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No Letter From the Grave.?Former
Governor Stubbs of Kansas, is
sponsor for this one:
A tramp meekly knocked on the back
door of a rural home and asked for
a bite to eat from the housewife who J
responded.
"You don't look like a man who
should starve." she declared, after a
critical survey. "Why don't you go to
work?"
"I wou'd, lady." was the reply of
the tramp, "only everybody I go to|
wants a letter of reference from my
last employer."
"Well, can't you get one?"
"No, ma'am,' he answered, beginning
to back away. "He has been dead
more than 30 years."
Logical Inquiry.?"Carry yer bag?"
said an eager urchin to a man on
Broad street, hurrying toward the
Pennsylvania station.
"No, thanks," replied the man shortly.
"I'll carry it all the way for a
dime," persisted the lad.
"I tell you I don't want it carried!"
retorted the man.
"Don't yer?"
"No, I don't!"
The lad broke into a quick trot to
keep up with his victim's hasty strides,
as he asked in innocent curiosity:
"Then what are you carrying ii
for?"
He Had Been There.?A stranger
became one of a group of listeners to
a veteran of many battles, says Postmaster
General Burleson of Texas. The
veteran had about concluded a vividly
colored narrative of a furious battle
In which he had taken part.
"Just think of it." exclaimed one of
the party, turning to the stranger.
"How would you like to stand with
shells bursting all around you?"
"I have been there." responded the
newcomer.
"What? Have you. too. been a soldier?"
"No," answered the stranger, "I am
an actor."
Gibberish.?William L. Reid, inspector
in charge of the St. Louis division
of the postofflce department, was waiting
for an elevator In a downtown office
building the other day, when he
heard the janitor and a scrubwoman
talking earnestly in the corridor.
"I talk three languages." said the
Janitor. "You ought to talk more'n
one."
"Well, I speaks only one," retorted
the scrubwoman, "but I certainly
would like to talk that lingo 1 hear
about so much in the Ghetto. It's
called, it's called, well, you know?
gibberish."?St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
For Preservation of Health.?For an
hour a teacher had dwelt with painful
iteration on the part played by
carbohydrates, proteins and fats respectively
in the upkeep of the hu
man body. At the end of the lesson
the usual test questions were put
among them.
"Can any girl tell me the three foods
required to keep the body in health?"
There was silence till one maiden
held up her hand and replied:
"Yer breakfast, yer dinner and yer
tea."
A Simple Remedy.?A Chinaman was
asked if there were good doctors in
China.
"Good doctors!" he exclaimed.
"China have beat doctors in world.
Hang Chang one good doctor; he
great; save life, to me."
"You don't say so! How was that?"
"Me velly bad," he said. "Me callee
Dr. Han Kon. Give some medicine.
Get velly, velly ill. Me callee Dr. San
San Sing. Give me more medicine.
Me glow worse?go die. Blimebly
calle Dr. Hang Chang. He got no
time; no come. Save life."
Just Backward, Maybe.?Blanche
met Carolyn at a picnic and they were
talking of one of the young men.
"I don't care for him at all," remarked
Blanche. "He is a regular
bore."
"Indeed!" replied Carolyn. "Why, I
thought he was perfectly lovely!"
"Well," said Blanche, "he yawned
three times while I was talking to
him."
"Perhaps he wasn't yawning." suggested
Carolyn. "He may have been
trying to say something, dear:"
Would First Be Sure.?From an
English recruiting center comes this
story:
An Irish recruit was being drilled
in the mysteries of fencing with the
bayonet.
"Now," cried the instructor, after
carefully explaining various lunges,
"what would you do if your opponent
fainted?"
"Begorra. sir," said the Irishman,
with a wink, "I'd jest prod him wid
the point of me bayonet to see if he
was shammin'."
A Problem-?Little Elizabeth and
her mother were having luncheon together
and the mother, who always
tried to impress facts upon her young
daughter, said:
"These little sardines, Elizabeth, are
sometimes eaten by the larger fish."
Elizabeth gazed at the sardines in
wonder and then asked:
"But. mother, how do the large fish
get the cans open?"
Gave Himself Away.?A close-fisted,
selfish old farmer had a habit of
pretending to be deaf whenever he
desired to avoid answering an awkward
question. One day a neighbor
called and asked to borrow a cart, explaining
that his own was temporarily
out of commission.
"You'll have to speak a little louder."
answered the old man, his hand
to his ear. "I don't bear very well and
I hate to lend my cart anyhow."
The Natural Finish.?The Sunday
school teacher put to her class a number
of questions touching the history
of the cities mentioned in the Bible.
"What happened to Babylon?" was
the first query.
"It fell," said one.
"And what became of Ninevah?"
"It was destroyed."
"And what of Tyre?"
"Punctured!"
No Use.?"Now. Tommy, reprimanded
his mother, "don't let me catch
tfAii fKrAtrtnir ??nv mnru iM units'*
"Well, what will I do when the
other fellows throw 'em?" asked Tommy.
"Just come and tell me," his mother
replied.
"Tell you!" he exclaimed, in astonishment.
"Why. you couldn't hit the
broad side of a barn!"
THE WAY OF SALVATION
Sermons Delivered at Presbyterian
Cburch by Dr. Black.
SALVATION OFFERED TO EVERYONE.
"Consider Your Ways" and "Weighed
in the Balances," Subjects of Two
Strong Discourses Delivered to
Large Audiences Saturday Night
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Lovingly but Firmly Rebukes the
Church Members for Failing to Do
Their Duty in Speaking to Unsaved
About Their Soul's Salvation.
By a Reporter for The Enquirer:
"I don't think we should ever want
to know anything God doesn't tell us,"
said Dr. William Black Friday evening
to the unusually large congregation
assembled in the church. His sermon
concerned the story of the jailer
who had charge of the prison in
which Paul and Silas were confined
and who, when he discovered that the
prison gates had been opened by an
earthquake, attempted to kill himself
because he thought the apostles
had escaped and who, when assured
by them that they were still his prisoners,
was made to realize that they
were representatives of Jesus Christ,
whom he was moved to accept. "And
he called for lights and sprang in, and,
trembling with fear, fell down before
Paul and Silas. And brought them
out and said, Sirs, what must I do to
be saved? And they said, Believe on
the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be
saved, thou and thy house."
"The Question and Answer," was
the subject of the evangelist's sermon.
When the Jailer asked Paul what he
must do to be saved he was deadly in
earnest, said the preacher. A lot of
people go to church but are not in
earnest about it. It is merely an outward
show. If we could see ourselves
like the cruel and wicked jailer saw
himself, we. too, would ask the question,
"What must I do to be saved?"
There is so much in knowing that
we are lost, observed the preacher.
Hundreds and thousands of people
don't know it. They never think
about it until it is too late. If a
heathen man like the jailer could ask
that question, it looks like you and I
could.
If you people who are lost do not
realize the fact, you are naturally not
interested in the answer to the qu:stion,
reasoned the evangelist. Still the
answer, like the question, is so simple
and plain that the most ignorant of
us can understand it. I don't know why
God loves me. My love for him is very
imperfect. Still I don't need to know.
All I need Is to believe." Had God
said. Bring me $1,000,000 and you will
be saved, few of us could do it. He
didn't say that; he just said believe,
which any of us can do if we only will.
We should trust him because he is
willing and anxious to do for us whom
he loves. A mother is always anxious
to do anything for her child, but
Jesus' love for the world is far superior
to a mother's love. No matter
how low down you may be, if you
have lost your self-respect, no matter
how hard people may be down on you,
believe in Jesus and salvation is yours.
The Only Thing Worth While.
"You can't do well until you cease
to do/evil," said Dr. Black to his congregation
Saturday morning. "We
must cease caring for worldly things,
cease giving so much attention to the
things of the earth before we can love
God In truth and in spirit, before we
can obey his command, 'Let your at#A/v*l/vna
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the things of the earth.' "
Why should we not allow our
thoughts and our hearts to be devoted
to the things of this world? asked
the speaker, who answered his question
by saying that it was because
God says not. God is wise and all
powerful, he said, and he knows that
it is not good for us. We are not
dutiful children of God's, however.
We devote our time to the pleasures
of sin despite his command. "You
who deliberately set your affections
on the things of the world cannot be
saved. You Christians who do this
are unfitting yourselves to do God's
will. God intended that all our affections
and love be pointed toward
him. If they don't point that way
they will be pointed toward ruin."
But looking at the matter from a
practical standpoint, argued Mr.
Black, if we devote our time to worldly
things, the chances are we won't
get them. How many men there are
who want to go to congress or hold
other public office and who never get
there. How many women there are
whose sole aim in life is to become a
leader in society and never reach
their goal. On the other hand, if
any one, no matter whom, wants
to love God and will point their affection
in his direction they will receive
eternal life.
Many people have made a wrong
choice in this matter, observed the
evangelist. Their suns are slowly setting.
How dark and gloomy and
melancholy we become when we find
that we have made the wrong decision
in anything. Better change
that decision now before it is too late.
How sweet to know that we will have
Jesus if we point our energies in his
direction. But, ah, there are many
who will not have him. Are you, my
friends, among that number were you
to die now? he asked.
It doesn't take a mathematician to
figure out your love for Jesus. Dr.
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is devoted to the things of this world
you can't have much love for him,
you will be made to reject him. When
your energy is devoted to card playing,
to dancing, to your clubs, to so
ciety, it is interfering with your religion.
It Is hard to give up these
things, but it must be done to achieve
life eternal.
"The things of this world won't satisfy,"
declared the evangelist. "I
want Christians to think of that.
Nothing in this earth can satisfy. If
you don't accept Jesus you are missing
the only thing that can satisfy.
Nobody ever tried to get the affection
and love of God and failed. You
must be sincere in your attempt to
enjoy God. He won't be fooled. He
knows whether or not you are really
sincere in trying to let your affections
be on him.
"A lot of people have quit coming
to these meetings," said Dr. Black,
"because I ask people to rise up as
a testimonial of their willingness to
accept him. Did I not ask people to
come to Jesus and stand up for him.
I would not love my Master and
would be a poor servant indeed. It is
hard to break with the world, the
flesh and the devil; It Is hard to let
your affections be on the things above
bat it is the only thing worth while.
Weighed in the Balances.
"Do you men and women know
that God is going to try you?" inquired
Dr. Black of the large congregation
which heard him preach Saturday
night. "You wonder what God
is going to do with you when you appear
before Him on the final day. He
is going to try you as he did Bclshazzar
to whom he had given riches
and honor. Belshazzar knew he had
not lived as God would have him live,
and there is not a sinner here before
me tonight who doesn't know that
God is against the sins which we
are committing. Because some of
you are young and enjoy good health
and feel secure, don't think God can't
call you to trial now."
"Thtre is no one present here tonight
but who knows that he or she has
had opportunities to see their sins
and repent. Yet you have turned
those opportunities down and trampled
them under your feet. You are
stout hearted and proud, you are not
humble, you defy God's spirit and his
ministers. It is a terrible thing not
to humble yourselves before God.
Every one present here, continued
the evangelist, who is not a Christian,
is in open rebellion against God.
Man's chief end is to glorify God.
Yet Belshazzar, king of the of the Caledonians,
even though he knew the
fate of his father, Nebudchadnezzer,
didn't glorify him. You don't. He
honored himself, even as we do.
When you face the accusation of
God on the Judgment day you will
be speechless. He knows about us. A
lot of prosecutions fail at the last moment
on this earth because the prosecution
is weak and for other
causes. When we face God the prosecution
will not break down. He
knows. Trials are continued In the
courts of this land, a defendant knows
and his counsel knows, that the longer
his case is delayed, the more chance
there is of witnesses dying and the
case agans ithim being forgotten.
But we will not be able to use any
such tactics against God.
God will render a verdict in the
case of each of us, said Mr. Black.
He will also execute that verdict. God
probably weighed Belshazzar, the
king all his life, even as he weighs
us each hour. None of us weigh
enough. If we take Jesus the scales
will balance.
It may be that God's messengers
are on the way to summon us to judgment
now. Will you be ready when
each day you are holding grudges
against your neighbor, when you
have hearts filled with malice, don't
love your fathers and mothers and
break all his precepts? Will the record
in your case be "weighed in the
balances and found wanting or will
it be weighed in the balances and
found trusting in the blood of Jesus?"
You have had warning before, I am
warning you tonight. You will possibly
not have another warning.
At the conclusion of his sermon,
Dr. Black asked the church members
to stand while singing the hymn "Just
as I am." With about twenty exceptions,
all in the church stood on their
feet. The elders and deacons and other
church members were then asked by
the evangelist to go to those who
were sitting and endeavor to bring
them to Jesus. No one complied with
his request.
Again the evangelist asked the
church officers and other Christians
to approach the unsaved, telling them
that just because they were not used
to doing such things, was no reason
why they should not do it now. But still
no one complied. "I tell you lovingly,
my friends, said Mr. Black, you are
committing a sin in refusing to speak
a word for Jesus. You are hard hearted
and cold and indifferent toward
lost souls. You will be held accountable."
The service came to a close after
some eight or ten persons of their
own volition promised to live better
lives and to take Jesus to balance the
scales.
Consider Your Ways.
Sunday morning, cold and crisp,
brought a large congregation out to
hear Mr. Black. Preliminary to the
sermon, coin envelopes were passed
among the congregation and a generous
offering for the support of the
evangelist and his singing director,
was taken.
"Consider your ways," was the
subject of the discourse of the morning.
the text being found in Hagai 1:
5: "Now therefore, thus saith the
Lord of hosts, consider your ways."
The scripture had to do with the
command of God to the people of
Israel to rebuild the temple and of
the unwillingness of the children of
Israel to obey the command until
they had achieved greater wealth for
themselves; how God had sent adversity
to them and enjoined them
to consider their ways.
"If it was a proper thing for the
children of Israel to consider their
ways in regard to the building of the
temple, don't you think it is a good
thing for you to consider your ways
concerning the welfare of your souls,"
inquired Mr. Black. "We have already
thought enough about the matters
political, social, physical and financial.
It is time to forget these things
and consider the salvation of our
souls."
Did we consider, we wouldn't bring
injury and reproach on the church
and the Son of God, continued the
speaker. Isn't it awful to think of
our hatred, our malice, our envy, our
*.:reed. sins of which we are guilty?
It will pay to consider your thoughts
and actions. We should consider our
ways by looking around us. How
many there are who don't come to
church, who have never attended one
of these services which are now being
held in this church. How much of
that are you responsible for? Are you
indifferent to your own salvation and
that of others?
Hut a grain, resumed Dr. Black, we
should consider by taking a step forward.
Let things go on 50 years from
hence as they are now going, what
will he the result? Men and women are
going to ruin, because of what we
haven't done or what we have done.
If your influence hasn't been for good
heretofore, try to change its course.
Do you ask why you should consider
your ways, inquired the
preacher of his hearers. It is that
you might see the many splendid opportunities
which are now passing
before you. You had a splendid opportunity
to consider last night, to
do real sen-ice for your God. There
were 15 to 20 people sitting when I
made the call last night. You had an
opportunity to speak to them for God.
You didn't. That opportunity will
never come again.
"I have never seen a sweeter people
than those of this church," Dr.
Black told his congregation. "But 1
have seen churches with a membership
of no more than one fifth what
the membership here is, where those
members take advantage of such an
opportunity as you would not take
last night. Your pastor has sacrificed
much for Hod. You are unwilling to
do personal work for God. A lot of
us are going through life backwards.
Why don't we turn our faces toward
the future? It is said that those who
live nearest the Alps see the least of
the beauties of the Alps. And it is
so with us. We don't see and consider
our opportunities. God will hold us
responsible.
We should consider our opportunities,
raid Dr. Black, that we may
have our moral faculties quickened,
that our horizons might be broadened.
Many of us, the most of us, think
only of Helf.
That we might seek repentence is
another reason why we should consider.
If you go to hell it will be because
you didn't repent, said the
minister. If you have done wrong
you should make amends. If you have
you have been out of the church
been out of the church and come back,
you should take a bold stand for God,
intsead of trying to slip in.
Some of us are waiting for big opportunities,
observed Mr. Black. But
because you won't take advantage of
the little opportunities you are going
to be disappointed in big ones. There
were 20 persons out of the church
sitting here last night. They were in
a worse fix than if they were drowning
in the Catawba river. Yet you
didn't go to them about their soul's
salvation. You give as your reason,
maybe, that you were not accustomed
to that sort of thing. Neither was I
accustomed to preaching until I entered
the ministry.
Because other people don't do
little things, don't have family prayer,
don't pray in public, don't read
the Bible, etc., is no reason why you
should not. You have probably been
heard in politics, in town affairs, in
society, but have you ever been heard
i or jesusr
We must consider our ways by
earnest heart-searching and prayer
to God, by the help of his spirit and
in the light of the Bible.
Large Attendance Sunday.
It is estimated that Evangelist
Black preached to more than 2,000
persons Sunday. The church was well
filled Sunday morning, 500 or 600
persons heard the sermon to men
only Sunday afternoon and standing
room was at a premium on Sunday
night. Quite a number of colored
people occupied the gallery at the
morning and evening services. Night
services were dispensed with at the
other churches in town in order that
the various congregations might have
the privilege of hearing Dr. Black.
Quite a number of people came in
from the country to attend services
during the day. It was announced
that the revival will probably come
to a close tonight or tomorrow.
To Men Only.
Preliminary to his sermon to men
only Sunday afternoon, Rev. Dr.
Black said that he had heard a story
which had deeply grieved him- It had
been reported to him that some one
in town had said that he (Dr. Black)
had said In one of his sermons here
that "every woman had a price."
"That has hurt me greater than anything
which has been said about me
in the 22 years that I have been
preaching," said Dr. Black. "I have
never said that. I said that there were
some people wno wouia say mat. rvo
living man has higher respect and
veneration for woman than I. I have
preached from Maine to California,
but never have I been wounded
deeper than by this story which I
have heard here. I feel so sad and
disheartened that I am ready to go
home. I have labored hard here,
labored faithfully and patiently. This
story is quite a blow to me."
It was evident throughout the
preacher's sermon that he was worried
over the libel. He portrayed his
wound in his voice and his countenance,
and there was a murmur of
indignation throughout the vast audience
of men against the unknown
spreader of the lie, and a spirit of
sympathy for the great evangelist.
If any of those men and boys who
were present anticipated the preacher's
speaking to them of their sins
and temptations in lewd and sordid
words, they were doomed to disappointment.
No word was spoken
which the most sensitive and refined
woman could not have listened to to
her edification and profit. Provision
for a service was made for them at
the same hour as the men's meeting,
a service for ladies only being held
in Trinity Methodist church conducted
by Revs. J. L. Oates and Henry
Stokes.
An extensive song service was held
at the men's meeting preliminary to
Dr. Black's address. Dr. J. D. McDowell
played the piano accompanied
uy junii licwis un me viuiwi. must
of the 500 or 600 men present entered
into the singing of the beautiful
hymns with a mighty spirit. Dr.
Blaek and Prof. Burr sang a duet,
and the musical programme altogether
was very interesting.
The subject of the sermon to men
was taken from Luke 15:7?"And
when he came to himself." It was
the story of the prodigal son who
having spent all in riotious living,
returned again to his father's house
where he was joyfully welcomed.
The saddest thing in the world, the
preacher said, is when we turn our
backs on God as the prodigal son did
upon his father and mother. There
are many prodigals among us. The
prodigal left home because he wanted
to act ugly and didn't want his
father and mother to see him. In a
like manner men won't join the
church because they want to act ugly,
and stay out of the house of God for
that reason.
Dr. Black pointed out how mer
forge the very chains of Iniquity thai
bind them down and discussed a
number of those chains with his
auditors?the chains of lying, ol
dishonesty, of gambling, of leading
impure lives, drinking and othei
chains. There is nothing in thess
habits, he argued except misery anc
finally hell.
"In God's name let us ask God tc
shake off these chains," he exclaimed.
"Let us pray that we might corns
to ourselves sis did the prodigal
Don't yield to your particular sin a .rain.
Don't merely ask the preachei
to pray for you but ask God to delivei
you. Do like the prodigal. Return t<
vour heavenly father who is anxious
to receive you.
"God doesn't ask you to get goot
and then come to him," Dr. Blacl
informed the men. He asks you t<
come just as you are. He has a wel
come for each of you as the fathei
had for his wayward son. Jesus
Christ, by giving his life, made th<
way for us. The angels are ready t<
sing a new song of rejoicing at youi
coming. Some of you have motheri
in the sweet home above, some hav<
wives, some children and other lovec
ones. If, like the prodigal, you wil
come to yourself, throw off youi
habits, make God your strength ant
try to live as He would have you live
you will meet them up there."
When at the close of the sermoi
Dr. Plack asked all those who wantet
to go to heaven and who wanted t<
live as God would have them live, t<
stand on their feet, the men aros<
almost as one man. Before the audience
was dismissed several young
men arose and signed cards which
were given them, signifying their desire
to unite with some church.
All Is Now Ready.
One of the largest congregations
ever assembled in the Presbyterian
church, which by the way has the
largest auditorium In Yorkville, heard
Dr. Black's powerful sermon Sunday
night, the discourse being based on
the parable of the king who having
prepared a bridal feast for his son
invited certain guests who made excuses.
The text was "And he sent
I forth his servant at supper time to
say to them that were bidden, Come,
for all things are now ready."
This parable, said Dr. Black, is an
invitation to all from the Son of God.
All things are now ready for your reception.
In the parable the bidden
guests were of four classes?those
i who treated the messenger with contempt,
those who made light of the
invitation, those who beat the messengers
and those who killed them.
There are also other classes viz?those
who go without, the proper wedding
garments, while the largest class are
those who make excuses.
All these classes are among men
and women today, declared the evangelist,
as is shown by the manner in
which religion and Jesus's proffer of
salvation is received. There are those
who treat God's word with contempt,
those who make light of it, those who
persecute the servants of God and
those who kill them, those who would
deceive and those who make excuses.
Those who were bidden to the wedding
feast made faulty excuses even
as we do in declining to accept the
words of God, he said. We are occupied
with the things of the world, we are
selfish and indifferent, devoted to the
carnal things, the animal instincts
and passions. How fond we are of
the world and its pleasure, even we
Christians, so much so that we forget
to do and won't do personal work for
God even as you church members,
wouldn't do last night.
"I wonder how many women there
are here," queried the preacher who
give the same study to the winning
of souls for Christ as they do to
social frivolities. You know how to
give an account of some social
function to the Charlotte Observer
or The Yorkville Enquirer or some
other paper, but last night you could
not speak a word for Jesus to the unsaved
men and women sitting here.
If worldly things have such an effect
on us, you needn't be surprised at
their hardening the sinner's heart."
"it is my canaia opinion, continued
Dr. Black, "that love of worldly
amusements is going to keep more
people out of heaven than all the
murders and robberies that have ever
been committed. Our love of worldly
things keep us from opening our
mouths and working for Jesus. It
looks like we would rather let people
go to the devil than violate some
conventionality rather than do something
different from what we have
been accustomed to doing.
"Can anybody here make a good
excuse for not accepting Christianity?"
asked the preacher. "Some of
you know a great deal about social
matters. Some of you -are critics, no
doubt. You doubtless criticise my
methods. I ask you how many meetings
have you ever conducted? You
say you don't associate yourselves
with the churches because hypocrites
are members. Maybe so. What is a
hypocrite? Simply a person who
doesn't take an active interest in
church work in the hope of achieving
spiritual good but to fool other
people. Plenty of those in the church
often do wrong. Maybe there is some
hypocrite in the church who is keeping
you out. But I tell you, you had
better be sure you, yourself are not
the hypocrite.
"But why should the fact that hypocrites
are in the church keep you
out?" contended the speaker. Hypocrites
eat and drink and sleep and
walk. Are you going to quit doing
those things because hypocrites do
them? If there are hypocrites in the
church they are going to hell. But
you arc preparing to keep them everlasting
company by not accepting
Jesus and his church."
The marriage supper of the lamb
of God is drawing near, said Dr.
Black in conclusion. You are treating
his invitation with silent contempt.
Actions speak louder than
worHa \'nw la tho tlmA to flPOent
His invitation?now?tonight
When the sermon was ended and
a song was announced, Mr. Black in
accordance with his custom, Invited
the church members to stand and requested
the ministers present and
church members to go about the audience
and speak a word to those
out of Christ, provided they were
willing to hear such word. The ministers
complied, several little boys and
girls approached other boys and girls
and three or four ladies arose from
their seats to do what they could in
the way of personal work but the
other 700 or more church members who
were standing had no word for the
numerous persons sitting.
THE HELL OF BATTLEFIELDS
Austrian Archduke Declares Fighting
Bitterest of the War.
A dispatch from the correspondent
of the Berliner Tageblatt giving details
of the conflict being waged between
Austrians and Italians on the
Isonzo, declares that the fighting now
going on there is the bloodiest and
most bitterly contested of the whole
campaign. The Archduke Joseph
Ferdinand, the Austrian commander,
is quoted as characterizing the struggle
about Goritz in this region as "the
hell of the battlefields."
The losses here, says the report, are
enormous and the expenditure of ammunition
something beyond belief.
Airmen, it is said, are playing an
important and dramatic role in me
contest. The Italians are using great
war birds of a new tyi>e which are
armored and are equipped with machine
guns. Frequently whole squad,
rons of these craft take part in the
aerial battles.
In the Popena valley (Rienz) one
I of our detachments attacked and dei
stmyed an enemy field fort west of
1 the Marogna bridge, southeast of
I Schluderbach.
In the Monte Nero zone our troops
1 have renewed their attacks on the
steep slopes of Mrzli and Vodil. After
, a stern struggle with varying fortunes
s strong enemy intrenrhments remained
in our possession. The accurate
J fire of our artillery destroyed three
. enemy machine guns.
, On the heights northwest of Goritz
the enemy, having been strongly re,
inforced, made violent counter attacks
t throughout the day and succeeded in
t some places in breaking into our new
^ trenches, but after furious hand to
t hand lighting was thrown back,
r On the Carso plateau our troops
| developed an energetic offensive along
the northern slopes of Monte San
> Michele and toward San Martino,
where we stormed several minor
5 trenches. Altogether during the day
) we took 702 prisoners, fifteen of whom
r were officers, three machine guns and
i' considerable war material.?London
j Dispatch.
J Jesse May Satterfield, a 12-year1
old child of Tucapau, Spartanburg
I county, died Wednesday as the result
r of horrible burns received the day
s previous. The girl was busy with
3 her household duties and getting too
r near the fire, her dress was ignited,
j She was thrown into convulsions fr. m
? fright and being unable to ext'nguish
| the blaze, received burns which rer
suited in her death.
1
' The fiTth anniversary of the accesi
sion to the throne of Austria-Hun1
gary by Emperor Francis Joseph, was
' celebrated throughout the empire on
; Thursday.
GENERAL NEWS N0TE8
Items of Intereat Gathered from All
Around the World.
The domestic war loan of Canada
has been Increased from $50,000,000 to
$106,000,000.
Fifty thousand barrels of crude oil
In a Standard OH company's plant In
Brooklyn, N. Y., caught fire Thursday.
Mrs. William R. Hearst, wife of the
New York publisher, on Thursday became
the mother of twin boys.
The Mivale Steel company of Pennsylvania,
has closed a deal whereby it
has secured an option on 300.000,0001
tons or iron ore in eruDan iron neios.
The Panama-Qilifornia exposition at
San Diego, Cal., is to be continued
through the year 1916, instead of closing
on the 1st of January, as expected.
Pringle Borthwlck, a councilman c.f
Philadelphia, was committed to jail
Friday, charged with killing" an Italian
by running over him with an automobile.
Because of the extremely high price
of wool fabrics, the National Cloak and
Skirt Manufacturers' association, in
session at Cleveland, Ohio, predicts
that silk will be the most popular
fabric next spring for ladies' wear.
Ohio C. Barber, 75 years of age,
known as the "Match King." was married
at Akron, Ohio, Thursday, to Miss
Mary Orr, aged 38 years, his private
secretary. Barber is several times a
millionaire.
Tungsten, which enters largely into
the manufacture of high speed and
tool steels hajj advanced from 75 cents
to $8.50 a pound since the outbreak of
the European war.
The British embassy at Washington
on Friday notified the state department
that the embargo against the shipment
of German dyes to the United States
had been lifted.
Basil Peel of Pittsburgh. Pa., on F;lday.
sent word to Henry Ford that he
had dreamed that he saw the ship
carrying the Ford peace party sunk and
and warned him against submarines.
Senator Walsh and Governor Kendrick
of Montana, are advocating the
opening of a million and a half acres
of Crow Indian lands in that state to
homesteaders. The Indians are opposing
the opening.
Louis M. Lesches, a Catholic priest,
was acquitted at Winona. Mich., Friday,
of the charge of murdering Bishop
Patrick R. Heffron in last August.
The bishop had refused a parish to
the priest. Insanity was the defense.
A bill is to be introduced in the
French chamber of deputies providing
for the purchase by France of 50
merchant vessels from England to
transport provisions for the nation.
The French propose to spend $20,000,000
in the ship purchases.
Alan Gardner, a bank messenger,
was shot to death in a New York subway
station late Friday afternoon, by
George de Brosa, bandit, who in turn
was shot to death by another messenger,
after he had wrested a revolver
from the hand of the bandit. The second
messenger recovered a package
containing $4,000 which the bandit had
secured from Gardner.
Ha" I
A Few Hours Real
Pleasure in the
Evening
THE bright
light of the
P o vr* 1 a m n
1VUJ V I u ill |/
makes reading and
sewing real pleasures
these evenings.
Rsyb
Lamps
The Rayo gives a
steady light that
can't hurt the eyes.
It requires almost
no attention. Its
simplicity of design
makes it easy to
keep clean. You
don't have to remove
the shade to
light it?just lift the
gallery and touch a
match. Most convenient
? most
efficient ? most
economical.
Use Aladdin Security
Oil or Diamond White
Oil obtain best results |
in Oil Stoves, Lamps and
Heaters.
The Rayo is only one
ot our many piuuuvio
especially suitable for
use oil the farm.
Standard Household
Lubricant
Standard Hand Separator
Oil
Parowax
Mica Axle Grease
Eureka Harness Oil
Matchless Liquid Gloss
If your dealer does not
carry them, write to
our nearest station.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(New Jersey)
BALTIMORE
Washington, D C Charlotte. N.C.
Norfolk. Va. Charleston. W. Va.
Richmond Va Charleaton. S. C
W Send The Enquirer Your orders
for High Crude Commercial Stationery.
Typewriter Supplies, Etc.
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR 1916
Notice of Opening Books of Auditor
for Listing Returns for Tsxation.
State of South Carolina?County of
York.
Auditor's Office, November 30, 1915.
PURSUANT to the requirement of
the Statute on the subject. Notice
is hereby given that my books will be
opened in my Office in York Court
House on SATURDAY, JANUARY 1,
1916, for the purpose of listing for
taxation all PERSONAL and REAL
PROPERTY held in York County, on
January 1, 1916, and will be kept open
until the 20th day of February, 1916,
and for the convenience of the Taxpayers
of the County I will be at the
places enumerated below on the dates
named:
At McGill Bros.' Store, Saturday,
January 1, 1916.
At Clover, Tuesday and Wednesday,
January 4 and 5, 1916.
At Bethel, (Ford, Barnett & Co.'s
Store), Thursday, January 6, 1916.
At Point, (at Harper's), Friday,
January 7, 1916.
At Bandana, (Perry Ferguson's
Store), Saturday, January 8. 1916.
At Smyrna, Monday, January 10,
1916.
At Hickory Grove, Tuesday and
Wednesday, January 11 and 12, 1916.
At Sharon, Thursday and Friday,
January 13 and 14, 1916.
At Bullocks Creek, (Good's Store),
Saturday, January 15, 1916.
At Tirzah, Monday, January 17, 1916.
At Newport. Tuesday, January 18,
1916.
At Fort Mill, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, January 19, 20, 21, 1916.
At McConnellsvllle, Monday, January
24, 1916.
At Ogden, Tuesday, January 25, 1916.
At Coates Tavern, (Roddeys), Wednesday,
January 26, 1916.
At Rock Hill, from Thursday, January
27, to Wednesday, February 2,
1916.
At Ramah, Friday, February 4, 1916.
At York, from Saturday, February
5, to February 20, 1916.
All males between the ages of twenty-one
and sixty years, except Confederate
soldiers over the age of fifty
years, are liable to a poll tax of $1.00,
and all person so liable are especially
requested to give the numbers of their
respective school districts in making
their returns.
BROADUS M. LOVE.
96 t 4t Auditor York County.
SHINGLES
THIS WEEK WE received a carload
of HEART CYPRE8S SHINGLES?
4x18 Inches?They are so good looking
that even a boy would not object
erlously to being paddled with one of
them. IP YOU NEED SHINGLES and
want a SHINGLE that will be on your
roof for years to come, buy and put on
a HEART CYPRESS?they last almost
Indefinitely?they're the best you
can buy In Wood Shingles?almost as
good as the very best Iron. We can Interest
you with the price. See us.
LUMBER, ETC.
When you want LUMBER?Rough
or DRESSED, or LUMBER PRODUCTS.
See US before YOU BUY.
BUILDERS' HARDWARE?
Need any? We can furnish you anything
from a Nail to the finest Door
Locks and Metal Trimmings. See us
for what You want. Prices Just right
JNO. R. LOGAN
BUGGIES-Are
we selling Buggies? You can
bet we are. Sold them so fast last
month that we got out Have plenty
for selection now. We must have the
GOODS and the PRICE or we certainly
wouldn't be selling them like
we are. If you are thinking of buying
a Buggy, Now or Later, see us before
buying. It is to your interest
Yes, we sell Wagons?Piedmonts
and Nlssons?Roth Guaranteed.
FARM TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS
See us for Disc and Drag Harrows,
Oliver Plows, Ete. See us for Wire
Fencing, if you want the Best.
RICE MEAL, ETC.
Fattening hogs? See us for RICE
BRAN and MILL FEED.
Also see us for FLOUR?Best qualities
at Lowest Prices.
COME AND SEE US?
Always glad to see you and we'll do
our best to make you comfortable.
CARROLL BROS.
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THE REILY-TA1
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SERVICE-That's It
It la a well known fact that when It
comes to Fire Insurance, there is no
difference in the rate charged per
$100 by all the reputable companies "*
but It is a fact that the rate charged
by agents who are not on the Job?the
kind who are writing insurance principally
for the commission?could
often be reduced materially if certain ^
changes were made and the agent who
knows, and is not in the business solely
for commissions, will, at least advise
his clients how a rate can be reduced.
Service of this kind is and has
always been my specialty, and I have
saved hundreds of dollars for my
clients. Some of thorn, in fact the
maiorltv. have nDDreciated it, but some
have not, but I will continue tho policy
because it is right. I do not ask for
business on any other ground than
value received. One of the most serious
handicaps of the business is that
after a minimum rate has been secured
and policies issued correctly, the
novice can issue a policy Just as well
as the expert, and some lnsurees will
give him business from various
motives.
MUTUAL BENEFIT INSURANCE
What has been said of Fire Insurance
above does not apply to Life Insurance.
No agent can give you as i
much for your money in Life Insur- '
ance as I can in a Mutual Benefit
Policy and I can prove this claim to
your satisfaction if you will ask to
be shown. Wise people look before
they 'eap.
SAM M. QRI8T
TAX NOTICE?1015
Offica of the County Treasurer of York
County.
York, S. C.. Sept IS. 1916.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
TAX BOOKS for York county
will be opened on FRIDAY, the 15TH
DAY OF OCTOBER. 1915, and remain
open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER,
1915, for the collection of STATE, .
COUNTY. SCHOOL and LO 'AL - \
TAXES, for the fiscal year 1915, a.thout
penalty; after which day ONE PER
CENT penalty will be added to all pay- A
ments made In the month of JANUARY,
1916, and TWO PER CENT penalty
for all payments made in the
month of ' FEBRUARY, 1916. and *
SEVEN PER CENT penalty will be ^
added to all payments made from the
1ST DAY OF MARCH, 1916 to the I
15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1916, and af- \
ter this date all unpaid taxes will go N
into executions and all unpaid single
Polls will be turned over to the sev
eral Magistrates for prosecution in accordance
with law.
For the convenience of taxpayers, 1
will attend the following places on the
days named:
And at Yorkville, from Monday, November
22d, until Friday, the 31st day
of December, 1915, after which date
the penalties will attach as stated
above.
Note.?The Tax Books are made up
by Townships, and parties writing
about Taxes will always expedite matters
if they will mention the Township
or Townships in which their
property or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
REAL ESTATE J
LOOK! Now isn't This a Nice Seleotlon?
\
'Itie J. K. Hope Place: 70 acres,
near Tlrxah, on Rock Hill and Clay
Hill and Yorkville and Fort Mill roada ^
5-room dwelling; large barn; S tenant m
houses and other buildings; S wells? ,
one at house and other at barn. Adjoins
T. M. Oates, F. E. Smith and
Mrs. Glenn. This is something nice.
See ME QUICK.
Tiie E. T. Canon Place: 181 acres;
8-room dwelling; J-room tenant
house; large barn; crib, etc. Plenty
of wood. Adjoins W. R. Carroll and
others. Now is your time to see me.
Two Tracts?One 13 acres and the
other 80 acres?about 8 miles from
Yorkville on McConnellsvllle-Chester
road. Flrat tract has 4-room dwelling;
barn, crib and cotton house. Other
tract has one tenant house. Each
tract watered by spring and branch.
Plenty of timber. Good, strong land,
and the price Is right Better see me.
Town Property: My offerings here
are very attractive. Can suit you either
In a dwelling or a beautiful lot In
almost any part of Town on which to
erect one. Let me show you.
Geo. W. Williams
i REAL ESTATE BROKER.
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