Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, October 20, 1900, Image 4

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tumorous Jlcpartracttt. | THEIR NAMES MIXED. Two girls in Detroit, unrelated save under the universal law of kinship, ^ says the Detroit Free Press, have names that are the same to the letter. It is only due to the refining influences ^ of education and culture t hat they have Th( not engaged in a hair-pulling and fin- cla ger-nail contests. bui One received four new shirt waists cla and laid them away to be used during for her summer outing, never stopping to ^g. inquire whether ner mother had order- cgn ed this addition to her wardrobe. A giy week later the girl of the same name cen came in search of four lost shirt waists. "Very strange," she exclaimed tartly as she looked them over, "very strange. a Any one cou'd see at a giance mm. tQ these are twice too large for you, yet t you seem not to have discovered it" . "It is queer, isn't it? I can see now ec that they are big enough for a man and nc would look like coffee sacks on me. ^ But I didn't examine them." 0 "Of course not. Just took them on n,e' cla trust," and there was a suggestive , emphasis on the last word. "Yes, they came C. O. D., but the ng firm apologized as soon as I telephoned. onf Mamma has credit all over the city, , you know." Y*c< "Some people do have to be given He time In order to pay their bills. We Ing settle as we go." aJe "I think It best where one has to be the economical, don't you? It seems good 8110 on the part of the merchants to Insist pre on It in some cases. You opened one anc of my letters by 'mistake.' " ces "But I did not put It away In a draw- law er and keep It. I took no Interest In It yea at all." he "Of course not. You will feel differ- por ently when you're engaged, If you are thtl so fortunate. Shall I send the waists?" ter< "Oh, no, I had better take them with *ou me. I'm very glad to get them at last." the "I'm sorry. It was so stupid of me. raI' Had I only looked I would have known t0 1 that mamma never ordered last year's t0 ^ oollor SCO. 8tyie. (jOOQ munuug, ttiiv* me v?mv. found herself talking against a closed the door. t t bor FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTIONS. "Bank clerks are so often called upon for for directions that they sometimes fall for into the habit of giving them in a hur- 8ei( ried and mechanical manner, conse- dell quently they are frequently misunder- r0a stood," remarked the clerk of a sav- tyings institution in New York to a re- to I porter the other day. "For instance, in \ the usual formula when a stranger is the called upon tp sign his name is: "Sign -^1 here?pen and ink at your left hand.' ner One morning last week a stranger en- jjei tered our bank and asked me for a certificate of deposit for a considerable vm sum of money, which he handed over. bur I counted the money and found the twc amount to be as stated, and hurriedly en said: 'Sign there, sir?pen and ink at ab'c your left hand.' abc "Well, it took the stranger a long Nei time to sign his name; but I thought bet] nothing more of it, and issued the certlficate of deposit. About a week later 8Ufl the same man, whose face I had forgot- eag ten, reappeared and presented the cer- den tlficate. He dashed off an ornate sig- ell nature, which I proceeded to compare can with the first signature. The two were wa] vastly different, as the first one was nee apparently the labored effort of an old man- whi " 'I can't pay you this money, sir,' I ^h? said. Mlt " 'Why not?' asked the stranger. " Because it is not the signature of ( the man to whom I issued the certifl- ^ cate of deposit,' I repuea. " 'Well,' said the stranger, 'when I was here a week ago you told me to write my name with my left hand, and I did so; but I can't write very well ar that way.' " 'Then you will oblige me by writing your name with your left hand again?' H I asked as a light dawned upon me. ? " 'Certainly,' said the man, and af- rQe' ter much labor he produced a facsimile j of his first signature, and I apologized and tfaid him his money."?Washington Evening Star. Y ? 17: THE PROFESSOR'S ESCAPED BACTERIA. . cas Lit He was apparently an old man, wore ls large glasses and carried a small satch- j el. Across the satchel was labeled: ' Prof. Redd, Chicago." He entered the Edj waiting room of a suburban station and ma deposited the satchel carelessly near few the water cooler. Suddenly those near saw the satchel fall and heard the ^ee sharp tinkle of breaking glass. The agg old man picked up the glass and mut- leg) tered exclamations of distress. "To think that I brought them all tIv(' the way from Brazil," he said. la8) 'What were they?" inquired some enj one in the sympathetic crowd. of "Germs!" . M "What?" of "Bacteria of a strange Brazilian fever'" the "Quick man; crush them with your foot." ot "I can't, sir. They are floating me] around in the air." nr,There was a moment of horror. Then Foi there came a rush and a little later the old man was the only occupant of the E waiting room. A window was raised q from the outside. "Just let them out easy, jreie, cuutioned a voice. gre And the bogus professor obeyed. Satchels, grips and cases went through der the window. After he had finished col- ^ lecting, the professor followed the ]od booty. His false beard fell back in the |j 1 room; but he did not attempt to re- . claim it. The arrival' of their train prompted those outside to venture in for their baggage. It had vanished and the black beard told the tale.?Chicago ? Daily News. ? * * wh tsr "How's things up in Thompson- gej: ville?" asked one colored man of an- am other he met on the road. "Dey's vot- Cai in' up dar today," was the answer, hal "Votin'? What's dey votin' for?" ing "Dey was votin' for $5 apiece w'en I me left." bu< taT Son?Father, why do they call foo preachers doctors of divinity. Father pre (of the old school)?Because so many to preachers doctor their divinity to suit Ou their own ideas. in ; WisceUanfousi Reading. FROM NEIGHBORING EXCHANGES. irs and Comment That la of More or Leaa Local Interest. JHESTER?Lanfern, October 16: e county commissioners held a spe1 meeting yesterday, the principal rtness being to take action on the im of Sheriff Cornwell for back pay dieting prisoners, amounting to L.10. This account runs from Detiber, 1896, to December, 1899, inclue, at the rate of an additional 10 ?* ??ntr fnr enrh nrisoner fed dur *-0 ?, SAO. J * the time Included. The sheriff tes in his affidavit that during that lod he charged only 20 cents, under "misapprehension and mistake as his rights in the matter;" but afward he found that he was enti1 to 30 cents by law. Since and luding January, 1900, he has charged I been allowed 30 cents. The board, owing the advice of County Attorr R. B. Caldwell, disallowed the Im. Mr. Caldwell reviewed the lerent acts of the legislature bearon the question, and also cites f which bars all claims not presenduring the year in which the sere is rendered or the following year, concludes that all claims for dietprisoners previous to the year 1899 barred by the act last referred to, very purpose of which was to bar h claims and thus force prompt sentatlon and settlement of claims, I prevent confusion in county flnanThe attorney thinks perhaps the ' might sustain the claim for the ,r 1899 on account of mistake, though knows of no particular law to supt this view Did you smell someag like rags or paper burning yeslay afternoon? We did, and we nd that it was all that was left of Atlantic, Asheville and Knoxvllle road, which 10 years ago promised traverse this county from northwest southeast, connecting the Atlantic board with the coal fields beyond mountains. Major J. H. Marion s clearing his office and found the ids, J100,000 worth, Issued by this nty in October, 1890, placed in the ids of A. G. Brice, Esq., as trustee the county, and Captain J. L. Agurs the railroad, and a third man to be icted by these two. They were to be [vered to the company when the d was completed through the counMniftp Marion turned them over Supervisor Culp and they were put his stove and burned. At the time y were Issued, Messrs. J. Wesley Iks, S. M. McDill and Jno. A. Hafwere the commissioners, and J. K. nry, Esq., was clerk of the board. ..Mr. Ernest Anderson, of Lowryse, died Friday evening, and was led Saturday. He leaves a wife and > children Mr. Thomas P. Mitch of Avon, Fairfield county, died >ut 2 o'clock a. m., October 14, 1900, ?ut 62 years old. He was burled at j v Hope yesterday, funeral services ng conducted by the Revs. J. A. ilte and J. S. Moffatt. He had been ferlng for months with heart dise, and though his aeath was sudi It was not a surprise. Mr. Mitchwas a native of York county, but | le to his late home soon after the < r. He married Mrs. Agnes Brice, Strong, and left a son, Dr. W. B. chell, and two daughters, one of om Is the wife of the Rev. J. T. ( timers, D. D., of Charlotte. Mr. chell was an extensive and prossive farmer, and was well-known :he state, having been a member of legislature and held other official Itions that gave him prominence. ..Brady Johnson was sent to the ingang his morning by Judge Wllns for "beating" the Seaboard train. :ording to Brady's own statement, i at" may be taken in its literal se rather than figurative or slang, was put off at the crossing In Chesand when the train arrived at Mon, he was there too. He said he II?J -oiUnoil fftlta VlQ H i 1VCU, anu OV tuc tauivuu <.v?nw i taken up for beating the train. ORK?Rock Hill Herald, October < Captain B. J. Witherspoon, of Lanter, was in the city yesterday tie Rob, son of Dr. T. A. Crawford, julte sick with dysentery Mrs. E. Roddey's condition is now very ch better, as is also that of little jar Poag There is an unusual dend for wood all over town. Very persons have their winter supply. ..Mr. George W. Witherspoon has n elected vice president of the law J ociation of the. South Carolina coli Mr. Wallace Biggers, of DaiTexas, who has been visiting relays in the city, returned to Texas t week The Timrod club held an oyable social meeting at the home Miss Mattie Smith, in Ebenezer, nday night Since the fine rain Saturday last some of the farmers re been busily engaged in breaking lr lands and putting in oats and eat Lester, the 7-year-old son Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jones, died of mbranous croup Thursday night, I Friday the remains were taken to t Mill for burial The A. R. P. irch will be dedicated next Sunday. /. J. C. Galloway, of Gastonia, N. i will preach the dedicatory sermon, invitation has been extended to all pastors of the city and their congations Mr. John L. Handley, Denver, Col., supreme vice presiit and secretary of the Fraternal ion of America, will visit the local ge next Tuesday and at night desr an address in the armory, to ich the public is cordially invited. ...Secretary J. A. Neely, of the local ere of HeDtasophs. yesterday receiv a check for $1,000, payable to Mrs. ;zie C. Huey, widow of the late Wm. Huey, a member of that order, ose death occurred in this county, >tember 9 We are requested to lounce that a meeting of Willow mp, W. of W., will be held in the 1 at Edgmoor, next Tuesday even:, October 23d, at 7.30 o'clock. All mbers are expected to be present, as siness of importance will come bee the camp That would be a lish planter who on account of the isent high price of cotton would fail plant largely of wheat and oats, r country is more prosperous than years because the farmers have made an efforts to be self-sustaining, t less this endeavor be continued 1 profit that is now In cotton may pr< a curse Instead of a blessing 7C young townsman, Mr. Paul Harris has accepted the place of southbou billing clerk with the Southern railrc at Pinner's Point, near Norfolk, "V and has gone to take the place. 1 number of young men who go out the Rock Hill office to the general flees of the company is a very hi compliment to Mr. Forney's capac as a trainer of his help The mlr ters of Charlotte made a formal prot against the establishment of the p posed brewery In that city. One of 1 reasons assigned for their opposition as follows: 'Because Dreweries are most Invariably surrounded and i companied by 'beer gardens,' wh! are attended and visited by both ir and women, and become the hot b< of vice, and lead to drunkenness, r< elry, and such like, all of which i contrary to the spirit of morality a Christianity." BRAVO FOR BELLINGER. Attorney General Defends State's Position Divorce. Attorney General Bellinger has p pared a most Interesting letter on 1 matter of divorces In this state, S? the Columbia correspondence of 1 News and Courier. Several days s a letter was printed from an India correspondent, in which a series questions were asked, and It was stat that these inquiries were made 1 cause of certain vicious and uncal for remarks from some Indiana jud whose specialty was divorces. 1 Bellinger shows that in the entire b tory of the state divorces were p mlssible only for a few years, and tl was during the regime of the carp baggers. If there were any way proving the assertion by the recor the Indiana judge would soon have admit that the refusal of this state recognize divorce has done far mi good than the promiscuous granting them in other states. Mr. Bellinger's letter has been ca fully prepared and Is a valuable reco which it would be well to keep, reads as follows: Columbia. S; C., October 12, 190( Chas. G. Singleton, 119 E. Nor street, Indianapolis, Ind.?Dear S Press of official business has hithe prevented my sooner replying to y< letter of the 23d ult., with regard certain statements made by your Juc Leathers, concerning the moral con tion of this state in the matter of mi ital relations. It now gives me much pleasure to. ply, though briefly and hurriedly, a to give a short history of some of < legislation. In 1712 the statute of 32 Henry, 8,( declaring certain marriages indisso ble, was made of force in this sta DUl Up W JLO<?, 111 luc language ui v of our decisions, "no divorce a vinci matrimonii had ever been granted South Carolina." In 1868, during "Reconstruction day when the state was within the.exc sive control of the "carpet bagger a the newly enfranchised Negro, a n constitution was adopted, which in J tide XIV, Sec. 5, provided that " vorces from the bonds of matrimo shall not be allowed but by the jut ment of a court, as shall be prescrit by the law." The statute law being silent on .1 subject, the legislature of 1872, (p. 2 composed of practically the same n terial as made up the constitutioi convention, passed an act permitti divorce to be decreed for "adultery a desertion," and in 1874, (p 699) folio ed this up by repealing the act of 1 for the stated reason that it thr "grave doubt" upon the force and feet of the divorce law of 1872. In the winter of 1876-7, the state v "redeemed," (to use a phrase famil In this section), the political trarr took their carpet-bags and decamj the state, and the white people or more took charge of the state's affai Promptly then the act of 1878 (p. 7 was passed, repealing "all acts or pa of acts heretofore passed relating the granting of divorces." During the six years (1872-8) 1 courts were open?three sittings e nually in each county for suits of vorce?and yet so seldom was the ( portunity taken advantage of that may safely be stated that no citia who has not had exceptional opport nities for investigation can recall thi cases of divorce proceedings within ! knowledge. Only those can apprecii the significance of this who witness the demoralization of "Reconstruct! days," and the suffering, mental a physical, which was the legacy 1 lino pcuyic uy me vvai? During the four years of the war 1 tween the states the demand for m at the front tore husbands from wh ?often grooms from brides?fr< homes of comfort and plenty, frequei ly of luxury and wealth, compelling separation of months, perhaps yea These were reunited amid scenes of < struction and want which beggar < scription; but changed conditions h made, not lessened, the reverence our people for the sacredness and I dissolubility of the marriage tie. > was there such cause for scandal as suggest the desirability of legali2 separation. In 1895 the present constitution v, formulated and adopted by a conv< tion elected that year by the peor During the preceding 17 years, fn the date of the repeal of the divoi laws, (1878?. it had been contended some that for the sake of uniform with the laws of other states our la should provide for divorce for certt causes. On the second day of the convent! it was proposed that "divorces * allowed for adultery." After a full d cussion off and on for nearly thi weeks, it was decided by an ov< whelming vote that "divorces from 1 bonds of matrimony shall not be alol ed in this state." (Art. XVII, Sec. As to the statement made by the ? pert divorce judge, concerning tl state, "Not only is adultery not indii able there," etc., I can only characb ize it as inexcusable ignorance. I j informed that our statutes are amo the books in your state library situat in the city of Indianapolis. By the act of 1880, (p328), Crim. St) utes. Sec. 251, the crimes of adulte and fornication are punished by a fl of not less than $100, or imprisonm< not less than six months, or both the discretion of the court. Nor Is tl all, for under our constitution, (Ar cle II, Section 6,) disfranchisement f lows conviction in these and otl crimes, as bigamy, wife-beating, s< omy, incest, assault with intent to ri lsh. You quote Judge Leathers as sayl further: "The legislature of South Cs olina has found it necessary to reguli by statute how large a portion of ! property a married man may give his concubine." True, and if you will excuse the co parison, this is more than can be ss for his own state, there being nothi in the statutes of Indiana prevent! Jn- a testator from giving his entire esthe tat? t0 bastards and concubines, to the exclusion of his wife and child- F ' ren. Since lVod It has been the law of >ur this state that one leaving wife or lawon, ful children cannot by will give to his , ind concubines or bastard children any >ad lar?e or greater portion of the real ! r clear value of his estate, real and per- wl sonal, after paying his debts, than one- ] 'he fourth part thereof. As far as my inof vestigauon enables me to judge, this is ; of- the only state In the union where the wife and children are thus protected an * against a shameful wrong which would ri< lty be often done. sti is- Appreciating the spirit which w. est prompted your Inquiry, the furnishing . r0_ of this information has been a pleas- or the Ine" task and * hope It will answer your "UE purpose. I have endeavored to speak In 1 18 only as a lawyer, believing Judge qu "I- TAothorn Vioo shnwn mirh Hennp iennr ic- ance on a subject on which it might be . icjj presumed that he was learned, his con- Je< elusions as to the moral tone of our un l?n people, based upon this false premises, tei Jds might well be passed over with con- ar iv- tempt. Yours very truly, u*e G. Duncan Bellinger, n(j Attorney General. *y 801 BEAUTY IN BUSINESS 6IRLS. th bo How 6ood Looks May Be a Handicap?One Ch on Caae In Which It Wasn't , m< New Orleans Times-Democrat. or "You ask whether good looks are a disadvantage to a girl in business," * 0 said a comely young woman who now a occupies an Important position in a New Orleans mercantile establishment. na "That 18 a Que8tlon tbat has been Pr0~ af ' o{ pounded before, and in a general way T1 ted 1 woul<* answer yes, decidedly. A few Jn tje- years &g0' however> when women be- . Ied gan to enter business life in considera- , ble numbers, the exact reverse was the eg dr' case. I am still under SO; but I remem- no ^ ber distinctly when it was next to imer_ possible for a homely girl to get a sit- lla iat uation. Good looks were Insisted upon trj et_ in typewriters and stenographers, and of merchants were then under the impres- lQi d8 sion that pretty clerks brought trade. wJ It took some time to expiode that idea. Qf ^ "That pretty girls certainly attract 3re crowds to their counters, but they were Q{ crowds of dudes and loafers* who would an buy a 5-cent paper of pins and thenre_ flirt away S3 or $4 worth of time, while cQ r(J the women, who constitute four-flfths of the patrons of all retail stores, had ^ a strong aversion to being waited upon w] ( by a professed beauty. Moreover, no Qr rig dependence was to be placed in the dl( lir: clerks themselves. The handsomest rto girls were pretty sure to be vain and- w] >ur 'touchy,' and when one proved really la, lee valuab*e 8be was morally certain to ln ,jj. get married at the very time her ser- w, ar- vices were most valued. So practical ^ men began to see that pretty girls did c0 re" not pay as a cold business proposition, and the same discovery was made at la1 the offices. Typewriting belles made >38, more trouble than they were worth. i lu- They demoralized thefr fellow employ- W( to; ess and created no end of jealousy and jOJ bitterness and friction. In many cases, ?j.t jn perhaps in most cases, tne poor gin .< wasn't In the least to blame. She could yc s," not help being good to look at, and was lu~ probably trying her best to attend to 8U "w her own affairs; but the Idiotic men SCI ^r. wouldn't let her. However, results are pe dl- the only things that count In business to ny nowadays, and a few years ago a big y0 reaction against beauty set In. fu >e "Since then," the young woman went yo :he on, smiling, 'I am sure that the feeling tn 10.) has been growing steadily stronger and ' ia- stronger against the prety girl In bus- thi 118,1 iness. But please don't misunderstand, of Jjf I am referring altogether to the girl Ve w- who 'travels altogether on hef prettl- ch 712 ness,' as the saying goes. A pretty ioi ew giri Who doesn't make her good looks po ef" obtrusive ind who shows by her bear- an rgL8 lng that she expects to hold her posl- ga iar tlon by simple hard work, has Just as en ips good a chance as anybody; but, un- qU >ed fortunately such girls are rare. A very wt attractive young woman gets so much of 29j attention and flattery that she has to foi rts be exceptionally sensible and strong- w< to minded not to have her head turned. i At present most stores prefer clerks ch in- wll? are Plaln and ladylike in their ap- th (jl_ pearance and who make no pretentions ar >p- to beauty. In the offices the feeling Is ba it still more pronounced, and many pro- Ch 'en fesslonal men will not engage an aman- wl re~ uesls unless she is downright ugly, and cei his the older the better. Let me give you a ag ite little Illustration: I have a younger sis- ev ?ed ter, who?if I do say it who shouldn't? w? '?j? is a real beauty. Sometime ago she ' learned that the president of a big Ala- Le bama corporation wanted a private sec- jo se- retary, and, being higniy competent, = ien she wrote, applying for the place. He ^ answered, requesting her photograph, at_ and we both got angry at once. My j a sister happened to have an old tintype rs. that, somehow or other, made her look *e" like a perfect freak, and, as a reproof ^ to the gentleman's frivolity she sent of that to him by return mail. In- "You may imagine our surprise when Tor he engaged her by telegraph. As it turned out, he didn't want a pretty j ,e girl; but an ugly one, and when she y0 ra8 put in an appearance he came near ho ?n- backing out of his agreement. At last .w*! >le. he told her very gruffly, that she might 5m try for a month, and, as she happens ^ to have a lot of common sense, she has or Ity given a great satisfaction. But that case to ws will show you how men of affairs feel Pu lln on the subject. <joi on "There is a big store in Chicago that an< be employs about 250 girl clerks and used I is- to boast openly that there wasn't one ee in the lot mat wasn't an admitted 2J"~ beauty. I was in Chicago during my vacation and visited that establish3 ) ment to make some purchases. Upon ;x- my word, I thought I was in an old his ladies' home. The woman who waited c*~ on me was 50 if she was a day, and she ^ had a face like a pair of nut-crackers, ng Of course that was going to the other :ed extreme; but I noticed that business | was something tremendous. Here in J New Orleans I think they struck the happy mean. Our large stores contain Cc " ir'la hut the fact isn't ;nt ioisj ui {iicnj _ in 'featured,' as they say at the theatres. Li hi8 You can see at once that no importance '*j" Is attached to it, and that brings me sh ier back, by the way, to the starting point. )d- If a girl is thoroughly capable and has be iv- plenty of tact and discretion, her good looks will be no especial handicap In earning a living. Otherwise she is nowjtg adays at a decided disadvantage, comhis pared to the girl who is homely and to industrious." S2T From the way some men offer ng prayers it is difficult to tell whether ti ng they are ministers or auctioneers. WHY JOHN WEARS A QUEUE. ; r Centuries His Hslr Has Been Done Up In B;aid. 'Why do you wear a queue?" 3am Sing, of Lewiston, paused and ped his brow. He did not know. Let us tell you. rhls queue was a mark of bondage, i d later an acknowledgment of supe>rity on the part of the weak to the rong, who need not a queue. Such is the practice in Central Asia, west the Chinese empire. In China Itself, > to the.year 1644, the hair was worn varying fashions; but never in the ; sue fashion. The Tartars, whom the 1 linese feared, marked all their sub;ts with queues; but the pigtail was iknown in China until 1644. Why afr that he was compelled to wear it is [Other story, in which there is a bit religion, some superstition and much ranny. > Wllle for 3,700 years China was ething and boiling within herself, ere was forming on her northern rders a race of people destined to ange the entire course of developent of her people. This race came sm certain Tungusic tribes, whose lglnal home was in Manchuria and ongolia. They bore the name of Tar- . rs or Manchurians, and as early as J had conquered a part; of China and ade much trouble within the empire. 1644 they again entered China and ter much bloodshed conquered it. ley set Sun-che upon the throne and augurated the Manchu, or Ta-sing nasty, which still prevails in China. They were horsemen of great prow- . e, whereas the native Chinaman was it a horseman. They shaved their j ids entirely or wore tufts quite simx to that displayed by some of the , ibes of North American Indians. , ley were prodigious fighters, savage irers, Iconoclasts in every respect len their soldiery were in possession the empire; they collected all the tinese women needed, placed each in bag, tied the open end of the bag, d then made their soldiers take a bag id settle down with it. The soldiers uld not see what was Inside. All he tew was thai it was a woman and at she was to be his future wife, . lether she was old or young, pretty ugiy, blind or halt. The Chinaman 3 not like this. He rebelled; but so r his rebellions have been futile. But lat thus in China became part of a tv and a religion, strangely enough England, in the eighteenth century, is merely a hair-dressing custom, . rrowed from the French, who in turn pled it from the Chinese. English aux Just wore wigs with queues and ter shaved their heads just as did the linaman, and wore the pigtail. (Vhen the Tartars came upon him he : >re his hair in quite ornamental fash- , i. The Tartars put an end to this, ley said: ' I You are servants of our dynasty. ; >u must not only acknowledge the anchu, but show outwardly a sign or bmlsslon. Shave your head to the J alp at all spots but the center. Then rmit It to grow long and twist It ina long coll. When you thus wear ur hair you will be known as a faith- . I subject to the dynasty. Otherwise , u are liable to be mistaken for a j iltor and be tortured." The Chinaman obeyed, and by 1561 I e shaved head and pigtail?the sign Tartar sovereignty?was almost unl- I rsally adopted. The native priests of ilna, like all other priests, we^e anxjs to curry favor with the ruling wers. So, to make the shaved heads d queues more permanent, they ben to preach that no Chinaman could ( ter heavep If he did not have his 1 eue with him when he died. That is the symbol of the gods that he was ' the elect. Without it he must dwell ] rever with the genii of the lower ] >rld. 3 3o, between the priests and the Man- ^ au emperors it has come about that ^ e Chinaman and his queue are insep- ] able. Should the Manchu ever be . nlshed he may cease the nueue. The tristlan Chinaman often does; but It j II be ages before the pigtail will ] ase to be the token of Chinese bond- ] e to Tartar conquerors and Chinese 1 ldence of certainty of heavenly re- ^ ird. j rhls was all news to Sam Sing, of ] wiston; but it Is a fact.?Lewiston , urnal. ii~How n ilsif About / ? ! I Your T ? Watch H Does it keep the correct time? Or do a have to set it every twenty-four ure? Do you know what is the matter bh it? Bring: it to me and let me put it correct-time-keeping order. It may be ty and need cleaning. It may have a r broken. It may have a screw loose, it may only need regulating. Bring it me and no matter what ails it. I can t it in first-class condition. My charges ) very moderate and the work will be i ne promptly. I also repair Jewelry i Clocks. 'or anything in my line see me. I can ' i do meet all competition. See my line Spectacles and Eyeglasses. I can suit pone with Glasses or Frames. THOS. W. SPECK, ] Jeweler and Optician. To Gret a Good APTT? . JLLV/ JL V/VJIi.UXXX XX >me to my Gallery on West ; berty street. Come, rain or ine, and you will receive the st attention. Very Respectfully, J. R. SCHORB, Yorkville, S. C. r BERMUDA ONION SETS. YORK DRUG STORE. i SOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA EXTENSION RAILROAD CO. TIME TABLE NO. 4. , t I In Effect 12.01 a. m., Sunday, Dee. 24,1899. ' BETWEEN . j n i ixnnvT k VTn D1 IBFODTTDfl I UAiilUEifl it HI/, PL^yajDi^. WEST. CAST. . 85. 88; EASTERN 32. &4. ? 2nd 1st TIME. 1st 2nd ^ Class. Class. Class. Class. Dally Dally Except Dally. Dally. Except 3??dr STATIONS. P.*. P.M. "v;' ' P.M. P.M. * 820 12 50 Camden 12 25 5 80 8 50 1 15 DeKalb 1202 450 0 20 1 27 -...Westvllle...- H' 60 . 4 80 10 50 1 40 ?EerahAW.?. . 11 35 410 J*gd 11 20 210 Heath Springs. 11 20 8 15 1 11 85 2 15 -Pleasant Hfll_ 11 15 8 00 12 80 2 &5 -..Lancaster.-. 10 66 2 50 1 00 2 50 ....Riverside-.... 10 40 1 00 1 20 8 00 -SpringdeU..- 10 80 12.40 2 80 3 10 Catawba J.'c.'n. 10.20 12 20 2 50 8 20 -....-Leslie.. 1010 U 00 8 10 8 40 ....Roek Hill... 10 00 8 40 4 10 8 56 -.-Newport.-... 9 85 820 4 45 4 02 -Tlrtah 9 80 800 5 80 4 20. ?YorkvUle.... 015 7.00 6 00 485, .?.Sharon...... 9 00 560' 6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 20 0 85 5 00 Smyrna 8 85 6 00 7 00 5 20 ...Blacksburg... 8 15 5 80 P.M. P.M. ' A.M. A.M. BETWEEN BLACK8BCR6, 8. C., AND MARION, N. G. WEST i EAST. u. 88. EASTERN: 82.- 12. 2nd 1st TIME. 1st 2nd Class. Class. ' Class. Class. Dally Dally Dally Dally i Except Except Except Except SnntPy Sond'y 8pndry Sandy A.M. P.M. " A.M. P.M. 8 10 5 80 ...Blacksbarg,.. 7 48 6 40 8 80 5 45 ..Earls- 7 82 0 8 40 5 50 Patterson Sprig 7 25 612* 9 20 0 00 .Shelby 7 15 6 00 10 00 0 20 ?Lattimore.? 6 65 4 50 10 10 6 28 ...Mooreeboro- 6 48 640 J- . 10 25 6 88 Henrietta? 6 88 4 20 "< 10 50 0 56 -..Forest City? 0 20 8 60. 1115 7 10 Rntherfordton 0 05 8 25 11 85 7 22 .-.-Millwood.- 5 68, 2 05 , . 11 45 7 85 .Golden Valley 64/ '2| d 12 05 7 40 .Thermal City. 6 87.. 2 48 12 25 7 68 ... Glenwood?. 5 17 2 26 ^ 12 50 8 15 Marion. 5 00 2 Off P. M. P. M. A. M. P. MT GAFtfNEY BRANCHWOT. ' ' CAST. ? First Class. EASTERN First Class. IS. | 18. TIME. 14. | 10. Dally Except Daily Except Sunday. Sunday. P.M. \ A.M. STATIONS, A. M. |. Br*. 1 00 (ToT Blackflburg. _ 7 60 800* 1 20 8 20 Cherokee Falls 7 80 240 140 6 40 Gaflhey 7 10 2 20 P. M. A. M. A. M. | P.M. .-V Trains Nos. 32 and 33 connect at Blacksburg with trains on the Gafifoey Division. Train No. 32 connects at Camden with the Charleston Division of the Southern Railway for all points South. v Train No. 33 leaving Camden at 12.40 p. m., going West, makes connection^ Lancaster, S. C., with the L. A. 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 Blacksburg with the Southern Railway from the 3outh. At Marion, N. C., with the Southaro Railway going West. _ SAMUEL HUNT, President, A. TBIPP, Superintendent, S. B. LUMPKIN, Gen. F. and P. Agt. ewuoRiE'Wfsn i RAILWAY COMPANY. L. T. NICHOLS, Superintendent. Schedule Effective Sept. 16, 1900. ?Northbound Passenger Mixed Leave Chester .... 7.40a.m. 8.30a.m. Lv Yorkville 8.46a.m. 10.40a.m. Lv Clover 9.14a.m. 11.80a.m. Lv Gastonia 9.48a.m. 1.16p.m. Lv Llncolnton ....10.45a.m. 2.45p.m. Lv Newton 11.33a.m. 4.30p.m. ( Lv Hickory ......12.15a.m. 5.50p.nu Arrive Lenoir .... 1.16p.m. 7.60p.m. Sonthbonnd Mixed Passenger Leave Lenoir ....*. 6.30a.m. 2.00p.m. Lv Hickory 8.50a.m. 3.02p.m. Lv Newton 9.20a.m. 3.02p.m. * Lv Lincolnton ..11.10a.m. 4.20p.m. ^ jv Gastonia 1.12p.m. 5.30p.m. Lv Clover 2.11p.m. 6.07p.m. Lv Yorkvllle 3.20p.m. 6.40p.m. to Chester 5.15p.m. 7.50p.m. r . CONNECTIONS. Chester?Southern Ry., S. A. L.f and L. & C. Yorkville?S. C. & G. Extension. , 3astonla?Southern Ry. Lincolnton?fa. A. L. Newton & Hickory?Southern Ry. Lenoir?Blowing Rock Stage Line and C. & N. . E. F. REID, G. P. Agent. _ Cheser, South Carolina. GEO. W. S. HART, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Yorkville, S. C. OFFICE: NO. 2 LAW RANGE. 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