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Humorous Department. ADVANTAGES OP BEING A FREEMASON. A London letter contains the following amusing story: Speaking of railways, there has been a most humorous incident on one of our east country lines. In a village nearly five miles from a station?which in England signifies a spot very much out of the world indeed?resided a certain yeoman whom some of his convivial friends desired to become a Freemason. Being a sensible though simple man, he had long declined these overtures, upon the ground that it would do him no good. His wife was fond of secrets, he allowed: let them admit her into their confidence if they would ; but for his own part, he cared nothing for such rubbish. He accepted, however, an invitation from a Masonic friend, who asked him to come down to Norwich, where a lodge was to be held and [especially] a dinner given by the brotherhood. They arrived at the station some time before their train was due, and while walking up and down the platform his companion, who had taken an opportunity to 'interview' the station-master, renewed his solicitations. 'You talk of its being no 'good' to become one of us,' said he. 'Why, to begin with, if you were a Freemason you would not have to pay for going to Norwich.' 'Howso?' inquired the rustic. 'Well, Freemasous never do pay for their railway tickets. They only have to make the sign, and then they pass in free.' 'I don't believe it,' said the farmer stoutly. [In the eastern couuties flat contradiction is thought nothing of.] 'Nay, but it is so indeed. If you will give me your honor never to make use of it again, unless you join us, I will teach you the sign to-day, and you shall have an immediate proof of the truth of my statement.' 'What! do you mean to say?' 'Yes, I do; but the train is already due. Will you promise never to mention what I am about to disclose to you [for else I am a dead man,] and also that you will not take advantage of it save on this occasion only? Very good. Now come iuto the office, and rub your hand slowly down your face three times?thus?as you will see me do ; then ask for your ticket. There were a good many people about the pigeon-hole through which the tickets were being given out, and the two friends took their places in the queue. The Freemason placed himself before his friend, and when his turn came offered no money, but saying, 'First-class, Norwich,' gravely stroked his face three times, whereupon the station-master looked at him significantly, and gave him his ticket. The rustic did the like, and similarly received his pass. 'Whv. this is most extraordinary, whisper e<l he; 'it will save me twenty pounds a year in going to market.' 'Of course it will; but remember your promise : you must not take advantage of the privilege unless you become one of us.' 'I'll do that as soon as you like, begad !' was the enthusiastic reply. At Norwich, this sanguine individual was accordingly admitted to be a member of the mysterious order. Whatever personal inconveniences the ceremony may have cost him, he forgot them when on his return journey he arrived at the Norwich station, and reflected that there was nothing to pay for his transmission to Wisbeach. His friend was no longer with him, but so simple a sign as the stroking of the face three times was not one about which any mistake could be made. Accordingly he approached the pigeon-hole with-; confidence, said, 'First-class, Wisbeach,' and performed the mystic ceremony. The stationmaster looked at him very hard, and remarked, 'Seven-and-six-pence.' 'He couldn't have seen me do it,' was the farmer's reflection, and he therefore made the mysterious sign again, with greater deliberation and gravity than before. 'I don't know why you are making those : faces,' observed the station-master; thinking he : was out of his mind, and ought to be locked up. The poor farmer was indeed very nearly mad with rage and chagrin at having'been so shamefully taken in, and when he next met the friend who had so deceived him, he addressed him by no means in a conciliatory manner. The hour was late and the lane was lonely; the rustic was powerful, and he had an oaken cudgel in his hand. 'I have got a little account to settle with vou. rav friend. You made a fool of me about that railway ticket. You told me that I could always get one free by stroking my face three times, if I became a Freemason.' 'So you can, my dear sir,' said his companion, eyeing the cudgel with great intelligence; 'I proved it to you at Wisbeach station. Don't yon remember?' 'Yes, but you said it was good for all stations, and it don't do for Norwich. I stood like an idiot for ten minutes stroking my lace?like this?before the ticket-office, and very nearly got put in the lock-up for my pains.' 'Did you stroke your face like that?' returned the other. 'Then, indeed, it is no wonder you were not attended to. I have no doubt the station-master thought you were an impostor.' 'But that was the way you taught me, confound you ?' 'Yes, for the down line. But since you were traveling the other way, my dear sir, you should have stroked your face, upward, of course, like this.' 'By Jove!' cried the farmer, slapping his own leg with his stick. 'I never thought of that. What a precious fool I've been !' 'Just so,' returned his friend, who took care ! to leave that part of the country before next market-day. It would have been too expensive to have made a private arrangement with the station-master every time that his rural acquaintance took the train. Sciieekeh's Little Joke.?There is an anecdote of Gotlieb Scheerer, who, twelve years ago, was an active Philadelphia politician, and Vice-President Dallas, which is here first given in print. Some thirty years ago Mr. Dallas was counsel in a case in Philadelphia and Mr. Scheerer was called in as a witness. The following questions were put by Mr. Dallas: "Mr. Scheerer, were you in Harrisburg last June?" "Last June, did you say, Mr. Dallas?" j "Yes, last June; dou't you repeat my ques- j lion Knf o no\i'Q?* if " After some moments of study the answer ' came: "No, Mr. Dallas, I was not in Harrisburg last June." "Were you in Harrisburg last July ?" He reflected again and slowly said: "No, Mr. Dallas, I was not in Harrisburg in July." "Were you there in August, Mr. Scheerer?" I' The witness again meditated and said: "No, Mr. Dallas, I was not there in August." , "Were you there in September?" Here Mr. Scheerer reflected longer than before, and replied: "No, Mr. Dallas, I was not in Harrisburg in September." Mr. Dallas became tired of this barren re- j suit, and raisiug his voice, said : "Mr. Scheerer, will you tell the court when you were in Harrisburg?" "Mr. Dallas," said Scheerer, "I never was in Harrisburg in my life." The court, the audience and Gotlieb Scheerer enjoyed the joke, but Mr. Dallas did not heartily partake of the merriment created. Obeying Orders.?'Put down that pickle!'! The words were uttered harshly and hurriedly by the Sergeant to an ungracious private, who, carried away by his 'hungry passions,' had snatched a pickle from the barrel. 'And why should I put down the pickle?' i queried the private mildly. 'Put down that pickle! that's all I want of you,' returned the Sergeant, determinedly, j 'Down it goes, then,' cried he ; and stuffing it into his mouth it quickly disappeared. | ^JisfcUanrouc. leading. ANOTHER STORY OF "BEAU HICKMAN." Once Beau went over to New York and put I up at the St. Nicholas. Knowing the rules ofi the house, he went early on Monday morning, I and, as was customary, on Saturday received his bill. Watching until no one was in the office but a rather innocent looking clerk, Beau went up with the bill in his hand, and, in a towering rage, demanded to know if it was the custom of the house to insult its guests j by presuming they would not pay when they ! left, and seudiug bills like that?throwing his on the desk. The clerk explained, and, mis- j taking Beau for the famous Pennsylvania ; Congressman, John Hickman, apologized, as-1 sured him no offense was meant, and that he j could pay when he went away. Beau was J mollified, and presented the clerk with a fifty ; cent cigar. Before the next week was out, J on Friday, Hickman asked General William j Bailey, of Louisiana, whom he knew very j well, and who was stopping at the house, to | loan him 8500 for one hour. The General j did so, and Beau, getting a 8500 note, walked ! into the office of the St. Nicholas, and offered j to pay his bill. Of course the clerk could not j readily change so large a note, and Hickman, i remarking that he was going to stay, and the ! bill could be paid any time, passed up stairs,! and handing Bailey the note, thanked him I cordially for the loan of the money. No bill j was sent him the next Saturday, nor the next. He was now in the fourth week of his board | at the St. Nicholas, and, as his arrears were ! becoming large, the clerk felt it his duty to j call the attention of tho proprietor to the mat- j ter. He spoke of Beau as the "Hon. Mr. i Hickman;" but the proprietor,on examining , the register, recognized the name of "R. L. j Hickman" as that of the famous Washington j "dead-beat." He cursed the clerk for his i stupidity; but cursing would not square the | ledger, and, sending for Beau, he made him the following proposition: "Hickman, if you will go over the street and beat the Metropolitan out of a month's board, you can come back here and we will dead-head you for another month." Beau accepted the offer, and, when his month was out, he took his baggage, i hired a fine carriage at the expense of the St. Nicholas, and, driving round the square, pulled up in front and registered at the Metropolitan, takiug a room on the second floor, with parlor and bath attached. Every few days he stepped over to the St. Nicholas to tell the proprietor he was getting on nicely at the Metropolitan, and would smoke a cigar at the expense of the St. Nicholas. He worried through a month without pay, and then there was a row at the Metropolitan. Knowing the hostility between the two hotels, Beau mildly suggested to the Metropolitan man that, if it would be any gratification to him, he would go over and beat the St. Nicholas out of a month's board. Leland jumped at the offer, and Beau, by a little arrangement, got the promise of a second month's board at the Metropolitan on condition that he would beat the other fellow. Calling a carriage, he drove round the square again, and put up at the St. Nicholas; and, when the month was up, once more passed over the street and stopped at the Metropolitan for thirty days. Climbing Perch.?Fish in English rivers do not, as a rule, climb up trees, but it seems Lliat ouuu a jjiuuuua pcvaiu auiuu? ^itaui fish in Iudia, which occasionally, by mounting the trunks of trees on river banks, are enabled, not only to see the surrounding country, but obtain a mouthful of fresh air as a pleasant relief from the muddy waters which form their natural home. In the appendix to the twentieth report of the science and art department, just issued, will be found an interesting account by Dr. G. E. Dobson, staff surgeon, Calcutta, of the climbing perch of India, two specimens of which he forwarded to the gardens of the Royal zoological society of Ireland, being the first of the kiud which ever reached Europe alive. These fish, it seems have large cavities in the skull, on each side, above the bronchial chamber, which contain the greatly expanded, foliated, pharyngeal bones. These bones serve as air-receptacles, and from them it is supplied to the bronchial fringes ; and when all the contained air has been deoxygenated, the whole is rejected through the gill-openings, and rises in large bubbles usually passing upward, when it has reached the bottom, from the gill-openings. The whole thing is done so rapidly that it is impossible to say whether the air taken in by the mouth displaces the used-up air in the supra-bronchial cavities, or if the used-up air be first displaced, the vacuum being filled by fresh air entering through the mouth. The mtirlrlir riTToro r\f Trwlin nonoccifafo cnph n nrn. vision of nature, for pure water breathers could not pass, through the gills, water filled with gritty particles. The "climbing perch" have obtained their name from the circumstance of their having been frequently found ou the trunks of palm trees on the margins of rivers, which, by means of their highly erectile scales, they wriggle on to a temporary resting-place, where, to escape for a time, the tremendous impetus of a torrent swollen by the tropical rains.?Pall Mall Gazette. Better than Capital.?The man whose statements may always be taken without question, whose promises are made never to go unfulfilled, whose verbal agreements are as good as written contracts, whose integrity is of more value in his own eyes than any mere fortune which he could barter it for, will be astonished to find, in his hour of need, with what strength he is braced up on every side, and how often he will stand firm as a rock when other men tremble and fall. Five years of such consistent rectitude will be worth, in credit, more than double capital without the confidence which such character inspires. It is a good rule in building up such a credit, when a payment is ouce due, never to suffer one's self to be asked for it twice. Every man who aspires to honorable success in business should remember that he must hold to his promise as a ship holds to her anchor, and that moment he breaks it he is in danger of disaster to his fortune and wreck to his character. + ? JT?1* The United States census gives "occupations of women" in great variety. By the ; census there is one woman architect only. J There are four sculptors and twenty-nine en-! gravers, and probably more than five hun-1 dred painters and photograph tinters. Three j hundred and seventy-three thousand are put; down as agricultural laborers, seventy-five as i stock raisers, two as hostlers, and eleven as j livery stable keepers. Five are lawyers, j twenty-four dentists, sixty-seven preachers, j and, terrible to relate, five hundred and fiftyfive doctors?people have been dying very j rapidly of late. Bell and brass founders, one i hundred and six; gas makers, four; tinsmiths, j seventeen; gunsmiths, thirty-three ; tanners, I sixty; brickmakers, seventy ; woodturners and carvers, thirty; printers, fourteen hundred j and ninety-five; barbers, eleven hundred and j seventy eight; shingle and lathmakers, eighty-1 four. There are also distillers, brewers, boat; hands, bankers, undertakers, whitewashes, ! dray drivers, charcoal-burners, and many oth-' ers. Transmission of Intki.lkct.?No great j man ever had a fool for his mother. In the j history of men of all departments of society j distinguished for intellectual power, brilliancy and extraordinary mental capacity, their, mothers, and not their fathers, as far as as-, certained by philosophical investigations, were invariably superior in brain force. If women ; are physically feeble, the mind cannot be de-; veloped as when all the system is full and . halthfully in perfection. To have great men there must first be excellent women ; their 1 deterioration by the debilitating frivolities of fashionable life is perpetuated in puny children, incapable of sustaining themselves prominently when their inheritance is gone. . i Bridgeport raiuister uses postal cards to invite delinquent church members to pray- j er meeting. tfbUtora's UrpMimfttt. [Original.] ASSOCIATES. It is very difficult to estimate the influence which the different members of the human family have upon each other. Man is a creature of habit, and he is also an imitative being. Such is his nature, that he becomes, iu every respect, like those with whom he associates. During the early portion of our existence, we do nothing but imitate others. Children learn to talk like those with whom they associate. The sound of the voice is like those with whom they are brought in daily contact. The accent of the words is the same, and the mode of expression is identical. rr" " i *i i iM__ 11..1 ine voice or cnnuren orien is so nae mm ui their parents, that it is difficult to distinguish the one from the other. No doubt this is due, in part, to the natural configuration of the organs of speech; but the greater part of it is merely artificial. The only natural language which man possesses, is laughing and crying; and the only sounds which he would make, if left to himself, are those which are made by persons when laughing or crying. If it were possible to raise a child under circumstances in which it would hear nothing but the barking and growling of dogs, it would bark and growl like them. Children imitate, not only the language, but the walk, the gestures of the body, and the manners and customs of those with whom they associate. There may be, and no doubt often is, something in the structure of some persons' bodies that causes them to have a peculiar gait; but imitation plays no insignificant part in the manner in which an individual walks. This is ofteu strikingly illustrated. A boy is sent off to college. He goes from a backwoods community and comes in contact with men of refinement in every respect. If the boy is endowed with a full share of what is called imitativeness, he will present a very different appearance, when he comes home at the end of the term, from what he* presented when he left home. He will be so changed that his own mother will scarcely recoguize him. The features of his face will be changed, the mode of carrying his hands will be different, and when he walks he will present the appearance of a new man. Wheth' ' i i l 1 er ne nas maae mucn progress in uooks or not, unless he is exceedingly stupid, the gawk will be pressed out of him. The capability to imitate is very weakly developed in some persons, and consequently it takes a long time to produce a change upon them in any respect. In others, the power is so strong that they can imitate anything they may see or hear. It is stronger in all persons in youth, and almost ceases to exist as old age comes upon us. In the latter part of life we can do little more than practice what we have learned in childhood aud youth. It is evident that no one can be too careful with respect to the character of those with whom he associates. Morally, we become like those with whom we keep company, aud our destiny will generally be the same as theirs. Every child should be kept out of bad company, aud induced to associate with good company. The child that gets its own way with regard to its associates, will get a crook in its nature and disposition which it will be hard to straighten. The young man who is permitted to go when and where his inclination may lead him, and to associate with any and every body he pleases, will soon cover himself with infamy, aud his poor parents with shame. LOSING ALL. A few years ago a merchant failed in business, and went home in great agitation. "What is the matter?" asked his wife. "I am ruined; I am beggared. I have lost my all!" he exclaimed, pressing his hand against his forehead as if his brain was in a whirl. "Ah!" said his wife; "I am left." "All papa !" said his eldest boy; "here I am." "I too,papa," said his little girl, running up and putting her arm around his neck. "I's not lost, papa," repeated Eddie. "Andyou have your health left, and your two hands to work, with, papa," said the eldest; "and I can help you." "And your two feet, papa, to carry you about." "And your two eyes to see with, papa," said Eddie. "And you have God's promises," said grandmother, "and a good God," said his wife. "And heaven to go to, saia nis lime girl. "And Jesus who comes to fetch us there," said his eldest. "God forgive me!" said the poor merchant, bursting into tears. "I have not lost ray all. What are the few thousands, which I called my all, to these most precious things which God has left me ? And he clasped his family to his bosom and kissed his wife and children with a thankful heart. Ah ! no, there are things more precious than gold or bank stocks, valuable as these may be in their place. When the Central America was foundering at sea, bags and purses of gold were strewn about the deck as worthless as the merest rubbish. "Life, life!" was the prayer. To some of the wretched survivors, "water, water!" was the prayer. "Bread, bread !" it was worth its weight in gold, if gold could have bought it. The loss of property must not cloud the mind with a wicked forgetfulness of the greater blessings which are left behind. No man should despair; for no man has lost his all until he has lost his integrity, lost the mercy of God, and lost his hope of heaven at last. To be Carried in Your Pocket.?Keep good company or none. Never be idle. If your hand cannot be usefully employed, attend to the cultivation of the mind. Always speak the truth. Make few promises. Live up to your engagements. Keep your own secrets, if you have any. When you speak to a person, look him in the face. Good company and good conversation, are the very sinews of virtue. Good character is above all things else. Your character cannot be essentially injured, except by your own acts. If any one speaks evil of you, let your life be such that no one will believe him. Drink no kind of intoxicating liquors. Ever live (misfortuneexcepted) within your income. When you rntirn to bed. think over what, vou have been doing during the day. Make no haste to be rich, if you would prosper. Small and steady gains give competency, with tranquility of mind. Never play at any game of chance. Avoid temptation, though you fear you may not withstand it. Earn money before you spend it. Never run into debt unless you can see your way to get out of it. Never borrow if; you can possibly avoid it. Do not marry j until you arc able to support a wife. Never 1 speak evil of any one. Be just before you j are generous. Keep yourself innoceut, if you ' would be happy. Head over the above max-1 at least once a week. ? - ted1" A certain man had a wayward son. His conduct brought down his father to a prema- j ture grave. On the day of his funeral the i son was present, saw unmoved the pale face i of his father in the coffin, stood unmoved on ; the brink of the grave. The family retraced , their steps. Their father's will and testament j was read ; and in that testament was the name of the undutiful son. As his name was read | his heart heaved with emotion, his eyes were j bedewed with tears, and he was heard to say, "I did not think my father would have so j kindly thought of me in his will." In the family of Christ, some of us in reading his testament, and thinking upon his great love and marvelous gifts, feel our unprofitable-1 ness and unworthiness, and are filled with; contrition and gratitude, with love and wonder. fUadiag for the Jahbath. CONDUCTED BY UEV. ROBERT LATH AN. [Original.] A CHRISTLESS CHURCH. One of the fundamental principles laid down by the celebrated Locke, is that it is impossible for a thing to be and not to be at the same time. If our memory serves us correctly, he repeats this several times in the very beginning of one of his works. The principle is certainly correct. No sane man will call it in question. No proposition can be more self-evident. Taking the principle as absolutely true, it is impossible for such a thing to exist as a Christless church; for Christ is the life of the church. Its very being is derived from him. A Christless Christian is a misnomer. There is no such a human being. In every true Christian, Uhrist is tormed the hope ot glory. In one place we read of certain individuals who had a uame to live and yet were dead. To say that an individual is alive and dead at the same time, is similar to saying that a thing is and is not at the same time. In reality, we all are either dead or alive. This is true of us, both spiritually and naturally. It may be difficult to discover the precise point where life ceases and death begins. There is such a point. Before that point is reached, it may be said we are dying; but a dying man is not a dead man, neither is a dead man a dying man. The bound which separates the natural dead from the natural living, is much more distinct than the line which separates the spiritually dead from the spiritually alive. From the nature of the case, it is more easily discovered. The one can be seen with the natural eye ; the other cannot. Spiritually, an individual may be dead, and yet have a name to live?may be regarded as alive. The evidence of natural life is motion. So soon as all motion ceases, we say an individual is dead. Motion, then, is a sign of life. It is not life, but it is the product of life. The vital force, or the vital energy, or life itself, always manifests its presence by some kind of motion. The motion, in exceptional cases, may be so feeble that none but a skillful observer can discover it. Still, whenever there is life, there is motion. The same is true with regard to man spiritually. Those who are made alive in Christ Jesus, give in some way or other, evidence of the fact by spiritual motion. Where there is no spiritual motion there is spiritual death. There may be a name to live; but notwithstanding this, spiritual death reigns. By their works ye shall know them, is the test our Saviour gives us by which to judge others. The test is applicable to ourselves. By our own works we may judge of ourselves, whether we are spiritually dead or not. A Christless church is one that bears a Christan name, but has no Christian works to show as evidences of its living union with the Saviour. A Christless Christian is an individual who belongs to the church in the ordinary acceptation of that word; but lives without God. Such an individual has nothing common with the child of God but the simple name. All his works are works of the flesh. He has no time to work for Jesus. DO YOU PRAYTOR SINNERS ? It is clearly the duty of all Christians to pray earnestly and constantly for unconverted souls. It is through their prayers that sinners are made to share iu God's rich grace. I very much question if any one is ever con verted except through the instrumentality ot prayer. We would not expect the conversion of sinners where the truth is not known : it is just as unreasonable to expect the same result without earnest pleadings to God in their behalf. God puts great honor upon his people by this marked feature in his dealings. He makes them workers with himself, and in this way he binds more closely together those who are saved. By prayer for others, many of the Christian graces are exercised and strengthened ; as faith, charity, compassion, hope, and others. And by the discharge of this duty, our Christian character is developed and matured. When we go to the throne of grace, then, let us not omit to take with us the case of those who are going on in the broad road. They are as we were. We were once just as worldly and selfish and blind to our highest interests as they now are. The same power and grace that arrested and changed us can avail for them. Nothing is impossible with God. He has a tender regard to the wishes of his people. He will graciously hear those who cry to him for others. The reasons why we should cry mightily to God for them are many and forcible. They are blinded by Satan, dead in sin, and have no proper sense of the dangers that impend over them. We should pity them and entertain for them the most compassionate regard. They do not pray for themselves. They make no believing approach to God for his mercy. They may have a form of prayer and may call upon him when in trouble, but they pray not at all in the proper sense. We should go to God for them, because he alone can convert them. It is his prerogative to dispense the mercy and grace which they need. He has expressed fully his favorable intentions towards them. He will be inquired of. This is great encouragement to plead for them. The conversion of souls was the great end of Christ's coming into the world, of the work he performed, of the outpouring of the Spirit, of the institution of the Christian church. Prayer for sinners is in harmony with all these glorious and gracious purposes. They have souls of priceless worth. The 1 time is short. Soon their day of grace will be gone. You will soon be where you cannot pray for them. There is no prayer in heaven. If through your prayers they are converted, it will greatly enhance your reward in the other :: world.. There are many, very many, who need our ; prayers. In praying for the unconverted, we ought; to make special application for particular in-; dividuals. The Saviour said to Peter, "I I have prayed for thee." Let us copy after j this example. Let us call their names before j God, and beg him to send upon them his con-1 verting grace. The record of special answers i to prayer for particular persons would fill j many volumes, and they furnish the greatest I encouragement to God's people to persevere j in prayer even for the worst cases. Do you, reader, pray for sinners? You, would feel for them and be ready to relieve , them if they were destitute of temporal com- j forts; how much more ready should you be j to help when you consider their spiritual j wants? They are living in sin and exposed | to liod's righteous anger. They are going to ;, hell, and God's converting grace alone can j i save them. Pie that winneth souls is wise. ' He that converteth a sinner from the error |, of his way shall save a soul from death and { shall cover a multitude of sins. BST When Christ is with the Christian, the means of grace are like flowers in the sunshine, smeiling fragrantly and smiling beauteously; but without Christ they are like , flowers by night, their fountains of fragance i arc sealed by the darkness. Weir In the gift of the Lord Jesus, we have obtained pardon, justification, sanctification, j and eternal life, all of which contain a mine ' of wonder. Perhaps to penitent hearts the chief of all these is forgiveness of sin, and of j such sins as ours.?Spurgeon. Ibc ffauJujin* #upim'. TJ3IIMS 1IV ADVANCE : One Copy, onoyear, 3 00 One Copy, Six months, 1 50 OneCopy, Three months, 1 00 Single Copy, 10 Two Copies, one year, 5 00 Ten Copies, " " 25 00 persons who make up clubs often or more names, an extra copy oi'the paper will be furnished oho year, free of charge. ADVERTISEMENTS Will be inserted at One Dollar and Fifty Cents per square for the first, and Seventy-live Cents per square for each subsequent insertion-less than three months. 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THE undersigned respectfully inform the public that they are still manufacturing CARRIAGES, BUGGIES and all other styles ef light vehicles at the shop formerly occupied by B. T. WHEELER, near the depot. Strict attention is given to the quality of materials employed in the construction of our work, which is warranted to be as DURABLE as any in the market. OUR PRICES are as low as it is possible to afford work of the character which we turn out. ROCKAWAYS, BLTGGIES and other pleasure CARRIAGES, always on hand, or finished at a few hours' notice. An inspection of our stock is respectfully solicited. REPAIRING promptly done at short notice. We sell only for cash, and all repairing and job work must be paid for on delivery. CONNER, HOBBS & DOBSON. WANTED. ~ A COACH AND BUGGY BODY-MAKER. To a good workman, who can come well recommended, we will give constant employment and fair wages. CONNER, HOBBS A DOBSON. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA" nnnWTV or VORK-COTTRT OP COMMON PLEAS. I Robert H. Glenn, Sheriff of York County, Plaintiff, against John A. Smith, Defendant. TO JOHN A. SMITH, Defendant in this action. YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is filed in the ofllce of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for York county, and to serve a copy of your answer on the subscribers, at their office, in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service of this summons on you, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer this complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will take judgment against you for the sum of live hundred dollars auc| costs. Dated Yorkville, S. C., Julv24th. 1873. CLAWSON A THOMSON, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Take notice that the summons in this action, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in tho office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for York county, on the 24th day of July, A. D., 1873, and that you are required to appear in said cause and deliver your answer within the time aforesaid, or the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in tho complaint. CLAWSON A THOMSON, Plaintiff's Attorneys. September 11 37 6t Rock Hill Lantern copy six weeks. ; i DOC^, SASH AND BLINDS, MOULDINGS, Brackets, Stair Fixtures, builders' Furnishing Hard- , ware, Drain Pipe, Floor Tiles, Wire Guards, Terra Cotta Ware, Marble and j Slate Mantle Pieces. WINDOW GLASS A SPECIALTY. \ Circulars and Price Lists sent free ! on application, P. P. TOALE, I 20 Hayno and 33 Pinckney streets, j ! Charleston, S. C. t ,?20-Ordors received by my Agents, Messrs. JEFFERYS & METTS, at the Citizen'sSavings Bank,Yorkville,S.C. I White Pine Lumber for Sale. October 3 40 ly geo7s. hacker," DOOR, SASH AND BLIND FACTORY, CHARliESTOtf, S. C. THIS is as large and complete a Factory asthere is in the South. All work manufactured at the Factory in this city. The only nouse owneu and managed by a Carolinian in this line in Charleston. Send for price list. Address, GEO. S. HACKER, Post-Ofilee box 170, Charleston, S. C. Factory and Warerooins on King street, opposite Cannon street, on line of City Railway. December 5 49 lv Iron in the Blood #THE PERUVIAN SYRUP Vitalizes and Enriches tbo Blood, Tones up tho System,Builds up tho Broken-down, Cures Femalo Complaints, Dropsy, Debility,Humors, Dyspepsia, AcThousands havo been chanced by tho use of this remedy from weak, sicklv, suffering creatures, to strong, healthy, and happy men and women; and Invalids cannot reasonably hesitate togivo it a trial, Caution.?Bo suro you got tho right article. Seo that "Peruvian Syrup" is blown In tho glass. Pamphletsfreo. Sendforone. 8ET1I 'W.FOtVLE & SONS, Proprietors, Boston, Mass. For sal? by druggists generally. October 2 40 ly applicatioiT fordi^chargeT" NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Executor of the estate of J. S. WORKMAN, deceased, will m.iKo a nnai seiueinent 01 mo said estate, with the Judge of Probate of York county, on the (5th day of October next, when lie will apply for a final discharge from liability us Executor of the said estate. J. F. WORKMAN, Executor, September 4 3(3 5t* DIXIE COTTON PRESS. UNEQUALED for its simplicity of construction, durability, cheapness and compactness. It can be worked in a space f >ut six by twelve feet. Those who need Pressi ..re invited to examine it. Manufactured and sold at Wheeler's ; Mill by WHEELER A CROWELL. August 7 32 tf i ANNUAL RETURNS ADMINISTRATORS, Executors, Ouardians and Trustees, aro hereby notified to make their ANNUAL RETURNS, without further delay. Unless returns aro made promptly, I will be under the necessity of issuing rules for default. | JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. 1 July 24 30 tf I ROSE'S HOTEL, (FORMERLY HUNT'S HOTEL.) ^ COLUMBIA, S. C. J THIS HOUSE is in tho centre of the city, con- * venient to nil the Public Offices and Business j Houses, located on the south-westeorner of the State House Square, has beon recently re-opened j and renovated, and will now compare favorably j with any Hotel at the South. i ROSE'S OMNIBUS will convey passengers to ^ and from nvorv train, free of charco. x. Also, a lirst-class Carriage for the acconimoda- * tion of ladies. TRANSIENT HOARD $2.50 per (lav. * W. E. ROSE, Proprietor. Dr. Crook's Wine of Tar. I vV 10 YEARS s PUBLIC TEST $ Dr. Crook's 1 -jjjg WINE : tar : I To liave more d merit than any similar pi eparation ever ottered the pnhlie. Tt is rieli in the medicinal qualities ol'Tar. and unequaled for diseases ol" the Throat and I.nngs, performing the most remarkable cures. , Coughs, Colds, Chonic Conglis. j It effectually cures tliein all. j Asthma and Bi-oneiitis. Has cured so many cases j it lias been pronounced a specific for these complaints. For pains in Breast, Side or Back, Gravel or Kidney Disease, Diseases of the Urinary Organs, L Jaundice or any Liver Complaint, It has no equal. T4- ia oli3A ? oiinavinn T/tllip I a 11 l>1 11I.1U <1 dUUl/1 1VI Jl VI11U) 41 Restores the Appetite, Strengthens the System, Restores the Weak and Debilitated, Causes the Food to Digest, Removes Dyspepsia and Indigestion, t Prevents Malarious Fevers. J Nives tone to your System. TryPr.i'rook's Win^ol'Tnr L October 3 40 ly ^ Wood's MM Iphb W Iti an original, flrst-cla.?, Dollar Monthly. It Is H O fresh ana sprightly, and will interest the entire f\ household, Including lovers and maiden*, busO bands and wives, parent*and children. Itsug- p nests the importance of securing a union of SQ hearts and purposes In lire, before there shall E> q be a union of hands. It believes that, while it A S is woman's privilege to purify nnd comfort and | v U adorn, It should bo man's pleasure to provide ?l F1 for, cherish, and protect. It would have chU- O t Odrcn treated as feeling, thinking and growing 55 f creatures?perfectly created,but not full grown. T 1 II Yet In advocating theso doctrines, the Maga- u ? J; zlne does not employ doctrinal sermons?long JJ S and dreary disquisitions which do not interest O Eand thcretore do not proflt the reader. On Hie n f contrary, It would rather preach as though It U preached not?an Interesting story,for Instance, E O*1 being made to serve the purpose of a long dls- a course by giving the reader something real, In- Ob tcrestlng and profitable to think about. J _ ! The worst as well as the best feature of the a I n Magazine Is Its price. The Idea of getting a Jf really first-class Magazine at one dollar a year, Y M seems absurd to most people. Yet It employs . . ~ \ some of the best contributors In the country? H C A Including Oiil Hamilton, Its leading editor, Cwho receives a salary of three thousand dot- Sf Alars, equivalent to about ten dollars per day. P Each number contains nearly eight hundred p tm dollars' worth of matter, which costs the sub- ~ Mi scrlber about eight cents. A I Hope and Joy?two beautifully tinted crayon . portraits worth Four Dollars?will be mailed J N tree to every subscriber to the Magazine at $1 60 ft E Specimens free. Agents wanted. Address 8. JJ 8. WOOD 4 CO., Ncwburgh, N. Y. Y Hone anfl Joy-HdBe aiifl Joy .< U United Tolce of the Preaa.?Wood's Ul JJ magazine Is one of the monuments of business "J? \J enterprise which mark the age.?Methodize Borne Q P Journal, Phlla., Pa As Its title promises, It L Is devoted to the Instruction and entertainment l E ofthefamllyclrclc,and,lnordertoplaccltwlUw n , &ln the means of readers In moderate clrcum- * f Jstanccs,lt Is furnished at a remarkably low rate fi ^ In proportion to the Interest of Its contents.?N. m l a Y. Tribune. . .It Is essentially a home magazine, M L U and Is just tho thing that one would most desire \ Y to Place In the hands of his wife and little ones, w m or that a man of business would himself take (J rl up for the employment of a leisure hour.?Pod Y . O Wilmington. N. C Were we out of our Q u X chair editorial, as a "private citizen," cut off p a W* from our exchange list and all that, one of the C i p first magazines to which wc should subscribe U . *2 would he Wood's Household.?RcgiMer, llart' "J II Ob ford, Ct It Is an intclleclual and moral O ts | educator, highly prized by all who become ac- , quainted with It.?Chrlrtian Advocate. ....If ! tl Q popular writers are, therefore, good writers, r% Yand if high prices prove the merit of literary " wares, then Mr. Wood's magazine Is a good M H one.?The Independent, New York Its artl- Y f% cles breathe a spirit of economy, morality and A *? virtue which Is highly refreshing In this age of P fashlonablo folly ana extravagance.?Sentinel, Vi ^ Edlna, Mo It Is undoubtedly one of the A p t flrcshcst, liveliest Journals we have examined. 5 * Jti ?Record. Springfield, Tenn The articles Z J are short, piquant, and of such unquestioned I excellence, that this periodical ought to be both _ Q familiar and welcome In very many house- ft Yw holds. Wood's Is a marvel of cheapness and m ilrst-class quality combined.?York Tina. b Wood's MM ItiiB ^ t JRuiM/riEtrdrruv and| U TJ1 (Bridutsjfcmh RaiLBdJiuferjffie Umrdx, \ p ( \m i SUtea^M^6leimtlu;FloorandJ)nin\ fr | gj $ TdinpjWhite Tine,WibmtRjuyLumkr} \ J? KJ 11 CdiinetllQAerfRteWoodK&c, \ V * f AUWorhW&rmnted. \ bj ^ fc j LOWEST PRICES. I r f H \ SendfbrPriceLUt. J ^ B LH. HALL & CO, S 1 iNvxafhefuren KcJDmIw*. ^ 2,4,6,8,70. MarAet Street* ?5 225,225, '?astBay,' K? CHARLESTON, S. C. fejjj I This Cut entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by I. H. Hall h Co., in the office of the Librarian of | Congicss, at Washington. I JulyS 27 ly (S ~boot and shoe making. j THE undersigned respectfully announces to bis L friends and the public in general, that be is A prepared with L A FINE STOCK OF MATERIAL, A in his line, suitable to the wants of every customer, who may give hira a call. They may not only * obtain an article of good quality " AT A REASONABLE PRICE, but are also certain to secure what is equally as desirable, a good lit and fashionable style. These are advantages which should not be overlooked. I Special attention is called to the celebrated cloth * top Congress Gaiter and the Congress Shoo j FOR SPRING AND SUMMER WEAR. ft Also, on hand, a good stock of light and heavy ^ BROGANS and OXFORD TIES, which are war- " ranted to give entire satisfaction for the price paid. 0 jr-H" Special and prompt attention is given to repairing. F. CIIRISTMAN, Agent. March 28 13 tf Fresh limeT i HAVING rented the "old Whisonant Lime J Kiln," the undersigned have perfected ar- t< raugemonts for supplying FRESH LIME, in any ai quantity. It will be sold at tho Kiln, delivered S in wagons at distant points, or shipped on the n Air-Line Railroad. For further particulars, ad- tl dress us at Antioch, York county, S. C. II. K. & J. L. ROBERTS. July 24 30 lOt u r Tn (Won PER day! Agents wanted! si JpO x All classesol' working people V of either sex, young or old, make more money at K work for us in their spare moments, or all the ~~ time, than at anything else. Particulars free. AddressG. Stinson <?* Co., Portland, Maine. ; October 3 40 ly ] save your money. p SAVE your money and come to HERNDON'S _ littleShanty, where you can make purchases to better advantage than elsewhere. They sell / [ lieiin. " THE YORKVILLE BRANCH OF THE ITIZEN'S SAVLMlBMfiF SO. CABOLIIA tanking Office Opposite the Store of J. H. Adams. - -# Deposits of $1 and Upwards Received. nterest allowed at the rate of 7 per cent, per annatn on Certificates of Deposit, and 6 per cent, compounded every six months on accounts. 'RINCIPAL OFFICE - COLUMBIA, S. C. VM. MARTIN, President. OHN H. rALMKK, vice-rresiuent. L. G. BRENIZER, Cashier. . H. SAWYER. Ass't Cashier in general charge. OHN C. B. SMITH Local Assistant Cashier. Directors.?'Wade Hampton, William Martin L. C. Haskell, F. W. McMaster, E. H. Heinitsh, * ohn B. Palmer, Thos. E. Gregg, Columbia. J. Sli Gregg, Marion. G. T. Scott, W. G. Mayes, Vewberry. B. H. Rutledge, D. Ravenel, Jr., lenry liuist, Charleston. Gen. Samuel McGown, Abbeville. BRANCHES IN SOUTn CAROLINA : location. Local Ass't Cashiers. iharlekton, D. RAVENEL, Jr. iranoeburo, J. H. FOWLES. Iumter, J. W. DARGAN. ipartanruro, GEORGE COFIELD. Jewberry, T. S. DUNCAN. jAURENS, Dr.JOHN W.SIMPSON. rREENVILLE, J. J. BLACKWOOD. ibbeville, Hon. D. L. WARDLAW. !amden, w. d. Mcdowell. Jnionville, E. R. WALLACE roRKviLLE, W. B. METTS. FINANCE COMMITTEE AT YORKVILLE. \. T. WHEELER, J. H; ADAMS, L. M. GRIST. SIGHT DRAFTS drawn on all the Branches f the Bank in this State, and also on all the promuent places in the United States and Europe. $?}r Stocks, Bonds, Gold and Silver bought and old. Mutilated Currency purchased at a small iscount. W. B. METTS, Assistant Cashier at Yorkville. January 30 5 ly ~ PIEDMONT AIR-LINE RAILWAY^ * alCHMOND AND DANVILLE. Richmond and Danville R. W., N. C. Division, and forth-Western N. C. Railway. CONDENSED TIME-TABLE, n effect on and after Sunday, June 15th, 1873. GOING NORTH. STATIONS. | MAIL, j ACCOMMODATION.' cave Charlotte ' 2.50 P. M.' " Salisbury i 5.02 " t " Greensboro 8.15 " j " Danville, ,11.17 ? ! 6.15 A.M. " Burkville 3.34 A.M. 11.40 " rrlve at Richmond.... i 6.35 " j 2.55 P.M. GOING SOUTH. STATIONS^ ] MAIL. | ACCOMMODATTONT cave Richmond ! 1.05 P. M. 9.45 A.M. ? Burkevillo ; 4.10 ? [ 1.20 P.M. " Danville 8.45 ? Arrive 6.10 " " Greensboro 111.38 " j Salisbury, \ 2.03A. M. rrlve at Charlotte j 4.05 " | EAST AND WEST | GOING EAST. | GOING WEST. STATIONS. | MAlLi I MAIL. "" J cave Greensboro -g 8.20 P.M. | Arrive 10.48 P.M. " Company 8hopn.4 fa. 10.00 " : ?, 9.30 " " Hlllsboro it 11.10 ? 7.47 " " Raleigh f 1.40 A.M. 1 "S 5.26 " irrlve at Goldsboro | ? 4.30 ? | ? Leave 2.30 P. M. NORTH-WESTERN N. C. RAILROAD. (salem branch.) Leave Greensboro 3.40 P. M. Arrive at Kemersville, 5.10 P. M. Leave Kerncrsvllle, 9.00 A. M. Arrive at Greensboro 10.30 A. M. Mail trains daily both ways over entire length f roads. Accommodation daily between Dandle and Richmond. (Sundays excepted.) On Sundays Lynchburg Accommodation leaves lichmond at 8.25 A. M.; arrives at Burkeville 1.28 A. M.; leaves Burkeville 1.10 P. M.; arrives t Richmond 4.17 P. M. Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains between ;narioue ana mcnmona, (witnoutcnange.) For further information, address S. E. ALLEN, General Ticket Agent, \ M. R. TALCOTT, Greensboro, N. C. Engr. and Gen. Supt. IHERAW AND DARLINGTON R. ROAD. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, 1 Chkraw & Darlington Railroad Co., f Cheraw, S. C., July 1, 1873. J ^CIIEDULE Cheraw and Darlington Railroad, 5 commencing July 1, 1873. daily, except sundays. Down Train. Up Train. cave Cheraw 8.30, A. M. Leave Florence...J1 AO, A. M cave Cash's 8.50, A. M. Leave Palmetto,.. 12..., M. eave Society Hill.9.15, A. M. Leave Dnrllngton. 12.20, P. M. cave Dove's 9.45,A.M. Leave Dove's 12.50, P.M. eave Darlington.. 10.20, A.M. Leave 8oclety Hill.1.20, P. M. eave Palmetto...10.40,A. M. Leave Cash's 1.50, P.M. rrlveatFlorence.il 00, A.M. Arrive at Cheraw..2.10, P. M. The Freight Train will leave Florence, on Monays, Wednesdays and Fridays,at about 7 a.m.; n'd Cheraw on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturays, at about 7 a. m.; making the through run l from 4 to 5 hours, according to the freight, and iking care to be out of the way of the passenger rain, by standing on the proper turn out at least 5 minutes before the train is due. B. D. TOWNSEND, President and Superintendent. July 31 31 tf !yt * tit ammn /iat turn a tpavtaim a ? * A SENSIBLE MAN'S LOGIC. SE who provides not for his own family, is worse than a heathen. Necessaries and coneniences should first bo provided. A good SEWNG MACHINE has become a necessary in every imily. The "AMERICAN" IS THE BEST .ND CHEAPEST; containing within itself all lelatest improvements. Therefore I will goat nee and buy one of J. R. SCHORB <fc SON, Agents for York County. UNION-HERALD. AM agent for this spriglitlv daily, published [_ at the Capital of the state. It contains the lasst telegrams, market reports and general news, nd reaches Yorkville on the day of publication, ubscrlplions received for twelve, three and six lonths. Terms: Oneyear, $7; six months, $3.50; iree months, $1.75. W. L. GRIST, News Agent. \ crpntA may learn something greatly to their advantage and obtain 3ecimens and full particulars free, by addressing FOOD'S LITERARY AND ART AGENCY, fewburgh, N. Y. R AGSWA N TE D. nnn POUNDS of clean cotton and litiLU.ULIl./ en Rags wanted, for which 2 cents or pound will be paid, at the "ENQUIRER" OFFICE. < AGRICULTURALLIENS, CONVEYANCES ofReal Estate and Mortgages J for sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. liUli. Ail JJ AUUU01A A. A. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,) Columbia, S. C., June 13,1873. J rllE following Passenger Schedule will be run over this road on ana after MONDAY, 16th istant: going south. Train No. 1.' Train No. 2. ,eave Charlotte, 4.20 A. M. .rrive at Columbia,...9.30 A. M. ^ .cave Columbia 9.45 A. M. 3.15 A. M. arrive at Augusta, 2.00 P. M. 8.20 A. M. going north. leave Augusta. 3.52 A. M. 5.50 P. M. .rrive at Columbia,...8.27 A. M. 10.47 P. M. reave Columbia 8.42 A. M -...v.. .rrive at Charlotte.... 2.00 P. M. Standard time ten minutes slower than Washigton ; six minutes ahead of Columbia. No. 1 Train daily. No. 2 Train daily, Sundays xcepted. Both trains make close connection to 11 points North, South and West. Through tickets sold and baggage checked to all rincipal Doints. Ames ANDERSON, General Sup't. E. B. Dorsey, Gen. Freight and Ticket Agent. June 19 25 % tf Cooking and Heating Stoves at Retail. I?ic;ures of* each, with full lescriptions, as well as prices and. lists of furniui*e for Cook Stoves, vill he promptly sent on application. WILLIAM SHEPHERD & CO., Charleston, S. C. ^ September 4 36 6m KING'S MOUNTAIN R. ROAD. DAILY TRAIN. [TEREAFTER the trains over the KING'S [J. MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD will run daily, Sundays excepted) as follows, making close conection with trains on the Charlotte, Columbia nd Augusta Railroad: cave Yorkville, promptly, at 4 o'clock, A.M. .rrive at uuester at o ociock, a. m. reave Chester at 2 o'clock, P. M. .rrive at Yorkvilleat 4 o'clock, P. M. All Freights must be delivered at the Depot by o'clock, P. M., on the evenings previous to the epartureof the train. GEORGE W. MELTON, President.