Sumorous Department.
Long Winded.?It is just as easy
aDd twice as convinciDg in most cases
to make a plain statement of facts and
not get the reputation of being loug
winded.
A lawyer whose eloquence was of
the spread eagle sort was addressing
the jury at great length, and his legal
opponent, growing weary, weutoutside
to rest.
"Mr. B. is making a great speech,"
said a countryman to the bored counsel.
"Oh, yes, Mr. B. always makes a
great speech. If you or I bad occasion
to announce that two and two
made four, we'd be fools enough to
blurt it out. Not so with Mr. B. He
would say:
"If by that particular arithmetical
rule known as addition, we desire to
arrive at the sum of two integers added
to two integers, we should find?
and I assert this boldly sir, and without
fear of successful contradiction ?
we, I repeat, should find by the particular
arithmetical formula before
mentioned?and, sir, I hold myself
perfectly responsible for the assertion
I am about to make?tbat the sum of
the other two integers would be four!"
The Beggar Turned Away.?
Anytime after dark in a large city, a
man is liable to be accosted by some
one who has a tale of bad luck to relate,
and who always winds up with
an appeal for a few cents to get a
lodging. You are liable to meet such
people on every square, and, strange to
say, they all have about the same tale
of woe. Their persistence is wonderful,
and if applied in another direction
would, no doubt, earn a livelihood.
The other night one of these men
struck a well-dressed stranger and
asked for relief. The begger stated
that he bad just come in the city, had
bad nothing to eat for two days, and
wanted to get a night's lodging somewhere.
The strauger eyed him for a
moment, and then said, in a confidential
tone:
"Pardner, why don't you take the
other side of the street? I'm working
this side."
ml 1 ot man in as.
1DB LK*ggtU lUVjatu ?v xuu ? ?
tonishment. "Well, I'll be was
bis only ejaculation, as be turned upon
bis beels and walked away.
The Sweet Little Girl.?A gentleman
invited a lecturer to bis bouse
to tea. Immediately on being seated
at the table a little daughter of tbe
gentleman said to tbe guest quite abruptly,
"Where is your wife?" The
lecturer, having been recently separated
from tbe partner of bis life, was
surprised and annoyed at tbe question
and stammered forth tbe truth, "I
don't know." "Don't know," repeated
tbe terrible infant; "why don't you
know ?"
Finding that tbe child persisted in
ber interrogations, despite tbe mild
reprooi of ber parents, be concluded
to make a clean breast of tbe matter
and have it over at once. So be said
with calmness: "Well, we don't live
together. We think as we can't agree
we'd better not." He stifled a groan
as tbe child began again and darted an
exasperated look at ber parents. But
tbe little torment would not be quieted
until she exclaimed: "Can't agree!
Then why don't you fight it out, as
pa and ma do ?"
Hie Denomination.?At the close
of service oue Sunday morning the
pastor of a city church went down the
aisle, as was his custom, to greet the
strangers in the congregation. "You
are not a member of our church," he
said to one of them.
"No, sir," replied the stranger.
"Do you belong to any denomination,
may I ask ?"
"Well," responded the other, hesitatingly,
"I'm what you might call a
submerged Presbyterian."
"How is that?"
"I was brought up a Presbyterian,
my wife is a Methodist, my eldest
daughter is a Baptist, my son is the
organist at a Univerealist church, my
second daughter sings in an Episcopal
choir, and my youngest goes to a Congregational
Sunday school."
"But you contribute, doutless, to
some one church ?"
"Yes, I contribute to all of them.
That is partly what submerges me."
Not That Kind of a Bar.?A
gentleman from the Tennessee mountains
was waiting for a friend in the
drug store near the depot. He had
never seen this friend, who had written
him offering to exchange a large
amount of bad money for a small
amount of good bills. While tarrying,
the mountaineer observed the soda
fountain. It was a new device to him,
but after a moment be satisfied bimsell
of its purpose.
Walking up to tbe attendant, be
said, "Gimme three fingers of red-eye.';
"No liquor sold here, sir," was the
answer.
"Wal, then, pull me a glass of beer
an' don't put 30 much foam on it as ye
did fer the two gals that left."
"We have no beer."
"See her, stranger, if this ain't a dis
tillery or a brewery, what in tbundei
mout it be, anyhow ?"
Hope Deferred.?"It was too bad
about young Chuckster and Miss Plim
mer."
"Why, I thought they were married
Christmas man."
"They were to have been, bul
Chuckster was taken sick with the
measles and the wedding had to be
postponed two weeks."
"Well, they were married at the end
of two weeks, weren't they ?
"No, there came a smallpox scare
you remember, and Miss Plimmer was
vaccinated. It took with so much en
thusiasm that when he got well she
was still sick, and they had to put of
the wedding another two weeks."
"At the end of that time they were
married I suppose ?"
"No, the preacher that's to marry
them is down with the grip."
A little girl 5 years old, was told
by her teacher that the Mississippi
river was the Father of Waters. "How
is that?" she queried, "if it is the
Father of Waters it ought to be Mister-Sippi."
jfntrruational Wessons.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII, FIRST QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL
SERIES, MARCH 19.
Text of the Lesson, John x, 1-16.
Memoir Verses, 14-16?Golden Text,
John x, 11?Commentary Prepared
by the Rev. D. M. Stearns.
[Copyright. 1899. by D. M. Stearns.]
1. The misconduct of the scribes and
Pharisees, who ought to have been the
faithful Bliepherds of the people, brings to
mind the words by the prophets, notably in
Jer. xxili and Ezek. xxxiv. Unfaithfulness
and unbelief seem to prevail in all ages in
the professing poople of God. By the gate
of Eden, with its sword and sacrmce; Dy
the gate and door and veil of the tabernacle
He taught the people the only way
of access to Himself. Ho now reminds
them of it and 6ays that all other ways are
invented by those who would rob God of
His honor.
3. The true shepherd accepts God's way
and knows no other. Like Noah building
the ark or Moses the tabernacle, he
has no suggestions to make, but 6imply
' obeys God implicitly. He docs not appoint
himself to office, but God calls him
and appoints him, as He did Moses and
Joshua and Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah and
Ezekiel, the apostles and all who are willing
to be wholly subject to Him
8. His voice is recognized as the voice of
one in authority, and He is followed and
trusted. He said to Moses, Thou hast
found grace in my sight, and I know thee
by name (Ex. xxxiil, 17). Through Isaiah
He said, '-Fear not, for I have redeemed
thee, I have called thee by thy name, thou
art mine (Isa. xlili, 1). ?
4. A great many people who bear His
name and seem to be doing His work do
not understand this, for they complain of
not being able to accomplish what they
wish nor get where they desire to go.
There must be u misunderstanding somewhere,
for when we follow where He leads
all should be easy, and when He goes before
He will not leave obstacles in the way
of those whom He leads.
5. Sheep must be wiser thnn people, for,
while sheep will not follow a stranger,
many who call themselves Christians follow
those who do not follow Christ and
yet think they are in the right way. They
do not seem to know the difference between
His voice and that of strangers.
His word is His voice. It is true from the
beginning and forever settled in heaven
(Ps. cxlx, 89).
6. "They understood not." It seems a
comparatively simple parable in the light
of the prophecies we - have referred to, but
it was all dark to them, for they were
more full of tradition than of His Word,
the Scriptures. It is even so now, and a
UiKlo fj", thnua 11 nnromstnmnrl to it ifl
something very strange. How 6adly He
6ays even to his disciples, Do ye not yet
understand? How is it that ye do not understand?
(Math, xvi, 9, 11).
7. Now He says plainly, l,I am the door
of the sheep." The gate of tho garden of
Eden, the gate and door and veil of the
tabernacle, the door of Noah's ark, the entrance
to the city of refuge, were all typioal
of Him who is the way and the only
way. There is none other name given under
heaven among men whereby we may
be saved (Acts iv, 18). Christ told men
to look unto Him and they would be saved.
Christ is God, nnd when we receive Christ
we receive God. The Son has left on record
that blessed truth, "Him that oometh
unto Me I will in nowise cast out" (John,
vi, 87).
8. All before Him or beside Him were
thieves and robbers. I take it that the
expression "All that ever came before me"
has the same thought as in Ex. xx, 3,
"Thoushalt huve no other gods before
me." The first thief and robber was satan,
who tried to take Adam and Eve away
from God.
9. Again Ho says that He is the door,
and He speaks of safety and plenty. Not
only is Ho the door, but Ho is also our
salvation and our food. He 6aid, "He that
eatoth Me, even ho shall live by Me"
(John vi, 67). Any one may enter in and
find in Him salvation and rest and peace
and plenty.
10. He desires to give life and life
abundantly, while the thief seeks only to
destroy. The father of all the thieves is
called the adversary, who goeth about
seeking whom ho may devour (I Pet. v, 8).
Christ is our life. When we receive Him,
we have life, and when we let Him fill us
with Himself we have abundance of life.
11. He says, "I am the Good Shepherd."
Elsewhere Ho say6, or rather is 6poken of
as the Great Shepherd and the Chief Shepherd
(Heb. xiii, 20, 21; I Pot. v, 4). As
the Good Shepherd Ho gives His life for
us that Ho may save us. As the. Great
Shepherd Ho works in us the things which
aro pleasing to God. As tho Chief Shepherd
He will reward us at His coming for
i the service we have permitted Him to ac
complish in us.
12. The hireling thinks more of his own
llfo than the welfare of the 6heep. He is
not one with the Good Shepherd, though
professedly serving Him. This and the
next verse are fully set forth in those chap
ters in Jeremiah and Ezekiel, already rei
ferred to. Let each answer for himself as
pastor, teacher or Christian worker, Am
I one with the Good Shepherd in self renouncing
and self denying labor, seeking
' nothing for myself, but only the welfare
' of those with whom He brings me in ooni
tact?
i 13. "Because he is an hireling." There
, may be Christian workers in all positions,
f even as missionaries on the foreign field,
whoso principal thought is their position
, and their salary rather than the salvation
\ of souls and the glory of God.
14. He know 8 His sheep, and they know
! Him. The Lord knoweth them that are
His, and in the judgment He will make
, no mistake. Ho weigheth our actions
? and regards our thoughts and is ever
ready to show Himself strong on behalf
of those who trust Him (II Chron. xvi, 9).
He even keeps a book for those who think
upon Him (Mai. iii, 16).
16. The Father is wholly occupied with
His Son and with the welfare of all through
Him. The Son is wholly occupied with
I the Father and with seeking the welfare
of all whom tho Father has given to Him.
They understand each other perfectly.
They would have us as one with them, as
1 they are with each other.
16. "Other sheep I have."' Until after
t His resurrection there was no command
> to preach except to the Jews, but now the
> command is to go into all the world, to
every creature, that all who will may
I come. The worker must not be discouraged
because all who hear do not believe.
All that the Father givcth Him shall come
- to Him. Ho shall see of the travail of
> His soul and shall be satisfied, and Ho
6hall not fail nor bo discouraged (John
5 vi, 37; Isa. lili, 11; xlii, 4). May the freI
quent repetition of these and other texts
in these lessons be as helpful to the reader
as to the writer. I do believe God.
Death has nothing terrible which
life has not made so. A faithful Christian
life is the best preparation for
I eternity.
SoT" Have a purpose in life, and hav:
mg it, throw into your work such
strength of iniud and muscle as God
has given you.
PtefettantouiS grading.
< BEARS AND HORSE FIGHT.
Jim Bell's Wild Animal Was Backed to
Win, and Be Did.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Fully 150 typical mountaineers, hunters,
trappers and tarbeel loungers
were congregated about Simpson's
store, the only place of business withiu
20 miles, when I arrived last Saturday,
says a correspondent writing from
Simpson's Corner. Having a curiosity
to learn the cause of the odd combination,
I inquired of a long-limbed, redheaded,
butternut hunter.
"Wal, stranger, there's goin' to come
off right away the gosh durndest fight
you ever saw right here at the cor
ners."
"Who are the contestants and what
are they going to fight for?"
"Thar ain't no who 'bout it. It's
old Jim Bell's stalyun that's goin' to
lambaste Sam Carter's two big bars,
an' let me tell you, straDger, it will be
a fight to 'member for many a year,
an' I'm a beltin' on the stalyun."
"A horse to do battle with two fullgrown
bears? Why, my friend, the
bears ought to be able to tear him to
pieces in a jiffy"
"Say, stranger, it's'parent you don't
know that boss. Why, that stalyun's
the biggest devil this side of ole
Nautchalah. There ain't no livin'
critter on four legs can down him.
That stalyun's wiped out half a dozen
bars, killed a painter an' near 'bout
cleaned out the creek of men and critters
the last year. He's dang'us as
din'mite, an' nobody can handle him
'ceptin' ole Jim's boy, Jack, an' how'n
thunder he does it nobody knows.
Sum folks say he hip'ntizes the boss.
Mebbe he does; anyway, he's the only
human that can handle him."
"Where can I find this terrible animal?"
"Right over there in that pen," replied
my informant, pointing to a big
stockade of heavy timbers a short distance
down the creek.
When I climbed up and stood upon
a wide shelf or string of logs which extended
entirely around the 60 foot
stockade and looked over at the occupant
of the pen I was forced to confess
that the hunter had not exaggerated,
at least 60 far as the horse was
concerned. The animal I looked upon
was a wild stallion of the mountain
breed, common in the highlands ol
North Carolina.
Although not above 14} bands in
height, he was certainly the most vicious
and savage-looking brute of the
equine species I had ever looked at.
lie was Diaetc as a coai, wun long
mane and lail aod with limbs of perfect
symmetry, and but for the manner
in which he rolled bis eyes and
curled his lips above his long glistening
teeth as he snapped at the people,
ou the shelf, making them dodge
down out of reach, he would have
been a perfect beauty. As it was, his
actions showed him to be a devil incarnate.
I bad scarcely taken all this in when
four men came up leading two tremendous
bears, either of which would
have tipped the scale at 400 pounds.
The crowd followed close behind, and
almost before the meu bad opened two
small gates at the bottom of the stock
ade to let the bears in a human belt
encircled the stockade. The bears
were let in at opposite sides, and al
most in a flash there began the most
terrific and bloody battle I bad ever
seen.
I have witnessed in the Old North
State and in the mountains battles between
catamounts and bulldogs. 1
thave seen a pantber pitted against
dogs, bears and catamounts, and once
witnessed a battle royal in Texas, in
which two big bears and a panther
fought a drove of peccaries, but iu
comparison with the fight which followed
all of the above seemed placid
as schoolboy play."
The bears had barely time to straighten
up after their entrance before the
black stallion gave a snort of rage and
bounded toward the big bear, which
stood almost below my feet. Bruin
saw him coming and rose to his hind
feet, bis little yellow eyes snapping
with rage and hunger. The horse wus
too quick for him, however, for before
the bear could strike with his powerful
arms the stallion reared up, drove
both forefeet squarely into the bear's
face and Deck, knocking him six feet
away.
Wheeling like lightning, the enraged
stallion gathered to kick, but before he
could launch out bear No. 2 came up
on a gallop, and just as the horse's
heels left the ground the bear gave a
quick snap, catching the hide about a
foot above the fetlock, and tearing
away a strip of hide a foot long and
an inch in width. With a scream of
rage aod pain the horse bounded into
the air, clear over the bear, and whirled,
it appeared, so quickly was it done,
almost iD midair, and before No. 2
could face about the stallioo's sharp
teeth closed over one of its ears.
A snap, a rip of tearing flesh and
one ear aod a big piece of hide were
gone. The bear, growling with rage,
was on its hind feet in a second, but
only in time to catch a vicious kick
with both hind feet, which sent it over
on its back. As before, the horse was
compelled to whirl about to face a
second enemy, for bear No. 1 had gotten
on its feet and rushing to the fray.
Then, for two or three miuutes, it appeared?but
which probably was not
much more than as many seconds?
there was a mixup of bide, hair and
heels, mingled with growls, savage
snorts and snapping teeth.
One bear was down and badly hurt.
The other bear, No. 2, was bleeding
profusely about the head and one of
his legs seemed to be crippled. As for
the stallion, he was fearfully torn ou
every one of his four legs.
But before I could take in the full
extent of injuries given and received
by the three fighters they were ali
again on the move. The hears this
time separated to attack the stallion
from different quarters, hut they met
with a ring general, for the horse
whirled and charged directly at one of
them, as the bear attempted to gaiu
his hind feet he wheeled and launched
both hind hoofs with a sickeniug thud
against his ribs.
I could plainly hear the snap of
broken hones as the hear toppled over,
hut before the stallion could dodge or
throw up his head out of reach No. 2
struck him on the nose with his claws.
Down went both, hoofs and claws
dying. A second after the horse, which
now seemed a mass of torn and bleeding
desh, bounded into the air and
came down with all four feet on his
prostrate foe, crushing bone, desh and
muscle beneath. Then, scarcely giving
his dying foe a glance, the crazed stallion
sprang at his other enemy, who
was trying vainly to regain his feet.
Again the stallion sprang into the air,
with bis four feet gathered into a
bunch, and again there was a sickening
crunch of bone and desh. Both
bears were now dead, crushed and
kicked into two bloodv masses of wool,
bone and flesh. I
After bis last dash the borse walked i
away a few steps, tljen, turning, stag- I
gered up to the first bear he had ;
knocked out, kDelt down and literally i
tore skin and flesh from the bear's i
body; then with bloody head and
glistening teeth the savage brute managed
to stagger over to the other mass ;
of wool and flesh, which he served in
the sam^ manner.
After tearing and battering the body
into a mass of broken bones and mangled
flesh, the stallion tossed his bead,
from which the bloody foam flew in
long flecks, gave a neigh of triumph '
and fell lifeless to the ground. The
stallion bad won the battle, but it had
cost him his life. '
I
TUB IMPERIALISTS' CREED.
I
Twelve Article* of Belief Which Justify the j
Benevonent Policy of McKlnley.
This clever satire on the inconsisten- i
cies of American imperialism has been
contributed to the Outlook :
Article I. I believe in keeping up the
old war taxes to prevent trade from j
Europe and the new war taxes to force <
trade from Asia. . 1
Article II. I believe in the exclusion i
of iguorant Europeans, and the inclusion
of more ignorant Asiatics.
Article III. I believe in a protective
tariff where farmers would trade I
abroad, but in free trade where manu- '
facturers seek a market. . 1
Article IV. I believe the public can- I
not manage monopolies at borne, but i
can manage subject races on the other
side of the globe.
Article V. I believe in home ruje for
Ireland, but in alien rule for tbe Spanish
islands. I
Article VI. I believe in a Monroe i
doctrine wbicb forbids Europe to iu- i
terfere with self-government in Ameri- i
ca, but permits America to interfere i
with self-government in Asia.
Article VII. I believe tbe Spanish
islanders are unfit to govern them- i
selves, but will be fit to help go^-u <
us.
Article VIII. I believe tbe blacks
have no right to govern themselves, but
that whiles and blacks have a right to
govern yellows.
Article IX. I believe that taxation
without representation is tyranny
when applied to us, but philanthropy
when applied by us.
Article X. I believe that govern- i
ments get their powers from the con 1
sent of the governed in America, but
from the conscious superiority of the i
governors in Asia.
Article XI. I believe that militarism i
and foreign broils are the refuge oi
despotism in Europe and Republican- 1
ism in America. <
Article XII. I believe that American
policies have made a little America, 1
and that European policies will make
a greater America.
THE FIRST MEERSCHAUM PIPE.
In 1723 there lived in Pesth, the cap
ital of Hungary, Karol Kowates, a
shoemaker, whose ingenuity in cuttiug
and carving on wood, etc., brought
him into contact with Count Andrassy,
ancestor of the prime minister of Austria,
with whom he had become a
favorite. The count, on bis return
from a mission to Turkey, brought with
him a large piece of whitish clay,
which bad been presented to bim as a
curiosity, on account of its light specific
gravity. It struck tbe shoemaker
that, being porous, it must nat
urally be well adapted for pipes, as it
would absorb tbe nicotioe. The experiment
was tried, aDd Karol cut a
pipe for tbe count and one for himself.
But in tbe pursuit of bis trade be could
not keep bis bands clean, and many a
piece of shoemaker's wax became attached
to tbe pipe. The clay, however,
instead of assuming a dirty appearance
as was naturally to be expected,
when Karol wiped it off, received,
wherever the wax had touched,
a clear brown polish, instead of tbe
dull white it previously bad. Attributing
this change in tbe tint to its
proper source, he waxed the whole
surface, and, polishing tbe pipe, again j
smoked it, and noticed bow admirably <
and beautifully it colored; also, how j
much more sweetly the pipe smoked
after being waxed. Karol bad struck !
tbe smoking philosopher's stone ; and j
other noblemen, hearing of the wonderful
properties of this singular Bpe- (
cies of clay, imported it in considera- 1
ble quantities for the manufacture of
pipes. The natural scarcity of this 1
much-esteemed article, and the great 1
cost of importation, in those days of 1
limited facilities for transportation, 1
rendered its use exclusively confined 1
to the richest European noblemen un- '
til 1830, when it became a more general
article of trade. The first meer- 1
schaum pipe made by Karol Kowates 1
has been preserved in the museum of I
Pesth. 1
I
"EXTRACT OF RAT JUICE." j
Josh Ashley Talks of the "Chemically Pure"
Stuff.
Sumter Freeman.
Last week a gentleman of this city,
while riding ou the train, met up with .
"Citizen" Josh Ashley The conversation
turned upon the dispensary ques- .
tion, aud Mr. Ashley made a slate- .
meut that will be a revelation to peo- <
pie who buy "liquor" from that iusli- i
tutiou. Or rather, we should say, iu I
the light of Mr. Ashley's revelations, <
concentrated extract of "rat juice"? t
for this is what Mr. Ashley himself <
culls it. Before proceeding with the <
story, we will say for the benefit of I
those who are not acquainted with Mr. ]
Ashley, that he is a substantial farmer <
of unquestionable veracity aud a mem- I
ber of the legislature. He said that l
he recently visited the state dispensary
in order to observe the bollliug pro- <
:ess. The machinery of this depart- I
nent failing to work smoothly, it be- i
lame necessary to ascertain the nature ,
>f the obstruction. The big vats into <
>vbicb the liquor is poured and where i
t is diluted with water were exam- i
ned.
We do not know whether or uot a j
irag net was used ; but the result of
.be examination was that Commission- ,
tr Vance made a "haul," not of blind (
.iger stuff, but of dead rats and mice? ,
ibout two bushels in all, and the scum ,
was as green as ever you "seed" on a
sud hole in summer time. This is ,
:he story as told to us and vouched for (
5y Mr. Ashley. When you buy .an- ,
)ther bottle of "liquor" from the Sum- ,
ter dispensary, examine it critically
ind perhaps the presence of a stray
hair or two may serve to convince
you that what you have bought should
really be labeled "chemically pure"
rat juice.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being: Published
by Exchanges.
CHESTER?The Lantern, March 7:
Prof. R. A. Dobson, of the Lowrysville
High school, spent Sunday here with
friends. Mr. C. B. Betta spent Sunday
in Rock Hill. Rev. Thomas
Leitcb, of Charleston, preached two
very interesting sermons to large and
appreciative congregations at the Bap
List church last Sunday. Judge
Gage came home last week sick with
grip and was unable to meet his appointment
yesterday at Spartanburg.
He is improving somewhat and hopes
to be able for duty by tomorrow.
The papers speak of. Rev. H. C. Bucbbolz's
preaching in Charleston as of a
very high order. They insist on appending
"D. D." to his name. They
are judging from merit, and they are
right. If this title depended upon
merit be would rank high among the
D. D.'s. A baru belonging to
Mr. C. S. Aldridge was burnt lasi
week. The fire was discovered iu
time to save some vehicles and live
stock. Some feed was burnt. The
only explanation is that it was set afire
by lightning. The building was insured
for $50 in the Farmers' Mutual.
?? * ? ? r? . A..u_ _c
Mr. Alex. r. *yju? lens ua ui u
rather unusual alliance of animals*
Two dogs and a cat belonging to bim
pursued and fought another cat to
gether. When dogs voluuteer to assist
cats in a fight, the cats usually
turu over the whole job to the
Jogs and climb up on the fence
aud become very interested spectators.
Rev. W. H. Mcfilaster, D. D., ol
Allegheny, Pa., preached last Sabbath
moruiug aud eyeniug at the A. R. P.
church, and at the Methodist church
last night. He represeuls the National
Reform association, the purpose ol
which is to have civil law conform to
the principles of the Bible. Dr. MeMaster
is not only a good preacher ;
but a very pleasaut geutlemau socially.
The stale supreme court has
rendered a decision reversing Judge
Benet's decisiou in the case of the stalcaguiust
W. R. Bullock, clerk of the
court for Abbeville county, in
which be was charged with forging
the name of Judge Buchanau to
jurors' pay certificates. Judge Benet
quashed the indictment on the ground
that the certificates were not legal, be;
cause not properly tilled out, and
should not have beeu paid by the
treasurer. The supreme court decides
that Bullock's alleged act was
forgery in the meaning of the law, and
remands the case for trial. Rodman
Personals: Misses Mary and Maud
McFadden spent Saturday with Miss
Jewel Burdell. Mrs. William Hinnant
is visiting friends and kinsfolk in Fairfield
county. Dr. G. W. Jordan has
beeu sick for the past week; but is
able to be out again. We understand
that Mr. Thos. Howze, of Bascomville,
has rented one of Mr. Hamilton Courtney's
houses and will live at Lewis's
this year. Miss Anna Burdell, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Frazer, of Chester, returned home
Friday afternoon.
CHEROKEE?The Gafihey ledger,
March 7: There was a severe hail
storm in the lower part of the county
Friday, extending from Grindall via
Gowdeysville and Pine Grove to Broad
river. Dr. John G. Black, E. A.
Trescott, Esq., J. T. Whisonant, Ira
Hardin, Esq., M. M. Freeman and S.
H. Rippey, all citizens of Blacksburg,
who always receive a hearty greeting
in Gaffaey, were among their many
friends in the city yesterday. Yesterday
being salesday the M. R. Reese
property, in Blacksburg, was sold by
the sheriff. Lot No. 1 was bought
by W. M. Moss for $480; lot No. 2 was
bought by N. W. Hardin for $400.
The Duff property, in Blacksburg, was
sold by the clerk. Lots No. 1, 2 and
3 were bought by R. R. Brown for
5790, $25 and $30 respectively. The
Thompson property, near Blacksburg,
25 acres, was sold to J. F. Whisonant
for $210. Jake Carpenter, Camp
[J. C. V., had an enthusiastic meeting ,
an Saturday. An unusually large at- i
tendance was present. Commander
Moses Wood was in the chair and asksd
Comrade T. Stobo Farrow to address
the camp, which he did in a short and
terse manner as to the duties of veterans,
emphasizing their present one on
the eve of the great reunion to come
off in Charleston in May. His remarks
were heartily received by the comrades
and there will be some bustling from
this time on to put Cherokee in her
proper place in the reunion. Commander
Wood appointed the followiug
comrades as a committee to go to work,
and expects everyone of them to do
bis duty: W. G. Austell, W. C. S.
Wood, T. Stobo Farrow, I. G. Sarratt,
W. R. Lipscomb, S. A. Tracy, W. J.
Blanton, M. M. Tate, D. A. Thomas,
T! T7I..1 I T M TUnn,?o POII T
1 JllUUaUIkO, U XIX . x uuiuaoj AVVII
J. Campbell, L. B. Davis, Jesse J.
Nance, O. K. Guutborp, C. T. Bridges,
Alfred Harris, John M. Sarratt, R. W.
Allison, A. McCraw, R. M. Jolly and A.
[J. Robbs. Commauder Wood was then
added to the committee and requested
to act us chairman. He then told the
committee what was expected of theuo
and instructed them to report to him
on Saturday, the 28th iust., when the
:ump will meet to elect officers for
the ensuing year, und receive said report.
Every one of the committee is
expected to go to work at once, see
their neighbors and make collections
to enable Cherokee to share the honors
with the other counties and the grand
old "City by the Sea" of entertaining
;hose grand old battle-scarred heroes
tvho followed Lee, Hampton, Jackson,
Johnstone, Longstreet, and other leadsrs
of whom we are all justly proud,
in the armies of the Confederate states
Mid who will be in Charleston in May.
LANCASTER?The Ledger, March
3: Mrs. Queen Adams, wife of Mr.
W. C. Adams, who lives near Kershaw,
and daughter of Mr. J. J. Roberts,
died at her home on Tuesday, February
28, after a protracted illness. She
was about 33 years of age. Mr. A.
M. Caston, of Pleasant Hill township,
died at his home uear Fork Hill
church on Tuesduy of last week, February
28. He was about 73 years of
age and leaves bis wife, several chil
dren and a bost of friends lo mourn
bis loss. Mr. R. L. Orr, who was
an engineer at tbe cotton mills here up
to seven or eight weeks ago, when he
accepted a similar position at tbe Eureka
mill in Chester, died last Friday,
of pneumonia. He was about 45 years
of age and leaves a wife and several
children surviving him. The sheriff
sold the Billings plantation, 400 acres,
and the one-third interest of tbe late
K. C. Billings in a town lot last Monday
under a judgment against tbe late
K. G. Billings. The Billings children,
through their attorney, R. E. Allison,
Esq., made specific objections iu writing
to the sale of tbe plantation ou the
grounds, among others, that K. G.
Billings bad no title in the land at the
time the alleged judgment was obtained
aud that tbe judgment was irregular,
void and not binding on tbe children
of K. G. Billings, etc. C. D.
Jones, Esq., gave uotice ou behalf of
Mr. A. J. Clark that he bad leased a
portion of said lauds for three years
and that he would hold till the lease
expired. There was but one bid for
the 400 acres, that of $5, by T. Y.
Williams, Esq., aud it was kuocked
dowu to him. R. E. Wylie, Esq.,
made objection to the sale of the oue*
third interest iu tbe towu lot on behalf
of his client, Mr. Wardlaw T. Witherspoon.
It was bid off by Mr. D. A.
Williams for $10. The court of
geueral sessions conveued here Monday,
Judge Ernest Gary presiding.
? - - - ? ? i
Solicitor Henry and Steuograpner rncCaw
were at their posts. The graud
jurors all answered to their names, except
John A. Kell, who was excused
ou accouut of sickuess. The petit
jurors were all present. Leroy Spriugs
was excused. His houor charged the
graud jury very fully as to their duties
aud several bills were handed out to
them when they retired. The followmg
cases have been disposed of: Iu
the case of Ephram McDow, colored,
who was tried and couvicted at the
last term of court of assault and battery
with intent to kill, a sealed sentence
was opened and read as follows :
That Ephram McDow serve a term of
one year on the county cbaiugang or
pay a line of $100. R. C. Crockett,
assault and battery with intent to kill.
Verdict, not guilty. Claude Hancock,
entering house with intent to steal.
Verdict, guilty. Sentence, 6 months
on chaingang. Eyerett Cureton, colored,
house breaking and larceny.
Verdict, guilty. Sentence, 6 months
on chaingang. Robert Crockett, colored,
pleaded guilty to the charge of
larceuy aud was sentenced to 6 months
on the chaingang. Wm. and Mary
Nathans, colored, injuringrrailroad
property. Verdict, not guilty. A. R.
Hough, carrying concealed pistol. Remanded
to magistrate for trial. Geo.
VV. Jones, colored, plead guilty of lar
ceoy and was sentenced to 4 months
on chaingaug or pay a fine or $30.
He paid up. Emanuel Catoe, charged
with murder. Verdict, not guilty.
The following 'additional cases, iu
which true bills have been found, will
be disposed of at this term : Sbiff
Moore, colored, bouse breaking aud
larceny ; Henry Clinton, colored, larceny
; Jas. Adams, colored, disposing
of property under lien; Lee
Clinton, colored, murder; Leander
Roberts, Wm. C. Roberts, Robert Roberts,
and Morgan Roberts, assault aud
battery with intent to kill. No bills
were found in the following cases :
Robert Witherspoon, colored, entering
house with intent to steal; Lewis Absnlom.
colored, larceny : Jas. McMan
us, assault and battery with intent to
kill ; John Rollings and Wm. Truesdale,
aBsault and battery with intent
kill; Augustus Armstrong, assault and
battery with intent to kill. The case
against Jas. Blackmon, colored, arson,
and the case against Lee Clinton, colored
murder, have been set for trial
today. The court was engaged in
bearing the case against Leander, Wm.
C., Robert and J. Morgan Roberts,
charged with assault and battery with
intent to kill at the hour of adjournment
yesterday afternoon.
FINLEY & BRICE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Yorkvllle, 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.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
FOR PHOTOS?in any style and of the
best finish?please call at my Gallery,
on Cleveland avenue. I also develop
ana print Kodak Pictures.
S. W. WATSON, Yorkville, S. C.
CHATTEL MORTGAGES, LIENS
FOR RENT AND SUPPLIES, Title
to Real Estate and Real Estate Mortgages
in blank form for sale at THE ENQUIRER
OFFICE.
WANTED,
Ten thousand bushels of
COTTON SEED. Apply to
latta brothers.
January 28 s tf )
SPORTSMAN'S GOODS.
GUNS, Leggins, Shells, Pistols, Cartridges,
Shot and Powder and Load
ing Implements. W. B. MOORE ?& CO.
TRUNKS.?For a real nice line of
Trunks, at a low price, go to the "Everything
Store." W. B. MOORE & CO.
"MONEY TO BURN !"
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SOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA
RAILROAD CO.
TIME TABLE NO. 15.
In Effect 12.01 a. m., Sunday, Oct 2,1898.
?WEST? ?EAST?
1st Class Dally. 1st Class Dally.
Leaves, a.m? 7 10 Charleston, 8 00 arrives, p.m.
" a.m., 6 20 Augusta, 10 45 arrives, p.m.
" a.m., 9 20 Columbia, 5 20 arrives, p.m.
" a.m., 1010 Klngsvllle, 4 28 arrives, p.m.
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION.
WEST. EAST.
81 75 77 *
2d c 2d o 1st c OlilllUIiUi c 2d c 2d c
a. m. a. m. a. h. Leave.- Arrive, p. m. p. m. p. *.
8 20 11 40 Camden 3 00 4 30
8 50 12 00 De Kalb 2 40 4 00
9 05 12 12 -..."Westvllle...- 2 28 8 40
10 10 12 40 ...-Kershaw 2 15 8 15
10 30 12 55 Heath Springs. 1 45 2 10 <
10 40 1 00 ..Pleasant HUL. 1 40 2 00
11 50 I 20 ....Lancaster.... 1 20 1 20
12 15 1 35 .... Riverside 1 05 12 15
1 50 1 50 .Catawba J'c'n. 12 60 11 20 .
3 10 2 15 ....Rook Hill.... 12 25 9 50
3 50 2 35 Tiraah 12 06 8 15
4 40 2 48 Yorkvllle.... 11 62 7 50
5 10 8 03 Sharon 11-37 7 15 .
5 30 8 18 Hickory Grove 11 22 6 SO
5 43 3 30 Smyrna 11 10 6 80
7 40 8 20 3 35 ... Blacksburg... 10 45 6 00 7 25
8 00 4 10 -Earls 10 80 7 00
8 10 4 15 .Patterson Sp'g. 10 25 0 45
9 00 4 25 ....... Shelby 10 15 6 30
9 35 4 45 ....Lattimore.... 9 55 5 10
9 43 4 52 ...Mooreaboro... 9 48 4 52
10 10 5 02 ....Henrietta.... 9 88 4 25 ,
10 35 5 19 ?Forest City? 9 21 4 00
11 00 5 34 Rutherfordton. 9 06 8 80
11 45 5 50 .Thermal City.. 8-41 2 60
12 10 6 14 ....Glenwood.... 8 24 2 25
12 85 0 80 Marion 8 10 2 00
p. m. p. m. p. m. a.m. a.m. p.m.
GAFFNEY BRANCH.
WEST. CA8T.
85 83 84 86
M'x'd M'x'd STATIONS. M'x'd M'x'd
p.m. a.m. Leave. Arrive. a.m. p.m.
4 10 5 30 Blacksburg 7 30 0 80
4 35 5 BO ? Cherokee Falls... 7 06 0 06
5 00 0 20 Gaflhey 0 40 5 40
p. m. a. m. a. m. p. m.
Train No. 77, going west, makes daylight
connection at Lancaster with the L. & C.R. R.;
at Rock Hill with the Southern R. R.. going
north; at Blacksburg with tbeSouthern. Train
No. 78, going east, makes connection at Marion,
N. C., with the Southern R. R.; at Blacksburg
with the Southern, and at Lancaster with the
L. & C. R. R. Train No. 8L going east, makes
connectlOo at Shelby. N. C., with the 8. A. L.
R. R., going east. All local freight trains will
carry passengers if provided with tickets.
L. A. EMERSON, 8. B. LUMPKIN,
Traffic Manager. Oiv. Pas*. Agent.
CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTERN
1/ RAILWAY CO.
G. W. P. HARPER, President.
Time Table No. 7?In Effect Oct 30,1898.
STANDARD EASTERN TIME!
OOISO NORTH. I No 10. | No HQ.
Leave Chester - 7 20 am 9 00 am
Leave Lowrysville ?... 7 4-1 am 986am
Leave McConnellsvllle 7 57 am 10 05 am
Leave Gathrlesvllle .... 8 0.5 am 10 20am
Leave Yorkvllle 8 25am 1100 am
Leave Clover 8 56am 1148am
Leave Gastonla ........... 9 27am 120pm
Leave Llneolnton .'. 10 20am 2 40pm
Leave Newton 1106am 4 00pm
Leave Hickory 1155am 5 65 pmArrive
Lenoir.- 12 52am 8 00pm
Goiyq south. | No. 9. No 61.
Leave Lenoir ?... 4 15 p m 6 00 am
Leave Hickory 5 15 pm 815am
Leave Newton 6 06pm 9 00am
Leave Lincolnton 6 56pm 10 20am
Leave Gastonla 7 49 pm 180pm
Leave Clover 8 32 pm 2 30pm
Leave Yorkvllle 9 01pm 3 45pm
Leave Gathrlesvllle ... 9 20 pm 4 lo pm
Leave McConnellsvllle 9 28pm 4 30pm
Leave Lowrysville 9 46pm 500pm
Arrive Chester 10 11 pm 5 45 pm
Trains Nob. 9 and 10 are first class, and
run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos.
60 and 61 carir passengers and also run
daily except Sunday. There is good connection
at Chester with the G. C. AN.
and the C. C. A A., also LAC. R. R.; at
Gastonia with the A. A C. A. L.; at Lincolnton
with C. C.: and at Hickory and
Newton with W. N. 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.
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The hp.it and most Derfect photographs
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I do all of my developing,
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I am also prepared to develop and print
pictures taken with i>ocket cameras. If
you have a Kodak or Vive or any other
camera, and for any reason you can't develop
and print your pictures, bring them
to me at my gallery on West Liberty _
street. J. R. SCHORB.
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