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ftumorous department Ministers' Errors. We have heard some very laughable statements by ministers, and. we do not for a moment doubt that they are also made by other public speakers. One of these clerical brethren, at the close of a solemn service, said in a doleful tone, "Now let us pronounce the doxology, and I will sing the benediction." He had an intuition that something was wrong in his announcement, and an effort to correct it resulted in the following: "No; I mean I will sing the benediction, and we will pronounce the doxology." Another clergyman, who had been discoursing most eloquently on idolatry. surprised his audience by saying "Bow not thine eye to a neeaie r wnen he meant to say "Bow not thy knee to an idol." Another caused a smile throughout the entire audience by repeating the well-known verse. "Behold the fig tree, how it withereth away," in the following manner: "Behold the whig tree: how it fithereth away." The slips of the type are, however, more numerous and laughter provoking than those of the tongue, causing many an editor and correspondent sorrow because of the carelessness or obtuseness of all knowing compositiors. The writer once had occasion to mention the fact that a certain eminent lecturer had delivered his oration on "Saul of Tarsus." Imagine his consternation, after the entire edition of the paper had been run off, on seeing the statement that the man had lectured on the "Soul of Lazarus." So on another occasion. in commending the boarding ">"00 nf a hrother minister at one of the summer resorts, and especially the reasonable rates, he was horrified to read, "His rats are reasonable." A clergyman once made the statement in his pulpit, "What we want is more fire in our meetings." His remarks were reported for the next day's paper, and instead of "fire" he found that he had expressed a desire for more "fun" in the meetings.?London TitBits. Why He Would Not Pay.?A few weeks ago a Scotchman came to consult a Wimpole street doctor and began relating the symptoms of his ailment. When he had concluded the physician said: "The first thing you must do is to stop smoking and the next Is to cut off your liquor, and then there must be no more midnight suppers." "Humph!" ejaculated the Scot. "I dlnna like that." "Well." said the physician, relenting "if you must have something to eat at night take a few biscuits and a glass of warm milk about an hour before retiring: but no liquor, remember." "And is thet all?"asked the Scotchman. as he arose gravely from his chair. "I think so." said the doctor. "Of course, I want you to come in to see me again in about a week." "Well, good-day to ye doctor," said the patient, as he stepped toward the door. "Oh. I beg your pardon, my usual fee is ?2 2s.," said the physician, as he picked up the note of Introduction from his desk. "Two guineas, and fer what?" asked the Scotchman. "For my advice." replied the physician. "Then." replied the Highlander, "I'll naw pay ye a penny." "And why not. pray?" asked the doetor. "Because." replied the Scotchman. "I dinna intend to tak' your advice."?TitBits. Concernrd Aboct the Interest.? Patrick Calhoun, grandson of John C. Calhoun, and a member of the banking firm of Brown Brothers, tells some Interesting incidents of ante-bellum days, one of which relates to Daniel Webster, says the New York Times. "I have forgotten the year," said Mr. Calhoun recently at the Waldrof, "but it was when Mr. Webster was visiting my grandfather at Columbia, S. C. At dinner, which was eaten at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, an incautious guest alluded in glowing terms to the Madeira wine served with the dessert. He dilated on its age, its color, its bouquet, and closed his panegyric by saying: '"Mr. Webster, the interest on a quart of this wine at the market price would pay your fare back to Washington, sir.' "When starting for a drive soon after dinner, Mr. Webster put one foot on the carriage step and remained in that position so long that Mr. Calhoun said solicitously, 'I hope, sir, that you are not thinking of giving up the ride.' " 'It's a matter of doubt, Mr. Calhoun.' said Webster, with a profound bow, wnetner i snouici go on tne riae or remain here and help consume some more of the interest on the irreproachable Madeira.'" A Sufficient Reason.?An Irishman, unable to get work in his own country, went to England to look for it and was lucky enough to find it. The first Saturday night, when he got his wages, he went to buy a dozen eggs. He was charged a shilling for them. He was aghast. "A shilling!" said he. "Is it a shilling for a dozen eggs? Why, sure w hen I was in Ireland I could buy a dozen eggs for sixpence." "Then why didn't you stay there?" "Because I hadn't the sixpence to buy them with." .'{' The following story is going the round of the Missouri press: A Negro preacher was asked by one of his thick how hot it was in hades. "Well, folks." he replied, "jes* take all de wood in New York state, an' all de coal in Pennsylvania, tin' all de oil in de world' an' set it afiah. Den take er man out'n hell an' put him in dat uuruiiig mass an ne u ireeze to ueai befo he kin hahdl.v light." Thkv Knew tiih Answer.?The teacher was telling' her class things not found In the textbooks. "When anything is repeated by many persons it gets to be railed a 'saying,' " she said. "Now, when a thing is repeated and accepted as a fact by everybody what do we call it?" The intelligent pupils answered in chorus. "A chestnut!"?New York Press. ijrtisiceUiuirouji Reading. FROM CONTEMPORARIES. News and Comment That Is of More or Less Local Interest. CHESTER. Lantern, September 15: The following girls go to Winthrop: Misses Margie Leekie. Nett Spratt, Rachel Brawley. Josie Gates, Minnie Timmie, Mai Carpenter and Lillian McKeown Magistrate Hamp Stroud informed us yesterday that Mrs. ?. ?. Cloud, of UootVi u'oi! wnlrorl Prirlnv nierht be tween 11 and 12 by the cries of an infant, and on going to the door found a female child which appeared to be' not more than twelve hours old. The parentage of the child had not been discovered Squire Lewis, colored foreman on Mr. R. T. Sandifer's farm at Lowrysviile, was shot Thursday by Wm. Hampton, a young Negro on the place, and died yesterday from the effects of the wound. The shooting was done just over the York line, near old Zion church. Coroner Gladden was sent for, under the impression that he could hold an inquest, but he decided that he could not legally do so. There was some dispute but Hampton claims that his gun went off accidentally. He fled and has not been found. LANCASTER. Ledger, September 16: Married, Sunday night, September 13th, 1903, by Magistrate-H. W. Mobley, Mr. Joseph \7<* I, rrv?n n and Miss Alice Cauthen, daughter of Mr. J. T. Cauthen, all of Pleasant Hill township The dedicatory services of the Second Baptist church last Sunday were largely attended. The sermon by Rev. Dr. T. M. Bailey was an excellent one. One hundred and fifty-nine dollars was raised by collection for paying a balance due on seating and painting the building. This congregation should feel very proud of its nice new house of worship which has been erected at a cost of about $1.800 Mrs. Eliza Brasington, wife of Mr. Andrew J. Brasington, died at the cotton mill here last Monday, September 14th, after a protracted illness of fever. Mrs. Brasington was about forty years of age, a member of Union Baptist church, and leaves her husband and five children surviving her. Her remains were interred at Union church yesterday The interment of the remains of little Bobby Mackorell, whose sad death was chronicled in our last issue, took place in the town cemetery last Saturday morning after funeral services at the residence of his grandfather. Major Riddle, by Rev. Chalmers Fraser assisted by Rev. W. H. Hodges. The following little boys acted as pall bearers: Ira Jones, Robert Cherry, Gernand Mcllwain. Charley Cherry, John Poag and James Taylor. The newly made little mound was hidden from view by many beautiful flowers placed on it by friendly hands Major J. M. Riddle, who was so badly prostrated from the shock of the distressing accident of last Friday morning, was able to sit up for a short while yesterday. His many friends will be glad to learn of the improvement in his condition. Every mall brings him letters of "sympathy and condolence from friends in different parts of the state, and from former residents of our town who have moved to other states The Cheraw correspondent in the State of 13th instant says: "In my last correspondence, I ' " 1 .? 4- " oA/IHIam t n fho laneu iu iioic umi in ouuiuu.. w combine of the Chesterfield and Lancaster railroad with the Bennettsviile and Cheraw railroad, that the Chesterfield and Lancaster railroad management now have a corps of surveyers out surveying to extend the road beyond Ruby, its terminus. The road will be built as far as Plans, this county, which is about stx miles from the Lancaster county line, and on the next construction. doubtless the road will be put into Lancaster, which will then give Chesterfield county a complete opening which heretofore she has not enjoyed. The survey that is now being made will pass through many thousand acres of fine long leaf timber, which will be manufactured into lumber as soon as the road is constructed. Work will be pushed on the road and doubtless work will commence as soon as the survey is finished. This will give the length of the Chesterfield and Lancaster railroad, counting the Bennettsviile and Cheraw division, about forty-five or fifty miles of road." THE RURAL POLICE QUESTION. Need For Such a System In the South Is Great. The Manufacturers' Record is of the opinion that all southern states ought to have stricter vagrancy laws, but adds that to make them most effective they must be supplemented by a law providing for an adequate police protection in the country districts. As vagrants are driven from the cities they must go to the country, and while a great many of them will go to work on the farms numbers of them will remain shiftless, idle and a menace to the communities in which they exist. The Manufacturers' Record suggests the organization of a police patrol somewhat upon the lines of the old nnrrol hpforp thp war hut modified to suit changed conditions. This question ought to be considered by our legislature in connection with vagrancy, says the Columbia Record. It is undoubtedly a fact that life in the rural districts is not as safe as it ought to be. and for the protection of women, especially, some system of rural police ought to be established. Many residents of the country go to live in towns because they feel this ever present danger. but with more adequate protection they would remain, and so much valuable land would not be abandoned to worthless Negro tenants. Of course, we do not mean to say that this is the chief reason why so many farmers are going to the towns, but it is one consideration and an important one in many cases. The cost of such a system need not necessarily be large, but even if it requires the levy of a small extra tax it would seem that those who have it to pay would do so willingly. it would relieve them of a costly burden and a dangerous element and enable them to pursue their business in peace and with a security that they do not now enjoy. It is a matter that i demands serious consideration, and it seems to us the co?t would be very insignificant in comparison with the benefits. Rural Police the Remedy. In connection with the wide discussion upon lynching, mob law and violence generally, the Atlanta Constitution prints an interview with ex-Gov. W. J. Northen that is interesting and profitable. He is primarily responsible for the introduction of the antilynchlng legislation in Georgia during his term of office, and he holds that the races are more in harmony than at any time since the war. He was asked to suggest a remedy for vagrancy and mob law, and replied as follows: "I believe the people in the rural districts are as much entitled to police protection as the people in the cities. I do not make the suggestion because of the presence of the Negroes any more than I would make the suggestion to the cities because of their ab sence, but on general conditions that demand protection. Every county in this state and in every state, north or south, should have a police force efficient and active. The sheriff should be chief of such county police, and see that they are vigilant. This will not only largely eliminate the little remaining spirit there is still among our people to deal summary vengeance upon outlaws, but it would furnish such protection as to prevent crimes of all kinds in the rural sections. It is well to say, as you have doubtless observed, that there has been not only less occasion for mob violence because of assaults, but that the people have more generally refrained from violence and awaited action by the courts. The relations between the races are not so antagonistic as formerly, but far more co-operative. To believe this, you have only to recall the conditions that existed soon after the wrar when the Ku Klux were believed to be necessary to the safety of the people. After these, came the vigilance committees, and now, if we had the county police, regulated by law, the situation would be largely, if not completely, met. "Next, I would be glad to see the sheriffs devote one entire session of their state convention to the discussion of matters pertaining to their duties is subduing mobs and enforcing the law. Such discussion will not only bring helpful suggestions to officers of the law, but it will tend to create most healthful public opinion and establish authority." NEGROES PENSION MAD. The Greenville Slaves Hope to Reach Easy Street. Old Negroes who were slaves here before the war are much interested in the reports going about that they are to be pensioned by congress. But few of them are left now and they are all old and feeble. It is but natural that they should be interested in what may make them comfortuble during the few remaining years of their lives. It is important, though, that their white friends, whom they served so faithfully during the four trying years, should guard their old servants against the undoubtedly fraudulent representations of money sharks, who under the pretense of collecting funds are going about the country getting money from deserving Negroes under the pretext of having a bill passed providing for pensions made by an act of congress. While it is true some of these collectors are acting in good faith to a certain extent, the majority are nothing more than the lowest type of a thief. It is safe to say that funds are not, and will never be, needed for the passage of such a bill. No expenditure of money can be made with propriety in such a case as this kind, and the old Negroes here and elsewhere can secure better results by keeping their money and trusting entirely on the merits of their cause. Even a Negro like S. P. Mitchell, president of the National Industrial council, who made a speech at Thomasville, Ga., advocating the passage of this pension bill and who secured a considerable amount of money, not only from Negroes but from white people as well, was subsequently arrested and tried before the mayor. He was charged with obtaining money by false pretense, but was subsequently released. The council of which Mitchell is president, is a benevolent society incorporated to aid its members in time of sickness or distress, and to appeal to both state and national governments for such legislation as may be beneficial to the Negro race. It is supposed that Mitchell's address touched principally on the pension bill, because it comes within the scope of his work. It was for this purpose that the Thoniasville people contributed, but they seem to have soon become suspicious and Mitchell's arrest followed. Though * . J 4-U.rx ne was not convicieu, many m wc good people of that town are still sore. Mitchell denounces the Rev. A. R. Spencer of Baltimore, who is also- in the collection business. He says that Spencer has no connection with the council, and that if he says he is authorized by Senator Hanna, he is in danger of being arrested. The question is as to who has any right to take contributions. There can be 110 certainty, and the ex-slaves and their friends had better keep their money bags securely tied up.?Greenville News. The Special Sense op Animals.? Dr. Werner of Vienna, has lately printed the results of his observations upon the special senses of reptiles and amphibians. He concludes that these latter are capable of going directly toward water, which attracts them, so to enw oi'on of lnntr /lictannoc T.Jphf- npfs upon them, independently of heat. In winter they leave quite warm lairs to go to sunlight. Their sight is generally good and is probably their most acute sense; yet their vision is very limited. Crocodiles cannot distinguish a man at distances above ten times their length. Fish see for only short distances. The vision of serpents is poor. The boaconstrictor, for example. can see nci further than a third of its own length. Some snakes see no further than one-eighth of their length. The hearing of all these animals Is even worse than their sight. Most reptiles are deaf, especially boaconstrictors. "Deaf as an adder" may represent a careful observation of our ancestors.? Medical News. FLUCTUATIONS OF SILVER. May Interfere Seriously With Philippine Currency Plan. The rising price of silver, says a Washington dispatch, is beginning to fill treasury and Philippine /officials with a fear that the Philippine coins now being turned out by the mints of this country may become so valuable in a short time as to be taken up and sold for their bullion, thereby draining the Philippines of their silver and necessitating a renovation of the financial system adopted for the islands by congress at its last session and now being put into force and effect. The directors of the mint last week bought 300,000 ounces of silver bullion for the continuation of the coinage of ' the Philippine peso and other coins, and paid the sum of 58.27 per ounce, 1 the market price in London being 58.19. The advance over the London price was paid for the delivery of the i metal in San Francisco. But for this the silver would have to be transported across the continent for shipment afterward if the bullion was delivered at the Philadelphia or New Orleans mints. In the last three or four months the director of the mint has bought for the Philippine account a total of about 8,000,000 ounces of silver, and since the announcement that there was to be considerable coinage for the islands the price of silver has been on the increase. The first purchase was at 49.10 per ounce, and even that price was an advance of several cents an ounce over what the price had been a few months before. There has, consequently, been a rise in price in several months of more than nine cents an ounce, and in a year of considerably more than 10 cents an ounce. It is estimated that should silver advance to a fraction of a cent above 64.10 cents the silver in a Philippine peso would be more valuable than the oAln onrl thfi phflnPfiS lav C > CUUt UI Llic Will, uuv. ?.w would be favorable to the exportation of the money to Hong Kong to be melted for silver. A sudden rise In the price of silver of five cents more an ounce would drive every peso out of the islands, unless radical steps should be taken to prevent. Consequently the situation will be watched with keen Interest by the Philippine government, and by the director of the mint, who is the agent of that government in this country in the purchase of silver and the turning of the bullion into coins. Under the existing monetary system in the Philippines the Mexican dollars and other silver coins that have been circulating in the islands w(ill cease to | be legal tender at the close of the present year, and there will be no legal tender coin except that now being put into circulation. With the law expelling the Mexican dollars and the price of silvei*making the new coins more valuable for bullion than for money, the financial system of the Philippines is in a fair way to give its promoters [ some trouble. The suggestion is made that under the circumstances congress might be disposed to carry out the bill proposd at the last session, that the financial system of the United Slates be extended to the islands. If this was considered impracticable, the new coinage for the islands might be called in, and a greater amount of alloy added to it, 1 KhIHaw t'nlnn U'Atll/1 nnf ho 1 SU lllttl un UUIJIUJI IUIUC n uuiu MV> ?w so great as at present. 1 A RUSSIAN EXECUTION. Remarkable Sang Froid of a Desperate Criminal on the Scaffold. Sonie time ago a Russian criminal was executed in St. Petersburg. He had during the last two years murdered twelve persons, the last one being a priest. The law did not show this monster any mercy, but speedily con- 1 demned him to death. Stebjanskl was the name of this ' wholesale murderer, and he hoped to the last for clemency. When the death warrant was read and the keeper infoimed him that he had but six hours to live, he raged and swore to revenge himself in the most terrible manner. After being left along in the cell the 1 first thing he did was to break his lamp and, procuring some matches, he : set fire to the oil. In a moment the flames broke through the window and the entire building was for a time threatened with destruction. Fortunately the fire was discovered in time and gotten under control before much damage had been done, but in the meantime a terrible struggle ensued between the keepers and the criminal, who had fortified himself with an iron ' bar, taken from his bedstead. The first man to enter the cell was knocked senseless, and it was only after be- ' ing almost suffocated that the prisoner was finally overpowered. Next morning the execution took place. The condemned man ascended the scaffold with much bravado, made a thorough examination of the same and finally ' declared that the rope was too short. 1 "I cannot get my head in the loop," 1 he said, "and though it will cause me some inconvenience to wait, I will 1 smoke a cigarette while you are having it attended to." He lighted a cigarette and, turning to the executioner, made a speech, pointing out the detestable in his profession, and as a condemned criminal in Russia has certain rights, no one dared to interrupt him. The executioner, who really was a tender hearted man, became visibly affected by the moralizing words of the murderer, and, turning to the crowd assembled before the scaffold, declared that his conscience did not allow him to proceed or to take a fellow man's life, and he then and there resigned his position and departed amid the shouts of the assemblage. This caused great confusion among the representatives of the law, for where could they in a hurry get another executioner? The question was however, solved by the condemned man, who declared that he would exe cute himself as soon as he got through smoking. lie started an interesting conversation with the priest during the five minutes of so which he had left, . and recommended that he read Count i Tolstoy's latest book, which contains 1 striking remarks about the relation of capital punishment to the teachings of i Christianity. He then threw a kiss to ] a pretty girl among the spectators, < stuck his head in the loop and kicked ! away the trap beneath his feet.? I Washington Post. ( An Aoirrj&l Story For Little FolKs .? Foolish Little Duck Have you ever seeu a duckling? A duckling is a small duck, and they are the cutest, yellowest little things you ever came across, without a single feather, their little bodies being covered only with tine down, from which the feathers later grow. There was once a duckling?not a very old one either; in fact, he had just got his head thrust through the shell of an egg and taken his first peep at .1 - * J - 14? cue wiue, wiuc nuuu. "My," he exclaimed, "Isn't this grand to be able to leave this old shell and see the sights!" "But," cried a spring chicken wfco was standing near, "you may not like HIS HEAD THRUST THROUGH THE SHELL. It after awhile. The rain may pour down and wet you as it did me the first day I was in the barnyard." That gave the duckling something to think about. Presently be made np his mind as to what to do. "I shall simply stay in my shell," said he. "When it rains I shall draw In my head, and If the water rises about me. my shell will float like a bout." Of course Master Duckling was very much pleased with his idea, and he drew in his head and went to sleep. While he slept a great storm came up, and the shell, instead of floating like a boat, sank in the water like a rock. Master Duckling was sure that be would drown before help could reach him. "Come out of your shell!" cried a big duck, who was swimming about in the water. Then the duckling, with a mighty effort, burst the sides of his shell and in a few minutes was paddling around as happy as he could be. "Isn't it a shame," said he to himself, "that I did not have sense enough to come out of my shell before?"?Detroit Journal. PHYSICIANS' SECRETS. One of Them Paid $60,000 For Telling Hie Wife. The death of Dr. Playfalr, the dlstininilshed Enellsh Dhvsician, recalls a remarkable ease In which he figured as defendant. He told his wife some things about a patient, and she, as a matter of course, told a number of Intimate friends. The secrets disclosed were damaging to the patient, and an action was brought. The court took cognizance of the medical oath and declined to hear testimony concerning the truth of the charges. The jury gave a verdict of $60,000 damages for the plaintiff, the biggest sum ever awarded in a case of that kind. Playfair was fully able to stand It, and It was good for the profession and the public. He may have had no purpose to disclose the secrets of a patient, and yet It Is difficult to Imagine one taking a simpler way of doing so. When what Is supposed to be a secret Is communicated to a single Individual it Is no longer a secret. It Is one remove from the party whose duty it Is to preserve It, and the next step may occur by an accident without the conscious Intention of the person possessing it. While Dr. Playfair was a great physician and contributed in many ways to the science of,medicine, all of the services were not equal to the good done by this trial. It crystallized a principle which It was quite customary to dispute, and gave almost absolute security to the public. It must be obvious that If physicians were at liberty to talk In public about the ills of their patients or the secrets confined to them the anxiety and insecurity would be profound. The confidence between doctor and patient Is of the closest. He has a liberty in a household which no other person out of the family enjoys, and a control rvA/,,,lln? fA klm ^c\.uiiar iu mi ii* An Incorporated Family.?The Funk family, most of whom live in Bloomington, 111., is said to have adopted a rather novel method of conducting the affairs of the large estate, which consists of 25,000 acres of very fertile farming land in McLean county, near that city. The Funk family is Incorporated. There are eight brothers and thirteen sons and cousins, all of whom are stockholders In the company, deriving their respectivee interests from old Isaac Funk, who settled in that county in 1824. The shareholders are well-to-do business men, spending their winters in Bloomington and their summers on the farms. This vast estate is being managed in a thoroughly scientific manner, for the Funk family are practical farmers of the first rank. It is said to be highly prosperous. Experiments now in progress on this estate may result in an Improved systvkorahv the fur. mers of Illinois may save $8,000,000 a year on this one crop. The notion of an incorporated family is not a bad one, especially as applied to farm ownership. It frequently happens that a splendid estate is divided up among several heirs, each of whom, instead of attempting to improve and utilize his share, loses no time in turning the land into cash, and either putting it Into some hazardous city business of spending it bodily. The experience of this family shows also how farm lands may be made to pay if properly managed. Whether in orporated or not, farmers everywhere should study improved methods and earn the golden secret of. scientific iconomy.?Atlanta Journal. GIFTS FOR THE Bride j WHAT shall It be? Let me sug- ! gest a set of Sterling Silver ; Spoons, Forks or Knives; or single . pieces, such as Gravy Dippers, Fish Forks, Sugar Shells, etc., or perhaps you would prefer something In choice j Sparkling Cut Glass. And In this line you will find almost anything you might fancy?beautiful pieces, that transmit light as colorless as crystal. It does not show a tint? yellowish or greenish?as you hold a piece between the eye and the light, and its surface does not appear smoky. My prices are quite low, too, as com- i oared with Driees elsewhere. I can ' sell you Sterling Silver or Cut Glass as cheap as any mail order house, and , save you the express, and will be pleased to do so. T. W. SPECK, The Jeweler. Ten Thousand Churches In the United States have used the 1 Longman & Martinez Pure Paints. Every Church will be given a liberal quantity whenever they paint. Don't pay $1.50 a gallon for Linseed oil (worth 60 cents) which you do when you buy thin paint in a can with a paint label on it. 8 & 6 make 14, therefore when you want fourteen gallons of paint, buy only eight gallons of L. &. M., ana mix six gallons 01 pure nnseea oil with it. You need only four gallons of L. & M. Paint, and three gallons of Oil mixed therewith to paint a good size house. Houses painted with these paints never grow shabby, even after io years. These celebrated paints are sold bv YORK DRUG 8T0RE, Yorkville, 8. C. W. B. STROUP & BRO., Clover. W. O. RAWLS, PLUMBER AND STEAM FITTER. Valley Tin. I AM now prepared to supply all widths and lengths of Valley Tin promptly. Have a machine to make It and can supply you promptly with Just what you want. Stainless Machine Oil. I have recently received a shipment of highest grade Stainless Sewing Machine Oil at 10 cent} a bottle. W. 0. RAWLS, The Plumber. I O. E. Wilkins, W. I. Witherspoon, President. V. President. i The First National Bank of Yorkville Solicits the business of Merchants, Farmers, Manufacturers and people of all occupations. A cordial invitation is extended to both men and women to visit us. R. C. ALLEIN, Cashier. No. 6931. Treasury Department, Office of Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D. C., August 20, 1903. Whereas by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, It has been made to appear that "The First National Bank of Yorkvllle," located In the town of Yorkvllle, In the County of York, and State of South Carolina, has complied with all the provisions of the Statutes of the United States, required to be complied with before an association shall be authorized to commence the business of banking: Now, therefore, I, Thomas P. Kane, Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that "The First National Bank of Yorkvllle," located in the town of Yorkvllle, in the County of York, and State of South Carolina, is authorized to commence the business of banking as provided , In Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine, of the Revised Statutes of the United States. In testimony whereof witness my hand and seal of office this twentieth day of August, 1903. [Seal]. T. P. KANE, Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Currency. August 25 t 6t 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. gumER ' \V THE LI ^Rates OH THE SUMW SOUTHERN T _ jiW - Co"! ^ilJ ^ Maile JulUWIf WAT?? ~ r Pass. Traffic MgT. WASHINOTON, D. C. v ^ 1 ? BROKERAGE. IF you desire to buy, sell or exchange City or Country Property any where n South Carolina, address me. I feel safe in saying I have the largest assortment of Farms and City Properly of any one Broker in the State. Then my list grows daily. Will be glad :o have your wants, or offerings, also. Mo business, no oharges. Will sell at public or private sale, as may be preferred by owners. We sell the Columbia Bar-Lock Typewriters. J. EDGAR POAG, Broker, Rock Hill, S. C. August 21 f.t lrn CHEAP R ATES VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY. The Southern Railway will sell tickets for delegates and members of me ionowing nurueu iiicciiiibb ai iaic of one and one-tlilrd fare on the Certificate Plan, for the Round Trip: Atlanta, Ga.?National Convention of Congregational Workers, Sept, 18-23, tickets on sale. Sept. 16-21, final limit Sept. 26th, 1903. Charleston, S. C.?United Daughters of the Confederacy, Nov. 11-14, tickets on sale Nov. 7-15, final limit Nov. 18. 1903. Chattanooga, Tenn.?Woman's Home Missionary Society of the M. E. church, Oct. 28-Nov. 5, tickets on sale Oct. 24-30, final limit Nov. 9th, 1903. Washington, D. C.?National Association of Retail DruggistB, Oct. 5-8, tickets on sale Oct. 1-7, final limit Oct. 12th, 1903. Washington, O. C.?National Spiritualists Association, Oct. 20-23, tickets on sale Oct. 16-22, final limit Oct. 27th. 1903. The Southern Railway will also sell open Roundtrip Excursion tickets to points named below. Baltimore, Md.?Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F., Sept. 21-26, tickets on sale Sept. 18-20, final limit Sept. 28th, 1903. One fare for round trip plus 32.00. Greensboro, N. C.?Reunion Non-Resident North Carolinians, Oct. 12-13, one flrst;class fare plus $1.00 for round trip from points beyond a ra dlus of 300 miles of Greensboro, one _ 'first-class fare plus 25 cents for round trip from points within radius of Greensboro; one first-class fare plus $1.00 tickets on sale Oct. 9-10, with final limit 15 days from date of sale.; one first-class fare plus 26 cents, tickets on sale Oct. 10-11, and for trains scheduled to arrive In Greensboro before noon of Oct. 12th, with final limit seven days from date of sale. New Orleans, La.?American Economic Association and American Historical Association, Dec. 28, '03,-Jan. 1. 1904, tickets on sale Dec. 26-27, final limit Jan. 5th, 1904, one firstclass fare plus 25 cents. For full information apply to any agent, or to. W. H. TAYLOE, Asst. Gen'l. Pass. Agt Atlanta. Ga. R. W. HUNT, Div'n. Pass. Agent, Charleston, S. C. i*'The Sky Pilot. ?"The 8ky Pilot. . CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. 8chedule Effective June 7, 1903. Nartfcboaad. Passeager. Mixed. Ex. Sun'. Daily. Lv. Chester 9.00a.m. 8.00p.m. Lv. Lowryville ... 9.18a.m. 8.28p.m. Lv. McConnelss .. 9.28a.m., 8.48p.m. Lv. Guthrles 9.33a.m. 8.57p.m. Lv. Yorkvllle 9.49a.m. 9.19p.m. Lv. Filbert 10.01a.m. 9.44p.m. Lv. Clover 10.12a.m. 10.00p.m. Lv. BowlingGreen. 10.20a.m. 10.24p.m. Lv. Gastonia 10.38a.m. 12.30a.:m. Lv. Lincolnton ...11.43a.m. 2.00a.m. Lv. Newton 12.28p.m. 2.65a.m. Lv. Hickory 12.50p.m. 4.00a.m. Lv. Cliffs 1.23p.m. 4.40a.m. Ar. Lenoir 2.05p.m. 6.00a.m. Soathbaaad. Passeager. Mixed. Ex. Sun. Daily. Lv. Lenoir 2.30p.m. 8.00p.m. Lv. ClifTs 3.08p.m. 9.30p.m. T.v Hloknrv 3.20D.m. 9.50D.m. Lv. Newton 3.45p.m. 11.45p.in. Lv. Lincolnton ... 4.30p.m. 1.50a.m. Lv. Gastonia 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. Yorkvllle .... 6.23p.m. 6.00a.m. Lv. Guthrles 6.40p.m. 6.50a.m. Lv. McConnells .. 6.45p.m. 7.00a.m. Lv. Lowryvllle ... 6.57p.m. 7.23a.m. Ar. Chester 7.17p.m. 8.00a.m. L. T. NICHOLS, General Manager. E. F. REID, G. P. Agent, Cheater, 8. C. PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN ART 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. 1 have given years of study to this especial line and I can say with pride that ray 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 reBUltS. 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. INB FOR BUSINESS, [NE FOR PLEASURE, [NE FOR ALL THE BEST [ER RESORT5 ilete Summer Resort Folder d Free to Any Address. S. H. Hardwick, W. H. Taylos, Gen'I Pass. Agent, Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agt. WASHINGTON, D.C. ATLANTA, OA.