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HuitwMusi Department. AN INVINCIBLE HAND. THE WAY THEY PLAY POKER IN THE CREEK NATION. During the session of the United States District grand jury, a witness was called before them named Scipio Choteau; a half-breed Creek Indian and negro, bright, sharp and intelligent. He was the last witness to be called before adjournment that day. After examination, some one of the grand jury who knew him asked if he was the man who had four aces beaten. He answered, "Yes, sah ; I'se de man." "Have you any objection to telling it ?" "I'se afeard it will get me into trouble; but if de iudere is willin'," appealing to the fore man, "I will tell it." The judge consented, then Scipio said : "You see I lives on the cattle trail from Texas through the Creek country to Kansas, and I was out on de road one day, and I meets a gentlemen ahead of some cattle. "He says, 'Old man do you live iu dis country ?' "I say, 'Yes sab.' "He says, 'It's a mighty poor country. How do you make a livin ?' " I says, 'Sah, 'tis putty good country ; we has plenty meat and bread, and I makes a good livin' a ?' "He says, 'Old man, do you ever play kerds V "I says, 'Yes, sah ; I does sometimes.' "He says,'Would you have any objection to play a little draw ?' "I says, 'No, sah.' "So we gets off our horses along side de road, and sat down, and I pulls out de kerds. Well, in a short time, I beat de gentleman out of sixty-two dollars and a half, and I thought I had him; so I puts up a hand on liira?for I is, do I say it myself, a* mighty smart hand at kerds?and I know'd he would hab tree jacks and I would hab tree aces, and in de draw I knowed he would git de oder jack and I would git the oder ace. So he raises a bit, an I raises one back, till at last I put up all de money I bad winned from de gerauian and all de change I bad, and I know'd I had him. Well, in de draw de gent got de oder jack and I got de oder ace. De geut wanted to bet, but I claimed a sight for de money, and told him I had an inwincible hand dat couldn't be beat. "He says, 'Old man, dem is right good britches you is got on ; how much dey cost ?" "I says, 'Yes, sah ; dey cost me ten dollars.' "He says, 'I puts up ten dollars agin dem.' "I says, 'Berry well, sah; but I tells you I got a iuwiucible hand.' "He puts up de money, and I holds up my legs and he pulls off de britches and lays dem down.' "Now, sah,' I says, 'I told you I had a inwincible hand. I's got fo' aces.' "De gent says, 'Old man, did you ever hear of five jacks beatin' fo' aces?' "I says, 'I's heard it, sah, but I's never seed it; and if you couwince'me ob it, de money's yourn.' "'Berry well,' he says, laying down one keerd : "ain't dat de jack ob clubs ?' "'Yes sah,' I says, 'dat am de jack ob clubs.' "He lays down another keerd; 'aint dat de jack ob spades ?' "'Yes, sah, dat is de jack ob spades.' "He lays down anoder; 'ain't dat de jack ob diamonds ?' "<"ir ..I !. j. ;..i. J! J. > " * I es, sail, uat is uejaca uu umuiuuua. "He puts down another, and says, 'ain't dat de jack ob hearts ?' "I says, 'yes, sah, dat ara de jack ob hearts.' "Den he runs his hand in his bosom, and pulls out a great long pistol and points it at me, and savs, 'ain't dat Jack Haul ?' "I says, 'yes sah.' "And he says, 'ain't dat five jacks? and don't dat win de money ?' "I says, 'yes, sab, dat is Jack Haul, and dat is five jacks; aud five jacks beats an inwincible hand.' "So he puts de money in his pocket, and ties my britches on 'hind ob his saddle, and tells me to scatter?and I did.' "You see, it served me right; for I tought: de man was a graen Missourian when I put up de hand on him ; but he was a Arkansaw ; chap, and I finds dem mighty sharp, judge." j The above is vouched bv the foreman and i several members of the grand jury as fact? every word of it.?Fort Smith (Ark.) Herald. IN~A POOKVASTURE. When Washington Smith studied medicine, a great deal of difficulty was experienced in procuring dead bodies for dissection, and the students at his college used to make forays upon the cemeteries at night for the purpose of maintaining the supply. One day they heard of the interment of a person who died of a mysterious malady, and they determined to resurrect the remains. That night, Washington and his friends started out without a lantern, but with plenty ofspades and shovels. When they came to the place and saw the white marble tombstones, they climbed over the fence, and after a while found a spot where the earth was apparently fresh. They then began to dig. They dug for two hours, and went down about tweuty-four feet. After they had excavated a big enough hole to make a couple of cellars and a rifle pit, they concluded that they must have been at the wrong spot. They picked out another place where the ground had just been upturned? and after nearly bursting a blood-vesselapiece, and getting out a few hundred tons of dirt, they knocked off, and as they sat down on the edge of the hole to rest aud wipe off the perspiration, they expressed their astonishment at 1* - I ! 1. the scarcity or ooaies in mat particular uurial-ground. It was getting on toward morning then, but they determined to try once more. Just as they removed the first shovelful of earth, Washington, who had been wandering around the place meanwhile, suddenly said,in a mournful voice: "Boys, I think we had better go home now." j "Why ? What for ?" they asked. "Well, I think any how we'd better knock off now, on account of various things." "What d' you mean ? What d' you want i to go home for ?" asked the crowd. j "Well," said Washington, "I think it would i be judicious for several reasons, but principally because we've been rootin' arouud here all the night in a marble yard !" They did go home. They had gotten over the wrong fence, the cemetery being a few | steps further down the road. The members i of the class who went out after breakfast to see how the ruins looked by daylight, said that while the owner of the marble yard did not invent any new kind of swearing when he came to business, he infused into the old variety an unusual and picturesque scenery. "That Old Swell."?The correspondent of the Chicago Inter-Ocean is responsible for this Congressional tale: Sir Edward Thorntnn t.ho British minister, came into the diplo raatic gallery, and a member who spied him j out was anxious that some guests of his in the other gallery should see the live lord. So he ' wrote a little note, saying: "That old swell, with the mutton chop whiskers is Sir Edward Thornton," and told a page to take it up j stairs. The page, who had a mixed notiou j who the note was for, and of whom it was about, marched straight to the diplomatic gal-: lery and gave it to the "old swell" himself, j Meanwhile our M. C., watching the progress I of his note, was horrified to see it in the august hands of the nobility, and he rushed out j frantically to swear at the poor little page. "Did he say anything ?" he asked, as soon as i he could get his breath. "Yes, sir," said the boy; he told me to take it back to the gentleman who sent it, and say it was a very good description." +-+.? The Quaker's Mistake.?A Quaker, intending to drink a glass of water, took up a small tumbler of gin. He did not discover his mistake until he swallowed the dose, when he lifted up both hands and exclaimed, "Verily, I have taken inwardly the balm of the world's people. What will Abigail say when she smells my breath ?" | J^jrifttltoral Department [Original.] MASTERS OP THE SITUATION. In every section of the cotton growing re j gion of the South, the farmers are in a depress { ed state of mind. In a large number of cases j there is just ground for this depression. Yea after year they toil and labor, and instead o j increasing the value or amount of their pos i sessions, these are gradually decreasing. Th? ; reasons assigned for this state of things ar palpable, but false. High taxes, low prices J unrighteous legislation, worthless labor, and i ! multitude of similar things, are given as th | reason why things are as they are. It is no ' denied that these things are potent causes ti ! produce effects which will be felt; but th i ettects ought to tan lighter 011 mat cmsa u ; citizens who till the ground than on any othe I class. This is not the case. The merchant | in many, if not all sections of the South, ar i doing a large business. They may complaii 1 of hard times and the scarcity of money; bu I still they buy large stocks of goods every sea son, and are constantly, during the interval ordering fresh supplies. It is a notorious fac that many merchants commenced after tin war with only a few tin cups and such things who are now annually selling thousands o dollars worth of goods. More goods hav? been sold in the South since -the war thai were sold in it during the same number o years before the war. Any one can see at i glance that merchants have made more mon ey. Now they sell for cash, and good profits j or on short time with enormous profits. Be fore the war they sold for no more profit! than they do to-day, and then it was alwayi ? "? ? i *i_ r one years crecuc, ana irequenwy im ? uutcu If high taxes, low prices, mean labor and uu righteous legislation effect any class of society less than another, that class ought to be tin farmers. They have the whole thing in theii own hancls. Instead of being slaves, as they are to-day, all over the South, and especially in South Carolina, they hold the positioi which enables thera to be masters if they would. If any one asks why farmers are so inucl depressed, we believe we can answer the en quiry in a few words. Take any single coun ty in the State of South Carolina and tnak< an examination of the real condition of things Take York couuty. It will, no doubt, fairly represent the condition of the upper and mid die sections of the State. Iu York county the multitude of the inhabitants are engagec in agricultural pursuits. When the expressior agricultural pursuits is used, we must under stand exactly what it means. Whatever may be its import in other sections of the world in the South it simply means making cottor nnrt hnvinor evervthintr else. Thousands anc J O --?J -O tens of thousands of bushels of corn are an nually brought to York coonty and sold t( the fanners. Corn, bacon and flour ar< shipped into the county, not by the sack 01 few bushels or few pounds, but by the cai load. Fodder, hay, wheat and rye straw oats, and, in one word, everything that mar or beast needs to support life, is shipped t( us in large quantities. Merchandising and selling family groceries are words of similai import. Three-fourths of the cotton crop is expended in corn, bacon, flour, oats and hay and the other fourth in clothing. If this proportion is not absolutely correct, it is cor rect to say that the whole proceeds of the cotton crop, in the majority of cases, is ex pended in procuring supplies. It is humilia ting to mention these facts, but they are facts and sufficiently account for the hard times and scarcity of money with farmers. A few farmers are making money fast, but they mak< tlioii- nn'n pfirn and hnrnn. and invest the Dl'O bIJVBt V... VV. M WM%" ' " " " " I cceds of their cotton crop in improvements "Without any pretentions to prophetic know! edge, we predict that so long as the farmer.1 of the South do as they are doing, the times vrill be hard. Money and bread wil be scarce, and those who should be masters o: the circumstances will continue to be bul little better than slaves. Nothing will save the South but freedom from the galling chain; of cotton. It is now demonstrated that cot ton is a king, but one that makes all his sub jects poor. If something is mot done to fre( our farmers from that delusion, in a few years many of them will be so poor that they wil] not be able to raise cotton only on a kind o: lien plan. This no man can safely do. I would impoverish a king. A STITCH IX TIME SAVES XIXE. "For want of a nail the shoe was lost; For want of a shoe the horse was lost; For want of a liorso the rider was lost; And all for the want of a horse-shoe nail." Here is an instance of what the want of i nail cost Farmer Careless. He had just fin ished milking, and, with a steaming pail it each hand, walked out of the barn-yard t< * * * - * T -* il 1 bear his load to the nouse. in passing inrougi the garden gate, he noticed that one of tin nails holding the latch was broken and th< bar was hanging loose. Half a minute o time, one small nail, and two blows with a ham mer would have fixed it; but our farmer was in a hurry and couldn't attend to the mattei just theu, so, leaving the mending for anothai time, he trudged along the path. Just then was his mistake, as was shown by five conse queuces. A cow pushed opened the neglecter gate and walked into Farmer Careless' gar den, followed by nineteen more cows, and al proceeded to lunch upon his young corn, t< march with devastating tread over his cab bages, and to carry ruin to his onion patch, In driving them out, after they had done vas araountof damage, Farmer Careless stumblec overa stump (which ought to have been puller up long before) and fell, fracturing his knee pan, which accident cost him six weeks it bed, a long bill from the doctor, a rheuraa tisra as often as the wind blew from the east ever after, and a limp in his gait as long a; he lived. Two of his best cows died from eat ing too freely of their stolen luncheon ; thougl they might have been saved had their ownei been able to attend to them in time. During six weeks enforced idleness at the business period of the season, his farm was necessaril) neglected, his crops were ungatherea ana ins grass was left uncut. From all these trouble: he was unable to pay the interest on his mort gage, his farm was sold and sacrificed, auc Farmer Carless was left a poor man for tin rest of his life. All these misfortunes cam: upon him because he had carelessly neglected to drive a needed nail in the latch of his barn' yard gate.?American Agriculturist. * * Worth Keepinu.?It is said that a siual piece of rosin dipped in the water which is placed in a vessel on the stove, will add a pe^ culiar property to the atmosphere of the room which will give great relief to persons troublec with a cough. The heat of the water is suf ficieut to throw off the aroma of the rosin and gives the same relief as is afforded by i combustion of the rosin. It is preferable t< the combustion, because the evaporation i! more durable. The same rosin may be usee for weeks. Horse Note9.?A saddle put on loosely with a slack girth, is very irritating to a horse and soon produces a sore back. J A horse left uncovered when not in exercisi will soon grow a heavy coat of coarse hair This becomes a hindrance to rapid motion and should be prevented by judicious blank i eting. W up . jfUailiug for the JWatli OONDUCTKD BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. !" j . [Original. i- CAN DO NOTHING. i, Some people in this world are extreme' r coutrary. Because they are not able to c f great things, they will not do any thing at a! i- Because they cannot turn the wind, or mal e the sun shine at mid-night, they will fol e their hands and supinely do nothing. The; i, persons would do wonders for the cause < i the Saviour if they were only preachers i e elders or deacons or some other officer of tl t church; but because they arc only priva o members, they can do nothing. Some are i e modest they can do nothing. It is a pity f modest persons. Modesty is one of the rare r'virtues in the world. It is worth more the s all the brass in the universe. True modes) e prevents a man from meddling in other men :i affairs, and prompts him to attend to his ow t The meaning of "can do nothing," generall <i?:ti -i r.. ?1 - 13 Will UU IlUllllllg. J. 11 UlliCi UUIUO, VI ? reason we can do nothing, is we will do not t ing. [Original. i, DEVILS. f During the period of our Saviour's res B denee upon earth, he frequently cast out < 1 individuals devils or demons. From tl f peculiar language which is used in speakir 1 of these demons, it seems plain that tht were evil spirits that in some way, and t various extents, had taken possession of ind viduals. Some times they manifested the 3 presence in one way, and sometimes in ai s other. No doubt Satan was permitted 1 carry his work of destruction to a very grei - extent at that time, that the Saviour migl ? have an opportunity of displaying his pow to vanquish him. Still it seems that sort r people are at the present time literally po J sessed by the devil. In some men, legions i J evil spirits seem to have taken up their abod i This, then, is a sign that God's people shoul . p i . ....i;?.i? ?^np f ngilL VUIIiUlUV ttg?UIJdb tuu CIU193U1J UI OWUI The victory is sure. The watch word is l' "Fear not. Lo! I am with you." If an . oue thinks Satan is satisfied with his preset - conquests, he is greatly mistakeu. " [ Original. J NO INTEREST. ' It is distressing how little interest mult - tudes of the human family take in auythin ' that is good. In every congregation the bu I den of keeping it in existence falls upon tl' i shoulders of a few. Often the majority < the members of the congregation think, c ' seem to think, that they have done the , whole duty when they attend church occi i sionally and help to contribute a small amoui 1 annually for the support of the pastor. The seem to be perfectly indifferent whether tli ) congregation is in a prospering or languishin 2 condition. In one word, whether it lives c i" dies. This is distressing. It is awful I r think of a man who acts as if he did not cai . whether there is a church or not. Such ii i viduals arc in that condition which the Si > viour calls "luke warm?neither cold nor hot I It may be, too, that some of these careless ind " dividuals at heart wish there were no churcl Like the Jews of old, who longed for tl , departure of the Sabbath that they migl 1 sell and get gain; so, no doubt, many wis the church was gone, that, unrestrained an 2 untrammeled, they might pursue their work ly pleasure. [Original.] ? NO INFLUENCE. There are a vast multitude of the huma family who excuse themselves for not doin anything to advance the cause of die gosp< by saying they have no influence. Thi ' were it true, would be a good and villi reason. God docs not require us to do in ' possible things. No man will be called t j" account for talents which he never receive* A human being with no influence, either ft good or evil, is an -idiot. Mind acts upo k mind with as much certainty as iron sharj ' eneth iron. There are few, if any, of the hi man family who would be willing to be classe with idiots. The simple truth is, those \vh say?and it may be, in some instances think' they are destitute of any influence over othei ' for good, are either entirely destitute of r ligion, or it is like the seed sown amon thorns?choked by the cares of this worh ^ It is true that some men have no power I persuade others to cease to do evil and Tear to do well, because they have sacrificed tl: power. Their lives and professions are contradiction. They say one thing and d another. The influence of such persons often very powerful on the side of evil. TI example of the professed Christian is tin j which gives him his influence. The ma ) that never prays need not exhort others I 1 pray. The man that gets drunk every tim * he happens where intoxicating liquors ai '| Kept, win nave nut juhu iuuucuw iu tauun others to live lives of sobriety. The ma 5 who gives nothing for the support of the go r pel at home, will have but poor success i r persuading others to send it to the heathen. J | As a general rule, we may conclude tht j I if we arre unable to influence no one to live life of faith on the Son of God, either we at j at heart no Christian ourselves, or our heai ) and conduct do not agree. Ctesar said tht a general who was unable to control his met was either unfit to command an army, or b some act, had lost the confidence of his met j So it is with the professed Christian. If h . j has no influence over any one for good, h x! is either an unconverted man, or by som - unchristian act, has forfeited the confidenc , of his fellow-men. j For Us.?"What was written aforetim i j was written for our learning," says the Apo: r j tie. While holy men of God were moved ( ? j old to write with reference to the spiritui J wants of their own times, their writings are s r j full of instruction, comfort and quickenin > j now as they were then. We should, ther< J fore, consider them as addressed to ourselve | as fraught with the sagest counsels, and tak ': heed thereto, and have them "dwell in v > -lAln nil nMo/l/im " Tfian hlpsspr] t.hnup^ j 1 l\JULJ X LA ax X 1TJOUVUJ* AV aw t? '! observes one, that the words of the Bible wer I j written for us, that the Spirit of God looke ', along the ages, and saw that in such an ever j or circumstance of life, we should needju: j such counsel and help. And then he inspire II a pen to write it down. Not for our goo i j only, but for thousands who have gone befor and who will come after. No promise is ther , but has been proved thousands of times. N 1 { warning, but many have taken it home. - j It is like a good chart, which has ever] > thing on it that a mariner in any seas ma t need. Its truths uever wear out. Says or ) who has been a deep student of it, "The B 3 ble will bear a thousand readings, and tli 1 j man who has gone over it the most frequen ly and carefully is the surest of finding ne j wonders there." ) J ' * * , I S&" How far must one wander from God I , be a "backslider ?" The church at Ephesi 3 was highly commended for its good work . yet, said the all-searching Spirit, "I hav , somewhat against thee because thou hast le - thy first love," and "I will remove thy cai dlostick out of his place, except thou repent. i. (filhUtlmt'si Uqrartment. [Original.] REPENT. | That young man who thinks that he ca 1 i lead a reckless and profligate life until 1: becomes a middle aged man? and then repcr { \ and make a good and steady citizen, is deli 0 ded by the devil. He thinks that people ai ' all fools and destitute of memory. He coi ' j eludes that when he repents, everybody wi forget that he was once a dissipated wretcl s?. This is not the case. People remember 6i 0 bad deeds and forget our good ones. Beside ^ it is rin Oiiav tliinrr t/-v hrooLr tin in middle flc .V & b bad habits which have been formed in youtl te When a horse contracts the habit of bnlkinj he generally retains it as long as he lives. B 0 will often perform well euough until tl st wheel gets into a deep hole, and theu he stoj 111 and looks back. Just so it is with boys wli ^ contract bad habits. They will sometimi ' 9 leave off their bad tricks and do well enoug n* until they get into a tight place, and theu the y* return to the old habit. Of those boys wh 10 contract the habit of druukenness, not one i k" every thousand dies a sober man. The onl way to break up a bad habit is uever to coi ] tract it. The only way to prevent drunkei ncss is never to learu to drink. !1- ? f [Original.] TRY. ie Once there was a class of four little boy all about the same size and of the same agi They had kind parents, who were anxioii . that their children should be prepared t .* take positions of honor and usefulness in s< lr ciety. The boys were sent to school to ^ onIt.Wo/1 loonlor Trim mu/lo ovorv offnrf. fA Qf op., . ~ ? . vance his pupils. When a lesson was we prepared and spiritedly recited, he praise them ; but when they came up and grunte r and stammered and said what they knew c the lesson through the nose, the teacher Ioj his temper, and said a great many hars things, and sometimes threatened that h J would resort to the rod. Three of the boj were spirited little fellows, and were not Ion in discovering that when they did their dut ' they were praised, and that it was only whe J they wasted their time, and neglected thei lessons, that they were treated harshly b their teacher. Each of the three formed th resolution that they would try. They fait! fully put the resolution into practice. Ever l" lesson that was assigned them, they went t ? work to prepare. The teacher soon saw ths r" they were trying, and he likewise determiue ie to render them every assistance in his powei ^ There was a mutual trying. The teache *r tried and the three boys tried. It was nc ir long until the teacher began to speak of th x' three boys to every one he met. Soon the ^ became known all over the whole community y Every body had some word of praise to utte IC about the three boys. & The fourth boy was a surly, contrary cre? )r ture, and determined not to try. When ? lesson was given the class, he would say it wa c "too hard," or "too long," or he "could nc > understand it," or he "had never been tha [l" far before." The invariable conclusion t \ which he came, was that he would not, fo some one of the reasons given, try to get i When he came up to recite, he was stubbor ie and inattentive?always looked mad. Th other boys always turned their faces towar ^ him when lie was asked a question, and lh ^ tened to hear a laughable answer givei Many a good laugn was in this way afforde to the class and to the whole school. In very short time he dropped behind. Th teacher become disheartened, and conclude n that nothing could be made out of him, an g just let him alone. el The after-history of this class is interesting s, The three boys that tried, when they wer d bare-footed lads, to learn their lessons, ar l- trying yet. They stand fair in the commun .0 ty in which they live. Multitudes of person i speak of them individually, and say he was >r bright and spirited boy when in school, n The fourth boy is the same contrary dron > to-day that he was when a boy in schoo i- His motto then was, "I won't try," and h d still retains it. Everybody has some funn 10 thing to tell about him. His ignorance is - by-word. When a boy, he was no account t rs himself, and a source of annoyance to ever e- one who had anything to do with him, an g he is the same to-day. The world is in n J. way profited by any thing that he does or sayi ? tup T.iTTi.p fiRrrrs mitr.. "Mother, there is a beautiful little girl g( ie ing to act in the circus," said Lottie to he a motheL "She is only nine years old, and ye lo she can do the most wonderful things. Sh is can jump the rope on horseback, and fl ie through rings like a fairy, and ever so man lt other tricks. How I should like to see her. "I am so glad she is not my little girl, said mother, as she looked fondly at her ow; ,0 darling nine years old daughter. "I shoul ie never have the heart to torture a child c e mine into learning such feats. No chil g would take to such things naturally. She i 0 probably compelled to practice for hours ever g_ day these tiresome lessons, and there are ; dozen falls to one success for a long time n Worse than this, she is probably treated witl great harshness, as is the custom almost al it ways, in training these children for such per a fonnances." >e "0, here comes Silas Cole, mother; he wen to the circus last evening. I am going to asl r him about this little girl and see if he think lt she looks happy." 3> "Happy," said Silas in answer to her que -t -.j i.__i. <ri y ries, "i snoiuu iuui& nut. mc puui vuuu i. from her horse three times, and the last tiin ,e she seemed to be much hurt. Her mothe looked at her with a scowl that promise* a severe beating, if nothing more. The au ie dieuce cried out 'take her off!' They did no :e wish to see the child hurt. The manager, toe urged the woman to let the child off. Bu the mother said no, she should not leavi ie until she had accomplished those feats. ! 3* should not have liked to be in that woman' >f clutches myself. I pitied the poor child." il "One of my strongest objections to the cir is cus, Silas, is that it is so hardening to th g heart. It is not right to qncourage, such i 2- line of business. 3, "I thought of what you said, Mrs. Aikin e about that and it spoiled half my pleasure is I do not think I shall care to go again." it "I hope you will make the resolution, an* ii l. .i.i e men nom iusi iu iu d The next week a paragraph in the paper >t? helped still more to confirm Mrs. Aikin ii st her belief in the hard-hearted ness of those wh< d give their lives to the business, d The same troupe were exhibiting in a towi c not far distant, and this poor child was agaii 'e forced to perform the feats she wasjmt poorl; o prepared to accomplish. A slight mis-stej and the little girl fell backward from her hors< j- and broke her neck, dying instantly. Sucl y j instances frequently occur, though the com ic 1 pany always endeavor to smooth over th< i- matter, and not have it get about. They di ie | not stop the performance for so small i t-! matter as the sudden death of a performer, w i Anything that tends to produce such i , state of mind and heart cannot be right. No : can it be right for others to encourage am ,o help sustain such institutions. is1 ?- -? s,j 5?"- Contentment abides with truth. Am 'e you will generally suffer for wishing to appea ft other than you are; whether it be rich o i- j greater or more learned. The mask soon be " ' comes an instrument of torture. s, THE FAVORITE HOME REMEDY. e mHIS unrivaled Medicine is warranted not t< ' J. contain a single particle of Mkrcury, or air b. injurious mineral substance, but Is ! PURELY VEGETABLE, r t containing muse nuuiiieru n.uuis nun ncrus which an all-wise Providence has placed in conn ie tries where Liver Diseases most prevail. It. tail cure all JJi.sen.ie4 mid Dcranijements of the Live 53 and Bowels. " 10 SIMMON'S LIVER REGULATOR, OR MEDICINE, Is eminently a Family Medicine; and by belnj kept ready lor immediate resort will save man; h an hour of suffering and many a dollar in tim* I and doctors' bills. J I After over Forty Years' trial it is still reeeivinj 10 ' the most unqualified testimonials to its virtue from persons of the highest character and rcspon n sibility. Eminent physicians commend it as tin y most EFFECTUAL SPECIFIC For Dyspepsiaor Indigestion. Armed with this antidote, all climates and chang es of water and food may be faced without fear As a remedy in Malarious Fevers, Bowel Coin plaints, Restlessness, Jaundice, Nausea, IT HAS NO EQUAL. It is the Cheapest, Purest and Best Family Medi ' cine in the World! Manufactured only by B. J. II. ZEILIN At CO. IS Macon, Ga., and Philadelphia. Price, 81. Sold by all Druggists. 0 March 20 13 ly* W. L. EB ADLEif'S ia STANDARD FERTILIZERS. 11 BD d SEA-FOWL GUANO, GUARANTEED '! EQUAL TO ANY EVER SOLD! | ^ e POLLARD & CO., Cotton Factors, y r GENERAL AGENTS, r- Augusta, Georgia. r SEA-FOWL GUANO in bags of 200 lbs eacli 0. C. Coe's SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME , in bugs of 200 tt>s., each. l* RPini.EY'S AMMONIATED DISSOLVE! a BONES, in tight dry barrels and l>ags. ROYAL GUANO COMPOUND, in bags of 20( lbs., each. it Tho above standard Fertilizers having been uset . for the past seven years, in the South, with une 11 qualed success, aroagain offoredat prices thatcan 0 not fail to give satisfaction, while the standard ii guaranteed to be equal if not superior to any ovei ,r sold. t. For prices and terms, apply to W. H. & J.* P. HKRNDON, n Yorkville, S. C. e March 12 11 2m e S k y ^ I TMIMEjdtm^SmEuJ&Sagi \ lj a CC f BraJvdsXevdi 'Fall BtMrrsJlliti Gwmk, \ H . M I SI/tfparttL Vjrtffi Mirrflw Ffncrmtf. T)mtn \ flP fit! I 21lutpWhibl>weJMlnntBytyZujifo} \ * y I Ciiuietl^lerTluit Wbod&fLc* \ 0. d (i, ( AUWorAWkmntei* . .\i hj o fa LOWEST PRICES. I c 3. H i SauZflrfri&Jitifi, .' | * LH HALL & CO. 9 Jfoutfutnnn Ec-DhLst*' J > . a* %,4fi0.WDJM^et.6tre&, JZ r O 2J25,22$fJ?d3?B<m' ; J it B CHARLESTON, & 0. B e This Cut entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873 _ by 1. n. Hall ic Co., in the office of thcLibrnrian of J Congicss,at Washington. 7 July 3 27 ly :: ROSE'S HOTEL, J (FORMERLY HUNT'S HOTEL.) k COLUMBIA, S. C. 8 i TIIIS HOUSE is in the centre of the city, convenient to all the Public Offices and Business I- Houses, located on the south-westcorner of the 1 State House Square, has been recently re-opened and renovated, and will now compare favorably with any Hotel at the South, r ROSE'S OMNIBUS will convey passengers to i and from overy train, free of charge. Also, a first-class Carriage for the accommodation of ladies, t TRANSIENT BOARD 82.50 per day. i W. E. ROSE, Proprietor, t September 18 38 tf e cottons, sorb . j |l tlm use ??r dr. \y isx^w-lyy tau'r Balsam oc ? "Wild Cherry, , which dooa not dry up ft cough nnd lenrc tho couso behind, but loosens it, cleanses tho lungs nnd allays irritation, thus removing thacausaof tho complaint. 1. CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED by ft timely resort to this standard remedy, as is proved by hundreds of testimonials it has received. 8 Tlio genuine Is signed-1-/. Butt*" on tho wrapper, BETH VT. FOWlET ?fc SONS, Proprietors, Boston, Mass. Bold by dealers generally. October 2 , .40 ly 3 the best present j rjlIIAT a husband can givo to his with is a reJ[ ceipt for a year's subscription (83.00) to the [ christian" observer, 9 of Louisville, one of the largest and best of fauii, ly religious newspapers, Presbyterian, but not sectarian, containing articles on. practical religion ' from some of the ablest ministers in the South, 0 able editorials, stories for the young, religious 0 | news from all tho other denominations, miscellai neous, scientific, farming and literary depart1 ; meats, general intelligence, wholesale markets. For specimen copies, (sent free to any address), ? contalnin'g list of premiums, write to * I A. A F. B. CONVERSE, Publishers ; Louisville, Ivy. l 1 January T 1 ' tf annual returns ' i A DMINISTRATORS, Executors, Guardians i\ aud Trustees, are hereby netilied to make r , their ANNUAL RETURNS, Without further derllay. Unless returns are made, promptly, I will . be under the necessity of issuing rules fordefault. '* JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. July 24 30 tf jTRIU MPHANT! tSfSBEZM**} ,.?k. BMWBgSPgCTMfe^'.;.-V A 1 ^ Wii^fWfWi BH MlfaBfi Iw I ifliltf ijMmn mm ) BaWBBlKKMSSBwXBqaflsB^^^BBBESESy -': ^H^^PSghteg^fe.'K! T^rfy^Vi I Pi?JrAi'*r^a i gr fi -1 the 11 ' CAROLINA FERTILIZER ? i WILL BK SOLD AS FOLLOWS* v e Cash Price, I $50 PER TON OF 2000 LBS. 0 Time Price. $55 PER TON OF 2000 LBS. PAYABLE NOVEMBER 1, 1874, FREE OF INTEREST, Freight and Drayage to be added. ITS SUCCESS IS UNPARALLELED, AND ITS STANDARD IS iA NO. 1. * . . ' ? ACID PHOSPHATE ? I l* WILL BE SOLD AS FOLLOWS : Cash Price, $33 PER TON OF 2000 LBS. Time Price, $38 PER TON OF 2000 LBS. PAYABLE.NOVEMBER 1, 187*, FREE Or riVTEREST, Freight and J)rayagc to ho added. FOll SALE BY ' CARROLL, CLARK & CO., ' * YORKVILLE, S. C. ' GEORGE W. WILLIAMS & 00:, General Agents, at Charleston, S. C. January 15 3 -4m a L3 THE COOKING STOVES manufactured at our works in Greensboro, N. (-., give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. They are of hand some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold in the United States, while it is confidently claimed that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usual pieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnishedwith each Stove. An important consideration with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and sizes are never changed. Should a piece get acci. dentally broken at any time, we can replace it at the mere cost of casting". Not simply because it is a home production, buton accountof its intrinsic merits as an article of household economy, do we ask the-patfionage of home purchasers. More than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now' in use, and among.many others having them we respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie, D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. You can save the freight from the northern cities and the dealer's profit, which is no small item, by buying of us, and at the same time get a , STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those of northern make. The following are our prices, delivered at depot in Greensboro: No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 it i it tt it tt (tt it tt 26* 00 Address, SERGEANT <t McOAULEY, 1 * Greensboro, N. C. p?f L. M. GRIST, the proprietor of the Enquirer, will receive and forwara orders for the above . Stoves. c ' JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. JUSTLY CELEBRATED! ft XSMk 1 B' 1 J WITH PLANTER ATTACHMENT." THE recent invention of J. B. UNDERWOOD, of FayetteviLle, N. C., is unquestionably the GREATEST LABOR SAVER of the AGE. With one man and one horse it does the work of from six to twelve men and from two to four horses. It chops and bars both sides, weeds and dirts the cotton at one operation. After which it is converted into a most excellent CULTIVATOR,for use between the rows throughout the season. This machine has been tested1 upon a growing crop, and proved a thorough, practical success. It bears the highest testimonials from our best cotton planters. It will soon become as indispensable to the Cotton Planters as the Cotton Gin or Press. It has taken the grand sweep-stakes prije, the GOLD MEDAL, at the Georgia State 1? air, as the latest and most valuable improvement in Agricultural Implements, and tlie first premium wherever it has been exhibited. Active and reliable Agents are wanted in every town and county, to whom a liberal discount will be made. Applications for Agencies should be made withou* delay. ReI tail price of Machine without attachments, $35.00. and freight. A mostexcellent cu nufl ER arid GUANO DISTRIBUTER hf\3 been added to the machine. The best and jiost beuabee in use. Price $15.00 extra. < For circulars aud further information, apply to JEFFfeRYS Jt METTS, Sole Agents for York eoifnty. March 26 , .,13 tf ,. . ~~Tr THE HOME SHUTTLET SEWING MACHINE. rfTHE. best Cheap Machine in the Markot." If the number sold is a criterion of merit, it is the BEST MACHINE ill uso, as there have been more HOME SHUTTLE MACHINES sold in the Stato during the last twelve months than all other Sewing Machines combined. You can buy a HOME SHUTTLE MACHINE for abopt half the money you will have to pay for a lirst-class Machine. $35 Home Shuttle Needles kept constantly on 'hand. $35 Any Home Shuttle Attachment furnished at short notice. Ropairing promptly attended to. W. L. GRIST, Agent. ! SPECIFIC MEDICINES. PREPARED expressly for and adapted to the Southern Climate, j "COMPOUND EXTRACT CORY PALIS" ' la the most powerful and efficient alterative and j blood-purifier known. Prepared expressly for ] Scrofula, Eruption? of the. Skin and all diseases j wliieh are produced bv bad or unhealthy blood. "IJR. GREENE'S FIT CURE" j Cures all kinds of J<\tn, Spaxnut and Oonvulsionn I wliieh arise from irritation of the nerve centres. I In Epilepsy, it often stops the fits from the first day's use e'ven when they have existed for years. "MEDICATED HONEY," The great remedy for A At hum, Bronchitin, Cougha, O0UL1, Orotip, Sore-Throat aud all diseases of the air passages and lungs. It does not sicken the pationt, is'pleasant'to takp, prompt in its action aud docs not injure the appetite or impair digestion, as most Expectorants do. OUR "NEURALGIA SPECIFIC" Is a -perfect specific for Neuralgia, Sciatica, ? ... ?..,i ?m mm/.nlufn, norvoils oaillS. JtllCUJIUllUnn mm an inuo^ui... K , wherever situated. These medicines are prepared with great care from perfectly reliable arugs, and for the especial classes of diseases named on each bottle. No one of them Is claimed as a "cure all." They are identically the same, that we have used in our I private practice for years, and In thus presenting them to the public we know whereof we affirm. They are safe, reliable and efficient, acting quickly and thoroughly. Try them, and you'will want no others. Ask your Druggist for them. For sale by J. C. KUYKENDAL, Yorkville, S O. Prepared only by Dna. GREENE, LINDLEY & BENTLKY, Charlotte, N. G'. N. B.?Cancers, Tumors and Ulcers treated as heretofore by "Kline's Great Cancer Antidotes," at Charlotte, Goldsboro and Asheyille, N. C. December 18 33 ' ly ~ PIEDMONT AIR-LINERAILWAY. Richmond and danville, Richmond and Danville R. W., N. C. Division, and North-Western N. C. Railway. CONDENSED TIME-TABLE, In effect on and after Sunday, October 12th, 1873. going north. STATIONS. ' MAIL. ] EXPRESS. Leave Charlotte 'lO.OOP. M.i 8.15 A. M. " AJr-Llne Junct'n,! 10.06 " I 8.30 ? " Salisbury 1.06A.M.I 10.21 " " Greenaboro.' 3.30 " > 12.45 P.M. " Danville, i 6.20 ? j 3.12 " " Btirkvlllc 11.35 ? ! 7.36 " Arrive at Richtaond.... | 2.17 P. M.j 10.17 " GOING SOUTH. STATIONS. MM L. EXPRESS. Leave Richmond 1.28 P. M.i 6.00 A.M. " Burkevlllu 4.45 " | 8.29 " " Danville.. 3.18 " I 12.45 P.M. " Greenslmro 12.20 A. M. 3.50 " " Snlinbury, 2.38 " ' 6.06 " " Air-Line Junct'n. 4.29 " 8.10 " Arrive at Charlotte (4 35 " j 8J5 " EAST and west | GOING east. | GOING west. ""STATIONS. I MAIL. l". MAIL. Leave Greenxboro ...... I jg .3.05 A. M. ^ A/rive 12.20 A.M. " Company Shop*.. ? 4.45 " 'a. 9.35 " " Hillxboro ' ? " ? ".47 " ? 3 8.35 " 'I 5.26 ? Arrive ai Goliixboro |a 11.15 " I ~ Leave 2.30 P. M. NORTH-WESTERN N. C. RAILROAD.^ (SALEM BRANCH.) Lcnve Greenxboro 4.30 P. M. . . Arrive at Kerneraville, 5.26 P. M. Leave Kernensvllle, 8.00 A. M. Arrive at Greensboro A 10.00 A.M. Mail trains daily both ways. On Sundays Lynchburg Accommodation leaves Richmond at 9.42 A. M.; arrives at Burkeville ' 12.45 P. M.; leaves Burkeville 5.35 A. M.; arrives at "Richmond 8.44 P. M. Pullman Palace Cars on all niglit trains between Charlotte and Richmond, (without change.) For furtherinformation, address S. E. ALLEN, General Ticket Aient, T. M. E. TALCOTT, Greensboro, N. C. , Engr. and Gen, Supt. THE SHORT tlNE SCHEDULE. CHARLOTTE, COL. & AUGUSTA R. R. CO., 1 Columbia, S. C., October24,1873. j THE following Passenger Schedule will be run over this road on and after SUNDAY, 2Cth instant: /1ATWA VADTLf Train No. 2. Train No. 4. Leave Augusta 6.30 A. M. 4.15 P. M. " Oraniteville,...*7.33 A. M. 5.11 P. M. " Batesville, 9.43 A. M. f7.22 P. M. " Columbia 11.58 A. M. fi.37 P. M. " Chester, J4.28 P. M. 2.28 A. M. Arrive at Charlotte...f7.08 P. M. *5.15 A. M. No. 2 Train makes close connection, via Richmond, to all points North, arriving at New York at 6.40 A. M.; also, via Raleigh and Old Bay Line, arriving at New York at 4.25 P. M. No. 4 Train makes close connection, via Richmond, to all points North, arriving at New York at 4.25 P. M. GOING-SOUTH. Train No. 1. Train No. 3. Leave Charlotte *7.00 A. M. 8.30 P. M. " Chester, 9.54 A. M. 10.58 P. M. " Columbia J2.48 P. M. 3.40 A. M. " Batesville 4.57 P. M. 5.43 A. M. " Graniteville,...t7.15 P. M. *7.48 A. M. Arrive at Augusta, 8.05 P. M. 8.45 A. M. Breakfast. ^Dinner. fSupper. South bound Trains connect at Augusta for all points South and West. Through tickets sold and baggage checked to all principal points. Sleeping cars on all Night Trains. JAMES ANDERSON, General Sup't. E. R. Dorsey, Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent. CKfiJtAW AND DABLINGTON B, EOAD. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE,) Ciikraw & Darlington Railroad Co., > Society Hill, S. C^ October 10,1873. J CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. f^N and after MONDAY, 13th of October, the ^ passenger irain win run as iuuows: ^'Down Train. ITp'Train. Leavte Oheraw..*..8.00, A. M. Leave Florence....8.00, P. M. Leaye CashV 8.20, A. M. Leave Palmetto,....3.20, P. M. Leave Society Hill.8.45, A. M. Leave Darlington...3.40, P. M. Leave Dove's 9.15, AVM. Leave Dpve'sv 4.15, P.M. Lcnve Darlington..9.50, A. M. Leave Society Hill.4.45, P. M. Leave Palmetto.?.l6.10;"A. M. Leave Canh'v..;...5.10, P.M. Arrive at Florence. 10.30, A. M. Arrive at Ckeraw;.5.30, P. M. The Freight Train will continue for the present to run as heretofore, except to adapt its running and stoppages to the changed schedule of the passenger train. B. D. TOWNSEND, President. KING'S MOUNTAIN R. ROAD. MWrnrmr" " '' fn^-nnnT^T CHANGE OE SCHEDULE. HEREAFTER the trains over the KING'S MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD will run daily, (Sundays excepted) as follows, making close connection with trains on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad: Leave Yorkville, promptly, at 7 o'clock, A.M. Arrive at Chester at 9 o'clock, A. M. Leave Chester at 41 o'clock, P. M. Arrive at Yorlrvilleat 61 o'clock, P. M. ^ All Freights must bQ.delivered at the Depot by 4 o'clock, P. M., on the evenings previous to the departure of the train. , GEORGE W. MELTON, President. BOOT AND SHOE MAKING. FT1HE undersigned respectfully announces to his X friends and the puhhc in general-, that he is prepared with A FINE STOCK OF MATERIAL, in his line, suitable to the wants of every customer, wh6 may give him a call. They may not only obtain an article of good qOaHty AT A REASONABLE PRICE, but are also certain to secbre what is equally as desirable, a good fit and /aphionable style. These are advantages which should not be overlooked. Special attention is called to the celebrated cloth top Congress Gaiter and the. Congress Shoe FOR SPRING AND SUMMER WEAR. Also, on hand, a good stock of light and heavy BROGANS'and OXFORD TIES, which are warranted to give entire satisfaction for the price paid. jEar6pecml and prompt attention is given to repairing. a F..CHRISTMAN, Agent. 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