Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 10, 1857, Image 4
^nursing Ikiimuf.
KISSES.
Sitting to-night iu my chamber,
A bachelor frigid and lonely,
1 kiss the end of my pipo stem,
That, and that only.
Reveries rise with the smoke wreaths,
Memories tender surround me:
Girls that are mnrried?or buried,
Gathered around me.
School girls in pantaletts romping;
Girls that have grown to be misses,
Girls that liked to be kissed, and
Liked to give kisses.
Kisses?well I remember them ;
? . . ? .
Those in the corner were neeiesi;
Sweet were those on the sly; those in the j
Dark were the sweetest.
J
Anna was tender and gentle;
To woo was almost to win her;
Jfer lips were as good as ripe peaches
And milk for dinner.
Nell was a flirt and coquettish:
'Twas?catch me and kiss if you can, sir; !
Could I catch both?ah ! wasn't I
A happy man, sir !
j
Anna has gone on a mission
Off to the South Sea sinners;
Nell is a widow, keeps boarders, and
Cooks her own dinuers.
Charlotte, and Susan, and Hattie,
Mary Jane, Lucy, and Maggie:
Four are married and plump, two
Maiden and scraggy.
Carrie is dead! bloom sweetly,
1 eiuignioneues, over uer rest.
Her I loved dearly and truly,
Last and the best.
Thus I sat smoking and thinking,
A bachelor frigid and lonely,
I kiss the end of my pipe stem?
That, and that only.
FORCE OF IMAGINATION.
Some years ago, near the town of Reading,
Berks county, Pennsylvania, there lived a j
cozy old farmer, named Sweighoffer?of Ger-;
man descent, and accent, too, as his speech j
will indicate. Old man Sweighoffer had once I
served as a member in the Legislature, and j
was, therefore, 'no fooland as he had al-1
so long couitnnaded a volunteer corps of rus-!
tic militia, he should hardly be supposed ;
inclined to cowardice. Ilis son Peter was
his only son?a strapping lad of seventeen ;
and upon old Peter and youug Peter devolved
the principal cares and toils of the old
gentleman's farm, now and then assisted by
the old lady and her two bouncing daughters !
?for it is very common, in that State, to see !
women and girls at work in the fields?and,
upon extra occasions, by some hired hands. :
Well, one warm day in haying time, old ;
Peter and young Peter were hard at it in the '
meadow, when the old man drops his scythe,
and bawls out?
'0, mine Gott, Peter !'
'What's de matter, fader!' answered the ;
son, straightening up and looking at his sire, j1
'0, mine Gott, Peter!'again cried the old :
fnll ATTT
xgnun
'Donder!' echoes young Peter, harrying
up to the old man.
?0, mine Gott, der snake bite mine leg !' 1
If anything in particular was capable of 1
frightening young Peter, it was snakes; for
he had once nearly crippled himself for life
by trampling upon a crooked stick, which 1
clamped his ankle, and so horrifid the young '
man, that he liked to have fallen through !
himself.
At the word snake, young Peter fell back, I
nimbly as a wire-drawer, and bawled out, in ]
turn?
'Where is dere snake ?'
'Up my trowsis, Peter?0, mine Gott!
'0, mine Gott!' echoed Peter, junior? !
'kill him, fader; kill him !' J
'No-a, no-a, he kill me, Peter; come? j
come quick?get off my trowsis!'
Put Peter the younger's cowardice overcame
his filial affection, while his fear lent
strength to his legs, and he started like a 1
scared locomotive to call the old burly Dutch- 1
man, who was in a distant part of the field, 1
to give his father a lift with the snake.
Old Jake the farmer's assistant, came
bounding along as soon as he heard the news,
and passing along the fence whereon Peter
and his boy had hung their 'linsey-wolsey'
vests, Jake grabbed one of the garments, and
hurried to the old man Peter, who still managed
to keep on his pins, although he was
quaking and trembling like an aspen-leaf in
a June gale of wind.
'0, mine Gott! Come, come quick Jacob.
He bite me all to pieces?here up mine leg.'
Old Jake was not particularly sensitive to
fear; but few people, young or old are dead
to alarm when a 'pizeuous' reptile is about, j
Gathering up the stiff dry stalks of a stal- j
wart weed, old Jake told the boss to stand 1
steady, and he would at least stunn the snake
by a rap or two if he did not kill her stone
dead; and the old man Peter, less loth to
have his legs broken than to be bitten to
death by a snake, designated the spot to j
strike, and old Jake let him have it. The
first blow broke the weed, and knocked old
Sweighoffer off his pegs and into a hayeock
?co-bim.
'0 !' roared old Peter, 'you broke mine
leg and de snake's gone!'
'Vere? vere?' cried old Jake moving
briskly about, and scanning very narrowly
the ground he stood upon.
'Nevermind him, Jacob; help me. I'll
go home.'
'Put on your vhest, den ; here it is,' said
the old krout-eater, gathering up his boss
and trying to get the garment upon his lumpy
back. The moment old Peter made his ef- j
fort, he grew livid in the face?his hair j
stood od end, 'like the quills upon the frightful
porcupine,' as Mrs. Partington observes
?he shivered?he shook?his teeth chattered?and
his krjees knocked a staccu accompaniment.
'0, Yacob, carry me home ! I'm dead as
a nit!'
'Vat! Ish nodder shnake in your troushers?'
'No-a?look I'm swelt all up! Mine vhest
won't go on my back. 0, 0, mine Gott!'
'Dunderand blixden !' cried old Jake, as
he took the same conclusion, and with might
and main the old man, scared into a most
wonderful feat of physical activity and
strength, lugged and carried the boss some !
quarter of a mile to the house.
Young Peter had shinned it home at the ,
earliest stage of the dire proceedings, and so j
alarmed the girls, that they were in a high ,
state when they saw the approach of the j
good old dad and his assistant.
Old man Peter was carried in, aud began I
to die, natural as life, whea in comes the i
old lady,- in a great bustle, and wanted to i
know what was going on. Old Peter, in the 1
last gasp of agony and weakness, opened his <
eyes, and feebly pointed to his leg. The old \
woman ripped up the pantaloons, and out i
fell ft small thistle-top, and at the same time, <
considerable of a scratch was made visible.
'Call dis a shnake! Bah!' says the old woman.
'0, but I'm pizhened to death, Molly!
See, I'm all pizhen?mine vhest?0 deal
mine vhest not come over mine body !'
<IIaw, haw?' roi.rcd the old woman 'vat a
fool! You got Peter's vhest on?haw, haw,
haw!'
'Bosh ?" roars old Peter, shaking of
death's icy fetters at one surge, and jumping
up. 'Bosh, Jacob, vat an old fool you mushl
be, to say I vash schnakcbitc ! Co 'boul
your bishncss, gals. Peter, bring me somr
beer.'
The old woman saved Peter's life.?Angle
S? (. con.
A GOSSIP" 3URED.
A certain man had a wife who was always
gossiping; she visited her neighbor often, and
told her all she knew, added all she could
guess at, and wound up by intimating thai
she could tell more. The consequence was,
she kept her husband and the whole neigh1
1 J y. T}.. Vvn tinni mni n!
U'JI Ul'UU 111 Ml UjJIUdl. A'j 1?1V V..W x,.
her stories was settled and the neighborhood
quiet, something new would burst forth from
her wicked lips. ITer husband had long tried
in vain to cure her.
One day, he entered the house apparently
in great terror and distress, when his wife
inquired,''What on earth ails you V" said
she ; "do tell me at once."
"0, dear!" said the husband, "I have
k iff ml him ? I killed him with one blow, and
have buried him under the big apple tree !
Oh, dear! I have killed him ! Boo ! boo oo !
oo ! I've killed him ! I've killed him !"
The poor woman could wait no longer,
but snatching her old sun bonnet, out she
bolted, cut for the nearest neighbor. "Oh,
dear, Mrs. Smith ! I'm a ruined woman!?
Boo! hoo ! oo ! I'm ruined ! We shall all be
huugtogether! Oh, dear! Boo!hoo(!oo!
I'm ruiued."
"What in the world is the matter, Mrs,
Hunt? Do tell us! What is the matter?"
"0, I'm ruined ! My husband has killed
a man !"
"Killed a man ! !!"
"Yes; I s'pose he got mad with him; he
killed him with one blow, and has buried
him under an apple tree !"
Away ran Mrs. Smith, and away wcnl
TTunf nf hppls. sorea minor for the
neighbors as they ran ! They entered the
house of the murderer, searched the rooms,
called aud screamed for Mr. Hunt, but uc
Mr. Hunt could be seen or heard ! We
shall all be bung ! Boo! hoo! oo!"
By this time, a dozen neighbors, men,
women and children had arrived, panting, tc
enquire what on earth was the matter; and
hearing about the murder, they hurried tc
the big apple tree, and sure enough, there
were the marks of a grave in the fresh earth,
and poor Mrs. Hunt was almost distracted.
Tools were brought, and the men commenced
digging, Mrs. Hunt all the time exclaiming,
"I can't see him! I can't bear
to look at him ! Oh, don't dig him up ! 1
am ruined ! I shall die! Boo! hoo! oo! I
shall die!"
By this time up came a pole cat that Mr.
Hunt had killed with one blow from a long
pole, and buried. We will leave the reader
to disperse the company, and clear away the
storm to his own satisfaction.
It was some time, however, before Mr.
Hunt dared to trust his "ugly mug" in the
presence of the ruined woman; but she
never was known to gossip after that.
The remedy was rather a severe one, and
we will not pretend to justify Mr. Hunt for
=o painfully deceiving the poor woman ;
yet we have sometimes, a little more than
half wished, that all gossips had to swallow
just such a dose.
A Sell.?The Fall River Monitor tells
the following good story : ? A couutryman
(farmer) went into a store in Boston the
other day, and told the keeper a neighbor of
his had entrusted him with some money to
expeud to the best advantage and he meant
to do it where he would be best treated. He
had been used very well in Boston by the
traders, and he would not part with the
neighbor's money until he fouud a man who
would treat him about right. With some
suavity, the trader says, 'I think I can treat
you to your liking, how do you want to
be treated ?' 'Well,' says the farmer, with a
leer in his eye, 'In the first place, I want a
glass of toddy,' which was forthcoming.?
'Now I will have a nice cigar,' says the countryman.
It was promptly handed him, leisurely
lighted, and then throwing himsell
back, with his feet as high as his head, he
commenced puffing away, like a Dutchman.
'Now what do you want to purchase?' says
the store-keeper. 'My neighbor handed mc
(ico cents, when I left home, to buy him a
plug of tobacco; have you got the article?
The store-keeper sloped instanter, and the
uext thing that we hear of him was, that his
sides were shaking and his face on fire with
laughter, as he was relating the self to his
friends down town.
A Pleasant Affair.?One day lasl
week, says the Eastern Argus, a merchanl
in Gardiner, Me., offered to give a barrel oi
flour to Rev. Charles Blake, a Baptist minister
in that city provided the young ladies
would haul it to him. To this they consented,
and having obtained a small pair ol
trucks, the barrel of flour was placed thereof
and about forty young ladies took hold ol
the ropes and drew the barrel about half a
mile, up one of the steepest hills in Gardiner,
to the minister's house. The Gardinei
Band seeing what was going on, headed the
procession, and played some excellent music
There was a large crowd to witness the pro
nontlinop nn ft a eahinefc maker, brought out a
b> - > o
very handsome rocking chair, which he fastened
to the barrel, and let it go as an additional
present to the minister.
A Costly Candlestick.?Our friend
R , a son of the Emerald Isle, had occasion
to visit the South some time since.
When he returned, he remarked to some
friend that the Southern people were very
extravagant. Upon being asked why so, he
said that where he staid they had a candlestick
icorth eleven hundred dollars.
"Why, how in the world could it have
cost that much ?" gasped Dan's friend.
"Och, bejabers ! it was nothing mor'n a
big nigger fellow holding a torch in his hand
for us to eat by !"
Social Customs.?In the 12th and 13th
centuries, at parties the guests sat in couples,
md each couple had one goblet and one plate
jetween them. In families one goblet was
leemed sufficient for all, and St. Dertrand
vas disinherited by his father, who was af'ected
by the leprosy, for having wiped the
(dge of the goblet before he drank.
i Jar liter's department.
i | A PLEA FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
j The whistle of the Autumnal winds reminds
L 1 us of the lowing of the unsheltered herds,
( j and the bleating of the sheep exposed to their
I blasts. We pity the houseless man, the
f! homeless poor of our own kind, but how of:
! ten permit our own animals to remain all
j winter exposed to the wind, rain and cold.
t If their plaintive complaints could be un?
| derstood, we should be daily rebuked for
j our inhumanity. They perfom for us their
, \ tasks, meekly submit to the yoke or harness,
furnish us with the clothing from their back
I and food from their udders, and give themj
selves at last for our tables, and we do not
i afford them comfortable lodgings. The
1 ! damp earth is their bed. The wet atmos1
j phere is their covering. Many of them arc
Kii* OA., n * J11? fnr? Wlioro i?j tbr> nnnimon
, I tenderness of our hearts ? We sec our own
: stock shivering through these cold winters
i .
f with the therinometor below zero and do not
I | pity them. We have not a soft place in our
i hearts for them. Tf we had we should make
I ' sheds, barus, stables, for them. If we sought
! their comfort we should provide them with
I comfortable lodgings. We plead for the
i stock just now on the ground of common
I compassion. It is uogenerous to give them
j no shelter. It is ill-treatment to turn them
i j out to companion with the snow and rain and
I I storm. Put up the sheds, Oh, ye kind heart!
. cd farmer, and give your stock some com!
! fort in their lives. What loves a good shelj
tcr better than the docile cow ? How she
lows around the barn for hours before tho
i time for her sheltering comes. Tell roe not
, that animals are not grateful for favors done
them.
! Then it docs them good. They grow but!
ter ; they fatten better; they work better ;
j they produce better; they are healthier, more
, ' profitable, handsomer, larger. In every way
J wc get amply paid for the care of our stock,
1 | especially for their good shelter. Our good
horses, stallious, geldings, trotters and racers;
are they reared without shelter, without
> I care, without kindness? Our best bulls,
I j cows, sheep hogs, such as are exhibited at
j our fairs, and arc found on some farms, arc
; | they reared in the open air, through all tem
s | peratures, all weathers? Far from it, The
> | farmer's children are scarcely better cared
, ; for than such stock. Then we say, shelter
i ' for kinduess, shelter for growth, shelter for
i profit, shelter for all the uses of stock.
j The Garden.?3Iany farmers have a
( place which they dignify by the name ofgarj
den, but at this season of the year they more
, resemble a cane brake or wilderness. After
, ; the spring vegetable have matured, the
: ground is too often allowed to grow up into
i weeds so thick as to render it difficult to get
through them. True economy, to say nothing
j of good looks, would dictate that all weeds
,1 in the garden be kept down and not allowed
[ to go to seed, and again be multiplied fifty
| or a hundred fold the next year, causing an
j immense amount of labor in future cultiva|
tion. Where weeds have been allowed to
j take possession of the ground they should
, j be cut up at once and removed before they
j scatter their seeds for a future crop. No
i part of the farm affords a greater return for
I the labor bestowed than the garden, and still
j no part of the farm is more neglected. No
j better time will present itself for clearing off
j the garden than the present. If deferred till
j spring a thousand other things of more pros.
sing importance then require to be done. It
! is an excellent plan when the weeds are clearj
ed off, to haul out the manure intended for
i the garden, spread it and turn it under with
i a good plow, preparatory for a second plowi
ing in the spring. Late fall plowing expo,
j ses thousands of insects to the effects of the
j frost, which otherwise would prove very destructive
to the spring crops.
A Word to Farmers.?Now is the time
: to becin the DrcDaration for next year's crop.
, ~ O 11 r *
j The recent rains having well soaked the
| ground it is in fine order for ploughing.
I The advantage in ploughing the ground will
! be found in this, that ploughed ground absorbs
the rains as they fall?whereas, hard
ground, turns the water off, and in a shorttime
it is as dry as ever. Hence the great
importance of keeping it loose?and the deeper
the better. Thanks to a beneficient Provi'
j deuce, the soil is so deep in Texas, that there
| is no danger of gcttingbelow it in ploughing,
I and thereby injuring it. While we have this
j.! fine fall weather, plenty of grass aud a moist
j earth, every farmer should plough the ground
' j on which he expects to make a crop next
( year.?Texas paper.
!j Golden Rules for Gardeners.?Nev|
cr work with bad tools. The difference bc,
tween the work done in a month would buy
! a set of ucw ones.
! Have a place for every tool, and never
1 leave one out of its place; or to go further,
! a "place for every thing and every thing in
j its place."
Never waste animal or vegetable refuse.
' The very soap suds from the laundry are
rich manure.
Never grow a bad variety of anything, if
, J you can help it. It takes the same room,
'' and wants the same attention as a good one.
Agriculture is a profession. All oth'
er professions such as Law, Medicine, Theology,
&c., have schools and colleges for the
1 purpose of educating those who are to follow
them, to do so with credit to themselves
i and the profession. But agriculture, which
! j calls to its aid more sciences than any other
' profession has no schools or colleges, and
') the public generally think none are required.
1 j This is a great error, and steps are now be'
I inc taken to establish institutions for the
education of the farmer. That they will be
productive of great benefit no one can doubt.
^ St. Louis Valley Farmer.
ftaTLct every farmer see to it that he has
comfortable quarters for his fowls the coming
1 winter. If they are provided with these,
r and have plenty of pure water, grain, vege1
tables and some meat, they will, for this care,
furnish an abundance of eggs for tbe family.
But if they are exposed to the cold winds
and storms, and compelled to roost in the
trees, and are only half fed, or not fed at all,
j don't expect them to lay, for if you do, you
I will be surely doomed to disappointment.
Poisoning Mice.?Take one fourth oz.
j powdered nux vomica: half pint common boiling
peas) simmer them with as much water
! as will preveut their burning, for half an
I hour, and take them off. When any person
J sows his peas, let him add one third of the
j poisoned ones to what be intends to sow,
j and throw them together in the same drills.
' Horticulturist, j
| (temperance Column.
j
From t!.e Spirit of the Age.
THE DYING INEBRIATE.
\ What a spectacle is this? What a lesso
does it teach ! The destruction of man'
: corporeal frame is not pleasant under an
! circumstances. The taking down his <'cla
| tabernacle," even when he hopes to enter
I ' building not made with hands," in the up
j per skies, has something melancholy in it
; But when wc see a mortal stretched upoi
. his dying couch, whose life has been spen
j in debauchery and revelry, what is ther
' connected with him or his, either past o
i present, or future, that does not present th
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most horrible ana torbiaaing jispxi . im
is cone, property wasted, character blasted
I wife and children, beggared?there he lie
upon his bed of straw, with parched lips
j bloated countenance, and blood-shot eyes
j the very personification of ruin. Tossinj
I upon his hard and comfortless couch, pant
j ing for breath, aud calling for help, but al
i in vain. JJeatli marks him lbr his victim
j and now, if for a while lie is relieved fron
! frightful ghosts and demons which hithcrt
j haunted his disordered imagination, consci
{ ciencc, the sleepless monitor, with redouble
vigor, assails him every act of his worthies
life, toblast his still conscious soul, and bring
up before all hopes, to plunge him in deepc
agony, and to hurry bis affrighted spirit int
theprcsence of his God. How loudly an<
bitterly does he complain of himself, of life, c
friends, of God 1
lie prays, but it is the angry imprccatio
j of a doomed spirit, demanding of bis Make
j a speedy discharge. The wild glare of hi
I-- t j i_; i.: t?\.
scorcnca eye, nis vusiiess lussmg, ms iciui.
ing hiccough, and his deep, hollow groans
tell us how hard it is for a drunkard to die
The very presence of c.u*c-lovcd wife an
children, kindle in his bosom, in advance
; the very fires of hell. The soothing voice r
j mercy, and the plaintive prayer of the man c
i Clod kneeling by his bedside, but add fuel t
j the already raging flame. He calls for water
i water! water! now, ere he takes his habita
i tion where "one drop" will not be allowe
j him; but ah! the cool draught only add
force to the devouring lire. Friends gathe
1 *;
around to take a last farewell, and his trcmu
j lous hands are extended to bid them adieu
! thoughts of the past and of the future sen
I their withering arrows barbed with the poiso
! of death to his bursting heart; and with on
! strong, agonizing struggle, his ruined sou
j staggers into the spirit-land to receive its sent
! encc. Pity, compassion, humanity, woul
j let the veil drop here, cover up till the grea
assize the doom of the deluded, misguide
! wretch; but diviue truth has said, "A1
i drunkards shall have their portion in the lak
! that burneth with fire and brimstone."
Ehn Cottage., la.
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING.
| "These Liquors have no Strychnin' in them,
j The only way to prove this is to try them."
i The above /'Ortirol couplet occurs in th
j advertisement of a liquor seller residing no
I an hundred miles from this place. We hav
seldom met with anythiug so rare either ii
j Poetry of whiskey. It is virtually saying t
j the consumer: certain liquors have the dead
j ly poison, strychnine, in them?mine ha
j not, and if you are disposed to doubt my as
' sertion, why, just "fry them," and if the
don't kill you outright you will have the as
suranco that I spoke the truth; but if the
should happen to injure you seriously, o
kill you, forsooth, then you may very rca
sonably conclude that I advertised falsely
This is certainly the last way to raise th
wind and to secure custom. We have some
times heard about "the proof of the pudding'
j being the act of masticating the reticulte i
I which it was boiled, and this "trying" c
poisoned liquors to see whether they rcall
arc poisoned or not, must be an improve
version of the old adage. Walk up tippler
and try a few glasses just to see whether i
will kill you or not?satisfy yourselves upo
this point?"the only way to prove this i
to try them."?Sjn'rit of (Jit Aye.
A jiapy in a Grog-shop.?'We tak
the following from one of our exchanges :
"Considerable excitement was created
yesterday, at one of the fashionable driul
ing saloons of this city, by a lady, who at
cording to her own statement, "will sobei
ize the men." The lady aforesaid, who be
longs to upper-tendom, went into a bar root
and called for a "brandy smash" with a
much m/ucJialanrr. as a regular male topci
j drank the preparation, deposited a dime, an
left. The bar keeper beiDg a handsome mar
has struck for higher wages.
Was the lady disgraced by the act ?itt
_i i i _ r n v... r.
0U1U sue mil unuui eeusuie iui vuiuu^ iv
a "branGy smash" and paying a (,diiue"fc
it ? If so, what makes it renpectahln in
young man, say her brother, for doing pre
i ciscly the same thing? The laws and usa
! ges of society, it is true, will not tolerat
j such a flagrant act in a lady, but so far a
the mere buying and drinking a brand
j smasli at the counter of a grogshop is cor
I cerned, the guilt and sin is precisely th
same. The young man who is guilty of th
act should lose his claim to the countcnanc
and respect of society just as fully as th
young lady. The one should not be hel
blameless for a sin that would condemn th
other to lasting infamy.?Spirit of the Agi
J8say*The Virginia Conductor, alluding t
the late State Fair at Richmond, says :
j At the last exhibition was enacted a seen
i of bloodshed. The knife was plunged int
j the heart of a human being. We do no
I kuow that either of the parties was drunk o
; under the influence of liquor: but the killin;
occurred just where it might be expected?
in one of the booths, where liquor was
greater attraction than food. The killei
man (John C. Ilaley) was the bar-keeper.?
We knew him well; he was once a zealou
Son of Temperance, and abandoned our Oi
der to make a living, as he said, for his fami
ly by selling liquor. His living has cost hin
his life.
We have known a number who have let
the Sons of Temperance and gone to sellinj
liquor for a living, and ruin has befallen eve
ry one that we can now call to mind. It i
a perilous undertaking.
No class suffers more from interaper
ance than the poor in the city and couutry
It robs them of the little they have?of food
of fire, of health and of respectability. Thei
| limited means docs not justify the thousam
expenses of the bottle. The grogshop i<
their worst enemy; and their very interes
?their instinct of self-preservation demand:
of them to use what power they may posses:
to suppress the use of their most deadly eno
my.?Spirit of the Age.
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y 1 attlietimc of subscribing will be considered iu
n made fornnindefinite period, and willbe continu!
cd until nil arrearages are paid, or at the option ol
" the Proprietors. Subscriptions from other States
. must invariably be accompanied with the cash or
i, ! the name of some responsible person known to us.
. Adyf.p.tisemexts will be inserted atOne
^ ! Dollar per souarc for the first, and Thirty-seven
e J and-n-half Cents for each subsequent insertion?
r j a square to consist of twelve lines, Brevier, or less.
| Business Curds, of n hnlf-squnre or less, will be in0
I sertcd at $5, per year. For advertising Estrays
C I Tolled, $2; Citations, ?2 : Notices of Application
! to the Legislature, ?">; to be paid by the persons
q j handing in the advertisements. Monthly orQuari
terly Advertisements will be charged One Dollar
'? ' per square, for each insertion. Contracts by the
year will be taken on liberal terms?the contracts
IT however, must in all casesbc confined to the im^
mediate business of the firm or individual con "
trading. All advertisements not having the num1
I bcr of insertions marked on the margin, will be
I continued until f>rbid and charged accordingly.
' i Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length,
11 will be charged for the overplus, at regular rates.
0 I Tributes of ilcspect rated as advertisements.
i- i ^ M.iWLU'.jgjsj , )J > ai?..Twgaaj&ufiiHUi iiiimw
s justness |lottccs.
r DR.ALFRED CRAVEN
1 |lcsibcnt Surgeon Jlcntisf,
if YORKVILLE, S. C.
esq?" un tne nasi sine 01 ine .unui oireei, oouid
of the "Palmetto Hotel." =&8
n Jnn 6 1 tf
s ~11 THlTP ALMETTO HOTEL."
i- By L. P. SADLER, Lessee.
, YORKVILLE, S. C.,
Feb 19 7 tj
d BYTHEWOOD & COWAN,
b GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
)f NO. 224 EXCHANGE ROW,
>f COLUMBIA, S. C.
0 M. W. BYTHEWOOD J. M. COWAN.
J Sept 17 37 3m
i- ~ E. R. COWPERTHWAIT,"
d fflJIfll AND CHAIR WARE-ROOMS.
U* 267 KING-STREET,
l- FIVE DOORS ABOVE WENTWORTH,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
(j March 20 12 ly*
n PAGAN & SMITH,
c COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
il NO. 175 EAST-BAY,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
d Will attend to the sale of Cotton, Flour, Grain,
t Dacon, Lard, &c., &c. Receive and Forward
i Merchandize, &c.
Jj March 26 12 ly
JOHN L. MILLER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
COMMISSIONER IN EQUITY,
TORKVILLE, S. C.
Office in the Court-House.
t.~j.~bell7
e ATTORNEY AT LAW,
4 YORKVILLE, S. C.
e OlHce opposite .1. S. Moore &, Soil's Store.
11 B??U>Will attend promptly to the collection of
0 claims in the Districts of York, Union,
|. Chester and Lancaster.
s April 2 J3 ly
I- RF.XJ. n. RTCF. C1IAS. B. SIMS.
y RICE &. SIMS,
us Mm mum
r North-Atlantic "Wharf,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Particular attention paid to selling Cotton, Grain,
Bacon, with Produce and Merchandize generally,
e July 30 30 ly
KiflS'S MOUNTAIN HOTEL
n YORKVILLE, S. C.,
, .BY b. JN. bXUW.E.
' "PERMANENT BOARDING can be obtained;
y JL and ample arrangements have been made to
d afford comfortable accommodations for the travs
elling community.
i. Jan 15 2 ly
it -
n william a. gunter. i. 1). withf.rspoon, jr.
s GUNTER & WITHERSPOON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
AIONTGO.MERY, ALA.
e Will practice in all the Courts of Montgomery,
and the adjoining Counties.
| Offico cnPerry-St., opposite the "Rialto," Up-Stairs,
Jan 8 1 ly
- CAST ON & ALL IS O N~
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Will practice in York, Chester, Lancaster and
11 Chesterfield Districts,
is Prompt attention given to the Collecting Business,
OFFICE LANCASTERYILLE, S. C.
d w. tiil'rlow caston, 1 f robert E. allison.
, Canulen, S. C. j \ Lancastcrville, S. C.
' June25 25 ly
KERRISON 8L LEIDING,
! importers or
>r EAN0Y DRY SOODS,
a Silks, Linens, Hosiery, Embroideries, &c.,
!- NO. 141 MEETING STREET,
Opposite Hayne-st.,
c CHARLESTON, S. <J.
k. l. kerrison. hermann leidino.
s Aug t> Ml ly
I RICHARD HARE,
WiKliif ram
MONUMENTS, & C.
e YORKVILLE, S. C.
^ 5?" Marble Yard adjoining Wcikert & Walker's
C Coach Factory.**?8
March 12 10 ly
o union "Works;
Corner of Canal and Seventh Streets,
e - RICHMOND, VA.
?J TIR\ER, STEELETHAGAJ & CO.,
PRACTICAL MACHINISTS,
r Build to order, Portable and Stationary Engines,
5 Steam Saw Mills, Boilers of all kinds, Iron
Railings, together with Castings and Machinery
of every description.
11 ADAM TURNER, I J. W. CURTIS, I JOIIN TUUSEli,
J CIIA8. II AO AN, I WM. STEELE, | JAS. TURNER.
BS5?' We take pleasure in referring to Mr. Jos.
Herndon, of Yorkville, S. C., wlio has oue of our
s Engines in operation.
1)00 11 oO 1y*
; ~ S, D, WATSON,
MONTGOMERY, ALA.,
V T7" EEPS on hands for sale, a good assortment
IV of PLANTATION NEGROES. HOUSE-SEIl5
VANTS, MECHANICS, CARRIAGE DRIVERS,
* &c. Also, sells on Commission nt Auction or
S Private Sale, and hopes a liberal share of patronage
from his native country:?
REFERENCES:
Yorkville, S. C.?Col. I. D. Witherspoon, G. W.
" j Williams, Col. Win. C. Beatty, Samuel Young
* blood, Juo. L. Miller.
' Charlotte, X. C.?R. II. Maxwell, S. A. Harris,
i James A. Sadler, Capt. J. K. Harrison, James II.
j Davis.
* j Columbia, S. C.?P. M. Huson, Capt. Jesse
9 DeBruhl, A. M. Hunt, Richard O'Neall.
t| Feb 12 f? ly
s;r|MIE FRIENDS OF CAPTAIN A.
g X STILWELL, respectfully announce him as a
Candidate for SHERIFF of York District at the
ensuing election.
Oct 23 43 tf
| SEWING MACHINES. !
To Manufacturers, Planters and Private
Families.
IN purchasing such an article as a SEWING
MACHINE, the true policy is to buy the best.
I. M. SINGER & Co's GAZETTE, a beautiful
pictorial paper, contains full and reliable information
about SEWING MACHINES, and answers
all questions that can be nskod on the subject.?
All who read this naDcr will learn how to pur- :
chase a Sewing Machine with which SI,000 a year, j(
i clear profit, can be mnde, and will be protected
from being imposed on by some of the humbug i ;
Machines now before the public. Singer & Co.'s |
Machine is arranged to do coarse and fine work of j i
every description. The Gazette may be obtained :
gratis on application at any of Singer & Co's Offi- ;
ccs. A machine can be seen in operation at the
Tailor Shop of Mr. W. C. OWEN, of Yorkville,
S. C. L. M. GRIST, at the Enquirer Office, is
i an authorized agent.
Singer & Co.'s Charleston Office, 324 King-st.
Principal Office, 323 Broadway, New York.
July 2, 1857. 20 tf
"WE WILL ALLTAKEA RIDE!"
MILES JOIIVSOX, ESQ.,
To his numerous friends,
His work so adniir.ihle commends,
Where grace and strength in beauty blends,
And cheapness, not less lovely, lends i
Her true poetic fire.
Come one, come all!
Come ye trudgers through the sand !
Come ye gay and gallant band,
Who ride for show, for pleasure and
Digestions, sake:?MILES JOHNSON can
Relieve you all.
lie's Bridles, Saddles,
Buggy-fixings also nice and fine,
And trappings to suit every mind,
And everything that's most divine !
In the Ilorse-contraption line,
To suit all straddles.
The beautiful
Assortment which he has on bands,
Now awaits his friends commands,
His Martingals, Bits and Crupper-bands
Your close attention too demands ;?
Be dutiful.
Come all and see
, MILES JOHNSON ; on the second floor,
Over W EIIiERT & McCANTS'?once more
He invites you?furthermore,
He hus something nice in store,
Call, call and see !
Sept 17 37 tf
TO PLANTERS fflHHUL
THE Subscriber returns his thanks for the very
liberal patronage received for the past, and
takesthismethod to inform thecitizens ofYorkana
the surrounding Districts, and the whole South,
that lie has effected another improvement in the
Cotton Gin and Wheat Thrasher,
that excels any that have ever been introduced
heretofore ; and from long experience he has no
fear in challenging any other Factory, either North
or South, to produce nn equal. He feels very confident
in saying to the public, that his Gins excel
in performance any other make or pattern now in
use. With dry cotton the roll cannot be broken
or made to spew over, wnich no other pretends to
claim, and with good driving power and attendance,
a 46 saw gin, will
Gin from 4 to 6 Bales or more in a Day '
weighing from 350 to 400 lbs.; which is as much
as any one hand can well handle in a day. Any
person wanting a superior Gin or Thrasher, can
be supplied by sending on his order to me at
lewisville, Chester Dist., S. C.
Work will bo shipped to any place desired. RE- i
PAIRING done at the shortest possible notice. i
To House-builders, I will say that I am manufacturing
SASH BLINDS AND DOOES,
of every description, made of the best material,
and dry lumber, and workmanship the very best.
All work carefully packed and forwarded to order.
JOHN SIMPSON.
June 12, 18511 24 tf
NEW GROCERY J
PROVISION STORE!
1WJOIMXG STOH C'S HOTEL. '
C, K. WILLIAMS
riTAKES this method to inform the citizens of 1
JL York District and the public generally, that
lie has just opened, in the Store-Room adjoining j
STOWE'S HOTEL,alarge and WELL SELECTED ,
1 STOCK of GROCERIES and PROVISIONS, con- (
sisting in pnrt of
Coffee, Tea, Sugar, Molasses, \
, CHEESE, MACKEREL, Smoked Herrings, Lob- i
sters Crackers, Westphalia Hams, Pepper, Gin- |
ger, Macaroni, Pickles, Candles, Soap, Soda, &c.
Also,
Champagne, Champagne Cider,
Brandy-Fruits, Porter, Ale, Ginger-Wine, &c.
SEGARS, TOBACCO, &e. Sc., together with everything
usually found in a well-appointed GROCERY
AND PROVISION ESTABLISHMENT,
i which he will dispose of on reasonable terms for ,
CASH or BARTER, and on NO OTHER TERMS.
Oct 8 40 tf j
GOLDMINES^
! IRON-WORKS & NEGROES FOR SALE. <
BY Virtue of a mortgage and power of sale !
therein contained, executed by PHILIP W. '
GROOT of the city of Albany, to ANDREW j
HOYL and his Executors, for and in behalf of the s
HIGH SHOALS MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
the undersigned will proceed to sell to the
highest bidder, for ready money, at the High
Shoals in Gaston County, N. C., on THURSDAY, j
the 31ST DECEMBER, 1857, that extensive, well
known and VALUABLE PROPERTY known as ,
TEIE IIIG1I SIIOiLS, ,
Embracing FIFTEEN THOUSAND ACRES OF i
LAND, a large portion of it productive grain grow- ]
ing land. Also, several rich GOLD MINES opened
aud now being worked. Also, many bodies of in- 1
exhaustible s
wbicb have been profitably worked. Also, a WATER-POWER
unsurpassed by any in the South.
Also, SIXTEEN NEGROES, all, but oue, FELLOWS
AND MECHANICS.
THOMAS GRIER.
W. P.BYNUM, ' Ij
Ex'rs of A. Iloyl. |(
Oct 15 41 lit ;]
1mii: six ret Tytiiniities or i1
. YOl'TIl AND MATURITY, Just Published ; 1
! Gratis, the 25th Thousand.?A few words on the 1 '
j rational treatment, without Medicine, ofSpermat- | *
orrhea or Local Weakness, Nocturnal Emissions, 'c
Genital and Nervous Debility, Premature decay c
| of the System, Impotency, and Impediments to j ?
j Marriage generally, by B. DE LANEY, M. D. 1
The important fact that the many alarming comI
plaints, originating in tho imprudence and solitude
of youth, may be easily removed WITHOUT *
MEDICINE, is in this small tract, clearly demonstrated;
and the entirely new and succcessful ; j
treatment, as adopted by the Author, fully ex- ' j
plained, by means of which every one is enabled i r
to cure HIMSELF perfectly and at the least pos- | c
siblc cost, thereby avoiding all the advertised nos- t
truins of the day. Sent to any address, gratis | t
and post free in a scaled envelope, by remitting j
two postage stamps to Dr. DE LANEY, 17 Lispe- ! 1
nard Street, New York. : l
Oct 20 -13 ly !
La.yd titles, hiagistIiates' i i
Summons' and Recognizances; Commissions | J
, to Examine Witnesses, Ca. Sa., Ca. Sa. on Sum. j 1
i Fro., Sub. ad Res., Writ in Attachment, &c., to- 1 t
| gether with all kinds of Law Blanks in common t
| use. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE, and will j 1
: be sent by mail to any address, postage pre-paid,
i at One Dollar per Quire.
MILITARY CAPS.?a full assorraentof
MILITARY CAPS. For Sale cheap by \
j L. BLOOMBERG & BRO. j
j TIATS.?A tine assortment of Soft and Straw 1
I II Hats. For sale by
I L. BLOOMBERG & BRO.
HISTORY OMOCTH CAROLINA
VST 11.1, he republished early in I808, in two
Inrgc Volumes octavo, .>">0 pages each Volinte,
printed on fine, white paper, bound in subitantial
cloth gilt. It stems hardly necessary to
idd anything to the above. Ramsay's History of
South Carolina is a great work; he has an eye
witness, and participated in muni/ of the events
ibout which he writes. We, South Carolinians
ire too ignorant of our own history, and the Pubisher
has undertaken the work with a view to
supply a demand which has been felt for some
:ime. The fact is, there is more interest felt now
n the History of our State, than ever was before.
\11 accounts of our ancestors are now beginning
to wake up our minds to a lively interest. When
we sec them braving the hardships of the desert,
overcoming every difficulty from a savage foe, and
meeting the stalwart Briton in a long, distracting,
rnd bloody war, wc are pleased with every danger
they escaped, and wish to trace out the most minute
events of their history. Send on your name
early to the minerihtr.
I intend to get out the Work early in I808.?
Price, in substantial Cloth, $2,2o per Volume;
Half Calf, $8,00. Sold by subscription, payable
on uelivcry. W. J. Dl'FFIE,
Bookseller, Newberry, So. Ca.
Nov 10 4G 2m
TO THE PUBLIC.
pilOTOfiRAPIIl in all its various bran
jl cues, is sua pracuceu ny me suoscrioer, une
door West of the PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.?
I will attend to taking PICTURES EVERY SATURDAY
as heretofore; and on other days between
the hours of half-past eleven and two o'clock.
Yours thankfully for past favors.
J. R. SCHORB.
Sept 10 30 ly
In Common Pleas -York District,
Eldred D. Williamson, 1
vs. } Attachment,
Snm'l W. Ruddock. J
Nancy Meacham, "j
vs. v id.
Same. J
J. M. Strong,
vs. L id.
The Same. J
thavc attached as the property of the Defendant,
in the above stated cases, one tract of
land, containing One Hundred and Thirty Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands of William Boyce,
R. S. Daniels, James Elms and others. No one
was in possession of said land when attached?
and any person or persons claiming the same, are
hereby notified to appear and show cause pursuant
to the acts of the General Assembly of this
State, in such case made and provided, why said
lands should not be condemned as the property of
said absent debtor.
S. C. YOUNG BLOOD,
s. y. n.
on lor.T no c>q\ ~i ?
muy lout, [rr o ivv $oj H1/9
LAW BLANKS!
WE have on hand, and are prepared to supply
at short notice, at the ENQUIRER Office,
all kinds of LAWYERS' BLANKS in general demand,
printed on good paper and neatly pressed.
Wo offer them at 75 cents quire. Single half
Quire 50 cents. As we have incurred considerable
outlay to enable us to furnish a good article,
we will sell for CASH and CASH ONLY.
Our present stock consists of the following varieties,
viz: Sum "Pro; Fi. Fa.; Fi. Fa. on Sum.
Pro.; Copy Writ in Case; Copy Writ in Debt; Declaration
on Account; Declaration on Promissory
Note; Declaration on Bond or Sealed Note; Subpoena
Writs; Subpoena Tickets, <5-<\
Orders from a distance promptly attended
to, if accompanied by the CASH!
TOB PRINTING.
THE PROPRIETORS of the ENQUIRER respectfully
inform their friends and the public
at large, that they are well prepared to execute
orders in the JOB PRINTING LINE, such as
PAMPHLETS, POSTERS,
HANDBILLS, BLANK NOTES,
BUSINES CARDS, LABELS,
LAW BLANKS, CIRCULARS,
MAGISTRATE'S Do- CATALOGUES,
Ac., Ac., Ac.
ggk, All work entrusted to this establishment
will be neatly and expeditiously executed, and at
reasonable rates. Call at the ENQUIRER Office,
ONE DOOR SOUTH OF THE P. OFFICE
Jan. 1 1 tf.
n^EVTESf ABLISHMENfr
J J. MILLS, A. E. HUTCHISON, and JOHN
JOHNSON, having purchased the establishment
of W. P. BROACH & CO., respectfully announce
to the people of the Indian Land, that
they will continue to do business under the style
of MILLS & CO. They are now receiving a new
STOCK. OF GOODS
for Spring and Summer, which has been selected
carefully in the Northern markets, and embraces
every variety required in a country store.
As they are determined to sell on the cheapest
and most accommodating terms, they trust that
the former customers of the establishment, and
their friedds generally, will continue to bestow a
stenerous patronage.
MILLS & CO.
April 15 15 tf
DR. J. T. WALKER^"
aurtu-iiiwrs
Chester, S. C.,
WOULD respectfully iuform the public that
his rooms are now at the Cornwell House,
where he may be professionally consulted on Monlays
and Saturdays, and at ttock Ilill, York District,
from the secoud Tuesday of each month until
the Friday following.
He is now in possession of the science, material,
ind instructions, for mounting Teeth on the CnEDPLASTIC
PROCESS, which is considered by
Dentists who have tried it, to be the perfection of
ncchanical Dentistry for mounting partial or full
setts of Teeth,
July 2 26 tf
VTATIOJifAL POLICE GAZETTE.131
This Great Journal of Crime and Criminals
s in the Twelfth Year, and i9 widely circulated
:broughout the country. It contains all the Great
Trials, Criminal Cases, and appropriate Editorials
jn the same, together with information on Crimilal
Matters, not to be found in any other newspaper.
ftajf Subscription $2 per Annum; $1, for Six
Months, to be remitted by Subscribers, (who
should write their names and the town, county'
ind State where tbey reside plainly,)
To R. A. SEYMOUR,
New York City.
July 16 28 tf
AIL ROAD HOTEL.?The undersigned
begs leave to inform his friends and the
jublic at large, that he has just finished and open>d
his new building, known as the MULLINAUX
HOUSE, opposite, and within fil'iy feet of the
King's Mountain Rail Road Depot, Yorkville. for
he accommodation of the TRAVELLING commu
lity. CONVEYANCES will be kept for the
transportation of travellers to any portion of the
:ountry. STOCK DRIVERS can likewise be ac:ommodatcd.
Every effort will be made to oblige
ind entertain customers in a satisfactory manner.
Jills made to suit customers.
M. MULLINAUX.
Sept 4 3o tf
LAND A.YD LOTS* FOR SALE.?
The Subscriber offers for sale his HOUSE and
-OT on the Landsford road, about J mile from
lock Hill Depot. It is well-improved, with a very
comfortable DWELLING, and all necessary
mtbuildings. There are 34 ACRES belonging to
he Lot. Also, a House and Lot in Rock Hill,
tnd about 330 Acres of BLACK-JACK LAND, all
n woods except 20 Acres, and lying 1J miles from
lock Hill. Terms easy. Call and see me at
lock Hill. W. P. BROACH.
May 21 20 tf
H XECXTOR'S NOTICE.-All persons
Ci having claims against the late Col. WILLIAM ^
VRIGHT, deceased, will please present them by H
he FIRST OF JANUARY next, duly attested, ^
o Messrs. ADAMS & McCORKLE of Yorkville,
or payment.
J. L. HARRIS, \ Qualified
J. J. BLACKWOOD,/ Executors.
Nov 5 44 tf
117HITE GOODS.?A LARGE stock of
ff WHITE GOODS, consisting of Swiss Musin,
Jaconet, Cambric, Bishop Muslin, Check Musin,
&c., which is offereu at low prices by
L. BLOOMBERG & BRO.
July 16 28 H