Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 29, 1866, Image 4
J&Itcteb Jotto.
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
All have their several tasks in life,
Let each his own pursue;
Don't touch the tiller of my boat,
Paddle your own canoe.
That bird thatflie9 from nest to nest
Its addled eggs must rue;
My life-boat leave for me to guide,
Saddle your own canoe.
That huntsman both his hares will lose,
Who seeks to follow two ;
No captain In two ships can ride?
Paddle your own canoe.
Four yor otm pottage save your breath ;
Who'd scald his lips for you ?
Your spoke but stops my chariot wheelPaddle
your own canoe.
Foot-sore that traveller must eo,
Who wears a neighbor's shoe;
Your oar can never pair with minePaddle
your own canoe.
Jranorous Meaning.
Sharp Practice.
As a certain judge in New Mexico walked
into Court one morning he thought be
would examine whether it was time for
business, and feeling for his watch, found j
it was not in bis pocket.
"As usual," said he to a friend who accompanied
him, as he passed through the
crowd near the door. "I have again left
my watch at home under my pillow."
He went on to the bench and thought no
more of it. The Court adjourned, and be
returned home.
, As soon as he was quietly seated in his
parlor be bethought him of his time piece, I
and turning to his wife, requested her to
seud for it to their chamber.
"But my dear judge," she said, "I sent
it to you three hours ago "
"Sent it to me, my dear! Certainly
not."
"Unquestionably," replied the lady, "and
MA*0/\n waii cant fa* 11 ''
UJ LUC pciovu JUU DCUl tvi AV.
"The person I sent for it!" echoed the
judge.
"Precisely, my dear; the very person you
sent for it. Yon had not left more than aD
hour when a well dressed man asked to see ,
me. He had one of the finest turkeys I
ever saw, brought it in, said that on your
return from Court you met an Indian with
a number of fowls, and having bought this
one at quite a bargain, and you had given
him two reals to bring it home, with a request
that I should have it killed, picked
and put to cool, as you intended to invite ,
your brother judges to a meal of molle with
you to-morrow. 'And, oh! by the way,
senorita,' said he 'he requested me to ask
you to give yourself the trouble to go to ,
your chamber aDd take his watch from un- ,
der the pillow, where he says he left it as (
usual this morning, and send it to him ; and
of course, miquerido, I did so." .
"You did ?" said the judge. ]
"Certainly," said the lady. ?
"Well," replied he, "all I can say to you,
my dear, is that you are as great a goose as
the bird is a turkey. Y'ou have been rob- t
bed, madam; the man was a thief; I have <
never sent for my watch; you've been irn- <
posed upon; and as a Decessary conse- i
quence, the confounded watch is lost for- '
ever." t
The trick was a cunning one, and after a 1
laugh, it was resolved actually to have the t
turkey for to-morrow's dinner, and his s
brothers of the bench to enjoy so dear a t
meal. Accordingly, after adjournment of <
the Court nest day, they all repaired to his '
dwelling with appetites sharpened by the '
expectation of a rare feast. s
Scarcely had he entered the house when '
the lady broke forth with congratulations <
upon the recovery of the stolen watch
"How happy I am," exclaimed she, "that .
the villian was apprehended "
"Apprehended!" saia the judge with 1
surprise.
"Yes, and doubtless couvicted, too, by
this time," said the wife.
"You are always talkies riddles," replied j
he. "Explain yourself, my dear. I know 1
nothing of the thief, watch or conviction." | ]
"It c?Q't be possible that I have again j
been deceived," quoth the lady. "But this ,
is the story : About one o'clook to day ; a (
pale and Tatber interesting young gentle- j
maD, dressed in a seedy suit of black, came
to the house in great haste, almost out of
breath. He said that he had just come ?
from Court; that he was one of the clerks; ?
that the great villian who had the audacity ?
to steal your watch had just been arrested ; '
that the evidence was Dearly enough to con- ?
vict him, and all that was required to com- <
plete it was the turkey which must be ?
brought into court, for that he had been 1
sent with a porter by your express orders " <
"And you gave it to him ?" <
"Of course I did. Who could have 1 ?
doubted him, or resisted the orders of a ,
judge ?" I
"Watch and turkey both gone. Pray,
madam, what in the world are we to have
for dinner ?"
- - - ?-?
figT A Western conductor tells the foi- 1
lowing capital hit, of which the Cincinnati j1
Times "makes a note
"Ooe day last week," said he, "there came j
on board of the cars, from one of the up j
country stations, a very pretty genteel young
lady, on her way to this city. She was
alone; so I waited upon her to a good seat, i
and made her as comfortable as possible.
It was a few minutes before the starting
hour, and she was so agreeable and so talkative,
that I lingered, and wc had a pleas
ant chat.
"Afterward, wheu collecting the tickets,
she detaiued me again au instant, and gave
me some fine peaches, which she said came
from her friend's orchard in the country;
&Dd really, I began to think that I had out 1
had so charming a passenger for many a day.
"Well, we arrived at the depot; and then
I attended her to the carriage, handed her
np her carpet bag; and after all what do
you think she said?"
Now, we thought, of course, that the
young lady would say very politely, "Thank
you, sir"?smile like a dream of suLshine?
the carriage roll off?and our friend John
Van Duscn, the gentlemanly conductor,
wouid bow an adieu, any with a sigh turn
off and forget the matter; and we stated
that as our natural supposition
^ "No," said the conductor, "she did no
such thing; but, just as her foot was ou the
- step, she turned, and with a sort of look 1
cant^scribe, observed:
"You nr&^ooc ddcr this, sir, merely a
car acquaintance. You must not expect to
be recognized if we meet anywhere else !"
John drew a long breath.
"What did you say ?" we asked ?
"Why, I thought this rather uncivil, to
say the least; so I replied very quickly : ^
"Certainly not, Madam. I was just going
to remark that you must not feel slight- ni
ed if unnoticed by me any where, exoept on fr
the cars; for really, we conductors have to a
be careful about our acquaintance 1" ic
"And the lady?" said we. al
"She looked quite silly, as she drove off," pi
replied John. tc
A keener response to an example of fe- tt
male "snobism" could not have been made, fc
nor better deserved si
Josh Billings on the Mule.
The mule is haf boss, and haf Jackass,
0(
and then kums to a full stop, Datur diskov- ^
ering her mistake. Tba weigh more, akordin
to their left, than aoy other kreetnr, j|j
except a crowbar. Tba kaDt hear eny ^
quicker, Dor further than the boss yet their .
ears are big enough for snow shoes. You
kan trust them with enny one whose life w
aint worth enny more than the moles. The
only wa tu keep them into a paster, is tu
turn them into a medder jineing, and let j
them jump oat. Tba are reddy for use,
just as soon as they will du tu abuse. Tba
haint got any friends, and will live on huok- ^
el berry brush, with an occasional ohaoce
at Kanada thissels. Tba are a modern in- tc
vensbun ; I dont think the Bible delades to
them at all. Thasell for more money than .
enny other domestik animile. You kant ID
tell their age by looking into their mouth 61
enny more than you conld a Mexican can- ?
nons. Tha uever hav no disease that a '
good club wont heal. If tha ever die tha '
must kum rite tu life again, for i never
heard nobody say "ded mule." .
Tba are like sum men, very korrupt at
harte; ive known them tu be good mules
fer six months, just to get a chance to kick
somebody. I never owned one, and never ^
mean to, unless there is a United States
law passed requiring it The only reason ^
why tha are pashuut bekause tha are a'
' ' T 1 P<
snamea 01 cneiuseives i uav ?ccu cuuma- ^
ted mules iu a sirkus. Tba would kick aud ^
bite tremenjis. I would not say what I am
forced to say agin the mule, if his birth ^
want au outrage, aud mau want tu blame ^
for it. Eodj man who is willing tu drive ^
a mule, ought tu be exempt by law from
running for the legislatur. Tha are the 88
strongest creatures ou earth, and heaviest,
according to their size; I herd tell uv one 88
who fell oph from the tow path, on the Eri ^
kanuwl, and sunk as soon as he touched botD8
torn but he kept rite on towing the boat tu ^
the next stashun, breathing through his
jars, which stuck out uv the water, about D
2 feet 6 inches; I did not see this did, but 88
in auctioneer told me uv it, and I never ^
iuew an auctioneer tu lie unless it was abmlutely
convenient
Saving his Bacon ?A good story is sit
old of a western farmer, a candidate for to
Jongress, whose neighbor was in the habit fr<
)f stealiug his hogs, and was finally caught so
u the act. Anxious to secure the man's Gi
rote and his own pork at the same rime, tit
he farmer went to him and said : "Now, tii
[ make this proposition : If you will let te
ny hogs alone iu the future, I will Dot only an
iay nothing of the past, but wheD I kill in sy
he fall I'll put into your cellar five barrels of
>f as good pork as I make." The fellow so
eflectcd a moment, and replied : "Well, wi
Squire, that's a fair proposition, any how; ed
tnd seeing as it's you I'll do it. But I ca
row I believe I shall loose pork by the op- Tl
'ration." cu
? - cr
Always in Session.?There was a very
rascible old gentlemen who formerly held en
lie position of Justice of the Peace iD one 1>a
>f our cities. Goior? down the main street ,'u
)?e day, one of the boys spoke to hitn with
>ut coming up to his honor's idea or def;rence
''Young mar:, I fine you five dob ev
ars for contempt of Court " "Why, j
Judge," said the offender, "you are not in ot|
session " "This court," responded the g|
ugde, thoroughly irritated, "is always in ye
session, consequently always an object of ecj
lODtempt." There was disorder in court a9
ais honor passed od. ge
A "Down Easter" happening to be
t pusssengcr on a Western steamboat which ^
suffered the misfortune of sinking from the
:ffects of running upon a snag, struck out t0
loldiy for the shore. A large crowd had SP
issembled upon the banks to witness the 90
?xcitiog scene; but Yankee, disdaioiog )'c
icy proffered help, reached the shore safe
y, remarking coolly as he said so: "He
Jidn't care a straw for himself; it was the R'
Jansed old life insurance company he was
,witurning for " lie was insured for ?5,000. 6e
qt
fiST" The Ncwburyport Ilcrald tells a wl
itory of ? newly married couple who attend- ac
?d a launch in that city. A staging gave m
way and let the gentleman into the water, re
Before he was rescued his wig came off gr
and floated away. When he was pulled so
out, bald and drenched, his wife refused to tb
tecoirtiize him, and besought the crowd that gv
they would save her husband, pointing or
frantically to his hair drifting down the tb
tide. ru
Bat?" An ingenious person has discovered
that the three most forcible letters iu our *8
alphabet arc X 11. G ; that the two which
contain nothing are M T; that four express W
irreat corpulence, 0 B C T ; that two are in
a declice, V iv ; tnat rour maicaie exanea
station, X L X C, and three excite our
til
tears, jet, when pronounced together, are
necessary to a eoodunderstanding?LEG. ^
Two young fellows got to bantering u|
each other the other day. Finally, one of w
them exclaimed, "Well, there's one thing, fii
you can't put your head into an empty bar- fi'
rel." "Oh, nonsense," exclaimed the oth- T
er, "why can't I?" "Because, dryly rejoined
the first, "it is an impossibility to fe
put a hogshead into a barrel. 10
SSSyA Maine editor says he cannot im- 01
acine when editors have a leisure time, <un- rc
less it is after the ferryman carries us over Cc
Styx, and then we have no doubt the old 8t
fellow would besiege us for a puff on his
boat.' ,
"What is de difference 'twixt a ti
watch and a fedder bed, Sam ?" "Duddo j tc
?gin it up." "Because the tickin ob de w
watch am on de inside and de ticken ob de , b
feuder bed Is on the outside." w
Jarmer's gearing.
Tea in Georgia.
To Wm. N. White, Esq.:
It has been a common practice amonj
early all nations, to snpply themselves
om certain plants, with what they esieen
luxurious beverage. We of North Amer
a, however, though possessing such ai
lundant flora, have never found a singl
lant which has been generally appropriate)
i that purpose. After I bad commence)
>e growing of the Tea plant of China, !
lund jt olosely allied to the Gordonia la
anthus (or loblolly bay) of the low couo
y of Georgia, wbiob induced me to mak
i experiment with it. I therefore gather
1 a parcel of young tender leaves, prepare)
iem in the same manner as the ten. I
roved to be a very pleasant drink, resem
ling in taste and smell the Chinese tea.:
ever analyzed, I have no doubt caffein
te prinoiple existing in both tea and coffe
ill be found in this plant. It grows ii
reat abundance near the sea coast of Geor
la and Florida.
My object, however, in writing this arti
e, is to lay before your readers my obser
itions and experiments with the Chines<
ea plant, on my farm in Liberty count;
eorgia, for six years past. I attempts
i introduce the tea plant into this countr;
iventeen years ago, having obtained a quar
' seed from China carefully paoked in san<
i a sealed glass bottle. They failed, how
rer, to germinate, and I did not succeed ii
jtting a single plant?the oily nature o
te seed, together with the long voyage, m
iiubt caused the failure. In March, I860
reoeived through the kindness of Judgi
. Iverson, of Columbus, Ga., fifty plant
om the Patent Offioe. I kept them ii
)ts until February, 1861. They wen
ien planted out five feet each way in loosi
ndy soil. They grew off very finely.?
pril, 1862, I made a small quantity of tea
id from that time to the nresent. 1866. ]
ive supplied my family with five or si]
>UDds of tea yearly, from fifty plants.?
be largest amount of tea produced it
biua, is raised on the lands lyiDg betweec
I and 35 North latitude. The maximum
;at of July and August, at Shanghai it
)0 deg. This, however, seldom ocours
i winter, the thermometer descends as low
12 degrees, and not very often as low at
is. That the plant will grow and flourish
well or even better (although au exotic'
rough the whole of the States bordering
e Atlantic and Gulf, from North Carolii
to Texas, I have not the least doubt.?
e have soil of every variety?alluvia!
ar the rivers and sea-coast, with gradua
cending steps to the mountains All the
ds of Middle Georgia aDd the Carolinas,
iicb are now considered of little value foi
rn or cotton, can be made available, and
ow tea to great advantage. All the hill
ies that are so much washed as not even
produce grass enough to cover the soil
jui view, cao be made to produce band
me returns to the planter. In Middle
sorgia, and other similar regions, the cul
ration of cotton will decrease from this
ne onward. The truth of this fact is pant
to all observers. The lands are wore
d can only be reclaimed by a judicious
stem of manuring. To make large crops
cotton, a great breadth of land was ablutely
necessary. The manuring system
II lessen the uumber of acres to be plantI,
leaving out the poorer portions, which
o be applied to the cultivation of the tea
le tea requires a small amount of field
Iture, interfering very little with othei
ops that may be planted. To illustrate
ore fully the above statements I will here
ter upon a more miuuto detail of facts
incd from the cultivation of the plant foi
e last six years.
In the first place, a short description ol
e plant may not be out of place. It is an
ergreen shrub, leaves from three to fout
ches long, ooe in width ; flowers white,
m or more inches iu Jiuuicterj centre
led with large numbers of stamens, with
illow anthers; capsule usually three seedi;
seeds the size of aohinquepin; seeds
* t i r\ * \t
unaant; Diooms id uctooer ana iNovem:r;
it seeds the Dext September; grow*
am cuttiuge or layers. As I before stated
planted out fifty tea plants in 1861. Al
e presem time, 1866, they are from sij
seven feet high, eaoh plant covering a
ace of seven or eight feet in diameter?
interlocking that it is with difficulty thai
iu can get between them. They were as
iove stated planted five feet eaoh way ?
uis distance, however, was too near as the
owth of the plaDts has proveD. Thai
stance may do for poorer soils. After the
eds or cuttings are planted, they will relire
light workings for three years, al
bich time the ground will be well shaded
id only here and there a stray weed ma}
ake its appearance, which can easily be
moved with the hand. The vigorouf
owth of leaves takes place id April. Sc
on as they make their appearance, pluct
em off and throw them in a small baskel
rung on the left arm ; spread them thir
i tables for ten or twelve hours. The}
en become soft and flacid, ready to be
lied. This operation is performed in the
llowiDg uianoer: Take up as many leaves
can be held between the palms of both
inds; roll them as rapidly as you can
ith both hands pressing against each othei
nil the watery juices begin to exude.?
hey will then be so compressed as to forrr
round ball; repeat the same operation un
1 all are gone through with ; plaoe then
i tables iD the sun for one hour, and rob
iem again. Eaoh leaf will now be rolled
oon itself. Put them in heated duds, iusl
arm enough to stir them rapidly with the
igers. This should be continued aboui
10 minutes, or until they are perfectly dry
bis is the process for making Black Tea.
The Green Tea is prepared somewhat dif
rently. The leaves when picked, are al
wed to remain spread out on tables oolj
ie hour. They are then conveyed to th<
>asting pans without being rolled, (tbi:
mses them to retain the green color.) Ai
>on as they beoome soft, roll them as direct
i for making Blaok Tea. The Chinese
uring this process, throw into the pan
russian blue and Gypsum, finely powdcret
uning briskly with their hands the leaves
>r the purpose of diffusing it through thi
hole mass, which adds a deeper and mor
rilliant huo. Fortune, who vtsited thi
'hole tea country of China, says, to ever;
hundred pounds of green tea drank, a half
pound of Prussian blue and Gypsum is taken
into the system.
1 To estimate the quantity which one acre
of laud planted in tea would make, I select- 1
ed a medium sized plant, and collected the }
5 leaves from it. The yield was one-fourth j
i, of a pound of tea. The number of plants j
a to an acre, standing five feet Saoh way, is (
1764. which will make four hundred and ,
a forty-one pounds to the aore. Can we cul ]
e tivate any plant that will compare with this ? .
* ? "" ? 1J t 1
1 At nity cents per poona, u wouia ma&e iwu
3 hundred aod twenty dollars per acre. An
I other very great advantage it has over all
- other crops is, that neither cold or heat, dry
- or wet, hail or winds, or insect9 injure it.
e It is as certain to be made, as that the earth
- turns on its axis. Who ever heard of the
3 failure of the tea crop of China or Japan.
t It is still an unsettled question whether
- there is one or two distinct species of the
- Tea plant. Fortune, who visited the tea
, region of China, believes that Thea Bohea
e and Thea virides arc distinct; but at the
3 same time admit9 that teas of every kind
. are made from both. The difference between
the green aod black, is owing to the
. mode in whioh they were prepared for mar
ket. There i9 no question but that both
e green and black teas are made from Thea
y Bohea, near Canton.
3 Of the quality of the tea I have made, I |
f can only say that connoisseurs have assured
t me that they prefer it to the imported.? 1
3 Age gives flavor to coffee?so with tea.? |
. Some that is two years old, I flod higher i
3 flavored than that recently made. I would 1
f recommend the oulture of this plant to ev- i
a ery one. Commence on a small scale, if J
, necessary. In a few years you will be able J
e to estimate its true value, and acquire all >
s the koowlcdge in regard to climate, soil, (
1 &o , necessary for its profitable oulture. '
3 A word to my fellow couutrymen of the '
3 South. Be not cast down or discouraged, '
- on account of onr losses. Our misfortunes s
, may be the workings of a kind Providence ;
[ for oar future good We are making a
i fresh start, from the ruins of the past Let *
us not "hasten to be rich," but let us so ex
i erl oar energies as to make this delightful
i country of ours, like Canaan of old, a land
i flowing (not only with milk and honey) but
3 with all the profitable productions of the
. world. Diversify your crops?if one fails t
j from adverse seasons, another may sucoeed.
3 Yours, respectfully, s
i W. JONES. f
) Liberty County, Ga.
' r
; ? i
Our correspondent has favored us with a t
sample of the tea prepared by him. In ap a
1 pearance, fragrance and flavor, it precisely t
1 resembles a fine article of Chinese Black r
> Tea. If our plantations can produce tea as I
, finely flavored as this, with as little trouble J
as Mr Jones states is required in the pro- ^
1 cess, it is the most profitable crop we can i
grow. In conversation with him, another ,j
i point was elicited, to wit: that when tea is a
I raised in localities near the coast, when the "
. plants are once established, nearly all the f
! labor comes during the healthy season of t
the year, and after gathering, the planter I
can retire, and spend most of the summer \>
in a more healthy locality g
Southern Cultivator. s
?> *? - |i
Scientific Method of Curing Hay J;
?It has been affirmed by eminent agricul- !l
turists, that hay can be safely deposited in s
the mow in a somi green state, and come
out green, fragrant and exceedingly palatable
for stock, by sprinkling upon each load
i from four to six quarts of air slacked lime.
The philosophy of it lies in the chemical ?
fact that lime is a powerful absorbent The r
Rev E Willis, of Rock fort, Illinois, tested ?
| this process last season, during the unpro- jj
nitious weather for hay making Finding ?
it wuulil be impossible to save the hay by I!
P outdoor exposure, he carted it into his barn "
in a heavy, green couditiou He sifted the JJ
lime upon it, and it cured handsomely, and r.
came out this spring as inviting as flowers
1 pressed in an herbarium His horses and { !
stock devoured it greedily, and preferred it "
to the best sun-cured hay , a
This is a valuable "chip" of knowledge "
for farmers. Necessity often compels them "
to choose between them the alternative of fl
leaving out in a drenching rain a few loads e
of half cured hay, thereby spoiling it, or j!
hurrying it into the barn with a right smart
chance of its heating and moulding. Lime
will absorb all the vegetable moisture and
save the hay ; while sa.t gathers moisture
and fails in many cases to preserve it
>
Wants an Explanation.?A correspondent
of the Hartford Post, writing from
Collinsville, says:
"I observed a notice in one of the papers
recently of the benefit of driving nails into {j
fruit trees to increase the supply of fruit. <1
It has long beeo claimed by some, that old F
scythes, sickles, horse shoes. &c ; hung on "
the limbs of trees, would increase their fertility;
by others it has been scouted as a iJ
surerstitious notion. The writer will state ! n
one circumstance which came under his
personal observation that is worth recording : '
"Mr. G-. II. Neariog, of this place, had j1
a thrifty growing apple tree from a nursery
set out in his garden, od one of the limbs
of which was the label attached to a small *
wire, which he neglected to take off, and 'i
soon the wire was entirely imbedded in the e
bark. The next year the limb was loaded 11
so heavily that it was necessary to prop it
up, while there was not an apple on aDy other
part of the tree. Can some one of our |
pomological friends explain the phenomena?"
" ;
Grape Vines ?Prune as soon as tho
leaves are off ? this is when to prune.? ;
How to prune will depend upon the vine I
and the person's knowledge of its manner
of growth We can only give general directions.
Look at your vine, now that it is f
divested of leaves. All that is seen of the i j
wood of the present year's growth, has 'i
j borne and done its duty. The buds upon
5 the canes, that look so insignicant, are to '
s i throw out vigorous shoots and bear fruit ?
s \ If all the buds are left, there will be manv : "
- | weak shoots and little fruit. If this year's j *
, ! shoots are cut back to two or three buds, s
s; these remaining buds will push out vigor- S
I ! ous shoots and produce much better than if j
, | the vine had been allowed to run wild.? a
e Have this in mind whenever ihe vine is i
e pruned ? the buds and not tho wood now
o on the vine, are to produce the fruit.? '
y Pruue understandingly.
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October 11 25 tf
CONFEDERATE MONET.
The followiDg table shows the price of i
gold for Confederate currency in Augusta,
Ga-, at various times from the breaking oat '
to the close of the war. The reoord was
kept by a broker long doing business iu that
city :
1861. Gold Premium. For in Gold.
January 1 6 December 15.... $ 21 00
July 1 10 1864.
October 1 12 January 1 .$21 00
October 15 15] January 15 20 00
Decornber 1 20| February 1 20 00
December 15 30i February 15 2100
IS^'2. March 1 26 00
Januarv 1 20; March 15 20 00
January-15 20,Aprlll 19 00
February i 25' April 15 2100
February 15 40 May 1 20 00
Marbh i 50 May 15 18 00
March 15 CO; June 1 to July 15 18 00
April 1 75'July la to August 15 . 20 00
April 15 85. August 15 22 00
May) 90'Scptember 1 20 50
May 15 95iSeptember 15..."..... 22 50
June 1 95 October 1 27 90
For .51 in Gold. October 15 25 00
Jllne 15 S 2 00; November 1 26 00
August 1 2 20 November 15 28 00
September 1 2 50 Decetnberl 02 00
November 1 8 00 December 15 35 00
1863. December 31 50 00
February 1 3 10 1865.
March 1 3 25 January 1 60 00
March 15 5 00 January 15 65 00
May 15 6 00 February 1 50 00
June 1 6 50 February 15 46 00
June 15 7 50 March 1 55 00
July 1 8 00 March 15 57 00
July 15 10 00 April 1 70 00
August I 14 00| April 15 80 00
August 15 15 00 April 20 100 00
September 1 14 00 April 26 200 00
September 15 14 00 April 27 300 00
October 1 13 00 April 28 500 00
October 15 12 501 April 29 800 00
November 1 13 00 April 30 1,000 00
November 15 15 50jMay 1 1,200 00
December 1 20 001 a
?Which was the last actual sales of Confederate notes. f
Value or Confederate Currency.?Annexed Is a table
showing the value of "Confederate currency" in United
States currency for the Inst four years?deputed from t
the average monthly rates of the respective currencies, In e
gold, at New York, Richmond and Augusta. 6
As the rate of stamp duty upon documents executed during
the late war is based upon the value of the considern- b
tion In United States currency, this table wili be found very a
convenient in fixing that value. b
table suowino the relative value of "confederate"
0
and united states currency for four years. a
7 ti
! I lb
Month. . 1862. I 1883. 1864. j 1865.
ti
Value in , Value in Value in , Value In
Average for Con. cur'y Con. cur'y Con. cur'y Con. cur'y 0
month of of $1 in U. of$l in if. of$l In U. of $1 In if. ^
S. cur'y. I S. cur'y. S. cur'y. S. cur'y.
January I j $ 2.00 j $13.50 j .$20.90 v
February....! j 2.19 j 13.79 I 25.20
March 2.93 ' 14.57 | 34.90 ?
April 3.23 1 12.33 !
May j 3.87 10.65 i ?
June j 4.85 8.12 I 0
July 6.89 j 7.79 3
August 10.53 8.85
September...! .<2.19 9.71 10.56 j
October I 1.95 9,07 12.80
November... 2.29 9.90 12.55 r(
December....! 2.28 | 12.60 16.26 e
To ascertain the value of a given amount of Confederate ''
currency, divide the number of dollars by the figures in ,
the column opposite the date sought for, and the quotient
will be the amount in United Slates currency. p
OFFICIAL,.
POSTMASTERS COMMISSIONED IN THE STATE OF li
SOUTH CAROLINA TO SEPTEMBER 15. n
OFFICES. DISTRICT. NAME Or POSTMASTER. *
Due West, Abbeville, Andrew E. Hawthorn. ti
Greenwood, Abbeville, Milton Osbom. s
Loundsvillc, Abbeville, Edwin H. Bingham. p
Oonaldsvillc, Abbeville, Louis Pearlstine. ?
Ninety-six, Abbeville, Baxel McKnight. p
Hodges, Abbeville, Vincent L. Warren. c
Anderson, Anderson, Mrs. Elizabeth Webb.
Belton, Anderson, Mary Strickland, p
Moffattsville, Anderson, Itobt. A. Read. c
Honey Path, Anderson, David VV. Hawthorn. a
Storesvillc, Anderson, John A. Jackson. 5
Hockey Ridge, Anderson, Miss Elizabeth A. Hayue. 0
Shallow Ford, Anderson, Mrs. Laura F. Palmer. a
Townville, Anderson, James N. Bryson. b
Williamston, Anderson, Thomas W. Folger. t,
Slahtown, Anderson, James B. Smith.
Equality, Anderson, Mrs. Rebecca Mayfield. s
Pendleton, Anderson, Mary C. Hunter. a
Sadler's Creek, Anderson, Louisa J. Shearer.
Aiken, Barnwell, Geo. L. Reach.
Johnson's, Barnwell, Jnfus Woodward.J 5
Bamberg, Barnwell, John Dixon.
Barnwell, Barnwell, ^ Elijah L. Sadler. ?
Blaekville, Barnwell, Bernard L). Lange. ?
Midway. Barnwell, Louis A. Burke. a
White Ponds, Barnwell, Miss O. L. Williams. p
Graham'sT. O., Barnwell, Caleb J. Bowman. c
Beaufort C. H., Beaufort, James R. Verdier.
Port Royal, Beaufort, Chas. P. Brayton. t
Gillisonville, Beaufort, John Aunin. p
nonneau s, i.nariesion, u. vv. iretiay. r
Sutnmerville, Charleston, Sam'l Kingman. i;
Charleston, Charleston, Stanley G. Trott. 5
St. Stephen's, Charleston, Herman I'anziarbeter.
Cheraw, Chesterfield, Elizabeth Graham. t
Chester, Chester, John McCoaghrin. c
lllackstocks, Chester, John L. Cameron. 5
Kidgeville, Colleton, Josaphine Cordes.
Walterboro', Colleton, Henry Albrecht. c
SaltketcherlJ'geColleton, Abraham Levin.
St. George's, Colleton, Samuel M. Currlc. 1
Edisto Island, Colleton, Gustav Staeven. c
Manning, Clarendon, Alfred F. Tremain. n
Wright's Bluff, Clarendon, Thos. G. 'Pennant.
Darlington, Darlington, James M. Brown.: a
Cartersville, Darlington, Eraoree W. DuBose. j|
Doves' Depot, Darlington, Matthew A Evans. ?
Florence, Darlington, Charlotte Rouse. k
Society liiil, Darlington, John Douglas. {
TimmonsviUc, Darlington, Francis A. Thomas. ti
Lydia, Darlington, Evander Lynch. r
Hartsvillc, Darlington, Stephen P. Jackson. s
Edgefield, Edgefield, Edward T. Walker.
Grauiteriilc, Edgefield, Robert Singleton. e
Winnsboro", Fairfield, 'J'bos. A. Carlisle. n
Ridgeway, FalMield, Wm. Carlisle. h
Doko, Fairfield, James R. Kennedy. c
Vonguesvillc, Fairfield, Robt. G. Miller. s
Greenville, Greenville, James M. Allen. b
Traveller's Rest, Greenville, Elizabeth Kedfern. e
Marietta, Greenville, Miss O. Josaphine Good. c
Chick Springs, Greenville, Mrs. Linna Smith.
Highland Grove, Greenville, Malliew B. Fowler.
Gowensville, Greenville, James C. Peace. vi
Sandy Flat, Greenville, Miss Mary II. Fowler. L
Musk Creek, Greenville, M. E. P. Voungblood. 0
Georgetown, Georgetown, Thomas McFcely. a
Conwayboro', Horry, Jos. J. Richwood. o
Little River, Horry, Thomas E. Dunn. c
Camden, Kershaw, Jos. M. Gayle. V
Lancaster, Lancaster, Sarah J. Johnson. u
Cureton's Store, Lancaster, Tliouias R. Magiil.
Laurens C. U., Laurens, August W. Krusc.
Clinton, Laurens, Henry M. Martin.
Lexington, Lexington, Mary J. Cimmons. a
Rish's Store, Lexington, Levi Rish. ai
Beancr Pond, Lexington, C'hos. Hiilld. U
Marion, Marion, Julius Brown. 11
Floydsville, Marion, Pcunle O. Floyd. fi
Little Rock, Marion, Sarah Stewart. c
Mar's BlulT, Marion, Margaret A. Williams. r;
Mullin's Depot, Marion, Rudolph Vampill. si
Britton's Neck, Marion, John Henry Rodgers. o
Effingham St'D, Marion, John E. Morrison. w
Clio, Marlborough, Julia A. Bristow. si
Bennettsvllle, Marlboro', Wm. F. E. Henderson. a
Newberry, Newberry, John F. Lagrove. si
Pomaria, Newberry, William Summer. n
Frog Level, Newberry, David Kibbcr. si
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, Thaddeus C. Hubble. tl
St. Matthews, Orangeburg, Sallie J. Wiles. a
Vances' Ferry, Orangeburg, Hansom M. E. Avlnger
Fort Molte, Orangeburg, John Birchmore. tl
Branehville Orangeburg, Mrs. Amy Thompson. tl
Pickens, Pickens, Catharine T. Gibson.
Piekensville, Pickens, Alpha B. Howard.3 pi
Wallmlla, Pickens, Christina H. Iscrtcll.
Fair Play, Pickens, Benj. R. Doughty.
Arnold's Mills, 1'lckens, Wm. McMahan. ,
Hunter's Mills, Pickens, Wm. Hunter.
Mile Creek, Pickens, Mrs. Mary J. Robins. Cl
Ducasville, Pickeus, Marcus A. Margar.
Eighteen Mile, Pickens, Lemuel Hendricks.
Table Mountain Pickens, Rebecca Reid.
Bachelor's R'tr'tPickcns, Grief Crenshaw. v
Ontivnv Pir-kwis Mr. \fnrv Stnn.loN Cl
Snow Creek, Pickens, Emory Moore. P1
Georgc'sCrcek, Pickens, James IL Spillers. 01
Salubrity, Pickens, Mrs.. Mary Hates.
Columbia, Richland, J. C. Janncy.
Gadsden, Uicliiand, Thos. Cain.
Hopkins''!'. 0., Richland, Thus. Jenkins.
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, Fredrich Haas.
Glenn Springs, Spartanburg, Robert Z. Cater.
Cedar Hills, Spartanburg, Frances E. Farmer. 3t
Sumter, Sumter, YVm. E. Duncan.
Uishppvillc, Sumter, Henry W. Frazer. k:
Lynchburg, Sumter, Chits. E. Spencer. at
Mnysvillc, Sumter, James E. Witherspoon
Uuionville, Union, Win. T. Sim. U!
Innisvlllc, Union, _ Hezeklah Ward. 01
Cross Keys, Union, ' Miss Frances Sparks. ai
Rings tree, Williamsburg, Mary F. Gcrvincr.
Camp Ridge, Williamsburg, Selina Shot-kler. ti
Lyncbe'sLake, Williamsburg, Amanda Mankeln. I'
YorkviHe, York, Emily E. Alexander. nl
Fort Mills, York, Thos. S. Davant.
Sinith'sT. 0., York, Michael DutTy. ?
Rock Hill, York, Maria L. Rutland.
Antioch, York, t Ira Hardin. v<
Gutltriesville, York, Miss Susan J. Guthrie. c!
New House, York, Henderson Wliisenant.
________________ __ _ K
Artificial Legs and Arms, *j
PERSONS who have unfortunately p
lost their NATURAL LLMILS can be fitted with ARTICIAL
ones of superior workmanship and finish, by call- ,
ingnlthe YORK DRUG STORE and having their mea*- j'
urcs taken, thereby saving the expense and trouble of going
to the manufacturers'. A model may be seen at the Store,
and the following gentlemen who are wearingthese Limbs,
my be confidently referred to: '
Major J. F. Hart and W. H. Smith, Yorkville, S. C.; J.
W. Speares, Goudeysville, P. O., Union Dist., S. C., and .
J. C. Witherspoon. Lancaster, C. II., S. C.
Dr. JOHN MAY, Yorkville, S. C., Agent.
I For Richard Clement, Philadelphia; Weston, New York;
, Southeru Leg and Aria Company, Columbia, S. C.
j August 30 19' tf
REIVOYATIIVG A\D CLEANSING
WOOLE2NT GOOES. c
MRS. J. E. GRIST respectfully informs the citizens of
Yorkville and vicinity, thatshe is prepared to RENOVATE g
AND CLEAN Gentlemen's Coats, Pants and Vests, and
Ladies'Cloaks. REPAIRING DONE IF NECESSARY. u
1 Satisfaction Guaranteed if the garments are not too much i.,
WORN or FADED.
Kepkrsto: Capt. I. D. Witherspoon. G. R. Ratchford, u
T. M. Dobson, Thus. H. Dickson, M. Jones, W. 1. Claw- i.
son, If. M. Asher, T. R. May, J. H. Witherspoon, Walter al
llawlinson, and E. E. McCafferv. di
Articles left at the Printing Office will be attended to. a
December 14 . 35 tf ai
: 1AA S A C K S 0 F~ SALT^FOR a
JLUU sale by J. W. AVERY & CO.
STAMP DUTIES
Imposed by Act 01f Congress to Take Effect
August 1st. 1800.
THE following is an Alphabetical list'
of the stamp duties imposed by the Act of Congress
lassed July 13, 1806, and to take effect August 1st, 1866 :
Agreement.?Other than those mentioned iu tills schedule
|or any appraisement) for every sheet or piece of paper on
vhlch it is written, 5 cents ; appraisements of value or
lamagc, 5 cents.
Bill of Exchange, foreign.?Drawn In but payable out of
he United States, it 'drawn singly or otherwise than iu a
let of three or more?same as inland bills of exchange or
iroraissory notes. Drawn in sets of three or more, for ev:ry
bill of each set, where the sum made payable shall not 1
:xceed ?100, or the equivalent tlierof, In any foreign cur- ^
ency in which such bills may be expressed,2 ceuts; for
ivery additional ?100, or fractlonalpart thereof In excess
)f ?100, 2 cents.
Bill of Exchange, inland.?Draft or order for the payment
if any sum of money, not exceeding ?100, otherwise than
it sight or on demand, or promissory notes, except bank
lotes and checks ; or any memorandum, check, receipt, or
uber written or printed evidence of an amount of money
,o he paid on demand or at a time designated, for a sum not
xceeuing >iuu, a cunts; ior every aamuomu $iuu, or Irac:ion;il
part in excels of $100, 5 cents.
Bill of Sale.?Bills ot sale by which any ship, or vcnel
)r any ptrl thereof, shall be conveyed to, or vested In any
ither person or persons, when the consideration sbail not
jxcced $500, stamp duty 50 cents ; do., wben the consideration
exceeds $500 and does not exceed $1,000,$!. Ex- eediog
$1,000, for every additional amount of $500, or
ractional part thereof, 50 cents. Personal property other
:han ships or vessels, 5 cents.
Bill of Lading.?For goods and merchandise exported to
orelgn ports, outer than charter party, each 10 cents.
Bonds.?Of indemnity?where the money ultimately reiovcrable
thereupon is $1,000 or less, 10 cents; where the
x'nalty exceeds $1,000, for evesy additional $1,000 orfraconal
part In excess of $1,000, 50 cents. For the due exe:ution
of the duties of any office, $1. Of any description
)Uiur Uian such as may be required in legal proceedings, or
ised in connection with mortgage deeds, and not otherwise
(barged in this schedule, 25 cents.
Certificate?Other than those mentioned, 5 cents.
Certificate of Damage?And ail other documents Issued
>y any port-warden 01 marine surveyor, 25 cents.
Certificate of DeporU?For a sum not exceeding $100,
:ents; exceeding $100, 5 cents.
Certificate of Profits?In any Incorporated company, for
in amount not less than $10, nor exceeding $50,10 cents;
rora $(50 to $i,000, 25 cents ; exceeding $1,000, for every
idditlonal $1,000, or fractional partthereoi, 25 cents. ,
Certificate of Stock?In incorporated company, 25 cents. 1
Charter Party?On any letter or memorandum relating to '
lie charter of any vessel, if the registered tonnage does not j
xceed 150 tons, $1; from 150 to 300 tons, $3 ; from 300 to
00 tons, $5; over 600 tons, $10.
Checks, Drafts or Orders?For any amount on any bank,
iroker or trust company, at sight or on demand, 2 cents; for
mount exceeding $10 on any person other than a bank,
anker or trust company, at sight or on demand, 2 cents.
cigar Lights?Made in part of wood, wax, glass, paper
r other materials, In parcels or packages, I cent; In packges
of more than 25 and not more than 50 lights, 2 cents ;
jr every additional 25 lights, or fractional part of that numer,
1 cent.
Contracts.?Contracts, broker's note, or memorandum of
ale of any goods or merchandise, stocks, bonds, notes of
and, for each note or memorandum of sale, 10 cents.
Conveyance or Deed of Grant.?Where the consideration
r value does not exceed $500, 50 ceuts; from $500 to
(1,000, $1; and for every additional $500, or fractional part
liereof, In excess of $1,000,50 cents.
Entry of Goods?At custom bouse, not exceeding in
alue $100, 25 cents; from $100 to$500,50cents ; exccedng
$5o0,1 dollar; forthe withdrawal of goods from bonded
warehouse, 60 cents.
Friction Matches?Or luclfer matches, made In part of
food, In packages of 100 or less, 1 cent; when In parcels
r packages containing more than 100, and not more than
00, for each parcel or package, 2 cents, and for every addl
ional or fractional part thereof, 1 cent; for wax tapers,
oublc the rates herein imposed on friction matches, 1 cent.
Lease.?Where rent is $300or less, 50 cents; where the
ent exceeds $300, for each additional $100, or fraction in
xcess of $300, 50 cents; assignment or a lease, same stamp
s original, and additional stamp upon Uie value or consiaratiou
of transfer, according to the rates on deeds. (See
(onveyance.)
Manifest Entry, Clearance.?Of cargo of vessel for foreign
ort, if tonnage does not exceed 300 tons, $1; from 300 to
00, $3; exceeding 600, $5.
Meats, Fish, Fniits, Sauces, Jellies, Sfc?For and upon j
very can, bottle or other single package, containing meats. '
sh, shell-fish, fruits, vegetables, sauces, syrups, prepared
lustard, jams or jellies, contained therein, packed or
caled, made, prepared and sold, or offered for sale, or reloved
for consumption In the united States, on or after
lie 1st day of October, J 666, when such can, bottle orothex
ingle package with its contents, shall not exceed two
ounds in weight, 1 cent; when such can, bottle or other
ingle package with its contents, shall exceed two pounds
ii weight, for every additional pound or fractional pan, 1
ent.
Mortgage or Personal Bonds.?Given as security for the
ayment of any definite sum, from $JOO to $500,50 cents;
receding $500 and not exceeding $1,000, $1. For every
dditional $500, or fractional pan thereof, in excess of $500
0 cents ; provided that upon each and every assignment
r transfer of a mortgage, policy of insurance, or the renew1
or continuance of any agreement, contract or charter,
y letter or otherwise, a stamp duty shall be required equal
0 that imposed on the original instrument.
Passage Ticket?To a foreign port, if ol less price than
(35,50 cents; from $35 to $50, $1; and for every addition
1 $50, or fractional pan thereof, in excess of $50, $1.
Pawnbroker,s Certificate.?For any amount, 5 cents.
Playing Cards.?For and upon every pack, not exceeding
2 cards 111 number, irrespective of price or value, 5 cents.
Policy of Insurance.?On any life or lives, where the auouui
insured docs not exceed $1,000, 25 cents; from
(1,00010$5,000.50cents; execeding$5,000,1 dollar. Fire
nil Marine Risks.?Premium not exceeding $10,10 perns;
milium not exceeding $50, 25 cents; exceeding $50, 50
ents. Accidental Insurance Companies are exempt.
Pou-cr of Attorney.?To transfer stock, bonds or scrip,
0collect dividends, interest or rent, 25 cents; to vote by
iroxy, except in charitable, religious, literary, aud cemete
y societies, 10 cents; to sell or lease real estate, and peroral
all other acts not specified, $1; for any other purposes.
0 cents.
Probate of JFill, or Letters of Administration.?Where
he estate does not exceed the value of $2,000, $1; for evry
additional $1,000, or fractional part in excess of $2,000,
0 cents.
Protest of Mote, Draft, l(c.?Or marine protest Sic., 25
ents.
Proprietary Medicines, Cosmetics,$c.?Not over 25 cents,
cent; not over 50 cents, 2 cents; not over 75 cents, 3
ents; notover $1,4 cents. For every additional 50 cents
ir fraction thereof, 2 cents.
Receipt.?Receipts for tliepaymeutof any sum of money,
r for the payment of any debt due, exceeding $20, not beng
for satisfaction of any mortgage or judgment, or decree
if a court, or endorsement on any stamp obligation in acnowledgment
of its fulfillment, for each receipt, 2 cents.
'rovided, that when more than one signature is aifixed 10
he same paper, one or more stamps may be afBxed thereto
epreseuiirig the whole amount of stamps required for such
ignatures.
Sales.?Or contracts for the sale of stocks, bonds, foreign
xchuiige, gold aud silver bullion and coin, promissory
otes or other securities, when made by brokers, btnks or
ankers who pay a special tax, require stamps equal to 1
ent 011 every $100. If there is a fraction over $100, the
ame to be stamped at the lull rate of $100. When made
y a person, firm or corporation not paying special tax, for
very $100 of value, 5 cents. A memorandum of sale or
outract must be made by the seller to the buyer upon the
ale or contract being made, and the stamps affixed thereto.
IVrit.?Writ 50 cents. Where the amount claimed in a
rrlt, issued by a court not of record, is over ?100, 50 cents,
ipou every confession of judgment, or cognovit, for ?100
r over (except in those cases where the tax for tlie writ of
commencement of suit has been paid,) 50 cents. Writs
r other process on appeals from justices' courts or other
ourts of inferior jurisdiction to a court of record, 50 cents.
Varrant of distress, when the amount of rent claimed does
ot exceed ?100,05 cents; when exceeding ?100,50 cents.
BXKMVTIORI.
\o stamp duty shall be required on powers of attorney or
ny other paper relating to application for bounties, arrear
ges of pay, or pensions, or to the receipt thereoffrom time
> time; or upon tickets or contracts of Insurance when
mited to injury to persons while travelling; nor on certicates
of tile measurement or weight of animals, wood,
oal or other articles, nor on deposit notes to mutual lnsumcc
companies for the insurance upon which policies
abject to stamp duties have been or are to be issued ; nor
n any warrant of attorney accompanying a bond or note,
then such bond or note shall liave athxed thereto the
tamp or stamps denoting the duty required ; and whenever
ny bond or note shall be secured by a mortgage, but oue
amp duty shall be required to be placed on sucn papers ;
or ou any certiticate of the record of a deed or other inrumcnt
in writing, or of the acknowledgment or proof
lereof by attesting witnesses; nor to any indorsement of
negotiable instrument.
Provided that the sump duty placed thereon sbaii be of
te highest rate required for said instruments, or either of
lem.
Receipts by express companies for the delivery of any
ropertyfor transportation arc cxemot from stamp duty.
penalties.
Penalty for making, signing or issuing any Instrument,
ncument or paper of any kind whatsoever, or shall acL-pt,
negotiate or pay, or cause to be accepted, negotiated
r paid, any bill of exchange, draft or order, or promissory
rue for the payment of money, without the same being
uly stamped, or denoting the duty hereby Imposed thereon,
50 ; and the instrument shall be deemed invalid and of no
fleet; or for counterfeiting stomps or dies,?1,000, and imrisumnent
to hard labor not exceeding live years. For
laking, signing, issuing, accepting or paying any bill of
(change, draft, order or note without stamp, ?*200. For
riling proprietary cosmetics, matches, meats, fish, fruits,
luces, jellies, Sic., without proper stamps, ?50.
OTKEB PROVISIONS.
Instruments are not to be tecorded unless properly
amped.
No instrument is invalid for the want of the particular
Inds of stamps designated, provided a legal stamp of equal
mount (except proprietary stamps,) is duly affixed.
All official instruments, documents and papers issued or
sed by officers of the United States Government, or by the
fleers of any State, county or other muuiclpal corporation
re exempt.
In cases where an adhesive stamp shall be-used for dcuong
any duty imposed by this act, the person using or affix
ig the same shall write thereon the initials of his name
;ul date upon which the same shall be attached or used, so
int the same may not again he used, under a penalty of
50.
Instruments heretofore issued without stamps, not to be
lid where stamps are subsequently affixed. Postage stamps
tiiuot be used as revenue stamps.
Any person may present to the commissioner of Internal
evenue any instrument, and require his opinion whether
te same is chargeable with any stamp duty; and if the
lid commissioner shall be of opinion that it is not cbargeale
with any stamp duty, he Is required to impress on It a
irticular stamp, with words to signify that it is not chargca|c
with stamp duty; and every instrument on which said
amp is impressed shall be received in evidence in all
jurts, notwithstanding objections on the ground of such
istrument being without the proper stamp.
The party to whom a document is issued from a foreign
auntry, or by whom it is to be used, shall, before using the
line, affix thereon the stamp or stamps indicating the duty
quired.
Proprietors of cosmetics, medicines, or proprietary artlles,
may furnish private dies, and are aliow.ed 5 per cent.
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X1IE STATE OF S. CAROLINA,
YORK DISTRICT,
IN THE COMMON PLEA3.
iarwin & Jcfferys, i
rs. > attachment.
urrows, 13lair & Co.,)
WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs did, on the 14th day of March,
366, tile their Declaration against the Defendants, who, it
said, are absent from and without the limits of this State,
nd have neither wife, nor attorney known within the same
pon whom a copy of the said Declaration might be served: j
; Is, therefore, ordered, that the said Defendants do appear
nd plead to the said Declaration, on or before the hfteent
ay of March, which will be in the year of our Lord on
lousnud eight hundred and sixty-seven, otherwise fina
nd absolute judgment will be given and awarded against
mm. J. F. WALLACE, C. C. C. P.
Clerk's Office, York District, S. C.
March 29 49 lyq ^