tumorous gfpartmcnt. Cheese "Mos' Too Fur Gone." The old Virginia darkey who has been from the time he was ten years of age the dining room servant of one of our aristocratic families, says the Washington Post, Is noted for his Chesterfleldian manners. And as a waiter, cleaner, and everything else for which a house servant is wanted, he is not equalled by his latter-day brethren, whose main occupation. If he has been to school and can read a little. Is that of a hotel waiter or Pullman car por Having: some company to tea one night, I remember that two of my friends were fond of Llmburger cheese. I bought a pound package and took it. home with me. On arrival old Uncle Isaac met me as usual with his accustomed salutation of "Good evenin*. boss." I said to him: "Uncle Isaac, you will find among other things in that box a package of cheese, and I want It on the table tonight." ' "All right, boss; I'll have It." "Don't you forget It," said I. "Oh, no suh; I ain't grol' ferglt it. I'll have It, sho'." Now, Uncle Isaac had seen every kind of cheese In his life, but this was his first experience with the Llmburger. When I took my company into the dining room the old fellow was standing near the table, with a long, white apron on, and a waiter under his arm. ready to jump if any one looked toward him. Not seeing th-* cheese, I said to him, quietly: "Uncle Isaac, where's the cheese?" With a look of great disappointment, he turned to my wife, as if to say, "Please rr.arm, come to my res?">t" hut mv wife onlv smiled. I re peated my question then with more emphasis. "Uncle Isaac, where's the cheese?" He came shuffling up to me sideways and being too polite to let the guests hear what he had to say, whispered, softly. In my ear. "Boss. It was mos' too fur gone, an* I flung It away." A Keen Retort.?General Jubal Early was as keen sometimes with his tongue as he was with his sword for the southern Confederacy. The Pittsburg Dispatch Illustrates this by the following incident: In the summer of 1877 General Jubal A. Early was a truest at the Arlington hotel, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Among the other notables stopping there was the somewhat famous exGovernor Stearns of Florida, who had been recently appointed by President Hayes a commissioner to adjust the claims of citizens of Hot Springs who had improved real estate which was afterward decided to belong to the national government. One day the two gentlemen, who had no personal acquaintance. met In the hotel office. "General Early," said Stearns, politely, "you ought to be willing to shake hands with me. You owe me an arm," and he indicated his .empty sleeve. "How Is that, governor?" queried Early, at the same time extending his hand. "I lost that arm in the cause of the Union at Winchester, where you commanded the Confederate army." "Indeed," responded the general suavely, as he stroked his long gray beard and slightly straightened his bent figure. "You musn't blame me for that. I always Instructed my men to do their duty; but somehow the rascals would blunder." The future Intercourse of the two gentlemen was limited to a passing bow. It Was "Recorded."?During a certain sea voyage the mate of the brig Y? who usually "kept the log." was found one day to be unable to attend to the duty because of inebriation, and the work was done by the captain, whose last entry was "The mate was drunk all day." On the following day, the mate having recovered from the effects of his indulgence, resumed his former attention to the "log" entries, when he discovered his superior's record, and immediately remonstrated with that officer, asking, "What the need, sir, of making that entry?" "Wasn't it true?" demanded the commander. "Yes," replied the delinquent, "but I don't see any necessity of making any record of it there." Well," rejoined the captain, "as it was true, it had better stand; it had better stand." At the close of the following day, when the captain examined the logbook he was astonished and provoked, on finding therein, "The captain was sober all day." Summoning his sobordinate officer, he fiercely demanded. "Why did you make that entry?" "Why," said the mute, "it was true, was it not?" "Of course it was true; but am I not sober every day?" asked the now enraged captain. "Well," replied the mate, "but, as it is true, it had better stand; it had better stand;" whereupon he turned on his heel and left the captain's presence, but had not taken many steps when he felt a current of air caused bv a rauidlv moving marline-spike passing in dangerous proximity to one of his accoustic organs. having been hurried by the angry captain. Those Mystic Signs.?a story is told of the most conspicuous Joiner in a thriving western city noted for its many lodge members. Indeed, it is said that everybody belongs to at least one lodge and nearly everybody to two or three. Recently a new family came to town, and locuted just across the street from the past masters of all the organizations. One day, a week later, he caught the five-year-old son of the neighbor us the lad was passing, and with a few preliminary remarks led up to: "Say, my boy, is your father a Mason?" "No, sir," was the sharp reply. "Probably, then, he is an Odd Fellow ?" "No, sir, he ain't." "Knight of Pythias? Woodman? Workman? Pyramid? Forester? Maccabee?" The boy shook his head. "Isn't your father the member of any lodge?" demanded the questioner in puzzled tone. "Not a one," replied tlie boy. "Then why on earth does he make all those signs when he comes out in the front yard every morning?" "Oh, that ain't lodge," cheerfully exclaimed the lad. "Pa's got St. Vitus dance."?Atlantic Monthly. Most Inobniou* dfcvh'k.?Pat?If wan af us gets there late and the other isn't there, how will he know if the other wan has been there and gone, or if he didn't come yet? Mike?We'll aisily fix thot. If Ol get there furrst, I'll make a chalk mark on the sidewalk, and If you get there furrst you'll rub it out. SHisceUanous Steading. IN COUNTIES ADJOINING. Newt and Comment Clipped From Neighboring Exchanges. CHESTER. Lantern, April 11: In response to a query from an Individual In this city the Curtis Publishing company of Philadelphia. has written that they know nothing whatever about the young man who was In this city a few weeks ago soliciting subscriptions for the Saturday Evening Post and several other periodicals. The man is without doubt an impostor, and the Curtis Publishing company does not hesitate about proclaiming him as such. They furthermore offer a reward of twenty-five dollars for his arrest with proof to convict. It scrmn from what The Yorkvillk Enquirer Bays that this same young man has visited Yorkville and defrauded many citizens. He is doubtless still at work at no great distance, for this game is a fruitful one, and some one who reads this notice may have an opportunity to effect his arrest Miss Marie E. Craig, who has been spending the past eight months with relatives in York county, returned Tuesday and is with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Rothrock Walker-Gaston camp, U. C. V., met Monday afternoon and elected Col. J. W. Reed and Mr. John A. Waters as delegates to the reunion at New Orleans. No delegates were elected to represent the camp at the state reunion, as many are expected to be in attendance, and It is proposed to have all present serve as delegates. Miss Susie Lathun was elected sponsor to represent the camp at the state reunion, and Miss Maggie Peden was chosen as maid of honor Chester Is full of measles, and In a great many households throughout the city most of the children are down with the disease. The colored population seems to be particularly afflicted with the epidemic. GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, April 13: The whlppoorwills are out of winter quarters. Mr. Frank Whitesldes heard one Just after midnight Tuesday morning. The moon was shining brightly, the night air was calm and kind, and far down the branch the whtppoorwill sent his plaintive cry out of a thicket with a will-whlppoorwlll! whippoorwlll! About three weeks ago Mr. Monroe Whitesldes heard the dove a-coolng And now It's getting time for some one to report seeing a lizard playing hide and seek on a rail ^t the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Morris, of the Loray, Wednesday evening at 7.45. Miss Susan Morris and Mr. Monroe Stephenson of Bessemer City, were united in marriage by Dr. J. C. Galloway. The happy couple left immediately for Yorkvllle to visit the groom's parents, after which they will be at home at Bessemer City.,..On a raid below Petersburg near the end of the war, General Wade Hampton captured 2,500 of Grant's beef cattle and 300 prisoners. It fell to -the lot of Mr. E. W. Carson to butcher one of the lot?a big fine steer. His horns were quite large-and Mr. Carson saved them. One of them he had finished up in dinner horn style and presented it a few days ago to Mrs. T. L. Craig, president of the Daughters of the Confederacy as a war relic At the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Miller near the Old Mill Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, thtir daughter. Miss Mary Jane became the bride of Mr. Grover C. Ramsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Ramsey, Rev. J. A. Hoyle officiating. The wedding was an unusually happy occasion on account of the great popularity of the young people, more than a hundred guests being present. After the ceremony a delicious supper was served. Yesterday at noon the happy couple were entertained at dinner by the groom's parents The body of Mr. R. C. Adams, accompanied by his wife and father, arrived in Gastonia from Tucson, Arizona, Wednesday night. Early yesterday morning it was taken to the home of Col. R. N. Wilson, and thence to the Presbyterian church at 11 o'clock. The services were conducted 1 1-4 n 4 A onnrH Ifiir uy AtfV. A. V^. AllUCIiSUII. rtvwv??...D to directions given to ills wife by Mr. Adams in his lust hours, Messrs. W. W. Glenn, L. C. Pegram, D. E. McConnell J. W. Kirkpatrick. Lean Adams, and .Hardaway Stowe served as pall-bearers. '"Lead, Kindly Light." and "Asleep in Jesus," were aiso designated at the same time as the hymns to be used, and his last wishes were observed. A large party of friends accompanied the family from Clover to attend the services in Gastonia, and a long procession of carriages followed the hearse from Gastonia. to the cemetery at Clover, where the services were concluded with prayer at the grave between three and four o'clock. PETS OF BRITISH SOLDIERS. One Regiment Had Emu and Kangaroo, Another a Snake. No less than thirty regiments in the British army have pet animals attached. The dogs of the "Fighting Fifth" and "Jack." the retriever of the Twelfth Lancers, march with their companies when on active service, and have taken part in more than one battle. The drum horse of the Seventh Hussars? presented by the late Quen Victoria? inarches proudly at the head of the men. with white tail and mane (lowing. "Billy."' the goat of the Welsh Fusiliers, is better known, and is a very showy soldier indeed, as he struts along in all the glory of scarlet coat, with white facings and the badge and (\f tho rppimnnt on his fnrphpfld The Queen's Own Hussars has also a goat. A deer Is the pet of the Seaforth Highlanders. "Anthony," a little donkey, attached himself to the Twentysixth battery while In India and became an established favorite, marching. eating and drinking with the men. A pet bear was the mascot of the Gloucester regiment, but becoming ill tempered had to be shot. The Lancers of New South Wales have an emu and a kangaroo. "Peter," the goose, became the pet of the Grenadiers while in Canada. The lame bird limped up to a sentry one night and held up a hurt foot for his inspection. He attended to the wound, and the bird thereafter refused to leave the camp, so the soldiers adopted it. When the Devonshire regiment was in India, a snake was for many months adopted as a pet, and, though poisonous, it never attempted to hurt any member of the company. When the men returned to Knglaiid this uncanny pet was left behind. Reynolds's Newspaper. Jtv The business of a cradle manufacturer is rocky, but prolitable. iv Many of our best home ties look very much like mother's apron strings. HISTORY OF SOI From the First Settle) the Rev< By REV. ROBEH'I From the Yorkvllle Enquirer of 1875. INSTALLMENT XXXI. t It Is thought that about one hun- s dred and fifty persons constituted the ( colony, that In 1670. made a settlement 1 on the right bank of the Ashley river. The exact number Is not known, but ' there are reasons for concluding that It ( was somewhere in the neighborhood of the number stated above. These were all white and the majority of them were dissenters. That Is, they were either individuals who were opposed to the Church of England, and were members of some other denomination of Christians, or they were members of the Church of England, but opposed to some of the practices of that church. Slaves were brought into the colony by John Yeamans, but a very short time after its settlement. By these, and the Indians who were reduced to bondage, most of the manual labor In the colony was performed. In 1701, the whole population, Including the whites, the negroes, and the Indian slaves, amounted to 7 000. In 1724, the period at which we have arrived, the whole number of inhabitants was thirty-two thousand. Of this number, eighteen thousand were slaves, the most of whom were negroes. It was now fifty-four years since the landing of Sayle and his little band, and when we take all things into consideration the increase was very great. On several occasions the number of the Inhabitants had been thinned by the wars with the Indians and Spaniards; and, at other times, disease, in its worst form, had preyed upon the settlers. Smallpox and yellow fever had visited the province. In fact, shortly after the settlement was made, it seems to have been very sickly. Besides these things, during the latter part of the proprietary government, the encouragement to immigrants was not very great. When we consider all these things the increase from one hundred and fifty Inhabitants to thirty-two thousand In a period of fifty-four years is, we think, very remarkable. The mode of life of the first settlers was exceedingly simple and frugal. The majority of them were English, but other nations of Europe were represented. Some of the settlers were possessed of considerable fortunes, but by far the greater portion of them were from the humble walks in life. There was an abundant evidence that the settlers generally were Intelligent, highmlnded and patriotic, and a very respectable number of them were men of culture and refinement. The enactments made by the Colonial assembly, even In the very Infancy of the colony, are an honor to any nation. They give unmistakable evidences of both moral and intellectual stamina. The early laws of South Carolina are unsurpassed by those of uny of the colonies in America. Like the manners and customs of the people, they are English in all their leading features. The people were frugal. They indulged In but few luxuries. Each farm produced an abundance of supplies to meet the necessities of its owner and some to sell. The rivers and bays were filled with fish and the forest abounded with game of great variety. It was customary for the planters to hire, for a mere trifle, an Indian hun ter. in is lnuian was huic iu ivc-cp ?nc family of his employer in an abundance of animal food. The principal cereals cultivated were maize, or Indian corn peas and rice. The two former, the settlers found to be the principal farinaceous food of the Indians. Both of these the first settlers found to be more healthy and better adapted to the wants of laboring men than rice, and hence their cultivation was at first more extensive than was that of rice or any other crop. For a long time after the first settling of the state, the plow was but little used. This arose from two circumstances. At first no domestic animals, such as horses, mules and oxen, were possessed by the settlers; and most of the settlers, coming from old countries, from which all stumps, roots and stones had been removed from the fields, they entertained the notion that the plow could not be used in this country until the soil was reduced to a similar condition. The manner of cultivating the maize was learned from the Indians. Ridges about five feet apart were made with the hoe, and the maize planted on the top of the ridge. During the growth of the maize it was worked exclusively with the hoe. The grass was cut out and the soil drawn up in a kind of hill around the root of the stalk. After the maize had attained a considerable height peas were planted at each stalk of maize. Spanish potatoes were also cultivated. Rice was sown in the wet places that were unsuited to the cultivation of maize. The luxuries in which the people indulged occasionally were coffee, sugar, tea and rice. Sayle, and his little party who settled on the Ashley river, brought a still, but there Is no evidence, so far as we have discovered, that it was used. Orchards and vineyards were planted, and at a very early period, the inhabitants learned to convert the fruit into alcoholic beverages. The commerce of the colony was, at this time, as previously, carried on with th>' West Indies and the northern colonies. Lumber and naval stores Were suit to the West Indies for which molasses, sugar, coffee, rum and cotton were received in exchange. Nearly all the money that was in the colony came from this quarter. Rice, tar, pitch and hides were sent to the English colonies in the north and exchanged for flour, fruit, beer, cider and suit fish. As early as the year 1710 a considerable variety of fruits had been introduced into this country. Grapes had been brought from Madeira and other grape growing countries. Figs, apples. pears, peaches, oranges, and quinces had been introduced, and many of the trees were bearing. Of many of these there were several varieties, especially of the peach. At first peach trees were planted with a view to feeding hogs on the fruit. Up to this period, no peach brandy seems to have been made in the colony. Tlie neach is. we believe, irenerallv re garded as a native of Persia. This f seem to be indicated by its botanical -5 name, "Persica." Yet, it would ap- j pear from some old accounts of the c llrst settlement of South Carolina, that r JTH CAROLINA ) hi tl T ment to the Close 01 " )lution. JJ bi " LATHAN, I). D. k ts al te he peach was found here when the le jettlers first came and that the In- c< lians made a delicious cordial out of c< he fruit. ^ The woods of South Carolina, one " lundred and fifty years ago, were full >f wild animals, many of which have ntlrely disappeared. Besides the few jj " 1 * "till itAmaln At?<3 ,viiu anmiaia nuivu oim iciuoih, umv vere then elk, buffalo, bearB, tigers g md wild cats. Buffaloes were abundint In some sections of the state. These inlmals, like many others, had their e| jartlcular territory which they frejuented. This territory was almost al- Q| vays watered by some stream of wa- |a er. From the fact that the animals vere found In abundance In the neigh- j, jorhood of that stream, it was given f( he name of the animal. Thus we have ^ n various sections of the state,, itreams bearing the name Turkey q, jreek. We have in York county a Wolf )r . reek and a Buffalo creek. In Cheater ounty a Bull Run; In Fairfield a Coon h jranch, and In the state there are sev- c| ral small streams which once bore the lame Wild Cat. Although when the government of he state passed from under the con- ^ rol of the proprietors Into the hands >f the King of England, the state had >een settled for more than fifty years, ( t was still almost a virgin forest, rrand with Its native beauties. But b, Ittle of the soil had been cultivated. ^ Dnly a small portion of the territory mbraced In the original grant had . >een seen by any European. Several causes prevented the early E migrants from extending their settlenents to any great distance "beyond Charles Town. The Spanish on the louth and the Indians In all directions, t| jrevented this. Sometimes the Spansh were at peace and sometimes at ,var with England; but at almost every n jeriod previous to 1724, they were the r jitter enemies of the colonistB planted >n the soil that now bears the name of y 5outh Carolina, a The French were now making- rapid ncroachments upon the territorial jrant of the state. In 1712 Ix>uls the fourteenth granted Crozat a large :ract of country at the mouth of the Mississippi. This was a part of the & :erritory granted by Charles the Sec- p >nd of England to the original proprieors. From this point, the French Q :olony planted In what is now the state ' )f Louisiana gradually extended to the settlement at Charles Town. By them ' i fort called Alabama was erected on n :he Mobile river. Their object in ^ lulldlng this fort was to put them- ^ elves In easy communication with the w Indian tribes of the country. In this ay the danger to the colony of South Carolina. The Indians were incited to ostilities. In 1725, King George granted Gov?mor Nicholson permission to return & :o England, and the government desolved upon the president of the council, Arthur Middleton. Nicholson |?ad jeen generous, liberal and patriotic, ind consequently very popular. The ncome from his office had been freely c ;xpended in promoting the public good. \rthur Middleton had been active in iringlng about the change from the a; jroprietary to the royal government. fie was firm and unwavering in his - . . ei ittachment to the king; but not ais- ^ josed to make great personal sacrifices 'or the good of the colonies. His ast< iirations were not for popularity; but ^ ather for individual wealth. He does a lot seem to have had much ambition 'or popular honors, but to have been inxious to secure the position of an ^ English lord with ample wealth. A Soon after his administration began p i difficulty occurred between him and h he Spanish authorities respecting the ^ joundary line between Florida and South Carolina. The Carolinians had milt a fort on the Altamaha for the mrpose of preventing the negroes of he colony from escaping to Florida, ind also for the purpose of preventing ^ he Indians who were allied with the ^ Spanish, from depredations upon the ^ property of the settlers. In this fort a 'ew soldiers were kept. The Spanish governor of St. Augusine complained to the Spanish king of P his encroachment. The complaint vas brought by the Spanish ambassalor at London before the British government. It was agreed, in order not V :o disturb the peaceable relations then existing between England and Spain, fiat the governor of South Carolina tl tnd the Spanish governor of Florida w should meet and settle the dispute In a ^ 'riendly manner. The meeting took a; jlace. at Charles Town. Franciso h Vlenandez and Joseph de Rabiero rep- h esented the Spanish government. In he conference which took place Gov- tl ?rnor Middleton showed the Spanish P epresentatives that the fort erected at ai he Altamaha was within the territory |r )riglnal!y granted to the colony and e: hat the claims of the Spaniards were T vithout foundation. This was the ?ase. The Spanish had no well-found- a h1 claim to the territory on which that h 'ort was erected. j* The fort may have been erected, in h lart at least, with a different intention ^ rom what was mentioned; but the soil si ipon which it was erected was beyond :ontroversy, the property of South Carina. No doubt one object which was o; jontemplated in erecting the fort was f< o decoy the Indians, who were friends Vl :o the Spanish, from their allegiance. ^ The Spanish government asserted that tuch was the case, and no doubt there A ,vus some truth in It. Mlddleton com- j| lained that the Spanish authorities of sl St. Augustine encouraged the negroes tl )f South Carolina to run away from heir masters. This was not denied tj jut Justified on the ground that it was n accordance with the wishes and in- it dructions of the court of Madrid. It vas declared that the object which j( vas designed to be accomplished by il iecoying these slaves away from their nasters was to convert them to the Catholic religion. Mlddleton asserted hat to act thus was neither consistent, hi lust nor honorable. For twenty years ^ he practice of the Spanish authorities y n St. Augustine had been to decoy all w he slaves they could from the colony P1 n South Carolina. When these slaves |t vere demanded, the Spanish govern- |e nent engaged to pay for them, but only a n a few cases was this done. ?ll The conference broke up without ef- ^ ecting anything but bad feeling. The f(; famaaaees, the friends of the Spansh, and bitter enemies of the English olony at Charles Town, again com- je nenced to plunder the country and w :alp the Inhabitants. Incensed by the jtrages, Colonel Palmer determined ? retaliate. He, with a body of three undred men Invaded Florida. Everyilng In his course was destroyed, he country was ruined. Nothing esiped except what was protected by le Fort of St. Augustine. The crops ere totally destroyed and the domesc animals were driven of!, the houses urned. Some of the Indians were 111 /vr? Ka a(trViilat nl Vtuea un.no Iliru 1/11 ilie o|svri, niuiot vliivio ?? v?v iken captive and treated as captives t that time were usually treated. This tught the Spaniards an important Bson. They now learned that the >lonists at Charles Town, not only >uld defend themselves but utterly nnlhilate the colonies in Florida, if ley saw fit. ro BE CONTINUED. NCLE SAM'S NEQRO OFFICER8. ight Now Hold Army Commit'iions? Two Came From the Ranks. Uncle SUm has on his long payroll ght negro commissioned officers of le army, three of these being line [fleers, while the others are chap:1ns and a paymaster. By the army organization act of lily 28, 1866, there were designated >ur regiments of negroes. These oranlzations are now the Ninth and enth regiments of cavalry and the weply-fo'irth and Twenty-fifth regnents of Infantry, and since their irmation these negro regiments ave had assigned to them negro haplains. Probably the best known of all le negro chaplains is Allen Allensorth, now on leave of absence at os Angeles, Cal., awaiting retlrelent. Chaplain Allensworth has >en much active duty, and his serIces with the "Fighting Twentylurth," which did good work in Cua, has been continuous since his en y Into the army on April 1, 1886. Next to him as to age and service i Theophilus Q. Steward, who was ppointed on July 20, 1891, from the listrlct of Columbia and assigned to le other fighting Infantry regiment le "Brunette Twenty-fifth." HIh irvlce has also been continuous with te reglrr.ent to which he was first sslgned. The present chaplain of the Ninth avalry Is George Washington Prloiau. a native of Mouth Carolina but ppolnted from Ohio. All of his serIce has been with the Ninth CalIry. now stationed at Jefferson Baricks, Missouri. He has fourteen ears of service before him. The last of these chaplains Is Wllam T. Anderson, now with his regnent, the Tenth ('avalry, which has Iso seen service In Cuba and the hllippines. The last of the negro staff officers f the army Is John R. Lynch of the ay department, who entered the serIce In June, 1898, as an additional aymaster of the volunteers, with the ink of major, which position he eld for three years, until honorably Ischarged In May, 1901, when he as appointed to the permanent esibllshment as paymaster with the ink of captain. The only negro officer of the army ho Is a West Pointer Is Charles oung, at present on duty as military ttache at Port au Prince, Haytl. aptaln Toung entered the military I cademy In 1884, and was not gradated until 1889, when he was comlissioned an additional second lleu;nant and assigned to the Tenth avalry, where he remained only bout one month, when he'was transited to the Twenty-fifth Infantry s a second lieutenant. In this regnent he remained only twenty-sevn days, when he was again transited to the Ninth Cavalry, where he imained until promoted to first lleuinant, on December 22, 1896, when e was assigned to the Seventh CavIry, a white regiment. He remained ith this regiment about ten months, ntil he made a transfer back to his Id love, the Ninth Cavalry. He was romoted a captain In February, 901, and eighty-eight captains will ave to move out of the way before e becomes a field officer with the ink of major. There are two negro officers who ave won their spurs by coming up om the line by competitive exarnlatlon. They are Lieut. Benjamin O. avis of the Tenth Cavalry, now on uty as military Instructor at Wllber>rce University, at Wilberforce, O., nd Lieut. John E. Green, Twentyfth Infantry, now serving with cornany H at Fort Bliss, Texas. OLD LEAP YEAR LAWS. /hen Women Proposed Six Centuries Ago the Man Had to AccepL In two countries, at least, and more lan 600 years ago laws were passed hlch gave women the right of prooslng marriage. These enactments ent even farther than this. They Iso stipulated that If the man whose and they had sought should refuse e should Incur a heavy fine. A searcher among the ancient recrds of Scotland discovered an act of ie Scottish parliament, which was assed in the year 1288, which runs h follows: "It Is statut and ordalnt that durig the rein of his maist bllssit Megite, ilk for the years knowne as Lepe eare, ilk mayden ladye of balthe ighe and lowe estaet shall hae llbrte to bespeke ye man she likes, Ibelt glf he refuses ta talk hlr to be Is lawful wyfe, he shall be mulcted i ye um of ane dundls or less, as Is estalt may be, except and awls glf e can make It oppeare that he Is ptrothit ane Ither woman, he then nail be free." A year or so later a law almost mllar to the Scottish law was, passed i France and received the approval f the king. It Is also said that be>re Columbus sailed on his famous yage to the westward a similar rivllege was granted to the maidens f Genoa and Florence. There is no record extant of any nes imposed under the conditions of lis Scotch law and no trace of statlscs regarding the number of spln:ers who took advantage of it or of ie similar regulations of France, but le custom seems to have taken firm old upon the popular mind about lat time. The next mention of It i dated nearly 400 years later, and is a curious little treatise called Love, Courtship and Matrimony." hlch was published In London In 606. In this quaint work the privege was thus alluded to: "Albeit It now becomes a part of ie common law in regard to social datlons of life that, as often as very leap yeare doth return, the idyes have the sole privilege during le time It continuetn or masing rove ther by wordes or lookes, no man HI be entitled to benefit of clergy ho doth In any wise treat her proosal with slight or contumely." Up to within about a century ago was one of the unwritten laws of ap year that if a man should decline proposal he should soften the dis(ipointment which his answer would ring about by the presentation of a lk dress to the unsuccessful suitor >r his hand. A curious leap year superstition Is ill to be met with in some parts of ew England, and that Is that during ap year the "beans grow on the rong side of the pod." F. C. BLACK Life InHuranve, Old Line Mutual L egal Reserve Just as solid as it is possible to make anything. TMF SFP.IIRITV I IFF AND ANNUITY COMPANY I Has complied with the general Insurance laws, and is licensed to do business as legal reserve "Old Line" company. This means, that the state 'of North Carolina guarantees that the company's assets and liabilities are correctly given in its published statements. > That the Company has deposited cash securities with the Insurance commissioner for the absolute protection of its policy-holders. FRED C. BLACK. THE FIDELITY TRUST COMPANV OF Chester, South Carolina. CAPITAL $40,000.00. Office In Hie Exchange Bank, Chester. Directors: J. L. Glenn. 3. M. Jones, J. C. McFadden, J/ K. Henry, R. H. Ferguson, T. H. White, 8. E. McFadden, H. Samuels, M. 8. Lewis. We allow Interest at the rate of 5/ per cent on your deposits. As we loan on Real Estate only there Is no safef institution than this one In which to put your money. For Loans on Real Estate apply to 1 W.W.LEWIS, Attorney for York County, Yorkvllle ----- S. C. Y0RKVILLE BUGGY 00. For a LONG TIME We have not said much about E^iggles, because we were selling all we could make' without advertising them. We have now caught up and have about 100 of the best Buggies ever seen in Yorkvllle that we will sell under our regular guarantee, which _ is absolute. We also have a good stock of Weber and Columbus Wagons. Harness. Lap Robes, Whips, Saddles, Cutaway Harrows, Deering Cultivators and everything else in our line. ?J We are operating a first class re- q pair and shoeing shop. Call and see us and we will do you r right. ? One horse for sale. Y C YORKVLLE BUGGY' COMPANY. J C ALL THROUGH \ THE YEARs Best Recipes of Local Housekeep- l ers. g COLLATED IN HANDSOME BOOK. J THE "ALL THROUGH THE YEAR" c Cook Book consists of 136 pages of g recipes, grouped in-convenient and . comprehensive form and makes up a 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 Yorkvllle: Strauss-Smith Co. See Miss Glenn or Miss Wallace. . r Yorkvllle Banking & Mercantile company. See Miss Cody. Y'ork Drug Store. I. W. Johnson. Loan and Savings Bank. Orders also filled by Mrs. G. H. O'Leary, or Mrs. S. M. McNeel, Yorkvllle. S. C. W Send your orders for Commercial printing to the Enquirer office. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of York. US PROBATE COURT. # ? By L. R, Williams, Esq., Probate Jhdge t of York County. 8 WHEREAS S. W. MCKNIGHT haa applied to me for Letters of 5 Administration, on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of W. T. McKNIGHT, late of the county aforesaid deceased: ( These are, therefore, to cite and ad- s monlsh all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me at our next Pro bate Court for the said county, to De ( holden at York Court House on the 23D DAY OF APRIL, 1906, to shew cause, If any, why the said Ad- v ministration should not be granted. b Given under my hand and seal, this 10th day of April, In the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six and In the 130th year I of American Independence. ' L. R. WILLIAMS, Probate Judge of York County. Apurll 10 t 2t o COTTON INSURANCE. 1AM prepared to write Insurance on Cotton stored either In open yard or In outbuildings 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 3j per cent. Write or call at my office for rates of Insurance and other Information. C J. R. LINDSAY. Oct. 3. t.f. tf. If The Enquirer office makes a specialty of Brief and Argument printing. Best work?lowest price. C I SOUTHI ? I RAILRC | g THROUGH f EVERY DAY AL I * HI* ? Dm wine Room Sleei " " ? and g SOUTHERN RY. j? FINEST CARS 5 p. FJTj Convenient Schedules A ? a Fop Full Informatk v % SOUTHERN RAILW ? R. W. Hi ? Division Passer Charleston ? BROOKS M< ? p. Asst. General Pas ? > Atlanta, ? AKAKA*A?A*.fc?UIU*A*A*A*A?U*?A! What Is Bromonia? B( Head the following carefully: If you have consumption or some of the contagious forms of blood poisoning We cannot cure you. We don't pretend to cure I you. You need the Individual treatment of some skilled special- | 1st; but If you are run down In gen- q* era! health. If you have dyspepsia. je are subject to fainting spells, a vtc- | tlm to Insomnia, biliousness, kidney Qr or liver trouble, catch cold easily, { if your system is In that condition a j that you may become an easy prey | to the disease germs of pneumonia, ma 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 our dl- Ql rectlons. render you immune against sickness. Most sldn disease can be cured by the use of "Bro- ?' monla." "Bromonia" Is to the human system what the scrubbing brush and soap are to the dirty washbowl. It aids Nature to resume normal action. It increases the strength, the fighting ability of the phagocytes of the blood; It promotes the healthy flow of the salivary and gastrld secretions. If your stomach is in good condition you are well. The Chinese arc a wise people. They accost cacti other with, "How is your stomach?" We don't ask you to Invest a cent until you have tried "Bromonia" at our expense. A single bottle often times works wonders. Cut out the Coupon at the bottom of this / column. 1 Write name and'address plainly. | Be careful to address BROMONIA CO.. NEW YORK. FREE BROMONIA COUPON. j I hereby declare that I have never P before had a free bottle of "Bro- K monla." Kindly send me one without any cost to me whatever. Name (] city m< State ^ W< My Nearest Dealer Is at ' ab wl 25 and 50 Cents. 'n 8pecial sale now being held at , 8t?r Drug Store, Exclusive Wholesale Agent for Yorkvllle and vicinity. Dealers elsewhere desiring agency 1.. i. li /?? Cnl.im uppij lu mum; wruy vwi, v^vium bla, S. C. I "" . " S C. & N-W. RY. TIME CARD. Effective 1?t Aprils 1906. N( loutlihound Itatlons 7 Pass. 9 Pass. 61 Mix 1 A.M. P.M. P.M. Lv .'heater 9.50 7.40 6.10 Lv rfiwrys 9.36 7.21 4.12 Lv fcConnells 9.26 7.10 3.64 Lv luthries 9.22 7.05 3.45 Lv oricville 9.10 6.60 3.06 Lv Hbert 9.03 6.40 2.60 Ar lover 8.52 6.29 2.16 Lv MJwlin 8.45 6.21 2.00 Ar .jjatonla 8.30 6.00 1.30 northbound N< Itatlons 8 Pass. 10 Pass. 60 Mix ( P.M. A.M. A.M. 1 Chester 4.30 8.60 4.30 Lv n, Consult Any ^ AY AGENT, or JS by *4 ta UNT, $ for 4 be iger Agent, ? COr , S. C. ? ORGAN, g j^r .senger Agent, *4 |88 2 lnt Ga. 2 ? c3 res *AatAKAKAatA*A*A*A?U*A*A*Aat per VORKVILLE lildintf and Loan Agnociatien OP YORHV1LLE, S. C. Furnishes the opportunity for th# ofitable investment of 8avings, how r small or largo. Enables persons of email means to vn Their Own Homes on Easy rms. Lends Mdney on Good Security from is to Five Year Periods. Applications now being received f~r New Scrips of 8tock. For further and more specific inforition apply to tAJWa I C YY. DrtVJYVn YV I Lib) rrwtiuwnt. EO. W. WILLIAM8, Secretary and Treasurer. YORKVILLE IONUMENT WORKS. (Inoorporatsd.) |UR plant Is now in full operation, " and we are prepared to make esriates and All orders for Tombstones, jnuments and Ornamental Stone >rk of all kinds. Our facilities are such as easily enle us to meet all competition of latever kind, from whatever source our line. See us near the Southern depot W. BROWN WYLfC. 8fcrotary and Treasurer. V OUTHtRN RAILWAY SCHEDULES. Schedule Effective Jan. 8, 1906. WESTBOUND TRAINS. >. 135, Daily?Rock Hill, 8. C* to Marion, N. C.?First Class. '. Rock Hill 6.00 a.m. '. Tlrzah 6.19 a.m. '. Yorkvllle 6.30 a.m. '. Sharon 6.46 a.m. '. Hickory Orove 7.00 a.m. '. Smyrna 7.16 a.m. '. Blacksburg 7.40 a.m. '. Blacksburg 8.66 a.m. >. Marlon 11.46 a.m. >. 113, Daily?Kingvills to Blacksburg?First Class: '. Klngvllle 11.00 s,m. Camden 12.26 p.m. r. Lancaster 2.07 p.m. r. Chtawba 2.37 p.m. -. Rock Hill 3.00 p.m. Tlrzah 8.17 p.m. \ Yorkvllle 3.29 p.m. '. Sharon 3.46 p.m. r. Hickory Qrove 3.67 p.m. \ Smyrna .> . 4.10 p.m. . Blacksburg 4.36 p.m. ?. 167, Daily except Sunday, Rock Hill, 8. C., to Marion, N. C.?Third Class. r. Rock Hill 10.00 a.m. r. Yorkvllle 11.00 a.m. t. Blacksburg 2.30 p.m. *. Marlon 8.60 p.m. EASTBOUND TRAINS. 9. 114, Daily?Blacksburg to Kingvills?First Class: ir. Blacksburg 7.40 a.m. /. Smyrna 8.02 ajn. r. Hickory Qrove 8.14 a.m. f. Sharon 8.26 a.m. f. Yorkvllle 8.41 a.m. f. Tlrzah 8.62 a.m. ir. Rock Hill 9.30 a.m. i. Catawba 9.60 a.m. ir. Lancaster 10.26 a.m. ". Camden 11.46 a.m. r. Camden 1.46 p.m. r. KlngvlHe 3.16 p.m. 9. 136, Daily?Marion, N. C., to Rock Hill, 8. C.?First Class: r. Marion 6.26 p.m. r. Blacksburg 8.46 p.m. * r. Smyrna 9.10 p.m. r. Hickory Grove 9.23 p.m. r. Shaion 9.88 p.m. it?i?ill. QCi nm r, I UrAVIIIC w*r-m r. Tlrzah 10.10 p.m. . Rock Hill 10.30 pjn. >. 166, Daily, except Sunday?Marion. N. C., to Rock Hill, 8. C.?Third Claaa: r, Marion 0.00 a.m. Blackaburg 2.60 p.m. '. Yorkville 6.10 p.ra. . Rock Hill 6.00 p.m. For further Information addreaa: tOOKS MORGAN, Asst. Gen. Paaa. Agent. Atlanta, Ga,, or W. HUNT, DIv. Passenger Agent, Charleston. S. C. MONET TO LEND. V N Improved farms In York county. 9 Interest: Loans not under $1,000, per cent: under $1,000, 8 per cent. ) broker's commissions. Repayints easy. Apply to C. W. P. SPEN2R, Rock Hill, or undersigned. C. E. SPENCER, Atty. t Law. Dec. 1. Aug. 1. f.t W Wanted.?Your orders for all ads of printed matter. Best work fairest prices. Ihr ^orkviUf (fnquim. tered at the Postofflce as Second Class Mall .Matter. Publiihed Tuesday and Friday. PUUL181IEKH t . D. GRIST, O. E. GRIST. A. M. 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