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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17
WHEN IN THE
MARKET

For a Buggy or Surrey and not too
BUSY to save money on these, call
and allow us to show you our line. For
a limited time, in order to help build
up this branch Of our business, we are
dividing our legitimate profit with the
purchaser.
We consider our customers our best
advertisement, but they are too busy
and have something else to do besides
this, so we take this additional means
Of reaching the buyer.
Have bought largely in anticipation
OF a good years business, and II prices
and terms are any inducement, we are
going to move them.
If you will allow us to show you our
line and name prices and terms and
you wisely conclude you can get better
inducements, we will guarantee you a
bargain. We sell nothing but what
has the guarantee Of the makers as
we'll as our own.
Agents for the Keystone Riding Gull
tivator. If you want the best see the
Keystone.
AS usual we are offering Planters,
Distributors and other Farm Imple-
ments very cheap.
w. |. WITHERSPooN CO.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17

AN UNAPPROACHABLE HoRSE.-Ar
Erie young man called to take
his sweetheart out driving the other
day, but when the stunningly attireG
young lady caught sight of the turn
out the young man had hired for the
occasion she feigned a headache and
refused to accompany him.
why Violet" asked the astonisheG
mother. why didn't you go with
him."
well, mamma" was the Indignant
reply. II consider that very foolish
question on your part. How could
go when the horse he was driving
didn't match a single thing l had t.
wear? r?"-Kansas City Journal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17

SHE WAS PARTICULARLY OUT.-An
acquaintance called on some ladies in
an Alabama town who had at the
time been much wearied by an appar-
emily endless succession of callers.
The door was opened by Augustus
Butts, the faithful old butler.
Are the ladies in" asked the call
er.
NO, ma'am' they'se all out"
L am 50 sorry that | missed them. y
continued the visitor, handing her
cards. Il particularly wished /" see
Mrs. Jones"
Yes. ma'am. thank yo, ma'am, -
responded Augustus. "They'se all
out, ma'am, and Mrs. Jones is par
ticularly out. ma'am."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17
RIAL ESTATE
Lots on Main Street and On the Out
skirts.

am Offering the most desirable Main
street building lots in Yorkville.
Five of them fronting Main street,
five more adjoining them In the rear.
Lots on the street 25 feet front and 165
feet deep Lots in rear same Size.
Prices and terms on application.
Also about forty low priced lots In
Westerleigh. Best values in real estate
to be had in York county.
Also a splendid little farm Of thirty
five acres just without the corporate
limits. Handsome site for cottage or
bungaIo. This is a bargain.
LAURA z. PARISH.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17
NOTICE.

A LII persons having claims against
n the estate of G. l.. MCNEIL, de-
ceased, are hereby notified to present
same to me, properly authenticated,
and those indebted to the estate Of said
deceased will make payment to me.
S. NJ. MCNEIL,
Executor.
q f st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17
BEST BEEF.

ID HONE your orders to the ROSE
l. MARKET when you want the
best MEATS.
Good Beef Cattle wanted at all
times-Will pay top of the market.
WALTER ROSE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17

a. Many householders dislike to burn
organic refuse because Of the often
siveness of the process. This can be
overcome entirely by first drying such
matter in the ashpit beneath the fire.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17

For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-DOan's-and
take no other.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17

,31 Neither in France nor in Austria
are children ever permitted to be re-
ceived into warehouses. They are
boarded out with peasant families.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17
See Speck For

Watches and Clocks,
Gold, Gold Filled and Silver Jewelry,
Sterling and Plated Siverware,
All kinds of China and Crockery,
Lamps of all kinds,
SpectacIes and Eye Glasses,
Fountain Pens and other things.
+. w. SPECK, The Jcweler.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17
IfIt Is Broken
Can Repair Ii

If your Watch, Clock or Jewelry is
out of repair or broken, l can put eth
er or all in good shape again and will
be pleased to do the work for you.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17
HIDDEN DANGERS.
Nature Gives Timely Warnings That
No YorkviIle Citizen Can Afford
70 Inn0ra
to Iunore.

DANGER SIGNAL No. l comes from
the kindey secretions. They will warn
you when the kidneys are sick. Wen
kidneys excrete a clear, amber fluid.
Sick kidneys send out a thin, pale and
foamy, or a thick. red. ill-smelling
urine, full Of sediment and irregular OF
passage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. 2 comes from
the back Back pains, dull and heavy,
or sharp and acute, tell you of sick
kidneys and warn you Of the coming
of dropsy, diabetes and Bright's dis
ease. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick
kidneys and cure them permanently.
Here's YOrkville proof:
Mr.. r. J. Mackorell living on Main
ST., Yorkville, S C., says: For over a
year l suffered from attacks Of back
ache and pains through the region of
my kidneys. The secretions were not
always natural in appearance, and l
decided to try a reliable kidney rem
edy, thinking that my trouble arose
from these organs. Since l began us
| ing DOan's Kidney Pills which l pro-
cured at the York Drug Store, l am
feeling a great deal better. The pains
have disappeared, and 1 have been free
| from that dull miserable feeling. do
not hesitate to recommend DOan's Kid
ney Pills as q reliable remedy
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17
GASTON.

GaStonIa Gazette, April IA: REPORTS
from reliable sources are to the effect
that the Republican county conven-
ton at Dallas last Saturday was a
pretty warm one and came near re-
sulting in a fisticuff between two lead
ing lights in the ranks of the party
We learn from parties who were in
Dallas on that day that the lie was
passed between Chairman ]. A. Smith
and Peter Marshall Rhyme, erstwhile
postmaster Of Dallas. Just what was
the cause Of the incipient riot is not
known positively though it is report
ed that Rhyme accused Smith of being
a Democrat, which the chairman re-
sented. In response to an epithet
hurled at him by his opponent, Rhyme
it is said. made for Smith and had
him about collared when some of the
delegates interviewed and the catas-
trophe was thus averted.. .... In an
swer to many inquiries and for the in
formation of those who have not
made inquiry in regard to free city
delivery of mails in Gastonia, we
learn, at the postOftice that so far as
the business of the postoffice is con-
cerned Gastonia has been entitled to
free delivery since March 81, 1907
Free delivery will doubtless be estab-
lished as soon as the necessary prep
arations can be made by the city in
the way of repairing the streets and
sidewalks and numbering the houses
According to postoffice reports pub
lished in The Gazette recently the re-
ceipts of the GaStonia pOstoffice fol-
the year ending March 31st exceeded
by more than $4,000 the amount re-
quired to entitle us to free delivery
Mr.. r. B. Darlington has been
mentioned as a suitable man to go as
one of the delegates from this con-
gressional district to the nationaI
Democratic convention at Denver
Col. on July 7th. When asked by a
reporter if he would go if elected, Mr.
Darlington said he was like the Niger
was about the watermelon, "he
wouldn't run fun it." A business
man of recognized ability and one
who keeps in close touch with the
trend Of things, political as well as
otherwise, he would, as a delegate to
this great convention, represent his
district we'll and The Gazette would
be pleased to see him elected by the
district convention which meets soon
They couldn't do better than to name
him. Saturday afternoon at
o'clock a nag-raiSing was conducted
by the Junior Order United American
Mechanics at Belmont in the graded
school building. The flag and the BIZ
BILE were presented to the school by
Rev. B. F. Hoke on behalf of the or
der. The principal number of the
programme was an address by Mr.. Il.
=. Smith of Raleigh. editor of the Off
cial organ of the order. Music for the
occasion was furnished by the Nc
Adenville band. There were about
1925 Juniors in attendance from Gas
tonia, Spencer Mountain, McAden-
Vile and other points and these
marched in regular order from the
hall to the school building where the
exercises were conducted. The eXer-
cises were also attended by a Splen-
did audience of people from Belmont
and nearby places.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17

OIL lne because lllcy says
THAT you had these two border
ruffian's pistols exposed in plain view
on your person, you murderous, ma
rauding COW whacker!' interrupted
the peppery little magistrate in a
shout. L tell you what, all of you
bowling, Billy be damned desperadoes
from the ranges want to understand
that when you get into civilization
you've got to act civilized. Chicago
isn't any Dead Mans Gulch or Pizen
Creek, dye mind that? You can't
come a-whOOping into this town like
Il Navajo on a mescal drunk, carrying
your implements of murder and car
mage on you, dye hear that. you steer
punching bully?
Dave grinned at this, heard. The
sight of the little sawed off magistrate
pounding the air and with his hair
sticking up straight hit Dave where
the risibles were slowed and he had
to grin right in the magistrates face
And this didn't help him any.
"'Oh, you think it's funny. do you,
you leering bandit" the rasp voiced
little magistrate yelled at him, stand
ing up in his place in his wrath. You
regard it as a grinning business to
come clustering into this peaceful
community with your instruments of
crime clutched i'm both your hands,
ready for use, do you"
"'Well. Dave started to reply
cheerfuIly. L sure want a-COOkin'
no battle dope when these ycre blue
boys rounded me up and
""Thatll do for you howled the
magistrate The charge against you
is carrying concealed weapons, and
you want TO look to it that an addi-
tional charge of contempt of court is
not preferred against you, you sage
brush assassin, The penalty for car
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29
Circus Lessons.

Discipline is one OF the spokes in
the circus system wheel, says writ
err in the Cosmopolitan. II the
cdera circus 20 swearing Is al
lowed, as women and children can
bear it. Cards, diee and criHk are
prohibited. tbs Is not the conc p
ton which tho public holds concern
ing circus people. bat strength aad
steady nerves are needed for circus
feats, and dissipation Of any kind,
would soon leave the performers
without a profession.
When a tiS American circus was
abroad, the German Emperor cane
one night incogEito and watched
them unload the fat cars. Their
system so Impressed him that he h&d
some Of TIE officers Of the GerL an
army see it and adopt some of their
metbo5s.
IN landing the circus outfit the
first man there Is the ''layer-out."
He generally decides in about ten
minutes where MS tents are to be
placed AS the building of the willie
city proceeds, everything seems 50 be
confusion, tangled mass. Men are
running every way; wagons seem to
be dumping their loads rropiscu-
ously; but every wagon IS lettered or
numbered, so is every box or trunk
and all have their proper places
This great tumble Of wagons, groan-
ing and creaking In the soft turf and
men shouting and singing IS all
working as one great whole to an
end.
But although they all work to-
gether. each man is taught to think
for himself and when man shows
ability, he IS soon noticed. One IN
stance Of this was afforded b. &
young man who was studying me3i
cine in the winter, and tho<GEt g.
season in the fresh air would harden
him for his next winters work. The
on:y Job he could ge5 was IS can
vas man. But he was able to think
for himself, and promotion soon
came.
The circus child is not taught by
blows, but by Kindness and patience,
and the circus arrangement insists
that every child shall SO to school
ts vtotaf.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29
Tested.

The proprietor Of q lanyard was
anxious to FIX suitable sign to his
premises. Finally happy thought
struck him.
He bored 8 hole through the door
post and stuck calf's tail into it,
with the tufted end outside.
After q while he saw solemn
faced man standing near the door,
looking at the sign. The tanner
watched him a minute, and stepped
or ] addressed him.
ed morning, slT.' he said.
Good nosning!" said the other.
without taking his eyes OF the sign.
DO you want to buy Ieather?"
asked the tanner.
No"
Perhaps you've got some hides to
SELF"
No"
Are you a farmeT?"
No"
What are you, them"
am philosopher. I've been
standing here for nearly an horr,
trying to find out how that calf got
through that hole"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29
CAVE SNAKES OF SELANGOR.
Their Curious Celebration and How
1t Is Suited to Their Habits.

Their Curious Celebration and How
1t Is Suited to Their Habits.
About ten years ago II. n. Ridley
made an exploration of the limestone
caves at Selangor in the Malay PENN
suIa with the object of ascertaining
whether they contained any form OF
animals, specially adapted for life IN
complete darkness.
The results were disappointing.
Neither blind, large eyed nor color
less animals such as inhabit caves
in temperate regions were discover
ed. However, it was found that a
snake, Culber taeniurUs, lives IN
the caves, where it feeds exclusively
on the bats sheltering there in eX-
IRENE abundance, and that these eX-
amples are much paler in color than
the typical form Of this widely dis
tributed species, which inhabits east
ern Asia from China to the Malay
Archipelago, and attains length OF
~ feet.
Mr.. Ridley thus describes the col
Grafton Of the cave specimens: The
top of the head is blush gray and
there Is q black line about an inch
long through the eye toward the
neck. The neck and back are OF a
pale ochreous color. each scale being
tiuped with isabelline, getting paler
toward the tail; the centre OF tie
back is yellowish. and the belly pale
yellowish white along the 81 .es
runs a purplish gray bar, becoming
darker or black toward the tail.
The coloration is remarkably suit
ed to the habits of the snakes which
frequent the darkest portion Of the
caves, living at a considerable dis-
lance from the mouth, but it may
sometimes be met with at the mouth.
1t has habit of resting on the ledses
of rocks in the neighborhood Of the
exits of the caves. with the head
hanging over the edge. SO as to cap
ture the bats as they fly In and out.
The walls of the caves, though of
white crystalline limestone, are not
pure white but of pale ochreous
yeuow, and here and there are black
veins running usually vertically
down the sides. The coloring OF the
snake Is so exactly that Of the walls.
the black lines on the tail represent
Ing the shadow of a crack or pro-
je,ting vein that the animal when at
rest on the walls is often exceeding
Iy difficult to see and readily escaT es
observation, even on the part OF
these on a careful lookout for them.
Messrs. Annandale and Robinson,
who also observed the snake in the
Jalor and Selangor caves, say it is
usually found in the darkest part of
the cave, but thought 1t seemed
dazed and purblind when suddenly
brought out into q bright light 1t
soon regains normal vision.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29
TRsn,NG FOR A WIFE.
An Army Officers Experience WIN
on Irfien at Western Fort.

An Army Officers Experience with
.p JrEien at a Western Fort.
He saws he would like to trade
with you for your wife! 1T came
ont at last. It was a startling pro-
position indeed. For a moment we
were both too breathless to comment.
Finally nv husband yielded to his
impulse for amusement and smiling
at ne he replied:
ASK him what he will give for
her"
He says six ponies, Lieutenant.
"Oh. tell him she is worth lots
more than that
He will give you twelve ponies
for her.
My husband again replied that he
would not trade for anything like
that; SO the Indian kept raising his
bid. He offered twenty ponies; then
twenty ponies and a squaw and a
papoose. At length. wearying Of the
nonsense, my husband nodded the
dismissal Of the subject. But the
Indian seemed to think that the ap-
parent holding out for a higher price
constituted a trade when the final
offer was not rejected. He appeared
satisfied, but soon signifled he wish
ed to finish the bargain. OF course,
my husband Immediately objected.
My savage aGmirer continued unac-
countably insistent; and amicably to
rid himself of the Indians inportr u
fty my husband told him I was not
fit for more travel; that / needed to
go to rest at once. Accordingly l
entered our tent.
The Indian was not content. and
continued, with some Of his compan-
ious. to hang around the camp until
one of the men told them they must
now return to their camp, as we were
all going to retire. When they had
reluctantly departed. my husband
tcId the Lieutenant WHO had not been
present during the parley1ng. Of the
incident The latter looked grave,
and expressed q fear that the Indian,
In the belief that he had made a
trade. might cause trouble when the
bargain was not kept. My husband
assured him that there was no agree
ment. and that the buck had no basis
for such q claim. The Lieutenant
explained that the failure to reject
the last bid and the presence Of wit
nessee to the price haggling was all
the Indian considered necessary to
make a binding affair Of heart and
honor.
OF course, terms had to be reached,
and my husband, for the only time
In his experience with the red men.
or as far as | know, with any man.
agreed 20 compromise. He bought
them Off and appeased their disap-
po.ntment by a gift Of good. hard
money and a Tot of tobacco.-Aray
and Navy Life.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29
Cartoons as Pepalt;Fs

Cartoons have always been g. great
irritation to politicians and crooks.
Tweed said he didn't care what the
newspapers said about him; the peo-
pie who voted under bis orders didn't
read them: But the cartoons hurt
him, for everybody saw them, and
the people who couldn't read under
stood them. All persons in the
Tweed class VIII also remember that
Tweed was arrested in Spain be-
ca SO he w0S recognized by q man
WHO had never seen any picture of
him except those wonderful Dor
traits that Tom Mast used to draw.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores of Scotland Neck Readers
Are Leaning the Duty of
the Kidneys.

To filter the blood is the kidneys
duty. -,
When they fail to do this the kid
neys are sick.
Backache and many kidney ills fol-
low:
Urinary troubles, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all.
Roy Pittman, 532 Falls Road ST.,
Rocky Mount, n. c., says: 1T gives
me pleasure to recommend Doan S
Kidney Pills, knowing them to be a
remedy of merit. For a long time L
suffered from lameness through the
region of my kidneys and often while
at work / was in absolute misery on
account of the intensity of the pain. At
night | could not rest well and IN the
morning would arise feeling lame and
sore. Hearing of Doan's Kidney Pills,
| procured a box, used them according
to directions and was promptly relieved.
They benefited me more than all the
plasters and liniments | had previously
used and I am now free from any sign
of my former trouble.
For sale by all dealers. Price Soc.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the ndme-DOAN'S
and take no other.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

KOdol is a combination of the natur-
al digestive juices and it digests all
classes OF food and every kind of food,
so you see it will do the work that the
stomach itself does. The only differ
ence between it and the stomach is the
stomach can get out of order and 10
dol cannot, but Kodo! can put the
stomach into good order. Buy Kodol
to-day. 1t is guaranteed. Sold by f
T. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29
LAW OF BROKEN HEARTS.
Curious Breach OF Promise Laws In
Other Countries.

England is the best place-from
the plaintiffs point of view-for a
breach Of promise action. All other
countries seccm to regard With grave
suspicion any attempt = recover
monetary consideration fer tho loss
OF prospective husband, and unless
the plaintiff hes q vcly strong case
indeed it is never worth her while to
carry her grief into the law courts.
In France breach of promise cases
are rare for the simple reason that
the law requires the plaintiff to prove
that she has suffered pecuniary loss.
Now this is not al easy thing to do
on the part of the lady, especially in
a country where a girl without a
Got--that is. marriage portion
has a poor chance of finding Rug
band. Holland and Austria have
adopted the French system, and the
result has been about the same.
Breach actions are rare, tie injured
damsels or their relatives usually
taking the law into their own hands.
Practical Germany, as might be
expected, has perhaps the best meth
Cd for solving this problem. When
young couple have become engaged
they have to go through @ public be-
trCthal ceremony that ought to knock
Iii ;he shyness out of them. In the
local town hail the pair declare their
affections, Willingness to marry, etc,
ending by signing a collection of
documents that apparently leave no
lO0Dhole for escape.
But if either party to the contract
wishes to withdraw, another jour
ney is undertaken to the town hall
and another collection CT docments
signed, witnessed and sealed. Then
the authorities determine the CUES
ton OF pensation-should II be
claimed. In this connection 1t may
be said that the man can. and often
dCes claim a sOiatiUn for his wound
ed feelings. The usual reward is
one-fifth of the marriage dowry. 1t
Is easy to understand, when all this
is rem am bered, how loath the young
people Of Germany arc to break their
betrothal oaths.
AS the law of Italy offers little CT
nc protection whatever to Tilted dam
sells and SWANS. 1t is not surprising
whatever, that the stilCtto should he
the favorite mode OF deciding breach
of promise cases. The Italian law
demands that the person suing for
breach" shall produce q written
promise to marry him from the de-
PENDANT; otherwise the action cannot
proceed. This difficulty Is alRlost In
ss!rmountable. and the Italian judges
are seldom troubled to adjudicate
between old-time lovers
To bring al action of breach Of
promise of marriage against a reign
ing monarch is an achievement, but
it las bsen done. and by an English
Ii, y. 1t Is now fifteen years since
Miss 3anSie MigheIl sued the Sul-
tan of Jeh Gre, aud IS there waz a
dc tht whkther the dgs1y ona waa
Gctuaay rsigufng monarch, tho
ct'e was allowed to como into caurt
r, the Judge quickly disposed Of
the action by ruling II inatmisstbie
10 the reason referred to, and Miss
Mlghell was non suited.
1t Is remarka bic that enc Of the
two actions which have brought var
eicts Of $4,000 each to the plain
tiffs should havt had FOR its defend
ant the editor Of matrimonial pa
per. The second case was between
a Well known actress and the second
son of an earl
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-29

At any time when your stomach is
not in good condition, you should
take Kodol, because Kodol digests all
the food you eat, and it supplies health
and strength for the stomach in that
way. You take Kodol just for little
while when you have slight attacks Of
Indigestion, and you take it just lit
tie longer in order to get relief from
severe attacks of Indigestion or Ner-
vous Dyspepsia. Try Kodol to-day.
Sold by T. T. Whitehead Company.