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^tumorous grpartmcnt.
Routing a Lord.?Lord D., a proverbial
hater of America and Americans,
was dining lately in Paris with
the British minister, says London TitBits.
Next to him at the table was a
noted Newport belle, Miss X.
The discussion had drifted to a discussion
of things American, and Lord
D. made some disagreeable remarks
about some Americans he had met and
some Yankee customs he abhorred.
"Why, d'ye know," he continued, with
an unpardonable want of tact, "that at
some of the places I dined in America
I saw people eat with their knives and
spill their soup on the tablecloth."
Miss X. was thoroughly provoked by
this time, but she replied with apparent
unconcern:
"What poor letters of introduction
you must have had, my lord."
There was no more unpleasant talk
about Americans that evening.
Why She Couldn't Come.?"We're
going to have such a jolly time," said
the girl in blue. "A dinner first, you
know, and then a theatre party, ui
course, you'll come."
"I should like to above all things,"
returned the girl in gray, "but I fear
it isn't possible."
"Isn't possible? Why not?"
"I'm not allowed at eat much of anything
just now, and I fear such a dinner
would be too great a temptation,"
explained the girl in gray sadly.
"Dieting?" queried the girl In blue.
"Doctor's orders?"
"No; lawyer's."
"Lawyer's!"
"Yes. You see, my breach of promise
case comes to trial pretty soon, and
I'm training down to show the ravages
of blighted affection.
Unexpected.?A benevolent-looking
Quaker, in drab clothes and broadbrimmed
hat, walked into the lobby of
a Philadelphia hotel a short time ago,
and was walking up to the desk, when
he stubbed his toe on an uneven place
in the flooring and measured his length
on the floor. A bell boy rushed to assist
him to his feet.
"Boy," said the old gentleman, solemnly,
"does thee swear?"
"Oh, no, sir; no. indeed," said the
boy, taking his cue from the Quaker's
pious appearance.
"Um! too bad, too bad," said he of
the broad-brimmed hat. "I would have
paid thee handsomely to have sworn
for me."
A Quaint Coujvtesy.?The gentleman
with the high stock and the white
whiskers arises in the street car, offering
his seat to the woman who had
just entered.
As she sinks into the seat made vacant
she raises her eyes modestly, and
with just the faintest tinge of reserve,
says:
"Thank you, sir."
That evening the gentleman with the
high stock and the white whiskers says
to his wife:
"I had a most unusual experience
today. I met a lady of the old school."
?New York Times.
Musical Vandalism.?Edward MacDowell,
the American composer, was
talking not long ago with a friend who
had just come from a concert given by
the students of a conservatory of music?affairs
which are usually avoided
by the musically judicious.
"I have just heard," remarked the
friend, "one of the pupils, a little girl
of eight, play your 'To A Wild Rose.'"
The composer sighed dejectedly.
"I suppose," he said, "she pulled it
up by the roots."?Harper's Weekly.
Making Sure of Him.?"I think,"
said the thoughtful mother, "that you
ought to object to young Brown paying
so much attention to our daughter."
"Why?" demanded the thoughtless
father. "He impresses me very favorably."
"That's just it," said the thoughtful
mother. "We must do something to
make his ambitious mother think we
regard ourselves a little above them
?f Ti-a ofn rnolra euro nf him "
Force of Habit.?Towne?There's a
new baby out at Popley's isn't there?"
Browne?Yes; and it's a shame the
way the boys are teasing Popley.
Towne?How ?
Browne?Whenever they see him
hurrying along the street they sneak
up behind and say 'Sh!' and he immediately
begins to walk on his tiptoes.'
?Philadelphia Press.
&* ' "I understand old Skinflint has got
religion."
"It's possible."
"Do you really think so?"
"Well, if Skinflint and religion have
come together at all I think it safe to
say that he has got religion. There
certainly is nothing to indicate that religion
has got him."?Chicago Evening
Post.
tir Mrs. Ferguson?George, what particular
failing of yours did the preacher
touch on in his sermon this morning?
Mr. Ferguson?What do you ask me
that question for?
Mrs. Ferguson?Because you have
been as cross as a bear ever since you
came home from church.?Chicago
Tribune.
t<: "I.ady," said he, "I ain't no common
beggar. I'm de victim of a devastating
fire dat destroyed our house, an'
now I'm a homeless wanderer."
"Poor fellow," exclaimed Mrs. Goodart:
"here's a quarter, and where was
this fire?"
"In Chicago, ma'am: back in *71."
A Hint to Co.?"I have something
to tell you before I go." he finally sukl.
"Is it a long story?" she hastily askeii
him.
"No: it is a very short one."
"Then I think you will just have
time." she sweetly said.?Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
"All my achievements." said the
great race horse, "are due to the fact
that I always put my best foot for
ward."
"I find," replied the wicked mule,
"that 1 accomplished more by putting
my best foot backward."?Exchange.
iflisrrUantouis dStatlint).
FROM .CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is of More
or Lens Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, September 1: Mr. E. H.
Hardin informs us that Senator P. L.
Hardin's condition is unimproved. It
will be remembered that he, in company
with Mayor Hardin, went to Baltimore
a little over a week ago to undergo
treatment in Johns Hopkins hospital.
It has been found that an operation
for gali stone is necessary, and
the operation is to be performed today
Congressman D. E. Finley
spent Friday night in the city on his
return to Yorkville from the Fort Lawn
, T> T /-I
educational rauy no, t-i. \
ton was in town yesterday. He returned
to his home at Lewis Turnout on
Sunday from the meeting of the county
Baptist Union, which was held at
New Bethel. This church is situated
about four miles from Lowryvllle, and
is in York county, the line being only
a short distance from the church.
Crops are said to be looking fine In
that section, and it is believed that a
crop better than the average will be
gathered this fall On Friday afternoon,
William Dirk, a colored boy
about fourteen years old, in his endeavor
to board a moving freight train
at the oil mill, fell and the trucks passed
over his left arm, mashing it into
a jelly from near the shoulder to the
wrist. He was watching a freight
train pass by, and tried to catch the
ladder on the side of the car, but he
was jerked down, and his left arm fell
on the rail. The wheels of the train
passed over it and did the work
Mr. J. N. Conrad returned to his mother's
home at Lowryvllle, on Sunday,
from Hope. Ark., where he has been
for the past eight months. He lived
near the Red river. Owing to the serious
overflows of the river, the crops
are not quite as good this year as usual,
but they are quite fine considering
the overflows, and as compared with
the crops in these parts. Mr. Conrad
thinks that Arkansas is the country
for the young man. He expects to return
there in December.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, September 1: Ed Cat, a Negro
fugitive from justice in North Carolina,
was captured in the Tradesville
section by Constable Connor on last
Monday, and was taken to Union county,
where he is wanted for disturbing a
religious meeting and carrying a concealed
weapon. Cat was up a tree
dining on muscadines when the constable
ran up on him Mrs. Janie
Stames. wife of Mr. J. B. Starnes of
the Unity section, died last Sunday
night after a protracted illness. She
was about thirty-five years of age and
leaves her husband and five children
surviving her. She was a member of
the Methodist church and her remains
were interred at Mt. Prospect on Monday
On Saturday night last, Mr.
H. W. Sistare of Riverside, lost his stables,
cribs, two barns, all his corn, oats,
hay, tools and gears and a carload of
lumber by fire. The fire originated in
one of the barns about 10 o'clock and
is supposed to have been caused by
rats. Mr. Sistare's loss is about $600.
No insurance. It is a heavy loss on
hini and his friends sympathize with
him greatly Clyde Crawford, colored,
was committed to jail at this
place yesterday on the charge of attempting
to poison Robert Truesdale,
also colored. Something over a month
ago Truesdale and Crawford opened a
small grocery store on White street.
Truesdale furnishing the capital with
the understanding that Crawford was
to have until September 1st in which
to pay Truesdale for half interest in
the business. On Monday last Truesdale's
dinner was sent to him at the
store. He went to the well and on returning
sat down to eat it. Noticing
one of the biscuits had apparently
been cut open he lifted oft the top to
see If It had been buttered, when he
discovered what appeared like fine particles
of glass in it. He said nothing
about it, but later carried it to Dr.
Crawford for examination. The doctor
felt confident it was poison and had it
left with him for analysis. In the
meantime Truesdale was told to report
the matter to Sheriff Hunter. He did
so yesterday morning and in less than
half an hour \he sheriff had Crawford
under arrest and had gotten at all the
facts. Truesdule had not suspicioned
his partner for a moment, but the sheriff
had and took him off to one side to
tell him about the matter and to question
him. Crawford pretended surprise
and stoutly denied any knowledge of
who could have done it. About this
time the sheriff was called off a few
steps by a gentleman who wished to
speak to him. "While engaged in the
conversation, the sheriff, who was
watching Crawford on the sly, noticed
that he appeared to have slipped something
from his pocket to a box under
the side of the building. On returning
to the Negro he looked in the box and
found that he had dropped a box of
rough on rats in it. On seeing that he
was hemmed Crawford finally admitted
that he had put rough on rats in
the biscuit but claimed that he had
done it for a joke. Crawford is about
seventeen years old. He was committed
to jail for trial at the next term of
the court .Rev. T. A. Dabney moved
with his family back to Rock Hill
yesterday. He will continue as pastor
of the Second Baptist church here.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, September 1: Rev.
W. E. Hurt of Yorkville, is at Belmont
assisting Pastor Thompson in a meeting
at the Baptist church. He came
up Saturday morning Mr. Marsh
Morrow left yesterday for Columbia, S.
O., where he has a position with the
South Carolina Telephone company.
Mr. R. W. Adams, formerly of Gastonia,
but more recently connected with
the electric light plant at Yorkville,
succeeds him with the Gastonia Elee11
it- Light and Water works The
Piedmont Telephone and Telegraph
company continues to extend its lines,
thus enabling it to give a more extensive
and a better service. A line is now
in course of construction to Dr. G. R.
Patrick's residence in the South Point
neighborhood and R. E. Johnson's store
at Begonia. The latter line will be extended
to Mr. J. B. F. Riddle's grist
mill in the near future. The line from
Gastonia to Clover is being rebuilt, a
new set of large juniper poles being
put in the place of the old ones
As a result of an accident which came
near terminating seriously, Mr. J. R.
White, a resident of Begonia, received
a severe burn on his right leg Friday
evening at the store of Mr. C. H. Parham.
Mr. Parham and Mr. White were
in the rear part of the building engaged
in filling a lamp with oil from a
gallon can. It was dark and Mr. White
struck a match in order to see when
the lamp was full. He held the light
too close to the can, igniting the oil
and causing the can to explode. His
clothing caught fire and only the quick
work of Mr. Parham and a bystander ?
saved him from severe injuries and the ,
store from destruction. The burn is ?
painful though not serious and the injuried
man is able to be out An t
order passed by the school commis- ,
sioners of Charlotte requiring the daily ,
reading of the Bible in the graded j
schools causes the Rev. Father Fran- ,
cis. rector of St. Peter's Catholic (
church, to advise his people to with- j
draw their children from the public
schools. They, the Catholics, deny the (
right of the schoolboard, says the
Chronicle, to compel the reading of a (
version of the Bible not acceptable to
them Something of a sensation
was produced Sunday morning when (
it became known that Mr. V. E. Long ,
had discovered under his residence on*
Air Line street the body of a dead in- ,
fant concealed in a bundle of old clothing.
The odor from the decaying body (
had attracted Mr. Long's attention and ,
he was searching for the cause when he (
came upon it. The proper authorities ]
were notified and Coroner W. Meek
Adams summoned a jury, consisting of (
the following gentlemen :B. T. Morris, .
S. N. Boyce. E. N. Lineberger, R. P. .
Rankin, J. F. Jackson, A. R. Anders, to .
investigate the matter. The county ,
physician, Dr. H. F. Glenn, was present
and an autopsy was held. The ex- ,
amination revealed the fact that the
skuil had been crushed and the right (
eye mashed out. The advanced state (
of decomposition precluded the possi- |
bility of saying whether there were
other marks of violence on the body.
Suspicion at once fell on Maggie j
Wright, a white woman who was em- .
ployed by Mr. Long in the capacity of
housekeeper. She acknowledged being ,
the mother of the child, but denied being
guilty of any crime, claiming that ,
the child was still-born. According to ,
her statement the body had been un- '
der the house since Thursday morning. |
It seems to have been her intention to
v.**.... u-wUo fomllv woo fit nhur^h ,
Sunday morning. The evidence at
hand was deemed sufficient to warrant ,
holding the woman and she was com- ,
mitted to jail without bond to await
trial.
I
JOKES THAT AMUSE SAILORS. .
Yarns of the Forecastle In the Second
Dog Watch.
Sea life develops a sense of humor ;
and Jack sees the funny side of every- i
thing. Any incident that occurs aboard <
ship with a side capable of humorous <
development is instantly seized and i
launched upon a sea of forecastle gos- i
sip, until it circles the globe more
times than Jack himself and is trans- '
lated into as many tongues as there
are maritime nations. 1
It is in the second dog watch that i
jokes are born and told. The second I
dog watch is from to 6 to 8 o'clock in
the evening, when the day's work is 1
done and all hands are at leisure.
Then, after the evening meal, while
pulling at the pipes, the forecastle i
hands arouse one another's mirth. 1
Here is a typical yarn:
The conversation had drifted to long
voyages and to Jack's inevitable de- <
seruon ai me nrsi pun. oaiu uuc um
ex-man-of-war's-man:
"But ye can't do that in the navy." '
"No," replied the young merchantman,
"Hang the navy! I wouldn't 1
ship in the navy for skipper's pay. It J
ain't fit for a white man?sellin' yerself
for four years."
"Well," says the man-of-war's-man,
"it ain't so bad as ye think it is.
There's ways o' gettin' out of the navy, i
too, an' what's more, with your pay."
"How?" inquired several. 1
"When I was on the old Alabama,
ten years ago," continued the blue- '
jacket, "there was a young fellow 1
aboard just shipped.
"He'd been bred to the sea in Cape '
Cod fishin' smacks, so navy discipline
didn't agree with him. We could all see
as how it was makin' him pretty I
sick, but to cheer him up we laughed '
and joked and jollied him along, thinkin'
he'd soon get used to it.
"It wasn't no use, though; he kept
gettin' bluer, and pretty soon he got to !
actin' queer. When he was off duty '
he'd sit danglin' his feet over the rail, '
fishin', no bait on his hooks and the
ship goin' ten knots. After that we begun
to get uneasy.
"One day the officer of the watch 1
came along and seein' the lad fishin', 1
he sez, sez he:
"'Well, Jack, what ye doin'?'
" 'Fishin',' sez Jack. i
" 'What for?' sez the lieutenant. '
" 'Dunno,' sez Jack, very short. '
"Well, the officer got suspicious after <
he saw this a few times and he repor- 1
ted to the captain. Then the captain '
came along and he sez: '
"'What ye doin'. Jack?'
" 'Fishin'.* 1
" 'What for?' 1
" 'Dunno.' 1
"An' that was all we could ever get '
out of hiin?he didn't know what t'ell 1
he was fishin' for. 1
"Well, one day we fetched up in '
'Frisco, and Jack was reported unfit for '
duty. Application was put in for his '
discharge, so's they could send him '
Hume, w iiere ne rouiu oe wen iook care '
of. One day Jack was called aft. and
there, sure enough, was his disability
discharge and a check in full fur his }
pay.
"When lie came on deck again, Jack 1
was a civilian. We was all gatherin' '
'round him to tell him good-by when 1
suddenly he busts out laughin' fit to '
split hisself. We all thought as how '
some new kind of fit took him, but the J
executive officer sex:
" 'What's up. Jack?' (
" 'Why' shouts Jack, between laughs, i
'I just found out what 1 was flshin' !
for. It was this.'
"And he holds up his discharge and j
pay check."
The Spanish-American war brought
>ut another story that has also circled
he globe. The incident took place
>utside New York harbor, but the wrier
first heard of it from a Greek sail>r
on the veranda of a Japanese tea
louse In Nagasaki.
When the war was declared the
irews of the American warships of the
Atlantic squadron were at once swellid
by the addition of numerous naval
nilitiamen?amateur sailors whose sea-'
joing experiences have been confined
.0 anchored training ships and sailjoats.
Jack has an unspeakable con:empt
for these fresh-water sailors,
ind this makes itself obvious in the
stories of the militiaman's clumsiness
iboard ship. i
One small gunboat had seventeen of (
hem assigned to it, much to the disgust
of the regular crew. One night
his boat, naving Deen out cruising, iau
nto a fleet of torpedo boats. One of
:he militiamen was on lookout, and as
:he various lights appeared he reported
;hem:
"Light on the port bow, sir," bawled
Irst.
"All right," answered the executive
officer from the bridge.
Another light appeared.
"Some more lights on the port bow,"
:ried the greenhorn, becoming somewhat
bewildered and uneasy.
"All right," came the officer's cool
inswer.
The lookout stamped nervously up
tnd down until suddenly he caught
?ight of the red and green side-lights
jf a steamer. This was too much.
Deserting his post, he fled aft.
"Cap'n," he shouted breathlessly,
lashing up the steps to the bridge,
'turn around as quick as you can!
rhere's a whole blamed town ahead,
ind if you don't look out you'll run
right into a drug store!"
The blunders of greenhorns supply
*h.h tnQtoHnl fnr humorous anecdotes.
Another story is told of the naval militiaman
who came to the wheel while
>ne of the quartermasters was regulating
a big azimuth compass.
"Mister," said the greenhorn, "your
block's three hours slow. Yours is
half past 12, while the right time's
1.30."
There is a story much circulated
imong sailors of the Latin nations
tvhlch usually falls flat on AngloSaxons'
whose ignorance of French,
Spanish or Italian stands in strong
contrast to the knowledge of English
so general among the Latins.
The captain of a Spanish ship had
lost his reckoning on account of several
days of misty weather and storm.
To correct his position the captain determined
to speak the first vessel he
met.
This opportunity he had a few days
later when a strange bark bore down
an him. As he drew near, the stranger
showed British colors.
Now the boatswain of the Spanish
ship had often boasted a knowledge of
English, so the captain summoned him
it once to interpret. The boatswain
stationed himself beside the captain,
Dn the poop, with a speaking trumpet
ready for use. The British vessel
rame within hailing distance.
"Now," said the Spanish skipper,
'ask what latitude we're in."
The truth was, the boatswain's real
knowledge of English was confined to
i few swear words, but he determined
to bluff his way out of his dilemma.
Placing the megaphone to his lips,
he bawled out hoarsely:
"How! bow-wow-wow-wah!"
Of course the British skipper failed
to catch his meaning ana ne roareu
back:
"What?"
"What does he answer, bos'n?" ask?d
the Spanish skipper, anxiously,
standing ready with pencil and pad.
"Cuatro [four], captain," said the
boatswain. "He says 'cuatro.' "
"Good." said the Spanish skipper,
delightedly. "Now ask him his longitude."
Again the boatswain bawled forth:
"Hey! wow-wow-wow-wow-wah!"
"What ye say?" replied the Britisher.
"Treinta-seis [thirty-six], captain,"
Interpreted the boatswain, beaming
with the importance of linguistic accomplishment.
"Wonderful!" exclaimed the Spanish
captain. "How much English is like
Spanish!"
Another story of a similar nature,
but peculiarly American, is told of a
Yankee tar aboard a man-of-war in
Japan. The ship had anchored in Nagasaki,
and a native sampan man
fame aboard.
As is well-known, the Japanese are
the most courteous people in the
world, so, according to custom, the
sampan man when met at the gangplank
by a long, loosejointed boy. bowed
low and greeted him with the universal
salution:
"O-hio," (Good morning).
"Naw," replied the sailor, "Ah'm
from Georgia. Ah'm no damn Buckeye!"?New
York Sun.
Ten Cents tor the New Crop.?It
is contended by those who have been
an the bull side of this movement,
and with good reason, that the increase
in the price of cotton has not
more than kept pace with the increase
in the prices of all other commodities
ii me uiiueu oiaies, so max coiioii ai
i to 10 cents in 1903 is not relatively
higher than cotton at 5 and 6 cents a
few years ago; that the farmer cannot
continue to grow cotton at former
low prices and pay double prices for all
:iis supplies and everything he has to
buy. Ten cents for the new crop?
throughout?will not be a high price
under the circumstances. We doubt
rery much if they shall be able to get
It. but nobody knows.?Macon Telefraph.
A Contented Prisoner.?The Prussian
prison authorities are perplexed
ivhat to do with a man named Michael ,
Keller, whose sentence to death, passed
jpon him in 1853, was commuted to
jenal servitude for life. The prisoner
s now an old man of eighty, and, alhough
he has been offered his liberty
>n more than one occasion, refuses to
cave the prison. He declares that, afer
being in jail all these years for a ,
rime of which he is innocent, he does
iot wish to be released in his old age 1
o lie miserable. The man's relatives j
lave been traced and are willing to
ook after him, but he will have nothng
to do with them.?London Daily 5
>Jews. (
An Animal S'ory For
Little FolKs
This Pig Went to Market
You have heard many stories about
pigs and probably a story about this
pig, for this Is the one that went to
market.
He was a funny little fellow, who was
fond of fun, and because he liked to
have a good time he got into trouble.
At the market he got his baskets
filled with apples and potatoes and
peaches and pears and berries and other
good things that his mother had told
him to get and then started for home.
He had not got very far when he met
two other littie pigs. One of them was
flying a kite and the other was watching
him.
"Oh. what crreat snort!" exclaimed
our little pig. "How I should like to
fly that kite!"
Then the other pigs said he could do
so, and he set his baskets down and
THIB PIG WENT TO MABKET.
took hold of the cord upon which the
kite, away up in the. air, was pulling
as hard as ever it could pull.
"This is great fun," said he.
"Hold tight!" cried the other pigs.
"I will." suid our pig.
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Arter awuue ue Deeame urtru, uuu
be called the other pigs to come and
take their kite, but they did not come.
What do you suppose had happened?
Those two naughty little pigs had run
away with his baskets.
When he got home there were tears
in his eyes and his mother had a little
switch waiting for him. You may be
sure that the next time she sent him
on an errand he did not stop on the
way to fly kites or anything else. There
Is a time for play and a time for work.
?Pittsburg Dispatch.
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THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI.
In Some Respects the Most Interesting
. River In the World.
He who has made a voyage from St.
Paul to St. Louis by boat in the spring
time or the autumn, says the Chicago
Record-Herald, has seen the finest river
scenery that may be observed from
the deck of a steamer, excepting that
of the Hudson and the Rhine. Yet few
people are aware of the pleasure and
the beauty of such a trip. I have floated
down nearly all of the great rivers.
The Amazon, from Manatos, the great
rubber market, about 1,500 miles from
the sea, is a vast, ugly volume of water,
without any beauty whatever. The
Orinoco from Cludad Bolivar is a
smaller edition of the Amazon, although
the tropical jungles which line
Its banks are mysterious In their denseness
and are supposed to conceal all
sorts of wild - beasts and creeping
things. The Parana, which flows from
Paraguay down past Buenos Ayres and
Montevideo, is more like the Mississippi
than any of the others except
that It lacks the bold cliffs and the
charming towns and villages that overlook
the Father of Waters. The Magdalena,
of Colombia, the fourth largest
river In South America, Is a turbid
stream that Is either very low or very
high, according as you travel in the
rainy or the dry season of the year.
Its banks are lined with tropical forests,
often impenetrable, and it changes
its course as often as the Missouri. It
has a wild sort of splendor, but it does
not compare with the Mississippi in
any respect.
In Europe the Danube is more like
the Mississippi than any other river,
and drains a similar country. The
passenger boats are much superior because
the proprietors cater to the tourist
patronage. For several centuries
the governments at the provinces
through which' the Danube runs have
been improving its channel and walling
up its banks, so that along at least
half its course it is now more of an artificial
than a natural stream. At one
point where it flows through a mountain
gorge in the Balkans the scenery
is more striking than any along the
Mississippi, but for the rest of the way
the latter is much superior. The Volga,
in Russia, is a good deal like the
Missouri; a tiny, muddy stream, with
clay banks that are not at all attractive.
The Rhine, of course, everybody
knows about, and for romance, ruins
and other artificial attractions and
traditions it is incomparable.
The Nile has been utilized by tourists
agencies greatly to their profit and
equally to the pleasure of their patrons,
although there is very little natural
scenery, and the greatest attractions
are the venerable ruins, the mysteries
of the desert through which it
flows and the picturesque Arab settlements
that line its banks. If similar
accommodations for travelers that are
now found on the Nile could be placed
upon the Mississippi and the boats
managed with equal skill and liberality,
the enjoyment of the voyage would
be.much greater, but I suppose people
will continue to visit and admire the
attractions of Europe 110 matter what
may be said of those that lie nearer
fiome.
tv' Calvert, Jr.?I am surprised to
!iear you say your wife's mind is completely
shattered. You're sure of it,
ire you?
Baity Moore?Certainly I am. Does
die not give me little pieces of It every
lay??Exchange.
J. J. KELLER & CO.,
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDER*
HARDWARE,
IsgWjoois
CLOSE FIGURES - - -
WE furnish plans and estimates
and execute contracts in wood,
iron or stone.
We have on hand a complete line of
the Best Woodworking Tools to be had
and all kinds of Builders' Hardware at
the lowest prices to be found, quality
considered.
J. J. KELLER & CO.
W. O. RAWLS,
PLUMBER AND STEAM FITTER.
Is This for YOU ?
Since my advertisement appeared
last Friday there have been many of
my friends who have paid up their accounts
with me. To these I extend my
thanks. To those who have not paid I
wish to say that "What you owe must
be paid without further delay." I certainly
am not joking about this matter.
If I have sold you goods or done work
for you and charged the account, the
money is "NOW DUE" and it is certainly
time that the account was being
paid and I want the money because I
think that from any reasonable standpoint
I ought to have it, and if there is
any possible way to get it I am going
to have It. I do not want to resort to the
law method of collecting what is due
me, but I shall certainly do so if I
cannot collect what is due me in any
other way. I shall thank you very
much if you will pay up at once.
Very respectfully,
W. O. RAWLS, The Plumber.
JERSEY CALVES FOR SALE.
A LIMITED number of THOROUGHBRED
JERSEY CALVES,
both sexes, of the most fashionable
breeding. These calves are all that
could be desired in so far as their
breeding and other qualifications are
concerned. Address
J. W. BETTS, Lesslie, S. C.
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AND It takes an artist to be a photographer.
One who is not an artist
doesn't stand much of a chance of
making a success at photography. I
have given years of study to this especial
line and I can say with pride
that my work will compare favorably
with that of any photographer in this
section.
The best and most perfect photographs
are the result of experience
and not experiments. I do all of my
developing, retouching and finishing,
thereby obtaining the best possible results.
As Far As Prices
Are concerned, you. need not worry
yourself along that score. I know that
my prices are reasonable and you will
agree with me when I tell you what
they are. I am also prepared to develop
and print pictures taken with pocket
cameras. If you have a Kodak or
Vive or any other camera, and for any
reason you can't develop and print
your pictures, bring them to me at my
gallery on West Liberty street.
J. R. SCHORB.
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WBBER WAGONII
Every farmer well knows good resuts
In farming can only be obtained by using
good judgment and good tools, a id
when it comes to marketing the crop, it
requires the best grade of wagon to accomplish
the same results, for time is
money, and repairs are expensive.
Weber Wagons have many superior
features over others and in comparison
should be given credit for at letst
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have them. Every one of these improvements
the farmer, from his own
personal experience, will know and admit
prolong the life and protect the
wagon against untimely wear.
The approximate cost of the various
improvements are as follows:
Chilled Reach Roller, under reach! 14
Anti-Reach Rattler 08
Sheet Bolster Plate with solid
collar, additional cost 30
Re-inforced bottom on wagon box
over hind bolster 35
Solid Collar Skein Boxes and
Heavier Skeins 85
Ironing reach at top and bottom
at front end 12
Ironing Axle on top to protect
against wear of reach 07
Ironing Sand Board on bottom to
protect against wear of reach.. 07
Steel Chaffing Iron on Box to protect
against wear of bolster ... 30
Box Spreader Rod 15
Wagon Box made of Poplar in
place of Whitewood or Cottonwood
1 65
Full Strap Singletrees 24
Doubletree extra heavily ironed,
additional cost 30
Heavy Box Rods, additional cost. 35
Rivets in Cross Sills under wagon
box to protect against splitting 18
Full Riveted Wheels, on wide tires
on some styles 1 00
Extra Heavy Re-lnforced Rub
Irons 14
Extension Rear Sill on Box and
Box Braces 30
Total $6 59
When the farmer takes into cons deiatlon
that the Weber builders use ihe
very best grade of hickory axles, A
grade white oak spokes, oak hubs,
hounds and bolsters, Oak or Ash ten
gnea, ne Will realize iimi ncuti itc?ons
are strictly high grade and merit
the reputation they have established
and maintained during the past 58
years as "King of All" Farm Wagons.
YORKVILLE BUGGY CO.
CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTElS
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Schedulo Effective June 7, 1903.
Northbound. Passenger. Mlxel.
Ex. Sun. Da. ly.
Lv. Chester 9.00a.m. 8.00p m.
Lv. Lowryvllle ... 9.18a.m. 8.28pm.
1 Lv. McConnelss .. 9.28a.m. 8.48p m.
Lv. Guthrles 9.33a.m. 8.57pm.
Lv. Yorkville 9.49a.m. 9.19p m.
Lv. Filbert 10.01a.m. 9.44p m.
Lv. Clover 10.12a.m. lO.OOp m.
Lv. BowllngGreen. 10.20a.m. 10.24pm.
Lv. Gastonla 10.38a.m. 12.30am.
Lv. Lincolnton ...11.43a.m. 2.00a.m.
Lv. Newton 12.28p.nf. 2.65am.
Lv. Hickory 12.50p.m. 4.00a.m.
Lv. Cliffs 1.23p.m. 4.40am.
Ar. Lenoir 2.05p.m. 6.00a m.
! Southbound. Passenger. Mlxel.
i Ex. Sun. Daily.
Lv. Lenoir 2.30p.m. 8.00p.m.
Lv. Cliffs 3.08p.m. 9.30p.m.
; Lv. Hickory 3.20p.m. 9.50p.m.
Lv. Newton 3.45p.m. 11.45p.m.
' Lv. Lincolnton ... 4.30p.m. 1.50a.m.
' Lv. Gastonla 5.30p.m. 4.20a.m.
Lv. Bowling Green 5.48p.m. 4.55a.m.
Lv. Clover 5.57p.m. 5.10a.m.
Lv. Filbert 6.08p.m. 6.40a.m.
Lv. Yorkville .... 6.28p.m. 6.00a.m.
> Lv. Guthrles 6.40p.m. 6.50a.m.
Lv. McConnells .. 6.46p.m. 7.00a.m.
Lv. Lowryvllle ... 6.67p.m. 7.23a.m.
Ar. Chester 7.17p.m. 8.00a.m.
L. T. NICHOLS. General Manager.
E. F. REIO, G. P. Agent,
Chester, 8. C.
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