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GEORGIA SCENES.
Old Stanwix tells the following Georgia
story, and vouches for its truthfulness:
About thirty-three and a third years ago,
there dwelt in one of the rural districts of
Georgia, an old codger by the name of ButtCut
Taylor, who had formerly enjoyed the
honors and emoluments pertaining to the
office of Justice of the Peace, the duties of
which office he discharged with acknowledged
"ability" and dignity ; and so far as
his neighbors were capable of judging, he
appeared to be a very honest man. fie had,
however, acquired the habit of "trumping
up" accounts against the estates of those of
his neighbors who were so unfortunate as
to "shuffie off their mortal coils" within the
bounds of his bailiwick. He had carried
the practice to such an extent as to arouse
o ananioinn in fhfl minds nf snmfl of his med
dlesome neighbors, that there might be
"something dead" somewhere in the "seat
of his"?financial operations. Bob Crogan,
who lived in the neighborhood, and
"run" the post office at the cross roads, being
something of a wag, and having an idea
that the 'Squire's honesty should be quoted
below par, concluded with the connivance
and assistance of a few comrades, to "unearth
the sly old fox," and expose his rascalities.
Accordingly Bob pretended to
die, was regularly shrouded and laid out
on the cooling board in the most approved
fashion, and sorrowing friends proceeded to
spread the news of his demise, which soon
reached the ears of old Butt-Cut. He lost no
time in repairing to the house of mourning,
carrying with him a "full and complete assortment"
of first class condolence and sympathy,
for gratuitous distribution among
the members of the bereaved family, ana
the many sorrowing friends of the supposed
deceased, who were present when he arrived.
After hejiad relieved his heart of his burden
of healing words, and ha? succeeded in
a tolerable effort at crying, and was about
to leave the scene, he tenderly spoke as
follows:
"Ah, poor Bob; I'm sorry he died, he
waft a crood feller, and I alius liked him.?
When me and him went to the races at
Augusta?now nigh unto two years ago?I
loaned him a hundred dollars to bet onto a
hay mare, and he lost and has never paid
me a cent of that money from that day to
this. Poor fellow, he forgot it I reckon,
but its an honest debt; of course I can get
it out of his estate, and?"
Butt-Cut didn't finish the sentence, for
just at this point Bob, the corpse, slowly
raised up in his shrowd, and stretched out
his arms toward the old rogue, as if to
clutch him, yelled:
"You are an infernal old liar, and if?"
The din and roar drowned the rest, and
old Butt-Cut didn't wait to see or hear
anything more, but with the hurried exclamation,
"goddlemity," he shot through the
door, hurried to his home, "packed his
traps," and not only left the neighborhood,
but the State of Georgia, forever.
AN AMUSING ACCIDENT.
One of those annoying, yet ludicrous accidents,
which will happen in the best of
families, occurred on Sunday, not over a
thousand miles from this place. A dry
goods clerk had an engagement to take his
lady love out buggy riding. Early in the
morning, he appeared before her father's
door with one of those spider-vehicles, which
are probably constructed with a view of asrr?rtairnnir
ho-wlicdit a buerev can be made.?
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The lady is sweet sixteen. She is full of
life, fun and frolic, and is decidedly embonpoint,
weighing about 145 pounds. As the
young gentleman drove up, his lady love
was standing on the top step at the front
door, with her venerable father, who had
his gold specs elevated on his forehead, in
order to get a distant view of Lis future
son-in-law..
Adonis jumped out of the buggy, preparatory
to assisting the young lady in, but
she suddenly took one of those strange
freaks to which the dear sex is subject.?
The buggy was standing about four feet
from the step upon which stood the young
lady. She probably wanted to convince
her lover that she was not clumsy, and
thought this would be a good time to show
her agility. Be that as it may, she gave a
jump and landed in the centre of the buggy.
If she had stopped there, all would
- have been well?but alas ! the thin boards
of the bottom of the buggy, unable to stand
the pressure, gave way, and the young lady
continued her descent. There was a piercing
scream?a plunging horse, with a
young man holding to him?a bundle of
muslin in the buggy, and two little gaiter
boots pointing within six inches of the
ground under it.
Paterfamalias rushed to the rescue and
detached the horse from the buggy. He
then got upon one side, young man on the
other, and they attempted to raise the
young lady up.
"Oh, stop! stopd you are killing me,"
she cried. "
The boards had broken in the centre, and
the long sharp splinters extended downwards,
and when they attempted to raise
the young lady out of her predicament,
these sharp splinters would catch her. The
old man comprehended the situation in a
moment. He told the young man to get
down and break the splinters off. Young
lady screamed "0 don't," and young man
wouldn't. At this stage of the proceedings,
a practical neighbor came up with a
hatchet, and the young lady was soon extricated
from her unpleasant situation, and
disappeared behind the front door.
Embarrassing.?A gentlemanly agent
of a certain city, was collecting fares from
the passengers of a very full 'bus one morning.
All paid promptly except one fat old
laay, who sat next the door, and who seemed
to be reaching down as if to get something
she had dropped on the floor. "When
her time came to pay she raised her head,
and thus addressed the blushing youth : "1
allers, when I travels, carry my money in
my stockin', for you sees, nothing can git it
thar, and I'd thank you, young man, jist tc
retch it for me, as I'm so jammed, in thai
I can't git to it." The youth looked at the
other passengers, some of whom were laughing
at his plight; one or two young ladies
among them blushed scarlet, and he beat a
sudden retreat, muttering something about
not charging old ladies, Sc. His cash was
short that morning the fare of one passenger.?Lexington
Gazette.
A lad who had lately gone to service,
had a salad served up to dinner every day
for a week, ran away; and when asked why
he left his place, he replied, "They made
me yeat grass 'i th' summer, and I wur
afraid they'd mak' me yeat hay 'i th' winter;
and I could no'stand that, so I wur off."
JUjricuUtttal JfopattotHM.
GRIND THE TOOLS.
Keep the tools sharp or they will not cut. s
A dull tool wastes time, and he who per- 0
mits it to work in that condition, is a dull t
fellow. The best turners are those who n
have the sharpest tools ; the most successful
surgeons use the keenest knives, and the E
most enterprising and energetic men in civ- v
il life are those whose wits have been early t
ground sharp, ai\d whose perceptive facul- ^
ties have been whetted by sore experience ^
in early life. A dull tool is a useless im- j
plement, and a thick headed, unobservant ]
person is the only one who should be found t
yielding it. The obtuse edge neither cleaves n
nor separates, but bruises and works off by j
| attrition particles of the substance on which t
it operates. Grind up the tools and sharp- j
en the wit as well; if one is keen the other a
will in all probability be in a similar state, jj
from a force of sympathy alone. A boy v
with a dull pocket knife is one who swings f,
on the gate and who dodges his duty; he is v
one who in after life will be a dunce and a M
cumber of the ground; he will add nothing
to the world ot science, neither will he take
from it; his existence is merely animal, his j,
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conventional. His comrade with a keen t;
blade, makes models of machinery, or boats \
or steamers, and in time he becomes a Geo. t.
Steers, or so develops his mother wit as to
be a decided acquistion to the community, j
Let us have all the tools in good condition, c
sharp, trenchant, and always ready for ser- j
vice; then, and then only will the result g
produced be equal to the time and labor ex- j,
pended.?Scientific American. j
DRINKING IMPURE WATER. *
Here is an item. Put it down in your h
memory. Who has not experienced the e
unpleasant taste of water that has stood for a
some hours, or over night in the room ??
Here is the reason : Water has the pow- d
er of condensing and thereby absorbing, all p
the gasses of the air, which it does without ?
increasing its own bulk. The colder the a
water is the greater its capacity to contain
these.gaSses. At ordinary temperatures a s
pint of water will contain a pint of carbonic
acid gas, and several pints of ammonia.? d
Hence, water, kept in the room awhile, a
i9 always unfit for use, and it should 8
be renewed whether it has become warm or a
not. And for the same reason the water \
in a pump stock should be pumped out in t]
the morning before any is used. That which ^
stood in the bucket over night is not fit for h
coffee water in the morning. Impure wa- P
ter is more injurious to the health than im- P
pure air, and every person should provide h
the means of obtaining it pure for all do- u
mestic purposes. P
The influence of the moon upon the g
weather has been investigated by Profes- t
sor Marcet, of Geneva, who has worked up- u
on the meteorological tables from 1800 to g
1860 in the Biliotheque de Geneva, and f,
?1? U.n m?An tka wacultc in tnklos in tflA
YVI1U lias tug igouivo am ?..v
same journals. During the last sixty years ^
(21,915 days, 742 lunar months) there have n
occurred 2,630 changes of weather that is, h
from rainy to fine weather, or fine weather c
to rainy. Of these 2,630 changes, 93 hap- a
pened at new moon, and 90 at full moon ; fl
109 occurred the day following the full f
moon and 107 on that day following the new J
moon. It is hence calculated that the ?
probability of a change of weather occuring a
on the day of the full moon is 0,121 ; at a
new moon, 0,125; the day after full moon, t
0,143; the day after new moon, 0,148.? d
The influence of the moon upon the num- J]
ber of days of rain and the quantity of wa- a
ter which falls the professor regards as 1,
negative. With reference to the barome- v
ter, he states that, of the 2,630 changes of s
of weather, the barometer prophecied 1,960
times correctly. This approaches nearly
to the proportion of three times out of four.
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Bed your Stables.?A horse, remarks r
the Rural World, will get tired of stand- n
ing and treading on a hard floor ; so will a t
cow, a sheep, a man. A soft bed feels easy? \
gives rest. And yet we neglect the bed- t
ding of our stables to a great extent. In- I
jured limbs and other ailments, especially c
of the hoof, are the result often of a neglect e
here, as has been clearly enough shown, i
and as any man can clearly enough see, if i
he gives the subject a moment's thought.? i
Bed with straw, which is plenty, or saw- c
dust, or tan-bark or shavings. The dryer f
these materials are the better. Every day t
remove the moistened bedding, and replace f
with new. Such a floor, when bedded, adds 1
greatly to the warmth of a stable, and thus t
becomes a fodder saver. The small holes I
and crevices in a floor, with a good bedding 1
upon them, will let little or no cold through, t
and will drain the stable. Rather have a ]
ground floor than hard, naked plank. " t
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How Salt Fish Should be Freshened. (
How many persons who are in the habit of t
freshening mackerel or other salt fish, nev- i
er dream that there is a right and a wrong (
way to do it. Any person who has seen j
the process of evaporating going on at the j
salt works know that salt falls to the bot- j
torn. Just so it is in the pan where your i
mackerel or white-fish lies soaking; and, j
as it lies with the skin side down, the salt (
will fall to the skin, ?nd there remain, 1
when if placed with the flesh side down, the <
salt falls to the bottom of the pan, and the 1
fish comes out freshened as it should be.? <
In the other case, it is nearly as salt as (
when put in. If you do not believe this, test i
the matter for yourselves. j
Feeding Horses.?At this season of the !
year it is very important to look well after
the health of your horses. Many horses are
allowed to gorge themselves with grass,
and then, if driven, especially in a hot day,
will suffer, and sometimes dies from the effects.
The horse is very fond of new grass
and new hay, but if he is required to work
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sparingly of it. Feed with old hay as long
i as you can get it, or certainly until the
; new crop has got well cured, so that it will
? not scour or otherwise affect the horse un;
unfavorably. Feed regularly, and keep
) the stall and feed-trough clean and sweet.
. Slobbering in Horses.?A correspondent
of the Boston Cultivator says that this
. is a disease in horses. Saltpetre?a tablespoonful
for a dose?he has found to cure
the worst case he ever had, and has not
found it necessary to give another dose.?
He gives a tablespoonful in the morning,
and in three days, if not free from it, he
" gives another dose.
t Hoes.?Some farmers never shapen their
hoes. Hoes for the boys, in particular,
should be kept sharp, at all times, by grinding
or filing. ' '
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THE LORD'S WALL.
Somewhere about fifty years ago, one
bitter January night, the inhabitants of the
old town of Sleswick were thrown into the
greatest distress and terror. A hostile army
was marching down upon them, and
new and fearful reports of the conduct of
the lawless soldiery were hourly reaching
the place.
In one large, commodious cottage, dwelt
an aged grandmother with her widowed
daughter and her grandBon. While all
hearts quaked with fear, this aged woman
passed her time in crying out to God that
he would 'build a wall of defence around
about' them, quoting the words of an ancient
hymn.
Her grand son asked her why she prayed
for a thing so entirely impossible as that
God should build a wall about their house,
that it should hide it; but she explained
that her meaning was that God would protect
them.
At midnight the dreaded tramp was
heard, an enemy came pouring in at every
avenue, filling the houses to overflowing.?
But while the most fearful sounds were
heard on every side, not even a knock came
to their door, at whioh thev were greatly
HpSttWatuoMS jMicles.
Why Cannot a Woman Become a Maon
??At the late anniversary celebration
>f the Masons of Austin, Nevada, the oraor
of the day thus discoursed upon this
auch vexed question :
Woman sometimes complains that she is
lot permitted to enter our lodges and work
nth the craft in-their labors, and learn all
here is to be learned in the institution.?
Ve will explain the reason. We learn that
efore the Almighty had finished His work,
le was in some doubt about creating Eve.
?he creation of every living and creeping
hing had been accomplished, and the Alaighty
had made Adam (who was the first
lason) and erected for him the first lodge in
he world, and called it Paradise, No. 1.?
le then caused all the beasts of the field
nd fowls of the air to pass before Adam for
im to name them, which was a piece of
rork he had to do alone, so that no conasion
might hereafter arise from Eve,
rhom He knew would make trouble if she
ras allowed to participate in it, if He creaed
her beforehand.
Adam being very much fatigued with the
ibors of his first task, fell into a deep
leep, and when he awoke he found Eve in
lie lodge with him. Adam being Senior
harden, placed Eve as the pillar of beauy
in the South, and they received their intructions
from the Grand Master in the
last, which, when finished she immediately
alled.the craft from labor to refreshment,
nstead of attending to the duties of her ofce
as she ought, she left her station, vioited
her obligation, and let in an expelled
fason, who had no business there, and
rent around with him, leaving Adam to
>ok after the jewels. This fellow had been
xpelled from the Grand Lodge with sever1
others, some time before. But hearing
be footsteps of the Grand Master, he sudenly
took his leave, telling Eve to go to
laking aprons, as she and Adam were not
i proper regalia. She went and told Adm,
and when the Grand Master returned
3 the Lodge he found his gavel had been
tolen.
He called for the Senior and Junior Warens,
who had neglected to guard the door,
nd found them absent. After searching
ome time, he came to where they were hid,
nd demanded of Adam what he was doing
here, instead of occupying his official stainn.
Adam renlied he was waiting for
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Ive to call the craft from refreshment to
ibor again, and that the craft was not
roperly clothed, which they were making
rovision for. Turning to Eve, he asked
er what she had to offer in excuse for her
nofficial and unmasonic conduct. She relied
that a fellow, passing himself off as a
IraL \ Lecturer, had been giving her inductions,
and she thought it was no harm
o learn them. The Grand Master therepon
asked her what had become of his
avel; she said she didn't know, unless that
ellow had carried it away.
Finding that Eve was no longer trustrorthy,
and that she had caused Adam to
eglect his duty, and had let in one who
ad been expelled, the Grand Master had
losed the lodge, and turning them out, set
faithful Tyler to guard the door with a
laming sword. Adam repenting of his
oily, went to work like a man and a good
>Iason, in order to get reinstated again.?
Tot so with Eve; she got angry about it
nd commenced raising Cain. Adam, on
ccount of his reformation, was permitted
o establish lodges and work in the lower
degrees; and while Eve was allowed to join
a works of charity outside, she was never
gain to be admitted to assist in the reguar
work of the craft. Hence the reason
rhy woman cannot become an inside Maon.
THE FRlENo'lN NEED.
The most useful and reliable friend that
, man can have is a good trade. This renark
is applicable to not only those who
ire habitually employed in manual labor,
tut also to those who have reached more en'iable
positions in business life. Every day
here are instances of men slipping from
ligh rounds to the lowest one in the ladder
>f wealth. Business men find themselves
mgulphed in the sea of financial embarrassnent,
from which they emerge with nothng
but their personal resources to depend
tpon for a living. Clerks, salesmen and
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jloyment, with no pospect of speedily obaining
places which they are competent to
ill and with no other means of gaining a
ivelihood. How mwiy men there are in
his city to-day liable to be reduced to the
owest pecuniary point, at some stage of his
ife, and it is hardly necessary to refer to
;he large portion of men who reach that
)oint. No man is poor who is master of a
,rade. It is a kind of capital that defies
;he storm of financial reverse, and that
;lings to a man when all else has been swept
iway. It consoles him in the hour of adversity
with the assurance that, let whatever
may befall him, he need have no fear
'or the support of himself and family. Unfortunately,
a silly notion, the off-spring of
i sham aristocracy, has of late years led
nany parents to regard a trade as some;hing
disreputable, with which their chillren
should not be tainted. Labor disre
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3ut it ? It is the very power that moves
the world. A power higher than the throne
Df day. Some who have families dependent
upon them for support, bewail the mistake
they made in not learning useful trades
In their younger days. There are hundreds
of them. There are men who have seen better
days, men of education and business ability,
who envy the mechanic who has a support
for himself and family in his handicraft.
Parents make a great mistake when
they impose upon the brain of their boy the
task of supporting him, without preparing
his hands for emergencies. No matter how
favorable a boy's circumstances may be, he
should enter the battle of life as every prudent
general enters the battle of armies?
with a reliable reserve to fall back upon in
case of disaster. Every man is an aristocrat
who ennobles labor, and he who would disparage
it must set himself above the Divine
principle, "In the sweat of thy face shalt
thou eat bread." A trade is a "friend in
needit is independence and wealth?a
rich legacy which the poorest father may
give to his son, and which the richest should
regard as more valuable than gold.
Worth Knowing.?A poison of any
conceivable description and degree of potency,
which has been swallowed intentionally
or by accident, may be rendered speedi
ly harmless by swallowing two gills of
sweet oil. An individual with a strong constitution
should take twice the quantity.
jj?1* A 'strong' point in politics-the negro.
surprised. The morning light made the
matter clear; for jusi, beyond the house,
the drifted snow had reared such a massive
wall that it was impossible to get over it to
them.
"There," said the good woman, triumphantly,
"do you not see, my son, that God
could raise up a wall around us ?"
"Truly, "with God all things are possible."
NOT THE GIFT,'BUT THE MOTIVE.
A poor* Arab traveling in the desert,
met with a spring of clear, sweet, sparkling
water. Accustomed as he was to his
brackish wells, to his simple mind, it appeared
that such water as this was worthy
of a monarch; and filling his leathern bottle
from the Bpring, he determined to go
and present it to the caliph himself.
The poor man traveled a great distance
before he reached his sovereign, he laid his
humble offering at his feet. The caliph did
not despise the little gift brought to him
with so much trouble. He ordered some of
the water to be poured into a cup, drank
it, and thankifig the Arab with a smile, ordered
him to be presented with a regard.
The courtiers around pressed forward, eager
to taste of the wonderful water; but-, to
the surpise of all, the caliph forbade them
to touch a single drop.
After the poor Arab had quitted the royal
presence with a light and joyful heart,
the caliph turned to his courtiers, and thus
explained the motives of his conduct:?
"During the travels of the Arab," said he,
"the water in the leathern bottle had become
impure and distasteful.. But it was
an offering of love, and as such I have received
it with pleasure. But I knew well
had I suffered another to partake of it, he
would not have concealed his disgust; and
therefore, I forbade you to touch the
draught, lest the heart of the poor man
would have been wounded." In such love
will our Lord receive our poor gifts.
THE CHAMELEONAND PORCUPINE.
A VAPT.C
A chameleon once met a porcupine, and
complained that he had taken great pains
to make friends with every body, but,
strange to say, he had entirely failed, and
could not now be sure that he had a friend
in the world.
"And by what means," said the porcupine,
"have you sought to make friends ?"
"By flattery," said the chameleon. "I
have adapted myself to all I met; humored
the follies and foibles of every one. In
order to make people believe that I like
them, I have imitated their manners, aa. if
I considered them moddles of perfection.?
So far have I gone in this that it has become
a habit with me, and now my very
skin takes the hue and complexion of the
thing that happens to be nearest. Yet all
this has been in vain, for every body calls
me a turn-coat, and I am generally considered
selfish, hypocritical, and base."
"And no doubt you deserve all this,"
said the porcupine. "I have taken a different
course, but I must confess that I
have as few friends as you. I adopted the
rule to resent every injury, nay, every encroachment
upon my dignity. I would allow
no one even to touch me without sticking
into him one or more of my sharp
quills. I determined to take care of number
one ; and the result has been, that
while I have vindicated my rights, I have
created a universal dislike. I am called
old Touch-me-not, and if I am not as much
despised, I am even more disliked than you,
Sir Chameleon."
DOUBTFUL AMUSEMENTS.
A lady in New York, wanting to engage
a coachman, put an advertisement in the
paper telling those who would like the
place to call at her house. At the proper
time, she found a half dozen men waiting
to see her. How was she to decide which
of them would make the best coachman ?
She had a plan of her own. Turning to
them, one by one, she asked ;
"How near to the edge of a steep precioice
can you drive my carriage with safe
|ty?"
One of them said he would venture within
a foot; another within eight inches ; another
four inches ; but the last one answered
better:
"In truth, Madam, I'd keep as far ofl
as ever I could."
This was the man that she wanted to find,
and she engaged him at once.
My young friend, how near can you safely
come to doing wrong ? Will it not be
better to keep as far off as you possibly
can??Christian Observer.
TAMIVG A HORSE.
A gentleman bought a horse, a strong,
noble-looking animal; but it had a proud,
fierce temper. I should not wonder if il
had been fretted, and perhaps cruelly treated,
by somebody who did not understand
horses.
I On the first visit of the coachman to the
I afnVtia ito oirna like coals of fire,
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[and it looked at the mail as if it wanted tc
kill him. The man hid behind some straw,
and crept out of the stable as quick as
could be. No sooner did the horse find
him gone, than he pawed the ground in a
rage, as much as to say, "You've escaped
me this time, but you won't again sir."
How was the stableman to take care of s
horse like that ? Ho you want to knov
what he did ? He did not beat him. Or
his next visit, the man took some fine car
rots from the garden?horses are fond o
carrots?and carried them to the stable.?
He went up to the horse, and showed him
the carrots. To be sure, the horse snatch- f
ed them; but it was no matter. The next f
time he did the same, and the third time. *j
Carrots, carrots! how good they tasted.
The horse ate them with a relish; and he -J
naturally thought that the man who fetched c
them must be a kind man. Kindness be- c
gets kindness. The horse, finding himself j
treated kindly, became kind himself. He
grew more and more docile and at last be- ^
came one of the kindest and best-tempered i
animals in the world.?Child's Paper. *
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8emi-Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly Adver- ?
tisements, will "be charged Two Dollars per square (
for each insertion. 1
quarterly, senu-Annuai or xcarijr wuuotuo ^
will be made on liberal terms?the contract, how- ]
ever, must in all cases be confined to the immedi- _
ate business of the firm or individual contracting. r
Obituary Notices and Tributes of Respect, rated as
advertisements. Announcements of Marriages 1
and Deaths, and notices of a religious character, inserted
gratis, and solicited.
^-Personal Communications, when admissa- j
ble; Communications of limited or indivual inter- r
est, or recommendations of Candidates for offices a
of honor, profit or trust, will be charged for as advertisements
c
job printing! |
Being now supplied with the J
C
VERY BEST MACHINERY,
And n fine assortment of
ISTIirW JOB TYPE
And other Material,
JOB PRINTING j
^ Of every description, 1
WILL BE NEATLY EXECUTED. I
TERMS?CASH, j
COUNTING-HOUSE ALMANAC FOR U30L c
?!Plll? spill a:
| j.: : > ?4': ^ \ ^
Jan. | i i 1 2 3; 4j"j July ...! 1 2 3 4 5 61
6 7i 8 9 10 11 12 7. 8 9,10,11:12 13
13 14 15 IGi17 18 19 14 15f16'17118119 20 j
20 21 22 23 24 25!2C 21 22 23 24|25 26 27 ,
127128 29 30,311... ... 28 29 30131 ,
Feb.!... ...j lj 2 Auo.12 3,
I 3 4 5 0' 7 8 9 4< 51 6 71 8 9 10
10 11 12 13 14 loilG 11 12;13;14 15 16 17 :
17 18 19 20121 22 23! 18 19,20 21 22 23 24 ,
>24 25,26 27 28 25 26127 28 29 30,31 j
Mab.! 1! 2 ...' ...
1 3 4; 5 6| 7i 8, 9 Sept. 1 2 3; 4' 5 61 7
j10 11 12 13'14,15,16 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
'17 18119 20'21'22 23 15 16:17 18 19 20'21
,24 25126 27 28 29 30 22 2:1 24 25 26 27 i 28
|oi | I I ! 29 30! '
Apr. ... 'il 2 "3'"4 "5."0. Oct | 1 "ij's "4 "5 .
1 7 8 9 1011 12 13 6! 7 S\ 910 ll'l2
'14 15!16 17!18 19 20 13 14'15 16 17 18' 19
121 22 23 24,25 26 27; 20 21 22!23 34 25 26
128 29 30 ...i... 27 28 29 30 31 :
Mat 1 2; 3! 4 Nov ...' ... 1' 2
5 6 7 8 9 10 11! 3f 4! 5 6i 7 8 9,
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10Tl'l2 13(14 15il6
19 20,21 22 23 24 251 17 18; 19 20 21 22:23 I
26 27 28 29 30 31;...! 24'25 28!27 28!29 30
June ' li ...L.L. ...L.L.L. 1
2 3 4 51 6, 7; 8 Dec.. 1 2 3j 4 5 6 7'
9 10 11 12'13 14 15' 81 9{10 11 12 13' 14
16 17 18 19 20,21 22 15! 16| 17 18:19120 21 I
23 24 25 26 27'28 29 22 23!24!25 26 27 28 I
30 ...I |...j...|.J 29,30;3l|...i...j...j.... I
ALLISON & BRATTON
HAVING.removed their Stock of Medicines, ?
Drugs, Paints, Oils, Ac., into the store lately <
occupied by B. F. RAWUNSON, in the "Adick- 1
es" Building, offer tho same to the citizens of
Yorkville and the public generally, on as low 1
terms as they can be bought anywhere in the upcountry
markets.
They will keep constantly on hand a due supply
of all such articles usually embraced in their
line of business', viz: a choice and well selected
stock of !
DRUGS, MEDICINES AND CHEMICALS,
Essential Oils, Medicinal Extracts, Patent Med
icines, Window Glass, Putty, Paints, Oils, Dye .
Stuff's, Varnishes, Artists' "Oil Colors, Artists
Dyeing Oil, Nut Oil, Indigo, Madder, Ac., Ac.
FRENCH AND AMERICAN PERFUMERY, ,
Fancy, Toilet and Shaving Soaps, Wood's Hair j
Restorer, Hall's Hair Restorer, Heimstreet's Hair 1
Dye, and other preparations for the Hair. Hair, ]
Tooth, Nail, Cloth, Paint'and Varnish Brushes; !
Pens, Poncils, Ink, Ac. Botanic Medicines, and
Tliompsonian Preparations; Flavoring Extracts, '
1 MEDICINAL WINES AND BRANDIES ,
Pearl and Corn Starch, Bakers' Broma, Arrow- i
' root, Pure Soda and Cream of Tartar, Codliver
Oil, Ac., all of which will be sold cheap for cash.
A good assortment ofSegars, Smoking and Chewing
Tobacco, constantly on hand. ,
A large and varied stock of fresh and genuine
.GARDEN SEEDS,
from the old established house of Robert Buist i
Orders from Physicians and Merchants from the
. country, ATTENDED WITH THE CASH, re- i
I spectftilly solicited and promptly attended to. We ;
cannot now sell for ereait, and the cash will be required
on delivery of the goods at the Store. |
i gar All indebted to us, by note or account, are j
earnestly requested to settle before Return Day
and save cost.
February 14 42 tf
THE BEST~TONIC IN USE.
V DIIIHilHLI
>1 AN UFACTUREI) BY
> I>r# C. Panknin,
, CHARLESTON, S. C.
t January 24 39 ly?
' C. D. MELTON. J. F. HABT. SAM'L W. MELTON.
1 MELTON, HART & MELTON,
Attorneys at law, Yorkviiie, s. c. office
one door above the York Drug Store.
" Will practice in the United States and State
r Courts. Applications for the benefit of the Bank^
rupt Act, promptly attended to.
RAGS WANTED.
f riiWO CENTS per pound, IN SPECIE, will be
X paid for all CLEAN Cotton or Linen RAGS
delivered at the ENQUIRER OFFICE.
CONFEDERATE MONET.
I1HE following table shows the price of gold for
I. Confederate currency in Augusta, Ga., at vaions
times from the breaking out to the close of
be war. The record was kept by a broker long
ding business in that city:
1861. Gold Premium. For fl in Gold.
anuary 1 5 December 15 9 21 00
ulyl : 10 1864.
October 1 12 January -1 .9 2100
>ctoberl5 15; January 15 20 00
)eeembor 1 20 February 1 ... 20 00
)ecember 15 30 February 15 21 00
1862. March 1 26 Oo
anuary 1 20 March 15 20 0q
anuary 15 20 April 1 16 Oo
February 1 25: April 15 21 Oo
rebruaryl5 40iMayl 20 00
larch 1 50<May 15 18 00
larch 15.; 60: June 1 to July 15 18 00
Iprill 75'Julyl5toAug.l5 20 00
Ipril 15 85 August 15 22 00
lay 1 90 September 1 20 50
lay 16 95 September 15 22 00
une 1 95 October 1 27 00'
For 81 in Gold. October 15 25 05
rune 15 9 2 00 November 1 26 00
iugnst 1 2 20 November 15..? 28 00i
September 1 2 50 December 1 - 32 00
November 1 3 00 December 15 35 00
1863. December 31 50 00
February 1 3 10 1885.
larch 1 3 25 January 1 60 00
larch 15 5 00 January 15 ... 65 00
lay 15 6 00 February 1 50 00
Tune 1 6 50 February 15 46"00
Tune 15 - 7 50 Much 1 55 00
Tuly 1 8 00 March 16 57 00
luly 15 10 00 April 1 70 00
Lugust 1 14 00 April 15 80 00
August 15 15 00 April 20 lOO.OO
leptember 1 14 00 April 20..., 200 00
leptember 15 14 00 April 27 300 00
)ctober 1 13 00 April 28 500 60
)ctober 15 12 50 April 29 800 00
November 1 13 00 April 30 1,000 00
November 15 15 50 May 1 1,200 00
December 1 ?.. 20 00 ?}^{
-Which was the last actual sales of Confederate
lotes.
TALUS OF CONFEDERATE CUBBEHCY.
A NNEX ED is a table showing the value of "OonfX
federate currrency" in United States currency
or the last four years?deputed from the average
n on t hlv rates of the respective currencies, in gold,
,t New York, Richmond and Augusta.
As the rate of stamp duty .upon documents exe:uted
during the late war Is based upon the value
?f the consideration in United States currency, this
able will be found very convenient in fixing that
raluei.
'ABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE VALUE OF "CON'EDERATK"
AKDD. 8. CURRENCY FOngOURYE^JBS.
MONTH. | 1862. 1863. 1884. 1966.
lvalue inlValue in Value in Valnein
> ? ' Con. cur- Con.cur- Con. cur-1Con ourJ
SR.rSB&JfiSW!Bffif
i cur'cy. cur'cy. cur'cy. cur'cy.
ranuary j $2.00- $13.60 $26.90
February....! 2.19 13.79 28:20
darch 2.98 14.67 34,90
Lpril 3.28 12.33
day J 8.87 10.66
rune 4.85 8.12
ruly 6.89 7.79
Lugust 1 10.53 8.85
teptember..! $2.19 9.71 10.66
)ctober 1.95 9.70 12.80 .........
November.. 2.29 9.90 12.56 ';:..7..V.
December...1 2.28 12.60 18.26'
To ascertain the value of a given amount of Confederate
currency, divide the number of dollars by
ho figures in the column opposite the date sought
br, and the quotient will be the amount in United
States currency.
E. R. STOKES,
BOOK - BINDER,
AND
BLANK-BOOK MANUFACTURES,
Opposite J. C. Dial's Hardware Store,
MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, 8. C.
BLANK-BOOKS Ruled to any Pattern, Paged
and Bound in the best Possible Manner, with
?rinted Headings when required. The attention
>f Clerks, Sheriffs, Ordinaries, Commissioners fa
Equity, Railroad Officials, ana all public officers
s particularly invited.
A large stock of BLANK-BOOK PAPER, of the
Jest Quality, always on hand.
Special attention given to the binding of Music,
>ld Books and Files, and all other work in plain
>r ornamental style.
Orders sent to, and contracts made directly with
ne, will save money, as I am prepared to do work
it a very small advance on New York Prices.*
My business motto is "Promptness, Economy
md Substantial Work."
. E. R. STOKES, Columbia, S. C.
November 29.1866. 32 tf
THE CHRONICLE AHD SEHTDTE1.
PUBLISHED Daily and Weekly in Augusta,
Ga., is the oldest newspaper in the State. Established
in 1794, it has ever since that time been
ane of the leading papers in the South, and it still
maintains its place in the front rank of Southern
Journals.
Ably edited and the chosen medium tnrougo
which the master minds of the 8tate address the
people, its value as a conservative political paper
is second to none, while its numerous and reliable
correspondents make it a first class NEWS AND
FAMILY JOURNAL.
TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION:
Daily, one Month, $ 1 00
" * Three Months, 2 60
" One Year, : 10 00
Weekly One Year... 3 00
" Six Months, 1 50
Subscriptions for the Chronicle and /Sentinel
received and forwarded at the Enquires Office.
August 15 16 * :"tf
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY.
r3E CHARLESTON MERCURY is now, as it
has ever bean, a true Carolina paper, In the
bands of Carolinians, and an exponent of the prevailing
sentiments of the people.
As an advertising medium it offers advantages
that cannot well be surpassed. Its circulation extends
throughout the whole South as well as
tlirough the Northern and Northwestern States,
md is rapidly and steadily increasing.
THE MERCURY contains all the latest political,
foreign, religious, and literary news, in a conic1
nsed ana attractive form, and will be found to
be all that it claims?a live Southern newspaper.
71SS~ Terms of Subscription for Daily, per annum,
$8.00: for Tri-Weekly, per annum, $4.00.
Conducted by
R. B. RHETT&BRO.
F. W. DAWSON, Assistant Editor.
March 28 48 .. tf
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
York District.
W. W. BOYCE,.
(Late of South Carolina,)
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, will practice in the Supreme
Court and Court of Claims. Office No.
281 G Street, Washington, D. C. / r
August 8 15 tf
FOR TAX-COLLECTOR.
mHE friends of JOHN M. 8HERtffiR, (of BuiL
lock's Creek) respectfully announce him as a
candidate for TAX-COLLECTOR, of York District,
at the next election.
August 16,1866. 17 12m*
Lewis M. Grist, vs. Seth W. Fowle <fe Co.?In the
Common Pleas.?Attachment.
WHEREAS, the Plaintiff did, on the 9th day
of February, 1867, file his declaration against
the Defendant, who, (as it is said) is absent from
and without the limits of this State, and has neither
wifo nor Attorney known within the limits of
the same, upon whom a copy of the said declaration
might do served. It ?s, therefore, ordered,
that the said Dofendant do appear and plead to the
Declaration filed against him, on or before the 3d
lay of March, which will be in the year of our
Lo rd, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight,
otherwise final and absolute judgment will be
given against him.
J. F. WALLACE, c. c. c. P. <fc o. 8.
Clerk's Office, York District, S. C.
March 7 46 lyq
THE CHARLESTON COURIER*
PUBLISHED by A. S. WILLINGTOff <fc CO.,
City Printers, NO 111 East-Bay, Charleston,
South Carolina.
Terms.?Daily, one year, $10; Daily, 6 months,
55; Daily, three months, $2 50; Tri-Weekly, one
year, $8; Tri-Weekly, six months, $4.
The Proprietor of the Enquirer is the Agent
of the "Courier" for Yorkville. He will take
pleasure in forwarding subscriptions. .
January 3 36 tf
PARISH AND LATIMORE,
Chester, S. C.
MANUFACTURERS and Dealers in NEW and
SECOND HAND FURNITURE, LookingQlass
Plates for Bureaus, Ac.
Constantly on hand COFFIN MATERIAL, of
the best quality. They are prepared to furnish
COFFINS at a few hours' notice. Cane-Seat Chairs
Re-Bottomed.
Shop and Ware-Room in the old Thespian
Hall, over Heyman's Store.
November a) 32 tf
THE HISTORY OF GREGG'S BRIGADE.
PRICE REDUCEH.
rj\HE History of a Brigade of South Carolinians,
I known first as GREGG'S, and silbsequently
as McGOWAN'S BRIGADE, by J.JF. J. Caldwell,
lately an officer of the 1st Regiment, S. C. V.
1 vol. 12mo., $1.00 in currency. A few copies for
tale at the "ENQUIRER" OFFICE.
June 27 9 tf
F. ELDER'S
IMPROVED
CLOTHBS washer.
Patented May 1807.
IT ia simple in its construction, datable and not
liable to get out of order: It will wash six shirts,
or that bulk of clothes, in five minutes, if properly
used according to directions.
We are manufacturing the above machines at
CHESTER, 8. C., where we will be pleased to All
all orders promptly ; and in all cases, if the Machine
does not give perfect satisfaction, we win
take it back and refund the money.
. . P. ELDER.
CERTIFICATES.
Yorkvillr, S. C., August 27,1807.
This will certify that we have examined and
tested the Wasmng Machines jriannfactoiad bv
Mr. Elder, of this State, and find that it is entitled
to all that lie claims for it
We can. therefore, recommend this Machine to
all who desire to economise time, labor and expense,
In the washing department.
T R. BRATTON,
WM. E. ROSE, '
J. BOLTON SMITH.
. JAS.F. HART. SOUTH
CAROLINA, Chester District, Hopewell
Church.?I hereby certify that one of F. Elder's
Improved Washing Machines has been used
by my family for nearly two mohtba, and that it
nnii irfn rtil r> n 1X7n ti A lis moslls
una V1YCII UlAHXO BDUBUKUUUt UUU AWO UIUI1W
equal to its claims. Itwashee thoroughly, (if the
directions are followed,) expeditiously, and without
injury to the clothes. ' lean safely recommend
Mr. Elder's Washing Machine to public patronage,
feeling assured any fomilywill be delighted
with its groat superiority over the old wash-tub
mode.
R. W. BRICE, Pastor Hopewell Church.
Mr. Eu>kb?Dear Sir : I procured one of the
"Doty Washing Machines''-more than a year ago,
and the springs having foiled I had it changed to
your Improved Patent, My fondly think it a decided
improvement, and recommend it as a saving
of labor and clothes,, and would not be without it.
J. A. REEDY, M. Dn Chester, & a .
Mb. Eldeb?Dear Sir: I have thoroughly tested,
during the past throe months, your valuable
Machine. I beg to state that my family is too well
pleased with its merits ever to part with it. I witness
its performance weekly, and I dm ftilly convinced
that it surpasses all others in cheapness,
durability, ease and simplicity. Kane better can
be found.
a. PITHER, Pub. "Chester StandardL"
Salisbury, K. C., August 16,1667.
I have tested F. Elder's Patent Clothes Washer,
and believe it to be all that he claims for it. I have
seen several other patents tried, hut believe this
to be the simplest, least liable to set out of repair,
and the best of any, and have ordered one.
- C. 8. BROWK Proprietor, Boyden House.
pa- State and District Rights for Sale.*tbn .
^ Mr. F. M. GALBRAlTH, of Yorkvffle,Is
my authorized '.gent. Any fomflr can havS the
pnviledge of (riving the machine a trial, by applying
to him. ' F. ELDER.
August!? 18 tf
PBUADKLPiflA T7HIVES81T7 :,
OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
fTVHE Philadelphia University of Medicine and
JL Surgery was organized in 1848, Chartered by
tile Legislature, February 26,1858. Name changed
by a legislative enactment to the Eclectic Medical
College of Philadelphia in 180ft, In 1868 it purchased
the Pennsylvania ; Medical Collage, established
in 1842, and the Philadelphia Medical College.
which had nreviouafv been merged into the
Pennsylvania Medical College. In 1664 it parchased
the Penn Medical University. The Trustees
of the separate schools united, petitioned, Mid
obtained a special act of the Legislature, conaoMdating
these institutions and changingtheir names
to that of the Philadelphia University of Medicine
and Surgery, if arch 15, 1665." All tfaesevgrloos
acts are published in the statutes of Pennsylvania.
The cost of the building and museum waa over
one hundred thousand dollars. It will be observed
that the University, as now organised, is the
legal representative of the four Medical Colleges
that it has absorbed. It is a liberal school of medicine,
confined to no dogma, nor attached to any
medical clique; bat embraces in its teachings everything
of valne to the protaaton. 1.1. >
Session*.?It has two rail sessions each year,
commencing on the 1st of October, and continuing
until the 1st of January aaits first session, and
from the 1st of January to the 1st of April as its
second; the two constituting one full course of
lectures. It has also a summer session, commencing
the 1st of April and continuing until August
for the preparatory branches, such as Latin, Greek,
Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Anatomy,
Physiology, etc.
Tickets^Tic&ets to the full course of lectures
120, or 160 for each session. For the summer or
preparatory course $25. Graduating fee $30. To
aid young men of moderate means, the University
has issued five hundredscholarships, which are sold
to first course students, for $75, and to second
course students and clergymen for $50. each constituting
the holder a lira member, with the perpetual
privileges of the lectures, and all the teachings
of tho school. The only additional fees are a
yearly dissecting and matriculating ticket, each of
which is $5.
The Advantages of Scholarships.?The student
a at- ~ n.ll ^
uviuiug b ouivuuuiy cou ouivf uiy uuuty m> aujr
time daring the year, attend as long as he chooses,
and re-enter the institution as frequently as desired.
'
It requires no previous reading or study to eater
the University on scholarships, nence, all private
tuition fees are saved.
Students, by holding scholarships, oan prosecute
other business a part of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present him-'
self at any time, and receive his degree as soon as
qualified.
In case a student should hold a scholarship and
not be able to attend lectures, it dan be transferred
to another, thus preventing any loss.'
Parents, guardians, or friends of students wishing
to purchase scholarships for them a year or
more before their attendance at the University,
can secure them by advancing one-half the price,
and paying the balance when the student enters.
Physicians and benevolent men can bestow mat
benefit upon poor yotmg men, by presenting them
a scholarship, and thus enabling them to obtain an
honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent physicians
and surgeons. The University has associated
with it a large hospital clinic, where every
form of medical and surgical disease is operated
on and treated in the presence of the class.
College Building.?The College building, located
In Ninth Street, south of Walnut, is the finest in
the city. Its front is collegiate got hie, and is adoroed
with embattlements and embrasures, presenting
a novel, bold and beautiful appearance.?
The facade is of brown stone, ornamented by two
towers, rising to the elevation of eightyfeet, and
crowned with an embattled parapet. The building
contains between fifty and sixty rooms, all
supplied with water, gas, and every other convenience
that modern improvement can contribute
to facilitate medical instruction. Only five hundred
scholarships will be issued, and as two hundred
and fifty are now sold, those who wish to secure
one shoold do so at once. Money can be remitted
by express, pr a draft or check sent on any
National Bank in the United States, when the
scholarship will be returned by mail, signed by
the President of the Board or Trustees, Jos. S.
Fisher, Esq., and the Dean of the Faculty, W.
Paine, M. D. All orders for scholarships or other
business of the University, should be addressed
to Professor W. Paine, M. v., Philadelpt. i, Pa.
JTEW BOOKS.
P^INE'S PRACTICE OP MEDICINE,
k NEW Work just issued by W. Paine, M. D.,
\ Profeesor of the Principle* and -Practice or
Mecliclne and Pathology In the Philadelphia University
of Medicine and Surgery: author of Paine'a
Practice of Surgery; a work on Obstetrics and Materia
Medica; author of New School Remedies;
an Epitome of Eberlia's Practice of Medicine; a
Review of Homoeopathy; a work on the History
of Medicine; Editor or University Medical and
Surgical Journal, (fee., dec. It is a royal octavo of
960 pages, and contains a full description of all dls
eases known in medicine and surgery, including
those of women and ohildren, together with their
pathology and treatment by all the new and improved
methods. Price $7 ; postage 50 cents.
Address the author, 933 Arch Street, Philadel- *
phl* Pa* also, a new work,
Entitled New School Medicines, which is the only
work ever published upon Materia Medics, embracing
all the Eclectic, Homoeopathic, and Botanic
remedies, with a full regular Materia Medics.?
Price $5; postage free.
Address as above.
UNIVERSITY JOURNAL
OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
4 SEMI-MONTHLY Journal of Medicine, Sur\
gery. Physiology, Hygiene, and General Lit
, ? a iviouiuu >uu me rtwpie.
The cheapest medical paper in the world, published
every two weeks, at the University Building,
Ninth Street, south of Walnut,
Single copies,. 9 1 00
. Five oopies to one address, 4 35
Ten 44 44 7 50
Fifteen 44 44 9 80
Twenty 44 44 - 10 00
The getter-up of the club shall have one copy
' srratis.
Address,
W. PAINE, M. D., Editor.
Philadelphia, Pa.
May 23 4 tf__
C. E. 13ETCHLER & CO.,
i WJ^ATCHMAKERS and MANUFACTURERS
. T ? of JEWELRY, Ac., Ac. On Main-street,
opposite Rose's Hotel, Yorlcville, S. C.
1 June 27 9 ly