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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-13
PROF. BAILEY. Citizen Bank Block
Learn To Dance

at Miss Nellye T. Reeds Dancing Academy. los Bank street, second floor Jones & Morsan's building. Tuesday evenings advanced class. Beginners. classes always forming. Thursday and Friday evenings. Terms. F class les sons. S4: 4 private and 6 class. S5: 6 private. 8: single private lesson. SI.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-13

'lishtei hauling the log ashore. The moon came out as l stood wringing my tr0user legs I saw the island rose high and narrow and was thickIy wooded remember saying something 10 myself when heard quick stir in the bsshes near me. Looking ID. saw tsIl figure. Then came a fs- milIsT voice--
 Thet yoH- Ray Judas Priest
 vas filed with joy at the sight O. Dn. and put my arms about him snd lifted him oa his feet. and faith, l EnOE my eyes uere as vel as my trousers Then- as re sat down [ told him how I had taken to the river.
 Lucky ye done it.- said he ter 'shy Jane. IL is terrible lucky. They'd sut rs szrJTn- Somebody s~e shef
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-13

Gro be continued.)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-22

dent, a fish cast up by the sea, or any
thing edible whatever-all is welcome.
Then as foragers they are unsurpass-
ed. With the first light of dawn they
leave their roost, with a clamorous
cawing, and scatter over the country.
All day they ply their industrious
search. You will see them in one
or twos, or threes, never in a hurry,
but always vigilant, with one eye open,
as it were, for chance provender, and
the other for some lurking enemy. In
very severe weather they will venture
into farmyards to forage. But war
lily do they move about, avoiding es-
pecially anything that looks like a
trap.
Only rarely do we come across q
dead crow, and then he is pretty sure
to be the victim of old age or disease
(IIis normal age, by the way, is sup
posed to be near a hundred). Tough,
tough he Is, in sooth, and the popular
saying, ITO eat crow" has a most
pointed significance.
When day begins to decline the va
rious members of the roost or rookery
start for home. The wayfarer does
not fly directly to his accustomed
place of rest, but alights on some
point of vantage, to reconnoitre pre-
sumably Others do likewise, and
when all are assembled Gf, perchance
all have escaped the hazards Of the day.
at a given signal from some recogniz-
ed leader, they will arise, circle noisi-
ly over the roost and gradually drop
down upon it. For a while the cav
ing is kept up and then funereal ST.
lence succeeds. Every bird has found
his perch and ruffiing his feathers,
settles down to pass the winter night.
Forest and Stream.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-22

HIS PARTING SHoT.-"When l was
younger than am now," says a lawyer
who is still somewhat this side of mid
die age, Il had a position in the office
Of a man who has a big reputation.
Naturally l felt my responsibility. 1t
was plain to me that the head of the
firm had outlived his usefulness, and
used to feel sorry to think what would
happen to him If ever left him. Sheer
magnanimity made me overlook lot
of things
Il wasn't treated in that office with
all the Difference due me, but stood 1t
till one day somebody went too far.
Then l marched into the old mans pri-
vate office and laid down the law to
him. told him l wasn't going to en-
dure such treatment another day.
was going to quit that was what
was going to do, and l was going to
quit right then and there. ulburden-
ed my mind freely, and then l stopped
to give him chance to apologize and
beg me not to ruin him by leaving. He
didn't look up from his desk. He just
said to me in a polite kind of way:
please don't slam the door when
YOU go out Washington Post.
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L. Nj. GRIST'S SONS, YOrkville, s. C..
NOTICE.

m HE Annual Meeting Of the Coun-
l. ty Commissioners Of York County
will be held in their Office in York.
VILE, s. c., on SATURDAY, DECEM-
BER 30TH, 1905.
All persons holding claims against
the County will present them to the
undersigned or to the Supervisor on
or before said day.
All claims against the County must
be itemized and contain an affidavit
to the effect that the account Is just
and true, due and owing, and no part
thereof has been paid by discount or
otherwise and that the supplies were
actually furnished or the labor and
services actually rendered.
Claims not presented the year they
are contracted or the subsequent year
are forever barred.
All persons authorized to admins
ter oaths are required to probate
claims against the County free Of
charge.
BY order Of the Board.
MARY ]. HUNTER,
Clerk ofsBoard.
Dec, 8 at
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Anmuruas department.
Lena Or Short swestsnina.

One day while a gentleman and his
mountains of Virginia, they stopped
at q farm house for supper and a
nights lodging. The house was not
altogether a prepossessing one, yet
hunger weakens a mans aristocratic
scruples, and they soon sat down to
the meal. The teeth Of the hostess
were not in the best OF condition
from the too frequent use Of tobacco,
which she chewed necessarily, and,
on the whole, one glance at her would
have driven all thought of hunger
from an ordinary persons mind.
People travelling through the rural ana
mountain districts, however, soon lose
any over delicacy which they may
have possessed, so the meal was
quickly begun. Being helped to cof-
fee, she asked Mr.. g. IF he
would take long or short sweetenin'."
Mr.. G., who is rather large
man, and fond Of eating, and being
little selfish and a lawyer beside, de-
sires to get all he can out Of anything,
replied that he would take long
sweetening, whereupon the hostess
dipped her finger into a can of mo-
lasses, and drawing it out, stirred 1t
into the cup of coffee. Mr.. G
felt as II he would like to jump out
of the window. but was restrained
from doing so by his curiosity to see
what Mr.. F--'s fate would be, for
the hostess had just asked him, 'ff
he would take long sweetnin' or short
sweetnin'."
Mr.. F., seeing Mr.. G-'s
fate, thought that he would take as
little of 1t as possible, so he replied
that he would take short sweeten-
ing, whereupon, she seized piece
of maple sugar in her fingers, and
biting off a piece with her teeth,
dropped 1t into the coffee. 1t is need
for breakfast the next morning, but
less to say that they did not stay
made a hasty departure.
They each made a promise to the
other not to divulge the facts of their
excellent supper: but the joke was
too good, and now when Mr.. F.
calls on Mr.. C., and stays to tea,
he is invariably asked If he prefers
long sweetnin' to short sweetnin'."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-22
TAX CoLLECTIONs-IoO5.

YoRKv1LLE. s. c., Sept. 15, 1905.
TN accordance with the law, my books
l. will be opened on the 18TH DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1905. for the collection Of
STATE, COUNTY AND SPECIAL
TAXES, for the fiscal year 1905 and
will be kept open until the 31ST DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1905, without penal
ty, after which day ONE PER CENT
penalty will be added on all payments
made in the month Of JANUARY, 1906,
and TWO PER CENT penalty on all
payments made IN the month Of FEB
RUARY, and SEVEN PER CENT
penalty on all payments made from
1ST DAY OF MARCH until the 18TH
DAY OF MARCH, 1906. After that
day all taxes not paid, will go into ex-
ecution and be placed In the hands Of
the sheriff for collection, and all poll
taxes will be turned over to magis-
trates, for prosecution in accordance
with law.
NY books will be opened:
At Yorkville, from Saturday, the
18th day Of November, until December
31st, after which day the penalties will
be added as above stated.
H. A. D. NEELY,
County Treasurer,
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MIGRATION OF THE CROW.
A Matter of Choice-How Those That
Remain Spend Winter.

REMAIN Speno WlnteT.
While other birds migrate from nee
essity, the crow, l think, does so from
choice. He either goes or stays as he
chooses.
Among the intelligences Of the
feathered tribe there are few that can
compare with that Of Corvus Amerf-
canus. Chapman says he can talk.
But if he cannot talk, he can certainly
think and to some purpose. Were it
not so, he would have been extermina-
ted long ago, for every mans hand
has been against him. To a sombre,
bodeful appearance he adds the char
acter of a thief, and then his voice!
I think never saw so many crows
around New York as / did last spring
in Flatlands during the preparations
for sowing. The fields were literally
half black with them. AS long as the
ploughing merely was being done the
attitude of the farmers toward them
was one OF friendly indifference; but
the moment the seed was in the
ground war was declared. But I
would bet a dollar that not half a
dozen crows were shot during the sea-
son. 1t must be terribly eXasperating
to a farmer to find that when he goes
out unarmed he can approach the ma
rauders within a few yards before
they will stir; but no sooner does he
appear with a gun than they are up
and away. Or, if he should try to
steal on them along a fence, an alarm
ed "ker-aw, caw!' from a we'll posted
sentinel will sound long before he gets
within shot, and effectually Illustrate
his design.
From the spring until fall our sa-
BILE friend has an easy life of it, food
being abundant. And / do not think
he considers the question of migration
till the very last moment. Then he
may decide to go or stay, as the signs
which he knows so well appear to in
dicate a mild or hard winter.
l have seen it stated that all our
crows q. e., the crows of this latitude)
migrate in the fall, and that those we
see in the depth of winter come from
further north. This may be general
ly true, but it is not absolutely so, for
friend of mine who lives in Penn
sylvania tells me that a crow with a
white feather in his tail, which was
familiar to him during the summer,
made his appearance several times
during the winter.
Whether, however, the crows we see
i'm the depth of winter are our old fa-
miliars of the spring and summer or
strangers from the north, their work
is cut out for them to keep the wolf
from the door. For even in mild win
ters there are certain to be more or
less prolonged periods Of frost and
snow This is not so bad for little
birds like the chickadees. who are sat
isfied with grubs or larvae, but for big
voracious birds like the crows 1t is a
very serious matter indeed. Fortu-
nately for them, however, they have
an omnivorous appetite. A chance
potato, or apple, a dead bird, or ro-
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offers Is RIGHT NOW. Let all
names, whether old or new, be re-
turned as rapidly as secured, so they
may be properly entered upon our
books
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Two Six Months Subscribers at 81
each will be considered the equiva-
lent OF one yearly subscriber at sl.76,
and so counted. A subscription paid
! for two or more years In advance at
$1.75, will be counted as one name
for each year so paid.
Clubmakers will be held personally
responsible for the payment Of all
names returned by them. After a
clubmaker has returned and paid for
any name, he can, at any time there
after, discontinue the sending Of the
paper to the person for whom he
has paid and transfer the unexpired
term to any other person, provided
the person to whom the transfer Is
desired was not q subscriber at the
time the original name was entered
on our books.
No name will be counted In compe-
tition for a premium until the SUBJ
scription price has been paid; nor
will any premium be delivered until
a satisfactory settlement has been
made for all names returned by the
clubmaker.
Persons who commence making
clubs will not be permitted to trans
fer their club to another clubmaker's
list after the names have been en-
tered on our books.
It Is not necessary that the names
on q club should all be at the same
postofflce. Names may be taken &C
any number Of places.
All subscriptions must be forward
ed to us at the expense OF those send
ing them.
We will be responsible for the safe
transmission Of money only when
sent by draft, registered letter or
money order drawn on the Yorkville
postoffice.
In sending names write plainly, and
give postoffice, county and state.
All subscriptions will be discon-
tinued at the expiration OF the time
paid for.
A separate list will be kept for
each clubmaker, who will be credited
with each name sent, so that the
be ascertained at moments notice,
In case Of tie for either premium,
two weeks will be allowed In which
to work off the tie.
The time In which names may be
returned, under our propositions will
commence NOW, and expire at
o'clock p. m, on the 18th day OF
March, 1905.
After the closing Of this contest
on March Is. 1906 no single yearly
subscription will be received for less
than the yearly subscription price,
81 90, except new clubs are formed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-22

HEAD OF THE OLD ScHooL.-Captain
Ryan, the new British naval attache,
said at a dinner in Washington:
1.-The strength of the heads Of some
Of our old school farmers is quite in
credible.
AT a harvest supper, feast similar
in its way to your Thanksgiving dinner
there was an old farmer who drank
good deal of champagne. The moment
his glass was filled he would toss it off,
and then, of course, it would be filled
again.
But the old fellow grew quieter and
quieter the more champagne he drank.
A frown settled on his forehead. His
eyes flashed angrily under his heavy
gray brows.
Finally, when the waiter filed his
glass with wine for the twelfth or thir-
teenth time, he shook his head and
said:
james. when are you going to put
the whisky on the table? These min
erals are getting tedious. '"-Washing-
ton Post.
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For Four Names.
A Stylographic Fountain Pen; a
Three-Bladed Pocket Knife or one
copy Of any Of the following books:
Gordon Keith" by T. Nelson Page;
David Harum," 1.-THE One Woman" I"
by Thomas Dixon.
For Five Names.
A years subscription to either one
of the following Magazines: NC
Clure's, Ladies' Home Journal, Mum
sew. Argosy, Cosmopolitan, Saturday
Evening Post, or either Of the fol-
lowing: A Champion" Stem Wind
ing Watch, A gold pointed Fountain
Pen, or a four-bladed Pocket Knife.
For Six Names.
An ECLIPSE" Stem Winding Watch,
Hamilton Model 10, 22-calibre Rifle,
a years subscription to the Christian
Herald, a 22-String Zithern or any
one of the following popular cloth
bound novels: 'Leopard's Spots"
Beverly Of Graustark," THE Two
Captains" by Cyrus Townsend Brady.
For Eight Names.
An Ingersoll Triumph" Watch. a
Daisy Repeating Air Rifle-works
like Winchester fine Razor or
u FOChcl hHi1Ct q RhoPio 49,.
Fountain Pen-plain case; or Hopf
Model Violin or an 8-inch banjo.
For Ten Names.
One years subscription to THE
ENQUIRER, No. 2 Hamilton 22-
calibre Rife-model IL, the Youths
Companion one year, or gold
mounted Fountain Pen; a good Ban
10, Violin or Guitar.
For Twenty Names.
Crack-Shot Stevens Rife. a 10
ounce Canvas Hunting Coat, No.
Ejector Single Barrel Breech-Load-
ing Shot Gun, the Century or Har-
per's Magazine.
For Thirty Names.
Either Of the following: A Single
Barrel Hammerless Shot Gun, fine
Toilet or Washstand Set, a Hopkins
& Allen Jr., 22-calibre Rifle, or
No. 13 oliver Turn Plow.
For Forty Names.
A fine Mandolin, Guitar or Banjo,
a New York Standard Open Face
Watch, a w. Richards Double-Barrel
Breech-Loading Shot Gun.
For Fifty Names.
A Winchester or Colts Repeating
Rifle, 22-calibre; or Baker Double
Barrel Breech-Loading Gun.
SPECIAL CLUBS.
We will arrange to furnish any
special article desired by a club
maker for a given number or names
on application to this office.
TIME TO BEGIN.
The time for clubmakers to begin
work in competition for the foregoing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-22

SOME SAMPLES OF SPEILING.-A Jer-
sey City druggist is making collec-
ton of the queer orders he receives
from people who send children to the
store for things. Here are few sam
piles of them:
This child is my little girl. 1 sent
you five cents to buy to sitless pow
ders for a groan up adult who Is sike."
Another reads:
Dear Doctor, pies gif barer five
sense worse Of Auntie Toxyne for 10
gargle babPs throte and obleage."
An anxious mother writes:
You will please give the lettle boi
five cints worth Of epcac for to throw
up in a five months old babe. N. B.
The babe has a sore stummick."
This one puzzled the druggist: Il
have a cute pain in my child's dia-
gram. Please give my son something
to release it."
Another anxious mother wrote:
my little babey has eat up its faith
er's parish plasther. Send an ante
dote quick as possible by the enclosed
little girl"
This writer was evidently in pain:
'I hat a hot time in my insides and
wich I would like 1t to be eXtiaguished.
What is good for to extinguish 1t?
The inclosed quarter is for the price OF
the extinguisher. Hurry please"
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HER SIMPLE REoUEsT.-'I am go
ing to ask a great favor of you," she
said hesitatingly.
1T is already granted" he answer
ed devotedly.
"A very great favor" she repeated,
as If doubtful of the propriety of stat
ing it. You're sure you won't think
II presumptuous or forward of me?"
Never" he answered. Il glory in
this evidence of your trust and conf
dence. Only tell me what l can do for
you
We'll" she replied with evident re-
luctance. would you mind getting up
off that rustic bench. Papa painted
1t this afternoon, and he will be awful
ly provoked If he has to do it over
again.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR FINAL DISCHARGE.

NOTICE is hereby given that on
~ December %, 1905, at II o'clock a.
m, I will appear before L. r. Will
liams, Probate Judge for York county,
for the purpose Of making final set
tlement as administrator Of the estate
Of A. J. Hardin, deceased, and will then
and there ask for letters dismissing
me from all further liability In con-
nection with said estate.
J. M. HARDIN, Administrator.
Nov. "a. ot"
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Make a Club for the Yorkville
Enquirer.
BEST sEMI-WEEKLY IN THE SOUTH
Interesting Premium Contest Now Open to
Everybody.
A Columbus Top Buggy Worth $50 For the Largest
Club of Paid Names and Rock Hill Top Buggy
for the Second Largest Club of Paid Names.


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OvERCOATs FOR MEN AND BOYS

the Suit.
ovERCoATs FOR MEN AND BOYS.
We have too many Overcoats Of all
sizes and qualities, we know that. But
don't take up the idea that we have
not been selling them. We have sold
lots Of them-we just had big stock.
ter they had ''shopped" the town.
Our prices did the work, and "Un-
loading Sale" prices will do more Of
It, For instance:
Black Beaver Overcoats, velvet col
lars, dress style, sizes 36 and 81. Was
Sc, now going at ........... $3.50.
Blue Chinchilla Overcoat, velvet col
lar, dress style, sizes 36 to 40, was
$500, but now they go at.... .S5.25.
Blue and Black Beavers, heavy
weight, velvet collar, mercerized lin
ing, sizes 35 to 40, was $3.50 now go
'hf Black at Beaver. extra well finished. d.
sizes SO to 38. Was $3.50. Now $8.38.
Mems Dark Gray Mixed listers, ex-
ira large collars, side pockets, extra
long split skirts, we'll made through
out, and an excellent garment for rid
ing. Sizes 36, 81. AZ. Was 50 each.
Fancy Brown Stripe Coats, Raglan
style, extra long, belted; something
new in top coats, sizes 81 and 38,
Was $40, now going at ........$S.00.
Dark Gray Mixture Coat, fine trim
mings, sizes 3S to AZ. Was SO. Now
going at ............. ..:...-". .Se.O0.
lar, Crocknot lining. very durable and
dressy. An exceptional value at SO.
Now going at ................$ $500.
Steel Gray Mixture Coat, a very
stylish top coat for dress. Was $3.50.
Sizes 36, 81 and 3S. Now -. .$9.38.
Extra Seal Brown Beaver Coat, in
sizes 35, 40 and AZ. This is an espec-
tally good value and handsome coat.
Was $1400. Now going at. =. .Sf0.50.
Genuine English Black Beaver
Coats, velvet collar, full dress style,
sizes 35, 81, 38 and AZ. This Is very
nobby and stylish garment. Regular
price $14. Now going at -. $1,000.
BOYS OVERCOATS.
Ages II and IS years, Black Cloth,
full weight full length, velvet collars.
Former price 81. Now. .$3.
LADIES' SKIRTS
In black and gray Our Skirts are
all we'll made, full widths, inverted
plaits, back seams double stitched,
and worth more than original prices.
The prices were 80, $3.50, SO, 81, $5,
Sc. Now going at $1.50, $1.S8, 1925,
So, 1915, $3.50.
UNDERWEAR.
We have an unusually full line Of
Underwear for Infants, Children,
Misses, Boys, Girls, Ladies, Youths
and Men in both cotton and wool.
We have just received another ship
ment Of Hats-good values-for men
and boys. See US for Hats.
SHOES.
This is unquestionably our strong
line. We have bought as many Shoes
since October 1st to keep our stock
up to standard as we bought before
that date for our Fall trade. This re-
buying has been made necessary be-
cause Of our immense Shoe trade, the
largest in the history Of our estab-
lishment. II you want Shoes for any
member Of the family 1t Is decidedly
to your interest to see us before buy
ing, as we have the Shoes and are
making the prices that sell the goods.
DRESS GOODS.
We have just received another ship
ment Of Dress Goods. In this lot you
will find a good assortment Of Repel-
liant Cloth in Blue, Black and Brown.
GET THE HABIT of Going to the
NTH COMPANY,
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A COOP CHECK.-As he took off his
coat his wife said TO him gently:
You remember those eight letters l
gave you to post three days ago.
He started
Yes. I-I-remember."
But you didn't remember to mail
them, did you?" she said, sweetly.
No, didn't. How did you find out?'
Among them" she explained, was
a postal card addressed TO myself.
Since it didn't reach me l knew you
hadn't posted my mail. l shall always
use this scheme in future. 1t only costs
a cent, and 1t makes an excellent check
on you. Now give me my letters and
I'll post them myself"
Bulletin.
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Atistsllansuus 8sading.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishboring Exchanges.
CHEROKEE,

Gaffney Ledger, Dec. 10: News of
another shooting affray in the county
reached the city Saturday morning
This time the participants were ne
groes. one Tom Scruggs being the
man behind the gun, and Hay Ross
the victim. The shooting occurred
early Friday night, about eight miles
northwest of Gaffney. Sheriff Thomas
went to the scene Of the difficulty;
but, so far, Scruggs has eluded arrest
"A freight car was derailed last
evening just before train No. 3S ar
rived in the city. The train was de-
layed some time on account Of this
car blocking the track. The car was
loaded with whiskey and tobacco, but
fortunately the booze artists Of the
city did not get on" to it's contents
Mr.. D. P. Sides, Of the Gaff-
ney Manufacturing company, receiv-
ed a very painful injury Friday after
noon. He was passing around some
machinery in the mill when a piece
flew off striking him in the face,
knocking out one tooth and splitting
his under lip open. DR.. Darwin was
called and by taking a few stitches
he soon made Mr.. Sides presentable
and at present he seems to be do
ing nicely.
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FOR SALE.

g TX building lots on Lincoln avenue,
- all 296 feet deep and frontage as
follows: Four of 60 feet each; one
65 feet and one IS feet.
w. H. HERNDON.
May IL ( #