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tumorous department. A Courteous Repulse. \ There was an Ignorant man who onee applied to President Lincoln | for the post of doorkeeper to the house, says Tit-Bits. This man had no right to ask Lincoln for anything. It was necessary to repulse him. But Lincoln repulsed him gently and whim- , sically, without hurting his feelings, In this way: ( "So you want to be doorkeeper to the house, eh?" "Yes, Mr. President." "Well, i.ave you ever been a door- 1 keeper? Have you ever had any ex- ( perienee In doorkeeping?" "Well, no?no actual experience, sir." : "Any theoretical experience? Any instructions in the duties and ethics of doorkeeping?" i "Um?no." "Have you ever attended lectures on doorkeeping?" "No, sir." "Have you read text-books on the subject?" "No, sir: I'm afraid not, sir?" "Well, then, my friend, don't you *v...* imvcn't a sinerle ciual MC vl!|ll jvu nu.v.. . ? ? ificatlon for this important post?" said Lincoln, in a reproachful tone. "Yes, I do," said the applicant, and he took leave humbly, almost gratefully. Who Waj "N. G.?"?Dr. C. , who always employs two servants?man and his wife?was talking to a patient one day about a couple he had Just discharged because the man drank. He remarked: "It is 90 strange, but it is always the way with a man and wife. In one is good, the other is no good." The patient, asked him, "How is it with you and Mrs. C. "?Philadelphia Ledger. The Blaa'k Page.?a New Orleans woman, well known for her work for charity, recently accepted an invitation to, speak at an anti-tuberculosis meeting. On the platform she found herself seated between a bishop and a rabbi, and the tone of the meeting seemed to be rendered extremely solemn by the combination. In order to lighten the solemnity, she said, turning to the rabbi, "Do you know, I feel as if I were a leaf between the Old and the New Testament." The rabbi turned a sad eyed gaze upon her. "Yes, madam," he said, "and if you will recall, that page is usually a blank ore."?Youth's Companion. , i The Alternatives.?The president of one of the minor colleges was sauntering down a shady lane one day in the early summer when he met a tall, handsome youth. This youth had just been graduated. He was very poor and very intelligent. In all his courses he had taken honors, and in athletics also great honors had ' been his. "Well, Allen." said the president, "through at last, eh?" "Yen, sir," said the young man, smiling and blushing. "And now what are you going to do?" "I hardly know yet. sir. I have had two offers." "Two? Wonderful!" "Yes, sir. One is from a scientific society offering me a secretaryship at $5 a week and the other is from a baseball magnate offering a five years' contract to pitch at $5,000 a season."?Philadelphia Ledger. 1 An Escaped Husband.?One day a tall, gaunt woman, with rope colored ] hair and an expression of great fierce- j ness, strode into the office of a county | clerk in West Virginia. I "You air the person that keeps the , marriage books, ain't ye?" she demand- ed. * 'What book do you wish to see, i madam?" asked the polite clerk. 1 "Kin you find out if Jim Jones was j married?" < Search of the records disclosed the ) name of James Jones, for whose mar- < riage a license had been issued two \ years before. i "Married Elizabeth Mott. didn't he?" * asked the woman. < "The license was issued for a mar- | rlage with Miss Elizabeth Mott." 1 "Well, young man, I'm Elizabeth. I < thought I oughter come in an' tell ye ] that Jim has escaped."?Harper's . Weekly. Ax Awkward Do doe.?Milton D. ' Purdy, of the department of justice, said of a rumor brought to him for con- J Urination by a reporter of the Wash- ' ington Star: ' "The originator of that rumor is as 1 plainly ignorant of the law as a certain schoolboy was of French. "This boy's father said to him one 1 night at dinner: 1 "Well, how are you getting on with ' your French, my son?" 1 " Very well, thank you. sir.' the lad replied. ' '"The father beamed with pleasure. ! " 'Ask politely in Freneh f??r some peas.' he said. "There was an awkward pause. ' Then? 1 " 'Hut. father,' said the hoy, "I don't want any peas.'" Rkk A.nswku Cokrkctkd.?A teacher in the Garfield school was teaching a primary class the beginning of arith- , metic. "Now I have one pencil in my right hand and one in my left," she said. ' "How many pencils have I?" Helen, i you tnay answer. I "Two." piped a small voice. "Then one and one make two, do they not?" 1 "Sure." I The teacher frowned at the disre- , spectful answer, says the Kansas City St n r. i "That's hardly what you should i have said," she said. "Will some one , in the class tell Helen what her answer should have been?" 1 There was a moment of silence, i Then one brown fist shot confidently < into the air. "Ah, James you may tell what Helen should have said." "Sure, Mike!" shouted Jimmie in a s tone of triumph. ? Fellow Churchmen*.?The late Rev. < Dr. John Hall was once walking home < from preaching at a Sunday night t meeting out in the country. In the 1 moonlight he saw a man lying drunk in r the gutter, and going up to him gave t him a shake. 1 "Here!" he said: "it's a shame for a s nice, respectable looking man like you t to be lying in the gutter." 1 The man opened his tipsy eyes and i saw the long, black coat. I "Are you a minister?" he asked. v "Yes." said Dr. Hall; "come, get up." o "Presbyterian?" queried the inebri- Ii ate. a "Yes," was the answer, somewhat t impatiently. "1 am." I "Then," said the other, "help me up. d I am a Presbyterian myself."?Phila- C delphia North American. t ilUsccllancmis *{ ratling. ; /VITH NEIGHBORING EXCHANGES. i ^ews and Comment Gleaned From Within and About the County. YORK. Fort M4II Times, January 30: Mr. O.J. Fhles. who for a year or more has been :he efficient superintendent of the Charlotte Brick company's plant at Crrattan, has resigned his position as such and is succeeded by Mr. Chas. Maifill, who has been a foreman for the company for a number of years. Mr. Thies and family, we are told, will move to Charlotte within a short time. Mr. J. D. Pulp has sufficiently recovered from a recent operation for appendicitis as to visit his mother here, and will remain here some days before returning to his business at Winnsboro. The Times learns that it is the intention of Mr. Osmond Barber to make notable improvements to his Booth street property in the spring. It is stated that the old two-story Potts house will be torn away ami a r.ice dwelling erected on the lot Invitations have been issued to the marriage of Miss Sue Faris and Mr. Joe Z. Bailes, which is to take place at the home of the prospective bride's father, Mr. Sam C. Faris of Gold Hill, next Wednesday evening at 7.30 o'clock. Mr. Bailes and Miss Faris are both popular throughout this section and their marriage will be an event of much interest to their many friends. LANCASTER. News, February 11. Mrs. James W. Miller of Jefferson, who was called here by the fatal illness of her sister, little Hortense Gregory, returned home Thursday afternoon. Miss Maude Gregory, her sister, has also returned to her school work in Georgia Mr. D. H. Stames, who moved from this country to Indian Territory* about sixteen years ago, died in Oklahoma on the 13th instant of pneumonia. He was a good man, was highly esteemed by all who knew him and his many old friends and acquaintances in this section will regret to hear of his death Mr. William Plyler, son of Mr. J. S. Plyler, died Tuesday at the home of his father at Waxhaw, N. C. He had been sick for a month or more?was taken sick at Fort Mill, where he was at work as a lineman. He was about 24 years old and leaves a widow, who is a daughter of Mr. R. L. Doster of Pleasant Valley. The remains were buried Wednesday at Belalr church. CHESTER. Reporter, January 30: Officer J. J. Williams was feeling good a few days ago as the result of the capture of a negro supposed to be Fred Herbert, very much wanted In Newberry. The negro arrested by Mr. Williams tallied exactly with the description sent out by Sheriff Buford. but a message from Newberry informed Mr. Williams that the party wanted there had already been captured. The negro arrested here was unable to give a satisfactory explanation of his identity and intents, and was sent to the chalngang for sixtv davs. for vagrancy and for the theft i?f a coat. There was a reward of $50 for Herbert Magistrate J. J. McLure's court was the scene of a pathetic little occurrence Tuesday morning. A. white man was arraigned on the charge of being drunk and disorderly it one of the mills outside the city limits, and upon being arraigned pleaded guilty to the charge. Judge McLure was inclined to be lenient, and after delivering the fellow a lecture on the folly and wrong of drinking lfquor suspended sentence on solemn promise of the accused never to commit a similar iffense. Two of the man's children were present, one a little girl of about jleven, the other a boy still younger. In his effort to make the promise as binding as possible the magistrate exacted a pledge from the little girl that 'he would inform him as soon as her father broke his promise and got drunk again. After further assurances from :he prisoner that he leave off drink and make a man of himself the assemblage was dismissed Mr. William R. Mccormick. a native of this city and for many years a resident here, died at the lome of his brother, Mr. Samuel McCormick. at Longtown Tuesday morning. The funeral exercises were held yesterday afternoon at Longtown. Mr. McCormick, who was a brother of Mrs. J. L. McKee and an uncle of Mr. Samuel McCormick. both of Chester, was i"7 years of age. At the outbreak of the civil war he was in business at union, but promptly offered his service to tils country, enlisting in the Fifth S. C. regiment. Six brothers of the deceased were also soldiers in the armies of the south, all being conspicuous for their gallantry and fidelity. He rendered rallant sen-ice in the field until disabled by two severe wounds. After partially recovering he became an enrolling officer. In this capacity he rendered the same conscientious and loyal service as he did while in the ranks. The two wounds received by Mr. McCormick incapacitated him for active labor during the remainder of his life, and were mainly responsible for his last illness. GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, January 31: Mr. Thomas McDow, an attorney of York cille, was a business visitor in town Wednesday G. W. S. Hart, Esq., >f Yorkville, S. C., passed through Gastonia this morning on his way to Charlotte on business Mr. John N. D'Farrell of Yorkville, returned to his home yesterday after spending the iveek with his two sisters-in-laws, Mrs. [. A. Campbell and Mrs. Florence Tilton A charter was granted last Tuesday to the Love-Thomson compa- , ny of Lincolnton. to conduct tt general , merchandise business and to convey mortgage and hold real and personal property of any description. The capitalized capital stock is $100,000. with 120.000 paid in. The incorporators and imount of stock owned by each are: : f. F. Thomson, Yorkville, S. C., 100 , -hares: Edgar Love, Lincolnton, f>0 : shares; R. A. Love, Gastonia, 50 shares. ( Mrs. J. W. Parham of Crowder's ( LTeek, whose illness was mentioned in | >ur columns last week, and whose eld- | ;st son died on January 20th, died at j ler home yesterday afternoon of pneu- ( noma, me runerui services were con- | lucted this afternoon at Olney Pros- , jyterlan church, followed by interment ( it the Olney cemetery. Several other , nembers of the family are still serious- ( y ill, one of them the oldest boy, being . n a critical condition at last report ( dis many friends in Gastonia will learn , vith regret that Mr. A. R. Rudlsill, one ( if King's Mountain's best and most lighly esteemed citizens has suffered n almost complete physical and menal breakdown. Mr. and Mrs. V. E. 1 ,ong went to King's Mountain yester- ' ay to see him. A specialist from 'harlotte was summoned yesterday and * his morning he was taken on No. 36 g td Morganton for treatment. His many friends hope that he will soon be completely restored both in body and mind. D; At her home in the Crowder's Creek community Tuesday night at 11 j'eloek, Mrs. Lonia A. Ferguson, wife hi; of Mr. Tom Ferguson, died from pneu- fn moniu after ?'i severe illness of some co days. The funeral and burial were held pi; at the Crowder's Creek church Wed- pr nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the ser- tli vices being conducted by Rev. R. M. ra Stevenson. Deceased was the daughter co of Mr. \V. A. Falls. Sr., of route one. She is survived by her husband and six children, all boys. She was a woman th of many excellent qualities of character UI and had a wide circle of friends, all of s|. whom sorrow because of her death.... w Too much "booze" caused considerable excitement at Mayesworth, Saturday di night. It seems that there is no love between the bridge force on the South- w ern near Mayesworth and the mill er boys, and when the former got pretty je well tanked up they proceeded to paint jg the "town red," taking the latter una- tr wares and having their own way in ea general. Fortunately no one was serlousl.v injured before quiet was restored, th The clouds of war have blown away and all is quiet and serene again. kl th NAGGING WOMEN. ta Hi What Petruchio, Solomon and Rip Van ^ Winkle Have Borne. in Even though young women are so unfortunate as to possess a shrewish re temper, they take care not to display p( it too publicly, knowing full well It p( would frighten away any admirers who p{ may be attracted by their beauty and aj It |Q a m rp thlnt? *^ KL't'UIIipiiailUICUko, 1VI *fc ?s? w " " LC to find a man with the courage of Pe- ar truchlo to attempt the cure of this evil t0 habit. Nor is it likely that a bride will sV fall Into the habit of nagging directly ro after her marriage, since brides usually flc make themselves as agreeable as possible, at least until the sentiment and Sl romance of the honeymoon have given 0r place to the cares of life and the reality f0 of a commonplace existence. In fact, th It is somewhat difficult to say Just how aj the habit of scolding does begin. At m first it is seldom in earnest, or if it be it is soon repented of and forgiven as aj being only one of those "little tifTs" th which, like a summer shower, occasion- se ally cloud for a moment the sunshine aj of married bliss. These small fallings th ov^t are so proverbial a part of the first th vear of marriage, before the newly wed hi couple have become intimately ac- bl quainted with each 'other's character th and disposition, that the famous "Flitch n< of Dunmow" was instituted as a reward to be given to the fortunate cou: *de who could swear?kneeling on the h< steps of Dunmow church?that during tn he first year they had never had a Kl disagreement. Although this prize was E instituted in the twelfth century, it is asserted that frequently years pass th without any claimants appearing, and w when in last December at the annual ec distribution three couples appeared to claim their flitch it was looked upon ec is so unusual and surpassing that the people of the parish expressed the opin- Si Ion that the millennium must be about to begin. y< Married people often confess that the tfacir h'qc thn laact hunnv nf th united life. So many peculiarities that m are not much in evidence during courtship gradually show themselves, and only by mutual forbearance and gentle- "I ness can these things be overcome. Once these have been adjusted the I'1 chances are that the young people settle down to a peaceful existence in J which, if sorrows "or trials come, they are borne bravely and serve but to oc draw them more closely together. But, ^ unfortunately, there are some women th who never learn forbearance, and every ce fresh discovery that their husband is _, less perfect than they fancied him to be is regarded by them as a crime and made the occasion of long and bitter accusations. One scene like this is sure to lead to another, and soon not a day passes that the unhappy wife does not berate her husband about of something or other. That the most ha ardent affection soon dies under such storms of temper is little wonder, and co that men can put up with it and not find effectual means to silence the un- cu ruly tongue is a marvel to everybody not similarity afflicted. fQ From the feeling way in which King gv Solomon alludes several times to "con- t j tentious" or nagging women, comparing j0 them to a "continual dropping on a ar] very rainy day," it is plainly to be seen that in some of his numerous matri- av monial ventures he had had the misfor- ne tune to encounter that worst of earthly u}) evils, a nagging wife?or perhaps sev- U{ eral of them?poor man! That the at subject was often in his thoughts is Li evident, for when he Is not openly complaining. as in the above quotation, he Ci says: "Better is a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of sacrifices with strife." and again, "it is better to chvell In a wilderness than with a contentious and angry woman." Many a ? man has uttered a sigh of understanding and sympathy as he read or listen- \ ed to those words; and not a few have echoed Rip Van Winkle's sentiment re- I garding the silent apparitions of the / Catskill mountains that if they had a j sister what a fine wife she would make. / No doubt this very feeling was at the bottom of the sympathy every one felt for the vagabond Rip when, according to all justice, it should have been with his ill-used wife, Katrina. The nagging habit is bad enough when it expends itself upon grown people who should be able to defend them- V. selves; but it is infinitely worse when S children become the victims of a wo- f man's nervousness or ill temper. How pitiful is the life of a child who lives in an atmosphere of constant fault-finding and repression, to whom the word "don't" is said scores of times each day. In a roomful of children it is not difficult to pick out those who have this kind of home life; and hard indeed \ must be the heart of a woman who is ' not moved by their expression to re- \ strain her inclination to scold. Upon \ the streets and in public conveyances >ne sometimes marks the sullen or else J the rebellious expression on a child's race when the mother speaks to it; and ? It is easy to see that fear and not love _ is the controlling intluence in the home ?from which they come. Even if a child j be blessed with so line a disposition B that is not entirely ruined by this kind 3 >f bringing up it will carry with it J through life anything hut happy mem- !j ties of childhood, and the words t 'home" and "mother" will have very j lifferent associations in his mind to Q ,vhat they should have.?News and 3 Soulier. f | t A bank note that passed through 4 lu Chicago lire is one of the curios V )reserved in the Hank of England. g rhe paper was consumed, but the T tshes held together, and the printing 4 s quite legible, and is kept under rlass. The bank paid the note. A STRENUOUS RULER. iring, Coolness and Bravery of James IV. of Scotland. One of the Interesting1 characters of story Is James IV., king of Scotland mi 1473 to 1513. He was athletic, urageous and fond of adventure. In itting down insurrections and imoving the criminal administration of e country he was foremost in the nksanddid not shun a hand to hand litest. He married a daughter of enry VII. of England and made a eaty which secured peace between e two countries. He labored to build i a navy and develop commerce and lowed skillful diplomacy in dealing ith other nations. He was killed in Lttle at Flodden, where his army was sastrously defeated by Henry VIII. Those were strenuous times, when It as necessary for a king to be a fight and to inspire his obstreperous subcts with some degree of terror. King imes used often to go .about the couny in different disguises, not only beluse he loved adventure, but because ; coultl tnus secure iniurmauon on ie state of the nation at first hand. It is related of the vigorous Scottish ng that once when wandering through ie hills during the night he was overken by a violent storm was ob?ed to take shelter In a cavern near remys, which Is one of the most rearkable antiquities of Scotland. Havg advanced some way In, the king scovered a number of men and women ad.v to begin to roast a sheep for sup?r. From their appearance* he sus?cted that he had fallen Into evil cominy. but as It was then too late he iked hospitality from them till the mpest was over. They granted it id Invited the king, who was unknown i them, to sit down and Join them at ipper. They were a notorious band of ibbers and cutthroats, and this fact ion dawned upon James. As soon as they had finished their ipper one of them presented a plate 1 which two daggers were laid In the rm of a St. Andrew's cross, telling ie king that this was the desert they ways served to strangers; that he ust choose one of the daggers and fht him whom the company selected i his antagonist. The king, realizing lat he was to be murdered, instantly ilzed both daggers, one In each hand, id plunged them Into the hearts of ie two robbers nearest to him. He ten dashed out of the cave and- made s escape, returning as soon as possle with a body of soldiers, by whom ie whole band was arrested and pub;ly hanged.?Punxsutawney Spirit. Shk Wa3 Not a Lawyer.?At the jarlngs in Kingston for the appointent of receivers for the suspended rooklyn banks, this story was told on Sward M. Shepard: Mr. Shepard was trying a case and ie first witness was a frail-looking oman from whom the lawyer expectI no trouble. "And when did this happen?" ask1 Mr. Shepard. "I think?" she began, when Mr. lepard stopped her. "It Isn't what you think, but what )u know that we want," he said. "Don't you want to know what I Ink?" ajsked the frail looking woman, ildly. "I do not." "Well, then," retorted the witness, might as well leave the witness and I can't talk without thinking; n not a lawyer."?New York Sun. The possibility of one person's lger tip being Identical with that ' another is one chance in 64,00010.000. 3* It took 44 men 35 days to count e $267,836,166 20 In the New York ib-treasury. The cash balanced to a nt. HOW I CURED SWEENY AND FI8TULA. "I want to tell you how I saved one our horses that had a fistula. We id the horse doctor out and he said was so bad that he did not think he uld cure It, and did not come again, len we tried Sloan's Liniment and it red it up nicely. "One day last spring I was plowing r a neighbor who had a horse with reeny, and I told him about Sloan's niment and he had me get a bottle r him, and it cured his horse all right, id he goes off now like a colt. "We had a horse that had sweeny vfully bad and we thought it was ver going to be any good, -Ji we ed Sloan's Liniment and it cured it ) nicely. I told another neighbor out it and he said it was the best niment he ever used. "We are using Sloan's Sure Colic jre and we think it Is all right." A. D. Bruce, Aurelia, la. Plant Wood's ( Garden Seeds U FOR SUPERIOR VEGE. TABLES St FLOWERS. Our business, both in Garden and Farm Seeds, is one of the largest in this country, a result due to the fact that 2 Quality is always our ) first consideration, q We are headquarters for Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed Oats, Seed Potatoes, Cow Peas, Soja Beans and other Farm Seeds. Wood's Descriptive Catalogue is the best and most practical of seed oatalogues. An up-to date and recognized authority on all Garden / i ana Farm crops. Catalogue mailed / V free on request. Write for it. II ] T. W. WOOD & SONS, / |/^SEE^WEN, Richmond^ j wwiy?wi?,?i*nHiwumiiit>uiifw ; A U portai la rge CHECKING F Place ACCOUNT f TH I miiiiiuiminiii ?ii i?uiyii,iii m THE BIB IIsT ULIIFIE Most men strive for the B1 you enjoy the most skillful ] ize the best school? Do yc society ? You may do these thing: own and your family's wel life. You may not only ma but leave your wife and c cause You failed to entrusl liable Bank and carried you stead of a Check Book. If you will Let Us Ha Take Our Check Book, it v See How It Pays. NOW I may be too late. WE PAY 4 PER CENT I] ED QUARTERLY, ON The NATIONAL (ABSOLUTI ROCK HILL, I . had ran mow I Why is It that the Star Drug Store sells SO MUCH MOKE Candy than any one else? It is this: Because we handle the Best (Nunnally's) and we have It on hand Fresh Every Week. Come, as the others do, and get something that you and your friends can enjoy. Nothing nicer than a box of Nunnally's Fresh Candy. STAR DRUG STORE D. L. Shieder, Proprietor. Bear In Mind That we cary a full assortment of the BOOKS used in the Public Schools of South Carolina and we sell thdm at the Contract Prices. We also have a full line of School Supplies, iricludlng Pen and Pencil Tablets, Pens, Pencils, Pen Holders, Crayons, Exercise Books, etc. See us for your school needs. CLOTHING You are going to want a Tailormade Suit of Clothes for the spring and summer. Come in and let us show you the newest of Spring styles from the Home of Good Tailoring? LAMM CO.?Makers of "Best on Earth Clothing:." The productions of this house are the best obtainable. They are thoroughly well made, only the best fabrics are used, and the Fit Is Absolutely Guaranteed. Don't you want your clothing that way? Let us show you what we have. W. M. KENNEDY, Agent. J. L. Williams. Mason McConnell. J. L. WILLIAMS & CO. Get Busy We have picked up lots of values, and here we quote a few?so come QUICK. 200 Men's Shirts?sizes 14 to 17j, all colors, worth 50c, 75c and $1.00 at 4P Cents Each. 100 Pairs Sample Pants, at Factory Prices. i 35 dozen Ladies' Handkerchiefs left, usually sold at 25c each at 75c the Dozen. 400 yards Embroidery and Insertion, 50c and 75c the yard kind, at only 30c the Yard. J. L. WILLIAMS & CO. Sell For Less. REPAIR WORK! If there are any repairs to be made about your premises or any odd Jobs that you want done before the winter sets In, let us know about them early, as our carpenters are all busy Just now and It may be several days after your order is In before we can get to your work. But, then, you might save time by letting us know at once. J. J. KELLER & CO. We are Wholesale and Retail Agents for the Limestone Spring Lime Works. See as for your needs. TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. ALL persons indebted to the estate of W. JASPER THOMASSOX, deceased, are hereby notified and required to make payment to me at once. Persons having claims against the estate of the said deceased should present them, duly authenticated, ivithln the time nrescribed bv law. M. l! THOMASSOX, Admr. 6 t 3t WALL PAPER MY NEW SAMPLES ARE NOW IN. Samples and Remnants for sale chea p. A. B. GAINES. Fmmnwn uiuimmui m m iim ust as convenient and just as Im- f it for the small Depositor as the T one. It is a safeguard and a a rtion against errors and loss. In ? ve need very little actual money. ? your money in Bank, and check + IT'S SAFE! X E FIRST NATIONAL BANK X Yorkvill?, S. C. S mirtMiiii jaii '*i?iiiti>iiiyiuuiiiyiyi ST * 5 SI ] SST in life. Do you? Do R? Th physician ? Do you patron>u enjoy the most desirable ^ 1 an s and many others for your an fare, Yet miss the Best in yo r the last days of your life, sa hildren in poverty, all be: your business with a Rer money in your pocket in- ? ive Your Money and You /on't be long until you will n rnTTr* mmfP . m d inn. iimh.; iomorrow i NTEREST COMPOUNDSAVINGS ACCOUNTS. ^_______ fai . UNION BANK CLY SAFE) South Carolina. Repair Work Of ru I am well prepared to do all kinds of WATCH, CLOCK and JEWELRY 1. REPAIRING, and you can always depend on getting only flrst-class and n reliable work when you let me do It er for you. When your Watch, Clock or ' Jewelry Is broken let me repair it. WHEN YOU WANT ? Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Sterling Sll- . ver, Cut Glass, Chlnaware, Crockery, I? Bric-a-Brac, or anything in my line, It will always he to your interest to see me before making purchases, us I * am always ready to meet prices on like qualities. See my stock when you are shop- I plng. There are many things to In- T? terest you here. Sa T. W. SPECK. The Jeweler. BC Pink, Gray, Yellow. BufT and Blue Blotting Paper at 5c Sheet, 3 for 10c. Size 19x24 Inches. _ 'Hie Enquirer Office. J?TllYllY*T*Y*Y*T*n?T*Y*f*T*Y?ir g O. P. HEATH, Pt. W. S. NEIL, \ ! YORKVILLE B. 4 i INCORPOR * A?U*A*AfcA*A*Ar?A*AltA*AA*Aie?AI 1 We Are 3 Headquarte 1GKOCERII | HARDWA 1FERTILTZ ^ WE ARE HEADQUARTERS 3 CERIES AND FARM IMPLEMENT S WE FULLY APPRECIATE YOl Z AND HOPE YOU WILL FAVOR U! X OF YOUR TRADE DURING THIS ^ WE ARE READY TO MAKE * ERS AND WILL GIVE YOU THE ] 3 CALL AND SEE US BEFORE 2 ANOTHER YEAR. K WE HANDLE CORN, OATS A! jj GIVE BEST PRICES TO OUR CUS J YORKVILLE BANKING A] YORKVILLE Y MONUMENT WORKS. THK MINI! M F Has been a busy one with us. We have had almost as much work as we could do and we apreclate the patron- Th age given us and wish for all mankind st< a New Year of happiness and prosperity. During the New Year we will make no greater ertorts to serve uui pan una - with the highest grade of Monumental work in Granite and Marble, and solicit your inquiries in regard to such slc work when you are ready to mark the ?n graves of departed relatives and loved tal ones. YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS. at W. B. Wylie, Sec. and Treas. CLOTHES CLEANING. ^ I AM prepared to clean gentlemen's clothes and ladies' skirts in a thor. oughly satisfactory manner, at reasonable prices. Work may be sent di- ? rect to my home or left at W. E. Fer- ? guson's store. bo Mrs. R. B. McCLAIN. qu THE BESTC PIVOT GANG, PIVOT WHEELS, SPKIN With ordinary sized man in seat the machl is up to whero it should be when machine I take ont in adjusting Fenders. We have Machines in less than 60 days. Come and SEE CARROLL BI s. M. Starr, J. F. McElwee. 1 President 8ec. and Treas. ORR SUPPLY CO. Incorporated. si IRISH rimes Prom D. Landreth & Sons. Early >se, Beauty of Hebron and Red Bliss. le best Seed Potatoes we can buy. An extra good lot of Shingles, Iron otlng, Nails, Farm Implements of all ids. i ^leuse bear this fact in mind, that we j e in the Fertilizer business, and we j e in it to sell the goods. Be sure and , me to see us and get prices before , u buy. , We have two Mules and a Horse for le at a bargain. York Supply Company. i i I GO TO . I Johnson's i FOR Swift's and KIngan's Pure Leaf Lard. Snowdrift. I Swifts' Hams, Shoulders and Break- I ?t Strips. i Rice of best quality. Molasses of best grade. Octagon and other Soaps. Royal, Rumford and Good Luck Bak? Powders. The Best Teas and Coffees. Blue Ribbon Extracts. Salad Dressings. Canned Corn, Peas, Tomatoes, etc. ( Heinz Pickles in bottles and barrels. I. W. JOHNSON. The Only Chance Why not trade at the poor an's store? It is the only one In wn run to serve the working man? ten from 4 a. m., until 8 p. m., and n by a man that will accommodate id thank you for your trade. While don't keep everything, I keep a very ce line of stuff all the time, and ank every one for their trade as evy little helps. tt i? no ?ihp to tell vou about mv Mar st, as every one knows I keep the EST MEATS the country affords, lere ain't a man, woman or child in wn but what likes to trade with Old *>rge?He treats 'em right. Say, if you want to be happy in this arid, marry an old maid, buy Beef Sherer's Market, and drink Crack-Jack Coffee?that's all. work so hard, but never have a cent, ikes all I get to pay the niggers and the rent; iy, if I can't get a start in a year or two, will get a job as clerk, that's what I'll do. Yours to serve, OLD GEORGE, The Butcher. W Send Hie Enquirer your orders r all kinds of Commercial Printing. f. Pt. R. E. HEATH. Sec.-Tr, ? ; M. COMPANY, | ATED. J RAA*ARA*A*IU*A*AltA*A*AKA* i M rs for f 3S, j: RE, | ERS I FOR ALL KINDS OF GRO- 5 S. Jj i UK TKAUfij ( UK CAST X JliAK ? S WITH A LARGE PORTION ? TEAR. M CONTRACTS ON FERTILIZ BEST PRICES OBTAINABLE. J MAKING ANT TRADES FOR \ ? ND HAT BT THE CAR AND % TOMERS. ND MERCANTILE CO. ? ORKVILLE BUGGY CO. OR SEVENTYFIVE YEARS ie "YORKVILLE BUGGY" has >od prominently before the .trade. It has always been GOOD?It Is 1 w BETTER THAN EVER BE)RE. As we are not now pushed with outle orders we would like to have any e Interested In Buggies to come and ( k Buggies with us. We will give you the Right Goods the Right Prices. forkville Buggy Co. I i f Woodmen of the World receipt , oks for monthly dues, at The Enirer office, 30c. ( ULTIVATOR i i ! ( I G TRIP AND BALANCE FRAME. Inc is on a balance when the tongue Is in operation. Also has no bolts to taken 42 Signed Orders for these let us show you this Machine. MOTHERS m PUlfTlIRS CO. . FURNITURE, STOVES, Undertaking: Supplies PAINTS, OIL8, Etc. SEWING * MACHINES NOW la a good time to prepare for your spring sewing, and you might begin with buying a new, light running, A modern Sewing Machine?One tliat will meet every requirement?give you perfect satisfaction. We have the machine that will please you. It is the will t;. rncc It surpasses any machine on the market. It Is light running, sews faster and does its work easier than any machine on the market. It is nandsomely finished, fitted to elegant cabinets, and equipped with a full set of the latest attachments. Let us put one ? In your house for a trial, and you will V not let us take it out. We also sell the NEW HOME and several ot;her makes. Get our terms and priced before you buy. We sell Leather Rtlts for Machines. Oil for Machines. % Needles for all Sewing Machines. We also furnish all kinds of Repairs and Attachments for Sewing Machines. We are also headquarters for everything in Furniture and House Furnishings, and it is to your interest to see us before buying anything in our line. YORK FURNITURE CO. . If* Terms to Suit Every One. TAX RETURNS FOR 1908, < Office of the County Auditor of York County, South Carolina. % Yorkvllle, S. C., Nov. 29, 1907. AS required by statute my books will be opened at my office in yorkvllle on WEDNESDAY, JANUKf I, 1908, and kept open until FEBRUARY 20, 1908, for the purpose of dating for taxation all TAXABLE PROPERTY held in York County on January 1, 1908. * Returns pnade on proper blanks, and sworn to before an officer qualified to administer an oath and forwarded to me by registered mail before February 20, 1908, will be accepted. All taxpayers are particularly re quested to Inform themselves as to the 0 number of their respective school districts, and where they have prtjperty in more than one school district, they will please make separate returns indicating the location of each piece of nmnaxiv Tha vhnnl Hifltric-ta In which there are special levies are as follows: Nos. 13, 29 and 33 in Bethesda; Nos. 9, 20 and 40 in Broad River; Nos. 9 and 20 in Bullock s Creen.; No. 12 in Catawba; Nos. 7 and 12 in Ebenezer; Nos. 26, 28 and 39 in Fort Mill; Nos. 11, 20, 33 and 36 in York. For the purpose of facilitating the taking of returns, and for the greater convenience of tax payers, I will beat the following places on the dates named: At Yorkville from Wednesday, February 6 to Thursday, February 20. 4 All males between the ages of twenty-one and sjxty years, except Confederate sold lei's over the age of fifty years, are liable to a poll tax of 31. and all persons so liable are especially requested to give the numbers of their respective school districts in making their returns. It will be a matter of much accommodation to me if as many taxpayers t, as possible will meet me at the respectlve appointments, mentioned above so as to avoid the rush at Yorkville during the closing days. JOHN J. HUNTER, County Auditor. Yorkville, S. C., Nov. 29, 1907. 96 f . 4t f Professional Cards. ' A. Y. CART WRIGHT, SURGEON DENTIST, YORKVILLE, 8. C. {L /flGEfe OFFICE HOURS: 9 am. to i pm.;n p m. tospnr Office upstairs in the Moore building over I. W. Johnson's r:ore. ^ DR. M. W. WHITE, DENTIST Opposite Poatoffico, . Yorkville, 8. C. JOHN R. HART. ATTORNEY AT LAW A No. 3 Law Range Yorkville. 8. O. J. S. BR1CE, A I I UnlNLi A 1 LAW d Office Opposite Court House. Prompt attention to all legal business of whatever nature. GEO. W. S. HART, ATTORNEY AT LAW YORKVILLE, 8. C. / 1 2 Law Range. 'Phone Office No. 58 D. E. Finley. Marion B..Jennings. FINLEY & JENNINGS, A YORKVILLE, S. C. Office in Wilson Building, opposite Court House. Telephone No. 126. J. C. WILBOR2ST FOR SALE A beautiful 7-room painted residence with beautiful grove, together with six acres of land, excellent well, two-story barn, shedded. School?nine months in the year. Inside limits of McConnells- a ville. W. Shubert Home Place?on Plnckney road; adjoins corporate limits of Yorkville, W. Brown Wylie and others; 3-room Dwelling, outbuildings', all in cultivation. Price $875. One Acre of Land?6-room dwell- f Ing, outbuildings, on public road; adjoins David Clark, in Cotton Belt; building worth price of place. $250. 127 Acres?House, barn and orchard; half wood land, near church and school; Lower Steele Creek township, N. C. $15 per Acre. 163 Acres?9 miles Gastonia; one dwelling, 4-room; barn, all necessary outbuildings; 75 acres In cultivation, balance in timber, 20 acres in fine forest; 2 pastures; adjoins Craig & Wil- g son. A Bargain. ' * J. C. WILBORN. Real Estate. i j ? nr a i 1. Lois in nesierieign ? Westerleigh is the most desirably w ocated suburb of Yorkvllle, and is :lose to the business centre of the :own. It Is the only place within the corporate limits where a negro can buy a suitable building lot at a reasonable j rice. Already some thirty-five or more ots have been bought by substantial legroes. There are only about fifty more lots 'or sale. J The prices are low, very low considering the value, and the terms are easily within the means of any indusrious laborer. Negroes who desire to invest in lots or the purpose of building homes, or or the purpose of getting good profits ^ vlthln a year or two should see me or particulars. LAURA E. PARISH.