Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 19, 1867, Image 4
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"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.
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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
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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.
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will bo charged Two Dollars per square
for each insertion.
Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts |
will bo made on liboral terms?the contract, however,
must in all cases be confined to the immediate
business of the firm or individual contracting.
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.-"
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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