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tumorous department.
HE APOLOGIZED.
A member of a well-known atheletic
club, riding along at an easy pace, was
overtaken by another wheel which
didn't turn out in time, and a rear-end
collision was the result. When the
clubman recovered from the shock he
found himself lying on his back and
the baggy knee of a pair of trousers
across his face. Furious at the stupidity
of the other rider he struggled to
get up, shouting:
LLWTUw* La VAI1 pi^P IllcP
II UJ IUC uv V ! uw Jvm ....
that ??
"Oh, dear ! Oh, dear !" 9aid a plaintive
voice. "I didn't mean to. I'm all
tangled up."
"Oh, Lord! a girl," groaned the
young man. "And I went and swore
at her;".and his contrition increased
when he picked himself up and saw
gazing at him from around the wreckage
a very pretty face, flushed with
mortification. Lifting the owner to
her feet, the young man tried to apologize.
"Awfully sorry. I thought that it
was some idiot of a man that bad run
into me. That is?er?er?I don't
mean you're an idiot, you know ; if I'd
known that you were, I wouldn't have
sworn at you. No, no, I don't mean
that either. I'm a little rattled, you
see; but I thought it was a man when
I saw your trousers. That is, I
thought your?er?garments were trousers
of a man, you know. If I'd
known you wore bloomers, that is if
I'd known it was a girl who wore trousers
Oh,darnit all! I apologize,"
and the youth mounted and sped away
so madly that be narrowly escaped
wrecking a street car, leaving the girl
redder than before.?Chicago Journal.
His Mother Died Too Often.?
When Sbafter was senior colonel of
the army he was temporarily in charge
of some western post, and numbered in
his command an exceedingly bright,
capable fellow, whose cleverness was
continually getting him non-commission
stripes and whose escapades were
just as frequently getting bim reduced
to ranks, says the New Orleans TimesDemocrat.
One day this soldier turned
up at Shafter's headquarters with a
long face and applied for leave to attend
the funeral of bis mother, who
bad died the previous night, be said,
in the town. The request was granted;
but later on, in looking over the same
records, the colonel discovered that the
same man had been granted leave the
month before on the identical pretext.
Shafter said nothing ; but a couple of
riava nfYeriviirH encountered the be
* "?
reaved warrior on the parade ground.
"Look here, my man," said Pecos Bill,
solemnly, "I want to ask you a question.
Were you good to that mother
of yours while she was alive ?"
"Well, sir?yes, sir?that is, I hope
so," stammered the culprit, not knowing
what was coming.
"I hope so, too," replied the colonel.
"I've heard of mothers dying for their
sons ; but never of one dying twice in
thirty days for one. You may go in
mourning for a month?in the guard
house."
An Even Exchange.?A good Irish
story will bear considerable retelling.
Such, evidently, is the view of Coruhill
Magaziue, from which the following
example is taken:
Chief Baron O'Grady was once trying
a case in an assize town where the
courthouse abutted on the green. A
fair was in progress, and just outside
the court a number of asses were tethered.
As counsel was addressing the
court one of these began to bray.
Instantly the chief baron stopped
the speaker. "Wait a moment, Mr.
Bushe," he said. "I can't hear two at
once."
The court roared, and the advocate
grew red. But presently, when it came
to summing up, the judge was in full
swing when another ass struck in,
whether by the counsel's contrivance
or not, who shall say ? Anyhow, up
jumped Mr. Bushe, with his hand to
his ear, and said :
"Would your lordship speak a little
innHorV Thprp's such an echo in the
court."
1 ? I? ?
Bringing It Home to Him.?The
value of an object lesson is suggested,
says the Lewiston Journal, by the experience
of a Sullivan man whose
young son had a bad attack of Klondike
fever.
The father offered his boy the necessary
thousand dollars with which to
start, provided he would transport
2,000 pounds of paving-blocks overland
to Hardwood hill on the air-line road,
between February 18th and March
30tb, without the aid of horses, having
the privilege of all the hand-sleds be
desired, and three square state-ofMaine
meals, woman-cooked, every
day.
The young man looked at the blocks,
then to the east, shook his head, and
decided to keep on going to school.
An Inverse Ratio.?"I know that
you will be pleased with the present I
am going to give you," said Mrs. Hunnimune.
"I know I shall," he auswered.
"It only cost $10, dear; but I know
you'll like it just as well as if it cost
$20."
*iuy aear, ne saia, wun me solemnity
of a man who has notes to
meet, "I'll like it better. To reduce
the thing to a cold mathematical basis,
I'll like it just twice as well."?Washington
Star.
Quite Willing.?"Can't I have
your daughter as a New Year's gift ?"
asked the brave youug man who had
bearded the rich old father in his den.
"No, sir. I would rather part with
every cent I have on earth." "Very
well. Out of consideration for your
parental feelings, I will accept the
alternative."
One Thing Needed.?"What we
need in this country," howled the political
orator, "is an elastic currency?"
"Right you are mister," interrupted
a man near the door ; "something that
will stretch a man's income so as to
make both ends meet."
Wayside (gatherings.
A piano contains nearly a mile of j
wire.
fS^If you love me, your deeds will
tell me so. I
?qT There are 5,000 Japanese in San
Francisco.
t&F Revenge is the only debt it is i
wrong to pay.
t&T The way to get rich is to spend
less than you earn.
W8F Candor and open dealing are the
honor of man's nature.
- JlnmfaWoni amolla ffAAll it, t
&C27 XI a umutcovauv OIUVKO -- ,
isn't a good disinfectant.
I6T* Japan is about to have built the '
most powerful battleship afloat.
86?" An increased use of crude rubber <
threatens to exhaust the supply. ;
86?" There is always hope in a man 1
that actually and earnestly works. j
86?" Idleness is a public mint where ,
various kinds of mischief are coined. :
86?" Vice we can learn of ourselves; 1
but virtue and wisdom require a tutor. J
8?" Civilly is the lowest price we pay ,
for things, and repentance the highest.
86?" Some of the string beans which i
grow in Peru are as long as a man's 1
arm. ;
86?" During the most violent gales
the sea is disturbed to a depth of 500 i
feet.
86?" People who have nothing to do j
soon become tired.of their own company
,
86?" Cubans in New York deny that (
their countrymen are seeking annex- <
ation.
86T An average of 500 vessels daily J
leave the Thames ."or all parts of the ,
world. i
YVhnn vnn make a mistake, don't '
talk about it. Mend it, and let it go (
at that. J
ST" Only one-fifth of the boys of India j
attend school, and only one-fifteenth of i
the girls. I
iIt is said that in Paris there are
80,000 dogs, or one for every 30 in- J
habitants.
I?* In a Nebraska college, not an un- <
converted student has graduated for
five years. 1
Education may not prevent
crime ; but it is a crime to prevent ed- (
ucation.
S8T If some people didn't believe I
everything they hear, they would not 1
hear so much. '
ffaT* The general feeling among the J
soldiers in the Philippines is against I
retention of the islands. <
tST In Belgium there are 183,000 1
liquor establishments of all kinds, or j
one to every 29 of the population.
t8T It is stated in Havana that the <
Spaniards hope to complete the evac- <
uation of Havana by December 20.
f6T It is said that the peasants of the
south of France spends on food for a
family of five, an avearage of two pence
a day.
S6T Alexander Pope sent over from
England a slip from which it is said
the weeping willows of America all
sprung.
t&T At a gum chewing contest in New
York, Miss Martha Monroe chewed 144
sticks of gum in 30 minutes and won
the championship.
The cutting of a button from a
man's coat led to a fight at Hughes
Springs, near Dallas, Tex., resulting
iu the killing of three men.
1ST The pleasure that some men feel
at being able to borrow money, isn't
a circumstance to the joy of the other
fellow when be gets it back.
IttF" It costs but little to live according
to the demands of nature; the
main expense is living according to
the requirements of fashion,
fThe man who started the story
Canto Piano \a a m Y7 t.h nPVPT 1
tried the delightful experiment of play- 1
ing Santa Claue to some poor family. j
16?* It is proposed by officials of the
war department to organize regiments
to be composed entirely of Cubans, except
the three principal officers, for
service in Cuba.
A princess, a countess, a duchess,
and the daughter of a reigning prince
were among the 4,000 thieves, professional
aad unprofessional, who were
arrested in Paris during the past year.
tST On his retirement from active
service at the age of 62, Admiral J. N.
Miller says : "I hope that our success
with a fifth-rate power will not lead us
to believe that we could expect the
same success in a conflict with one of
the first class."
I?"* An official of the French foreign
office is quoted as saying: "The appearance
of the Americans in eastern
waters is a disturbing factor to the
whole of Europe. Americans, as is
well-known, lack diplomatic manners,
and will surely bring constant trouble
to all of us."
SST An Arkansas editor thus announced
an important event in the local
newspaper world : It is with a feeling
of distress that we retire from the
active control of this paper; but we
leave our journal with a gentleman
who is financially better able than we
are to handle it. The gentleman is
well-known in this community. He is
the sheriff.
t8T The remains of Columbus will be
placed on board a Spanish war vessel
at Havana December 18, and accompanied
by three other vessels, will *
- i. H,T?1
start, tor opain. At luuruuiquo tuc
ships will be coaled and honor will be
paid by the French to Columbus's memory.
The same will be done at the
Cape Verde islands and the fleet will
proceed to Cadiz.
WST "Say," said the elderly farmerlooking
man, "I want a little piece put
in the paper that I want a woman who
can cook, wash, iron, milk four cows,
an' manage a market wagon." "All
right," said the advertising clerk.
"Shall I state what wages will be
paid ?" " Wages nothin'!" shouted the
farmer-looking man. "I want to marry
her."
SSST Men become bald. Why ? Because
they wear close hats and caps.
Women are never bald except by
disease, and they do not wear close
headgear.. Men never lose hair below
where the hat touches the head, not if
they have been bald 20 years. The
close cap holds the heat and perspira- a
tiou ; thereby the hair glands become s
weak, aud the hair falls out. r
-International Xcjssons.
rHE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
S
.ESSON XII, FOURTH QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL
SERIES, DEC. 18.
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Text of the Lesson, Jer. Ill, 1*11?Mem- j
ory Verse*, 9-11?Golden Text, Jer. xxlx,
13?Commentary Prepared by the Rev. ^
D. M. Stearns. t
[Copyright. 1898. by D. M. Stearns.] ]
1. "Zedekiah was one and twenty years t
)ld when ho began to reign, and he reigned \
11 years in Jerusalem." After the death ?
)f Josiah, the good king, throe of his sons {
ind one grandson succeeded him, reigning ,
iltogethcr 22 years?Jehoahaz, or Shalhun,
Ihroe months; Eliaklm, or Jehoiakim, 11 *
fears; Coniah, or Jeconiah, or Jcholachin, 1
throe months, and Zedekiah 11 years. The
first two and the last were sons of Joslah,
the third was his grandson and was 87
pears a captive in Babylon (.Ter. Ill, 81).
The story of the final captivity of Judah,
the topic of this lesson, is found in throe
other places (Jer. xxxix, II Kings xxv, II
Chron. xxxvi)and must therefore bo something
to be prayerfully pondered by us.
2. "Ho did that which was evil in the
ayes of the Lord, according to all that Jefioiakim
had done." What a brief but
comprehensive summary of a man's life
"evil in the eyas of the Lord," and how it
confirms the statement that "the carnal
mind isenmity against God I" (Rom. viii,
7.) The eyes of the Lord are running to
rod fro throughout the whole earth and
wherever thero is a heart trusting in Him
le will show himself strong on behalf of
such (II Chron. xvi, 9). The devil is also
going to and fro in the earth seeking to
Ie6troy man und turn him from God.
3. "He cast them out from His presence."
Thus tho Lord did to Jerusalem
rod Judah because of their sins, for they
mocked tho messengers of God and despised
His words and misused His prophBts,
until the wrath of tho Lord arose
against His people, till there was no rcmady
(II Chron. xxxvl, 10). He earnestly
protested unto them, rising early and protesting,
but they obeyed not nor inclined
their ear and continued walking in the
imagination of their evil hearts (Jer. xi,
7, 8). It is impossible to go where God
cannot see us, but it is possible to loso the
sense of His presence, as when Cain went
out from tho-presence of the Lord (Ps.
exxxix, 1-4; Gen. lv, 16). The presence of
tho Lord is the assurance of all sure guidance
and blessing (Ex. xxxiii, 14; xxiil,
20).
4.'6. "So the city was besieged unto the
aloventh year of King Zedekiah." The
f haH enirl thmnirh Jeremiah that the
king of Babylon would take the city ard
destroy it, and for this testimony the 1
prophet was put in prison (Jer. xxxiv, 2; 5
xxxii, 3), but shutting up a messenger of *
the Lord or stopping his mouth or even (
killing him or burning up his message |
will not prevent the purpose of the Lord ,
from being fulfilled. All Scripture shall
surely and literally be fulfilled, and even
the enemies of God can only fulfill His ,
pleasure, for He makcth even the wrath *
af man to praise Him, and the remainder '
loth Ho restrain. The king of Babylon *
was unconsciously God's instrument in ]
chastening His people of Judah and Jeru- ,
salcm. Even Herod and Pontius Pilate (
rod the gentiles and Israel when they (
combined against Christ were only bringing
to pass what God foresaw would be *
[Acts iv, 27, 28). '
6. ''The famine was 6ore in the city, so I
that there was no bread for the people of \
the land." The study of the famines of ?
Scripture, with their reasons and results j
is far as we can judge of the same, is a .
most profitable study, for example, the ,
famine of Gen. xii and its results to Abraham,
the famine in Bethlehem and its =
affect upon Elimelech and Naomi as re t
corded in Ruth. In Ezek. xiv, 21, fainino 1
is called one of God's four sore judgmonts, ?
but in Amos vlii, 11, we read of the worst t
kind of famine, even a famine of hearing ,
the words of the Lord.
7. "All the men of war fled and went
forth out of the city by night." In chap- 8
ter xxxix, 4, wo reud that Zedekiah went J
with them. Ezekiel was at this timo a \
captive in Babylon, but God showed him (
rod he by an object lesson showed the peo- j
pie just what was going on in Jerusalem
it tills time, so that even without tele- ^
phono or telegraph the Jews at Babylon
know of events nt Jerusalem the very day '
they happened (Ezek. xii, etc.). God has a
permitted man to bring to pass most won- f
lerful things in these days in which we f
live, but never in any nation has been j
seen or heard such wonderful things as ^
Sod has done and will yet do in and for
Israel, H)s chosen people.
8. "The army of the Chaldeans pursued *
ifter the king and overtook Zedekiah in I
the plains of Jericho." When Jonah would
[loo from the presence of tho Lord, although
he got off to sea and possibly fanned
he was really on his way to Tarshish,
the Lord wanted hini at Nineveh and 60
sent two detectives after him, a storm to
stop the vessel and a fish specially prepared
to bring him ashore. Tho king
Zedekiah may have thought himself safely
iway from the king of Babylon and possibly
have ridiculed tho words of Jeremiah,
but if so it only proved that he did
not know the Lord nor that every purpose
if the Lord must bo performed.
9. "Then they took the king and carried
him up unto tho king of Babylon to
Riblah, in the land of Hamath, where he
gave judgment upon him." Thus it came
to pass as it had been foretold, but the
most pitiful thing about it all, as it seems
to me, was that ono who should have been
in honor to the Lord, on the throne of the
Lord at Jerusalem, is found a prisoner in
the hands of an enemy of God, and this
jnemy sitting in judgment upon him. It
was a sorry sight when Abraham was reproved
by Abimelech because he for fear
if his life told a lie about his wife. It was
i fearful thing when David by his great
sin gave occasion to the enemy to blaspheme;
when Simon Peter by his self confidence
and following afar off denied his
Lord. But all these are written for our instruction
that we may not sin as they did.
10. "And the king of Babylon slew tho
>ons of Zedekiah before his eyes." This
might have been avoided if Zedekiah hod
inly been obedient to the word of the
Lord by Jeremiah and had surrendered to
the king of Babylon, but he thought he
know better than Jeremiah, and he would
not believe God, but hardened his heart
md went his own way until all this came
upon him. It is bad enough to suffer
ineself, but to be compelled to witness
suffering which wo have brought upon
Jthcrs must be a terrible thing. Yet what J
i man soweth that must he also reap. t
11. "Then he put out the eyes of Zede- \
iiah, and the king of Babylon bound him I
in chains and carried him to Babylon and t
put him in prison till the day of his t
Jeath." Thus was fulfilled all that was
ivrittcn by Jeremiah and Kzekiol concernng
him?that ho would soo the king of 1
Babylon, that ho would go to Babylon,
jut that he would never see Babylon and
ret die there in peace.
jSTWhen a man has once gained
lis consent to do a thing which be
cnows to be dishonorable, he is ou the
iroad road to temporal and eternal
uin.
tlST To say what should be said, to
ay only what should be said, and to
ay it only as it should be said is a
are gift.
JUisccUancous Reading.
IN COUNTieS ADJOINING.
lummary of the News That In Being Published
by Exchaoges.
GASTON?Gastonia Gazette, Dejember
1: A Sunday excursion on the
Harrow Gauge?something almost un- .
leard of?was run last Sunday from
jastonia to Chester, where some sort
)f colored conference was in session,
rhe excursion returned about 3 o'clock 2
Monday morning, and the noise and c
.umult of the returning excursionists, s
tfith ringing of the eDgine bell, aroused s
mmo nf the 0it.i7.pnR who took it tO be I
i fire alarm. The ladies of the I
Presbyterian church heard a moat entertaining
lecture on China yesterday ?
ifternoon by Miss Ella Davidson, of c
iforkville, a returned missionary from t
hat country. She wore the native v
costume and looked particularly at- t
iractive in it. At night Rev. I. M. c
ifonan, of Persia, spoke on the govern- t
nent, people and religion of his native e
and. He has been in this country a r
lumber of years preparing himself both j
or the ministry and the practice of y
nedicine that he might return as a mis- y
iionary to his own people. He will (
sail next spring. Just as we goto t
iress we learn that Rev.Chas. H. Dur- c
iam, pastor of the Gastonia Baptist t
;hurcb, has accepted the call from the, y
French Broad church, at Asheville, t
vhich he has had under consideration c
leveral weeks. He will tender bis t
'esignation tonight and leave next j
veek for his new field of labor. a
The little three year old son of Mat- t
-ie Chambers, the cook at the Falls c
Souse, was burned to death last Mon- y
lay morning. He was warming a y
liece of bread in the fire shovel about e
LI o'clock, when by some means his I
iress caught fire. An older child ran a
iut and gave the alarm. The family 8
ived in the servant's dormitory just ^
o the rear of the hotel. Mr. Joe Lan t
lis was the first to reach the door, and t
t was truly a shocking sight that he
saw. The little child bad been burn- ]
;d until be could no longer stand, and f
vas crawling toward the door on his c
-? i 1 ?,;?u ,u .
inees ana out; uuuu, wunc nnu iuv
)tber baud be tried to figbt tbe dames
iway from his face. What was left of
he fire was quick extinguished; but
;be little fellow was too horribly bumid
to live. All bis clotbiug, except an
loderjacket, was consumed. The skin
dipped from bis hauds like gloves,
ind his body was almost roasted. Unier
bis cbiu even the flesh had been
)urued away. The child's sufferings
vere ended in death, which occurred
ibout sunset.
LAN CASTER?Ledger, December c
1: Mrs. Robert Shilliuglaw, of York
/ille, is visiting relatives in this county.
About six weeks ago, Miss Agnes
barton, of tbe Douglas .section, was
>aiofully burned by her clothing
:atcbing afire. Thursday night, about
1.30 o'clock, she expired after long
luffering from the burns she received.
3er death occurred at the home of her
>rother, Mr. James M. Barton, with
vhom she lived. Miss Agnes was
ibout 88 years t)f age. Miller &
^athan, at Riverside, lost their ginnery
>y fire last Wednesday about 1 o'clock,
rhe fire originated in the lint and is
lupposed to have been caused by a t
natch in the cotton th.ey were ginning.
!n addition to tbe building, gin, press
ind suction attachments, they also lost (
wo bales of cottou and several thou- t
land bushels of cotton seed. rneir <
oss i3 about $1,500, with $800 iusur- ]
ince. We have been told that Mr. f
Tno. W. McCain has a hog that will g
veigh 1,000 pounds. If this statement (
>e true, that is certainly an unusually t
arge hog. On Thesday night last,
>n Mr. Massey's pluce, near Van g
tVyck, Wm. Porter and Isom Miller, 1
>oth colored, got into a difficulty about I
i woman, and while Miller was faith- \
ully endeavoring to "carve him to de 1
leart" with his pocket knife, Porter 1
anded two bullets from a Smith & 1
iVesson in Miller's breast. The chances t
>f recovery are slim. The wounds are g
>oth serious. There was a "festi>le"
right, out in the Creek neighbor- r
iood, about four miles from town, last c
Thursday. About 9 o'clock when the t
mjoyment was at its height, there t
irose a contention about "dat gal," t
vith the result that four Negroes soon I
leeded a surgeon. George Bias was
ihot through the thigh. Richard t
31unt was shot in the right chest, near \
he nipple, the ball glancing around c
he ribbs. Frank Watts was shot f
hrough the band, and Syd Belk re- e
:eived two wounds, both in the thigh, j
Sone of the darkies are seriously hurt, i
' ^ *ir ?i 1? c
AC 0 D'CIOCK vreuueauttj uigui>, k
ittle Francis Adams, daughter of John c
i., and Mrs. Jennie Adams, was relievjd
of her suffering by the angel Death s
>earing her little spirit to the Father s
vho gave it. Fannie was just 6 years c
ind 4 days of age. Just 21 prior to u
0 her death, her clothing caught afire a
rom the fire under a washpot and her g
ittle body was so painfully burned 1
hat she died from her injuries. I
CHESTER?The Lantern, Decern- c
>er 2 : Captain 0. A. Hamlin has quit f
he hotel business at Lenoir and ac:epted
a position again as conductor t
>n the C. & N-W. railway. Mrs. i
>V. A. Barber and Miss Annie Hardin t
vent to Yorkville today. Miss c
jaura Grier, daughter of Rev. Dr. t
iV. M. Grier, of Due West, was maried
Wednesday to Mr. R. R. Moffatt, p
1 prosperous young merchant of Rives, s
renn. Miss Grier is well-known in
Chester. Wednesday morning, Will d
ieath, colored, got his arm caught a
>etweeu pulleys about the crusher in a
he oil mill and it was crushed fiat, t
rhe pulleys are steel and very near a
ogether. The arm was crushed its ?
vhole length, and his side was injured, v
4e wa.s drawn uu from the floor and t
he machinery had to be taken apart a
o get him out. The arm was taken a
>fT at the shoulder joint. He died t
his morning. Thursday evening, 1
Roya
t Absolutely I*
Makes the food more deli
ROYAL BAKINO POWOE
December 1,1898, Mr. W. P. Perry and
tfiss Mamie McNinch. Rev. J. E.
Jrier officiated. The following comnittee
has been appointed to provide
nusic and otherwise arrange tor the
veterans' rally on the 20th instant:
Urs. J. J. Stringfellow, Mrs. A. M.
Uken, Mrs. L. D. Childs, Mrs. J. A.
Slake, Miss Louise McFadden, Mrs.
F. G. White, Mis3 Josie Black, Miss
jeila Lathan, Mr. J. W. Reed, Colonel
V. L. Davidson and Captain M. H.
lunter. It may be noted that the
!0th is the Thirty-eighth anniversary
>f the adoption of the ordinance of
ecession in this state, and the Thirty
1 ? ?C *UA kntf 1A rt (
eveoui auuiver?ai y ui tuc uauvio ui
Dranesville, in which five Chester com>anies
were engaged.
UNION?Correspondence of The
State, December 2: Tom Pratt, a
lolored man was committed to jail yeserday
charged with the murder of his
yife. The facts as we have been able
o obtain them reveal a most heinous
irime, and one revolting in the exreme.
It appears that the murderid
woman left home early Monday
norning to mail some letters at the
>ostoffice. She was not seen aftervards
until ber body was found in the
voods Wednesday morning by Clark
Ileno, a colored man who was out
mnting. When found her throat was
:ut from ear to ear, nearly severing
he head from the body. The body
vas somewhat mutilated by buzzards,
laving been missing since early Monlay
morning. A letter was found on
ler person addressed to her brother,
n which she slated that her husband
ind herself had had a quarrel, and
hat he bad told her that he was "tired
if ber and her children, and that he
vould break her neck." A warrant
vas issued for Pratt, and when arrestid
bis clothes were stained with blood,
le was sent to jail yesterday morning,
loci toe evidence against uim is suuu
is to almost conclusively establisb bis
juilt. Further investigation will be
ade and all the evidence obtained
bat is possible.
CLEVELAND?King's Mountain
ieformer, December 1: Cards are out
or the marriage of Miss Lona White,
>f this place, and Mr. Lowry McGill,
?f Bethany, S. C., on the 7th day ol
December, at 3 o'clock p. in., at the
esidence of the bride's father, Wm.
Vhite. Miss Lona is one of King's
douutain's most charming ladies, and
dr. McGill is fortunate in winning her
land. While out gunning on Monlay,
Mr. Richard Hines, the sailor
>oy who is visiting his grandparents at
his place, received a right painfal
ittle wound by the accidental discharge
of his gun. In jumping from a
ence his gun was in some way discharged
and the end of his great toe
vas somewhat the worse for it. He
vill be crippled up for a while; but no
urtber trouble is anticipated. Mr.
Josea Bobbitt and Miss Mary Parish,
>oth of this place, were married at
Drover last Sunday. This was a rather
unexpected match of which the
rarents of the bride did not know until
hey were asked over to supper by the
jrooin. But all is well that ends well,
lud we wish for the youog people a
mppy and useful life.
WE WANT THE BEST.
Representatives of American Navy to Investigate
Gun Making.
That the latest improvements in the
nanufacture of ordnance may be obtained
for future American men-of-war,
irders have been given to Commandei
Pendleton, superintendent of the gun
actory, to proceed to England to inipect
the methods pursued there in the
:onstruction of guns, mounts, torpedo
ubes, etc.
Wire wound guns, which have been
10 successfully developed for the Engish
navy, will be carefully examined
)y the visiting officer, and, as undei
ivater discharge tubes for torpedoes
lave been adopted for the battleships
Vlaine, Missouri and Ohio, he will
earn the method of their raanufacure
at the ordnance works of Armstrong.
The department has purchased the
igbt to use the method of manufacture
>f underwater discharge tubes from
.he Armstrongs, and has also bought
he right to use the breach mechanism
>f guns built by Vickers' Sons and
Vlaxim.
The 6-inch rapid-firing gun built by
he latter firm is one of the latest
veapons of that caliber constructed,
i splendid record having been made in
iring trials, which were held sometime
igo. In this gun the powder and proectile
are separated, while in the 6nch
rapid-firing guns of the United
states navy the shell and powder are
:ombined by means of a cartridge case.
A 6-inch gun on plans somewhat
imilar to those followed in the conduction
of the Vickers gun was relently
built. The tests of this weapon
it the proving grounds have demontrated
its value, and all future 6-incb
;uns will be constructed on the same
ines. The new type is 45-calibers in
ength and weighs eight tons, and is
lesigned for a muzzle velocity of 3,000
eet per second.
It is the intention of the'ordnance
ureau to equip no more protected or
inprotected cruisers with torpedo
ubes, authorities being pretty well
onvinced there is no necessity for
hem.
Water discharge tubes will be sup
died to armored cruisers and battlehips.
Captain Charles O'Neil's recommenlation
that a uniform calibre of small
rms be adopted for the use of the
,rmy, navy and marine corps has atracted
considerable attention in army
,nd navy circles. It is expected that
iecretary Long will indorse a bill proiding
for co-operation on the part of
he army and uavy to obtaiu a uniform
rm. The calibre of the Lee small
rms in use in the navy is .263, while
hat of the Krag-Jorgeusen rifle is .30*
?he army is convinced that the Krag
Rakiiia
94 Powder
ORE
icious and wholesome
Jorgensen rifle is the best for its use,
while the navy asserts that the Lee is
superior. It is not believed that any
great objection would be raised by the
navy to increasing the calibre of its
gun to .30 so that cartridges manufactured
for the Lee might be used for the
Krag-Jorgensen.
CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTERN
lj RAILWAY CO.
G. W. F. HARPER. President.
Time Table No. 7?In Effect Oct. 30,1898.
STANDARD EASTERN TIME.
GOING NORTH. | No 10. | No t)0.
Lea* e Chester 7 20am 9 00am
Leave Lowrysvllle ...... 7 4-1 am 9 35am
Leave McConnellsvllle 7 57 a m 10 05 a m
Leave Oathrlesvllle.... 8 05am 10 20am
Leave Yorkvllle 825am 1100am
Leave Clover 8 56am 1148am
Leave Gastonla 9 27am 120pm
Leave Llncolnton 10 20 a m 2 40 p m
Leave Newton 1105am 4 00pm
Leave Hickory 1155am 5 65pm
Arrive Lenoir 12 52 am 8 00 pm
GOING SOUTH. | No. 9. | No 61.
Leave Lenoir 4 15 pm 6 00am
Leave Hickory 6 15 p m 8 15 am
Leave Newton 6 05pm 9 00aro
Leave Llncolnton 6 56pm 10 20am
Leave Oastonla 7 49 pm 180pm
Leave Clover 8 32pm 230pm
Leave Yorkvllle 9 01pm 3 45 pm
Leave Guthrlesvllle ... 9 20 pm 4 15 pm
Leave McConnellsvllle 9 28pm 4 30pm
Leave Lowrysvllle 945pm 500pm
Arrive Chester 10 11 pm 5 45 pm
Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first class, and
run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos.
60 and 61 carry passengers and also run
daily except Sunday. There is good connection
at Chester with the G. C. A N.
and the C. C. A A., also LAC. R. R.; at
Gastoniawith the A. A C. A. L.: at Llncolnton
with C. C.: and at Hickorv and
Newton with W. if. C.
G. F. HARPER, G. P. A., Lenoir. N. C
J. M. MOORE, G. F. A., Lenoir, N. C.
E. F. REID, Auditor, Lenoir, N. C.,
L. T. NICHOLS, Supt., Chester, S. C.
FINLEY &, BRICE.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Yorkville, 9. C.
ALL business entrusted to us will be
given prompt attention.
OFFICE IN THE BUILDING AT
THE REAR OF H. C. STRAUSS'8
STORE.
YORKYILLE
FOR
Here Is Go
Pleasan
GET UP A CLUB FOI
Two High Grade B
lOAA T? 1 J
lew Bicycie, anu i
to the Most En
: COMMENCE TODAY AND Kl
THIS is the season during whiob the
the people of this section generally
make selection of the newspaper they ex>
pect to read during the following year.
, There are a large number of people who
now include THE ENQUIRER on their
lists, and who expect to continue it there.
There are many others who are not now
subscribing for the THE ENQUIRER;
but who would like to have it.
We want THE ENQUIRER to go as a
TWICE-A-WEEK visitor to every home
I in York county. With the assistance of
i intelligent and trustworthy friends in the
different localities, we know it can be
gotten into many homes to which it is not
now going. This assistance is of much
value to us, and it is our purpose to pay
for it most liberally, in proportion to the
service rendered.
1 The propositions we make herein are
! to all responsible individuals, in each and
i every locality. There is no monopoly in
. the matter. Because an individual re'
turned the name of a certain subscriber
last year is no reason why why be should
! have any claim upon that subscriber this
year. Because one individnal may already
be at work in a given neighborhood,
is no reason why another should
not also canvass in that neighborhood.
. Every clubmaker is entitled to get subscribers
whenever and wherever be or
I she may be able to get them, and upon
1 compliance with the conditions herein
stated, have them counted.
Our plan of compensation to clubmakers
this year is on the same line as heretofore?a
competition for TWO LEADING
PREMIUMS to be awarded for the
TWO LARGEST clubs, and a third leading
premium for the largest club of
NEW SUBSCRIBERS. After that the
value of the premium is in proportion to
the number of names returned.
The Leading Premiums.
For the largest number of subscribers
RETURNED and PAID FOR, at $1.75 we
offer the choice between the following premiums:
HIGH GRADE BICYCLE,
valued at $50; quarter-leather top "ROCK
HILL BUGGY" valued at $75, handsome
SUIT OF FURNITURE valued
at $50. For the NEXT LARGEST
CLUB, we will give the choice between
the above articles left after first choice.
And for the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW
SUBSCRIBERS we will give an OPEN
CAROLIN BUGGY. The furniture
may be seen at the store of W. B MOORE
A CO., and the buggies in the warerooms
of the respective manufacturers in York-j
ville and Rock Hill. The bicycle is to be I
the 1899 model, descriptive catalogues of
which have not yet been published. I
In addition to the competitive premiums
? nt,A?rt ?lc/\ nffor varfniiM other
IIICIIUU1ICU OUUYC. nv Uinu w..v.
premiums for clubs containing specified numbers
of names, and propose to deliver the premiums
whenever the numbers specified are
returned and paid for. Upon securing one
premium?a watch or sewing machine, say?
the ciubniaker will be at liberty to try for the
same thing again, or for anything else on the
list, and If in the aggregate, by the bTH DAY
OF MARCH, 1899, he shall have succeeded in
returning and paying for the largest number
ot NEW NAMES, he will be entitled to the
"CAROLINA BUGGY" Just the same as if
he had not previously taken other premiums.
Now, then, read the list:
FOR 00 SUBSCRIBERS.
We will give the clnbmaker his choice of the
following premiums, each valued at 925: A
FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWING
MACHINE, together with all attachments:
a "HOUSEKEEPER'S" SET OF KNIVES,
FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers: a
"WALTHAM" WATCH in coin silver, dust
proof case.
FOR 40 A SI) LESS THAX 60
SUBSCRIBERS, we will gh-e the clubmaker
his choice of the following, each valued at 815:
WALTHAM WATCH, In open face silver
case: set of half dozen ROGERS BROS'.
KNIVES and FORKS (12 PIECES): or LOW
ARM SINGER SEWING MACHINE.
FOR 30 ASD LESS THAN 40
SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, each
valued at 810: NEW YORK STANDARD
CAPACITY, 10,000 JOBS PCR ANNUM. I
im
HILL
BUGGY
| 8om* dr*1<n pub th? m1? *f eb?*p Vopji** bi *?
tho proflu *r* lorf*. Don't olio* jo?tlf I* b* Tiuno C
lot* burin, * ahoddjjob la ord*r to i?t? * dtllnr tr *0. ?3
"ROCK MIL!." u* -A LUllo Hl?b*r la Mm.
But?" lh?y *Uad up, look Mil. ud. tbm *11, LI IP
A WAT PROM TH* BHOP-mUi, tbo* cbMprla tbo
?4. Sold by Snt-olou dotln* oqlj. If mm o* ulo
t* joor ton, vrlu dl/ool. p
ROCK HILL BUGGY CO., Rock Hill, S.C.
FOR SALE BY
J. W. DOBSON,
Yorkville, S. C.
When You Want
Nice Clean
Job Printing
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
Heads, Envelopes, and Cards of
all kinds printed on short notice
and at very reasonable and legit
mate prices.
"GOLD BRICKS"
ARE ALL RIGHT: but I have over
300,000 HARD BRICK that it will
pay you to see me about.
T. B. McCLAIN, Yorkville, S. C.
H
1899od
Pay For
t Work.
MJWflR PIPER.
uggies, a First Class
a Suit of Furniture
ergetic Workers.
:EP EVERLASTINGLY AT IT.
17-JEWELED WATCH in dust-proof case; 14K
GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN, or HALF
I tvaiov mi? A ODAAVQ U A T TP TvSvrXT TA.
LJ\J?JEJ 11 IJDAOfW^Oi xaxxjui*BLESPOONS
and BUTTER KNIFE (18 PIECES).
FOR 20 AXD LESS THAN 30
SUBSCRIBERS, we will give a THE ENQUIRER
and any monthly magazine or weekly
newspaper published In the United States, for
one year.
FOR lO AND LES8 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 6 AND LESS THAN 10
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 $1.50.
.FOR 4 AND LESS 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 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 Dest.
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
benefit of this offfer, he must pay the clubmaker
$1.75 at the time the name Is entered upon
our books. If the $1.75 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
nomwi u'PPO nnt. nn OUR ROOKS ON HEPTEM
BER 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 31.75 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.
Clubmakers 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. 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 SUDScripuons mum oe lui nurutru 10 us ui
the expense of those sending them.
We will be responsible for the safe transmission
of money only when sent by dralt, registered
letter or money order drawn on the
Yorkvllle postotflce.
In sending names, write plainly, and give
postofflce, county and state.
All subscriptions will lie discontinued at the
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.
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 u. m., on Wednesday, the 8th day
of March, 1899.
L. M. GRIST & SONS.