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gnimowuis Department. THE PRIVILEGE OP LOYALTY. When Butler was in command of New Orleans he made, it will be remembered, many arrests for all sorts of reasons. One eccentric old gentleman who bad been excessively indiscreet in bis comments upon the current events, and who had been repeatedly but ineffectually warned to hold his tongue, was finally hauled before the cockeyed, man of destiny. Jt was shortly after the news of General Lee's victory at Fredericksburg had reached New Orleans, and the rebels were very jnbilaut Airnr ifc "You have been expressing yourself in a very disloyal fashion, I understand, Sir," said B. F., with an unusually sour twist of his business eye, "talking very outrageously and in a v. style calculated to produce mischief." The old gentleman protested that he had said nothing particularly bad, and suggested that the irate general had been misinformed. But it was to no purpose. Butler waxed more and more indignant, and declared he would send him to Ship Island. After much discussion, however, the sentence was revoked upon the old gentleman's consenting to take the oath, which he was very loathe to do. The oath was administered in due form. "Well general," queried the old gentleman, after he had been sworn, "I'm a loyal man now ain't I ?" < "Certainly you are," said the genera). "After this oath I'm as loyal in the eyes of the government as you or any one else?" "Unquestionably." "And as such l am now at noeriy to talk." "Of coarse; there can be no doubt of that."" \ "Well, then, general, confidentially and to go no further, didn't old Bob Lee give ns h?11 at Fredericksburg the other day ?" Currant Item.?A gentleman having missed a lot of new potatoes from his garden, suspected that an old Negro had dug them up, and determined to watch for the culprit. So one evening, loading an'old rifle with ripe currants and a blank cartridge he stationed himself in a clnmp of bushes, whence he could have a full vietf of the potato bed. About 10 o'clock a figure stealthily approached and began quietly to dig up the potatoes. As soon as the bag was full, the owner took aim and fired the charge of currants at the thief s head. Hearing the report and feeling the currant juice trickling down his face, the culprit screamed out "Help! Help 1 I'se done killed; oh somebody come and help me 'fore 1 die." He then began ? "nH finallv f??ll tn the crrnnud_ The gentlemen seeing the distress his shot bad occasioned, dropped is gun and walked to the old man, whom he found almost demented from fright. "Well, Jo ; yon seem trottbiTCC0 ~ "TrUUUWJ^' Tas, yas, yed call it trobble efye hadagrut hole in your head, and a pint of blood coming out." "But, Jo, what are ypu doing with that bag of potatoes ?" "Pears like yer taters grow too thick, bo I thought I'd jest thin 'em out fur ye in the cool ob de ebeniug and dis yers what I done got for't. I shall die 'fore more mawnin." "I fancy it's only a scratch; I'll bind it up and take you home." So wiping the old man's face he bound it up and took bim home. There were no more depredations committed, and to this day old Jo thinks his benefactor performed a wonderful surgical operation. Teaching a Parrot.?A wellknown country squire owned an equally well-known parrot, whioh he christened Judy, because of his popularity and reputation for saying funny things. On one occasion the squire > was expecting his uncle for a visit, and thought it would be great fun if, on the arrival of the said uncle, Judy ^ came out with : "Halloa, Uncle! How are you ?"' So one morning he tried to teach the phrase to the bird. Judy, however, was in a depressed mood, and she couldn't be persuaded to talk or do any of her tricks. The squire who was an irascrible man, shouted violently : "Say uncle! Say uncle! Say una! a waii caai w VICj JVU IW* * But Judy was obstinate and no threats could make her say a word. The squire thereupon gave way to his wrath, and, seizing Judy by the head, swung her round and round, then threw her out of the window. About half an hour afterward be heard a great screeching in his fowl yard. He hurried out and beheld 19 of bis chickens lying dead, while Judy was pursuing the 20tb, at the same time shrieking: "Say uncle, you fool! Say uncle, you fool 1" Judy had, after all, learned her lesson, but too well. Her Sunday and Weekday Beaux.?Mrs. Judge Peterby, of Austin, employs a colored cook named Matilda Snowball, who is a great favorite with the sterner sex, but who is very high-toned, nevertheless. "Who is that horrid looking Negro I saw prowling about the backyard ?" asked Mrs. Peterby, indignantly. "Dat's a fellow I keeps company wid on week davs." "On week days?" "Yes, mum; yer don't s'pose I'd be seen wid such a bandy-legged, goggleeyed poke-a-moke like bim on Sundays, does yer? Yer orter see de cullud gemmens I keeps company wid on Sundays. You'd be s'prised, yer would." minister, who bad been accused of preaching a sermon that was not bis own, weDt to a parisboner who had made the charge, and asked him to retract it. "Well," said the parishioner, "I thought, when I heard that sermon, that it was taken from a book I bad at home ; but when I went home and looked into the book?I found it was all there." Wapidi >atJtmuj|s. '(fir Rabbits are dyiDg of cholera in the vicinity of Matthews, Ind. IQT The village of Glenn Eyre, Pa., is advertised for sale by the sheriff. IToo much pruning is as bad as too little, and both extremes should be avoided. faF During the year ending September, 1898, 1,258 criminals were sentenced in Iowa. Rate Holden, colored, who was said to be 117 years old, died in the alms house at Hartford, Coud. There are 45 colleges and 17) State Christian associations among the colored people of North Carolina. $^" It is expected that General Lee will eventnally be given absolute authority in the province of Havana. 10* Of 750 food and drug samples analyzed by the state authorities in New Jersey 208 were found to be adulterated. IW If the cat had wings, no birds would be left in the air. If everyone bad what he is wishing, who would have anything ? School Teacher?Why were the prisoners who were executed called "poor sinners ?" Scholar?Because rich sinners get off. M&T To do much good and make but little noise is a singular thing. Some say much but do hothing; but Christians should do much and say nothing. The late Senator Brice, of Ohio, carried $500,000 worth of insurance on j his life at the time of his death, on all of which he had paid but one premium. |&* When Shakespeare wrote his plays there were not in all the world as many English speaking people as there are now in New York and New Jersey. . . . |6?" The United States, according to reports received at the state department, will soon surpass England in the value of machinery exports to Germany. - W&T The gold output of the Transvaal, in South Africa, this year iB expected to exceed the combined outpnt of Colorado, Dakota, California, Montana and Alaska. GT At a policemen's ball, held in Omaha-last week, the pockets of eight participants were picked, and four umbrellas and ten overcoats were taken from the cloak room. WiT Many Democratic leaders in Washington resent Mr. Bryan's attempt to make the issue for the party in 1900. They demand* that the money issue be kept to the froot. tfSf Ex-Governor Qtone, of Missouri, denies the report that he has entered into a scheme with Riobard Croker to have the next National Democratic convention repudiate the Chicago platfhrm. tfoF" The inhabitants of the Andaman islands are the smallest race of human beings known?that is, taken as an average. The height of a full grown Andamanian seldom exceeds. 8} feet and few weigh over 65 pounds. Kind *??acr?My aeifptfyoa want a good husband, marry Mr. Goodheart. He really and truly loves you. Daughter?Are you sure of that, pa ? Kind Father?Yes, indeed. I've been borrowing money of him for six months nnri h? still keens nomine. ? ?? ? X O S&T Dryden married Lady Elizabeth Howard, a shrew of marked ability. She complained that he showed her no attention, and wished herself a book that she might enjoy more of his society. .'"Wish yourself an almanac, my dear; and then I could change you every year." 9ST Before leaving Cuba, Marshal Blanco, though not requested to do so by the American commission, issued directions that the rich palace silver table service be left for the Americans, and that the magnificent furniture of the receptions rooms be also, left for the American occupants. fgT Small Son?I know what I'll be when I grow, I'm going to be a great inventor. Papa?That's encourageing, certainly, what makes you think you have inventive genius? Small Son?Why, I wanted to take a screw out, and I couldn't find any screwdriver, and so I unscrewed it out with your razor. W The Canadian government has purchased 140 Eskimo dogs for shipment to the Klondike regions, where the canines will be used to carry the mails. The animals were imported from Greenland and Labrador at a cost of $50 each, and were selected for their superiority in speed, training and weight. VST The New York Central Labor union has adopted resolutions opposing "the policy of imperialism and expansion beyond the limits of this continent and the islands that are within its national and legitimate sphere of influence." Resolutions were also adopted in opposition to an alliance with Great Britain. An eminent authority has it that the death rate of the world is calculated to be 67 per minute, 4,030 per hour, 96,720 per day, while the rate of births, slightly exceeding the death rate, is calculated to be 70 per minute, 4,100 per hour, 100,800 per day, 36,732,000 a year. The estimated increase per an num, therefore, is a little over 61,500,000. In preparation for a Christmas 1 dinner, Mrs. MacKeller, of Bristol, Pa., started a brisk fire in ber kitchen stove early in the morning, and a few hours later she threw open the oven door to put in a chicken. An unsavory odor greeted her. She looked in, and, to her horror, found her pet kitten, which had been missing, nicely roasted. It had crept in while the stove was cold and, imprisoned, was cooked alive. tfST Tbe arrival of tbe battiesdips Oregon and Iowa at Callao, Peru, caused great excitement and enthusiasm among tbe people. Delegations representing tbe Cuban residents of Peru met tbe battleships in tbe offing and presented to each a gold plate. With the name changed each bore tbe following inscription : "All honor to tbe commander, the officers and tbe crew of the warship Oregon, victorious in the naval combat off* Santiago de Cuba, on tbe 3d day of July, 1898. This plate is given as a testimony of tbe patriotic gratitude of all Cuban citizens of Peru." f ttttfuatioiutt i THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. So LESSON III, FIRST QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, JAN. .15. ^ Text of the t"""- Jota II, 1-11. hj Memory Terie, 11 ? Golden Text, vj John 11, 11?Commentary Prepared r? I by the Rex. D. M. Stearns. 8] [Copyright. 1898. by D. M. Stearns.] w 1. "And the third day there was a mar- ol rlage in Can a of Galilee, and the mother tti of Jesns was there." The third day's ai work in Gen. i was the appearing of the B dry land and its being covered with grass, 0] herbs and fruit trees. It was on the third tu day that Abraham reoelved Isaac back bi from the dead in a figure (Gen. xxii, 4; fii Heb. zi, 19). On the third day Jonah, pi being delivered from the belly of the fish, p] started for Nineveh as God's messenger, fo These, with many other third day stories, L are very suggestive of the resurrection of re our Lord on the third day, and as, apart ty from His resurrection preaching, faith, J< baptism and all ordinances are in vain we cc oannot wonder that the Scriptures make ^ so much of the truth of His resurrection. , It is also most interesting to note that the Bible begins with a marriage in Eden and ends with the marriage of the Lamb, and ^ the first miracle wrought by the Lamb of bl God was at this marriage in Cana. bi 2. "And both Jesus was called and His a disciples to the marriage." One of the very first Institutions in the Scriptures, and the one that expresses most fully our nlfli flnil *nri With nhridt. thf?" uugugoo nivu wwvt mm?. ?w . one also that shall pa her In the glorious kingdom on the earth. He said of Israel, H "I am married unto you" (Jer. ill, 14), fa and of us who now believe in Him it is gj said that we are married to the Lord that j?| we should bring forth fruit unto God (Bom. vil, 4). The words used by Adam oonoerning Eve in Gen. ii, 38, 24, are ?f used in reference to Christ and thechuroh c' in Eph. v, 80-83, and in Heb. xlii, 4, it is B said that marriage is honorable in all. 3d 8. "And when they wanted wine, the ri mother of Jesus saith unto Him, 'They m have no wine.' " .There is a want found U) at this marriage?they have not enough of . wine. Whether more people had come " than they had expected or whether some one bad been mistaken in the quantity It needed we are not told. w 4. TTesus saith unto her: 'Woman, L what have I to do with thee? Mine hour uj is not yet come." There is neither un- jc kindness nor any lack of oourteey in this word to His mother. There oould not be, \ for God is love, and love is kind, and He di was God manifest in the flesh. He vlrtually said at least this?I will see to it at JD the right time. The Lord is a God of judg- is ment or disoernment; blessed are all they p; that wait for Him (Isa. xxx, 18). ' j 5. "His mother saith Unto tbo servants, Whatsoever He saith unto yon, do it." . Thus she placed the matter in His hands jj' and quietly kit it there. - She directed the ? servants to Him for all further instruction b< and withdrew from all further responsi- fc bility. She knows it will be attended to, w and she leaves it Do we thus cast every w care upon Him, every burden and anxiety, , and quietly leave it with Him? We are reminded of Pharaoh's word to the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to ?: you do. T 6. "And there were set there six water si pots of stone, after the manner of the pa- fc rlfying of the Jews, containing two or ^ thrc? ^lnsAniPaa^.'..Jjy?ft4^?>4s.3(uireevi- . denuy empty, judging from the next verse. When the Lord would use vessels In which u to show His power, He requires empty ff vessels. When He would pay the widow's debt, she was cold by the prophet to bor- ti row empty vessels, not a few, and as long <>' as there was an empty vessel the oil flowed to fill it (II Kings iv< 8). w 7.- "Jesus salth unto them, Fill the water pots with water, and they filled thom up to the brim." Now His hour is about w come in which He will on this occasion ei glorify the Father, and He tells the serv- a ants what to do. It is always His to oom- d mand; it is ours simply to obey. From ^ water everything has come, for in Gen. 1, t| 2, we see nothing but water. In the p, first seven chapters of this gospel there is much to be learned from the use of this 0 element In Eph. v, 26, it is an emblem w of the word by which we are oloansed. 8. "And He saith unto them, Draw out t) now and bear unto the governor of the jt feast. And they bare it." The Son of Man came to mlnlster unto others (Math. ,, zz, 28), and He permits us to be the bear- ^ ers of His bounties. As He permitted the *' twelve to bear the bread and fish which ri He multiplied to the hungry thousands and 8 these servants to bear His wine to the 1 governor of the feast, so Ho permits us' ]y to bear the living bread and water and His p love, whioh is better than wine, to all who will reoeive it. 9. "When the ruler of the feast had P tasted the water that was made wine and B knew not whenoe it was (but the servants w which drew the water knew), the governor e -M Ko KwWocr^hnni '' Thfl rr Ui bQO Itxutb Utuiou vuo ... A water was made wine. He did it, and 8I whether it be by the process of the vine and the grapes or directly, as in this case, f. it is all equally easy to Him. He is the ^ vine; He is the true wine that maketh ft glad the heart of man. Not a oup of cold ? water shall lose its reward; therefore those ri who give much water now shall have a much wine or joy in the kingdom. We are t| the earthen vessels, and if we fill them up .. to the hrim with the water of His word He will change It to wine in us, and we shall be full of joy. The more sorrow for b His sake now, the more joy we shall have w hereafter. ' 8! 10. "And saith unto him, Every man ri at the beginning doth set forth good wine ^ and when men have well drunk then that j whioh is worse, but thou hast kept the . good wine until now." Then it was good J( wine, the be3t of wine, which our Lord e Jesus made. This testimony is from the 81 ruler of the feast, nut knowing whence the wine came. He only makes the best \ of everything; that whioh man makes is j, always inferior. If, as one has said, He j keeps His best things for the few, it is not because He is not willing to give His best ! to many, but rather because only the few ' are willing to reoeive them. 11. "This beginning of miracles did tl Jesus in Cana of Galilee and manifested ft forth His glory. And His disciples be- c lieved on Him." This was His first miracle; therefore all the apocryphal tales of the miracles of His childhood cannot be v true. He manifested His glory How? e By changing water into wine or by point- C ing onward, as in the transfiguration, to ti the time of His kingdom and glory when g as He said at the last passover (Luke 22). t, He would not drink again of the fruit of fj the vine until He would drink it anew in p the kingdom. Hia glory muat be associated with Hia kingdom. Hia disciples, who must have believed on Him before (or tl they would not have been His disciples), ti are growing in confldenoe in and devotion ? to Him. So should it ever be (II Pet. lil, 18). 10" The affairs of our lives do not happen by accident. Bits of knowledge gained by observation or experience are called into use after years have passed, and education is largely for the development of ability to so use what we have learned. If this be true, it gives but one more reason for earnest, thoughtful lives. Pfettltenwus leading. IN COCNTIgS ADJOINING. immary of the Newt That It BelDf Pnbllthed by Exchange!. enjoying a well-earned holiday with 8 uncle, Mr. J. B. Pegram, in York He. A hog that is a whopper is iported by Mr. Wesley Bradley. He aughtered a porker yesterday which eighed 603 pounds pet at 20 months d. If that isn't a pound a day for ie porker's entire life, it is most. If ly of onr readers want to go Mr. radley one better, why the ring is >en. The force at Long Brothers' irned out almost unanimously for a g rabbit bunt Monday. It was a ae frosty morning and game was lentiful on the Jimmerson Bolinson ace. During the day the party of nr?Messrs. Ed Henderson, Robert ong, Ed and John Jenkins?killed 72 ibbitsr Of these, 20 each were killed j Messrs. Henderson, Long and Ed ;nkins, who were contending for the >unty championship. They brought ie game home; a back full, and disibuted a generous portion of it nong their neighbors. Mr. J. V?r borrow, a bachelor in the Hanna ock, has taken unto himself a better stlf? Miss Laura Brady, of Iredell >unty. They were married at the riffa'a home nn Wednesday of last eek and came to Gastonia Thursday. Misses Delia Atkinson, of Bicbirg, 8. C., and Mamie Steqle, of Bock ill, 8. C., visited Mrs. Wm. Whyte a w days this week. It has been a ?y season with the young folks and t.tle folks. The Presbyterian Sunday :bool children eojoyed a Christmas istle at the academy, and the A. B. lildren enjoyed a tree at their church, oth of these were Monday night. At Ir. J. F. Thompson's,-MiserLiTiie Har8 delighted her friends with a merry ystery party, while Monday night ahered in the mirtblul drolleries of te tacky party, at which Mr. Hope Fhyte and Miss Maggie Adams took te tacky prize, and a cake walk at bich Dr. Lucius Glenn and Miss illie Harris were the winners. Last igbt there were other happy gatherigs, and throughout the holidays lere were and will be yet* many iniDgs. The record appears to ave been broken by new Begisler of eeds Carpenter in the matter ol suing marriage licenses during the resent month. Up to sunset yesteray, Mr. Carpenter had issued 42 perils to couples who wanted to keepi ouse together. Added to these are ve papers issued by Mr. Ormand 3fore bis retirement, making 47 in all >r 28 days. That's double-blessedness itb a rush.? Mr. J. Leak Carraay and Miss Mabel Glenn, daughter F Dr. E/F. Glenn, were married in lover yesterday morning by Mr. Potts inprd. it was a romantic aiuur. bey ba?e been devoted lovers ever nee tbe groom was a schoolboy in uee pants aud they were in school >gether. And all the world loves vers, especially when they are true t?each "other. - Tuesday night the room and his two cousins, Mr. Frank oak, of Greensboro, and Mr. Henry unu, of Arkansas, came in on the 11 'clock train, hired a conveyance and it out to South Carolina. The bride ras found seven miles beyond Clover t the home of her uncle, Lawson Niel, 'here she was visiting. They returni by way of Clover and were there tarried iu the carriage. The party rove into Gastonia again just in time > see the morning train leave without leuo. They registered at the Falls louse and received the congratulations f their frieuds during the day and 'en t to Charlotte on tbe evening train. ""There Was a twilight marriage at le residence of Esquire A. C. St roup ist Sunday evening at 6 o'clock, 'bey were Mr. Thomas C. Bright and liss Minnie Starnes, both of Gastonia. There was an interesting mariage at Chapel Lutheran church last unday morning at which Mr. Clip 'orrence, a sprightly widower, and [iss Mary Holland, daughter of Mr. 'rank Holland, were the happy conracting parties. The ceremony was erformed by the pastor, Rev. W. J. lover, of Mount Holly. Our best rishes and congratulations are extendd. In a hard fall from a hack 'uesday morning, Mr. George Jenkins ustained a most painful and possibly permanent injury to his shoulder, [e was driving Mr. J. D. Ragan and imUy to Dallas in a hack. At the Iradley corduroy bill the road was so ough and heavy that vehicles sought n easier way by driving around it tirough the timber. In this side-way tie low axle struck a stump too high 5 pass over, with the result that a reak occurred by which the horses rere- detached from the vehicle. The udden impact, with the jerk of the Bins, threw George violently over the ashboard, landing him upon his shouler. The bones in or about the socket lint were broken, and has caused him xcruciaMng pain ever since. He a'ffers intensely. TJHTOtf?Times, December 30: W. V. Dixon, Esq., and family are spendig some time at Yorkville. Mr. 1. M. Estes has been appointed depuy head consul Woodman of the ^orld, for the state of South Carolina. Married?At the residence of he bride's father, by Rev. J. N. Isom, lies Barbara Chambers, of Union ounty, and Mr. James M. Russell, of rork county. R. Howell Lake, ?lin ihfi nnnitinn nf nhiAf pnpin ? XT *w~ "" 0",~" er and master mechanic at Gaffney !otton mills, has accepted a like posiion with the Union mills. A Nero boy named McCrary was accidenally shot near Jonesville, Christmas ay, by another Negro name Porter, 'orter was attempting to take his pisol out of his pocket, and in doing so be pistol was discharged, the ball akiDg effect in the abdomen of McRoY/? t ^ssowniy) Makes the food more dc HOY/q BAK1XO POM Cr&ry, who died the next day, Moc day, from the wound. The two boy were good friends and no criminalit; attaches to Poller, as the shooting wa purely accidental. Among tb< pleasant memories of Christmas thai shall abide in the minds of the chil dren, none will be more pleasant thai the .^recollection of the Christmas tre< given~~lty blm-Saptist Sunday schoo last Monday night. A very interests .ing programme was carried ont, and all who witnessed the exercises enjoy ed them very mnch. The distribution of presents was donbtlese the most interesting feature to the children, wbc were the happy recipients of man) tokens of old Santa Claus' remembrance of them. The occasion wat very much enjoyed by all who at tended. OBSERVATIONS ON THE SOUTH. What Secretary WlUon Saw Darin* HL Beoeut Trip With the President. The secretary of agriculture mad< dilligent use of his faculty of obeerva tion on his recent southern tour, sayi a Washington dispatch of a few dayi ago. He used his mind and bis ear) and his mind baa formed some interest ing conclusions. v "The president impressed the people of the south just as he did those it the west, that he is their president.anc sincerely anxious for the well being o all sections." Mr. Wilson said todaj ! in discussing the general results, at well as some of bis personal deduo lions. "He wants tbe people to cordi ally cooperate with bim in tbe govern ment. No president baa ever givei so large a share of his time to lb< study of public sentiment, and nom has ever followed so cloeeiy the leat of the people, although he always ha* in his mind the story that he told it bis speech at tfye Savannah banque about the colorbearer in the battle who, when ordered by his colonel U bring the flag back to the line, retort ed: 'Bring the line up to tpe flag.' ? "Tbe president has always been deeply interested in tbe industrial de< velopmeut of>he south, like the rest of us, <and baa watched factory buUd ing as elosely as I have watched tb? farmers. ' There has been a greatei advance in the development of tW natural resources and the manufacture of the raw material than in the agri cultural regions, where nothing now 1* so imperative as a careful and critical study of the soils aud their capacity, so that a progress of recuperaticu may be adopted. "The cotton grower is no more tc blame than any cue crop mau. All suffer wfaieu tbe product is larger tbau the market. I wisued that tbe south ern people could realize, as I do, how well adapted their soil is to the pro ductiou of domestic animals. Yel each of the gulf states spends in th< neighborhood of half a million dollar a year for mules brought from Mlssou ri and the states further north. The; could breed them at home just as well Grasses cau be grown that are entire!; suitable for fodder. Tbe climate is s< mild that tbe auimals don't have to b sheltered, aud pasturage can be bat ail the year roUUU. season an abundance of fodtlet coulc be afforded by growing such legume as'cowpeas, sand vetch and the velve bean. Georgia last year- products 600,000 tons of cotton seed; enough U fatten all the 400,000 bead of cattle which we shipped abroad. If mixe< with corn fodder, crab grass or au; other nutrient, it is the best kind o fattening material. "Dairy products are in demand tbi world over. The young farmers o the south should all be sent to agricul tural schools that have dairy school in order to study the science of butte and cheese making. The muttoi sheep thrives admirably in the south It can graze all the year round ant can be fattened at less expense thai in any other section. The southeri farmers Bhould supply fctfe northen market with early lambs as they d< with early vegetables. "The south has long been famoif for its'bacon; but the people me verthe less import tons of of it from the pack ing houses of Chicago, Omaha, Kan sas City and other places in the north The extension of the dairy industr; would support an immense number o hogs as a bi product. "I don't see why the sputhern farm ers don't produce more first-class sad die and carrage horses. They have i few now, such as we saw in Augusts but they are far behind the borth ii this particular notwithstanding thei superior advantages. The agricultu ?*1 /)At\awfmonf ' in inaf nntu iaanintv i Idl UOpaibUIOUU Id JUOV MVfT | report on the foreign markets fo horses, and the southern farmer ought to study it. "The poultry interests might be in definitely extended with great profit There is no reason why we should hav to buy eggs and chickens in Canada if the farmers of the south will tak bold of it and find the best breeds fo their climate. The leading men of th south, in the cities and elsewhere should take the farmers by the hand The railroads should offer them freTgh facilities, and the state and oounty au thorities should hold agricultural fairs with tempting premiums for all classe of stock. The towns would share tb< benefit of the development of the ag ricultural region and be amply re warded. "They are doing something in thi way of agricultural education in thi south ; but not half enough. Tuskege* furnishes an example of what ought t< be done in every state and county Northern people can well afford u study the methods of Booker T. Wash ington, because they apply just as wel to one section as to the other, and U tbe white people as well as to th< blacks. But tbe whites should bavi more institutions for higher educatioi in agriculture, such as is now affordet by the state colleges endowed by cou grese. Tbe rudiments of an indue . &AKIN6 "fPoWDEB Pure Vicious and wholesome trial education are tpughtat'Tuskegee. j That institution is turoibg out artisans f and educators among the humbler and poorer classes of .citizens. The state colleges endowed by congress furnish a higher grade of scientific learning. I am glad to see that Alabama is getting schools of this sort scattered over the state., I understand that the legIslatnre is now appropriating $8,000 a pear to sustain an agricultural college n each congressional distract, and the aachers come from thestata college, i tfo county, no section needs,the applisation of scientific knowledge to agri 1 culture tfo much as the soutn, aoa 10 110 sectiou does it offer sucb great prof* 18." J. H. RIDDLE. , GUANO, ACID, 1 WHEAT. TTTE again wish to reiterate that we i YY have an almost unlimited supply it GUANO and ;ACID on hand, and ai;lng our past euerience as acriterion, ve would urge that yon at oooe begin 1 he looking out at d arranging for a sup* > )ly for your WH )AT CROP. -Too will jomember the crborhltant prices that t vas obtained for v heat during March and Lprfl and May. 11 on have goo^ milling ' aoilitiee, and yoq cannot affoid not to i iAlBE WHEAT See as at once, make . irrangements foi your GUANO AND LCID, look to tie preparation of yoar "ands, and sow rheat for resalte and troflt. CONTRACTORS ! AND I BUILDERS WHO use LIME.jCEMENT, SHTN i GLES and LATHB, and who live > at any point .on the Carolina and North* I Western, or the Obty River and Charleston Railroads, will ? all times find inprepared to deliver &eee goods at their > nearest stations at competitive prices and In any quantity desire). We simply ask a trial order, and yoilwUl be ooivlnced I that other dealers donl know how.to bu\ "I and of coarse coald not know how to sell. J H. HONLE. ESTABLISH!? 1891 lu GEO. GRIST, FIRE INSURAKE AGENCY, YorkvilleiS. C. i The Strongest A&ncy In the Southern Sates. I h POLICY TH>T PROTECTS. I A Zealous Watchman who \ Never Slews! * TO7HEN yoobuy a flri Insurance polr W Icy, BUT ONE THAT WILL j PROTECT I Pur the sale of saving a ? few Imaginary dollars, Idon't experi. raent with EXPERIMBNTSI Leave II that to. your nsfehbor. Wkat-wopsobOion r|WM juuTo sjFeai'ewdSMar?b"y vfajrofI experimenting! with so called "wa|i insurance ?! if yon are prompted by s eoonomic bosiiess reasons why, do not t insure at all. ?'Wild Cat" Insurance comi panics will necessarily have to quote low. er premiums (than standard companies or they will |ave no victims I Standard > companies fix their rates on a basis of i past experience? "wild cat companies" j haven't that element, but are constantly , "laying tbdrjpipes" to unload some 7ex1 perience" onyou, and come at yon again with a "new scheme"?no not yon i but t your neighlor! Could be catch yon j twice? I hwe been in the fire insurance business sine 1890, and I have associated ' myself with some of the best companies s in the world) each of whom are finaedal r giants, and Ire aDsojuieiy respurmiuiv ior their Individual policies, and all together 3 their aggregate assets amount to somei. thing overi41,000,000.00 ! \ I write fife insurance for reliable and ? trustwortb 1 property owners, ONLY; IN 0 RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY a COMPANIES at the minimum Soith3 Eastern Tariff Association rate, and f on q may rest Iran red that any business entrusted tome will receive ray best attention and'highest appreciation, and it is ^ under there conditions that my business i- is growing. L. GEO. GRIST, Agent, . Yorkvlile. 8. C. CAPACITY, 10,000 JOM MR ANNUM. i *g|fr : HILL BtTOGT e J Ban* AaXm fmtk ?h* ?U tkap bmmm 'I Iktptumlam. P?'l ?B?? )? ??>, tuni a liNtntaiiMliM h NteHaniWIaNK e " ROCS UlU" nm&? tn "A UuU HI(W l? rrta, - BuW IWj Kud ap, Ink vail, ml, iton Nil, 1UT r AWAT FROM TUS SHOP?nNkiaf tkaai tkN a ml M4H?nnl?i tmlm m?j. It mm mm* \ " Imjavr tm.vrlu dlmi. , ROCK HILL BUGGY CO., Rock Hill, S.C. t- PH I. FOB SALE BY b J. W. DOBSON, Yorkville, S. C. \ : THE COMMERCIAL i AND : FARMERS BANKj > ROCK HILL, S. C. J OAPITAIi, 080,000, 5 COIMBNCBB BUSINESS OCTOBER 18,1898. a XIHTH AMPLE RESOURCES and ? VV every facility for tbe transaction oi 9 the BANKING BUSINESS In all ih 1 branches, being specially authorized and 1 empowered under its oharter to act ai . Trustee, Guardian, Administrator, Attorney, etc., of every description and undet " tbe appointment of courts, this bank so. : ltcits the business of corporations, firmi and individuals, tendering all the courtesies and acoocpmodations that are usually extended by a well conducted and obliging banking house. Correspondence or a call solicited from those contemplating a change in tbeii banking arrangements or the opening of a new account. Interest Bearing Certificate* of Deposit Issued Under Special Agreements. A. H WHITE, President, A. E. SMITH, Vice President. R. LEE KERR, Cashier, GEO. D. WHITE. Asst. Cashier. December 14 w tf jjODTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA J RAILROAD CO. TIME TABLE NO. 15. Ifl j i ^B^bvipCvJ^^ [n Effect 12.01 a. m., Oct. 2,1808. WEST? EAST? lit Class Dally. 1st Clan Dally. Leaves, a. m., 7.10 Charleston, A00 arrives p.m. Leaves, a. m., 6.20 Augusta, 10.45 arrives p.m. Leaves, a. m., 9.20 Columbia, &20 arrives p.m. r M 1A TTImmmI1U M no M m Litaavw^ <?. UU., 1U.1U nuign v me, t~oo Oiinw y.*". NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION. DAILY EXCEPT 8V2fl>AY. QOIWQ KAflT. | No.78. 1 No. 74." . . L?eave Marlon 8 10 am 9 00 pm Leave Rutherfordton 9 06 am 8 80 pm Leave Forest City 0 21am 4 00 pm Leave Henrietta.. 9 88 am i 28 pm Leave Mooresboro 0 48 am 4 62 pm Leave Shelby ; 16 15 am 0 80 pm Leave Patterson Springs.. 10 28 am 8 46 pm Leave Earl's...?. 10 80 am 7 00 pm arrive at JBlac ksbnrg,? ?.. 7 26 pm Leave Blaekaborg 10 46 am 6 00 am Leave Smyrna. ? 1110 am 6 80 am Leave Hickory Grove 11 22 am 0 60am Leave Sharon - 11 87 am 7 16 am Leave Yorkvllle ?11 62 am 7 60am Leave Tlrzab 12 06 pm 8 18 am Leave Newport....?......? 1210 pm 8 26am Leave Bock Hill - ?... 12 25 pm 9 50 am Leave Leslies. ? 12 40 pm 10 90am Leave Oatawba Junction. 12 60 pm 11 20 am Leave Lancaster.-... 1 20 pm 1 20 pm Leave Kershaw.?.?... 2 15 pm 8 15 pm Arrive at Camden ... 8 00 pm 4 80 pm aofwo WTEST. | No. 77.1 No-75. Leave Camden.?...? 1140 am 8 20am Leave Kershaw?.?? 12 40 pm 10 10am Leave Lancaster.... 1 20 pm 1150 am Leave Oatawba Jnnctlon 160 pm 1 GOpm Leave Leslies ? 2 00 pm 2 06 pm Leave Book Hill 2 16 pm 8 10pm Lav* Newnort 2 80 Dm 8 80 DD Leave limb ~? 2 26 pm 8 GO par Leave Yorkvllie~...?_ 2 48 pm 4 40 pm Leave Sharon .................. 8 08 pm 5 10 pm Leave Hickory Grove... 8 18 pm 5 30 cm Leave HmjTtla 3 30 pm 6 45 pm Leave Blaeksburg a 65 pm 7 40 pm Leave Earlo's 4 10 pm 8 00 am Leave Patterson's Spring. 4 15 pm 8 JO am Leave Shelby ?4 96 pm B 00 am Leave Mooreeboro 4 82 pm 9 48 am . Leave Henrietta- La 5 02 pm 10 10 am . / Leave Forest City 619 pm 10 86am Leave Butherftmtton 6 84 pm 1100am Arrive at Marlon 6 80 pm 12 86 pm GAFFNEY BRANCH. MIXED TRAINS?Dally Exceft Sunday. GOING WEST. No. 85.1 No. 88. Leave Blacksbu nr. 4 10 pmj 6 80 am Leave Cherokee Falls.? 4 86 pm . 6 60am Arrive Qallney 6 00 pm| 6 20 am qoENq gANr. No. 84. | No. 88. Arrive Blackabunr ?... 7 80ami 6 80pm Arrive Cherokee Falls. 7 06am 6 06pm Leave Gaflhey ? 6 40 ami 6 40 pm v i Train No. 77, going weet makes daylight connection at Lancaster with the L. A C. R. R., at Rock Hill with the Southern R. R., going north, at Blaoksbotg with the Southern. Train No. 78, going east, makes connection at Marion, N. with the Southern H. R., at Blackabnrc \ with the Southern, and at Lancaster with the L. A C. R. R. All local freight trains will carry passengers if provided with tickets. L. A. EMERSON, Traffic Xaaafer. S. B. LUMPKIN, *Div. Pass. Agent. CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTERN 1/ RAILWAY CO. p-o. w. tn thutran, rresiiicuu Time Table No. 7--In Efeet Oct SO, 1808. ? i ' STANDARD EASTERN TIME. appro hobth. | No 10. | NO 00. Leave Cheater .... 7 20 a m. 9 00 a m Leave Lowrysvllle 7 44 a m 9 85 a m . Leave McConnellBvllle 7 57am 10 05 a m Leave Ontbrleevllle ... 8 06 a m 10 29 a m Leave Yorkvllle ......... 8 25 a m- 11 00 am Leave Clover, 8 66 a m 11 48 am Leave Gastonfa ? 9 27 a m 129 pa Leave Llnoototon ..... 10 20 a m 3 40 pa Leave Newton 1106 am 4 00 pm Leave Hickory 11.66 am 5 66 pm / . Arrive Lenoir... 12 62 am 6 00 pmoonro booth. No. 9. No 61."" Leave Lenoir ........ 4 16 p sp 6 00 a m Leave Hickory ......... 5 15 pm 816am Leave Newton........... 8 06 p m 9 00 am Leave Lineolnton ...... 6 66 p m 10 30 am Leave Gastonia 7 49 pm 180 pm Leave Clover .. ~ 8 82 pm 2 80 pm Leave Yorkvllle ~ 9 01 pm 8 45 pm Leave anthrieeville 9 20 p m 4 15 pm Leave MoConnellevllie 9 28 pm 4 80 pa Leave Lowryivllle..... 9 45 pm 6 90 pm Arrive Cheater 10 11 pm \ 6 45 pm .; Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first claw, and ran daily except Sunday. Trains Noa. ~ 60 and 61 carry passengers and also ran dally except Sunday. There Isjfood connection at Chester with the Gf. 0. A N. and the C. C. A A., also LA C. R. R. j at Gaston ia with the A. A C. A. L.; at Udooloton with C. C.: and at Hiokory and | Newton with W. N. C. G. F. HARPER, G. P. A., Lenoir. N. C J. M. MOORE, G. P. A., Lenoir, N. O. E. P. REID, Auditor, Lenoir, N. C., {L, T. NICHOLS, Sept., Chester, 8. C. W. B. MOORE & CO. GENUINE COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONES. s I fftTE are agents for and keep in stock T the above instruments at manabotnrers prioe. $10.00 and $12.00. Yon save express by baying from as. Reoorda $5 loten, catalogue free with 1000 Reoorda to aelpst from. Oar NICKLE-IN-THB8 LOT-MACHINE chauged each day an| may be heard at oar store. AT HALF PRIOE. QEE the out ,in price on nice Crookery. O China Gilt band Cups and Saacers .wertb $1.25, now 65 cents. Plates worth $1^5, now 75 cents. Fine English bine ware at greatly reduced prices to close out. Come now. j w. b. moore A co. rriRUNKS. Trunks. We have Jnst in a X'line of fine and cheap Trunks, Bags, etc. W. B. MOORE A CO. WARRANTED Scissors. Shears and Razors. W. B. MOORE A CO. EAZORINE will sharpen any raxor. i 15 cents a package. W. B. MOORE'S. /^tTFNS, Leggins, Shells, Pistols, Car> vJ tridees, Shot and Powder and Loading Implements. W. B. MOORE A CO. | FURNITURE IN ALL VARIETIES. Bought right for cash-sold RIGHT o* EASY TERMS. Yorkviile is your Furniture market and we t are THE PEOPLE. To fail to see U8 is YOUR INTEREST. See onr line of"wbite Iron Bedsteads. W. B. MOORE A CO. | REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. i IN YORKVILLE AND IN THE COUNTRY. FOR list of tracts and jots, location, area, etc., see Wednesday's issue of The Enquirer from March 9th to May 11th 1898. Prudence Brown, Bishop San5 difer tracts, Sanders Store place, Steele boase and lot and the Emtna Nicholas place are sold. All the krms ottered on terms to salt the purchaser, but subject to leases noted. For farther particulars apply to C. E. SPENCER, Attorney at Law, e