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tumorous department. No Use For Prayer.?"On one occasion," said a clergyman from Ken- \ tucky, who pays Washington at least two visits a year, "I was making a | circuit of some preaching places in the mountains, and at one of these ap- j pointments I stayed at the house of Sister Runnals?Reynolds, as you might call her name?who was a most s exemplary woman. ' Her greatest earthly burden was an utterly worth- ? less husband, who bad tried her patience for many years and whom she 1 had not yet been persuaded to turn out of her heart and home. He was i nor. viathlA when I arrived, and when c he did not appear for a day, I casually asked her where John was. I "'He's been off fer three days now, t down at the grocery, and goodness knows what he's up to,' she said, half in sorrow and half in anger. t " 'Has he ever been away so long as this before ?' I asked sympatbizingly. " 'No. Hegenera'ly gits back home j afore night.' " 'Perhaps this is a turning point for him, and when be comes back be will I see the error of bis ways and turn ? from them.' " 'Hardly, I reckon,' she said, with r a hopeless shrug of her head. s " 'Oh, don't be despondent,' I insisted, encouragingly. Let us pray t for him.' ? "Her face flushed, and she arose and walked angrily toward the door. j " 'Pra'r won't phaze him,'she blazed j out. 'Nothin'll teach him but tar an' feathers, and when he gits back here , that's what he'll git, and when I'm j done with him and get him turned out in the road fer him to go his way and me mine, you won't want to waste no 1 pra'r on him, shore. I'm done with him, and be ain't goin' to forget it soon, neither.'" c ' C Two Cheerful Liars.?Patrick O'Mars, a private in the Ninth regu- t lars, went to the colonel of his regi- r ment and asked for a two weeks' leave [ of absence. The colonel was a severe disciplinarian, who did not believe in c extending too many privileges to his r men, and did not hesitate in using a v subterfuge in evading the granting of one. t "Well," said the colonel, "what do 8 you want a two weeks' furlough for?" ?j Patrick answered: "Me woife is very sick, and the children are not well, and if ye didn't mind, she would like to have me home for a few weeks t to give her a bit of assistance." The colonel eyed him for a few minutes and said : "Patrick, I might grant your re- 1 quest, but I got a letter from your wife s this morning saying she didn't want you home, that you were a nuisance, c and raised the devil whenever you g were there. She hopes I won't let you E have any more furloughs." "That settles it. I suppose I can't g get the furlough, then ?" said Pat. v "No; I'm afraid not, Patrick. It 8 wouldn't be well for me to do so under the circumstances." ^ It was Patrick's turn now to eye f the colonel, as he started for the door. t Stopping suddenly, he said : "Colonel, can I say something to ? o? J J" ? C "Certainly, Patrick. What is it?" j. "You won't get mad, colonel, if I say it?" t "Certainly not, Patrick ; what is it?" "I want to say there are two splendid liars in this room, and I'm one of them. I was never married in me .c loife."?Exchange. ^ r Dead Ones.?We were discussing a fine young fellow who invariably does . two things each Sunday, just as sure ? as the first day of the week rolls around. [ He's a young merchant, has a host of friends and is one of Augusta's solid citizens. Every Sunday morning, rain or shine, he goes down to the } cemetary and visits his mother's grave. i] Later in the day he invariably at* a tends the Sunday school attached to J his church and instructs his particular n class in Biblical stories and their application. v He was telling me yesterday of the h lesson for next Sunday and it brought s to mind a recent tale regarding another ii Sunday school teacher. r This young man had been invited to address the boys and after stating how v glad he was to be with them on that f( particular occasion and referring to ? the fine Sabbath, he continued by say- a ing that this beautiful Sabbath was I only a promise of the blissful hereafter ?of the happy land to which we all 0 want to go." "And what is the happy land ?" he ^ asked. The small boys on the front j oaat tioto/i en(>h nt.hpp siiprftntitiniislv ovwv "4v**vv* v**v" t a and viciously, but nobody spoke till little George said, with a tone midway between a sniff and a gurgle: 'Heaven." "Ah! that's it! that's it!" said the . superintendent. "Little George knew j it. It is heaven. And we all want to go there. And now, children, can you tell me what kind of boys go there?" George was emboldened by praise. a His head was dizzy with success. He ? rose in his place and bawled : ? "Dead ones!"?Augusta Herald. P He Is Somew hat Absent-Minded. g There is a certain lawyer with an office high up in the Society for Savings ? building who is developiug a strong , absent-minded tendency. A day or two ago be was writing a letter and jumped up suddenly to run to the little stand on which reposed 0 the big dictionary. As he raised the cover of the volume D he stopped short, like a man bewildered. "What's the matter, old fellow ?" ? called out one of his partners. "I declare," said the absent-minded 1 man, "I've clean forgotten the word I * meaut to look for." 11 "Well, say," called the partner, a "why don't you commence at the be- 1 mnnino nuft lnntr until vr?ll find it, 9" S""""b j "By George," said the victim, "I \ never thought of that!" \ And, opening up the dictionary at c the first page, he began his length task, a A moment later he suddenly slam- 1 med the hook shut and, uttering e something that sounded like a very t naughty word, stalked back to his t desk. \ -Wayside dkUterinfls. tOF Hawaii is pronounced Hahvy-ee. ti&T Socrates was said to be the ugiesb man of bis lime. tST The term hand, used in measurDg means four inches. Half the sea commerce of the vorld is under England's control. fSF* The man with plenty of fat mort;ages lives on the lien of the land. IEnough spider web to go around he world would weigh one-half pound. IST" A wart can be removed by touchng it several time a day with castor ?il. 86T" "Every hour of time lost," said Napoleon, "is a chance for misforune." IST The blow from a knife may be easily cured ; not so with a blow from he tongue. V&' United States now has as large a >opulation as Great Britain and France >ut together. In Russia the principals in a duel )artake of breakfast together before ;oing out to fight. t&T The road to heaven is too narow for you to travel in it and pass inybody on the way. B6T A funeral recently took place in in English town which the mourners ittended on bicycles. 1^" In Prussia the price of medicine s regulated by the state, and a new >rice list is issued annually. I6T About a third of the entire popilation of the world speak the Chinese anguage or its allied dialects. 16?" It frequently happens that one nan invents something and some othir man gets the money for it. 86T Mr. Pitt?"What do you think >f the flour mill trust?" Mr. Penn 'Oh, it is another grinding monopoly." B@T No human being can come into bis world without increasing or dininishing the sum total of human hap)iness. tfiT Seven American presidents have lied in the month of July, and in that nonth Garfield received his fatal vound. ?6T Santiago is, under American rule, >ecoming the cleanest city in Cuba; ind its death-rate has decreased from '0 a day to 20. fGT Hawaiian servants think their smployere are putting on airs if they ire not allowed to address them by heir CBristian names, t^* Make it a constant habit to be :ind to everybody and you will do nore good than if you went about cattering money. Weir The young are determined to find >ut for themselves bow many thorns ;row around forbidden fruit; the old nay as well quit talking. I6T How many a man has lied to ave appearances, especially to bis vife when he might have told the truth ind gone about his business. ??* Wiggles?What an awful cold 'ou have! Are you doing anything or it? Waggles?Yes, I am listening o all the advice that people give me. tl&r There are no undertakers in apan. When a person dies it is the ustom for bis nearest relative to put dm in a coffin and bury him; and the Dourning does not begin until after he burial. 1ST* According to the Higginsville, ilo., Advance, the "gentlemen who anipulate bucksaws contemplate raisnrr tka nrino nf snwinir wood Oil aC "fe w. --0 ?lount of the increased cost of bacon ind." ItSST The Chinese never dun for a lebt. If the money is not paid when lue, off comes an ear. If the custom >revailed in America, the mutilated nembers of society would be too nunerous to mention. I6T United States is and has been for -ears the largest coffee-using country n the world; and the Philippine iBl.nds produce as good a brand as the ava or Mocha. Cuba and Hawaii are lot far behind. Owing to the scarcity of hogs out rest it is probable that the price of aeon will be high for a year or two ; o if you want to keep a few dollars q your pocket, proceed at once to aise your own pork. t8F The deepest artesian well in the rorld is one in Berlin, which is 4,194 eet deep. The next deepest well is at It. Louis, which is 3,853} feet in depth, nd the third deepest is at Titusville, 'enn., which is 3,553 feet deep. IST Burlington, Wis., has two banks, f one of which a Mrs. Hall is presient, and the other is presided over y Mrs. Eliza Meinhardt, with Miss Cdith Meinhardt as cashier. They can 11 shoot in case a bandit calls. W3T In machinery, if two hard metals ub together, they soon wear out, and n alloy of soft metal put between hem largely does away with the fricion and wearing. This compound, ough but soft, costs many times as t- 1 3ucn as steci. ?ffi~ Twenty-five thousand headstones re delivered every year at the expense f the government to the friends of leceased soldiers, who are expected to lace them up at their own expense, ["he stones are three feet high from the round, and ten inches wide. t8T Giant bees, one and a half times s large as the kind now in vogue, are o be imported rnto the United States rom the Philippine islands. The loney combs they construct are said o be five times as large as that of rdinary bees, and when they are ngry it takes them 30 seconds to aake ready to sting. Probes, tubes, pincers, cauterizng instruments, medicine spoons of one, silver measuring vessels, jars and ots for medicines, some containing races of ointment, were recently ound in the ruins of an ancient Ro an hospital. Thus is the new world ill the time seeing itself imitated by he old! 86T" An old lady from Oxford, Mich., vho, with her husband, had spent the rinter in California, was asked by ne of her neighbors if she had heard in earthquake while there. "Yes, I leard one," she answered, "and rather njoyed it, for it was the first thing hat happened since John and I have leen married that he did not think I vns to blame for !" Intrrnationat iXrssons. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON X, FOURTH QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, DEC. 4. Text of the Lesson, II Kings xxll, 8-20. Memory Verse, 19?Golden Text, Ps. exlx, 2 ? Commentary Prepared by the Rev. D. M. Stearns. [Copyright, 1898, by D. M. Stearns.] 8. "I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord." By comparing II Chron. xxxiv, 14, it looks as if it might have been an original copy of the law. Josiah was the last good king of Judah, and he reigned 81 years. In the thirteenth year of his reign Jeremiah began to prophesy and continued a prophet of the Lord for 40 years (Jer. i, 3, 8). It is written of Josiah in II Kings xxiii, 25, that there was no king either before or after hln^who like him turned to the Lord with all his heart and soul and might Hezeklah excelled all others in his trust in the Lord (II Kings xviii, 5). Josiah began to reign at the age of 8 years. When he was 16, he began to seek God. When he was 30, ho began to cleanse the land of idols. When he was 36, he repaired and cleansed the temple, and kept the greatest passovcr that had been kept since the days of Samuel (II Chron. xxxiv, 8, 8; xxxv, 18, 19). It was while they were working at the temple that they found this book of the law. 9. Shaphan the scribe reported to the king that the money which had been gathered in the house of the Lord had been delivered to the overseers of the work, and it is said that they were so faithful that no reckooing was made with them of the money (verses 4-7). Wo do not read of any lack of funds for the work, for tho blessing of Elshaddal (the mighty God who 19 all sufficient) was upon His faithful people 10. 11. Shaphan told the king of the book that had been found, and read it to him, and when he heard it he rent his clothes. Josiah was possessed of a poor and contrite spirit and trembled at God's word (Isa lxvi, 2; lvii, 15). It is written in Ez. lx, 4, "Then were assembled every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel because of the trangression." Many are Indifferent to the word of God and never read it or hear it read. Many who read it do not give heed to it. Many, even of those who are supposed to be preachers of the word, dishonor it by doubting it and questioning it, while but few comparatively tremble at it like Josiah. 12, 18. "Go ye, inquire of the Lord for me and for the people, and for all Judah, ooncerning tne woras 01 tniB dook mac is found." The priest and 6cribe and others were thus commissioned by the king. It may have been such passages as Deut. xxviii, 15-87; Lev. xxvi, 14-40, that so stirred Josiah, but whatever portions specially affected him he evidently believed what many professing Christians do not today believe, that there is such a thing as the wrath of God and that it is a very serious matter not to believe and obey the words of the Lord. To set one's heart upon and observe to do the words of the law was said to be their life, but if one would not hearken God had said that He would require it of him (Deut xxxii, 40, 47; xvili, 19). A common form of unbelief now is that God is too good to punish any one and that there is no place of fire and brimstone either for the devil or his followers. 14. "They went to Huldah the prophetess who dwelt in Jerusalem, and they communed with her." So there were at other times a Deborah and an Anna who knew the Lord better than others (Judg. lv, 4; Luke ii, 80). God has His hidden ones to whom He reveals Himself and whom He uses to Instruct others when His time comes. It may be a Joseph In a prison, or a Daniel who has been crowded out by a younger and more progressive party, an Elijah at 6ome cherith, or a Stephen or a Philip ready for any manner of service. Wherever you are be sure that you are learning to know God, for in due time He will call you. 16. "Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me." She had no words of her own for them, no opinions or suggestions, no words of peaceful flattery, but only a faithful message from the Lord, regardless of what they might think of it or of her. When God has a messenger whom He can use, He always gives a message. He said to Moses, 44T twill Kn rrHK fk*TT mnnf.K nnH tx>a/>H f.hoa what thou ehalt say." 10. "Behold I will bring evil upon this place?all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read." Every purpose of the Lord shall bo performed, for hath He said and shall He not do It? Or hath He spoken and shall He not make it good? (Jer. 11, 20; Num. xxili, 10.) All that God purposes to do Is as good as done, for He is able to carry out all His plans; there Is nothing too hard or wonderful for Him. He cannot err, neither can He fail nor be discouraged. He did not fail to lay upon His dear Son all our sins. He will not fail to let His wrath fall upon all who despise His Son and His love. 17. "My wrath shall be kindled against this place and shall not be quenched." This because they forsook God and worshiped the works of their own hands. They forsook the fountain of living water and made themselves cisterns which could hold no water (Jer. ii, 18). We think it strange that Israel could possibly turn from the living God to worship idols of wood and stone. Yet in the so called service of God among us there is a great turning from the simple worship of God in spirit and truth to that which is possibly worse than the idols of Israel. 18, 10. "Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake." Although wrath would surely fall upon the nation, yet upon Josiah and such as humbled themselves before God there would be mercy. At one time the Lord said that though Noah, Daniel and Job were in the city, they would deliver but their own souls by their righteousness. Again He said that, though Moses and Samnel stood before Him. His mind oould not be toward Israel (Ezek. xiv, 14; Jer. xv, 1). There came a time when all that certain righteous ones could do was to sigh and cry because of the sins which they loathed, but could not prevent. On them God set His murk of approval (Ezek. ix, 4). We cannot rectify the wrong things that are all about us, wo cannot bring righteousness everywhere to be manifested, but we can, each ono for himself and herself, be right with God through Jesus Christ our Lord, and He will then use us to bless others as far as He can, and It shall bo well with us. 20. "Thine eyes 6hall not see ah the evil which I will bring upon this place." When the time comes for us to be called out of these mortal bodies, we ourselves are Instantly in glory (Phil, i, 21, 28; II Cor. v, 8), but our bodies rest in peace and under His care whose temples they were until the resurrection. t&T The great object of religion is not to prepare people to die; hut to prepare people to live. If people live right they will die right. W3T It requires moral courage to speak for patience and peace when the gallery is hissing, but the larger audience of the future will applaud. JttiscfUitncous Reading. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. Summary of the New* That Is Being; Published by Exchanges. CHEROKEE-Gaflhey ledger, November 17: Harper Floyd, a good citizen of the Jonesville section, iu , Union county, has built him a handsome residence on his property on the , Mill*. Gap road, in the western part of the city, and will move bis family into it in a short time. Mr. W. T. McArthur, of Chickasaw county, Miss., ] and Miss Sally Jefiferies, of this city, were married on the evening of the j 13th instant at the jnethoaist parson- , age in this city by Rev. T. M. Dent. Mr. McArthur is a son of Hon. Joseph ; McArthur, of Mississippi, who was born and raised in this section and i whose popularity at bis old home would give bis son an entrance to all that is good in Gaffney if he bad been unknown. But Tbad is well-known here, having been a pupil of the Gaffney Male and Female institute some years ago. Before the erection of cotton mills in this section, Gafifney received and shipped from 11,000 to 12,000 bales of cotton every season. Up to this time, this season, about 6,000 bales have been sold here, every bale of which has been bought by the local and nearby mills. We doubt if a bale of cotton grown in Cherokee county is manufactured more than 20 miles from the field it is grown in. People in Cherokee are sowing oats as well as wheat. They are also careful in the preparation of the soil for their crop, and are using fertilizers freely. A very few acres well cared for and seeded to oats will feed a work animal a year, and very much better, too, than the few hands full of light western corn and hay that some Cherokee horses have lived on so poorly, so long. Last Saturday night one of the front windows of A. J. Settlemeyer's store was broken by someone throwing a stone against it; but the opening made was too small to admit the burglar and uo attempt was made to euter the house. On Sunday night, at 2 o'clock a. m., a big plate glass in the front of the store of the Gafihey Manufacturing company was broken out in the same way. But this time Mr. Robert Munro, who was sleeping in the store, awoke, aod as the burglars ran off he shot at them twice. The night was very dark, and it is not likely that Mr. Munro's shots were effective. CHESTER?The Lantern, .November 18: Congressman Elect Finley was iu the city last uight returning from Columbia. Mrs. H. H. Beard and daughter, Carrie, of Yorkville; Misses Buena Wood and Edna Owen, Mrs. J. B. Heath and Master Whitfield Creed, of Rock Hill; Mr. F. L. Wood, of Augusta, Ga., and Mr. Charlie F. Wood, of Charlotte, N. C., were in attendance at the Perkins-Wood marriage. Rev. J. S. Mills, a wellknown native of this county, now pastor of the A. R. P. church in Louisville, Ga., spent two or three days after synod visiting the scenes and friends of his boyhood. He left last night for his home. The Chester Mills were offered for sale yesterday at an upset price of $60,000. There were no bidders. It will be necessary to get another order of court, and the result of yesterday's effort indicates that a lower price will have to be named. We trust that no time will be lost in getting the institutiou in shape to utilize its plant. Rev. J. H. Simpson, superintendent of the Hickory Grove orphanage, has been in the city siuce the adjournment of synod, but has now returned to his post. He is giving bis spare time to a reading of the Hebrew Bible, and is trying to complete it this year. Miss Margaret Stewart, who has made her home at Captain Wm. McAliley's for many years, died November 15, aged nearly 70 years. More than a week before, she was taken very ill with pneumonia. She was given most watchful and tender care. After the first few days she seemed to rally and gave some hopes of recovery ; but the disease was too much for her advanced 1 age and feebleness, and she fell on ] sleep. She was a member of the As ?uuiai/t3 ivciui mcu tuuivu. GASTON?Gastonia Gazette, No- I vember 17: At Dallas yesterday we j learned that Mr. W. T. Henderson is j thought to be slightly better. He has j been sick two or three weeks with j pneumonia and was too sick on election j day to get out and vote. But he was l re-elected treasurer all right enough, j Mr. D. E. Cannon, aged 60 years, . died on Wednesday of last week at his ] home in Mt. Holly. He was a native of Gaston and was one of the county's best citizens. He was a faithful member and official of the Lutheran church. He was buried in the cemetery at Mt. j Holly, Rev. Mr. Bager conducting the ] funeral exercises. Something like j 20 train loads of troops have passed i through Gastonia this week. The first j sections passed through Saturday j night. Sunday afternoon other sec- j tions passed, one of which stopped ] here several minutes. Thesoldiers on J it constituted a regular mob of noise j and amused themselves chasing "boo- l hies" and firing their guns. These were j rnaiuly Penusylvania and New Jersey j troops goiug through to Greenville, j Athens, aud other southern camps, j preparatory for service iu Cuba and j Porio Rico. Thomas Jenkins, sou J of Mr. Jacob Jenkins, of Stanley, lost j his life lust Saturday under circum- 1 stances that were truly distressing. He would have been 11 years of age j next March and was a good, bright, ] and dutiful son, who by his activity < aud cupaeity had begun to relieve his father of many responsibilities. Saturday evening about suuset, in company with his younger brothers, he was out tiring a gun. It was a small muzzle loader, which had perhaps been repaired or patched up by the boys. I . ~ i^OYA T ^BSOLUIEiy ]p Makes the food more del ROYAL BAKING POWD In the rear end of the barrel was an ^ iron plug or breech pin, about half inch in diameter and an inch and a half long. When the gun was discharged upon this fata loccasion, the breech-pin flew out and was driven through the unfortunite boy's brain. It entered the forehead just to the right of the medial line and nearly over the right eye, and pierced the brain, lodging on the opposite side of the skull but without breaking through. He was taken 1 home unconscious and died three hours J later without showing any signs of a return to consciousness. Three or four physicians were instantly summoned ; but in vain. After death, the iron r\1ur? moo fnnr\A In tKo Innotlnn alpparlv piug noo ivuuu iu i>uv ivvwvivw ?< vmv>j described and was extracted. CLEVELAND?King's Mountain | Reformer, November 17: We learn | that the rich ore still holds out at the Catawba mine and that it is now being raised in a* nice quantity. From ^ present appearances old Catawba is J going to have a boom on her this winter, which will gladden the hearts of both owners and operatives there. Mr. Richard Hines, grandson of Mr. R. H. Garret, and gunner's mate on the U. 8. S. Detroit, is visiting his grandparents at this place and will remain several days. As many of our f readers will remember, the Detroit was engaged in the bombardment of r San Juan de Porto Rico, and therefore . Mr. Hines can tell you something of 11 the realities of the late war with Spain. p Mr. Hines left bis ship at Boston ; but n she was to remain there only a few li days for neeeded repairs, after which ** she will sail southward. Mr. Hines ^ has served his full term for which he eulisted, seven years, and has an hon- 1 orable discharge. We learn that it is jj his intention to re-enlist. "The ^ season is approaching when an arbor g day for King's Mountain would not be n out of place. There are many places ^ where our sidewalks need edging with H young trees properly planted. Had this been done years ago we could now u boast of some beautiful shade. This tj would greatly inprove the appearance ti of our town and could be done with |j very little cost to anyone. We suggest that some good live man take r hold of this matter and agitate it, and h eveu if the work will be half done. " What say you to the proposition gen- 8 ueineu. a LANCASTER?Ledger, November c 19 : Married, November 16, 1898, by 9 Magistrate T. W. Secrest, at his office e in Waxhaw township, Mr. R. L. Ritch t and Miss M. E. Foard, all of Union ]j county, N. C. Mr. Crockett H. j McMunay, eon of Mr. T. W. McMur- i ray, of Jacksonhara, who has been v quite sick at Davidson college for the 1 past live or six weeks, came home Tuesday. He will probably not return to Davidson until the opeuiug ol { the next session. Bob Witherspoou, 0 colored, who escaped from Lancaster c county chain gang about two years * ago, was brought here from North Carolina last Tuesday evening by Mr. a E. E. Nivius, of Monroe, and will serve C the remainder of his term?12 months? l, on the gang. Shortly after bis escape, <; Bob shot Policeman Niven,at Monroe, t and has just finished serving a seuleuce 11 of 18 month in North Carolina for tbie ^ offense. On his release Mr. Niveus v took charge of him and brought him t here, receiving the reward of $10, v which had been offered by the county r for his capture. r COUTH CAROLINA & GEOYGIA \ 0 RAILROAD CO. J NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION. J Time Table No. 15?In Effect Oct. 2,1898* STANDARD EASTERN TIME. t Dally Dally j Except Except a Sunday. Sunday, i GOING EAST. No. 78. | No. 74. " Leave Marlon 8 10 am 2 00 pm 1 Leave Rutherfordton 9 06 am 8 30 pm Leave Forest City .. 9 21 ami 4 00 pm g Leave Henrietta 9 38 am: 4 25 pm > Leave Mooresboro 9 48 ami 4 52 pm \ Leave Shelby 10 15 ami 6 30 pm c r.Aftvn Patterson Hnrlnes.. 10 25 am 6 45 pm I Leave Earl's 7. 7..... 10 30 am! 7 00 pm / Arrive at Blacksburg, 10 45 ami 7 25 pm Leave Gaffbey 6 40 am! 5 40 pm Q Arrive Blacksburg 7 30 am1 6 30 pm ^ Leave Blacksburg 10 45 am i 6 00 am Leave Smyrna 11 10 am 6 30 am Leave Hickory Grove 11 22 am 6 50 am Leave Sharon 11 37 amj 7 15 am Leave Yorkville 11 52 am 7 50 am Leave Tlrzah 12 05 pm[ 8 15 am . Leave Newport 12 10 pm! 8 25 am J Leave Rock Hill 12 25 pm 9 50 am 1 Leave Leslies 12 40 pm! 10 20 am Leave Catawba Junction.. 12 50 pm 1120 am , Leave Lancaster 1 20 pm; 1 20 pm * Leave Kershaw 2 15pmi 3 15 pm Arrive at Camden 3 00 pm 4 30 pm Leave Klngsvllle 4 28 pm! y Arrive Columbia 5 20 pm Leave Branchvllle 5 47 pm! . Arrive Charleston 8 00 pm! | going west. | No. 77. | No. 75. I1 Dally I Dallj ' [ Except | Except 11 Sunday.' Sunday. ? Leave Charleston 7 10 ami 11 Leave Branchvllle 8 57 am ? Leave Columbia 9 20 am ii Leave Klngsvllle 10 10 am p Leave Camden 11 40 pm 8 20 an e Leave Kershaw 12 40 pm 10 10 am o Leave Lancaster 1 20 pm 11 50 am c Leave Catawba Junction 150 pm 150 pm Leave Leslies 2 00 pm 2 05 pm Leave Rock Hill 2 15 pm 3 10 pm Leave Newport 2 30 pm 3 30 pm 1 Leave Tlrzah 2 35 pm 3 50 pm Leave Yorkville 2 48 pm! 4 40 pm I L,eave Sharon 3 03 pm 5 10 pm | Leave Hickory Grove.... 3 18 pm! 5 30 pm ! jeave Smyrna 3 30 pm1 5 45 pm 1 Leave Blacksburg 3 55 pm 6 20 pm 1 Leave Blacksburg 4 10 pm: 5 30 am J VrrlveGaffhey 5 00 pm 6 20 am | L<eave Earle's 4 10 pm | 8 00 am Leave Patterson's Spring. 4 15 pml 8 10 am I !>eave Shelby 4 25 pm: 9 00 am | LeaveMooresboro 4 52 pml 9 48 am i Leave Henrietta 5 02 pm 10 10 am | Leave Forest City 5 19 pm| 10 35 am Leave Rutherfordton 5 34 pm 11 00 am Vrrlve at Marlon 6 30 pm 12 35 pm p Trains will stop on signal at Oakhurst, b Elgin, Caskey's, Springdell, Roddey's, " Leslie's, Old Point, Newport, King's p 2reek, Mill Wood, Union Mills, Golden w Valley and Vein Mountain. y ?- it A. iKirr, r Supt. N. C. Division. b L. A. EMERSON, ? Traffic Manager. 11 JOSEPH H. SANDS, B General Manager. l| W. S. JONES. c General Superintendent. " ti c L baking 5 Powder 1 VRE icious and wholesome i ! roMi.il FOR Here Is Go< Pleasant GIT IIP A CLUB" Pi rwo High Grade Bi 1899 Bicycle, and s to the Most Enc COMMENCE TODAY AND KE rHIS is tbe season during which the the people of this section generally lake selection of tbe newspaper they exect to read during the following year. There are a large number of people who ow include THE ENQUIRER on their ists, and who expect to continue it there, 'here are many others who are not now nbscribing for the THE ENQUIRER; ut who would like to have it. We want THE ENQUIRER to go as a 'WICE-A-WEEK visitor to every home n York county. With the assistance of ntelligent and trustworthy friends in the ifl'erent localities, we know it can be otten into many homes to which it is not ow going. This assistance is of much alue to us, and it is our purpose to pay jr it most liberally, in proportion to the ervice rendered. The propositions we make herein are a all responsible individuals, in each and ivery locality. There is no monopoly in he matter. Because an individual retimed the name of a certain subscriber ast year is no reason why why he should lave any claim upon that subscriber this ear. Because one individnal may aleady be at work in a given neighborfood, is no reason why another should iot also canvass in that neighborhood. Svery clubmaker is entitled to getsubcribers whenever and wherever be or he may be able to get them, and npon ompliance with the conditions herein tated, have them counted. Our plan of compensation to clubmakrs this year is on the same line as hereofore?a competition for TWO LEADNG PREMIUMS to be awarded for the ?WO LARGEST clubs, and a third leadng premium for the largest club of JEW SUBSCRIBERS. After that the alue of the premium is in proportion to be number of names returned. The Leading Premiums. For the largest number of subscribers tETURNED and PAID FOR, at $1.75 we filer the choice between the following preniums: HIGH GRADE BICYCLE, alued at $50; quarter-leather top "ROCK. IILL BUGGY" valued at $75, handome SUIT OF FURNITURE valued t $50. For the NEXT LARGEST 1LUB, we will give the choice between be above articles left after first choice. Ind for the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW 1UBSCRIBERS we will give an OPEN ,'AROLIN BUGGY. The furniture nay be seen at the store of W. B MOORE I CO., and the buggies in the warerooms if the respective manufacturers in York'ille and Rock Hill. The bicycle is to be he 1899 model, descriptive catalogues of vhich have not yet been published. In addition to the competitive premiums nentioned above, we also offer various other iremiums for clubs containing specified nuraiers of names, and propose to deliver the prenlums whenever the numbers specified are eturned and paid for. Upon securing one iremlum?a watch or sewing machine, sayhe clubmaker will be at liberty to try for the ame thing again, or for anything else on the 1st, and lfin the aggregate, by the bTH DAY )F MARCH, 1899, ne snail have succeeded in eturnlng and paying for the largest number it NEW NAMES, he will be entitled to the 'CAROLINA BUGGY" Just the same as if le had not previously taken other premiums, tow, then, read the list: FOR 00 SUBSCRIBERS. Ve will give the clubmaker his choice of the allowing premiums, each valued at 825: A "OUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWING MACHINE, together with all attachments; i "HOUSEKEEPER'8" SET OF KNIVES, rORK8 AND SPOONS, made by Rogers; a "r - r H17T . Wl, Tit ? rrv'tr In ollcor rilict. vv ALinAJi ttaavu 1u wi?i ??? >roof case. FOR 40 AND LESS.THAX 00 SUBSCRIBERS, we will give'the clubmaker ils choice of the following, each valued at 815: VALTHAM WATCH, In open face silver ase: set of half dozen ROGERS BROS'. CNlVfiB and FORKS (12 PIECES): or LOW LRM SINGER SEWING MACHINE. FOR 30 AND LESS THAN 40 SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, each alued at 810: NEW YORK STANDARD 1 POLICY THAT PROTECTS. *. Zealous Watchman who Never Sleeps! IT7HEN you buy a fire insurance polVV icy, BUY ONE THAT WILL 'ROTECT! For the sake of saving a ew imaginary dollars, don't experinent with EXPERIMENTS! Leave hat to your neighbor. What consolation s it to you to save a few dollars by way of xperimenting with so called "cheap ii8urance ?" If you are prompted by conomic business reasons why, do not nsure at all. "Wild Cat" insurance comlanies will necessarily have to quote lowr premiums than standard companies r they will have no victims! Standard ompanies fix their rates on a basis of 2 m ~ <A\a\ 15 ast experience? 'wild cat companies" aven't that element, but are constantly laying their pipes" to unload some "exerienee" on you, and come at you again itb a "new scheme"?no, not you ; but our neighbor! Could he catch you wice? I nave been in the fire insurance usiness since 1890, and I have associated lyself with some of the best companies i the world, each of whom are financial iants, and are absolutely responsible for leir individual policies, and all together leir aggregate assets amount to someling over$41,<HKM>00.00 ! I write fire insurance for reliable and ustworthy property owners, ONLY IN :ELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY OMPANIES at the minimum Southlastern Tarritf Association rate, and you lay rest assured that any business en usted to me will receive my bestattenon and highest appreciation, and it is nder these conditions that my business growing. L. GEO. GRIST, Agent, Yorkville, S. C. ( CHATTEL MORTGAGES, LIENS , T^OR RENT AND SUPPLIES, Title , u to Real Estate and Real Estate Mortiges in blank form for sale at THE ENUIRER OFFICE. I ENQUIRER 1899Dd Pay For !* \A7nrlr b/ w w v/ ^ r A POPULAR PAPER, lggies, a First Class i Suit of Furniture srgetic Workers. EP EVERLASTINGLY AT IT. 7-JEWELED WATCH In dust-proof case; 14K GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN, or HALF DOZEN TEASPOONS, HALF DOZEN TABLESPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE (18 PIECES). FOR 20 AND LESS THAN SO SUBSCRIBERS, we will give a THE ENQUIRER and any monthly magazine or weekly newspaper published In the united States, for one year. FOR 10 AND LESS THAN 20 SUBSCRIBERS, a CONCAVE WARRANTED RAZOR, SILVER PLATED GRAVY LADLE. or an extra quality FOUR BLADED POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on the handle. Any of the-articles mentioned would be a bargain at $2. FOR 0 AND LESS THAN ID SUBSCRIBERS, a "CLIMAX" WATCH, warranted for one year an extra quality THREE BLADED POCKET KNIFE, or CHILD'S SILVER PLATED TABLE SET. Good values at S1A0. FOR 4 AND LES8 THAN 6 SUBSCRIBERS, a ".YANKEE" WATCH, warranted for one year: "Siren" pattern BUTTER KNIFE, or TWO-BLADED POCKET KNIFE, with name and address on handle. AND TO EACH OLD SUBSCRIBER, The Yobkville Enquires?'TWICE-AWEEK?filled with bright, fresh news from THE COUNTY, STATE, NATION AND WORLD, Interesting stories, instructive miscellaneous matters, and humorous selections, explanatory editorials, etc. The paper will be held up to Its present nigh standard, and will continue prompt, explicit, reliable, and, in short, the oest. TO EACH NEW SUBSCRIBER, The same as above except that If the paper is COMMENCED NOW, IT WILL BE SENT UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1900, without any charge for that portion of the time between now and January 1, 1899. It is understood, however, that for a new subscriber to get the Knnofl* nf f Vila nffor ho mnnt nav fho olnhmnlr. er $1.75 at the time the name is entered upon our books. If the 81.75 is not paid at this time, then the subscription will only date one year from the time Is entered. By new subscribers, we mean those whose names were not on OUR BOOKS ON 8EPTEMBER 14, 1898, except we will not_count as new subscribers, cases where the subscription may have been changed from the name of one member of a family to another. This la intended emphatically to mean new additions to our subscription list. TWO SIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at ?1 each, will be considered the equivalent of one yearly subscriber at $1.75 and so counted. A subscription paid for two or more years in advance at $1.75, will be counted as fne name for each year so paid. Clubmakers will be held personally responsible for the payment of all names returned by them. Alter a clubmaker has returned and paid for any name, he can. at anytime thereafter, discontinue the sending of the paper to the person for whom he has paid, and transfer the unexpired time to any other person, provided the person to whom the transfer is desired was not a subscriber at the time the original name was entered on our books. No name will be counted in competition for a premium until the subscription price has been paid; nor will any premium bedelivered until a satisfactory settlement has been made for all names returned by the clubmaker. Persons who commence making clubs will not be permitted to transfer their club to another clubmaker's list after the names have been entered on our books. It is not necessary that the names on a club should all be at the same postofflce. Names may be taken at any number of places. Clubmakers are requested to send In names as rapidly as they secure them after November 2nd, 1898. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expensoof those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered letter or money order drawn on the Yorkvllle postofflce. In sending names, write plainly, and give postofflce, county and state. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration or 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. In case of a tie for either premium, two weeks will be allowed in which to "untie." The time in which names may be returned under our propositions will commence now. 2d day of November, 1898, and expire at 4 o'clock p. m.. on Wednesday, the 8th day I of March, 1809. L. M. GRIST & SONS. IS AN ART AND it takes an artist to be a photographer. One who is not an artist doesn't stand much of a chance of making a success at photography. I have given years of study to this especial line and I can say with pride that my work will compare favorab ly with that of any photographer in this section. The best and most perfect photographs are the results of experience and not experiments. I do all of my developing, retouchiug and finishing, thereby obtaining the best possible results. As Far As Prices Are concerned, you need not worry yourself along that score. I know that my prices are reasonable and you will agree with me when I tell you what they are. I am also prepared to develop and print pictures taken with i>ocket cameras. If you have a Kodak or Vive or any other camera, and for any reason you can't develop and print your pictures, bring them to me at my gallery on West Liberty street. J. R. SCHORB. COOKING STOVE FOR SALE. THE undersigned offers for sale a second-hand I. A. Sheppard <ft Co., No. 8, six hole COOKING STONE with necessary cooking utensils, including warming oven. The stove, for all practical purposes, is as good as new. The price is $16 cash, L. M. GRIST. . October 12 w tf She AlorhciUc (gnouiret. aJ * Published Wednesday and Saturday. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single copy for one year, 2 OO One copy lor two years, 3 SO For six months, 1 OO For three months, SO Two copies for one year, 3 SO Ten copies one year, 17 50 And an extra copy for aclub of ten. ADVEUTIHEMEXT8 Inserted at One Dollar per square for the tirst insertion, and Fifty Cents per square for each subsequent insertion. A square consists of the space occupied by ten lines of this size type. 7J&~ Contracts for advertising space for three, six, or twelve months will be made on reasonable terms. The contracts must in all cases be con lined to the regular business of the firm or individual contracting