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tumorous gjrpartmrnt Narrow Escape.?"Now, translate, please," said the professor, after the student had read aloud the passage from Demosthenes, relates the New York Post. Impossible. That is, the last part of it did not look so hard, but the lirs. ?hnnAlmw! The rhetoric of the great Athenian orator, a tangled wilderness of words, barred the way on all sides." "Perhaps you'd better read the lines over yourself once more," said the professor, peering through his big spectacles and looking like a benevolent owl. "Meantime, we'll take up the next passage." Reading over again will not help, thought the tortured young man, staring dully at the world-puzzle in front of him. And no more it did. The next passage was disposed of. "Well?" said the professor. Grim silence. Then: "Perhaps you are at loss for a word?" murmured the owl. "What word is it?" What word? What dozen words? And yet'maybe the translation of one of the host of unknowns might afford a gleam of light. Which word should a desperate gambler choose? Which? Cold heads of perspiration bedewed his brow and hands, when he woke with a gasp and a start. And he knew that he was saved, although a shell had burst not 50 steps from the shelter where he lay. Prodding the Lawye-*?The professor of jurisprudence in a western . university, relates the Youth's Companion, was lecturing to a hundred embryo lawyers. He asked whether anyone in America could not own property. One young fellow answered: "A criminal can't own property." But the profssor said: "Suppose a man owns a ranch, gets into trouble with his neighbor, assaults him and is put into the penitentiary. Does he still own the ranch?" The class was unanimous that he did. "If he did not continue to own it," went on the professor, "what would become of it?" That was supposed to settle the discussion, but one boy called out, "The lawyer would get it." There was a hearty laugh, and the professor added: "We learn two things i.em the apt remark?be a lawyer and don't be a criminal." Between the Lines.?Hamilton Fish, Jr., told a war story at a smoker at the officers' training camp in Plattsburg, according to the Philadelphia Bulletin. "Two brothers, Russians," he said, "were captured in the Carpathians and sent to a prison camp in Germany. "Their mother heard nothing from them for a long while, and the poor woman was nearly distracted. Then, at last she got a letter from the elder Drotner, fioier. " 'Dear mother,' he wrote, 'here I am In the lovely German prison camp. I have a beautiful room, with use of bath. The bed is comfortable, clean sheets every week. Good food and plenty of it. Beer to drink and cigars to smoke. I am very happy. " 'Pioter.' . " 'P. S.?Brother Ivan was shot this morning for complaining.'" His Last Resource.?Jack disliked being kissed, relates '' it-Bits. One day he had been kissed a lot. Then, to make matters worse, on going to the picture-palace in the evening, instead of his favorite cowboy and Indian pictures there was nothing but a lot more hugging and kissing. He returned home completely out of patience with the whole tribe of women. After he had tucked himself into bed mother came in to kiss him good night. He refused. Mother begged and begged, till in disgust he turned to his father who was standing at the doorway, looking on, and said: "Daddy, for heaven's sake, give this woman a kiss!" Mistook Him for Robinson.?"No man is so well known as he thinks he is," says Enrico Caruso, the worldfamed tenor. "While motoring in New York state," continued the great singer, "the automobile broke down and I sought refuge in a farmhouse while the car was being repaired. 1 became friendly with tho farmer, who asked me my name, and I told him it was Caruso. "The farmer leaped to his feet and seized me by the hand. "Little did I think I would see a man like you in this here humble kitchen sir!' he exclaimed. 'Caruso! The great traveler, Robinson Caruso!'" A Coward.?During the hearing of a case involving a small domestic dispute, the judge declared that a "patriot is a man who refuses to hook up his wife's lingerie waists. And a martyr," he went on, "is one who tries and fails; while a hero tries and succeeds." "Then how would you define a coward?" asked the lawyer, who was a bit of a wag himself. "Oh, a coward," replied the judge, "is a man who stays single so he won't have to try it." Died On the Way.?Returning from his first visit to the seashore, little Dean told the family about the ocean. "Why.'' he exclaimed, his eyes big with excitement, "it jumped and leaped all around! I brought some home to show you. Now just look," and he produced a big bottle, the contents of which he poured into a pan, where it lay inert and lifeless. "Huh! that's funny," he said: "It must have died coming home." Erasing Robert.?"S-s-sus-say, ma," sputtered Robert through the suds, as his mother scrubbed him. "I guess you want to get rid of me, don't you?" "Why, no, Bobby, dear," replied his mother. "Whatever put such an idea into your mind." "Oh, nuthin'," said Bobby. "Only it sees to me you're tryin' to rub m<out." When the Wicked are Pursued.? "The wicked f!ee when no man pursueth," quoted the deacon to the minister. "Yes," said the minister, who believed in muscular Christianity. "That is true; but they make much better time when somebody is after them." Shot With Machine Gun.?"Kntraaed to four Kills at once?" exclaimed the horrified uncle. "How do you explain such shameless conduct?" "I don't know," said the Rraceless nephew. "I kucss Cupid must have shot me with a machine sun." ittiscrllaiuous Reading. CAROLINA CATTLE GOOD Exhibits at State Fair this Year Were Greatly Admired. One of the exhibitors of fine cattle at the fair grounds is S. D. Cross of Chester. He has 29 "white faces," as the Herefords are known. It is more than ten years since Mr. Cross began to exhibit beef cattle and his stock has been greatly admired. He has now between 80 and 100 head of his own raising. One of his bulls weighs upwards of 2,500 pounds when in condition. The Highland Park mill of Rock Hill, is another exhibitor of fine cattle, although presenting only a few animals. Mr. E. H. Johnston has sent down a bull in beautiful condition and the steaks on this big fellow would make an epicure smile with delight Nothing in the United States is finer than some of the beef cattle now on exniDiuon nere. Li. I. Guion of Lugoff, has the largest exhibit of beef cattle. He has one pen of 18 calves that are beauties, all Herefords. Mr. Guion has raised over 800 calves of this breed, and has demonstrated that beef cattle may be grazed in South Carolina all the year around, as against about six or eight months on the plains. Furthermore he has demonstrated that the climate and the grasses of the middle part of the state make just as strong cattle as the hill country. Both Mr. Guion and Mr. Cross feel provoked at the way in which they have been treated by the veterinary department at Clemson college. During the past year an agitation has been going on to get the farmers of the state to form clubs for the purpose of buying bulls of the beef cattle breeds. Mr. Cross says that he has as fine cattle as can be found in the west, as he will say the same thing for Mr. Guion's and yet when he offered to sell these young teachers at Clemson they seemed to take no interest in his cattle, giving them but cursory inspection. Mr. Cross declares that a South Carolinian should have the preference, when the price is right, and that the veterinarians at Clemson are northern men who seem to have no confidence in what is produced here.?Columbia Record, Thursday. A DAY OF COMPROMISE. A Strong Essay in Which the Writer Asks Some Pertinent Questions. This is the day of compromise; the day of accommodating beliefs; the day of "least resistance". Nobody wants to offend. Everybody desires to pleaseEverybody is more or less afraid of being called a "fanatic" or of being thought "extreme". Not all; but that is the spirit of the day. Opinions are colorless, or if not colorless only very slightly tinted. The bright red or the deep blue or the "green as grass" are seldom seen; instead it is the pink, and pale at that, or the nile green or the baby blue. The human mind seems to be following the fashions and taking on ?1 1? * : nAntrinflnr?Q SHIipiy UI113. l utf uajo vi vviitivhwi.w are gone. Deep emotions are out of style. Admiration is relegated to the uncultured. Views and opinions are plentiful enough; but what has become of convictions? The blood flows gently and calmly; blushing is vulgar; chivalry is antiquated and bashfulness is subject of mirth. For my part I like to see a man, or a woman either, take a decided stand and have positive opinions on subjects that concern human life and human conduct?not necessarily to protrude them on other people, but to proclaim them if the occasion requires it?not compromise for the sake of being polite and pleasant. I like to see persons who believe something strongly and really; with whom conviction is more than an impression or a fancy, and who are loyal to their convictions. What has become of the "deepwater" Baptist and the "shouting" Methodist, and the "true blue" Presbyterian"? The Lutheran bears testimony to the quality of his religion in ?hp Von' nnmo hv whirh hp is railed and calls himself. Where are the people who once thought that their church, whatever it might be. was the best of them all? "One's as good as another", is the way they talk now. Well, there is no sense in being bigoted; but I like a man who loves his church with an undying loyalty and doesn't try to hide it; who knows and believes in her doctrines, and wants to see her stand high in the community and in the world. The man who is not that way may claim to be "no sectarian." He probably isn't; and it is an easy guess that he does not care much about the church universal either. The man who loves his own father or mother most respects other fathers and other mothers most. It is the same way with a good church member. It is the same way in politics. How many men there are who suppress their honest opinions and efface their personality because they fear to lose a nickel, or a dime, or a dollar, or a hundred dollars in business! There is no sense and no call to be offensively partisan or sectarian; but a man ought to know where he stands, and he ought to let the people know where he stands, let the sacrifice be what it may. I like to see men with red blood in their veins and not milk and water; men with convictions and not mere impressions and vague fancies.?Newberry Observer. SOCIAL CLASSES IN RUSSIA. I AL.nt it.. M ~ w vwii I iy a awo nuuwii uic man / People Who Make Up Russian Empire. "Social classes in Russia form amon? the most interesting studies for the visiting foreigner, provided he stays long enough in the realm of tlie Tsar in order to learn the details of the vast empire's organization and to get some understanding therefor," begins a bulletin issued today by the National Geographic Society, which deals with one of the proudest boasts of the Russians. their boast that fixed castes do not exist in Muscovy. "The enthusiastic Russian denies lhat there is any such thing as soeial class in Russia. and enlarges upon this statement with the prediction that Russia is destined to become the foremost civilization in the world because it is not hampered by class, and has no feeling, as a noble, or of insurperable gulf between him and the peasant. In theory, at least opportunities for advancement and honors in the service of the government are equal for all. as are the opportunities for education and soeial intercourse. In the sense accepted in Western Kurope, Russia, in reality, has no bourgeoisie. no aristocracy, and no proletariat. "However the Russophills' insistence that Russia has no social classes I is not strictly correct. It is true, as incongruous as it seems, that Russians, the supporters of autocracy, are | among the most democratic of all peo- i pies. In their local organization, the , village communes, the Russian peasants possess an almost perfect organ- j ization from the social democrats' . point of view, while their nobles, once freeholders, remade into servants of the state by Peter the Great, and modified oy succeeding sovereigns, nave oped no strong class consciousness, no iron-clad-traditions, and no isolating esprit de corps. They comprise rich and poor Russian citizens, citizens of high and low degree, citizens of culture and illiterate citizens. Nevertheless, position, wealth, and culture in Russia, as everywhere else, do constitute class advantages, while until just recently the clergy of Russian church have formed the most exclusive of fixed castes. The nobles, mostly largo land proprietors, and the Tchinovniks, or the innumerable government officers also form special classes, and, as in Western Europe, there are circles within circles. Moreover, these various classes are recognized by a mass of legislation in the Russian code. Nevertheless, Russians can claim one advantage. This is, that their country is almost free from class hatreds, and that the existing classes are, generally speaking, very fluid. A firmly established autocracy leaves little room for a bitter struggle between class and class; a country where more than two-thirds of the people are engaged in agricultural pursuits has still less occasion for class animosities, [ and. when it is further considered that the true Russian is a social democrat by nature, it is no longer an object for wonderment that the catchwords of the [ west, used In the political and economic struggles of the classes, have but little substance and meaning for the 1 Russian. ? "The distinctions between man and man, and family and family, in Russia, are largely superficial. The law recognizes?as the Russophill explains ?merely by way of administrative fictions, four general divisions of the people?the nobility, the clergy, the town-dwellers and the peasantry. Peter the Great, a passionate organizer who spent his energetic life in the endeavor to centralize the state and give in an efficient scheme of government, made class distinctions in the land much more definite than they had been before, and, also, added to them. His successors traveled in the paths which he had pointed out. Cathrine the Great, a German princess, endeavored to create a West-European aristocracy and a bourgeosie in her empire, and, with these objects in view, as, also, probably, that of her own fame, she was untiring in her efTorts to found towns. Peter the Great made efficiency the road to rank, and among the counts whom he created, some had begun life as peasants, barbers, butlers, etc. Cathrine II took the organization of the a French monarchy as her model. d "The great landowners and the higher government officials form the first society of the realm, the wealthy merchants, smaller landowners and t the srpat nart of the nrofessional neo ? r? - ? r r pie make up the middle class. There is practically no proletariat?though such a class is in the making: in Moscow and some of the greater cities. Decorations are very common, as are titles. There are more than 700,000 members of the nobility, among which the hundreds of princes and princesses. Russia's plentiful supply of nobilities has kept them from becoming objects of awe to Russian folks in general. The Russian pays most honor to the government officials, the tchinovika. or the rankholders in bureaucracy." Reward if You Don't Laugh. Wanted?A furnished room by an old lady with electric lights. Wanted?A room by a young gentleman with both kinds of gas. Wanted?A room by a young gentleman with double doors. , Wanted?A man to take care of horses who can speak German. Wanted?Saleslady in corsets and underflannels. Wanted?Lady to sew on buttons on the second story of Smith & Brown building. Wanted?A dog by a little boy with pointed ears. Wanted?A nice young man to run j a pool room out of town. Wanted?A boy who can open oys- ^ ters with a reference. Wanted?Experienced nurse for bot- ^ tied baby. Wanted?An organist and boy to ^ blow the same. Wanted?A boy to * be inside and j partly outside the counter. Wanted?A room for two young gentlemen about thirty feet long and J twenty feet broad. Wanted?A cow by an old lady with A crumpled horns. For Sale?A farm by an old gentle- t man with outbuildings. For Sale?A nice mattress by an old I lady full of feathers. For Sale?A piano by a young lady J with mahogany legs who is going abroad in a strong iron frame. I For Sale?A large, nice dog, will eat anything, very fond of children. I For Sale?A parlor suite by an old lady stuffed with hair. J For Sale?A cottage by a gentleman with a hay window.?Exchange. ? U. S. Battleship "S 1 BIG DOINGS A1 2 DECEMBER 13T1I The Southern Commercial Cont A December 13th to 17th, 1915. Thl business men from all over the So r year for the purpose of diseussin ^ manufacturer and of the farmer. A at Oklahoma City and the year b meeting is to be held at Charlestoi P nent business, social and public lil I? tions to be present. At ieast four a President of the United States will L A squadron of the Atlantic Fie P and Torpedo Boat Destroyers, as ^ f the Charleston harbor, open for ins T 14th and 15th, and visitors at this ? of seeing a mapniflcent carnival. Z Tho Southern Railway is arran V cursion trains. GENERAL NEWS NOTES Items of Interest Gathered from All Around the World. It is estimated that the various elections to be held in Chicago next year, will cost the city approximately $1,470,110. W. N. Nutt of Raleigh, N. C.. has been elected president of the National S'ut Growers' association, in session at Albany, Ga. Signor Casini, a frame worker of Florence, Italy and known as "Rooserelt's double," recently committed suicide. The first national convention of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, is to be held in Washington December 6 to 13. Sir Thomas Powel Buxton, president jf the British and Foreign Anti-Slav;ry society, died in London Thursday. Eie was born in 1837. The Presbyterian synod of Balti nore, has given unanimous authoriza:lon for a petition to congress to subnit to the states a national prohibi:ion amendment to the constitution. By the will of Emos F. Enos, a pioleer New York merchant, who died Dctober 21, nearly $3,000,000 of his 18,000,000 estate, was left to public nstitutions. The question of woman's suffrage is seing voted on in New York state tolay. Col. Roosevelt Is strongly advo:atlng the adoption of the constituional amendment. The British auxiliary mine sweeper ftythe, was sunk off the Gallipoli peninsula on the night of October 28, following a collision with another British vessel, and 155 lives were lost. Flossie Rose, a negro woman, killed ler husband with an "unloaded" pistol it Salisbury, N. C., Friday night. She slalms to have been trying to scare her lusband, because he was calling on mother woman. Ballot, a famous stallion, belonging 0 the estate of the late Jas. B. Hagrln, was sold at auction at Elmcndorf ?*arm, Ky., Thursday, and brought 115,600. During his racing days Balot won more than $150,000 for the ate James R. Keene. Thirteen of the seventeen guards at ^aurel reformatory, Richmond, Va., lave resigned because ot. regulations irtiered by the governing board, forliddlng the guards to smoke at any ime or chew tobacco in the presence if the boy prisoners. Mrs. Zorah E. Johnson, an elderly voman, has been sent to prison in New fork for three to nine years, on the charge of obtaining money under false >retenses by representing herself as he widow of the late Henry M. Flager, the oil magnate. Thirty men, including high officials if a brewing company, and a justice if the peace, were indicted at Sullivan, nd., Saturday, on charges of conspirng to commit a felony, having raised 1 slush fund to buy votes in a wet and try election. The coronation of Emperor Yoshito if Japan, is to take place at Kioto arly this month. Japanese Christians ried to induce the court and governnent to change the original plans so hat Christians might have a part in he ceremonies, but it has been decided that only representatives of the )uddhist and Shinto religions will be illowed to attend the ceremonies as articipants. Just Lessons. rroubled little ten-year-old, doubled in your chair, 'uzzling over lesson books, filled with black despair, ust outside the breeze is warm and all the skies are blue, Lnd not a bird or butterfly has any sums to do. ?he care-free rabbits romp and run along the shaded lanes Vith never any grammer books to tangle up their brains. Jut how can little prisoners have any time to play Vith lessons, lessons, lessons all the long, long day? )n the sunlit river shore the quiet turtles bask, iui- care uuuut me answers 10 tne questions teachers ask. ,he brindle pup is sleeping in some soft and sheltered nook? le doesn't need to learn to read from some dull prosy book. !"he silver trout are leaping where the marsh-flies skim the pool, tnd no one tries to wash them up and send them to school, lut here one cannot laugh nor lark, one cannot even speak; t's lessons, lessons, lessons all the long, long week. tlas! while rolls this weary world around the shining sun, Ve never find that haDDv dav when lesson time is done. Vhen from the dogTeared . number books the little boy shall turn, ie still will find a myriad of lessons yet to learn. ^nd when across the path of life the twilight shadows fall, ie'll know that no one in this world can ever learn them all. i'or life is but a smile or two and toil and pain and tears, Vnd lessons, lessons, lessons all the long, long years. John J. Montague. J ' ftSf/Aiie w' I ; , - ?I South Carolina" " * niini roTAit Z U1AKLU1UN 7 o [ TO 17TII. 1915 ^ jress will be held at Charleston, V s is an Association of prominent uth and meetings are held each ^ g business welfare, both of the z . Last year the Congress was held y efore at Mobile. This year the [i and very many men of promi- A fe have already accepted invita- * members of the Cabinet of the y be present at the meeting. 9 et?Torpedo Boats, Submarines A veil as Dreadnoughts, will be in ? ?pection of the public, December y time will also have the pleasure ? King special fare tickets and ex- ^ The Line of Defenee/?"Pa what is . the first line of defense?" J "That depends on the circumstances, son. If this country were at war, the first line of defense would be the navy. When a man's married, it's usually the ( telephone line, by which he tries to i square himself before he comes j home." I Correct.?"De man dat knocks," said t Uncle Eben, "is a useful citizen, If he < kin hit whut he's aimin* at 'stld o' j smashin' his own thumb." I Grandrr I Comf Bl we g O TION HE; mother keeps long. In five minut< tion makes < comfortable. ! easy to carry ai the furnace t and during cd .the most use the house. The Perfection gft of comfort on a gal the most inexpens Use Aladdin Securit White Oil to obtain Stoves, Lamps and H STANDARD Oil (New Jer BALTIMi iif.-L' n n TTiininiion, u. u* Norfolk, V?. Richmond, Va. Look for the Triangle Tr Sold in many styles a hardware and general stc Hithat award Paaama-Pacide EgfttUm Si UfcuToK. '?!< :? I I down the feed bill and I Red S Horse and Mule I ^^jil'l'l It's something the horses and appetite?starts the saliva ri Far superior to an all grain f< M|x\? mules a treat, and at the same ti Wm Our RED SHIRT (first grade) H contains Corn, Oats, Ground Alfal and pure cane molasses, and analy Protein I0c/ci Fat 3%; Fibre I PIEDMONT HORSE & MULE MOLASSES Ml 12r/c; Carbohydrate* 65%. | SWAMP FOX HORSE & MULE MOLASSES FEED | PERFECTION BORSE & MULE FEED jggJS ^ Protein J27c; Fat 3%; Fibre 12%; Carbohyd 5 grain and ground Alfalfa Meal. | RED SHIRT E ? First Crude: A balanced ration contair.in 5 keeps ihtra in good condition. Increases the Sj at a reduced cost of feeding. Contains grc i Ground Alfalfa, Pure Cane Molasses and St 55 Fibre 12% ; Carbohydratea 60%. ImWQCT DAISY FEED I ?r SHKT liOG FEUD .A?Sk?'iVv.Vf'. ^ w also RED SIIIRT Scratch Ik" .SEVEN EGGS A WEEK"HEN MASH g? Rite, t ottonseed Meal, Cow I'caa, Meat Protein 18%; Fat 4%; Fibre 12%; Ca aSwAu As shown on the bajrs in our ad. nearly i products, even to the bass and twine. Istll lli^. '?r ?a'B* Corn, Wheat, Alfalfa Hi ^ We also carry a fnll ate ^ AND ST /\CT \V ?ur 'e'd* as shown f y on scientific principl W/ %fP" >-/ Q \\ greatest nourishme if wi. \V cost. Let us shot |j 11 cut your feed bin L llr /Molony & I CHARLES! DIRECTORY OF iV YORK COUNTY A DIRECTORY of the White Men )f York county of voting age, together with the postofflce address and occupation of each, may be had at the 3ank of Clover, the Bank of Hickory Srove, the First National Bank of Sharon, the People's National Bank of 3ock Hill, or from The Enquirer Office it 25 cents a copy. This directory :ontalns more than 4,000 names, and is pf especial service and value for comnpppinl nnrnnapa PiiViIIbVipH hv L. M. GRISTS SONS. Quick, $$$::: :&! :<//? I Brilliant, Lasting i:|:|:::!:||l|!|iili// / BLACK y *J WWTS y/ 10o All Dealers \ r. DALLCYCO..LTO. \ ursaLO.M.t..Hamilton,oaw. \ lother's I orter I ntflPRRFRr- R vter, Grand- B cozy all day ;s the Perfec- i chilly rooms 1 It is light and I round. When | jreaks down B Id snaps, it is B ful thing in I res you ten hours 8 Ion of kerosene? & live form of heat i y Oil or Diamond II best results in Oil R eaters. ig . COMPANY ^Chariotte^N.^C, I jftr jjjj Kj Cu.rle.too, S.aj | ademark. Jlr nd sizes at ?Jfga *r'r % i e\\ " ?5 5 H TuX%X\\ ? * -=| ssl. lm*e>$*,a f.3!scw' f%M i mild*' up "the stock. M hirt ??| bolassesfeet^h mules like?gives them an inning and aids digestion. eed. Give your horses and ime save money. ||si? orse and Mule Molasses Feed \?||| Ifa, made appetizing with salt |||| zes as follows: 12%; Carbohydrate* 57% =57 CTCn Second Grade ? Analyzes: ProrLLU tein 9*4%; Fat 2*4%; Fibre |? (3rd Grade) Thli analyzea: Protein 9% t ^ Fat 2% i Fibre 12%; Carbohydrmtea 55%. | red) We manufacture also a dry mixed (no ; 8) Hone and Mule Feed, which analyze*: \ rates 57%* This ia composed of straight j >airy feed j g Molassea. Cattle-are very fond of it? } flow and enrichea the quality of the milk f mnd Corn, C. S. Meal, Wheat Middling, : alt. Analyzes: Protein 15%; Fat 3%; J nalyzes: Protein 12%; Fat 2%%; Fibre \ tea 55%. ? Digestive Tankage, Ground Corn, Rice ? ttening. Keep* the hogs in good condition, fin Feed ar.d RED SHIRT Daby Chick Feed. M iposed of Ground, Corn, Ground Ml ta. Ground Wheat, Barley, Maixe, Meal and Linseed Meal. Analysis: rbohydrates 40%, ill of our feed is made from Carolina We are, therefore, in the market sy and any other kind of Hay ^^f^GRAIN, Club Contestgl916; Liberal Pay For Pleasant, Easy Work. GET SUBSCRIBERS FOR THE ENQUIRER ? Nine Competitive Premiums and ^ Smaller Prizes Without Limit, Guaranteeing Full Compensation For Every Worker. NEW SUBSCRIBERS, BY WHICH IS MEANT SUBSCRIBERS WHOSE NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN ON OUR SUBSCRIPTION LIST SINCE JULY 1ST, 1915, WILL RECEIVE THE PAPER FROM THE DATE OF ENTRY a UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, 1917, FOR THE PRICE OF A YEAR'S SUB- A SCRIPTION?$1.75 IDENTIFIED AS IT HAS BEEN WITH THE SOCIAL* INDUSTRIAL* EDUCATIONAL* RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LIFE OF THE PEOPLE OF YORK AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES FOR THE PAST SIXTY YEARS, WE DEEM IT UNNECESSARY TO OFFER ANY + WORDS OF INTRODUCTION OR PROMISE FOR THE YOKKV1LLE ENQUIRER, AND CONSIDERING THE LONG, PLEASANT AND SATIS- * FACTORY RELATIONS THAT HAVE EXISTED BETWEEN THE BUSINESS OFFICE AND SO MANY GOOD FRIENDS WHO HAVE ALWAYS A88ISTED SO ENERGETICALLY AND INTELLIGENTLY IN THE WORK OF RENEWING OLD SUBSCRIPTIONS AND GETTING NEW SUBSCRIBERS ON THE LIST, IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME AND SPACE TO GO INTO DETAILED EXPLANATION OF METHODS THAT HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED FOR SO MANY YEARS WITHOUT ANY MATERIAL CHANGE. OUR ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION-TAKING CAMPAIGN IS NOW ON And we respectfully Invite the co-operation not only of ALL FORMER CLUBMAKERS, but aa many NEW ONES as may feel Inclined to join In the work. OUR PREMIUM OFFERS, ALWAYS GENEROUS Are no lees so this year, and It will be noted that the compensation promised for the smaller Clubmakers, Is especially attractive. A Club consists of TWO or more names, whether Old or New, returned from one or more mall addresses by a single Clubmaker, and the obligation of the Clubmaker In so far as this competition is concerned, ends when ail the names he or she Is able to return have been duly paid for. The price of a single subscription to THE ENQUIRER, by the year, Is $2.00, and for six months, $1.00. In Clubs of two or more, returned and paid for before the expiration of this contest, the price Is $1.75 for a Year; no reduction for the six months. THE COMPETITIVE PREMIUMS The following NINE PREMIUMS will be awarded to the Clubmakers re- JRKk turning and paying for the Largest, Second Largest, Third Largest, etc., number of names, In the order set forth below: FIRST PRF.MITTIf Pirat.Han niihhpr.VlrAd Tftn Rntrorv Plann Rfir Rnd or Side SpringB, painted to suit, known as "CARROLL BROS.' SPECIAL*" and Guaranteed by Carroll Bros., of Yorkvllle, to be as good a Buggy as is to be had on this market or any other market, at the retail price, $90.00. Messrs. * Carroll Bros, stand behind the Buggy with all the customary guarantees as to quality, durability, etc., and will be glad to show the buggy Itself upon application at their store. 8BOOND PREMIUM?Handsome 3-Piece Suite of Full Quartered Golden Oak Furniture. The Dresser has a double top, 21x42 Inches, cast pulls and plate glass 28x34 inches. The Bed Is 78 Inches high and ornamented with beautifully polished 4-lnch roll. The Washstand has handsomely shaped top, 18x34 inches, and plate glass 14x24 inches. The price Is $76, and it may be seen on exhibition at the store of the Carroll Supply Co., Yorkvllle. THIRD PREMIUM?Baker HAMMERLESS GUN, 12 or 16 gauge, made either of Krupp steel or three-blade Damascus; a hard shooter, and a superior all round gun. The ordinary retail price is $40.00. FOURTH PREMIUM?Four Drawer, Drop Head, Ball-Bearing 8EWTNG MACHINE, excellent value at $30.00, or a 130-piece DINNER 8ET of excellent quality, worth $30.00. FIFTH PREMIUM?One 112-piece DINNER SET, best American make, same as above, worth $26.00. SIXTH PREMIUM?No. 2, American Feather-weight, 12 or 16 gauge SHOT GUN, worth $18.00. SEVENTH PREMIUM?Good, Strong Set of SINGLE HARNESS, on sale by Carroll Bros., for $15.00. EIGHTH PREMIUM?No. 0 American 12-gauge SHOT GUN, worth $13. NINTH PREMIUM?Forty-two piece DINNER SET, American made and of Beet Quality, worth $10.00. TOWNSHIP PREMIUMS To the Clubm&ker In each of the Nine Townships returning and paying for a LARGER NUMBER OP NAMES than any other Clubmaker in his or her t respective Township, and not receiving one of the above premiums, we will give One 42-piece DINNER SET. * OTHER PREMIUMS In addition to the foregoing offers on a competitive basis, we are also pleased to make the following offers for a fixed number of names: FOR TWO SUBSCRIBERS?A pair of Fancy Gold Handled Shears, worth fr 50 cents. ^ FOR THREE NAMES?Three-piece Sewing Set?8-inch Shears. 4| inch Buttonholi Scissors, and 44 Embroidery Scissors, worth 81-25. FOR FOUR NAMES?A Stylographic Fountain Pen, worth $1.60; a handsome Three-bladed Pocket Knife with name and address on handle, worth 81.50, or one year's subscription to the Progressive Farmer. FOR FIVE NAMES?Five-piece Kitchen Knife Set, worth 22.00, or a Gold Pointed Fountain Pen, or a Four-bladed Pocket Knife, with name and address on handle. FOR SIX NAMES?Eclipse Stem-winding Watch, Hamilton Model No. 27 22-callbre Rifle. FOR EIGHT NAMES?An Ingersol Junior Watch, Daisy Repeating Air Rifle. Rapid Writer Fountain Pen, Hopf Model Violin, or an 8-Inch Banjo. FOR NINE NAMES?One year's subscription to THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. FOR TEN NAMES?A Thirty-one Piece Dinner Set that retails as high as $6.00, a Stevens-Maynard 22-callbre Rifle, a Gold Mounted Fountain Pen, a good Banjo, Guitar or Violin. FOR EIGHTEEN" NAMES?Two 31-piece Dinner Seta, same as given for ten names, samples to be seen at THE ENQUIRER Office. FOR TWENTY NAMES?A 42-piece Dinner Set that retails at $10; Crack- * Shot Stevens Rifle, a 10-oz. Canvas Hunting Coat, or a No. 1 Ejector SingleBarrel Breech Loading Shot Gun. FOR THIRTY NAMES?Either of the Following: A Single-Barrel Hammerless Shot Gun, a fine Toilet or Washstand Set, or a Hopkins St Allen, Jr. 22-calibre Rifle, or a No. 13 Oliver Chilled Plow, sold by Messrs. Carroll Bros. FOR FORTY NAMES?A fine Mandolin, Guitar or Banjo, a New York * Standard Open-Face Watch, a Double-Barrel Breech-Loading Shot Gun. FOR FORTY-FIVE NAMES?One 112-piece Dinner Set, best American quality. FOR FIFTY NAMES?No. 2 12-gauge Feather-weight Shot Gun, worth $17.00. FOR SIXTY NAMES?One 130-piece Dinner Set, of best American make. Terms and Conditions THE CONTEST BEGINS NOW and will com? to a close on SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1916, at 6.00 P. M., SHARP. Each Clubmaker will be held individually responsible for the payment of the amount due on all names returned by him or her. Where it la desired to discontinue a subscription before the close of'the contest, the Clubmaker may do so by paying the amount due at the time of such discontinuance. When a subscription luts been paid in full, It cannot be discontinued. The Clubmake** however may, if he sees proper, transfer the unfulfilled portion of the subscription to another subscriber, provided the person to whom the transfer 4s to be made was not a subscriber at the time the original name was entered on our books. No name will be counted In competition for a premium until the subscription price has been paid, nor will any premium be delivered until the Clubmaker has either paid or made satisfactory settlement for all the names on the Club. % In case of contention by two or more Clubmakers over the right to a name, preference will be given to the one who pays for the name FIRST; but where both pay, we jsluill not attempt to decide the matter except by crediting the name for one year for each such i>aymcntAfter a name has been entered on our books, no transfer will be permitted. This is positive and emphatic, and where Clubmakers attempt to make such transfers, they must concede bur right to take such steps as may seem necessary to protect the fairness of this provision. The Clubmaker who returns names must pay for them. Clubmakers who try to return and pay for names already regularly returned by others will be called down, especially if there is evidence of an understanding between the Clubmakers. This is not for the protection of the publishers; but as a guarantee of the fairness of the competition. Any and all Clubmakers will have the right to Get Subscribers Wherever They Can. It is not necessary that all the names shall go to the same postoffice. The fact that a name was returned on a certain club last year does not give that Clubmaker a right to return it this year. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them, and we will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when it is sent by Draft, Registered Letter, Express or Postofflce Money Order. In sending the names, Always give correct names or initials, and present postollice address, and if possible say whether the subscribers are NOW taking the paper. Careful observance of this will be the means of avoiding much trouble and confusion. In case of a tie for either of the competitive premiums, TWO WEEKS will X be allowed for the working off of the tie. After the close of the contest on SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1916, at p. m., the price of a year's subscription will be $2.00, unless New Clubs are formed. L. M. GRIST'S SONS, Publishers YORKVILLE ? SOUTH CAROLINA