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????0i0U3 Urpartmtnt. "LET THE FEATHERS FLY." Many years since there lived in a village in Central New York, a Mrs. F. , who ii belonged to the Methodist Church, was very t - 2ealous, often relating her experience in c public meetings, exhorting the brothers and t sisters to the more active exercises of the fi Christian graces. She talked well, but her c daily life was not always in accordance with v her precepts. To the same church belong- p ed Bill J , an odd character, and almost r a simpleton, yet* he would often say things c in a way that would produce an unexpected n effect and upset the gravity of the congre- r gation. He was active in religious duties, t took a prominent part in .class meeting, a and was especially gifted in singing. Oc- t casionally sister F would be tempted t and overcome by the enemy of souls. At o one time having a strong desire to replen- b ish her feather beds, and not being on the ji watch acainst the Evil One, she secretly 5 drove a neighbor's dock of geese into her p barn, and dennded them of their feathers, p Unluckily she was detected in this violation li of the eighth commandment, and charged ti with the offence before the church. Con- p science being awakened, she made confession t of her sin, and after due reproach and admo- p nition was restored to fellowship. For e some time she was meek and humble, and s maintained a discreet silence at the meet- h ings. However, after the lapse of a year, ii she began to return to her old habit of o speaking and exhorting as opportunity of- C fered. On one of these occasions she was e suddenly interrupted, and her remarks a brought to an abrupt termination. In,, the e midst of her exportation, and at the height ti of her subject, (<filled with joy," and indul- a ging in her usual flow of loud-sounding d words, much to the disgust of the more sen- sible portion of the congregation, Bill cried ' out with stentorian voice, in good Methodist style: "Amen! Sister F ! Amen ; P tet the feathers jly V* The effect of which 11 observation may be imagined. Sister F? 0 sank into a seatjike a lump of lead. Bill a not appearing notice that he had caused . any explosion, immediately broke fourth, * singing in a clear and ringing voice, "The good ship Zion," thus affording the people an opportunity to regain their composure. a It would be difficult to describe the sensa- f1 tion that this hit produced; but for a long jj time afterwards, on all suitable occasions, ^ might be heard the exclamation: "Sisters, let the feathers fly!" n MUSICAL ACCENT. *1 At a trial in the Court of King's Bench, ^ between certain publishing Tweedledums 0 and tweedledees, as to an alleged piracy r* of an arrangement of "The Old English ? Gentleman," T. Cook was subpcened as a t( witness. On cross examination by Sir P James Scarlett, that learned counsel rather flippantly said: "Now, sir you say the ? two melodies are the same, but different ; ^ what do you mean, sir ?" Tom promptly answered: "I said the notes in the two S{ copies were alike, but with a different ac- a' cent." Sir James. "What is a musical sl accent?" Cook. "My terms are a guinea a n.' lesson, sir." [A loud laugh.] Sir James F1 (rather ruffled). "Don't mind your terms 0 here; I ask you what is a musical accent ? Canyouseeit?" Cook.?"No." Sir James. v< "Can you feel it ?" Cook. "A musican ^ can." [Great laughter.] Sir James (very " angrily.)?"Now, pray, sir, don't beat about the bush ; but tell his lordship and the ^ iury, who are supposed to know nothing a- j bout it, the meaning of what you call accent. Cook.?"Accent in music is a stress laid on any particular note, as you would lay a stress on any given word, for the purpose of being better understood. If I were j? to say you are an ass, it rests on ass ; but a, were I to say you are an ass, it rests on ^ you, Sir James. [Reiterated shouts of laughter.] ? SYSTEMATICALLY SOLD. * Two gentlemen from New York, one of whom had been in California nearly a year, ^ and the other just arrived, were accidental- ^ ly overheard in conversation at the Sutter House, Sacramento. The new comer was ^ lamenting his condition, when he asked the , other if he had a family. "Yes, sir, I have a wife and six children ^ in New York, and never saw one of them." After this, the couple sat a few moments in silence, and then the interrogater again j, commenced: "Were you ever blind, sir ?" "No, sir." Another lapse of time. t "Did I understand you to say, sir, that j you had a wife and six children living in c New York and had never seen one of them ?" "Yes, sir, so I stated it." Another and a long pause of silence. Then the interrogator inquired: "How can it he, sir, that you never saw one of them ?" "Why," was the response, "one of them was born after I left." "Oh! ah !" and a general laugh followed. After that the first New Yorker was especially distinguished as the man who had six children and never saw one of them. BAMBOOZLING A GREENHORN. On Saturday evening last, an unsophisticated young man from the country, while waiting at the Jersey City ferry for a boat to take him across the river, was accosted "by a sharper, who asked him if he did not . wish to see an interesting panorama, a show, a kaleidoscope or something of that kind; if he did, he could gratify his curiosity for the small sum of 25 cents The rural Jerseyman promptly produced the sum named and handing it to his philanthropic friend was conveyed to that part of the depot where a small aperture in the wall con- , tains a window, which looks into the ticket agent's office, similar to those familiar to visitors to Barnum's Museum; as containing interesting views of "Napoleon's retreat from Moscow," "Battle of Waterloo," &c., &c. Here he was told by our confidence man to wait just a few minutes while he would go around and adjust the apparatus and then take a peep. Five minutes afterwards the countryman might still have been seen with his vision eagerly strained upon the rows of railroad tickets and other appurtenances of the ticket agent's office, looking in vain for the shifting cosmorama, while the counterfeit showman was taking a drink with a friend at the nearest saloon. 8?" Mother?Here Tommy is some nice castor oil with orange juice in it. Doctor?Now, don't give all to Tommy ; leave some for me. Tommy (who had tasted it before)?Doctor is a nice man, ma; give it all to the Doctor. fgiSttUatwottS jMiclea. DISTRESS PODUCED BY FASHION. The old saying, "What is sport to somt 3 death to others," is illustrated anew ir he sad tale which reaches us from the greai entre of the straw-plait trade, Luton, a own which till recently has been in a very iourishing condition. In 1851 it was calulated that the yearly returns of the trade rere about ?900,000, and the persons emdoyed in it about 70,000. For twenty ailes round the women and children in the ottages, as well as in a more organized aanner, have earned,:if not a living, at any ate a very material aid to it by the occupaion of straw-plaiting. Now the ladies have dopted a very ridiculous custom of ceasing o wear hats of decent size, and instead of hem, showon the top of their heads a little rnamental patch of gause, ofelace, or ribons. Consequently in Luton and the adacent district great distress has fallen, lanv thousands of hands are out of em ^ m iloyment, and are suffering the extremest rivation. In Luton alone, out of a popuition of upwards of 20,000, more than onehird have scarcely bread to eat, and the oor's rate and the board of health rates at his time have risen to more than 10s. in the ound. Thousands of persons can scarcely am a shilling a week, where in good seaons they could gain 7s. to 10s for six day's ibor. Some of the largest manufacurers a Luton, Dunstable, Market, Bedford, and ther parts, have closed their warehouses. Jo where you will, in those places, may be ncountered grown up women and children lmost naked, the very pictures of wretchdness and want. We commend them to be kind consideration of the ladies, whose enseless whim has created such wide-spread istress.?London Christian Times. ALE OF CONFEDERATE LRON-CLADS. -At twelve o'clock yesterday was sold at ublic auction, in Algiers, three of the on-clads which have been lying so long ver the river?the Tennessee, Nashville nd Osage. The amount realized was $21,00, and the purchaser our well known fel>w citizen, Johifc Armstrong. One of aese vessels, the Nashville, lies sunk near ae bank. Two of them, the Tennessee nd Nashville, were celebrated Confederate Eims, the former, almost unaided and a~ >ne, commanded by Admiral Buchanan, aving encountered and fought the immense 'ederal fleet of iron and wooden ships comlanded by Admiral Farragut in Mobile Bay. Divested of her formidable armament, be Tennessee, once the pride of the nation, es a helpless mass of wood and uod, and nly a dent here and there, on her shield, srnains to tell of the fierce bombardment be withstood in an uneqhal struggle, which >r desperate bravery we believe to be unaralleled in the annals of naval warfare. The Tennessee, we think, was built at Sella, and cost in the neighborhood of$l,00,000 in what was termed in those days new issue." The Nashville was built at >me point on the Alabama river, and cost bout $1,000,000, though she was never leathed with iron. She participated in o naval engagement, but was present dung the attack on Spanish Fort and Blaker, just before the evacuation of Mobile.? he machinery of these vessels is said to .be ery valuable, and the purchaser will doubtss realize a very handsome amount from le sale.?N. Orleans Picayune, 22d ult. 1 ? -? Worth Knowing.?It is stated that a angry man who sits down before a pound f beefsteak, tender, juicy and an inch lick, and eats it, will find upon analysis, lat sixty-five per cent, of his steak wa9 ater; that eighteen per cent, will go to ive him an aldermanic lleshncss, and that mrteen per cent, is assigned to warm him, nd make him feel comfortable on a cold ay. Of the flesh-forming ingredients, acarding to Dr. Playfair, every one, on an verage, requires ninety-two pounds annully to keep up a proper bodily condition, f it is not obtained from steaks, then it lust be secured from something else. !heesc is a flesh former (30 per cent.) and iken with beer speedily conceals all traces f unsightly bones. Two ounces of flesh>rmcrs per diem will keep a man alive if e is not forced to labor, but hard labor reuires six, or the body will run short of tarch and sugar, and go behind in health nd strength. In 100 parts of wheat, there re 10 pounds of flesh, but there is neary double the amount in the same quantity f oatmeal.. Alabama Stay Law.?The following is he ordinance reported by Mr. Peters, oi jawrence, and passed by the Alabama Unonstitutional Convention: ,n ordinance to stay the collection 01 debts. Be it Ordained by the People of Alabamc n Convention Assembled. That when a wril >f execution, venditioni exponas, or othei egal process, requiring the sale of property, iha.ll be or has been issued from any couri n this State, it is made the duty of the of icer to whom delivered for collection, t( eturn the writ or process to the propel :ourt, with his endorsement thereon, "Re urned by operation of Law," dated anc ligned by him. This ordinance to remaii intil the first day of January, 18G9 : Pro -ided, This ordinance shall not apply to th< udgments in favor of laborers and mechan cs rendered since July 21st, 18G5. The above ordinance was adopted bj rcas 49 ; nays 21. Whistling Girls.?Show me a girl wh< vill dare whistle in these days when every hing natural, even to the hair of your hea< s at a discount, and I'll show you a gir vlio can be depended upon, one who wil lot fail you in time of need, and who wil ;ive you the true hearty grasp, the cordia land shake, the warm, genuine welcome 10 tip of the kid glove and a cold "how d< fou do;" who can brave danger, look toi n the face without shrinking, "laugh wit! chose that laugh, and weep with" those tha veep," as well as whistle; who can, in short ;ake the world as she finds it, rough ant ugged, not go through" life as though sb vere walking on eggs and afraid of crackin/ i shell; who deals in substance, not shadow Lard is largely adulterated in thi jountry, with water, terra alba, paraffine md other substances. A practical chemis states that he has examined specimens ii she hands of dealers, adulterated to the ex cent of thirty per cent. Some wcsteri specimens held from ten to twenty per cent of water. - . A Western editor says that the ga in the city is so bad that the man who put it out has to carry a lantern to find th lamp posts. for the |lot?e THE R1LL8. > I Have jast been watching the little rills t jumping and skipping merrily along, and t it made me think of the talk a good doctor < t once had with some of them as he was trav- j t elling one day over the Alleghany moun- i . tains. . 1 > "What was it ?" | "Well, he asked - tjem where they were i going so fast." < i "0," they said, "just down the moun- i tain." , i "And -what are you going to do as you i . go down the mountain ?" he asked. 1 "0, we shall make friends, with other i little rills, and grow bigger," said they. i ' "And what will you ao when you grow i bigger ?" 1 "0, we shall turn saw-mills and grist- l mills; and when we get down through all 1 the rocks on the plains, we shall set some i great iron factories and cotton mills in mo- j i tion." 1 "And what will you do then ?" 1 "Then ? why we shall make the Alle- < i ghany and Monongehala Rivers, and when J we are big enough we shall make the great ] , Ohio." "And what will you do when you get to 1 be the great Ohio ?" i "0, then we shall take upon our backs < great rafts and steamboats and beautiful ? ships, and help to build up beautiful vil- 1 lages and cities. ? "And what then ?" 1 "What then ? Why, we shall unite our f forces?for we do not mean to live by our- ? selves and for ourselves?with the great i Missouri and Mississippi, and help them ( -1 3 t V... xt. ? carry a inousana snips 10 me eeeaa t "What, are you going to do this, you little rills ?" "Yes, sir, we are; and if you don't believe us, we can't stop to convince you of it, for we are in a hurry," and off they ran on a jump. If the little rills are going to do so much, what will not the children do, the boys and the girls who are growing bigger and stronger every day, and will by and by, be felt for good o^ for evil in the world ? Some who are bright and sparkling novr, will, I am afraid, run into the first snug and sunny spot, and there stay till they dry up. An easy selfish life, blessing nobody, at last shrinks to nothing. Others who are promising now, will, I am afraid, by and by, be diverted from the right way, and turn off into dark channels, where they will be lost; and others, a great number of our dear boys and girls, I pray God, may grow up strong and good, to unite their forces with all good and'noble work, to bless the places where they live, and make the nation better having lived in it. JUMPING OVER THE SUN-BEAMS. A drover was once driving some fat cattle from the mountains where they had been raised, down to a large city where they were to be used as food for the people. On the way they came to a bridge over a river. The bridge had a roof and was boarded up ? at the sides. The bright sun was shining through the cracks and knot-holes, and the e cattle could see the sun-beams shining on . the dust inside the bridge, just as you have often seen them inside a room when the sun sbiues ift. and the dust has beeu stirred. The steers were frightened. They could not go to either side, for a fence prevented. The drivers cracked their great whips, and . shouted at them, and whipped the hindmost ones, and made them crowd those in front up to the very opening of the bridge. Finding they could not turn back or turn aside, those in front started with a snort and a run, trembling all over from fright, and whenever they came to the sun-beams, gave a leap and jumped right over them. So the 2 whole herd ran through, and did not get jj over the scare for a long time. ^ What silly cattle! were they not ? Well, stop ! do we never get frightened and try to 1 jump over sunbeams? That lesson you ?. j ?i. ?? a 1 pouteu uver, uuu gut \ruixicu auuut, wu uiu . not study,?why, you spent more time in worry than would have been sufficient to ( get it well. You were ill-tempered and j ' absent-minded and half-hearted when it was only a sun-beam. It would do you good if 1 ' you went straight through it all your life. That duty at home, which your mother J ! asked of you. You know how you fretted ! about it, and said, "I can't" or, "I don't want to," or perhaps worse. If you had .( done it at once, gone right through it, how good you would feel, and glad you obeyed. ! i How your friends and parents would love F you, and how happy you would be. My ( dear child, you jumped over sun-beams. 1 Watch out for them. Never be afraid of them. Go right on through them. They are pretty, cheering sun-beams. Do not i jump over them. J Words well Spoken.?At a recent meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, Rev. i ? Dr. Huntington thus spoke of church Pairs : "Once let the people get poisoned with the wretched falsehood that in order to carry } on the work of the church and meet its costs, r they must contrive some roundabout way of J sale, or fair or pic-nic; a mixture of mer1 chandise, cajolery, and merry-making, by 1 which the few shall be deluded into parting with more than they want to give, and the J many shall be educated into the worse delusion of supposing that they arc- not to surrender any thing to Christ who died for J them, without an# ostensible equivalent ta ken back, and you strike at the root of all } Christian charity while the name is on your lips. You cast up a treacherous highway j at the Lord's feet. You hide out of sight j the central reality of sacrifice, which is the j giving up to God of that which cost the j selfish heart something. You cast out the I heart of the church to extend its outward prosperity." 0 "Only Me.?A mother had two chil1 drcn, both girls?the elder a lair child the a younger a beauty, and mother's pet. Her t whole love centered in it. The elder was neglected, while "Sweet (the pet name of i the younger) received every attention that e love could bestow. One day, after a severe 5 illness, the mother was sitting in the parlor, . when she heard a childish step on the stairs, and her thoughts were instantly with the 8 favorite. '> "Is that you, Sweet ?" she inquired, t "No, mamma,!' was the sad and touching a reply; it isn't Sweet?its only me." The mother's heart smote her, and from a that hour, "only me" was restored to an ' equal place in her affections. jgiqp? Our light is like a candle; every s wind of vain doctrine blows it out, or spends s the wax, or makes the light tremulous; but e the lights of heaven are fixed, and bright, I and shine forever. gMjrattiwtit. ' LIKE. There is ho fertilizer known to us that has proved so valuable as lime, when we consider the permanency as well as the degree of improvement it has wrought. Guano, though wonderful in its effects upon a first crop, especially if it be a crop of grain, passes away with that. Plaster is expected to act upon the intermediate crop of clover, and one bushel per acre seems to answer as well as five. It is then seen no more, except indirectly by the improvement the clover causes. In ground bones we have a slow but more permanent action; the cost, however, of a sufficient dressing, is far beyond that of a full supply of lime. We are speaking, now of course, of what we know familiary by the term lime. Ashes, though valuable, generally are costly, and iard to get at any price. Lime being furnished at a price which makes the expense per acre small, and being very accessible, - i- ? -- .? 1 J ?J :e u_i. aas Deen extensively useu, uuu u Bumenuiii, less prompt to show its effects than some others, is so permanent as to make it very popular with those who look for substantial results in improvement. Acting well, generally, where it has not seen previously applied, cases often occur i n which it seems to be inert, and it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to determine by , iny outward signs, on what soils.it is likey to fail. Such signs as the growth of icid plants, sorrel, briars, pine bushes, lave been suggested as indicating the abjence of lime. The growth of these were mpposed to be the result of a peculiar acid n the soil, and from this inferred presence )f acid, it-was further inferred that lime vas deficient. The first inference has been proved to be an error, and the second falls vith it. Chemioal tests of lime are readily ipplied, and where they show extreme deiciency, there is no doubt, the application vould be advisable. But it would very of;en happen that such a test would indicate juite a sufficient supply for the mere food )f plants, and a further dressing would still >e found useful. There is no way of deternining such cases with certainty but by careful experiment. On some soils, the ipplication is much more profitable than up>n others, and this is to be determined, too, 1 rnly Dy trial. Experience has shown that it usually acts yell on soils which are sandy, when sand jredominates. It has the peculiar effect of naking them more compact; giving them a doscness and consistency very different 'rom their original state. This is especial y the case when it is used in combination vith other manures, and the growth of grasses. It has the effect, too, of adapting luch soils to the growth of grass, causing eel clover to grow luxuriantly, when preriously it was impossible to get a "set,' and iringing in the natural growth of green jrass and white clover. We have seen such ground changed into a good wheat soil, and iroduce a very heavy crop of grain. Dr. DarlingtQn, of West Chester Pennylvania, where the use of lime has been so ong familiar, acknowledges its beneficial iffects on the lighter soils, but says that its ncliorating properties are most conspicuous n a clay soil, or rather in a stiff loam. On his class of soils it has just the contrary endency of breaking down and softening heir rugged properties. It renders them nore friable, less liable to be injuriously ictcd upon by the sun, and much more readly permeable, by the gases and vapour of he atmosphere. The West Chester farm:rs think that a good proportion of unde 3 XX xl_> i_ somposea vegcuioie inaciet aaus greauy iu he beneficial effects of lime; and hence are lesirous of mingling as much barn-yard ma- 1 mrc as possible with their line dressings, md to get their fields into what is called a rood sod or turf, full of grass roots. Then i dressing of lime has an admirable effect. Or. D. says further, that soils which have i natural growth of black-oak, walnut, and joplar, and those in which grasses best lourish, are, generally, most signally beneitted by the use of lime. It is found, howsver, in that section, more or less beneficial >n every description of soil, but most so on lilly or rolling land where clay predomilates. It is a matter of surprise to what degree jpiniJh has varied as the quantity to be ipplied per acre. In England and Scotland the practice has differed from one hunIred to four or five hundred bushels. The larger quantities doubtless are only admis sible on heavy loams, and in connexion With beavy manuring. In this country the best experience does not justify an application, on medium soils, of more than forty to fifty bushels to a first dressing. On light and thin soils with little vegetable matter twenty-five to thirty bushels may be quite enough. Such dressing may be repeated advantageously after four or five years, and in even increased, as the supply of turf or other vegetable matter shall increase. The prevailing practice in some of the most experienced liming districts, is to plough down the sod in the fall or early in the spring, harrow at once, and then spread the lime, previously slaked to a powder, preparatory to planting the field in Indian corn. Every field in rotation receives this kind of dressing, and it is repeated every time it comes round for corn. If the rotation embraces six or seven years, some farmers make an intermediate application on the sod, and find material advantage in it. Indeed the method of applying on the sod, and allowing it to lie a year or two before being ploughed, 'is much preferred by many. When used in this way, it is commonly put on in the fall?say in the month of December.?American Farmer. HOW TO THREAT BALKY HORSES. If you have balky horses, it is your own fault, and not the horses, for if they do not pull true, there is some cause for it, and if you will remove the cause, the effect will cease. When your horse balks he is excited, and does not know what you want him to do. When ho gets a little excited, stop him five or ten minutes; let him become calm; go to the balky horse, pat him, and speak gently to him; and as soon as he is over his excitement, he will, in nine cases out of ten pull at the word. Whipping ahd slashing and swearing only mako the matter worse. After you have gentled him awhile, and his excitement has coooled down, take him bj^ the bits; turn him each way, a few minutes, as far as you can; pull out the tongue ; gentle him a little; unrein him ; then step before the balky horse, and let the other start first; then you can take them anywhere you wish. A balky horse is always high spirited and starts quick ; half the pull is out before the other starts; by standing before him the other starts first. .By close application to this rule, you can make any balky horse pull. If a,horse has been badly spoiled, you should hitch him to the empty wagon, and pull it around a while on level ground; then put on a little load, and increase it gradually, caressing as before, and in a short time you can have a good work horse.?American Tfarmer. TERMS IN ADVANCE t SPECIE. CURRENCY. 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Obituary Notices and Tributes of Respect, rated as advertisements. Announcements of Marriages and Deaths, and notices of a religious character, inserted gratis, and solicited. ?er Personal Communications, when admissable; Communications of limited or indivual interest, or recommendations of Candidates for offices of honor, profit or trust, will bo chargod for as advertisements I JOB PRINTING.; Being now supplied with the VERY BEST MACHINERY, i And a fino assortment of , NEWJOB TYPE j And other Material, JOB PRINTING | Of every description, j WILL BE NEATLY EXECUTED. | TERMS?CASH. i 1 THE NEW ' WEED FAMILY^EWING MACHINE, Styled F. F., or Family Favorite. The weed sewing machine company, in addition to their well-known and high- , ly appreciated No. 2, or Wheel Feed Machine, are now introducing their New Drop Feed, or F. F, Machine, confidently asserting that it is the most simple, durable, compact and beautiful piece of mechanism over presented to the public. It not only retains the principal*essential points of the former, but combines with them tlio many . and desirable advantages which render a positive four motion feed so admirably adapted to light family sewing, and at the same timo capable of executing, with the most unerring certainty and precision, all the heavier grades of ordinary work. Principal Agencies : 613, Broadway, N. York. 349, Washingtpn street, Boston, 102, Washington street, Chicago. 1315, Chesnut 9treet, Philadelphia, Pa., and sold at most largo Business Centres. pSr Local Agents wanted everywhere. The Weed Sewing Machine was awarded the < highest medal at the Paris Exposition, July, 1867. September 26 22 6m i STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 3 Yorlc District. 11/ HEREAS JOHN McGILL has applied to J ff me for Letters of Administration on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and , credits of ALPHEUS I3LALOCK, late of the Distriet aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred^nd creditors of the said denoaood in lw nnd anncar before mo. at our next Ordinary's Court for the said District,' to be holden at York Court House on the 27TH DAY OP DECEMBER inst., to shew cause, if any, why the said Administration should not bo granted. (riven under my hand and Seal, this 10th day of December, in thevcarof our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and in the 92nd year of the Independence of the United States of America. P. C. HARRIS, O. Y. D. December 12 33 2t*21c STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, York IMstrlot. Lewis M. Grist, vs. Seth W. Fowle A 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 suid) is absent from j and without the limits of this State, and has neither wife nor Attorney known within the limits ot 1 the same, upon whom a copy of the said declara- : tion might do served. It is, thereforo. ordered, ; that the said Defendant do appear and plead to the ' Declaration filed against him, on or before the 3d j day of March, which will be in the year of our Lord, ono thousand eiglithundrodand sixty-eight, otherwise final and absolute judgment will be given against him. 1 J. P. WALLACE, c. c. c. p. ag. s. , Clerk's Offlco, York District, S. C. March 7 45 lyq THE BEST TQTVIC IJT USE. MANUFACTURED BY Dr, C. F. Panknin, CHARLESTON, 8. U. January 24 39 ly* PARISH-AND LATIMORE, Chester, 8. C. MANUFACTURERS and Dealers in NEW and SECOND HAND FURNITURE, LookingGlass Plates for Bureaus, &c. 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. ^SJ-Shop and Ware-Room in the old Thespian Hall, over Heyman's Store. November '2s> 32 tf THE HISTORY OF GREGG'S BRIGADE. PRICE REDUCED. TnE History of a Brigade of South Carolinians, known first as GREGG'S, and subsequently as McGOWAN'S BRIGADE, by J. F. J. Caldwell. lately an officer of the 1st Regiment, S. C. V. 1 vol. 12mo., $1.00 in currency. A few copies for sale at the "ENQUIRER" OFFICE. S TOT E S.-" ' h 111 9 XlM - \W ta JUST RECEIVED, A LARGE AND COMtf PLETE assortment of COOKING STOVES. 55 Also, a few ' tli HEATING STOVES, a PRICES FROM $20 TO $75, CURRENCY., P< All orders shall receive prompt attention, and Stoves purchased from us warranted to give satisfaction. G. W. CURTIS & CO., Chester, S. C. October 17,1867. 25 6m PIEDMONT w LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ?! OF yiRGINIA. J THE Subscriber respectfully informs the public <jj generally that he has accepted the Agency of 0, tho above Company, and Is now prepared to issue ^ policies of LIFE INSURANCE. The solvency ? Df the Company is certified to by the Court Offf- ^ jers of Nelson county, Virginia, and is commend- ^ 3d to those who desire to support a "Home InatiiiHrtn T A U.T.RAV At tho store of J; & E. B. Stowe. THE OBJECT ^ Of this Company is to Insrjre tin?-not indeed y? io prolong life?but by paying a certain sum to the ci beneficiaries of a policy when you die?thereby to of xmtinue the exertions, investments and benefits if your life to your dependents, after your life is icrminatod. However well prepared a man may be in kspir- ec tual point of view to meet tho "king of terrors," U f he be possessed of a thoughtfnl mind and a feel- pi ng heart, he can but look with sad forebodings to n? hat finale of his earthly career which Is to deprive vl lis fond wife and helpless children of that support di ind fostering care which his arm has furnished. b< do shudders as his mental gaze looks within the gloomy portals of tho grave and leaves behind hose wnom he loved, as vagrants roaming the Viendless, thorny paths of public charity! Yet, in ilas! how many do it H when a small present out- at ay wonld gild their troublous road with ease and cli :omfort, if spent in a Life Insurance Policy. Healer, are yon not liable to this sad death-bed reflec- ' ion of the unseen trials yoa bequeath those yon eave behind, by neglecting this cheap protection vhich we now urge upon you? If your mind j were easy on this subject; it you could feel when ra you "shufflo off this mortal coil" your family pr vere provided for. yon wonld be refieved of the fn sirking anxiety tuat fills every worthy mind at mch fears: you would be better prepared to pur- eg* tue your avocation with mental composure and ieal. We do not mean to assert that money can fill ? he place of a fond father, yet we def assert, what /ou know to be true?money will prove their best '.arthly friend when yon are gone; and you can 0 eave them this certain friend now while you are f| Iving. J Can you?will yon refuse it? th Businessmen are considered rather improvident bi who do not insure their goods and houses against ft Ire. Now, your house may never bo burned?it ci nay stand a "hundred years; but your life cannot lis astso long?your "lamp of lift " must burn oat le ?orae day. You argue it is prudent to insure a- p< gainst uncertain misfortunes to your property, and cl pet neglect & certain event which unit ana must to jome to your body. Is this consistent wisdom and oi prudence? We admit and assert the prudence of di ;he first, but assert the greater wisdom and ncces- to <rity for the last. Ask yourself tho question, are ar pou doing right to neglect this opportunity to pio- at vide effectuallv for your fhmily in case of your Ti death, while you have it in your power? "And oj bear in mind?now, this moment may bo your last ec chance?death is alter you J When once his "rug- fa ged pcythe shall clip the brittle thread of life,'! the th ghastly panorama of want and suffering will be o- ic pened to the sighing hearts you took care of while m you lived. Remember I only while in health?be- ei tore age, with attendant diseases come upon you? before you begin to loiter in sad sickness on the ? verge of the gravo?only while living?mentally fa ind physically living?can you obtain a Life Insu- ft ranee Policy. Life is a vast battlo-fleld?death is & ilways the final victor?and while we do not urge fa tliis process will disarm him of his sting, (for reB- rf gion only can do that) yet it will soothe your heav- fo Ing bosom to know you have provided for your M family before that trying hour comes. By having 01 your life insured you "disarm the sting" ofpover-i ty and want to them. We imagine now we hear |j tho wail of suffering from some lone widow, while p] she examines tho merits of this business, as her ai shivering group stand around her scanty nre and hi cry for bread: "Oh! that my husband had insur- to ca his life ! If ho could have foreseen my lamen- cc table state he would have done so. He was kind gt md good to ail, and supposed that all would be p< kind and good to us; but alas, how mistaken! He in provided well for us whilfi:living4 but.if ho had y< insured his life, its benefits would have continued w to us now." Do not say this is a fancy sketch, for many such a scene has really existed. ' h< JOHN R. ALLEN is the Agent of the a- til bove Company at Chester. ai October 10 24 tf gt E. R. STOKES, ? th BOOK - BINDER, tl AND ot BLANK-BOOK MANUFACTURER, ? Opposite J. C. Dial's Hardware Store, q, MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. a BLANK-BOOKS Ruled to any Pattern, Paged n< and Bound in tho best Possible Manner, with to Printed Headings when required. The attention >f Clerks, Sheriffs, Ordinaries, Commissioners in it Equity, Railroad Officials, and all public officers ro Is particularly invited. ? A large stock of BLANK-BOOK PAPER, of the ai [lest Quality, always on hand. ' Special attention given to the binding of Music, ? fid Books and Files, and all other work in plain ? ~>T ornamental style. h Orders sent to, and contracts made directly with mc, will save money, as I am prepared to do work si it a very small advance on New York Prices. ci My business motto is "Promptness, Economy *c ind Substantial Work." 0J E. R. STOKES. Columbia, S. C, November 29. I860. 32 tf j* PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES. d? fife . ! I AM now devoting my whole time and atten- N tiou to PHOTOGRAPHY. Hence, with twen- ? ty years experience in the ART; a complete outfit ti, ana a well known reputation of STRIVING TO -p GIVE SATISFACTION IN EVERY CASE, I pi ;an offer such inducements to all in wantof LIKE- ^ NESSES of themselves or. friends, as are not of- ^ ten met with in a country town. My prices, too, are LOWER THAN EVER BEFORE. Call at my commodious rooms in the "Adickes" building. J. R. SCHORB, Resident Photographer. i June 14 8 tf / THE CHARLESTON MERCURY. THE CHARLESTON MERCURY is now, as it p has ever been, a true Carolina paper, in the te bands of Carolinians, and an exponent of the pre- ta vailing sentiments of the people. r As an advertising medium it offers advantages 01 that cannot well be surpassed. Its circulation ex- Si tends throughout tho whole South as well as gf through tho Northern and Northwestern States, es and is rapidly and steadily Increasing. tl THE ME&CURY contains all the latest politi- pj cal, foreign, religious, and literary news, in a con- pj densed ana attractive form, and will be found to bo all that it claims?a live Southern newspaper, p] Terms of Subscription for Daily, per annum, 88.00: for Tri-Woeldy, per annum, $4.00.. j; conaueieu uy w R. B. RHETT&BRO. b] F. W. DAWSON, Assistant Editor. lo March 28 48 fcf p THE CHRONICLE AM) SENTINEL TJUBLISHED Daily and Weekly in Augusta, JL Ga., is the oldest newspaper in the State. Es- q tablished in 17&4, it has ever since that time been one of the leading papers in the South, and it still / maintains its place in the front rank of Southern I Journals. ffl Ably edited and the chosen medium through which the master minds of the State address the li people, its value as a conservative political paper ii is second to none, while its numerous and reliable . correspondents make it a first class NEWS AND FAMILY JOURNAL. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Daily, one Month, .. ? $ 1 oo " Three Months,. *. 2 50 " One Year, .. jjmq 00 g Weekly One Year. ; ..V 3 00 " 8ix Months, 1 6Q $3r- Subscriptions for the Chronicle and Sentinel received and forwarded at the Enquirer Office. August 15 .18 . ;; tf \" * TOBACCO. ? i FINE CHEWING and DURHAM SMOKING ' TOBACCO, for sale by ii T. M. DOBSON <fc CO, p- ELDER'S IMPROVED CLOTHES WASHER. Patented. May V, 1807. '< * 'T is simple in its construction, durable and not . liable to get out of order; it will wastf six shirts, that bulk of clothes, in five minutes, if proper' used according to directions. We are manufacturing the above machines at HESTER, S. C.. where we will bo pleased toflll 1 orders promptly ; and in all cases, if die Madne does not give perfect satiaihction, we will ke it back ana re fund the money. t P. ELDER. CERTIFICATES. Yorkvjlle, S. a, August 27,1867. ' This will certify that wo have examined and sted the Washing Machines manufactured by [r. Elder, of this State, and find that it is ended to all that he claims for it. We can. therefore, recommend this Machine to 1 who desire to economize time, labor and exmse, in the washing department. J. R. BRATTON,. ... WM. E. ROSE, J. BOLTON SMITH. JAS. F. HAttE. i . SOUTH CAROLINA, Chester District, Hopeell Chnrch.?I hereby certify that one of F. Eljr'a Improved Washing Machines has beearused 7 my family for nearly two months, and4hJA it is given entire satisfaction. Wo find its merits jual to its claims. It washes thoroughly, (if the Tactions are followed,) expeditiously, ?nH withit ininrv to the clothes. T can safnl v recommend [r. Elder's Washing Machine to pnblie patronise. feeling assured any fhmily will be delighted ith its great superiority over the old wash-tub iode. R W. BRICE, Pastor Hopewell Church. Mr. Eldkb,?Dear Sir: I procured one of the Dotv Washing Machines" more than a year ago, id the springs having failed I had it changed to >ur Improved Patent My family think it a doded improvement, and recommend it asa saving ' labor and clothes, and wonld not be without It J. At REEDY, Mf P., Chester, 8. C, Mr, EuKS^-Zteor Sir: I have thoroughly test* I, during the past three months, your valuable achine. I beg to state that my family is too well eased with its merits ever to part with It I wit*s its performance weekly, and I am fully oon? need that It surpasses au others dn cheapness, irablllty, ease and simplicity... Nono better can ifound. ;/ .J .? G. PITHER 2htb. "Chester Standard." % , ? < |Ift I witnessed the operation of Mr. Elder's Waehg Machine. Two aprons one towel, one shirt, id two white handkerchief* were thoroughly eanaed in five minutes, by. the machine. ?? 5 iHj ORR, . Governor of thoSttte of R?C.a State and District Rights for Sale.-?* 0-Mr. F. M. GALBRAl^of Yml^e,|s y authorized Agent: Any Dually cUnliave the lvfledge of giving the machine atrialJfr sg|)lyFisher d: Ldwwtnoe, Columbia^ GenoraTA,- -. August 29 . 18_ ... * ^.tf PHILADELPHIA TTHIYERSITY F MEDICINE AM) BtTRGERY; rHE Phlladelphia tTniveraity of Medicine and Surgerywasorganizedin 1848. Chartered by? e Legislature,February 28,1868. Name chanced r a legislative enactment to the Eclectic Medical >llege of Philadelphia In 1860. In 1868 it purLased the Pennsylvania Medical .College, estabihftd in 1842. and the PhUndelnhia Medieel Pol go, which had previously been merged Into .the anraylvania Medical Collie. Iff 1864, it purr tasea the l?enn Medical University.- The Ttuses of the separate schools united, petitioned, and rtained a special act ofthe Legislature,conBcrtf' i iting those institutions and changlngtheir names that of the Philadelphia University of Medial# id Surgery, March 15, 1866. All them varicAa its are published in the statutes of Pennsylvania^ be cost of the building and mnseum was over le hundred thousand dollars. It will be obfeerVl that the University, as now organised, iatM , gal representative of the four Medical Colleges tat it has absorbed. It is a liberal school Of medio o, oonfined to no dogma, nor attached to stiy ledical clique ^ but embraces in its teachings ev ything of valqe to the profession. Sessions.?It has two fall sessions each year, >ramencing on the 1st of October, and continuig until the 1st of January as its first session, and om the 1st of Jatiuary to the 1st Of April as its ?ond ; the two constituting one foil course of ctures. It has also a summer session, commenng the 1st of Aprfl and continuing until August r the preparatory branches, such Ss Latin, Greek, athematics. Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, AtoatIhe fall oburSe>?f lectures 20, or 960 for each session.* For thejpzmmsr.or reparatory coarse $26. Graduating fee $30. To i d young men o/ moderate means, the University is issued flue hundred scho lavs flips, whi oh are sold .first course students, for $75, and to second lurso students and clergymen for $60. each oonituting the holder a life member, with the per- * -4 stool privileges of the lectures, and all the teacbgs of the s6hool. The only additional fees are a ?rlv directing and matriculating ticket, each of The Advantages of Scholarships.?The student >1 ding a scholarship can enter the College atany me daring the year, attend as long as be chooses, id re-enter the institution as frequently a6 da- . It** nireenoprtyiOMieaihdgb gtii enter C ie University on scholarshipe, hence, all private ition fees are saved. Students, Jay holding scholarships, can prosecute her business a part of tho time. The candidate for graduation can present himilf at any time, and paceive his degpea as soon as lalified. . ...^ , In case a student shotfld hdld a scholarship and A be able to attend lectures, itennbe transf&TiW i another, thus preventing any loss. Parents, guardians, or Mends of students wiahig to purchase scholarships ibr them & year or tore before their attendance atthe University, m secure them by advancing one-half the price, id paying the balance when the stndent enters. hysidans and benevolent men can bestow great sneflt upon poor yonng men, by presenting them ~ , scholarship, and thus enabling them to obtain an unorable profession. ..." The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent pfaycians and surgeons. > the University has assoatcd with it alar go hospital clinic, where evary irm of medical and surgical disease is operated a ana weaiea iu toe_preeenceot toe cmisb. College Building.?The College building, located t Ninth Street, south of Walnut* is the finest in ie city. Its front is collegiate gothic, and is a- * arnea with embsttlements and embrasures, preinting a novel, bold and beautiful appearance.? he facade is of brown stone, ornamented by two were, rising to the elevation of eighty feet, and owned with *n-embattled parapet. The buildg contains betwOefi fifty and sixty rooms* all ipplied with water, gas, and every other cowre- M ence that modern improvement can contribute facilitate medical instruction. Only five htm- ^ ed scholarehipe will be issued, and as two hun ed and fifty arenow sold, those who wish to scire one should do so at once. Money can be reitted by express, or a draft or check, sent on any ational Bank in the United States, when the holarehip will be returned by mail, signed by ie President of the Board of Trustees, Jos. 8. isher, Esq., and the Dean of the Facility, W. sine, M. D. All orders for scholarships or other isiness of the University, should be addressed i Professor W. Paine, M. D., Philadelphia, Pa. WEW BOOKS. PAINE'S J?RAanCJS OF MEDICINE, k NEW Work justissned by W. Paine, M. D., I Professor of the Principles and. Practice of fedicine and Pathology in the Philadelphia Uniwsity of Medicine ana Surgery; author of Paine's ractice of Surgery; a work on 0b6tetrics. amlMaria Medica; author of Now School Remedies; i Epitome of Eberlie'a Practioe of Medicine; a eviewof Homoeopathy :a work on the History ' Medicine;'Editor or University Medical ana argical Journal, dec., Ac. It is a royal octavo of 10 pages, and contains a frill description of all disises known in medicine and surgery, including lose of women and children, together with their rthology and treatment by all the new and imroved methods. Price $7 ; postage 60 cents. Address the author, 933 <Aich Street, PMladel- ' i tiia, Pa. ALSO, A NEW WORK, k ntltled New School Medicines, which Is the only wi nrlr Avor nnhllfihorf nvwm -? ? -rr- ? iuouiu^ wuracing all the Eclectic, Homoeopathic, and Bo tan- ' remedies, with a full regular Materia Medica.? rice $5; postage free. Address as above. UNIVERSITY JOURNAL >F MEDICINE AND SURGERY. L SEMI-MONTHLY Journal of Medicine, Surgery, Physiology, Hygiene, and General Litratare, devoted to the Profession and the People. The cheapest medical paper in the world, pubshed every two weeks, at the University Buildig, Ninth Street, south of Walnut. Single copies,...- l 00 Five copiea to one address,. .u.b.i&tiiu 4 85 Ten " , " . , 7 50 Fifteen " " 9 80 Twenty" " ..... 10 00 The getter-up of the olub shall have ono copy - . ratis. Jt . j . Address, , . , W. PAINE, M. t)., Editor. - Philadelphia, Pa. May 23 4 tf__ . E. BETCH LER & CO., ntr ATCHMAKERS and MANUFACTURERS If of JEWELRY, Ac., Ac. On Main-street, a "Stawo's Hotel" Building, Yorkvilty S. Ci ' A June 27 6 V' fl