Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 05, 1867, Image 4
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GOOD CUSTOMER.
A few days since, a dignified person, with
the bearing and general appearance of a
country merchant, stepped into a wholesale
store in the city of Norwich, Connecticut,
and in a bland tone and insinuating manner,
inquired of the proprietor if he sold
gin by the barrel?at what price, and if it
was a good article. He4'would like to see
a sample."
Proprietor drew a large sized tumbler
nearly full. Country merchant tasted.
" Ah !" said he, as he smacked his lips
with a just suspicion of light, "that's good
gin. What can you let me have a barrel of
that for ?"
Proprietor named the price.
"Remarkable good gin," said he, taking
another sip. "That reminds me of some
gin I bought in 1863," and he went on with
a long story about that particular gin, stopping
occasionally to try the sample, until
it was all gone but a swallow. The story
finished, he tossed off the balance of it, and
remarked that he liked the gin, and would
come in and leave ins order alter maKing a
few purchases elsewhere, and left the store.
An hour afterwords, while the proprietor
was waiting upon some customers, the ginbuyer
returned, and this time tackled one
of the clerks with :
"I have got to buy some gin to-day and
if you have a first-rate article I should like
to see a sample of it."
Another large sized tumbler full was
forthcoming, and the old fellow tasted of it.
Then he smacked his lips, inquired the
price, and took another sip. Then he re
marked that it was very cold weather and
took a good swkllow. Then he commenced
on the gin, and indulged in a few reflections
upon how much more gin cost now than it
did in 1838. He kept on talking and he
kept on drinking, and the clerk kept on
waiting to consummate the trade. He was
such a dignified man, and was so evidently
a good judge of, as well as a large dealer
in gin, that the clerk was not disposed to
hurry him. But as he was about taking
down the last swallow, the proprietor came
round. The suspicion dawned on him that
the country merchant was a better drinker
than buyer. Stepping up to him, he thundered
out:
"Look here. sir. do vou want to buy any
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gin ?"
The old fellow's dignity melted in an instant.
Putting hiahand in his overcoat he
drew out a pint bottle, and in the meekest
and mildest voice imaginable replied:
"Yes, a half pint in this bottle."
an apology.
When John Clark (Lord Eldon) was at
the bar he was remarkable for the sang
froid with which he treated the Judges.
On one occasion, a junior counsel, on hearing
their Lordships give judgment against
his client, exclaimed that "he has surprised
at such a decision!" This was construed
into contempt of Court, and he was ordered
to attend at the bar next morning. . Fearful
of the consequences, he consulted his
friend John Clark, who told him to be perfectly
at ease, for he would apologise for
him in a way that would avert any unpleas
ant result. Accordingly, when the name
of the delinquent was called, John arose
and coolly addressed the assembled tribunal
: "I am very sorry, my Lords, that
my young friend has so far forgot himself
as to treat your honorable bench with disrespect
; he is extremely penitent, and you
will kindly ascribe his unintentional insult
to his ignorance. You must see at once
that it did originate in that. He said he
was surprised at the decision of your Lordships
! Now if he had not been very ignorant
of what takes place in this Court every
day?had he known you but half so long as
I have done, he would not be surprised at
any thing you did !"
Couldn't Help It.?In a certain town
on the Penobscot river, lived two worthy
men?neighbors and friends; bat they could
never agree on political questions. In dispute
one day one of the disputants lost
temper and called the other a "liar," "fool,"
"knave," and so on. This was his weakness.
He easily lost self-control; then was
very abusive ; and then repented. On the
occasion referred to, he was so chagrined
at the exhibition he had made in a passion,
that he soon called upon his neighbor, penitent,
purposing an apology. We give, in
substance, the apology:
"I am ashamed of myself for being so abusive
in my talk to you. To think I should
call a neighbor and friend a'liar,' 'fool' and
'knave.' I am sorry; and I have come to
apologize. Forgive me. I know not why
it is, that in my talk with you I lose my
temper. But the fact is, you always talk
so much like a?jackass, I can't help it!"
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Old Squire W. relates the following
as an actual occurrence : *
"One night, boys, I had a strange dream.
I felt I was going to heaven. A long ladder,
like Jacob's, reached from the ground
to the good place, and it was on this ladder
I went up. When I reached the top, I
found a space of seven or eight feet intervening
between the last round and the celestial
gate. I could see within, and catch
glimpses of the fine things inside. Peter
stood at the entrance. He leaned, reached
out his hand, and told me to jump. I did
jump and got one ot the nardcst tans you ever
heard of?for I found myself sprawling on
the floor, having jumped out of bed while I
was trying to jump into heaven."
An Economical Bridegroom.?A colored
citizen of Indianapolis appeared at the
office of the county clerk and asked for a
marriage license, at the same time inquiring
the price of the document and the additional
charge for tying the nuptial knot. He
was informed that the entire bill would be
$1 40, at which he demurred, saying that he
had promised the "woman" to go ?1 on it,
but she'd have to pay the other 40 cents.
He left without the license, to see if his in- :
tended bride would f'go" the change. That
is reducing the wedding business down to a
moderately fine point.
g@a> The Concord, New Hampshire, peo- <
pie have talked much of nominating the editor
of the Monitor newspaper for Mayor j
of the city, but be declines, saying: i
"Cruel and unnecessary punishment is i
forbidden by the laws of New Hampshire. i
After a rigid self-examination of my past
life, I am totally unable to find among my
numerous transgressions any sin, of com- 1
mission or omission, of sufficient magnitude '
to merit the infliction of such a punishment {
upon me by fellow citizens."
jggf* What herbs are most desirable in hot j
weather ? Sub-urbs. i
JlgtWHltawl grjrattmrtit.
THE FARM AS A HOME.
There is one feeling about the ownership
of land, especeially of a farm, which gives
us a great deal of pleasure and confidence.
It is not merely a pride of owning so many
acres of land, or. possessing a certain number
of cattle and horses, but the fact that
we own a home and it is ours to enjoy and
possess, to improve and cultivate, and at
last to hand down as an inheritance to our
children. This is one of the great heartpleasures
of most farmers; and although
they may not give expression to it, it is ever
uppermost in their thoughts.
How dear to thousands of hearts are the
old "farm homesteads," to be found in all
portions of our country. They are hallowed,
perhaps, as our birth-places; as the
spots where we passed our boyhood, or girlI
hood; the fields, the orchards, the brooks,
are all identified with the treasures of earlv
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life. And those pleasures were the sweetest
we ever enjoyed. Alas! and we shall
never witness their return, nor any joys or
pleasures that will be half as dear as dear
to us. There is the old farm house! It
may beunpainted, unsightly in architecture,
its appearance neglected, and perhaps it is
in the possession of strangers. Yet it has
a warm place in our memory. And there
are the fields which we have mowed, ploughed,
sown and planted year after year.?
Every part of the old farm has been trodden
down by our feet, and every acre improved
by our hands. There, too, is the
great barn, so often filled with fragrant hay
and golden grain, from which we used to
hear the "thud" of flails, and the merry
voices at husking frolics.
How many thousands of people who never
owned farms, have concluded they would
purchase one at the evening of life. What
for ??not because they preferred hard labor,
not that they desired a change of life,
merely for its novelty. The idea is that
they want a home ; a rural property which
they can be identified with; a stronghold
and refuge against the tide of misfortune;
a business that is not dependent on the
whims and caprices of others, nor subject to
the general fluctuations, disasters and shipwrecks
of trade. It is the stability, safety,
independence of landed estate that makes
us fly to the farm, rather than continue in
business that is perhaps more profitable,
but is subject to greater vicissitudes, anxieties
and perils.
As a relief from mental labor, from professional
cares, commercial losses, and, often
from domestic afflictions, how many men
find a refuge on the farms. If the mind is
shattered by excessive mental employment,
or broken down by misfortune, or some ,
great sorrow, there is balm, consolation, and
often permanent cure in the pursuit of agriculture
and its kindred arts. This is not
a mystery, but a great medical fact. The
change of occupation has its influence; physical
labor supplants intellectual drudgery ;
the care of domestic animals opens a new
fountain of sympathy; the air and sunshine
reinvigorate health : and the fact that you
own, possess and have sole dominion over
the hills and valleys, the herds and flocks,
the buildings, and the soil on which they
stand, gives you a feeling of superiority,
confidence and independence.?Farm and
Fireside.
PLOUGHING IN'THE FALL.
Morally, man is said to require, "line
upon line and precept upon precept," and
not less does the farmer require his attention
to be called, in season and out of season,
to his duty of thoroughly preparing
his soil for the future crop. The frosts of
winter work wonders upon a stubborn clay
soil when turned up in autumn. No implement,
hand or horse, can so thoroughly disintegrate
it; besides, it sweetens and purifies
the soil from unfavorable acids, and
thus enables the farmer to plough his land
deeper than in Spring. Every farmer, es
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peciany, one wuu uwus ueavy iauu, suuuiu
endeavor gradually to deepen his surface
soil from six to twelve inches. And the
Fall is the true time to do this. Some
years since, we ploughed in the Fall, a
piece of heavy clay ten inches deep, which
had previously been ploughed only five or
six inches, turning up four inches of light
colored clay, never before disturbed. Neighbors
who saw the field in Spring, thought it
useless to sow any grain upon it, as it' would
require several years seasoning before any
thing would grow. Regardless of these
prophecies, we drilled in two and a half
bushels of oats per acre, and had a yield of
forty-five bushels per acre, through a field
of ten acres. An excellent way to plough
deep in Fall, on land too heavy for one
team, is to use two teams and two ploughs.
Let the first plough turn six inches, and
the second four inches from the first furrow,
leaving it on top of the first. This
leaves the last four inches in looser condition,
and more favorable for the action of
frost. The second plough, should, to work
easy, be a little narrower than the first.
This is undoubtedly, better than to turn the
ten inches with one plough, and would,
perhaps, pay the extra expense. Another
important feature of Fall ploughing is, that
it destroys many insects and noxious weeds.
By reversing the roots of weeds, and exposing
insects to the frosts, they are destroyed
to a large extent. Then it is done at a
season of comparative leisure with the farmer,
making it much less expensive. Be- sides,
the crop may be sown in Spring from
two to four weeks earlier than on Spring
ploughing. This is so important, that it
often saves a crop which would otherwise
be lost. And more, the crop will aver
age a tourtft better with fall than with
Spring ploughing on clay land. Light
sandy soils are not benefitted by Fall ploughing,
as they are loose enough without frost.
When practicable, Fall ploughed land
should be sown with Spring grain when the
frost is out of the surface sufficiently to
cover the seed, with the frost still remaining
under, which, on coming out leaves the
soil very loose ; and to this loose and pulverized
condition of the soil is owing the
larger crop realized on Fall ploughed land.
It is also allowable to plough clay land
wetter in Fall than in Spring, as the frost
will mellow it. This is also a gain, for the
work may be done late in the Fall, just before
winter sets in. But early Fall ploughing
is preferred. Fall ploughing makes all
the difference between profitable and un- !
profitable farming.?Rural New Yorlc.
Recipe for Worms in Horses.?Take of
powdered red-oak bark, two ounces; of powlered
sulphur, four ounces; table salt, three i
ounces; worm-seed one ounce; carbonate of i
soda, three ounces. Mix together the mass i
md give to the horse a table spoonful every i
aight in his food. It will remove the worms, i
ind give tone to the digestive organs. i
HjtoflagMttS JMirtes.
A DEVLISH PLOT IN VIRGINIA.
We copy the following article from th
Lynchbnrg News. It shows conclusively
that mischief is brewing in Virginia:
We are no sensationists, but we canno
shut our eyes to the alarming fact that thi
negroes mean mischief. On Saturday i
negro of conservative principles, named
Bernard Brooks, lodged complaint witl
Justice Bruce, a magistrate of Campbel
county, that Jacob Jones and Jacob John
son, two negro Radicals, living in the conn
ty, near McAllister'a-Shop, were preparing
to kill him, and asked for a warrant foi
their arrest. The warrant was issued anc
Slaced in the hands of Constable George
[. Bruce, and the accused were arrestee
and brought to the city, where they were
partially examined before Justices 0. P.
Reece, and Jas. M. Bruce, which resulted in
the prisoners Deing committea to jail 101
farther hearing on Friday next.
Among the witnesses examined was Mrs.
Dr. McAllister, who stated" that negroes,
to the number of fifty or more, had been
holding frequent meetings on her husband's
plantation, seven miles below the city on
the Richmond road, and she finally haa her
suspicions aroused to such a pitch that she
determined to see what was going on.?
Friday night she went to the house where
a meeting was being held, and upon nearing
found a dog tied, as she supposed, to give
the alarm should any one appproach. Returning
to her own house near by, she provided
herself with bread to give the dog to
keep him quiet, succeeded in her plan, and
finally reached the cabin undiscovered.
There she heard the negroes discussing the
mode by which different white people in the
neighborhood were to be killed, amongst
whom was her husband, who was to be shot.
Other whites were pronounced too mean to
be granted so respectable a death, and a
grape vine halter was decreed them. The
negro mentioned above, Bernard Brooks,
was included in the list of those who were
to be killed, his oftence being his conservatism,
and short work was to be made of him
with a grape vine. Further developments
of the plans of these blood-thirsty villians
were made, and the lady became completely
satisfied from what she heard that they
were preparing to carry them into speedy
execution. Among the negroes present on
the occasion. Jacob Johnson and Jacob
Jones were identified, and others also, warrants
for whose arrest were issued, and will
be at once executed.
The negroes under arrest are the lowest
and most ignorant of their class, and are
just such creatures as can be relied on to do
the murderous work which the teachings of
the white scoundrels in our midst have prepared
them for, and are urging them to do.
SINGULAR DETECTION OF A CRIME.
Late Austrian papers relate the story of
a wealthy tanner named Kruntz, residing
in the neighborhood of Sinz, who was in
the habit of making journeys several times
a year to sell his goods and enter into contracts
for supplies of different kinds. These
rounds generally occupied about ten days
or a fortnight. On the morning of the 12th
of December last he started as usual, but
in the same night his wife and son were
surprised at Rearing his cabriolet come up
to the door, and her surprise was changed
into horror on finding in the vehicle the
lifeless body of the tanner, weltering in his
blood. The horse, finding itself at liberty,
had returned home. The authorities made
inquires, but without leading to the discovery
of the murderer. Thetanner had with
him a large and powerful dog, but as the
animal was fastened under the cabriolet, he
could not render any assistance to his master.
After the death of the tanner, his son, a
young man of about 25 years of age, took
on himself the management of the business,
and like his father, made the usual journeys.
About a fortnight ago, in passing near a
roadside public house, at the dcor of which
the landlord was sitting smoking his pipe,
the same dog who had always accompanied
the father, and who was running along quietly
by the side of the vehicle, began to bark
in the most furious manner, and rushed towards
the house. The man seeing his approach,
ran in and closed the door, while
the dog kept howling and barking most
violently. A suspicion immediately entered
the mind of the young man, but instead
of showing what he felt by any movement
which might have been observed by the in
mates of the house, he fastened the dog beneath
the cabriolet,- and drawing on to the
nearest town, gave information to the authorities.
Some police officers were immediately
sent to the house, and in it were
found the empty money bag of the tanner,
his watch and his pocket book. The landlord
and his wife were immediately arrested,
and will be tried for the crime.
SIMPLE EXPERIMENT IN ELECTRICITY.
Get a clean glass bottle with a rather
large mouth, and hold it over the lamp or
stove to dry it; place it on the table, and
put a common tin plate on top of it; now
get a piece of brown paper l'ke what is used
in grocery stores; dry it perfectly, take it
up by the opposite corners, and rup itr on
the cat's back. If Miss Puss has any objections,
they may be overcome by placing
her between your knees, and rubbing the
paper to and fro across her back; if you
have no cat, your own hair will do, if it is
not damp or greasy. After rubbing the
paper five or six times, drop it on the plate
on the bottle. Now, if you put your knuckle
to the plate, a bright blue spark will be
seen to fly to it, making a noise like the
breaking of a small piece of wood. Take
the paper up without touching the plate,
and again put your knuckle to it; another
spark, similar to the last, will be seen. If
you are afraid to take the shock, you may
do as the monkey did that wanted the chestnuts?put
pussy's paw to the plate; as soon
as she feels the shock, she will express her
displeasure at such proceedings by spitting
and kicking at the apparatus. This experiment
may be varied by putting little pacer
men and such like objects on the plate,
and holding your hand on another tinplate
over them; when the hand or plate is held
near enough, they will hop up and down
cjuite lively. The only trouble in performing
these experiments is to keep the apparatus
dry.
They have a remarkable human cu-|
riosity in Kansas City, being "a half wonan,
without any lower limbs, and in other
respects a being almost indescribable." It
:s said she hails from New Mexico, where
she was found in a cave when quite young,
n company with a wolf. . t
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THE PIGEON ADVICE.
e "I shall never know this long lesson," ]
j said George Nelson. "I wish there were i
no saoh books, then I wouldn't have to get
, lessons from them." \
g "What's the matter, George?" asked <
~ his grandma, who at that moment entered i
j the room. '
j "Oh, this lesson, grandma. I'm sure I j
j can't get it Just look ! both of these long (
columns, and I don't know one word." j
"Well, never mind that; you will soon e
r .know every word of it if you try right hard, c
\ And then, only think how much more you ?
^ will know than you do now. I wonder if
k my white pigeon wouldn't help you to get
I your lesson F"
"Your pigeon, grandma! I didn't know
you had any pigeons."
[ "No, I havn't now; but when I was a c
. very little girl my brother had a pair of ?
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ucaubiiui nunc pigcuuo tv uuu? ']
He told me I might call one of them mine. *
They were both very tame, and would eat 1
1 corn from our hands. What pleased us n
| most was, that they seemed to know us fl
both: for my brother's pigeon would go and
; take corn out of his hand, while mine al- p
ways came to me. Well, I was going to p
tell you, how mine helped me to get my les- ?
son." J
"Did it really help you, grandma?" ti
"Yes ; and I think it will help you just f(
as it did me."
"I'm sure, I wish it would; for this is a e
hard lesson." a
His grandma smiled, as she continued: a
"One morning I was sitting near the a;
window trying to get my spelling lesson. 9<
It seemed so long, and the words looked b
so hard, 1 was sure I could not learn it. I ?
sat there a long time, wishing I knew it, v
so that I could run out and play. The sun =
was shining bright, and it looked so bright, ?
and it looked so pleasant out of doors.
All at once I saw a pigeon fly up to its
.house, and then in a short time, it flew down
again into the street. I watched to see
what it was doing. It picked up a piece of
straw and flew up as it had done before,
and then returned to get another. It did
so for a long time."
"It was building its nest, wasn't it,
grandma ?" asked George.
"Yes; sometimes it would fly up with a
little piece of straw, and sometimes it picked
up quite long pieces; and when it would
get about half way up to the window the
straw would drop down, and then, it would
go right down after it and pick it up again.
I saw it try to get one piece up three times,
and the third time it reached the window q
safely. Just then my eyes fell on my book. J
There was no lesson yet. How much my
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pigeon naa aone wane x nau Deen aoing
nothing, I thought to myself, and yet, it
took only one straw at a time. .My lesson
did not seem near so long as it did at first.
In a few moments, I knew che whole of it." J
"My lesson looks easier already, grandma.
I shall only have to learn one word
at a time, and I'll soon know all of them."
George set to work in good earnest; and
but a short time had passed till he had
learned it perfectly. T
"Now, George," said his grandma, afterward,
"do you think you will remember the
pigeon's advice ?" "
"0, I am sure I shall," he replied, laughing,
"and when I come to the longest T
words, I'll do as as the pigeon did when the
straw fell?I'll try them again !"
Pacific Churchman.
THREE LITTLE TROUTS.
Once, as the story goes, three little silver
trouts lived in a stream of clear water
which ran between two high green banks.
It was sheltered from the wind and the
storms, and sun shone there; so it was a
delightful spot. Besides, these fishes had
a plenty to eat and nothing to trouble them;
so you would have thought them as happy
as happy uould be. But, alas, it was not
so. They were so foolish as to be discontented
and unhappy, and God heard them n
find fault: so he told the little fishes that ^
each of them might wish for any thing it ii<
pleased, and it should have it. ^
Then the first little trout said, "I am m
tired ot moping here in the water. 1 of
should like to have wings and fly in the air, ai
as hirds do."
The next said, "I am a poor little ignor- ec
ant fish, and do not know how to protect ci
myself from danger. I should like to know ^
all about hooks and nets, so that I might al- st
ways keep out of harm's way." pl
The other trout said, "I too am a poor '
little ignorant fish, and for this reason do hl
not know what is best for me. My wish is that
God would take care of me, and give
me just what he thinks best. I do not want J
any thing that he does not chose to give ta
me." 01
So God gave wings to the first fish, and J
he was quite happy, and soaring away into
the air, was very proud, and despised his
playmates left in the river. He liked so 19
well to fly, that he flew away off, till he ^
came to a great desert where there was sand
as far as he could see. By this time he D
was tired of flying, and was faint and thirsty,
but could Bee no water. He tried to ^
fly farther, but could not; his wings failed,
and he fell down panting on the hot sand, r(
and died miserably.
God gave the other little fish knowledge,
as he wanted to know all kinds of danger ; H
but instead-of being happier, he was all the *
time afraid?afraid to go into deep water, ]
lest the great fishes there should swallow
him up; afraid to go into shallow water,
lest it should dry up and leave him. If he
saw a fly or anything he should like to eat, r(
did not dare touch it, lest there should be
a hook hid under it: so he pined away and ?
died.
But God loved the other little trout, and
took care of him, and kept him from all hi
danger, so that he was the happiest little w
fish that ever lived. ce
Now which of the little fishes was the ~
wisest ?
Notes to be Remembered.?Constant
occupation prevents temptation.
God gives every bird its food, but does
not throw it into the ne t.
An able man shows his spirit by gentle
words and resolute actions. He is neither
hot nor humid.
A man is never so apt to be crooked as
when he is in a strait.
Our real wants are few. ;
The stomach tires of everything but bread
and water.
There is one good wife in the country; _
but every married man thinks he hath her.
A woman's tears soften a man's heart; 1
but flattery his head. |
Not Appreciated.?A scientific man,
traveling in South America, who had provided
himself with gold, found that in one
part of his journey he was very very much
puzzled to pay his bills, as the people had
never seen gold, and did not know its value.
So teachers and parents offering advice,
the fruit of long experience, and that children
cannot appreciate the worth^of such
ine gold, and will not take it at its value,
rhe deep thinker offers his wisdom to superficial
hearers ; they only know that they
lo not understand him. So the Christian
jreacher commends the "unsearchable richis"
to the poor and needy; but tbey have
lim and inadequate ideas of the great treasure
offered them.
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JOB PRINTING. !
Being now supplied with the {
VERY BEST MACHINERY, j
And a flnp assortment of <
STEW JOB TYPE;
And other Material,
JOB PRINTING j
Of every description, ,
VILL BE NEATLY EXECUTED, j
TERM??CASH. |
THE NEW
VEED R^^^^MACHINE,
Styled F. F., or Family Favorite.
rHE WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPANY,
in addition to thoir well-known and highp
appreciated No. 2, or Wheel Feed Machine, are
ow introducing their New Drop Feed, or F. F.
[achine, confidently asserting that it is the most J
mple, durable, compact and beautiful piece of '
lecnanism over presented to the public. ]
It not only retains the principal essential points *
'the former, but combines with them the many
id desirable advantages which render a positive -1
ur motion feed so admirably adapted to light
mily sewing, and at the same time capable of ex- (
:uting, with the most unerring certainty and pre- (
sion, all the heavier grades of ordinary work.
Principal Agencies : 613, Broadway, N. York. 1
19, Washington street, Boston, 102, Washington *
reet, Chicago. 1315, Chesnut street, Philadeltiia,
Pa., ana sold at most large Business Centres. 1
Local Agents wanted every where.
The Weed Sewing Machine was awarded the.
ighest medal at the Paris Exposition, July, 1867.
September 26 22 6m
THE CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
[PUBLISHED Daily and Weekly in Augusta,
I Ga, is the oldest newspaper in the State. Esiblished
in 1794, it has ever since that time been
ae of the leading papers in the South, and it still
laintains its place in the front rank of Southern
onrnals.
Ably edited and the chosen medium through
liich the master minds of the State address the
aople, its value as a conservative political paper
i second to none, while its numerous and reliable
jrrespondents make it a first class NEWS AND .
AMILY JOURNAL. . t
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: J
aily, one Month, $ 1 00
" Three Months, 2 50 ,
" One Year, 10 00
Weekly One Year, 3 00
" Six Months, 1 50
tK&T' Snhaerlntionn for the Chronicle and Sentinel !
jccived and forwarded at the Enquirer Office. 1
August 15 16 tf
TO PRINTERS. ;
rHE undersigned offers for sale the Printing .
Material mentioned below: cheap for Cash.?
24 lbs Leads?cut to 14 ems Pica. y
l50 Advertising Rules?cut 14 ems Pica. '
47 Brass Dashes?cut 14 ems Pica. T
23 Parallel Cross Rules?cut 14 ems Pica. .
13 DoubleCross Rules?cut 14 ems Pica.
6 "short" and 6 "long" Column Rules. Also, J
le "Head Rules" formerly used on the "Enqui- 1
>r."
One 36-inch roller mould, in good order, and sev al
book, newspaper and Job chases. The roller S
lould will be sold for ?15. ?
Also, ono 3-inch Screw Standing Press with 300 1
iper and 10 wooden boards. The Press, <fcc., is
i good order, and will be sold as it stands?for ono r
nndred dollars in cash. Cost ?140 provious to the
ar.
Also, 350 lbs Nonpareil?but little used?at 40
ints per pound. L. M. GRIST.
THE BEST TO\IC IN USE. 5
Dr, O. F. Panknin, 8
CHARLESTON, S. C.
January 24 39 ly*
TOBACCO. f
J1INE CHEWING and DURHAM SMOKING
* TOBACCO, for sale by 1
T. M. DOBSON & CO. e
STOVES.
JUST RECEIVED, A LARGE AND COMPLETE
assortment of
COOKING STOVES.
Also, a few
HEATING STOVES.
PRICES FROM $20 TO $75, CURRENCY.
All orders shall receive prompt attention, and
Stoves purchased from us warranted to givo satisfaction.
G. W. CURTIS <k CO., Cheater, 8. C.
if io/w c%tr rt
VUMJLK^r A/, J.OU/. 4Q QUI
PIEDMONT
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF VIRGINIA.
rnHE Subscriber respectfully informs the public
X generally that he has accepted the Agency ol
the above Company, and is now prepared to issue
policies of LIFE INSURANCE. The solvency
of the Company is certified to by the Court Officers
of Nelson county, Virginia, and is commended
to those who desire to support a "Home Institution.
J. A. McLEAN,
At the store of J. A E. B. Stowe.
THE OBJECT
Of this Company is to insure life?not indeed
to prolong life?but by paying a certain sum to the
beneficiaries of a policy when you die?thereby to
continue the exertions, investments and benefit*
of your life to your dependents, after your life is
terminated.
However well prepared a man may be in a spiritual
point of view to meet the "king of terrors,"
if he be possessed of a thoughtful mind and a feeling
heart, he can but look with sad forebodings to
that finale of his earthly carder which is to deprive
his fond wife and helpless children of that support
and fostering care which his arm has furnished.
He shudders as his mental gaze looks within the
gloomy portals of the grave and leaves behind
thoso whom he loved, as vagrants roaming the
friendless, thorny paths of public charity! Yet,
alas! how many do it!! when a small present outlay
would gild their troublous rood with esse and
comfort, if spent in a Life Insurance Policy. Reader,
are you not liable to this sad death-bea reflection
of the unseen trials you bequeath those you
leave behind, by neglecting this cheap protection
which we now urge upon you? If your mind
were easy on this subject; ir you coula feel when
you "shuffle off this mortal coil" your family
were provided for. you would be relieved of the
?rking anxiety that fills every worthy mind at
rach fears: you would be better prepared to pursue
your avocation with mental composure and
seal. We do not mean to assert tlmt money can fill
the place of a fond father, yet we do assert, what
jou know to oe true?money will prove their ocst
zarthly friend when you are gone; and you can
leave them this certain friend now while you are
living.
Can you?will you refuse it?
Businessmen are considered rather Improvident
who do not insure their goods and houses against
Sre. Now, your house may never be burned?it
nay stand a hundred years; bat your life cannot
last so long?your "lamp of life" must burn out
some day. You argue it is prudent to insure against
uncertain misfortunes to your property, and
pot neglect a certain event which will ana mutt
2ome to your body. Is this consistent wisdom and
prudence? We admit and assert the prudence ol
the first, but assert the greater wisdom and necessity
for the last. Ask yourself the question, are
pou doing right to neglect this opportunity to provide
effectually for your "family in case of your
ieatli, while you have it in your power? And
bear in mind?now, this moment may be your last
ihance?death is after you I When once his "rugged
scythe shall clip the brittle thread of life," the
ghastly panorama of want and suffering will be opcned
to the sighing hearts you took care of while
pou lived. Remember! only while in health?before
age, with attendant diseases come upon you?
before yon begin to loiter in sad sickness on the
verge of the grave?only while living?mentally
?nd physically living?can you obtain a Life Insurance
Policy. Life is a vast battle-field?death it
ilways the final victor?and while Ve do not urge
this process will disarm him of his sting, (for religion
only can do that) yet it will soothe your heaving
bosom to know you have provided for your
family before that trying hour comes. By having
Eiur life insured you "disarm the sting" of poverand
want to them. We imagine now we hear
e wail of suffering from some lone widow, while
Bhe examines the merits of this business, as her
Bhivering group stand around her scanty nre and
cry for braid: "0}i! that my husband had insured
his life ! If he could have foreseen miy lamentable
state he would have done so. He was kind
and good to all, and supposed that all would be
kind and good to us; but alas, how mistaken! He
provided well for us while living; but if he had
insured his life, its benefits woula have continued
to us now." Do not say this is a fancy sketch, for
many such a scene lias really existed.
JOHN R. ALLEN is the Agent of the above
Company at Chester.
October 10 24 tf
E. R. STOKES,
BOOK - BINDER,
AND
BLANK-BOOK MANUFACTURER!
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
Printed Headings when required. The attention
>f Clerks, Sheriffs, Ordinaries, Commissioners in
Equity, Railroad Officials, and all public officers
s particularly invited.
Alargo stock of BLANK-BOOK PAPER, of the
3est 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
ind Substantial Work."
E. R. STOKES, Columbia, S. C.
November 29. I860. . 82 tf
PHOTOGRAPHIC PASTURES.
[AM now devoting my whole tiine and attention
to PHOTOGRAPHY. Hence, with tweny
years experience in the ART; a complete outfit
ind a well known reputation of STRIVING TO
JIVE SATISFACTION IN EVERY CASE, I
an offer such inducements to all in wantof LIKENESSES
of themselves or friends, as are not ofen
met with in a country town. My prices, too,
ire LOWER THAN EVER BEFORE. Call at
ny commodious rooms in the "Adickea" buildng.
J. R. SCHORB, Resident Photographer.
June 14 8 tf
rHE CHARLESTON MERCURY.
rHE CHARLESTON MERCURY is now, as it
has ever been, a true Carolina paper, in the
lands of Carolinians, and an exponent of the prevailing
sentiments of the people.
As an advertising medium it offers advantages
hat cannot well be surpassed. Its circulation exends
throughout the wholo South as well as
hrough the Northern and Northwestern States,
.nd is rapidlv and steadily increasing.
THE MEftCURY contains all the latest political,
foreign, religious, and literary news, in a conlensed
ana attractive form, and will be found to
>e all that it claims?a live Southern newspaper.
Terms of Subscription for Daily, per anlum,
88.00: 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.
jewis M. Grist, vs. Seth W. Fowle <ft Co.?Ik the
Common Pleas.?Attachment.
|*7"HEREAS, the Plaintiff did, on the 9th day
\y of February, 1867, file his declaration against
he Defendant, who, (as it is said) is absent from
nd without the limits of this State, and has nelher
wifo nor Attorney known within-the limits of
he same, upon whom a copy of the said declaraion
might oe served. It is, therefore, ordered,
hat the said Defendant do appear and plead to the
)eclaration filed against him, on or before the 3d
lay of March, which will be in the year of our
,ord, one thousand eighthundredand sixty-eight,
therwise final dnd absolute judgment will be
iven against him.
J. if'. W AljliAUiii. O.O.O.F.iO.g,
Clerk's Office, York District, S. C.
March 7 45 iyq
FOR TAX-COLLECTOR*
rHE friends of ANDREW F. LINDSAY, respect
fully announce him as a Candidate fbr
n-X-COLLECTOR of York District, at the nexti
lection. " J
I F. ELDER'S ' IMPROVED
CLOTHES WASHER.
Patented May 9V 1867.
IT Is simple in its construction, durable end not
liable to get eut 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, S. C.. where we will be pleased to fill
all orders promptly; and in all cases, if the Machine
does not give perfect satisfaction, we will
take it back and refund the money.
' F. ELDER.
CERTIFICATES.
. Yorkville, S. C., August 27,1867.
This will certify that we have examined and
tested the Washing Machines manufactured by
Mr. Elder, of this State, and find that it is entitled
to all that he claims for it.
We can. therefore, recommend this Machine to
1 all who desire to economize time, labor and expense,
in the washing deportment.
J. R. BRATTON,
WM. E. ROSE,
J. BOLTON SMITH.
JAS. F. HART.
SOUTH CAROLINA, Chester District, Hope-'
well Church.?I hereby certify that one of F. El,
dor's Improved Washing Machines has been used
by my ihmily tor nearly two months, and that It
lias given entire satis&ction. We find Its merits
equal to ita claims. It washes thoroughly, (if the
! directions are followed,) expeditiously, and witbr
injury to the clothes. I can safely reoommend
) Mr. Elder's Washing Machine to pablio patron
*?" > * n_ ?in v_
ttguu iwuiig aawureu any nuuuy wui ue u?ug"i?vi
. with its great superiority over the old wash-tub
. mode.
R. W. BRICE, Pastor Hopewell Ckwrck.
Mb. Eldeb?Dear Sir: I procured one of the
"Doty Washing Machines" more than a year ago,
and the springs having huled I had it changeata
[ your Improved Patent. My femily think if a de,
dded improvement, and recommend it asa saving
, of labor and clothes, and would not be without it.
i J. A. REEDY, M. D., Chester, & Ct
1 Mb. Eldbb?Dear Sir: I have thoroughly test,
ed, during the past three months, your valuable
Machine. I beg to state that my family iatoo well
. pleased with its merits ever to part with it. I wit,
ness its performance weekly, and I am ftilly con,
vinced that it surpasses all others in cheapness,
durability, ease and simplicity. None better can
be found.
, G. PITHER, Put. "Chester Standard,"
I witnessed the operation of Mr. Elder's Washing
Machine. Two aprons, one towel, one shirt,
and two white handkerehiefe were thoroughly
cleansed in five minutes, by the machine.
JAMES L. ORB,
Governor of the State of 8. &
a ?t 1 *
State and District Rights for Sale.-*?
y?*Mr. P. M. GALBRAITH, of Yorkville, is
Emy authorized Agent. Any flunily can have the
nviledge of giving the machine a trial, by applyig
to him. P. ELDER.
Fisher ft Lowrance, Colombia, General A?
ents for South Carolina.
August 29 18 tf
PffTLA DKLPHIA WWMBT
QF MEDICINE AND SURGERlT.
T Surgery was^organized in 1*848. Chartered by",
the Legislature, February 28,1858. Name Changed
by a legislative enactment to the Eclectic Medical
College of Philadelphia in 1860. In 1868 it purchased
the Pennsylvania Medical College, established
in 1842; and the Philadelphia MedicaL College,
which hadjprevioualy been, merged into the
Pennsylvania Medical College. In 18G4 it pur
ccasea tne renn Medical university. The Trusobtalned
a Special act of the Legislature, oonspU,
dating these institutions and changing their names
to that of the Philadelphia University of Medicine
, and Surgery, March 16, 1866. All these various
acts are published in the statutes of Pennsylvania;
. The cost of the building and museum was over'
one hundred thousand dollars. It will be observ;
ed that the University, as now organized, is the
legal representative of the four Medical Colleges
that it has sbeorbed. It is a liberal school ofmed'
lcine, confined to no dogma, nor attached to any
piodical clique; but embraces in its teachings everything
of value to the profession.
Sessions.?It has two rail sessions each year,
' commencing on the 1st of October, and eonanu;
ing until the 1st of January as its first session, and
from the 1st of January to the 1st of April as its
' second; the two constituting one fall ooazse of
lectures. It has also a summer session, commencing
the 1st of April and continuing nntil August
for the preparatory branches, such as Latin, Greek,
Mathematics. Boiuny, Zoology, Chemistry, Anatomy,
PhyBiolocy. etc.
Tickets.?'Tickets to the frill course of lectures
$120, or $00 for each session. For the summer or
preparatory course $26. Graduating fee $80. To*1
aid young men of moderate means, the University
has issued five hundred scholars hips, which are sold
to first course students, for $75. and to second
course students and clergymen for $50. each constituting
the holder a life member, with the perpetual
privileges of the lectures, and all the teachings
of the school. The only additional fees are a
yearly dissecting and matriculating ticket, each of
The Advantages of Scholarships.?The student ?
holding a scholarship can.enter tne College at any
time during 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 4
the University on scholarships, nence, all private .
tuition fees are saved.
Students, by holding scholarships, can prosecute
other business a part of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present himself
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 can be transferred <
to another, thns TYrwvAnHriop ?*nir
Parents, guardians, or friends of students wishing
to purchase scholarships for them a year or
mors 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 great
benefit upon poor young 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 clear.
College Building.?The College building, located
in Ninth Street, south of Walnut, is the finest in
the city. Its front is collegiate gothic, and is adorned
with embattlements and embrasures, presenting
a novel, bold and beautiful appearance.?
The facade is or 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 hun
dred scholarships will be issued, and as two hun
dred and fifty are now sold, those who wish to secure
one should do so at once. Money can be remitted
by express, or 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. D., Philadelphia, Pa.
NEW BOOKS.
PAIGE'S PRACTICE OF MEDICINE,
A NEW Work just issued by W. Paine, M. Dv
j\_ Professor of the Principles and Practice of
Medicine and Pathology in tne Philadelphia University
of Medicine ana Surgery; author of Paino's
Practice of Surgery; a work on Obstetrics and
teria Medics; author of New School Remedied;
an Epitome of Eberiie's Practice of Medicine; a
Review of Homoeopathy :a work on the History
of Medicine; Editor or University Medical and
Surgical Journal, &c.r da It is a royal octavo of
960 pages, and contains a frill description of all diseases
Known in medicine and surgery, including
those of women and children, together with their
noifiAl/MMr 1 -11 ft-- -
irTT -pj ? wwMuwb uy tui me new and improved
methods. Price $7; postage 50 cents. ?[
Address the author, 833 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
Pa.
ALSO, A NEW WORK, J
Entitled New SchoolMedicines, which is the only
work ever published upon Materia Medica, embracing
all the Eclectic, Homoeopathic, and Botanic
remedies, with a fall regular Materia Medica.? \
Price $5; postage free. \
Address as above. >
UNIVERSITY JOURNAL
OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
A SEMI-MONTHLY Journal of Medicine, Surgery,
Physiology, Hygiene, and General Literature,
aevoted to the Profession and the People.
( The cheapest medical paper in the world, pub- ,
lished every two weeks, at the University Building.
Ninth Street, south of Walnut.
Single oopiee,...... $ 1 00
Five copies to one address 4 35
Ten 44 44 7 fiO 1
Fifteen 44 44 .... ?.. 9 30
Twenty " 44 .................... 10 00
The getter-up of the dab shall have one copy
gratis. ,. I
Address, j
W. PAINE, M. I>., Editor,
Philadelphia, Pa.
May 23 ' . 4 tf__
C. E. BETCHLER & CO.,
W, of JEWELKrf ftaf On'Main-street,
o^w^g^e'i Hotel, Yorkville, SVC. >
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