Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, March 06, 1856, Image 4
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growing leading.
LIFE'S A RAILROAD.
Life's a railroad ! Hurry ou?
Always keep a going!
Never stop to look at flowers
By the wayside growing.
Never think of anything
But your present hurry;
What if you should lose a train ?
, Wouldn't you be sorry ?
What's the use of sighing so
After beauty, lying
Half asleep beuoath the trees
Where the winds are dying ?
Where, through winding cattle-paths,
Creep the lazy hours ;
Aud the slow-paced seasons walk'
O'er unconscious fjowcrs.
Beauty changes with the times?
Once she closed her shelter
In the shadowy solitudes,
Lest the sun might melt her.
Stronger?breathed, she dashes on,
Now from town to city ;
In a locomotive sliape,
Nothing's half so pretty.
Life was once a trodden path,
Where the travellers, cheery,
Spoko to all they chanced to meet,
Or would rest if weary.
Rest is now quite obsolete?
Sips of slumber take you,
Careless who beside you sits,
.* Nor what chance may wake you.
* Life's a railroad! Hurry ou?
Always keep a-going!
Never stop to look at flowers
By the roadside growing;
Never mind what's on the track,
On?though head swim faster;
If the engine's progress stops,
That's the great disaster.
LEAP YEAR.
It if* a well known fact that the ladies are
allowed, by the conventional rules of society
and common consent, to take the lead of the
men every leap year, and if they feel so disposed,
to go so far as to 'pop the question,"
without being considered rude or forward.
Although the right and privilege is conceded
to the ladies, wc seldom hear of them taking
advantage of it. However, one case, in
which the lady did avail herself of the privileges
of leap year, occurred in this city, on
New Year's day. "We will relate the particulars,
but not give real names, for the reason
that the parties are residents of this city,
and might not relish the idea of having the
privacy of their domestic affairs brought before
the public.
There is a certain fashionable boardinghouse
in Philadelphia, where a very handsome
young widow was boarding. This lady
we will call Widow Cheerly, who has a
fortune of some 830,000, left her by her deceased
husband, and no children. Three
young clerks, (we will name them Smith,
Brown and Jones,) who formerly boarded at
this boarding-house, called upon the landlady
on New Yeark's day. The Widow Cheerly
was in her room and saw the young gents
aoDroachine. She immediatelv "dressed
ti V f
herself up in her bridal array/ called the
landlady, and inquired the names of the
young gents. The landlady informed her,
when she remarked, 'I intend to have one of
those young men for a husband.' The landly
smiled incredulously, and then went down
to the parlor to recieve her visitors. The
Widow followed immediately, and, without
waiting for au introduction, approached Smith
and said:
'Will you consent to become my husband ?'
The young man blushed, aod was very
much confused at hearing the question from
a lady he had never before seen, but finally
succeed in stamering out:
'Owing to the shortness of our acquaintance,
(very short, never having seen the lady
before,) and auothcr person having sumo
slight claims upon my affections, you will
please excuse me.' *
- 'Certainly/ said the widow, 'I will with
pleasure, as I did not notice this gentleman/
addressing Mr. Brown, 'before I spoke to
you, or else I would have proposed to him
first Will you marry me, Mr. Brown V
'I will/ said Brown ; 'the ice is now brok.
en. I would have been a married man years
ago if I could have mustered courage cuougk
to pop the question, but as you have
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Ul&vu uuvuuui^ ui n;ap jcai uuu iuiuuvvu
the stumbling block, I will become your
husband just as soon as you please.'
'Right off,' remarked the "Widow; 'landlady,
you will please send for my bonnet, and
other outdoor wearing apparel.'
The necessary articles were sent for, and
Mr. Brown, his intended hanging gracefully
on his arm, started for the residenco of the
Pastor of the Boatsman's Church. When
the minister was about to unite the couple in
the bonds of wedlock, they gave him their
names, and each heard the other's name for
the first time. Everything went on as 'merry
as a marriage bell' with the new married
couple all that day.
Next moruing, when Brown awoke, the
effects of the numerous drinks of the day
previous having now entirely worn off, he
began to reflect. He became serious. He
thought he was in rather a bad scrape?out
of employment iu the middle of winter, very
little money, and a wife depending on him
for support. While revolving the subject!
over in his mind, and not being able to decide
what he had better do?run off or commit
suicide. 'My dear,' said she, 'have you
any objection to collect a few bills?'
He started, thinking that she supposed he
had some money coming to him, and that
she desired him to collect a 'little money'
for the benefit, and muttered, rather surly,
'No, I have no objections to collecting money
wheu there is any coming to me.'
'I don't mean that, my dear. Get up and
go to my bureau drawer, aud there you will
liud bills to the amount of $500, for rents
due mo for the past month; you will please
collect them, and accept the money from me
us a New Year's gift.'
Brown leaped from the bed, scarcely believing
his senses, that he had distinctly
understood his wife, and then rushed to the j
bureau, and there fouud the bills.
When we saw Brown he was out collecting
his bills?found it a very easy job?and j
heard him expatiatiug upou the benefits of j
matrimony.
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ALL SORTS OP MINDS.
There is a stroug disposition in men of opposite
minds to despise each other. A grave |
man cannot conceive what is the use of a ]
wit iu society; a person who takes a strong J
common sense view of the subject is for
pushing out by the head and shoulders an
ingenious theorist, who catches at the slightest
and faintest analogies, and another man, !
who scents the ridiculous from afar, will 1
hold no converse with him who feels exquis-1
itely the finer feelings of the heart, and is 1
alive to nothiug else ; whereas talent is tul- >
cut, and mind is miud, in all its branches! I
Wit gives to life one of its best flavors, com- j
mou sense leads to immediate action, and j
gives society its motion; large and compre- fl
hensive views cause its annual rotation, rid- o
icule chastises fully all imprudence, and r
keeps men in their proper sphere; subtlety o
seizes hold of the fine threads of truth; an- ii
alogy darts away in the most sublime discov- c
erics; feeling paints all the exquisite pas- (
sions of man's soul, and rewards him by a
thousand inward visitations, for the sorrow
that come from within. God made it all! a
Tt id oil rrnorl ' Wo rmicf /lounicn no sort nf V
talent, they all have their seperate duties and n
uses?all the happiness of man for their ob- a
jects they all improve, exalt and gladden t
lilc.?tSuinci/ Smi'h. *
THE YANKEE'sVuRKEY SHOW. 1;
'Walk in, gentlemen, walk in ! Come in, n
and sec the turkeys dance ! It's cur'ous?
veal cur'ous. You won't wish you hadn't
if you du see it once, but you will wish you
had, a thousand times, if you don't see it!' u
"Turkeys dancing ? Fact and no mistake V h
'Sartain ! Come in and sec, if you don't t!
believe it. If 'taint so you can have back s
your two shillin'. Perhaps them other gen- v
tlemen that's with you would like to come in c
tew. It's only tew shillin', any hcow !'
This was a dialogue which I heard before <]
the door of a shanty at a 'General Training' o
?an October gathering in one of the inte- t
rior towns of our own Empire State, in one ii
of the midland counties. t
I was one of 'them other gentlemen' re- c
fcrred to, and I disbursed the 'two shillin' t
referred to, and entered, as did many others e
who, similarly attracted, followed us into the a
shanty. b
'Wal, gentlemen,' said the exhibitor, who t!
was an out-and-out Yankee, 'expect we g
might as well begin. You sec that 'ere long f
coon of turkevs. Wal. I shall feed 'em fust. 1
r ^ / '
and pretty soon arter, when then they begin a
to feel their oats, (but that's a joke, 'cause k
wc give 'em corn/) you'll see 'em, as soon
as the music strikes up, you'll see 'em begin
to dance.'
The coop, which ran along the end of the
shanty farthest from the door, was about fif- 0
teen feet long, and must have contained some
twenty or thirty turkeys; heavy fellows they
were, too, most of them?perfect treasures ^
for a Christmas or a New Year's table. Into
this coop our exhibitor threw perhaps a ^
peck?or at least half a peck?of corn.
This was soon gathered up, not without
much squabbling and fighting on the part of ^
the feathered recipients, who wanted to see
fair play?that kind of 'fair play' meaning, \l
which would give to the complainants the 11
largest half of the 'provant.'
Presently it was all devoured ; and the 'au- ^
dience' called for the 'performance,' as pro- 4
mised. *
'Yes, yes/ said the exhibitor, 'don't be in 0
tew big a stew. Give us a time, if you ?
please. Strike up, music?give 'em a live- c
ly tewn!' c
At this, a cracked flute, an old black grea- ?
sy fiddle, 'manned' by a thick-lipped negro, j*
and an 'ear-piercing fife/ started off with
'Yankee Doodle/ at very quick time; and
sure enough, every turkey in the coop began
to dance, hopping from one leg to another,
crossing over, balancing chasseeing?do- a
ing everything, m short, known to the sal- *
tatory art, except 'joining hands' and turn- *
ing partners. a
'Well that is curious!' exclaimed the au- *
ditors, simultaneously; never saw anything
like it before." *
<No,' says the exhibitor, 'expect you didn't.
'It's all in edication,' as the poet says. I
edicated theui turkeys; and there ain't one
on 'cm that hasn't a good ear for music.'
Hereupon lie turned to the audience, aud
added? 11
'Wal, you've seeu.it, and seen how natural
they do it; now we want you to vacate v
the room, and give them a chance that's on ^
the outside. There's new customers out S
there a-waitiu', and if you only tell 'cm out- c
side what you've seen with your own eyes,
you'll be a doin' a service to me, and give ^
to thcin an equal pleasure with what you D
have enjoyed.' "
This was soon done ) the audience retired ?.
and another took their place?including, ^
however, one who had been an auditor at
the last exhibition. The same scene was 11
gone through with; the same feeding, uiu- 0
sic, aud dancing, only it was observed that
the motion of the turkeys was even more v
lively than before. w
It struck the twice observer that just before
the music began, a man was seen to ^
leave the room on both occasions; and unuoticcd,
lie stepped out the last time, and
saw the man busying himself with putting
some light kindling-wood under an opening
beneath the shanty.
The mystery was now out. The turkeycage
rested over a slow fire, with a thin tin
floor, and when the music struck up the tire
had become so hot that the turkeys hopped
about?first on one leg and then on the oth
er?anu changed positions, 'seeking rest and
finding none,' till the fire had gone down,
and they were ready for another feed!
It is proper to add that the author of this
iuvention was a Yankee of the first water?
the Orpheus of Turkeydom.
Harper's Magazine.
BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT.
The following waif, afloat on the 'sea of
rcadiDg,' we clip from an exchange. We
do not know its paternity, but it contains
some wholesome truths, beautifully set forth :
Men seldom think of the great event of
death until the shadow falls across their own
path, hiding forever from their eyes the traces
of the loved one whose living smiles were 1
the sunlight of their existence. Death is f<
the great antagonist of life, and the cold I
thought of the tomb is the skeleton of all t;
facts. We do not want to go through the j o
dark valley, although its passages may lead i v
to paradise; and, with Charles Lamb, we do 1
not want to lie down in the muddy grave, j n
even with kings and princes for our bed-1 a
fellows. | u
t?..i ii. - / i .. i r 11. rni ' 1,
uiuiue uui 01 uuiurc is ineioruuie. juiere i i<
is no appeal or relief from the great law > ti
which dooms us to dust. Wo flourish and ci
wc fade as the leaves of the forest, and the b
flower that blooms and withers in a day has tt
not a frailer hold upon life than the mighti- n
est monarch that ever shook the earth with ' tl
his footsteps. Generations of men appear 8
and vanish as the grass, and the countless i w
multitude that throngs the world to-day, will p
to-morrow disappear as the footstepts on the ti
shore. . i>
In the beautiful drama of Ion, the instinct '
of immorality, so eloquently uttered by the si
death devoted Greek, finds a deep response j
in every thoughtful soul. "When about to ' si
yield his young existence as a sacrifice to ' l>
fate, his beloved Clemanthe asks if they shall b
not meet again, to which he replies : 'I t.r
have asked that dreadful question of the hills | ai
that look eternal?of the clear streams that i a]
ow forever?of the stars among whose fields
f azure my raised spirit hath walked in gloy.
All were dumb. 13ut while I gaze upn
thy face, I feel that there is something
a love that mantles through its beauty that
annot wholly perish. We shall meet again
Jlemanthe.'
Are You a Lady ??The term lady is
n abbreviation of the Saxon word 'leofdny,'
rhich means breadgiver. The 'lady of the
aanor' was accustomed once a week to move
mong the poor as an alms-giver, enriching
heir tables, and bearing away their blessings.
!hc moved in queenly beauty, and to her
uecnly robe clung the children of the lowy,
looking at her as if their little eyes could
ever be satisfied with seeing.
'Their little hearts could never utter
How well they loved their bread and butter.'
But they loved her smiling face. They
iceded not that any tell them how priceless
is a smile. It was May day with
hem whenever she came among them with
miles and bread, and it was always Mayday
rith her, for the smiling poor loved her, and
rowncd her queen of all the year.
Header, are you a lady? Arc you a
uecn among the poor? Do the children
f the poor put a crown on your head ? Do
hey make your hair gleam with gems, or is
t burning with diamonds that the fingers of
he poor never set there ? Do the poor man's
hildren cling to your gown and find a proecting
shadow in its folds ? Are your jewls
the graceful hearts of the poor? If they
re, then they will never lose their lustre,
>ut shine brighter and brighter the longer
hey wear them. I would rather have one
;raceful tear from a famished child I had
ed, than all the jewels that glisten on a
ueen's brow. I would rather carry light
nd joy to one desolate home, than call the
ingdoms of the world my own.
SOME SHAKING.
m _ _ J ^CT
J.OIU is a queer geuius, uuu xeus uu auwe
all ones occasionally. He visited us the
ther day in our sanctum, with a
" How do you, old fellow!"
" Hallow, Tom, said we, where have you
een so long ?"
" Why, sir, I have been down on Seven
liver, in Anne Arundel county, taking
lhanghae notes on the chills and fever."
" Ah, indeed," said we, "are they very
ad down there?"
" Rather 'bad,'" said Tom drily. "There
3 one place where they have been attemptag
to build a brick house for eight weeks?
rell, the other day, as the hands were puting
up the bricks preparatory to finishing it,
hey were taken with a chill, and shook the
rhole building completely down, and kept
n shaking till the bricks were dust of the
.nest quality? Just at this juncture, the
hills came on with renewed force, and they
ommenced shaking up the dust with such
;usto that they were entirely obscured for
wo hours, and the people of the neighborlood
thought the sun was in an eclipse."
" Can't believe anything like that, Tom."
" It's a fact," said Tom, and resumed :
" There's a farmer down there, who, in
pple picking season, hauls his niggers out
o the orchard, and sets up one against each
rec. In a short time the chill comes on
nd every apple in the orchard is shaken off
he trees on to the crround."
"Incredible!" said we, holding our sides
rith both hands.
" Fact," said Torn, "they keep a man ajngsidc
of each negro, to take him away as
oou as the fruit is off, for fear he will shake
lie tree down."
Tom continued : "3Ir. S , a fricud of
line, and a house carpenter, was engaged a
jw days ago in covering the roof of a house
nth shingles. Just as he was 'finishing,'
be chill came on and he shook every shinlc
off the roof. Some of. them are supposd
to be flying about yet."
" Another gentleman near the same place,
fas taken with a chill the other day at diner,
and shook his knife and fork down his
iroat, besides breaking all the crockerywarc
u the tabic. 1 lis little son, who was sitngat
the table at the same time,' was taken
ith a chill and shook all the buttons off his
lexprcssiblcs, and then shook himself clear
f them!"
Wo then prevailed upon Tom to desist,
ho did so, with the understanding that he
as to give us the balance at another time.
Persons who think of emigrating to Anne
irundlc county will please take notice.
.JUBILATE.
cy kljzauktu yocatt.
Jubilate! I am loved !
And his lips at length have said it.
Long since in his eyes I read it,
But I thought it could not be?
Ah ! what happiness for me!
Jubilate! I am loved !
Now am I like a little queen,
And very pleasant 'tis, I ween ;
Whatsoe'er I do or say
Seomcth good and right alway.
Jubilate! I am loved!
To sec Lira kneeling at my feet,
0 ! it is sweet?'tis very sweet!
Every day and every hour
Do I glory in my power!
Jubilate! I am loved!
So dearly loved that till I prayed,
1 was more than half afraid ;?
Lord ! forgive my sins, and make
Me pure and good for his dear sake !
Jubilate! I am loved !
Lord ! forgive my glorying !
To Thy dear cross i meekly cling!
Let the love be beareth me
Lead bim?lead us both?to Thee!
Pm:nirTroN.s of Emperor Nicholas in
84G.?The Indianapolis Journal gives the
illowiug extract from a lecture given by
Iou. II. W. Elseworth, formerly of this ciy,
Minister to Sweden, being tho language
f the Emperor of Russia used in an interior
with the lecturer :
'Sir,' said the Emperor Nicholas, in a melorablc
diplomatic interview between him
ndyour speaker, during those recent revoltions
that struck down Hungary, remodel;d
France, and broke the bond of union beiveen
Denmark and her revolted Dutchie,
ausing nearly every monarch to tremble for
is throne. 'Sir, I view calmly all thisagiition,
Russia is untouched, and will not
liuglc with it. Her hours has not yetcome
lough her destiny cannot be long delayed,
he will soou be in a protracted contest, in
Rich England and France will be her oponcnts;
those nations, so long and so nairally
hostile to each other, will be arrayed
I unison against her V
'And what, your Majesty, will be the rcult
of this great contest V
Favorable, beyond doubt, to Russia. I
liall rise superior to all reverses, ami pro net
the contest till 1 wear 1/out m,/ enemies.
tut there is auothcr war looming in the disincc?a
struggle between constitutional,
nd unrestricted monarchy, in which nearly
II Europe will stuud opposed to Russia,
while Turkey, her natural enfimy, with Persia
and Asia, will be fighting at her side.
'Still favorable to Kussia, though it will
be bloody and protracted. But a third and
still inighter contest is approaching, in which
the world* will be involved?a struggle between
what is called tyranny, in any form,
and freedom. Into this struggle your nation
will be forced from its present policy and
compelled to lake a leading part! It wijl
be a struggle such as history never recoded.'
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
A Temperance Lecturer, descanting on
the essential and purifying qualities of cold
water,' remarked as a knock-down argument
that 'when the world became so corrupt
that the Lord could do nothing else
with it, he was obliged to give it a thorough
sousing in cold water.' 'Yes,' replied a
wacr, 'but it killed everv darned critter on
-J
the face of the airth.'
fiST1 The Dutchman who refused take a
one dollar bill because it might be altered
from a ten, prefers stage traveling to railroads.
The former, he says, rides him eight
hours for a dollar, while the latter only
rides him one. ?De people can't cheat me.'
J&Q?-He who is passionate and hasty, is
generally honest. It's your cool, dissembling
hypocrite of whom you should beware
Ther's no deception in a bull dog.' It is
only the cur that sneakes up and bites you
when your back is turned.
Too True.?Somebody East, we know
not who* has immortalized himself in the
following insight into human nature, which
we endorse and liberally reccommend to all
cross-loving wives. He says:
"Whether a man leads a sober life or not
depends altogether on the temper of his wife.
No man will listen all night to a scold, who
knows where 'a good warm sling' can be
had for a six pence. At Cocktail's, the other
night, we found no less than thirteen married
men who spent six evenings a week
squirting tobacco juice on the coal stove.?
We thought we could find out who they
were. On inquiring we learned that eleven
of them were blessed with wives who 'jaw,'
while the other two wedded a couple of 'the
philanthropist' ladies, so constantly engaged
in 'welfare of Central Africa' that they have
no time to keep their husbands' shirts whole.
O-KTW? m? TTTTn HT?"Cl"CmTTTT!?
Job Kolik was 'one of'em' on the stump.
A double barreled throat and lungs as large
as two bushel baskets, enabled him to electrify
his constituents up to a fighting point
in less time than it would take for a Susquehanna
raft to go over Niagara Falls. Ilis
great speech, delivered in Bob Stubb's ten
acre lot, was a 'crusher.' For the sake of
posterity we give an extract:
'Fellow Citizens!?You might as well
try to prize up the Atlantic ocean with a
broom straw, or draw this 'ree stump from
under my feet with a harnessed gadfly, as
to convince me that I ain't a gwine to be
elected this heat. My opponent don't stand
a chance?not a snuff. Why he ain't as intellectual
as a common sized shad. Fellers,
I am a hull team, with two bull dogs under
the wagon and a tar bucket?I am. . If
ther's anybody this side of whar the sun be
gins to blister the earth that can wollop me,
let him show himself?I'm ready Boys, I
go in for the American eagle?claws, stars
stripes and all; and may I burst my cverlastin'
buttonholes cf I don't knock down drag
out, and gouge everybody as denies it.
Marriages Extraordinary.?In Brack,
en county, Ky., Esquire Schoolfield recently
united in marriage a boy aged fifteen years
weight seventy pounds, to a lady aged
twenty-one years and weighing one hundred
.1 HA. J
ana miy puunus.
In the same house, at another time by another
magistrate, the father of the aforesaid
youthful bridegroom was married to a younger
sister of the fat bride. The old man
was sixty-five and the girl was seventeen
years old.
The boy husband is brother-in-law to his
father, and the old man's wife is step-mother
to her brother-in-law.
The house where these marriages occurred
is a little cabin, constructed of round
logs, and located in a deep hollow between
two lofty hills, where the sun is visible only
four hours during each day.?Maysvillc Ea</h.
Dying Words of Salmasius.?Salmasius,
one of the gratest scholars of his time,
saw cause to exclaim bitterly against himself
when he came to die. <0 !' said he, <1 have
lost a world of time?time, the most precious
thing in the world ! Had I but one year
more, it should be spent in perusing David's
pslams and Paul's epistles.' '0, Sirs,' said
he, addressing those about him, 1mind the
world less, and God more
Reader, see that now you are wise enough
to peruse the word of God, that you may
not have to cry, '0, for but one year to read
it!' when you are about to meet your Creator,
and give in your account.
Take the dying advice of Salmasius, and
'mind the world less, and God more.' For
what is a man profited, if he shall gain the
whole world and lose his own soul V
Good.?A genuine Down Easter, lately
essayed to appropriate a square of exceedingly
tough beef, at diuncr in a Winconsin
hotel. His convulsive efforts with a knife
and fork, attracted the attention and smiles
of the rest of the company, who were in the
same predicament with himself. At last
Jonathan's ratience vanished under ill success,
and, laying down his utensils, he burst
out with?
'Strangers, you needn't laff; if you han't
got no regard for the landlord's feelings, you
orter have some respect for the old cow!"
This sally brought down the house.
<! ?
1 A Sum for Teachers.?'Sally Jones,
j have you done that sum I set you ?'
'No thir, I can't do it.'
'Can't do it! I am ashamed of you. Why,
at your age I could do any sum you set me.'
'I think, thir, I know a sum you can't
thifer out.'
'Well, Sally, let's hear and we will^ee.'
'It ith thith : If one apple cauthed the
ruin of the whole human rathe, how many
! thuch will it take to make a barrel of thi.
der ?'
Itise early to your business, loaru
| good things and oblige good men, they arc
, three things you will never repent.
teiirlt is the crcat art and philosophy of
I life to make the best of the present, whether
J it be good or bad : and to bear the one with
J resignation and patience, and enjoy the
other with thankfulness and moderation.
J8ST Plow deep and reap abundance.
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PROPOSALS
FOR TIIE PUBLICATION OF
1ECTHIES 8N Tm IEV TESTAHBIT;
BY REV. WM. C. DAVIS.
THIS work is to be printed on good paper, in
plain type, well-bound in sheep, in four volumes
super-royal octavo?each volume containing
six or seven hundred pages; and will be furnished
to subscribers at TWO DOLLARS per volume, to
be paid to the Publisher's Agent on the delivery
of the work. The publication will be put to press
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have been printed, and placed in the hands
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work.
Inasmuch a3 application for patronage will be
made to the reading portion of the community in
this and the adjoining Districts, justice alike to the
enterprise and to those who are asked to favor it,
rlpmnnds that Komp .account be civen of its chn.rfl.c
ter.
It i9 the work of a Divine of acknowledged talent
and scholarship, of piety and success in the
Ministry; of one who devoted himself to the study
of the Scriptures, and the preaching of the
Gospel for upwards of forty years, with an assiduity
so intense, as to preclude him almost entirely
from the secular cares and pursuits, common to
many in the sacred office. The voluminous productions
of his pen thatnow lie in manuscript, besides
his Lectures on the New Testament, bear
testimony to the zeal and industry with which he
prosecuted his Theological researches, until within
a few years of his death. In the Lectures
which we here recommend to the favorable regard
of the public, the reader is presented with a harmony
of the Four Gospels, a clear and consistent
exposition of the Sacred Text, and a large number
of Critical Notes and observations on obscure
and difficult passages, and on important points in
doctrinal Divinity. The grand design of the author
evidently is, to assist his reader to acquire
a sound and accurate understanding of the Mind
of the Spirit, imparted in the Sacred Oracles,
whatever sacrifice of his own prepossessions, or
the prejudices of others, it may have cost him.
The style of the work i9 purely didactic?simple
and inornate?seeking rather to instruct, than
to please the taste. Much, however, will be found
in the perusal of the Commentary, to delight the
earnest student of the Scriptures; but that pleasure
will result, chiefly, from the unexpected and
wonderful manifestations which are furnished, of
the nerfect harmonv of all the narts in the trrnnrl
scheme of salvation; their indissoluble connection,
and their intimate dependency upon each other,
from the eternal foundation, to the topmost stone
in the imperishable edifice. The writer of this
brief notice has given some portion of his time to
the study of the Bible, and to the perusal of Commcntaries,,
and writings on Divinity, and he is constrained
to acknowledge, that he feels much indebted,
under God, to these Lectures, for the comfort
and satisfaction with which he is enabled to
read the New Testament Scriptures, especially the
Epistolary portions of them. Persuaded that
others may be equally profited, he takes pleasure
in rcoommendingthc work to the favorable notice
of his fellow Christians everywhere, and particularly
to that of Ministers of the Gospel, and Students
in Divinity. While the plain and humble lover of
the Bible will be furnished with a safe and familiar
assistant to a correct knowledge of the precious
part of Divine Revelation, on which these
Lectures are written, and will find himself instructed,
encouraged, and comforted in Christ, the
Public Teacher of religious Truth will find in these
volumes a treasure, from which he may draw largely,
to the incrense of his own spiritual wealth, the
edification of the Church, and the salvation of
souls.
Feb. 18 9 tf
Southern Literary. Messenger.
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under the specious garb of fiction, or in the direct
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The Editor's opinions will always be honesty
and fearlessly avowed.
The business department is conducfed by the
undersigned, to whom all communications of a business
nature must be addressed.
MACFARLANE, FERGUSSON & CO.,
Law Building, Franklin-st.,
Richmond, Va.
Feb 21 8 tf
OX MARROW, POMADE, Tricopherous,
Kathairon, Carolina Hair Tonic, Chews
Eau Lustrate Hair Tonic, Macassar and Bears Oil,
with many other articles for beautifying and improving
the hair. For sale by
L. P. BARNETT & Co.
Nov 1 43 tf
BAGGING AND ROPE.?TEN COILS
Charleston and Weavers Rope?Gunny, Gildroy
and Dundee Bagging. Just Received
and for sale low, by
S. J. KUl'KENDAL & BRO.
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THE PRINCETON PRESS.
THE design oftlie inventor was to getnpa Press
which would answer every requirement of the
offer made by Qeohoe Baucis, of New York, in x
1851, viz: cheap, light, easily managed, and ca- j
pable of throwing off at least 500 sheets per hour. !
This Press will throw off from 500 to 800 sheets 1
per hour, doing the work equal to any Cylinder i
Press. The bed stands about 30 inches from the
floor, and is the most convenient of all Presses to
make ready the form on. It is adapted to jobbing,
or book work, as well as newspaper, and will register
as well as any other Cylinder Press. It
requires, to work it, a man to turn the fly wheel
and a boy to feed the sheets.
The Inking Apparatus is very complete, and
differs from the apparatus used in Cylinder Presses
generally, being more like that used in the
Power Platen Presses. Two rollers pass over
the form twice to each impression, taking ink for <
each sheet.
A Press of this description for newspaper and
LL! 1 1 A A 1 1 til. ...11 1.1
juuoing, oeu it oy zoj incues, wiui rower mouiu,
roller stocks, blanket, flying and registering apparatus,
&c., complete, will be furnished for $500. 1
If intended for book work chiefly, an extra ink
fountain will be furnished for $20. The press, 1
fly wheel, &c.,will weigh abont 2000 pounds. The i
sides, &c., are iron. Length of frame, seven feet <
?height, to front edge of feed board, three feet
six inches. Any size made to order.
The following is the list of Sizes and Trices as <
far as established:
Bed 28 by 20, $400. Bed 48 by 31, $5.80 i
36 24, 450. "50 82, 600.
"44 28$, 500. "52 32, 025.
" 4C 30 540.
The beds will take chases their full breadth;
and'within two inches of the length.
Terms.?One-half, cash : one half, note, at 4
months, with approved security; or 2J per cent
discount for cash.
Boxing and Cartage, $13. For
more than three years the inventor of the
above Press has been improving it, working it all
the while, and ascertaining, with great care and expense,
the best mode of carrying out all the details
?and he flatters himself he has succeeded in perfecting
it; and is now manufacturing the Press
himself. No Press will leave his premises without
being thoroughly tested, and without it performs
to the entire satisfaction of the purchaser.
JOHN T. ROBINSON. '
Princeton, N. J., Nov. 1855. 46 8m
LIVERY AND SALE STABLE.
YORKVILLE, S. C.
SW. JACKSON, having bought out thoestab
lishment8 of L. P. SADLER and LOVE and
McCONNELL, respectfully informs the people of
York and the travelling community, that he will
hereafter conduct the business of a LIVERY and
SALE STABLE in Yorkville. He will keep a fine
stock of
HORSES AND VEHICLES
of every kind for sale or hire, and will be prepared
with good drivers and comfortable conveyances
at all times to carry passengers to and from
any point in the surrounding country. Upon the
arrival of the Cars, carriages will be in waiting at
the Depot
TO TAKE TRAVELLERS
forthwith to their destination. His prices will bo
reasonable, and the business will be conducted
strictly on the CASH PRINCIPLE without distinction
of persons. A portion of his stock will bo
kept at the Stables formerly occupied by Love
& McConnell; and the remainder, at his new Stable,
nearly
OPPOSITE THE POST-OFFICE,
on Madison-Street. Three large and conveniently
located lots will be kept for the accommodation
of DROVERS, who are invited
TO GIVE HIM A TRIAL.
S. W. JACKSON.
Yorkville, Jan. 17,185G. 3 ly
IDn&SHOBllK
THE undersigned respectfully informs his friends
and the public generally, that he will attend
to the sale of all kinds of PRODUCE, MERCHANDIZE,
NEGROES, STOCK, FURNITURE,
and everything that can be sold, at a reasonble
commission. All business entrusted to him will
be promptly attended to and immediate returns
made.
He returns his sincere thanks to the citizens
of Yorkville and vicinity, for the liberal patronage
heretofore bestowed upon him, and hopes by
strict attention to business, to merit and share a
continuance of the same. Address,
V. E McELHANEY, Auctioneer,
Yorkville, S. C.
BEFEBENCES:
Yorkville.?W. I. Clawson, Jno. L. Miller, Dan'l
Williams.
Chester.?A. G. Pagan & Co.
Lancaster.?J. Cureton, J. H. Witherspoon.
North Carolina.?W. L. Irwin, R. Irwin.
Unionville.?W. J. Keenan.
Yorkville, July 26, 1855. 21 tf
NOTICE.?The firm of ADAMS & McCORKLE
having been dissolved on the FIR8T
day of JANUARY by its own limitation, the name
of the hrm will be used in settling up the old business.
J. H. ADAMS,
W. H. McCORKLE.
NEW FIRM.??On the first of January, J.
H. ADAMS, W. H. McCORKLE and J. A.
McLEAN, formed a Copartnership under the style
of ADAMS, McCORKLE & CO., for the purpose
of carrying on the Mercantile business in its various
branches, in the room formerly occupied by
Adams & McCorkle. They will keep a first rate
Stock of Goods, and hope by close application to
business, to offer such inducements to cash and
prompt paying customers as will entitle them to a
liberal patronage.
J. H. ADAMS, .
W. H. McCORKLE,
J. A. McLEAN.
8?. The old firm of ADAMS & McCORKLE
feel grateful to their friends and customers for the
liberal patronage heretofore bestowed, and trust
that a continuance of the same will be granted to
the new establishment, with the assurance that
every exertion on their part will be made to render
full satisfaction. ADAMS & McCORKLE.
Jan 10 2 tf
South Carolina-York District.
IN THE COMMON PLEAS.
J. N. McElwee, Jr., vs. Jeremiah Howell.?Attachment.
WHEREAS the plaintiff did on the 3th day of
September, 1855, file his declaration against
the defendant, who (as it is said) is absent from
and without the limits of this State, and has neither
wife nor attorney known within the same, upon
whom a copy of said declaration might be served:
It is therefore Ordered, that the said defendant do
appear and plead to the said declaration, on or before
the 28th day of September, which will bo in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
i nd fifty-six, otherwise final and absolute judgment
will then be given and awarded against him. 1
JOHN G. ENLOE, c. c. c. tls. j
I Clerk's Office, York District, \
Sept. 27tb, 1855. / 39-lyq
South Carolina--York District, 1
IN THE COMMON PLEA8. I
W. K. Hamilton, vs. Green Nelson.?Attachment. :
WHEREAS the Plaintiff did. on the twentieth
day of April, 18-55, file his declaration a- '
gainst the defendant, who (as it is said) is absent
from and without tho limits of this State, and has 1
neither wife nor attorney known within the same,
upon whom a copy of the said declaration might
be served : It is therefore Ordered, that the said
defendant do appear and plead to the said declaration,
on or before the twenty first day of August,
which will be in the year of our Lord one thous- '
and eight hundred and fifty-six, otherwise final and
absolute judgment will then be given and awarded
against him.
JOHN G. ENLOE, c. c. c. tls.
Clerk's Office, York Dist, Aug. 20, 1855. 33 1
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South Carolina?York District ;
IN THE COMMON PLEAS. <
Wylie & Smith, vs. E. II. Moss.?Attachment. ?
WHEREAS the Plaintiff did on the 8th day of '
September, file his declaration against the j
Defendant, who (as it is said) is absent from and t
without the limits of this State, and has neither ^
wife nor attorney known within the same, upon
whom a copy of said declaration might be served:
It is therefore Ordered, that the said defendant do
appear and plead to the said declaration, on or before
the 28th day of September, which will be in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-six, otherwise final and absolute judg- ,
raent will then be given and awarded against him.
JOHN G. ENLOE, c. c. c. pls.
Clerk's Office, York District, 1
Sept. 27, 1855. j 39 lyq
WRAPPING PAPER.?A lot of old i
NEWSPAPERS for sale by the hundred.?
Enquire at this Office. *
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GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY I
JACOB'S CORDIAL,
FOR ALL -, iBotcel
Diseases, Cholera^ Dysentery,Diarrhce, Choi
era Morbus, Bilious Cholic, Cholera Infantum.
Also, admirably adapted to many diseases of
Females, especially painful menstruation.
The virtues of Jacob's Cordial are too well
known to require,enconiums.
1st. It cures the worst cases of Diarrhoea.
2d. It cures the worst form of Dysentery.
3d. It cures California or Mexican Diarrhoea.
4th. It relieves tho severest Colic.
5th. It cures Cholera Morbus. - '
Gth. It cures Cholera Infantum.
7tli. It cures Painful Menstruation.
8th. It relieves Pain in Back and Loins.
9th. It counteracts Nervousness andDcsponiency.
10th. It restores Irregularities.
11th. It dispels gloomy and Hysterical Feelings.
12th. It's an admirable Tonic.
K Few Short Extracts from Letters, Testimonials,he
"I have used Jacob's Cordial in mvfamilvl and
Liavc found it a most efficient, and in my judgment,
i valuable remedy."?Hon. Hibam Wabxeb, Judge
of Supreme Court, Georgia.
"It gives me pleasure in being able to recommend
Jacob's Cordial?my own personal experience,
and the experience of my neighbors and
friends around me, is a sufficient guarantee for .
me to believe it to be all that it purports to be,
viz: a sovereign remedy."?W. H. Uxdbbwood,
Formerly Judge of Superior Court, Cherokee Circuit.
"I take great pleasure in recommending this invaluable
medicine to all afflicted with bowel dieeases,
for which I believe it to be a sovereign
remedy?decidedly superior to anything else ever
tried by me."?A. A. Gacldiko, Deputy G. M. of
the Grand Lodge of Georgia.
"I have used Jacob's Cordial in my family, and
this, with all I hear about it as a remedy by those
who have tried it, induces me to believe that it
stands at.thc head of every preparation of the
kind, and I would recommend its use in the diseases
for which it is compounded."?Male G.
Dobbixs, Cashier of the Bank of the State of Geor- *
gia, Griffin. / ', ^ .
"If there is any credibility in human testimony
Jacob's Cordial, muet stand pre-eminent above
all other preparations for the cure of Bowel Diseases.
From the mass of testimony in its favor
coming in from all quarters, it must be ytrj far
in advanceas a curative agent,' of moet if not all
other patent preparations.?A. Flemixo, Cashier
Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, Griffin.
"This efficient remedy is travelling: into celebrity
as fast as Bonaparte pushed his columns into
Russia, and gaining commendation wherever used."
?Georgia JefferIonian.
B&? For sale by L. P. BARNETT k Co.,Yorltville;
Patterson, Moore & Co., Fort Mflr; J.
Robs, Sandersville; Wylie & Smith, Hickory
Grove; Davidson k White, Bullocha Creek; Haviland,
Ilarral & Co., Charleston; Drs. Fisher 4
iieimiso, uoiumoia, ana the principal Merchants
and Druggists throughout the State.
Proprietors, 20 Beekman-st., Newlfork.
w.'w. bliss & co:,
Sept 20 * 87 , ly
f MAIL
AB&AX7GE MENTS.
Columbia and Chester Mall.
Leaves daily (Sunday's excepted) at 8 A. M.
Arrives " tl " at 8} P. M.
Spartanburg Mall.
Arrives Tuesday and Friday by 12 M. . ,
Departs Tuesday and Friday at.l P. M.
EarUvQle Mall. - r
Arrives every Tuesday by 4 P. M.
Departs every Wednesday at 5 A. M.
Newton Mall.
Arrives every Thursday by 8 P. M.
Departs every Friday at 5 A. M.
Camden Mail.
Arrives every Monday and Thursday by
Departs every Monday and Thursday at
Lincoln MatlA
Arrives every Monday and Thursday by .7 P.M. *
Departs every Tuesday and Friday at 6 A. M.
Charlotte Mail.
Arrives every Wednesday & Saturday by 6 P.. M.
Departs every Tuesday and Friday at 7 P. M.
l/nionvllle Mall. Arrives
every Wednesday and Saturday by 6
P. M.
Departs Monday and Thursday at 0 A. M.
Shelby Mail.
Arrives every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at 6 P. M.
Departs every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
at 6 A. M. '
W. R. ALEXANDER, Pt ft.
Yorkville, Jan. 17, 185G.
RROWNIMT kREMAN.
IMPORTERS OF \
French, British and German
DRY GOODS,
209 and 211 King, Comer of Markct-ttreet
CHARLESTON, S. C. :
KEEP constantly on band, and offer to their
friends and the public (generally, the largest
assortment of Foreign and . Domestic Dry Goods
in the SouthernStates. Their Stock is constantly
supplied with a full assortment of
RICH DRESS GOODS
of all the newest varieties of style and fabric,
in Silks, Tissues, Bareges, Grenadines, Muslins,
&c. Bombazines, Alpacas, and Mourning Goods
of all kinds.
EMBROIDERIES and LACEGOOD8, of every
description. '- V .
EVENING DRESS GOODS, of every variety.
Gentlemen's and Boys' Wear.
CLOTHS, Cassimere, Vesting?, Linen Drills and
Coatings, of best French Goods. ..
Satinets, Tweeds, Jeans, &c.
FOR FAMILY USE.: "
Rose, Whitney and Bath Blankets.
Red and White FLANNELS.
English and American Cotton Flannels.
French, English and American PRINTS and
Cambrics.
Linens, of Richardson's celebrated make, for
Sheetings, Shirtings, Pillow Cases, Table Damask,
Doylies, Napkins, Towellings, B. E. and Huckaback
Diapers, Fruit Cloths, Apron Linens, Ac.
CARPETING.
Ingrain, 3 Ply, Brussels, Tapestry and VELVET.
British and American Floor Oil Cloths.
Wilton, Velvet and Axminster RUGS, r
White and colored Mattings of all widths.
Stair Rods, STAIR CARPETINGS of all kinds.
CURTAIN MATERIALS. '
ftf tkvewv vftrietv in 8itlro S/vtin and WnMtn.1
Curtain Cambrics and Muslins.
Embroidered Lace and Muslin Curtains.
Qilt Cornices, Curtain Gimps, Holders, Loops,
Tassels, Drapery Cords, Bell Ropes, &c.
PLANTATION GOODS.
Blankets, Plains, Kerseys, Caps, &c.
Cotton OSNABERGS, all of the best Southern
make. ?
All the above, with every other line of Dry
Goods which can be demanded, are of our own
Direct Importation, and are offered at the lowest
Market Prices for cash or City acceptances. The
sne price system is strictly adherred to.
All Goods are warranted, and orders filled with <
promptness and the most careful attention.
BROWNING & LEMAN.
March 29 12 ly__
DRUBS AND MEDICINES, i
AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL.
L. P. BARSETT & Co.
ARE now receiving a large addition to their
stock, consisting of DRUGS and CHEMICALS,
Paints, and Oils, Window Gloss and Putty, Varnish>s,
Brushes, Combs, Soaps, Perftimery and Fancy
Articles. To Country Merchants and Physicians,
wc will offer liberal inducements, guaranteeing
sverything as represented. We make our purchases
with cash of manufacturers and importers,
md feel assured that in most articles we cau com)cto
with any one in the State. We only ask an
izamination of our stock. Promnt attention riven
o all orders. Goods carefully packed andT forvarded
as directed. Prescriptions accurately dis>ensed.
L. B. BARNETT & Co.
Yorkville, Oct. 30, 1865. 43 . tf
Wanted Immediately.
rn AAA BU8H. merchantable WHEAT. }
DU.UUU 4,000 bush. 44 CORN,
3,000 " 44 OATS, J
2,000 44 44 RYE, I
2,000 barrels 44 , FLOUR, V
2,000 pounds of WOOL, 1
2,000 44 DRY HIDES, for
rhioh fair market prices will be paid. j
S. J. KUYKENDAL & BRO. }
Sept 20 87 tf
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