Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, September 13, 1899, Image 4

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^tumorous department. A QUESTION* OF STANDPOINT. The number of artists in Chicago i was increased recently by the arrival 1 of one from a distant city who during his leisure moments strolled about the i downtown streets seeing the sights. i Passing a store where a number of paintings were displayed in the window he stepped inside to look about. Standing before a landscape about 10x14 inches in size he assumed the manner of an admirer of art, and awaited the approach of the proprietor. The latter advanced smiling and rubbing his hands. He grasped the ' visitor cordially, and said: "You are an admirer of paintings, I ' see." ' "Yes, to some extent," was the reply. i "That is a pretty bit of scenery," 1 the dealer returned, "that you are looking at there?that little clump of j green trees and the red house. It has < a charming atmosphere about it, don't you think ? With the frame, just as j it is, we are asking only $15 for it. j Now, that over there, is a companion . piece ; same size, same frame. Now, if you would like to buy the pair," he continued becoming very earnest, we ' could let you have them for?let me 1 see?take them along for $25." ! "Well, it is evidently a fair price, but the fact is I don't want to buy them ; I am a painter myself." ' "Oh, you are an artist," smilingly 1 remarked the dealer. "Well, perhaps you would like to do some painting 1 for us ?" "Oh, I don't know; perhaps so. 1 But what do you pay for a canvass like that?" indicating the small pic- j ture under discussion. j "Well," replied the dealer, becom- j ing confidential and stepping up close to his caller, "that is a cheap painting, and if you can paint them fast you ] can make good money. "Well, what do you pay?" asked the artist, impatiently. "For that size we are paying eight cents."?Chicago Journal. The Boy at School.?Jimmie? Wot's de use of studyin' percentages ? Tommy?Youse don't know nuttin'. 1 W'y they uses it in figgerin' the stand- ! in' of de baseball clubs.?N. Y. Evening World. "Your "boy seems to be enjoying excellent health now," remarked a neighbor. "Yes," replied Mr. Bilkins, "be 1 hasn't complained of an ache nor paiu ' since school closed."?Kansas City ' Star. A little boy writing a composition on < the zebra was requested to describe i the animal, and to mention what it is < useful for. After deep reflection, he I wrote: "The zebra is like a horse, I only striped. It is chiefly U9ed to illustrate the letter Z."?London Tit- ] Bits. ] Teacher?Now, boys, which letter , of the alphabet do we used most fre- < quently ? Little Willie?I know?E. | "That's right; how did you know it, j Willie ?" " 'Cause there's two of 'em in 'Dewey,' an' ain't everybody talkin' ( about him ?"?Philadelphia Record. , "Now, boys, I have a few questions | in fractions to ask," said the teacher. ( "Suppose I have a piece of beefsteak i and cut it into 16 pieces, what would , those pieces be called ?" "Sixteenths," j announced one boy, after meditating a moment. "Good. And when the sixteenths were cut in half, what would they be ?" There was some silence in ; the class, but presently a little boy at the foot put up his hand. "Do you know, Johnnie?" "Hash," answered Johnnie, confidently.?N. O. TimesDemocrat. Getting Along Well Together. "Can you oblige me with a sheet of paper?" "Yes." "And an envelope?" "Yes." "And a postage stamp ?" "No, but here's 2 cents." "Thank you; that will do just as well." "Don't you want me to bring you a i_?4._ on idler UUA "I'm afraid it will be too much trouble." "Not at all. If you'll wait around here half a minute, I'll call up the postal department at Washington." "May I ask what for?" "I'm going to request them to put the postoffice on wheels and have it follow you around." "How kind ! I am afraid this package is a little heavy for one stamp. Haven't you 2 cents more?"?Cleveland Plain Dealer. HeNkeded a Shave.?He bad been out so late the night before that he did not know at what hour he had come home. When he awoke, he was curious to learn just how "rockey" he looked. He accordingly reached out for the silver backed hand mirror that lay on the table beside his bed. Instead of the mirror he got hold of the silver backed hairbrush. Not recognizing his mistake, he took the brush up and gazed at the bristles for a moment. Then he felt for the silver back and then stared back at the bristles. "Good heavens," he murmured at last, "but I need a shave!"?San Francisco Argonaut. The One Exception. ? He?To hear you tell it, one would think I never told a single truth before we were married. She?Well, you did prevaricate to a considerable extent, but I'll give you credit for having told me the truth once. He?Indeed ! And when was that pray ? She?When you proposed. Don't you remember you said you were unworthy of me??Chicago Daily News. The Result.?A teacher in a North of England boarding school was re ceutly examining a class of small Doys in mental arithmetic. She said : "If your father gave your mother 30 shillings today and .?2 tomorrow, what would she have ?" And a small boy near the bottom of the class replied: "She would have a fit."?Spare Moments. iWatjjsidr fiathmngs. t8T When two women have different iriews they consider each other pecuiar. SSF No man ever gave of his best (vithout thereby losing some of his tvorst. iSf He guards well his wealth who ungrudgingly uses it for the weal of the world. I?* The safest way to pass counterfeit money is on the opposite side of the street. If the wages of sin is death some 1- - - ??1*1 r9 TTT V? O f. 1Q people are siuw iu wuot/uu6 >***.? 3ue them. VST The man who goes on a racket it night is apt to find himself on the rack next morning. I6T The value of repentance is not in the depths of its feelings ; but in the permanency of its fruits. 1ST The queen regent of Spain has signed a decree calling out 60,000 men af the 1899 class for military service. IQT The Red Cross society at Madrid has news from Manila that Aguinaldo has promised to release all sick Spanish prisoners. A document written by an aide to the King of Portugal proposing the annexation of Spain, has caused a sensation at Madrid. W8T The power of our talent may be hindered by the discourtesy of our manners. Grace should make us graceful in word and act. W3T The electric power house, of the Niagara Falls and Electric River railway, was destroyed by fire one night last week, Loss, $90,000. W3T It is announced that Van Wyck and Gorman have joined the distin a;uished citizen of Princeton on a nsning excursion up Salt river. m~ a recent law passed by the North Carolina legislature amending the divorce law9, it is ascertained, was enacted to fit a particular case. IST A Beggars' trust is reported in New York. One man controls 40 mendicants, feeds, clothes and cares for them and handles their daily collections. tThe death rate in Syracuse for five years succeeding the securing of a sjood water supply has been 13.49. For the five years previous thereto it was 16.80. H3F A child was lost in the Blue Ridge mountains, and three months later its dead body and that of the dog who was with it, were found. Both had starved to death. I6T" The son of Richard Wells, of Cory, Ind., died last week in a spasm, and cats attacked the body, tearing 3Ut one eye, and biting the face until the features were scarcely recognizable. S6T The National Convention of the Letter Carriers' association was formal" nrvonoH of-. ftr?rRnfnn_ Pa., oil Wed ij ?!-" ? ? , , aesday afternoon with a parade, in which nearly 5,000 men, representing aranches in all parts of the country, participated. 4?* The central Porto Rican relief committee has issued another appeal to the people of the United States on behalf of the sufferers from the hurricane. The appeal declares that $1,500,000 will be required to procure for the destitute the bare necessities of life. VST Fire destroyed the Hampton Female college at Newport News, Va., last week, entailing a loss of $30,000. The building was valued at $20,000 and the furniture and library at $10,000. A stock company owned and conducted the institutiou. Insurance, $10,000. VST The Wire Nail trust has notified the 800 men who have been out of the wire mills at this point since May, that the mills would be open this week. The 800 men who went out of the Tin Plate trust mills here Friday in a sympathetic strike with the 400 out at Elwood, returned to work tonight.?St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The Boer force is said to double that which the English can, at least at this time, bring against them. The former have always been noted for tbeir cool courage under fire, and for their splendid marksmanship. So the British soldiers will be going up against something worse than the undisciplined Arabs of the desert. 18P A singular custom prevails among the Tartars or Kurds. If a man gets into difficulties?i. e., loses his cattle or other movable property?he pours a little brown sugar into a piece of colored cloth, ties it up and carries one such parcel to each of his friends and acquaintances. In return he is presented. according to circumstances, with a cow, or sheep, or a sum of money. He is thus at once set on his legs again. t8T A local paper published a long obituary of a man who had died in the community, closing with the statement that "a long procession of people followed the remains to their last roasting place." The family read the notice and discovered the supposed error and asked the editor to make a correction in the word "roasting," but he said he could not do it until seven years back subscription had been paid. I?"" Whenever the South Americans desire a change of administration they hoist a flag on a pole and march into the main street of the city. If the crowd becomes too formidable to be overcome by a military demonstration, the administration capitulates, and the outs take the place of the ins. It is often the only way of changing the ad? ? i! 1 it.. t iL. miuisirauou, ueuause me ids nave me military and can carry elections to suit themselves.?Baltimore American. t8T The Chicago Tribune says : Only an accident can prevent the breaking of all previous records by the corn production of the United States this year. A canvass of the states which raise the bulk of the corn of this country warrants an estimate above that of 1896, which heretofore has been the record, and there is much in the advices received to justify a prediction that the crop will approximate 2,500,000,000 bushels. The first corn crop of the country to reach in round numbers 2,000,000,000 bushels was that of 1885. Including the crop now to be harvested only nine crops of 2,000,000,000 bushels or over have been produced. Jam and Jircsidc. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Ink stains on marble may be reinov- P ed with salts of lemon. Soda should be used to wash any- j thing that is greasy. The alkali causes the grease to turn into soap, which p does the work of cleaning. n To remove oil stains from wood, j, cover them with a stiff paste made of j, pipe clay and water. Leave till the j. next day, when the marks will have e disappeared. g ^ - ? ? ? !n ni) Iy WIIIWM .u uui,.o Ul0v v.. ]( the floor with boiled linseed oil and thoroughly fill the cracks with putty. r When quite dry the floor should be n painted, and the cracks will then be j, invisible. Shred finely two ounces of beeswax v and one ounce of yellow soap into a _ jar. Pour over enough turpentine to ? cover and dissolve slowly on the stove, s stirring occasionally with a piece of c stick. When cool, this compound will Q be a good floor polish. To renovate a soiled pack of card rub over each card with a small piece of butter applied with a piece of flan- j nel. Continue rubbing till the butter ^ has absorbed the dirt and it has in j turn been absorbed by the flannel. t Then gloss the cards by polishing them g with a floury flannel. To polish tortoise shell combs which t have become shabby, rub them with Q rotten stone mixed with a little olive g oil. The rotten stone should be sifted ^ through a piece of fine muslin before ^ being mixed with the oil. When all marks have been removed from the tortoise shell, polish again with a piece of very soft leather aud a little silver- ^ smith's rouge. c To clean a silverpot, twice a week after washing, fill the teapot with hot ? soda water and allow it to remaiu for a couple of hours. Then empty the pot and rinse it thoroughly with clean f water. It is not sufficient that the ( teapot should be bright and clean c merely on the outside, for unless it is ^ perfectly clean inside also it will make r had tastinc and unwholesome tea. ? t PROFITS IN GOAT RAISING. r In the year book of the United States I department of agriculture, Mr. Almont ? Barnes, of the division of statistics, "On Keeping Goats for Profit," sug- E gests that raising common goats may 1 be made a paying business in some por- 1 tions of the United States. The de- 1 mand for dry skins in this country now v requires the annual slaughter of over e 16,000,000 goats, while in the United e States only about 500,000 goats are c raised. The imports of skins for the 1 year ending June 30,1898, were valued c at $15,776,601. Mr. Barnes thinks a 1 large portion of the unimproved land E in the south Atlantic, central and * western divisions might be profitably r devoted to goat raising, though cheap labor would be required. This can be 1 had wherever there is a large Negro ? or Mexican population. E Mr. Barnes reaches the conclusions : * 1. That the United States imports a j large and steadily increasing amount 11 of goat skins for necessary use in home I manufactures. s 2. That there is an aggregate area x of 265,000,000 acres of unimproved c farm land in the United States, a large I part of which is adapted to goats. a 3. Over 61 per cent, of this unim- 1 proved land is contained in the south E Atlantic, south central and a part of * the western states, where the condi- c tions are more favorable than the aver- 1 age as to labor and climate. 4. These favorable conditions are c emphasized in much of the district by a reason of the abundance of cheap la- 1 I JrvArvnlot inn ^ uur uue IU a ucuso xiC^iu puj/u.wv.w-, 5. The testimony of all goat raisers confirms the special and favorable conditions, as relates to Angoras and to c goats for milk. !; Altogether, it is concluded that it would be easy and relatively inexpen- 0 sive to furnish the home market with 1 the goat skins now imported to the ? value of $25,000,000 per year. 1 Plant Wheat.?A farmer writing c to the Macon Telegraph tells how any j farmer cau make wheat enough for c home consumption, and why he should <i make it. He says: "An ordinary a farmer can spare two acres of land ; t let him take this land, turn it well L with a plough in September, and about v three or four weeks later put ten bush- 1 els of cotton seed broadcast, also j broadcast 200 pounds of phosphate, sow his wheat crop on this land with t a turning plough shallow, all ploug- t ing to be well done, insuring the c ground to be well broken. This will e make about 15 bushels of wheat per c acre. Two acres tried in this way ] will furnish about six barrels of flour [ at a cost about five dollars. To buy [ this flour in the market would cost j about $30. i t Emergency Box.?Every mother 8 should have a box kept iu a safe and 8 easily accessible place, containing some 1 of the things likely to be needed in c common emergencies, such as pieces 1 of soft old linen, and cotton, rolls of s bandage from half an inch to an inch and a half wide (these may be made ' from a worn sheet), a roll of adhesive 1 plaster for cuts, a wide-mouthed hot- ^ tie filled with common baking soda 8 for burns, a bottle of witch hazel for c bruises, a roll of absorbent cotton to f use in covering the chest when there 8 is a cold there, pieces of flannel to ^ wrap around rheumatic joints, and last, ' but not least, a hot water hag. _ s . _ . ^ A Lotion to Remove Freckles.? j To remove freckles, mix one ounce of j lemon juice, a quarter of a drachm of t pulverized sugar, aud let it stand in t glass for a few days; then apply it and let it dry on the skin. Or apply with ? < -< *?.-i-i ..< a unen cioui two wuiespwus m giavcn a horseradish mixed with a cupful of ] sour milk. If a girl freckles easily she ? should keep this lotion and use it fre- t queutly, being careful not to allow it , to touch her eyes.?Ladies' Home | Journal. t ? ? ? a Pork Fritters.?Take two eggs, u one-half pint milk, one teaspoon salt, r and two cups flour ; drop thin pieces S of breakfast bacon or fat pork into t this batter, fry brown and you will be ? surprised to find how nice it is. 3 lUisccUancous grading. cr? ? ot WILLIAM J. BRYAN. m cl en Sketch of the Most Prominent Demo- y( crat In the Country. pt ames Creelman In New York Journal. aI Mr. Bryan is one of the least imulsive men in America. The common idea of him is that he is governed a i all things by his emotions. Noth- ^ ag could be further from the truth. m lis habit of mind is orderly and delib- jjj rate, and he is usually desperately low in making decisions. Of all the fr] saders of the Democratic party as it xists today he is, perhaps, more labo- be ious and careful, more studious and be lore suspicious of issues that originate or a popular clamor than any other. rfl This statement may surprise men 8U yho look upon Mr. Bryan as a mere ja lassionate orator. But it is the simple jn ruth. His political passions are pas- rj( ions of what he conceives to be priniples. This is the key to the Bryan ^ f today. He is conservative rather g han radical, fundamental rather than n( radical. e> Since his nomination in 1896 Mr. w Iryan has grown graver, broader, leeper. He has lost what there was cr him of sectional feeling, and looks t0 o the swarming east to help the c] outh and west in its struggle against a] he abuses of corporate wealth in poli- jc ics. He is more national in his point f view. Today be seems to under- jj, tand that a man may disagree with lim on the currency question and yet m >e a sincere Democrat, accepting the p( arty creed as a whole. 0j Although I have not been a sup- jg orter of Mr. Bryan, I am convinced w y personal contact with him and by C( ay knowledge of what he has accom- a, lished and is accomplishing now that fa hree years have changed him from a ectional leader inspired but enthrall- gt d by a single idea into a many-sided, ni esponsible statesman. His patient act, his courageous devotion to prin- at iple and his power of compassing coo- a, idence in his honesty are gradually m eunitiug the Democratic party. re Let no oue be deluded by the idea p, hat Mr. Bryan does not understand rfl arty politics in all its ramifications, should say that he is at this moment he mo9t astute politician in tbe United States. Think of the most extraordi- Su lary ability and knowledge required 0 hold in union the Democratic, Popilist and Free Silver Republican par- jyj ies; think of a defeated candidate jy] vho can for three years, without pow- \\ ir or place, hold the attention of the fe ntire nation, speak boldly and with- ^ >ut reserve on every public issue in a a, itne of constant excitement, and yet m tot make a single political blunder; in 3 bese three years be has become more jn noderate in speech and less rhetorical, p, le is reasonable rather than dictatoial. C( 1 speak of him as a profound and mas- r( erful politician, because that is the w ide of his character not generally un- 3 lerstood. Neither Senator Hanna, ai 'resident McKinley, David B. Hill, t,e Arthur P. Gorman nor Richard Croker 3 s in the same grade with him as a V1>arty politician. He seems to rule 3 vitbout threats, without promises and vithout money. He is building up an 3 irganization that will compare in com- p, ileteness with any that has existed 3 ince the Civil war. He is determined 3 hat his party shall go into the next m :ampaign in a fluid condition. If Mr. Jryan has a serious fault as a politi- m ;ian it is bis inability to yield, or seem 0 yield. 9 His personality is something phe- ei lomenal. He dominates everything ^ ibout him. In this respect he unfor- jr unately resembles Mr. Cleveland ; but, jy] inlike Mr. Cleveland, he trust9 the 0j lommon sense of the common people. 3 dr. Bryan's deep religious convictions :ontrol him in bis attitude toward tbe jr nasses. He firmly believes that the ^ land of God is always present in the 0, iflairs of men, and that it is a part of m he Divine plan to work out every >p ;ood thing through the average mind ; jr n other words, through the majority, bi No unprejudiced man can travel jE hrough the various states today with- 3 tut recognizing the facts that Mr. y Iryan is much stronger and much Dore firmly intrenched in tbe oonfi- 9I leuce of the multitude than he was it any time during the last presiden:?1 sin rw.i rvn U a id tllO IIITirAmP itw vamjmi^u, uu iu i"v y^ mcballeuged leader of his party. But p, vbat has most impressed me is the w arge and constantly increasing follow- g, ug he has among business men now. jj. His refusal to engage in personal at- y( acks on the president, his decent and tg lignified manner of speech and his j,j pposition to a national policy of for:igu adventure seem to have broken y town the prevailing distrust among _ egitimate business men. The truth s that Mr. Bryan is today the great tarrier against state socialism in ij America. Were it uot for his unceasng labors, his open and real sympahy for the millions who sutler in the badow of remorseless corporate greed, uid his power of convincing the des- H >erate and desparing that their cause R, ian be wou without overturning the rs >resent order of government, state a? ocialisra would be kindled iuto life. Hundreds of thousands of men who ook with kindly eyes upon govern- lo neut coutiscation of trust as a relief or the present top-heavy, unequal ai :ondition of the nation have been Irawn iuto support of the Democratic mrty through their belief in Mr. Brym's sincerity. He bridges a great gulf. k> long as the original conditions, tenleucies and opportunities of the repubic existed there were no signs of ocialism to be seen. Mr. Bryan's ise into national power is tne last irotest of old-fashioned continental Americanism against the new order of ^ hings represented by McKinleyism, q rusts and imperialism. e( Much as I personally dislike and listrust the silver idea, I am compell- S( id by force of facts to recognize in Mr. it Jryan a really great man, a stubborn ^ md uncompromising champion of a Mistaken financial policy, but a statesnan and putriot who loves and beieves in the pluiu people. Much has >een written and said about Mr. Bry- i lu's failure to make a national name uid a great fortune as a lawyer, but it m nust be remembered that he was only !3 years old when he was admitted to he bar in an Illinois town, and that he ;ave up the practice of law seven } /ears later and entered upon a politi-1 al tl career?yet twice during that pead he made himself self-supporting, ice in Jackson and again after his reoval to Lincoln. Besides that he deined to accept a salary of $10,000 a jar from the Standard Oil company, eferring to live more economically id fight against the abuses of such rergrown corporations. He has a much more solid record as lawyer and business man than Present McKinley. For one thing, no an has ever been called upon to pay 3 debts, and I personally know that ) has helped many an unfortunate iend out of his troubles. Another fact about Mr. Bryan has (come known since 1896?he cannot ( used by other men?he is not weak invertebrate. He is the master ,tber than the servant of those who irround him. It was said in the st campaign that if this unformed experienced youth from the praies of Nebraska should be seated in ie White House his every act would j dictated by cranks and fanatics, ut today the whole nation can wit;ss in every part of the country the ddences of this man's indomitable 211 MM/ionniinroKla OAUPdnro Ill UUU UUWUVjuiiiauiv vuuiu^vt I am quite sure that if the Demoatic National platform should fail i meet his convictions he would deine to be the Democratic candidate, though he would vote the Democratticket. My own judgment is that he will ive no rival in the National Convenon, and will be nominated by acclaation. It is too soon to express a isitive opinion regarding his chances ' election. But I should say that he much more popular thau when he as last a candidate, and that if the irtest is to be between Mr. McKinley id Mr. Bryan the present prospect vors Mr. Bryau's election. It is a long look ahead, but at the ime stage of events preceding the last ational conventions I succeeded in ;moustrating to my own satisfaction, , least, Mr. McKinley's nomination id election, and I do not fear to ake a prediction now, with all the iserve arising from the fact that a rophet can never hope to be as accuse as a historian. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. immary of the News That In Being Publltthed by Exchanges. CHESTER?lantern, September 8 : >s. L. N. Rodgers, of Union, and :iss Laura Blease and Miss Lucille Wilson, of Newberry, are spending a w days at Mr. M. A. Carpenter's, on leir return from Washington, D. C., id Herndon, Virginia. Some seded repairs have been made on le walls of the public school build11. and the whole has been re tinted, making great improvement, he gates through which the beat is >nveyed from the furnace to the >oms have been changed from the alls to the floors. Mrs. J. M. rawley and Mrs. J. M. Stringfellow e delegates from the Chester Presbyirian church to the "Launching of the adie8' Presbyterian Union," in Yorkille, September 13th and 14th. Rev. . N. McLauchlin is to deliver an adress on "Open Doors and the Church's esponsibility." Rev. M. R. Kirkitrick, of Blackstock, passed through le city this morning on his way to ethesda, where he has an appointent to preach. He will go from tere to Yorkville to attend the ladies' issionary meeting. LANCASTER?Ledger, September : Died, on Wednesday last, of dysitery, Elisba Lee Garland, son ol [rs. Faunie Garland, who resides on actory Hill, aged 17 months. [arried, on Wednesday last, by Clerk F Court W. S. L. Porter, Mr. George 'elms and Miss Frances, daughter ol [r. Jonas Carnes. They took the ain after the ceremony for Fort [ill, where Mr. Helms is employed in ae of the cotton mills. The fariers held a mass meeting at Kershaw hursday for the purpose of considerig their differences with the cotton uyers in the matter of cotton weigh* 1-*-' - : ?1 ig oy me puuuu weiguci cicticu iui ?at place. We understand an amicale arrangement was reached between iem and everything will move along noothly in the future. The trusses of the Graded school met Tbursay and elected Prof. T. N. Rhodes to icceed Prof. Fooshe who resigned the rincipalship to enter upon newspaper ork in Tennessee. Prof. Rhodes is a raduate of Furman university, and as been engaged in teaching for 21 ears, during which time he has only lught in three schools. He comes ighly recommended, and we think le trustees have made a good selecon. FIRE INSURANCE. lie Oldest Agency; The Strongest Agency; Most Progessive Agency, rHAT the companies composing mj agency are popular, strong, reliable id trustworthy is fully attested by the ipid and solid growth of my fire insurice business. No one can appreciate surbusiness more; no one can give il stter attention ; no one can give you 9tter protection ; no one can give you wer rates. I write all classes of proper' owned and occupied by trustworthy id reliable owners. See my list of giants : THE /ETNA, of Hartford, Connecticut. THE CONTINENTAL, of New York. THE DELAWARE, of Philadelphia. THE MANCHESTER, of Manchester, Eng. THE NORWICH UNION, Norwich, Eng. THE NORTHERN, of London, Eng. THE NIAGARA, of New York. THE ORIENT,of Hartford. Connecticut. THE PENNSYLVANIA, of Philadelphia. THE PHKNIX, of Brooklyn, Now York. THE ROYAL, of I.iverjKiol, England. When you want the highest class ol rotection against loss by tiro or cyclone, ie L. GKO. GRIST, Agent, at The Enuirer ollice. 11 is rates are jus low jus any nnpany who pays their losses. Mr. Sam M. Grist, whose life insurance Hiee is in the front room over the Gaunt Dry Goods store will give you any liormation concerning the tire insurance usiness in my agency. PN'DLKTAKUKS' SUPPLIES. TTE have a complete line of UNDERrV TAKERS' SUPPLIES, at reasontle prices. W. B. MOuRE & CO. Founded 1842. S "Sing their own praise." Of Course You WANT A PIANO, but Perhap* You Cannot AfTor<l a New One. ^ HERE'S YOUK CHANCE. WE have SEVEN SQUARES and ~ ONE GRAND, each a bargain. These Pianos have been put in PERFECT CONDITION and every part of ( action renewed and are now just as good as when shipped from the factory, and J will allow von nurchasenrice in exchange ? for a STIEFF^ any time within 3 yeare. ? Take first and second choice and write quick ; they won't last long. Haines Bros., $110.00 Henry Gachle, (pearl inlaid) 105.00 Boardman & Gray, 100.00 Bacon <fc Raven, 90.00 Bacon & Raveu, 70 00 Heinekamp, 75 00 Collard & Collard Grand, 60 00 Terms?$10.00 cash and $5.00 per month. 10 per cent off for CASH. Others being repaired and we can suit you in price and terms. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Piano Manufacturer, Baltimore, Maryland. FACTORY BRANCH WARER00M, 213 North Tryon St., Charlotte, N. C. C. L. WILMOTH, Manager. Fine Tuning and Repairing. Palace Organs. August 23 w 6m CAPACITY, 10,000 JOBS PER ANNUM. 3 I <*? ? r IMLL BUGGY 8?m? dralan puih the nil of eheap buffloo baoaoat lb# proflu ere lerfe. Doo'l allow joumlf to bo talxbd lata burlnj a thoddjJob la order to lave a dollar or o*. ROCK IIILL" Runlro aro "A Llttlo Hlfber la Prioo, But?" they otand up, look wall, aad. above all, KSBP _ AWAY PROM TUB 8H0P?naklaf thorn cheaper la tbo oad. Sold bj flrevelaaa doaloro only. If aooo oo sale la jour town, write direct. ~ ROCK HILL BUGGY CO., Rock Hill, S.C. FOR SALE BY GLENN & ALLISON, Yorkville, S. C. TRUE LOVERS ; OF Literature now have an opportunity of selecting their books from a select d assortment ana at prices within the reach * of all. Having entered into the Book, ^ News and Subscription business, I have made arrangements whereby I can supply you with ANY BOOK that is in print, and ANY NEWSPAPER or MAGA- S ZINE published in the world. Among the Books I have on hand will be found : / imtniT A on nA D\'PI MK? nhnMhill PHoa I IVlV/nanLT W1IV v ULI, WJ VIIUIVIllll. A >*vw | 81.50. (Cloth bound.) ( "RED ROCK." by Thos. Nelson Page. Price 81.50. (Cloth bound.) "DAVID HARRUM," by Edw. N. Wescott. Price 81.50. (Cloth bound.) "WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER," by Caskoden. Price 81.50. (Cloth bound.) "PRISONER OF ZENDA," by Anthony Hope. Price 50 cents. (Paper bound.) , ' "PHR0SO," by Anthony Hope. Price 50 J cents. (Paper bound.) "SORROWS OF SATAN," by Marie Corelll. ' Price 50 cents. (Paper bound.) "INVISIBLE CHOIR," by Jas. Allen Lane. Price 50 cents. (Paper bound.) "YOUNG MISTLEY," by Henry Seton Merriam. Price 25 cents. (Paper bound.) _ 1 "CAPITOLA, OR THE HIDDEN HAND," J by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth. Price 25 cents. (Paper bound.) "THE THREE GUARDSMEN," by Alexan- . der Dumas. Price 25 cents. (Paper bound.) "THE LIGHT THAT FAILED," by Rud! ynrd Kipling. Price 10 cents. (Paper bound.) ji Don't Run Away with the idea that this is all I have; but call, write, send or 'phone me for anything in the reading line you want. OLIVER E. GRIST. At The Enquirer Office. The Endorsement Is Not Qualified. MR. LAWRENCE S. HOLT, of Burlington, N. C., is recognized as one of the most reliable, conservative and wealthiest business men in North Carolina. He was one of the pioneers in the manufacture of cotton in the South after the war. He is a policy holder in the , MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSUR, ANCE CO., of Newark, N. J., as well as in all the other leading companies, there- i fore his unqualified endorsement should \ have weight with those contemplating ^ , insuring their lives. Read what ne says . in a letter addressed to the State Agent for North Carolina. 1 Burlington, N. C., April 22.?Dear i Sir: lam tins ciay in receipt 01 my policy, No. 149,Ci39, in the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., of Newark, N. J., for $20,000 on the ten payment plan. I ' commenced insuring my life some 15 = years ago, and have examined the various plans and companies. The Mutual Ben- * etit I have carefully looked into, and in consideration of its age, great strength, economical management, large divi- ' dends, and especially the many liberal features of its policy, I pronounce it the most desirable like insurance , i know of. Yours truly, Lawrence S. Holt. I Colonel Julian S. Carr, ! The millionaire tobacco manufacture of i ' Durham N. C., has $25,000 insurance in <. \ the Mutual Benefit?all it writes on a j 1 single life?and he is equally as strong in ^ ' his endorsement of the company, as also j 1 is Mr. John F. Love, of Gastonia, N. C. t | Mr. L. A. Vaughn, of Winston, N. C., j ' and who sold tobacco in this section twen- c ' ty odd years ago, says: "Before insuring s I examined plans of not less than twelve t different life companies, and I can say s that I firmly believe the Mutual Benefit's m . contract is head and shoulders above them all." I have in my possession the letters of endorsement from all the geutlemen named as well as many more. SAM M. GRIST. Ofiico over Ganson Dry Goods Store. j Wlien You Want ? Xice Clean c i Job Printing i You should always go to The ] Enquirer office where such printing is done. Excursion i Bills, Programmes, Dodgers, Cir- ?" culars, Pamphlets, Law Briefs, ? Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill t Heads, Envelopes, and Cards of i all kinds printed on short notice t and at very reasonable and legitmate prices.. j, IOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA EXTENSION RAILROAD CO. SCHEDULE NO. 2. a Effect 12.01 a. m., Sunday, June 18,1899. BETWEEN AMDEN, S. C., AND SHELBY, N. C. WEST. EAST. 35. 33. EASTERN 32. 34. 2nd 1st TIME. 1st 2nd ^lass. Class. Class. Class. Dally Dally Dally Dally ;xcept Except Except Except und'y Sund y ATTflNS ttund*8und V A.M. P.M. A.m. P.M. 8 30 12 05 Camden 11 45 0 30 9 00 12 25 DeKalb 11 12 6 50 9 25 12 37 .....Westvllle 11 00 5 SO 10 45 12 50 Kershaw...... 10 45 5 10 11 05 1 15 Heath Springs. 10 30 4 15 11 15 1 20 ..Pleasant Hill.. 10 25 4 00 11 50 1 40 ....Lancaster.... 10 06 3 30 12 10 1 55 ....Riverside 9 50 2 50 12 30 2 06 ...Jipringdell.... 9 40 2 S5 1 50 2 20 Catawba J'c'n. 9 30 2 20 2 15 2 30 Leslie 9 20 12 30 3 30 2 50 ....Rock Hill... 9 10 12 10 3 55 3 06 Newport 8 38 9 50 4 05 3 12 Tlrzah 8 32 9 40 4 40 3 25 Yorkvllle.... 8 20 9 20 5 05 3 40 Sharon 8 00 8 40 5 25 3 52 Hickory Grove 7 45 8 10 5 45 4 02 Smyrna 7 30 7 50 0 20 4 25 ...Blacksburg... 7 10 7 20 5 00 Earls 0 50 5 00 Patterson Sp'gs 0 40 5 15 Shelby 0 30 p. M. p. m. a.m. a.m. BETWEEN tLACKSBURG, S. C.,.AND MARION, N. C. WEST. EA8T. 11. EASTERN TIME. 12. nd Class. 2nd Class. Daily Dally Except Except Sunday STATIONS. L Sunday A. M. P. M. 8 10 Blacksburg 9 10 8 30 ..Earls 8 50 8 40 Patterson Springs.... 8 38 9 20 Shelby 8 30 10 00 Lattimore 7 30 10 10 Mooreaboro 7 20 10 25 Henrietta 7 00 10 50 -..Forest City... 6 35 1115 Rutherford ton 6 06 11 35 Millwood 5 50 11 45 Golden Valley 5 35 12 05 Thermal City 6 30 12 25 Glenwood 5 05 12 50 Marlon 4 45 P. M. P. M. GAFFNEY BRANCH. WEST. EAST. First Class. EASTERN First Class. 15. | 13. TIME. 14. | 10. Dally Except Daily Except Sunday. Sunday. P.,. I A. M. STATIONS. A. M. | P. M. 4 30 5 00 ... Blacksburg... 7 00 6 30 4 50 5 20 Cherokee Falls 6 40 6 10 5 10 5 40 ...... Gaffhey 6 20 5 50 P. M. A. M. A. M. P. M. Nos. 32 and 33 will stop at Kershaw for [Inner. Trains will stop on signal at Oakhurst, Jlgin. Caskey's, Springdell, Roddy's. Leslie, 11a Point, Newport, King's Creek, Millwood, Jnlon Mills, Golden Valley, Vein Mountain. IAMUEL HUNT, President, A. TRIPP, Superintendent, I. B. LUMPKIN, Gen. P. and P. Agt. CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTERN J RAILWAY CO. G. W. F. HARPER, President. L. T. NICHOLS, Superintendent. Nine Table No. 9?In Effect Jane 4,1899. TRAINS DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. EASTERN TIME STANDARD. SOUTH. NORTH. ~6L IcT 60. STATIONS. ?~ 2nd 1st 1st 2nd Class. Class. Class. Class. A. M. P. M. Leave. Arrive. P, M. P. M. 5 30 4 30 Lenoir 12 40 8 00 8 15 5 35 Hickory 11 50 6 56 0 10 6 05 Newton U 20 4 00 10 37 ? 56 ...Llncolnton.... 10 37 2 40 11 35 7 39 Dallas 9 59 1 40 1 15 7 54 Gaston la 9 47 1 20 1 45 8 15 ....Crowder's.... 9 30 12 30 1 55 8 22 Bowling Green 9 23 12 20 2 11 8 32 Clover 9 15 12 00 2 45 8 47 t llDen ? UU 11 vj 3 20 9 00 ?...Yorkvllle 8 46 11 20 3 50 9 20 Guthrles 8 25 10 37 4 05 9 28 ...McConnells... 8 17 10 25 4 30 9 45 ..Lowrysville... 8 04 10(0 5 15 10 11 Chester 7 40 9 25 P.M. P.M. A.M. A.M. 3. F. REID, Auditor, Lenoir, N. C., r. M. MOORE, G. F. A., Lenoir, N. C. 3. F. HARPER, G. P. A., Lenoir. N. C. PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN* ART A ND it takes an artist to be a photoex. grapher. One who is not an artist loesn't stand much of a chance of makng a success at photography. I have jiven years of study to this especial line ind I can say with pride that my work vill compare favorab ly with that of any jbotographer in this section. The best and most perfect photographs ire the results of experience and not exjeriments. I do all of ray developing, -etouching and finishing, thereby obtainng the best possible results. As Far As Prices :Vre concerned, you need not worry yourlelf along that score. I know that my >rices are reasonable and you will agree vith me when I tell you what they are. [ am also prepared to develop and print jictures taTken with pocket cameras. If mu have a Kodak or Vive or any other lamera, and for any reason you can't develop and print your pictures, bring them o me at my gallery on West Liberty itreet. J. R. SCHORB. ?hf igorfevtUt inquirer. 'ublished Wednesday and Saturday. 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