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^tumorous Department. He Found Out. "Do you sell a book of games In which bridge whist is described?" asked the serious-looking man of the stationer. "Yes. sir, but I happen to be out of them Just now." "Can you tell me how the game is played ?" "It's a woman's game, you know." "Ah." "You wouldn't care for it. but your "That's what I want. She doesn't care for any game." "I see. Well, she will for this. How much bash can you allow her per week ?" "I'm. Five dollars, perhaps." "You must make it $25. Does she run the house now?" "Oh. yes." "Well, the cook will be running it soon. Any small children?" "Two." "You must arrange to send them to some foundling's home. Want to see your wife once a day?" "Of course." "Well, you'll see her about once in three after she gets started at bridge. Anything in the house that can be pawned?" "Scores of them." "Well, she'll pawn them. Any cash in bank?" "A few hundred dollars." "She'll manage to get hold of it. and then she'll borrow money of the cook, the grocer, the butcher and her dressmaker. Bridge-whist. sir? bridge-whist it?" But the other man was on the run.? St. Louis Times. About.?Two busy individuals at general headquarters In the Western Union building are Miss Ouicia Kinzel, otonnoTiinhcr who writes a thousand?more or less?letters a day I for visiting Templars, and Miss Emily I Schiltel, telegraph operator, who sends I off an equal number of telegrams daily I for Knights for whom the mail is tool slow. At really busy moments Knights I stand six deep around Miss Kinzel and) reached over each other's shoulders to I put in a bid for the privilege of dietat-l Ing the next letter. "What I call a man in a hurry," said I Miss Kinzel, "is a man who will hand I me a card with an address on it and I a few notes of what he wants said, and I tell me to write the letter and mail it, I and hurry away. I have quite a few I of those. "The most interesting man I had was! one who stopped and gave me a visiting! card. His address was engraved in I the lower corner. He handed me a I dollar with the card and said. 'Please! write a letter for me." I said, "Or-1 tainly. To whom?' 'To mv wife,' hej answered, 'that is my name you have I on the card.' 'I unerstand that.' 11 told him, 'but what shall I write! about?' " 'Oh. write about a page,' he replied I and strolled away."?Chicago Tribune.! And James Got His.?All yesterday! James had played truant from school,! and when the irate master raised his I cane threateningly James burst into!1 a flood of tears. "Please don't lick me, sir." he sob-1 bed. "And why should I not lick you. I pray?" thundered the schoolmaster, r "Wy. sir. cos I think I've 'ad I! enough" gasped James. "Yesterday! the boy as I played truant with and II fell out. and he licked me: and a man! we threw stones at caught me and licked me: the driver of a cart wel hung on to licked me: the owner of a I cat we chased licked me. "Then, when I got home, mother I; licked me; and after that father lick-l ed me: and then mother licked me I me: and then mother licked me again I again for calling her a sneak for tell-l inp father." "Well," responded the master primly. "by this time one lickinp more or less won't make much difference: and it seems hard I shouldn't have my whack. Come here sir!"?Answers. Still Room For Doubt.?A western editor of a national repute who had a sincere love for real art was talkinp to a crowd of newspaper men at one of the New York clubs the other eveninp on what he classed as "scamped" work?so-called Impressionistic pictures that were merely rouph and hurried sketches, and so-called portraits that bore no true likeness to their oripinals. "As an Instance." said he, "I know a man here In New York who had his portrait painted last year. It cost him $4.0ftfl. and he was very proud of it. When it came he showed it to the cook. "Well. Mary.' said he. 'how do you like this portrait?" " 'Sure. sor. beamed the cook, with true Irish loyalty, 'it's lovely. It's certainly beautiful. It's more than that, sor. it's divine.' " 'And of course,' said the man. 'you know who it is?" "Oh. of course T do sor.' quickly responded the cook. 'Of course, of course.' As she said this she drew closer and closer to the picture, studyInp it more intently. 'Of course, sor,' she added. 'It's you?or the mistress?" "?Ladles' Home Journal. Just the Cure He Wanted.?The nAi.i.tnr c.int.iin of an Atlantic liner has a fine collection of mal de mer stories, but easily the gem of the lot deals with a Philadelphia bridal couple. The bridegroom, being on his first deep sea trip, continual tempestuous weather produced agonizing results. "Take carc. Marmadnke!" cried the bride. "That isn't the cure for seasickness. Don't you see the bottle is marked 'carbolic acid?'" "That's the bottle I want!" he groaned.?New York Herald. Saving His Life.?A story is told of an Englishman who had occasion for a doctor while staying in Peking. "Sing Loo. gleattst doctor." said his servant: "he savee my life once." "Ileally?" queried the Englishman. "Yes; me tellible awful." was the reply; "me ealle in another doctor. He come and give me more medicine, make me velly, velly hadder. Me callee iii Sing He ihi come. He savee my life."?itirmingham (Kngland) I'ost. Wouldn't Stay Bought.?A guest was expected f<>r dinner ami Hobby hail rcci'ivt'il r. cents as the price of his silence during the meal. He was uuiet as a mouse until, discovering that his favorite desert was being served, he could no longer curb his enthusiasm. He drew the coin from his pocket and. rolling it across the table, exelainmd: "Here's your nickel mamma. I'd rather talk."?Success .Magazine. iHisccllancous iUailiui). ; FROM NEIGHBORING EXCHANGES 1 News and Comment About Things In and Around the Country. Gaffney Ledger, August 23: Work 1 has lit't*h progressing nicely on the ' creamery for this county and is now 1 Hearing completion. It will probably 1 lie ready to begin operation by the 1 tirst of September. The machinery ' will be installed within the next few days. Mr. L. F. Ringaman of i.lkins, W. Va? who has had charge of a plant at that place, has arrived in the city 1 and will ha-ve full charge of the but ter making as soon as the creamery 1 is started. AH the gentlemen In charge have had experience in creameries and Cherokee's will undoubtedly he a success On Friday afternoon about 3 o'clock on Mr. James Service's plantation, a negro named Strap Allen, one of Mr. C. C. Hanmiett's laborers was shot by Wright Byars, another negro, from which he died about an hour and a half later. Byars was immediately arrested by Kliphus Harmon, an officer, who brought him to Gaffne.v where he was placed in jail. Coroner Vinesett was soon on the scene with Dr. Nesbitt. An inquest was held and the jury rendered a verdict that Strap Allen came to his death by a load of shot from a shotgun at the hands of Wright Byars. Allen was badly shot in the back, back of neck and back of head while about fifty or sixty yards from Byars' house. It seems that the tragedy resulted from a quarrel and both were drinking a little. The only eye witness was Hamp Hammett who happened to be passing by at the time. Lancaster News, August 24: Mr Lonnie Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. X. Phillips, and Miss Idell Johnson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Johnson, all of Kershaw, were married last Sunday, August 21, by Notary Public W. K. Estridge. at the latter's home Mr. W. M. Duncan, a well known young educator of this county, a Wofford college man, and Mrs. Minnie Gibson, also a bright and successful young teacher, were quietly married last Wednesday, the 17th instant, at the home of the bride's father, Mr. G. W. Plvler, in the Tabernacle section. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. White, pastor of the East j Lancaster circuit.... #ir. ? iniaui nun pan, a young citizen and farmer of the Fork Hill section, died last Friday, of ^ jaundice, at his home on Mr. J. E. Bowers's plantation. He was a clever ? young man and was highly esteemed ^ by all who knew him. He was about , 25 years of age and leaves a widow and two children. The remains were ^ buried Saturday at White Bluff Mr. D. J. Harris exhibited to us on last , Saturday the skin of an immense ^ coachwhip snake which was found on ^ Mr. W. J. Hammond's plantation a ( few miles west of Lancaster. The skin is 7 feet, 1ft inches in length and bears evidence of having been recently shed, j It was found near a large lot of cord e wood Capt. J. N. Nicholson of J Bethunc, who removed from Lancasc ter. where he was engaged in the hotel j business, in 1884, spent Monday and j yesterday here with his-son-ln-law j and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John L. ^ Reed, being on his way to visit relalives in North Carolina. It was Capt. Nicholson's first visit to Lancaster since he left here twenty-six years . ago, and he was greatly astounded to .. see the wonderful growth the town has made in the last quarter of a century. . His many old friends were indeed glad to see the captain again. We are in- f debted to him for a pleasant call, made us yesterday morning. Gastonia Gazette, August 23: Has- v tonians are confident that the Carolina r and North-Western railway's shops s will be located in Gastonia Mr s Charles Smith, aged about 23 years. N son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of v Bessemer City, died at Greenville, S. j C., yesterday morning following a very , brief illness from typhoid fever t At a special meeting held in Dallas v Saturday the board of county com- | missioners let the contract for building ( a steel bridge over Dutchman's creek at Mount Holly to the owega Bridge company of New York, the contract price being $2,973 A charter was issued by the secretary of state yesterday to the Phoenix Manufacturing , company of King's Mountain, the . principal incorporators being Messrs. . J. C. Plonk and R. P. Roberts of Cher- t okee Falls, S. 0., and Messrs. J. A. t Durham and E. A. Smith of Char- j lotte. This company will take over and . operate th?' mill formerly belonging , ti? the Lula Manufacturing company at King's Mountain... .In addition to . the two instances of destruction | wrought l>y lightning Sunday sifternoon, it struck one of the Iairay houses ( south of the hig mill and wrought con- . siderahle havoc. The holt struck a j chimney, glanced to the corner of the j ell, split the upright timbers into ( smithereens and tore sill the ceiling off f of one side of the room. Mr. Avery ] Starr, who occnpi* s the house, his father and brother and two other men ( were sitting ill the room talking when ( the lightning struck but none of them ] wsis seriously hurt. Mr. Starr s fath- ( er was struck in the back of the head , by a dying hoard and injured slightly. ( Mr. Starr was knocked senseless, hut , recovered in a moment. A peculiar , freak of the lightning was that it tore | to pieces and flung across the room a loaded shotgun which was hanging on , the wall without discharging the load ] it carried Miss Jennie Curreiiceof ] Clover, S. C., is still confined to the j Claston hospital where she underwent ] a successful operation on Sunday, the , Hth. for appendicitis. She is recover- . ing nicely from the effects of the oper- | at ion and expects to he aide to return | to her home in u few days. < Rock Hill Herald, August 23: The , barn and contents belonging to Mr. S. . \V. I>rafhn of the Ncely's Creek community was totally destroyed last i Wednesday afternoon by fire. The ] loss amounted to about $ 1 fift. which was partly covered by insurance. The i origin of the fire is unknown In i giving tin account of the speech made i by Hon. Tims. I'. McDow. delivered at j Tir/.ah last Thursday, we stated that i he said he was in favor of the contract ] system of working roads. Mr. McDow I says that we misrepresented him as he 1 did not say it. lie explained that if ; the 1">a?l law needed ameudinK he would try t? amend it, if not, he would i not distnrh it. That he would not try i to tear down the law. hut would try to i I mi i Id it up if it needed it.... I,. K. I'o- | teat, llatftnan for ('apt. (Iraham. had tin- misfortune of ha vim? his riuht in- \ step terribly bruised at lilaeksburu t last Saturday niuht by a heavy pieee < of hauxuue falling upon his foot from I the bu^ange ear door. Mr. I'oteat . anic to Rock Hill that night and re- V eived medical attention from l)r. T. A. Crawford. He left Sunday for his Ri home at Olenwood, N. C Mrs. H. N\ Paris of Catawba Junction, who had been in bad health for a year or M more, died at the home of her son, Mr. wl J. T. Paris, Monday morning at 7 bt o'clock. The deceased was a good wo- ye man, a faithful mother and sister, and sa n devoted member of Neoly's Creek no .lo.w.el > n Afitjo i 'nr. ill others of this county. She was the m sister of Sam Fewell of Old Point, and th Mrs. J. I*. Giles of Lancaster. The fu- to iieral service was held at Neely's Creek th church today, after which the remains pr were interred in the Neely's Creek th grave yard After the morning ser- m vice at the First Presbyterian church nc >n Sunday, there was a congregation- cr il meeting at which an important step on was taken. Rev. Francis W. Gregg of 10 Oaffney, was unanimously elected co- yn l>astor of the Presbyerian churches in [his city. This move was a necessity, a in view of the growth of the work, and fo the general concensus of opinion is pr that no more efficient or more conse- ge rated man could have been secured mi For the position. Should he accept, Mr. co Iregg will enter upon his new duties tic October 1st, and will share with Rev. an Alexander Martin in the services at the so 1st church and at both of the chapels. Mr. Gregg is well known to many in OV the city and he and his family will re- jni eive a warm welcome here. At Chester Lantern, August 23: Mrs. Kr lane Oglesby died suddenly Saturday es tight at her home on McLure street. 50 The funeral services took place 011 ar Sunday afternoon and the remains pn were buried in Evergreen cemetery, y( the pall bearers being members of the ne ocal K. of P. Mrs. Oglesby had been an tpparently well on Saturday, and was (h 'ound dead sitting in her porch. She th >vas a daughter of Mr. Wm. Orr, 011 R. P. D. No. 1. and besides him is surviv- er ?d by four children, Mr. James Ogles- f.r >y, Mesdames J. A. Lybrand and Mary |a( niiH \li?? Mntrfrit* ()elpsl)V. Two brothers, Messrs. Thus orr of j,a Elichburg, Andrew Orr of Chester, and nu me sister, Mrs. Maggie Fudge of Wy- re! ie's Mill, also survive. The funeral jrr lerviees were eonducted Sunday after- c|( toon by the Rev. D. M. McLeod in the ac iresenee of a host of sympathizing rel- gU itfves and friends... .Mr. J. M. Tinker died at the Wylie mill Saturday no norning, after two weeks' illness fol- th owing a stroke of paralysis, in the on 19th year of his age. The funeral ser- an ,'ices took place on Sunday afternoon sjT i.v the Rev. D. M. McLeod, being in Ui harge of Cedar Camp W. O. W., and Va I detachment from the Lando camp, of so vhich the deceased was a member. po The remains were interred in Ever- th rreen cemetery. Mr. Tinkler is sur- S() ived by his wife and the following fn hildren: Dan of Oastonia; Mrs. A. R. s'unnery of Lancaster; Mrs. J. W. va loof, L. D. Tinkler, Jenny May and ]ai ,V. A. Tinkler of Chester. The deceas- iai d was a native of the Rocky Creek wc lection of this county and for many in ears was engineer on the Manetta and rm Ddgmoor railroad. He was a good en tubstantial citizen, and a host of dr riends grieve with his family in his th leath Mr. John A. Bradley of De- so .and, Fla., accompanied by Mrs. Brad- loi ev and son, John P., of Washington, it X C., arrived in Chester from Atlanta en Wednesday evening. Mr. Bradley is a pa ion of Mr. John Bradley, Sr., deceased, he ?f Chester, and is a well known to the T1 dder generation of Chester citizens. cr< Je was one of the Chester boys who so ought under Hampton and Butler pa luring the civil war. Later he prac- tic iced law in Chester and was associat- eh d with Mr. Edward McClure in the so bunding and publication of the Ches- ra er Reporter. He was last in Chester It II 1881, when he removed to Fa.vetteille, Ga., with his family. Later he emoved to Florida, where he has re lided and followed his profession as H< t lawyer for the past twenty-five ears. A serious throat affection, vhieh has recently developed, brought dr. Kradley to Atlanta for expert nedical examination, and in connecion with the trip he has included a vw prp isit to the place of his birth and early ? nanhood. Mrs. I. McD. Hood of this 13 >'ace, is a sister of Mr. Hradlev, dn m< Wanted Only His Own. jn "Uncle" Bobby King was one of the vo nost unique characters Anderson ounty ever produced, and there was er tossibly never an Anderson county st, nan who was better or more favor- 0j] ibly known. He was an able minis- Lrf er, always conscientious and square jh 0 a fault in his dealings with his fel- W( ow-man. An incident illustrative of de he latter characteristic is told by one las vho knew him well: Th A good many years ago there arose w; 1 disagreement between "Uncle" Bob- otl >y and a neighbor over the location of do t boundary line. The neighbor was us lissatisficd with the line as located, "V md claimed that "Uncle" Hobby had Ai nfringed on his rights. The old mill- wi ster was much worried. He believed "V hat he was right, but was willing to 1 five the neighbor the land rather than 'R lave trouble about tin- line. It was finally agreed between the is two, at "Uncle" Bobby's suggestion, 'n! :hat a surveyor be secured, and a new ',e line run, or a survey made by the old &e idats, to determine the exact location >f the line. This arrangement was ',e satisfactory to both, and the surveyor ^ was engaged, the expense to be borne c" equally between the two interested " l:i ml-i.veneres ^ ' sunrise on the morning on which the surveyor was to arrive and 3,1 begin the work, "I'nele" Hobby, who ne bad slept little during the night, fear- "( Ing and heing troubled in his dreams, lest he might in some way wrong his neighbor, went out to the scene of the survey, and after walking up and down * 10 I he line a number of times, knelt down the prayed. He asked that the surOS veyor be guided in his work, that he might make the line exactly where it should be: gr "<>h, lyord, thou knowest that I want pa nothing that does not rightfully belong to me." ()| Then "I'nele" Hobby went back to .. the house and awaited the arrival of j.s the surveyor. He didn't know until j|( afterwards that the neighbor had also jn gone out to look iit tin- line early in ^ tile morning, and front his position he- f(( bind a hush, watched the old man and listened to his prayers. Hut he had rj( been there all the time: and he went iway with tears in his eyes. nf When the surveyor arrived with his Instruments, ready to begin the work, j)e the neighbor, without having mention- jul tig anything to "I'nele" Hobby, ap- (.() troaehed him and said: tU "We have decided that there is not p,, going to lie any survey. You go out it, ih<r?' ami pm that I in** wherever "l'n- i?g Itohl.v says it must iu>. I tfiu-ss Jo; in* I<iim\vh what hi- is talking almiit."? w< Xiiilcrsiui Daily Mail. ha VON'T RAISE CHEAP COTTON. iches Coming to the South In Other Ways. Richard H. Kdmonds, editor of the anufacturers' Record of Haltimore, ho is in close touch with southern isiness conditions, was in New York sterda.v. Speaking of the south he id: "As the south is now annually raisg ahout S00,000,000 bushels of grain, ainly corn, it is of interest to know at at present the indications point a very heavy yield this year, much e largest that the south has ever j 'odueed. It is quite possible that is year's grain crop in that region ay reach 1.000,000,000 bushels, for arly every southern state reports incased acreage and exceptionally good nditions. The yield will probably be 0.000,000 bushels more than last ar. "While the cotton crop condition as whole is not favorable, the outlook r grain in the south was never so omising. In diversified agriculture ncra'ly that part of the country is iking such remarkable progress that tton no longer dominates the situa>11, notwithstanding its vast importice to the world as well as to the uth. "Truck growing, which is spreading er the whole south, is becoming an dustr.v of national importance, ound Norfolk trucking is of such eat extent that the value this year is timated at $ir>,00(1,000. Some 40,000 to ,000 packages (crates and barrels) e daily shipped north from that rt. Daily steamship service to New >rk, Haltimore and other ports is eded to handle this stuff, while the noitnt that goes by rail is so great at last week one road handled more an 500 carloads In one day. "The sweet potato growers of eastn Virginia, who formerly grew pooron almost every crop because of the of organization and the glutting some markets while others were re, are now getting rich raising anlally hundreds of thousands of barIs, which are all marketed through a ocers' association. Every carload is isel.v followed and ordered to market cording to daily reports as to the pply and demand in different cities. "The peach industry of Georgia is w being handled the same way, alough the growers' organization is mparatively new, while Florida orge growers last year perfected a nilar plan for handling their crop, ider better handling methods the ' st trucking and fruit industry of the uth is daily becoming of more imrtance to that region as well as to e whole country, which now depends largely upon the south for early iits and vegetables. "Trucking land has risen rapidly in lue until in many places the best iid, much of which was waste or wet ad or counted of little value, is now >rth several hundred dollars an acre. the Norfolk region as well as at iny other places a number of truck3 have made fortunes of some huneds of thousands of dollars each in e last few years. In fact the whole uth is getting rich. Cotton is no iger king impoverishing its subjects, is now a subject and the independt farmer is king. If cotton does not y him a good profit for growing It turns to diversified agriculture, le world may call for an ever Ini-asing supply of cotton and the nth will supply it when the world ys a good big profit on its produc>n. but the world will call in vain for eap cotton. The south has found mething else better to do than to ise cotton to he sold at cheap prices, no longer has to do it." ROMANCE OF BOOKS. )w Some Famous Tales Came to Be Written. Rooks play a very important role in e journey from the cradle to the ave?they are by no means the least the things that tend to make life irth living. Indeed, it is no exagration to say that the love of books a passion that nothing but death n quench. And this attribute was splayed by Mark Twain, whose last mients of consciousness were spent the endeavor to read one of his farite passages in his favorite book? irlyle's "French Revolution." Anothillustration of "the ruling passion pong in death ' was afforded by anher humorist. When James Russell well and all his friends knew well at for him the silver cord of life mid soon be loosed, Dr. Oliver Wen11 Holmes went out to pay him a st visit at his house at Klmwood. ie two brilliant men of letters had allys been like brothers, calling each her by their first names. As the ctor entered the room he said, in his ual benignant and breezy way: Veil, James, how are you today?" id Lowell, book in hand, looked up th a bright smile as he answered: Vended, I do not know how I am. and don't care. I am reading Scott's ob Roy.'" Sometimes the fascination of fiction shown in other curious ways. 1-or stance, when "Domhey and Son" was ing published'in serial form, the earness of the American public to folw the thread of the story could not satisfied. There were no cables in ose days, and news as well as merandise had to be sent by boat, hen Dickens had proceeded so far ith the interesting story as to bring tie Paul into a condition between life id death, the ship that brought the xt number, containing the continuant of the narrative, was met as she ew up at the pier l?y an anxious owd waiting f<?r tidings of the fate of tie Paul. But we need not go across e Atlantic for examples of the lnnse interest that was taken in the te of Paul Domhey. In England coachwere intercepted on their way from tndon to provincial towns, and the ioksellers' parcels ransacked for the een-covered monthly number, while issengers from town were eagerly icstioned. "What about little Paul?" in* recalls, too, a story <>f a book of e past. The inhabitants of an Engih village set the church bells aringg when, ha ing read with breathless terest some eight <>r nine volumes of chardson's "Clarissa Harlowe," they und that in the tenth <>r eleventh the Toine was about to be happily mar?d. And not infrequently the popularity some books has been so great that e free lending libraries have been sieged by those anxious to read them it who could not afford to purchase pies. Mrs. Burnett's delightful "Litf Lord Fauntleroy" was a case in int. people almost went crazy over and even stern old maids would unnd and dignified young ladies would *e all sense of decorum when they re wanting it. They would wait for urs outside the libraries for the bor rowers who were returning t.ie copiej and watch them safely hack, an tha they could be among the first to tak them out again. The vigilance exer cised in "spotting" their return wa worthy of a better cause, and ther were often serious thoughts of callini in the services of the police, for i seemed sometimes as though the clam oring claimants would not stop at phy sical force if thereby they might ob tain the books. A somewhat simiia state of things occurred in man; places when Hnll Caine's "Manxman was published. in Kdmnurgn tn most extraordinary demand sprang u for it at the lii>raries. A lady on ask ing for the book in one of these wa delighted when told she could have i if willing to he the eighteenth in turn for, she said, "I've tried three llbrarie before and the lowest turn I could ge anywhere is the nineteenth!" There are, however, few phases o the romance of books so interesting a the origins of famous works?a will be apparent from a couple of il lustrations. Soon after "Treasure Is land" had appeared and attracted pub lie attention to Robert Louise Steven son, two gentlemen were traveling u] to London from Norfolk. One of then was reading "Treasure Island." Pres ently, having finished the book, h dropped it into his traveling bag, re marking: "Well, I think I could mysel write a better child's story than that. The other, who, by the way, was hi brother, urged him to try. Six week afterward the former handed to th latter a complete tale in manuscript It was "King Solomon's Mines," th first novel that made a reputation fo Mr. Rider Haggard. It was Mr. Henr; James who suggested to the lat George du Maurier that he shouli write novels. The artist-novelist one described the episode which was t make him as famous with the pen a he was with the brush. "It was on day while we were walking on Hamp stead Heath. We were talking abou story writing, and I said to him, 'If were a writer, it seems to me that should have no difficulty about plots I have in my head now plots for fift; stories. I'm always working them ou for my own amusement.' 'Well,' h said, 'it seems to me that you are i very fortunate person; I wish you'< tell me one of those plots.' Then told him the story of "Trilby.*"?Lon don Globe. Compulsory English In China. An offic ial order has just been issuei in China making the study of EnglisI compulsory in the technical schools says the London Globe. Severe as thi blow must be to the Esperantists an< their Volapuk friends?if the latte still survive?it is a considerable ste| forward on the new road that Chini is now taking; and its results canno be predicted. If the Chinese merel; learn English as a utilitarian language it may help their trade considerably but it will scarcely affect their con ception of life. But the Chinese are i literary nation; and it is highly im probable that when once the door t< English literature is unlo'-ked the; will refrain from reading English phil osophy. And the effect of teaching th views of John Stuart Mill and Herber Spencer, to say nothing of the theorie of our living scientific men, may prov extraordinary. It was very largel; the doctrines of John Locke that pro duced the French philosophy whlcl led to the French Revolution. A con siderable amount of the present unres in India may be traced to the result of the fermentation of novel westeri doctrines in the eastern mi.id, througl the same medium of English litera ture; another 50 years?for changes o this kind seldom touch the generatioi that adopts them?may see even mor extraordinary results in China. 4* * What a Bank tit * Your account in this Bank ^ age. It may pay the doctor and home of your own or a busines ?. children, or a hundred necessitie of life, may result from the Begl ? make TODAY. * But best of all is to feel tha jjj lu the Bank gives to the ownei there, and it protects, whether i individual. It gives the owner with the feeling that he is no r ?. his surplus. We Invite every man who r account with this Bank. DO IT * The Bank of 4? Hickory < f* *? *f* "V T THOIV BACCACE D Here you can find always th ing for, suitable for either Ladle $2 Ladles' Roller Tray, Linen 1 Leather Trimmings, with Strap $1 Ladies' Linen Lined. Roller Heavy full Brass Trimmings, Le PRICES, $111.50 Big line of Brass Mounted ' tra heavy Brass Mounting, on sa $1.50, $5.00, $7. SUIT Men's 24-inch Cowhide Cat mlngs. Best Brass Lock. Straps PRICKS. $10.00 Men's 24-inch Sole Leather Brass Lock, Straps all around < PRICK, S Men's Sheepskin Cases, 24 Straps all around Case? PRICE, * Ladies' Light Weight Wicl Best Brass Locks? l?l{ICE, S Big Line Men's and Ladies' $3.50. $5.00. $10.0 DON'T 1 When you go on your vacat Collars with you. They are Lit C. & W. Pure Linen Collars, Earl & Wilson Red-Man Col NEW ST^ Ladies' Home Journal Quar new edition. You get Style Bool 20 Cents. THF THO i, ENGLISH POACHERS. e They and Game Keepers at Neve Ceasing Contest of Wits. s Though private game preserves ii H the United States are rapidly inerens f ing in number and game brings a higl price in the markets, it will probabl; be some time before poachers beeonv such a serious problem us they are ii Kngland, where poaching is a very an r cient if not honorable occupation, am |t where a constant warfare, more or les; serious in results, is maintained bo 1 tween these gentry ami the gamekeep ii ' ers. The signs sometimes seen on thi 3 fringe of English woods, "Beware o mantraps and spring guns!" mav fri ;ht en the harmless cockney out on a Sun 3 day, but the professional poache I knows that mantraps and spring gun; are prohibited by law. He has to In ^ on the watch, however, for traps whlcl will at least give him a l ad fall or i 3 ducking. A fence which he is climb ing and has climbed many times befor may give way with a crash, or a planl laid conveniently across a ditch o stream may have been sawed almos through. A fine but strong wir II stretched across a path about eighteei inches from the ground is a seriou e danger for the poacher, as he ma; stumble over it and get a bad fall, or r * worse still, h's dog may encounter i when running at full speed and b 8 cut almost in two. Without his dop 81 the poacher is practically harmless e and the most .effective way of puttini " an end to poaching is to kill or injur e the faithful and Intelligent beast. r Sometimes a trap is set for the doi ^ which is not intended to injure him l>u e which will give an alarm. A loadei ^ gun is put in a field where hares feed e and a number of strings fastened to th 0 trigger are led in various direction 8 and secured to pegs. In driving th e hares the dog is almost certain to en counter one of the strings, diseharg 1 the gun and put the keepers on th * alert. * When a keeper finds a number o snares set he will put a dead hare o ^ rabbit in one, scratch up the grouni I and leaves to make it appear that th e animal had struggled in a natura II manner, conceal himself near by am ' take the prowler "in the act" when h> next comes to his snares. The usual way of collecting pheas ants is for the poacher to provide him self with a light gun,' using a ver; small charge, so that the report will Iji [1 slight, with which he kills the birds ii ti the trees in which they roost. Keep i, ers, therefore, make wooden decoys am s place them in trees located from tin rl poacher's point of view most conven r lent and conceal themselves near by p When the night prowler begins to blazi a away at the decoys the keepers rusl t out and make a capture. The stealini y of pheasants' eggs is regarded in Eng , land as the most heinous form o , poaching, and eggers are sometime caught by means of a decoy nest ii a which eggs have been placed. Whei all else has failed poachers are occa |( sionally bagged by means of market hares or rabbits?when such a market animal is found in a game shop it is at easv matter to trace it back to the mat e who originally offered it for sale. On more than one occasion it hai 8 been proved that London game dealer 6 were operating as the confederates o ^ the professional poachers, who operat -j i -iji.. i? .ronin. inrcp as to maki I t'U IJ? ?1111 > III O" ? 11 the efforts of the keepers futile.?Har per's Weekly, t " NEW PERFECTION ' Wick Blue Flame Oil f Cook-Stove .. IiIprI for Summer (ookjnif. Cut* fuel expense In two. Hbtm labor. Ulvea clean, quick re? aullM. "''hree alr.e* Fully warrnnf. <1 STANDARD OIL. CO. (I it corporal i* tit 4* 4* 4* 4- 4* ? 4- 4- 4- 4 4 4 4 Account Means. <t 4 may be the protection of your old the nurse bills during sickness. A ^2 s beginning, the education of your " is and comforts, and even pleasures ^ inning, even though small, you may 4 t glorious independence that Money \ Come what may, the surplus is ^2 t be the business, the family or the ~ courage to face the tasks of life nan's slave. He is free because of 4 eads this advertisement to open an ' NOW. ,2 Hickory Grove, * Srove, S. C. ISON'S I lEPARTMENT. I e Trunk or Suit Case you are iook- m s' or Gentlemen? I 10.00. I Lined Trunks?Full Brass Mounted I s all around Trunk?Price, $20. M 18.00 | Tray Trunk, with extra skirt tray? Jjj ather Straps all around Trunk? r^j and $18.00 EACH. | Trunks, 34 and 36 Inches, with ex I 50. $8.50 and $10.00. 'I CASES. I <e, Linen Lined, full Brass Trim- I all around Case at H ami $12.50 EACII. I Case, good Brass Trimmings. Best I 15.00 EACH. 3 inches. Good Brass Trimmings, |! 12.08 EACH. I <er Suit Cases, Brass Trimmings. S 12.50 EACH. 1 Hand Bags at I 0 and $12.50 EACH. I FORGET. I ion to take a good lot of K. & \\. ? len and well Laundrled. |j 25 CTS. Kncli. 1 lars, Prices, i,"> Cts.. two for 2."> Cts. fl.E BOOK. I telly Style Honk now on sale?the H k and one good lf? Cts. Pattern for MSON CO. | ANNOUNCEMENTS. P FOR CONGRESS ?5TH DISTRICT I AM a candidate for CONGRESS, and will abide the result of the Democratic primary election. THOS. B. BUTLER, OafTney, S. C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. - \\7 E are authorized to announce 1 \\ JAMES E. BEAMGUARD as a candidate for the HOUSE OP REPs RESENT ATI VES, subject to the choice - of the Democratic party in the ap proachlng primary election. 47 t te WE are authorized to announce SAMUEL H. EPFS. Sr., of Port . Mill township, as a candidate for the HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES, subject to the choice of the Democratic r voters of the primary election. s e T AMES E. GETTYS of York townd shin, is herobv announced as a 1 candidate for the HOUSE OF REPi RESENTAT1VES, subject to the choice - of the Democratic voters in the priB mary election. < \\7 E are authorized to announce J. r VV S. GLASSCOCK as a candidate t for re-election to the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, subject to the action of the Democratic party in the n primaries. 8 ? \\T E are authorized to announce TT THOMAS F. McDOW as a can" dldate for the HOUSE OF REPREt SENTATIVES, subject to the action e of the Democratic party in the approaching primary election. ' \\J E are authorized to announce O. g if L. SANDERS of McConnellsvtlle e as a candidate for re-election to the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, subject to the approval of the Demo? cratic primary. \ rp HE friends of Dr. J. H. SAVE of L Sharon, recognizing his ability and ' value to York county, hereby present e his name as a candidate for the HOUSE s OF REPRESENTATIVES from York county. - \\J E are authorized to announce C. e TV W. WALLACE as a candidate for the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, subject to the action of the Democratic party In the approaching 1 primary election, r 1 FOR COUNTY TREASURER. WE are authorized to announce ROBERT L. GOFF of Rock Hill, , as a candidate for county TREASURER, subject to the recommendation of e the Democratic voters in the primary election. WE are authorized to announce HARRY E. NEIL as a candidate v for appointment as TREASURER for e York county, subject to the reeommen ! elation or tne jjernooratic voters in tne primary election. 3 T1 ECOGNIZING hl? sterling qualities p X\as a citizen, his capacity and peculiar fitness for the duties to be performed, the friends of Mr. JOHN A. NEELY, hereby take the liberty of e presenting: his name to the conslderai tlon of the voters of York county for the position of COUNTY TREASURER, subject to the conditions of the * Democratic primaries. TOR SUPERVISOR i i \\T E are authorized to announce W THOS. W. BOYD as a candidate " for SUPERVISOR of York county. I subject to the choice of the Democratic j voters in the primary election. 1 T> EALIZING his faithfulness In the 1 X\ performance of his official duties in the past, and believing that he will s make an efficient county officer, we nominate JOHN F. GORDON, as a 9 candidate for COUNTY SUPERVISOR, f In the approaching primary elections. FRIENDS. f? I HEREBY announce myself as a candidate for nomination for reelection to the office of COUNTY StT_ PERVISOR, subject to the choice of the Democratic voters in the primaries. CLEM GORDON. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR. I HEREBY announce myself as a candidate for nomination for reappointment to the office of COUNTY AUDITOR, subject to the action of the Democratic voters in the primary election. JOHN J. HUNTER. WE are authorized to announce BROADUS M. LOVE of Smyrna. a as a candidate for the Democratic recommendation^ for appointment as AUDITOR or YorK county, sunject to the choice of the voters in the primary election. ? WE are authorized to announce T. E. McMACKIN as a candidate for appointment as AUDITOR of York ? county, subject to the recommendation of the Democratic voters in the pris mary election. X\T E are authorized to announce Vt JOE M. TAYLOR of Ehenezer township, as a candidate for AUDITOR s of York county, subject to the recommendation of the Democratic voters in * the primary election. ? FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. WT E are authorized to announce W. VV A. AYCOCK as a candidate for reappointment to the office of COUNs TY COMMISSIONER, subject to the choice of the Democratic party in the [ * primary election. WE are authorized to announce L. J. LUMPKIN, as a candidate for " COUNTY COMMISSIONER, subject to I the recommendation of the Democratic voters in the primary election. C. ORMAND of Bethel townX.ship, is hereby announced as a candidate for COUNTY COMMISSIONER. subject to the recommendation of the Democratic party in the primary election. WE are authorized to announce JOSEPH W. SMITH, as a candidate for COUNTY COMMISSIONER, subject to the recommendation of the Democratic voters in the primary election. FOR SUPT. OF EDUCATION WE are authorized to announce Mr. JOHN WARREN QUINN, formerly of Broad River, now of York township as a candidate for COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, subject to the action of the Democratic voters in the approaching primary election. I HEREBY announce myself as a candidate for SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION for York county, subject to the choice of the Democratic voters in the primary election. MINOR R. BIOGERS. FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE WE are authorized to announce L. R. WILLIAMS as a candidate for nomination as JUDGE OE PRORATE of York county, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries. 45 t te FOR MAGISTRATE. Bullock's Crook Township. WE are authorized to announce J. L. DUNCAN, as a candidate for MAGISTRATE for Bullock's Creek township, subject to the recommendation of the Democratic party in the primary election. Bethel Township. WE are authorized to announce J. D. BOYD as a candidate for MAGISTRATE for Bethel township, subject to the recommendation of the Democratic voters in the primary election. * WK are authorized to announce H. E. JOHNSON as a candidate for MAGISTRATE for Bethel township, subject to the recommendation of the Democratic voters in the primary election. JL. THOMPSON is hereby an nounced as a candidate for MAGISTRATE for Bethel township, subject to the recommendation of the Democratic voters in the primary elecI lion. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Bethesda Township. j WE are authorized to announce D. P. CURRY, as a candidate for MAGISTRATE for Bethesda township, subject to the recommendation of the voters in the Democratic primary. Magistrate?Broad River. I AM a candidate for reappointment as MAGISTRATE in Broad River township, subject to the recommendation of the Democratic voters in the primary election. Respectfully, R. L. A. SMITH. Magistrate?King's Mountain. A J. QUINN is hereby announced as a candidate for MAGISTRATE for King's Mountain township, subject to the recommendation of the Democratic voters in the primary election. York Township. WE, the friends of J. C. COMER. i announce him a3 a candidate for Magistrate for York Township, subject to the action of the Democratic voters in the approaching primary election. We are authorized to announce r. e l. i>e loach as a candidate for reappointment as magistrate for York township, subject to the recommendation of the Democratic voters in the primary election. WE are authorized to announce JOHN J. WALLACE as a candidate for MAGISTRATE for York township, subject to the recommenda- ' tion of the Democratic voters in the primary election. professional Cards. W . F. McGILL SURGEON DENTIST, Hickory Grove, 8. C. W At Sharon, S. C., Monday and Friday. D. E. Finley. Hudson C. Miller. FINLEY & MILLER < ATTORNEYS AT LAW YORKVILLE, - - - - 8. C. Offlc opposite Court House?Main St. ^ .1. s. BKICE, ATTORNEY AT LAW ' Office Opposite Court House. i'rompt attention to all legal business f whatever nature. JOHN. L. STACY Surveyor. BESIDES doing Land Surveying in all Its branches and at any time, I am also prepared to do Blue Printing and will be pleased to quote prices on application. Address me at Clover, 8. C. Phone No. 40. 1 t ly Geo. W. S. Hart. Jos. E. Hart. HART & HART ATTORNEYS AT LAW Yorkville 8. C. No. 2, Law Range. 'Phone (Office) 58. JOHN R. HART ATTORNEY AT LAW No. S I?w Ranee YORKVILLE. 8. C. q Company, Contract, Cost. The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark, N. J., is an old company with traditions and ideals and with vast experience. There is no hazard of inexperience involved in becoming a member of such an institution. So much for Security. The second consideration is the Contract. It is almost an axiom that Mutual Benefit policies contain special and peculiar advantages not combined in the policies of other companies. The final consideration is Cost. In buying a suit of clothes, or any other commodity, price is not the first consideration. Price depends directly upon quality. When you buy a suit you look about until you see something that satisfies you, something that is substantial .something that will be serviceable. Having found it you speak of the cost. The net cost of Mutual Benefit Insurance is low by reason of the economy with which the Company is administered, Its low mortality and Its profitable and stable Investments. < If you insist on Quality, combined with the lowest cost consistent with absolute security, you will eventually insure with the Mutual Benefit, the Leading Annual Dividend Company. Don't lose sight of the fact that the j man who buys insurance is the one N who pays the freight, and that wise ? ? ? Intarnata II It'll lllim IIUl 1IM UICII w?? it Iiiv?.*v?i.u and buy from the agent who Is able to furnish undoubted proof that he has the best goods. All companies are not "about the same." An investigation will convince the most skeptical. SAM M. GRIST, Special Aqent. ERSKINE COLLEGE Has contributed some potent forces to the citizenship of York county through the graduates located in the county. ERSKINE COLLEGE Solicits the patronage of York county. Thorough instruction given in all departments. Two courses leading to the degree of A. B. THE WYLIE HOME Offers an exceptional opportunity to young women ready for the FRESHMAN CLASS. Write for illustrated catalogue to J. S. MOFFATT, President. * 54 f.t sept. 1. An Advantage In dealing with us is that YOU are not too small for us, nor We too large for YOU. We are Just as attentive In our dealings with the small depositor as with the large one. Our funds are amply protected by Manganese Steel, Time Locks, Fidelity Bonds and Burglary Insurance. 4 1 The Bank of Clover, CIjOVBH, S. O. I FOR SALE Twelve-horse Erie Boiler, with complete fittings. In good condition at a bargain. Call on or write us. L. M. GRIST'S SONS.