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SUM NATRAL HISTORY.
Next to the monkey, the crow haz the
most deviltry to spare. They are born
very wild, kan be tamed az easy az the
goat kan, but a tame crow is aktually worse
than a sore thumb.
If there iz enny thing about the house
that they kant git into, it iz becauze the
thing aint big enuff. I had rather watch a
distrikt skool than one tame crow. Crows
live on what they kan steal, and they will
steal enny thing that aint tied down.
They are fond of meat vittles, and are
the first tew hold an inquest over a departed
horse, or a still sheep. They are a
fine bird tew hunt, but a hard one to tew
kill; they kan see you 2 miles first, and will
smell a gun right through the side ov a
mountain.
They are not songstirs, although they
hav a good voice to cultivate, but what tha
do sing, they seem to understand thoroughly
; long practiss haz made them perfekt.
The crow iz a tuff bird, and kan stand
the heat like a blacksmith, and the cold like
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a stun wan.
They bild their nest among a tree, and
lay twice, and both eggs would hatch out
if they waz laid in a snow bank?there aint
no such thing az stopping a young crow.
Crows are very lengthy?I beleave they
live always; I never knu one to die a natral
deth, and don't beleave they kno how.
They are alwuz thin in flesh, and are
like an injun rubber shew; poor inside and
out.
They are not considered fine eating, al- ,
though I have read somewhere of biled crow,
but still I never heard ov the same man
hankering for biled crow 2 times. 1
This essa on the crow iz coppied from ,
natur, and if it iz true I aint to blame for '
it?natur made the crow, I didnt.
Hens lead me to remark, in the fust ;
place, that thus far they are a suckcess.
They are domestick, and occasionally are
tuff. (
This is owing to their not being biled of- j
ten enuff in their yunger daze; but the hen ,
aint tew blame for this.
Biled hen is universally respekted. (
Thare iz a grate deal of originality, tew, ,
in the hen?exactly how much I kant tell, (
historians fight so much about it. Some ,
say Knower had hens with him in the ark, (
and sum say he didn't. So it goes, which .
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I kant tell you -which waz born first, the (
hen or the egg; sometimes I think the egg
-waz, and sometimes I think I dont kno, ,
and I kant tell now which iz right, for the (
life ov me. ~ ,
Laying eggs iz the hens best grip. .
A hen that kant lay eggs?is laid out.
One egg is considered a fair day's work
for a hen. I have heard ov their doing
better, but I dont want a hen ov mine tew (
do it?it is apt tew hert their constitushun ,
and by-laws, and thus impare their future .
worth.
The poet sez beautifully? ]
"Somebody haz stole our old blew ben,
I wish they'd letter her bee, '
She used tew lay 2 e<rgs a day, ^
And Sunday's sho laid 3." I
This sounds trew enuff for poetry, but I
will bet 75 thousand dollars that it never |
took place.
? This- bet-stand# open-till the 17tli day or N
next November, at half-past twelve o'clock.
Josh. Billings.
PATRICK'S ATTEMPT AT GERMAN. <
Frederick the Great, of Prussia, had a j
great mania for enlisting gigantic soldiers i
into the Royal Guards, and paid an enor- 1
mcus bounty to his recruiting officers for 1
getting them.. One day the recruiting ser- i
geant chanced to spy a Hibernian who was 1
at least seven feet high; he accosted him in .
English, and proposed that he should enlist. ;
The idea of military life and a large bounty \
so delighted Patrick, that he immediately :
consented. - ]
"But. unless vou can speak German the -
king "will not give you so much." .
"Oh," said the Irishman, "sure it's I that ]
don't know a word of German." ]
"But," said the sergeant, "three words <
will be sufficient, and these you can learn <
in a short time. The king knows every man i
in the Guards. As soon as he sees you, he i
will ride up and ask you how. old you are ?
Yo,u will say 'Twenty-seven.' Next, how
long have you been in service ? you must
reply, 'Three weeks.' Finally, if you are
provided with clothes and rations ? you will1
answer, 'Both.'"
Pat soon learned to pronounce his answers,
but never dreamed of learning questions.
In three weeks he appeared before the king
in review. His majesty rode up to him.
Paddy stepped forward with'present arms.'
"How old are you?" said the king.
"Three weeks,"said the Irishman.
"How long have you been inr the service?"
asked his majesty.
"Twenty-seven years."
"Am I or you a fool ?" roared the king.
"Both," replied Patrick, who was instanly
taken to the guard-room, but pardoned j
by the king after he undestood the facts of
the case.
To Smoke Beef.?Mr. Robt. E. Wright,
of Allentown, has in his employ a halffrown
black boy, who lately came from the
outh. On Monday Mr. Wright gave the
boy a one dollar bill, with orders to purchase
some material for making a smoke in
the smoke-house. The youth started off,
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ana, witn an goou intentions, ne purcnasea
twenty segars at five cents each. With
these he returned home, and in obedience to
his master's instructions, as the boy thought,
without saying a word to any one, went to
the smoke-house, and shutting himself
therein, commenced to smoke the meat with
the segars. His lengthened absence awakened
surprise at the house, and a member
of the family went in search, and on opening
the smoke-house door, the boy was
found quietly seated, and puffing away at
the eighteenth segar in the dense smoke.
As the door was opened, and the obedient
boy seeing the smoke pass out, exclaimed:
"Shut up dat door dar. Don't you see de
smoke goen out ?" Mr. Wright offers a
dollar more for a similar trick.?JEaston
Press.
A lady found occasion to call upon
a dentist to have her teeth filled. Among
those filled were two front ones, and when
in a pleasant mood the lady's face shone
with smiles, while polished gold glittered
from the upper incisors. These were observed
with admiration by her little niece,
who, by-and-by, seriously remarked: "Aunt
Mary, I wish I had copper-toed teeth like
yours."
Sum men are grate by chance, but I
know a darned site uv em that are mean
from choice.
{gjMbtstfM JMitbs.
Strike Amongst the Wharf Employ
ees?Intense Excitement.---Yesterday,
for the third time, a "strike" took place amongst
the colored men in the employ oi
the stevedores of this city. By 6 o'clocl
in the morning they commenced to assem
ble in large numbers at the corners of th<
Bay and those streets which lead down tc
the principal docks, and a half hour latei
the evidences of a well concocted scheme
for the interruption of legitimate labor be
gan to crop out. As soon as the usual houi
for the commencement of their duties arrived,
the negroes generally announced theii
determination not to work unless their wages
were advanced from two to three dollars per
diem. All remonstrance on the part of theii
employers proved fruitless, save with a few,
and these were immediately assaulted bj
the "strikers," and borne forcibly awaj
from the scene of their labors.
When it was discovered that trouble was
likely to ensue, Capt. Stewart, of the "Winthrop,"
and others reported the facts tc
Mayor Bums, who immediately took steps
to prevent further difficulty by sending a
temporary guard detailed from the city police,
down to the Atlantic wharf, and subsequently
applied for and obtained a detachment
of soldiers from the Citadel, who
were sent from the City Hall.
In the meanwhile, the negroes, excited
by the circumstances, flocked around the
"Winthrop," and used threats not only tc
those who had declined to co-operate with
the "strikers," but to the officers of the
ship. So far did they persist in their riotous
demonstrations, that Captain Stewart
was compelled to announce his determination
to retort with force unless they dispersed.
To this the ring-leader, Harrison Carriere,
replied with the most violent and blasphemous
abuse, and was finally taken into
custody by the police and carried to the
^uard house. His place was promptly supplied,
however, by John Thomas, who continued
to arouse the mob to violence, when,
fortunately, Mayor Burns appeared on the
scene and ordered him also under arrest.
He was seized by the guard, but before they
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rushed forward and made an attempt to resjue
him. Mayor Burns personally intervened,
and proclaiming his authority, suc3eeded
in arresting the mob and having the
prisoner conveyed to the guard house.
The exhibition of this summary way of
dealing with offenders against the peace by
bis Honor the Mayor, had a salutary effect,
and by three o'clock in the afternoon the
excitement had completely subsided, and the
"strikers" gone peaceably to work, without
pressing their unreasonable demands.
Charleston Courier, 25th ult.
A Monkey Teacher.?In my drinking
lays I had a friend who had a monkey,
which he valued at a high price. We always
took him out on our chesuut parties.
He shook all our chesnuts for us, and when
be could not shake them off, he would go to
the very end of the limb and knock them off
with his fist. One day we stopped at a
tavern and drank freely. About half a
^lass of whiskey was left, and Jack took
the glass and drank its contents, the effects
of which soon brought him into full operation?skipping,
hopping and dancing most
entertainingly. Jack was drunk. Being
six in number, it was agreed that we should
:ome next day and get Jack drunk again
ind have sport all day. I called in the
morning at my friends house, who went after
Jack. But instead of being as usual on
bis box, he was not to be seen. We looked
inside, and there he was crouched up in a
beap. "Come out here," said his master.
Jack came out on three legs, applying his
fore paw to his head. Jack had the headache.
He felt just as I felt many a morning.
He was sick and couldn't go. So we
put it off three days. We then met, and
while drinking, a glass was provided for
Jack. But where was he ? Skulking behind
the chairs. "Come here Jack," said
bis master, "and drink," holding a glass
out to him. Jack retreated; and as the
door opened he slipped out, and in a moment
was on the top of the house. His
master went and called him down. He,
however refused to obey. My friend got a
cowskin and shook at him, which the monkey
disregarded, and continued on the
ridgepole, still obstinately disobedient.?
His master got a gun and pointed it at him,
but unsuccessfully. Jack slipped over tc
the back of the building. He then got twe
guns, and had one pointed on each side ol
the house, when the monkey, seeing his
bad case, whipped upon the chimney, and
got down in one of the flues and held on bj
his forepaws. My friend kept that monkey
twelve years afterwards, but could never
prevail on him to taste another drop ol
whiskey.?Little Gleaner.
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THE GREAT WALK.
Sergeant, Bates, a Federal soldier in th(
late war, recently made a bet that he coulc
walk from Yicksburg, Miss., to Washingtor
City, and carry over his head-a U. S. Fla^
without being molested or insulted. He ii
now on his journey, and last week reachec
Meridian, Mississippi. The following ac
count is given of his reception :
"Bates, the ex-Federal sergeant who is tc
walk alone and unattended from Vicksbur^
to Washington by the first of June, carrying
a United States flag, reached here to
day. He was cold, wet and thirsty, anc
said he would like to take a drink.
He was escorted to a saloon by an enthu
siastic crowd of ex-rebels, who treated hirr
with distinguished consideration, and the
whole party took sugar and whiskey. Bates
pronounced it good, and the party tool
another taste all round. Bates still ap
proved of the mixture, and wanted to stanc
treat himself, but it couldn't be thought of
A delegation of citizens, headed by th<
Wavnr. railed on Batc3. and Oysters weri
ordered. Bates took a dozen raw and ?
dozen fried, with butter and pepper.
The Mayor presented his guest with th<
freedom of the city. The bar-keeper no\
treated. They all took whiskey and su
gar.
Bates and the Mayor adjourned to th<
billiard room and played a friendly game
at intervals taking whiskey and sugar. Af
ter which, on account of the weather, the^
took a little whiskey and sugar.
Bates now left the city on the Selmaroad
but after going about a half a mile, escortei
by the delegation of citizens, headed by thi
Mayor, he returned and took some whiskey
and sugar. The landlord gave Bates abot
tie of whiskey, and an enterprising grocer
merchant gave him two pounds of sugar
which he put in his pocket.
After this, Bates left on the road fo
Sehna."
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A FRIEND IN COURT.
A little fellow, ten years of age, was arrested
in London some years since, for stealing.
He was brought by the policeman 1
into court and placed upon the stand before <
the Judge. He was very much affrighted, i
and trembled as he glanced around the i
court-room. The Judge, moved by his ten- 1
der years and his gentle face, which gave <
evidence that he could not have been long <
in the company of vicious boys, asked him i
kindly if he had no friends in the court-room. 1
The little fellow cast a timid look over the (
faces of the crowd attending the trials, and j
then turning his childish, appealing face to
the Judge, said "No-, sir!" He had hard- t
ly made the answer, when turning around y
again, and pointing towards the door, he t
shouted out: "There comes my father!" i
The Judge called the father forward to
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tne stana. ne wore uie mreau-uoi c gui- -?
i ments of a tidier. His face was; yet thin '
and pale. He limped as he came through
> the crowd, which separated to let him pass,
i He was bowed down either through feeble
ness or sorrow, and had a very anxious ex
pression upon his countenance.
To the inquiry of the Judge about the
act for which his little son had been arres1
ted, he said, with much feeling, he knew
nothing of it, until he heard he was in court.
1 He feared the boy had done wrong. He
1 did not know what he could do about it,
1 "but it will break my heart," he said, "to
i have him sent to jail. This little boy," he
* continued, "is all that is left to ine of my
family, and if the Judge is pleased to hear
me, I shall be glad to say a few words a
bout myself"
He was encouraged to go on, the Judge
expressing much interest in his story.
"A little more than ten years ago," said
1 the feeble soldier, "when the child was an
1 infant, his mother lay upon her dying bed.
' She besought me in her last moments to
watch over the little motherless babe that
she was about to leave behind her. I promised
her that he should never be a way from
me, if I could help it, and that I would do
all I could to bring him up a good boy.?
Just after my wife died, I was drafted as
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a soldier in the army, and I had no means
of securing a substitute. I could not leave
my helpless child behind when our regiment
was sent to India, so I took him with
me. He always slept with me, and I tried !'
to teach him, as soon as he could speak,
the prayers that he would have learned of a
his mother if she had lived. Wherever I ^
went, from camp to camp, I took him with .k
me. In the tent, in the barracks, under 11
my blanket upon the ground, the boy al- 13
ways slept by my side.
"When the war broke out and our regi- 8
ment moved to the front, my child accompanied
me. I have carried him for days in
ray arms during our weary marches. He
was both the care and the comfort of my c
life. In a severe battle I was vrounded in t
several places, it was thought at first mor- c
. tally, and I fell upon the field. I was car- <3
ried by my companions to the hospital, and
they took such cartas they could of my t
child. Contrary to the expectation of the 1
surgeon, I did not die of my wounds, but c
after a long period of weakness, began slow- 1
to 'nwym. But <uj wmetiiutiim imd t
been broken down, and I left my bed a t
lame, feeble man, unable to endure the la- f
bor and fatigue of the camp. After a time, t
a discharge was obtained for me. and I was r
permitted to come back to my native land, f
I determined to return to the town where I (
had formerly lived, and was known, and 1
try to find some light employment by which t
I might be able to support myself and my i
little boy. i
"I reached London a few weeks since,
and was taken sick almost immediately up- 1
, on landing. During my sickness I was i
sometimes delirious, and could take no care (
' of my child. The people where I boarded 1
I were all strangers to me. In this time the
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doy wanaereu into tut? sireeia uuu icu or
j mong bad companions, I fear. When- I
, became conscious of my situation I found
he was not in the house.
i "You may imagine my distress, sick and
helpless as I was. As soon as I could get
, out, I commenced making inquiries for him
. in every direction, and finally, through the
. police, heard of the arrest of a child about
. his age. And here he is," said the father
with a trembling lip, as he turned his melt,
eyes upon the weeping boy. "What can I
, do for him ? I have done something for my
f country, and bear the marks of it. Per;
haps for this, the first crime of my child
[ may be forgiven." The old soldier openr
ed the worn garments that covered his
. breast, and showed the terrible scars of the
. lately healed wounds which he had brought
f from the field of blood. The Judge, and
all in the court-room, were deeply affected
by the simple and touching recitals.
"Take your boy," said the Judge, his
) voice husky from his emotions. "You have
I been a brave soldier; you deserve well from
i your country, and I know you will be a
; good father to watch over him and keep
> him from temptation in the future."
I The "dock" where the boy sat was open
ed and he sprang into his father's arms.?
All in the court cheered them as the two
> passed slowly, hand in hand, out of the
\ room, and started once more upon their
weary journey.
What a comfort to that boy, in his troul
ble, it was to find a friend in court, one a- ;
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1 Dear little readers have we not sinned?
- Does not something within us sit as Judge,
5 and seem to condemn us ? Have we a friend
: who can save us? We look all over the <
faces around us, even the loving ones in i
f our homes, hut there is not 'one that can i
forgive our sins or has the power to give us ]
2 peace. But we have a Friend in Court! i
2 He always comes in our helplessness. We t
v have but to lift up our eyes and we shall <
see him as he "stands at the door." If we
2 are so weak and ashamed that we cannot
v pray, "not daring so much as to lift our '
- eyes to heaven," he will speak for us. "He 1
ever liveth to intercede for us at the right I
e hand of God." He loves us as no earthly i
, father can. He calls himself our friend <
- and Elder Brother He bears the marks <
j of the wounds which he has received in our i
behalf, and which will secure our release ;
, from punishment, if we trust in him and \
1 always keep by his side.?Zicris Herald.
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J 1SS&* At a school examination a young 1
- tyro in declamation, who had been told by <
y the teacher that he must gesticulate accord- '
, ing to the sense, in commencing a piece <
with "the comet lifts its fiery tail," lifted i
r the tail of his coat to a horizontal position, I
causing roars of laughter. ]
J^tindtotal ?epartt?ent.
.From ih? CbrUtlan Observer.
THE IRISH POTATO.
There is no vegetable more palatable and
nutritious than the Irish potato, and yet how
nften do we see them not much larger than
i bullet, and as tough as whit-leather. It
s astonishing to witness the utter neglect,
ny our Southern people, of the cultivation
>f so important an article of food, and how
mtirely dependent we are upon the North
?or a sufficient supply of this delightful ta>le
vegetable, when the smallest amount of
jare and attention could abundantly sup)ly
us and give a large surplus for market.
We tried an experiment last spring in
;he culture of the potato, and the success
tfhich has crowned our effor;s has stimulaed
us to tell others of what may be done
n this respect.
We selected the very poorest square in
)ur garden, so poor that it would scarcely
'sprout corn-field peas." Having first ma>!<
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leep as the plough would cut it with a large
louble plough. The land thus flushed, was
>edded with a single Dagon running two
urrows each way in beds three feet apart j
hese beds were then checked with a cooler
the same distance, making in all nine
lundred hills, three feet each way.
Into each one of these hills about a doulle
handful of strong hog-pen manure,
preferable we think, to stable, which conains
too much ammonia,) was placed, and
hree cuts of potato dropped, covered with
ibout as much manure of the same kind,
ind the dirt from each of the four corners
>f the plough-formed hill drawn over it.
No other work has been done to them
ixcept running the coulter both ways beween
each hill, thus keeping the ground
rom baking, and preventing the growth of
yeeds.
We were enabled to get a good mess for
linner as large as a turkey egg by the first
if June, and from that time to the present
ve have been using them constantly, each
till furnishing a sufficient quantity for a
neal?varying in size from a guinea egg to
he largest mercers he have ever seen.
One word about copking the potato.?
Phe masses of Virginians know nothing
whatever about this. The Irish potato
yhich can be cut with a knife without
ireaking, is as indigestible as so much sole
eather. Since we have turned Yankees
'down South," the potato steamer, which
ccompanies every stove, is the only proper
essel in which they should be cooked.?
Jteam them until the peeling bursts?let
t remain on them until put upon the plate,
Lse a plenty-of nice fresh butter, pepper
nd salt, and it is a dish fit "to set before
, king." T. W. W.
Rural Retirement, Va.
PINDARS, OR GROUND PEAS.
We have seen, in some of our periodiials,
directions how to plant and cultivate
he pindar, and as we have made this arti*
le by the acre, and seen fields of them, we
liffer from the writer.
Our direction is, heap up land deep and
horough, so as to pulverise thoroughly the
and?of course, there are lands better alapted
than others, light earth; not the
leavy clays, would be our choice?then run
iffiuwu thren mid a huif to?ffir f?i>t nrH
>ed thereto with a light furrow, making a
lat bed. If the pindars be not hulled,
>reak in two, so that moisture may more
eadily reach the pea, and after opening a
urrow with a narrow plow, bull tongue, or
;ven a piece of hard wood, shaped like a
mil tongue, drop the seed, two in a place,
;wo feet apart, about the time of corn plantng,
if not hulled?if hulled, later, for frost
vill kill?then cover about two inches deep.
When the pindar is up, scrape as for cot4-V>ar>
flirf ??a fnr nnffnn Iropn plpn.n
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jarth stirred with cultivator or sweep, and
lo not molest the branches, or put earth on
imbs.
The bloom is always just above where a
oot puts from the limb on which the pinlar
is formed, the bloom is above the pindar
>n the rootlet in the ground, and it is just
is wise to cover the bloom on the potatoes
is to cover the bloom on the pindar. We
have seen large fields where the pindar was
Iropped in the same hill where corn was
Iropped, and both cultivated together. A
riend, now deceased, who planted some two
mndred acres of corn, in Mississippi, assured
us he fattened his pork in his cornield,
where he always had pindars with his
;orn, and, though a cotton planter, made
neat for sale.
We have had sows too fat to breed, from
>ur pindar patches, and we never cover
fines, and always give about four by two
bet as distance.?Ed. Southern Farmer.
What Killed the Calves.?Last May
ve lost two calves about three months old,
[ think, from sucking each other, and thus
getting hair in their cuds. We opened one,
"ound cud hard, and full of hair, coated over
vith curdled milk; they were in clover pas;ure,
did not eat much; they were fed about
;welve quarts of warmed, skimmed milk per
lay. Seemed well at morning, refused to
Irink; died at night : appeared to have struggled,
and bruised themselves very much;
me was seen to run round and round and
'roth at the mouth a few hours before death.
Sow some think the hair did not kill them
jecause they never knew it to, and they had
>ften known two or more to run together
ivhere they could, and did suck each other.
[ would like to have your opinion on this ;
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pour other readers.
Yours, N. M. T.
Ballville, Orange Co., iV. F".
We believe the hair forming in hard balls
caused the death of the calves. We have
saw instances of grown cattle being killed
in the same way, and upon being opened,
large hard balls of hair were found in their
stomachs, the hair being perfectly indigestible,
clogged up the passage and caused
loath.
How to Sell Your Lands.?The Danvill
Times says a great deal has been written
upon the system of farming, which ought
to be adopted now in the South. Some have
idvocated cutting up the large farms, while
others have literally opposed it. This vexed
question is gradually settling itself. Farming
on an extensive scale, in the vast majority
of cases will be unprofitable, and
more and more so every year, for a long
time to come. Those who have large tracts
of land will find it to their interest to divide
them up and procure tenants. The great
demand then, in a short while, will be for
white men to occupy the place of tenants,
or to purchase the small farms which will
3oon be in the market by the thousand.?
Some have offered large tracts for sale and
have not found a purchaser. The reason
was they did not offer them in small tracts.
Let them pursue the plan suggested, and
: they will find ready sales.
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ADVERTISEMENTS
Will be inserted at One Dollar and Fifty Cents
per square for the first, and 8eventy-ftve Cents
per square for each subsequent insertion?less than
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by ten lines of this size type, or one inch.
No advertisement considered less than a square.
Semi-Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly Advertisements,
will "be charged Two Dollars per square
for each insertion.
Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts
will be made on liberal terms?the contmct, 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
A 1 T_
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JOB PBINTING.
Being now supplied with the
VERY BEST MACHINERY,
And-a fine assortment of
NEWJOB TYPE
And other Material,
JOB PRINTING
V
Of every description,
WILL BE NEATLY EXECUTED.
TERMS?CASH.
SPLENDID ARRAY
FALL AND WINTER GOODS!
OUT EXHIBITION AT
J. & E. B. STOWE'S.
COL. McCORKLE begs to inform his numerous
friends and customers, that he has just returned
from the NORTHERN CITIES, where he
bought a Second Stock of FALL AND WINTER
GOODS, AT
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
^entireJStock ofJ?o<^aremarked to be
sold at CURRENCY PRICES, and since the Decline
in Prices, we will sell us CHEAP AS THE
CHEAPEST. Some of the Specialties are,
DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS,
Cloaks, Shawls, in great variety; Furs, Trimmings,
in all Varieties and Styles; Heavy Stripe
Osnaburgs, Blankets, Clothing, Boots and Shoes ;
a Number one
STOCK OP GROCERIES,
E. D. Cheese, Mackerel, Liverpool Salt, Sugar
and Coffee. A splendid assortment of Hardware,
which we sell cheap.
Grateful for past favors, we ask a continuation
of patronage, and
?..M .. AM 1 MM tin SPPASVA
wt will srAKt nu trrums
to give our friends and the public every satisfaction
as to price and fair dealing. Lastly, NO
MORE GOODS SOLD ON TIM?:, and all persons
indebted will bear in mind that their honor
is pledged to pay when called oh. Wo hope this
call upon those indebted will prove sufficient.
We are your friends.
J. & E. B. STOWE.
LOOK HERE!
HAVE you heard the news. No; what is it?
Why Col. McCORKLE with J. & E. B.
STOWE, is now receiving his Second Stock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
Go and see him, and ho will sell vou Goods LOWER
THAN YOU CAN GET THEM in any other
Store, South of Mason's Line. He goes in for the
old Maxim of QUICK SALES AND SMALL
PROFITS. I said I would, and so I will.
December 19 34 tf
SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD,
mmmm
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,
Charleston, S. C., October 3,1867.
ON and after OCTOBER 6, 1867, the Passenger
Trains on the South Carolina Railroad will
run as follows, viz:
Leave Charleston for Columbia, 4.30 a. m.
Arrive at Kingsville 11.15 a. m.
Leave Kingsville, 11.40 a. m.
Arrive at Columbia, 1.10 p. m.
Leave Columbia, 10.00 a. m.
Arrive at Kingsville, 11.35 a. m.
Leave Kingsville,... 12.05 p. m.
Arrive at Charleston, 7.05 p. m.
Leave Charleston for Augusta, 10.40 a. m.
Arrive at Augusta, 7.40 p. m.
Leave Augusta, 3.40 a. m.
Arrive at Charleston, 12.20 p. m.
The Passenger Train on the Camden Branch will
connect with up and down Columbia Trains and
Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Trains on
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS.
Night Express Freight and Passenger Accommodation
Train will run as follows, on and after
the 8th instant, viz :
Leave Charleston for Columbia 5.40 p. m.
Arrive at Columbia, 5.00 a. m.
Leave Columbia, X00 p. m.
Arrive at Charleston, 3.20 a. m.
Leave Charleston for Augusta, 7.30 p. m.
Arrive at Augusta, 6.50 a. m.
Leave Augusta, 4.10 p. m.
Arrive at Charleston, 4.00 a. m.
II. T. PEAKE, Gen'ISupt.
October 10 24 tf
CHiRLESTORf MIITIM IAMB
AND
SEED STORE.
LITTLE & MARSHALL,
NO. 140 MEETING STREET,
OPPOSITE PAVILION HOTEL,
OTT ATLLESTON, S. O.,
DEALERS in all kinds of Agricnltural Implements,
Machinery, Seeds, Ac.; Plows, Harrows,
Cultivators, Corn Shellers, Corn Mills, Corn
and Cotton Planters. Fodder Cutters, Horse Powers,
Threshing Machines, Reaping and Mowing
Machines, Washing Machines, Ac., Ac.
PURE SEEDS, of all varieties, crop of 18C7,
carefully selected from the best ana most reliable
SEED GROWERS.
Farmers, Planters and the Trade generally,
supplied on most liberal terms.
Agents for INGERSOLL'S HAND POWER
COTTON PRESS, and the Little Giant Horse
Power.
Send for Circulars.
January 9 2 3m
ALMANACS FOR 1868.
TUST received a large lot of "MERCHANTS'
V AND FARMERSVALMANACS," for the year
1868. The calculations were made by Prof. James
H. Carlisle, of Spartanburg District, for this latitude.
They are offered for sale at 10 cents each.
Apply at the ENQUIRER OFFICE.
r January 2 1 * ? v tf- 1
RICHMOND WEEKLY DISPATCH.
ENLARGED AHD IMPROVED FOB 1868.
CHEAPEST AND BEST
Family and Business Newspaper in the South.
Although the weekly dispatch for
1868 has been gleatly enlarged and improved,
the price will remain the same. We aredetermined
to publish the cheapest and best FAMILY and
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March 28 48 tf ;
THE STOVES HAVE COME! 1
W. H. MoCORKLE
SEREBY informs ALL PERSONS who want
COOKING STOVES, that he has just reoeiv- :
number, direct from the manufacturers of the
most desirable patterns, which he offers for sale on
the most reasonable terms. Call at the store of
J. A E, B. snail au tin lot. c
STOVES.
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TUST RECEIVED,-A LARGE AND COMl|
PLETE assortment of
COOKING STOVES. i
Also, a few
BEATING STOVES.
PRICES FROM $20 TO <76, CURRENCY.
All orders shall receive prompt attention, and
Stoves purchased from us warranted to give satishction.
G. W. CURTIS A CO., Chester, S. C.
..October 17 1867. 25 - 6m
THE NEW ~ ~~
WEED FAMILY SEWIN8 MACHINE,
Styled F. F., or Family Favorite. A
rffE WEED SEWING MACHINE COMPA- ^
NY, in addition to their well-known and highly
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
dmple, durable, compact ana beeutiftil piece of
necnanism ever presented to the public.
It not only retains the principal essential points
>f the former, bnt combines with them the many
md desirable advantages which render a positive
bur motion feed so admirably adapted to light
'amily sewing, and at the same time capable ofex(cutiag,
with the most unerring certainty and precision,
all the heavier grades of ordinary work.
Principal Agencies : 613, Broadway, N. York.
149, Washington street, Boston, 102, Washington
itreet, Chicago. 1316, Chesnnt street, PhOadeljhia,
Pa., ana sold at most large Business Centres,
/ar Local Agents wanted everywhere.
The Weed Sewing Machine was awarded the*
lighest medal at the Paris Exposition, July, 1867.
September 26 22 6m
"just received
at bote's
GROCERY 15D
ProyisioB Store,
A LOT OF FUTE
BACON AND SUGAR-CURED HAMS,
WELL RHLECTEU LOT OP
SUGARS, COFFEE, MOLASSES, f
Spices, Jellies, Picklee, Teas, Vermicelli,
' Maccaronl,
MACKEREL, SHAD,
100 sacks salt, d
And other articles too numerous to mention.?
[am daily reoeiving supplies of Groceries of every
iescription, which
I WILL SELL LOWER FOR CASH,
THAN THOSB WHO PHETEXD
To Sell at Cost!
- *? W. E. ROSE, .
September 28 * -122 tf
it piedmont
IJFE KSU&ANCE COMPANY
OF VEBGIKLL
PTRHE Subscriber respeetfaUy informs the public
JL generally that he nas accepted the Agency of
the above Company, and is now prepared to issue
policies of LIFE INSURANCE. The solvency
ot the Company is certified to by the Court Officers
of Nelson county, Virginia, and is commended
to those who desire to support a "Home Institution.
J. A. McLEAN, <
At the store of J. & E. B. Stowe.
THE OBJECT *.
Of this Company is to insure life?not indeed
o prolong life?but Wy paying a certain sum to the
aeneflciaries of a policy when you die?thereby to .
?ntinue the exertions, investments 'and benefits Mi
)f your life to your dependents, after your life is
erminated.
However well prepared a man may be in a spirtual
point of view to meet the "king of terrors," v .
f he be possessed of a thoughtful mind and a feeing
heart, he can but look with sad forebodings to
hat finale of hia earthly career which is to deprive
lis fond wife and helpless children of that support
ind fostering care which his arm has famished,
le shudders as his mental gaze looks within the
doomy portals of the grave and leaves behind
hose whom he loved, as vagrants roaming die
'riendless, thorny paths of public charity! ret,
ilas! how many ao itl! when a small present outay
would gild their troublous road with ease, and
wmfort, if spent in a Life Insurance Policy. Rear
ier, are you not liable to this sad death-bed reflecion
of the unseen trials you bequeath those you
eave behind, by neglecting this cheap protection
vhich we now urge upon you? If your mind
vere easy on this subject; iryou could feel when
70a "shuffle off this mortal coil" your fiumily
vere provided for. you would be relieved of the
jarking anxiety that fills every worthy mind at
iuch fears: you would be better prepared to purine
your avocation with mental composure and
seaL We do not mean to assert that money can fill
he place of a fond father, yet we do assert, what
iqu knoto to be true?money will prove their best
'.arthly friend when you are gone; and you can
eave them this certain friend now while you are
iving.
Can you?will you refuse it ?
Business men are considered rather improvident
vho do not insure their goods and houses against
ire. Now, your house may never be burned?it
nay stand a hundred years; but your life cannot
ast so long?your "lamp of life" must burn out
tome day. You argue It is prudent to insure ajainst
uncertain misfortunes to your property, and
761 neglect a certain event which will ana must
some to your body. Is this consistent wisdom and
irudence? We admit and assert the prudence of
he first, but assert the greater wisdom and necesdty
for the last. Ask yoiirself the question, are
rou doing right to neglect this opportunity to proride
effectually for your family in case of your
leath, while you have it in your power? And
aear in mind?now, this moment may be your last
inance?a earn in aiier you i w nen once His "rugred
scythe shall clip the brittle thread of life," the
rhastly panorama of want and suffering will be o>ened
to the sighing hearts yon took care of while
rou lived. Remember! only while in health?before
age, with attendant diseases come upon you?
jefore you begin tg loiter in sad sickness on the
rerge of the grave?only while living?mentally
ind physically living?can you obtain a Life Insurance
Policy. Life is a vast battle-field?death is
ilways the final victor?and while we do not urgo
his process will disarm him of his sting, (for religion
only can do that) yet it will soothe your heavng
bosom to know you have provided for your
hmily before that trying hour comes. By having
mur life insured you "disarm the sting" ofpoverv
and want to them. We imagine now We hear
he wail of suffering from some lone widow, while
ihe examines the merits of this business, as her
ihivering group stand around her scanty fire and ,
:ry for bread: "Oh! that my husband had insurhi
his life! If he could have foreseen my lamenable
state he would have done so. He was kind
ind good to all, and supposed that all would be
rind and good to us; but alas, how mistaken! He
provided well for us while living; but if he had
nsured his life, its benefits would have continued
o us now." Do not say this is a fancy sketch, for
nany such a scene has really existed!
JOHN R. ALLEN is the Agent of the ax>ve
Company at Chester,
rw/ihoi* in ^
TO PRINTERS. ' ]
npHE undersigned offers for sale the Printing
JL Material .mentioned below: cheap for Cash.?
24 lbs Leads?cut to If ems Pica. - I
150 Advertising Rules?cut 14ems Pica.
47 Brass Dashes?cut 14 ems Pica. 1
23 Parallel Cross Rules?out 14 ems Pica.
13 Double Cross Rules?cut 14 ems Pica.
6 "short" and 6 "long" Column Rules. Also, I
the "Head Rules" formerly used on the "Enquirer."
One 36-inch roller mould, in good order, and sev- '
eral book, newspaper and Job chases. The roller
mould will be sola for $15. ,
Also, one 3-inch Screw Standing Press with 300
paper and 10 wooden boards. The Press, Ac., is
in good order, and will be sold as it stands?for one
hundred dollars in cash. Cost $140 previous to the
war.
Also, 350 lbs Nonpareil?but little used?at 40 j
amrtr parpoanch .. L. M. GRIST. A
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