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tumorous department. Wondered Why They Laughed. , A serious-minded Clevelauder went into a department store not long ago, and stepping up to the drug depart- | ment asked for a certain infants' food. The bright young lady in charge shook her head. "I'm sorry," she said, "but we are just out of that. We have Blank's Granum and Dash's condensed milk and Space's lactatum." The serious citizen looked doubtful. "I'm afraid they wouldn't do," he said. "I suppose," said the young woman, ! sympathetically, "you don't like to ' cbauge." . gal ;4 !?u r ? : J iUa J "uu, it jsu l iui luc, smu tuc ocuous citizen, hastily. And after he got out of the store, he wondered why the girls laughed so suddenly. < The Nice Little Boy.?Nice little j boys are always the subject of friendly j interest, whether they appear in real , life or in the newspapers. Harper's | Bazarr tells of one. "You are a nice little boy," said the 1 kindly old gentleman at the hotel. "Thank you," said Tommie. "Have you any little brothers ?" "Yes," said Tommie, "I've got J brothers to burn; but I'm rather short , on papas. We've ouly got one." j ? ? I Indigent Young Man?I would 1 respectfully ask your daughter's hand [ in marriage, sir. Rich Father (in indignant surprise)? , What! You want to marry my ] daughter ? i Indigeut Young Man (somewhat ' flurried)?Y-yes, sir. W-why not? You don't know anything wrong with her, do you ? j WtiT "Then you recognize," said a J judge, "this handkerchief as the one which was sloleu from you?" "Yes. ! your honor." 1 "And yet it isn't the only handker- 1 chief of the sort in the world. See, 1 this one I baye in my pocket is exactly like it." j "Very likely, your honor; I had two stolen." t)&~ Doubtful party (to gentlemau)? 1 Can you assist me, sir, to a trifle? 1 I'm a stranger in a strange land, 15,- | 000 miles from home. Gentleman ? My goodness! Where is your home ? i Doubtful party?Australia. Gentleman (hauding him a copper)?How do you ever expect to get back there? 1 "Well, if I don't do better than this, sir, I suppose I'll have to walk." Honoring the Profession.?An editor in the south was traveling on a i steamboat, and having been shaved, 1 naturally offered to pay. "We never ' charge editors nothin', sab," said the j barber, grandiloquently. "But how j can you carry on your business?" j "Dat's all right, boss," was the indul- i gent reply. "Wo makes it up oflPn ] gentlemen." 1 t&T An Englishman was persuaded J to see a game of baseball, and during ( the play, when he happened to look , away for a moment, a foul tip caught i him on the ear and knock him sense- i less. On coming to himself, he asked, 1 faintly, "What was it?" "A foul? j only a foul." "Good heavens!" he exclaimed, "I thought it was a mule." j IST "My little boy," said a gentle- 1 man, "you ought not to eat those 1 green apples. They are not good for j little boys." "They hain't eh ?" the boy replied ( with his mouth full. "Guess you don't ] know about 'em, mister. Three ol j these apples '11 keep me out of school ! for a week." The Important Point.?"We are willing," said the practical politician, "to trust to the intelligence and honesty of the average Americau citizen." "Yes," replied Farmer Corntossel; ' "but that aiu't the question. What the average American citizen wants to : know is whose intelligence and honor J he is going to trust." 16T Young man (who thinks of marrying)?Father, I?er?presume you ' know?er?presume you know?er? the Bible says "it is uot good for maD | to be alone." Rich old gentleman (a widower)?Yes, I've been thinking of \ that. Besides, a boy like you ought i to have a mother over him anyhow, as i I told the Widow Dash only yesterday. A Sad Dilema.?Gilhooly?Sad af- J fair over at Jones'. Gus De Smith?What's the matter ? 1 "Oue of tiie twins has died." < "That is an atHiction." ? "Yes, and the worst of it is the peo- 1 pie don't know which of them is dead, ' they look so much alike." A Severe Mental Tax.?"Bobby," i said his mother, "I told you not to forget to bring up three scuttles of coal ' before you went to school, aud you 1 only brought up two." "I know, ma, but I forgot the third , oue. Three scuttles is a good many for a little boy like me to remember." ( fiST" "And where was the man stab- ( bed ?" asked the excited lawyer of a ' physician. "The man was stabbed about an inch aud a half to the left of the medial line, and about an inch , above the umbilicus," was the reply, j "Oh, yes; I understand now ; nut i < thought it was uear the town hall." ^ Musical Item.?During a social j call a St. Louis lady remarked to her , visitor, "I hear your little son is goiug i to he a musician. What professor i have you got for him ?" "We have ' not got any teacher as yet. For the ' present we are just leltiug his hair ' grow." , Not So Poor.?Curate (new to the district)?My poor child, is it possible that your parents can he so depraved , us to send a little boy like you for , beer? The Poor Child?Parients ? j This ain't for no parients. It's for s meself! 1 W3F Whisky straight is the cause?a crooked walk the effect. < ifntrmationat Wessons. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON II, FIRST QUARTER, INTER- ^ NATIONAL SERIES, JAN 9. rest of the Lesson, Math, Iv, 1-11?Mem- ? ory Verses, 4-11?Golden Text, Heb. 11, . J' 18 ? Commentary by the Rev. D. M. ^ Stearns. r 1. "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit v Into the wilderness, to bo tempted of the devil." From the beginning to the end s ? - * 51 He was under tnc guidance anu control 01 the Holy Spirit most fully. The Father h having testified to the fact that lie was c His beloved, well pleasing Son, the Spirit now leads Him into this great contiict v with the devil, at the very beginning of p His public work, that Ho may meet the jj adversary face to face and overcome him And now, in that He Himself hath suffered, being tempted. He is able to succor a them that are tempted (Hob. ii, IS). lie a had been subject for 30 years to all the t temptations of an ordinary human life, g but this is something special, and, as I)r u Weston says, has to do with Him as Son 0 of "Man," Son of God and the Messiah. 2. "And when He had fustcd 40 days and 40 nights, He was afterward an hun- v gered." Luke iv, 2, says, "In those days a He did eat nothing." This was not a new I thing on the earth, for Moses passed through it twice and Klijali once (i)eut. n Lx, 9, 18; I Kings xix, 8). On the Mount a of Transfiguration we And the three who n fasted 40 days. There must be some wondrous significance connected with it which we have not yet had revealed to us In Mark xi, 12, we read of another occasion a Dn which He was hungry, and one of His s last utterances on the cross was, "1 thirst" n (John xix, 28), but what an awful thirst that must have been! v 8. "And when the tempter came to Him n he said, If thou be the Son of God. command that these stones be made bread.*' a God had testified, "This is My Beloved v Son." but the devil questions it to His t face, with this "if." As in the garden of ii Eden ho questions the word of God with his "Yea hath God said" (Gen. iii, 1), und b has ever since been doing the same thing, j so he does not hesitate to face the Son of God Himself with his devilish doubts Think it not strange, then, if he oft tip- u pro; chcs you in this way, but receive not his doubts; it is better not to listen to him 1 4. "But Ho answered and said. It is s written, man shall not live by bread alone, t but by every word that proeeedeth out of ^ the mouth of God." Not the gratification v of our desires, but the will of God. is the . great thing Just as in our words we show our loved ones our hearts, so God in His word has given us His heart for lis, c and God is love. Shall we be satisfied with ii His heart and His way and thus live on v His word, or shall we insist on having all a things minister to our comfort at all costs? ^ 5. "Then the devil taketh Him up into the Holy City and scttcth Him on a pin- ^ naclo of the temple." Up to Jerusalem, the city of the great king (chapter v, .'};>) a Do not stop to ask how. but simply believe u and consider the temptation and the vie- g bory and ask the Spirit to apply it to your g own soul. The wilderness, and the hun- ] gcr, and the stones suggest the hard and ^ lonely and commonplace things in daily ^ life, but the Holy City, the temple and a p pinnacle thereof suggest holy things and " the heights thereof not so common, butfar more dangerous ground because more b holy. o 6. "And saithunto Him, If Thou betho b Son of God, cast Thyself down, for it is a written, He shall give His angels charge r joncerning Thee and in their hands they .. shall bear thee up, lest at any time Thou J1 lash Thy foot against a stone." The devil U ian quote Scripture, and sometimes quite k freely and at great length, but never to g glorify God nor to help a soul to know n Him. He always perverts it with the pur- c pose of working ruin. The man who j thinks that because ho is a child of God ind controlled by the Spirit therefore ho cannot sin, nor even make a mistake, Is on a pinnaclo of the temple listening to u the devil. He would do well to consider u these words, "If a man think himself to v be somothing when he is nothing, he do- |< jeiveth himself." "If any man think that he knoweth anything, he knowcth nothIng yet as he ought to know" (Gal. vi, 3; I Ccr. viii, 2). o 7. "Jesus said unto him, It is written r igain. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy b God." Scripture never contradicts Scripture, but explains it nnd instructs us how to avert its abuse. Jesus quoted it from the heart to the glory of God. believing avcrv word, but the devil uses it only e wickedly. We may be said to tempt God when wo make a self willed demand for 11 His help, or in any way claim His promises for selfish ei Is. Our Lord lived that tl the Father migb' be glorified, and taught us that when wi are willing to live thus Q we can ask wha* we will and receive it. 8. "Again the devil taketh Mini up into . an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth s Him all the kingdoms of the world, nnd the glory of them." The first temptation a was to satisfy His physical need, to satisfy tl Himself, on the ground that He was en- g titled to it; the second was to show Himself and what a great one lie was; the t third was to accept the world without the way of the cross. The prince of this world v offers it simply on condition that it be ac- n ccptedasfrom him and that he be thanked \ for it. fi 9. "And snith unto Him, All these y things will I give Thee if Thou wilt fall down and worship inc." The time will come when the antichrist, the man of sin, the beast of Rev. xiii, will accept this s offer of satan and for a brief period will v do wondrously, but, oh, how brief his dominion, how fearful his fall and how aw- h ful his eternal doom, the lake of fire and a brimstone forever! (Rev. xix, 20.) r, 10. "Then saith Jesus unto him, Get f thee hence, satan, for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou servo." "True worshipers 11 worship the Father in spirit and in truth, u for the Father scckcth such to worship y Him. God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and y In truth" (John iv, 23, 24). The word of v God is the only guide, the Holy Spirit the only teacher, the Lord Jesus the only way ' to God the Father; so to worship in spirit and in truth means that in all things 0 Jesus is acknowledged as Lord to the glory tl of God the Father, and that all is done in accordance with the word and in the pow- r tr of the Spirit. ^ 11. "Then the devil leaveth Him, and n behold angels came and ministered unto . Him." Luke iv, 13, says that the devil 11 departed from Hun for n season. How u thankful we should be that our Lord did not conquer satan in what we might call a t miraculous way, but in such a way as Ho h will through us conquer him also. He has left us His sword, the Word of God, ? and we are told in Kph. vl, 10, 17, that these, the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit, will surely overcome the adver- J1 sary. 865" Pay your debts. Establish the ii reputation of being a debt-payer and a your standing in the community will a ie improved, and you will earn the p ipproval of your conscience, which is letter. ?' ? i n 86T Admit the right, though you are ibliged to say, "I was mistaken." r <TItr jstoni (Tdlfr. rHE RANDOM SIIOT. In Adventure With the Moonshiners. Our firm, of which I was the newly dmitted junior member, was in the iaraond importing line, and we had ust received several letters offering for ale a number of small gems in the ough, said to have been found in western North Carolina. Within a week it was settled that I hould look into the matter in person, nasmuch as I was the only ODe in the ouse with practical experience in loating the precious bits of carbon. Three days' travel found me in the oldest region of upper Carolina, pre tared to examine the field as to wfiat : might promise. My "headquarters" were established t a farmhouse in a lovely valley, bout which in every direction, as if brown from the hand of some mighty iant, were towering, cloud-capped Dountains, like grand old watchdogs ver the smiling valley below. The occupants of the farmhouse /ere two iu uumber?Old Man Wilder, s he was called, and his daughter, Jva. The old man was a true type of the aountaineer?tall, straight, angular, ud as rugged as the rock-ribbed lountains among which he grew up. Eva, his only daughter, a newly reurned college graduate, was his idol, ud justly so, for no fairer flower than he e'er bloomed "in city home or lountain dell." When I applied for lodging for a /eek, the keeu gray eyes of the old tan scrutinized me as he questioned s to my home and business, and it /as only after having satisfied him iu hese points that he consented, sayug: "Well, stranger, we hain't much, ut I s'pose we cau divide with ye. t's purty lonesome hereabouts, an' 1 'pose Eva'll be glad to see a new face nd hear sumthin' from the outside." In my daily excursions on tbemoun ain-sides I occasionally met them, ometimes on foot, sometimes with heir rudely constructed cart, with he inevitable ox attached, and always with a jug, if on foot, or with a a? ?r harrol in i,hp. tumhle-down cart. I was not long in arriving at the onclusion that there was a distillery ti the neighborhood. Coupling this k'itb the frequent irregular arrivals ud departure of my host, I concluded hat he was proprietor of the euterrise. My stay of a week was drawing to , close, and I was dreading my departre, for Eva's innocent eyes had town brighter to me than the richest ems in the great irou safe in Maiden iane, and her purity and truth occuied my thoughts far more than the robable hiddeu diamonds in the neary mountain gulches. I bad used such arts as I was inaser of in winuing a place in the heart f my mountain llower, but Bertie, rother's coming, absorbed a larger the bsent share of her thoughts. "When Sertie comes" was the constant reraiu ; aud the ineutiou of the name rought a brighter smile and sparle to the brown eyes I would have iven the world to have been for je. I grew jealous of Bertie, aud oveted his place in her atlectious. could conceive no greater happiness hau to be beloved of such a woman. It was the afternoon of ray departre, and we were walking down the arrow road leading to the highway, rhich wound around the uarrow valjy. The view was one gorgeous beond description. "I must leave tomorrow," I said, as ur rapt gaze wandered from the gloious scene to the mist-veiled valley elow. "I trust your brief stay with us has een pleasant?and profitable," she nswered, with the innocent brown yes gazing up wistfully into mine. "Not pleasant only?the happiest ol ly life?days never to be forgotten." "And have I a share in making hem so ?" It was growing darker. The shadws had climbed to the tops of the earer mountains, and the weird hapes in the valley were gone. "In leaving, I feel as yon tall peak, s the sun kisses its brow in parting, hat henceforth all is darkuess and loom." She was silent for a moment. Then, joking up, she was about to reply, ,'hen a blaze of light on a near-by tountaiu side caught her attention. Vatchiug it for some seconds with a xed attention, she said, rapidly and ,ith excitement: "Come, let us go back and almost before I knew it she was some teps in advance, walking rapidly toward the house. Quickening my pace, I was again at er side, thinking she was Hying from possible love scene. As we walked upidly homeward I expressed my ;ars in a reproachful tone. "Oh, no, no, it was not that. Surely ot. You cannot know how glad I m to have had a share iu making our stay pleasant." Very soou we were at the doorstep, ,-hen, without a word, she left me, in ague astonishment, alone iu the otch. In a few moments her father came utaud walked rapidly down the path, he way we had just come over. Ten minutes later I heard from my oom a voice calling for Mr. Wilder, toiug out, I found a rough-looking nan, mounted on a mule, who, followng my directions, trotted olf in search f the old man. I was mystefied. Evidently someliing beyond the ordinary was on and. As I waited iu the porch, an elderly nan suddenly presented himself and ailed for Wilder, he, too, following ic fnntstcns u lien informed whence e had gone. It was dark when Eva came out and nvited me in to supper. As we sat lone at the little table, I noticed her gilatiou and her heroic efforts to apear calm. "May I not ask what it means?" I iquired. as she sat silent, with distress larked in her angel face. Looking pleadingly in my face, she eplied : "I fear there will be trouble for us tonight. Father thinks the government has no right to levy a prohibitory tax on the product of a distillery, and the revenue raiders are in the neighborhood. That light on the mountain side was the signal of our friends." I tried to reassure her, with little success. The meal was hurried through with, and as I returned to the porch the three men returned in silence, the last comer going ofl immediately in another direction, having on his shoulder a long hunting rifle, which I had not previously noticed. "I shan't hide any more, little sis,' he said, as n?va joined us; "i ve uont that twice, and both times had mj effects cut up and destroyed, aud this time I'm going to meet 'em face tc face, an' let the best man win." Eva's pleadings with her fathei went straight to my heart, and before I had time to reflect, I blurted out: "I understand it all, Mr. Wilder Just say how I can be of service tc you." Eva looked as if she wanted tc throw her arms around my neck, and I would have fought an army of raid era to have had her do so. "We've got plenty of guns, and I'm going to fight 'em if they show up I'm doue runnin'?it's got to come tc this, an' j'est as well now as la'er, sc if you feel like takin' a hand, Mr Morse, you'll find that double-barre handy," pointing to an old muzzle loader in the corner. The guns were carefully loaded anc placed just inside the frontdoor. The young fellow, who still lingered aboul the door, was armed and sent off uu der instructions from the old man. It was a silent and anxious wait o two hours, and I had time to refleci over what I wus doing. I, Jule Morse, sou of an honored sire, partner iu a reputable business in New York, on an errand for m\ house, in open rebellion against the United States government, with arms in my hands, aud loaded ones, too What would Burbank say ? Whai would the judge say iu the trial, sup posing I wasu't killed ; in what prisoi would I languish ? These were dismal renecuons, uu Eva's face inspired me. I was tight iug her buttles; at least I tried t< thiuk so. A shot down the road ! Instantly we grasped our weapons as a vehich dashed up to the gate. "Hello!" came from the darknes; without. Leaving Eva, we went 01 the porch, and Wilder answered : "Well, what's wanted." "I waut Old Man Wilder, quick ; I'vt got a warrant for biin from the Unilec States commissioner," was the burriet | reply. "You'll have to come and take him theu," was the answer, as the guulocl clicked. Sornd one leaped to the ground, and | on the instant a blaze shot from Wil tier's rifle. There was a groan and t fall, and then silence. Iu a moment Eva was at the door her pale face lighted up by the lam; she held above her head. Neither of us moved, except Wilder who reached inside the door lor an other gun, saying, "There may hi more of 'em." After some dreadful moments o silence and suspense, he took the lain; from Eva's trembling bund and wulk ed slowly out in the yard, pausing a every step to listen for other possibh enemies. Following at his heels, I saw in thi gloom a prostrate body. Coming near er, the old man stooped over tbe dyinj man, and peering in his face, hi shrieked, in a tone 1 shall never for get: "Come, quick, Eva; for God's sake be quick; it's Bertie! Oh, my poo boy ! God forgive me!" f s>annnt II nil *>r I u If P to dpSOrihfi thl scene that ensued ; it will haunt in< for life. A few minutes later, as h< lay on the bed waiting for death which was near at huud, with hi: hauds spasmodically grasping those o father and sister, he strove to tell then as he gasped for breath how he though to huve a bit of fun at his father's ex pense, in the joy of reaching hom< again, thiuking his voice would b< recognized. The sceue was more than I coulc bear, and I left the trio to themselves as I walked back and forth in thi darkness the remainder of that terri ble night. Three days later I was ot my way to New York. I tound no diamouds in North Caro lina, but of pearls I discovered tin chiefest, the purest and best, whou two years later I presented to my olt mother as my bride. ffR j POWDER Absolutely Pure FOR RESIT FOR 1898. THE AIUCKES PLACE Yorkville S. ('., consisting of two fine farmsthe "Clawson Home Place" and the oh "Kerr Place." Large Fruit Orchards am \ meyards. Also a herd ol rows with i paying milk business. For terms am particulars apply to C. E. SPENCER, Yorkvillo, S. C. December 23 102 w.tstf GRINDING AM) GINNING. Ol'H MILLS are now in constant operation. turning out the It EST Ol' FLOUR and giving perfect satisfaction Our MUNDER SYSTEM now workperfectly, and gives a quality of lint thai is not to be beaten. YORKVILLE ROLLER MILLS. Pki.ham Morrow, Manager. I BUY COTTON. I BUY COTTON, and you will please not fail to recollect it when you have any to oiler. If parties having lots ol from 25 to 500 bales, who live out of town, will notify me when they get ready tc sell, I* will go an?l bid on it. I can be found at Grist Cousins' store. I). \V. IIICKS. December 25 103 stf AUCTION SALES. CLERK'S SALE. i State of South Carolina?County of York. in the court of common pleas. M. J. Simril, Plaintiff, against J. B. Barron et al., Defendants.?Notice of Sale. BY virtue of a decree of stile, made in the above stated cause, dated tbe 20th day of November, 1897, I will expose to public sale, in front of YORK COURT HOUSE DOOR, on the FIRST MON' DAY IN JANUARY, 1898, (salesday) the following described real property, i to-wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situated in the county of York, state aforesaid, bounded by landsof W. E. Har1 rison, Andrew Wood, lands of N. J. N. i Bowen and W. J. Bowen and others, con; taining ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE (181) ACRES, more or less. > Terms of Sale?One-half cash ; bal> ance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by purchaser's bond and a mortgage of the premises, with leave to pay entire bid in i cash. Purchaser must comply with bid within thirty minutes, or property will be ersold at once at the risk of defaulting > purchaser. Purchaser to pay for all papers. W. BROWN WYLIE, v Clerk of Court of Common Pleas. I December 11 99 s4t . CLERK'S SALE. State of South Carolina?County of 1 York. IN THE COURT OK COMMON PI.EAS. ) Thomas F. Dunlap, as Administrator, ) Plaintiff, against Amanda J. Dunlap and others, Defendants.?Notice of Sale. | T> Y virtue of a decree of mile made in J3 the above stated cause, dated 25th of November, 1896, I will expose to public sale, in front of YORK COURT I HOUSE DOOR, on the FIRST MON, DAY IN JANUARY, 1898, (salesday) ' the following described real property, to1 wit: 1st. All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situated in the County of i York and state aforesaid, containing ' THREE HUNDRED and NINETY 1 (890) ACRES, more or less, bounded by lands of Dr. J. F. Lindsay, Mrs. Lowry, | Jackson Love and others. 2nd. All that parcel or tract of land, j situated in County of York, state afore' said, on the east side of the Chester and j Lenoir Narrow Gauge railroad, contain. ingTWELVE AND ONE-HALF (12J) . ACRES, more or less. 3rd. All that parcel or tract of land, I situated in the aforenamed county and . state, containing NINETY-THREE (93) ACRES, more or leas, and bounded by lands of estate of B. T. Wheeler, estate of J. H. Crawford, S. H. J. Alexander and I others. The above lands will be sold?less 150 acres mm uii iu urn wiuuw, Aiimiiuii u, 5 Dunlap, and minor children, which affects the above description. See plat j on tile in clerk's office. Terms of Sale?ONE-HALF CASH. " Balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by 5 the purchaser's bond and a mortgage of j the premises sold, with leave to purchaser to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for all papers. W. BROWN WYLIE, .. Clerk of Court of Common Pleas, j Decern her 11 99 s4t 1 TAX RETURNS FOR 1898. , Office of County Auditor of York t County, South Carolina, Yorkville, S. C., December 1, 1897. I TN accordance with law, the tax books X for the return of REAL AND PERSONAL property for 1898, will bo openl ed on JANUARY 1st, 1898, and closed on FEBRUARY 20th, 1898, after which time the FIFTY PER CENT, penalty ' will attach to delinquents. } Section 1, Act No. 293of the General Assembly of South Carolina, provides as follows: ' "It shall be the duty of all persons who are required by law to make returns of ? personal property, to make full returns of all real estate, and improvements thereon, i between the 1st day of January and the 20th day of February, 1898, and at the same .* time in every fourth year thereafter." The Comptroller General, by circular t letter, instructs me to call the attention of merchants to-section 229 of the General Statutes, and the attention of manufacturers to section 230, at the time of making e their respective returns. Blanks to enable them to comply with the requirements of said sections, will be furnished. = For the convenience of Taxpayers, 1 e will attend at the following places, on the . days named, to receive tax returns : At Bethany, on Saturday, January 1, 1898. j At Yorkville, on Mouday, January 3, r 1898. At Clark's Fork, on Tuesday, January 4, 1898. e At Smyrna, on Wednesday, January 5, B 1898. g At Hickory Grove, on Thursday and Friday, January 0th and 7th, 1898. ' At Sharon, on Saturday, January 8, 8 1898. 1 At Bullock's Creek, on Monday, Janu3 arv 10, 1898. At McConnellsville, on Tuesday, January 11, 1898. At Antioch, on Wednesday, January e 12, 1898. A t Vn\rnni4 nil Thnrrliiv .Tntniftrv l.'X S 180s' "V/"K"*' """ "*"7 ' At Tirzah, on Friday, January 14, 1898. At Clay Hill, on Saturday, January 15, 1898. ? At Ferguson's store, Monday, January s 17, 1898. At Point, on Tuesday, January 18,1898. ) At Bethel, on Wednesday, January 19, 1898. At Clover, on Thursday and Friday, January 20 and 21,1898. ? At Yorkville, on Saturday, January 22, l 1898. j At Coates's Tavern, from 1 o'clock p. in., Monday, January 24, until 2 o'clock p. m., Tuesday, January 25, 1898. ? At Fort Mill, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 26th, 27th and 28th days of January, 1898. At Rock Hill, on Saturday, January 29,1898, until 2 o'clock p. in., and on Moilday, January 31, 1898, from 12 o'clock in. ; on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 1, 2, 3,4 and 5,1898, until 2 o'clock p. m. At Yorkville, from Monday, February 7th, until Saturday, February 19, 1898, inclusive. All males between the ages of 21 and 00 years, except ex-Confederate soldiers above the age of 50 years, are liable to a J>1 poll tax. W. 11. WILLIAMS, Auditor of York county. December 1 96 5t THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of York. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. T. Gib, Culn as Supervisor of York County, South Carolina, Plaintiff, against J. F. Jenkins, Defendant.?Summons for Relief?Complaint not Served. ' To the Defendant J. F. Jenkins : 7 "T7"OU are hereby summoned and rej JL quired to answer the complaint in this action, which is this day filed intheollice J of the clerk of the court of common pleas for the said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber, at his ollice in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day <>1" such service; and if you fail to - answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demand< ed in the complaint. I Yorkville, S. C., Dec. 21st, A. D. 1897. J. S. PRICK, Plaintiff's Attorney. N OTIC 15. To the absent defendant, J. F. Jenkins: Flense take notice that the summons, of ! which the foregoing is a copy, together ! with tiie complaint in the above entitled f cause, were tiled in ttic oflicc of \V. , Drown Wylie, Esq., clerk of the court of ? common picas, for said county, at York! ville, South Carolina, on the 2lst day of December, A. D., 1897. J. S. PRICE, Plaintiff's Attorney. December 22 w (it YORK VILLI FOR HERE IS THE OPPORTUN OF CHARACT TO GIT IIP CLUBS N Pleasant I and Cei IN UNUSUALLY VJ Two High Grade Buggies Leaders and Everj COMMENCE TODA1 BETWEEN* this date and the MIDDLE 0 MARCH, it is usual for the people of tli section to select their reading matter for tl following year. Being one of the cleanes most enterprising and reliable newspapers the state, it is natural, therefore, that TH YORKVILLE ENQUIRER should also I one of the most ixipular. Ninety per cent, the families in the county desire it as a reg lar visitor to their homes, and all those wl can afford it, may reasonably be looked ujk as probable subscribers. One of the most > rinns dniwhneks. nrobablv. is the iliconve ienee of writing letters, sending money ai attending to the matter of subscribing at tl proper time. It Is this tact that makes It < pecially desirable for us, just at this time, secure the services of a large number of Int ligcntand energetic assistants, and to make worth their while to give the matter tin attention, we are making the liberal offe which we will presently explain. The price of a single subscription one ye is TWO DOLLARS. This Is to the Indlvidu who does not give his name to a clubmake but sends it direct to this office. In clul however, the price is only ONE DOLLA AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS. That is t! price which the subscriber pays the clubni kcr, and the price which, under all clrcui stances, he is expected to pay us. Now to o propositions: THREE BIG PREMIUMS. The three leading premiums are a CAR LINA III'GOV. a ROCK HILL HUGGY. ai a MONARCH BICYCLE, for lady or gent man. The "Rock Hill Buggy" is to be quarter leather top. and the "Carolina" i open buggy. Both vehicles are to be of tl very best grades manufactured by the respe ive well-known establishments. The Bley< is to be of the highest grade manufactured I the Monarch Cycle Company, and the Mo arch wheel, as every wheelman knows, without a superior. TERMS OF THE CONTEST The clubinaker who returns and pays I t he largest number of subscribers?NEW AN OLD?will he entitled to the choice of the tin above described premiums. The clubmuk who returns and pays tor the largest numb of NEW NAMES, will be entitled to secoi choice. The clubmaker who returns the s< ond largtst number of names?new and old will be entitled to the third choice. Inoth words, the first choice goes to the largest clu the second choice to the largest number new subscribers; and the third choice to t second largest club of old and new subscribe OTHER PREMIUMS. In addition to the competitive premiui mentioned above, we also offer various otli premiums for clubs containing specified nui bersof names, and propose to deliver the p mlums whenever the numbers specified n returned and paid for. Upon securing o premium?a watch or sewing machine, saj the clubmaker will be at liberty to try for t same thing again, or for anything else on t list, and if in the aggregate, by the i>TII DA OF MARCH, 189S, he shall have succeeded returning and paying for the largest numl of NEW NAMES lie will be entitled to t SECOND CHOICE of the three leading p miums mentioned above, just the same as lie had not previously taken other preniiun Now, then, read the list: For 60 Subscribers, 11 ...ni Mm Alnhmnlfor his nf t following premiums, each valued at 825: FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWI> MACHINE, together with all attachment a "HOUSEKEEPER'S" SET OF KNIVE FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers; "WALTHAiM" WATCH In coin silver, du proof case ; a NO. li AUTOHARP. a BAN J GUITAR, MANDOLIN, or VIOLIN. For 40 and Less Than 60 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmnk his choice of the following, each valued at SI WAI.THAM WATCH, ill open face sllv case; set of half dozen ROGERS BRO! KNIVES and FORKS (12 PIECES); NO. AUTOHARP. BANJO, MANDOLIN, Gl TAR, or LOW ARM SINGER SEWIK MACHINE. For 30 and Less Than 40 SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, ea valued at S10: NEW YORK STAND AH 7-JEWELED WATCH in dust-proof case; 14 GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN, or HAI DOZEN TEASPOONS, HALF DOZEN T BLESPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE (1:1 PI CES). Address, L. M. GRI! October 23, 181)7. GARRY IRON R< MANUFA IRON ROOFING, CRIMPED AND CURKl'tiATKb Iron Tile or Shingle, FIRE PROOF DOORS, THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER ;Z?t-Orders received by L. M. ORES': AS A GENTLE REMINDER, I WILL continue to tell you of tl CELEBRATED BRIDGEPORT OI - * * " (JAN. 1 can Iteartuy oner una nue urgu on account of its superior qualities in ton tune and finish. I never allow one I leave me unless I am satisfied it is strict I first-class in all respects, and I then put strong guarantee on it. IN CHRISTMAS GOODS, I am well supplied. Everything I ha\ is new, fresh and pretty. I have nothin left over from last year; I wasn't opc then, and prices are very low now. HAVE YOU NEVER TRIED MY .ETNA brand of Coffee? If you havi you are buying more; if you haven' yon should on account of its good <juali ties. The season for SOLE LEATHE1 is here. I have a lot of fine leather, an offer it at a fair price. Lots of othe things. Come and see. K. J. HERNDON. IT'S A HOT OLD TIME" AMUCK HAS before its ready fii market; but I have several hundre thousand that merit their name, and wil hold their own with any critic, and I mad the first one as well as the last one to sell To get my prices, means to get my brick T. BAXTER McCLAIN. December 4 if" tf ! ENQUIRER 1898. ITY FOR PEOPLE ER, ENERGY AND CAPACITY )R A POPULAR PAPER, Work, Good tain Pay LLUABLE PREMIUMS. and a Monarch Bicycle the r Worker a Winner. I AND KEEP AT IT. E For 20 and Less Than 30 ie SUBSCRIBERS, we will give a NO. 2% AU<t, TOHARI', valued ntST-jO; or THE ENQUIR|? ER and any monthly magazine or weekly K newspaper published In the United States, for one year. of . _ _ _ ;;; For 10 and Less Than 20 >n SUBSCRIBERS, a CONCAVE WARRANT'S ED RAZOR, SILVER l'LATEI) GRAVY I.An DLE, or an ex tin, quality FOUR BEADED ?d POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on lie the handle. Any of the articles mentioned is- would be a bargain at 82. $ For 6 and Less Than 10 sir SUBSCRIBERS, a "CLIMAX" WATCH, warrs ranted for one year; an extra quality THREE BLADED POCKET KNIFE, or CHILD'S nr SILVER PLATED TABLE SET. Good valal ues at 81.50. wi For 4 and Less Than 6 ? SUBSCRIBERS, a "YANKEE" WATCH, ? warranted for one year; "Siren" pattern BUT"" TER KNIFE, or TWO-BLADED POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on handle. And to Each Old Subscriber, The Yorkvili.e Enquirer?TWICE-AWEEK?tilled with bright, fresh news from O- THE COUNTY, STATE, NATION AND id WORLD, interesting stories, instructive mlsle cellaneous matters, and humorous selections, a explanatory editorials, etc. The paper will be in held up to its present high standard, and will lie continue prompt, explicit, reliable, and, in ct- short, the best. t?y To Each New Subscriber. is The same as above except that if the paper is COMMENCED NOW, IT WILL BE SENT UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1899, without any I charge for that portion of the time between now and January 1, 1897. It is understood, n however, that if the subscriber falls to pay rj^ the clubmaker the subscription price, he will LJi be due him for all papers that he may have p. received. ;,, By new subscribers, we mean those whose ,1 names were not on OUR BOOKS ON OCTOBER 1st, 1897. except we will not count as l_ new subscribers, cases where the subscription may have been changed from the name of one u. member of a family to another. This Is In"i tended emphatically to mean new additions to our subscription list. re* Note the Conditions. TWO SIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at 81 each, will be considered the equivalent of one ns yearly subscriber at 81.75 and so counted. A 'C subscription paid for twoor more years In adm vancc at 81.75, will be counted as one name for re- onoh vnnpttAniiid. ire Clu&makers will be held personally responsible for the payment of all names returned by them. After a clubmaker has returned and he paid for any name, he can. at anytime therehe after, discontinue the sending of the paper to i * the person for whom he has paid, and transfer in the unexpired time to any other person, projer vided the person to whom the transfer is he desired was not a subscriber at the time the re- original name was entered on our books. If No name will be counted in competition for 1S- a premium until the subscription price has been paid; nor will any premium be delivered until a satisfactory settlement has been made for all nnmes returned by the clubmaker. Persons who commence making clubs will he not be permitted to transfer their club to anA other clubmaker's list ufter the names have TG been entered on our books, s ; It is not necessary that the names on a club IS, should all be at the same postofllce. Names a may be taken at any number of places, st- t'lubmakers arc requested to send in names 0, as rapidly as they secure them after October 21,181)7. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe transmis:er sion of money only when sent by dratt, regis i: tered letter or mouey order drawn on the cr Yorkville postofllce. 8'. In sending names, write plainly, and give , 4 postofllce, county and state, ri- All subscriptions will be discontinued at the 1G expiration of the time paid tor. 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, eh In case of a tie for either premium, two ID weeks will be allowed in which to "untie." IK The time in which names may be returned ,F under our propositions will commence now, A- 23d day of October, 1897, and expire at 4 Er o'clock p. m? on Wednesday, the 9th day of March, 1898. 5T & SONS, Yorkville, S. C. 30FINGC0MP5NY". CTURERS OF S OF IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD r. WHEN YOU WANT rTIO have 3*01;r PHOTOGRAPH taken .. JL you should not fail to come and see ? me. I have been in the "picture taking" business for a great many years, and atn lv confident that I know my business. It ^ has always been my desire to please my customers, i am prepareu u?ume x-myographs in the latest styles and at reasonable prices. HAVE YOU ANY g n Photographs that you would like to have enlarged ? If you have, come and see me about it. I can do the work. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW s, t, Where my Photograph Gallery is, ask i- anyone in town and they can tell you. " DURING THE WINTER, :r You will 11 nd my Gallery warm and pleasant. Come and sco me whenever - you need photographs. Respectfully J. R. SCHORB. !'] 118 ACRE FA KM FOR KENT. 11 \/FY OATES-GOFORTII MILL place, e jLtJL situated on King's Creek, and suital. ble for a 3-horse farm, is for rent for 1898. For particulars, apply to T. B. McCLAIN. December 8 SJ8 tf