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^elected "A MAN'S A MAN FOR A? THAT." BY CHARLES MACKAY. "A man's a man," said Robert Burns, "For a' that and a' that But though the song be clear and strong, It lacks a note for a' that. The lout who'd shirk his daily work, Yet claim his wages and a' that; Or beg, when he might earn his bread, Is not a man for a' that. If all who dine on homely fare Were true and brave, and a' that: And some whose garb is "hodden gray," Was fool and knave, and a' that; The vice and crime that shame our time Would fade and fall, and a' that, And plowmen be as good as kings, And churls as earls, for a' that. You see yon brawny, blustering sot, Who swaggers, swears, and a' that, And thinks, because his strong right arm Might fell an ox, and a' that, That he's as noble, man for man, As duke and lord, and a' that? He's but a brute, beyond dispute, And not a man, for a' that. A man may own a large estate, Have paface, park, and a' that, And not for birth, but honest worth, Bo thrice a man, for a' that; And Donald, herding on the muir, Who beats his wife, and a' that, Be nothing but a rascal boor, Nor half a man, for a' that. It comas to this, dear brother Burns: The truth is old, and a' that? "The rank is but the guinea's stamp? The man's the gold, for a' that;" And, though you'd put the minted mark Of copper, brass, and a' that, The lie is gross, the cheat is plain, And will not pass, for a' that. For a' that and a' that, 'Tis soul, and heart, and a' that, That makes the king a gentleman, And not his crown, and a' that; And man with man, if rich or poor, The best is he, for a' that, Who stands erect, in self-respect, And acts the man, fog a' that. gumotousi fJepiBtment. How to Cure a Cold.?One of our citizens who has been troubled with a severe cold on the lungs, effected hi3 recovery in the following simple manner: He boiled a little boneset and hoarhound together, and drank r^RAl** P f U A f A A UATAMA AaAin rm A V\A/1 TKA iretriv ui tuu tea uciuic guiug tw ucu. xne next day he took five pills, put one kind of plaster on his breast, another under his arms, and still another on his back. Under advice from an experienced old lady, he took all these off with an oyster knife in the afternoon and slapped on a mustard paste instead. His mother put some onion drafts upon his feet and gave him a lump of tar to swallow. Then he put some hot bricks to his feet and went to bed. Next morning another old lady came in with a bottle of goose oil and gave him a dose of it in a quill, and an aunt arrived about the same time from Bethel with a bundle of sweet fern, which she made into a tea, and gave him every half hour until noon, when he took a big dose of salts. After dinner, his wife, who had seen a fine old lady of great experience in doctoring, on Franklin street, gave him two pills of her make, about the size of an English walnut, and of a similar shape, and two tablespoonsfuls of home-made balsam to keep them down. Then he took a half pint of hot rum at the suggestion of an old sea-captain, in the next house, and steamed his legs with an alcohol bath. At this crisis two of the neighbors arrived, who saw at once that his blood was out of order, and gave him half a gallon of spearmint tea, and a big dose of castor oil. Before going to bed he took eight of a new kind of pill, wrapped i about his neck a flannel soaked in hot vinegar and salt, aud had feathers burnt on a shovel in his room. He is now thoroughly cured and full of gratitude. We advise our readers to cut this out and keep- it where it 1 > 1*1 n 1 1 - ?1 A1 A. can oe reaany iouna wnen ine aanger mreaiens.?Danbicry News. 4 How a Woman Corners a Hen.?When a woman has a hen to drive into the coop, she takes hold of her hoops with both hands and shakes them quietly toward the deliu- ' quent, and says, "shew, there." The hen ' takes one look at the object, to convince herself that it is a woman, and then stalks majestically into the coop, in perfect disgust of the sex. A man don't do that way. He goes out of doors and says, "it is singular that nobody in this house can drive a hen but myself," and, picking up a stick of wood, hurls it at the offending biped, and observes, "get in there, you thief." The hen immediately loses her reason, and dashes to the opposite end of the yard. The man straightway dashes after her. She comes back again with her head down, her wings out, and followed, by an assortment of stove wood, fruit cans, and clinkers, with a much-puffing and very mad man in the rear. Then she skims upon the stoop, and under the barn, and over a fence or two, and around the house and back again to the coop, all the while followed by things convenient for handling, and a man whose coat is on the saw-back, and whose hat is on the ground, and whose perspiration and profanity appear to have no limit. By this time the other hens have come out to take a hand in the debate, and help dodge the missiles?and then the man says every heu on the place shall be sold in the morning, and puts on his things and goes down street, and the woman dons her hoop3, and has every one of those hens housed and contented in two minutes, and the only sound heard on the premises is the hammering by the oldest boy as he mends the broken pickets.?Danbury News. ? ? Getting Even with a Truckman.?The tnmb-mon Koro nrp nc inct Knrl nnniit. run ning over or splashing mud ou you as they are in New York. There is only one body of men iu the world that can beat 'em at it, and that is the 'longshore cavalrymen that cross Fulton ferry every morning. One of these fellows, just because he is on top of a horse, puts on more airs than a French roof. I saw a truckman catch it once. I was with Bill Smith, and Bill was all dressed up, going to see his beloved, who had hair the color of sunlight. Bill and I were crossing Broadway. It was awful juicy walking, and a truckman drove his horse right on to us, splashing Bill all over with mud iu spots as big as butter plates. The truckman fairly roared with laughter and yelled out, "How do you like it?" Bill said nothing, and the truckman drove on. Bill let him get about a block, when he ran up behind, and grabbing two hands full of the most perfectly formed mud I ever saw, he jumped on to the truck, and throwing both arms around that truckman's neck he quietly laid a dab of mud as large as a pumpkin pie j in each eye ; then scraping what was left down the back of his neck he whispered in his ear, j "How do you like it ?" When the truckman recovered his sight he ' couldn't find Bill, but he drove around the ! corner, and for half an hour he used some ! very expressive language. There wasn't a i word in it as refined as the word peppermint. ; N. O. Letter to New York Sun. What the Pig Died Of.?There was a miser who was considered impregnable to j charitable associations until a Hibernian gen-! nius "came Paddy over him." Teddy went; to his office one morning, and told a piteous 1 story about losing his pig, the only one he had. j "Shure," says Teddy, "Misthress " (na-. ming a very excellent lady, whose good opin- j ion old Hard Fist was anxious to retain,) [ "towld me to come to ye, for ye wor very rich,; and gev a power of money to the poor, God j bless you! I only want to raise enough to buy me another little shlip of a pig." The | miser couldn't resist the influence of Mrs. ,. so he gave Teddy a crown. A few days af-, terward he met him. "Well, Teddy," said he, "did you buy another pig?" "Troth I did ; and a fine one it is." "Then take better 1 care of it than you did of the other. What did the pig you lost die of?" "Die of," said j Teddy, raising his eyebrows, "shure he didn't \ die?he was fat enough and I killed him !" ! ?hildrcnsi Department. [Original.] CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. It should be deeply impressed upon our minds, at an early period in our existence, that there are some things which are inseparably connected. Children generally desire to know why this and that thing is as it is. They have many questions to ask about every thing they see or hear. Often, it is admitted, they are too easily satisded. Not unfrequently, they confound things that are wholly distinct, and regard, as the cause of an event, that which is only an accidental circumstance. TL _ 1-- u? xue uppusue uiisui&e js iuuue, uut uiujr ujr children, but by men and women of mature age. That which is an invariable result of a cause is regarded as simply an accidental circumstance. In nothing do young persons, in fact it might be said in nothing do the human family, blunder so frequently and so egregiously, as they do respecting the relationships which exist between crime and punishment. These two things sustain to each other the intimate relationships of cause and effect. In other words, crime ends in punishment. "Seldom," says a Latin poet of no ordinary worth, "does punishment, though lame of foot, fail to overtake the transgressor going before her." The modifying adverb, seldom, might, in perfect harmony with the individual history of our race, be left out of the sentence. It is a truth which admits of a demonstration, that punishment never fails to overtake the transgressor. Sometimes the interval between the two is exceedingly short, so short that the one can scarcely be distinguished from the other. The crime often obscures the punishment, and the punishment the crime. So close together are they sometimes, that we cannot look at the oue without seeing the other. In other instances, punishment follows crime at such a gait as to warrant the expression of the poet, "slow of foot." There is something suggested to the mind by the word punishment, which is not pleasant. It includes both suffering and disgrace. There may be suffering and no disgrace, no infamy, no shame, no remorse. This is not punishment, it may be martyrdom. Crime results in two things which are neither pleasant nor honorable. These two things are suffering in a multitude of forms, and disgrace in a variety of degrees. The only sensible way to avoid suffering and disgrace, is to abstain from crime. It is the nature of fire to burn. All fire burns, hence, the individual who takes fire into his bosom must be burned. It is not more of the nature of fire to burn than it is of the nature of crime to be followed by punishment. Burning is inseparably connected with fire. If it did not burn it would not be fire. So it is with crime and punishment. They are inseparably connected. To avoid the punishment, we must abstain from the crime. There is but one thing in the world that will cover us with infamy and disgrace, aud that one thing is crime. If we are guilty of crimiual acts, we are liable, at any moment, to be overtaken by punishmeut; certainly we will be overtaken sometime. THE HARlTpROBLEM. "I can never get this answer," said Lucy Phillips, in a tone of vexation, as she cast a despairing glance over a difficult example in her algebra, being the extraction of the cube root of a polynomial. "I have toiled, and tried, till my head fairly aches, and it's of no use! I can't do it!" "You are tired now, Lucy," said her sympathizing mother. "Go out into the fresh air; take a ride on Willie's new sled, and come back with your mind refreshed aud rested. Then take a new start with your tirsxwly ? r*r\ r\rrs\f if no rnfn 11 \r fmrry fhn hfinrin. UUlIi J gu UYCi IV VU4VIU1IJ IIX/ui UIV vvgtu uiug, and perhaps the next trial will bring pou out all right." "No, mother, I have done my best, and I don't believe there's a girl in the class that can get it. I hate the old thing, and I don't want to look at it again." And the disheartened girl took up her history lessou in no very amiable mood. Lucy's experience is not an uncommon one, as many a despondent scholar can testify. The student who never encounters difficulties is a very rare personage indeed, and it becomes a matter of considerable importance to know how to meet them in the best way, and if possible overcome them. As an illustration of another method of dealing with them, take the case of Grace Ashtou, one of Lucy's classmates, who had to contend with the same problem which had proved so sore a trial to Lucy's equanimity. Grace was not endowed with Lucy's quickness of comprehension, and in questions addressed to the class at large, requiring the ready application of general principles to particular cases, was almost invariably anticipated by Lucy's prompt replies. But in her determination to persevere until she clearly understood the subject of the recitation, she possessed a quality that far more than compensated for her friend's superior quickness of perception. Grace had, moreover, learned the value and the comfort of seeking help from Oue who asks us to cast the burden of every care on him. "Mother," said Grace, "I am afraid I will not be prepared on this example to-morrow. It is so long, and there are so many fractious in it, and the changes of the signs always trouble me so much, that I fear I will have to give it up. I have spent more than an hour on this one example already." "Then lay your algebra aside, my dear," answered her mother, "get your other lessons and go to bed. You are wearied now; in the morning you will b? in better spirits, and before school-time you can give it another trial." Grace coi iplied with her mother's sugges tion; but buth betore retinug that nignt, anu again after rising in the morning, she prayed earnestly that God would help her to discharge every duty that he had given her to do. In this petition she included her school duties; why should she not ? It is the privilege of all God's children to come to him, as to a loving father, and to ask him for wisdom and strength to do the work, however humble or however important, he has assigned to them. Applying herself with new resolution and careful attention to the formidable example of the previous evening, her present effort was rewarded with success, and she was able at the recitation to explain clearly every step of the process. But some schoolgirls and boys too, will ask?ought we to pray that God would help us in our lessons ? The Bible answers the question : "In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." (Prov. iii. 6.) Iu pursuing our studies, our great motive should be to glorify God; both to serve him now by doing the present work he has allotted to us, and to prepare ourselves for more efficient service in the future. May we not pray for God's blessing upon our efforts to honor him?efforts which without that 1_ 1 ~ Ka nnfliroilmr* T^ynoh nfnyt rtQl UlKSSlUg, mil uc uuaiaiuiig, ^ iu? Banner. ? ? A Beautiful Keply.?A pious old man was one day walking to church, with a New Testament in his hand, when a friend who met him said: "Good morning, neighbor." "Ah! good morning," replied he, "I am read- i ing ray Father's will as I walk along." "Well, what has he left you ?" said his friend. I "He has bequeathed me a hundred-fold more ! in life; and in the world to come life everlasting. It was a word in season ; his friend was in circumstances of affliction, but went home comforted. I grading for the JTabtatb. j CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. fOriglnnl.] DEATH-BED REPENTANCES. When it becomes clearly manifest to any one that death is near by, a wonderful change is undergone in the mind at once. Death * 1 1.1 1 _ _ _i.1 sooers tnose wno can De sooereu in uo oiuer < way. Death frightens those who can be < frightened by no other means. The physical i change which takes place when death invades j the body, is not greater than that which is ( produced in the iniud of the same cause. When men see that they must die, they set , about in earnest to prepare for the great i change. Sins are confessed, and prayers are | offered up by lips not accustomed to such ' things. The Bible becomes a precious book, J and the religious conversation and prayers of good men are earnestly desired. This is de- , nominated death-bed repentance. Is it true < and evangelical repentance? Is it an evi- ] dence of love ? In some cases no doubt it is, and in others it is not. There can be no question that it is possible for an individual to re- j pent when on the confines of the tomb. No , doubt some have found peace and joy in be- j lieving, as this life drew to a close. It is i hifrhlv nrobable that such instances are very < ?-O J V few?much fewer than all of us, in our charity, 1 suppose. The great multitude of the redeemed in heaven will be made up of weather beaten soldiers of the cross. The most unfit time iu all our existence to prepare to die is when we are dying. Often the body is racked with pain ,and the mind fearfully disorganized. Death is often sought by those morally unpre- 1 pared to die, as a temporary relief from acute pain. Often death is preceded by mental stupor. "Not afraid to die," frequently indicates nothing more than that the mind of the i individual who utters it, is wholly indifferent both to living and dying. It is difficult to think of anything more hazardous than postponing repentance toward God and faith in Jesus Christ until we come to die. There are a thousand chances that we will fail, to one that we will succeed. Death-bed repentances are often, no doubt, nothing but the fear of meeting a righteous God in judgment. Confessions of sin, and prayers for pardon, are forced from the lips i by the awful gloom which gathers around the dying couch. None should defer that which 1 is most important to the last moment of their lives. A whole life, of three score years and 1 ten, is not too long to prepare to meet our God in peace. A few moments or hours, or , e>vpn Hnvs nrpceedinc death are too short. J ? o EVIL SPEAKING. Speaking evil of others is one of the most unaminble habits that can be acquired, and one that leads to infinite mischief. It is not always easy to avoid this, for there are a great many persons in the world who are not what they ought to be, and who do many things they ought not to do. It is hard for a blunt, generous mind to refrain from expressing itself about mean people and mean acts. There is something in meanness and dishonesty that arouses the indignation of such a mind, and it likes the luxury of denouncing them in . bold, unsparing language. But the practice, as a practice, is a troublesome and dangerous one. Thei;e are occasions when it is our duty to speak out in exposure of wrong, but in general it is best to abstain from evil speaking, even of evil persons. We are not made , judges of others' actions ; no one has a right to assume the character of arbiter and censor. Even the best of us have our faults, and if , one should presume to denounce the vices and , misconduct of others, the world would be given up to defamation. We may see and hear much that we do not admire and cannot like; we may become cognizant of many evil deeds done by evil persons; but it is the part of wisdom and discretion to pass them by without notice, except when to speak of them cautiously may 1 be necessary as a warning to a friend. We all have enough enemies in this world, ( without provoking others by ill-tempered 1 comments. The enmity of evil men is a thing 1 to be avoided, for while it can do us no good, it may do us much harm. Besides, we may ^ make mistakes in the haste of honest indigna- 1 tion, and speak evil of good men for acts we do not understand. Such a mistake is worse than the other; for while it is imprudent to promiscuously denounce evil men, it is cruel wrong to defame a good one. ?. Melted Over.?I stood in the foundryyard. Great piles of iron, all ready for the melting, were gathered there. I noticed one heap of columns, broken, bent, split, shattered. I went into the foundry. They were "tapping" the furnace, and the molten metal flowed out in one stream of fire, sending up a sputter of sparks whiter than the stars. A row of men, on whose swarthy faces fell the strange glare of the fire, stood a little way from the furnace to catch the iron in ladles and carry it off to be run in the moulds. I knew those broken columns would some day be cast into the furnace, softened, melted, to run out in a stream of fire, and be moulded again in tall, shapely pillars. In no other way could they be of use. They must be melted over. That very afternoon I saw a mother all bent and broken by affliction. She had parted with an only child. Just the Sabbath before had the earth been broken for that child's grave. I pitied that mother. How keenly her Saviour felt for her! And yet perhaps the only way to reach some elements in that mother's character, and change them, was through affliction! The character was , not worthless; far from it?it only needed melting over. O, the pain of that furnace of suffering, its smart, its agony! But in just this way, is character sometimes made over, its qualities shaped into the strong, stately pillars sustaining the interests of the Redeem- 1 er's kingdom !?American Messenger. Asking Questions.?The world owes about ' all it has of good to people who have asked * questions. ( on nrtnlft fnll frnm tllfi Hnilfrh < -L1UMCWH OU IT uu ii... ...... of a tree. "What does it mean ?" He ques- j tioned, and in time came the answer of the known law of gravitation ; questioned on, and ! found out what holds the sun and stars in 1 their places and keeps them revolving through ' space. Galileo noticed the swinging of a suspended ' lamp ; questioned, thought out the law of the 1 pendulum, and now the world has the Stras- j burg clock and the American watch. He questioned the spectacle, perfected the tele- ! scope, and men have searched out the secrets ( of the stars, hidden millions of miles away off in space. Watt questioned the steam of the tea ket- 1 tie, and we now have the railway. Franklin questioned the clouds about the 1 lightning, and now, over the telegraph, you can talk with your friend across the ocean. Luther read, "By faith you are saved," ' questioned, learned and preached, and the light of the Reformation dawned upon the 1 darkened world. Thank God for the men who have asked, and for the boys and girls who do and will j ask questions. Paul taught men to ask, "If ' any man lack wisdom let hira ask." Christ taught the same and promised answers. "Ask, and ye shall receive." USa?" We may be engaged in the work of the Lord as well with the spade or a plough in our hand, as a Bihle; on our knees scrubbing j i a floor, as on our knees in the attitude and 1 act of prayer. fpSttUauMttS |lcadiug. ACTS OF THE S. CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. AN ACT ro require county Coroners to report to the Governor in capital cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Caroliaa, now met and sitting in General Assembly, tnd by the authority of the same : Section 1. That it shall be the duty of each county Coroner, whenever a homicide has been committed in his county, and the party committing such homicide has not been arrested, )r, having been arrested, has escaped custody before bill found, to forward a report to the Sovernor within three days after the holding rf an inquest by him, or in cases of escape, ivithin three days after notice of such escape, which report shall embrace the name of the person killed, and the name of the person, if known, charged with committing such homiside, together with a copy of the evidence taken before the jury of inquest, and the veriict rendered thereupon ; Provided, That, in 2ase of escape, it shall be the duty of the sheriff, or other officer having custody of the party, to notify such coroner of the escape promptly. Sec. 2. Upon the receipt of any report, as provided in section 1 of this act, the Governor may, in his discretion, offer such rewards as the gravity of the crime warrants, not exceeding five hundred dollars in any case, for the apprehension and delivery of the fleeing or escaped criminal, as the case may be, to the sheriff of the county in which such alleged crime was committed, which reward shall be paid, upon the warraut of the Governor, from his contingent fund. Sec. 3. Any coroner who shall wilfully neglect to make the report, as provided in section 1 of this act, shall be liable to indictment as for a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than 850 nor more than 8500, or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court. Sec. 4. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved February 27, A. D. 1873. AN ACT To empower the Supreme Court to frame issue? and direct the same to be tried in the Circuit Court, and to order referees in certain cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House oi Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same : Section 1. That whenever, in the course oi any suit, actiou or proceeding in the Supreme Court, arising in the exercise of the original jurisdiction conferred upon the court by the constitution and laws of the State, an issue of fact shall arise upon the pleadings, or whenever an issue of fact shall arise upon a traverse to a return in mandamus, prohibition or certiorari, or whenever the determination of any question of fact shall be necessary to the full exercise of the jurisdiction conferred on the Supreme Court, the said court shall have power to frame an issue therein and certify the same to the Circuit Court for the county wherein the cause shall have originated ; or, in cases of original jurisdiction, to the Circuit Court of the county in which the cause of action shall have arisen. Sec. 2. That, upon receiving the certificate cf such issue, framed from the Supreme Court, the said Circuit Court shall forthwith cause the same to be placed at the head of the appropriate calendar or docket of the said court, and proceed to try and determine the said issue in its due order, and shall certify the determination thereof to the Supreme Court immediately after the trial thereof, and, when required shall settle and sign a case, or a case containing exceptions, according to the practice in other causes tried in the Circuit Court. Sec. 3. That the Supreme Court shall also have flio sump nnwprs for t.ho Rnnointment, of "**' " *"v " - ~ i'" " 7"~ ? ? ""i" i referees to take testimony and report thereon, under such instructions as may be prescribed by the said court in any causes arising in the Supreme Court wherein issues of fact shall arise, as are now possessed by the Circuit Court of the State. Approved January 25, A. D. 1873. AN ACT To amend the law relating to the col lection of taxes. Whereas, by an act of the General Assemby, approved January 16th, 1873, the Comptroller-General, with the approval of the Governor, has been authorized to extend the time for the payment and collection of taxes for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1872, for such time as may be necessary therefor; and whereas, it is provided by law that the officer charged with the assessment and collection of taxes shall, after the period limited and specified, affix penalties for the nonpayment of said taxes within those periods, and advertise and sell all lands upon which the taxes shall not have been paid before a time specified; therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: Sec. 1. That in all cases where the Comptroller-General, with the approval of the Governor, may have extended the time for the payment and collection of taxes, it shall be lawful for the said Comptroller-General, with the like approval, to extend the time wherein the penalty or penalties shall attach, and also the time when the advertisement and sale of iuch delinquent lands may be made, so as the same may conform, as near as may be, to the period fixed by law; and all advertisements ind sales made in accordance with the instructions of the said Comptroller-General, md nil nets done, or reauired to be done, bv iny officer charged with any duties required n the collection of taxes or connected therewith, by virtue of such authority, shall be, in ill respects, as legal, and shall have the same force and effect, as if the said acts had been lone and duties performed within the period low fixed and specified by law. Approved February 26, A. D. 1873. AN ACT ro prevent the obstruction of harbors and navigable streams in this Stato by the discharge therein of ballast of stone, dirt and other heavy materials. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, ind by the authority of the same : Sec. 1. That any owner or master of any vessel navigating the waters of this State who -hall discharge, or cause or permit to be discharged, from said vessel any ballast or stone, :lirt or other heavy material into any harbor, bay or navigable stream of this State, whereby the navigation thereof is hindered or obstructed, or is likely to hinder and obstruct the navigation, shall be held to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall, for the first offense, be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not less than ten days or more than thirty days, or a fine of not less than twenty dollars or more than one hundred dollars; and for the second offense ' " ? i o j. 1 A1 snail De imprisoned ior not less man ai.\ty days nor more than one year, or fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court. One-half of said fine shall go to the informer, and the balance to the treasury of the county wherein the offense was committed. Sec. 2. That this act shall take effect six months after the passage thereof; and it shall be the duty of all harbor masters to notify all masters of vessels coming into their respective ports of the provisions of this act; and where there is tic harbor master, the chairman of the board of pilot commissioners shall notify the masters of vessels. Approved February 27, A. D. 1873. AN ACT TV) amend Seetion 2, Chapter XXV., of the General Statutes of South Carolina. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: Section 1. That section 2, of chapter xxv., of the General Statutes of South Carolina be | amended as follows, viz.: That trial justices shall be distributed as the conveniences of the several counties require, and the number in : commission shall not exceed; in Abbeville, , thirteen ; Aiken, ten ; Anderson, sixteen ; i Barnwell, eight; Beaufort, thirteen; Charleston, twenty-four; Chester, eight; Clarendon, six ; Colleton, twelve; Chesterfield, five ; Darlington, ten; Edgefield, twelve; Fairfield, eight; Georgetown, eight; Greenville, nine; Horry, eleven; Kershaw, nine; Lancaster, j nine; Laurens, seven ; Lexington, nine; Marion ten ; Marlboro, six; Newberry, six ; Oconee, nine; Pickens, eight; Richland, twelve; Spartanburg, tmrtcen; oumier, eignt; Union, eight; Williamsburg, ten; and York twelve. Approved January 25, A. D. 1873. an act To repeal an act entitled "An Act to provide for a general License Law." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same : Sec. 1. That the act entitled "An Act to provide fora general License Law," approved March 13, A. D. 1872, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from the first of April, 1873. Approved December 30, A. D. 1872. The Bright Side.?The Camden Journal contains a trenchant article, evidently from the pen of its new editor, General James B. Kershaw, which turns the attention of the reader to the bright side of the picture, as it exists at least in Kershaw county. The editor says: Croaking has been so universal since the war, it was so well nigh justified by the hard> ships and trials we have undergone, that it was tolerated and encouraged until it has become a habit, and with many it is a confirmed i chronic disease, worse than the evils it groaned over. A calm though hasty glance at our sur roundings will convince any one that there is no further justification or excuse for the croaker. True, taxes are high and unjust?government, State and county is oppressive, tyrannical and partial?demoralization is very cora, mon, even out of politics?but grumbling of; fers no cure. In a political and social sense, we in old Kershaw are far better off than in most secfinno r\f flio .Qniith n/Viilo in nmtprinl mn.tt.prs > we are prospering. Let the facts speak for this business season : 1. More cotton and corn have been pro1 duced than in any other year since the war. 2. More cotton has been bought and sold ; in Camden. 3. More cotton has been shipped on our railroad, and less corn brought to us. 4. More money has been handled by our , farmers, merchants, lawyers, &c. 5. More horses, mules and oxen are owned and worked in Kershaw county. 6. There is scarcely a vacant house or farm in the couuty. 7. Perfect health, peace and good order prevail. Now, that list shows a tolerable condition at least. + A Good Run.?It will be remembered that Deputy United States Marshal Anderson, with a squad of United States soldiers, visited the residence of Mr. R. E. Quinn, in this county, last summer, and arrested Mr. Quinn for.violating the Enforcement Act. Not satisfied with the arrest, Anderson used abusive and insulting language to Mrs. Quinn. Mr. Quinn came to town last Thursday and met the said Anderson, who was engaged in a swindling enterprise. Quinn called him to account for the insulting language used in the presence of his wife. Anderson called upon Sheriff Duvall, who was present, for protection, wKir>h ivna nrnmnt.lv rpnrlprprl. Anderson .....WW ,. r.w.wr?>, then attempted to draw a pistol, but Quinn was too quick for him. When he saw Quinn's 1 pistol he took leg bail, and parties who witnessed it say he made excellent time, as all of ' his ilk will do when brought to the test. Anderson and his gift swindle have gone toward Chester. Look out for hira.? Winnsboro Neios. lltr fjfltfeviUr (fruquhw. TEIIM8?IN ADVANCE : One Copy, oneyoar, $ 3 00 One Copy, Six months, 150 OneCopy, Three months 1 00 Single Copy, 10 Two Copies, one year, 5 00 Ten Copies, " " 25 00 To persons who make up clubs of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of charge. ADVERTISEMENTS Will bo inserted at One Dollar and Fifty Cents per square for tho first, and Seventy-five Cents per square for each subsequent insertion-less than three months. A square consists of the space occupied by ton 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 contract, however, must inall cases bo confined to the immediate business of the firm or individual contracting. Obituary Notices and Tributes of Respect, rated as advertisements. Announcements of Marriages and DeathSjand notices ofa religiouscharacter,inserted gratis, and solicited. Personal Communications, when admissable; Communications of limited or individual interest, or recommendations of Candidates for offices of honor, profit or trust, will be charged for as advertisements. Dr. Crook's Wine of Tar. 10 YEARS PUBLIC TEST Has proved Dr. Crook's -53E? WINE TAR i To have more . ...iljfc,.,,, merit than any similar preparation ever offered tlie public. Tt is rich in the medicinal qualitiCSOf Tar, and uneqnaled for diseases of the Throat and Lungs, performing the most remarkable cures. Coughs, Colds, Chonic Coughs. It effectually cures them all. Asthma and Bronchtis. Has cured so many cases it has been pronounced a specific for these complaints. For pains in Breast, Side or Back, Gravel 01* Kidney Disease, Diseases of the Urinary Organs, Jaundice or any Liver Complaint, It has no equal. It is also a superior Tonic, Restores the Appetite, Strengthens the System, Restores the Weak and Debilitated, Causes the Food to Digest, Removes Dyspepsia and Indigestion, Prevents Malarious Fevers. .'lives tone to your System. Try Dr.Crook's WineoI'Tar October 3 40 ly MORE LOGIC. A LOVE, talentand knowledge of music among the members of a family, are a source of joy 1 -1 __i? a \r k arwr t* ttVicr_ and pleasure ncyonu price. innoun ?. n.uu, LTN ORGAN secures these at a small cost, j Therefore I will delay no longer, but will secure ' this treasure through" J. R. SCITORB & SON, Agents. j OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH "OLD SOL" I QTILL continues, and we are prepared, better j J5 than ever, to execute PHOTOGRAPHIC PIC' TURKS of overy stylo, at our gallery in the "Adickes' Building." A lot of nice ALBUMS always on hand. Also Stereoscopes and Views. J. R. SCHORR A SON. TRIUMPHANT! THE i CAROLINA FERTILIZER ! WILL BE SOLD AS FOLLOWS: ! CASH PRICE. $48 PER TON OF 2000 LBS. TIME PRICE. $53 PER TON OF 2000 LBS. PAYABLE NOVEMBER 1, 1873, FREE OF INTEREST. FREIGHT AND DRAYAGE To be added, ITS SUCCESS IS UNPARALLELED, AND ITS STANDARD IS A. 3STO. 1. CALL ON AGENTS FOR ALMANACS AND CERTIFICATES. GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., CHARLESTON, S. C. CARROLL, CLARK & CO., AGENTS AT YORKVILLE, S. C. WYLIE, RODDEY & AGUES, AGENTS AT ROCK HILL, S. C. December 19 51 4m "Ms idol lata VV la an original, flrst-clas*, Dollar Monthly. It U H O fresh and sprightlv, and will intercut the entire household,Including lovers and maidens, hu?O bands and wives, parentsuml children. It sun- p ecsts the Importance or securing a union of p i n hearts and purposes In life, before there shall E, ** be a union of hands. It believes that, while it A S Is woman's privilege to purify and comfort and g I a adorn, It should bo man's pleasure to provide tl n for, cherish, and protect It would have ehil- 0 Odren treated as feeling, thinking and growing i creatures?perfectly created,but not full grown. T J Yet in advocating these doctrines, the Magn- u Jf zlne does not employ doctrinal sermons?long "J S and dreary disquisitions which do not Interest O Eand therefore do not profit the reader. On the n contrary. It would rather preach as though It J. I |J preached not?an Interesting story,for Instance, ? J being made to serve the purpose of a long dls- o. O course by giving the reader something real, In- Ot L tercstlng and profitable to think about. J The worst as well as tho best feature of tho n D Magazine Is Its price. The Idea of getting a w _ really first-class Magazine at one dollar a year, V Ml seems absurd to most people. Yet it employs A some of the best contributors In tho country? M including Gail Hamilton, Its leading editor, q I Cwho receives a salary of three thousand dot- J; lars, equivalent to about ten dollars per day. P , A Each number contains nearly eight hundred p > wm dollars' worth of matter, which costs the sub- ? , Mm scrlber about eight centa At I Hope and Joy?two beautifully tinted crayon portraits worth Four Dollars?will tie mailed ?J N free to every subscriber to the Magazine at SI SO Q IT Specimens free. Agents wanted. Address 8. 5} E 8. WOOD A CO., Kcwburgh, N. Y. T 1 Hmifi anil .Tnv?Hniifi and Jnv : UU|/U unit UWj uufu UUH vvj Lf United Tolce of the Preit-Wnod's U/ JJ mngnzino la one of the monuments of business ? O enterprise which mark the age.?HcthodiM Uotne ft P Journal, Phlla., Pa As Its title promlaea, It la devoted to the Instruction and entertainment V E of the family circle,and,In order to place It with- f) o. In the means of readers In moderate clrcum- f 8tances,lt Is furoL'hed at a remarkably low rato S J In proportion to the Interest of Its contents.?If. a y.Tribunr. ..It la essentially a home magazine, M V and Is Just tho thing that one would most desire Y to place In the hands of his wife and little ones, w < or that a man of business would hlmaelf take II ] H up for the employment of a leisure hour.?Port J; ft Wilmington. N. C Were we out of our g n chair editorial, as a "private citizen," cut off p r from our exchange list and all that, one of the K Eflrst ntRgazlnes to which wo should subscribe U would be Wood's Household.?R/yteer, Hart- " & ford, Ct It Is an Intellectual and montl n U educator, highly prized by all who become ac- . ?L qualnlcd with iL?ChriMian Adcontle. ....If la ft popular writers arc, therefore, good writers, ^ Yand If high prices prove the merit of literary wares, then Mr. Wood's magazine Is a gocd M H one.?The liulrjxndmt, New York Its artl- V Ocles breathe a spirit of economy, morality and A virtue which Is highly refreshing In this age of f\ P fashionable folly and extravagance.?Sentinel, wrt EKdina, Mo It Is undoubtedly one of tho A freshest, liveliest journals we have examined. *5 fit ?Hemril, Springfield, Tenn The articles 2 J arc short, piquant, and of such unquestioned i excellence, that this periodical ought to be both ft familiar and welcome In very many house- I Yw holds. Wood's Is a marvel ot clieapne>w and m flrst-class quality combined.?JVeic Ywk Timn. E, Mi lisil leii January 9 2 ly ~ f ~ DOORS, SASH AND BLINDS, MOULDINGS, Brackets, Stair Fixtures, builders' Furnishing Hard- | , ware, Drain Pipe, Floor Tiles, Wire ! Guards. Terra C'otta Ware, Marble and ; : j Slato Mantle Pieces. 1 WINDOW GLASS A SPECIALTY. I , I Circulars and Price Lists sent free j on application, by P. P. TOALE, 1 20 Hayne and 33 Pinckney streets, Charleston, S. C. Orders received by my Agents, j ; Messrs. JEFFEliYS A METT8, at tbe j < | Citizen's Savings Bank, Yorkville,S.C. j October 3 40 ly THE HOME SHUTTLE SEWING IVlXoHIIVE. S nRHEbestCheap Machine in the Market, If the 1. number sold is a criterion of merit, it is the 1 BEST MACHINE in use, as there havebcen more ( HOME SHUTTLE MACHINHSsold in the State during the last twelve months than all other Sewing Machines combined. You can buy a HOME SHUTTLE MACHINE < for about half the money you will have to pay for j a first-class Machine, "so-called." W. L. GRIST, Agent. ( FTiliEcnFE: MEMPHIS, TENN. Branch Office, - Baltimore, Maryland. ASSETS, $1,100,000. Hon. JEFFERSON DAVIS, President. i Gen. WADE HAMPTON, Pros. Baltimore Board. J. D. KENNEDY, State Agent. W. B. SADLER, Yorkville, Special Agent , June 27 2(3 ly 3ga^| .^H o i^iSiiivcVi-f s?*? For ovor FORTY YEARS this rtKIULi Vi^UKlABLW LIVER MEDICINE has proved to be the GREAT UNFAILING SPECIFIC For Liver Complaint and its painful offspring, DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION, Jaundice, Bilious attacks, SICK HEADACHE, Colic, Depression of Spirits, SOUR STOMACH, Heartburn, CHILLS AND FEVER, Ac., Ac. After years of careful experiments, to meet a ;reat and urgent demand, we now produce from Dur original Genuine Powders THE PREPARED, A Liquid form of SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR, containing all its wonderful and valuable properties, and offer it in ONE DOLLAR BOTTLES. The Powders, (price as before,) $1.00 per package. Sent by mail, 1.04 per package. CAUTION ! -fiS Buy no Powders or PREPARED SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR unless in our engraved wrapper, with Trade mark, Stamp and Signature unbroken. None other is genuine. J. H. ZEILIN St CO., MACON, GA., AND PHILADELPHIA. SOLID BY .ALL DRUGGISTS. February 6 60 0m w ^ i -f?r riii .f-w ilUbJ?i ? JL JIj-U, (FORMERLY HUNT'S HOTEL.) coL^mA, s. : THIS HOUSE is in the centre of the city, convenient to all the Public Offices and Business Houses, located on the south-west corner of the State House Square, has been recently re-opened and renovated, and will now compare favorably with any Hotel at the South. ROSE'S OMNIBUS will convey passengers to and from every train, free of charge. Also, a first-class Carriage for the accommodation of ladies. TRANSIENT BOARD $2.50 per day. W. E. ROSE, Proprietor. September 12 37 tf GEO. S. HACKER, DOOR, SASH AND BLIND FACTORY, CHARLESTON, S. C. THIS is as large and completes 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 Charleston. Send for price list. Address, GEO. S. HACKER, Post-Office box 170, Charleston, S. C. Factory and Warerooms on King street, opposite Cannon street, on line of City Railway. December 5 49 ly ~THE~MORNING STAR. DAILY EDITION: THOUGH onlyllve years old, has the largest Daily Circulation of any newspaper In the State, and a circulation in Wilmington fifty per cent, larger than that of any other paper. WREKLY EDITION: Now combined with the CAROLINA FARMER, making one of the best Family Newspapers in the South. Circulation very large and rapidly increasing. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: Daily Star, 1 year, $7 00 44 44 6 months, 3 50 44 44 3 months, 2 00 Weekly Star, 1 year, 2 00 44 44 6 months, 1 00 44 ' 3 months, 50 It may bo safely asserted that no newspaper ever established in North Carolina has made such rapid progress as THE MORNING STAR. Jar Send for Specimen copies. Address, WM. H. BERNARD, Wilmington, N. C. January 16' 3 tf CHARLOTTE, COL. AND AUGUSTA E. R. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,) Columbia, S. C., September 22,1872. j ON and after this date, the following Schedule will be run over this road: going 80uth. Train No. 1. Train-No. 2. * Leave Charlotte, 7.15 A. M. 8.20 P. M. Leave Columbia 2.29 P. M. 3.30 A. M. Arrive at Augusta, 7.42 P. M. 8.20 A. M. going north. Leave Augusta 6.35 A. M. 5.50 P. M. Leave Columbia 11.53 A. M. 11.05 P. M. Arrive at Charlotte.... 6.15 P. M. 6.00 A. M. QfonrlorH fimo fan minntflfl nlnwfir than Wash ington ; six minutes ahead of Columbia. No. 1 Train daily. No. 2 Train daily, Sundays Bxcepted. Both trains make close connection to ill points North, South and West. Tnrough tickets sold and baggage checked to all principal points. JAMES ANDERSON, General Sup't. E. B. Dorsey, Gen. Freight and Ticket Agent. January 30 5 tf KING'S MOUNTAIN R. ROAD. DAILY TRAIN. HEREAFTER the trains over the KING'S MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD will run daily, [Sundays excepted) as follows, making close connection with trains on the Cnarlotte, Columbia ind Augusta Railroad: Leave Yorkville, promptly, at 7J o'clock, A.M. Arrive at Chester at 9J o'clock, A. M. Leave Chester at 4 o'clock, P. M. Arrive at Yorkvilleat 6 o'clock, P. M. ? All Freights must be delivered at the Depot by 1 o'clock, P. M., on the evenings previous to the leparture of the train. GEORGE W. MELTON, President. THE PARKEn mi PARKER BRtfS WEST MERIDEN,CT. A SENSIBLE MAN'S LOGIC. HE who provides not for his own family, is worse than a heathen. Necessaries and conveniences should first bo provided. A good SEWING MACHINE has become a necessary in every ? family. The "AMERICAN" IS THE BEST AND CHEAPEST; containing within itself all the latest improvements. Therefore I will goat ance and buy one of J. R. SCHORB & SON, Agents for York County. K TO 6)fi PER dfly! Agents wanted ! (j) O All classes of working people ")!' either sex, young or old, make more money at work for us in their spare moments, or all the time, than at anything else. Particulars frao. Address G. Htinson & Co., Portland, Maine. October 3 40 ly A rrpii fe may learn something greatly ? c to their advantage and obtain ipecimens and full particulars free, by addressing WOOD'S LITERARY AND ART AGENCY, Newburgh, N. if. i a no w A VTPn JtV.kU?"? TV iuvi A nnn POUNDS of clean cotton and lin1U?UUU Raps wanted, for which 2 cents r>cr pound wfM be paid, at tho "ENQUIRER" OFFICE.