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Suraotousi department. Just to Punish Him.?An old Scotchman, Andrew Leslie by name, always rode on a donkey to his work and tethered him while he labored on the road, or wherever he might be. It wassnggested to him by a neighboring landowner that he was suspected of putting the animal to feed in the Geld at other people's expense. ((T?U 1 ni..a T nnnlft naver Ko tomnUH JUIIj lailUf X WUIU UVVVI */V VV UJ^VX/V* to do that, for my cuddy wiuna eat onytbiDg but uettles and thistles." On a subsequent occasion, however, the laird, while riding along the road, saw Andrew at work?his faithful moke up to his knees in one of the laird's clover fields, feeding luxuriously "Hello, Andrew!" exclaimed the laird, "I thought your caddy would eat nothing but nettles and thistles." "Aye, aye," was the response ; "but the brute misbehaved the day?he nearly kicked me over his head?sae I put him in there to punish him." Absent-Minded Mr. Rogers.? There is a farmer named Rogers in the north who possesses a Jersey cow, which he used to drive, morning and evening, to and from the pasture, not far from his home. One morning, as one of his neighbors was passing along the road, he met Mr. Rogers walking in the middle of the lane, his mind apparently engrossed in some weighty question. The neighbor called out: "Good morning, Mr. Rogers; where are you going ?" "Why," said Mr. Rogers, in a surprised way, "I'm driving the cow to the pasture." And he waved hi3 hand toward where the cow ought to have been. "Well, where is the cow ?" asked his friend. "1 auppoBe i lorgoc to jei tier out 01 the bam," answered Mr. Rogers, humbly, as he realized his position. And he had.?Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Hardware Dog.?He strolled into the corridor of the Woldorf-Astoria. At his heels trotted, or rather slunk, a fairly good-looking fox terrier. It was plain that the dog knew he had no business there. A uniformed attendant touched the man on the arm. "Beg pardon, sir," said he; "you must not bring that dog in here." "Dog, dog," exclaimed the man; "den th' dog. I told him to stay out," and he made as if to kick the dog, which darted out of the place. "That's my hardware dog," said the man. "Hardware dog," said a bystander. "Queer name; why do you call him that ?" "Why? Why, every time I kick at him he makes a bolt for the doorand he hurried on and was lost iu the crowd before the bystander had a chance to hit him.?New York Sun. Why He Wasn't Warned.?One of the national senate doorkeepers, stationed in the lobby next to the marble room, bad just warned a visitor not to smoke the cigar which he carried in bis band. At that moment the electric bells sounded a call for a vote, and Senator Lodge hastened in from a near-by committee-room. He was puffing violently on a long black cigar. "Why don't you warn that man ?" asked the visitor. "Because I know my business," answered the custodian at the door. "That is the man who made the rule." ?Boston Transcript. Passing of an Opportunity.? "What is it a sign of when one's lip itpheaV" hqL-pH t.hfl swppf, cirl. as she lowered the blinds and sat down in the corner of a sofa built for two. "I presume," said the dense young man, as be folded bis arms and tried to look wise, "that it indicates cutaneous irritation. With a look of contempt on her face, the maid arose and going over to the piano struck up the popular ragtime melody entitled "I Don't Care If You Never Come Back."?Chicago Daily News. Didn't Mind Doing a Few Days. A recruit for the British army was taken to be sworn in recently by the magistrate. Everything was going swimmingly till the magistrate asked the man : "Have you ever been in prison ?" At this the man looked startled ; but, quickly recovering himself, he blurted out: "No, sir, I have never been in jail; but I don't mind doing a few days if you think it necessary." Wonderful Woman.?Mr. Hoon? Your Aunt Almira is a remarkable woman. Mrs. Hoon?How so ? Mr. Hoon?Why, haven't you noticed that when she hears that a widow is to be married she doesn't count on her fingers and wag her head solemnly ? Most remarkable old lady I have ever seen.?Judge. Solitary Angels.?Mamma?It is very naughty to tell lies, Eva. People who do so don't go to heaven. Eva?Did you ever tell a lie, mamma? Mamma?No, dear, never ! Eva?Wont vou be fearful lonelv in heaveD, mamma, with only George Washington ? Both In It.?Visitor?Who i9 that poor fellow in 47? Keeper?Forty-seven? Oh, 47loved a girl and she wouldn't have him Visitor?How sad ! And who is the poor fellow in 48 ? Keeper?Ob, 48 married the girl who wouldn't have 47.?Judge. A Bond of Sympathy.?"Do you like young Mr. Clifford's look9?" "Yes, I do, very much." "Don't his ears seem rather long?" "Yes, they are rather long ; but you must remember that I'm a Missoury girl, and dad made his fortune trading mules." f"Madam," said the tramp, "I was once a member of the legislature." "And are you sure," she asked, inclined to believe him, "that your reformation is complete?" Wayside Gatherings. P&F Kansas wants 40,0(ft) farm bands to help gather in the sheaves. IGF The Presbyterian general assembly decided to meet in Philadelphia next year. H&T Muster, Germany, has a high school which has been in existence 1,100 years. 1^ The Methodist general conference at Chicago declared in favor of a Negro bishop. V&F Fairmount park, in Philadelphia, is twice as large as any other park in the United States. t?T The United States produces more grain in proportion to population [than any other nation. H&T According to the School Review, only 41.51 per cent, of the pupils in American schools are boys. VST Terrible distress was reported in the famine districts of India, despite the lavish distribution of funds. 16T A Pittsburg and Lake Erie traiD, in a run between Pittsburg and New Castle, made one mile in 47 seconds. t6T From the beginning of the war to the end of April, 42,000 horses had been sent to South Africa for the English army. lOT The Nordeutscher Lloyd company has recently ordered a steamer, which, it is claimed, will be the longest vessel afloat. It will be 706 feet in length. A 3-year-old child fell from the window of a Staten Island train while the latter was at full speed. When recovered the babe was unhurt, save for a few scratches on its forehead. Itf* The orange expert estimates Florida's orange crop for the season 1900-1901 at 1,000,000 boxes. The average price for the coming season is approximated at $2 per box on the trees. VST The most splendid pair of shoes on record were those worn by Sir Walter Raleigh on great court occasions. They were of buff leather, covered with precious stones, and valued at $25,000. VST The Rev. Edgar M. Levy, of Philadelphia, who acted as chaplain at the Republican convention in 1856, which nominated Fremont for president, will probably act as chaplain at the coming Republican convention. VUT Uut ot r/,uuu,uuu pieces 01 registered mail bandied annually in the United States, the loss has been one thousandth part of 1 per cent., and in the transmission of ordinary letters the loss is but seven-thousandth of 1 per cent. IST" A Japanese doctor never dreams of asking a poor patient for a fee. There is a proverb among the medical fraternity of Japan, "When the twin enemies, poverty etad disease, invade a home, even though it be given him, is a robber." The largest stationary engine in the world is used to pump out the zinc mines at Friedenville, Pa. Its driving wheels are 35 feet in diameter and each weighs a little over 40 tons. The cylinder is 110 inches in diameter, and the engine raises 17,500 gallons of water every minute. 1?" "How much is this thermometer?" "Seventy-five cents." "Why, I got one ju3t like it here a couple of days ago for 40 cents." "What time in the day did you buy it?" About 8 o'clock in the morning." "Ah, well, it is 12 o'clock now ; thermometers are always higher at noon." 9ST Fenderson?Brown and his wife, over there on the sofa, appear to be a loving pair ; but if you should see them alone once perhaps you wouldn't think them so happy. Fogg?Oh, but I have seen them alone, each of them, and if anything they seemed happier than when they are together. Dr. H. V. M. Miller says here is a never-failing remedy for the grip: Take two large lemons and put them in boiling water. When they become soft squeeze them into a cup and add a little sugar. Then swallow the mixture, and a cure will follow in a short while.?People's Journal. taB* It is said in London that John Morley, the author and politician, upon being told that the Rev. Charles M. Sheldon had engaged a luxurious saloon berth for his passage from New York to England, remarked : "One would have expected the author of 'In His Steps' to have walked across." tUB" An old toper, who once attended the exhibition where a learned professor caused several explosions to take place among gasses produced from water, said: "You don't catch me putting water in my liquor after this. I had no idea that water was so dangerous, though I never take much of it!" S8T The "wiggle" in standing water, which afterwards develops into mosquitoes, can always be killed by pouring a few drops of any kind of oil ?coal oil will answer?on the surface of the water. The insects breathe through their tails, and when the water is covered with oil, their air tubes become clogged and they die of suffocation. ?1? A ? Kn.;nn., 10fiC IV rrauuuis uc m a 1 iuau, iuuU| wrote the Dame of Mississippi on his map as Messip ; Hennepin, 1680, wrote it MeschoDipi; De Coxe, 1698, called it Mechasebe. Father Marquette, 1673, is the first to set it down as Mississippi. The original word, meaning "father of waters," is from the Algonquin, and is spelled "Mechsebe." Wa&~ Minnesota alone produces approximately about 80,000,000 bushels of wheat, or about one-thirty-seventh of the total production of the world, j Of this she is able to export two-thirds. Of the Dakotas, not having begun to reach their limit of productiveness, North Dakota raised in 1899, 55,000,000 bushels and South Dakota 42,000,000. Oregon produced 24,000,000 bushels. The citizens of Hiawatha, Kan., are divided into two hostile camps over a curious question. Sometime ago a wealthy woman died and was buried. When her will was opened, it was discovered that she had left $500 for the improvement of the cemetery in which she should be buried. The managers of the graveyard in which she wasn't buried are trying to have the body moved, and the people have taken sides. .farm and j-irwidc. MERITS OP THE COW PEA. From all the bulletins we have read on cow pease, besides the mass of matter on the subject published in agricultural publications, we summarize as follows, giving the merits of this restorative crop: 1. The pea will thrive upon every variety of soil and will grow upon land too poor to grow clover. 2. It will produce a heavy and rich crop to be returned to the soil in w' shorter period than any other grden manuring crop. 3. On the same land in one year two crops can be grown ; but it requires two years for clover to produce a hay crop, so it will be seen that four crops of pease may be grown in the same time as one of clover. 4. The pea feeds lightly upon the soil; but largely upon the atmosphere, appropriating nitrogen through the agency of the bacteria that infest its roots. 5. It is one of the best preparatory crops for wheal, as it leaves the soil in excellent condition, which is an essebtial element in the growing of wheat. 6. The rapidity of its growth makes it the only crop in the south that may be used as a manurial crop between the harvesting of grain and the sowing of it on the same land. ' 7. It grows as vigorously as clover, and in connection with that plant makes the land particularly rich in those vegetable agents that improve the soil. 8. It may be grown in connection with the corn crop, furnishing almost as much nutriment as the corn crop itself, with a positive benefit to the land. 9. It is a substantial factor in the productien of cheap beef, pork, milk and butter. 10. It doubles the capacity of the land for wintering stock and gives double the material for making manure heaps. 11. By adding humus it preserves the humidity of the soil, and so enables the crops to resist drouths. 12. The vines of the cow pease furnish the very best material for ensilage. 13. The compositition of cow peaBe and pea vine bay shows that they have a very high feeding value for all domestic animals.?Farmer's Voice. POULTRY MANURE VALUABLE. One of the best and most available manures is that which our poultry supplies. First of all, it costs no ready money, and is an article of val- i HO t A am? fay mop mhn tuill llti)i7A if. How to save, mix and use this manure has been a study with scores of farmers during the past few years. In every farmer's yard are to be seen from 100 to 200 fowls, and very often they have no proper shelter and the drop- i pings are lost. Often no thought is I given to gathering the manure for fertilizing purposes, and in the spring the < owner will pay from $60 to $70 per < ton for guano, while the poultry manure that goes to waste on his own farm is almost equally rich in plant ' food, and even better than some brands I of so-called "pure" guano. Poultry i manure has the most value when kept j in the dry ; its value is also largely I dependent upon the kind of food which < the fowls consume while making the ] deposits. As a rule, the poultry is ; given richer food than any ether farm | stock. Wheat, rye corn, also scraps I from the table add to their fare, hence their droppings must possess consider- j able fertilizing value. We keep the poultry together in the hennery as much as possible. The floor is kept i dry, being covered weekly with ashes obtained at a planing mill at a cost of 15c per bushel. Regularly every 1 week it is removed and stored in a j dry place, shoveled over and enough i absorbent added to keep from heating. , It is astonishing how much accumu- < lates. If we wish to drill the manure it is sifted; otherwise it is applied from the wagon directly. If farmers who keep poultry and let the manure go to waste would try this plan they would save enough the first year in fftrf.ilirpr hills trt hllild ft DOUltrV house and fence a yard for their private fertilizer factory.?J. E. Elliott. Packing Flowers.?When it is desirable to send a gift of cut flowers to an invalid or a distant friend through the mail, certain rules must be remem- , bered, if they are to be received in acceptable freshness and beauty. It is one of the most common mistakes to send them wrapped in dampened cloths in pasteboard boxes. If you desire to send roses, insert the cut stems in a raw potato, and the moisture will keep them from wilting, while the flowers themselves should be wrapped in wax paper. For small blossoms, such as violets, sweet peas or orange flowers, pack them closely in damp moss; but never wet the flowers themselves. Cover always with waxed paper, and in mm vnn oan nrnonre a tin or licrht weight wooden box, it will insure their safe arrival as a pasteboard box is apt to get broken or crushed. Turpentine.?This is an invaluable remedy for a man or beast, and is most effective if given in sugar. Two or three drops for a person, at intervals of two hours. Take two or three doses, then wait from six to twelve hours and repeat if not cured. It is good for diarrhea, * dysentery, bloody flux, sore throat, wounds, bruises and many other ailments. It has cured horses of colic after many other remedies bad failed. It is also good for calves that have been overfed. It is easily given i? - ? iu i .v.? Uy OpcillUg luc muuiu auu luiunui^ the sugar on the back part of the tongue. How to Cure dirtheria.^-Take equal quantities of powdered borax and burned alum, powdered fine. Put the mixture in a goose quill or a roll of writing paper and blow it down the throat of the patient. Spread a flannel cloth well greased with goose grease, sprinkle with powdered gum of camphor and put around the throat. Turkey, duck or chicken oil will answer, although goose oil is considered best. Spirits of camphor must not be used. The burned alum eats out the proud flesh and the boiax heals. The outside application loosens up the membranes and prevents taking cold. JHisccHanrous Reading. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. Sammary of the News That Iff Being Published by Exchanges. GASTON?Gastonia News, June 8: Mrs. Henry Hill died at the Modena mill yesterday morning. Mr. J. F. Spencer killed a young ewe sheep Tuesday and it weighed 72 pounds?a fine^mutton?and brought in about $7. >*S*/'--Mr. Walter Lewis, son of Mr. Rums Lewis, beyond the Modena mill, died Sunday morning. He had been afflicted with rheumatism for some time and was in his 21st year. Auditor E. F. Reid, of the C. & N-W. railroad, passed here yesterday mornintr He showed iih a letter from General Barber, president of the road, in which he stated bis regret of his inability to furnish cars sufficient, to do the freight traffic of the road. The road is being expanded into a standard guage, and cannot, of course, afford to purchase new rolling stock to meet the present growing increase in business. But the friends of the road will be glad to know that as soon as the road is expanded, fine up to date cars will be put on and then the road will be able to do all its freight and passenger business with more satisfaction to itself and its patrons. CHESTER?The Lantern, June 8: We have a sample of wbeatbeads from the farm of Mr. Feaster Lewis, of Clowney. They are unusually large and full. Mr. Lewis's wheat is said to be very fine all over. We hear of other very fine fields of wheat, which have been harvested. The fields of Messrs. Holmes Hardin, Jr., and Paul Hardin are named in this connection, and someone told us that Mr. R. M. Dodes has the finest wheat they have seen.'Thursday morning, while Mrs.'A. M. Aiken was burning some insects from a tree, a piece of burning paper fell to the ground and set her clothing on fire. The flames were extinguished before she was seriously burned, though severely burned on the arm, side and shoulder, v^'The marriage vows were solemni^aat the residence of Capt. W. J. Lucas yesterday afternoon at five o'clock. The contracting parties were Marion J. Webb, of Morehead City, N. C., and Miss Sadie Lucas. The attendants! were Mr. Webb, a nephew of the groom, with Miss Janie Lucas and Mr. William Lucas with Miss Fairley, of Tha hpisla on/1 rrrnnm l?ff, hV iU UL11 UC, i. UG U1IUV MUV4 VWM ? J way of the Southe^for their home in Morehead City."*yx^-Dr. Green A. Blake died at his home in Pickens county, Ala., on the 3rd inst. aged 80 years and 7 months, fie was a strong, healthy man until about two years ago when he bad an attack of the grippe, from which he never entirely recovered. Dr. Blake was a native of the Rossville section of this county, fie lived some years in York county, and bad been in Alabama 17 or 18 years. He was the father of nine children, eight of whom are living, all in the west except a daughter in Philadelphia and Mr. John A. Blake, of this place. UNION?The Times, June 8: The Union and Yorkville teams will cross bats today (Friday) and tomorrow on the Union diamond. It being the first game we have bad there will no doubt be a good crowd present to see the opening of the season. Anderson will play Union here on next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Union ball team got cleaned up in great shape by the Anderson team this week in Anderson. The result of the first game was 7 to 0, in the second 11 to 10, in the third 3 to 0, all in favor of Anderson. But a bad beginning sometimes result in a good ending. We will see how our boys will show up when they get in good playing trim. The line-up of Union's team is as follows : Wilheim, p. rf.; Sheehan, c. cf^; Oltmer, lb ; Merriman, 2b ; Seip, 3b ; Jennings, ss ; Campbell, If; Bradley c. cf.; Mclntyre, p. rf. Mr. C. W. Miller, who lives near the line between Union and Bogansville townships,, reports that he had another house on his place burned down Thursday night of last week. It has the appearance of being the work of an incendiary. It was an old tenant bouse, which had been used for sometime as a plunder house. The fire occurred sometime late at night and Mr. Miller nor any of his family were awakened by it. The first he knew of the fire was when he got up next morning and saw the Bmouldering heaps, of coals where the house bad stood. None of the hands on the place had seen it either. It is likely the fire was an effort on the part of some one to get Mr. Miller and 1 2*- n KKoPTr lULLI Iiy UUl IU llj BU tUAb a i vwwi j vr* the dwelling might be effected, and possibly a moje serious fire started. Some two months ago he lost another bouse of the same kind, and about the same distance, 200 yards from his dwelling, only on another side of the house. Neither house was of much value; but it looks very much like the firebugs were still plying their nefarious practices. If a few of them could be caught and shot down in the act, it might put a stop to the business. There must be a nest of reptiles in the upper part of this county. And a weeding out would be an act of public good. INTERVIEW WITH KRUGER. Transvaal President Had His Capital In a Railroad Car. London Cable, Friday. The executive officers of the Transvaal government are in a railway car, which is shunted on a switch at ManKo/lnhn otnlinn PmaiHont. If rlllTPr L/UUUV1 J/ OVOUUU, X 1VU1V4VUV ? ? caused the interior of the coach to be reconstructed some time ago with a view to contingences that have now arrived. A correspondent of The Daily Express who went from Lorenzo Marques to see President Kruger, was received yesterday. The president sat smoking a long pipe. He looked worried, but his bearing was quiet and determined. He did not make the least objection to being interviewed. The correspondent was equipped for the interview by cables from London. "Yes," said President Kruger, "it is quite true that the British have occupied Pretoria. This, however, does not end the war. The burghers are fully determined to fight to the last. They will never surrender so long as 500 armed men remain in the country. I feel deeply encouraged by the fine < work Steyn and Dewet are doing in * the Free State." The correspondent suggested that I the war was over, inasmuch as the < capital had been taken. i "The capital 1" exclaimed Mr. Kru- I ger, with energy. "What is a capital ? ] It does not consist of any particular | collection of bricks and mortar. The i capital of the republic, the seat of < government, is here in this car. There 1 is no magic about any spirit sight, i Our country is invaded, it is true; but ' it is not conquered. The government is still effective." I Referring to the reasons why he left I Pretoria, Mr. Kruger said : i "I was not foolish enough to be I taken a prisoner. I provided this means of locomotion precisely for the same reason as our burghers supply . themselves with horses when they take | the field. "It is necessary that I should be j able to move quickly from place to | place. That is all. By and by this | car will take me back to Pretoria. | For the present it enables me to keep s away from Pretoria, where I could be , of no service, and where I should only j play into the bands of the enemy." { "They say, Mr. Kruger," remarked , the correspondent, "that you have ] brought with you gold to the value of ( ?2,000,000." , "It is not true," replied the presi- , dent. "Whatever monetary resources ( I may have with me are simply those wnicn we require ror state purposes. At the same time, I am Dot going to tell you where our treasure is. Let , Lord Roberts find it if he can." "They also say iu England, Mr. Kruger, that you contemplate taking , refuge on a Dutch man of war at Lo- | renzo Marques. "That again is a lie," retorted the president, with vehemence. I know of no Dutch vessel. I am not contemplating taking refuge anywhere. I shall not leave my country. There will be no need for me to do anything , of the kind." , The Correspondent?Then, sir, there ] is much surprise at your .having left Mrs. Kruger behind. President Kruger?But why ? Mrs. Kruger is quite safe in Pretoria. She ( would only be put to personal inconvenience here. All communication be'tween us is stopped of course; but ' she will await my return with calmness and courage. She is a brave woman. I am awaiting further information.. We are surrounded by faithful burghers and are quite safe. State Secretary Ritz remarked : "You may depend on it that the war is not over yet. Guerilla warfare will continue over an - enormous area. We intend to fight to the bitter aV*?ll iahaKo klir raflpo iinnn cuu auii oiian piui/auij i wm v u|/vu Lydenburg, where we can hold out for ( many months." "Yes," observed Mr. Kruger, "it is | only now that the real struggle has , begun. I fear that there will still be , much bloodshed ; but the fault is that ' of the British government. Then raising his voice to an almost passionate height, Mr. Kruger exclaimed : "The time has passed for us to talk. We have doue pleuty of that; but it has done us no good. There is nothing left for us to do but [ to keep on fighting, to keep on fighting." THE AGE OP THE EARTH. j Ninety Million Years la the Estimate Made j by Prof. July. Some time ago Lord Kelvin publish- j ed an essay upon the age of the earth. ] From the pbysists' poiot of view, J as expressed by Lord Kelvin, 20,- | 000,000 years would be tbe mini- * mum and 40,000,000 the maximum ] age. Even the longest of these esti- j mates is far too short for tbe evo- < lutionist to account for all the bio- ] logic changes which are exhibited in the progress of life as we know it. This problem oT the earth's age has now been attacked by a mineralogist in tbe person of Prof. Joly, an Irishman. He arrives at his conclusions by considering the primal crust of the earth to have consisted of minerals which were of the same composition as those existing at the present time, and that the primitive rain and rivers contained no sodium; but a certain amount of chlorine is supposed to have been present in the atmosphere as hydrochloric acid. Then by as- j suming erosion of tbe land to have j * " ? * i _ -1; a ^ proceeded UDiiormiy irom ioe eameat j geological to the present time, the f amount of any substance discharged ( in a known time by all the rivers would give the amount of that sub- ( stance removed from the land in that ' length of time. In the present instance sodium was taken as the basis. It is supposed to be removed from the j rocks as common salt. | The data for the calculations are as ' follows: The rivers of the world contain 24,106 tons of sodium per cubic mile, and their discbarge into the ocean is at the rate of 6425 cubic . miles per annum. Therefore, the mass of sodium in the ocean divided by the mass annually brought down by Lbe rivers, gives the length of time in which the mass in the ocean accumulated. The result is 89,565,000 years, or about 90,000,000 as the age of our | earth. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. A correspondent in a recent letter ' to the Globe-Democrat asks for a description of symptoms of the bubonic 1 plague. Following are extracts from a report by Dr. Wyman, surgeon general. United States marine hospital service: Tbe plague is defined as an acute febrile disease of intensely fatal nature, characterized by inflammation of tbe . lymphatic glands, marked cerebral and vascular disturbances and tbe < presence of specific bacillus. ' Tbe micro organism invades tbe , blood, forming extensive colonies in ' the spleeu when death is delayed beyond t he second day. It is practically septicaemia. Swollen glands attain tbe size of a ben's egg. Large buboes may form in a few hours when one has been feeling in tbe best of health, although persons sometimes die of tbe disease without tbe appearance of a single affected gland. There is a breaking down of tbe walls of tbe capillary blood vessels. Tbe plague is contracted by in Dculation and by introduction into the stomach. Modern science has found remedies for the disease. Yersin, a French physician, used the serum from an immunized horse with success in 1896. HafTkine's prophylactic is prepared in Paris, and is most efficacious. The government has quantities of these remedies on hand at Washington, and nu receipt of a telegram from local health officials will forward the aranm^. nition necessary to combat th^invader. "The scourage of the world from Lime immemorial" is the definition of Lhe ancients for the bubonic plague, and the history of the disease shows it Lo be older than the pyramids. Town Infested With Snails.? A. plague of snails, as the afflicted people call them, has struck the city of Jeffersonville, Ind., in full force, and instances are cited where persons have been compelled to move. Their first appearance was after the flood of February. 1884: but thev have never been jo bad as at present. The pests are not exactly like a snail; but resemble it in jome respects. They have no shells and are night raiders. In size they range from one to six inches in length, being from a quarter to an inch in diameter. The largest ones are exceeding repulsive looking. It is not until 10 o'clock at night that the snails come out of their biding places under houses, and slug-hunting parties have become fashionable. Armed with a lamp and a cup of aalt, the people hunt for the pests and when a slug is found its days are numbered, for the smallest particle of aalt means death. The more salt the quicker the work. They leave behind a slimy track of silver that furnishes a clue to their movements. In some places fine carpets have been ruined, the slimy trail eating like acid. A slop bucket is a favorite resort for the snails, and as many as 100 have been salted down at one time in a bucket.?Baltimore Sun. The Candidate.?"O, he's a jolly fellow, and full of vain conceits, and 9ee8 a bosom friend in every man he meets. He asks about your family, your horses and your hogs, and takes a friendly interest in your children and your dogs. O, he's a jolly geullemen, gamesome as a lamb, blithesome as a meadow lark, as happy as a clam. His prospects are the brightest, and his chances they are sure, and he spends his money freejy and he helps the needy poor. He goes'to church on Sunday and bis quiet traits appear ; but when necessary be will then set up to beer. 0, he's a sanguine, buoyant dock, the jocund candidate, he starts early in the morning and stays until its late. His patient wife unlocks the door, and with look of pain, *he sa'ys: "You needn't lie to me; your leg's l>een pulled again." Founded 1842. 5m "Sing their own praise." And In buying one, you do not have to select 1 Piano to suit your purse. STIKFF PIANOS inBwer every requirement demanded by the nost exacting planistorsinger. STIEFF PIANOS embody everything known in the art of ['ONE PRODUCTION and RESPONSIVENESS IN ACTION. I am not an AGENT, or Manufacturer's agent; but MANUFACTURER, pure and simple. What we SAVE YOU [N PRICE AND GIVE YOU IN QUALITY is your gain. Call and see our beautiful stock it the only Manufacturer's Wareroom in North jr south Carolina. For catalogue, eic.,wriie x> C. H. Wilmoth, Manager, Chas. M. StiefTs Factory Branch Wareroom, No. 213 North IYvon Street, Charlotte. N. C. CHAS. M. sjTIEFF, PIANO MANUFACTURER, Baltimore, Maryland. Fine tuning and repairing. WE ARE PREPARED TO DO Commercial .Printing Of Every Description. We have the material on hand for Bookwork ind Letter, Note and Billheads, Posters and Dodgers, Business and Visiting Cards, Checks md Wedding Invitations. Well, we have the material for any ordinary Printing that may oe desired, and will secure material on very short notice, for any kind of Job Printing )ther than ordinary. WE GUANANTEE Satisfaction In every instance and you will get Style, Quality, Neatness, Prompt Service and the Best Grade of Work. Call and see us and let us fill your wants. 1 THE ENQUIRER. To Caret a Good PHOTOGRAPH Come to my Gallery on West Liberty street. Come, rain or shine, and you will receive the best attention. Very Respectfully, jr. It. SCIIORB, Yorkville, S. C. s CORN MILL FOR SALE. SEE me at once! Prices low and terms to suit. T. B. MoCLAIN. January 10 w tf [RMt DflCTOBS In Special buggies with long bo under seat, 8teel or Rubber Tire with stick seats. Buggies with V* Pneumatic Tires and Ball-Beariog A_xli for everybody. SCt OUR AQKHT OR WRITS C ROCK HILLRQCKTHS CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, * Schedule Effective April 1st, 1900. ^ North Bound. Passenger. Mixed. Mixed. 1SO. 10. NO. 00. NO. 69. Leave Chester... 8 10 am 7 50 am LvYorkville 9 15 am 9 52 am LvGastonia 10 13 am 12 35 pm LvLincolnton...ll 03 am 2 15 pm LvNewton 11 52 am 3 32 pm LvHickory 12 15 pm 5 50 pm 9 00am . ArriveLenolr.... 1 IB pm 7 50 pm 11 25am South Bound. Passenger. Mixed. Mixed. NO. 9. NO. 61. NO. 63. LeaveLenoir...... 4 30 pm 5 30 am 1 30 pm LvHickory 5 35 pm 8 30 am 4 25 pm LvNewton 6 06 pm 9 18 am LvLincolnton..? 7 00 pm 11 10 am LvGastonia* 8 15 pm 1 12 pm LvYorkville 9 21 pm - 8 20 pm ArrlveChester...lO 31 pm 5 15 pm *20 minutes for supper at Gastonia. No. 10, north bound, connects at Chester with Southern Ry., Seaboard Air Line, Lancaster and Chester Ry. from all points south ; at Yorkville with South Carolina and Georgia Ex. Ry.; at Gastonia with Southern Ry.; at Lincolnton with Seaboard Air Line; at Newton and Hickory with Southern Ry. No. 9, south bound, makes close connection at all junction points. L. T. NICHOLS, General Manager, Chester, South Carolina. E. F. REID, Auditor, Chester, Sonth Carolina. SOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA EXTENSION EAILE0AD CO. TIME TABLE NO. 4. In Effect 12.01 a.m.,Sunday,Dee.24,1899. BETWEEN CAMDEN AND BLACKSBURG. WEST. CA?T. 35. 33. EASTERN 82. 34. 2nd 1st TIME. |8t 2nd Class. Class. Class. Class. Dally , Dally Except Dally. Dally. Except STATIONS. 8updy P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. y 8 20 12 50 Camden- 12 25 6 30 8 50 1 15 DeKalb 12 02 4 50 9 20 1 27 .....Westville..... 11 50 4 80 10 50 1 40 ....Kershaw 11 35 4 10 11 20 2 10 Heath Springs. 11 20 3 15 11 35 2 15 ..Pleasant Hill.. 11 15 3 00 12 30 2 35 ....Lancaster.... 10 56 2 b5 1 00 2 50 ....Riverside. 10 40 1 00 1 20 3 00 ....Springdell.... 10 30 12 40 2 30 3 10 Catawba J'cn. 10 20 12 20 2 50 3 20 Leslie 10 10 1100 3 10 3 40 ....Rock Hill... 10 00 8 40 4 10 3 55 ....Newport..... 9 35 8 20 4 45 4 02 .Tirzah...... 9 30 8 00 $ 30 4 20 ....Yorkvllle.... 9 15 7 30 * 6 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 50 6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 20 ' 6 35 5 00 Smyrna...... 8 35 6 00 7 00 5 20 ...Blacksbnrg... 8 15 5 30 P. M. P. M. A. M. A. M. BETWEEN BDACKSBURG, S. C., AND MARION, N. C. WEST CAST. 11. 33. EASTERN 32. 12. 2nd 1st TIME. 1st 2nd Class. Class. Class. Class. Dally Dally Dally Daily Except Except Except Except Sundy Hund'y STATIONS. SundV Sund'y A. M. P. M. A. M. P. M. 4 8 10 5 30 ...Blacksburg... 7 48 6 40 8 30 5 45 Earls 7 32 6 20 8 40 5 50 Patterson Sprig 7 25 6 12 9 20 6 00 .Shelby 7 15 6 00 10 00 6 20 ....Lattlmore 6 55 4 50 10 10 6 28 ...Mooresboro.. 6 48 4 40 10 25 6 38 Henrietta..., 6 38 4 20 10 50 6 55 ....Forest City... 6 20 3 50 11 15 7 10 RutherfordtOD 6 05 3 25 11 35 7 22 Millwood... 5 53 3 05 11 45 7 35 .Golden Valley 5 40 2 50 12 05 7 40 .Thermal City. 5 37 2 45 10 or. V Kfl Ulanismu) K 17 9 '2(1 12 50 8 15 ."[...Marlon....... 5 00 2 00 ' ? * ' P. M. P. M. A. M. P. M. GAFFNEY BRANCH. WEST. EAST. Find. Class. EASTERN- First Class. 15. | 13. TIME. 14. | 16. Dally Except Dally Except' ' Sunday. Sunday. Tznsr STATIONS, 1 00 0 00 ... Blacksburg. ? 7 50 3 00 1 20 6 20 Cherokee Falls 7 30 2 40 1 40 0 40 Gaffhey 7 10 2 20 P. M. A. M. A.M. P.M. Trains Nos. 32 and 33 connect at Blacks- wburg with trains on the Gaffhey Division. Train No. 32 connects at Camden with the Charleston Division of the Southern Railway for all points South. Train No. 33 leaving Camden at 12.40 p. in., going west, matcesconnectionai.Lancaster, S. C., with the L. <Sr. C. R. R., at Catawba Junction with the S. A. L., going North; at Rock Hill with the Southern Railway going North. Train No. 11 connects at Blacksbnrg with the Southern Railway from the *y South. At Marion, N. C., with the Southern Railway going West. * SAMUEL HUNT, President, A. TRIPP, Superintendent, S. B. LUMPKIN, Gen. F. and P. Agt. PHOTOGRAPHY. FOR PHOTOS?in any style and of the best finish?please call at my Galery, on Cleveland avenue. S. W. WATSON, Yorkville, S. C. * ? ? ? ?? ! ? urltiiiUe (Inquirer. Published Wednesday and Saturday PUBLISHERS : L. M. GRIST, W. D. GRIST, 0. E. GRIST. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single copy for one year, $ 2 00 One copy for two years, 3 50 For six months, 1 OO For three months, SO Two copies for one year, 3 SO * Ten copies one year, 17 SO And an extra copy for aclub often. 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