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tumorous department.
Tom Reed's Dog Story.?Congressman
Vandiver's refused to run for governor
of Missouri against Mr. Folk, because
he does not want to "run against
a cyclone," serves to recall the late
Thomas B. Reed's story of the Kansas
dog that did tackle a cyclone. "You
see," Mr. Reed used to say, "a family
from the east moved into Kansas,
and they didn't know much about cyclones.
They had a dog, a fresh, innocent
pup, bred in the effete and
windless east. One day a cyclone came
along. The folks scooted for the cy-1
clone cellar, but the dog, being an east
ern product, didn't understand. ?ie
hailed the advent of the cyclone with
joyous barks and started off to tackle
it. The result was that when the cyclone
did business with that dog, which
charged down upon it with open jaws,
the dog was blown plumb inside out.
It was a dickens of a predicament for
the dog. After the cyclone passed
along and the old folks came out of
the cellar they found the dog there,
picturesque, but of no further value as
a dog. The farmer surveyed the dog
ruefully. He was a good dog and he
hated to lose him. Then the foolishness
of the dog struck him, and he
said wrathfully: 'There, drat ye;
that's what comes of keepin* your
mouth open in the face of a storm.'"
?Kansas City Star.
A Boomerang Sermon.?The little
English yicar of Hexton, whose objection
to High church ritualism brought
him recently into conflict with Bishop
Potter in New York, sat one day in the
cafe of the Fifth Avenue hotel, says
the Boston Post.
A group of reporters surrounded him,
and one of them said:
"Why don't you try to down ritualism,
Mr. Fillingham, with sermons,
rather than with violence?"
The vicar smiled. "Sermons," he
said, "have an effect always, but too
often this effect is the opposite to one
to what the sermonizer intended."
"How do you mean, sir?" the reporter
asked.
"I'll illustrate to you what I mean,"
said the vicar, "I once had a parishioner
who was a miser. For this man's
benefit I preached one Sunday a strong
sermon on the necessity of charity, or
philanthropy?a sermon on the duty
and the joy of giving. The miser at
whom I gazed often seemed impressed.
"Next day I met him on the street.
" 'Well. John,' I said, 'what did you
think of yesterday's sermon?'
" 'It moved me deeply, sir, he answered.
'It brought home to me so
strongly the necessity of giving alms
that, honestly, sir, I've a great mind to
become a beggar.'"
His Arithmetic Correct.?Major
Stofer of Washington, D. C., Virginian,
journalist and raconteur, is very
fond of children and recently at Cape
May he made friends with a bright boy
of about ten years. One day when the
boy had joined the major on the beach
he had with him two little girls.
"And who are the pretty little misses?"
inquired the major, with true Culpeper
courtesy, after greeting the boy.
"My sister," replied the boy with a
twinkling eye.
"Which one is your sister?"
"Both is," said the boy.
"Both are," said the major, reprovingly,
as his manner is at times.
The boy shook his head.
"Oh yes," insisted the major. "Both
are your sisters: each is your sister."
"No," insisted the boy; "both is my
sister."
"How do you make that out, sir?"
said the major with dignity.
"Each sister is my half-sister, and
two halves make one, don't they?"
Whereupon they all ran away and
the major stood rubbing his chin in
much perplexity.?Dertoit Free Press.
What's In a Name??An Irish soldier
in a local regiment during the late
war arrived at camp late one night.
He was challenged with the usual
"Who goes there?"
After pondering a few moments, and
the challenge being repeated, and
thinking he might avoid punishment, he
answered:
"Kitchener."
He was immediately knocked down
with the butt end of a rifle.
While he was on the ground ruefully
rubbing his head, the sentry exclaimed:
"Why. it's Calaghan! What did ye
say it was Kitchener for?"
"Shure," came the answer, "when ye
would do this to Kitchener, phwat
would ye do to Calaghan?"
Exonerated.? Three-year-old Jack
had pulled a large bunch of nasturtiums
in his grandmother's yard,
though strictly forbidden to touch the
flowers. A court martial was held,
with grandma as judge advocate.
"Jack." she said, "who pulled grandma's
flowers?"
With a sad countenance the beautiful
little fellow replied. "Kathleen" (his
elder sister).
Then the grandfather, a rather stern
old gentleman and a great sticker for
truth, spoke up.
"Jack, be a man and say, 'I did it!'"
With a beaming expression of relief.
Jack cried out, "Oh. yes; grandpa did
it!"?Judge.
"Yor \Vin," Said Dewky.?Like other
men of prominence. Admiral Dewey
often conies across the irrespressible
party who always affects to be on I
terms of intimacy with notable person- j
ages. Courteous and genial to a degree,
the admiral has profound dislike
for this sort of nuisance, and does not
hesitate to show the feeling. Not long
ago. while out walking in Washington
he was accosted by an effusive stranger
who grasped his hand and said:
"George. I'll bet you don't know me."
The admiral looked his displeasure as
he answered grimly: "You win." and
walked on.?New York Tribune.
X">"'What wuz the sermon about,
Samantha." asked old man Meddergrass
on his wife's return from church.
"Sumthin' about a feller by th' name
of Joseph sellin' corn down tew
Rgypt." answered the good woman.
"An' did th' parson say what corn
wuz sellin' fer down thar?" asked the
old man. who was interested in the
market reports. i
iiliscrUancous grading.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is of More
or Loss Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, September 18: Tuesday afnoon
Mr. Clinton Wise got his foot into
the saws of his father's gin in some
way. and it was so badly mangled that
amputation was necessary. Dr. Cox
performed the operation, assisted by
Drs. McConnell and Douglass
Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Moffatt have sent
out invitations to the marriage of their
sister, Miss Anna Hemphill Moffatt, to
the Rev. James Thomas Gurry, at the
A. R. P. church in Chester, on Tuesday
morning, September 29th at 9.30 a. m.
Married at the pastorium, by the
Rev. John Bass Shelton, September 13,
1903, Mr. S. A. Westbrook and Miss
Kate Morrison. Also Mr. S. E. Morrison
and Miss Kate Estes Rev.
- - -? ?' T_, ..-111 Isovo
anu 1VJLI3. uuiui JDOBB cuchuji nui iwiv
Monday morning for Montgomery,
Ala., to pack up and ship the remainder
of their household goods to Chester
Miss Hester Titman of Lowryville.
has accepted the position of
music teacher in the college at Littleton,
N. C., and has gone there to enter
upon her duties.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, September 18: The many
friends of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Henry
of this place, sympathize deeply with
them in the loss of their only child,
little Jack, who died Thursday afternoon,
after an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Thomas C. Horton of Kershaw,
whose critical illness was mentioned
in our last issue, died Wednesday
afternoon at the home of his son,
Mr. B. C. Horton, near Heath Springs,
where he had gone on a visit in hopes
that a change would prove beneficial.
Miss Marie Craig of Craigsville,
Misses Maud, Hannah . and Buelah
Mobley and Susie Bell of Heath
Springs, and Misses Mamie and Lizzie
Richards, Mary Cunningham, Charlotte
Thompson and Rever demons of Liberty
Hill, left Wednesday for Rodk
Hill to attend Winthrop college
Married, Wednesday, September 16th,
1903, Mr. A. D. Hillard of this place,
and Miss Dcra Neal of the Unity section.
^The ceremony was performed by
Rev. W. W. Ratchford at the home of
Mrs. Mary Neal, the bride's mother, in
the presence of a few relatives and
friends. The bridal party came on to
Lancaster Thursday Married, by
Rev, J. H. Boldridge, D. D., Thursday
pvpriine- Spntpmher 17. 1903. Mr. Aus
tin Clanton and Miss Luzetta McManus,
both of this place.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, September 18: A
delightful dinner was given Monday
evening at 7 o'clock by Mrs. L. L.
Jenkins at her beautiful home on Marietta
street in honor of Miss Mary
Carlton, a charming young lady of
Statesville, who is the guest of Miss
Mabel Craig. Those present were Miss
Carlton and Mr. John Craig, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Lee Craig, Miss Susie
Hoffman and Mr. J. Robert Craig, Miss 1
Mabel Craig and Mr. Lamar Pegram.
Miss Lillian Clinton, who has
been spending the summer with the
family of Mr. T. L. Clinton, left Wed- '
nesday to resume her studies at the
Winthrop college, Rock Hill... .Dray- 1
ton Medlin, who was serving a life sen- 1
tence in the state penitentiary for kill- i
ing Mr. Will Brown in the tower of ]
the old mill about five years ago, escaped
from the prison last Monday '
and is still at large. The crime and
Medlin's trial for his life in the courts i
are both notable in local annals <
Invitations have been received here
to the marriage, at the home of the 1
bride's mother, Mrs. S. H. Simonton, 1
at Avon, S. C., on Wednesday, Sep- i
tember the thirtieth, of Mr. Walter i
Dilling and Miss Emelyn Simonton. 1
The groom is a son of Capt. F. Dill- i
ing, a prominent and wealthy cotton 1
manufacturer of King's Mountain, and ]
has many friends in Gastonia, Handsome
cards have also been issued to a i
wedding reception to be given at the
home of the groom's parents in King's i
Mountain on Thursday night, October i
the first. The friends of both parties !
are congratulating them on the ap- '<
proaching happy event. After the
marriage the bride and groom will re- 1
side at King's Mountain Rumor '
has it that the county commissioners '
will be asked to lay out a new public
road from Pisgah church to Loray 1
Mills. Beginning at the church, thence
to L. T. Morrow's, thence to the old <
York and Lincoln road, via S. A. Lew- ;
is's, thence to Jeremiah Quinn's via
Mrs. Malissa Carson's, then to Loray,
by the Rev. F. W. Bradley's homestead. 1
The reason for this is to avoid the two 1
steep hills at the creek, viz. at the
church, and at A. M. Whitesldes' gin- '
house, and the impassable creek bottoms
in wet weather. '<
THE PRESIDENT'S PISTOL.
Mr. Roosevelt Never Goes In Public
Without It. |
A New York dispatch to the Washington
Post says: When President
Roosevelt jumped to the wharf at Ellis
Island from the immigration cutter H.
Ii. Chamberlain this afternoon, and ran
forward to shake hands with Commissioner
General Frank P. Sargent, a gust
of wind caught the skirts of his frock
coat and whirled them against the back
of his head.
Those standing behind the president
saw a sight that evoked much comment.
Sticking out of his right hand
hip pocket was the handle of a revolver.
One of the secret service men
quickly restored the skirts of the president's
coat to their proper place, but
the momentary glimpse the spectators
had convinced those familiar with such
matters, that the handle indicated a
weapon of heavy caliber.
Those unfamiliar with the president's
custom wondered why he should go
armed when on a commission so peaceful
as an inspection of Ellis Island. It
was explained by one of the secret
service men, however, that the president
invariably carries , revolver when
he goes to a public place.
The president has carried a pistol
ever since he took the oath of office,
after the assassination of McKinley.
He has the greatest faith in the ability
of the dozen or more of secret service
agents w ho guard hint, but prefers to
be armed himself in case of emergency.
His most intimate friends have known
of his practice of carrying a six-shooter,
but some of the secret service men
looked surprised when they saw the
handle protruding from the president's
pocket today.
WHY INDIANS LOVE THUNDER.
Story of the Porcupine Man and His
Young Slave.
Among some tribes of Indians the
thunder is held in great reverence;
they sing songs to it, and have dances
in its honor.
As a reason for doing this they tell
ofnrv*
UiC luiivning U*,wi J .
Once upon a time three young: men
were on the warpath far from their
homes, when the youngest of them had
the misfortune to break his leg. By
Indian law It became the duty of the
other two warriors to carry the youth
safely to his home. So they made a
litter and carried him on it until they
became tired.
Finally they came to a range of
mountains and, as the trail was steep
and it was hard work to carry the
youth any further, they laid the litter
down and went to one side, where they
held council together. ,
"Let us leave our wounded companion
where he is," said one. "It is too much
work to carry him farther."
"Agreed," said the other. "We will
say that he was killed by the enemy
and no one will ever be the wiser, for
he will certainly die if we leave him
here."
So the wicked men threw the youth
into a deep cleft in the rocks and went
on their way home to the village.
When they had come there they report
ed that the boy had died from wounds
received in a fight with the enemy.
Great was the grief of the boy's
widowed mother, who wept and groaned
at the loss of her son.
But the youth was not dead. As he
lay in the cleft in the rocks where the
wicked warriors had thrown him, he
saw, sitting a little way off, a strange
looking old man, who said to him:
"Ah, my son, what have your friends
done to you?"
"They have left me here to die, I
suppose," replied the youth with calmness,
for he was ashamed to show that
he was afraid.
"Oh, you will not die if you will agree
to do as I require," said the old man.
"I will make you well again, but In return
you must be my slave and hunt
for me all the rest of your life."
To this the youth agreed, as he saw
no other way out of his predicament;
and the old man (who was not an old
man at all, but a porcupine who had
assumed the shape of an old man cured
him of his hurts and soon had him
hunting for him and bringing home
the game he killed to the cleft in the
rocks.
"Whenever you kill anything which
is too heavy for you to carry call me
and I will come and help you," said
the old man.
All winter the youth hunted for his
master. One day, when the spring had
come, the youth killed a big bear
which was too heavy for him to carry
to the cleft in the rocks alone.
"Now I will go and call the old man,"
he said.
But just as he was stooping down to
feel the bear and see how fat he was he
heard a murmur of voices behind him
ind, turning in surprise, beheld three
men, or figures in the shape of men,
ivho wore cloud like garments with
wings.
"Who are you and what are you doing
in this wilderness where no man
ever comes?" cried the youth.
Then they told him that they were
the Thunderers, whose mission it was
to go about over the earth doing good
md destroying things which harmed
mankind. Just now they were after
the old man who lived in the cleft in
the rocks, who was no old man at all,
but a wicked porcupine, as they would
presently prove to him.
"Run back," they said, "and tell him
to come and help you with the bear."
So the youth went and told the old
man that he must come and help carry
the bear home. But the old man
said he could not go out if there was
any sign of a cloud in the sky.
The youth looked around and said
that the sky was clear. So the old man
came out and went with him to where
the carcass of the big bear was lying.
Then they cut up the bear, the old man
constantly urging the youth to make
haste, and the meat was placed on the
old man's shoulder as he directed, the
youth all the time being greatly astonished
at the strength he showed.
Loaded with the bear meat the old
man began to run toward the cleft in
the rocks as fast as he could, but clouds
began to gather rapidly in the sky and
the thunder rumbled in the distance.
The old man threw down his load
and ran faster, but the thunder rumbled
nearer and nearer.
Then the old man assumed his proper
shape of a huge porcupine and went
scampering away, shooting his quills
out behind him as he ran. But the
thunder followed him with peal after
peal until finally a bolt of lightning
struck him and destroyed him.
Then the three Thunderers appeared
again and said to the youth: "Now
that our work is done, we will carry
you home to your mother, who has
been grieving for you all the time."
So they gave him a cloud suit with
wings like their own, and the four
swept away through the air to the Indian
village where the youth's widowed
mother dwelt.
It was night when he found himself
in his mother's corn field, and going to
the opening of the lodge, he drew back
the curtain which covered it and stood
there in the moonlight.
The widowed started up and gazed at
him with terror, but he said: "Do not
be frightened, mother, it is no ghost,
but your long-lost son who has come
back to take care of you."
i utri i nit? \uuun wqu ui juy,
while he told her all his adventures and
they lived happily ever after. And that
is why the Indians dance and sing to
the thunder.
*' Mrs. Xoolywed?And if I had really
thrown you down then, would you
have given me up?
Xoolywed?I should say not. I would
have kept right on trying to win you,
even if you had thrown me over a dozen
times.
Mrs. Xoolywed?My, what a lot of
fun 1 missed!?Baltimore American.
A Woman's
Winning Method
[Original.]
The term "buccaneer" is associated
in most people's minds with that of
"pirate." The buccaneers were at first
privateers authorized to prey on Span- J
ish commerce, but afterward degenerated
into sea robbers. On one of these
buccaneer ships more than a century
ago among the crew was a woman
dressed in man's clothes. She had I
worn this attire for several years as a
soldier and had taken part in a num- t
ber of battles. When peace came she {
concluded to try the sea, and, shipping (
'?? Woat Indloa IninPli the hnP
caneers. The secret of her sex was
well preserved, and not a person knew
that she was a woman.
Anne Prestwlch, or Peter Prestwlch,
as she was known on the buccaneer,
fell desperately In love with one of the
sailors, Percival Whitford, a large, blue
eyed, flaxen haired, devil may care fellow,
who, though he treated Anne In as
friendly a manner as any one else, not
knowing that she was a woman, had
no thought of the tqnder passion.
Anne concealed her love, not daring
to reveal it with a confession of her
sex for fear that Percy would be re
pelled by the knowledge. For months
she worshiped him in secret Then an
opportunity arose for revealing her
love under the most favorable circumstances.
Percy became involved In a
quarrel with a sailor named Millikin,
and a challenge passed. Whitford and
Millikin were in different watches, and
the duel could not take place until after
eight bells in the afternoon. Shortly
after dinner a number of the crew were
lolling on the forecastle, among them
Anne Prestwich and Millikin.
"You'll make short work of the blue
eyed fellow," remarked one of the men
to Millikin.
"If he does," said Anne, "it'll be by
foul means."
"What!" cried Millikin, starting up,
while the others looked thunderstruck.
"Didn't you hear me?" replied Anne.
"Cowards don't fight fair. They always
manage to get some advantage."
"You dare say this to me!" shouted
Millikin, standing on his feet and putting
his hand to his knife.
"I say nothing except what's true."
Millikin made a rush for Anne, but
those present stood between.
"I'll have your life for this!" cried <
Millikin. "As soon as I get through <
with Whitford I'll attend to you." (
"Why wait for that?" asked Anne
coolly. "This is as good a time as any, <
and you'll have to wait till eight bells 1
for Whitford." I
"Agreed. I'll fight you now. Draw!" i
"I have choice of weapons, and I
choose swords," said Anne. !
A ring was formed, a couple of or- 1
dinary swords were brought up from i
below, and the two opponents set to i
work. Anne, the ex-soldier, who had
been driiled in sword exercise In bar- ?
racks, from the first showed her su- l
periority to Millikin, whose only prac- t
tice had been in action with the cutlass, i
She received a few scratches which her
opponent intended for mortal wounds,
and, watching her opportunity, ran
him through the heart. Millikin
dropped dead, and Anne, wiping her
sword on her trousers, turned and went
down the companionway. i
When Whitford came off watch he 1
had been told that there was no quar- I
rel on his hands since Peter Prestwich ?
had removed his antagonist. He went i
straight to Anne, whom he found In the <
forecastle. ?
"Pete," he said, "what do you mean i
Dy WKing my quarrei r
"1 bad as good a rigbt to fight him
as you."
"But they say you insulted him without
cause. Then you proposed to fight
him before I had my turn with him."
"Yes; that's true."
"Well, it's plain that you stepped in
between him and me. Milllkin never
injured you. Tell me why you have Interfered
to shield me."
Anne turned away, but there was
something in the glance she gave him
that sent a thrill through him, though
he did not know why.
The next day the buccaneer touched
port at one of the coast towns, and
when the first batch of shore leaves
were granted It happened that Peter
Prestwich and Percy Whitford were ?
among the number who went ashore. g
When they reached the quay Anne
went off by herself, while the others t
sought the nearest saloon. Later they r
drifted into the San Louis tavern, and j
while they were standing at the bar a f
waiter stepped up to Percy Whitford g
and whispered that a lady wished to see
him in a parlor upstairs. Not aware c
that he knew any woman In the place, f
he hesitated a moment, then, without t
speaLiug of his going, sauntered out 1
When he entered the room there was c
but one woman in It A trim figure r
stood before the window robed In a ?
plain but neat gown, cut In the fashion
of the times, while on the head was a ?
cap which entirely concealed the back x
hair. Percy advanced, and as he did so t
the woman turned, but while his face i
was in the full light of the window ?
hers was not. There was something s
very familiar In the rather attractive
face. Percy was sure he knew the girl, ]
but could not place her. 1
"Lassie," he said, "you've got the bet- ?
tor of me. What? Pete Prestwich In
woman's clothes?" 1
3e started back. Something came ?
wshing over him like the moving or a |
great flood. 1
"Not a man; a woman," said Anne, ?
looking down at the floor. ;
The revelation to Percy that a worn- i
an had stood between him and an even (
chance between life and death resulted i
In a complete conquest. They left the
buccaneer service, married and lived i
the life of planters.
LOUISE BRISTBD. ,
"Mrs. Nibbleton is a great temper- j
ance woman, isn't she?"
"Yes. She hardly speaks to me since ]
I gave her a recipe for cake, in which (
one of the directions was to take a j
wineglassful of milk."?Chicago Record-Herald.
,
t'<- Magistrate?Did I understand you i
to say the prisoner offered resistance i
when you attempted to place him un- 1
der asrest?
Policeman?None worth mentioning, I
your honor. Only a couple of dollars, c
?Chicago News. c
An Animal Siory For
Little FolKs
The Sensible Snail
Master Snail was an ambitious chap
vho wanted to make a name and forune
for himself. So one day he went
:o a merchant bug who owned a big
juildlng and said:
"I would like you, sir, to give me a
josition here."
"Well," said the merchant bug, "you
ieem to be a pretty smart little chap,
ind I will give you a position to run
lie elevator."
"I will take the job," said the snail.
All he had to do was to stand in the
(levator car, and when any one got in
md said, "Let me off at the fourth
loor," he would turn a wheel and up
lie elevator would go to the fourth
loor. Aqd If It was the second or the
:hird or the fifth floor it was Just the
;ame, and If any oue wanted to come
iown in the elevator it was just as
tasy.
Master Snail certainly had a good
position, for he got $3 a week, and
:hink what you can buy for three
MR. MERCHANT BUG.
tviiole dollars! But one day he grew
lissatisflod. and he went to the merchant
bug and said he thought he
should be paid $4 a week.
The merchant bug stuck his feet up
>n his desk and looked at Master Snail
from top to toe. Then he said, "My
[>oy. I am sorry, but I cannot pay you
aiore than $3 a week."
And what do you suppose Master
Snail did then? He gave up his posi:ion?
No, Indeed! Like a sensible fellow,
he went, back to the elevator car
rnd kept at work.
"I wili hold on to this job until I get
mother," said he, "for I had better be
jetting $3 a week than be out of work
md getting nothing."?Detroit Jourlal.
JAY COULD AND THE FIDDLER.
fale of a Town on the Missouri Pa*
cific That Missourians Believe.
"There was one New York railway
nagnate who won the gratitude of the
atoto olth/M1?h TV A have
jjcupic U1 111 J IJLUWV., ?D .. .? the
reputation in Missouri of being
inti-piutocratle," said one of the comnissioners
of the Louisiana Purchase
ixposition, who was here on business
i few days ago, and whose business
vas principally in the Wall street disrict.
"The magnate I refer to was
he late Jay Gould.
"The construction of the Missouri
Pacific, railroad from St. Louis to
iansas City, following the close of the
:ivil war,, did more to help the state
;han- anything that ever ocurred. The
:ompletion of the road came at a time
,vhen the returned soldiers who were
armers, as most of them were, had no
rntlet for what little they were able
o produce.
"The Missouri Pacific was built in a
>art of the state that had suffered
nore than any other. The farmers
ooked . only for results. They beieved
that Jay Gould surveyed the
vhole line himself, and some of them
>elieved that he actually turned out
ind bossed the gangs that did the
Trading and laid the rails.
"As some of the old hunkers got over
heir prejudice against railway maglates
they began naming their favorte
nag Jay Gould, and of course, it
ollowed after that that the name was
riven to some of the children.
"Occasionally an old town which was
>nly a few miles from the main line
lad to give up the ghost for a new
own, but that didn't affect the people
n the country. While some of the
>ld towns were actually wiped off the
nap, new and better ones sprang up
Jong the line.
"You can hear all sorts of stories
imong the old settlers out there about
vhat Jay Gould did for the poor peo>le.
Many of the stories were dreams,
>ut occasionally there was one found;d
on facts. One of these I have never
;een in print:
"In one of the new towns on the
ine lived a blind fiddler with a re
liarkable voice. His wire was. also a
singer.
"After the road was in operation the
jlind fiddler and his wife went to the
station on the arrival of every day
.rain, and as they walked along the
platform the blind man fiddled and
sang, and his wife accompanied him
ind passed the hat along by the open
windows of the cars. They soon became
quite noted to travelers along
:he Missouri Pacific.
"There was some rivalry between
:hat town and another one not far
iway as to which should be the end
jf a division at which a roundhouse
should be erected. The town where
:he blind fiddler lived won the fight
md the story is that Jay Gould did
It, because he said, or is believed to
nave said, the trains would stop there
onger on acount of having to change
mgines, and that would enable the
alind fiddler to make more money out
jf the passengers.
"It is a fact that the blind fiddler
jrofited by the selection of his town
is the end of the division, and he alvays
believed Mr. Gould made the seection
for his benefit.
"We haven't built any monuments in
Missouri, but when the fever breaks
>ut one of the first will be in memory
if Jay Gould."?New York Sun.
-?om and pavings ?ank,
W Yorltville, H. C. -
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A General Banking Business, s
With good connections and supplied ?]
with all the conveniences and appll- t
ances necessary for the equipment of f
a modern banking office, we are In j
position to extend to our patrons, and f
the public generally, prompt and Intelligent
service at ail times. 1
Prompt attention to the needs of
out-of-town customers, country merchants
and farmers throughout the
county.
A Special Saving* Department.
Using the Auxiliary Home Savings
Banks and paying three per cent interest
on Savings Accounts. I
Interest Bearing Certificates of De- "
posit issued under special agreement.
Correspondence or a call Invited. t
W. P. HARRISON, Caahier.
S. M. McNEEL, President.
HOURS: j
Bank opens for Business 9 a. m., and
Closes 3 p. m. Open Saturday Evenings
8 to 9.
frofessional Guards. ^
I hos. I-. Mcuow. w. w. Lewis.
McDOW & LEWIS, ,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
No. 4 Law Range, Yorkville, S. C.
Prompt Attention to all business. .
Money loaned on approved security.
July 25 bw tf
GEO. W. S. 1IAHT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, !
YORKVILLE, S. C. 1
j LAW RANGE. 'Phone Office No. 38.
JD. E. FINLEY, 1
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office in WILSON BUILDING, opposite
Court House. Telephone No. ia6.
A. Y. CART WRIGHT,
SURGEON DENTIST,
YORKVILLE, S. C.
/JGSjfe OFFICE HOURS:
9a.rn.t01p. to sp.m
Office In upstairs rooms of Cartwrlght ,
Building, opposite Telegraph and Express
Offices.
J. J, KELLER & CO.,
UNDERTAKERS.
OUR
STOCK.
WE are carrying a large and elab
orate stock of UNDERTAKERS
GOODS. We give satisfactory attention
to all calls and the prices w*
charge are very close. Don't fall to see
us when* In need of anything in our
line.
Our place of business is near the Carolina
and North-Western depot.
j
J. J. KELLER & CO. j
A Car Load of
Oliver Chilled Plows. '
IN order to meet the steadily increasing
demand for Oliver. Chilled
Plows, we recently placed an order for
a whole car load to be shipped us di- ]
rect from the factory, and take pleas- j
ure in informing the farmers of Tork j
county that we will in a few days be ]
in position to supply their needs in this ]
line. We will not consume space and ]
time telling of the superiority of these ]
celebrated plows over all others, but ]
will simply refer the farmer who has j
never tested them in a practical way to ]
his neighbor who has. We are entirely ]
satisfied to leave the decision with ]
them. ]
Hoosier Disk Drills.
We have in stock a supply of the
celebrated Hoosier Disk Drill, than
which no better and very few that
even claimed equality, has ever been -j
on the market. We sell them on an ^
absolute guarantee to give perfect satisfaction,
and owing to the fact that we
bought when much lower than the
present wholesale price are in position
to sell drills about as cheap as other j
dealers can now buy inferior drills of J
other makes. You should not fail to :
sow wheat this fall. Next year may be J
the banner wheat year. 1
YORK IMPLEMENT CO. \
JERSEY CALVES FOR SALE.
A LIMITED number of THOR- {
OUGHBRED JERSEY CALVES, *
both sexes, of the most fashionable
breeding. These calves are all that *
could be desired in so far as their 8
breeding and other qualifications are ,
concerned. Address
J. W. BETTS, Lesslie, S. C. j
TIRE SHRINKING. r
I AM especially well prepared to do a
the work and I am giving my per- t
sonal attention to the shrinking and c
setting of tires on buggies and wag- e
ons. I solicit your work of this kind, 1
and can promise you prompt work, r
properly done at a fair price. Bring j
your vehicles to me for this kind of g
work. R. D. ALEXANDER.
^rates
on the 5umm
southern r
c?7
mlMaile
^kahway wat??
~ r~ Pass. Traffic Mgr.
WASHIHOTOHi D. C.
V
BROKERAGE.
[F you desire to buy, sell or exchange
City or Country Property any where
n South Carolina, address me. I feel
afe in saying I have the largest as:ortment
of Farms and City Propery
of any one Broker in the State,
rhen my list grows dally. Will be glad
o have your wants, or offerings, also.
Jo business, no eharges. Will sell at
>ubllc or private sale, as may be preerred
by owners.
tir We sell the Columbia Bar-Look
rype writers.
J. EDGAR POAG, Broker,
Rock Hill, S. C.
August 21 f.t lm
C1HEAP RATES
VIA.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
The Southern Railway will sell
ickets for delegates and members of
the following named meetings at rate
of one and one-third fare on the Certificate
Plan, for the Round Trip:
\tlanta, 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 Druggists, Oct. 6-8,
tickets on sale Oct. 1-7, final limit
Oct. 12th, 1903.
Washington, D. C.?National Spiritualists
Association, Oct. 20-23, tickets
on sale Oct. 16-22, final limit Oct.
27th, 1903.
The Southern Railway will also sell
)pen Roundtrip Excursion tlokets to
points named below.
3altimore, 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 first-class fare plus 31.00 for
round trip from points beyond a radius
of 300 miles of GreenBboro, one
first-class fare plus 25 cents for
round trip from points within radius
of Greensboro; one first-class fare
plus 31.00 tickets on sale Oct 9-10,
with final limit 15 days from date of
sale.; one first-class fare plus 25
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
r\f oalo
Mew 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
igent, or to.
W. H. TAYLOE, Asst. Gen'l. Pass. Agt.
Atlanta. Ga.
R. W. HUNT, Dlv'n. Pass. Agent,
Charleston, S. C.
** The Sky Pilot. Eg" The Sky Pilot.
CAROLINA & NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Schedule Effective June 7, 1903.
Northbound. Passenger. - Mixed.
Ex. Sun. Daily.
Lv. Chester 9.00a.m. 8.00p.m.
Lv. Lowryville ... 9.18a.m. 8.28p.m.
Lv. McConnelss .. 9.28am. 8.48p.m.
Lv. Guthries 9.33am. 8.57p.m.
Lv. Yorkville 9.49am. 9.19p.m.
Lv. Filbert 10.01am. 9.44p.m.
Lv. Clover 10.12am. 10.00p.m.
Lv. BowlingGreen. 10.20am. 10.24p.m.
Lv. Gastonia 10.38am. 12.30am.
Lv. Lincolnton ...11.43am. 2.00am.
Lv. Newton 12.28p.m. 2.55am.
Lv. Hickory 12.50p.m. 4.00am.
Lv. Cliffs 1.23p.m. 4.40am.
Ar. Lenoir 2.05p.m. 6.00am.
Southbound. Passes tre r. Mixed.
Ex. Sun. Daily.
Lv. Lenoir 2.30p.m. 8.00p.m.
Lv. Cliffs 3.08p.m. 9.30p.m.
Lv. Hickory 8.20p.m. 9.60p.m
Lv. Newton 3.45p.m. 11.46p.m.
Lv. Lincolnton ... 4.30p.m. 1.60am.
Lv. Gastonia 5.30p.m. 4.20am.
Lv. Bowlinsr Green 6.48p.m. 4.56am.
LiV. Clover 6.57p.m. 5.10a.m.
L.v. Filbert 6.08p.m. 6.40a.m.
L.v. Yorkvllle .... 6.23p.m. 6.00a.m.
jv. Guthrles 6.40p.m. 6.50a.m.
LiV. McConnells .. 6.45p.m. 7.00a.m.
jV. Lowryvllle ... 6.57p.m. 7.23a.m.
Sx. Chester 7.17p.m. 8.00a.m.
L. T. NICHOLS, General Manager.
E. F. REID, G. P. Agent,
Chester. 8. C.
PHOTOGRAPHY
10 AN ART
\ ND It takes an artist to be a phocAtographer.
One who Is not an artst
doesn't stand much of a chance of
naklng a success at photography. 1
lave given years of study to this es)eclal
line and I can say with pride
hat my work will compare favorably
vlth that of any photographer In this
lection.
The best and most perfect photographs
are the result of experience
ind not experiments. I do all of my leveloping,
retouching and finishing,,
hereby obtaining the best possible reults.
\.s Far As Prices
*.re concerned, you need not worry
rourself along that score. I know that
ny prices are reasonable and you will
igree with me when 1 tell you what
hey are. I am also prepared to devel>p
and print pictures taken with pockit
cameras. If you have a Kodak or
five or any other camera, and for any
eason you can't develop and print
'our pictures, bring them to me at my
rallery on West Liberty street
J. R. SCHORB.
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NE FOR PLEASURE,
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