The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-11
CHARLESTON, 8. O.
rrHE YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER FOR 1871

With the first of the year, the YORKVILLE EN-
| QUIRER will enter upon its seventeenth volume
| and the success with which the proprietor hal
met in the past, In his efforts to publish nrst
class Literary and Family paper, has induced hin
to present attractions In the future, superior to
any heretofore offered. With this view, and for
'N' ORIGINAL SERIAL STORIES
OF high order, remunerative prizes were offered
for the three best competitive stories. From 6
large number that were submitted, committee
composed Of disinterested and competent literary
s09isNn ssaVfoNAn SsEEssT .TEMPraT1oN, and aTaE Losf
DIAMONDS, which, on opening the seals contain
ing the authors names, were found to be from
the pens Of some OF the most popular story VIII
ters; and these productions are pronounced eqla
to the stories Issued from any weekly press In the
country.
will run through at least twenty.six numbers ol
the paper, and Will be followed by three other
Original Stories Of absorbing interest, written ex
pressy for the ENQUIRER, entitled, respectively,
| 'DESTINY-A TALE OF BEFORE THE WAR;
"BROKHN CISTERNS;,' and "UNKNOWNn-mak'
Ing not less than three hundred columns OF Origi
nal Stories to be published du,ing tho year,
which, In addition to the MISCELLANEOUS Read.
ing,n adapted to all classes the Agricultural De.
partment, containing practical and useful tlfor-
nation for the Farmer; "Reading for the Sab.
BATH" under the supervision Of clerical gentle.
man of marked ability, whose graceful pen embel.
fishes his department In every number; column
Of Wit and Humor; together with EDITORIALS on
appropriate topics; q compend OF the News, at
home and abroad; Commercial and Market Re-
ports, and being one OF the lagest papers pub
lished In the South printed In the best style on
steam press the ENQUIRER will supply the want
OF every 6reside. and sustain Its reputation as
newspaper for the family circle.
PRIZES TO SUBSCRIBERS.
With the determination to keep up with the
spirit Of the times-the distribution OF Prizes be-
ng popu.ar idea-the propri etor has deter
mined to adopt system OF GIFT DISTRIBUTION
among the subscribers OF the ENQUIRER, but upo7
O plan different from that so prevalent, In which
brass jewelry, "dumb watchesn and shilling pic
lures are the chief attractions. It's deemed pre-
ferable TO award substantial gilt In en- equlta.
BILE manner, upon the following plan:
Commencing with the first week In January,
1871, the name Of each yearly subscriber on the
box provided for the PURPOSE. On each Wed.
nesday morning throughout the year, after tho.
roughly mixing the names, one name WILL be
drawn from the b0x-the person whose name
shall be go drawn to be entitled to prize OF FIVE
DOLLARS in cash. a5-As names are added to the
list they will be placed in the box The name
OF the person drawn each week Will be announced
In the issue Of the paper succeeding the drawing,
and the money promptly forwarded to the ad.
DRESS
TERMS, IN ADVANCE.
One copy, one year: ........................S 90
Two copies one year. r........................ 90
Ten copies, one year, with an extra copy to the
person making the club. b................o o5 90
Money can be safely remltted by 'registeredn
letter. Specimen copies will be sent on applies.
ton. Address L. n. GRIsT,
dec17 Yorkville, s. c.