Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, October 18, 1902, Image 4

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tumorous Department. As "Shylock" Saw It.?For many years there has lived in a South Dakota town a German who is familiarly known to his fellow-citizens as the baron. In his early manhood the baron became estranged from his titled relatives as the result of his marriage to a daughter of a London shopkeeper. He then came to this country and by his thrift acquired considerable wealth. Though a devoted husband and father he has long been known as the town Shylock, and woe to the poor farmer who is unable to meet in full on the date agreed upon all claims upon him by the Inexorable baron! une aay, wmir aevcmi mcii o.v ting in a general store, the baron entered and listened attentively to a story that was being told by an acquaintance. The young man was describing how, while coming to town that morning, he had seen several Indian gins cutting up a cow that had died of some disease a day or two before. "Veil?" demanded the baron, when the narrator finished. "Veil?" "Well," replied the young man, "the heathens are actually going to use the flesh as food. What do you think of that, baron?" An angry flush colored the German's face almost purple, and his whole figure seemed to dilate with indignation. "Vot do I dink of it?" he cried. "It disgusts me mit humor nadure. I hadt a mortgage on dot gow!"?New York Times. Up to the Machine.?Senator Quay tells a story to illustrate Senator Penrose's loyalty to the organization without regard for his personal opinions or comforts. Quay, in a spirit of well concealed raillery, told the junior senator "tip dav that no inconsiderable part of official popularity lay in entertaining during the Washington season, and advised him to go in more lavishly for social honors and attentions. "Why," said Quay, "a senator of your age ought to be married. Indeed, Penrose, I'd advise you, for the sake of the organization, to get married. Your chances of re-election through influential demand by the bigwigs will be increased a thousandfold if you take a charming wife down there with you next term. With your money you ought to be able to do it well." Penrose pondered deeply a minute or two and then asked: "Do you really think a thing like that counts?" "Sure," answered the Old Man. "Well," answered the junior senator, resignedly, "let the organization pick out the woman and I'll marry her."? Philadelphia Ledger. Matt Carpenter's Choice.?It is told of the late Senator Matt Carpenter that one day while chatting with friends in a committee room the con versation turned on the relative merits of religious sects, says the New York Times. Nearly every member of the party belonged to some church, and there had been an animated discussion. Senator Carpenter pacing up and down, listening intently enough, but saying S not a word. "What church do you belong to Carpenter?" asked one. "I don't belong to any." "Why don't you join one?" "I don't want to. None exactly suits my views." "What one would you join if you were to feel forced to a choice?" "The Catholic, by all means." "And why a Catholic?" "Hecause they have a purgatory, and that's a motion for a new trial." JrsT an Experiment.?Dean Swift and his postilion, riding through the country one winter's night, stopped at an inn for supper and a rest. Entering the place they found five chairs about the fire all occupied, so that they could not get near the warmth. Turning to the innkeeper the dean said: "My man, go to the stable and give my horse a measure of oysters!" The landlord stared and then started to obey, while the five men who had been seated, arose as one and followed to the stable. When they returned, five minutes later. Swift and his man were thawed out and cozy. The landlord blustered in and declared: "Why, sir, the horse won't eat the oysters!" "I did not say that he would," replied Swift. "Bring them in, and we'll eat them."?Philadelphia Ledger. She Did, Too.?"Where did you spend the summer?" asked the front-row chorus girl. "I toured Switzerland in an auto," said the little girl with the saucy kick. "I took the waters at Aix-les-Bains," said the girl with the diamond buckles on her slippers. "I summered at Newport," said the dreamy blonde in the pink slippers. "I studied Shakespeare while in the White Mountains," said the auburnhaired one who led the grand marches. "I worried with my modiste In dear Paree," gurgled the girl who never could catch step. "And what did you do this summer?" they all asked of the first chorus girl. "I?" she murmured. "Oh, I washed dishes, too."?Judge. ? ? Ever Womanly.?"I hate to be contradicted," she said. "Then I won't contradict you," he returned. "You don't love me," she asserted. "1 don't," he admitted. "You're a hateful thing!" she cried. "I am," he replied. "I believe you're trying to tease me," she said. "I am," he conceded. "And that you love me." "I do." Vor a moment she was silent. "Well," she said at last, "I do hate a man who's weak enough to be led by a woman. He ought to have a mind of his own?and strength." He sighed. What else could he do?? Chicago Post. Rkcoi'rsb.?In this quandary the highwayman bethought himself to consult a lawyer. "Good sir," said he, "on the one hand rny conscience will not permit me longer to do that which is unlawful, while on the other hand it is not practicable for a man at my age to change his employment." "Incorporate under the laws of New Jersey." quoth the lawyer, readily enough, for it chanced that he was learned in the law.?Life. v iiUscclIattcous grading. FROM CONTEMPORARIES. Kew? nuil Comment That Is of More or lien Local Interest. YORK. Rock Hill Herald, October 15: Misses Mattie Creighton and Mamie Peacock went to Lesslie on Saturday and spent until Monday with Mrs. D. T. Lesslie. Jim Pettus, colored, an employe of the Catawba Power company, was killed Monday while at work in the quarry across the river in Fort Mill. A ? -1 ~1? fl ft if nOun^O TUCK, WCIglllllg pcuiapo uivj pvuitvi?f fell from an embankment and struck him on the back of the head, wounding him so seriously that he died in an hour. Pettus is the first person to have been killed while at work at the dam since operations began there nearly two years ago For stealing sweet ' potatoes out of Mr. E. B. Cook's patch, John Ross, colored, is a very likely addition to the chaingang force, having failed to satisfy the judgment of Judge Beckham, who assessed Ross $10 for his "indiscretion." C. G. Sayre, who has been with the surveying corps of ^ the Catawba Power company in this ^ city, left several days ago for Anderson, ^ where he has a similar position. Mrs. Sayre left yesterday for her new home. As stated in The Herald early in the spring, the ladies of the city will ( have a chrysanthemum show this fall, the date to be mentioned later. In the notice that was published our lovers of | flowers were requested to begin to prej pare for the flower show in the autumn, ' and the ladies are anxious that there ' shall be a great many exhibits. The ' * "* ?J4-U 4-Uft *i*11 n^Afrrom * lime ana pi<njc, mm mc iuu yiv6iam of prizes, etc., will be published in The Herald in due time. This notice is to direct the attention of our flower growers to the fact that the show will be held without fail....S^Mrs. Isabella White, widow of the late William White, of Spartanburg county, died at the home of her nephew, Mr. John A. Black, in this city, at an early hour Monday morning, aged about 77 years, death being caused by gastritis, of which she was ill for two months. Monday, after | services in the A. R. P. church by Rev. A. S. Rogers, her remains were interred in the Ebenezer cemetery, the pallbearers being Messrs. J. F. Reid, W. H. Mitchell, R. T. Wright, A. A. Barron, J. L. White and J. H. B. Jenkins. The deceased was a daughter of the late Alexander Templeton Black and was born in a house that still stands at the rear and not far from the home of Mr. E. W. Hall, that being the old home of the Black family, who were then the owners of much of the land that is now the city of Rock Hill. Mrs. White spent her girlhood in this neighborhood, but after her marriage removed to Spartanburg county, where she lived for fifteen years, when her husband died. She returned to York and lived thereafter in Rock Hill and vicinity until death ended her long life, made beautiful by acts of loving kindness and a walk exemplary for its piety. She was a lifelong member of the A. R. P. church and died triumphant in its faith. LANCASTER. Ledger, October 15: Miss M. C. Montgomery died at the haajfi/of her brother, Mr. M. N. Montgomery, in Gills ~ * ' - ' ** -a -l~Ui. X UreeK townsnjp, raunaay iiigm, wiuu? i 13th, 1902, after a long illness. She was t stricken with paralysis about the last ' of June and suffered a second stroke l the lajjt of- July. She was 57 years of \ age.. ..TTMarried, at Heath Springs, on Sunday evening, last, by Magistrate j Mobley, Mr. J. Foster Weaner and Miss j Lily Threatt. Married, on Sunday, Oc- f tober 12, 1902, by Magistrate Caskey, . at his residence, Mr. Lewis Rollings | and Miss Nannie Knight, daughter of , Mr, Win. Knight, both of this place. , Miss Mary E. Graham, an aged \ maiden lady of the Gills Creek section, died suddenly last Friday afternoon. ^ She lay down on a bed about 2 o'clock ( and an hour later it was discovered ( that she was dead. She was about 72 ] years of age and leaves an aged bach- ^ elor brother and four aged maiden sis- , ters surviving her. Magistrate Caskey ^ heM nn inniipst Satlirdav and in the , opinion of the jury she died of apoplexy. 1 (CHESTER. 1 Lantern/^jwher 14: Resen Appleby 1 died at the Wylie mills on the 12th. ] He was in the 83d year of his age. His : body was sent to Baltimore last night. Willie Haverline, daughter of W. T. 1 Sheriff, died yesterday morning of fe- < ver. She was three years old 1 Don't shoot birds till it comes time to l shoot them. We are informed that ' many birds are being killed regardless 1 of both game law and trespass law, 1 and the shooters are liable to get into I trouble?and they ought to be in the < worst trouble the law provides. I GASTON. ! Gastonia Gazette, October 14: A bale ! of cotton belonging to Mr. W. D. , Wright, was stolen last Wednesday , night from Mr. Henry Elmore's gin in South Point. He had eight bales there that afternoon and when he went to , get them Thursday morning there were ; only seven. The bales were marked only by a piece of cardboard bearing j the owner's name and sliped under the 1 tie. There is no clue to the thief, 1 though diligent search has been made. 1 It was the writer's pleasure to be ' with the candidates at Lowell last Friday night. A very attentive and-appreciative audience of the best citizens was present in the Academy building. Mr. R. R. Ray was requested to introduce the speakers?a duty which he 1 performed in the happiest manner. ; Messrs. J. R. Lewis, M. A. Carpenter and C. C. Cornwell made their announcements in becoming style, and were accorded applause with hearty exclamations of "You'll be elected!" Messrs. Armstrong, Love and Leeper were unavoidably kept from this appointment. Mr. S. J. Durham, candidate for the state senate, gave an elaborate discussion of state finances and forcefully answered Republican criticisms thereof. Mr. John M. Gaston and others were called for and made brief responses, after which the meeting closed with everybody in a good humor. Several changes are being made in Agent Nolen's clerical force at the Southern depot. Mr. J. H. Jenkins has taken an express run from Washington to Charlotte and is succeeded by Mr. Hyman, of Lincolnton; Mr. Wolfe, of Tirzah, S. has been added to the force and will have charge of the transferring of the C. & N.-W.'s freight; Mr. C. W. Cain, of King's Mountain, becomes night operator and ticket agent, succeeding Mr. Roe McLaughen, who was transferred to Belmont; Mr. Nesbit, of Newels, S. C., becomes day operator and ticket agent to succeed Mr. W. M. Jackson, who has accepted a position with the Western Union at Atlanta. Mr. Robert J. Groves has resigned his position of cashier, his resignation taking effect on the 18th In the absence of Dr. Chreitzberg, Dr. S. A. Weber, of Yorkville, filled the pul pit at the Main Street cnurcn sunaay morning. He also preached at the union service in the A. R. P. church Sunday night Mr. John D. Hall, who lives in the Point four miles below Belmont, had the misfortune Friday night, to lose his barn and all Its contents, including three horses, wagons, buggy and farm implements by fire. The Are was first discovered about midnight by some of Mr. Hall's neighbors who hastened to wake him. On arriving they found his residence also burning, but this was so$>n extinguished without much damage to the house. The fire was evidently the work of incendiaries but there is no clue as yet, to the guilty parties. The amount of insurance on the barn was $500. SOUVENIRS OF MANY CROOKS. rhe Rift Collection PoMNCNNed by Chief Wllkie of the Secret Service. The boy detective, the youtn wnu floats over a hair-raising tale of "Nick barter," would find unspeakable joy In in afternoon with the "Big Chief" out it his Morgan avenue residence. Pistols, knives and counterfeit money, steel dies, engraving tools and other Interesting articles captured by secret 3ervice men during the past half century are to be found there. Mr. Wilkie lias fitted up the large, airy room on the second floor of the front of his House for his office. The long-distance telephone and the ominous-looking telegraph instrument occupy prominent positions in his roll-top desk. Probably the most unique, and therefore most interesting, phase of Mr. Willie's home-office is his collection of pistols and knives, every one of which ivas taken from a counterfeiter. His collection of pistols shows almost completely the evolution of this particular jtyle of firearm. An unusual and interesting fact regarding the collection is :hat, although the weapons were seized jy secret service agents from different characters, none was effectively used igainst the detectives. None inflicted i wound, although several were taken n hard and fierce physical combats. The oldest pistol is a good illustration )f the first firearm of this character. It las a long barrel and a long, but slighty curved handle with a knob at the end. It is the kind of pistol used by lesperadoes half a century ago. Pic:ures of Capt. Kidd always represent :hat fierce character with one of them :hrust through his sash. The pistol's core Is about .45-calibre, and the inside )f the barrel is not rifled. The date on :he firearm is 1849. The next pistol?in point of modernless?is a reproduction of the old pi "ate's pistol on a small scale. The caliare is less and the Inside of the barrel s rifled. The stock bears a date In :he 50s, the exact year being Illegible, rhe old arm is fitted with a flint lock, but the smaller one is discharged by jse of a cap. After the smaller pirate pistol comes the Derringer. The arm of this character in Mr. Wilkie's possession bears a date of the early 60s. The bore is ibout .38-calIbre, and tbe oarrei is rifled. It is a small weapon, fired by the use of a cap and, like its two predecessors. is a single-shot pistol, loaded from the muzzle. Next to the Derringer is the "pepper box." This came into use during the Civil war. Mr. Wilkie has two styles of pepper boxes, which derive their names from the fact that they have Pour barrels. The bore is about .32-calibre, rifled. This is the first style of pistol which used a cartridge exploded by direct contact with the hammer of the weapon. Mr. Wilkie's oldest pepper box is a single action affair, which must be cocked for each barrel. His other pepper box is of a type made a few /ears later, being a self-cocker. An exceedingly interesting weapon in Mr. Wilkie's collection is the old style Colt's revolver, .44-calibre, with a long barrel and cylinder. This came into use during the late years of the Civil war, and was the pistol used by the forces of both the north and south at that time. It is a five-shot single action revolver. After the old Colt's is the "English bulldog." This was the first suggestion of the modern, short, self-action revolver in common use today. It was patterned after the Colt's, but is shorter and of smaller calibre. This weapon came into use in the late 10s, but is a single-action weapon. From the English bulldog to the modern six-shooting, self-action, hammerless, self-extracting Smith & Wesson was but a step. Mr. Wilkie's modern gun, which he keeps in his collection, has rather an interesting history. The secret service has a great many pistols of this character, which have been seized from time to time, but the particular gun in question was placed with the collection because of the part it played in a counterfeiting tragedy in New York. A few years ago the secret service operatives in the metropolis got after a ring of counterfeiters. After months of work and study they ran down the principals, and surprised them in their den in New York city. Most of the gang submitted to arrest without a fight, but one fellow put up a hard fight. He was finally overpowered and forced onto his back on a bed. He shoved one arm under a pillow, pulled out the revolver in question, and opened fire on the detectives. Driving them back he ran to a window and jumped to the ground, two stories below. Both legs were broken so that he failed to get away, and was taken with the gun in his possession. "That old pirate pistol," said Mr. Wilkie, picking up the weapon first mentioned, "was loaded to the brim when its owner was captured. He was a counterfeiter in New York, and was surprised at his bench, making paper money. The pistol was lying beside him, but he got no chance to use it. It contained a couple of ounces of powder, three or four nails, half a handful of steel scraping, and several little bolt heads. It was a regular cannon and would have been as dangerous a weapon to stand behind as to stand in front of." "The most terrible looking knife in Mr. Wilkie's collection is a home-made weapon with a blade fourteen or fifteen inches long, . ~ound down from a file. The handle is of bone. It was the property of P. Santoro, the name being engraved on the handle. Santoro and a partner made counterfeit United States paper money in Italy. The partner was married and the woman brought the bills into this country sewed in her skirts. After carrying on a successful counterfeiting business for years the three quarreled in London when en I A - A- A X mi ioL J 4/v 1.111 ruuic iu Aiiienuii. me men n icu iu rwn the woman and thought they succeeded. They left her for dead In England, seized the counterfeit money In her possession, and came to this country. She recovered, followed them here and gave the whole thing away. Santoro carried the huge knife in a special pocket sewed In the left side of his coat. He could whip it out and throw it open with one motion. It was in his possession when he was captured but he was taken so quickly that he had no time to use it. "And that reminds me," said Mr. Wilkie, speaking of knives, "we very, very seldom run across one any armed with a knife except an Italian. Americans, Englishmen, Germans and others don't have any use for a knife. They carry revolvers. You have probably noticed pictures of Italians on the stage in the act of stabbing an adversary. They are always represented as raising the dagger-hand above the head and striking downward. That is all wrong. Italians upper-cut when fighting with knives. They invariably endeavor to rip their victim, Inserting the knife in the abdomen and either striking or ripping upward."?Washington Post. THE ANCESTRY CRAZE. CnriouM PhaweM of It That Strike uenMn* unrenn iierKR. One class of questions besets the census office. Persons In all parts of the country write letters asking for assistance In tracing lost or missing friends. Usually it is a brother who wandered off in early life, and is "supposed to be in the west somewhere," but has not made known his whereabouts. The writers assume that, since the census office has taken the names of everybody in the United States, with the age, nationality, and a lot of other facts, it will be a very simple matter to tell what persons are on the records, and so trace any one who has not adopted an alias. The office has prepared a formal reply which is sent out to all these inquiries. It recites that no alphabetical list of the population of the United States has ever been made, and so the office does not have the desired information at hand. Congress, it is said, has never furnished a sufficient number of clerks for such an undertaking. The forms which the inquiries take are diverse. The most extraordinary vfc/1 w v w T w w " w vi' I U' T w " vA/ T \J A Neitt I Clothes Xhr Iful n Do K00d ance genti Not Thi, a bet reoip Make d,ffei ery i feren The p??ri is pr _ _ the 1 Man, on ir and I * ^ T .Q\*/T7#?rc' y^e . 4> j w? w hand ? r-? r ment | Brief this 2 fuI s ? And send * ffard | Arguments. j^vea | We Give Careful A $ Country Merchants. S I L. M. GRIST & SONS, 'A'y|J *'^kj >''A*'*' r1^! 'I'rjJ frj'T'v " ?AJ fj J"f VT'i'l iTl/T? . . /T^ . . <T^ . . /T^ . . /T? .#. /T^ . . ft~\ . . . . ^ . . /T^ . . /t^ . A TT si'" vi/ V" \jp WV V 4 w" vj7TVU ILOW I ? TO 1 ANNUAL SI I COLUMB i ?VI I Southern ? For the above occasion the SOUT] ? all points in South Carolina, inclu< g and Savannah and intermediate s' 3r a \t\ttt a t rim a mrr* n A TD n^lumKlo UAlj a 1 A 1 ?i r Ain, V/Uiumuia CLASS FARE for the ROUND TRJ Tickets to be sold OCTOBER 26TH to return NOVEMBER 2ND, 1902. the southern railway wi 30TH special trains into ar their REGULAR TRAINS. Call upon any Agent of the S tailed information, or W. H. TAYLOE, A G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. /Tj fT\ (T > fTl /Tl /T*j A (Ti ?. (Tl /"Tl tt. /T^ A fT* J T^TV TVTVTtiTwTVTVTVTwTVTVTwi request from an Intelligent writer was ? one which read something like this: "My ancest r, John Buttonwood, came to this coun.ry in 1797. Will you kindly ascertain where he was recorded as living under the census of 1800, and also the names of his sons and daughters? Please trace them and their descendants through succeeding censuses down to the present time, and give me as complete a record by decades as the facts in the possession of the census office will permit. I shall be very glad to compensate the clerk who undertakes this search in case it is out of regular lines of your work." Perhaps, however, it is not so strange that people direct this sort of questions to the census omce when otner government bureaus are doing similar things. The library of congress is a great resort for persons seeking genealogical information, and the department which has this material in charge finds an ever-increasing task before it. Very , simple questions the library answers 1 without charge, but if the inquiry | threatens to take considerable time, it is turned over to a paid searcher the library having on its lists several persons who regularly do this work. The record and pension office is another bu- . reau which is able to give a surprising amount of information of a per- . sonal nature, although, of course, its range is limited to men who have served in the army. The question has sometimes been asked: Why should there not be, in this age of abundant government printing, a dictionary of the 76,000,000 people In the United States, published, perhaps, decennially? The answer is easy; it would make a series of volumes considerably larger than all the city directories of the United States put together. It would be of some use in hunting for lost persons, but practically for t little else.?Washington Special. tteSSfefc. Nothing can take the place of your county paper. I\)r county news and f for county pride it should go into every home. But for news from the capital ( of your State and every county in , South Carolina, served fresh every ( day; for daily news from Washington. | the United States and every other j quarter of the globe, nothing can take . the place in South Carolina homes of . The Dally State. ^ These are momentous times in his- j tory. We are in the midst of wars, ( strikes and political struggles of great ( importance. The next session of our , legislature, with the Inauguration of ( .1 new governor, will have peculiar in- j AMAn "\Jf n r? am nrAmn ? a VAAA nn let tot. man ui uuuiau, vv up with the times, must read the daily history of the world, and that Is recorded In entertaining style in The State. The State will be sent daily for $8 a year, $4 for C months, $2 for 3 months, or just a fraction over the cost of a postage stamp for one letter a day! Cheap education and information for a family for 2 1-5 cents a day isn't It? But If you can't afford that, there it The Semi-Weekly State, issued Tuesdays and Fridays, each issue containing the most important news from all South Carolina and the world at large . for that day and the preceding days since the last issue. And this may be obtained for %2 a year, (1 for 6 months, or just a fraction over a half cent a day! No family in South Carolina is too poor to take this paper. No money can be spent to better advantage by a poor family. It is a necessity. Subscribe NOW?TODAY. Send postal or express money order, registered letter or check to , THE STATE COMPANY, Pnlnmhlo a P 1 ?- 1 . (T\ (Tl /T^ (T\ J. /Tj A . . /T^ (|. /ft A A A A KP T w ' v?/ T *P Vw rP T^1/ T v^/ T ^ ^ va/ ' " v*/ ? * ier do well printed Letterheads, J | eads, Envelopes, Statements and j j printed matter make a success- ? lerchant. But you will notice that < > clothes do help a man's appear- ! | and gives him an air of thrift and |; Ifty, and you will also notice that \) printed stationery always leaves ?? :ter impression on the mind of the () t lent than if the stationery is in- J * ently printed. Does your station- ; J ' ivear good clothes, or is it lndif- (j 1 tly clothed in a rubber stamp or ? * y printed matter. The Enquirer () f epared to dress your stationery in j| ' )est of style and put the dressing j | ] \ such a way as to make a good g J lasting Impression on the recipient. X ' * i are especially well prepared to * : le Lawyers' Briefs and Argu- ? j s for the Supreme Court. We give # branch of our business most care- ? ittention. We will be pleased to g \ you prices and testimonials in re- ? j to our Law Drintine. We can ? you a price that cannot be touched Jj? ' ny printing house in the state. ? j ttention to Orders from | ! end Us Your Orders. Printers, Yorkville, S. C. 1 j . .t. /T\ .t. /T\ /fS /Ti /T\ i'TI .t. /T* *IfTli VfjJ'y rfc " 'f r^i'4 %)'f 'I' r^/r^;-+ "y j IATES I | PHE ? ? j 'ATR FAIR. I J IA, S. C., I Railway I KERN RAILWAY will sell from ? iing Asheville, Charlotte, Augusta ? tations, TICKETS TO THE 34TH ? , S. C., at the rate of ONE FIRST- $ [P, plus 50 cents (admission fee). j? to 31ST, inclusive, with final limit ? II operate on OCTOBER 29TH and x id out of Columbia, in addition to ? SOUTHERN RAILWAY for de- | ^ R. W. HUNT, D. P. A., | ! Charleston, S. C. v ( rT\ .ft. /T^ -t. iX^ . (Ti . /T^ -ft- -ft- /TVT^ -*. ' " rx'" VTV ^ ' " YORKVILLE FOR Best Twice-a-W In South SUBSCRIPTION PR] In Clubs of Tw $1 LIBERAL PREMIUM Die List Includes Buggies, ing Machines, Pocket 1 Articles of Value. TIi Work Easy and the Pi SHOULD BE IN EVERT HOME. THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER is distinctively a York county paper, edited and published for York county eaders. It is the aim of the publishes that the paper shall fill a field that s filled by no other paper. The first mportance is attributed to a correct jresentation of the local news of York eounty, giving: especial attention to all :hat is of interest in the social, religous, educational, agricultural, commercial and industrial affairs of this imraeliate section. Next after York county, follows the same Interest in the affairs )f the counties immediately surroundng. After that, is published the more mportant news of the state, the nation md the world, all in a condensed, but comprehensive form. The paper is issued twice-a-week in order that its 'eaders may be kept in closer touch vith every-day developments, and each ??"" fo intonriori tr? miitnin ? condensed synopsis of all the more Important jvents current since the preceding: isme. The publishers give especial at:entlon to accuracy, comprehenslblllty ind promptness, and try to make a paler that will enable busy people to keep correctly informed on the Important ivents of the day, without having to do jnnecessary reading. In addition to :lose attention to the news, the literary 'eatureef THE ENQUIRER is also important. It aims to instruct, entertain ind inform. It seeks to present nothng except of a wholesome, elevating character, that will sustain the old and nspire the young in the higher ideals if life and duty. In all of the features wtlined, THE ENQUIRER excels all ither South Carolina newspapers, and las but few rivals in the entire coun:ry. These results are the product of rears of experience and of ceaseless :oil, as well as of heavy expense, the ike of which is not approached by any ither weekly or semi-weekly newsaper n the south. In printing only what should be printed and leaving out what should not be printed, it is without a superior, and the highest ambition of :he publishers is to continue to sustain snd upbuild the reputation the paper mjoys in all its most praiseworthy fea:ures. VFtl nuw xu uxii xx. The regular subscription price of THE ENQUIRER is $2.00 per annum; jut as a special inducement to NEW ind OLD SUBSCRIBERS, we will en:er all names returned in clubs of TWO >r MORE, between OCTOBER 15. 1902 ind MARCH 11, 1903, at $1.75 PER ANNUM. And as an inducement to clubnakers to collect, return and pay for :hese names, we offer a long list of vallable premiums on the terms and conlitions hereinafter set forth in full. The first premium for the LARGEST ULUB returned and paid for within the :ime mentioned, is a HANDSOME TOP BUGGY, the best that can be nade by the Yorkville Buggy Company ind valued at $62.50, and the SECOND PREMIUM is the BEST OPEN BUG3Y made by the same company, and valued at $50.00. Should the first premium be won by a Ruual Free Delivery Carrier, and he should prefer it, we will five, instead, a MODERN FREE DELIVERY WAGON of the most approved make. NEW SUBSCRIBERS. There will be no special premium on account of NEW subscribers this year; new subscribers will be counted the same as old; but by way of assistance to the clubmaker we offer the following inducement to all who are not now on our lists and who were not on those lists on the 30th day of August last. For $1.75, cash with the subscription, they will receive the paper from the date of entry on our books UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1904. By NEW subscribers, of course, we mean actual additions to our subscription lists, Subscriptions now in the name of one member of the family changed to the name of another member will NOT BE CONSIDERED NEW. The detailed list of premiums follows: FOR FOUR NAMES. A "Yankee" Watch, a Stylographic Fountain Pen or a Three Bladed Pocket Knife of good quality; or a 15 String Zithern. FOR FIVE NAMES. A year's subscription to either one ol the following Magazines: McClure's, Ladies' Home Journal, Munsey, Argosy, Cosmopolitan, Delineator, Saturday Evening Post, Everybody's, Frank Lesslie's Popular Monthly, or either of the following: A "Champion" Stem Winding Watch, a gold pointed FountL.. M. GRIST & SO J. J. KELLER & CO., UNDERTAKERS. OUR STOCK. WE are carrying a large and elab orate stock of UNDERTAKERS' 300DS. We give satisfactory attention to all calls and the prices wb charge are very close. Don't fail to see as when in need of anything In our ine. Our place of business is near the Car>lina and North-Western depot. J. J. KELLER & 00. , ENQUIRER . 1903. reek Newspaper Carolina. m $2 PER ANNDM. .. o or More Only .75. IS TO CLUBMAKERS. Guns, Rifles, Watches, SewKnives, Magazines and Other le Competition Is Free, the ly Good. aln Pen, a four bladed Pocket Knife. FOR SIX NAMES. An "Eclipse" Stem Winding Watch, King Repeating Air Rifle, a year's subscription to The Christian Herald; or a 22 String ZIthern. FOR EIGHT NAMES. An Ingersoll "Triumph" Watch, a Columbian Repeating Air Rifle?works like a Winchester?a fine Razor or a Pocket Knife, a Rapid Writer Fountain Pen?plain case; or a Hopf Model Violin or an 8-inch Banjo. FOR TEN NAMES. One year's subscription to THE ^ YORKVILLE ENQUIRER, a "Quaker" Watch, valued at $2.50; a Hamilton 22 calibre Rifle?model 11; The Youth's Companion, one year; or a gold mounted Fountain Pen; a good Banjo, Violin or Guitar. FOR TWENTY NAMES. Crack-Shot Stevens Rifle, a 10-ounce canvas Hunting Coat, a No. 1 Ejector Single Barrel Breech-Loading Shot Gun, The Century or Harper's Magazine. FOR THIRTY NAMES. Either of the following: A Single Barrel Hammerless Shot Gun; a fine 4x4 Kodak, a fine Toilet or Washstahd Set, or a Hopkins & Allen Jr., 22 Calibre Rifle. FOR FORTY NAMES. i i A fine Mandolin, Guitar or Banjo, a New York Standard Open Face* Watch, a W. Richards Double Barrel BreechLoading Shot Gun, or a Low Arm Sing1 cr Sewing Machine. FOR FIFTY NAMES. A Winchester or Colt's Repeating Rifle, 22 calibre; or a Baker Double Barrel Breechloading gain. 41 FOR SIXTY NAMES. A ttign-Arm sewing macmne; or u first-class Double Barrel Breech Loading Shot Gun. FOR NINETY NAMES. A Batavla Hammerless Gun, 12 gauge, furnished by H. & D. Folsom Arms Co., of New York. A first-class gun and fully guaranteed. SPECIAL CLUBS t 4 We will arrange to furnish any specail article desired by a clubmaker for a given number of names on application to this office. TIME TO BEGIN. The time for clubmakers to begin work in competition for the foregoing offers is RIGHT NOW. Let all names, whether old or new, be returned :is rapidly as secured, so they may be proper- ^ ly entered upon our books. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. TWO SIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at $1 each, will be considered the equivalent of one yearly subscriber at fl.75 and so counted. A subscription paid for two or more years in advance at 91.75, will be counted as one name for each year so paid. Clubmakers will be held personally responsible for the payment of all names returned by them. After a clubmaker has returned and - ^ paid for any name, he can. at anytime thereafter, discontinue the sending of the paper to the person for whom he has paid, and transfer the unexpired time to any other person, provided the person to whom the transfer Is ? desired was not a subscriber at the time the original name was entered on our books. No name will be counted In competition for a premium until the subscription price has been paid; nor will any premium be delivered until a satisfactory settlement has been made for all names returned by the clubmaker. Persons who commence making clubs will ' not be permitted to iransier tneir ciuDtoan- % ! other cfubmaker's list after the names have been entered on our books. I It is not necessary that the names on a club should all be at the same postofflce. Names , may be taken at any number of places. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at , the expense of those sending them. ' We will be responsible for the safe transmls1 slon of money only when sent by draft, registered letter or money order drawn on the Yorkvllle postofflce. In sending names, write plainly, and give postofflce, county and state. 1 All subscriptions will be discontinued at the * expiration or the time paid tor. A separate list will be kept for each clubmaker, who will be credited with each name sent, so that the number sent by any one person may be ascertained at a moment's notice. , In case of a tie for either premium, two weeks will be allowed in whicn to "untie." The time In which names may be returned uuder our propositions will commence NOW, nn?l expires at 4 o'clock p. m., on Wednesday, the 11th day of March, 1003. After the closing of this contest on March 11, 1903, no single yearly subscription will be rei celved for less than the yearly subscription ' price of $2.00, except new clubs are formed. INS, Yorkville, S. C. j&oan and Savings ?tank, Yorkvllle, H. C. WITH ample resources ror tne protection and accommodation of customers, this Bank solicits the business of corporations, firms and individuals, and will extend every accommodation consistent with safe basking. Best of facilities for handling the accounts of out-of-town customers, coun- V* try merchants and farmers, cotton mills and other manufacturing establishments. A general banking business transacted, and prompt and intelligent attention given to all business entrusted to our care. &T Interest bearing Certificates of Deposit issued under special agreement. W. P. HARRISON, Cashiml S. M. McNEEL. Prksidbnt. A