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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
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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