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Sttraorous department. Queenie and the Game. "Never again," Freck said as he climbed on the stool, "Anybody ever seeing me do it again can take my bankroll." "What Is it this time""' the waiter asked, as he rested against the counter prepared .to steal a few minutes of the boss' time. "Took (Jueenie to the ball game yesterday, that's all. Talk about your dense fogs. Queene's got the diamondstudded belt when it comes to being the original doughhead. I tried to wise her up going out on the car, but it wasn't any use. "If there's anything you don't grasp about this game wait till you get home, I told her. I'll draw you a diagram after the game. Don't show me up by asking a lot of dippy questions in the grandstand.' " 'All right,' she replied. "We takes seats in the grandstand. 'Tain't nothing like I thought it would be.' she pipes. 'Who is that man way over yonder?' " 'That's the center fielder.' "'What does he do?' " 'Catches flies.' " 'Is thpre many flies out there where he is?' " 'Sometimes.' " 'I don't see him catching any.' " 'Why don't he get busy?' " 'He will soon as the batter knocks one out there.' " 'Now, Mr. Smarty, If you think I came out to be ridiculed by you, you're mistaken. You can't tell me they can knock a fly that far. Besides that man with the club has to defend himself all the time or that man will hit him with the ball. The rascal threw three times right at his head. If he hits him I just hope that he will take that club and hit him. See there, he just threw another one at him. What does he get if he gets hit with the ball?' " 'A base.' "What? One of those whitewashed sofa pillows?' " 'Uh-huh.' " 'They's only got four of them. What do they do when they give those four away? Get some more?' " 'Yes'm.' " 'Now, smarty, he did hit that poor man. I wouldn't let him hit me for a leather sofa pillow, let alone one of those cheap ones." "Then I misses three good plays explaining to her that the guy was hit by a pitched ball and was permitted to take first. " 'Why didn't he run down this way,' she asks, pointing to third. " 'The other's the closest.* " 'No it isn't. Same distance.' " 'It looks the closest, anyway.' " 'Isn't. "'What are you whooping about?' " 'Ole Beck, Just stole second.' " 'It's still there.' "All the gang close to me was popping their sides laughing. "'Get out, you shrimp.-he was safe a miie, i yens. " 'Who you calling a shrimp?" Queenie butts In. " 'The umpire." "'What did he do?" " 'Called Beckley out." " 'Well Mr. Beckley's big enough to fight his own battles. You needn't be calling the umpire names.' " 'Look out. you honehead. Keep awake down there." I whoops. " 'Whose asleep?' " 'The guy on first.' " 'He is not. I just saw him move." "Can you beat that? Imagine yourself trying to explain a double steal, fielder's choice, a sacrifice hit or the squeeze play to that kind of talent. It was funny at first and then it got tiresome, I got sore and left in the sixth inning. Missed the only no-hit game ever pitched in Kansas City." "That's was tough luck, sure," the waiter said. 'I got a new girl and I'm thinking of taking her out. She's never been to a game." "Well, if you think she's different from all other women that's a swell way to find out that she ain't." "How did Queenie like the game?" "O. she thought It was great." " 'I'll know more about it the next time I go," she said. "It's a cinch she will If she waits for me to take her." Freck said as he slipped off the stool.?Kansas City Star. Sue Knew.?A Washington man, while visiting a friend's place in Virginia. became much interested In his experiments in fruit culture. One day the visitor was mak'ng the rounds of the place, being in charge of the friend's young daughter of ten. who acted as guide. "This tree seems to be loaded with apples," observed the Washingtonian, indicating a particularly fine specimen. "Yes. sir." assented the little girl; "father says this is a good year tor apples." "I am glad to hear that." said the visitor. "Are all your trees as full of apples as this one?" "No. sir." explained the girl, "only the apple trees."?Harper's Weekly. Wnn ion I'mummi vt T l?t)a things frequently illustrate the English view of American geography very picturesquely. An Englishman had taken the Pacific express at Philadelphia. and. feeling tired, had retired to his berth. Just before he fell asleep he happened to remember that he had forgotten something: so he put his head out between the curtains and called: "Portah! portah!" The porter came. "What is it. sir?" he said. "Please wake me up when we get to San Francisco, you know!"?Philadelphia Ledger. The Second Wife?Little Dorothy could not have paid her father a higher compliment or better expressed her love for him than when she said. "Papa. I would like to tell you something if you won't tell mamma." "Why don't you want mamma to know it. daughter?" "Well, you tell her things I say. and she laughs at them, and I don't want her to know this." "Ijet papa hear what you have to say,, anyhow." "Well, i have often thought that if mamma were to die I would like to marry you."?Delineator. Evidence of Success.?Mrs. Moloney was before fhe- judge, charged with assault on Policeman Casey. She had been unusually attentive throughout the proceedings, and now the judge was summing up the evidence. "The evidence shows, Mrs. Moloney," he began, "that you threw a stone at Policeman Casey." "It shows more than that, yer honor." interrupted Mrs. Maloney: "It shows that Oi hit him!"?Bellman. ittisccllanmts grading. WITH NEIGHBORING EXCHANGES. News and Comment Gleaned From Within and About the County. CHESTER. Lantern, July 17: Mrs. Edna Weir of Cornwell Xo. 1, and Miss Willie and Mr. John Castles of Blackstock, went to York county today to visit relatives Rev. J. H. Simpson, who was called by telegram from West Virginia to Rock Hill about two weeks ago on account of the illness of his brother, Dr. I. Simpson, spent several days here last week with his son-inlaw, Dr. H. E. McConnell On the motion of Solicitor Henry, a special term of court will convene September 3rd to try Gus Lee. for whom Judge Gage has granted a new trial on the petition of W. H. Xewbold, Esq., defendant's counsel. This case has become somewhat famous. Lee has been literally near the end of his rope more than once Miss Lizzie Triplett died Wednesday afternoon after a gradual recline of health from tuberculosis. Funeral services were conducted at Capers Chapel yesterday afternoon by Revs. A. E. Holler and D. M. McLeod ana tne remains were buried in the adjoining cemetery. The pall bearers were F. L. Whitlock, M. H. White. Jas. H. Glenn. A. B. Carroll. E. A. Crawford, Jr., and T. B. Woods. She was 17 years old and was an unusually bright, beautiful girl. Her death casts a gloom over a large circle of friends. She was the younger daughter of Mrs. Claudia and the late Glover Triplett Last night. Jack Brice, colored, was shot and killed by his step-son, Charlie Brice, on S. M. Jones & Co.'s place near Old Purity. Jack is said to have been a j very bad character, had been put off | the place and had been on the chaingang. He came to the house where his wife and children were, cursing and declaring that he would kill every one in the house and shot through a window several times. As he was going around to try to get in at the other side, the boy suddenly opened the door and fired, killing him. In making examination, Dr. A. M. Wylie found an encysted bullet which had been shot into his body before. Charlie came up and surrendered to the sheriff We have just learned that Mr. Edward Pearson died suddenly this morning at the home of Mr. Daniel Bigham, near Wellridge. I where he has been living for some time. His wife died a few months ago. Mr. Pearson came to Chester, in 1866 perhaps, with the U. S. garrison, being a member of Co. D. 15th Maine regiment, with which he served in the war between the states. He married a Miss Lemmond of York county. Mr. J. H. McDaniel, a Confederate1 veteran, secured the granting of a pension to him. It seems that the pension money due him now cannot be paid, unless it is for necessary burial expenses. He was being cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Bigham. GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, July 17: Mr. L. H. Kiser, a good farmer of Beaver Dam, made exceptionally fine crops of wheat and oats this year, having threshed 1250 bushels of wheat and 440 bushels of oats The city water and light station or power house, is quite a busy scene these days. Workmen are busy installing the three new electric pumps which are to take the place of the steam pumps now In use to supply pressure to the city water mains. Two of these have a capacity of 500 gallons per minute each with a pressure of 50 pounds, while the third furnishes 500 gallons per minute with a pressure of 100 pounds. The steam pumps will be kept connected up for use in case the electric pumps should get out of running order All the other candidates for the United States senate from South Carolina seem to have combined against Mr. Rhett. former mayor of Charleston, and one of the principal charges they make against Mr Rhett is that he has advertised his candidacy in the newspapers of the state. We agree with the Charleston News and Courier in asking, "Why should Mr. Rhett not advertise in the newspapers?" Is there any reason why a candidate for the United States senate should not announce his candidacy in the public press which will not apply with equal force to county and state officers who have made it an established custom to publish announcements in the papers. We are inclined to believe that if no more serious charges than the above can be brought against Mr. Rhett. he will not be greatly damaged in the race by such a charge. COURIERS ACROSS SAHARA. New Service From Nigel to Mediterranean?A 1,000 Mile Desert Route. Though a journey across the Sahara is still an undertaking of some magnitude. the pacification of the central region by the French has been wonderfully rapid during the last five years. Removed as it seems from the exciting influence of events in Morocco, and undisturbed by Senussite propaganda. the French officers have been able to establish friendly relations with the Tuareg and other Berber tribes, and have organized a chain of posts right across the desert connecting Algeria with French West Africa. The route for the telegraph has been surveyed and a "wireless" installation is being established. Meantime, by the last mail from Dakar the governor of French West Africa reports that he has instituted a monthly service by couriers between the Niger and the Mediterranean. The southern point of departure will be the ancient town of Gao on the Niger, some two hundred miles below Timbuktu. and the point of departure from the north Insalah in the oasis of Tuat. which is some three hundred miles south of the rail head in the Sud Oranasis. Intermediate posts have been established at Agades and the Ahaggar. The. oversight of the new ?? - /ill!.. 1 AAA mllAo /.# /loo iiiuit* i??\eis luu.y i,v"" ilium *>i ert. Much is expected in the way of accustoming the wild tribesmen of the Sahara to the new order of things from the regular running of this service. and possibly some development of trade may follow. Hut at present it will be useful chiefly as a means of rapid communication between the French military posts. It is intended that officers selected for service in or returning home from the Niger districts shall make use of the transsaharan route, which will be more direct and less costly than the journey from or to France via Senegal or Dahomey. Both horses and camels will be used on the new service.-?Pal! Mall (Gazette. ..ti'The wife of a professional baseball player doesn't seem to mind the fact that he is a base deceiver. FORETELLING THE WEATHER. Government's System Daily Growing More Elaborate and Accurate. Few topics in these rare July days have been discussed more freely than the weather. Few on taking up their morning papers who do not first glance at the forecast to note the predictions for the day. These have now come to be so consistently accurate that there is no longer any surprise in the diurnal discovery that the weather bureau is right about the weather. Which should make interesting the following dissertation on on the quiet, unostentatious, but certain way in which this bureau does its work?a work far more important and far-reaching than would be imagined by any one not conversant with the subject. The establishment of the bureau was entirely gratuitous activity on the part of the general government. It was entirely beyond the contemplation of the founders of the constitution. Begun in 1870, in consequence of the growing interest In matters relating to meteorology and fur the nnrnose of giving storm warnings to vessels, it was at first under the direction of the army. This anomaly between ships and soldiers may be explained by the fact that upon the signal corps in those days devolved the duty of maintaining telegraphic service to complete gaps in private lines?this to the end that the government might have communication throughout all the states and territories. Although originally designed for the benefit of navigation alone, an ever-broadening recognition of the practical utility of such a service has necessitated its continued extension in the interest of both agriculture and commerce. During the first twenty years of its development the work was conducted by the signal corps of the army, under the direction and control of the war department, but the demand for a strictly scientific bureau, unhampered by regulations of a military character, resulted in a reorganization of the service in 1891 and the establishment of the present weather bureau as a branch of the United States department of agriculture. To the general public the weather bureau is probably best known through the medium of its dally forecasts and weather maps. These forecasts are based upon simultaneous observations of local weather conditions taken daily at 8 a. m. and at 8 p. m, seventy-fifth meridian time, at about 200 regular observing stations scattered throughout the United States and the West Indies. Each of these stations is operated by one or more trained observers, and is equipped with mercurial barometers, thermometers. wind vanes, rain and snow gauges, and anemometers, and many of them with sunshine recorders, baregraphs, thermographs and other devices which register automatically a continuous record of the local weather conditions and changes as they occur. The results of the twice daily observations are immediately telegraphed to the central office at Washington, D. C., where they are charted for study and interpretation by experts trained to forecast the weather conditions which may be expected to prevail during: the following thirtysix to forty-eight hours. A complete telegraphic report includes the following data: Temperature pressure, precipitation, direction of wind, state of weather, current wind velocity, maximum or minimum temperature since last observation, and kind and amount of clouds, with the direction of their movement. From these data, the forecaster, by comparison with preceding reports, is able to trace the paths of storm areas from the time of their appearance to the moment of observation, and approximately determine and forecast their subsequent courses and the occurrence of other weather conditions. Weather services similar to that of the United States are maintained by the Canadian and Mexican governments, and by a system of interchange daily reports are received from a number of stations in these countries. Daily observations are also received from Honolulu, the British isles, Germany. France, Portugal and the Azores, so that the field represented by the daily reports extends over the greater portion of the North American continent having telegraphic communication, the north Atlantic ocean and the west coast of Europe. The system for the collection and distribution of telegraphic reports of observations is so arranged that all of the principal stations in the United States receive 8 a. m. reports from a sufficient number of other stations to represent the general weather conditions over a considerable portion of the country. Within two hours after the morning observations have been taken, the forecasts are telegraphed from the forecast centers to more than 2,100 principal distributing points, whence they are further disseminated by telegraph. telephone, and mail. The forecasts reach nearly 160,000 addresses daily by mail, the greater part being delivered early in the day, and none later, as a rule, than 6 p. m. of the day of issue, and more than a million telephone subscribers, mainly in the rural districts, receive the forecasts by telephone within an hour of the time the prediction is made. This system of forecast distribution is wholly under the supervision and at the expense of the government and is in addition effected through the press associations and the daily newspapers. The rural free mail delivery system and rural telegraph lines afford means of bringing within the benefits of this system a large number of farming communities which before it was impracticable to reach with the daily forecasts. The independent rural telephone lines are being utilized to their fullest extent, and this plan of distribution lias been enlarged to cover the entire telephone service of many states. Of the many warnings sent out by the weather bureau those of storms and hurricanes, issued for the benefit of marine interests, are the most important and pecuniarily valuable. Storm warnings are displayed at nearly 300 points along the Atlantic, Pacific and gulf coasts and the shores of the great lakes, including every port and harbor of any considerable importance; and so nearly perfect has this service become that scarcely a storm of marked danger to maritime interests has occurred for years for which ample warnings have not been issued from twelve to twenty-four hours in advance. The reports from the West Indies are especially valuable In this connection, as they enable the bureau to forecast with great accuracy the approach of those destructive hurricanes which, during the period from July to October, are liable to sweep the gulf and Atlantic coasts. The sailings of the immense number of vessels engaged in our ocean and lake traffic are largely determined by these warnings, and those displayed for a single hurricane are known to have detained in port on our Atlantic coast vessels valued, with their cargoes, at aver $30,000,| 000. An essential feature of the service j is the collection of wireless telegraphy of meteorological observations from vessels at sea, and the dispatch by the same means to vessels at sea of weather forecasts and storm warnings based* upon the observations thus collected. The warnings of those sudden and destructive temperature changes known as cold waves are probably of next importance. These warnings which are issued from twenty-four to thirty-six hours in advance, are disseminated throughout the threatened regions by means of flags displayed at regular weather bureau and subdisplay stations, by telegraph, telephone dnd mail service to all places receiving the daily forecasts, and to a large number of special addresses in addition. Railroads regulate the size and movement of their freight trains, ice men prepare for harvesting, and many plans of business and pleasure are made on the expectation of the conditions forecast. The warnings issued in January, 1896, for a single cold wave of exceptional severity and extent resulted in the sa'ving of over $3,500,000 in the protection of property from injury or destruction. The commerce of our rivers is greatly aided and lives and property in regions subject to overflow are protected by the publication of the river stages and the issue of river and flood forecasts based on reports received from about 500 special river and rainfall stations. On the occasion of the flood of 1897 in the lower Mississippi valley, live stock and other movable property to the estimated value of about $15,000,000 were removed from the inundated regions prior to the flood as a result of the warnings by the bureau in advance of the occurrence. From the information as to climatic conditions, made known through the reports, invalids and tourists are enabled to select the localities best suited to their health and pleasure. "*"'1 on/1 o orrion 1 tnri ate ttllU llianuiatiui n auu aei i^uivui ?ot.? the regions best adapted for the carrying on of their particular industries. By the recent extension of the system of snowfall observations throughout the mountain regions adjacent to the great plains, it has been made possible to forecast the probable flow In the rivers of the arid regions, a factor of great importance in irrigation. The records of the bureau are of frequent use as evidence in courts of law, for which purpose they have been decided competent by the supreme court of the United States. The conduct of the regular stations of observation outside of Washington requires the constant services of about 530 and the business of the central oflice at Washington of about 185 employes.?New York Times. GUARDING PAPER MONEY. Checks Against Thefts of Currency While In the Process of Printing. The paper money of the government is brought in ironbound chests, locked and sealed, from the bureau of engraving and printing to the cash room of the treasury and there delivered upon receipt to James A. Sam pie, chief of the division of issue, in sheets of four bills each. They are complete with signature and numbers, except for the seal, which is printed upon them with power presses in a small apartment under the cash room. These presses are worked by two people, usually a man pressman and a woman feeder or assistant. When the seal has been imprinted upon the bills they are counted automatically, bound in packages of equal numbers by bands of paper, marked, signed by the persons who handled them, and passed into the adjoining room, where the sheets are cut. the bills are recounted and inspected, so that the imperfect ones may be thrown out. They are then bound into packages of equal amounts and taken to the drying vault, where they lie upon the shelves for several weeks, until the ink has become perfectly dry. Every safeguard that ingenuity can contrive is placed around these transactions. and the chief of division can tell which of his hundred or more subordinates have touched the different bills in the vaults. He knows who received them, who printed the seal, who wrapped and cut them; for every package is numbered and its history is recorded in an enormous book. The combination of checks is so complete that Mr. Sample would know within twenty minutes if a single bill were missing, but he has never had occasion to test his knowledge except twice in fifteen years. Only two attempts have ever been made to steal the money of the government while it is in this stage of its history. On one occasion many years ago a pressman passing a pile of notes upon the table of his neighbor slipped the top sheet under his blouse without . , , , . j .. ..... ueing OD.serveu and carneu u wun him into the lavatory, where he was successful in concealing it. The theft was discovered within five minutes and it was clearly apparent that he alone could be guilty, although the evidence was purely circumstantial. No one saw him take the money. Therefore he was not arrested and was never publicly charged with the crime. Hut he was dismissed from the service and he knew the reason why. The bills were never recovered. He probably destroyed them, as they did not appear in circulation. On another occasion eight or ten years ago a colored messenger whose business was to haul the money about on a cart slipped a loose sheet into his pocket unobserved while passing between the printing and the counting rooms. This theft was also unseen, but the responsibility was fastened upon him. The pile of notes was complete when it left the printer, for it was counted and registered automatically in the press. When it reached the counting room one sheet was missing and the package had not been out of the possession of the colored messenger in the meantime. Therefore he alone was responsible, and as he could not offer any satisfactory explanation he too was dismissed from the service, but was not prosecuted because there was 110 direct proof of his guilt.?Chicago Record-Herald. ...BLUE ROCK... >1 ineral Springs (Calcic, Sodic, and Lithic Bicarbonated Saline Water.) A recent analysis of the water of this Mineral Spring by Dr. Boyden Nlms, Ph. G. of Columbia, S. C.. shows It to be equal to the beat Mineral Water used by the American people today. This water has been given away for more than sixty days since the present owners came into possession and has been thoroughly tested by the public, and pronounced superior to any in the Sfato TMnw nn <jnlo o t thft STAR PHOTOGRAPHS ON APPLES Surprising Richness of Color and Wealth of Detail. It Is a simple matter to print photographs upon the ordinary red apple. the tomato and smooth-skinned pumpkin, if one goes about it In the right way, says a writer in St Nicholas. In addition to the process being most simple, there is no expense incurred, not even for so cheap a chemical as hypo, as no chemical or water is required, while the resultant prints can only be said to be as permanent as the support on which the image is formed. The ekin of an apple, tomato or pumpkin, particularly at a certain . stage of Its ripening, bears a strong resemblance to our photographic plates and printing paper, for the reason that it is sensitive to light. It is this sensitiveness to light that causes the side exposed to the sun to burn red or yellow, and, as one can often notice, where a leaf intervenes so as to cut off the light close to the pumpkin, apple or tomato, it will print an outline of itself, a silhouette as it were, in green upon the red or yellow ground. It was through noticing this that I conceived the idea of printing from a negative upon the same surface. My tlrst attempt was with apples. I first hunted out an apple having a leaf close to its surface, placed a piece of glass beneath the leaf and on it cut my initials with a sharp knife. I then removed the glass and pasted the leaf firmly to the apple so it would not be blown away by the wind, and left it for a week. At the end of that time, I took the apple, soaked off the leaf and found my initials in bright red on a light green ground having the outline of the leaf. My success prompted me to try an actual photograph, or one printed from a photograph negative. To this end, I selected some apples of the red variety that were yet green and encased them in bags made of the black paper in which plates and ?? 1- - J mi Uams paper are usually pacneu. mese uaewere left on for ten days to exclude the light and add to the sensitiveness of the surface. At the end of this time the bags were removed and film negatives were pasted in position by using the white of an egg. This white of an egg I found later to be the only adhesive that would not show in the print. In order that all except the Image when printed might be green, the apples were again Inclosed In the protecting bags, this time an opening a little larger than the portrait being cut opposite the film. This acted much as would a vignetting device over a printing frame, and greatly enhanced the results. Other apples were given negatives made by scratching monograms, initials and and sketches in spoiled films with an etching knife and attached in the same manner, and provided with the same protection for the remainder of the surface. The richness of color and wealth of detail that can be se cured in this way is really astonishing. I am tempted to say that the results are superior to any that could be obtained on photographic papers. A week was allowed for printing. The fine, deep red of the picture upon the delicate green of the ground must be seen to be fully appreciated. Only nature could give just the exact tones of the two colors that would harmonize so perfectly. The method for printing on tomatoes or pumpkins is the same as for apples. I hope that others will try the experiment, and I can assure them that they will be amply repaid for their trouble. Animal life is to be found at all depths under the water, but vegetation does not flourish under great pressure. fa The water of the Norwegian fjords is so clear that it is possible to discern small objects at a depth of twenty fathoms. NO EXPENSE. As a rule a broker is no expense in buying or selling Real Estate, because those with talent and experience can usually trade to better advantage and save enough in buying or get enough more in selling to more than pay their commission. That has been the actual experience of most of those who have traded through this office. Then, see the work and expense we save clients. All we want is your instructions and business limits as to price and terms. We have the experience and facilities for carrying the transactions through properly. If you have property to sell let us have It on our fist and try to find you a purchaser for it. Or if you want to purchase be sure to write us. Let us work the deal for you. Poag's Real Estate Monthly goes to traders and investors all over the United States, more or less, and should bring results. We also advertise through other mediums, such as the Manufacturers' Record of Baltimore and the Cotton Journal of Atlanta, which have large circulations. Subscribe for this paper, only Fifty Cents per year. Keep posted as to prices and transfers. Tjomomhor wo hn n first-class auc tioneer. J. EDGAR POAG, Broker, Rock Hill. S. C. "Cuis the Earth to Suit Your Taste." If You Expect To Build Anything from a Hen House to a Factory Building it will be to your interest to let us "figure on the Job." We have everything at hand with which to do a satisfactory job, from the drawing of plans to completion of the work and can assure you of a satisfactory job at completion. REPAIR WORK We also give close attention to all I kinds of Repair Jobs, whether it be a roof, floor, wall or anything else. See us for your needs. Z& Remember us for Lime?wholesale and retail. We are manufacturer's agents. J. J. KELLER & CO. W -t=L X FOT? You may be missing- the chance of a life time in not buying real estate. Desirable property at suitable prices may not be had later, so why not invest? FOR SALE Three-room house. One five-room house. Two fine residence lots. One nice six-room cottage. A fair bargain of 100 acres. One splendid seven-room house. Several lots near Graded School. A farm of 186 acres 2 miles of town. Dr. M. W. WHITE. i DRUG STORE." To any one not yet having tried this water, we will furnish the same free upon application, until a thorough test has been given It. BLUE ROCK MINERAL SPRINGS CO., D. L. Shieder, R. E. Heath and Marion B. Jennings, Proprietors. W We will show the analysis of this water to any one, any where, at any time. Nd secret about it. We are not afraid to show It. BEEVES COST iMIOHSTE-Y. I am in the market business yet, and have plenty of Good Beef every day? in fact I have the best Beef on the market and want all the business I can get and will thank you for your trade. Please phone your orders the evening before, so you will get the best meats for breakfast. I will kindly ask all who owe me bills to Please Pay Up. No beef bill should stand more than 30 days. Some people think market men don't need money, but, yes, they do. If your beef is sometimes tough, And should have a little bone, Don't quarrel at me if you can help? As I have troubles of my own. Yours to serve, OLD GEORGE, The Butcher. J. C. WILBOKN WANTED?A House and Lot In the town of Yorkvllle. FOR SALE 50 acres, with improvements. A 100 acre farm, also a level farm of 150 acres. 108 acres?J. E. Castles land. 450 acres?Home of S. P. Blankenshlp, Flint Hill; also 210 acres, land S. P. Blankenship. 102 acres?$11.50?Butler Black. 60 acres?R. W. Balles, Bell land. 163?W. J. Gordon land. One 4-room dwelling, 1 acre lot; also 2 large lots on West Madison St.?Mrs. W. S. Peters. The Shubert place; 32 acres; Joins the corporate limits?$850. The Maria Cowen place; Joins David Clark?$200. 991 acres; J. R. Ferguson place? Filbert. 78 acres, J mile New ZIon?$1,200. 6 acres, a nice home; E. B. Mendenhall, McConnellsvllle; 7 rooms? $1,200. 127 acres; lower Steel Creek township, N. C.; $15 per acre. 151 acres; Dr. White, Miller Place; 4 miles of Yorkvllle. 235 acres; 5 miles of Rock Hill; rents for 9 bales of cotton?$4,700. 202 acres; Sam Youngblood place; $50 per acre. The " Old Presbyterian church property in Hickory Grove; 1J acres?$500. 517 acres; 50 acres of fine bottom land; 250 acres In woods; ? story, 8room dwelling; 9-horse farm in cultivation; 6 good tenant houses; close to railroad. This is a grand bargain? $16 i.sr acre. W. M. Whitesides place. 220 acres, one mile of Piedmont > n J?n AAA /mr/la .springs; i-iuum uncu.ug, i,vw of wood; 10 acres cf fine bottoms? $20 per acre. A. C. White place. David Russell place; 12i acres near corporate limits. 125 Acres?a beautiful 5-room cottage; good new barn?8 stalls; double crib. Everything in good shape; 4 tenant houses; land lies well; plenty of wood; Bethel township, 6 miles of Clover. At a bargain?J. M. Barnett. I wish my friends to know that I can sell their land or buy land for them better than they can. I am prepared to handle any proposition. J. C. WILBORN, Real Estate. AN ORDINANCE. Fixing the Commutation Street Tax, the time of Payment thereof, the Number of Days' Labor Required in Lieu of said Tax, the Time for the Performance of said Labor, the Penalty for the Non-Payment of said Tax or the Non-Performance of said Labor within the Town of Yorkville for the Year, 1908. BE It Ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen, the Town Council of the Town of Yorkville, S. C.: Section 1. That all persons liable for road duty under the laws of the State of South Carolina, residing within the corporate limits of the Town of Yorkville, shall between the 15TH DAY OF JULY, 1908, and the 15TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1908, pay to the Town Treasurer of the Town of Yorkville, a Commutation Tax of THREE ($3.00) DOLLARS, Provided if said Commutation Tax be not paid by the 15th day of August, 1908, the said Commutation Tax shall be FOUR and 50100 ($4.50) DOLLARS if the same be paid by the^lst day of September, 1908. sec. z. mat in neu or me payment of the Commutation Tax as aforesaid, all persons liable therefor, may perform FIVE (5) DAYS labor upon the streets of said town, provided the same be performed by the 15th day of August, 1908, and provided, further that if the said labor be not performed by the 15th day of August, 1908, but be performed by the 1st day of September, 1908, then said person shall perform SEVEN (7) DAYS labor on the said streets. Sec. 3. That on and after the 1st day of September, 1908, all persons violating the foregoing provisions of this Ordinance, shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of TEN (310) DOLLARS, or be required to labor upon the public works of the town of Yorkville for a period of FIFTEEN (15) DAYS. Done and ratified In Council Assembled In Regular Session this, the 11th Day of July, 1908. [Seal], JNO. R. HART, Mayor. Attest: H. C. STRAUSS, Acting Clerk of Council. 56 t 2t GET YOUR CERTIFICATE. Office Board of Supervisors of Registration of York County. Yorkville. S. C., July 6, 1908. THE County Board of Supervisors of Registration is in session in Yorkville for the purpose of Registering all voters who may be duly qualified to receive new certificates or to have old certificates renewed. All certificates issued previous to July 1, 1908, became null and void on that date. We keep the books open In YORKVILLE until SEPTEMBER 1. After September 1, we are required to give ONE DAY IN EACH TOWNSHIP. Every voter should register without delay. Office hours from 9 a, m. to 6 p. m. R. M. WALLACE, Chairman, A. M. BLACK, R. T. BEAMGUARD, Supervisors of Registration for York county. 54 t 8t W. O. W. PICNIC THE annual Picnic of Filbert Camp W. 0. W. will be held on SATURDAY, JULY 25. Candidates for Congress and United States senate are expected. The public is invited and every effort will be made to ensure a good time for everybody. Music will be furnished by the Yorkville Cornet Band. A. J. PARROTT, For Com. 50 t.f td It pays to use the Best Quality of Stationery the other fellow judges you by the quality of your printed matter. ?nHHBHM FH PAY KEEP TO ON < A rvTrnnmTc ALJVMUli AND 1 MINI) ON T1 LADIES' We have just recer of Ready-to-wear Sk Voiles, in Black, g Prices range from J are excptionally gc Prices marked. Be 20 Per OFF CLOTHING DRE5 niiADn i Ishues ana FOR I ON! Don't fail to i Shoe Counter, Good Pickings. YORKYILLE t CHICORA J GREENVI A OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY F SYNOD OF SOI i A HIGH GRADE COLLEGE FOF f Graduate Courses In the Arts and i Gymnastics and Business f Large and Able Faculty Bear A IngB Modern Convenience \ Located in Piedmont Seel f EXPENSES FOR TI A A.?Tuition, Board, Room and F " B.?All Included In proposition (A A Art or Expression \ 99" The Next Session Opens Sep 4 Tor Catalogue and a S. C. BYRD, D i groffssional Cards. A. Y. CART WRIGHT, SURGEON DENTIST, YORKVILLE, S. C. 4855jjfe OFFICE HOURS; 9 am. to i pm,;a p m. to 5pnr Office upstairs in the Moore building over I. W. Johnson's store. DR. ill. W. WHITE, DENTIST YORKVILLE, S. C. Opposite Postoffice, Yorkville, S. C. JOHN R. HART ATTORNEY AT LAW No. 3 Law Range YORKVILLE, S. C. J. S. BKICE, ATTORNEY AT LAW Office Opposite Court House. Prompt attention to all legal busines^ of whatever nature. GEO. W. S. HAKT. ATTORNEY AT LAW YUKfWILLC, O. U. 2 Law Range. 'Phone Office No. 58 D. E. Finley. Marion B. Jennings FINLEY & JENNINGS, YORKVILLE, S. C. Office in Wilson Building, opposite Court House. Telephont No. 126. YORKVILLE BUGGY CO. CULTIVATORS Now is the time to look out for Corn and Cotton CULTIVATORS. We have all kinds, both Riding and Walking Cultivators, that will save you lots of labor in the proper cultivation of your crops. Call and see them. Yorkville Buggy Co. " """i I 1 /ILL I YOU iDR EYE 3UR I CEMENTS I rouR I * HIS STORE I SKIRTS. I ved an elegant line ;irts in Panamas and Blue and Brown. I + (5 to $10 net and g lod values at the sc i sure to see them. 3 Cent i 0N? I t IS GOODS, I ^ OXFORDS I SASH 1 LY. I /isit our Bargain I it is full of I * B. & M, CO. | COLLEGE, | LLE, S. C. a ' THE PRESBYTERIES OF THE i JTH CAROLINA f I WOMEN 4 - A CHRISTIAN HOME SCHOOL \ Sciences, Music, Art, Expression, f itiful Grounds Elegant Build f ??s Healthful Climate J m lion and In City of 25,000 * IE ENTIRE YEAR: f ees .* $183.00 A l) and Tuition in Music, $203 to $213 4 itember 17th \ # Information Address f . D., President. j } ^COLLE BF J J OF SOUTH CAROLINA. J ^ Clinton, 8. C. I 4 New Buildings. f 4 Good Faculty. ^ f Ten courses leading to B. A. f ! Degree. f For Catalogue, write the Pres- ^ A ident, A i Rev. ROBERT ADAMS, D. D., J UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Wide range of choice in Scientific, Literary, Graduate and Professional Courses, leading to degree of? 1 Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of 8cience, Licentiate of Instruction, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Arts, Civil Engineer and Electrical Engineer. Well equipped Laboratories; Library of over 40,000 volumes. Expenses moderate?many students 4 make their own expenses. Next Session (104th) begins September 23, 1908. For announcement, write to The President, Columbia, S. C. 61 f.t 10 Due West Female College With the best modern equipment and conveniences, and high standard of teaching and living, this Is an Ideal place for preparation for the great responsibility of womanhood. Terms moderate. / For attractive catalog, write Rev. JAMES BOYCE, Due West, S. C. lit BETHANY PRESBYTER1AL HIGH SCHOOL THIS Institution is here to give the most thorough and satisfactory service at the least possible cost. Next term begins in September. For further particulars, address me at Charlotte, N. C. NEAL A. RANSON, Principal. 52 t 8t* YOHfWILLt MONUMENT WORKS. Remember the Dead * ^ Every grave in York county should be appropriately marked with a Tomb stone or Monument. To do this is not only a mark of respect and esteem to one's departed relatives, but It is desirable and proper to place an enduring record in stone over all graves. If you have loved ones who have passed to the great beyond and are considering the idea of a suitable marker for their graves, we will appreciate a call from you that we may have an opportunity of showing you designs of Head Stones and Monuments and quoting you prices. YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS. * W. B. Wylie, Sec. and Treat.