jerusalem, for so did these Judiean teachers
stir the people tliat it was thought best
bo send to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem
concerning it. The enemy had not
bargained for this quickening of the brethren
along the road as they heard of tho
wondrous work of God among the gentiles.
4. "They declared all things that God
bad done with them." This was before
the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. It
was certainly more important to hear first
what God had done by His word and Spirit
through His servants than to hear of tho
disputings of these teachers at Antioch
who were troubling the people about circumcision.
6. "Needful to circumcise them and to
command them to keep the law of Moses."
This was the teaching of some of the Pharisees
who believed. There are many of
them today who teach that something besides
receiving Christ is necessary to salvation.
Baptism, joining the church, taking
the communion, doing good, praying, mor
tifying the flesh and such like are by
some held to be essential to one's salvation.
Such never can tell whether they
are saved or not, for they cannot tell when
they have done their part, as they say.
6. "And the apostles and ciders came
together for to consider of this matter."
Peter was the first speaker (verses 7 to 11)
of any acoount, and they stopped disputing
to listen to his testimony. He spoke of
what they knew and of what he had actually
seen of the grace of God. Then followed
Barnabas and Paul with their record
of the miracles and wonders which God
had wrought by them among the gentiles,
after which James very clearly decided in
favor of salvation without the necessity of
circumcision.
22. The council then decided to send
back to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas
two others, chief among the brethren,
Judas Barsabus and Silas, who might by
their testimony confirm to the brethren at
Antioch the decisions of the council, and
thus tend more fully to comfort and establish
them.
23. "Greeting unto the brethren which
are of the gentiles." To hear Jews greeting
unclrcumcised gentiles as brethren
simply because they had received Christ
was a great advance in grace over chapters
i, 28; xi, 2, 3. Even I have heard a minister
of the gospel very decidedly object to
being called brother or to speaking of other
believers as brethren, although our Lord
Himself said, "One is your Master, even
Christ, and all ye are brethren" (Math,
xxiii, 8). What docs ail some ministers?
24. "Certain which went out from us
have troubled you with words, subverting
your souls." All who would put anything
between the penitent sinner and the Saviour
are troubles und perverters. As helpless
and hopeless as the impotent man at
Bethesda, as the palsied man let through
the roof, as the poor leper, or as Lazarus
oorrupting in the tomb, is the condition of
every sinner. But Christ comes to the sinner
and gives Himself with all that He is,
and as many as receive Him become tho
children of God (John i, 12).
26. 26. "Men that have hazarded their
lives for the mune of our Lord Jesus
Christ." Some men can teach and argue
and dispute, but not so many uro ready to
endure hardness or lay down their lives
for Christ. The teaching of those who
suffer with Him is apt ta be of moro
weight than that of mere talkers.
27. "We have sent, therefore, Judas and
Silas, who shall aLso tell you the samo
things by mouth." They would therefore
have the letter from the apostles, the spoken
words of Judas und Silas and the lives
of Paul and Barnabas all to comfort and
establish them. God does not trouble His
people, but ever seeks to comfort them.
He is the Father of mercies and God of all
comfort, and comforts as only a mother
can (II Cor. i, 8; Isa. lxvi, 18). If He
brings us into trial, it is that He may
more fully reveal Himself to us as our
oomforter, tliat we may know Him better.
28. "It 6cemed good to the Holy Ghost
and to us to lay upon you no greater burden
than these necessary things." The
Holy Spirit is the great teacher and comforter
and director of all the affairs in tho
ehurch, and it is for us to be so fully under
His control that all the work and all
the words shall be, "The Holy Ghost and
us," our part being simply that of vessels
or instruments in which Ho can accomplish
that which He desires, for He
knoweth the will of God. I am sure that
It is the greatest thing on earth to bo a
person under the complete and constant
oontrol of the Holy Spirit of God for the
service and glory of God.
29. Not one thing but the reception of
Christ is essential to salvation. It is
wholly "through the grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ" (verse 11), apart from any
works of ours (Eph. 11, 8; ltom. iv, 5;
Titus iii, 5). But being saved freely by
His grace, it is, then, not a matter of circumcision
or of uncircumcision, but of a
new creature filled with faith which work
etft Dy love (uai. v, o; vi, 10/, iue wvo
which constrains us to let ulone whatever
would grieve the Spirit or in anyway hinder
our fellowship with the Father und the
Son. Being fully justified by fuith in
Christ (Acts xiii, 38, 3D; Rom. v, 1), it is
no longer, nor ever again, a question of
salvation, but wholly one of fellowship and
service as saved people, an easy yoke full
of comfort if we are only willing to walk
with Him. The believers at Antioeh were
comforted, Judas returned to Jerusalem,
but Silas continued at Antioeh with Paul
and Barnubua, teaching und preaching the
word of the Lord (verses !M, 35).
8?*" The religious observance of Sunday
is absolutely essential to spiritual
life, because withdrawal from the
world, rest, stillness, the turnings of the
thoughts into other channels is essential,
and it seems as if Sunday was
made by a good and wise God for just
such a purpose.
Jam and Jitxsidc. ;
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STRAWBERRIES.
"Strawberries," wrote a poet of long
ago, "deserve all the good things that !
may be said of them." It is not only i
as "a thing of beauty" and "a joy for- t
ever" that we must regard this early (
spring fruit, as it is alike delicious and i
wholesome to eat. "If I can but
reach the season of strawberries, all
will be well with me," one noted I
French author was accustomed to I
saying. I
Strawberries are an excellent remedy <
in fever, gout troubles, and other ail- I
ments, besides being a preventive to i
attacks peculiar to the season. In an i
?Ttpn?ivf wnrlr pnf.itled "Historv of '
Fruits," the strawberry is mentioned I
as possessing medicinal qualities of a <
high order. i
Strawberries may be served in a i
variety of ways to prevent the family I
growing tired of them, and the follow- <
ing recipes will aid the housekeeper in i
making them always acceptable. I
STRAWBERRIES WITH WHIPPED CREAM. I
Stem ripe, fresh strawberries, place 1
a layer in the bottom of a large glass 1
dish ; sprinkle with sugar; put an- 1
other layer of berries and sugar.
Whip a pint of thick cream with the
whites of two eggs and a teacup of 1
sugar; put over the strawberries and j
set on ice for half an hour.
STRAWBERRIES FOR BREAKFAST. '
Stem ripe strawberries, cover with
sugar and the juice of half a dozen '
oranges. Let stand one hour, sprinkle
with pounded ice, and serve.
STRAWBERRY PYRAMID.
Crush a pint of ripe strawberries,
mix with a pint of sugar; beat the
whites of four eggs and add. Beat all
together until very stiff, and arrange
in a pyramid.
STRAWBERRY BAVARIAN CREAM.
Cover half a box of gelatine with a
teacup of cold water, and let soak for
20 minutes. Mash a quart of ripe
strawberries, and press through a
sieve ; add a cup of sugar to the juice. I
Stir the gelatine over boiling water until
dissolved, strain it into the strawberry
juice, set on ice, and stir until
it thickens; add a pint of whipped
cream ; mix gently. Pour in a mould,
and set in a cool place to harden.
CROQUANTE OF STRAWBERRIES.
An elegant dish for a tea or luncheon.
Dissolve a tablespoonful of gelatine
in cold water; add half a cup of
boiling water. Dip a tin mould in ice
water. Stem a quart of ripe firm
strawberries, dip each one in the gelatine,
and press them against the sides
of the mould ; arrange in any fancy
style desired. Fill the center of the
mould with charlotte-russe, and set ou
ice to harden. When ready to serve
turn out of the mould carefully on a
flat glass dish.
STRAWBERRY TAPIOCA.
Wash a cup of tapioca and put to
soak in cold water over night. Iu the
morning pour over a pint of boiling '
water, and set on the back of the
stove to simmer gently until the tapioca
is perfectly clear. Stem a quart of
strawberries and stir into the boiling
tapioca with a pint of sugar. Take
from the fire, turn into a glass dish
and set' ou ice. Serve very cold with ,
sugar and cream.
STRAWBERRY SPONGE.
Cover half a box of gelatine with
half a cup of cold water, and let soak ,
for thirty minutes; and a pint of boiling
water and a cup of sugar; stir
until dissolved, and pour in a pint of
strawberry juice; set on ice until
thick. Beat until stiff, add the frothed
whites of four eggs, and mix until
smooth ; pour in a mould and set to
hardeu. Serve with whipped cream.
STRAWBERRY PARFAIT.
Whip a quart of cream to a froth ;
add half a pint of strawberry juice and J
a cup of sugar; turn carefully into an .
l J a 1 is J J
icecream mouia, press uie im uuwu
lightly, pack in salt and ice, and let
freeze three hours.
frozen strawberries. <
Stem a quart of ripe strawberries;
add a pound of sugar and the juice of ,
two lemons to the berries; let stand
one hour; mash, pour over a quart of 1
ice-water, stir until well mixed, turn
in a freezer and freeze.
strawberry water.
Shake one-half a pound of sugar
over one pound of strawberries. Mash
up the berries well with a clean wood- |
en spoon. Mix in half a pint of cold !
water, and strain into a fine sieve. |
Now pour in one quart of cold water,
and the juice of one lemon. Ice well, J
and serve in glasses, with a small straw- i
berry or a couple of verbena leaves
floating on the top of each glassful. j
strawberry meringue.
Cover the bottom of a baking dish <
with slices of stale cake dipped in
milk. Stem a quart of strawberries,
and put over ; sprinkle freely with su- <
gar, aud set in the stove until a syrup i
is formed. Take out, and spread with
meringue made of the beaten whites J
of three eggs and three tablespoonfuls ,
of powdered sugar. Set back in the
oven one minute. Serve very cold
with whipped cream.
Eliza R. Parker.
The Omnipresent Peanut.?"The
peanut as an article of commerce and
consumption," said Judge Christiancy,
of the pension office, to a Washington
Star reporter, "is something enormous,
and a great deal more so than those 1
who have not had the opportunity to
examine into it have the slightest idea ]
of. I don't desire to deluge you with
statistics, but my examination and
that of others who have had better
facilities, satisfy me that the peanut
ranks second to anything else used 1
as a fruit. The banana ranks first. .
By this I do not confine myself to this
country alone. I refer to the consumption
throughout the world. We
are shipping peanuts today to every :
part of the world, and in Paris, Lon- 1
don, throughout Italy and Uermany
and England have already got the ,
African peanut on the run, and are 1
going to make it run very fast before
we get through. The peanut we ship
does not compare, however, with the
nut that is sold in our own country,
but it has secured the market from the
African peanut, which, only a few
years ago, was the ouly nut which was sold
in Europe. In the zoos of Europe r
today the children are feeding Amer-Jj
ican peanuts to the animals, as well as
eaiing them, the peanuts, I mean,
themselves."
In Summer.?An authority on physical
training gives the following four
rules for the preservation of health in
summer: 1. Avoid either very hot
or very cold drinks. 2. Use oatmeal
in driuking water. 3. Wear a flannel
waist-band. 4. Use salt in bathing
water ; not rock salt, which is a refuse ;
but table salt, which is pure. To 1
these a recent writer adds a suggestion
for a slight change in women's dress, '
which seems a good one. Instead of
the cambric corset cover, she advises '
a knitted high-necked waist of the 1
ribbed elastic material of which undervests
are made. These waists are
finished about neck and arms with an
edge into which a ribbon is laced ; (
they fit perfectly, and are far more
rJ??U1 a f knn nn rr? nnofl an/) 1
JU1 auic buau uuo vatuui t\j vuvw}
they launder easily, which is a consideration
in summer. But their chief
claim to favor consists in the fact that
they absorb perspiration, and are
therefore more of a protection and
preventive of colds than those which
usually form part of a lady's wardrobe.
1
#ST It is stated upon very good medical
authority that fresh, pure milk
poured into a stone jar, a cloth tied
tight over it, and then baked in an
oven for three hours tastes like cream,
and is very nourishing to children and
delicate people. Baked milk is a new
(uxury. Some of our readers might
experiment with it and write us how
they find it.
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and at very reasonable and legitimate
prices.
"rnR THF WANT flF A NAM
a Shoe Was Lost, for the
Want of a Shoe a Horse
Was Lost, for the Want of
a Horse a Kingdom WAS
LOST !"
NO doubt you will ask what such a
quotation has to do with AN IMPROVED
MACHINERY announcement
over my signature. You might also say
that the above is not correctly quoted and
possibly want to know what became of
''the ri^er." Well, they tell us that the
rider got lost, too ; but no blame has yet
been attached to the "old hoss," because
he was "gitting there" when his shoes
come untied. Now then, so he was !
I command you in the name of the advanced
season to MAKE EVERY EDGE
CUT and cut sharp and fast. The clouds
have rolled away and farming interests
9hould be prosecuted with the utmost
vigor, and to do this you must be supplied
with time-saving and labor saving
implements, and be sure that you can get
them BEFORE THEY ARE GONE!
Don't lose your crop for the want of proper
implements.
You need Guano Distributors, Cotton
Planters, Double Foot. Plow
Stocks, Side Harrows, Iron Age
Cultivators, Hoes, Plow Molds and
Garden Wheelbarrows, and J. H. RIDDLE
has them at prices that know no
competition. My prices sell them, and
again I admonish you to see to it "that the
shoe is not lost!" Others will not delay.
When you want Corn, Flour, Meal,
Molasses, Sugar, Coffee, Tobacco, or any
kind of groceries, or Oak Tanned Mule
Furniture, it will be to your interest to
consult us before buying, and you will
be conviuced that we keep everything to
eat, chew and work with.
Our Htock of Guano, Kainit and Cotton
Seed Meal Ih ample to eupply all demands
Tor the balance of the Heason.
pit- To contractors or large buyers of
Shingles or Lime, we make special prices
and furnish best 4-inch shingles and finest
quality of Lime. J. H. RIDDLE.
W. B- MOORE & CO.
"the cresent wheel.
t*t_ 1 __u ..1 i i? r
we nave soiu mcsc wjiccus iui
years and they have led in improvements
and low prices all
along from year to year. Fully
guaranteed and up-to-date. We
receive in nearly every mail
catalogues and letters asking us
to handle some other wheel ; but !
we have not yet seen any reason 1
to change. There are some i
2,000 kinds and makes in the ,
United States, all claiming to be
the best. We think, however,
it will be well for you to see the j
'97 Crescent, the most popular <
make in the world, before plac- 1
ing your order.
W. B. MOORE & CO.
PINLEY <fc HRICE,
ATTOBNEY8 AT LAW,
Yorkvllle, S. C.
A LL business entrusted to us will be
tl. given prompt attention.
OFFICE IN THE BUILDING AT '
rHE KEAK UF H. U. HlttAUOQ'O
STORE. I
-: THE: - I
SAYINGS BANK
OF
ROCK HILL, S. C.,
Capital, - - - - $50,000.
Surplus and Profits, 31,000.
"^^TTH ample resources and every facility
for the transaction of the Banking
business in all its branches, this bank
solicits the business of corporations,
firms and individuals, tendering all the
courtesies and accommodations that are
usually extended by a WELL CONDUCTED
AND OBLIGING BANKING
HOUSE.
Correspondence or a call solicited from
those contemplating a change in their
banking arrangements or the opening of
a new account.
Interest bearing certificates of deposit
issued under special agreements.
D. HUTCHISON, President,
J. R. LONDON, Vice President.
R. LEE KERR, Cashier.
WHICH ROUTE!
IF you were sent for your family physician
to go and see a member of your
family who was desperately sick?sick
unto death?and there were two routes by
which you could go, and one was say onebalf
the distance of the other, which one
would you choose? Would you go round
or through ? We think you would go the
nigh way.
IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE RAIN
You have a desperate case on your hands
now, in that planting time is at hand and
your land is not prepared for the seed.
Of course, you can plant your corn or
cotton without getting your land ready;
but if you do, you will have twice as
much work to do as you would have had,
had you prepared it before planting, and
a corresponding decrease in the yield.
IT WILL PAY TO START RIGHT
And go the nigh way. You can do this
by using A GENUINE CORBIN DISK
HARROW in breaking your land. If
you will call on us we will tell you how
you can break eight to ten acres a day to
the depth of six inches at less cost than
you can break four to a depth of not exceeding
two-and-one-half inches, by the
ordinary method. By our pla,n, you will
have no clods, and by yours you will
have little else on red land.
GRIST COUSINS.
L. GEO. GRIST,
FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY,
Yorkvilje, S. C.
I REPRESENT over $27,000,000.00
of assets in my fire insurance agency,
and I am prepared to write FIRE and
TORNADO INSURANCE on short notice
at the lowest prevailing rates. Each
fire policy carries with it, without extra
charge, a "lightning clause," which protects
the insured against loss or damage
by lightning. I represent the Norwich
Union Fire Office of England, which is
an absolutely fire tested company, having
been "dragged oyer the coals" since
1797. Then I have the .Etna of Hartford,
which has been doing business at the
"old stand" since 1819; the Pennsylvania
is by no means a "squatter or experiment,"
having been "hgbtin' fire in all
its fury" since 1825. The Delaware Insurance
company has been pretty severely
burned several times, but has maintained
its motto?"Just, Prompt, Certain"
since 1835. The Old Continental, which is
living in exile from the South-Eastern
tariff association, thinks she can stand
alone and work in "single harness," and
since 1853 the "old lady" has helped her
children to something over 835,000,000 and
aImiattc. uof Ka*?q M Tnunrnnoo loft
ouo jo ainajo 01/ uvkivi auouimmw .?*?
with uiy agency will always receive
prompt and careful attention.
L. GEO. GRIST, Resident Agent.
CMOLl & NORTHWESTERS III
G. W. F. HARPER, President.
Schedules in Effect from and After
February 7, 1896.
CENTRAL TIME STANDARD.
GOING NORTH. | No 10. | No lit).
Lea* e Chester j 6 10 a m i 8 30 a 111
Leave Lowrysvllle I 6 38 a m J 9 05 a in
Leave McConnellsville 6 5-1 a in 9 39am
Leave Guthrlesvllle .... | 7 02 a m j 9 50am
Leave Yorkville | 7 22am|10 50am
Leave Clover 7 52am 1133am
Leave Gastonla H 27 am ; 150pm
Leave Llncolnton 8 45 a m : 3 16 pm
Leave Newton ! 10 23 a m . 4 45 pm
r.envp Hiekorv 11 10 am I 6 15 pm
Arrive Lenoir" 12 17 pm 8 00 pm
GOING SOUTH. | NO. 9. | No 61.
Leave Lenoir I 3 30 p m j fi 30 a m
Leave Hickory ; 4 34 p m 8 10 a in
Leave Newton ! 5 14 p m ] 0 10am
Leave Llncolnton i 6 00 pm 10 40 am
Leave Gastonla ' 6 67 pm 100pm
Leave Clover 7 37 pm i 2 02pm
Leave Yorkvllle I 806pm! 3 10pm
Leave Guthrlesvllle ... | 8 29 pm 3 40 pm
Leave McConnellsvllle 8 38pm 3 55 pm
Leave Lowrysvllle 9 00pm 4 25 pm
Arrive Chester 1 9 32 pm 5 10 pm
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. & N.
and the C. C. & A., also LAC. R. R.; at
Gastonia with the A. & C. A. L.; at Lincolnton
with C. C.; and at Hickory and
Newton with W. N. C.
Parties desiring tickets to all points
North, East, South and West, will find it
much to their advantage to call at or correspond
with the General Office of the
Carolina and North-Western Railway at
Lenoir, N. C. L. T. NICHOLS, Supt.
TOWN PKOFKKII run SALL.
THE undersigned offers for sale, the
HOUSE AND LOT in Yorkville,
known as the "Meek House," occupied
by Mr. O. E. Grist and situated opposite
the 0. R. tfc C. R. R., depot. The house
contains six large rooms and a basement.
The house is in good repair, and
contiguous to water-works tire-plugs. On
the premises is a well of excellent freestone
water.
Also, a cottage on Madison street. It
contains four rooms. The house is in good
repair and on the premises is a well of |
good freestone water. L. M. GRIST.
THE TWICK-A-WEEK ENQ.UIREH
FURNISHES up-to-date news, fresh |
and crisp every Wednesday and Saturday.
See your nearest clubmaker.
GrARRY IRON RO<
MANUFACT
IRON ROOFING,
JKIStl'El) AM) t'OKKL'UATEb
FIRE PROOF DOOKS,
rHE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS C
^afiTOrders receivedby L. M. GRIST.
OHIO RlfEI AID CHMLESTQIILB
TIME TABLE of the Ohio River and
Charleston Railway company, to take
effect Monday, May 5*h, at 7.30 a. m.
STANDARD EASTERN TIME.
QOINO SOUTH NO. 12. |
Leave Marion .. 4 45pm|
Leave Rutherfordton? ? a) pm
Leave Forest City - 6 50 pm
Leave Henrietta 7 10 pm
Leave Mooresboro 7 25 pm
Leave Shelby 8 25 pm
Leave Patterson Springs.. 8 10 pm
Leave Earls - 8 45 pm
Arrive at Blacksburg ? 00 pm
No. 32. | No. 84.
| Dally | Dally
: T?T/>ant. ! Kr?>nt
I Sunday. 1 Sunday.
Leave Shelby 7 30 am
Leave Patterson's Springs. 7 42 am
Leave Earle's 7 48 am|
Leave Blacksburg 8 30 am; 8 40 am
Leave Smyrna 8 50 am' 9 05 am
Leave Hickory Grove 9 05 am| 9 25 am
Leave Sharon 9 20 ami 9 50am
Leave Yorkvllle 9 35 am| 10 20am
Leave Tlrzah 9 47 am 10 45 am
Leave Newport 9 51am1 10 55 am
Leave Rock Hill 10 20 am; 12 55 pm ?
Leave Leslies 10 .35 ami 1 15 pm
Leave Catawba Junction.. 10 40 am 1 50 pm
Leave Lancaster 11 22 am 3 55 pm
Leave Kershaw 12 05 pm 6 30 pm
Arrive at Camden 1 00 pm; 6 50 pm
~~ QOiNQ~yQRTH~ |~No. 33. | ~No. 35.
Daily Dally
Except Except
Sunday. Sunday.
Leave Camden 2 00 pm 9 00 am
Leave Kershaw 2 45 pm 11 10 am
Leave Lancaster 3 25 pm 12 40 pm
Leave Catawba Junction 4 00 pm 2 00 pm
Leave Leslies 4 10 pm 2 10 pm
Leave Rock Hill 4 30 pm 4 40 pm
Leave Newport 4 45 pm 5 00 pm
Leave Tlrzah 4 50 pm; 5 20 pm
Leave Yorkvllle 5 05 pm 6 00 pm
Leave Sharon 5 20 pm 6 20 pm
Leave Hickory Grove.... 5 40 pm 6 40 pm
Leave Smyrna 5 50 pm 6 55 pm
Leave Blacksburg fi 20 pm1 7 30 pm
Leave Earle's 1 8 35 pm|
Leave Patterson's Spring. 6 40 pm|
Arrive at Shelby 6 50 pm
No. 11. |
Leave Blacksburg 8 10 am
T^ave Earls 8 30 am
Leave Patterson Springs 8 40 am
Leave Shelby 9 10 am
Leave Mooresboro 9 50 am
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 Southern
D-Il XII11 tha a A T. at
i van w a y ou xvuciv i.xui( ouu ?>iiv w? a? jui ??
Catawba Junction.
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'L HUNT. General Manager.
A Snare
And Delusion.
IF you have taken out a life insurance
policy in an Old Line high price "level
premium" company with the idea that
you would at sometime in the future,
while you yet drew the breath of life, re- >.
ceive substantial cash returns or "big
dividends," we are hero to tell you that
you will be disappointed. Your policy
will prove a snare and a delusion. It is
all right for protection for your wife and
ghildren, as they will receive the face of
the policy in case of your death, as they
would also in a company that charges
you half as much. A life insurance policy
is a fraud as an investment for a living
man, and is the greatest blessing of which
wo or anybody else has any knowledge
as a means of protecting the widow and
orphans, after the breadwinner has been
removed .by death.
T* Vnii Will T,av laide
Your Prejudice
AND COME to us with a desire to
learn why it is not to your interest to
carry high priced insurance, and how we
can furnish you just as safe insurance
for at least 40 per cent, a year less than the
other costs., we are sure we can show you
to your satisfaction that the MUTUAL
RESERVE .FUND LIFE ASSOCIATION
of New York does business on ^
plan that is absolutely safe, and will protect
your loved ones even better than
they uow are, at even a greater cost to
to you. Of course if you are too prejudiced
to investigate and imagine that the
high price you are now paying makes
your insurance better or safer, or better
than it would be at less cost, we can't do
anything for you ; but will be forced to
let you go on until time, the crucial
tester, convinces you, against your will,
that you have been deceived.
If You Have
No Insurance,
And think you should have, we would be
pleased to explain the Mutual Reserve
System to you. The Mutual Reserve is
the largest and strongest natural premium
company in the world, and the fourth
largest of ANY KIND. It has paid
about $550,000 to the widows and orphans
of deceased policy-holders in South Carlina
alone, during the past twelve years,
and if all the insurance now carried in
old line companies in the state was in the
Mutual Reserve, not less than $400,000,
which now annually goes into the coifers
of the former, would d? left in the state
to help relieve the hard times about which
ivft hoar an much.
SAM M & L. GEO. GRIST,
General Agents, Yorkville, S. C.
WHEN YOU WANT
TO have your PHOTOGRAPH taken,
you should not fail to come and see
me. I have been in the "picture taking"
business for a great many years, and am
confident that I know my business. It
has always been my desire to please my
customers. I atn prepared to take Photographs
in the latest styles and at reasonable
prices.
HAVE YOU ANY
Photographs that you would like to have
enlarged ? If you have, come and see me
about it. I can do the work.
IF YOD DO NOT KNOW
Where my Photograph Gallery is, ask
anyone in town and they can tell you.
DURING THE WINTER,
You will find my Gallery warm and
pleasant. Come and see me whenever
you need photographs. Respectfully,
J. R. SCHORB.
ehc ^orhi'illc (gnquirn.
Published Wednesday and Saturday.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
Single copy for one year, $ 2 OO
One copy for two years, 3 SO
For six months, 1 <M>
For thrAA months SO
Two copies for one year, 3 SO
Ten copies one year, 17 SO
And an extra copy for a club often.
OFING COMP'NY.
URERS OF
IF IRON ROOFING INTHE WORLD