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tumorous JjepavtmMt. A RIDE DURING THE WAR. We left Winchester in the stage coach for Strasburg, at 10 o'clock at night, on the 24th of December, 1361. The weather was bitter cold,' and we congratulated ourselves that the coach was not crowded. Mr. McG. and the girls were on the back seat; a Methodist clergyman, a soldier and myself on the middle, and two soldiers and our maid Betsey on the front seat. We went off by starlight, with every prospect of a pleasant drive of eighteen miles. As we were leaving the suburbs of the town the driver drew up before a small house from which issued two women with a baby, two baskets, several bundles and a box. The passengers began to shout, "Go on driver! what do you mean ! There's no room for another!" The driver made no answer, but the women came to the stage door and began to put in their bundles. The gentlemen protested that they could not get in?there was no room. The woman with the baby said she would get in?she "was a gwine to Strasburg to spend Christmas with her relations, whar she was borned and raised, and whar she had uot been for ten years and nobody had a better right to the stage coach than she had, and site was a gwine too, an a ivuty urira snes a gwine too?she's ray sister-in-law?and so is baby." "So uncle Ben," she exclaimed to the driver, "take my basket and box by you, and me and Kitty and baby, and the bundles and the little basket will go inside." All this was said amidst violent protestations from the men within, "you cau't get in !" "Go on, driver, go on !" But suiting the action to the word she opened the door, calling, "Come Kitty, get on the step," and thrust her head in, saying?"If any of these gentlemen is gentlemen they will get out and sit with uncle Ben, and let ladies come inside!" A pause ensued. At last a subdued tone from the soldier on the middle seat was heard, "Madam, if you will get off the step I will go out." "Very well, sir, and why didn't you do so at first ?" "Aud now," said she, looking at a man on the front seat, "there's another seat by uncle Ben, 'sposen you get out and let Kitty Grim have your seat, she's bound to go!" The poor man quietly rose, without a word, and the very expression of his look was subdued as he got out of the stage. "Now Kitty, git in and bring the little basket and them two bundles, they won't pester the lady much." The door was closed aud the scene being over, the passengers shouted with laughter. Our heroine remained passive until we reached the picket post, a mile from town. The driver reigned up and a soldier came forward for passports. She was thunder-struck. "Passes! passes for white folks! I never heard of such a thing! I ain't got no pass, neither has Kitty Grim !" I suggested to her that her best policy was to keep quiet. Just then a Tennessee soldier had to confess that he had forgotten to get a passport. "You can't go on," said the official, and the soldier stepped out. Presently the woman's turn came. "Madam, your passport if you please." "I ain't got none, neither has Kitty Grim, (she's my sister-in-law,) we ain't a gwine to git out, cause we's a gwine to Strasburg to spend Christmas with my relations, and I ain't been there for ten years, and I never heard of white folks having passes!" "But, Madam," began the official. "Youneedn't but madam me; I ain't a gwine to get out and I would like to see the man that would put me out. This is a free country, and I'se a gwine to Strasburg this night, so you may as well take your lantern out of my face!" "But, madam, my orders," began the picket. "Don't tell me nothing 'bout orders, aud you needn't think because the Tennessee man got out that's I'se gwine to get out, cause I ain't! Ain't I got three sous in the array, great sight bigger than you is, and they fit at Manassas and they ain't no cowards, nuther is their mother, and I ain't a gwine to git out of this stage this night, but I'se gwine to Strasburg, whar I was borned and raised !" The poor man looked non-plussed, but with another effort he began, "ray dear madam." "I ain't none of your dear madams, I'se just a free white woman and so is Kitty Grim, and we ain't no niggers to get passes and I'se gwine to Strasburg long this pike. Now I'se done talking." With this^he settled herself on the seat and leaned back with a most determined air; the discomfitted man shut the door amid peals of laughter within and without In a few moments we were quiet again and all settled themselves for sleep when the silence was broken by our heroine. "Kitty is you sick ?" "No," said Kitty. "Well, it's a wonder; gentlemen can't one of you take Kitty's seat and give her yourn ? She gits monstrous sick when she's riding with her back to the horses!" There was a death-like silence, and ray curiosity was aroused to know how she would manage this point. After a few minutes she began again. "Kitty is you sick ?" "No," says Kitty, "not yet." "Well, I do wish one of you gentlemen would give Kitty his seat." Still no reply. All was becoming quiet again when she raised her voice. "Kitty Grim, is you sick ?" "Yes," said Kitty, "just a little." "I knowed it?Iknowed she was sick?and when Kitty Grim gits sick she most ginerally flings up!" The effect was electric! "My dear madam," exclaimed both gentleman "take my seat by all means !" The Methodist minister being nearest exchanged with her, amidst the most uproarous laughter, and all realized that they were fairly outgeneraled for the third time. - Too Much Credit.?Mr. Keene, a shrewd and thrifty farmer of Pennsylvania, owned a large flock of sheep, and, one autumn, when it came housing time, he was greatly annoyed upon missing a number of his finest muttons, among them three or four wethers which he raised and fattened for his own table. He was sure it was not the work of dogs, and the most he could do was to await further developments. In the following spring, when his sheep were turned out to pasture, he instituted a careful watch, and ere long had detected Tom * Stickney, a neighboring farmer, in the act of pilfering a sheep; but he made no noise about it at the time. Stickney was a man well to do, and Keene did not want to expose him. Autumn came again, and upon counting up his flock Mr. Keene found eight sheep missing. He made out a bill in due form to Thomas Stickney for the eight sheep and presented it. Stickney choked and stammered, but did not back down. Like a prudent man, he paid the bill and pocketed the receipt. a .1 a? ... .1 it >_ Anotner spring-iirae caine, ana Aur. iveene s sheep were again turned out. Another autumn came, and the farmer again took an account of his stock, and this lime fifteen sheep were missing. As before he made out the hill to Tom Stickney for the whole number missing; but this time Tom objected. "It's too much of a good thing," he. "Fifteen sheep! Why, bless your soul, I haven't had a fifth part of 'em." Mr. Keeue was inexorable. "There is the bill," said he, "and I have made it out in good faith. I have made no fuss when my sheep have been missing, because I deemed your credit good and sufficient." "Well," groanecyTora, with a big gulp, "I suppose I must pay; "but," he added emphatically, "we'll close that account from this time. You have given me too much credit altogether?some other rascal has been stealing on the strength of it!" I J^gricwltwral jgcprtmcut. From the Kural Carolinian. THOUGHTS FOR THE MONTH. There will be found no time for idleness during this short, but busy month. "Push" is the word now. If we loiter at this time, the push will be sure to come a little later, and it will be the work that will push us, and not we who shall push the work. Keep the plows running, and see to it that every furrow is well made. The days of "scratching" the soil ' are over. Mr. Dickson said to us one day, "I j can always tell, in advance, where the 'dry i streak' will fall in the summer. It always follows the bad farming." There is more in i this than is generally thought. Lazy, slipshop, surface-scraping, land-skinning farmers j always have "bad seasons." It is sure to be i too dry or too wet, too cold or too hot. "Just j ray cussed luck,"Slack says. "My crop is all ; burned up on this droughty upland. If I j had plauted that low, moist land, yonder, I j should have made a good crop." Next year J Mr. Slack plants the low field, but his "cussed 1 lack" follows him still. It is too wet and his j crop is drowned oat. So it will be to the end, ( unless he shall pursue a more rational mode j of culture, and manifest less aversion to work, j Mr. Slack does not read the Rural Carolinian j or we might be tempted to say more for his j special benefit. For those who do read it, i this will be a sufficient hint. Do not forget that the better the winter's work is done, the lighter will be that of the spring and summer, and the better will be the crops. ? We hope the readers of the Rural Caro- I linian were wise enough to plant oats in the i fall, and to plant early and largely, but if j any failed to get in enough, we advise to try j a spring crop by all means, for although the chances are not so good for the fall sown oats, a fair crop may be got and will help greatly. The oat plant is not so particular in regard to soil as many others, but it must not be too wet. The land intended for spring oats should have been plowed early in the winter and i cross-plowed before sowiug. The early break- j ing up, however, is not essential. The time j of sowing must, of course, vary with the soil and season, as well as with the latitude. In I this latitude and southward, we would sow ! during the present month, if the land be not ! too wet, but March will not be too late, if you j can not get them in sooner. Writers on agri-! culture mention nine or ten varieties of the ! oat. One of the heaviest and best is the j Black Poland, sometimes weighing fifty i pounds to the bushel; but the safest kind for j our climate seems to be the lied Oat, known | by its brownish red husk and its exemption from rust. ? Some advocate the deep cultivation of corn and contend that the breaking of the roots does no harm, but, on the contrary, is a benefit, tending to fruitfulness, as in the case of a non-bearing pear tree. It is only under i certain conditions that root-pruning will ben-1 efit a tree, and it is doubtful if these condi-1 tions exist at all in the case of corn. We | have no doubt, however, that a corn crop is i sometimes benefitted by deep cultivation ; not j because the roots are thus cut and mangled, j but in spite of this destruction of the plant's j feeders. Stiff soils, especially when badly prepared, often become, during the growth of the crop, very compact and hard, impervious j alike to the tender roots of the plants and to 1 air and moisture. To cut the root of the i corn, in such cases, in deeply breaking up the i soil between the rows, if done when it is toler- j ably moist, is a less evil than to leave it in its i undurated condition. The same process on a loose, sandy soil, and in a dry time, would utterly ruin the crop. This is another hint in regard to the benefit of brains in farming. ? It would be folly to lay down a precise rule, either in regard to the time or the mode of planting corn, for the guidance of all the j readers of an agricultural magazine. Diver- I sities of climate and soil, as well as other im- { portant considerations, must necessarily modi-1 fy the practice of the planter: but when we j say, prepare the ground thoroughly and in good season, and plant as early as the weather and the state of the soil will permit, we think our advice can hardly be called in question. It is true that late planted corn sometimes gives a better crop than that which is put in earlier, but this is the exception. As a rule the early planted corn is best. ? On well drained uplauds, with a sandy soil, we have been accustomed to, 'lay off" our corn land with pretty deep furrows, so that, when the corn is properly covered, the "hill" will be an inch or two below the general level. The first working brings the whole field to something like an even surface, aud subsequent cultivation does not change it much, being very shallow. We have seen fields thus planted and worked, looking green and healthy, and making fine crops, when neighboring fields, ridged up and more deeply cultivated, have "fired" badly, and made almost a total failure from the effects of drought. Low aud imperfectly drained laud, where the greater danger is from an excess of moisture, cannot, of course, be treated in this way, and | our readers will not understand us as advising ! the same mode of planting for all soils and situations. + ? GOOD POINTS OF A COW. Observation and experience have taught some rules to be observed in the choice of good milkers which, though not infallible, are by no means to be despised. A few doggerel verses, which appeared some months since in the Fanners' Magazine, states what are popularly considered in England the points of a good cow, though it is a rare thing to find them all combined in one animal; and therefore this brief cow poem is only a fancy sketch. As now quoted, it is slightly altered .from the original: She's long in her face, she's line in her horn, She'll quickly get fat without cake or corn ; She's clean in her jaws, and full in her chin, She's heavy in flank and wide in her loin. She's broad in her ribs, and long in lior rump, She's straight and flat-backed without e'era hump; She's wide in her hips, and calm in her eyes, She's tine in her shoulders and thin in her thighs. She's light in her neck, and small in her tail, She's wide in her breast and will fill the milk-pail; i She's fine in her bone, and silky of skin, She's airy without?a meat market within. To state in prose the characteristics of a ; good milker, as a guide in purchasing dairy stock? 1. Youth. A cow is in her prime at from four to six years, and the best paying time to i j buy is just after the birth of her second or 1 | third calf. 2. Prominence and fullness of milk veins, i j and velvety softness of skin. The milk veins j , run down on either side of the auimal toward : the udder, and are easily perceptible to the i j eye, or can be readily found by pressure of, the hand, if the animal is not over fat. The ' ' skin should be soft and mellow, not hard, j ! rough and "staring. i 3. Symmetry, fullness and softness of the : 1 udder. It should be broad, well spread out, projecting behind the legs, and also reaching forward under the belly. There should be a 1 softness and thinness to the touch, and an absence of fleshiness and thickness. ! 4. Perfect number and condition of teats. ' i If one teat is wanting, about a fourth less milk I ! will be the result. A cows' udder is not, as ; | some suppose, a barrel with four taps, but is ' divided into four different compartments, call1 ed "milk glands," each of which has its own : tap or teat. It is not only important that the . 1 full number of teats be present and in working ! order, but it is desirable that they be well | placed, not crowded together, but pretty far ; [ and uniformly apart; rather long and taper-1 ing; all pointing out and downward ; equal in J size and even in appearance. 5. Docility and quietness of disposition. These are indicated by large, mild aud clear ; eyes, and an air of contentment generally. A | cow that is quiet and contented feeds at ease, jchewshercud with entire satisfaction, and will secrete and yield more milk than any restless and turbulent animal, having similar j milking characteristics in other respects. heading for the Jtattath. CONDUCTED DY U12V. ROBERT LATH AN. Original.] THE INSPIRATION OF THE SCRIPTURES. The Bible is the most remarkable book in existence. It is the oldest, as well as the most interesting book in the world. It is varied in its style and comprehensive in the subjects of which it treats. It consists of history, law and poetry. The historical details are the most interesting, the laws the most important, and the poetry the most sublime. No one at all conversant with the Bible, will, for a moment, call these statements in question. No one has ever denied that the historical parts of the Bible are intensely interesting; nor has anyone ever called in question the justness of the legal principles which are stated in the Bible; neither has any one, capable of judging, had any doubts respecting the poetic sublimity of many parts of the Bible. Such being the case, the origin of the Bible cannot fail to be a question of interest to men of letters. No man can read the Bible and not feel the question, "Who is the author of this book?" rise in his mind. To the Jews and Christians this is an important inquiry. The Bible was first found in possession of the Jews, and has ever, from the very beginning, been regarded by them as a revelation from God. The same views respecting the Bible have beeu adopted by Christians. Both Jews and Christians hold that God is the author of the Bible. It is claimed for the Bible that it is not simply a book of facts and precepts ; but of facts and precepts which caunot be discovered without supernatural aid; Both Jews and Christians claim that there are many facts made known in the Bible which reason cannot discover. Hence, it is not a book of science or scientific facts; but it is claimed that the facts, or at least many of the facts and principles contained in the Bible are of a higher order than simply scientific facts and principles. In other words, it is confidently asserted by both Jews and Christians, that the Bible is an extraordinary revelation of God to man. It will not be denied that this is claiming a great deal for the Bible. If there is not good ground for it, nothing can be more arrogant. It might be asked, is it possible for God to give to man such a revelation as that which it is claimed the Bible is. It is difficult to conceive how any one who believes in the existence of God, and that he is omnipotent, can for a moment doubt the possibility of such a revelation. The only ground of doubt would be that it inrrrtltToa o nnntporliofinn Tint. ftlA nriSSlhil i t V lliTVMW (* WUVtUUIVVtVUi v?.w of God making such a revelation of himself, as it is asserted is contained in the Bible, involves no contradiction whatever. If God is omnipotent, he can do anything that is not derogatory to his own glory, or hurtful to his creatures. On the contrary, the revelation contained in the Bible, reflects great glory upon God, and is most beneficial to his creatures. God appears more glorious as he is revealed in the Bible, than he does as revealed either in creation or providence. God gloriously manifests himself in creation and providence; but he appears infinitely glorious as revealed in the Bible. As seen in his works and providence, he is good ; but as seen iu the Bible, he is incomprehensibly good. Some persons admit that it is possible for God to give man a revelation such as is contained in the Bible; but that it is impossible for man to know the fact. This simply amounts to this: It is possible for God to give man a revelation of Himself other than that contained in creation aud providence; but it is impossible for God to convince man that He is the author of such a revelation. It seems strange that any sane man would ever come to so foolish a conclusion. Men who are, it is acknowledged, infinitely less in power than God, find no difficulty in convincing each other that they are the communicators of certain items of news. No one in the whole world is so absolutely ignorant that he believes that it is possible for him to tell his r> r\ ?v% orwl trnf fKnf if 1U imnACl UUl^MUUl dWIAJCLW I1J?> UllU UlUb ?w AO A?I?|'V/*J | sible to convince his neighbor that he did tell him something. The idea is too ridiculous to deserve a serious refutation. The possibility of a revelation being admitted, it might be asked, is it probable that God would make such a revelation of himself as it is claimed is contained in the Bible? That he would, appears from the fact that amongst all nations who had any idea of the existence of God, and any notion of his attributes, it was extensively believed and confidently asserted, that there existed some kind of communion or commerce or intercourse between God and man. The devotees of false religions denied that the rites and ceremonies which they practiced were devised by men ; but boldly asserted that these rites and ceremonies were given to them by their gods. All the ancient law-givers claimed a heavenly origin for their laws. If it is improbable that God would make an extraordinary revelation of himself, no one could be induced to believe it. The human mind is so constituted as to give credence to probabilities; but never to improbabilities. There is but a shade of difference between improbabilities and impossibilities. The next thing to be considered is the necessity of an extraordinary revelation. Do men need a revelation? The testimony of all mankind?modern infidels excepted?is that they do. Without an extraordinary revelation, some of the most interesting, as well as the most important facts cannot be discovered. No man, it matters not how extensive and varied his learning, and how penetrating his discernment, can discover anything satisfactory respecting the origin of the human race. Civilized nations universally believe in the existence of the human soul. Man, they say, is a compound being?part material and part immaterial?part body and part soul. This is a matter of pure revelation. It can neither be discovered by reasoning nor by observation. All that we know certainly about the existence of the humau soul or body is what is revealed to us in the Bible. It is not denied that both reason and revelation harmonize with what is revealed; but the fact is disclosed simply and alone by revelation. When revelation stops, then reason and observation are compelled to stop. No man kuows certainly in what part of his body is located his soul, if the word located be admissible in this connection. It may be in the head, or in the heart, or in the liver, or in the : stomach, or it may be in some other mem- j ber. It is foolish to assert, and it is as fool- i ish to deny, anything about its location. This is only one fact amongst many concerning which a revelation is necessary. A revelation is necessary to make known to man something about sin, its origin, its hatefulness in the sight of God, and the penalties which await the sinner. We especially need a revelation to make known to us the plan of re- j demption. If for no other reason, this of itself makes an extraordinary revelation ncces- j sary. I (fliltildmi's gcpailmfttt. j A MOTTO FOR BOYS. The boy who does a stroke and stops, Will ne'er a great man be; 'Tis the aggregate of single drops That makes tho sea the sea. The mountain was not, at its birth, A mountain, so to speak; The little atoms of sand uinl earth Have made its peak a peak. Not all at once the morning-streams The gold above the gray; 'Tis thousand little yellow gleams That makes the day the day. Not from the snow-drift May awakes In purples, reds and greens; i i Spring's whole bright retinue it takes To make her queen of queens. Upon the orchard rain must fall, And soak from branch to root, Aiid blossoms bloom and fado withal, Before the fruit is fruit. The farmer needs must sow and till, And wait the wheaten bread, Then cradle, thresh and go to mill, Before the bread is bread. Swift heels may get the early shout, But spite of all the din, Itis the patient holding out unit maices tne winner win. Make this your motto, then, at start, 'Twill help to smooth the way, Ami steady up both hand and heart? "Koine wasn't built in a day!" 1 Original.] THE HUMAN HAND. All the works of God are useful and beautiful. Every animal is provided with physical members which prepare it for the station assigned it in the scale of creation by its raa| kcr. Some animals have the sense of sight ! very highly developed ; others have the sense of smell. The dog is endowed with the power of tracking his master through the streets of a crowded city. Rarely will he confound the track of his master with the track of any oue else. Many of the wild animals wander about through dark thickets in the night without apparently suffering any inconvenience from the darkness. The physical member which distinguishes man, is the hand. No other animal has a hand. Many animals have four legs, and the monkey tribe has somethiug that resembles the human hand, but is not a hand. The most wonderful thing connected with the material universe is the human hand. It prepares man to take his position as lord of the lower world. Notwithstanding all the mtfk ttfUi/iU man to on/^nninrl lUUilUll JJUW'Cia witu aiau ?o ?uuvnvu} he would be but poorly prepared to assert his rights had he no hand. Without a hand no cities could be built, no rail roads constructed, no forest cut down, no fields plowed, no garments spun or wove. The beaver could construct his dam, the bird could build its nest; but man without a hand could construct no house. Without the hand, perhaps man could not exist. He could neither endure the cold winds of winter, nor the scorching suns of summer. COrlglnnl.] THE TONGUE. The tongue is a little member, but it is mighty, either to accomplish good or to originate and scatter broadcast evil. Once a company of wise old men were assembled together. All except one was busily engaged in conversation. This one was asked why he alone remained silent. lie replied that he had often repented that he had spoken ; but never had he repented that he had kept silent. A large amount of the evils which befall us in this world might be avoided by simply keeping our mouths shut. It is a great misfortune for any one to be unable to talk ; but is no less a misfortune for any one to contract the habit of talking too much. There are in this world only a few persons who are dumb ; but there are a vast multitude of idle pratlers. The tongue sustains the same, or similar relation lo the human being that the crater does to a volcano. From the crater of a volla nfton tVirown crrRJlfc oufintities of istiuvs " ' ? o 1? matter. Sometimes this matter is of such a kind as to make all the country around the volcano rich and fertile ; at other times the matter thrown out makes the whole surrounding country poor and unproductive. Just so with the tongue. Sometimes it gives vent to words which fill the hearts of all who hear them with joy ; at other times the words ut| tered are of such a character as to spread | strife and anger over a whole country. There is no music so sweet as the prattling of a little child. When, however, that prattling tougue becomes a tell-tale tongue, it makes the most discordant sound in the world. It becomes a war trumpet which arouses a peaceful community iuto deadly hostilities. Nothing can be more melodious than the voice of a little child knelt before its mother repeating the words: "Now I lay me down to sleep, &cbut nothing can be more like the harsh and grating dialect of perdition, than the little child cursing and swearing. Children, learn to govern your tongues. The boy who can manage his tongue is able to manage the fiercest wild beast that prowls upon the face of the globe. If there is a boy in this j wide world who is able to put a bridle on his I own tongue, and keep it under his control, that boy is prepared to manage the affairs of a nation. IF I ONLY HAD WINGS. "If I only had wings like you !" said Addie ! Lewis, speaking to her pet bird as she opened the cage door. "Chirp, chirp!" answered the bird flyiug out and resting on Addie's finger. "Sweet, sweet 1" said Addie. "Chirp, chirp!" answered birdie, fluttering bis wings. "Ah, birdie, if I only had your wings !" "Wings!" spoke Addie's mother. "What | do you want with wings ?" xj ? u " ' 1U Iiy Willi. "Fly where ?" "Oh, anywhere and everywhere." Mrs. Lewis did not reply for several min-1 utes, during which Addie was playing with j and talking to her bird. "You have wings," she said at length, in a quiet way. "I, mamma?" There was a tone of surprise in Addie's voice. "We all have wings." Addie looked at her shoulders and then at her mother's. "I don't see them," she said, with a little amused laugh. "No, you can't see them; but we have them i for all that." "If we can't see them or use them, I don't; see what good they are." "We are using them all the while," said : Mrs. Lewis. "Did you never hear of the wings of thought?" "Oh! that's what you mean !" "Yes, dear. Now dou't you remember i i what I said to you yesterday, when we talked ; about birds and beasts and all things that ' God has made ?" { "You said they were all created for man." "Yes ; and I said that there was a likeness ;) in man to all visible things in nature. 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Buy no Powders or PREPARED SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR unless in our engraved wrapper, witii Trade mark, Stamp and Signature unbroken. None other is genuine. J. II. ZEILIN & CO., MACON, GA., AND PHILADELPHIA. SOLD 11V ALL DRUGGISTS. February 6 50 6m THE HOME SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE. TIIE best Cheap Machine in the Market. If the number sold is a criterion of merit, it is the BEST MACHINE in use, as there have been more HOME SHUTTLE MACHINES sold in theState during the hist twelve months than all other Sowing Machines combined. You can buy a HOME SHUTTLE MACHINE for about half the money you will have to pay for a first-class Machine, "so-called." W. L. GRIST, Agent. DOORS, SASH AND BLINDS, lYyfOULDINGS, Brackets, Stair FixAfJ.tures, builders' Furnishing Hard- . ware, Drain Pipe, Floor Tiles, Wire Guards, Terra Gotta Ware, Marble and Slate Mantle Pieces. WINDOW GLASS A SPECIALTY, ? Circulars and Price Lists sent frco on application, bv P. P. TOALE, j 20 Ilayne and 33 Piuckney streets, Charleston, S. C. ^ Orders rocoived bv mv Agents, Messrs. JEFFERYS A METTS.attho Citizen's Savings Bank,Yorkville,S.C. October3 40 ly liirillEElffiE MEMPHIS, TKNN. Brancli Office, - Baltimore, Maryland. ASSETS, $1,100,000. Hon. JEFFERSON DAVIS, President. 3en. WADE HAMPTON, Pres. Baltimore Board. J. D. KENNEDY, Stato Agent. W. B. SADLER, Yorkvillc, Special Agent. June 27 2<? iy APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. NOTICE is horeby given that tlio undersigned, Administrator of the estate of A. WHYTE, leceased, will make a final settlement with the Judgeof Probate of York county, on the 1st day if March next, "when he will make application bra final discharge as Administrator of the said estate. WM. WHYTE, Administrator. January 30 5 ~>V* DRUGS, MEDICINES, &CM ARE continually arriving at the York Drug Store. * JOHN 1'. Kl'YKKNDAL. TRIUMPHANT! 1 tiie U t CAROLINA FERTILIZER ? i WILL BE SOLD AS FOLLOWS: I CASH PRICE. SS4S PER TON OF 2000 LBS. 1 ( TIME PRICE. $53 PER TON OF 2000 LBS. PAYABLE NOVEMBER 1, 1873, FItEE OF INTEREST. FREIGHT AND DRAYAGE To ho prided, ^ 1 ITS SUCCESS IS .! v UNPARALLELED, ; 1 AND ITS STANDARD IS < A. NO. 1. CAI.L ON AGENTS FOR ALMANACS AND CERTIFICATES. I GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., CHARLESTON, S. C. CARROLL, CLARK & CO., AGENTS AT YORKVILLE, S. C. WYLIE, RODDEY & AGUES, i AGENTS AT ROCK HILL, S. C. December 19 51 4m ] Ms Mill MUfflt til# T f-t ? T^n.^ALnlklv T? La LJ w is UII iiriKimii. ursi-ciiuvs i/iniiii .'||>|||>|V. ? K ( O fresh mm sprlghtlv, ami will interest the entire ^ household, Including lovers and maidens, has- w O hands ntid wives, parents an I children. Itsug- p pests tlic Importance of securing a union of mm D hearts and purposes in life, Itch,re there shall t f be a union of hands. It believes Hint, while It A c S Is woman's privilege to purify and comfort and | ' H adorn, It should ho man's pleasure to provldo *1 ( for, cherish, and protect. It would have chll- ft Odren treated as fecllnit, thinking and growing w creatures?perfectly created,but not full grown. T II Yot in advocating these disdrines, the Maga- U J? zlne does not employ doctrinal sermons?long g and dreary disquisitions which do not Interest O Eand theretorc do not proflt the reader. On tho n contrary, It would rather preach as though It ^ U preached not?an Interesting story,for Instance, E J being made to serve the purpose of a long dls- E ? O course by giving the reader something real, In- OL Lterestlng and profitable to think about. J The worst as well as Iho best feature of the JZ f n Magazine Is Its price. The Idea of getting a U Jf really first-class Magazine at one dollar a year, Y |y| scents absurd to most people. Yet It employs .% s A some of the best contributors In the country? M r Including Qsa IUmltos, Us leading editor, ' Cwho receives a salary of three thousand dol- Jf J A lore, equivalent to about ten dollars per day. P , Kacn number contains nearly eight nundred p Z dollars' worth of matter, which costs the sub- y * 6cribcr about eight cents. A f I Hope and Joy?two beautifully tinted cravon portraits worth Four Dollars?will be mailed <1 1 N free to every subscriber to the Magazine at $1 SO fl E Specimens free. Agents wanted. Address S. , 8. WOOD A CO., Newburgh, X. Y. Y ? BltlilJlNltlllJi i U United Tolce of the Preasu?Wood's \AI magazine Is one of the monuments of busliuws 1 U enterprise which mark the age.? UtthaUM Hunt ft P Journal, Philn., I'a As lis title promises. It mm Is devoted to the instruction and entertainment V E of the family circle.and,in order to place It with- n &ln the means of readers In moderate clrcuinstnnces.lt Is furnished at a remarkably low rate S J In proportion to the interest of Its contents.?N. Or. Tribune. . .It iscmentlally a home magazine, M and Is Just the thing that ono would most desire ^ ' Y to place in the hands of his wife and little ones, w y U or that a man of business would himself tako II F1 up for the cmplovment of a leisure hour.?Pod T? ft Wilmington. X. 0 Were wc out of our g I X chair editorial, as a "private citizen," cutoff r from our exchange list and all that, ono of the C, p first magazines to which wc should subscribe U rj would be Wood's Household.?RnjUer, Hart GC ford, Cl It Is an Intellectual and moral ft | educator, highly prized by all who become oc- , ;L quolnted with It.?Chrirtian Adeorutr If k O popular writers are, therefore, good wriicrs ft Yand If high prices prove the merit of litcrury wares, then Mr. wood's msgazine Is a good M H one.?The Indrjxrultnt, Xew York Its artl- V Ocles breathe a spirit of economy, morality and A Tirtue which is highly refreshing In this age of f\ p fashionable folly and extravagance.?Sentinel, V EEdina, Mo It Is undoubtedly one of tho A freshest, liveliest journals we have examined. ?5 . A ?Btrttrd, Springfield, Tenn The articles Z J' ^ arc short, piquant, and of such unquestioned | excellence, tlmt (his periodical ought to be both ' ft familiar mid welcome in very many house, w holds. Wood's Is a marvel or cheapness and ' Y first-Class quality combined.?Afar York lima. C, TTT ? J! _ IT L-l J HIT woous uisiuid liapiiio January 9 2 ly GEO. S. HACKER, DOOR, SASH AND BLIND FACTORY, CHARLESTON, S. C. THIS is as large and complete a Factory as there ^ is in the South. All work manufactured at ^ the Factory in this city. The only house owned ? and managed by a Carolinian in this line in 0 Charleston. Send for price list. Address, GEO. S. HACKER, . Post-Office box 170, Charleston, S. C. ? Factory and Warerooms on King street, oppo- ^ site Cannon street, on lino of City Railway. * December 5 49 ly THE PARKER GUN. ' PARKER BRtfS j WEST MERIDEN,GT. METALIC BURIAL CASES AND CASKETS. ^ I HAVE just received a full supply of FISK'S ' ^ METALIC BURIAL CASES, of all sizes. I 4 Also a few of those beautiful full glass BURIAL \ j CASKETS, surpassing in beauty anything of the i kind ever offered here. J. E. SMITH, Agent. _ WOOD COFFINS, of any quality, made to j order. * J. E. SMITH. ; , March 14 11 ly ! J APPII C ATI 0 NF 0 R DI S CH ARGE j NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, ft Administrator of tlie estate of JESSE N. , A MOORE, deceased, will make a tinal settlement' tl with the Judge of Probate of York County, on . o the 24th day of February next, when ho will i mako application for a final discharge as A dmin- ' istrator of said estate. J. L. MOORE, Administrator, j January 23 4 ot* ^ AfTPllt^l ,na-v ,earn something greatly o to thoir advantage and obtain u specimens and full particulars free, hv addressing ti WOOD'S LITERARY AND ART* AOENCY, A Newburgli, N. Y. i STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CHESTER-COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. P. C. Macoy, as Clerk of tho Court of Common Pleas for Chester eountv. Plaintiff, against Ohadiah M. Cornwell, Defendant.?Summon* for Relief. ro the Defendant, Ohadiah M. Cornwell: YOU aro hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which has .his day been filed in the office of the Clerk of the 2ourtof Common Pleas for the said county, and to lervc a copy of your answer to the said complaint >n the subscribers, at their office, in the town of Chester, South Carolina, within twenty days after he service of this summons on you, exclusive of , ho day of such service ; and if'you fail to answer this complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief lenmnded in the complaint. Dated January 7th, 1873. McLURE it McLURE, Plaintiff's Attorneys. ro the Defendant, Ohadiah M. Cornwell: You will take notice that a summons in this lotion, of which the foregoing is a true copy, was lied in the office of the Clerk of said County, it Chester Court House, in the County and State iforesald, .on the 7th day of January, A. D., 1873j inu mat n you mil 10 answer as required in said inmmoiis, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court 'or t)ie relief demanded in the complaint McLURE A McLURE, Plaintiff's Attorneys. January 9 2 6t ^TATE OFSCHJTH CAROLINA. Yovli County. ?has. Bovd, against Juliet E. Drennan, James A. Boyif, John Bo3'd, Robert S. Boyd, minor children of David L. Boyd, deceased, (names unknown) and Agnes E~. Gardner, legal representatives of David Boyd, deceased; William Boyd, John Boyd, Elizabeth Bovd, Rachel Boyd and Agnes Hardin, children of Wm. Boyd, deceased ; William J. L. Boyd, Charles Boyd, Margaret Burris, and Joseph Boyd, children of John Boyd, deceased; Randolph Kelsey, Rhett Kelsey, Lonny Kelsey, Sallie Kelsey, Minnie Kelsey, Lizzie Kelsey, and Agnes Kelsey, grand children of John Boyd, deceased, and all other unknown legal heirs and representatives of Chavles Boyd, senior, deceased. , rOU are hereby required to appear at the Court of Probate, to bo holden at York Court iiouse, for York county, on the 4th day of March, V. D. 1873, to show cause, if any you can, why lie real estate of CHARLES BOYD, Sr., deceased, lituate in said county, bounding lauds of Wm. i. Moore, James C. Poag, Lowis McElwee, and >thers, and containing one hundred and ninety teres, more or less, should not lie sold, allotting o the said Charles Boyd, Petitioner, the oneburth part thereof and to the legal representatives >f David Boyd, Wm. Boyd, and John Boyd each, per stirpes) the remaining three-fourths in equal jortions, liven under my hand and seal this 14th day of January, A. D., 1873. JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. January 16 3 Gt ESTABLISHED 1857. L. II. MILLER, ^ILLER'^ftFEJNMRO^ORKS, SALESROOM: 285 BALTIMORE STREET, (One Door above Hanover,) FACTORY: Square bounded by Henrietta, Claret, Fremont and Warner Streets. 3verj' variety of the Beat Fire and Burglar Prno Safes, Bankers' Chests, Improved Combination Locks, Bank Vaults and Doors. Send for Illustrated Catalogue and Price List. 12,000 IN USE-TESTED IN 200 FIRES. Near References:?National Bank, Chester, Smith and MOlton, Chester ; John Agnow A Son, Columbia, S. C. September 12 37 tf PACIFIC GUANO COMPANY'S (CAPITAL 1100,000) SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO. rHIS GUANO is now so well known in all th? Southern States for its remarkable effects as m agency for increasing the products of labor, aa lot to require special recommendation from us. :ts use for seven years past has established its iharacter for reliable excellence. The large fixed apital invested by the Company in this trade afords the surest guarantee of the continued ex:ellence of this Guano. 4ll. ?? me ouppiiOT put iiiuf tin? mat net tins ncusun nre, is heretofore, prepared under the personal superntendence of Dr. ST. JULIEN RAVENEL, Chemist of the Company, at Charleston, S. C., lenco planters may rest assured that its quality tnd composition is precisely the same as that leretofore sold. J. N. ROBSON, Selling Agent, Charleston, S. C. JNO. S. REESE & CO., General Agents, Baltimore, Md. Tkrms?$48 cash ; $53 time, without interest. / To accommodate planters, they can order now . md have until the 1st of Aprif to decide as to ^ vhether they will take at the time or cash prices iVhen delivered from the Factory by the carldad 10 dravage will be charged. W. fr. McCORKLE, Agent at Yorkville, S. C. November28 48 Sin ROSE'S HOTEL, (FORMERLY HUNT'S HOTEL.) COLUMBIA, S. C. rHIS HOUSE is in the centre of the city, convenient to all the Public Offices and Business -louses, located on the south-west corner of the >uue nouse aquare, uaa ueeu recently re-upeueu ,nd renovated, and will now compare favorably vith any Hotel at the South. ROSE'S OMNIBUS will convey passengers to ,nd from every'train, free of charge. Also, a first-class Carriage for the accommodaion of ladies. TRANSIENT BOARD $2.50 per day. W. E. ROSE, Proprietor. September 12 37 tf THE MORNING STAR. DAILY EDITION: rHOUGH only five years old, has the largest Daily Circulation of any newspaper in the itate, and a circulation in Wilmington fifty per ent. larger than that of any other paper. WREKLY EDITION: low combined with the CAROLINA FARMER, uaking one of the best Family Newspapers in he South. Circulation very large and rapidly inreasing. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: laily Star, 1 year, $7 00 " " 6 months, 3 50 " " 3 months, 2 00 VeeklyStar, 1 year, 2 00 " " 6 months, 1 00 " ' 3 months, 50 It may be safely asserted that no newspaper ver established in North Carolina has made such apid progress as THE MORNING STAR. Send for Specimen copies. Address, WM. H. BERNARD, Wilmington, N. C. January 10 3 tf CING'S MOUNTAIN R. ROAD. DAILY TRAIN. [JKREAFTER the trains over the KING'S IX MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD will run daily, Sundays excepted) as follows, making close conection with trains on the Charlotte, Columbia nd Augusta Railroad: leave Yorkville, promptly, at 74 o'clock, A. M. .rrive at Chester at 04 o clock, A. M. iCave Chester at 4 o'clock, P. M. irriveat Yorkvilleat 6 o'clock, P. M. All Freights must be delivered at the Depot by o'clock, P. M., on the evenings previous to the eparture of the train. C.VOBOV W VfVTTOM + ?? iUUUlVil, L ( goiucilbt ~A SENSIBLE MAN'S LOGIC. [TE who provides not for his own family, is [J. worse than a heathen. Necessaries and con enieneea should first he provided. A good 8EWNG MACHINE has become a necessary in every unily. The "AMERICAN" IS THE BESt iND CIIEAPE.ST; containing within itself all lelatest improvements. Therefore I will goat nee and buy one of J. R. SCHORB A SON, Agents for York County. October." 1 44 If vn (HOn PKR day! Agents wanted! 50 All classes of working people f either sex, young or old, make more money at rork for us iu their spare moments, or all the me, than at anything else. Particulars free. .ildressG. Stinson cf*Co., Portland, Maine. October? 40 ly