Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, July 23, 1857, Image 4
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LECTURE ON MOUTHS.
The mouth is essential to human happi- (
ness; and consequently is an important item j
in the human person. It is situated nearly
midway between the bottom of the nose and j
projection of the chin. When closed, it I
presents the appearance of a line drawn be- I
tween to ridges, called the lips. When o- |
pened, as in the act of gapping, a cavernous
passage may be discovered set round with
ivory, and a pendulous lump of red flesh called
the tongue, flops about in the centre. In
order to open the mouth it is essential that
the hinges of the lower jaw be called into j
action; hence lawyers, who do much speaking,
should keep those hinges well greased, !
lest, getting rusted, the mouth should re- '
fuse toopcu, and its proprietor become dum- i
founded lor ever.
The utility of the mouth may be judged j
of by the circumstance that no one could en- :
joy a Thanksgiving without it. No one could j
put a roast turkey into his stomach without |
he had a hole to poke it through.
Being elastic it may be stretched to pro- j
digious dimensions ; and at other times may i
be pnckered up, as in the act of whistling, j
In blowing hot porage, the mouth is indis-j
pensable. And there would be an end to
the tobbacco trade, if there were no mouths
to chew the article with. Indeed, the great
importance of the mouth is so well understood
in this enlightened age, that even the j
poorest classes of society do not think of getting
along without one. For my own part,
I should as soon think of dispensing with
my spectacles, as of getting through the
world without a mouth.
There are, however, various kinds of
mouths, and they arc put to various uses.?
The button month is the smallest sample,
and were it not elastic, and capable of being
stretehed to almost any size, the person
having it would stand the hazard of being
starved to death for want of an aperture
large enough to thrust in his victuals. It
is believed that people posse sing this uiouth,
first introduced the fashion of eating soup
with a fork, takiog two bites of a cherry,
and sucking chocolate through a quill.
The ilouble-lijpcil mouth, iu which the
inside of the lip is turned outward, belongs
to folks who have eaten something so sour as
nearly to turn their mouths wrongside out
ward, and have never been able to take out
the twist. People possessing this mouth,
however, must have a great advantage in a
quarrel, as they can give lip at the rate of
two to another person's one.
The close draicn mouth has the appearance
of a slit through the face without any
lips at all, and belongs to gentlemen who \
have completely worn away their lips by
kissing the ladies.
The thick blubber lips are great at a feast,
as the individual cau carry off gravy and
sweets on his lips sufficient to support him
a day or two by the mere act of licking his
chops.
The great, frog mouth is the magnificent
prince of mouth. It docs not extend quite
from ear to ear, but it is prodigious, and is
regarded with horror by the tavern keeper
and boarding-house keepers Some persons
are so highly gifted in these respects, that
when they open their mouths there is almost
an island. On seeing an individual of this
description open his mouth, on board a
steamboat, the other day, several ladies nearly
fainted, under the apprehension that the
top of his head was about to drop off. Such
persons run great risk of being choked to
death while eating. For the size of the
swallow bearing no proprotion to the size of
the mouth, there is an awful tight squeeze
* - * 1 _ J !_i.
when a mouthful ot victuals is crowaeu 11110
the narrow passage. In case this person eats
cheese which is inhabited by mites, the little
sufferers may well exclaim?"Broad is the
way that leads to death, and many go in
thereat "
The general importance of the mouth is
thus briefly vindicated, and I do not know
how 1 can better close this lecture upon
mouths, than by shutting my own.
RATHER "PREVIOUS."
Jones is a merchant of some standing in
New York city. He is a man who made his
own way in the world, and prides himself
on his promptness and determination. When
garroting came in fashion, Jones, was loud
in his declarations that the man was a fool
who permitted himself to be garroted. He'd
like to see any one garrote him! Catch a
weasel asleep! With other remarks, all tending
to show that Jones had a profound contempt
for garroters and their profession
Jones really meant what he said. He was a
prompt, courageous man, and was determined
before hand with the ruffian who might
endeavor to rob him. Accordingly, as Jones
was returning home one night, his attention
was attracted by the pertinacity with which
a man seemed to dog his steps. On the qui
vive for suspicious characters, Jones wheeled
suddenly round upon his follower, and
asked abruptly what he wanted. The man
seemed startled, and stammered out some incorent
sc tences. At this moment Jones'
hand involuntarily sought his pocket. His
watch was gone! There was but one inference?he
had been robbed without knowing
t. He drew his revolver, and springing on
the man before him, seized him by the qollar!
<Give me the watch !' cried Jones, sav- |
agely, leveling the pistol at the fellow's head. [
'Give me the watch, or"
Take it!' cried the man, evidently terrorstricken
at J one's menacing attitude, 'take
it;' and puttiug a heavy gold watch iuto
Jone's hand he took to his heels and was j
out of sight in an instant.
Jones chuckled as he went home over his i
triumph. He found Mrs. Jones sitting up '
for him. Proud of his achievement, he re-1
lated the incident with immense dramatic j
effect, and in conclusion he drew a moral:
'You see, my dear,' said he, 'I would nev- j
er have got my watch if I had not been ;
prompt.'
?Why, Mr. Jones, what are you talking j
about? There is your watch.' Mrs. J.
pointed to the mantlepiece, where most cer-:
tainly, a large gold watch was visible to the '
naked eye.
'You left it at home to-day when you went
down town.'
Jones grew pale. Mrs. Jones was right.? j
It was his watch; and the watch in his pock-;
et?whose was it ? Instead of being robbed, ,
he had turned robber, and absolutely, on the
people's highway, with pistol in hand, de-1
piived some person unknown of a valuable
time-piece.
The fact is, Jones was a 'little previous,' ,
and thus got himself into trouble and loss, as ,
the morning papers testified
A Soft Place.?<1 was down to see th<
widow, yesterday,' said Tim's uncle, ?anc
she gave me back-bones for dinner. I wenl
down rather early in the morning; we talkec
and laughed, and chatted and run on, she go
ing in and out occasionally to see to thing.'
till dinner was ready, when she helped m<
graciously to back-bones. Now I thought
that, Tim, rather favorable. T took it as ?
symptom of personal approbation, because
every body knows T lOve back-bones, and 1
flattered myself she had cooked them on pur
pose for me. So I grew particularly cheer
ful, and I thought I could see it in her too
So after dinner, while sitting close beside
the widow, I fancied we both felt sorter com
fortable, like?I know I did. I felt that ]
had fallen over head and ears and heart it
love with her, and I imagined, from the waj
she looked, she had fallen teeth and toe-nail;
in love with me. She appeared just for al
the world like she thought it was a coming
that 1 was a-going to court her. Presently
I couldn't help it, I laid my hand softly or
her beautiful shoulder, and I remarked
when I had placed it there, in my blandes'
tones, Tim, for I tried to throw my whoh
soul into the expression, T remarked then
with my eyes pouring love, truth, and fideli
ty right into her, Widow, this is the nfcest
softest place, I ever had my hand in all nn
life.'
Looking benevolently at me, and at th<
same time flushing up a little, she said, ii
melting and winning tones: 'Doctor, give no
your hand, and I'll put it on a much softe
place.'
, 'In a moment, in rapture, I consented
and taking my baud, she gently, very gently
Tim, and quietly laid it on my head?ant
burst into a lauuh that's ringing in my ear
yet.'
'Now Tim, I haven't told this to a livin;
soul but you, aud, by jinks! you inusu't
btft I couldn't hold it any longer, so I tel
you ; but mind, it musn't go auy further.'
Ar. Y. Spirit of the Times.
Big Stories.?A lot of young- fellow
were trying their skill at telling stories a fei
days ago. Anioug the numerous stories toh
on the occasion were the following hari
ones :
Bill said?
1 know a tree that seven men chopped a
for seven weeks, and then they took a notioi
to go round and look at the other side.?
They travelled four days and then couie to
party of forty who had been chopping it fo
four months and it was not cut half througl
yet!
Tom said?
I remember that, well. It was an oal
tree and five million hogs were fattened yenT
lyou the acorns that fell from it!
Joe said?
The tree was afterwards cut dawn am
five hundred saw-mills have been built witl
the lumber it produced. The chips mad
in cutting it down, when closely heaped
measured four million cords and have sup
plied two furnaces with charcoal for the Jas
two years!
Jack said?
Deacon Brown afterwards, dug out th
stump and turned the place into a pastur
field. He kept so many cows on it that h
made a milliou pounds of butter and nearl
as much cheese every year !
Now comes Stick-in-the-mud's turn. II
drew himself up and said-^
Wal, I dunno how many pounds of butte
and cheese Deacon Brown makes yearly, bu
I do know that he runs the five huudrei
saw-mills Joe mentioned by butter-mill
power !
Vir-nv Crvru nv a DnT.r.AR.?A erentlc
man on twelfth street, who is in the habi
of sending his boots out to be blackened
could not find his polished understanding
one day last week. He sent bis little son t
the darkey's cellar, but he returned, sayin<
it was shut. The gentleman went himself
and after rapping some time, he heard a noisi
inside. Presently a window opened, an<
Cuffey's head poked through.
'I want my boots/ said the gentleman.
'Sorry to 'form you massa, dat you can'
have urn,' replied Cuff. 'Fact is, I is givi
out, busted, failed, busted clean up, split, ]
is.'
'But, Cuff,' said the gentleman, 'I can'
help that. I must have my boots.'
Cuff, finding his customer rather riled'up
poked one of his boots out of the windov
and said :
Olassa, I isn't tellin' uo lie. I is clear
bust, and no mistake. I'se taken an i'ven
tory of my a'fects, and I b'lieve on the honoi
of a gentleman, dat I shant be able to pai
fifty cents on the dollar, I is willin' to git
yours to you now. Dar it am. Take youi
boot.'
So saying he slammed to the window
leaving our friend to go home in his slippers
with one boot in his hand; his fifty cents or
a dollar.
High Southern Ground.?Captair
Jones, of the United States army, a Virgin
inan by birth, stationed not long since, ai
Benicia, California, had with him a bodj
servant, a slave, named Joe. One morning
the captain was startled by the news of Joe'i
having shot another negro, and asked bin
how he dared to do so. Joe seemed at firs
cast down, but rallying himself, and looking
the captain full in the face, replied?"D<
fact is, massa, dat ar nigger was one of den
New York free niggers. He 'suited me, anr
I had to take high Sudern ground wid him.'
flaj-A lawyer having some legal busines
to transact with a widow lady, took occasior
to inquire her age. The matron, who ha<
long since doffed the "widow's weeds," at
tempted to look, prim, nod much younge
.1 t ii
man sne reaiiy was. "iiiuijfu?cou. iuvu
turning to the daughter, he said, ?'3Iay I b
so bold, miss, as to inquire your age?"?
"Certainly: I am a little past thirty-two
most three years younger than mother."
A Captain.?One of the old school?be
ing at a ball, had been accepted by a beauti
ful partner, a lady of rank, who, in the rnos
delicate manner possible, hinted to him th
propriety of putting on a pair of gloves.?
'Oh,' was the elegant reply, 'never ruiui
me, ma'am, I shall wash my hands whci
I'm done dancing.'
The other day Mrs. Sniffkins beio|
unwell sent for a medical man, and declare!
her belief that she was poisoned, and tha
Mr. Sniffkins did it. 'I didn't do it,' shou
ted Sniffkins. 'It's all gammon, she is no
poisoned. Prove it doctor?open her on th
spot, I am willing.'
Why is tolling of a bell like th
prayer of a hypocrite ? Bekase it is a solemi
sound by a thoughtless tongue
jljkt, Jfuir # Jfaittg.
? It is said that the man who "burst into
tears" has had the pieces collected.
J ?Modesty, says a contemporary,, adorns a
-1 woman, but ruins a man.
I ? What is the difference between a cashier
and a schoolmaster? One tills the mind
' and the other minds the till.
? To quell the pride, even of the greatest,
; we should reflect how much we owe to oth|
crs and how little to ourselves.
j ?Somebody has called childhood "a rosy
[ i lawn between the cradle and the school,
j house."
r ? "I know two tunes?the one is Auld
? Lang Syne, the other isn't. I always sing
1 j the latter."
) i ? An old maid, speaking of marriage, says
> j it is like any other disease; while there is
1 1 life there is hope.
? I ?The velocity of light according to Her1
i scbell, is a million of miles in five seconds,
'; requiring 40,000 years to reach the earth.
: ?A poet in the Boston Post, while celebrating
in lofty verse the inns of Chicago,
^ finally concludes by saying that "Chicago is
an inn-famous city."
; ? Why is the bridegroom more expensive
t than the bride ? Because the bride is al5
ways given away, while the bridegroom is
r usually sold.
? A sick glutton sent for the doctor. "I
? have lost my appetite," said he, in great
alarm." "All the better," said the doctor;
i "you'll be sure to die if you recover it."
s ?It was not the magnitude of the Grecian
army, nor tho martial skill of Achilles, their
I leader, that conquered the city of Troy, but
; ten years' perseverance.
' ? Some geuius has conceived the brilliant
I.trtr. ,? noacc nil ?tio ljiromr^ intn Tiiilifnrv
1UUU IU ?11 VOO Hit V?V ?H.t j v.w .M.V J
service ia case of war?because their "charges"
arc so great that no one could stand
6 thein.
V
_J ? It having been suggested that the rate
j of messages over the oceanic wire will be a
dollar a word, the New York Times estimates
the despatches for the press at about a thou|
sand dollars a day. * *
n ? A jolly doctor of this city, tuld us the
other day that people who were prompt iu
a their payments always recovered from their
r sickness, as they wore good customers, -and
[j physicians could not all'ord to lose them.
? The most remarkable case on record is
that of the Yankee Soap man, who, in a vio!c
lent storm at sea, saved himself from death
. by taking a cake of bis own soap and washin</
It iijisi lJ ashore.
? "Doge" has discovered a new mist in
^ which the uric cents arc a nuisance?the
? bird looks like a carrier pigeon on various
c new scents, bearing hence: but then as
/ ,o ,
he is one sent, it is a proper device for one.
~ cent.
* ? t'Pray, Mr. Ilume," said Lady Wallace
to the philosopher, "when I am asked what
is my age, what answer shall I give ?"?
e "Say, madame," replied be, "what I bee
lieve to be the truth, that you have not yet
e come to the years of discretion."
? "Can you give me two halves for a dollar?"
inquired a loafer at a retail store.?
"Certainly, sir," said the accommodating
clerk, placing the two halvep on the counter.
"To-morrow I will hand you a dollar,"
j said the loafer as he pocketed the halves.
I- ?Among the company who left Memphis
lately for the purpose of building a wagonroad
to the Pacific from. Little Rook, there
- were eight printers. When was it that an
t expedition of an exciting or romantic na,
ture was set on fopt, that printers wefe not
A J no mnmKorQ ?
s IUUIJU CU1UI1UU ao mtiuuv.u
0 ? A young uiiss having accepted the of?
fer of a youth to gallant her home, after1
wards fearing that jokes might be cracked
B at her expense if the fact should become
J public, dismissed him when about half-way,
enjoining his seorecy. "Don't be afraid,"
said he, "of my saying anything about it,
t for I feel as much ashamed of it as you do.
2 ?The other day, coming down Broadway,
^ we noticed a large party of workmen engaged
in raising an entire building, in which
^ was a jeweller's shop, by meaos of immense
screws placed under the floor timbers. We
> didnt say anything to the police at the time,
7 but it struck us as being the heaviest operation
at shop-lifting that we had heard of for
1 some time.
? A Western editor and his wife were
r walking out in the bright moonlight one
7 evening. The wife was of an exceedingly
} poetical nature, and said to her mate : "Nor
tice that moon; how bright, and calm, and
beautiful." "Couldn't think of noticing it,"
> returned the editor, "for anything less than
> the usual rates?a dollar and fifty cents for
1 twelve lines.'
? The late Commodore Stevens, once pubj
lished the following advertisement: "For
sale--the bay gelding Powhattan. He was
t sired by his father, and damned by the last
r m ? that oxcnnl him. He is true in all
, kinds of harness, providing it don't make
3 him vicious. Terms, whatever he'll bring,
j Parties applying latest will get the best bart
gain-"
r ?The durability of oak may be known
! from the fact that the throne of Edward the
j j Confessor is 800 years old?one of the oakj
: en coronation chairs has been in the present
? [situation in Westminster Abbey about 540
Iyer's; and the oldest wooden bridge of
s! which "e have any account, is of oak?it is
i j that famous for its defence by Horatius Coles
1 j and which existed 400 years before Christ.
- ?"Well, Doctor," said a chap suffering
r j with the toothace, "how much do you ax for
> I the job ? Guy ! but you did it quick, tho'!"
e ! "My terms," replied the dentist, "are one
- j dollar." "A dollar for one minute's work!
J i One dollar?thunder! Why, a doctor down
: t'our place drawed a tooth for me two years
j ago, and it took him two hours. He dragged
me all round the room, and lost his grip
" I half a dozen times. I never seed such hard
, work?and he charged me only twenty-five
e i cents. A dollar for a minute's work! 0,
" ! git out! you must be jokin'!"
i ? A good story is told of a grave divine
j on Cape Cod, not long since, who awoke
I from a comfortable nap in his chair, and dis|
covered his amiable help-mate in the perforj
mance of an act for which Governor Marcy
t' once made a charge of fifty cents to the
^ j State?in other words, mending his pantat
loons. Inspired with a love of fun which
e ' seldom affected him, he inquired, "Why are
| you, ray dear, like the evil adversary spoken
! of in Scripture ?" Of course she was unae
! ble to discover any resemblance. "Because,"
n j said he, "while the husbandman slept, you
I totoed the tares,"
Ijfarntcr's gfjiarfateitt.
From the Cotton Planter and Foil.
jINDEPENDENCE OF THE PLANTING
STATES.
Dr. Cloud?Dear Sir : Pardon the pre:
sumption of a non-subscriber for the audaci- i
j ty of daring to offer a thought for your con!
sideration.
Put the subject has long been wrangling
| in my mind, ami I have yet to be convinced
! tbat a subject of more vital importance than
which, and directly affecting the South, is
being discussed the preseot day and hour.*
You are publishing, I understand, a South-1
em Journal or Magazine for the encourage|
ment of Southern Agriculture?Agricultural
! Societies?Mechanic Arts and Sciences, &c.,
| therefore, to you I offer this thought, that
j you may treat it as your better judgment may
determine.
The question is this : whether it would be,
or would not be proper, in the present condiA*
^ ?- ? -- ** J flrlohrtft
| iiou ui uur country, miu uuuti mv rAic?.ug
I jealousy between the North and South, to
j further urge and encourage a more extensive
organization of Southern Agricultural Societies,
with binding by-laws of the same for the
protection of the South and Southern institutions,
for the establishing of Southern
manufactories?making it incumbent on the
South to endeavor to live within herself, and
thereby humble the presumptious arrogancy
of the abolition North.
I know it were better for the North and
South to coalesce, and to work to each other's
interest with a perfect, fraternal understanding.
But since we can not have it as we
wish, let us have it as we can. The hot
headed abulitiouist of the North have arrayed
the mass of the free States against the
slaveholding States, and it seems to be policy
in doing something for self protection?
that it- would be more directly to dur interest
to grow our bread and our meat at home
?entirely and directly among us, and not
be dependent on the free States for anything.
They would, then, all see that we can live
independent of them, auu that th'c North is
more dependent, on the South thau the South
is on the North.
I think such a course would tend to humble
their presumption?check-the fiery bolts
and.supererogation of geographical factions,
and thus iusure peace?a coalition of the
States, more liberal aud equitable laws, and
the annihilation of the slavery question.
I think it would be expedient, aud not impolitic,
to recommend and debate the necessity
of thoroughly organizing the South, and
ltmfcihcr it incumbent bv tine or otherwise.
O -- - t -y - /
upon all planters, to work for mutual interest,
benefit aud behoof of the Southern commonwealth.
To denounce the present ira;
politic practice of planting an over crop of
cotton, to the neglect of corn and cereal
grasses, and the detriment of our interest,
and depenping, in part, on Northern States
for bread, meat and live stock. *
Let there be means devised for uniting
| the principal planters of the Southern or
j slave States into one grand Agricultural
I Society, with power to make it incumbent
I upon each and every one, to plant more than
j a sufficiency, when it can be done consist.
ently, to produce with ordinary seasons and
' proper culture, all that may be necessary for
I home consumption. And, also, to prohibit
J abolitionists from buying lands in our midst.
Such a course would be to the direct inj
tcrest of every Southerner. It wotild make
him independent and wealthy. Lei us enj
courage capitalists to rear up Southern nianI
ufactorics?purchase, or have built, znerch|
antmcn, and ship our produce directly to
j Europe, or wherever we may think fit, &c.
I I do hope, sir, you will bestow a thought
I on this subject, and, if you think proper,
j agitate it through your columns.
I Consider me pot unfriendly to your publications.
Though I am not a subscribing pati
ron of the Cotton Planter, yet, I expect to
be, atter cbanging my resiacnce, ana, consequently,
my P. 0., which will be next
wiuter or sooner.
I am, very respectfully, sir,
Your most obed't serv't.
II. B. WAITERS.
I Cherryridoe, Union Parish, La.
j The above article from our correspondent
"II. B. W." certainly commends itself to
I the patriotism of every Southern planter,
whose interest in the Labor of the South is
affected by the fanaticism of Abolitionism.
That every Southern man should be sensitive
on the subject, and anxious for some
practical, efficient means for checkmating
this dangerous evil, is not surprising.?
There is no doubt but concert of action on
the part of planters and Southern capitalists,
in the direction indicated by our correspon
dent, would go far toward the accomplishment
of an object so desirable. We must
commence at home on the plantation. Produce
at home on our own plantations, grain
and stock of every kind needed in the production
of our cotton. As soon as practicable,
manufacture our cotton at home, where
it is grown, iuto its most valuable form,
which will greatly increase the value of our
Labor, and increase, at the same time, our
means of protecting and perpetuating it.?
We possess all the means necessary for such
independence. To bring them into requisition
is the matter. Concerted, stern determination
is the Hercules on which we are
to rely. Our continued prosperity is in our
own hands?it should be nowhere else. Let
every planter open his eyes to this great danger,
determine and so act, as tho' he felt
j that upon his individual effort depended the
| independence, security and prosperity of this
our common heritage.?Ed. Soil.
How to Plant Trees and Shrubs.?
Young trees and shrubs?such as rose bushes?if
received from a distant nursery and
appear dry and withered, should be treated
as follows: Dig a trencch in the ground just
as loDg as the trees or shruns ana roots, aua
lay them down in this; cover with a little
dirt, pour on a pail of water, and then cover
all over with six inches of earth. In fortyeight
hours the buds will be swelled out full,
and you can then plant them out. This was
the method recommended by the lamented
Downing, aud we have found it to succeed
perfectly.?Scientific American.
The Fruit Orchard.?The first buds for
next season will now be formed. Stir the soil
around the roots, and mulch with leaves,
straw, or anything that will shade the ground.
As there was so little fruit this year, the
prospect will be good for a large crop next,
therefore be prepared to feed the tree. It
will be a good time now to prune the tree
to a handsome head, as the wounds made in
the summer, heal much quicker than winter
wound*.
I Ctntperance Column. |
ONE GLASS MORE.
Stay, mortal, stay, nor heedless thus
Thy sure destruction seal:
i Within that cup there lurks a curse
Which all who drink must feelv
Disease and death, forever-nigh,
Stand ready at the door,
And eager wait to hear the cry
Of "give me one glass more."
Go, view that prison's gloomy cells,
Their pallid tenants scan ; . . .
Gaze, gaze upon these earthly hells,
And ask how they began.
I Had these a tongue, 0 man, thy cheek ^
The tale would crimson o'er;
Had these a tongue, to thee they'd speak,
' And answer, "one glass more."
Behold that wretched female form,
An outcast from her home,
Bleached in affliction's blighting storm.
And doomed in want to roam :
Behold her! Ask that prattler dear.
Why mother is so pour; . ?
She'll whisper in thy startled ear,
"'Twas father's one glass-more."
Stay, mortal, stay, repent, return;
Reflect upon thy fate;
Tl.? Imllnnont aniim
1 lie Jpuiovuuuo Vliiau^'iv AuvaigHut*. ?
Spurn, spurn it, ere too late.
Ob, fly the ale-house' horrid din,
Nor linger near the door,
Lest thou, perchance, should sip again
The treacherous "one glass more."
ALABMED.
Many of the lovers of the ardent are becoming
much troubled about the quality of
their potations. Knowing what we do of the
means employed by the manufature of li- 1
quors to furnish an ample supply of "choice J
brands," we are not surprised at the alarm j*
of the consumers. Compounds of- sugar of ai
lead, kreosote, sulphuric acid, nitric acid, la
prusic acid, strychnine, nux vomica, coccu- F
I us indicus, stramonium, tobacco, alum, cantharides,
horse radish, grains of paradise,
etc., etc., however concocted, are rather
strong doses.- Thirty years ago, when the M
principal drinks were pure whisky, and New ai
England rum, comparatively few died suddenly
from the effects,?delirium tremens ai
and mania-a-potu were almost unknown.?
Meu -drank and drapk ufltil they were paf- 11
boiled and looked like a coocked lobstel, but
they still lived to pollute society by their
presence.
Not so now. Modern improvements have w
made the transit easy and rapid from honor R
to shame, health to disease, life to death, b
hope to despair. The Devil is not to be out- j
dono. He must have his railroad, his dp- *
pots and.station houses, his cars, and every s
facility to make the descent to perdition and
infamy rapid and.certain.'?Crusader.
The ?Milton Chronicle" says, "in ?
view of themean, unclean and-poisoned stuff '
now-a-days retailed to topers by the G-rog1
shops, we suggest a lunatic asylum, for every
"jtneery."' n
There must be some villainy in the pot of *
those who compound strong drinks. We have
heard more complaints lately of "bad liquor" is
than ever before. The most hardened topers
cannot "go it" without making a wry face ?
and utteringmaledictions upon the villainous e<
compounds. There is something wrong, and tl
it probably is owing to the high price of ^
grain, which prompts the distillers to use
"buck eye" enough to "give it a bead" with- i)
out much spirit, and the high price of the ai
liquor induces the retailerto further adulter- B
ate by adding soap and tebacce and other s<
more dangerous ingredients. We have been credibly
informed that a certain pinch-penny ['
retailer is in the habit of using drugs to keep t<
up the appearance of his whiskey even when p
amalgamated with half water.
That there will be more diseases, and even rc
insanity, resulting from the use of such poi- ti
sonous compounds than formerly when liq- b
uors were plenty, pure and cheap, there can ,
be doubt; but to attach an asykira to every w
"juioery" would be involving the State in a ^
debt under which she would groan in tribulation.?Spirit
of the Aye.
Use of Poisons in.the Manufacture t5
of Liquors.?The injurious effects of this
practice are becoming daily more apparent, tl
and the evidence that the people are thus
being poisoned by thousands, is accumulating
with a truly alarming rapidity. It was ft,
formerly supposed that poisonous drugs were
used only in the manufacture of brandies, *
wines, &o., but is is now discovered that the 8J
most virulent poisons are used in the process e
of distilling.
"A few evenings since," says a city paper i
of a recent date, "a woman was found in a
retired part of Western Row in a state of
helpless intoxication, with an infaot babe
clinging to the breast of its degraded parent, ^
In reply to questions asked her, she stated rr
fhnt she drank two or three glasses of whis- j *1
key, when she became oblivious to all that [J
passed, until she awoke to consciousness e<
within the cell of the watch-house. This jj
plea of entire forgetfulness after drinking a j,
few glasses of liquor, is becoming very com- w
mon, which no doubt arises from the fact c<
that strychnine, arsenic, and other poisonous
substances are used iu manufacturing whis- w
key."?Crusailcr.
Young Men, Beware !?Mr. Potter, of ^
Yale College, in a temperance address qc
lately at New Haven, says: "My heart
bleeds as I remember the fate of three of
my early companions who started in life with
myself. One of them possessed the finest
mathematical mind I ever knew. lie would
I take the ledger aud go up with three col!
urans at a time with perfect ease. He was ~
i the first man in America that beat the au- j
: tomaton chess player, and he told me that be n
i had every move in his head before he entered J
I the room. That man filled a drunkard's J"
A or
j grave. Another, whTwas au excellent ac- p
I countant, and could command almost any sal- h
! ary, met the same melancholy fate. Ano- B
j ther, possessing the same brilliant capabili- ^
! ties, has gone down?not to the grave, perj
haps, but is sunk clear out of sight amid the j
| mire and filth of intemperance." wi
; re
T7 * ; . / o
I Bfaf TUere is just as mucn lnieuiperuucc1
in drinking physic as driuking anything else, i
It is a great pity there is 110 Maine Liquor j
Law for medicine! The first time a quack j "1
| feels your pulse may be an accideut but tbe ! J
I second time should be a repulse. No man m
j ruins his health without bringing the conse- i W
! quences down upon himself Like Samson, he 1 j*'
destroys the temple, and buries himself in ; W(
the ruins.
? ?? ?? ? i r"
r
When you arc disposed to be vain of j e/(
' your mental acquirements, look up to those | X
, who are more accomplished than yourself, Pc
, that you may be fired with emulation ; but to
' when you feel dissatisfied with your circura-1 ?
stances, look down on those beneath you, j {
that you may learn contentment. J
MM' AND (Ml
- - <v ' ' ,A. 4
CALLA^ROi
p ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES, w
L ING STOVES into general use, Hie subscriber
ortb, where he made a large selection of the beet vi
aove cut, "THE WONDER," fully justifies its name;
i Air Tight Cooking Stove,-is not to be surpassed foi
fge Oven's and strong draught; the "Castings arc str
irtioular attention to'a favorite called
xsub w&mm
[any of Which have already been sold. It is an Elg
ay otber brought out. It has moveable long"ceiatre
complete FARMER'S STOVE.
I havf, however, every variety of COOK, PARLt
ad put up without extra charge! It shall be my j
ruction of Patterns but" in the'smoothness of Cast!
1 connection the Establishment, I have, also,.
A LARGE" TE
There every article in the line is kepfr on bahd, <
OOFING AND GUTTERING.
The public are invited to call at the Show Rooms,
b found all that is required for HOUSEHOLD PI
|SA^r3r,3E9:MIW?S- jSk.
hich will lie sold, M WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
outhern Country. Orders solicited, wbfeh shi
Yorkville, S. C., May 7, 1857. 18
** * *,"V ^ "?'?
18 . "
ISSUED EYESY THURSDAY MOREHTG,
at
rwo Dollars per year, in Advance. ?
C0. To-Elcbs of Ten, the paper will be furnrhed,
one year, for Fifteen Dollars?invariably
i advance. AlUmbscriptiqna nqt specially limited q
tthe' time, of subscribing will ^be coSsidertd 6? g
mde for an indefinite period, and will be coutinfc- ij
i until all arrearages are paid, or at the option of t
le Proprietors. Subscriptions from other States
last invariably be accompanied with the cash or
le name of some responsible person known to us.
Advertisements will be inserted atOne ^
ollar per square for the first, and Thirty-seven- ?
ad-a-half Cents for each subsequent insertion-*- '
square to consist of twelve lines, Brevier, orlees.
usiness Cards, of a half-square or less, will be in;rted
at $5, per year. For advertising Estrays j
Tolled, $2; Citations, $2 ; Notices of Application (
) the Legislature, $5; to be paid by the persons r
anding in the advertisements. Monthly or Quar- j
;rly Advertisetaents will be charged One Dollar a
er sqhare, for each insertion. Contracts by tbe
ear will be taken on liberal terms?the contracts
owever, must in all casesbc confined to the imtediate
business of tbe firm or individual con- *
acting. -All advertisement^not having tha mlm- 1
er of insertions marked on the margin, wiB be
ontrhued until forbid and charged accordingly.
Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length, -|
ill be charged for the overplus, at regular rates. r
ributes of Respect rated (^advertisements. c
*HE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS. * /
1. Subscribers who do not give express notice
) the contrnry, nre considered as wishing to connuetheir
subscription.
2. If subscribers order tbe discontinuance of
leir papers, the publisher can continue to send
lem until all arrearages arc paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
apers from the office to which they are directed,
ley are held responsible till they settle their bill,
nd order the paper discontinued.
A T C nnKuAviKon Mmavoa in nnnfKar rvlnor.
ithout informing the publisher, and their paper
sent to the former direction, they are held repnnsiblc.
/ A RETIRED PHYSICIAN
"tlirHOSJS sands of life hail nearly , run out, 1
T? discovered while in the East Indies, a certain
cure for Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis,
oughs, Colds, and General Dpbility. The reme- J
y was discovered by him when his only child, a j
sughter, was given up to die. He had heard _
uich of the wonderful restor.vtive and healing
ualities of preparations made from the East In- <
ia Hemp, and the thought occurred to him that ^
e might make a remedy for his child. He studi- c|
1 hard and succeeded in realizing his wishes.? c|
is child was cured, and is now alive and well.? ^
e has since administered the wonderful reme- y
y to thousands of sufferers in nil parts of the y
orld, and he h?s never failed in making them '
jmpletely healthy and happy. Wishing to do as
uch good as possible, he will send to such of his ?
Iflicted fellow-beings as request it, this recipe, ip
ith full and explicit directions fur making it up g
ad successfully using it. He requires each ap- a,
licant to enclose hint one shilling?three cents
i bo returned as postage on the recipe, and the
mtninder to be applied to the payment ofthis
Ivertisement. Address,
Dr. H. JAMES, No. 19 Grand-st.
Jersey City, N. J.
N. B.?Dr. II. James has neither office nor a;nt
in New York, as some have pretended and I
Ivertised. The recipe is sent from no placu i
it No. 19 Grand street, Jersey City, New /
jrsey. ./ /
June 11, 23 3m / ^
JOB PRINTING, p
rUE PROPRIETORS of the ENQUIRER respectfully
inform their friends and the public ?
large, that they are well prepared to execute (
dcrs in the JOB PRINTING LINE, such as m
AMPHLETS, ; POSTEES, ^
AND BILLS, BLANK NOTES, a,
U3INES CARDS, LABELS, . tc
AW BLANK8, CIRCULARS, ft
:AGISTRATE'S Do. CATALOGUES,
A*c., etc., &c?
All work entrusted to this establishment G
ill be neatly and expeditiously executed, and at Si
asonable rates. Call at the ENQUIRER Office, te
NE DOOR SOUTH OF THE P. OFFICE
Jan. 1 1 tf. Y
LAW BLANKS ! !
[\TE Lave on hand, and are prepared to supply
r T at short notice, at the ENQUIRER Office,
1 kinds of LAWYERS' BLANKS in general de- 1
and, printed on good paper und neatly pressed. t
c offer them at 75 cents quire. Single half T<
lire 60 cents. As we have incurred considera- cl
e outlay to-jenable us to furnish a good article, m
b will sell for CASH and CASH ONLY. at
Our present stock consists of the following va- cc
Bties, viz: Sum Pro; Ft. Fa.; Fi. Fa. on Sum. w
ro.; Copy Writ in Can; Copy Writ in Debt; Dtiration
on Account; Declaration on Promissory w
ote; Declaration on Bond or Sealed Note ; Sub- vi
vna Writs; Subpirna Tickets, $c. b<
Orders from a distance promptly attended ui
, if accompanied by the CASH! ct
ci
lOD LIVER OIL.--A superior article F
J of pure Cod Liver Oil. For Sale by
L. P, BARNEXT & CO.
ilM, COMBINED! I
"S r? V * '' ?W<i . Vtv. > * " *''
ST. S DEPOT.
hich seem to demahd the introduction of COOKrecently
visited the' principal Foundries in the
irieties, snited for this section of eonntrj. The
and jJ^'THE BELLE OF THE STATES,"-?!
durability or beauty. They are perfectly made,
ong and cannot be craoked by heat. I would ask
?'? SL&MM,
voted Oven for Baking, of greater capacity than
pieces, to receive a large Boiler, which makes it
)R and OFFICE STOVES, which. I will deliver
iride and ambition to excel, net only in the conugs,
and the manner in which they are mounted.
ff-FACTORY,
>r made to order. Particular attention paid to
in the old "HARRIS BUILDING," where wiil
JBP03E8, such as JAEAN AND TIN-WARE,
&c., &c., ?n
, ( HEADER than has ever been offered in the
ail receive prompt attention.
* ? WM. E. HOSE,
L 6mo
f ATC1S & JEWELRY! ,
& ? &
THE SUBSCRIBER
JUST having returned from the North, would
respectfully invite hie friends and the pnblic
;enerally, to a rich assortment of articles usually
;ept in his line of business, consisting in part of
he following:? .
WATCHES.
iold and Silver: JEWELRY of all kinds ; Spec tales,
Gold and Silver; Silver-Ware; Silver plated
Vare; Britannia-ware ; Waiters; Fancy Articles,
GUNS, PISTOLS,
Jowie-Knives, Walking-Sticks, Military Goods;
'locks of various styles, &c., besides a great maly
otberarticlee too -tedious to mention. ? Persons
n want of articles in my line, will find it to their
advantage to give me a call. I am determined to
SELL FOR CASH,
md for less than goods of the same kind can be
>e had at Tetail, North or South. > i
REPAIRING
n thb Watch"and Ifewelry line executed with neatiess
and dispatch, at the shortest notice, by an
ixperienceS workman.
B^*01d Gold and Silver taken in exchange for
roods.
E. M. KIRKPATRICK.
Dec 4 49 tf
SEWING MACHINES.
?o Manufacturers, Planters and Private
Families.
[X purchasing such an article as a SEWING
MACHINE, the true policy is to buy the best.
. M. SINGER & Co's GAZETTE, a beautiful
ictorinl paper, contains full and reliable fhform- 4
tion about SEWING MACHINES, nnd answers
II questions that can be asked on the subject.?
11 who read this paper will learn how to pnrlase
a Sewing Machiue with which $1,000 a year,
ear profit, can be made, and will be protected
-om being imposed on by some of the humbug
lachines now before the public. Singer & Co.'s
lachine is arranged to do coarse and fine work of
very description. The Gazette may be obtained
ratis on application at any of Singer & Co's Offi?s.
A machine can be seen in operation at the
ailor Shop of Mr. W. C. OWEN, of Yorkville,
. Q. L. M. GRIST, at the Enquirer Office, is
a authorized agent.
Singer & Co.'s Charleston Office. 824 King-st.
Principal Office, 323 Broadway, New York.
July 2, 1857. 20 ~ tf
MUSIC! MUSICH '
J j 8 jyf
I LARGE and well-selected stock of PIANOS
% from the best makers can be bad at FACTOY
PRICES, at RAMSAY'S PIANO and MUSIC
TORE, COLUMBIA, 8. C. Those who wish to
rocure a very superior instrument can get a Haltt,
Davis & Co's PIANO, with the patent suspen- ^
ou bridge and metallic bearings, now among the
est Pianos in the world. Try one, and if it does ^
at prove well, the price will be refunded. Evel
Piano fully guaranteeed.
Mr. RAMSAY, being a practical Piano-maker
ad an experienced dealer, can insure to his cusimers
a perfect instrument, and in the most perict
order.
No charire for boxing.
Also, on hand, Church and Parlor Melodeons,
uitars, Violins, Accordeons, Flntinaa, Banjos,
trings &c., and a general assortment of the laist
and most approved Musio.
Referencet: Rev. J. M. Anderson, President of
orkville Female College; Prof. J. H. 'Whitney,
rofessor of Music.
Sept 18 88 ly
PRESS FORSALR
HfTE have received instructions from the owr
T ner, Mr. ROBINSON, to sell the PRINCEON
PRESS recently used in our office, at very
leap rates. We exchanged this Press for a new
achinc (a Princeton Press of larger dimensions)
; a merely nominal cost; and we can assure our
itemporaries that it was laid aside for no fault
hatever. The Bed measures 44 by 28 inches.
Mr. ROBINSON promises to put it up in good
orking order, and to furnish it with his recent j
iluable improvements ; at a charge considerably A
alow the original cost. Our experience warrants
s in recommending it as the cheapest Press that
in be used in a flourishing country office ; espeftlly
so, as it is offered on accommodating terms,
or further particulars address,
L. M. GRIST, Yorkvillt, 8. 0.
Jan 22 a tf