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tumorous jOrpartmeut. An Army In Himself. It was the custom during the war, for all the gentlemen who from age or other disabilities were not in the army, to visit any soldier who came home sick or wounded. Bill Tucker lived in the piny woods not far from Col. L.'s plantation. He was wounded at Fredericksburg and came home on a furlough. As usual Col. L. no sooner heard that Bill was at home and wounded than old Dan was hitched to the buggy and a basket of "something good" was prepared by Mrs. L. Bill was not much hurt, and intensely flattered by Col. L.'s visit. It happened to be Sunday and several of the neighbors had dropped in, so Bill Tucker laid himself out to entertain his company. For some time the conversation was general and consisted of inquiries after the absent boys. Finally, Col. L. asked, "Well, William, tell us how you got hurt." "We-e-ell, colonel, I'll tell you," said Bill. "You see our brigade was on them big rollin* hills I was tellin' you about, and Just about day in the mornin* Gen. Lee rides up, he did, and he said, 'Whar is Gen. Hoke?' And Gen. Hoke, he says, 'Here I is, general,' says he, and Gen. Lee, he says, 'Gen. Hoke, who is the bravest man you've got in your brigade?' and Gen. Hoke, he says, "General, Mr. Bill Tucker is the bravest man I ever seed,' and he says, 'Call him here, and Gen. Hoke, he ?ti> ?, V/Uilie nt-i c, i iui nci, u j uu please,' and I come. I did, and I tuck off my cap, polite like, and I says, 'Good mornin', Glneral Lee, good mornin', Gineral Hoke,' and they both says, 'Good mornin',' Mr. Tucker,' and Gen. Lee, he says, says he, 'Them Yankees is a comin' after me agin,' and I says, 'Gineral, I'm powerful sorry, "case somebody's bound to git hurt,' and he says, says he, 'Mr. Tucker, they tell me you are a brave man, and you must help me, here's a bran new belchin' rifle and a box of explosion balls, and I want you to get out yonder behind that thar wall, and don't you let 'em come on me, Mr. Tucker.' And I says, 'Gineral, I'm gwine to do my best, but, gineral, don't you let 'em flank me,' and he says, says he, 'Mr. Tucker, you can count on me doin' my best and I'll tell Stonewall Jackson to look out for you, too.' "Well, sir, I went out and laid down behind that thar wall and I tuck out my explosion balls, and laid them handy in the cracks of the wall, and bimeby, about sunrise, Gineral Hoke, V\A nnf ho ^ art/1 Ha aava says he, "Look out. Bill, they're a coming;' and here they come, and I laid thar all day, I did, and I shot 'em with that belchin' rifle and them explosion halls, a goin* and a comin', I tell you. And bimeby, way long yonder, just afore night, one great, long high Yankee, he waived his handkercher till I stopped flrin', and he got up, he did. and he says. 'Mr. Tucker, great Goddlemighty, is you gwine to kill us all?' And while I was a foolin' talkin' to him, some one crep up and shot me in the arm, and I was bore off from the field, and two South Carolina and a Virginia rigiment was sent up to take my place.?Columbia State. Some "Lepper."?With that keen interest in athletics typical of the Irish race the section gang was one Sunday engaged in discussing that subject, exploiting the performances of certain athletes. Said McGinnis: "I raymimber once a feller over on the ould sod that shtood on his two feet and lepped over a ditch thirty feet wide." "Sure that's no jump, at all, at all," said the section boss, tilling his pipe. "I knew a lad by the name of Kilduff who went out huntin' in the wilds of Afriky. He ran into a bunch of cannay bals who made for him; droppin' his gun, he shtarted to run, and run he did for ten miles, with the cannaybals gainin' on him at ivery shtep. Unbeknownst to him he ran straight up to a river that was a mile wide. Without shtoppin' he took a mighty leap and landed on the other side." "How's that for a jump Dan?" said the boss. "He musht have been a fair jumper," said McGinnis. "But just think of the shtart he had!"?Housekeeper. Finally Got to Fighting.?Bishop Woodbrldge of Kentucky was discussing the southern mountaineers, among whom he had lived and worked for many years. The question of family feuds was brought up and the bishop related the following anecdote: "A certain family had attended a reunion which terminated in a freefor-all fight. The offenders were taken before the local justice of the peace, who questioned an old woman as to the particulars of the fight. Her description was typical of the mountaineers' attitude toward strife and bloodshed. " 'Well, judge,' she said, 'Jim Lewis got into an argument with Hank Budds. Budds smashed Jim over the Vmns? u.lth o otioL- of onrri wnnrl hllHtinc his head open. Then Jim's brother slashed Hank up with a butcher knife, and Lou Barry shot him through the leg. Larry Stover went at Lou with an axe. and then, judge, we just naturally got to fighting.' "?Philadelphia Times. An Awful Punishment.?A homely, hard feateured, elderly temperance speaker of the feminine persuasion in the course of a lecture before a somewhat mixed audience found occasion to say: "Friends, as I passed along the street at an early hour this morning, I saw, lying in a drunken stupor amid the ooze and slime of the gutter, a poor, fallen, besotted fellowbeing. No Good Samaritan came his way; the passersby hurried on with merely a curious glance and left him to his shame. But as I paused beside him as he lay the thought came to me that, fallen as he was, that man had t.oohnt.c n uifii o mathur a tti QtPT who loved him. So, kneeling, I brushed aside the stains from his face and smoothed the matted hair back from his brown?and, dear friends, 1 kissed him." Thereupon front the rear of the audotorium caine the sympathetic comment of an interested hearer: "And you just served him right!"?Harper's Monthly. Has This Chap a Bible??A commercial traveler tells of seeing in a West Virginia cemetery this epitaph. "Sacred to the memory of James Perkins, for thirty years senior partner of the tirm of Perkins & Parker, now Parker & Co., who hope to merit a continuance of your patronage."?Boston Transcript. ?arm and preside. Commercial Feeding Stuff*. In view of the great economic importance of proper feeding, it would be difficult to ever estimate the advantage which would follow a better understanding on the part of feeders generally of even the elementary principles which underlie the principal feeding of animals kept for various purposes. It is true, of course, that much remains yet to be learned concerning animal nutrition, but the immense amount of research of the most painstaking and accurate character which has been carried out has resulted in the recognition of certain broad principles which are of the highest practical value to the feeder, whose interests demand the maximum yield of productive labor from work stock, and milk, flesh, etc., from other animals, in return for labor or money expended for feeds. The lack of positive information in regard to all of the important respects of animal nutrition is certainly not sufficient justification of the attitude of some so-called practical feeders who prefer rule-of-thumb methods, developed in practice under a given set of conditions and thought to be applicable generally, to the conclusions of equally practicable and impartial experimental studies of a scientific character. The system of state Inspection feeds which have been Inaugurated during the last few years, besides largely suppressing adulteration and misbranding, have proven of the greatest advantage In bringing pur cnasers 01 ieeas 10 inquire more carefully than ever before Into their composition and the use which the animal body makes of the various nutrients contained In them. The effect of these laws Is not one of their unimportant benefits. Reputable dealers and intelligent purchasers naturally wish to secure the best feeds for the price asked, and, as the value of stuff depends upon its adaptability, palatabllity, the amount and digestibility of nutrients It contained In It, both the seller and the buyer are interested in acquainting themselves with the chemical composition of the feeds offered to them by manufacturers and in obtaining as much knowledge as possible in regard to the digestibility of their valuable components, as well as the palatabilfty and adaptability in general of all kinds of feeds. Manufacturers are taking an increased interest in the preparation and intelligent marketing of their products, and competent and conscientious salesmen may greatly assist buyers in purchasing feeding stuffs on the proper basis and not merely by brand name or the price. The Increasing necessity for accurate information in regard to composition and value of feeds on the market must result In a better business basis for the trade and a brief elementary discussion of the nutriments in feed and their function in nutrition is appropriate in these publications, giving the composition of all feeds sold in the state. Bulletin No. 444. Mississippi Experiment Station. Cow Stable Note*. It is as easy to keep the cow stable clean as to allow it to be dirty much of the time. We notice that in some stables the manure is removed only once a day. This is a bad practice, for the air becomes permeated with emanations from the manure. Clean it away as soon as it drops, if you are about, or anyone else, to do the work. In the large dairies engaged in the production of high-priced milk, the manure is removed as soon as it is dropped. The result is that the air never becomes foul, and a .blind man passing through the stable would never suspect that he was passing through a dairy barn. It often takes more time and effort to do a thing the wrong way than it does to do it the right way. This applies to almost everything about the dairy barn. A dairyman engaged in the production of certified milk says that he is getting white-headed trying to get men suitable to milk cows and keep dairy things as they should be kept. This is a condition that plays into the hands of the farmer that has only a few cows. His supply of help comes largely from his own family and is. therefore reliable. When he makes up his mind that he wants to, he can compete successfully with the big dairy company that is trying to produce clean milk under adverse eircuin stances, so far as expert help is concerned. The platform where the cows stand should be made so short that the droppings fall into the trench behind the cows. Their lying place will be then clean at all times. The man whose cows go into the pasture in the spring with dried manure plastering their flanks has not yet learned how easy it is to keep his cows clean. The cows flanks and udder should be washed before every milking, whether the cows are dirty or not. The washing will prevent the dust from being shaken into the milk. The dust carries germs that hasten the souring of the milk. The dust itself is partly the cast-off material from the body, and this cast-off material is being constantly pushed away from the skin of the cow. Then, too. the washing keeps the loose hairs from falling Into the milk, and the spring is when the cow's hairs become loose. There are too many dark cow stables. They can be easily lightened. The simplest way is to make the present small windows large. The windows behind the cows should be of good size and placed at frequent intervals. Light and air coming in behind the cows will help to keep the stable in a sanitary condition. The old scheme of throwing the manure out of a little window behind the cows should be everywhere abandoned. The manure that is piled up in the open air all winter is partly wast ed by the sun, rain and wind. Make other arrangements for the manure accumulations and have them out of sight. if possible. A cement-lined manure receptacle will prove valuable. How to Use Lime.?We have more questions about the use of lime than on any other single line of agriculture. There are several things which may be repeated over and over, fironnd limestone is better on light soils which have little humus in them. We would use burned lime on heavy or very sour soils. Never buy lime without a guaranteed analysis, and figure from it which pound of lime is cheapest. Fori quick results you shnild use two pounds of ground limestone to one of burned lime. Do not use lime on potatoes or strawberries, tts best results are on clover, alfalfa, timothy, wheat and garden crops. Usually it Is better to use lime when seeding to grass, grain or clover. Do not plow lime under, but spread on the rough furrows and harrow in. You will seldom obtain good results by spreading on top of a sod. Do not mix burned lime with hen manure or any other organic plant food. The ground limestone may be safely used for this purpose. CATCHING COLD. How It Can Be Done and How It May Be Avoided. eoryza is an mnammauon 01 mc mucous membrane lining the cavities of the nasal passages and may be either of the acute or chronic variety. In its acute form it is generally called "a cold in the head." The reason for this is that, given conditions of the system which tend to inflamed mucous membrane, the acute attack can very often be traced to exposure to cold, draughts or damp. It can perhaps just as often be traced to heat, dust and stuffiness, but whatever may be the final touch it is certain that the victim of the eoryza was in a condition in which his powers of resistance were reduced or he could not have "caught cold." It is of great importance that those people who spend many months of the year traveling from one attack of eoryza to another should learn just where to place the blame for their trouble. It is a pity to get into the habit of blaming every open door or window or dreading every unexpected breath of air, because this only leads to the course of life most to be avoided. If a person finds himself with the "catching cold" habit increasing winter by winter, depend upon it there is something wrong und that something is not fresh air, because that is the very thing he of all people most needs. In such a case the daily habits should be carefully overhauled. Does the sufferer overeat, and especially does he take too much animal food and too little exercise? This mistake is at the root of the coryza habit in many cases. It is simply the sign of rebellion on the part of the overloaded system. Often the trouble may be traced to too much heavy clothing, to rooms kept too warm and to an atmosphere dried up with steam heat and no ventilation. People who sleep in shut up, stuffy bedrooms ought to live in a state of grateful surprise if they do not have constant colds. The change that can be produced in the human constitution in this respect by a continuous course of common sense applied to daily life is almost like miracle working. But the course must be begun today and kept up at least 365 days in the year. The cold catcher must pay minute attention to the digestive process, and is probably better off to eat meat not more than once a day at the most. His bedroom window must stay open winter and summer, not two inches, but all the way open. He must accustom himself to cold water bathing. This does not necessarily mean ice water bathing. A bath thermometer is a cheap purchase and 65 degrees is cold enough for most persons. Deep, slow breathing with the mouth closed should be constantly practised, and never more faithfully than at the moment when a cold seems to be in the act of getting itself "caught."?Youth's Companion. CLEVER ANIMAL CRIMINALS. How Birds, Dogs and Monkeys Assist Bill Sikes. France has been laughing over Boschat and his crow, says an exchange. Boschat. a youth of 18, went into a grocer's shop In a suburb of Paris, and asked for some sugar. The shopkeeper, turning to get the article, was horribly startled by the sight of a large black crow sitting on a shelf with its head on one side and Its beady eyes fixed on him. He made a rush to catch the bird, but it flapped away to the top of some cases, cawing loudly. Eluding a further effort to seize it, the crow flew out of the door, Boschat after it. It was not till bird and owner both had gone that the poor grocer found that his till had been rifled. Paris is a favorite centre for the thief who uses animals as accomplices. About a year ago a foreign-looking man, rather flashily dressed, entered a jeweler's shop in the Rue de la Paix, and asked to be shown some rings. A tray was placed before him, but he asked for another. The shop attendant turned to get them. The man did not move; but. as it happened, there was a mirror in the opposite wall behind the counter, put there for the special purpose of de tec ting thieves. In this the attendant saw a tiny brown head peek out of the customer's pocket; then a long, thin, spidery arm flashed out, seized two rings, and vanished. The attendant touched an electric bell, which summoned help, a .d the man and monkey were both arrested. The man turned out to be a Mexican. He had been traveling with a menagerie, had stolen the monkey, and taught the little animal to pick up any article which its owner had previously touched with his fingers. His lodgings were full of stolen lace and jewelry. A jeweler in Budapest was asked by a customer to procure two fine diamonds, and obtained them from Amsterdam at a price of ? 1,000 for the pair. The customer was examining them in a private room, when the jeweler was called away. When he returned a few moments later the customer was sitting in his chair, but the stones had disappeared. A detective was sent for, but customer and room both were searched in vain. The jeweler then noticed a small dog under the table, and it suddenly occurred to him that the creature must have swallowed the stones. In spite of the indignant remonstrances of the customer, the dog was taken to a veterinary and poisoned; and when the hr>riv vi-$is <Mit noeii. sure euough. the brilliants were in its stomach. A greut Dane was employed as accomplice by two French thieves. Some little time ago an elderly gentleman was returning to his home when a huge dog hounded against him. placing its t'orepaws upon his waistcoat, t'nder the pretense of assisting the dazed man. and brushing the dust off his coat, the thieves succeeded in stealing his watch and chain. The expert English burglar very often carries a cage of rats and a smart terrior. Having opened a window of the crib he means to crack, lie slips a rat inside, and then lifts the dog in. If there is a burglar alarm anywhere about the dog scuttling after the rat is sure to set it in motion, when, its owner haves It to its fate and decan ips. X' It doesn't matter whether you give his Satanic majesty his due or not. he'll get it Just the same. pistfllanrous trailing. AN ARMY OF NEGROES. France Has Found It Necessary to Organize One. Europe has never drawn the color line so closely as America has, but all military Europe is astounded at France's proposition to enlist an active army of 300,000 blacks from her colonies to offset that element of the present force which is burning with discontent and is no longer regarded as altogether reliable. It is evidently setting the black up as a check upon the growing democratic spirit of the white man in the army. The huge force of professional lighting blacks will constitute a giant fighting mechanism which would be a power in any nation's hands, but it is not likely to be received kindly by the French people who must support it nor the French soldiery who must tramp and camp with it. Militarism lies U]>on France's back like a galling pack saddle. There are 629,500 men who are serving their enforced terms in the army, and the nation must support them in uniformed idleness. The nation is looking to economy, and the army is murmuring all sorts of things socialistic. French armies have always been famous for their fidelity and patriotism, but there is a growth of discontent in the present force that is alarming the government. England is only across the Channel and Germany, bristling with steel, hangs upon the border. In Europe diplomacy has to be an art of niceties and every hour is a crisis. No one knows when all the men a nation can turn out will be needed nor when all the fervor and patriotism of a people will be called upon to withstand a shock. France looks to her disgruntled army and is full of apprehension. She must have troops who are available, and troops who are not touched with the disintegrating malady of discontent, and in sheer desperation the government now looks to the colonies. There is nothing the black man would rather do than ngnt. we wants to see actual service and hard service just for the sport that is In it, and he has no thought of the right or wrong of his position, the injustice of compulsory service or the taxes that his support is imposing upon the workers of France. The enlistments have been begun in Algiers, French Guiana and the west coast of Africa. There will be no difficulty in raising the proposed force, for in all these provinces the military career is regarded as the epitome of honor, and the natives are pouring into the ranks in the hope that they will be used in active service. At the head of the scheme are Col. Mangin and M. Messimy. Of course, Germany will be rightfully suspicious of the new force, and will certainly regard it as a new menace and a dangerous weapon In the hand of her perennially antagonistic neighbor. If France maintains a standing army of 300,000 blacks at home and abroad which can l>e assembled and transported to any point in a week or more it will certainly be a great temptation to Germany to recruit a similar dusky force in her African possessions, even though the same element of radical discontent is not so apparent in the German army, and therefore does not afford the same excuse for such a move. Germany at the present time has about 10,000 fewer men in actual service than France, and the addition of 300,000 fighting blacks to the French rollcall with increase this difference so vastly that Germany will be forced to act vigorously and quickly to main tain ner standing ana presume anions the nations. It is usually estimated that while Germany has fewer men In her standing army than France she could put almost three times as many men in the field in case of actual warfare. In the enlistment of this army France seems to be taking no account of the types of blacks which will enter Into it. The Moor and the Berber of Algiers are regarded as black men just as the former slaves and convicts that make up a large portion of the dark-skinned population of French Guiana are looked upon rightfully as blacks. While they may all make ( good soldiers, as perhaps the natives of West Africa will, they are peoples { of a different temperament, requiring 1 different handling, and may not even | take kindly to an amalgamation. The Moors and Berbers of North Africa are fiercely independent, hard 1 and obstinate fighters, but born deser- < ters. They resent anything that re- ( sembles severe discipline and inevitably fail to recognize any authority as 1 established when that authority con- ' flicts with their particular ambitions or whims. As long as the good fighting would last and they are kept busy in I the field they might be fairly tracta- 1 ble, but they are people who enter the ] ranks to get all the turmoil out of it i that a soldier's life affords and not to 1 wear immaculate uniforms on dress i parade in a dull and lifeless garrison. As long as they would be permitted to i remain in Algiers there would prob- ' ably be little difficulty, for the regi- < ments of natives which France now < has in Africa are relatively docile and well disciplined. French Guiana furnishes rather a different class. For some generations 1 France has made a vigorous effort to i colonize the swamps and fever infested valleys of its South American possession and finally concluded it was not even a fit place to send white 1 criminals. In 1848 all the black slaves were freed and since 1868 France has , been sending the majority of its black reprobates from Africa into the swamps to thrive or die as they saw i fit. As a result the blacks lived and the white population died off and the black stock was not of the highest or- ' der. Of course they will make good soldiers, but of a different type from the haughty Algerian volunteers and | somewhat removed in quality from the poor negro recruits of West Africa. I The Roo of By THOMj A STORY which go< of modern social canker at the root. Li work it is a story of Ai true in the picture it < swinging power whicl scenes home to us. Tli the tale lies in the co Stuart and Nan, in whi - - < # .? wealth struggle tor the i The opening chapters of "T pear in The Enquirer of them. If not a subscril per from this date until. Subscribe today. However Incongruous the ensemble of the dark-skinned force may eventually be, there is one thing that France counts upon, there will be no socialism in the ranks, there will be no lack of fighting spirit, and . the quality of the soldiery will not depend upon the interest that the individual fighter takes in the welfare of the republic or the concerns of the working taxpayer. The conservative element in the government is rather horrified at the thought of putting shooting material into the hands of more or less irresponslhle black men for the purpose of leading them against white armies, There is something in the scheme thai smacks of racial antagonism. II makes it appear that France is subsidizing the blacks to offset the radoo 1 ftlomnnf In ito ntun a r*m \r a nH tn overawe the white armies of other nations. The opposition, however, in the government is feeble and disorganized, and while the army itself may strongly resent the introduction of a deepdyed squad equal in numbers to hall the present enlistment there has been no open expression of feeling. The fear that the government will use this "untainted" body to quell the spread of disruptive ideas among the soldiery does not seem to have taken root as yet, but when the enlistment is completed and the army realizes Just how much has been accomplished France may expect to hear from her enfants militant. Every year France has 160,000 conscripts to enlist, train and absorb into its military corps. It takes three years to make respectable recruits ol the peasant lads and sons of dry goods clerks, and at the end of that period they are turned back into the body politic to be as useful as they can be after a period of comparative idleness in which they are given every opportunity to hatch revolutionary theories and iniquitous habits. The university men are exempted from two years oi this service according to the law ol 1889. In Germany this discrimination has always been regarded placidly and without protest, but in Francs the three years' service is looked upon as an infliction and an intolerable burden upon the taxpaying public. This attitude of the army has disturbed the military authorities for a decade or more and another disturbing feature is the rapid falling off of male births. Dr. Bertillon, the criminolo gist ana statistician, aeciaea in lsun that if France was to increase its force so that It would have 330,000 conscripts in 1922, there should be 481,000 male births In that year. As a matter of fact that births fell short by 50,000 of this estimate, so thai there would be less than 300,000 conscripts available In 1922. There is just a possibility that the pressure of public opinion may effect a change in the compulsory regime, and if it does it is certain that France will have to take unusual steps tc maintain its standing among European nations. The supply of blacks who are hungry for active militarism is almost inexhaustible. When a nation's whole fighting strength amounts to something over half a million an addition of 300,000 is noteworthy, Suppose France were to depend upon volunteers for her standing army, The white enlistment would doubtless fall off enormously and the semi-savage element from Africa and South America would increase proportionately. Europe cannot afford to let France bring any great portion of this army of black auxiliaries to her shores without taking some precautionary measures. It would mean that Germany's impressment would have to be enlarged or that she, too, should enlist a black force in her colonies of equal strength. At the same time the French army and the people who of necessity make up the army cannot regard the importation of this vast government instrument dispassionately. Revolution is no longer chronic in France, but when the government so effectually arms itself against possibility of an uprising the present diffusion of radical ideals in the army and the unspoken protest against militarism that is smouldering in the heart of the people will fan itself Into menacing proportions. Of course the military authorities and fhe executive staff of the govern ment ran st'e the supreme advantage of enlisting an "untainted" black army, but It is to be doubted that the "tainted" white army will see it In the same light, and It will be a critical moment for the integrity of France when she attempts for any reason to assemble her dusky forces on her own soil.?Chicago Tribune. Buried In Secret.?Two ancient kings were buried in secret. Attila, king of the Huns, after his siege of Rome, died In Hungary A. D.. 453. His soldiers, desirous of giving their great leader a right royal burial, inclosed his body first in a casket of gold, this in one of silver and this In one of lead, and transported it into a desert. There slaves were selected, and under the direction of men who were sworn to secrecy they dug the grave of the dead monarch. When this was done no traces of {he spot were left. The slaves were all cruelly daln. Alaric, king of the Goths, the celebrated conqueror of Rome, died when with his army at Cozenza, south Italy. His men turned the course of a river, interred the body of their sovereign with much treasure, In its bed and restored the stream to its channel. No man has ever lighted on the resting place of either of these kings, who in this respect resemble Moses, t?f whom it is written, "No man know?th of his sepulcher unto this day." A Telescopic Tangle.?A ruralite approached the clerk in a pawnshop, and looking all about him, inquired: "Keep telescopes here?" "Yes. sir," replied the clerk, "want to see some?" The man nodded and the salesman soon returned with a spy glass. "Here's the best one we have in [he place," The stranger looked at the glass in disgust a moment, then he blurted: "That's a fine thing to put clothes in, isn't it? Do you take me for a burlesque actress?"?Youngstown Telegram. t Evil IS DIXON es beneath the surface life and lays bare the - -ii .c if. n: i. Ke an oi iTir. lmxuii s nerican life, essentially iraws and done with a 1 brings its dramatic te splendid strength of nflict between James ich love and greed of nastery. he Root of Evil" will apMay 16. 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Pc th J Nothing so hard as a day's work , with-an aching back. ^ Every sudden twist or turn brings anarp sians 01 pain. ur There is no peace from the dull tr , ache? th | No rest from the soreness, lameness of ; and weariness. to , You can't reach the cause too soon. pa ! Neglect is often fatal. Sick kidneys need prompt attention, hj Begin using Doan's Kidney Pills at ty once? 8l] A tested and proven kidney rem- jj edy. P( Yorkvllle readers should find fresh re courage in the following statement. c0 ! Pi w i le: R. J. Herndon, Main St., Yorkvllle, J*1 > S. C., says: Doan's Kidney Pills 111 which I got at the York Drug Store, w i certainly helped me and I am glad to i recommend them. Often my back felt weak and I had lumbago. Doan's Kid- {** i ney Pills gave me immediate and i complete relief from these troubles." I For sale by all dealers. Price 50 T cents. Fo8ter-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, X i New York, sole agents for the United ju States. ar Remember the name?DOAN'S?and A take no other. SI & J straw hats for + The Straw Hat season has at la 1 ? dressed stylishly, you must wear a show you the newest shapes In the i ' jg? prices that will please you. Men's STRAW HATS for dress w Boys' STRAW HATS for dress w Boys' and Men's SUN HATS from % Indies' SAILOR HATS from ^ i^arties' TRIMMED HATS from . | BARGAIN'S IX I ? GINGHAMS AT 5 CTS. THE YARD. T Extra Heavy I $ SHIRT WAISTS F ? Indies* SHIRT WAISTS, in White Lf ? SHIRT WAISTS In Black, same as i f ladles' Extra Quality WHITE ? WAISTS ? SILK WAISTS, worth from $3.50 to J as they last ? W When you Want Low Shoes for f see my lines. I have the Qualities, ! I J. o. WRAY, I HAVE ONE F MKAD1V hirW HKjJTkMXia M iVJUff on Piano for sale. It is in Mahogany case, th Sc 7 1-3 octaves, full ivory keys, full size yo at $135.00?cash or tims. This is a ^ bargain and can be seen and heard at yo w< any time. It looks new and is practically new. One Organ?the famous CARPEN- do tit TER?at a low price. It is In a beau- ot sn tiful Walnut case. \V R. J. HERNDON J Y Sterling Silver Goods. i Just now I am showing an especially nice line of STERLING SILVER WARE and invite all who want goods of this kind to come and see what I have to show. You will find here better qualities, better patterns, newer styles and much lower prices than elsewhere. At least come and st'c. Mv stock includes a lot of pieces I ] especially suitable for wedding gifts, loi CUT GLASS? Is always in order for wedding ha gifts, and I am showing a very com- Sn plete assortment in all sizes from the i01 smallest to the largest. Will be pleas- nn ed to show if you will come In. T . W . S P E C K, | THE JEWELER. mr Typewriter Ribbons and Y Carbons at The Enquirer Office. *?* *?**+ A +#*# A A J DETA * There is no business so sm; that passes the rigid scrutin; ^ agement. We endeavor to < honsest, enterprising custon ? i j A nis larger aemanua aa uuamc 4* Try us for the results of reciproc: J The Bank of Hi ^ HICKORY GR +**?#+ ***** ***** + *A PA ?A rA *A *A XA er Stung? 5; f ?ood faith at a good price? * ltd to all appearances sound - c ut balkv? Then you were ? k 5 F r>ull out the real money, pay ? i, ave a bill presented for it, a s ever paid ? Then you are ? e * 8 ind in an off-hand way say, lie day chatting with one of ? ,i - ?--*i t Ut _ a It" liau nullum uic miiic ?u- w ney ? STUNG. 5 [ ! Your funds in Our Bank? ? ? funds let us place you on a ? j loney. f e Money or if placed in the ? ? ik. ji t IONAL BANK, ! .E, S. C. 5 * R. C. ALLEIN, Cashier. 5 J r f ook Before You Leap.' It is a well known fact that many herwise sensible business men leap fore they look when it comes to e matter of buying life insurance, tils should not be the case, as this le transaction is by far the most im>rtant from a business standpoint in e lives of a majority of men. Some en are inspired by a desire to favor friend or relative. That class has ;en advised by a noted insurance :pert not to help friends In this way Hess entirely convinced that the conacts and companies represented by j em were, to say the least, the equal | those of other agents, but instead ' buy the best policy in the best comtny, and If the buyer still desired to 8 dp the friend or relative to make 1 m an outright donation ten or twendollars, according to amount of in- J irance desired. Recently Mr. J. H. f askins, the Mutual Benefit agent at J irt Gaines, Oa., along with the rep- J sentatlves of a number of other good ' mpanies, were competing for the apication of a prominent citizen who J as determined to look before he J aped. Among the agents after the J isiness was a brother of the prospec- ' \re insurer. Mr. Haskins showed hat the Mutual Benefit had to offer id got the business, as all Mutual a enefit agents do where there is com- 3 'tition or the Insurer takes the trou- I e to investigate. f SAM M. GRIST, Special Agent. ' NEW BATH BOOM s 7* VERYBODY Invited to enjoy a \ X luxury?a first-class bath-room? st try It once and you'll come again id tell your friends. Price 25 cents. nrsi-ciaao, up-io-ame t^ity i?ru?r lop. L. Q. BABER, Prop. ? _ . . ' I * * * * * * 4- * * ? ? J good dressers, JJ ===== jr a st arrived and if you would be Straw Hat. Come and let me Z ? nost fashionable straws, and at ? j. ear 48 CTS to $5.00 Each. * ! ear. . 15 CTS to 48 CTS. Each. ? * i 10 CTS. to 25 CTS. Each. + , 25 CTS. to $1.50 Each. a ' 98 CTS. to $1.50 Each. * 1 )OMESTICS 4 * A C + 8 SHEETING for 7 CTS. a Yard. ? J OR LADIES a j iwn and Embroidered .... ? t 48 CTS. Each. <fr * lbove style 48 CTS. Each. ? r EMBROIDERED LAWN X 1 98 CTS. to $1.50 Each. ? c 15.00 Each?Special as long q a $2.25 Each. X 1 ? a Indies or Gentlemen, come and 4> I Styles and Prices. ^ The Leader *' ? 1 8 8 a d ? s g t t t s tttttttttttLY SCREENS THAT FIT If you are going to have Fly Screens i your doors and windows don't you ink that it will be wise to have ( ireen Windows and Doors made for ur windows and doors, so that they 11 just exactly fit? A fly can come rough very small cracks and unless iur screens fit you might just as ill not have them. OUR FLY SCREENS FIT. Let us measure your Doors and Winws and make your Screens. They'll , and they'll last longer than the her kind and the cost is nearly as lall. Phone us to measure your indows and Doors. . J. KELLER & COMPANY ORKYILLE BUGGY CO 7ARMING a IMPLEMENTS I Because Steel Points wear so much ? lger than cast points, It Is much * eaper for farmers to use the cele- z ated Blue Bird Steel Plows. We ve them. Also Cutaway and * aoothlng Harrows, Wagons, very 1 y Buggies and everything In the 1 e. a n Sawed Wood delivered any time. a Small Cottage to Rent. 9 orkville Buggy (Jo. a p a ***** a *???+ a +** j ILS. *i * F all, no account so little "f? ? y of this Bank's man- 4> n lid and encourage the ^ J ler and seek to meet ? t< ?r ss requirements grow. 61 4? i ;ty- *bi ckory Grove, ^ OVE, S. C. * S*?+ T *$*$ ***** +** J. C. WILBORN -?=? in a r. ESTATE iIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH ME F YOU WANT TO 8EI1U? ? FOR SALE ? 419 Acres?Three miles Hickory irove; the J. Yancy Whitesldes place; ood strong land; large dwelling, etc. rice $12.50 per acre. For sale the Rose Hotel; large brick uilding, half block from public square, lmost opposite the court house. To uild this hotel would cost much mony. It is now on the market. We deIre to sell for division among the fgatees. 325 Acres?Wylle Hafner home ilace, a nine-room dwelling, four tennt houses, 3-rooms each. Will also >ut in .3 good mules. Price $4,000. iaslly rent for ten bales of cotton; nines ui jsiiuruu. 111 Acres?On King's Mountain pubic highway; good sand road; 8 miles rom Yorkvllle; land Ilea level; nice -room dwelling, 2 stories; 1 mile from Jethany High school; a nice 4-room enant house; good barn. Place la level md in a high state of cultivation >rice $50 per acre. Price and location annot be beat In York county. Proprty of J. A. Ratteree. One Roller Mill, Gins and Corn Mill. : Engines and boilers, 5 acres of land n Clark's Fork, 3i miles of King's ?reek station. Price $3,500. 202 1 -2 Acres?Of land In Ebenezer ownship, about 3 miles from Ebene;er; a 6-room dwelling and 3 tenant louses; 7 miles of Rock Hill; a part >f the Dinsmore Farris land. One lot?Woodland Park, city of lock Hill, 50x196. Price $400. 150 Acres?Two miles from Yorkvllle >n the Sharon road; property of J. Q. iVray; rents for 9 bales of cotton 'asily; one dwelling, 2 good tenant louses. Land is strong and produclve. The beautiful home of W. J. P. Wyie, 2 miles from McConnellsvtlle. A lice 1-story cottage, 6 rooms; a good i-story barn, 3 good tenant houses. 08 acres, land red subsoil, strong and. 991-2 Acres?Six miles of Yorkvllle. dwelling, 7-rooms; \ mile of school, i mile from Beersheba church. Price (1.875. 75 Acres?Of the John M. Thomasion homestead; a nice location; gooa. itrong land. Price $50 an acre. 951-2 Acre#?The home of J. P. Jarnes, Delphos; 1 nice 4-room dwellng and 2 good tenant houses; close 0 school and church; a good nelgh>orhood. Joins J. B. Scott and J. F. Larson. 240 Acree?Property of F. N. Lynn; olning Robt. Moore, J. J. Sherrer; it s rolling, but Is good, strong land; ias a 5-horse farm open on It; 1 dwellng house, 8-rooma; big b&rn, cribs. >tc. Price $13 per acre. 460 Acres?Of the C. C. Hughes place, iltu&ted about 6 miles from Yorkville, 1 from Tlrzah and 8 from the city of lock Hill. This is perhaps one of the inest farms in York county. Has a ichool house in a J of a mile. The Iwelllngs are all in tip-top shape, all mproved machinery can be used on it. is it is level. I am prepared to sell his place to different parties to suit heir taste, so if you want a small or i large farm on this place, see me at ince. This place could be cut into 5 >r 6 beautiful farms, but must be sold ill at one time. The beautiful residence and cottage, lome of Sam'l McCall in Clover, on tings Mountain street; 5-rooms, louse Is nicely painted, nice hedge and ihade; barn and stable; everything omplete; good well water. Prioe 11,400. 91 Aores?Parks Parish place, propirty of J. F. Smith, a nice new cottage, i splendid location for country store, flee land at New Zion cross road. 128 Acres?At New Zion. Property if J. F. Smith; new house, good barn, iut buildings, etc. Cheap. Write for trices. 100 Acres?One mile from Filbert, 3 nlles Clover on Tork and Clover road, olning lands of J. M. Stroup and othrs. Property of J. A. Tate. Prioe 22 per acre. Rents for 2,200 lbs. coton; 3-horse farm open. 61 Acres?lj miles Tirzah, on Rock 1111 road; land lies level; 60 acres in ultlvation; joins J. L. Moss, Bob Ward tnd Southern R. R.. Prioe $40 per aore. r. C. Wallace. 310 Acres?Near state line, land lies oiling, about 40 acres in cultivation, talance in wood; a nice 6-room cotage; newly painted and rodded; a fine largain; $15 per acre. John Wells i lace. Mrs Metts's beautiful residence In forkvllle; everything is in first-class onditlon, with twelve good rooms; lewerage and water in the dwelling. ?t 198 feet front, 343 feet deep, with l lane entering the premises from dadison street 40 Acres?At Quthriesvllle depot, aclng C. & N.-W. R. R. Prioe $50 an icre. 208 Acres?Two and one-half miles ?ckhart mills; 1 3-room house; 20 icres in cultivation, 176 acres in wood -most pine. Jno. Ned Thomson place. 201 Acres?In Ebenezer township; 1 1 welling 14 story high, 6 rooms; also enant house 6 rooms 1| story high. ?rice $11 per acre. Property of M. B. dassey. On* 4-room house and 30 acres of and at Filbert, facing King's Mountain lighway and joining King's Mountain ?hapeL 69 Acr*a?Bounded by the lands of >. M. Parrott, J. J. McCarter, J. B. rVood and J. C. Lilly; the property if J. C. Wood. Will put a six-room enant house on the place. Will sell for ! 337) thirty-seven dollars an acre. The beautiful home of Jno. O. Pratt. , mile of Newport and Tirzah; 79 icres; absolutely level land; 56 acres n cultivation; 20 acres in fine timber; l 5-room tenant house, painted; a good >arn; all necessary outhouses; also 1 enant. house with 4-rooms also barn; 5 acres of new ground that will make l bale to the acre. I do not know of ls valuable a little place in the county; miles from Rock Hill. Price |50 an ior*. The residence and store room combined in the town of Yorkvllle of Geo. Sherer. It is three lots from the court louse. It has a large store room, easily ents for $20, another room rents for 6. About two acres of land; 8 nice ooms in the residence. Prio* $4,000. 150 Acres?Near Clay Hill; 1 dwellng; all necessary outbuildings?part if the A. A. Barron place?$10.00 an icr*. 136 Acres?Including the Balrd St ludson place near Concord church; 3 :ood houses; 60 acres in cultivation? 15.00 an acra. Property of M. B. laasey. 115 Acres?1 dwelling, and two tennt houses; 90 acres under cultivation, 0 acres In timber; 2} miles of Smyra. Price, $15.00 per acre. T. B Jichols. 95 Acres?Mrs. J. Frank Wallace lace, 2 dwellings on It; 8 miles of 'orkvllle on public highway, near New lion church. Price $1,425. 285 Acres?Joins Wm. Blggers, Meek 'aulkner, Jim McGill; 5-horse farm; house, 6-rooms, 75 acres under culivatlon; 185 acres in timber. Some aw timber; near to Enon church; 2| illes Smyrna; 4 tenant houses, 35 cres of bottom land. Price $15.00 per ere. A. J. Boheler property. Miss Dolly Miller residence?a barain. 50 Acres?Joins A. J. Boheler, Westloreland and Ed Whltesidee corners t London siding; 1 house, 1 story, 3ooms, 20 acres under cultivation, lenty of firewood; orchard, good prlng, i mile of Canaan church, 1 mile f Smyrna station, good barn. Price 16.00 per acre. 97 Acres?And a new 6-room hous?* tenant houses; new barn 30x4?; two illes Clover. Owner wishes to buy irger farm. This is a great bargain. 'roperty of T. J. Bradford. 395 1 -2 Acres?Known ad the Oates.lllson place; produces 8 bales of cotDn; one 2-story, 7-room building; jnant houses, 3 rooms each, 100 acre* l cultivation, 150 acres In timber; balnce In second growth and pasture;, miles of Hickory Grove. Will cut in3 small tracts. Price $12.00 per acre. 112 3-4 Acres?Joins John F. Smith; 9 acres In cultivation; 62 in timber; dwelling, 2 tenant houses; good new arn. Price 2,000. R. D. Wallace. J. C. WILBORN. INSURE YOUR AUTOMOBILE N the Liverpool & London & Globe . one of the strongest and the most beral fire Insurance companies In isiness. Rate $2.00 per $100 per year. SAM M. GRIST, All Kinds of GOOD Insurance.