Jsumotous department. HAD A GOOD MEMORY. "It isn't often," said the well-known s attorney, as he smiled to himself, "that a witness gets the best of a lawyer. But I remember one that got the best ^ of me in a way that caused the shivers t to run up and down my back. o "A good many years ago I was re- r tained upon a line fence suit between v two old farmers. It had been in the a courts for ten years, and bid fair to be there for ten more unless the parties 1 became bankrupt in the meanwhile. b "It was my first appearance in the matter, I having taken the place of r one of the lawyers who died. n "I was very, very young. In fact, it was my first case, and I felt my importance more than I do now after 30 years of hard grind. a "Among the witnesses was an old farmer that I knew personally, having v been born and brought up in the same P neighborhood. I "He was put on the stand to swear n to some facts that happened ten years c back, and when he was turned over to u me for cross-examination, I proceeded 3 to test the value of bis memory dating h so far back. ^ " 4Do you mean to say,' I began, b sternly, 'that you can remember a f mere incident that happened ten years s ago?' I " 'Yes, sir,' he answered. t " 'Then you mean to say that you 1 can remember on a certain day, ten b years ago, that Farmer Dunn drove 3 a black-and-white cow into his back pasture ?' C " 'Yes, sir, I kin,' he answered. I " 'Then, perhaps,' said I, sarcastic- r ally, 'you can remember something else I that happened upon that particular u day ?' a " 'Yes, I kin,' he put in, eagerly; I 'jes' after I saw Farmer Dunn drive b that cow of bis'n into his back pasture t I wuz goin' through my apple orchard h when I saw ve and two other kids v stealin' apples. When ye saw me 4 comin' ye tried to git away ; the other d kids did; but I cotched ye when ye kim a-slidin' down the trunk of the v tree?' * a "Like a flash my memory went back c ten years to a very painful experience, a and I tried to stop him ; but he went 3 on. v " 'An' I took ye across my lap an' I gave ye the all-firedist spankin' that b ye ever had,' he concluded. ? "I didn't question his memory any further."?Detroit Free Press. 2 . o THE WRONG LAUNDRY. * A "raw recruit" once asked some of t his comrades where they procured t their washing done. I "Up yonder at that tent," replied a c veteran, without a tremor in his voice t or a change in his face, pointing to c General Shafter's tent, which was just a in sight. "There's an old fellow there t who is obliged by law to do the wash- g ing for our whole company. You see ? he has some clothes out there now? e drying on the line. He's a gruff old I chap, and he'll try to 'staud you offp and if he does, you'll have to wash I your clothes yourself, like those fellows t are doing ciown mere uy me river, g Don't you let him bluff you ; he will t if be can." 1 The recruit vowed he wouldn't be v repulsed by any lauudryman that bad r ever been born yet; and departed with d his clothes. He soon came back on a c dead run, with a pained expression of ^ countenance, and his hair on end. 1 "How did you come out ?" asked the c boys. f "He tried to make me believe he y was a general, or something ?of the s kind," replied the recruit; "but I told I him that game would'nt go. Then he ( ordered me to get out of there, and I c ans'ered I would, when he gave me a I receipt for my clothes, aud promised I to do 'em up right. Then he rushed t at me like a locomotive, and I was I sorry I wasn't any livelier in gettin' v off the track. When I got up again t be was after me once more, and chased r me half way here. No, boys, I'd rath- c er wash my own clothes than take 'em a to him again." a . s A Metaphysical Combat.?The ? great colored preacher of the Baptists ^ was pitted against the Methodist di- c vine. The first says : c "De Methodiss, my bruddren, is like D de grasshopper?hoppin,' all de time ' hoppin'?hoppin'?hop into heaven, * hop out, hop into heaven, hop out. But my bruddren, de Baptiss, when he v get to heaven, he's dar. De Baptiss is 3 like de possum. Hunter get after him ; 1 he climb de tree; he shake de limb, a one foot gone ; he shake de limb, an- I nitHpr fr?nfc cone; he shake de limb, t - o 7 , ebbery foot gone; but tink you, my i bruddren, possum falls? You know, c my bruddren?you cotch too many? 1 you know 'possum hang on by tail, c and de berry debbil can't shake bim s off." c The Methody fell below par in the i colored folks' heart until sometime J afterward, when this particular belief i again had admirers, for the opposition t clergy demolished the Baptist as fol- i lows : 1 His text was: "My sheep hears my voice and I know them, aud dey fol- i lows me." Then he said: "In de 1 Bible de Christians is de sheep." He s had a heap of Bible in dat p'int, and c he preached a mighty long time, and l made dat so strong no nigger can't t dispute it. "Now, my bruddren and e sisters, you all knows you can't get a s sheep into de water nohow, 'less you cotch him and carries him in." Then s Methody had a great and final triumph. 1 Injustice.?"Did you accuse us of t being lazy?" asked the Spanish sol- c dier. "I believe I said something of i the kind," answered the war corres- 1 pondent. "Well, you formed your < opinion too early in the fight. You t didn't wait to see us run." ( The Beginning ok It.?He?You i look good enough to eat, this morning, Ethel. She?Indeed! Why don't you eat me, then ? He?My doctor told g me to avoid sweets. f DOT "If you insist upon knowing, $ there are two reasons for my refusing I you." "And they are?" "Yourself i and another man." JttisccUanrous Reading. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. ummary of the News That Is Being Put) Hubert by Exchanges. CHESTER?The Lantern, Novem >er 22 : The excursion from Columbii o the state farm had to be abandonei n account of the rain. It will oe ar anged for later. We think they wil ery likely postpone it now till spring s the weather will be uncertain, an< he farm will be at its worst. Fron be middle to the last of May woul< e an excellent time. It is sai< hat South Dakota is thinking of bor owing our dispensary system. Wh] ot be generous and make a present o he system to our partial name-sake dth the state board of control throwi i ? Dakota Bob, who is makinj tour of the world on foot, is in towi oday. He expresses himself as beinj fell pleased with our city and it eople. A few days ago Willi< laidin, son of Mr. W. A. Hardin, wa lonkeying with a gun, using it as i rutch, it seems, but with the muzzl nder his arm, where the other en< hould have been. It is supposed tha e struck the hammer with his foot it any rate, it went off and bored i lole straight up through his shoulder t went through the bone and sotm mall pieces have been taken out, ant )r. S. G. Miller, who is attending him hinks another piece may have to b aken out. He is getting along well lowever, and it is thought that hi boulder will not be disabled seriously ' ^ ? 1 M- T~ Mrs. Irene uarrisou auu jur. uv Jillespie, of York, passed throug! todman one day lasl week on tbei eturn from a visit to relatives nea tichburg. Rev. J. S. Moffatt startei ip to Steele Creek Saturday to presid ,t tbe installation of tbe Rev. S. J 'atterson, but tbe train was stoppei y tbe wreck of a freight train nea he river and detained until it was to ate. He returned on tbe next traic k hich reached here about 3 o'clockhours late. Mr. James G. McF^d len leaves for Atlanta tomorrow more Qg, where be will reside in the futur k'ith his parents. Mr. L. D. Child nd family are in Union attending tb aarriage of Miss Mamie Townsem ,nd Mr. Thomas Murphy, brother c rlrs. Childs. Mrs. Catherine Estes ridow of the late John Estes, of Bato touge, died last Wednesday, and wa uried at New Hope on Thursdaj >be was far advanced in years. LANCASTER?ledger, Novembe '3: Married, at the residence of th ifficiating officer, by Magistrate W. B Sums, on Sunday last, Mr. George A Irich and Miss Annie Davis, both c his place. Wyatt Cunningham olored, was again up in Magistrat Surns's court Monday on the cbarg >f petit thieving?stealing a sack < lour from Blackmon's store Saturda light. The magistrate says this i .bout the ninth or tenth time Wyal las been up for similar offences. H ;ot 25 days on the chaingang or pay ine of $6.40. He paid up. Goi iruor Ellerbe has appointed Mr. J. I 2asou, of Osceola, this county, a notar >ublic. In the death of Mr. Wm. J )authen, which occurred Saturday, < * " TT iL o ypnoia iever, neuw opnugs iudco ;ood and exemplary citizen. Mi ^autben was in ' bis 47th year, an eaves bis wife and six children sui 'iving him. His remains were intei ed in the Beckham graveyard on Sut lay at 11 a. m., after funeral service onducled by Rev. S. W. Henry. Lbout six years ago Mr. W. S. I 'orter set out a large pecan orcbar lear Heath Springs. The trees bore ew pecans this year and by anothe ear or so he will have them to whole ale. Rev. C. W. Humphreys, I )., will leave today with his family fc Chester, where he will reside until h oncludes to resume pastoral worl )r. Humphreys was pastor of th 'resbyterian church at this place an he church at Douglas for ten yean ie was actively engaged in pastors rork for some years before coming t his held and will now take a neede est before accepting another pastors harge. Dr. Humphreys is one of th .blest ministers in Bethel presbyter .nd has few equals in the state. A oon as his resignation became know le was tendered a call from Georgia iut feeling the need of a rest, he d< lined it. Dr. Humphreys and his ea ellent family carry with them in thei lew home the best wishes of the ver rarm friends they leave behind in ol Lancaster. GASTON?Gastoilia Gazette, N< 'ember 24: Mr. George Holland an diss Nellie Hendricks were marrie Snndav afternoon at four o'clocl ,t the residence of the bride's fathe dr. Thomas Hendricks, near the Trer on Mill, Rev. C. H. Durham officia ng. Their many friends tender tbei :ongratulations and good wishes to th lappy young couple. "-Two mor >f Gastonia's popular young peopl ire to plight their troth in a prett :hurch wedding. This time it is Mi Albert R. Rankin, and Miss Stell fenkins, daughter of Mrs. N. E. Jenl ns. The ceremony is to be performe iext Wednesday evening at 7 o'cloc n the Main Street Methodist churcl The cards were sent out last Tuesday Mr. J. P. Culp paid his friend n Gastonia a flying visit Tuesday ie has been back from the west sevei il months, and his family and heac luarters are now at Columbia, S. ( iVe were glad to see him after his Ion ibsence. The W. N. C. Confei :nce, which met in Winston last weel idjourned Tuesday night. Rev. W d. Bagby was assigned to Monro tation with ReV. A. A. Crater. Rev li. H. Triplett was assigned to Baker; /ille circuit. Rev. F. W. Bradley got o the Gold Hill circuit in Salisbur iistrict. Many of our readers will b nterested to know also that Rev. ( VI. Campbell was made a presiding e 1~"oi-oi(,nn<] tn the Franklin dis IC1 auu aooi^uvu w vuv - rict in the western part of the state jfastouia's new pastor is Rev. G. R Jetwiler, who has been serving, w jelieve, at Rutherfordton. Against the Lien Law.?A sul icriber to The News aud Courier write roni Spartanburg as follows : "You have been discussing farmin generally aud what would be best ft aimers to do. I want to call you mention to the lien law. "It is responsible for the over-pr< duct ion of cottou. It is the greates' enemy the southern farmer has to dea i with. So long as the Negro can givi his cotton crop as security to get sup piies to grow nothing but cotton, then will be an over-production of the staple. "Farmers' organizations will do n< a good, because the politicians get hole I of them and run them to suit them - selves, and they never get at the hot 1 torn of the evil. , "If our legislators would repeal the 1 lien and mortgage laws they woulc 3 restore prosperity to us, and farming 1 would assume its legitimate propor 1 tions." f BEFORE THE FIGHT, f How the American Soldiers Longed For t 2 Chew of Tobacco, j Washington Star. 3 "It has struck me right along thai jr the newspapers have been making f 3 terrific hullabaloo over the way thingi e were run down in Cuba, Puerto Ric( s and in the American camps, with verj 3 little reliable information upon whicl e to base their charges," said an office! J of the Twenty-fourth infantry, (one o t the Negro regiments), who was strucli ,. by three Mauser bullets?badly wound a ed by one of them?and a piece of she! *. in the fight at San Juan. "I didn' e see much to complain about under th< i circumstances down in Cuba, and i, had a pretty fair chance to see wha e was going on. The only genuine criti I, cism, in fact, that I have to make, re s fers to the scarcity of tobacco amonj -. the troops down there. Tobacco was a e a premium during the greater portioi b of our stay in Cuba, and the soldier r who were deprived of it would ver; r willingly have paid for it at the prici d of its weight in gold. I don't think i e would be possible to overestimate tb< r. value of tobacco to troops undergoinj d a hard campaign. It is bread and mea r and drink to a soldier enduring th< o hardships of war. It is at once a stim i, ulant and a tonic, and its value in al - laying hunger is wellknown to experi I- enced commanders. Queer as it ma; i- seem, chewing tobacco also allay e thirst. I know this, because I've triec s it. Another point with reference to thi e chewing of tobacco by soldiers in i d campaign is that all of the old-timer ?f swallow the juice of the weed. The; i, allow that it is apt to make fellows no n used to handling it in that way a bi a sick at first; but they say that th< r. stimulating effect of the plant is los if the juice is expectorated. ,r "I never-had a better illustration o _ the value of tobacco to men who ha< [ long been hankering for it than on tb< day of the San Juan fight. The blacl ^ soldiers of my outfit of the Twenty , fourth bad been entirely tobaccoles g almost from the time we landed ii !? Cuba, and it was the hardest kind o a deprivation upon men who had beei used for years to consuming the weei jg in all it forms. The men missed to ,t bacco particularly after meals. Afte e they got outside of their coffee the; a would get together and talk longing!; of tobacco, and I could just see thei ^ teeth leaking for it, but there wasn1 ' a quarter of an ounce to be had. 5 don't hesitate to say that the men c ^ my company weren't quite the sam a without tobacco, and a number of thet frankly said that they'd rather b without grub than to go tobaccoless. "On the morning of the San Juai scrap I came iuto the proud possessio; . of a 1-pound plug of chewing tobaccc >s I'm not going to iucrimiuate mysel .. by stating how I happened to get th plug; but I got it all the same. 1 ? short time before it came our turn t a go into the action, I produced the piu T and banded it to the big, black to; j sergeant of my company. You ough ) to have seen his eyes stick out when h r caught sight of the plug. " 'Just pass it down the line,' I toll , him, 'and let each of the boys take g nibble of it.' ^ "The sergeant took a bite off th 3 plug himself, and then handed it to th first duty sergeant. The whole com 0 pany was 'on to' the presence of th j plug of tobacco in the outfit by thi time, and they set up a cheer. The; e just forgot all about the impendini fight, they were so tickled over th a sight of the tobacco. The plug wen n down the line, every man taking off i . bite, and then it started up the lin .' and towards me again. It certainl c. did dwindle in size, that plug of tobac jr co. By the time it got into the'hand ,, of the top sergeant it was just the siz j of one good chew, which the men had by careful calculation, saved for mt 'the loot'nant.' Did I take it? Wei I guess yes, and swallowed every bi ? of the juice, like all the rest of th d men. And I can tell you it taste< ^ good. The men threw their shoulder ri back under the stimulus of the tobac l* co, and became perky and sassy am k" fighty all through ?and I suppose yoi r remember what the Twenty-fourth dii e in the San Juan fight? I bad th e chew in my mouth, enjoying it hugely e when the last of the three Mauser y that plugged me got me in the hips r' paralyzing me from the waist dowi a for a couple of months afterward, and as I didn't become unconscious, I en d joyed that chew even after I was bit. k . t !' FILIPINOS NOT CHILDREN. 5 Aguinaldo'H Agent Is Indignant at Genero '. Merrltt. r* Agoncillo, the agent of Genera Aguinaldo, with his advisers, returne ' to London from Paris last Tuesda, 6 morning. He announced himself u r" being very indignant at the statement c> made by Major General Wesley Met ritt in reply to the arraignment c ie American officers made by the insut r* gent junta at Hong Kong in an opei 3* letter to President KcKinley and th is nonnio nf thfi United States througl J.tv/p.w y the Associated Press. The general sit f uation also displeased Agoncillo, am ' after relating to an interviewer, "hov '* the Filipinos have loyally and efl'ec '* tively aided the Americans," he added !* "General Merritt's reference to th ^ Filipinos as 'children' is simply ai e echo of a Spanish saying and he may like the Spaniards, find his error whei it is too late. >- "I am afraid the Filipinos will neve 'S again submit to the yoke of a colonia government. Rather than live agaii g as slaves they will fight to the bitte >r end in defense of their rights and free ir dom. My instructions are to claim tb< recognition of their independence. )- "What do the Filipinos think of th' t American proposal to purchase the is- i 1 lands?" Agoncillo was asked. 3 "The opinion of the Filipino govern- < - ment cannot be favorable to it," he j answered, "and as they cannot allow 3 themselves to be bought and sold like : merchandise. Butif the object of the i > moderate indemnity is that their rei cognition and peace be established, I don't see why, perhaps, the matter - should not be submitted to tbeir consideration. i 3 Aguinaldo's agent was then asked I what form of government the Filipinos J would prefer if they could notgetcom plete independence; but declined to aoswer on the ground that it would be premature to do so, but expressed llnnnfii)anno in iho hnnftP f?f the AmfiP ican nation and President KcKinley, 1 who will not permit any misunderstanding." 1 PEACE CLOSE AT HAND. i 3 Probable Now That Treaty Will Be Agreed 3 to by Monday. j Paris Dispatch, Wednesday. i At the request of the Spanish peace r commissioners there will be no joint f session today pending instructions from t Madrid. The date of the next meet iog is not fixed. The postponement 1 of today is regarded as a hopeful sign l that the treaty will be signed. While i the Madrid government has not yet [ received the text of the American t uitimatum, the Spanish ministers re ceived quite enough by telegraph on - Monday night to enable them to in ; struct their commissioners to retire, t were such their intentions. i The belief was confidently expressed s by several of the American commisf sioners, in conversation with the core respondent of the Associated Press t today, that before the expiration of e the time fixed by the Americans, I namely, Monday next, the Spaniards t will acquiesce in the United States' e Philippine offer of $20,000,000, and that, ultimately, the treaty will be - signed by all the Spanish commission ers. It is true that the course which y Senor Montero Rios, president of the s Spanish commission, will follow is still j uncertain, as be continues to play to \t the gallery ; but a leading member of s the American commission believes he s will sign with the other Spaniards. y In any case, his place on the commist sion will be speedily filled, probably t by Seuor Leon y Castillo, the Spanish b ambassador here. ^ "awf o nnmmn. I nenor iuouieru mua ocuu a nication to the American comrnissionf ers last evening asking a number of 3 questions. The most important of e them, aud to get an answer to which i the letter was undoubtedly written, - was tucked away in the middle of the s letter. It asked, in effect, if the u Americans really meant that the ultiif matum must he answered by Monday. n The Spaniards were assured that such j was the intent, aud the answer had i- cleared the air. r A member of the Spanish commiey sion today assured the correspondent y of the Associated Press that the next r meeting of the commissioners will take t place on Friday or Saturday and that I Spain's answer then will be the last if she will make, and that it will be a e definite conclusion of the matter in n hand. e This utterance is looked upon as indicating that Spain will sign the treaty ii of peace. " EXPLORING THE PHILIPPINES. " What Two Naval Officers Saw In the In-1 e terior. ^ Paymaster W. B. Wilcox and Naval 0 Cadet L. R. Sargent, of the United ^ States monitor Monadnock, have reP turned to Manila after a six weeks' tour of the iuterior, says a cablegram e of Wednesday. They report that they . were well received everywhere. Trav1 eling, however, was most difficult. ft The officers visited the watershed of the Rio Grande and Cazayan. They e say its fertility is marvelous. Not a e yard of barren land was seen. The towns were quiet and prosperous, the " - - .... ........J ?i .i__ " plains were Digniy cumvaieu uuu me 8 mountains were splendidly timbered. ^ The rivers were mostly without bridges, % and are almost impassible during the e rainy season. The native authorities refused to a permit travelers to go into the inoune tain unescorted, because the "head v hunters" annihilate any party of less : than 20 rifles. 3 Near Ilagan, the natives mistook Mr. ,e Sargent for a Spaniard and opened > fire; but nobody was hurt. Messrs. :? Wilcox and Sargent enjoyed three ? days'festivities at Ilagan. There were 1 dinners, theatre parties and a ball in ? honor of the Americans, who were immensely surprised at the culture and 3 education of the people. The latter wear western dress and the ladies are beautiful, entirely falsifying the an(J ticipations of semi-savagery. The insurgent troops have everye where apparently settled down, and ' there were no signs of dissatisfaction s with Aguiualdo's government. ' There are many Spanish soldiers and 11 friars in captivity ; but no sisters of ' charity were observed amoug the pris1; oners. They sailed down a splendid river to Parri, at the extreme uorlh of the island of Luzon, where they arrived tl on November 5, on board the insurgent steamer Filipinos. I From there the apparently idle travelers took a steamer to Uslo, on the \ west coast, and landed and tramped * through the province of Ilocos, near 8 the mouutains inhabited by the Neg8 ritos, or black aborigines. They saw * uone, but they collected a number of [ interesting weapons and implements. That part of the country is apparently quiet, excepting in the mountains, e where a state of primitive savagery 1 prists. White Man's Mysteries.?Mr. v Francis Fox, a recent visitor to Bula' wayo, says that a Matdbele there made l^otA T itssswiEiyt e Makes the food more de g royal bakino pow 3ome very interesting remarks on the ^ locomotive. This was his manner of \ describing it: 1 "It is a huge animal belonging to the I white man. It has only one eye. It J feeds on fire and hates work. When the white man pumps it to make it work, it screams. It comes from somewhere, but no one knows where." But the engine, in its normal state, was as nothing compared with the creature when it was being oiled. P "It is a huge animal which has the fever very badly," said the Matabele. "We know, because the white man pours medicine into so many parts of its body." When You Want jj Nice Clean * " iJ tlOD Jtrinung You should always go to The -* Enquirer office where such printing is done. Excursion Bills, Programmes, Dodgers, Circulars, Pamphlets, Law Briefs, Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill CI Heads, Envelopes, and Cards of rj all kinds printed on short notice ms and at very reasonable and legitmate prices. {1?, : Th fAR0LINA& NORTH-WESTERN "? (j RAILWAY CO. |n G. W. P. HARPER. President. ev Time Table No. 7?In Effect Oct. 30,1898. th* tu] STANDARD EASTERN TIME. 'at ; ba going nobth. | No 10. | No 60. ye Lea^e Chester 7 20 am 9 00 a n r6( Leave Lowrysville 7 4J am 9 .35 a n ho Leave McConnellsville 7 57 am 10 05 a n no Leave Guthriesvill? .... 8 0.5 am 10 20 a n. Leave Yorkvllle 825ara 11 00 a n op. Leave Clover 8 56 a m 11 48 a n> h Leave Oastonia 9 27 am 1 20 p n sa Leave Llncoliiton 10 20 a m 2 40 p is 00 Leave Newton 1105am 400pm stf Leave Hickory 1155am 5 55pm I Arrive Lenoir 12 52am 8 00pm en GOING SOUTH. | No. 9. | No 61. tOl Leave Lenoir | 4 15 p m | B 00 an I? Leave Hickory 5 15 p m 8 15 am T" Leave Newton 6 05pm 9 00am ini Leave Llncolnton.. 6 56 pm , 10 20 am N Leave Gaston la 7 49 pm 130pm VH Leave Clover 8 32 pm I 2 30 pm Leave Yorkvllle 9 01 pm I 3 45 pm Leave Gnthrlesvllle ... 9 20 pm 4 15 pm Leave McConnellsville 9 28pm I 4 30pm r-eavfi Lowrvsvllle 9 45 pm I 5 00 pm Arrive Chester I 10 11 pm 1 5.45 pit Trains Nos. 9 ai)d 10 are first class, and Gti run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos. m 60 and 61 carry passengers and also run Va daily except Sunday. There is good con- h nection at Chester with the G. C. ' I Sunday. Sunday. GOING EAST. | NO. 78. 1 NO. 74. Leave Marlon...... - 8 10 am 2 00 pm F< Leave Rutherfordton ? 00 am 3 80 pm "\ Leave Forest City .. 0 21 am 4 00 pm pr Leave Henrietta 9 88 am 4 26 pm Leave Mooresboro 9 48 am 4 52 pm Leave Shelby 10 15 am 6 80 pm Leave Patterson Springs.. 10 25 am 0 45 pm ^ r,eave Earl's 10 30 am 7 00 pm Arrive at Blacksburg, 10 45 am 7 25 pm Leave Gaflhey $$am IIS Ai Arrive Blacksburg 7 30 am 8 30 pm Leave Blacksburg 10 45 am 0 Warn Leave Smyrna. H 10 am 8 ^am Leave Hickory Grove 11 22 am 6 50 am Leave Sharon.. 11 37 7 15 am Leave Yorkvllle 11 52 am 7 50 am Leave Tlrzah ;2 05 pm . 8 15 am ? r,pave NewDort 10 pnii 8 26 am ms ?? ? * Leave Leslies 12 40 pm > 10 20 am H Leave Catawba Junction.. 12 50 pm 11 20 am Leave Lancaster 1 20 pm J20P . Leave Kershaw 2 lo pmj 3 15 pm ^ Arrive at Camden 3 00 pm 4 30 pm Leave Kingfevtlle 4 28 PJ" Arrive Columbia 5 20 pm, _ Leave Branchvllie 5 47 pm * Arrive Charleston 8 00 pm| ^ GOING west. I No. 77. | No. 75. te Dally : Dally Except Except th Sunday. Sunday, is Leave Charleston 7 10 ami es Leave Branchvllle 8 67 amj in Leave Columbia 9 20 am; ec LeaveKlngsvllle 10 10 ami jn Leave Camden 11 40 pm 8 20 am p8 Leave Kershaw 12 40 pm 10 10 am er Leave Lancaster 1 20 pm 11 50 am Q_ Leave Catawba Junction 150 pm 150 pm Leave Leslies 2 00 pm i 2 05 pm Leave Rock Hill 2 15 pm; 3 10 pm Leave Newport 2 30 pm 3 30 pm Leave Tlrzah 2 35 pm | 3 50 pm Leave Yorkvllle 2 48 pm 4 40 pm Leave Sharon 3 03 pm | 5 10 pm m Leave Hickory Grove.... 3 18 pm, 5 30 pm _ Leave Smyrna .... 3 30 pm 5 45 pm fc Leave Blacksburg 3 55 pm 6 20 pm L Leave Blacksburg 4 10 pm 5 30 am K Arrive Gaffhey 5 00 pm 6 20 am (, Leave Karle's 4 10 pm] 8 00 am L Leave Patterson'8 Spring. 4 15 pm 8 10 am t. Leave Shelby 4 25 pm 9 00 am Leave Mooresboro 4 52 pm | 9 48 am , Leave Henrietta 5 02 pmj 10 10 am J; Leave Forest City 5 19 pm 10 35 am C Leave Rutherfordton 5 34 pm 1100 am Arrive at Marlon 6 30 pm 12 35 pm L Trains will stop on signal at Oakhurst, Elgin, Caskey's, Springdell, Roddey's, Leslie's, Old Point, Newport, King's Creek, Mill Wood, Union Mills, Golden pa Valley and Vein Mountain. ha A. TRIPP, "1' Supt. N. C. Division. pe L.A.EMERSON, wi Traffic Manager. yo JOSEPH H. SANDS, tw General Manager. bu W. S. JONES. m; General Superintendent, in ? ? eii Tn RIIRV !'> !V - UJI WHEN you want FIRE INSUR- thi ANCE see me. L. GEO. GRIST, tb ] tri R] j. rakin? | Powder " >l)RE 1 licious and wholesome 1' rORKVILLE FOR : iere Is Go( Pleasant IT OP A CLUB FOR WO High Grade Bv 1899 Bicycle, and a to *the Most Ene 1NIMENCE TODAY AND- KE 1HIS is the season during which the ' . the people of this section generally j ike selection of the newspaper they ex- j [it to read during the following year. ( There are a large number of people who w include THE ENQUIRER on their ts, and who expect to continue it there, i ere are many others who are not now 1 bscribing for the THE ENQUIRER; ! t who would like to have it. Ye want THE ENQUIRER to go as a VICE-A-WEEK visitor to every home ! York county. With the assistance of : elligent and trustworthy friends in the ierent localities, wfe know it can be j tten into many homes to which it is not w going. This assistance is of much lue to us, and it is our purpose to pay , it most liberally, in proportion to the , rviee rendered. The propositions we make herein are i all responsible individuals, in each and ery locality. There is no monopoly iu 9 matter. Because an individual re- { rned the name of a certain subscriber it year is no reason why why he should 1 ve any claim upon that subscriber this ar. Because one individual may alidy be at work in a given neighbored, is no reason why another should t also canvass in that neighborhood, /ery clubmaker is entitled toget9ubribers whenever and wherever he or e may be able to get them, and upon mpliance with the conditions herein itea, have them counted. Our plan of compensation to clubmaks this year is on the same line as herefore?a competition for TWO LEADfG PREMIUMS to be awarded for the iVO LARGEST clubs, and a third leader premium for the largest club of EW SUBSCRIBERS. Alter that the lue of the premium is in proportion to e number of names returned. The Leading Premiums. For the largest number of subscribers ETURNED and PAID FOR, at $1.75 we ter the choice between the following preiuuis: HIGH GRADE BICYCLE, lned at $50; quarter-leather top "ROCK ILL BUGGY" valued at $75, bandme SUIT OF FURNITURE valued $50. For the NEXT LARGEST LiUB, we will give the choice between e above articles left after first choice, nd for the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW JBSCRIBERS we will give an OPEN VROLIN BUGGY. The furniture ay be seen at the store of W. B MOORE CO., and the buggies in the warerooms the respective manufacturers in Yorklie and Rock Hill. The bicycle is to be e 1899 model, descriptive catalogues of bich have not yet been published. In addition to the competitive premiums entioned above, we also offer various other emlum8 for clubs containing specified numre of names, and propose to deliver the prelums whenever the numbers specified are turned and paid for. Upon securing one emlum?a watch or sewing machine, say? e clubmaker will be at liberty to try for the me thing again, or for anything else on the t, and if in the aggregate, by the hTH DAY " MARCH, 1899, be shall have succeeded in turning and paying for the largest number NEW NAMES, he will be entitled to the CAROLINA BUGGY" Just the same as if had not previously taken other premiums. >w, then, read the list: FOR GO SUBSCRIBERS. e will give the clubmaker his choice of the [lowing premiums, each valued at $25: A )UR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWING ACHINE. together with all attachments; "HOUSEKEEPER'S" SET OF KNIVES, )RK8 AND SPOONS, made by Rogers; a VALTHAM" WATCH in coin silver, dustoof case. FOR 40 AND LESS.TIIAX GO JBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmaker b choice of the following, each valued at 815 : ALTHAM WATCH, In open face silver se: set of half dozen ROGERS BROS'. urVuii.nJ wi\Ttva M9 T>THT>ir^ nr IOW RM WNGER"sEwYNQ**MACyiNE. FOB 30 AND LESS THAN 40 JBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, each lued at 810: NEW YORK STANDARD POLICY THAT PROTECTS. . Zealous Watchman who Never Sleeps! T7HEN you buy a fire insurance polne year. FOR lO 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 82. FOR 0 AND LESS THAN 10 SUBSCRIBERS, a "CLIMAX" WATCH, warranted for one year; an extra quality THREE BLADED POCKET KNIFE, or CHILD'8 SILVER PLATED TABLE SET. Good values at 81.50. FOR 4 AND LESS THAN 0 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 Yorkville Enquirer?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, 1000, without any charge ror that portion or the time between now and January 1, If?1!. It Is understood, however, that for a new subscriber to get the benefit of this offer, he must pay the clubmaker $1.75 at the time the name Is entered upon our books. If the91.75 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 SEPTEMBER 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 Is 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 91.75 and so counted. A subscription paid for two or more years In advance at 81.75, will be counted as one name for each year so paid. Clubmakere will be held personally responsible for the payment of all names returned by them. After a clubmaker has returned and paid for any name, he can. qt 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 be delivered until a satisfactory settlement has been made for all names returned by the clubmaker. Persons who commence making clubs will not be permitted to transfer their club to another 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. Clubmakere 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 expense of those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered letter or money order drawn on the Yorkvllle postofiQce. In sending names, write plainly, and give postofflce, county and state. All onhserlntlnns will he discontinued at. the expiration of the time paid lor. 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 returned under our propositions will commence now, 2d day of November, 1898, and entire at 4 o'clock p. m., on Wednesday, the 8th day of March, 1899. 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, retouching 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 pocket 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. PINLEY & HKICE, ATTORNEYS A.T LAW, Yorkville, S. C. ALL business entrusted to us will be given prompt attention. OFFICE IN THE BUILDING AT THE REAR OF H. C. STRAUSS'S STORE. She llotkviUf inquirer. Published Wednesday and Saturday. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single copy for one year, $ 2 OO One copy tor two years, 3 50 For six months, 1 OO For three months, 50 Two copies for one year, 3 50 Ten copies one year, 17 50 And an extra copy for aolnh of *?n. ADVEUTI8EMENT8 Inserted at One Dollar per square for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents per square for each subsequent insertion. A square consists of the space occupied by ten lines of this size type. Contracts for advertising space for three, six, or twelve months will be made on reasonable terms. The contracts must in all cases be confined to the regular business of the firm or individual contracting