The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-08
CHARLESTON, 8. c.
THE YoRKVILLE ENQUIRER FOR 1871

With the first OF the year, the Y0RKVILLE EN-.
QUIRER will enter upon its seventeenth volume;
and the success with which the proprietor has
met In the past, IN his efforts to publish first.
class Literary and Family paper, has Induced him
to present attractions In the future, superior to
any heretofore offered. With this view, and for
'''' p'' p'o9R ORIGINAL SERIAL STORIES
OF high order, remuneratlye prizes were offered
for the three best competitive stories. From
large number that were submitted, commitsee,
coInposed OF disinterested and competent literary
saVEONA'u TEMPTATION and "THE LOST
DIAMONDS" which, on opening the seals contain
ing the authors names, were found TO De from
the pens OF some OF the most popular story Wrl:
ters; and these productions are pronounced equal
to the stories issued from any weekly press In the
'0uA'' THE PRIZE STORIES
will run through at least tWenty-slx numbers OF
the paper, and will be followed by three other
original Stories of absorbing interest, written ex-
pressly for the ENQUIRER, entitled, respectively,
.sDESTINY-A TALE OF BEFORE THE WARi"
"BRoKHN CISTERNS::'' and "UNKNOWN'-mas-
ing not less than three hundred columns OF Origt.
nal Stories to be published during tho year,
which, In addition to the "Miscellaneous Read.
ina,n adapted to oil classes, the Agricultural De.
pament containing prac5ea ana oU useS tS i9lop as
hath u under the supervision OF clerical gentle.
man OF marked ability, whose graceful pen emoe.
lBhes his department In every NUMBER column
or .NlL anu LOkctuCl WlLn vi
appropriate topics; q compend OF the News, at
home and abroad; Commercial and Market Re
ports, and being one OF the lagest papers pub
iIshed In the South printed In the best style On
steam press, the ENQUIRER will supply the want
OF every f1reslde. 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 popular idea-the proprietor has deter.
mined to adopt system OF GIFT DISTRIBUTION
among the subscribers OF the ENQUIRER, but Upon
plan different from that 80 prevalent, In which
brass jewery, 'dumb watches" and shilling pic
lures are the chief attractions. 1t Is deemed pre-
ferable to award substantial gilt, In an eqaita'
BILE manner, upon the following plan:
Commencing with the first week IN January,
1871, the name OF each yearly subscriber on tne
list, who has paid in advance, VIII De piacSa Ell 10
box provided for the purpose. On eacn wed
nesday morning throughout the year, after tho.
roughly mixing the names, one name Will be
drawn from the box-the person whose name
shall be so drawn to be entitled to prize OF FIVE
DOLLARS In cash. n5-As names are added to the
l list they will be placed In the box.-G4 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.
| One copy, one year. ........................$ 0C
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Ten copies, one year, with an extra copy to the
person making the club. ................ Is 0l
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letter. Specimen copies will be sent on appnca
decl7 Yorkville, 8. G.