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Jlumorous Hfpartmrnt. A Tioht Placb.?It was a gray time In Congress one night when there was an all-night session on the Mills tariff bill in 1888. It had been difficult to keep a sufficient attendance, and the house had adopted a resolution directing the sergeant-at-arms to compel the presence of absent members. One by one they were brought before the bar of the house, and after making all sorts of excuses and explanations, were permitted to go unpunished. About midnight Congressman Henderson was brought before the speaker He had, he said, no excuse to offer. "I was at a theatre party," he con" * tlnued, "wnen 1 was arresicu cum brought here. There Is no sort of excuse for absence without leave." "I move that the gentleman from Iowa be fined $6,000!" called one of Henderson's colleagues. " I second the motion!" shouted 20 or more members, all of them his friends. "It Is moved% and seconded," said Speaker Carlisle, "that the gentleman from Iowa be fined $5,000. Those In favor of the motion will say 'Aye.'" Two hundred delighted voices shouted "Aye!" "Those opposed will say 'No.'" Henderson's agonized voice was alone In yelling "No!" There was but one way to slip out of the Joke and prevent the motion from being carried, and that was for Speaker Carlisle to overrule the house. "The noes have It," said he, gravely. "The gentleman is excused."?Youth's Companion. A Box Who Always Told the Truth.?Judge Henry A. Shute, the author, was born In Exeter, N. H., and an Exeter man said of him the other day: "Harry Shute and I used to fish together in our childhood. Many a mess of brook trout, perch and horned pout we hooked before we knew how to read or write. "One day when we were fishing a city boy joined us. He sat down on a nlo/>a nt o>rantt? rfwlt and while We fished he lied to us about city life. "When we got through I thought I would do a little lying (or the country's sake. "'You see that (arm over there?" I said. 'Well, that (arm belongs to Cyrus Skinner, our champion (armer. Do you know how much butter and cheese Cyrus Skinner makes? Why, he makes 1,000,000 pounds o( butter and 1,000,000 pounds o( cheese a year.' "The city boy looked skeptical and I turned to Shute to back me up. I turned a little timidly, though, (or Shute was, as a rule, a truthtul boy. '"Ain't that so, Harry?' I said, 'don't Cyrus Skinner make 1,000,000 pounds ot butter and 1,000,000 pounds of cheese a year?' " 'Well,' says Harry, 'I can't say as I ever heard precisely how much cheese and butter Skinner makes, but I know (or a (act that he has eleven sawmills that all run by buttermilk.'" An Illustration.?The novelist, Cyrus Townsend Brady, was a clergyman betore he turned to literature, and his sermons were as vivid and picturesque as his books are. In the pulpit Mr. Brady was particularly happy in the little stories ot parables with which he illustrated and brought out his points. One day he was picturing the (oolishness ot secret wrongdoing?the absurdity o( the idea, held by hypocrites apparently, that it is possible to do ill by stealth and still receive the same rewards that virtue gets. "Secret wrongdoers," he said, "remind me o( a little boy o( six or seven years, "A letter and two cents were one day handed by his (ather to this boy. M 'Buy a stamp, John,' the (ather said, 'stamp the letter and mail it at the postoffice.' "The boy set out. and returned chuckling:. He gave back two cents to his father. " 'Here you are,' he said, 'and your letter's mailed, too.' "'Why, how does this happen?' said the father. 'Didn't you stamp it? "'No,' replied the boy: 'There was no need. A big crowd of people were putting letters in the letter boxes, and when no one was looking i slipped yours in for nothing.'" Iron Cost Too Much.?Senator Fair had two marked characteristics?economy and love of Joking, says the San Francisco Call. He never forgot frugality in his extensive business, and he even made his own economy a subject for humor. Once while puttering around over the Com8tock he slipped and started feet first down a deep, narrow shaft. There was a long, continuous wooden ladder reaching the bottom, with its every other round of iron to strengthen the structure. Down this he sped. "When I found myself sliding down toward the center of the earth," said the senator, who used to enjoy telling the story, "I thought it was time to begin doin' something. So I commenced to grab at the ladder rungs. As I went down I broke every, single one of the wood&n sticks. This checked the speed of my fall, and I landed about a thousand feet below badly shaken, but not hurt." "But what did you do when you came to the iron rungs?" he was asked. "O, I just skipped 'em. Couldn't afford to break 'em. Wood was cheap, but iron was then durned dear on the Comctock." Where the Victory Perched.?A dispute had arisen in the Ferguson family, says the Chicago Tribune. Mr. Ferguson wished to invite Aunt Abigail to come and spend the winter at his house. His wife objected. "She's a vinegary old maid," said Mrs. Ferguson, "and I don't want her here. We've got enough to do to support ourselves, without having another mouth to feed." "I'm able to look out for that. I want you to understand, Laura, that I'm the breadwinner for this family, and I say she shall come." "And I want you to understand, George Ferguson that I'm the breadmaker for this family, and I say she shan't!" ^^^^^^^^^mi^^blgall didn't come. JtUscrUancouis grading. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. Newt and Comment Clipped From Neighboring Exchanges. CHEROKEE. Gaffne) Ledger, Oct. 18: The court of general sessions adjourned Saturday after a two weeks' term. The last case heard was Gaffney vs. Jeffries, for the recovery of land, which began Friday and continued through Saturday. The result was a verdict for the defendant. Governor Heyward has been petitioned by the Cherokee bar for an extra term of court for Cherokee, to begin Monday, Nov. 14th, and continue for three weeks, with Senator Hay or Hon. Jas. P. Carey as presiding Judge. This extra term is asked for the purpose of disposing of the large amount of business which was continued from the recent term The mill at Cherokee Falls has been forced to shut down for a while on account of the unusually low stage of the water In Broad river Farmers generally assert that nearly all the cotton has been picked and a greater portion of It sold. The season has been exceptionally fine for picking, and consequently the cotton taken out so far has been of good quality and free from trash There were about two hundred and fifty bales of cotton sold on the Gaffney market Saturday, and several bales yesterday. The price ranged from 9.80 to 10 cents A light frost was seen by early risers Saturday morning in damp spots along water courses, although the thermometer was not lower than forty-eight. Yesterday morning the thermometer was down to forty-two and the ground was white In many places; though It is too dry and dusty now for much frost Senator B. R. Tillman has accepted an Invitation to speak in Gaffney on Saturday, Oct. 22nd, at 11 a. m., on the subject Temperance, the dispensary, prohibition or license Yesterday as Col. Sam Jefferles was riding along the street in front of the Wllkins-Bristow ClothIpg Co., his horse s.tumbled upon a brick l>lng in the street and fell, throwing his rider to the ground. Mr. Jefferles was considerably shocked by the fall; but was soon able to go on to his home In a buggy, and we hope he may experience no serious inconvenience from his accident. CHESTER. Lantern, Oct. 18: Miss Kelley, who spent some years In Italy studying the silk Industry, has recently been in town and in the county looking for a suitable location for a colony of Italians, who wish to plant mulberry j trees for silk worms. As only a few weeks each year are necessary for attention to the worms and their product, co ion and other crops can be raised with but little Interference. Miss Kelley has been In communication with Mr. L. E. Sigmon in regard to his place at Banks. A representative Italian visited the place. We have understood that the parties all mean business, but we have not learned whether a trade has been made or not Miss Edna Whiteside left for Yorkville and Smyrna this morning to spend a few days with relatives in her old home neighborhood... Mrs. J. H. Thornwell of FortMill, arrived in the city yesterday to visit Mvs. S. M. Jones Mrs. Victoria N.ilL Stahn. wife of Mr. E. C. Stahn, died yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock. To Mrs. Stahn were appointed wearisome days and nights of affliction. Many were these days and nights cf suffering. For two or three days loving friends watched by her bedside hourly expecting the end. Mrs. Stahn was a daughter of Mrs. M. A. Nail and was In her 51st year. She leaves a daughter and a son, both grown. Funeral services will be conducted at the Baptist church this afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rev. John Bass Shelton, pastor of the deceased, assisted by the Rev. J. S. MolTatt, D. D., and the Rev. G. P. Watson Mrs. R. R. Steele of Blackstock, who has been almost hopelessly sick, is reported by Dr. Durham decidedly better this morning Miss Eunice Simpson went to Charlotte yesterday afternoon, from which place she and her father, Rev. J. H. Simpson, of Hickory Grove, were to leave this morning for the meeting of synod at Mt. Zioi, Mo., and the St. Louis exposition Mrs. C. M. Alexander had the misfortune to fall late yesterday afternoon while going from Sir. Butler Woods' to Mr. J. R. Alexander's and broke one bone in her left wrist. It was set by Dr. W. B. Cox and she is doing very well this morning. GASTON. Gastoma Gazette, October 18: Governor C- B. Aycock spoke in the opera house for an hour last night to a representative audience of ladles and gen iitriiitru. v^mzeiis iiuin ctii puns 01 iiie county were present. He was heard with rapt attention from his first word to the last and received frequent applause during: the course of his masterly defense of his administration against the charges of the Republican party Receipts at the local platform since Thursday have been as follows: Friday 116 bales at 10 cents; Saturday 67 bales at 10 cents; Monday 16 bales at 9.90 cents After an Illness of four months with dropsy Mrs. Melissa Jenkins, wife of Mr. Nathan A. Jenkins, died at 9 o'clock yesterday morning at her home In the Union neighborhood. The funeral will be held this morning at 9 o'clock from Sandy Plains Baptist church of which deceased was a member.- Rev. J. A. Hoyle, the pastor, will conduct a funeral service. Deceased was 38 years of age, and before her marriage to Mr. Jenkins was Miss Melissa McCullough, a daughter of Mrs. Pink Moss. She is survived by a husband and four children, Fannie, Cora, Ruth and Laban Jenkins Another child, Clara May, died about two weeks ago at the uge of four months This afternoon at 5 o'clock In the First Baptist church Miss Kate McLaughen, daughter of Mrs. Ellen McLaughen, will be married to Mr. John Watt Klrkpatrlck. After the ceremony they will leave for Due West to spend their honeymoon with the groom's mother, Mrs. A. G. Klrkpatrlck The announcement that Gastonla is to have a new cot ton mill will be received with much interest in local business circles. The mill will be capitalized at J160,000 and 1 will have 10,000 spindles. Mr. George A. Gray, superintendent of the Loray mill and until recently superintendent I of the Old mills and the Avon, is the c chief promoter of this new enterprise e and will be the chief stockholder. Mr. l Gray recently sold his heavy holdings t in the Avon mill to the Messrs Love ^ and Mr. D. E. Rhyne. LANCA8TER. t Ledger, Oct. 19: Miss Dora Faile, * aged about thirteen years, daughter of Mr. Robt. L. Faile, who lives on Mr. ( W. K. Cook's plantation near Taxhaw, died on Wednesday and was buried Thursday In Blackmon graveyard.... Miss Edith Stewart of Rock Hill has 1 returned and taken charge of the mu- ( sic pupils at the graded school. During her absence Miss Johnson of Rock * Hill has filled her place very acceptably.... An eight-year-old son of Wylie Colbert, colored, was shot In the 1 face and shoulder by Minor Billings, colored yesterday evening, cuunga claims the Bhootlng was accidental, but bystanders say that It was not 1 Mrs. Caroline Elliott of the Wild Cat section celebrated her 71st anniversary last Saturday, all of her children and grand-children being present on the occasion and enjoying not only ' a most excellent dinner but the happy 1 reunion of the family Mr. M. L. , Beckham, the government statistician . began yesterday taking glnner*s re- , ports for his next report to the government. The cotton Is being ginned , very rapidly In this section this sea- f son A tenant house on Mr. R. L. ( White's place In the Pleasant Valley section, occupied by Jeff Davis, col- f ored, was burned last Friday while , Davis and his wife were in the field , picking cotton. The parents left several small children at the house all of ( whom escaped from the building when , the fire started except the baby, a child about 18 months old, it perish- ( ed In the flames. The contents of the house were all consumed, the children j being too small to save anything. , Magistrate D. K. Hall held an Inquest and the verdict was In accord with ^ the facta , DISTRUST JAPANESE. j < United States Will Not Be Caught i Napping as Russia Was. i The United States government Is al- ' ready preparing for the future. It will surprise many .people who are decrying < any possibility of an attack upon the Philippines by the Japanese, as the 1 victors In the far east, to learn that > coal is now going to Guam and Cavlte ! by scores of sailing vessels In antici- < patlon of a future day in which It will ' be needed for American cruisers and battleships in the Pacific. A long talk 1 at the Waldorf-Astoria today with a < naval officer brought this revelation to ] me. It means nothing less than the ! gratifying, although startling, lnfor- < mation that the government is al- ' ready preparing for eventualities In < the east! ' This nation will not be caught nap- ' ping, in the event of a sudden conclu- 1 sion of peace or long armistice. Con- < tracts have been issued, I am assured, for the delivery of 100,000 tons of coal ' at Guam, within the next six months. 1 That little island is utterly devoid of ' defense; but we shall hear within fhe 1 half year, that several warships will ' make regular rendezvous there, and the islet will be fortified within a few years?as has Santa Lucia in the West 1 Indies, by Great Britain. Cavite will be Impregnable to a sea attack before many months. Nothing has been said about the work in progress at that gateway to 1 Manila harbor, but many heavy guns 1 have been shipped there and the fortifications have been strengthened in ' every way. Of one thing the American people 1 may be sure: The United States will 1 not be caught napping when the inevi- 1 table cataclysm occurs in the far east! 1 The United States and England, also, ' will be ready! Fortunately, the United ( States has no entanglements on the ' Asiatic continent; but the responsibil- ' lty for the Philippines, nowever accidental, Is clear and definite. There need not be any popular anxiety; and the less attention directed to the dangers In the Pacific the quieter will be the political situation.?Brooklyn Eagle. COULDN'T SMOKE IT THROUGH. Said That No Smoker Can Finish a Cigar Without Taking It from His Lips. "I have a customer who thinks he smokes twenty cigars a day," said a down-town dealer. "As a matter of fact he gives away many of them and throws away some that are only partly consumed. However, he is firm in the belief that he smokes more actual tobacco than any man in New York, and a boast on the subject in my store yesterday led to a curious bet. "He declared, fo begin with, that he could smoke three ordinary cigars in half an hour. A bystander remarked ( that no man alive could smoke even , one cigar continuously until it was consumed without taking it from his lips. 'Bosh!' said my man, 'I do that right along and think nothing of it.' " 'I'll bet you a box of Perfectos you can't do it right now,' said the other and in half a minute the wager was made. By its terms the cigar was to be consumed in steady consecutive puffs and not removed from the lips ? until burned to a mark one and a half i inches from the tip. A clear Havana , Colorado Madura was selected for the test and the smoker took a seat and began. i "He puffed like an engine for about j two minutes and accumulated some- . thing under half an Inch of ash, and then he began to wabble. He shifted the cigar from side to side, pulled slow i and fast, and seemed to have dlfficul- , ty getting his breath between the draws. At any rate he kept turning ' his head to avoid the smoke, and final- 1 ly got to laughing. I could see he was in torture, but he stuck to it until he , got within half an Inch of the mark. ' Then he jumped up suddenly, threw ' the cigar away and walked out of the < shop. "I paid the bet and charged It to his account, and he told me last evening that the very Idea of tobacco made < him sick. I doubt whether it would ? be possible for anybody to smoke a ^ moderately strong cigar through in the manner I have described."?Ex- < change. ONLY TWO WERE WEALTHY. The Presidents Have Been In Only Moderately Well-to-do Circumstances. George Washington and Martin Van 3uren were the wealthiest men ever sleeted to the presidency, but nearly ill the chief executives managed to eave the White House well ofT, alhough some possessed little wealth vhen elected. Van Buren was so wealthy that he lid not trouble to draw his salary unit the expiration of his four yerrg, vhen he signed for 1100,000. Every sxpense of the White House outside of hat provided for by congress was paid >y Van Buren out of his own pocket. George Washington did not need the noney for living expenses, but he Irew his money with as much regularty as the department clerks. He had k> much property to dispose of that lis will covered twelve closely wrlt:en pages and If put In type would nake five columns of a newspaper. James Monroe's will contained only 162 words. He was a poor man. He Ived well, but not extravagantly, vhile president, yet he left the White House almost penniless. Polk, Fillmore and Pierce were ivealthy men and left large estates when they died. Madison, too, had a food bank account and plenty of real >state, but the money he left to Dolly was scattered to the winds by a worthless relative. For her husband's japers congress paid her $20,000, and :his was all she had. Andrew Johnson was comfortably well off, owning a mill, farm, store and >ther properties at Knoxvllle and Jreenville, Tenn. Buchanan was wealthy, too, as was ilso Andrew Jackson, but the latter was impoverished before death by asluming: the debts of his son. John Quincy Adams died rich. He >wned much property in Boston and Washington. His will is filed in the ecorder of wills' office in this city, ind Is of great length. Like Andrew Tackson, Mr. Adams had a large colection of walking canes and these were bequeathed to his friends. Thomas Jefferson always, according :o history, made much display, and was rated as wealthy, but In his old ige he was forced to cease entertainng with such a lavish hand at Montllello. Congress paid him $28,000 for i large portion of his valuable library ind this sum was economically spent iuring his last days. William Henry Harrison was known is an every day man, when in the White House he cared little for style. He saved h good portion of his salary md died moderately rich. His grand* ion, Benjamin Harrison, was likewise economical, saved money ana .enjoyea i good law practice after hia term. General Grant while In the White House lived well, but, at the same time saved money, the salary of the president being raised from $25,000 to 150,000 while he was serving his secjnd term. General Grant had a larger stable of thoroughbreds than any oth;r president and when he took a fancy to a horse he generally managed to buy It regardless of the price. He was iot wealthy, although worth considerable when his second term expired. An entanglement In a wildcat financial joncern led him to pledge his swords, medals and gems to W. H. Vanderbilt for the loan of $100,000 to clear his name of the disgrace others had brought upon him. The most extravagant president was Arthur, who not Infrequently gave llnners costing as much as $5,000. When he went to the White House he was worth probably half a million. His predecessor. Garfield, died a poor man. The people raised $300,000 for Mrs. Sarfleld, and congress voted her a Denslon of $5,000 annually. Hayes was accused of parsimony during his Incumbency of the White House, because he offered no wine to tils guests. Mr. Hayes entertained little, but It was not because he was not financially able, but simply because he did not believe In great social functions. Mr. Lincoln was poor when he entered the White House, and had he lived to serve out his term he would perhaps have retired worth only a few hundred more than he began with, for he was not economical. Employees of the White House say that Mr. Lincoln gave away much money to people ivhom he believed or knew to be in distress. Qrover Cleveland was paying taxes an less than eight thousand dollars when he was elected president the first time, but today he Is wealthy. Mr. Cleveland was not a lavish spender during his Incumbency of the White House, drew his salary with regularity and made Investments In Washington suburban real estate. Mr. McKinley was poor when he entered the White House. He was In debt, but by frugal management and the assistance of friends he was accumulating money when the assassin's Pullet ended his life. President Roosevelt was comfortably fixed when he was called to the chief executive's chair; not wealthy, but far from poor. It Is safe to say that should he be retired by the November election he will leave the White House a poorer man than when he entered.? New York Herald. CAT WHIPS EAGLE. Battle to the Death on the Front of a Flying Locomotive. Tommy was a cat. His master was an engine driver. Tommy had one night appeared on the engine, and from that day had made It his home. Traveling seemed to fascinate Tommy. Most of the day he would sit in front of the engine, not minding in the east how fast the train was moving. When he was hungry up he would get, :rot along the narrow ledge running -ound the huge boiler, and purr and irlnk the milk that was always waitng for him In the engine cab. From all this It will be seen that Tommy was no ordinary cat, as a cer:aln sharp billed eagle soon dlscov;rpd. Here Is the story: As usual. Tommy was seated In front >f the engine with his tall curled unler him, admiring the scenery. All ilong the line grew trees, occasionally jroken by a deep gully, spanned by a owerlng trestle bridge. The train was slowly rounding a ___________________ corner when Tommy espied an eagle perched on the top of a dead spruce tree. Precisely at the moment Tommy spied the eagle the eagle also Bpled Tommy. By the time the train had arrived alongside the tree, which was a hundred times quicker than It has taken to describe, the eagle had lowered its head, pointing It directly at Tommy. A loud flap! A quick whoop, and the bird was on Tommy. But Tommy was more awake than he appeared, j and was quite ready for action before ' the eagle had nearly reached him. At first the bird tried to flx his talons in Tommy's furry back. But experience had taught Tommy never tc expose his back to the enemy. Consequently, this ruse failed. Hovering around, with talons extended, the eagle next tried to grab him by the head. Back puckered, eyes 1 aflame, this was how Tommy, sitting on his back legs, met the onslaught, snarling and scratching all the time. Feathers flew and fur lay scattered on the bogle truck. Still they battled, unH hird. flahtimr the strangest duel, and in the strangest place, too, that had ever been fought. And all this time the train had been whirring along at thirty miles an hour. Meanwhile, the driver had been anxiously watching the fight, and had tried to frighten off the eagle by repeatedly blowing the steam whistle. But the bird was now so full of fury and smarting wounds ihat it was quite beyond being terrified. At last he determined to go to the rescue of his pet. Seizing an iron bar, he started to walk along the footplate. But Tommy wanted no help, for just as his master was drawing ( near, the cat ripped a great hole in the eagle's throat, and the fight was end- ' ed. Lifting Tommy in his arms, the 1 driver carried him and the dead eagle ' back to the engine cab. And although 1 the cat received many wounds he soon < recovered and in a few days was at ' his old post again.?Chicago Tribune. i i SOUTHERN RAILWAY SCHEDULES. No. 114, 8outhbound?Blaoksburg to Charleston?Daily. Lv. Blacksburg 8.45a.m. , Lv. Smyrna 9.10a.m. Lv. Hickory Grove 9.20a.m. Lv. Sharon 9.31a.m. Lv. Yorkville 9.46a.m. Lv. Tirzah 9.57a.m. i Ar. Rock Hill 10.15a.m. Lv. Rock Hill 10.30a.m. Lv. Catawba Junction 10.55a.m. i Lv. Lancaster 11.40a.m. \ Lv. Camden 2p.m. i Ar. Kiogvllle 3.45p.m. ; Ar. Columbia 9.25p.m. Ar. Charleston 7.45p.m. 1 No. 114 leaves Blacksburg after ar- j rival of No. 30 from Atunu. No. 113, Northbound?Charleston to ( Blackaburg?Daily. Lv. Charleston 7.30a.m. , Lv. Columbia 7.20a.m. Lv. Klngvllle 11.00a.m. , Lv. Camden 12.35p.m. Lv. Lancaster 2.23p.m. Lv. Catawba Junction 2.45p.m. Lv. Rock Hill 3.05p.m. Lv. Tlrzah 3.25p.m. Lv. Yorkvllle 3.37p.m. Lv. Sharon 3.54p.m. Lv. Hickory Grove 4.06p.m. Lv. Smyrna 4.16p.m. Ar. Blacksburg 4.35p.m. No. 113 connects at Blackaburg with Trains Nos. 12, 38 and 40 for Charlotte and Washington. No. 135, Northbound?Rock Hill to Marion?Daily. Lv. Rock Hill 6.00a.m. Lv. Tlrzah 6.19a.m. Lv. Yorkvllle 6.30a.m. Lv. Sharon 6.46a.m. Lv. Hickory Grove 7.00a.m. Ar. Blacksburg 7.40a.m. Lv. Blacksburg 8.10a.m. Ar. Marlon 10.45a.m. No. 135 connects at Blaoksburg with trains both north and south. No. 136, Southbound?Marion to Rock Hill?Daily. Lv. Marion 5.26p.m. Lv. Blacksburg 8.45p.m. Lv. Smyrna 9.10p.m. Lv. Hickory Grove 9.23p.m. Lv. Sharon 9.38p.m. Lv. Yorkville 9.64p.m. Lv. Tirzah 10.10p.m. Ar. Rock Hill 10.30p.m. No. 136. leaves Blacksburg, southbound, after arrival of No. 40 frem Atlanta, and connects at Rock Hill with No. 29 for Columbia. 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Our proposition Involves a competitive contest, in which the makers of the two largest clubs receive rewards far out of proportion to the work they are likely to do, and the rewards to all other clubmakers will be as heretofore, extremely liberal. It is our desire to see to it that all who are kind enough to help extend the subscription list of THE ENQUIRER receive substantial tokens of appreciation and consequently there are no blanks. NEW SUBSCRIBERS. In order to afford the clubmakers greater facility in introducing the paper to new subscribers, we agree to Beni such subscribers the paper from the date of such entry of their names until January 1, 1906, at the price of one vear's subscription, namely, $1.75. Under this offer the new subscriber gets so much of his subscription as may be due before January 1, 1905, without cost. In ail such cases however, the price of the subscription Is due and payable at the date of the entry of the name on our books. Where such subscriptions are not paid at the date of entry, they are subject to the same conditions that apply to other subscriptions. No name tfhqlt was on our list on July 1, 1904, is to be considered NEW. THE FIRST PREMIUM. To the clubmaker returning and paying for the largest number of names under the conditions herein set forth, we will give a FIRST CLASS BABCOCK TOP BUGGY, worth $81. This is the well known buggy for which Messrs. Glenn & Allison have the exclusive agency in York county. They represent it to be as good a buggy as can be had for the price anywhere, and they sell it under ironclad guarantees as to quality and durability. All their usual guarantees will accompany the buggy we propose 'o present to the maker of the largest club. THE SECOND PREMIUM. To the clubmaker returning the second largest number of names under the conditions herein set forth we will give one of the BEST TOP BUGGIES made by the Yorkville Buggy Company. This buggy sells for $65 and is equal to any buggy to be had at the price on this or surrounding markets. It is fully protected by the guarantees of the Yorkville Buggy company. Anmrro nrrru fit Fop Four Name*. A "Yankee" Watch, a Stylographlc Fountain Pen or a Three-Bladed Pocket Knife of good quality; or a 15Strlng Zithern. For Five Names. A year's subscription to either one of the following Magazines: McClure's, Ladles' Home Journal, Munsey, Argosy, Cosmopolitan, Delineator, Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, or either of the following: A "Champion" Stem Winding Watch, a gold pointed Fountain Pen, a four-bladed Pocket Knife. For Six Names. An "Eclipse" Stem Winding Watch, King Repeating Air Rifle, a year's subscription to the Christian Herald; or a 22-Strlng Zithern. For Eight Names. An Ingersoll "Triumph" Watch, a Daisy Repeating Air Rifle?works like a Winchester?a fine Razor or a Pocket Knife, a Rapid Writer Fountain Pen?plain case: or a Hopf Model Violin or an 8-lnch Banjo. For Ten Names. One year's subscription to THE ENL. M. GRIST'S 6 MISS DAISY B. WILLIAMS, Photographic 8tudio. FOR thfe present located in the Bratton Building, corner Main and Jefferson Streets. All work entrusted to me guaranteed. Terms reasonable. Public cordially Invited to call. Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Sept. 27 t tf tit' The Enquirer will be sent to new subscribers from this date until Jan. 1, 1906, for >1.75. FOR RENT. fTI HE METTS Residence. For defl -,4- 4-??? W..4 /* taHminota In no an JL (Hie ICHII, UUl IU iciliunafcc III vuov cf sale. Possession given at once by occupant for the time being, as long as this notice runs. For particulars apply to C. E. SPENCER. Aug. 12 f.t tf I EOPLE=n ID AND LIVER TONIC md internal antiseptic. Posin, Indigestion, Dyspepsia and Thousands of bottles sold in rom home people upon applica- i rate that our claims are true. , VELL!= ! RUC STORE. ENQUIRER 1905n Clubs and liums to Clubmakers. EN TO EVERYBODY. bo the Maker of the Largest ViiIikkI uf ftAA tn th? UftSJ* T .?.??? ? ?? ?? arg<>8t Club. IE PAID FOR HIS WORK. QUIRER, a Hamilton 22-calibre Rifle ?model 11; the Youth's Companion one year, or a gold mounted Fountain Pen; a good Banjo, Violin or Guitar. For Twenty Names. Crack-Shot Stevens Rifle, a 10-ounce Canvas Hunting Coat, a No. 1 Ejector Single Barrel Breech-Loading 8hot Gun, the Century or Harper's Magazine. For Thirty N imes. Either of the following: A Single Barrel Hammerleas Shot Gun; a fine 4x4 Kodak, a flne Tollel or Washstand Set, or a Hopkins ft A len Jr., 22-calibre Rifle. For Forty N imes. A flne Mandolin, Guitar or Banjo, a New York Standard Open Face Watch, a W. Richards Double Barrel BreechLoading Shot Gun, or a Low Arm Singer Sewing Machine. For Fifty N iimes. . t A Winchester or Colt's Repeating Rifle, 22-calibre; or a Baker Double Barrel Breechloadlng Gun. For Sixty Names. A High-Arm Sewing Machine; or a firat-class Double-Barrel Breech Loading Shot Gun. For Ninety Names. A Batavla Hammerleas Gun, 12gauge, furnished by H. ft D. Folsom Arms Co., of New York. A first-class gun ana ruuy guarumeiju. SPECIAL CLUBS. We will arrange to furnish any special article desired by a club-maker (or a given number of names on application to this office. TIME TO BEOUV. The time (or club makers to begin work in competition fcr the foregoing offers Is RIGHT NOW. Let all names, whether old or new, be returned as rapidly as secured, so they may be properly entered upon our books. TERMS COJfDinOirtl. % Two 8ix Months Subscribers at |1 each will be considered the equivalent of one yearly subscribe at $1.76, and so counted. A subscription paid for two or more years in advance at $1.76, will be counted as one name for each year so paid. Clubmakers will be held personally responsible for the i>ayment of all names returned by them. After a . clubmaker has returned and paid for ^ any name, he can, at anytime thereafter, discontinue the sending of the paper to the person for whom he has paid and transfer the unexpired time to any other person, provided the person to whom the transfer tls desired was not a subscriber at the time the original naire was entered on ojr books. No name will be counted in competition for a premium until the subscription price has been paid; nor will any # premium be delivered until a satisfactory settlement has been made for all names returned by the olubmaker. Persons who commence making clubs will not be permitted to transfer their club to another clubmaker's list after the names have been entered on our books. It is not necessary that the names on a club should all be at the same postofflce. Names may be taken at any number of places. All subscriptions must be forwarded v to us at the expense of those sending them. We will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when sent by draft, registered letter or money order drawn on the Yorkvffle postofflce. In sending names write plainly, and give postofflce, county and State. All subscriptions will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. A separate list will be kept for each clubmaker, who will be credited with ^ each name sent, so that the number sent by any clubmajcer may be ascertained at a moment's notice. In case of a tie for either premium, two weeks will be allowed in which to work off the tie. The time in which names may be returned, under our propositions will commence NOW, and expire at 6 o'clock p. m., on Wednesday, the 15th day of March, 1905. After the closing of this contest on March 15, 1905, no single yearly subscription will be received for less than the yearly subscription price of 92.00, except new clubs are formed. IONS, Publishers. ihe ^JorkviHt (fnquim. Published Tuesday and Fnaay, ' PTTRLIHIILJUH t W. D. GRIST, O. E. GRIST, A. M. GRIST Entered at the Postoffice as Second ? Class Mall Matter. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTIONt Single copy for one year f 2 04 One copy for two years 3 50 For three months 50 For six months 1 00 Two copies one year 3 50 Ten copies one year 17 60 And an extra copy for a club of ten. ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted at One Dollar per square for the first Insertion, and Fifty Cents per .'quare for each subsequent insertion. A square consists of the space occupied by ten lines of this size type. i*r Contracts for ad vie .'Using space for three, six and twelve months will be made on reasonable terms. The contracts must in all cases be confined to the regular business of the firm or Individual contracting, and the manuscript must be In the office by Monday * it noon when Intended for Tuesday's Issue, and on Thursday at noon, wb?n Intended for Friday's l.nsue.