Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 12, 1874, Image 4

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Humoi'otts Jqunrtmext. j VIRUS'S CANDIDATE. Soon after the first inauguration of Govern- I or Seward as Chief Magistrate of New York, i Virus W. Smith, then and for many years ; afterward, a potential man in the Whig party ; of Onondaga county, wrote to Mr. Thurlow j Weed, requesting him to call upon the Gover- j nor, and ask him to appoint a certain man as Indian Agent for the Onondaga tribe of Iu- j dians. The person recommended by Mr. | Smith was well known to Weed & one of j those fussy, meddlesome, maladroit, pestilent fellows, nuisances to any party, whose only power is a power for mishchief. He was therefore surprised at Mr. Smith's urging him for the position, and thought it could only have been done through ignorance of his char acter or misrepresentation on tne part or others. Mr. Weed accordingly replied, expressing regret at Mr. Smith's request, in view of the objectionable character of the candidate, begging him to suggest a more acceptable name. Next day Mr. Weed mentioned the matter to the Governor, (who was equally cognizant of the man's character) and remarked that he had answered the letter, and hoped the action for the present would be delayed. It was thought that this would bring Mr. Smith to Albany to look after the matter, as it did. On his arrival he promptly called upon Mr Weed, who expostulated with him as to the character of his candidate. "Nevertheless," said he, "if he must have the place, why have it he must." * "Well, Mr. Weed, I am very anxious about it." "Butyou know what a bad fellow he is?" "Can't help it; he's my man." "But can't you give some reason for your urgency ?" "No," replied Mr. Smith; "I do not care to do that." "But the Governor thinks badly of this fellow, and certainly some explanation is due to him." "Well, it's something I don't wish to talk about." "Why ?" "Do you really want to know ?" "Certainly." "Then if you insist upon it, I'll tell you. You know there are among the Onondagas two parties, the Christians and the pagans?" "I am aware of it." VWell, my man is a leelle in favor of the Christians. The pagans have found that out, and what is more, they have agreed among themselves that the moment he couies among them they'll kill him /" "Virus," as he was popularly called in Onondaga, finally concluded, in the interest of humanity, to withdraw his candidate, and there was no assassination by the pagans of Onondaga.?Harper's Magazine for February. mnrr nrrm /iDinrrD laij litx vikAVAun* Once there came along our way, a man who made his living by making bets. He wasn't like Mark Twain's hero, who would bet anything from a juraping-frog to a well-bred horse, but had a specialty which he wasn't slow to advocate wherever he went. His specialty was cracking nuts, and he styled himself in the bills of the show, "The Great Arkansaw Nut Cracker." ?Ie would lay around the taverns loose, and when a lot of fellows got to talking around the stove about what they could do, he'd begin to blow. No matter what the subject was, he could always contrive to lead 'era off on the subject of cracking nuts, which was apparently his strong-hold. His name was Simmons?Lewis Simmons. One day, when Simmons, blowing about what he could do, got 'em pretty well excited, the landlord put in his oar, and says he: "I'll tell you what it is, .boys, what this gentleman claims may be all very true, and I don't doubt he can crack as many nuts as he says, in a given time, but there's my public hall ud here, iust now vacant, and I'll loan him the use of it, aud I don't mind betting a level hundred dollars he can't crack a hundred double-breasted English walnuts as I'll provide for him, in as many seconds. "It's a go," said Lew. Well, the money was planked, and when the night came there stood Lew before a big audience, dressed in a pair of fancy bathing drawers, with a fillet of gold paper around his head, and 100 English walnuts on a table before him. The music tooted up, and he started in, and for a time the shells flew in every direction quite lively ; but all at once Lew's jaws closed down on a rouser, and refused to open, and the spectators were surprised to see Lew hopping and twisting in all sorts of contortions about the stage to hurried music. The intriguing landlord had gone and stuffed one of the walnuts with a mess of soft wax, and Lew could no more get his jaws open than if they had been bolted and riveted. I-To /Ii/ !??*f- vein 1-iia mnnpv An Unwelcome Guest.*?Our young friend Parker went round the other evening to visit the two Miss Smiths. After conversing with them awhile, Miss Susan excused herself for a while, and went up stairs. Presently Parker thought he heard her coming, and slipped behind the door, and suggested that the other Miss Smith should tell Miss Susan he had gone. But it wasn't Susan ; it was old Mr. Smith in his slippers. As he entered he looked around and said to his daughter: "Ah, ha! So Parker's gone. Good riddance. I was just comin' down to keep my eye on him. I hope he hasn't proposed to you. I didn't want any such lantern-jawed, red-headed idiot around here. He hasn't got the sense of a ruta-baga turnip, or money enough to buy a clean shirt. He gets none of ray daughters. I'll shake the life out of him if I catch him here again, mind me." Just as he concluded, Susan came down, and not perceiving Parker, she said : "Thank goodness, he's gone. That man is enough to provoke a saint. I was awfully afraid he was going to stay and spend the evening. Mary Jaue, I hope you didn't ask him to come again ?" Then Parker didn't know whether to stay there or bolt, while Mary Jane looked as if she would like to drop into the cellar. But Parker finally walked out, and rushed to tin entry, seized his hat, shot down the front steps, and went home meditating upon the emptiness of human happiness, and the uncertainty of Smiths. He has not called since, and his life thus far has been unmolested by the head of the Smith family. 0 ? A Joke of Theodore Hook's.?On the evening of Hook's arrival at Oxford University, he joined a party of old school-fellows in a carouse at one of the taverns. Sundry bowls of "bishop" and egg-flip having been discuss- j ed, songs, amatory and bacchanalian, were sung with full choruses, and altogether the iocularity began to pass the limits of becoming mirth, when the rector made his appearauce and, advancing to the table at which the I "freshman"?fresh in every sense of the j word?was presiding, put the usual question, j "Pray, sir, are you a member of this Universi-: ty ?" "No sir," replied Hook, rising and bowing respectfully; "pray, sir, are you ?" A I little disconcerted at the extreme gravity of j the other, the rector held his ample sleeves j and said "You see this, sir ?" "Ah," returned J Hook, having examined the fabric with great earnestness for a few seconds: "yes, I per-1 ceive?Manchester velvet. And may I take the liberty, sir, of inquiring how much you might have paid a yard for the article ?" The quiet imperturbability of manner with which i this was uttered, was more than the reverend gentleman could stand, and, muttering something about supposing it was a mistake, he effected a retreat, amid shouts of laughter i from Hook's companions. . ? 8??r A colored preacher, in translating to his hearers the following sentence : "The harvest; is over, the season is ended, and the soul is not saved," put it: "De corn has been cribbed, dere ain't any more work, and the debbil is still fooliu' wid dis community." ffcpartmcnt. [Original.] EXPERIMENTS. In this region of country, agriculture has never, only in a few isolated cases, been reduced to anything like science. One reason that may be assigned for this, is the fact that very few farmers ever make any experiments. The great amount of what may be classed as scientific knowledge, in the possession of our farmers, has been picked up by them. They have received it, second-hand, from others, or learned it by the merest accident. In agriculture, as in chemistry, final results can be ascertained satisfactorily, only by experiment. t* no if tiTAnl/1 Kq u?Iqo in puapv fitrmer It OCCIUO iw UO 11/ nuuiu uu H iwv .M v.v.j .... of our county to select an acre of ground, and upon it make experiments with cotton or corn. An acre might be divided into quarters, and each quarter differently prepared and differently worked. In this way, very useful knowledge might be gained. The cost would be something considerable; but the facts obtained would be more than a compensation. [Original.] THE SEASON. In every avocation of life there is a critical period. Agriculture does not come under the head of exceptions to this rule. To the agriculturist, the most important period in the whole year, is the period of preparation for planting. Too mauy of our farmers put off the work of preparation until it is too late. The secret of making a good crop, with ease and profit, is in making ample preparation before putting the seed in the ground. Some persons are of the opinion that it is of no avail to commence the work of preparation for a crop until spring has fully arrived. They patiently wait until the fields are covered with vegetation, before they commence work. The result is, that this class of farmers are pushed the whole year, and in nine cases out of ten, bad crops are the result of their tardiness in spring. This is the season for deep and thorough plowing. Stubble lands, and those covered with vegetation, should have been turned under last fall. Where this was done, it will be found that the vegetation is now either decayed and rotten and in good condition to feed the growing crop of the present year, or that the process of decomposition is rapidly advaucing. Stubble and other kinds of vegetable matter that have been exposed all winter to the action of the weather, have lost nearly all their fructifying properties, and hence, not much, in the way of manure, can be expected from turning them under at this period of the year. Deep plowing is not necessarily good plowing. It may be attended with a great many defects. Part of the ground may be broken, and a part 6imply covered. In this case, there is a part of the ground plowed deep,aud a part not plowed at all. The best way, perhaps, to avoid this evil, is to break up land with a two-horse plow. The construction of these plows is such that there is less liability to commit the error spoken of, than with the plows commonly used for breaking land in the spring. The two-horse plow is the cheapest plow that can be used for this purpose, and it does its work more thoroughly. One plow-man, with a good two-horse plow, will do fully the work of two hands with the ordinary single-horse plow. There is saved the wages and board of one hand. This, in the course of a few months, is a matter of considerable importance. Deep plowing may be defective in auother respect. The top-surface may be turned down too deep, and too much of the sub-soil thrown to the surface. Sub-soiling and turning up the red and yellow clay, are not the same thing. A little of the sub-soil brought to the surface, often subserves a good purpose ; but it is better to permit it all to remain where nature has placed it, than to run the risk of throwing too much to the surface. This is the season of the year to gather up and place iu the ground all the manure that has accumulated on the plantation. Stables and cow-houses should be cleaned out, and barn-yards raked up. Many persons, we are convinced, labor under a mistaken notion respecting the manner of treating stable manure. They throw it out in the lot and let the rains fall upon it. The result is, it becomes hot, and smokes like a coal-pit. They call this rotting the manure, and so it is-. They say it prevents it from burning the crop, and so it does; but the reason that it does not burn the crop, is because it is wellnigh ruined. That smoke which rose from it while it was in the heap, carried ofT much of its principle as a manure; and the black, lye-colored liquid that ran off from the pile in the lot, was the very essence of the manure. The proper manner, we think, to manage stable manure, is to put it in the ground and cover it up as soon as it is taken out of the stable. It should not be suffered to be rained upon nor to grow hot. Let it rot in the ground it is designed to enrich. If designed for cotton, a deep furrow should be run and the manure scattered in it, and then covered with two furrows. When managed in this way, it takes but a small quantity of manure on ordinary land. Stable manure, fresh from the stable, is worth more by the ton than most of the artificial fertilizers. The fact that it burns crops, as it is termed, is the best proof of its intrinsic worth. It "burns" the crop only in a figurative sense. It only affords enough of food for the.plant itself, so that the roots do not spread out over the ground, but cluster around the manure. This is the season of the year to prevent this thing. Put the manure down deep in the ground, and put very little. There is far more danger of using too much stable manure than there is of using too little. Preparation should be made for planting corn early. In nine cases out of ten, the sooner after spring sets in that corn is planted, the better will be the crop. For a great number of years the season for corn has been favorable up to about the first of July. If we in this country could get a kind of corn that would be in roasting-ear by the first of July, we could make good corn crops on any of our ordinary up-lands. If there is a good season in the ground when corn is in "roasting-ear," it will make good corn, without the aid of any more rain, provided the land has * 1 _ been properly prepared, and the crop properiy worked. It will make more and better corn than if rain fell upon it every day until the crop matured. There is one thing about early corn that farmers should not overlook. It is the fact that there is more nutriment in it than in corn that is matured late in the season. All things considered, this is the season of the year for the former to push. Virtues of Pumpkin Seeds.?In Syria, pumpkin seeds are universally eaten by the people on account of their medical qualities, not because they are diuretic, but as an antidote against animalculre which infest the bowels. They are sold in the streets as nuts are here. It is a medical fact that persons have been cured of tape-worm by the use of pumpkin seeds. jfUadiag tit the jiafrfrath. j CONDUCTED BY I REV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Orlginnl.] REDEMPTION. The Holy Spirit, in order to illustrate what ! is done to rescue man from his lost condition, : and the manner in which the work is done, j often uses figurative words and expressions j which were well understood by those to whom j the subject was primarily addressed. The j word redemption literally means buying back. j It was used in reference to the purchase of i prisoners who had been captured in time of war. When we say we are redeemed, if we use the word in its scriptural seuse, we mean that we have been bought with a price, and thus released from captivity to sin. In the Scriptures, man is constantly represented as being in bondage. He has been led captive by Satan, and is under his control, and is liable, at any moment, to the out-pouring of the righteous indignation of God. To be redeemed, is to be delivered from this liability to punishment, and to be made free from the reigning influence of a corrupt aud sinful nature. That which moved God to redeem sinners was his love for them. We must distinguish between sin and the sinner. God hates sin. His holiness requires him to hate siu; but still he does love the sinner. This is a great mystery. We are unable to separate a man from his acts. God can, and in fact, does hate the acts of individuals, whilst he loves the individual. The price of our redemption is the blood of Jesus Christ. We must uot conclude that God loves us be cause Christ died for us ; for God loved the sfeiner before Christ died. Christ died for the sinner because God loved thesinuer. The love of God for the sinner caused the death of Christ. In the gospel by John, 3rd chapter and 16th verse, we find these words: "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him, should not perish, but have everlasting life." This passage is exceedingly simple. The child need have no difficulty in coraprehend ing its import. Every word is it may be made emphatic, and selected as a separate 1 subject of consideration. The ultimate design which God had in view iu giving his Son to die for the world, was his own glory and the eternal happiness of the believer. The advent of the incarnate Saviour into our own world, was welcomed' by the proclamation of glory to God and : peace to man by the heavenly hosts. [Original.] INFIRMITIES. Sin, in its nature, is subject to a great many divisions. Thus we may speak of original or actual sin, of sin as a commission of some act forbidden by the law of God, or as the neglecting of duty enjoined by the law. The primitive idea of the word sin, is to miss the mark ; in other words, to fail to be and to do wh^t God designed us to be and to do. Sin is a moral evil, and as such, God's law, and a correctly educated conscience, condemn it. Nothing but a morally depraved being can approve of sin in any form. It is an evil and a bitter thing, and as such, must be condemned by every pure and holy creature in the world. In passing the sentence of condemnation upon an immortal act, we should not forget to analyze it. All sins are hateful in the sight of God; but all sins are not equally heinous in the sight of God. Some sins may, with propriety, be called sins of infirmity, and others as sins of perverseness. Human laws generally recognize this distinction. In most, if not all civilized nations, there are recognized several degrees of murder. Some of these dptrr^pQ nre so low as to be called justifiable homicide. We will not undertake to defend the correctness of the distinctions made respecting crime by human lawgivers; but evi dently there is, in the nature of crime itself, a ground for some distinction. Two men may in substance commit the same crime. The one was goaded on to its perpetration by perversene3s; in the other, it was the result of weakness. The former sat down and coolly deliberated its perpetration; the other was led into it by the force of powerful temptation at the moment. What is a henious crime in one man is only an infirmity in another. Practically, it is the duty of every human being to strengthen his weak points. The infirmities of some are so many and so great that the only possible way by which they can avoid sinning, is by shunning temptation. Our infirmities, like a breach in a fence or a rent in a garment, increase with fearful rapidity, un' less speedily repaired. The strength of a fortification is its weakest point. Our safety should be estimated by the number and strength of our infirmities. Our pilgrimage through this world is a kind of military campaign. Every man is an officer. The temporal welfare of his body, and the eternal destiny of his immortal soul, depend upon his maneuvering. Christ, to be sure, is the king and captain of our salvation; but each man has a work to perform, and his salvation depends upon his doing this work. "Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved," was the announcement of Paul to the stormpelted sailors. Except we watch our infirmi* ties, and guard against them, they will ultimately grow upon us and become the perpe' trators of sins of perverseness and stubbornness. Sayings of Luther.?If tribulation takes all away from us, it still leaves God; for it can never take God away. Nay, indeed it brings God to us. God deals not otherwise than as a father with his son and his servant. The son he corrects and smites far oftener than the servant, but meantime He is gathering a treasure for him to inherit. But a bad, disobedient servant he does not smite with the rod ; he drives him from the house and gives him no inheritance. Best in the Lord ; wait patiently for Him. Be silent to God, and let him mould thee. Keep still, and he will mould thee to the right shape. When I am pressed with thoughts about wordly or home cares, I take a Psalm, or a . saying of Paul, and go to sleep on it. These two words, grace and peace, do contain in them the whole sum of Christianity. Grace containeth the remission of sins; peace, ' " 1 liri it. . ja quiet and joyful conscience. >vneu me i ! gra:e and peace of God are in the heart, then j is the man strong, so that he can neither be | cast down by adversity, nor puffed up by ' prosperity ; but walketh on evenly, and keepj eth the highway, and is able to bear and ! overcome all troubles, yea, even death itself; j for in spirit he walketh in the paradise of j 1 grace and peace. If thou art a lily and a rose of Christ, since thine abode must be amongst thorns, seek and j strive with a single heart for the welfare of j . others, lest by impatience and harsh judg-1 i ment, or by hidden pride, thou thyself be- j : come a thorn. "To him who gives willingly it shall be 1 given." Therefore, dear Katbie, when we i have no more money, we must give the silver J tankards. ! Invincible fidelity, good humor, and ! complecency of temper, outlive all the charms of a fine face, and make the decays of it in' visible. GMdrctt's IJepartmcttt. [Original.] THE GEESE AND THE CRANES. There is a fable on record, said to have been written by iEsop, the substance of which is as j follows: "On a certain occasion, some geese j and cranes were discovered in the meadow of a husbandman. The geese being clumsy and 1 not able to fly, were soon captured and killed ; but the cranes flew away unhurt." Both had been engaged in the same crime; but the poor clumsy geese had to sutler all the pun- ( ishment. This, not inaptly, represents the condition of things in this world. It often hap- , pens that two boys engage in the same mischief, and both are apparently equally guilty ; but only one is made to suffer. 1 In the fable, it was unfortunate that the geese formed any association with the cranes. 1 It is only conjecture ; but the probability is , that the cranes took the geese into the mead- , ow. Geese and cranes are very different j i kinds of birds, and ought not to nave gone in each others' company. "Birds of one feather should flock together," is a kind of doggerel rhyme, but it is good sense. Just so it is with some little boys. If they would be more careful with whom they associate, they would escape being caught in some ugly scrapes. Some boys, like the cranes, understand the art of enticing others into difficulties, and then, like the cranes again, fly away when the hour of danger comes. Cranes and geese were not designed to associate together. Their natures are different. The same is true with regard to some kinds of boys. They never were designed to associate together, and every alliauce that is entered into between them, proves ruinous to one orother of the parties. Thousands of very good boys are annually ruined by making companions of other boys who are dissimilar to them in nature and all the circumstances of life. [Original.] TEMPTATION. It is strange, but nevertheless true, that most persons find no difficulty in walking on a plank a foot broad, when elevated above the erround onlv a few feet; but there are few men who would undertake to walk the same plank, if elevated above the ground to the height of one hundred yards. The head of the individual would become dizzy, and it would be with the greatest difficulty that he would be able to restrain himself from leaping down and dashing his body to fragments upon the ground. Place an individual upon some high crag of a mouutain, and the moment he looks down upon the surrounding plain, his head begins to swim. If the summit upon which he stands is a perpendicular projection and the elevation very great, the light seems to leave his eyes every time he attempts to look down. To relieve himself of his trying situation and deliver himself from the distressing feelings which torment him, he must either get out of sight of the chasm or look up to the blue vault of the sky. This, to some ex tent, and in many respects, illustrates the moral condition of the human family. We are unable to resist, to any very great extent, the temptations which the spirit of destruction has devised. The surest way to prevent a long and hard fall, is to avoid high and ' difficult places. It is comparatively easy to prevent some dreadful disasters, by simply avoiding temptation. There are some things that, in themselves considered, are not wroug ; but they are dangerous. There is no wrong in a boy taking a glass of brandy or whisky; but it is a very dangerous thing. To drink daily and to excess, may become, in time, a habit which nothing but death can break ilp. If it be asked why some individuals do some disgraceful act that others never commit, the answer in most cases would be, the one elass avoids temptation, and the other goes on, heedless of danger, and finally is punished. Men, by neglecting to shun temptation, contract the most abominable and pernicious habits. The secret of most individuals being able to live decent lives, and go down to the grave lamented, is found in their persistently avoiding temptation. The reverse is also true. Had Paul been put in a grog-shop and kept there for teu years, the probability is, that instead of being the great Apostle of the Gentiles, he would have died a great drunkard. LITTLE KATY'S* PRESENT. It was not a very pretty thing to giveaway, I am afraid you will think, children, and so I shall not tell you what it was just yet, but wait till you know a little about Katy, and then I think you will agree with me in admiring the present she sent me. Katy is a little Irish girl of about twelve 1 years now, just old enough to be going to i school still, having a good time after it, playing a good deal and working a little, and get- 1 ting ready for the hard lot sure to come to her ( by and by. And so she did, till her kind, hardworking mother died two years ago, and left her with the care?open your eyes wide now?yes, left her with the care of a family of ten!?her father and nine children, herself ? included. Now what do you think of that? Do you not think she is a right brave little ' woman to keep up her courage and cheerful ; heart, while her small hands are busy all day ' with cooking the food and sweeping the house, ' and trying to keep the little brothers and sisters tidy enough to go to school ? More than < this, tired and worn as she must be, she can s not give up all learning herself, but attends ] quite regularly an evening school, arid is making good progress in her studies. 1 Now I am not afraid to tell you how her crftteful heart showed itself, for I am sure o you would not laugh, though you may smile, and say, "Poor little Katy," when you hear it. One autumn morning, her aunt, who works 1 for me, came in with such a big bundle in her ' arms, she could scarcely hold it, saying, as , she laid it down, "There! mam, is Katy's pres- J ent to you sure, with her love, and she hopes you'll be having as kind a friend if you are ? sick and in trouble, as you were to her poor ] mother when her last sickness came." As I took up the two fine cabbages, and ] put them carefully away, you can believe that I felt more like tears than smiles, for I loved and honored that mother, ignorant and uu- 1 couth though she was, she was so faithful in her work for me and others, as well as so devoted in her love for her children, and I knew * well what a terrible loss she was to them all. So, dear favored children, who read this little story, will learn a lesson of little Irish Katy in being brave under heavy burdens, ( cheerful under bereavements, and grateful i for kindness shown ? * "Inasmuch as ye do it unto one of the least ' of these, ye do it unto me."?Christian Weekly. , ? ? ? i Forbear to sport an opinion on a sub- ' ?nn om inmnranh. esneciallv in , Ui ?? *<" ?- .b , the presence of those to whom it is familiar. If it be not always in your power to speak to the purpose, it certainly is better to be silent; . and though thousands haye remembered with j pain their garrulity, few have reason to repent their silence. 4- ? ^ A muddy stream, flowing into one clear and sparkling, for a time rolls along by itself. A little further down they unite, and the j whole is impure. So youth, untouched by ] sin, may for a time keep its purity in foul i company; but a little later, and they mingle, j | ( Wrong-doing is a road that may open , f fair, but it leads to trouble and danger. Well- < doing, however, rough and thorny at first, surely leads to pleasant places. ?hc ?<nlmUe (fraquiitt. TEIIM8?IN ADVANCES On eCopy, one year, $ .1 00 One C?py, Six months, 1 50 One Copy, Three months, 1 00 Single Copy, 1C Two Copies, one year, 5 00 Ten Cijpies, " 44 25 00 #2rTo persons who make up clubs often or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of eharge. A. 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THIS GUANO is now so well known in all the Southern States, for its remarkable effects as an agency for increasing the products of labor, as nnt n* rnnnirn Hnoeial recommendation from us. Its use for years past lias established its character for reliable excellence. The large fixed capital invested by the company in this trade affords the surest guarantee of the continued excellence of this Guano. The supplies put into market this season are, as heretofore, prepared under the superintendence of Dr. St. Julian Ravenel, Chemist of the Company, at Charleston, S. C. Hence planters may rest assured that its quality and composition is precisely the same as that heretofore sold. J. N. ROBSON, Selling Agent, Charleston, S. C. JOHN S. RE ICS E A CO., General Agents, Baltimore, Md. Tkkms?$48 cash; $53 time, without interest. To accommodate planters, they can order now and have until the 1st of April "to decide as to whether they will take at time or cash price. When delivered from the factory by the car load, no dravage will be charged. ACID PHOSPHATE GUANO, BONE, PLASTER, Ac., always on hand, quality guaranteed. J. N. ROBSON. W. II. McCORJvLE, Agent at Yorkvillo.S. C. January 1 1 3m ROSE'S HOTEL, (FORMERLY HUNT'S HOTEL.) s. c. 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 -.a mnmrotoii and will now conmare favorably .JUOCiiii xx* -- , January 29 <> 1,1 1 with any Hotel at the South. ROSE'S OMNIBUS will convey passengers to ind from every train, free of charge. Also, a first-class Carriage for the accommc Jation of ladies. TRANSIENT BOARD 82.50 per day. W. E. ROSE, Proprietor. September 18 38 tf THEHOME SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE. THE best Cheap Machine in the Market. If the number sold is a criterion of merit.it is the BEST MACHINE in use, as there have been more HOME SHUTTLE MACHINES sold in :he State during the last twelve months thau all ither Sewing Machines combined. You can buy a HOME SHUTTLE MACHINE Tor about half the money you will have to pay for i first-class Machine. j&T- Home Shuttle Needles kept constantly on land. Any Homo Shuttle Attachment furnished it short notice. Z&r Repairing promptly attended to. W. L. GRIST, Agent. NovoinberG 45 tf WORKERS WANTED! FOR WOOD'S HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE, f*7"IIICII, with its Premiums, is one of the Tf most attractive in the country. Price of Vfagazina, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. Commissions liberal, offering a lucrative and igrceable business to those willing to give it the iroper attention. VOL. XIII I1EGINS WITH JULY, 1873. Cxaminc our Clubbing and Premium Lists. Two first-class periodicals for the price of one. For specimen Magazine, and further informa,ion, address WOOD'S HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE, S. E. Shutes, Publisher. Newburg, N. Y. January 1 1 tf THE BEST PRESENT rllAT a husband can give to his wife is a receipt for a year's subscription (3-3.00) to the CHRISTIAN OBSERVER, )f Louisville, onoof the largest and best of famiy religious newspapers, Presbyterian, but not icctariau, containing articles on practical religion torn some of the ablest ministers in the South, iblc editorials, stories for the young, religious lews from all the other denominations, miscellaioous, scientific, farming and literary departments, general intelligence, wholesale markets, b'or specimen copies (sent free to any address), iontaining list of premiums, writo to A. & F. H. CONVERSE, Publishers, Louisville, Ky. January I 1 tf STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF YOEK?C00ET OF PEOBATE. To the heirs-at-law of James Robison and David Kobison, deceased, names and residences of said heirs unknown. rOU are hereby required to appear at a Court of Probate to bo holden at York Court House, 'or York county, on Tuesday, the 17th day of! Vlarcli, A. D., 1874, to show cause, if any you can, j ,vhy the real estate of Margaret Robison, deceased, I lescribed in the petition of Esther Gardner, filed | n my office, should not be sold for partition and j livision among the heirs-at-law of the said Margaret Robison, deceased. liven under my hand and the Seal of Office, this . L. s.] the 25th day of January, A. I)., 1874. ; TrttjT^DiT * xr-.T TC AV T..df.o of Probate. I TRIUMPII AN T THE CAROLINA FERTILIZES WILL BR SOLD AS FOLLOWS Cash Price, $50 PER TON OF 2000 LBS Time Price. $55 PER TON OF 2000 LBS. PAYABLE NOVEMBER 1, 1874, FREE or INTEREST, Freight and Drayage to be added. ITS SUCCESS IS UNPARALLELED, AND ITS STANDARD IS A. NO. 1. ACID PHOSPHATE WILL BE SOLD AS FOLLOWS : Cttsh Price, $33 PER TON OF 2000 LBS Time Price, $38 PER TON OF 2000 LBS PAYABLE NOVEMBER 1, 1874, FREE OF INTEREST, Freight and Drayago to he added. FOR SALE BY CARROLL, CLARK & CO. YORKVILLE, S. C. GEORGE W. WILLIAMS & CO, General Agents, at Charleston, S. C. January 15 3 4m m (h a THE COOKING STOVES manufactured atou works in Greensboro, N. 0., give universa satisfaction wherever introduced. They are madi of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heav ier and thicker plate than any other Stove in th< market, and consequently will the longer with stand heat and hard usage. They are of hand some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equa in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sole in the United States, while it'is confidently claimee that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usna pieces ot ware and cooking utensils are furnishee with each Stove. An important consideratioi with purchasers is the fact that our patterns am sizes are never changed. Should a piece get acci dentally broken at any time, we can replace it a the mere cost of casting. Not simply because i is a home production, buton account of its intrin sic merits as an article of household economy, d< we ask the patronage of home purchasers. Mor< than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are nov in use, and among many others having them w< respectfully refer to the following: R. E.Guthrie D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rook Hill; B. P Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville You can save the freight from the northern cities and the dealer's profit, which is no small item by buying of us, and at the same time get i STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than thosi of northern make. The following are our prices delivered at depot in Greensboro : No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feot pipe, $30 0< It y 44 41 44 44 44 44 44 26 0( Address, SERGEANT <k McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. L. M. GRIST, the proprietor of the Enqut rkr, will receive anu forward orders for the abovs Stoves. September 18 38 ly ^ i JJrnJJm TZmfasntllEVanfifofPr \ U TJi t P/aj^J/b^SalLBah^i^Qu^\ W j* | SktumdIfollaMsxBjurfiloQr.wLDmk. \ g 5 I {^imefHaJijmEw Wovdj, <?c* I 0 &, J . AUWorAWdTTWitBil* \ bf E J LOWEST FBICEfl.l r H ! SendflrPriceLUf* J ^ LH. HALL & CO.! \ Momf&ttnren ScJJnlerTv J 2.4,6, dJD.Morhtt Stretb* ?k 3 225,225, JZ&stBsyi' F :q jg CHARLESTON, S. 0. jgf This Cut entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by 1. H. Hall & Co., in the office of theLibrarian of Congictn^at Washington. July 3 27 ly Iron in the Blood #TTIE PEETTVIAIT 8YKITP Vitalizes and Enriches the Blond, Tones up tlie System,Builds up the Broken-down, Cures Femalo Complaints, Dropav, Debility, Humors. l)yspepsuL AcThousands havo been changed by tho use of tliis remedy from weak, sickly, suffering creatures, to strong, healthy, and happy men and women; and Invalids cannot reasonably hesitate to give it a trial, Caution.?Bo euro you got tho right article. See that "Peruvian 8yrup" is blown in tho glass. Pamphlets free. Scndforono. 8ETII "W.FOWLE & SONS, Proprietors, Boaton, Mass. For aal? by druggists generally. October 2 40 ly J. S. R. THOMSON, SOLICITOR IN BANKRUPTCY, YORKVILLE, ?. C. Special attention givon to the tiling of Petitions. ! SPECIFIC MEDICINES. PREPARED expressly for and adapted to the Southern Climate, I "COMPOUND EXTRACT CORYDALIS" Is the most powerful and efficient alterative and blood-purifier known. Prepared expressly for , Scrofula, Eruptions of the Skin and all diseases which aro produced by bad or unhealthy blood. "DR. GREENE'S FIT CURE" Cures all kinds of Kits, Spasms and Convulsions which arise from irritation of the nerve centres. In Epilepsy, It often stops the lits from the first day's use even when the}* have existed for years. "MEDICATED HONEY," The great remedy for Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds, Croup, Sore-Throat and all diseases of the i air passages and lungs. It does not sicken the pationt, is pleasant to tuke, prompt in its action and does not injure the appetite or impair digestion, as most Expectorants do. OUR "NEURALGIA SPECIFIC" Is a perfect specific for Neuralgia, Sciatica, Rheumatism and all muscular or nervous paint, wherever situated. These medicines are prepared with great care from perfectly reliable arngs, and for the especial classes of diseases named on each bottle. No one i of them is claimed as a "cure all." They are i? identically the same that we have used in 'our private practice for years, and in thus presenting tliem to"the public we know whereor we amrm. They are safe, reliable and efficient, acting quickly and thoroughly. Try them, and von will want no others. Ask your Druggist for tnem. For sale by J. C. KUYKENDAL, Yorkville, S C. Prepared only by Drs. GREENE, LINDLEY A BENTLEY, Charlotte, N. C. N. B.?Cancers, Tumors and Ulcers treated as heretofore by "Kline's Great Cancer Antidotes," ? at Charlotte, Goldsboro and Asheyille,' N. C. December 18 33 ly PIEDMONT AIR-LINE RAILWAY. T1ICHMOND AND DANVILLE. Richmond JX and Danville R. W., N. C. Division, and North-Western N. C. Railway. CONDENSED TIME-TABLE, In effect on and after Sunday, October 12th, 1873. GOING NORTH. STATIONS. MAIL. EXPRESS. Leave Charlotte 10.00 P. M. 6.15 A. M. " Alr-Llne Juncl'n, 10.06 ? 8.30 " " Salisbury 1.06 A.M. 10.31 " " Greensboro 3.30 " 12.45 P. M. . ? Danville, 6.30 " 3.12 " " Burkville 11.35 " 7.36 " Arrive nt Richmond.... 2.17 P.M. 10.17 " GOING SOUTH. STATIONS. MAIL. EXPRESS. Leave Richmond 1.98 P. M. 6.00 A.M. " Burkcvllle 4.45 " 8.29 " " Danville 3.18 " 12.45 P. M. " Greensboro 12.20 A. M. 3.50 ? <1 fi.llal.iirv ; Q SS ? 6.06 " " Alr-Llne iunct'n. 4.29 " 8.10 " Arrive at Chnrlotte 4.35 " 8.15 " EAST AND WEST | GOING EAST. | GOING WEST. ' STATIONS. MAIL. MAIL. 50 Leave Greensboro g 3.05 A.M. Arrive 12.20 A.M. " Company Shnpe.. B. 4.45 " d 9.35 " " Hlllsboro g- .... " = 7.47 " " Raleigh f ?35 " 3 5.28 " Arrive at Goldsboro a 11.15 " gLeave 2^0 P. M. NORTH-WESTERN N. C. RAILROAD. (8ALEM BRANCH.) Leave Greensboro. 4.30 P. M. , Arrive at Kemersvllle, 5.26 P. M. Leave KerncrsvlUe 8.00 A. M. Arrive at Greensboro 10.00 A.M. Mail trains daily both ways. On Sundays Lynchburg Accommodation leaves . Richmond at 9.42 A. M.; arrives at Burkeville ' 12.45 P. M.; leaves Burkeville 5.35 A. M.; arrives at Richmond 8.44 P. M. Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains between Charlotte and Richmond, (without change.) For further information, address ' 8. E. ALLEN, J General Ticket Agent, T. M. R. TALCOTT. Greensboro, N. C. ( Engr. and Gen. Supt. ? THE SHORT LINE SCHEDULE. 3 CHARLOTTE, COL. A AUGUSTA R. R. CO., 1 ) Columbia, S. C., October24,1873. j riNHE following Passenger Schedule will be run t J. over this road on and after SUNDAY, 28th ^ instant: J, GOING NORTH. Train No. 2. Train No. 4. j Leave Augusta 6.30 A. M. 4.15 P. M. 1 ?i ?7 5w a \f fi.ll p. M \ 44 Batesville, 9.43 A. M. f7.22 P. M. * 44 Columbia........11.58 A. M. 9.37 P. M. k 44 Chester J4.28 P. M. 2.28 A. M. I Arrivf at Charlotte...f7.08 P. M. *5.15 A. M. J No. 2 frain makes close connection, via Rich' mond, to all points North, arriving at New York l at 6.40 A. M.; also, via Raleigh ana Old Bay Line, J arriving at New York at 4.25 P. M. No. 4 Train . s? . makes close connection, via Richmond, to all ^ ^ points North, arriving at New York at 4.25 P. M. GOING 80UTH. 1 TraiR No. 1. Train No. 3. * Leave Charlotte, *7.00 A." M. 8.30 P. M. r " Chester, 9.54 A. M. ]0.58 P. M. 1 44 Columbia J2.48 P. M. 3.40 A. M. e 44 Batesville 4.57 P. M. 5.43 A. M. 44 Graniteville,...f7.15 P. M. *7.48 A. M. u Arrive at Augusta 8.05 P. M. 8.45A. M. Breakfast. JDinner. fSupper. South bound Trains connect at Augusta for all 1 points South and West. Through tickets sold 3 and baggage checked to all principal points. * "SSSft- Sleeping cars on all Night Trains. 1 T A 7WTSI AVm?RSr?NT nonopfll Snn't. i E. R. Dorsey, Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent. i CHERAW AND DARLINGTON R. EOAD. a PRESIDENTS OFFICE,") ir Cheraw & Darlington Railroad Co., }3 Society Hill,S. C., October 10,1873. J ? CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. ON and after MONDAY, 13tb of October, the passenger train wi?i run as follows: Down Train. Up Train. i Leave Cheraw 8.00, A. M. Leave Florence....3.00, P. M. Leave Cash's 8.30, A. M. Leave Palmetto,....3.30, P. M. > Leave Society Hill.8.45, A. M. Leave Darlington.. J.40,P. M. 1 Leave Dove's 9.15, A.M. Leave Dove's 4.15, P.M. 3 Leave Darlington. .9.50, A. M. Leave Society Hill.4.45, P. M. Leave Palmetto...10.10,A. M. Leave Cash's 5.10, P.M. ' Arrive at Florence. 10.30, A. M. Arrive at Cheraw..5.30, P. M. ) The Freight Train will continue for the present ) to run as heretofore, except to adapt its running and stoppages to the changed schedule of the passenger train. B. D. TOWNSEND, President. ' KING'S MOUNTAIN R. ROAD. CHANGE OF1 SCHEDULE. HEREAFTER the trains over the KING'S MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD will rilh daily, (Sundays excepted) as follows, making close connection with trains on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad: Leave Yorkville, promptly, at 7o'clock, A.M. Arrive at Chester at 9 o'clock. A. M. Leave Chester at4i o'clock, P. M. Arrive at Yorkville at 6 J o'clock, P. M. All Freights must be delivered at the Depot by 4 o'clock, P. M., on the evenings previous to the departure of the train. GEORGE W. MELTON, President. Cooking and HeatingStoves at Retail. Pictures of each, with fu.ll descriptions, as well as * i ?i ? -A .t prices ana. lists 01 iuruitare for Cook Stoves, will he promptly sent on application. WILLIAM SHEPHERD & CO., Charleston, S. C. September 4 36 6m A SENSIBLE MAN'S LOGIC.. HE who provides not for his own family/Nw worse than a heathen. Necessaries and oonveniences should first be provided. A good SEW- > ING 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 go at ^ once and buy one of J. R. 8CH0RB & SON, Agents for York County. uuit rAXLiaXiiioxiir wxm ULU BUir STILL continues, and we are prepared, better than ever, to execute PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES of every style, at our gallery in?the "Adickes' Building." A lot of nice ALBUMS always on hand. Also, Stereoscopes and View'j. J. R. SCHORB & SON. December 5 49 * lv ANNUAL RETURNS. ADMINISTRATORS, Executors, Guardians and Trustees, are hereby notified to make their ANNUAL RETURNS, without further delay. Unless returns are made promptly, I will be under the necessity of issuing rules for default. JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. July 24 30 tf RAGS WANTED. 4 A AAA POUNDS of clean cotton and linHHJUU en wanted? for which 2 cents per pound will be paid, at the "ENQUIRER" OFFICE. MACHINE NEEDLES. A LOT OF HOME SHUTTLE MACHINE NEEDLES just arrived and for sale by W. L. GRIST, Agent.