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Humorous Jf rpartmrui. A BRAKEMAN AT CHURCH. From the Burlington Hawkeye. On the road once more, with Lebanon fa ding away iu the distance, the fat passenger drumming idly on the window pane, the cross passenger sound asleep, and the tall, thin pasi* 4. ri i/"> is m A .. 1 senger reaamg ueneraiurant s lour Arouna . the World" and wondering why "Green's August Flower" should be painted above the doors of "A Buddhist Temple at Benares." To me came the brakeman, and seating himself ou the arm of the seat, said : "I went to church yesterday." "Yes?" I said, with that interested inflection that asks for more. "And what church did you attend ?" "Which do you gue3S?" he asked. "Some uniou mission church," I hazarded. "No," he said, "I don't like to run on these branch roads very much. I don't often go to church, and when I do, I want to run ou the main line, where your run is regular and you go on schedule time and don't *have to wait on connections. I don't like to run ou a branch. Good enough, but I don't like it." "Episcopal ?" I guessed. "Limited express," said he, "all palace cars and two dollars extra for a seat, fast time and only stop at the big stations. Nice line, but too exhaustive for a brakeman. All trainmen in' uniform, conductor's nunch and lan tern silver-plated, and no train boys allowed. Then the passengers are allowed to .talk back at the conductor, and it makes them too free and easy. No, I couldn't stand the palace cars. Rich road, though. Don't often hear of a receiver being appointed for that line. Some mighty nice people travel on it, too." "Universalist ?" I suggested. "Broad gauge," said the brakeman ; "does too much complimentary business. Everybody travels on a pass. Conductor doesn't get a fare once in fifty miles. Stops at all flag stations, and won't run into anything but a union depot. No smoking car on the train. Train orders are rather vague, though, and the train men dcn't get along well with the passengers. No, I don't go the Universalists, though I know some awful good men who run on that road." "Presbyterian ?" I asked. "Narrow gauge, eh ?" said the brakeman ; "pretty track, straight as a rule; tuuuel right through a mountain rather than go around it; spirit level grade; passengers have to show their ticket before they get on the train. Mighty strict road, but the cars are a little narrow; have to sit one in a seat, and no room in the aisle to dagce. Then there is no stop over tickets allowed ; got to go straight to the station you're ticketed for or you can't get on " at all. When the car's full, no extra coaches; cars built at the shops to hold just so many and nobody else allowed on. But you don't often hear of an accident on that road. It's run right up to the rules." "Maybe you joined the Free Thinkers ?" "Scrub road,u said the brakeman; "dirt road bed and no ballast; no time card and no train despatches All trains run wild and every engineer makes his own time, just as he pleases. Smoke if you want to; kind of a i go-as-you-please road. Too many side tracks, and every switch wide open all the time, with the switchman sound asleep and the target lamp dead out. Get on as you please and get offwhen you want to. Don't have to show your tickets, and the conductor isn t expected to do anything but amuse the passengers. No, sir; I was offered a pass, but don't like the line. I don't like to travel on a road that has 110 terminus. Do you know, sir, I asked a division superintendent where that road runs to, and he said he hoped to die if he knew. I asked him if the general superintendent could tell me, and he said that he didn't be lieve they had a general superintendent, and if they did, he didn't know anything more about the road than the passengers. I asked him who he reported to, and he said "nobody." I asked a conductor who he got orders from, and he said he didn't take orders from any living man or dead ghost. And when I asked the engineer whom he got his orders from, he said he'd like to see anybody give him orders ; he'd run that train to suit himself, or he'd run it into the ditch. Now, you see, sir, fl'm a railroad man, and I don't care to run on a road that has no time, makes no connec tions, runs nowhere, and has no superintendent. It may be all right, but I've railroaded too long to understand it" ?v.v "Maybe you went to the Congregational church?" I said. "Popular road," said the brakeman : "an old road, too?one of the very oldest in the country. Good road-bed and comfortable cars. Well managed road, too: directors don't interfere with division superintendents and train orders. Road's mighty popular, but it's pretty independent, too. Yes, didn't one of the division superintendents down east discontinue one of the oldest stations on this line two or three years ago ? But it's a mighty pleasant road to travel on. Always has such a splendid class of passengers.' "Did you try the Methodist ?" I said. "Now you're shouting," he said, with some enthusiasm. "Nice road, eh ?" Fast time and plenty of passengers. Engines carry a power of steam, and don't you forget it, steamgauge shows a hundred and enough all the time. Lively road ; and when the conductor shouts 'all aboard' you hear him to the next station. Every train light shines like a headlight. Stop-over checks are given on all through tickets ; passenger can drop off the train as often as he likes, do the station two or three days and hop on the next revival train that comes thundering along. Good, whole souled companionable conductors; ain't a road in the country where the passengers feel more at home. No passes ; every passen 11 A 1* _ L A* 1_ _ A 117 - - ger pays iuu iramc rues ior nis ucsei. ?vesleyanhouse air brake on all trains, too ; pretty safe road, but I didn't ride over it yesterday." "Perhaps you tried the Baptists ?" I guess ed once more. "Ah, ha?" said the brakeman, "She's a daisy, ain't she? River road; beautiful curves ; sweep around anything to keep close to the river, but it's all steel rail and rock ballast, single track all the way, and not a side track from the round house to the terminus. Takes a heep of water to run it through, double tanks at every station, and there ain't an engine in the shops that can pull a pound or run a mile with less than two gauges. But it runs through a lovely country ; these river roads always do ; river on one side, hills on the other, and it's a steady climb up the grade all the way till the run end9 where the fountain head of the river begins. Yes, sir, I'll take the river road every time for a lovely trip ; sure connections aud good time, and no prairie dustblowing in at the windows. And yesterday, when the conductor came around for the tickets with a little basket punch, I didn't ask him to pass me, but I paid my fare like a little man?twenty-five cents for an hour's run and a little concert by the passengers thrown in. Tell you, pilgrim, you take the river road when you want?" But just here the long whistle from the engine announced a station, and the brakeman hurried to the door shouting: "Ziousville ! This train makes no stops between here and Indianapolis!" ^ Waggs went to the station of one of our railroads the other evening, and finding the seats all occupied, said, in a loud voice, "Why this car isn't going!" Of course the words caused a general stampede, and Waggs took the best seat. The train soon moved off. In the midst of the indignation the wag was questioned, "You said this car wasn't going?" "Well, it wasn't then," replied Waggs, "but it is now." t&F At a christening, while the minister was making his certificate, he inquired the day of the month and happened to say : "Let me see, this is the thirtieth." "The thirtieth !" exclaimed the indignant mother. "Indeed, I>ut it's only the nineteenth." ?Jtr $atw and fireside.1 Position in Sleep.?A writer in the Christian at Work insists that position in sleep is of great importance. He says : "The food passes from the stomach at the right side, heuce its passage is facilitated by going to sleep on the right side. Water and other fluids flow equally on a level, and it requires less power to propel them on a level than upwards. "The heart propels the blood to every part of the body at each successive beat, and it is easy to see that if the body is placed in a i horizontal position the blood will be sent to the various parts of the system with much greater ease, with less expenditure of power, and more perfectly than if one portion of the body were elevated above a horizontal line. "If one portion of the body is too low, the blood does not return as readily as it is carried thither ; hence, there is au accumulation and distention, and pain follows. "If a person goes to sleep with the head a little lower than the body, he will soon wake up, or will die with apoplexy before morning, because the blood cannot get back from the brain as fast as it was carried to it. "The savage uses a log of wood or a bunch of leaves, civilized man a pillow; and if this pillow is too thick, raising the head too high, there is not blood enough carried to the brain ; and as the brain is nourished and invigorated by sleep, it is not fed sufficiently, and the result is unquiet sleep during the night, a waking up in weariness, without refreshment, to be followed by a day of drowsiness discomfort, and general inactivity of both mind and l. _ J- >f I oouy. Bedding.?There are two good, sufficient reasons why plenty of bedding should be used in the stables. One of these is because it tends to keep the animals clean and comfortable. The other because by this means the quantity of manure made on the farm can be largely increased. That the farm animals should be kept as clean as possible is too plain a fact to require an argument to enforce. If kept clean they will be more comfortable than they otherwise can be, and, therefore, they will be more prof itable to their owner. It pays to keep animals as quiet and comfortable as possible; for discomfort to the creature invariably means ; loss to its owner. The importance of increasing the supply of fertilizing matter on the average farm is also evident. A larger quantity of manure is one of the great necessities of the farmers throughout the country. The free use of bedding will greatly increase the quantity without impairing the quality of the fertilizing material which can be obtained on the farm. Decaying vegetable matter, like old hay, straw and corn stalks, makes excellent manure, aud always ought to be saved for this purpose. Early Corn.?A correspondent of Vick'* Magazine gives the following directions for bringing corn to maturity early in the season, adding that he picked corn last year inside sixty days from the time of planting: "Let the condition of the soil and manure be the best you can command, and aside from the frequent weeding ami hoeing, stirring the ground thoroughly, thin the stalks to three or four. Three is best if you would have the largest ears and most of them. Pluck oul unmercifully every sucker and non bearing stalk. That process alone will hasten your corn a week or ten days, as I have come to believe from experiment. I have added this year a top dressing at the hill, when the corn was well up?a compost of one part plaster, two parts ashes, and two parts fine manure, which, I thiuk, has been a great advantage." Those who wish early corn should not only have for seed what is called "an early kind," but they should obtain it from as far " > ;li- o?i : i n._ norm as possioje. oeeu euro raised in \^nuadu and taken South will come to perfection oue, two or three weeks earlier than that ripened on the spot. The reason is that the seed raised in the North has adapted itself to a short season. This is true, in a measure, of all seeds. The Care of the Eyes.?In a book by Dr. Henry C. Angell, of Boston, on the care of the eyes, it is stated that every miopia, es pecially in the young, has a teudency to increase ; when the degree becomes high, resulting symptoms of irritation often appear, and then there is not only greater or less visual disability, but the sufferer lives constantly threatened with some of the most serious accidents that can befall the eye. The author gives some excellent rules for relieving or pieventing weak sight, which may be summarized as follows : 1st. Rest the eyes for a few minutes when the sight becomes in the least painful, blurred I or indistinct. 2. Have sufficient light; never sit facing it; let it come from behind or from one side. 3. Never read in horse or steam cars. 4. Never read when lying down. 5. Do not read much during convalescence from illness. 6. The general health should be maintained by good diet, air, exercise, amusement and a proper restriction of the hours of hard work. The Family Garden.?The garden is the most profitable part of the farm. Every farmer should have a good garden. It may be located in the field and cultivated by the plow as other crops; The situation should be a very gentle inclination to the east or southI east, that it may have all the advantages ol the morning sun, which insures an early maturing of the vegetables. The best soils are of a loamy friable character, aud should be highly enriched. The size should be proportioned to the family. A small garden well raauured and cultivated, with a suitable rotation of crops, will yield more pleasure and profit than a large one. A thick coat of hog pen or stable manure will enrich and warm the soil better than any other application of manure. Charcoal renders the soil light aud friable and gives it additional warmth for early crops. Wood ashes, leached or unleached, may be used as a top dressing with decided benefit to growing vegetables. How to Carve a Turkey.?Insert the fork over the highest part of the breast bone ; remove the wings, with not too much breast adhering; then after cutting the trusses which retain the ends of the drumsticks within the cavity of the pelvis, separate the drumstick from the thigh on the bird, before removing the latter, (the joint is easy to hit in this way;) then slice off all the breast on both sides in thin broad slices. When all the breast has been carefully sliced off, remove 1 " ? /.I II! I >? II - ,1\ I tne collar none, ^ine puning-uone, so cuneu;, then the two "hug me close" bones, (scapulas,) break the backbone across at the narrowest part, (turning the carcass;) separate the neck from the breast by cutting across the ribs on each side; next separate the back info three pieces, dividing off both side bones from the backbone proper; then your turkey is entirely and scientihcally carved. How to Wash Glass.?Never use soap to ' a glass. Wash all wiue glasses and tumblers in hot water and soda, and in cold water. 1 You should wash ground glass globes or any j ground glass in a lather of soap and water i and soda with a brush, and rinse in cold wa-! ter, and dry them immediately out of cold water; do not let them drain. Ground glass is very apt to get a black look from exposure, and therefore all ground glass, such as ice plates for instance, that are not in daily use, should each be wrapped in soft paper, so that it may keep in color. If ground glass has; become discolored, the following directions ' will cure it. Wash the glass in soap and water and then pour a small quantity of spirits of salts into a saucer, dip a sponge or rag into it, and wash the glass, then plunge it into cold water and then into hot water; dry it. j Always reliable and efficacious. Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup never disappoints mothers and nurses, but cures at once the troublesome diseases of babyhood. Sold everywhere at 25 cents a bottle. / grading for the ^ahbath. i CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. EVIL FOR GOOD. Ingratitude lias been abhorred by all nations. The poet calls it, "The marble-head fiend." It is said 01 the converts from heathenism that they seldom fail in expressions of gratitude. One, only recently, gave a gift of $o00 to a missionary as an expression of his regard ! for having taught him the way of life. We have a right to expect esteem and regard j and love from those to whom we have shown j a kindness. It was set down to the discredit | of Charles VII, of France, that he did nothing j to show that he remembered Joan of Arc, j through whose efforts he was elevated to the. | throne. Dean Stanley says that the judgments I that fell on Joash were "because he had broken one of the eternal laws of natural affection?'lie remembered not the kindness which Jehoida, his father, had done to him, but slew his son." When the enemies of David had broken the law of "natural affection," he felt it most i-oanltr oo iu olinum in thp spvpnth and thirtv IVC<U1UJ ^ w WMW ?t ?> <* v"" wv . V>?? ---- ? ?- ? fifth Psalms. lie says, "They reward me evil for good, to the spoiling of my soul. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned unto mine own bosom. I liehaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother. I bowed down heavily, as one mourneth for his mother. But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together; yea the objects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not. With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth." How keenly must Christ have felt indignity when his matchless, infinite kindness was neglected or returned with unkindness. He had cleansed ten lei>ers, and only one returned to thank him. We can fancy the sorrow of his heart when he asked, "Were there not ten cleansed ? but where are the nine?" So natural and spontaneous did Christ esteem these expressions of esteem and regard for the blessings lie brings, that to those desiring to prevent these expressions he replied, "I tell you that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out." To return evil for good is contrary to the teachings of our holy religion, and contrary, too, to the nobler promptings of our nature, as seen among the heathen. Yet how often do we return evil for good to our fellow men ! IIow often this return is made to our kind heavenly Father and his dear Son, from whom we receive "every good and perfect gift." God bears the indignity, and continues to bless. And because he does not show that he is provoked at' our return, we go 011 returning evil for good through a whole lifetime of sin. OPPOSITES. It is true, and largely confirmed by our consciousness, that a number of things, in both nature and morals, have their opposites. These opjiosites seem to be necessities as well as facts. The existence of the one demands the existence of its opposite, as certainly in the region of thought as*of sense. Without attempting to account for these facts, let us note some things that every reader can see, and, to some extent, comprehend. There is darkness; necessarily it has an opposite, which is light. There is cold; its opposite is heat. There is weariness; its opposite is rest. There is pain; its opi>osite is freedom from pain. There is evil; its opposite is good. There is hatred; its opposite is love. There is unbelief; its opposite is faith. Finding that the above named things have opposites undeniably, let us note three things, the opposites of which, if they exist, are without the grasp of onrsen8es: 1. There is life to man on earth?it is short; its opposite must be a life somewhere that is long." 2. Existence, life to man, to all men? goes out, ends here in this world; the opposite to this must be an existence, a life to man, to all men, somewhere that will not end or go out. 3. There is said to be a place to which all good people will go at the close of their earthly existence, where the inhabitants will be eternally typpy. The "saint, the savage and the sage" believe this; the opjiosite to this must be a place to which all the wicked will go at the close of their earthly existence, where the inhabitants will be eternally miserable. Let the sceptical rauler rememl>er that things in the region of thought may be as real as those in the region of sense. Speak a Cheerful Word.?Did you never go out in the morning with a heart so depressed and saddened that a pall seemed spread over all the world V But on meeting some friend who spoke cheerily for a minute or two, if only ui>on indifferent matters, you have felt your spirits wonderfully lightened. Even a child, dropping into your house on an errand, has often brought in a ray of sunshine which did not depart when he went liis way again. It is a blessed thing to speak a cheerful word when you can. "The heart knoweth its own bitterness" the world over, and those who live in palaces are not exempt, and good words to such hearts "are like apples of gold in pictures of silver." Even strangers we casually meet by the way, in the travelers' waiting-room, are unconsciously influenced by the words and tone we use. .It is the one with pleasant words on his lips to whom the stranger, in a strange land, turns for advice and direction in his perplexities. Take it as a compliment if some wayfarer comes to you to direct him which street or which train to take ; your manner has struck him as belonging to one he can trust. It is hard sometimes to speak a pleasant word when the shadows rest on our own hearts; but nothing will tend more to lighten our spirits than doing good to another. When you have no opportunity to speak a cheering word you can often send a full beam of sunshine into the heart of some sorrowing, absent friend by sitting down and writing a good, warm-hearted letter. A Little Girl's Prayer.?This is a true story about a little girl about four years old. Her father had been away in the country on a visit to some friends. On his return, his little girl was so delighted that when bed-time came she knelt and said her usual prayer, "Now I lay me down to sleep," and then said, "Amen," and started to arise, when she concluded she had not said all she wanted to, so down she knelt and said, "I thank you, marm, for my father." This completed the prayer. This was from the fulness of her little heart, which was full of gratitude to the Giver of every good. She expressed in her own way?the best she knew. This is all God requires of us. He would rather have just the pure outpouring of our heart than any studied way of approaching him. The simplicity of children can teach us many a lesson. No wonder we are told, ' Except ye become as little children, ye cannot see the kingdom of God." Works and Faith.?Why is faith without works dead ? It must l>e because the works are the soul of faith. But works are objective outside of the man?therefore that part of faith which impels a man to do good, which makes him love his fellow-men and desire to l>enefit them?that inner spirit of goodness and benevolence must be the soul of faith, without which it is only an obnoxious body of forms and pretenses. Clearly that was what James meant when he said that we are saved by works. It follows that, in its essential constitution, faith is made up of belief and benevolence?belief in the existence of God as revealed, and love to God and man. When a father takes up a child to show him pictures, ten to one he holds the book at such an angle as suits his own vision, and not that of the little one. Yet the little one's sight is the one to be favored. How true it is that the preachers ana teacner or religious truth too often hold that up where they can best see it, and not those of whom they have charge can best see it. ijgT Do not ask God to bless you in a general sort of a way only. Talk with him alone, as you would with a confidential friend. Tell him your wishes, fears and plans. He is a better farmer, mechanic, and abetter financier than you are; and it is wonderful how many , ways he lias of imparting wisdom to poor, er- j ring, ignorant human beings. ?rit was a very pretty reply made by a little j girl to the statement she heard that our Sa- j viour was never seen to smile. "Didn't he i say, 'Suffer little children to come unto me ?' j And they would not have come unless he had : smiled." "The church in the world," says a recent writer, "is like a ship in the ocean. The ship is safe in the ocean as long as the ocean is not in the ship. The church is safe enough in the world so long as the world is not in the church." 45 Years Before the Public. THE GENUINE DR. C. XeLANE'S CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS, FOR THE CURE OF Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint, DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HKADACHK. Symptoms of a Diseased Liver. PAIN in the right side, under the edge of the ribs, increases on pressure; sometimes the pain is in the left side; I the Datient is rarelv able to lie on the """ r, ? / left side; sometimes the pain iis felt under the shoulder blade, and it frequently extends to the top of the shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken for rheumatism in the arm. The stomach is affected with loss of appetite and sickness; the bowels in general are costive, sometimes alternative with lax; the head is troubled with pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy sensation in the back part. There is generally a considerable loss of memory, accompanied with a painful, sensation of having left undone something which ought to have been done. A slight, dry cough is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains of weariness and debility; he is easily startled, his feet are cold or burning, and he complains of a prickly sensation of the "skin; his spirits are low; and although he is satisfied that exercise would be beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely summon up fortitude enough to try it In fact, he distrusts every remedy. Sieveral of the above symptoms attend the disease, but cases have occurred where few of them existed, yet examination of the body, after death, h;is shown the liver to have been extensively deranged. AGUE AND FEVER. Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills, in cases of Ague and Fever, when taken with Quinine, are productive of the most happy results. No better cathartic can be used, preparatory to, or after taking Quinine. We would advise all wh? are afflicted with this disease to ?. ? nun Tn tat give II1C11I <X r AII\ 1 AlALi For all bilious derangements, and as a simple purgative, they are unequaled. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. The genuine are never sugar coated. Every box has a red wax seal on the lid, with the impression Dr. McLane's Liver Pills. The genuine McLane's Liv.br Pills bear the signatures of C. McLane and fleming Pros, on the wrappers. Insist upon having the genuine Dr. C. McLane's Liver Pills, prepared by Fleming Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market being full of imitations of the name McLane, spelled differently bat same pronunciation. February 13 7 ly 8ELD0M EQUALED! HEVER EXCELLED I ALLISON AND ADDISON'S "STAR BRAND'' COMPLETE COTTON MANURE. STANDARD GUARANTEED. WE again beg to call your attention to this Fertilizer, which is prepared with the view of making a special Fertilizer for Cotton, which will do for that crop what our Complete Wheal and Tobacco Mauurea have no fully done for thost cropa. We have been in the business for fifteen years, and during that time have handled and sold a number of Fertilizers?all ofthem good ol their kind?and in all tlmt time we have nevet received such flattering reports of the action o! any of tl;em as we are now receiving from the action of this Manure. Another year's experience confirms us in the belief that the application ol special fertilizers for each staple crop is the true system of fertilizing and true economy. If properly prepared, there should lie no waste in theii use, and they must prove profitablei to the planter. We believe this to be the best Commercial Fertilizer for Cotton on the market, because 1st. It in made of the best materials known, and in the most thorough and careful manner. 2d. It is rich in Ammonia, Soluble Phosphate, and REAL Bone Phosphate derived from the b-ines of animals. 3d. It acts promptly and continuously, and the effect of a single application shows forbears. Prices as low and terms as liberal us those ol anv other Standard Fertilizer. We ask the continued patronage of those whr used it last year, and solicit from all others a trial, believing it will bo to their interest to use it. ALLISON A ADDISON, Manufacturers ol "Star Brand" Complete Manures, Richmond, Va, For sale by H. W. HOPE, Yorkville, S. C. February 5 fi tf ^ AND ARirFERT I LIZ ERST I WOULD respectfully inform tho planting community that I am now selling those stan dard Fertilizers, GUANO and PHOSPHATE, known as the "PLANTER'S FRIEND," Which have been sold extensively during the last few years by J. M. IVY A CO., of Rock Hill, and have given the highest satisfaction by all who have used them. I guarantee them to be of THE HIGHEST GRADE. It will be to the interest of the farmers to call on me, at my warehouse, NEAR THE DEPOT, And obtain full information on the subject before purchasing their Guanos. J. R. GARDNER. January 15 3 tf THE BICKFORD AUTOMATIC FAMILY KNITTER. Knits all sizes of work, narrows and widens it; shapes all sizes complete. Knits over 50different garments, Socks, Stockings, Mittens, Leggins, Wristlets, Gloves, etc. It knits every possible variety of plain or fancy stitch. 75 per cent, profit in manufacturing knit goods. Farmers can treble the value of their wool, by convertiug it into knit goods. Agents wanted in every State, County, City and Town, to whom very low prices will bo made. For full particulars and lowest prices for tho best Family Machine, send to BICKFORD KNITTING MACHINE MFG. CO., rfqfmflhnro vf. February 26 9 ly GA R RY IROiV ROOFI NG~CO~ m Manufacturers all kinds of ^RHL Iron Roofing and Crimped Sidings, FireProof Doors ^HSjgNHHHHKr rfgB.N?r and Shutters. i xron Ore Paint and Cement. 79 and 81 Columbus Street, OIjBVBIJAKT), OHIO. Send for circulars and price lists. February 26 9 ly ROSE'S HOTEL, YORKVILLE, S. C. ty-j-w THIS HOUSE has been thorougbly renovated from cellar to iiSKSBL parrot, and newly furnished, inlUfi eluding GRAFTON'S PATENT SPRING BEDS. In view of the times, our motto is a full House at a moderate price. TERMS?$1.50 PER DAY, OR .50c. PER MEAL. Sample Rooms reserved especially for Commercial travelers. HENRY W. SMITH. August 30 34 tf (rims UNI IN UNO CO KM lit"?The location of in uctl. JUL lent Institution of Learning near a celebrated Fountain of Health afford* an uuuaipd opportunity to young persona itx Kirch of health and education together. 1 tea idea having daily gcreaa to the Wlttta??t?a ChstytaaUi Sprlag, the pupili of the Wii.ltAK.Tt,i Kme.i.r {Warn derate few minute, ev. try mnrniug end afternoon to light (MtHhtiue g>rrrive and, the boarding pupil, enjoy alio toe ty.temitie uwi of Dr. Johxaox'a UtALTu Urr. doe Study Boom it large, thoroughly vea. tilated, and lighted from the left end rear. Erery pouible at* tentiun ia (firm to tboae who may be ?i<-tr ?[*? > HTTb. then. Whir imnl Mber ViLtiKi I'aucLua am fnliv esbUimsi In oar new Catalog**. S*ml fur on*. and eamnino 1l . ia mlrtu iwt air i)naiii. fimm uj *1mt mMih J?rr wtMr vm Angnst28 35 eawly THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER FOR 1880. 1 Premiums to Clnb Makers and to Subscribers. Scvtnty-Seven Prizes to be awarded to Subscribers. REDUCTION IN SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. TIHSII SHm-im HHU Having perfected arrangements for reducing the expense of publication during the year 1880, we have determined to give our subscribers a share of the benefits, and announce the following reduced rates, to yearly subscribers?subscriptions, in all cases, to be paid in advance: Single copy, one year, $2 50 Three copies, one year, 6 00 Ten copies, one year, 20 00 And an extra <y>py to the person securing a club of ten names ana paying the subscriptions on the same in advance. PREMIUMS TO SUBSCRIBERS. In order that our sulwcribers may have the opportunity of receiving Prizes, we have determined to distribute the following articles by lot, at 10 o'clock A. M.t on the FIRST SATURDAY OF OCTOBER, 1880: THREE Weed Sewing Machines?fancy half case, with drop leaf and two drawers, the retail price of each of which is $50. TWO No. 8 Tropic Cooking Stovos, with fixtures complete, the retail price of each of which is $25. SEVENTY-TWO Four-bladed buckliorn handle Pocket-Knives, manufactured by William Thomas Staniforth, of Sheffield, England, the retail prico of each of which is $1.50. The Sewing Machines and Stoves are fully described elsewhere in this prospectus. The Knives will lje manufactured by the celebrated cntler, William Thomas Staniforth, ShotHeld, England, and imported to onr order expressly for this purpose by Messrs. Hart & Co., hnrdware importers, of Charleston. The cutlery made by Staniforth is of the best quality, and wherever used givtk universal satisfaction. This knife, made to onr order, is of convenient pocket size, contains two large and two small blades, is made of the best materials, finished in a superior manner, and is warranted to lie equal to any pocket knife that usually retails in the stores at $1.50. In the distribution of the above Prizes, the following plan will be observed: The names of all persons who pay for one year's subscription, whether in a club at $2, or as a single subscriber at $2.50, between this date and the first Saturday of October, 1880, will be printed on slips and placed in envelopes of uniform size and deposited in a cylinder prepared for the purpose. Slips of paper of uniform Hize, to the number of seventyseven?one for each prize?enclosed in similar envelopes, will also be placed in another cylinder, with the words "Sewing Machine" printed on three of them ; "Cooking Stove" on two; and "Pocket Knife" on seventy-two of th?m. On the day designated, after thoroughly mixing the envelopes in each ovlinder by revolving the same, an envelop will i>e taken from each cylinder, and the name of the person drawn from the cylinder containing the names, will lie enlitled to the Prize drawn immediately succeeding from the Prize cylinder. The cylinders will Ije revolved and the envelopes containing the numbers and names thoroughly mixed preceding each drawing. The drawing will lie conducted by three responsible and reliable citizens, and the opportunity afforded for any subscriber to be present" who may desire to do so. The result of the drawing will lie published in the Enquirer of the succeeding wock, accompanied by a statement as to the fairness of tbo drawings and awards. Persons subscribing for the Enquirer and having the paper sent to other addresses than their own, shall t>e entitled to the advantages of fered by the prize drawing, provided they give notice previous to the drawing that snch is their i desire. I Subscribers who securethc Sewing Machines or Cooking Stoves, will have them shipped to their order at their expense for freight; the Sewing Machines from New York, and the Cooking Stoves from Greensboro, N. C. The PocketKnives will he delivered at our piblica'ion office, or sent by mail at our expense, at the risk of i those entitled to receive them; or they will be sent in registered package on receipt of 10 cents i to pay the registration fee. t Alflettersi should be addressed to L. M. GRIST, I Yorkville, S. C. [ January 2 tf ; PIANOS & ORGANS r ) BOOMING i LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE. ?r * ) r jwplHHHHk ' A WORD TO THE WISE. I The prevailing boom has struck the Piano and Organ trade. All creation aud their relatives are buying instruments this year. America's count1 less Factories can't half supply the demand. Manufacturers have to-day unfilled orders enough to keep them busy for the next six months. Material and labor cost twenty-five to fifty per cent. ( more than a few months ago. Manufacturers have raised prices and must continue to advance. The low prices of the past wont come again for years. I CONSIDER THIS. As yot we still sell at old prices, but we MUST ADVANCE SOON. Give us your Order NOW, for delivery of instruments at once or within THREE MONTHS, and we will guarantee OLD PRICES, even if the advance comes. To do this we must have immediate orders SO THAT WE CAN CONTRACT AHEAD. Don't hesitate. Don't delay. We state the case precisely as it is. Prices will advance VERY SOON, and LARGELY, and those who wait will pay for the privilege. Take our business advice and ORDER AT ONCE. LUDDEN ABATES, SAVANNAH. GEORGIA, WHOLESALE PIANO AND ORGAN DEALERS. ' February 19 38 9m NOTICE. I RESPECTFULLY inform the public that I am prepared to sharpen razors, scissors, shears and other fine-edged instruments. Prices?for honing and sharpening razors, 25 cents, and for sharpening scissors or shears, 10 cents each, and satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. . TOM BALLARD, Barber. SERGEANT A: GREENSBOI MANUFACTURERS OF "TROPIC" coca T. M. DOBSON, Agent, Yorkvi LONDON & IHRIE, Agents, ] A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McCo J. L. CARROLL, Agent, Cheat G. H. O'LEARY. j SADDLERY DEPARTMENT, j i X HAVE a number of Saddles of my own manJL ufacture, which were made before the recent 1 ' advance in leather, and which I will sell at the j old price. Now is the time to bny. G. H. O'LEARY. Jj HARN ESSTBRID LES,&C. | BUGGY and Carriage Harness, Riding and , Blind Bridles, Halters, Collars, Whips, Plow Backhands, Hames, Trace Chains, Saddle Blankets, etc., at G. H. O'LEARY'S. FURNITURE DEPARTMENT. 1AM constantly receiving new goods in the ^ Furniture Department, in all its branches. I Call snd see me; I never fail to please and seldom 1 fail to sell. G. H. O'LEARY. | CLOCKS. CiKTH THOMA8' one and eight-day Clocks for j | ^ side by G. H. O'LEARY. j JUST AKK1VEU. !, SOME handsome new CHAMBER SUITS. < latest styles, at lowest living prices. Call and see them. Also, some Ratan Chairs, exceedingly : ] pretty and quite new in this market Constantly i i on hand, WardrobeR, Bureaux, Withstands, ' ] Cane and Ratan Rockers, Chairsof various styles, ) and a new supply of Pictures. ! t G. H. O'LEARY. j COOKING STOVE?. ] riIHE Iron King and Elmo Cooking Stoves on It l hand and for sale. Any piece of these 8toves | rephced when worn out, or any of the pieces of the tifty different styles of the Charles Noble & , Company Manufacture of Stoves, can be had by calling at G. II. O'LEARY'S. BEDSTEADS AND MATTRESSES. BEDSTEADS, handsome and plain, to .suit all classes. Mattresses cheap, at . GEORGE H. O'LEARY'S. J' BEST II^THMtOBLD r " Impure Bl-Carb Soda la of a lightly- dlrtv white color. It may appear whit*, examined by Itself, but a COITIPAIKISON WITH cni;itcir a ro/s "aem and IIA1TIIWER" braid Will show the difference. See that Tour Baking Soda Is white an d PURE, an should be ALU MilULAR SUBSTANCES used for food. , A Eimple but severe ten ! of the comparative value ot different brands of Bods is to dissolve di?oi t rpnonful of each kind with about a pint of water (hot preferred) in clear glasses, stirring until all ia thoroughly dissolved. The deletevions {nsfdnhln vwotlo- 41.? i*B .hewn afltr aettHng some twenty minute* or tooner, by the milky ? pinnace or the aolutiou and ttie quantity of floating tlocky matter according to quality. Bo aura and aak for Church & Co.'i Soda and ee that < heir name ia on the package and you will (jet the purest and whitest made. 3he una ol this with sour milk, in preference to Baking Powder, eaves twenty times ita coat. See one pound package for valuable informs I don and read carefully. SHOW THIS TO YOUR 8R0CER. January 15 8 4m "HOW IS THE OPPORTUNITY! AVAIL YOURSELF OF IT! PRESERVE YOUR BOOKS, , PEHIODICAL8, NEWSPAPERSAND MUSIC. , ALL families have old Books, Periodicals, j Newspapers, Music, Ac., which they desire to transmit to their posterity. Then HAVE THEM REBOUND! ' Which will preserve them and make them look almost as well as new. 1 Old Books, Ac., should not only be rebound, butthecurrentiiteratureofthepresentdayshould 5 bejput in a durable form for preservation as well. This can be done in the shortest possible time, with the best material, in the most handsome ana t durable style, and at prices which cannot be duplicated anywhere, by E. R. STOKES. Stationer, Book Binderand Blank Book Manufacturer, No. 155 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. - ? I ifST- Send in orders at once. T Spile RutWOg Tensions ! ||| ^EW/UlWMi % ft SewMaAme . J'lg i "QiuCll 64 Hit! CHARLES.ST. "BJMSM t L__J 'BALTIMORE,M D.v LmJ THE AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE TS as good as any on the market. The ladies like it aud recommend it. For sale KENNEDY BROS. & KAKKUfl. "THE FAVORITE OF THE WORLD. ^ THE Family Favorite Improved Weed. These d Machines nave been remodeled and Improved ti until they are almost perfect in all respects. The n parts are all of Steel and Wrought Iron Forgings. Every Machine sold by us will be fully warranted. Prices as low as any First-Class Machine, either I for Cash or on Time until the first of November s next. , . W. G. REID <fe CO., 1 Furniture Dealers, Rock Hill, S. C. . February 19 8 tf i DOWN '.J WITH HIGH PRICES! * THE CHICAGO SCALE CO., 149 & 151 Jefferson St., Chicago, Illinois, Have rejjgced the prices of all kinds of s CMA. J.ES, ; 4-TON WAGON SCALES, 900. l! 2-TON x i " 940. g All other sizes at *&i%reat reduction. Every V Scale folly warranted. All orders promptly b fllled. Circulars, Price List and Testimonials sent upon application. BOY THE CHEAPEST AND BEST. 1 March 27 ?* ."J, - ' ' * v _ . _ ; McCAULEY, lO. X. C., THE CELEBRATED ?HST & STOVES! PRICE GREATLY REDUCED on Cooking and Heating Stoves, Hollow Ware And-Irons, and IB Castings of all kinds. Also, on I 'PLANTER'S PRIDE'PLOWS 1 and Plow Castings, J STRAW CUTTERS. l| Corn Shellers, I HORSE POWERS, """ Saw Mills, Ac. lie, S. C. Rock Hill, York couuty, S. C. muelleville, York county, S. C. er, 8. C. JOB PRINTING." OWING to our superior facilities with the best machine presses, An abundance of type and a i rat-class appointments throughout .our office, sve are prepared to execute ALL MANNER OF JOB PRINTING in superior style, and at prices :hat will compare with New York or Philadelphia charges for the same quality of work and materials. We have tecently made a reduction in prices for the following classes of work, to which we invite the attention of business men: IIILL HEADS. For 500 For 1000 Half-sheet Bill- Heads, $3.00 .$5,00 Fourth-sheet Bill Heaids, 2.2o 3.50 Sixth-sheet Bill Heads, 2.00 8.00 Monthly statements at same price of sixth-sheet bill lieads. We will fill an order for bill heads, giving any desired number of either size of sheet at proportionate prices. LETTER HEADS. For 300 For 1000 Commercial Note $2.15 $3.25 Packet Note, 2.25 3.60 Letter (largesize) 3.00 5.00 For the above work we use a superior quality >f paper, and guarantee entire satisfaction in evary instance. we also give special attention to the printingof Briefs, Arguments and Points and Authorities, which we furnish strictly according to the requirements of the Justices of the Supreme Court, and n proof reading exercise the utmost care to eninrA fl/vnrflnr. We are prepared to furnish all other kinds of printing, from a visiting card to a large volume, ind will be pleased to furnish estimates for any style of work desired. Address, L. M. GRIST, YorkvilIe/8. C. C. A L. HARROW GAUGE RAILROAD SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE,) Yorkville, S. C., June 8,1879. j THE following Schedule will take effect on this road from and after this day: going north. Leave Chester at 2.00 P. II. Leave Lowrysvilleat% .. 2.85 P. M. Leave McConnells-vllle at 3.00 P. M. Leave Guthriesville at.... 3.15 P. M. Arrive at Yorkville at 3 SO P. M. l^eave Yorkvllleat 4.00 P. M. Leave Clove rat 4.45 P. M. Leave Bowling Green at 4.55 P. M. Leave Crowder's Creek at 6.05 P. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at... 5.20 P. M. Arrive at Gastonia at 5.40 P. M. Leave Gastonia at .....6.00 P. M. Arrive at Dallas at 6.20 P. M. going sooth. Leave Dallas at 6.00 A. M. * Arrive at Gastonia at 6.2C A. M. Leave Gastonia at ..6,40 A. M. Leave Pleasant Ridge at 7.00 A. M. Leave Crowder's Creek at 7.15 A. M. Leave Bowling Green at 7.25 A. M. Leave Clover at .'.7.40 A. M. Arrive at Yorkville at ..8.20 A. M. Leave Yorkville at 8.30 A. M. Leave Guthriesville at. ..9.0-5 A. M. Leave McConnellsville at 9.25 A. M. Leave Lowrysvilleat 9.45 A. M. ? Arrive at Chester at 10.20 A. M. 1 JAMES MASON, Superintendent. Jnne5 28 tf ATLANTA AND CHARLOTTE AIR-LUX RAILWAY. ^ > PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Atlanta, Ga., December 29th, 1879. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ON and after January 1st, 1880, trains will run on this road as follows: DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2.16, P. M. Leave 2.17, P. M. (westward.) ? Arrive at Gastonia, 11.87, A. M. Leave 11.38, A. M. NIGHT PA88ENGER TRAIN. (ea8tward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 2.16, A. M., Leave 2.17, A. M. (westward.) \rrive at Gastouia, 1.08, A. M., Leave 1.09, A. M. LOCAL FREIGHT TRAIN. (eastward.) Vrrive at Gastonia, 2 45, P. M., Leave 2.58, P. M. (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 7.16, A. M., Leave 7.30, A. M. THROUGH FREIGHT TRAIN. (eastward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 5.55, A. M., Leave 5.55, A. M. (westward.) Arrive at Gastonia, 5.00, P. M., Leave 5.00, P. M. Connecting at Atlanta for all points West and Jonthwest. Connecting at Charlotte for all Eastern points. Through Tickets on sale at Green ville and 8paranburg to at! points East and West. ' & G. J. FOREACRE, Gen'l Manager. W. J. Houston, Gen'l Pass. <fc Ticket Agent. January 1 1 tf THE YORK MARBLE YARD. [AM still conducting the MARBLE BUSINESS in Yorkville, and am prepared to ftirlish M0NUMENT8, T0MB8T0NE8, or ANYTHING IN MY LINE, as low as the lowest. t ^s an evidence of this, I can furnish Tomb 8tones J' br CHILDREN from $3.00 upward ; for AD<- r JLTS, from $8.00 upward. Monuments and Tomb Stones designed and inished in the most elaborate Style, and in point # if workmanship and material, equal to the work V if any establishment in the country. Specimens always on hand, to an inspection of vhicb, those in want of marble work arereepectully invited. Estimates and other information furnished on pplication. work delivered at any point on the Chester nd Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, between Chester and Dallas, or at any place between lock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, Coumbia and Augusta Railroad, free of charge for ransportation. Thankful for the patronage heretofore beetowed i pun my establishment, my determination is to nerit a continuance of the same. F. HAPPERFIELD. GEORGE T. SCHORR, PHOTOGRAPHER, CHESTER, S. CAROLINA. it PICTURES taken in all kinds of weather, and * m pains taken to please every customer. ^ Old Pictures COPIED AND ENLARGED, as jw as can be done in any city, North or Sonth. Have on hand a fine selection of CHURCH , lND PARLOR ORGANS, which are offered ery cheap. Instruments guaranteed to be firstlass. * Call and see for yourselves, at the PHOTOiALLERY, opposite the "Cotton Hotel." Also, authorized agent to receive Subscriptions, idvertisements and orders for Job Work for the 'orkville Enquirer. GEORGE T. 8CHORB. APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. LTOTICE in hereby given that the undersigned, ^ Administrator of the estates of PETER W, PALLOWAY and MARGARET GALLOWAY, eceased, will make a final settlement with the udge of Probate for York county, on the 16th ay of March next, when he will make applicaon for a final discharge from liability as Adliuistrator of said estates. SAMUEL BLAIR, Administrator. February 12 7 . 6t . R. SCHORR'S PHOTO-GALLERY, 1ST HOUSE EAST 01 THE JAIL. 1 SUPERIOR 8kWight, a gallery with every Y convenience', and a determination to do my est, enables meio promise satisfaction to all in ant of correct and flattering likenesses. Cloudy eather is asgopd or better than sunshine for all ibjsets, except stftaU oblldren.' February 13 7 tf CLEANSING A5D EEPAHLim rHE undersigned would respectfully inferm the public that he is prepared to cleanse garlents of any fabric whatever, rendering tbem erfectly olean, and if unfsded, restoring-them to ie original brightness and lnstre of tne goods. >o not throw away your old clothes, but have iem cleaned and made to look as well as new. Pork promptly done, and at the most reasonale prices. THOMAS BALLARD. ~ . NOTICE. . [ AM still Agent for the "American" because it is I the best and cheapest Sewing Machine made. J? R. SCHORB. . ?