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tumorous ijrpartmrnt. Unexpected Hospitality.?a couple of years ago a governor of one of the southern states went to Palm Beech, Fla., for a short holiday. He registered at one of the magnificent hotels and he was assigned to a luxurious suite of rooms. He was comfortably installed when a friend came in to call on him. 'This is a wonderful apartment they have given you," said the visitor. "Why, yes," said the governor, "I've never enjoyed such luxury in my life. 1 Never saw such a place! They Just showed me to these rooms, but I've been wondering If they realized that < I was a poor man. What do you suppose they will charge me?" "Well, governor," answered the other. "I happen to know about that. 1 The last man, a railroad president < from New York, paid $75 a day for these very rooms." "Scissors to grind!" cried the unfortunate politician. "I've only got $50. I'll have to leave at once. But look here, Jim I don't want to confess that I can't pay for at least one day, so you go down to the station and telegraph me to come home at once. I will meet you at the station within an hour." When the governor arrived at the station he found the friend waiting as he had arranged. "You got my telegram all right?" inquired the acquaintance. Got it!" said the governor in a despairing voice. "I should say so. I believe I am the unluckiest man alive. Why, when I went to ask for my bill what do you suppose the clerk said? He told me there was no bill?said they would be honored if I stayed a year!"?R. W. Child, In ' T Jnninnntt'q UIF)/.UVV?? Child Had to Wait His Ti'rn.?A lady In a small Alabama town had occasion to call at the cabin of her washer-woman, Aunt Betsy. While waiting for the article she sought to be found she observed a woolly head which appeared from under the edge , of the bed. and asked: "Is that one of your children, Aunt Betsy?" "Deed an* 'tis, honey." was the reply. ( "What is Its name?" "Dat chile ain't got no name yet, Miss Rosa," Aunt Betsy said. "Why, it must be five or six years old; surely it ought to have a name . at that age," the lady said. Aunt Betsy nodded. . "Dat done worried me a whole lot, , honey, hit sho* has." she said, "but ' whut Ah kwlne do? My ole man, he . done used up all the good names on , de dawgs, an' now dat chile des hat- t ter wait twell one ob dem die, so he can grit his name."?Success Maga- , zlne. ( Making a Name For Himself.?A | New York business man says that he ' once had in his employ as office boy i a lad named Magilllcuddy. Naturally I enough, this youngster received so ! many joking references about his i name from his fellow employees that I he became extremely dissatisfied with < It. So when he applied for a place un- < der another employer In the building < he evidently decided to bestow a new I name upon himself. When the man r to whom he applied asked him his i name the boy replied: I "Robert Recapitulation." I "That's an odd name." said the i man after having the lad repeat it I several times. - i The boy looked surprised. "Haven't 1 you heard of General Capitulation?" asked he. ' "No." i "Why, his name is in all the reports ] In Mr. Blank's office."?Woman's I Home Companion. i Bad FV>r His Business.?Mick O'Flannlgan of Liverpool, is an Irish , gentleman who pursues the humble ( but useful occupation of ragman, though at one time he served her , majesty in foreign - parts as a soldier ( of the line. Mick is a great orator in his way. frequently addressing local meetings, at which he generally draws upon his military experience for appropriate illustrations. On one occasion he was endeavoring to prove that even a savage state is better than the condition of Ireland. "Glntlemen," he exclaimed, "I saw little children out in Africa there. They had no clothes, it is true. They were naked, but they were free!" "Bad place for a ragman, Mick!" shouted a small boy in the rear, and the orator collapsed amid the laughter of the audience.?London Telegraph. Simple Pat.?A poor Irishman one day went to the office of an Irish bank and asked for change in gold for fourteen one pound Bank of Ireland notes. The cashier at once replied that the Cavan bank only cashed Its own notes. "Then would ye gie me Cavan notes for these?" asked the countryman in his simple way. "Certainty." said the cashier, handing the fourteen notes as desired. The Irishman took the Cavan notes, but immediately returned them to the official, saying: "Would ye gie me gold for these, sir?" And the cashier, caught in his own trap, was obliged to part with the money.?London Answers. His Choice.?A traveling salesman arrived at home about three in the morning to discover that his wife had given birth to triplets. He was delighted almost beyond control of himself. "My." he said, "I must go right in and wake up Dooley." Dooley was his next door neighbor and a dog fancier. He pulled Dooley out of the bed, got him to hurry on his clothes, brought him in about half awake, and stood him before the triplets. "Aren't they dandies?" he asked. Dooley gazed at them in a semiawakened state and, still rubbing the sleep from his eyes, replied: "Yes; they're all right. I think I would Keep me one in me miauie. Another Reason.?Aunt Emellne is the best loved woman in Say mouth, for her charity is alike of hand and heart. Like many other excellent persons. Aunt Emellne is not a church member, but she is a regular attendant at the village church, which is so near her cottage as to seem under 1 the same roof. When, at the close of a recent sermon, the minister requested all those present who had never united with the church to retire, everybody was surprised to see Aunt Emellne rise and start down the , aisle. "Aunt Emellne." the minister called softly, "that does not apply to you!" "That isn't why I am going." Aunt Emellne responded serenely. "I smell my dinner burning up."?Youth's Companion. < JWisccllanous ftradin:]. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. News and Comment Clinped From Neighboring Exchanges. CHESTER. Lantern, April 6: Mr. Walter Moore has been appointed night clerk at the postofflce and has entered upon his duties. The office will be kept open all night, and persons having boxes will Ko aMa ?ot thHr mnii at anv hour of the night. The general delivery will be open as heretofore only about half ati hour after nightfall, the time probably to be from 8.30 to 9 o'clock Court ' adjourned Tuesday evening after going 1 through with the criminal docket. In the case of Henry Johnson and Mose ' Hill, charged with murder, the case against the latter was nol prossed. 1 Johnson was found .guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to two years ' on the chaingang. In the case of Beulah Alexander and Jlannah Brown, charged with murder, the former pleaded guilty to manslaughter and * was sentenced to five years In the pen- ' Itentiary. Hannah Brown was declared to be not guilty Col. C. P. E. ' Burgwyn, chief engineer of the Rich- ' mond and Chesapeake Bay Railway * Co., has resigned to become consulting 1 engineer, and Mr. J. H. McLure, dlvis- 1 Ion engineer, who has had charge of the construction work in the field, will become chief engineer An old col- 1 bred woman, Carolina Watson, was burned to death In her house on the old ( Jordan place, near Cedar Shoals. TuesJay night. Her daughter and other members of the family were absent at the time. It Is a mystery why she did ! not leave the house, as It was about 8 j'clock. and she is suposed to have been up when the fire started. She bad rheumatism, but was able to walk. Supt. W. H. Hand has bought a 1 bouse and lot In Columbia. In the Shannon suburb and will move Just is soon as he can after the close of school, which will be June 1st, 8 weeks from today. He will have charge of k-W-rv onmmop cr?hnnl fit CirPPn ivood, which will continue one month. Then he will spend two months taking i special course at one of the large universities of the north. There will be many regrets here at the departure of so estimable a family, after a residence sf thirteen years, to say nothing of the breaking off of Mr. Hand's work, after laving had the care of our children for i generation and a third of school life. At a meeting of the local school t>oard yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. H. McNalry, was elected superintendent of the Chester public schools to succeed 3upt. Hand, who has been elected to a :hair in the university. Mr. McNalry is at present superintendent of the Marion public schools, but he is well md most favorably known in Chester, tiaving taught here three years. He s a safe, conservative man, but thoroughly earnest and industrious. There ;an be but little question that the board las made a wise selection and one that (vill be approved by the patrons of the jchools Mr. James M. Lathan of this city and Miss George Morrell Ashey of Augusta. Ga? were united in marriage at the First Christian church in the latter named city, Wednesday ?venlng. Rev. Mr. Cree, pastor of the ohurch, performed the ceremony. The jeremony was short and simple, but beautiful in the extreme. The bride same in on the arm of her father and was met at the altar by the groom, on the arm of his best man. Mr. S. R. Lathan. The minister with a few impressive words pronounced the vows that sealed two hearts. Immediately ifter the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Lathan boarded the train for New Fork, where they will remain two sseeks. The following named gentlemen acted as ushers: Mr. Robert J. Lindsay of Chester, and Messrs. Paul Dunbar. Harry Chaffee and John West moreland. ; GASTON. I Gastonia Gazette, April 6: A great | stir was created in the local chapter of the United Sons of Rest yesterday when a Gastonia magistrate who was sent to investigate reported that he had j caught Mr. P. J. Llneberger in the field ploughing near his home at 5 a. m. | Now Mr. P. J. is a favorite among the members of the organization and it is not likely that he will be punished this time: but if he transgresses any more court martial proceedings will be In evidence A certain Gastonia gentleman was the.other day subjected to a real Joke In the way of an April fool. The gentleman in question had collected a claim from another Gastonia party for the Havner Bottling Co.. of Atlanta. The company upon receipt of the amount of the claim In full notified him that he would be made a present of a full quart of Hayner's Extra 7-year old rye. which had been shipped by express prepaid. But the long looked for present has not arrived, and after meeting all trains from Atlanta for several days to catch the first glimpse of a package bearing his name, finally decided that he had been April fooled in the saddest sort of fashion There are numbers of our readers who will learn with genuine grief that Mr. Ed S. Prather is dead. After an illness of only ten days with pneumonia he died Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, at his home at Clay Hill. Mr. E. N. Llneberger a brother of Mrs. Prather, attended the funeral, which was held at Allison Creek, the services la ing conducted by Rev. Mr. Hafner of Rowling Green. Mr. Prather was thirty-four years of age. He had only recently moved into the Clay Hill community. Pleased with his neighbors, very happy in his home, he apparently had many years of useful life before hint when he was suddenly takt n away. Besides a widow, he leaves two sons, George and Howard, aged twelve and eight, and a daughter Minnie aged ten. With the stricken one s, all who know them feel a deep and sorrowful sympathy Papers were passed Wednesday concluding the sale by Mr. W. W. McLtan of his old home place In South Point to Stowe Brothers of Belmont. This is the 140acre tract on which Mr. McLean lived before he moved to Gastonia. It is six miles south of Belmont and much of It is heavily timbered A most distressing accident occurred at Lowell Wednesday afternoon at 'J o'clocK wnen Lucius, the live-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ford, who was playing in the barn loft with several other children, fell on an up-turned pitchfork. One prong of the fork pierced the right eye and entered the brain causing almost instant death. The boy's playmates gave tlie alarm, but before any one had arrived on the scene, the boy had freed hlmslf from the fork, but died in a few seconds afterwards. i' It Is a good tiling to remember , that your celestial standing does not depend on your terrestrial tailor. I HISTORY OF SOI From the First Settle the Rev< By REV. ROBERT From the Yorkvllle Enquirer of 1876. INSTALLMENT XXIX. So soon as a governor was proclaimed, the convention at once changed its name and called itself by the original name, Assembly. With a zeal characteristic of the men, they went to work. Hovendine Walker was chosen president of the assembly, and in conformity with the mode practiced in the other colonies of the king, twelve individuals were chosen as a council, they were now in perfect working orden and they went to work. Laws were enacted, new officers were appointed and old pnes thrust out. Chief Justice Trott was deposed and Richard Allein appointed in his stead. All the old offl:ers of the colony, with the exception if Francis Yonge, the surveyor general ind William Rhett, the receiver of the province, were turned out. There was io unconslstency in retaining Yonge, for he was thoroughly in favor of the popular party; but the retention of Rhett was an act of policy of very doubtful propriety, as we will see in he sequel. The people of the colony, had by :helr acts, placed themselves in a somewhat peculiar condition. Many >f them had come to America that, n its wilds they might be free. This was the case with by far the greater lumber of the settlers. That they had received many favors from the proprietors no one dare deny. Had it not wpn for the liberality of the original proprietors, the colony never could lave had an existence. For a period jf nearly fifty years they had, at various times, had assistance. But during this period, great changes had taken place both In the character of the people and of the proprietors. A new ting, who knew not Locke, nor Clarenlon, nor Monk, was seated on the :hrone of England. By a number of accessions, a new class of proprietors tad become possessors of Carolina, and they knew neither Sayle or West. The rolonists themselves, had commenced, lotwlthstandlng all the disadvantages jnder which they labored, to Increase n wealth and advance In the arts of Mvilization. No longer could they be treated as mere serfs of the soli. They ietermined to rebel. Before the world they stand as rebels against the unjust jsurpatlons of a lazy and avaricious :ompany of men styling themselves, 'lords proprietors of South Carolina." [t was the determination of the people that this first revolution in South Carolina should be In conformity to law ind Justice.' That this might appear to the world, they published the folowlng declaration: "Whereas the proprietors of this province have, of late, assumed to themselves an arbitrary and Illegal power, of repealing such laws as the general assembly of this Settlement has thought fit to make for the preservation and defense thereof, and acting in many other things contrary to the laws of England, and the charter to them is free men granted; whereby we are leprived of those measures we have taken for the defense of the settlement aelng the southwest frontier of his majesty's territories in America, and nul/uil tn tho nttnrksof our Inveterate enemies and next door neighbors, the Spaniards, from whom, through the divine providence, we have had a miraculous deliverance, and daily expect to be invaded by them according to the repeated advices we have from time to time received from several places; and whereas, pursuant to the instructions and authorities to us given, and trust in us reposed by the Inhabitants of this settlement, and in execution of the resolutions by us made we did, in due form, apply ourselves In a whole body, by an address to the Honorable Robert Johnson, appointed governor of this province by the lords proprietors, and desired him In the name of the inhabitants of this province, to take upon him the government of the same, and in behalf of his majesty, the king of Great Britain, France and Ireland, until his majesty's pleasure had been made known, which the said governor refusing to do, exclusive of the pretended power of the lord proprietors over the settlement, has put us under the necessity of applying to some other person to take upon him as governor, the administration of all the affairs, civil and military, within the settlement, in the name and for the service of his most sacred majesty, as well as making treaties, alliances and leagues with any nation of Indians, until his majesty's pleasure herein be further known; and whereas, James Moore, a person well affected to his nresent maiestv. and also zealous for the interest of the settlement, now In a sinking condition, has been prevailed with, pursuant to such application to take upon him, in the king's name, and for the king's service and safety of the settlement, the above mentioned charge and trust: We, therefore, whose names are hereunto subscribed, the representatives and delegates of his majesty's liege people and free born subjects of the said settlement, now met in convention at Charles Town, in their names and in behalf of his sacred majesty George, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, in consideration of his former and many great services, having great confidence in his firm loyalty to our most gracious King George, as well as his conduct, courage and other great abilities, do hereby declare the said James Moore his majesty's governor of this settlement, invested in all the powers and authorities belonging and appertaining to any of his majesty's governors in America, till his majesty's pleasure herein shall be further known. And we do hereby, for ourselves, In the name and on the behalf of the inhabitants of the said settlement, as their representatives and delegates. promise and oblige ourselves most solemnly to obey and maintain, assist and support the said James Moore in the administration of all affairs, civil and military, within this settlement as well as in the execution of all of his functions aforesaid, as governor for his majesty. King George: And further, we do expect and command that all officers. both civil and military, within the settlement, do pay him all duty and obedience, as his majesty's governor, as they shall answer to the contrary at their utmost peril. Given under our hands at the convention, this 21st [lay of December, 1719." Governor Johnson now saw that his power over the people was gone. The I Til CAROLINA" ment to the Close oi olution. r LATHANi', D. D. tvrAWA /Inf.irin I narl Mnf Klnor hilf ^cuj;ic ?ti c uciciiuiiivu. iiuiiuug muv an express order from the king could reduced them to subjection to the proprietary government. He wrote to the proprietors and to the commissioners for trade and plantations, giving them an exact and truthful account of the wretched state of things in the colony. He stated some of the more important causes which had brought about the rebellion. These were the heavy debts contracted by the recent wars in which the colony had been engaged, and the encroachments of the French upon the territory originally granted to the proprietors together with constant exposure of the people to the attacks of the Spanish and Indians. The colony being in a state of Jeopardy, the proprietors paid no attention to their importunate beseechings for assistance; but seemed to thwart every effort put forth by the colony to aid Itself. This they did by repealing certain laws and refusing to sell land to emigrants. At this time there were "several hundred" Irish emigrants in the colony, to whom the proprietors would not sell "one yard of land." This excited the fears of. those settlers who had accumulated some property, and they stimulated others to Join with them in securing the Immediate protection of the British government. Governor Johnson was a warm friend of the proprietors, but it is evident inai ne was eAireinciy oiialous to retain his position as governor. He so acted that In the event the province was transferred to the English crown, he would still be retained as governor. In fact, he asked in his letter to the proprietors, "that their lordships would Interest themselves so far, as that if his majesty thought fit to take the government In his own hands, he might be honored with his majesty's Immediate commission, or otherwise that he might be restored to hlB government as formerly." From this It Is clear that Governor Johnson was zealously Intent upon offending neither party, so that whichever party In the event might be successful, he still would be governor. By the proprietors he was charged with favoring the popular party. This however, was not true, further than that he made it apparent that he was anxious to be governor, whoever might be owners of the soil. About the same time Governor Johnson wrote William Rhett, surveyor of customs, not to grant clearance to, ar.y vessels that might come Into the harbor. This would have been a death blow on the popular party, had Rhett seen fit to obey the orders of the governor; but Rhett now showed his proper character. He and the governor were personal enemies, and Rhett, moved by personal hatred, disobeyed the governor and joined In with the popular party. As a matter of policy the assembly retained him In office, and besides, appointed him lieutenant general of the militia. Rhett still kept up a correspondence with the proprietors, In which he told them that he thought his course was the best for them. In one word Rhett was a friend of the proprietors, when with friends of the proprietors, and a friend of the popular party when with friends of that party. He was all things to all men that he might hold lucrative offices. Turned out of office, Nicholas Trott prepared to embark for England. Before leaving, he wrote to Governor Johnson ana toia mm mai 11 ne wuuiu go before the authorities In England and make such a showing of his case that he would have him reinstated as governor. This Johnson refused to do. From this time Trott treated Johnson with neglect, and In some way or other influenced the proprietors to do the same. The assembly sent Colonel Barnwell to England as their agent, to make a statement of the condition of things In the province. In the meantime It became known that the Spaniards were fitting out a fleet In Havana for the purpose of making an attack on the Island of Providence and South Carolina. Governor Johnson, whose perseverence knew no limits once more determined to make an effort to secure his lost authority. He wrote to the assembly telling them that the hostile Spaniards were coming to desolate the colony, and that he was convinced that the troops would fight better under him as a commander than under James Moore. He offered the services of himself and council to advise with the assembly for the general safety. This was shrewd, but he mistook the character of the men he was addressing. l ue asseniuiy never uiiswcicu ma iciter. They treated It with icy neglect. Hovendine Walker took umbrage at some of the proceedings of the assembly and went to his plantation, and Chief Justice Richard Allein was made president of the assembly. A tax was levied on land and negroes to meet the current expenses of the government and to put the fortifications in proper repair. Governor Johnson and his party refused to pay the tax, but the assembly was not to be trifled with in this way. The property of those who refused to pay the tax was seized and sold, and the tax was paid out of the proceeds of the sale. This was the case with all who refused except the governor. The whole country was in arms, and Rhett was busy with his regiments getting ready for a fight with the Spaniards. This, however, did not take place, for after the whole country had been under arms for two weeks, it was learned that the Spaniards had made an attack on Providence, but had been beaten by Governor Rodgers, and their fleet having been overtaken in a storm, was nearly destroyed. After the excitement occasioned by the expected attack of the Spaniards 1 1 1 ffent Ull.luoloil IlttU nuuaiuru, kiiuvoivj, will mander of the warship Flambrough, came to Charles Town. Both parties were anxious to secure the co-operation of the captain. Governor Johnson and his party was successful. The neglected governor, in a fit of desperation, now determined to make a dying effort. With the assistance of the Phoenix, commanded by Capt. Pierce, and the Flambrough, he determined to frighten the citizens of Charles Town into subjection. But the governor found that those whom he could not persuade, could not be easily frightened. They laughed at his empty parade. From the ram- | parts of the town, seventy canon frowned down on his vessels, and the scheme, which was conceived in a fit of as rashness, ended in bitter humiliation se to its deviser. To add fuel to the pop- da ular excitement, it was now learned be that the proprietors contemplated sell- th ing or had actually sold their charter w< to a company of Quakers. This pro- to duced bitter opposition to the proprie- hf tors. Since the proprietors hud com- T1 menced to barter their charter, no one Yi could tell where the thing would end, ? The colony was in a very disturbed _ condition. The majority of tha people I ' were in favor of the revolutionary I movement; but Governor Johnson had I his f, lends. With the aid of these he I continued to throw every ODsiacie ne could In the way of the new government. In accordance with the lnstruc- i tlona of Governor Johnson and his I council, Charles Hart, the secretary of j the colony, secreted the public ' ecords; ! and the clergy, who seem to have favored the governor, refusd to marry j those who desired to enter into matrt- j moninl relations without license pro- t cured from Governor Johnson. Cap- J tains Hlldesley and Pierce still contln- , ued to encourage Governor John ?on to I make an effort to regain his former position. Some timj in the early part j of 1721 he called together a few men, ( and from the rear of the town made an I advance upon the fort with the lnten- i tlon of surprising. Unfortunately for I Johnson, his movement was discovered < by Governor Moore. Two guns from 1 the fort were fired over the heads of Johnson and his men. This frightened 1 them and brought them to their 1 senses. They saw now that they were , wholly at the mere;' of the revolution- i ary party. After promising not to dls- J turb the peace of the community again, ( Johnson and his party were permitted ( to enter the town. Here ended the ca- < reer of Governor Johnson. For some | reason or other, the proprietors paid no attention to his letter, and by all parties he was suffered to sink Into ob- } scurlty. It Is Just to say that Robert i Johnson did not merit the treatment ' he received at the hands of the proprietors. His ruin may be traced to Rhett and Trott. When Col. Barnwell arrived in England for the purpose of making arrangements for the transfer of the government of the colony of South < Carolina from the proprietors to the i English crown, King George was In Hanover, his native land. The matter, however, was taker, into consideration by the lords of the regency, and after , due deliberation It was declared that the proprietors had forfeited their ! charter and the attorney general of the kingdom was o-dered to make tne fact known In a legal way. In September. 1720, Francis Nicholson was commissioned provisional governor of I South Carolina. W th the appointment of General Francis Nicholson as governor commenced the royal govern- i ment In South Cai-ollna. It must be remembered, however, that at the time the proprietors oniy surrendered the government. They still remained pos- V sessed of the soil. This, as we will see, was In 1729, sold to the king. At least ^ seven-eighths of the whole state was ?11 sold for only a little more than one hundred thousand dollars. Seventeen hundred and nineteen p Q\ marks an Important epoch in the history of South Carolina. It was the first revolution in the state, followed OI 01 by another In 1775, very similar In many of Its Important features. From the settlement of the state to the first revolution was a little less than fifty years; from the flrut revolution to the 3 second, was a little more than fifty years. bl TO BE CONTINUED. y< WORLD'S Bl'jQEST GUN. * Throws a Ton and a Half Shot Thirty Miles. _ At Sandy Hook If the biggest gun in the world. It may not be generally known, but the United States surpasses all other nations In the manufacture of the moat stupendous ordnance. The weapon referred to Is twenty mfyards long and weighs 130 tons. The "J projectile discharged by this monster _ Is sixteen incnes ir diameter ana nve ? feet long and weighs a ton and a quar- _ ter. X The charge of smokeless powder Is of 1,000 pounds we ght, and when the projectile leaves the muzzle It Is travelling at the rate of 2,300 feet a second. The cost of each shot fired, at the lowest estimate is 31,500. The gun has been discharged eight gj times. It is calculated that it can be cc fired 300 times before it will become so w worn that it will be necessary to reline al the bore, after which It will be good se for 300 more rounds before another re- ui lining. " is In order to make these prodigious guns strong enough to withstand the powder pressure, which is as high as 40,000 pounds to thi square inch, they " are built of successive layers of hoops, each shrunk on the layer underneath. tl1 In this monarch there are four such layers. p? Special machinery had to be constructed for hardling this great , amount of steel, from the beginning of the work until :he final inspection was nearly- three years, and the approximate cost was $150,000. The gun was made at Watervliet arsenal, near Albany. Its great length and weight ? prevented the use of the railway in Its __ transportation, so a great wrecking fl lighter received it at the wharf of * Watervliet from a specially constructed steel car, whence it was floated to the proving grounds at Sandy Hook. This piece of ordnance has not been j.j mounted, and becaase of its unprec- j(l edented length ard weight it will never be possible to secure an eleva tlon greater than 15 degrees. It is well known that 45 defTees gives a projectile Its greatest -ange. As it is. however, this ton and a quarter of solid metal, driven by a full charge of smokeless gunpowder, will describe an arc thirty miles in length, the highest point of which will be more ? than three miles above the surface of the land or sea. Starting from Sandy t Hook in quest of a hostile battleship , it would not catch sight of the vessel until it had climbed well up into the sky. ht 11 lis nii^wniuir, ui tuuinc, IUI tiuj o ship to carry and handle such a colos- . sal sun. It and all similar cannon are for harbor and coast defence. P. Nor does it seem possible ever to construct a battleship powerful enough to withstand the terrific impact of one of the solid shots. The strongest ironclad ever launched would be shattered ? and sunk by a single missile that went home, and any ship approaching from the sea would have to steam fourfifths across the zone of fatal danger to Itself before drawing nigh enough to give effect to its own fire.?New ** York Sun. ^ How Hr Knrw.?One morning two T young women entered the Saltville * grocery and after some discussion bought a pound of date's, two pounds m. of gingersnaps and two pounds of crackers, '' "Stopping at Miss Gray's?" Inquired the clerk, as he tied up the Hj bundles. an "Yes," said one of the young wo- ne men. with evident surprise. Nc "Came about yesterday forenoon?" coi said the clerk. co: "How did you know?" asked the young woman, curiously. cai "Um. Well. I can most generally coi tell," said the clerk, without glanc- 1,0 ing at the object of his mind reading, he twisted a knot In the string. "You e, It's pretty drizzly and muddy toiy. and I knew there wouldn't anyidy's boarders but Miss Gray's feel e need of coming out here such ?ather, long as you didn't come till -day I knew for sure you couldn't ive been here more'n one day. firee meals is about the average."? outh's Companion. What Is Bromonia? Read the following carefully: If you have consumption or some of the contagious forms of blood poisoning We cannot cure irou. We don't pretend to cure you. You need the individual treatment of some skilled special* 1st; but if you are run down In gen* sral health, if you have dyspepsia, ire subject to fainting spells, a victim to insomnia, biliousness, kidney ar liver trouble, catch cold easily, If your system is in that condition that you may become an easy'prey to the disease germs of pneumonia, la grippe and the various epidemics. if you are bothered with constant headache, loss of memory, general Impaired vitality, we can help you, and, if you follow out directions, render you immune against sickness. Most skin disease can be cured by the use of "Bromonla." "Bromonla" Is to the human system whaFthe"scrubbing brush and soap are to the dirty washbowl. It aids Nature to resume normal action. It Increases the strength,Jthe fighting ability of the phagocytes of the blood; it promotes the healthy I flow of the salivary and gastric se- I cretlons. If your stomach is In good condition you are well. The Chinese arc a wise people. They accost each other with, "How^ is yourstomach?" We don't ask you to Invest a cent until you have tried "Bromonla" at pur expense. A single bottle often times works wonders. Cut out the Coupon at the bottom of this column. Write name and address plainly. Be careful to address BROMONTA CO.. ICEW'YORK. FREE BROMOXIA COUPOJf. I hereby declare that I have never before had ti free bottle of "Bjromonia." Kindly send me one without any cost to me whatever, j Name City State ??'.. My Nearest Dealer Is at 25 and 50 Cents. Special sale. now being held at Star Drug Store, Exclusive WholeBale Agent for Yorkville and vlcthIty. Dealers elsewhere desiring agency apply to Murray Drug Co., Columbia. S. C. Ve Sell Them RIGHT I keep in stock at all times sucl lings to eat as Potatoes, Beans, Peas id Canned Goods of all kinds. I have Tomatoes, Sauer Kraut, Ap es. Peaches, Blackberries, and mosi rerythlng kept in small groceries. Try my canned Kraut?Its fine? ily 10 cents a can. All Canned Veg ables at 10 cents now. I have Stock Powders to sell at 21 >nts a package. I guarantee it to d( ist what Is claipied for It and nov the time to use It freely. I am still In the MEAT MARKEn uslness. When you want somethlni Ice In MEATS, Just 'phone me am )u'll get It promptly. When yoi ant to sell a nice Beef or Hog, Jus >e me. I want them. Yours to serve, 3LD GEORGE. THE BUTCTIEIt. I'ramoUa luxuriant growth. Can* nip dlnm i Ear iOc, and |UI0 at DruggiiU 'ORK VILLE BUGGY CO 7or a LONG TIME We have not said much about Bug es, because we were selling all w? >uld make without advertising them 'e have now caught up and hav< >out 100 of the best Buggies evei en in Yorkville that we will sel ider our regular guarantee, which absolute. We also have a good stock of Webei id Columbus Wagons, Harness, Lai obes, Whips, Saddles, Cutaway Har iws, Deering Cultivators and every' ling else in our line. We are operating a first class re^ ilr and shoeing shop. Call and see us and we will do yoi ght. One horse for sale. YORKVLLE BUGGY COMPANY. ^ailor-Made Clothes Have you placed your ordei r that Spring Suit? If you havenl II thank you to come and see my le of Spring-and Summer Sample* om the great Tailoring House ol \MM & COMPANY'?makers of the Jest on Earth" Clothing. Lamm & Co.'s clothing is made ol ie very best materials that can be cured, every piece of fabric used In elr manufacture is subjected to the ost rigid tests by experts. Every irment is made according to th4 test dictates of fashion. Every garent must be perfect?it's guaran? ed to be perfect ih quality of mateal and workmanship. Every garent is guaranteed to be perfect in t?if it doesn't fit you simply don't ive to take It. The prices of Lamm Co.'s correctly tailored clothing are st as modest as the good qualities oduced will permit. Come and see e samples, get the prices, and let e take your measure. It will be sy to please you. Try it. W. M. KENNEDY, Agent. F. C - BLACK L?lt'e Insuranue. )ld Line Mutual i n *egai reserve Just as solid as It is possible to ike anything. HE SECURITY LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY is compiled with the general i.isurce laws, and Is licensed to do busiss as legal reserve "Old Line" comny. This means, that the state of >rth Carolina guarantees that the mpany's assets and liabilities are rrectly given in its published statemts. That the Company has deposited sh securities with the insurance mmissioner for the absolute protecn of Its policy-holders. FRED C. BLACK. C. & N-W. RY. TIME CARD. | Effective 1ct April,, 1906. Southbound Stations 7 Pass. 9 Pass. 61 Mix A.M. P.M. P.M. Chester 9.60 7.40 6.10 Lowrys 9.35 7.21 4.12 McConnells 9.26 7.10 3.64 Quthries 9.22 7.05 3.45 , YorkviUe 9.10 6.50 3.05 Filbert 9.03 6.40 2.60 Clover 8.52 6.29 2.15 Bowlin 8.45 6.21 2.00 Oastonta 8.30 6.00 1.30 | iiurmwuiiu Stations 8 Pass. 10 Pass. 60 Mix P.M. A.M. A.M. Chester 4.30 ' 8.60 4.30 Lowrys 4.46 9.08 4.57 McConnells 4.64 9.28 6.17 Quthrles 4.69 9.33 6.27 Yorkville 6.10 9.48 6.67 Filbert 6.22 10.00 6.36 , Clover 6.31 10.11 6.50 I Oastonla 6.60 10.38 7.60 jtyetial goticea. l i Professional Awards. ! DR. HI. W. WHITE,! DENTIST Oppeoft. Poetoffice, Yorkville, 8. C. JOHN R. HART. ATTORNEY AT LAW No. 3 Law Ranee Yorkville, S. C. W. W. LEWIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Practices in the State and United States courts, and elves prompt attentlon to all business. Lends money on approved security. Office No. 5, Law Range, Yorkville, | 8. C. A V PARTWRIGHT. SURGEON DENTIST, YORKVILLB, S. C. 4GSfe OFFICE HOURS: 9 am. to i pm,;ipm. to jpm. Office in upstairs rooms of Cartwright building next to the Pariah hotel burnt lot. J. S. BKICE, ATTORNEY AT LAW Office Opposite Court House. Prompt attention to ail legal business of whatever nature. GEO. VV. 8 HAItT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, YORKVILLB, S. C. a LAW RANGE 'Phono Office No. jl O. E. Finley. Marion B. Jennings. FINLEY & JENNINGS, t ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Office in Wilson Building, opposite Court House. Telephone No. 126. ' ALL THROUGH THE YEAR i > Best Recipes of Local Housekeepr . ere. p COLLATED IN HANDSOME'BOOK. s THE "ALL THROUGH THE YEAR" , Cook Book consists of 136 pages of recipes, grouped In convenient and i comprehensive /form and makes up a t work that will be of service in every household. Bound in strong paper covers. The price of the book is 60 Cents. When ordered by mail. 8 Cents extra. It may be had from the following , places in Yorkville: Strauss-Smith Co. See Miss Glenn or Miss Wallace. Yorkville Banking & Mercantile < .mpany. See Miss Cody. Yoti. Drug Store. I. \Y. Johnson. | Loan and Savings Bank. Orders also filled by Mrs. G. H. t/Leary, or Mrs. S. M. McNeel, York viile, S. C. Place Your INSURANCE j In the ! CAROLINA MUTUAL i INSURANCE CO. ] A GOOD. STRONG. RELIABLE " COMPANY that will PAY A THOU. SAND DOLLARS Just as soon, as i there Is proof of death. T. A. MATTHEWS, Local Agent. THE FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY t OF \ Chester, South Carolina. . CAPITAL $40,000.00. I __ , ^ 1 omce in ine n,xcu?iigt; oaim, i-unicr, Directors: i J. L. Glenn, S. M. Jones, , J. C. McFadden, J. K. Henry, - R. H. Ferguson, T. H. White, , i S. E. McFadden, H. Samuels, M. S. Lewis. We allow interest at the rate of S per cent on your deposits. I As we loan on Real Estate only there Is no safer institution than this : one in which to put your money. For Loans on Real Estate apply to W. W. LEWIS, Attorney for York County, Yorkville - - - - 8. C. YOU Will Find In My Store < < BON AMI, j SAPOLIO, J SHINOLA, i ?Mr?IC POI.Kll SOAP,? STARCH AND BLUING, PIPES,? COMBS AND BRUSHES. T am still In the lead for Coffees, Teas and Spices. I. W. JOHNSON. W The Enquirer office makes a specialty of Brief and Argument printing. Best work?lowest price. YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS. (Incorporated.) YORKVILLE MONUMENT urnnuc B A ifl n i/ivno ? OUR plant lp now in full operation, and we are prepared to make estimate* and fllf orders for Tombstones, Monuments and Ornamental Stone work of all kjnds. Our facilities are such as easily enable us to meet all competition of whatever kind, from whatever source In our line. See us near the Southern depot W. BROWN WYLIE, 8ecr#tary and Treasurer. YORKYILLE Building and Loan Association OF Y09KYILLE. S. C. . Fumishee the opportunity for the profitable invoetmeiit of Savings, however small or large. Enables persons of small means to Own Their Own Homee on Easy Terms. Lends Money on Good Security from One to Five Year Periods. Applications now being received for a New Seriea of 8toek. For further and more specific information apply to W. BROWN WYLIE. President GEO. W. WILLIAMS, Secretary and Treasurer. COTTOf IHSURAHCE. 1AM prepared to write Insurance on Cotton stored either in open yard or In outbuilding* on farms. Farmers can arrange to borrow money on my insurance policies on cotton held on their farms the same as if the cotton were stored in a warehouse in town. Rate S| per cent. Write or call at my office for rates of Insurance and other information. J. K. XilflUOAI. Oct. 3. Lf. tf. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SCHEDULES. Schedule Effective Jan. 8, 1908. WESTBOUND TRAINS. No. 135, Daily?Rock Hill, 8. C., to Marion, N. C.?Firat Class. Lv. Rock Hill 6.00 am Lv. Tlrzah (.19 am Lv. Torkville 6.30 am Lv. Sharon 6.46 a.m. Lv. Hickory Ofove 7.00 a.m. Lv. Smyrna ...... 7.16 a.m. . Ar. Blacks burg 7.46 a.m. Lv. Blacksburg 8.66 a.m. Ar. Marion 11.46 a.m. t, , v No. 113, Daily?Kingville to Blaoks* burg?Firat Claaa: Lv. Kingville U.00 a.m. Lv. Camden 12.26 p.m. Lv. Lancaster ' 2.07 p.m. Lv. Cfetawba 2.27 pm. Lv. Rock Hill 3.06 p.m. Lv. Tlrzah 3.17 pm. Lv. Torkville ? 8.29 p.m. Lv. Sharon 2.46 p.m. Lv. Hickory Qrove 2.67 pm Lv. Smyrna 4.10 pm. Ar. Blackaburg 4.36 pm No. 167, Daily except 8unday, Rook Hill, 8. C, to MaHon, N. C^?Third Claaa. Lv. Rock HU1 10.06 am. Lv. Torkville 11.66 am. Lv. Blackaburg 2.30 p.ra. Ar. Marlon* 8.60 p.in. EASTBOUND TRAINS. No. 114, Daily?Blackaburg to Kingvilla?Firat Claoai Lv. Blackaburg ,.... 7.40 am. Lv. Smyrna Ml am Lv. Hickory Orpva 8,14 am. Lv. Sharon 8.26 am. Lv. Torkville 1,41 am. Lv. Tlrzah 8.51 am. Lv. Rock Hill 8,30 am. Lv. Catawba 9,66 am. Lv. Lancaster 10.26 am. Ar. Camden ...11.46 am Lv. Camden 1.46 pm " o 1H n m AX. ivingvnie ?<?* ?">h> No. 136. Daily?Marion. N. C., to Rook Hill. 8. C.?Firot Claaoi Lv. Marlon 6.26 p.m. Lv. Bl&cksburg 8,45 p.m. Lv. Smyrna 0.10 p,m. Lv. Hickory Qrove 9.23 p.m. Lv. Sbaion 9.88 p.0). Lv. Torkvllle 9,64 p,m. Lv. Tlrz&h 19.10 p.m. Ar. Rock Hill ,10.80 pjn. No. 166, Daily, oxcopt 8unday?Marion. N. C, to Rock Hill, 8. C.?Third Class* Lv. Marion 9.00 a.m. Lv. Blarksburg 8,60 p.m. Lv. Yorkville 6.10 p.m. Ax. Rock Hill 0.00 p.m. For further Information address: BROOKS MORGAN, Asst. Qen. Rasa. Agent. Atlanta, Oa.. or R. W. 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