Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, September 19, 1867, Image 4
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A CAB ADVENTURE.
There was five of us?-yes, five as happy
fellows as ever was let loose from college.?
It was ''vacation," and we conoluded to take
a trip to the Falls. We got aboard the cars
at N., and were soon traveling very rapidly
towards our destination. We had just seated
ourselves and prepared for a comfortable
smoke, when in came the conductor, and
wlio could it be but our old friend, Fred B.
After the oommon salutations had passed,
. Fred said he had some business for us to at
vena to.,
"(jut with it, old chum," said we, "anything
at all will be acceptable, so let us
have it."
"Well, boys," said he, "in the next car
there is as loving a pair as it was ever my
lot to see. They are going down to H. to
get married; and now if -you can have any
fun over it, just pitch in."
In a moment he was gone, and we set our
heads together to form a plan.
"I have it, boys," said Bill Steevers.?
"We must make the girl think that her lov
er is married"?
f*Thst'S it. Bill, that's it," said we, not
giving him time to finish the sentence.
"That he is a married man, and the father
of children," said Bill.
It devolved upon me to commence operations.
Accordingly I entered the car in
which we were informed the lovers were.
Sure enough, there they were. The girl
thinking, I suppose, that she must give her
lover all the seat, had taken a seat ou his
kne& and he, for the purpose of protecting
her, had thrown his arm around her waist;
and so they sat in real soft lovers' style.?
All tins I gathered at a glance. Stepping
up. to them, I said? ..
"Why, Jones, what in the deuce-are you
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The girl rose hastily and seated herself
on the seat. ,
"See here, stranger," said the fellow*
4'you ere a mite mistaken; my name ain't
. ^ Jones."
"Why Jones," said T, "you certainly
* haven't left your wife and children, and
tried to palm yourself off for a single man,
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"I tell yon my name ain't Jones; it's
Harper. It never was Jones?'tain't go
in tohe nuther."
I merely. Bhook my head and passed on
to another seat to see the rest of the fun.
Aboat the time the couple got to feeling
all right again, in came Elliot Gregg.?
Walking up to Harper, he accosted him
with?
"Why, Jones, you here ? How did you
leave your wife and babies ?"
' "Now see here, stranger, you ain't the
fust man that's called me Jones to-day, an'
I reckon I must look awfully like him, but
I ain't Jones, an' more'n that you musn't
call me Jones. I hain't got a wife nor habit-hither;
but this ere 4gal an' me is going
lo splice, and then you can talk about
my wife, and I wouldn't wonder but what,
in course of time, you might talk about babies,
too; but you musn't call me Jones!"
This retort brought forth vociferous
laughter from the spectators, and it also
brought blushes to the face of the girl that
"was goin' to be spliced."
.. "Ah, Jones," said Gregg, "you'll regret
this in the future. I pity your wife and
this poor girl."
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Jones, is it? and you've been fooling me,
hare you? Well, vre ain't spliced yet, and
I don t think we shall be, very soon," said
the girl, and her eyes flashed fire.
" 44Jane, Jane!" said Harper, "don't you
know I'm Bill Harper? Thar ain't a darned
drop of Jones blood in me, an' I'll prove
it."
At this moment, Jeff Jackson, Bill Steevers
and Jem Byers entered, and of course
their attention was called to Harper by his
loud talking. They stepped up to him, and
aidrr
"Why, Jones, what is all this fuss about ?"
This was more than Harper could stand
He leaped upon a seat.
"Now," said he, "my name is not Jones,
an' I can lick the fellow that says it is."
By this time we had got to H., and our
friend Fred came into the car and got Harper
to keep quiet. The girl that wouldn't
be "spliced" requested Fred to help her on
the train that was going back to S-, which
he did, and the notorious Jones, alias Harper,
followed her. We learned, afterwards,
that he proved himself to be Bill Harper
instead of Bill Jones, and he and his gal
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HOLD oTT DEVIL.
In the early days of the State of Indiana
the capital was Corydon, and the annual
session of the General Assembly usually
brought together as wild a set of mad wags
as could he found in the State, who had to
rely upon their own resources for amusement,
for there were then few theaters, concerts
or shows.
The lovers of mischief had established a
mock Masonic Lodge, into which they would
entice such as were a little green, and take
them through a variety of ridiculous ceremonies,
to the infinite amusement of the
crowd.
On one of these occasions, it being understood
that, a good-natured, athletic young
man, about half a simpleton, was to be initiated,
the room was crowded, Judge Grass
(it being a character in which he was peculiarly
happy) consenting to act the role of
the devil; and to make the services more
impressive, had put on a false face and a
large paper cap, surmounted with horns,
and with some chains in his hand, placed
himself behind a screen.
After taking the candidate through a variety
of ceremonies, he was brought to a
stand before the screen, and told that he
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committed during his whole life. The candidate
confessed some trivial offences, and
declared that he could recollect no more.?*
At t&is the Judge came out from his hiding
place, groaned and shook his chains. The
frightened candidate related some other
small matters, and declared he had disclosed
all the crimes he had ever committed. At
this the groans of the pretended devil became
furions, the chains rattled and he
. shook his horns in the face of the terrified
candidate, who, starting back in alarm cried
out,
"H-hold on M-m-uter D-d-devil if I
m-must t-t-teUyou, I d-d did k-k-kiaa Judge
&-gra?$' to-w-wife a c-c-couple oft-t-times /"
The -groaning ceased, and the devil disappeared.
"I hate to hear people talking hehind
one's back," as the robber said when
the constable was chasing him. and crying,
"Stop thief!" 6
JUfrifHltowtl ffepartment.
WHAT 18 "ONE HORSE POWER ???
The use of the term "horse power" is
very common; yet few, except good mechanics
and engineers, attach a definite
meaning to it, but regard it as indicating,
loosely, about the power which one horse
could exert. It is, however, when used in
the sense under consideration, as definite as
possible, and means the power required to
lift 38,000 pounds avoirdupois one foot high
in one minute.
A horse hitched to the end of a rope and
the rope over a pully one foot in diameter,
placed over a deep well, traveling at the
rate of about 2$ miles per hour, or 220 feet
per minute, will draw up 150 lbs. the same
distance he travels. The force, thus exer- :
ted is called, in mechanics, "horse power," i
it being an approximation to the average
amount of continuous power it is fair to
demand of a strong horse. If we multiply j
the weight raised (150 pounds) by the num- 1
ber of feet it was moved per minute (220) '
the product will be the number of pounds
I which the same power would raise one foot
1 high in the same length of time (33,000
pounds). 1
The dynamometer is an instrument ;
made for measuring power, particularly
that exerted in drawing. Those used for ]
testing the draft of agricultural implements '
' are simply very strong spring-balances, or
spring steelyards, graduated to indicate '
the power required to raise any weight, 1
within reasonable limit, at the rate of 2?
miles per hour. When we apply the dy- '
namometer in ascertaining the draught of J
machines, if the index indicates 150 pounds, >
it is shown that the horse is required to '
draw just as hard as he would do if raising i
150 pounds out of well with a rope over a '
pulley one foot in diameter," at the rate of 1
2 J miles per hour, and so for other weights. ]
The velocity at which a team moves is to }
be cdnsidered, as well as the weight to be 1
raised, or the load to be drawn. If the <
horse travels faster than 2? miles per hour, 1
while raising 150 pounds out of a well, he 1
exerts more than one-horse power. If he 1
walks slower than this he does not exert a <
force equal to one-horse power. <
In ascertaining the draught of a plough i
or mower and reaper, by drawing faster
than 2| miles per hour, the dynamometer _
would indicate more than the correct
draught; and by driving slower, the draught y
would appear to be less than it really is.? t
In testing the draft of machines a team
should always move at the rate of 2| miles
per hour, or 220 feet per minute, which is {
the universally accepted rate with reference
to which dynamometers are graduated, and
on on air nno fn wTiioIi t.n Rnr*rnYimn.t.p in I
driving with almost any hind of team.
A SPECIFIC FOR HYDROPHOBIA.
Counsellor Lewchin, a popular writer on
agricultural subjects in Russia, has made
known what he affirms to be a specific for
hydrophobia. The specific was originally
furnished him by an old soldier, who assured
the Counseller that he had often cured
both men and animals who had been bitten
by mad dogs. An opportunity subsequently
occurred to put the alledged specific to
the test, and it seems to have been successful.
One of the hunting dogs belonging to
the Counsellor's brother ran mad and bit a
huntsman. The usual appliances were resorted
to for the purpose of preventing the
spread of the poison, but after some weeks all
the symptoms of hydrophobia manifested
themselves, and they had to secure the patient
with many precautions. As there was
no medicine to be had in the neighborhood,
the Counsellor suggested that the oltl soldier's
specific should be tried. Two doses
of tire remedy were given, one at night and
the other in the morning, when the symptom^
abated, and the idan had no further
attacks of delirium or of hydrophobia. At
the end of a few days he was pefectly cured,
and although eighteen years have sinCe
elapsed, he has had no return of the malady.
The soldier said he obtained the recipe
from a peasant of Archangel. The
specific which is thus recommended consists
simply of the root of the water plantain,
"alisma plantaga," gathered in August,
and dried and reduced to a powder. The j
mode ol administering it is to simply spread (
the powder on a piece of bread and butter, (
and give it to the patient in small quantifies
at the intervals already mentioned. j
FARMING MULES. (
The mule is most emphatically a domes- ^
tic animal. His eye shows docility, and his
general appearance harmonizes. And this '
must be addressed by the trainer. He !
must treat the mule as a docile, intelligent
animal. He can then lead him into tractability
with ease ; and he will becom.e the !
patient beast of burden, which we so often 1
see him, doing more service than any other 1
animal. It is an easy matter to form an 1
attachment for a mule?and he appreciates
it at once, and serves you accordingly.?
But beware of the opposite propensity.?
He has a fund of stubbornness in him, that (
will, if excited, seemingly change his na- 1
ture. And just the reverse of what is want- (
ed of him will be the result. This he gets
from his father, who is the by-word for ,
stubbornness. Between these two extremes
of disposition, the trainer of mules must ,
take his stand, and never let the willful ,
take the place of the gentle. Mild treatment,
even affectionate, will win a mule.?
That is the secret. The principle of anything
must be understood?and we must
work from that?if we wish success. The
nnnlities of the mule must: hp understood.
and then judiciously treated. An irritable
person is not the fit person to train a mule.
He is pretty sure to spoil it.
Signs of Rain.?Just before rain, flowers
smell stronger and sweeter, because the
vapors of the air prevent the scented particles
of their perfume fro ascending, as they
would in drier atmosphere. Instead of rising
above the earth, .the odor is disseminated
by the moisture. Because the plants
are stronger in fragrance just before a fall
of rain, we see horses stretch out their
necks and sniff the air in a peculiar manner.
Animals are more observing than man, and
nature speaks to them in a silent manner.
They thus are able to prognosticate the
coming storm with unerring certainty, while
man often stands bewildered and lost in
doubt.
If sheep are kept in the same lot
with cows or fat cattle, no dog will disturb
them. As soon as the dogs approach the
sheep, they run to the cattle, who drives off
the dogs. A farmer for thirty years, by
adopting this plan, never lost a sheep by
dogs, although in the same night the same
dogs killed sheep in the "farms North and
South of him.
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GOSSIPING.
The Wabash (Minnesota) Herald gives
the following sensible advice to gossipers
and tale-bearers:
Stop it! Stop talking abont your neighbors,
every one of yon, tod get up a series
of festivities of some kind, or turn your attention
to something else that will dispose
of the idle hours that Satan is suppose to
monopolize. There can be but little enjoyment
in this everlasting abuse of each oth- :
er, and it amounts to nothing except the
ruining the reputation of some innocent
persons now and then, which, although it /
may be considerable, is poor compensation i
for the energy displayed. Don't you see,
if there was any merit in this gossip busi- i
ess, that those who are the most zealous
would deserve the most credit, and you all I
know that these "common carriers" are )
generally despised. Who ever knew on e of
these vendors, that stands ready sponsor to 1
every knock-kneed bantling that Madam I
Rumor brings forth, to have any friends, or
get anything but curses for her pains ?? '
When you have deposited the filth that you i
have been enabled to collect, and are gone,
your confidant turns round and tattoos you i
with bad names, and indulges in unkind suspicions
about you, tiiat are but poor pay i
for all you have sacrificed to become a gobetween.
You neglect your duties at home; f
lose your self-respect; become a speaking,
social spy; lay yourself liable to suspicions
that our modest pen leaves you to imagine,
md then get nothing but metaphorical
kicks from all good people. Better stop it, f
md take stock in this new woman suffrage >
business; circulate petitions, call meetings, i
ind get up an excitement; wear bloomers 1
md write poetry, or dispose of your super- c
ibundant cussedness in some way that will i
pay, better than gossiping. And you that
ire not quite so far gone, stop where you r
ire, and if you have more leisure than you
;an dispose of then get some rational amuse- t
nent?sing, dance, play whist, skate or do o
my thing else sensible, but don't gossip, and c
'or your own sakes, when one of those social t
lirt-gathers calls to empty her scavenger
;art at your feet, send down "not at home" s
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An Incident of Gesler Sickle's Reign. ?
?We have beea told of an incident that ocsurred
some days since in Charleston, and ^
vhich, as illustrative of the condition of
hings under Satrap Sickles, is deserving of
)ublication. The satrap had -taken a seat
n one of the street cars which contained ^
tmong its passengers a number of ladies,
md bent on enjoying himself without refirence
to the annoyance of others, and in j
ltter defiance of the rules, commenced smo- ^
ring a cigar. The conductor knowing the
sharacter of the man with whom he had to J
leal, but still determined to perform his s
luty, notified him that smoking in the cars k
vas a violation of the rules. "What did j,
fou observe?" said the satrap. "I merely
lesired to inform you," said the man in the ?
dandest manner possible, "that passengers
ire not allowed to smoke in the cars. It is ^
jontrary to the rules." "Ah, indeed," redied
the satrap, taking out his watch with (
he utmost nonchalance. "Indeed ! Then \
lou shall consider the rules suspended for j:
he next half hour." And so they were t
suspended, for there is no power, no au- f
;hority in the South to set aside the fiat of u
;he military bully and tyrant who now reigns c
supreme over the noble Commonwealth once s
epresented by such men as Calhoun and c
Hayne.?National Intelligencer. c
Strength of the Beetle.?This insect J
las just astonished me by it's vast strength j.
)f body. Every one who has taken the
jommon beetle in his hands knows that his
imbs, if not remarkable for agility, are,g
rery powerful; but I was not prepared for t
so Samsonian a feat as that I have just r
witnessed. When the insect was brought f
;o me, having no box immediately at hand, j
[ was at a lost where to put it till I could r
rill it; but a quart bottle full of milk be- ^
ng on the table, I placed the beetle for the j
present under that, the hollow at the hot- g
torn allowing him room to stand upright.
Presentlv the hetfcle becan to move slowlv
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md glide along the smooth table, propelled
by the muscular power of the imprisoned
insect, and continued for some time to
perambulate the surface, to the astonishment
of all who witnessed it. The weight
of the bottle and contents could not have
been less than three pounds and a half,
while that of the beetle was about half an
ounce, so that it really moved a weight of
one hundred and twelve time its own. A
better notion than figures can convey will
be obtained of this fact by supposing a lad
of fifteen to be imprisoned under the great
bell of St. "Paul's which weighs 12,000
pounds, and to move it to. and fro upon a
3mooth pavement, by pushing within.
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the prince of walks a xjsau'utaljsn.? i
Among the late items of netes from England
is the announcement that the Prince I
of Wales has taken the temperance pledge. <
The fact of a young man foregoing, of his <
own free will, the pleasures of the bottle, |
which poetry, song and false sentiment have., f
and breaking up the seductive associations 1
thrown around them, is worthy, at any time, 1
of commendation and praise. Every case :
of this kind is good in itself; is good also i
as serving for an example and encourage - )
ment to others to do the like, and thus, the <
process of imitation going on, pure and salu- t
tary, is gradually substituted for a polluted 1
and noxious moral atmosphere. But when t
a prince royal and heir apparent to the 1
throne take such a bold and decided step ]
in favor of temperance, he will soon be fol- <
lowed by large numbers of the aristocratic,
the fashionable and the wealthy, who would
have held back or ridiculed a similar proceeding
by a less distinguished personage. J
Speak Gently.?When a boy of four- i
teen, following a plow drawn by oxen, our i
father said the first day of work: "Let U3 i
see who can talk the lowest to Buck and <
Bright: it isn't the sound that makes the ]
team go, but the understanding that springs ]
up between driver and team." The thing <
was new to our ears. We had always heard i
the "Woa haw Buck," or the "Woa haw <
Bright," given in tones of bawling only, <
and had grown to the belief that bawling <
was the only way of driving. But a little f
experience on the low keys showed that an 1
ox, dumb and slow as some call him, had <
not only a show of intellect, but also of the :
proprieties of his position. Buck and Bright ]
answered as well to a few words quietly spo- 1
ken as to the many vociferated.?Selected.
lady, playfully condemning the i
wearing of whiskers and moustache, decl^r- '
ed: "It is one of the fashions I invariably :
set my face against." i
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HOW LONG WILL IT DO TO WAITt
The following story is taken from an admirable
work just published by the American
Tract Society, entitled "Records of
S. V. S. Wilder":
Dr. Nettleton had come from the evening
service, in some country town, to his
home for the night. The good lady of the
house, rather an elderly person, after bustling
about to provide her guest with refreshment,
said, directly before her daughter,
who was in the room; "Dr. Nettleton,
I do wish you would talk to Caroline. She
don't care nothing about going to meeting,
uor about the salvation of' her soul. I've
talked and talked, and got our minister to
talk, but it don't seem to do any good. I
wish you would talk to her, Dr. Nettleton."
Saying which she soon went out of the
room.
Dr. Nettleton continued quietly taking
his repast, when he quietly turned round
to the young girl and said:
"Now, just tell me, Miss Caroline, don't
they bother you amazingly about this
thing?" . .
She, taken with surprise at an address
30 unexpected, answered 8t once: j
"Yes, sir, they do; they keep talking to i
ne all the time, till I am sick of it."
"So I thought," said Dr. N. "Let's ,
lee?how old are you?" ;
"jjiignteen, sir.
"Good health?"
"Yes, sir.
"The fact is," said Dr. N., "religion is a
;ood thing in itself; but the idea of all the
vhile troubling a young creature like you
nth it, and you in good health, you say!
Religion is a good thing. It will hardly
lo to die without it. I wonder how long it
rill do for you to wait!"
"That's just what I've been thinking
uyself," said Caroline.
"Well," said Dr. N.; Suppose you say
ill you are fifty. No, that won't da; 1
attended the funeral the other day of a laly
fifteen years younger than that. Thiry
? How will that do ?"
"I'm not sure it would do to wait quite
o long," said Caroline.
"No, I do not think so, either; somehing
might happen. See now, twenty- 1
ive : or even twenty, if we could he sure
re would live so long. A year from now;
low would that do ?"
"I don't know, sir."
"Neither do I. The fact is, my dear
roung lady, the more I think of it, and of
low many young people, as well apparently
,s you are, die suddenly, I am afraid to
>ut it off a moment longer. Besides, the
Bible says, "Now is the accepted time."?
Ve must take this time. What shall we
lo ? Had we not better kneel right down
iere and ask God for mercy "through his
Son Jesus Christ?"
The yonng lady, perfectly overcome by j
ler feelings, knelt on the spot. In a day I
r two, she by grace came out rejoicing in
Lope, finding she. had far from lost all enoyment
in. this life.
The Railway Switch Tender and his 1
3hild.?Oh! the value, the inestimable
alue to youth, of a prompt obedience to
>arental commands ! An anecdote strir
;ingly illustrative of this, as well as setting
ortn Christian heroism of an exalted charicter,
has recently occurred in Prussia. On
>ne of the railroads in that country, a
witch tender was just taking his place, in
>rder to turn a coming train then in sight,
>n to a different track, to prevent a collis- ]
on with a train approaching in a contrary
lirection. Just at this moment, on turning
lis head, he discerned his little son playing
?n the track of the advancing engine.?
iVhat could he do ? Thought was quick at
uch a moment of peril! He might spring
o his child and rescue him, but he coula
lot do this and turn the switch in time, and
or want of that, hundreds of lives might be
ost. Although in sore trouble, he could
lot neglect his greater duty, but exclaiming
vith a loud voice to his son, "Lie down,"
le laid hold of the switch, and saw the train
lafely turned on its proper track. His boy,
iccustomed to obedience, did as his father
jommanded him, and the fearful heavy
;rain thundered over him. Little did the '
jassengers dream, as they found themselves i
quietly resting on that turnout, what ter- <
ible anguish their approach had that day ]
jaused to one noble heart. The father <
ushed forward to where his boy lay, fear- :
:ul lest he should find only a mangled corpse, ]
)ut, to his great joy and thankful gratitude,
le found him alive and unharmed. Prompt
jbedience had saved him. Had he paused
;o argue, to reason whether it were best?
leath and fearful mutillation of body, would
afive resulted. The circumstances connected
with this event were made known to the
King of Prussia, who the next day sent for
;he man and presented him with a medal of
tionor for his heroism.
Dear reader, couldst thou have done as
this switch tender did ? Consider. Thy
larling?the delight of thine eyes, the joy
)f thy heart, about to be crushed and mangled
by that coming train, and thou couldst
iave him by neglecting the switch ! The
nomentary contest in the bosom of this noble
man must have been intensely agonising.
We can all rejoice with him when he
found his obedient child uninjured by the
nighty hurricane of power that had whirl- "
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jider, could we have done as he did ? And
then another question may well claim the
serious thoughtfulness of parents. Have we .
brought up our children in such habits of i
prompt, unhesitating obedience, as charac- (
terized by his little boy ?
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Eighteen Things in which Young Peo- '
ple Render Themselves very Impolite, j
?Reading when others are talking. Cutting
finger-nails in company. Leaving
meeting before it is closed. Whispering in
meeting. Gazing at strangers. Leaving a
stranger without a seat. A want of reverence
for a superior. Reading aloud in company
without being asked. Receiving a
present without some manifestation of gratitude.
Making yourself the topic of conversation.
Laughing at the mistakes of others.
Joking others in company. Correcting old3er
persons than yourself?especially parents.
Commencing to eat as soon as you
3it down to the table. Commence talking
before others are through. Answering
questions when put to others. And not
listening to what one is saying in company,
unless you desire to show contempt
for the speaker. - '
Christian Courtesy.?The love and admiration
which that truly brave and loving
man, Sidney Smith, won from every one,
rich and poor, with whom he came in contact,
seems to me to have arisen from the
fact that, without perhaps having any conscious
intention, he treated rich and poor,
his own servants and the noblemen his
guests, alike, and alike courteously, considerately,
cheerfully, affectionately ; so leaving
a blessing, and reaping a blessing
wheresoever he went.?Charles Ktngsley.
She fotMle (?uqttitet.
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THE GEORGIA FARMER. i
rw^HE GEORGIA FARMER is the title of o
X quarto scmi-monuuy journal, mo nrsi number
ol which will be issued in the city of Atlanta,
in the Fifteenth day of September,. 1867. The
FARMER will bo published regularly thereafter
>n the First and Fifteenth of each month, and will
contain thirty-six columns of matter, devoted to
A-griculture, including the Field, the Orchard, the
Vineyard and the Garden. The publisher of THE
FARMER will not neglect the Mechanical, Indus- 1
trial and Mineral resources of the State, and will,
therefore, devote a portion of the journal to their
interest and development.
Having secured tue services of a competent corps
Df contributors, the publisher feels confident that
THE GEORGIA FARMER will equal if it does
not excel, in point of real merit, similar publications
in the country. He therefore appeals to a
generous and discriminating public, to extend to
the enterprise a patronage commensurate with its
merits and the great and paramount cause which it
tias espoused.
To the end that THE FARMER may prove aLike
acceptable and of benefit to its patrons and
friends, the publisher earnestly solicits contributions
upon practical and experimental Field Labor;
the use of Fertilizers?the quality and quantity
used?the condition of the soil betose its application,
and the increased production, eto. Also,
upon the subject of the Orchard?the varieties of
fruits best adapted to our climate etc.; and especially
solicits contributions upon the subject of
Vineyards?the most suitable varieties of grapes
for our climate, soil, mode of culture, etc. The
department devoted to the Garden will be turned
werto the ladies, whose fine taste, good sense and {
tiigh appreciation of the wonderful works of Nature
as exemplified in all its floral gifts, is a guarantee
that nothing will be wanting to render it a
valuable feature.
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what they can in procuring subscribers. Remittances
need not be made until the receipt of the
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All lfttf?r<i muyt ho undressed to
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Atlanta, Georgia. ;
September 12 20 tf
THE BEST TONIC IN USE. |
MANUFACTURED BY
J3r. C. F. Panknin,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
January 24 39 ly*
C. D. MELTON. J. F. HART. SAM'L W. MELTON.
MELTON, HART & MELTON",
Attorneys at law, Yorkviiie, s. c. or-1
flee one door above the York Drug Store.
Will practice in the United States and State
Courts. Applications for the benefit of the Bankrupt
Act, promptly attended to. '
*
CONFEDERATE MONEY.
mHE following- table shows the price of gold lbr
X Confederate currency in Augusta, Ga., at various
times from the breaking oat to the dose of
the war. The record was kept by a broker long
doing business in that city:
1861. Gold Premium. For fl in Gold. 1
January 1 6 December 16,.: $ 21 00 J
July 1 10 1864. . o
October 1 12 January 1 $ 21 00 1;
October 15 16 January 16 20 00
December 1 20 February 1 20 00 C
December 16 - 30 February 16~.... 21 00
1862. . March 1 26 Oo c
January 1 20 Marchl5............ 20 0o t
January 15.... 20 April 1 19 Oo
February 1... 25 April 15............. 21 On
February 15 40 May 1 20 TO
March 1 60 May 16 - 18 00
March 15 60 Junelto July 15 18 00
April 1 75 July 15 to Aug. 15 20 00 fc
April 16 85 August 15 22 TO A
May 1 90 September 1 20 50 t
May 15 95 September 15 22 00
June 1 95 October 1..; 27 00 a
For $1 in Gold. October 15......... 25 05 p
Jane 15... .$ 2 00 November 1 26 00
August 1 2 20 November IS.: 28 00
September 1 2 50 December 1 82 00
November 1 3 00 December 15 85 00
1863. *' December 81...... 50 00
February 1 3 10 1866.
March 1 3 25 January 1 60 00 ?
March 16 5 00 January 15. 05 00 d
May 15 6 00 February 1 50 00 b
Jnne 1 6 60 February 15 46 00 h
June 15 7 50 March 1. 65 00 ?
July 1 8 00 March 15 67 00 d
July 15 10 00 April 1.... 70 00 o
August 1 14 00 April 15...... 80 00 i
August 15 15 TO April 20............. 100 00 a
September 1 14 00 April 26 900 00 ?
September 15 14 00 April 27 300 00 n
October 1 13 00 April 28?...:....... 500 00
October 15 12 50 April 29............. 880 00
November 1 13 00 April 80 1,000 00
November 15 15 50 May 1 .*....1,200 00 V
December 1 20 00 s
?Which was the last actual sales of Confederate y
notes.. e
A
VALUE OF COHFEDEBATB CUHBEHCY.
ANNEXEDiflatable8howing the value of "Confederate
currrency" in United States currency
for tho last four years?deputed from the average e
monthlyratesofthe respective currencies, in gold, &
at New York, Richmond and Augusts, P
As the rate of stamp duty upon documents ere- n
cuted during, the late war Is based upon the value v
of the consideration in United States currency, this ?
table will be found very convenient in fixing that ?
value.
table showing the relative value op "oonfeperate"
andp.8. currency fob four years.
' '
month. 1862. 1868. 1864. 1966. ?
\ = ? J
Value in Value in Value in Valuein
A fnr Con.cur-jCon.cur- Con.cur-Concur nonTof
| cur'cy. cur'cy. cur'cy. cur'cy. ^
January..... 92.00 flSAO 928.90 p
February..: 2.19 18.79 25.20 n
March 2.98 14.157 84.90
April 8.23 12^3 *
Mlay ? 8.87 10.66
June.. 4.85 8.12 ......... c
July.... 6.89 7.79 ......... _
August 10.53 8.85 ......... '1
September- |2.19 9.71 10.66 A
October 1.95 9.70 12.80 ?
November.. 2.29 " 9.90 12.55 ......... 5
December... 2.28 12.60 18.26 - Jj
To ascertain the value of a given amount of Con- 11
federate currency, divide the number of dollars by 1<
the figures in the column opposite the date sought I
for, and the quotient will be the amount in United el
States currency. fc
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November29.1866. 32 tf. .. r
THE CHBOHICLE AHD SEHTUTEL.' *
SUBLISHED Daily and Weekly in Augusta, J]
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Journals.
Ably edited and the-chosen medium through h
which the master minds of the State address tne y
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TIE CHARLESTON MERCURY is now, as H ?
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vailing sentiments of the people. })
As an advertising medium it offers advantages b
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March 28 48 tf tc
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, S
York District. 81
Lewis M. Grist, vs. Seth W. Fowle A Co."?In the
Common Pleas.?Attachment. j
WHEREAS, the Plaintiff did, on the 9th day J
of February, 1867, file his declaration against
the Defendant, who, (as it is said) is absent from a
and without the limits of this State, and has nei- 3
ther wife nor Attorney known within the limits of
the same, upon whom a copy of the said declare- g
tion might oe served. It is, therefore, ordered, p
that the said Defendant do appear and plead to the p
Declaration filed against him, on or before the 3d v.
day of March, which will be in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight,
otherwise final and absolute judgment will be
given against him.
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MANUFACTURERS and Dealers in NEW and
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Constantly on hand COFFIN MATERIAL, ol P
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THE HISTORY OF GREGG'S BRIGADE. c
PRICE REDUCED. t
rIE History of a Brigade of South Carolinians, ei
known first as GREGG'S, and subsequently
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W.W.BOYCE, V
(Late of South Carolina*)
A TTORNEY-AT-LAW, willprectioein theSu- g
J\_ preme Court and Court of Claims. Offloe No.
281 G Street, Washington, D. C.
August 8 15 tf
FOR TAX-COLliECTOR* TIE
friends of JOHN M. SHEERER, (of Bullock's
Creek) respectfully announce him Ui 1
candidate for TAX-COLLECTOR, of York Dis- 1
trict, at the next election. ? : 0
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We can, therefore, recommend this Machine to
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nd the springs having ftUfidX had it changed tb
our Improved Patent My ftimily think it a doIded
improvement, sndraooihinaBditaaaaavijDg
f labor and clothes, and would sot ber without It.
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I have tested F. Elder's Patent Clothes
nd belleye it to be all thkt he claims for It. I have
sen several other patents tried, but believe this ?
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ud the best of any, and have ordered one.
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)F >rKDICINE ;lND8UKGEBYV
y ^ aha^iajiv e o^txmin t to^tbe Eclen^e ij[ed?d
)0h of the separate
btalned a special act of the Leg^nHfe ooaBi^>
sting these institutionsand changi, usmea
nd Surgery, March 15^066, Ail thwe various
eta are published in thee8UVw9fllIjruiylvania.
lie cost of the building and ndHKp^frvf^er
ne hundred thousand dollars.itTnu oeobeerv^bat
the University ,jlb
itoe^oenflned'
omwencing oh the 1st of October, and c<mltt?^'
Hg ft ntf 1 thft^ithf linniiy ? pi putaadnlilf"
rom the ^lst of^Januar^to the 1st ofApril **&r
acturea. It has afeo a rammer '
II Iiiim
ourse students and clergymeluMfor $50, eschwSidtuting
the holder a lite m ember, with the p3retual
privileges of the lectures, and nli thn trnnhi f
igs of the^w^P^n^^^Hoi^jfees areji
me during the jeer, attend as long as hechoosea
ad re-enter the institution as frequently as dered.
It requires no previous resdtogor'study to enter
ie University on soholswhlpe, henoe, ell private
xition fees are saved.
fltndAnifl. brbol/iln whntantiinai /von wwmum4iI?
ther business a part of the '
The candidate for graduation can present him-i v
jlf at any time, and rei*$e4ijs degrees* soon as
aalified. .
In case a student should hold a scholarship and
ot be^ableto attond lectures, itamb^transferred ig
to purchase scholarships for them a year or
lore before their attendance at the University,
in secure them by advancing otto-half the mice,
ad paying the balance Hrhen the sfadent enters,
hyakoana and benevolent mendua bestow great
enefit upon poor young men, by presenting them,
scholarship, and thus enabling them to obtain an
onoimbleprofession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent phy- . .
dans and surgeons. The University has assolated
with It a large hospital clinic; where every
>rm of medical and surgical disease Is operated
a and treated in the preeeneeof the class.
College Building.?'The College building, located
i Ninth Street, south of Walnut, Is the finest in
ie city. Its front is collegiate gothie; end is aomed
with embattlemento and embrasures, ?re-,
rating a novel, bold and beautiful appearance;?
he facade is of brown stone, ornamented by two
iwere, rising to the elevation of eightyfeet, and
owned with an ombAttted parapet. The bnlldig
contains between fifty and elxty rooms, all
applied with water, gas, and every other obnvalence
that modern improvement can contribute
i facilitate medical instruction. Only five Iranred
scholarships will be issued, and as two htm*
red and fifty are now sold, those who wish tossire
one should do so at once. Money can be refitted
by express, or a draft or check sent on any
'ationSl Bank In the United States, when the
-holarship will be returndi by mail, signed bjr
ie President of the Board or Trustees, Jos. s.
Lsher, Esq., and the Dean of the Faculty, W.
aine, M. D. All orders for scholarships or other
airiness of the University, should be addressed
> Professor W. Paine, M. D., Philadelphia,Pn, k
NEW BOOKS. J
PAD.TE S r.RACnCE Of MEDICO??.
i Professor of Ihe M^^ea'imd Pii
fedicine and-?athology in the Philadelphia Unf*
ersity of Medicine ana Surgery ; author of Paints
ractice of Surgery; a work on Obstetrics and. Madia
Medica; author of New School Remedies ;
a Epitome of Eberlie'a Practice of Medicine; a
ieview of Homoeopathy ;a work on the History '
r Medicine; Editor or university Medical apd
urgical Journal, Ac., Ac. It Is 'a royal octavb'bf *
SO pages, and contains a full description ofsHths1868
known in medicine and surgery, tepliyiMg
lose of women and children, together with their
athologyand treatment.bv afl &e MBWirKiltrtS
rovea meinoas. - raceyr; postage go cents, 'vAddress
the author, 933 Arch Street, PhOadelhia,
Pa. ' "
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utitled New School Medicine?, which la the only
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all the Eclectic. andBoUA:
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