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liumomts departmentA Question ok "O. K."?Railway men?conductors, engineers and brakemen?are so accustomed to communicate with each other by means of gestures that the habit of looking for such dumb signals becomes a kind of second nature. In this connection a western railway official tells of an amusing incident in that part of his state where it is so common for cattle to be run over that the manager of one "jerkwater" line required his engineers to report all such incidents, with full particulars as to place, time and circumstance. One day a complaint was received at headquarters that a valuable cow had been killed on a certain day and by a certain engine. The case was referred to the proper department, but ref erence to the files showed that the engineer had failed to report such an accident. Accordingly he was sent for and asked why he had omitted to report the matter. "I don't know that I hurt the cow," he said. "Then you remember hitting her?" "Yes; and I slowed up as she rolled over on her back; but she waved her feet for me to go ahead, and so I concluded she was all right." Harper's Weekly. The Old Ego.?Mrs. Pierre Lorrilard Ronalds, at a luncheon in New York, the Sun says, narrated her impressions of the great city that she had not seen for twenty years. "New York has now taken her place among the world's capitals," she said. "New York is no longer young and unsophisticated. She has now all the weariness and vice of Palis, London and Rome. "They who still speak of New York as young, childish, innocent, speak very foolishly. They remind me of Lord Exe of the Carlton. "Lord Exe, at seventy, tried to lead the life of a youth of twenty-five. He dyed his hair, wore a corset and frequented the music halls, Piccadilly circus and the Burlington arcade. "One afternoon, as he drove from the Carlton in his brougham, a member said, smiling: " 'There goes Exe. He told me over a whisky and soda just now that he felt as fresh as a two-year-old.' "Another member sneered. " 'He probably meant a two-year-old egg,' he murmured." A Soft Answer.?One Sunday evening the old colored pastor of a church in the south stepped before his flock and as was his habit began, "Well, breddem and sistern, what am de text to be dis ebening?" There was a pause, and then a voice in a rear pew was heard saying, "Speak on pills!" "What's dat?" asked the pastor. "Speak on pills!" was repeated. For a moment the old servant of the Lord seemed disconcerted. Recovering himself, he began: "Pills! Pills! Well, breddern and sistern, dere am pills an* pills. Dere am quinine pills an' headache pills an' physic pills, an' dere am de kind ob pills our brudder in de rear pew takes when he has been out all night, but de kind of pill dat I am goin' to speak about dis ebening am de gospil."?Ladies' Home Journal. Ax apt Comparison.?His majesty's inspector was testing the class in general knowledge. "Now, lads," he said gravely, "your teacher, I expect, has explained to you the meanings of most of the mottoes which apply to the months of the year. Thus, 'If February gives much snow, a fine summer it doth foreshow,' and 'In January if sun appear, March and April pay full dear.' But I wonder which of you can remember what comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb?" There was an awestruck silence for a few moments, and then a pale looking boy said: "Please, sir, it's our landlord when he gets his arrears paid up!"?London Answers. PltOMPT.?Two young men once wrote a joint humorous production?at least they thought it was humorous? and sent it to Life. They did not see each other for twenty-four hours. When they inet joint author No. 1 remarked to joint author No. 2. "Since writing that thing I've thought of some awfully funny twists that we might have put in it. Too bad we sent it away so hurriedly. I should have killed to make certain changes and additions." With a sardonic grin joint author No. 2 put his hand in his pocket, produced an envelope addressed to himself and drew therefrom the manuscript of the joint production. "Here it is," he said. "It has just come back. Make all the changes you want."?New York Times. Letting Him Off Easy.?"Before I agree to undertake your defense," said the eminent criminal lawyer who had been called in, "you will have to be perfectly frank with me and tell me the whole truth. Did you embezzle the ?20,000 you are accused of having taken?" "Yes, sir." replied the accused man. "I'll not attempt to conceal the fact from you. I stole every penny of it." "How much of it have you left?" "It's all gone but about ?10." "Young man,' said the eminent lawyer. putting on his gloves, "you'd better plead guilty and throw yourself on the mercy of the court." "I'll do it if you say so. sir. wnat are you going to charge me for the advice ?" "Ten pounds."?London KingHow He Scared Sister.?A Gay lord street little girl, eight years of age. ran to her mother crying one afternoon. "Willie is bad," she said between sobs. Willie, her ten-year-old brother, was called "on the carpet." "What did you do. Willie?" asked his mother. "Scared her with a Hemoracampa leueostlgma." replied Willie. "A what?" "A Hemoracampa leucostigma." "What's that?" Willie held out his hand. "This is one." he said. It was a caterpillar. Willie had found the scientific name for it?how his mother does not know.?Denver Post. Bronson: I understand he painted cobwebs on the ceiling so perfectly ihat the maid wore herself out trying to sweep them down." Johnson: There may have been such an artist, but there never was such a house maid. iHiscrllanrous grading. WITH NEIGHBORING EXCHANGES. News and Comment Gleaned From Within and About the County. CHESTER. Lantern, November 24: The Southern Power company Is now busy erectins their lines from here to the Falls. There are two squads, one camped at Mr. J. H. McDaniel's, in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood, and the other just a little above Old Purity. The towers are now being erected and after they are up the wires will be stretched Miss Mattie Abernathy and Mr. Clyde McFadden of Fort Lawn, were married Wednesday afternoon. November 18, at the Methodist parsonage at Richburg, by Rev. W. S. Martin. Soon after the marriage Mr. and Mrs. McFadden came over on the L. &. C. train and left over the Southern for Charleston on a few days' bridal tour Bishon A. W. Wilson of Baltimore. Revs. D. M. McLeod of Chester, A. E. Holler of Chester circuit, H. L. Singleton of Blackstock, S. M. Jones of East Chester, Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Martin of Richburg. T. C. Odell, W. H. Ariail and W. A. Beckham of Rock Hill, W. C. Owens of Marion, C. P. Carter of Van Wyck, and Messrs. J. M. Riddle and J. H. Brown of Lancaster, lay delegates, left this morning for Laurens to attend the Methodist conference. Revs. R. E. Stackhouse and E. K. Hardin went yesterday... .Married Wednesday afternoon, November 18, Miss Barbara Carpenter of Smith's Turnout, and Mr. Dunlap Gaston of Richburg R. F. D. No. 2. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. S. Martin at the Methodist parsonage at Richburg Married. Tuesday afternoon. November 17. at the Methodist parsonage at Richburg. Miss Laura Dye of Edgmoor, and Mr. Albert Orr of Richburg. the Rev. W. S. Martin officiating and Mrs. J. Y. Miller and son. Master Lowry of Gastonia. arrived Saturday afternoon on a few days' visit to his sisters, Mesdames J. T. and J. B. Bigham. They drove through the country in a buggy. LANCASTER. News, November 25: The new military company, of which Capt. James Hunter, formerly a lieutenant in a Georgia regiment, is the commanding officer, had an enthusiastic meeting in the court house Monday night. As many as forty young men have thus far enlisted. Adjutant General Boyd is expected here from Columbia the latter part of the week to muster the company into service. An armory has not yet been secured, but one of the handsome rooms in the Gregory-Hood block may be obtained for the purpose. Mr. M. L. Hinson of Primus, had the misfortune to lose his residence by fire yesterday morning about 3 o'clock. Not only the dwelling but practically all its contents were destroyed, an organ and a mattress being the only articles saved. The fire started in the upper portion of the building, and was of accidental origin, it is thought. Mr. Hinson's loss is fully $1,500. which is partially covered by insurance?$500 on the house and $300 on the furniture in the Moore & Williams insurance agency Elmore Wright, the young man from Lancaster county, son of Mr. Robert Wright of Heath Springs section. who, as heretofore published, was tried in Spartanburg a few days ago for the killing of A. G. Kirkendall and found guilty of manslaughter, has been sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years and one day. The case, however, it is stated, will be carried to the supreme court At a congregational meeting of the Methodist church held Sunday it was decided to ask the annual conference, which convenes in Laurens this week, to return the pastor, the Rev. W. A. Fairy to Lancaster for the ensuing year. Mr. Fairy* has served his present charge' only one vp.nr hut dnrine- that length of time he has won many friends and admirers in the community irrespective of denominational lines. He is a forceful, logical preacher and his zealous work here has been productive of much good As the game season is now open numerous instances of trespass on lands are occurring, we are told. Two cases of alleged trespass were tried before Magistrate Caskey yesterday. Notwithstanding the fact that the game laws and trespass laws have been frequently published, there appear to be many who are ignorant of their provisions. Whether land is posted or not, no one has the right to enter thereon for the purposes of hunting, fishing. etc., without the owner's permission. as will be seen from the following act of the legislature, passed in 1905, which we again publish for the information of our readers: "That from and after the approval of this act. any person or persons entering upon the lands of another, for any one of the following purposes of hunting, fishing, trapping, netting, gathering fruit, straw or surf, vegetables, herbs or cutting timber on the same, without the consent of the owner or manager thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a 'misdemeanor. and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not more than $20 or be imprisoned at hard labor not more than thirty days, for each and every offense." HEROIC NAVAL FIGURES. Regret at Seeing the Old Sea Fighter# Dropping out. "While all hated to see Rear Admiral Evans step out of active naval life, the same regret comes up when any one of our grand old sea fighters reaches the age of retirement," said Mr. Lewis S. Adams, of Boston, at the Imperial Hotel. "We must make room for the young men, of course, but it does seem that an exception should be made once in a while to the rule of retirement. "In Rear Admiral Evans's case I presume he was quite willing, on account of his poor health, to give up active duty, but, aside from his case, we have during the last quarter of a century retired fully a dozen men from the army and navy who were in the prime of condition and ready and willing to do their best work. "We need a few heroic old figures in the navy even more than we do In the army. In the civil life many of our finest statesmen fight their hardest political battles when they have passed the age of 60. "It seems to me that instead of saying to our naval men, 'You might as well go it while you are young, for when you get to be 62 we are going to put you out,' it would be better to put a premium on the preservation of their minds and bodies, so that if a man was fit for service at even "0 he might continue on active duty. "There are not so many men who reach the rank of rear admiral around the age of 60. but that they could remain a few years longer and still give the young men a chance I for promotion." WATERLOO. The Immutability of the Famous Old Battlefield. One of the most striking features of a visit to the battlefield of Waterloo today is the immutability of the entire scene in which one of the greatest battles of history took place. Notwithstanding the many years that have pased since the memorable day of June 18, 1815. the entire scene of the battle remains practically unchanged and untouched, and the very buildings around which the tide of battle surged the fiercest, save for the necessary restorations of the damage they sustain eo in me connici, remain exaeuy as they were, nor has any encroachment of building- or progress marred the historic field. The battlefield of Waterloo is an open, undulating stretch of good farming land. On the day of the battle the greater part of it was covered with crops of rye, wheat, barley and oats, and the same crops are still grown there each season. The field is intersected by two highroads branching at Mont St. Jean, the one on the right leading to Nivelles, while that on the left, which lay in the center of both armies, led south to Genappe, Charlerol and Namur. Upon the crest of the ridge which formed the first of the allied positions a crossroad runs east and west. This road, on approaching the spot where the "Lion of Waterloo" now stands, ran through a cut in the crest some twelve to fourteen feet deep, and It was this point that was known after the battle as the Hollow Road. Some 500 yards to the southeast of the "Lion" is the farm of La Haye Sainte, while about 900 yards to the southwest stands Hougoumont, the old chateau, farmhouse, outbuildings, walled garden and orchard, which played such an important part in the fate of the day. These buildings are nearly 300 years old and were built with a view to their defense, as many old stone 1^ fi aki n Powc Absolutely Pure Insure ful food for everv The only balui from Royal Grape1 made from grapes. Safeguards your f phosphate of lime?har are used in cheaply m Brought to Light Yorkville People Receiving the Full Benefit. There have been many cases like the following: in Yorkville. Everyone relates the experience of people we know. These plain, straightforward statements will do much toward relieving the suffering of thousands. Such testimony will be read with interest by many people. \V. M. May field, living at 119 Culp St., Chester, S. C., says: "I suffered from kidney trouble and rheumatism for several venrs. and mv svstem seem ed to be filled with uric acid. At times I was very nervous and restless and suffered intensely. Finally being advised to try Doan's Kidney Pills, I procured a box and had used them but a short time before I noticed that the kidney secretions had become clearer. I continued taking them and at present am feeling better in every way. The pain has diminished and my kidneys have become strengthened. I know Doan's Kidney Pills to be a reliable remedy and have no hesitancy in recommending them." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. i I.-LOj I 0 In opening up a Bank Acc ? before you really need anythii * you. Our Bank is always rea ? crs, and is extremely liberal w Z to us with any reasonable b t letting our customers have n ? mercial papers, and arc cliarj 5 INTEREST. x \\ e stand ready at ail tin Z in every possible way we can ? from a friend come to its, at k your business will be strictl V not able to give you good a<b a advice. W e are often able to X have at times saved some of us, large sums of money. \\ ? same service. We pay 4 per cent inter< A Savings Accounts. X Make this Million Dolla H The National Z (absolute ROCK HILL, * <*> - loopholes still to be found testify.? Robert Howard Russell in Metropolitan Magazine. BETTER THAN PAINTED. Business Conditions Not So Bad as Some Imagine. "Nearly all the big manufacturers of agricultural machinery in the west are In a bad plight because they thought business conditions were in a far worse state than they really are." said Henry E. Gray of Chicago, a prominent business man, to a Washington Post reporter. "The truth of the matter is that none of them manufactured stock enough, believing the farmers would suffer, and would not buy much machinery until next harvest time, if ,then. "The result of this belief was that they cut down their production about one-third, and now they have no goods to meet the demands that are coming in. It is said the greatest demand is coming from the northwest, and in the newly developed Assiniboine country in Canada, where the crops this year of wheat will be record breaking. It is also true of the rice-growing districts of southwestern Louisiana, which have been settled with northern farmers, and which are rapidly increasing the output. Wheat threshing machineryhas been developed in the past three or fnin* ?p??ai*a c*<\ flint it nun /laol nl?n with the great crops of rice that the United States is beginning to grow and these farmers are asking for more machinery than they can get. "I have been traveling extensively in the south and southwest, and have never seen better crops than those of this year throughout the west and south. The sugar cane crop of Louisiana will break all records, as will the cotton and rice crops. Corn in the west is the best in years." s delicious, healthhome, every day. ng powder made Cream of Tartar? ood against alum and sh mineral acids which I ade powders. I II ???BP TAX NOTICE?1908. Office of County Treasurer. 11 a G r> Cant IK 1Q0S luiavuic^ kjwj/w, xuf AVWW. NOTICE is hereby given that the TAX BOOKS for York county will be opened on the 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1908, and remain open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1908, for the collection of STATE. COUNTY, SCHOOL AND LOCAL TAXES for the fiscal year 1908, without penalty; after which day ONE PER CENT penalty will be added to all payments made in the month of JANUARY, 1909, and TWO PER CENT penalty for all payments made in the month of FEBRUARY, 1909, and SEVEN PER CENT penalty will be added on all payments made from the 1ST DAY OF MARCH, to the 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1909, and after this date all unpaid taxes go into executions and all unpaid Single Polls will be turned over to the several Magistrates for prosecution in accordance with law. For the convenience of taxpayers, I will attend at the following places on the days named: And at Yorkvllle from Monday, November 16th, until the 31st day of December, 1908, after which day the penalties will attach as stated above. H. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer. 74 t 4t AT THE BRATTON FARM. Separated Cream, Sweet Milk, Buttermilk, Cream, Butter, Vegetables and Fruits, delivered in Yorkville on Tuesdays and Fridays or at the farm at all times. Postal card mailed in the afternoon will receive attention next morning. J. MEEK BURNS, Manager. Jan. 25 f.t tf \ NS-: | :ount, it is a good idea to know $ ! ng what your Bank can do for ? idy to take care of its custom- ^ dth them whenever they come y usiness proposition. We are ? loney on cotton, or any com- Z Ting them ONLY 6 Per Cent ? i ies to aid you in your business y . Whenever you want advice x id you may rest assured that Z ' # %t y confidential, and if we are rice, we will not give you had ^ help you in many ways. We a our customers, who consulted y e may he ahle to do you the ? ;st, compounded quarterly, on % r Bank your Banking Home, y I Union Rank :LY 6AFE) J South Carolina. (Glowii % Frnm F\mt*\r / . When the i ^ you just ca S PES <SzC> Oil P9)j?0>?i()!<^y (Equlppe kc&#$% *. 1.1 |T~ ' ^ its very hgl k-J cozy com brass (o nickel a heater w; V TbtJ5diyi>L ?read or kw by it?won't tire your eyes draft burner. Made of brass, nickel plated Ii your dealer cannot supply the Ra; U Healer, write oar nearest agency for a descri STANDARD OIL C ^ (Incorporated Your Furni CAN BE SU | itiiiii's m : We carry the Larges niture in Oak, Mahoga Eye Maple to be seen olina. Call and see We can Save you N We Sell Piano: W. G. RE .J as. M. Starr, J. F. McElwee, President. Sec. and Trcns. YORK SUPPLY CO. Incorporated. ROOFING We sell (Galvanized Iron Hoofing? ?"V'-Crimped and Corrugated. Painted Iron Hoofing?"V-Crinipe<1 and Corrugated. Valley Tin. Shingles?Xos. 1, x and 2. Nails for Iron and Shingles. Paint for Shingles and Iron. Dressed Lumber of all kinds and grades from the cheapest to the best. Bagging and Ties. Hay Wire. It will pay YOU to buy your FLOUR from US. York Supply Company. BV Colored Card Board and Blotting Paper in large sheets can be had at The Enquirer office. I Cash MUi 1 OUR PRIC 20?|o ( I $20.00 sur 18.50 15.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 12.00 sur $5.50 SHOES NOW $1 $4.00 SHOES NOW $3.50 SHOES N< I $3.00 SHOE $2.00 SI ^ EXTRA I" 12 1-2 Cents wnite jl 25 Cents Tricot Flan 40 Cents Repellants? 6 1-2 Cents Unbleach< 5 Cents Unbleached J 8 1-3 Cents Gingham 15 Cents Prints , Vorki mmommmmmm mmt tglfeat*) lunce offuelJt nercury drops out of sight, and "^1 n 't keep the house warm, you' 11 II mderfully convenient to use a tFECTION I i neater d with Smokeless Device) lit?carry it about?heat any cold Turn the wick high or low?no -no smoke?no smell. Easily cared gives nine hours ol ?. lort at one filling of / | int. Finished in L ind japan. Every S H irranted. / \ I with ill flood oi steady, ~\,. CSltfl / brilliant light is ideal for ^'iTw fV the long winter evenings Latest improved central ^ '^7 H Every lamp warranted. fo Lamp or Perfection Oil U ptive circular. yfevv OMPANY fegpg i) M lure Wants PPLIKD AT ITJR1ST1K, it Stock of Fine Fur- j my, Walnut and Bird's i in Upper South Carus before you buy. loney. : : : : s and Organs. ID & SON, Rock Hill, S. C. j ..BLUE ROCK... Mineral Springs (Calcic, Sedic, and Lithic Bicarhonated 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 best 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 Deen inorousniy itjaiea uy wie puuuu, and pronounced superior to any in the State. Now on sale at the STAR 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 wher\ at any time. No secret about It. We are not afraid to show It. VSTC \t Be IFF CLOTHINI rs OR OVERC I 20 :: - oi rs OR OVERC 1-4?. $3-20. DW $2.80. S NOW $2.40. IOES NOW $1.60. 0 SHOES NOW $1.20. BARGAINS ,inonette 10 CENTS YARD, nels 20 CENTS YARD. -58 Inch 30 CENTS YARD, sd Shirtings 5.CENTS YARD. Shirtings 4 CENTS YARD, s 5 CENTS YARD. 4 CENTS YARD. rifle BJ The "LYNCHBURG" Will Please YOU j EVERY USER OF A LYNCHBURG TURN PLOW WILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS THE ONE PLOW THAT IS EXACTLY SUITED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SOUTHERN FARMSBEING BUILT FOR SOUTHERN FARMERS BY A SOUTHERN ! FACTORY THAT HAS STUDIED SOUTHERN REQUIREMENTS. COME AND LET US TELL YOU ABOUT THE LYNCHBURG?IT SATISFIES SOME OF YORK COUNTY'S BEST FARMERS?IT'S ??y\n?r t r i/mm *\i? ? IYP II'II T III IT* ACI? V/ *YT CW ITC & n Wlll\ .*.'*1* limn I 1?IV.\I i ?? Iiili iun.iiiri lv**.. ociu v.i? r_ YORKVILLE HARDWARE COMPANY j HOT BARGAINS ' For COLD CASH YOUR DOLLARS WHISPER * ?OUR PRICES YELL! SCORES OF PEOPLE, HUNTING FOR THE BEST VALUES FOR THEIR MONEY. HAVE BEEN BUYING GOODS HERE DURING THE PAST MONTH AND COMING BACK FOR MORE, AND BRINGING THEIR FRIENDS?THEY'VE LEARNED WHERE THEIR MONEY WILL DO THE MOST FOR THEM. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO WRAY'S BARGAIN COUNTERS IT WILL PAY YOU TO COME?IT PAYS OTHERS. OUR SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES ON ALL GOODS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ^ FURTHER NOTICE. ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT?YOU'LL I BUY HERE WHEN WE TELL YOU THE PRICES. GROCERY SPECIALS j NINE POUNDS FIRST.CLASS ROASTED COFFEE FOR $1.00 J SALT CURED SHOULDERS. 8 ami 10 lb. average, POUND, 10 CTS. :J. Q. WRAY, The Leader: CLOTHES CLEANING. FOB RENT. 1AM prepared to clean gentlemen's TAiCKSON HOUSE, King's Meunclothes and ladles' skirts In a thor- 1 l\n\r\ street, next 'Garrison, oughly satisfactory manner, at rea- C. e. SPENCER, sonable prices. Work may be sent dl- 35 ' f.t . tf rect to my home or left at W. E. Fer- _] y guson's store. W Good Printing? See The Enquirer. Mrs. R. B. McCLAIN. 1 " VERY MUCH MISTAKEN They will tell you that they "Have as good a Plow as the OLIVER," but none will tell you "they are better," and after you have used the other plow and find they are hard to hold in the ground and harder on your stock, and that It will not shed soil as well as the OLIVER, you will find your judgment was a "mistake" in not buying an OLIVER. And, too, when you are busy In the plow season and want Repairs, you won't have to wait until they are "ordered"?but can get them at our place at any time. Don't make a mistake. * CARROLL BROTHERS. )CK Cash I REDUCED j j COME AND SEE I G AND OVERCOATS j iOATS ARE NOW $16.00 I , " " 1480 I PER " M 12.00 ! CENT " " 9.60 " " 8.00 I " S 4A n-pn - o.w ^ U 44 ^ gQ OATS ARE NOW 1.60 | ^ Ladies' and Childrens' Coats I 4 10 TO 20 PER CENT OFF ST 10 PER CENT OFF ~K - - - ALL DRESS GOODS - - - | TOILET SOAPS J 7 25 Cents Cake Soap 15 CENTS. A 10 Cents Cake Soap 6 1-4 CENTS. ? HAVE YOUR OWN PANTS MADE AT HOME? I * 50 Cents All Wool Jeans?NOW 33 1-3 CENTS Yard. 40 Cents All Wool Jeans?NOW 25 CENTS YARD. 25 Cents All Wool Jeans?NOW 15 CENTS YARD. ^ ! M. Company, j