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Humorous department. |; A DAY AT NIAGARA. ? t 1 ( BY MARK TWAIN. i v Niagara Falls is one of the finest struc- L tures in the known world. I have been visit- ! iug this favorite watering-place recently, for ; the first time, and was well pleased. A gen- j tleman who was with me said it was custom- j j ary to be disappointed in the Falls, but that ! j. subsequent visits were sure to set that all j right. He said it was so with him. He said J that the first time he went the hack fares were i so much higher than the Falls, that the Falls | a appeard insignificant. But that is all regu- j lated now. The hackmen have been tamed, j numbered, and placarded, and blackguarded, I. and brought into subjection to the law, and j t dosed with moral principle till they are as ^ meek as missionaries. They are divided into t two clans, now the Regulars, and now the Privateers, and they employ their idle time in ^ warning the public against each other. The j ^ Regulars are under the hotel banners, and do j ^ the legitimate at two dollars an hour, the i ? Privateers Drowl darklv on neutral eround and pick off stragglers at half price. But there are no more outrages and extortions. t( That sort of thing cured itself. It made the tj Falls unpopular by getting into the newspapers; and whenever a puplic evil achieves that sort of success for itself, its days are numbered. It became apparent that either the ^ Falls had to be discontinued, or the hack- ' men had to subside. They could not dam ^ the Falls, and so they did the hackmeu. One can be comfortable and happy there now. ^ I drank up most of the American Falls be- t fore I learned that the waters were not con- . sidered medicinal. Why are people left in ignorance that way ? I might have gone on p and ruined a fine property, merely for the waut of a little trilling information. And ^ yet the sources of information at Niagara Falls are not meagre. You are some times in doubt there about what you ought to do, but | you are seldom in doubt what you roust not do. j No, the signs keep you posted. If an infaut ' can read, that infant is measurably safe at Niagara Falls. In your room at the hotel you will find your course marked for you in the most convenient way, by means of placards on the wall like these: "Pull the bell-rope gently, but don't jerk." "Bolt your door." j "Don't scrape matches on the wall." c "Turn off vour gas when you retire." r ' Tie up your dog." t, "If you place your boots outside the door Si they will be blacked, but the house will not t] be responsible for their return." (This is a 0 confusing and tanglesome proposition, because ? it moves you to deliberate long and painfully ^ as to whether it will really be any object to a you to have your boots blacked unless they a are returned.) t] "Give your key to the omnibus driver, if you forget and carry it off with you." t] Outside the hotel, whenever you wander, p you are intelligently assisted by the signs. ^ You can not come to grief as long as you are ^ in your right mind. But the difficulty is to f( stay in your right mind with so much instruc- n tion to keep track of. For instance : h "Keep off the grass." Sj "Don't climb the trees." "c) "Hands off the vegetables." tl "Do not hitch your horses to the shrub- u berv." e; "Visit the Cave of the Winds." tj "Have your portrait taken in your car- j riage." _ ? vv/tM s\r\y\ f m Q l ] X'KJLIJ pCi iu awvavh vu Mii \jj peanuts or other Indian curiosities purchased w in Canada." w "Photographs of the Falls taken here." T "Visitors will please notify the superintendent of any neglect on the part of employees to charge for commodities or services." (No p] inattention of this kind observed.) "Don't throw stones down; they may hit people below." "The proprietors will not be responsible for parties who jump over the Falls." (More tfc shirking of responsibility?it appears to be the prevailing thing here.) h, I always had a high regard for the signers 23 of the Declaration of Independence, but now they do not really seem to amount to much y( alongside the signers of Niagara Falls. To tell the plain truth, the multitude of signs annoy- h; ed me. It was because I noticed at last that fr they always happened to prohibit the very w, thing I was just wanting to do. I desired to ra roll on the grass; the sign prohibited it. I Cl] wished to climb a tree ; a sigu prohibited it. n I louged to smoke; the sign prohibited it. And p( I was just in the act of throwing a stone over to astonish and pulverize such parties as gu might be picnicing below, when a sign I have jj{ just mentioned forbade that. Even that sat- wj isfaction was denied me (and I a friendless w: orphan.) There was no resource now but to seek consolation in the flowing bowl. I drew V( my flask from my pocket, but it was all in ai vaiu. A sign confronted me, which said: "No drinking allowed on these premises." fu On that spot I might have perished of thirst but for the saving words of an honored max- m im that flitted though my memory at that j1( critical moment, "All signs fail in a dry (j( time." Common law takes precedence of the statutes. I was saved. The noble Red Man has always been a darling of mine. I love to read about him in aj tales and legends and romances. I love to read of his inspired sagacity ; and of his love a] of the wild, free life of mountain and forest; and his grand truthfulness; his hatred of treachery; and his general nobility of char- r( acter; and his stately metaphorical manner jE of speech ; and his chivalrous love for his dusky maiden ; and the picturesque pomp of fc his dress and accoutrement. Especially the ;r picturesque pomp of his dress and accoutre- j ment. When I found the shop3 at Niagara fr Falls full of dainty Indian bead-work and w stunniutr moccasins, and eauallv stunning toy P, o t ' 4 r W . v, figures representing humau beings who car- j} ried their weapons in holes bored through w their arms and bodies, and had feet shaped t{ like a pie, I was filled with emotion. I knew ? that now, at last, I was going to come face to jj face with the noble red men. A lady clerk a, in the shop told me, indeed, that all her q grand array of curiosities were made by the a Indians, and that there were plenty about the ^ Falls, and that they were friendly, and it would not be dangerous to speak to them. [] And sure enough, as I approached the bridge y leading over to Luna Island, I came upon a o noble old son of the forest sitting under a 4 tree, diligently at work on a bead reticule, h He wore a slouch hat and brogans, and had w a short black pipe in his mouth. Thus does t, the baneful contact with our effeminate civ- \{ ilization dilute the picturesque pomp which j( is so natural to Indians when far removed j, from us in his native haunts. I addressed the q relic as follows : n "Is the Wawhoo-Wang-wang of the Wack- I a-Wack happy? Does the great Speckled f Thunder sigh for the war-path, or is his heart contented with dreaming of his dusky maiden, the Pride of the Forest? Does the mighty r sachem yearn to drink the blood of his eue- t mies, or is he satisfied to make bead reticules j for the papoose of the paleface ? Speak, sub- t relic of. by-gone grandeur?venerable ruin, a speak!" 't The relic said : i "An' is it meself, Dinnis Hooligan, that c ye'd be taken' for a bloomy Injin, ye drawlin' 1 lantern-jawed, spider-legged divil! By the ] piper that played before Moses, I'll ate ye!" s I went away from there. \ By-and-by, in the neighborhood of the Terrapin Tower, I came upon a gentle daughter of the aborigines, in fringed and beaded buck- i skin-moccasins and leggins, seated on a bench ^ with her pretty wares 8bout her. She had j just carved out a wooden chief that had a \ strong family resemblance to a clothes-pin, 1 and was now boriug a hole through his abdo- 1 ^*^n to put his bow through. I hesitated a ( ^?^t, and then addressed her: < ^ ^vFeart of the forest maiden heavy ? s ^Mng-Tadpole lonely? Does she 1 nourn over the extinguished council fires of i 21 ler race, and the vanished glory of her an- j* :estors ? Or does her sad spirit wander afar _ oward the hunting-grounds whither her brave jobbler-of-the-Lightnings is gone ? Why is ny daughter silent ? Has she aught against " he paleface stranger ?" The maiden said : "Faix, an' is it Biddy Maloue ye dare to be ? alliu' names! Lave this, or I'll shy your re eau carcase over the catharact, ye snivelling ' th lagyard!" | gr 1 adjourned from there also. "Confound ye hese ludiaus," I said, "they told me they 1 ? ^ere tame; but, if appearances should go for i ? ny thing, I should say they were all on the ou /ar-path." bj I made one more attempt to fraternize with he hem, and only one. I came upon a camp ot'j ai] hem gathered in a shade of a great tree, ma:ing wampum and moccasins, and addressed hem in the language of friendship: j "Noble Red Men, Braves, Grand Sachems, ' ^ Var-Chiefs, Squaws and High-you-Muck-a- j N lucks, the paleface from the land of the set- j er ing sun greets you ! You, Beneficient Pule- : t.i\ at?you, Devourer-of-Mountains?you, Roar- j j)C ag-Thundergust?you, bully-boy-with-a-glass ye?the paleface from beyond the great wa- i w* srs greets you all! War and pestilence have : P? binned your ranks and destroyed your once i1,11 roud nation. Poker and seven-up, and a vain j gr lodern expense for soap, unknown to your j is lorious ancestors, have depleted your purses, j f01 appropriating, in your simplicity, the prop- j rty of others has gotten you into trouble. I lisrepresentiug facts, iu your sinless inuoence, has damaged your reputation with the j oulless usurper. Trading for forty-rod whis- ' an :y to enable you to get drunk and happy aud I co omahawk your families, has played the ever- J ty asting mischief with the picturesque pomp of j p( our dress, and here you are, in the broad I, ight of the nineteenth century, gotten up like i ? ' ? on/1 KrvKfoll r\F tllO niirliptlQ nf I "U1 UC/ AUU UUUbUil Vi VUV itvuw v* * w. fork! For shame! Remember your an- 011 estors! Recall their mighty deeds! Re- ar iiember Uncas!?and Red Jacket?and th Iole-in-the-Day ! ? and Horace Greeley ! tjv Emulate their achievements! Unfurl your- q( elves under ray banner, noble savages, illu3- . rious guttersnipes?" ln "Down wid him !" re "Scoop the blagyard !" of "Hang him!" Sa "Drownd him!" rei It was the quickest operation that ever was. tQ simply saw a sudden flash in the air of lubs, brickbats, fists, bead-baskets and mocasins?a single flash, and they all appeared ev o hit me at once, and no two of them in the to ame place. In the next instaut the entire dil ribe was upon me. They tore all the clothes pjff me, they broke my arras and legs, they ave me a thump that dented the top of my aQ ead till it would hold coffee like a saucer; nd to crown their disgraceful-proceedings sllJ nd add insult to injury, they threw me over W1 lie Horseshoe Fall, and I got wet. liv About ninety-nine or a hundred feet from coi ae top, the remains of my vest caught on a an rejecting rock, and I was almost drowned jeg efore I could get loose. I finally fell, and . rought up in a world of white foam at the . >ot of the Fall, whose celled and bubbly mi lasses towered up several inches above my lot ead. Of course I got into the eddy. I th( tiled round and round in it forty-four times, sh( hasing a chip, and gaining on it?each rouud rQf ip a half a mile?reaching for the same ush on the bank forty-four times, and just ? sactly missing it by a hair's breadth every me. At last a man walked down and sat the own close to that bush, and put a pipe in his rel louth, and lit a match, and followed me with mc ae eye aud kept the other on the match fj hile he sheltered it in his hands from the g. ind. Presently a puff of wind blew it out. ' he next time I swept round him he said : "Got a match ?" "Yes?in my other vest. Help me out, coi lease." dej "Not for Joe." ma When I came arouud again, I said : wj. "Excuse the seemingly impertinent curiosi' of a drowning man, but will you explain ou< lis singular conduct of yours?" fu* "With pleasure. I am the coroner. Don't lt; 1 irry on my account. I can wait for you. bel ut I wish I had a match." liel I said, "Take my place, and I'll go and get c|1? iu one." He declined. This lack of confidence on 8 part created a coolness between us, and r om that time forward I avoided him. It as my idea, in case any thing happened to wo; e, to so time the occurrence as to throw my tha istora into the hands of the opposition coro- (]U] :r over ou the American side. At last a eja diceman came along and arrested me for ^ sturbing the peace by yelling at people on ore for help. The judge fined me, but I ^er< id the advantage of him. My money was cor ith my pantaloons, and my pantaloons were of j ith the Indians. one Thus I escaped. I am now lying, in a hui ;ry critical condition. At least I am lying, jg t ly way?critical or not critical. , T o.v. oil rttror Knt T nnnnnt toll the X t?IU11UXUU.* v/.v.*, - ~ -ill extent yet, because the doctor is not done a11 .king the inventory. He will make out my sioi anifest this evening. However, thus far, all } thinks only six of my wounds are fatal. I alsi )n't mind the others. j Upon regaining my right mind, I said : "It is an awfully savage tribe of Iudians . lat do the bead work and moccasins for Ni- 13 s ;ara Falls, doctor. Where are they from ?" coi I shall not be able to finish my remarks hoc bout Niagara Falls until I get better. ral t0 Do You Suspect Anybody ??The Har- eu( jdsburg People is responsible for the follow- . ig anecdote: s r' "Our townsman, Captain Card well, tells the _ dlowing anecdote of one of the elder Breck- dis ijidges?now passed away?a lawyer, and ieti istinguished in his profession. A regular to equenter at his office was an old gentleman p0( ho never had any business, but who regardI Mr. Breckinridge as the greatest man in ' le country, and would listen with avidity se heuever the lawyer's leisure allowed him to ilk. This old gentleman, by the way, was be, iven to making queer and sometimes start- the ng remarks?all in the utmost inuocence of ny evil intention or misconduct whatever, ine day the lawyer did not open his office, . . Dd the old gentleman was deprived of his |s 1 aily occupation. The next day, however, J0)' Ir. Breckinridge made his appearance, when sul le old man said, somewhat testily, 'A law- crc cr should always be found in his office.' C0l ^ery true,' responded Mr. Breckinridge, en: )ut a very unusual occurrence kept me at ^ ome. For the first time in fifteen years ray rife gave birth yesterday to a baby.' 'Fif- we 3eu years!' ejaculated the old gentleman, tra coking over the rim of his spectacles. Then ?a Dwering his voice to a mysterious whisper, pa e said: 'And do you suspect anybody ?' ne 'he old gentleman's character, manner, drc., aade the joke too good to keep, and Mr. ' Jreckinridge laughed as heartily as did his ?rl riends when he told it." ^y co fiST A preacher over in Indiana, who mar- W ied a fortnight after his wife's death, made wl he following satisfactory explanation in the ji1( mlpit on the Sunday following: "I searched he Scriptures from Genesis to Revelations, ,. ind found plenty of promises to the wider, >ut nary one to the widerer. And so I took th t that the good Lord didn't waste sympathy les in a man when it was in his power to comfort j wi limself, and having a chance to marry in the ! ev l<ord, I did so, and would do so again. Be- ! ides, brethren, I considered that poor Patsy I vas iust as dead as she ever would be." J , t , I w< A tall Yankee, standing six feet three 1 nches in his stockings, was suddenly seized ' ac vith symptoms of fever. Having a violent j te. )ain in his head, his wife, to afford him relief, | ^ vas about to apply draughts to his feet, when ; le asked: "What are you putting them on 1 i ny feet for?" "Why," says she, "to try and ! its Iraw the pain out of your head." "The is leuce!" says he; "I would rather it would | ke itay where it is than to be drawn the whole ! pc ength of me!" I wi fading for the J>ahhath. CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original.] GRACE. Whatever God in creation, providence or demptiou, bestows upon us, is grace. Every- j ing that we have and are, except sin, is of i ace. Our being is the gift of God. Hea- J m, with all its glories, is a gift purchased r believers. Not only so, but the marvel-j is change which takes place in the siuner J r which he ceases to be a child of Satan, and ; ir to perdition, and become a child of God, id heir to a heavenly inheritance is all of ace. No man can come to the Saviour ex-j pt the father draw him. John 6: 44. This J rawing of the sinner is a grace. It is a gift, i o man can give another a new heart, neim-1 can lie give him faith. It is the perroga:c of God alone to give the sinner a new art. Paul may plant and Apollos may iter; but the increase depends upon the wer of God's Holy Spirit. Everything in ill's salvation from beginning" to end, is of ace. The song of the redeemed in heaven to Him that loved them and gave himself r them. [Original.] NO COMFORT. The experience of most professed Christians d the teachings of the Bible respecting the mforts of religion conflict. With proprie, we suppose, it may be asked, why is this? DCs God promise his people something that does not design to give them ? Such a ought is impious. Still, oue of two things ust be true. Either the comforts of religion e not what they are represented to be in e Bible, or believers do not comply with e conditions of tnc gospel. We know that jd is faithful, hence we must conclude that the majority of cases, those who profess ligion do not come up to the full measure their duty. Upon certain conditions the viour promised his early disciples power to ruove mountains. Whatever was promised Peter and John was under similar circuminces, and with like conditions, promised to ery Christian in all parts of the world, and the end of all time. What were the conLions with which they were required to corner in order to remove mountains? "IJye Heve." Samson, with his locks, was a git of matchless proportions ; with his locks orn, he was weak as another mau. So it is th the professed Christian. With faith in ely and vigorous exercise, his life is full of mfort: without faith, or with faith in a weak tl languishing condition, his life is as cheers as that of men of the world. In the 11th apter of Hebrews, we have a long list of ghty deeds done by believers, and miracuis events brought about for them. When } children of Israel stood trembling upon the ires of the Red Sea, hemmed in by Phalli's infuriated host, they were commanded stand still and see the salvation of God. is was but another mode of commanding 5m to believe in God, to trust in God or y for salvation upon God. Faith removes mntaius, understood either in a literal or urative sense. It opens the door which irds an entrance into the bliss bought by ! blood of the Lamb of God. It dispels ! cares of the world, and pours joy and nfort into the sad heart. Every thing lends upon our believing. The atonement .de by Jesus will avail uo one anything ,hout faith, aud it is sufficient for every } that will believe. The blood of Jesus is Kcient to save all of Adam's race, and yet vill save none but those who believe. Unief seals the doom of the soul, and unbe* makes the life of the professed Christian serless. [Original.] DEATH. There was a period in the history of our rid, when death was unknown. How long ,t period continued, no one can tell. Its ation was measured by the time which psed from the beginning of the work of atiou to the sin of Adam. When sin ened the world, death followed as a penal isequence. We say that an individual died fever, of measels, of consumption, or some i of the numberless diseases to which the nan family are subject; but in reality sin he cause of all disease, and consequently cause of death. Sin causes old age with its infirmities. The oft-repeated expresti: "Sin brought death into our world and f) ??ln niiUlimA r\AntlMr Ktl f our woe, IS UUt Ullljr guuuiuc jjviuj j uuu d scriptural theology. Death is a word of comprehensive meaning, igued to include all the ilk to which man iubject, both in time and eternity, on acmt of sin. The separation of soul and ly is regarded as the greatest of all tempoevils. All our merely bodily evils tend produce physical death, and death puts an 1 to them all. Every evil which is not, ictly speaking, moral or connected with i soul ends with death. By it, all earthly tiuctions, bodily ailments and bodily anxies are annihilated. The rich man ceases be rich, and the poor man ceases to be )r. The houored and the dishonored, lie ke forgotten. Both form a delicious morfor the worms. However great an evil physical death may it is not to be compared with the death of . Tim oninirmonta nnil fillffbrinprs nf ; 2uui. jl nw vj ?<? >.?.?0- ? ! soul are as much greater than the enjoynts and sufferings of the body, as the soul n itself greater than the body. The enments of the soul in contemplating the jlirae beauties of truth as manifested in sation, providence and grace are not to be npared with any, even the highest bodily oyment. The enjoyments of the body, call pleasure; the enjoyments of the soul call bliss. The former are earthly and .nsitory ; the latter are heavenly and eter1. Neither are bodily pains to be cornred with the pains of the soul. If all the rves of sensation were concentrated in one rticular spot on the body, and that place jelly lacerated, and the pain caused thereto continue for ages, it would be nothing mpared with a moment of hopeless despair, hen hope dies in the human soul, the agony licli follows beggars description. To save e soul from death, Jesus came iuto our >rld, God manifest in the flesh. Through m life is offered to the world. The soul at believes in him will be saved from hope>s despair, and the soul that rejects him 11 writhe beneath his righteous frown for er. Of the meaning of the words soul-torre, and forever, we can form no adequate nception. That they are not meaningless )rds, we have the highest authority to beive. He that accepts the Saviour, is wise id will be reputed wise by God, and all indigent beings eternally. He that rejects e Saviour is unwise. ST The sentimental sympathy which finds i beginning, enjoyment and end in a novel, as far from that sympathy which is awained by a sensible knowledge of the hut of iverty and the house of mourning as a sickly ish is from a weeping, moving will. : <f outh iitafllina pau!s. THE TAX LAW. j AX ACT to reduce all acta and parts of acts providing for the assessment and uixation of property into one act, and toainend thesaine. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ! Representatives, of the State of South G'aro| lina, now met and sitting in General Assembly and by the authority of the same: Sec. 108. The certificate of purchase at any delinquent tax sales shall be assigned in law, by endorsement thereon, aud an assignment thereof shall vest in the assignee and his legal representatives all the right and title of the original purchaser. Sec. 109. All real estate which has been, or may hereafter be, sold for taxes, assessments and penalties at delinquent sale, under the laws of this State, may be redeemed at any time within ninety davs from and after such sale, and all such real estate belonging at the time of such sale, to minors, insane persons, married women, or persons in confinement, may be redeemed at any time within ninety days from and after the expiration of such disability. Sec. 110. Any person or persons desiring to redeem any real estate sold at delinquent land sale, under any law of this State, may within thirty days after the sale thereof, or within thirty days after the expiration of the disabilities named in the preceding section, deposit with the county treasurer of the county in which such sale was made, upon the certificate of the county auditor, a sum equal to the amount for which such real estate was sold, with all legal charges paid by the purchaser at such sale, and subsequent taxes paid by such purchaser, his heirs or assigns, and twenty-five per cent, penalty thereon, and the value of growing crops, if any there are, and two dollars to pay the expenses of advertising, as hereinafter provided; and any persou desiring to redeem any such real estate after the expiratiou of twenty days, and within ninety days after any such sale, or the removal of any of the disabilities aforesaid, may deposit with the county treasurer aforesaid, on the certificate of the county auditor, an amount of money equal to that for which such real estate was sold, and taxes subsequently paid thereon by the purchaser and those claiming under him the legal charges as aforesaid, and fifty per cent, penalty thereon, and two dollars to pay the expense of advertising, as aforesaid ; also, paying the auditor fifty cents for his services in attending to such redemption in either case. Sec. 111. All applications for the redemption of real estate ?>ld at delinquent tax sale as aforesaid, shall be made to the auditor of the county in which such real estate shall have been sold by a party interested in the title to said estate; and, upon such application, the auditor shall give to such party the certificate mentioned in the preceding section, describing the real estate sought to be redeemed, and specifying the sum necessary for such redemption, and addiug thereto the two dollars for expense of publishing the notice of such redemption, upon the presentation of which to the county treasurer of the county, and payment of the sums mentioned therein into the county treasury, the treasurer shall give to the applicant duplicate receipts therefor, describing the property as described in said certificate of the auditor ; and, upon the delivery of one of such receipts to the county auditor, said auditor shall immediately cancel the sale, and transfer the property to the party redeeming the same; and such payment and cancellation shall operate as a release of all the rights of the purchaser at such sale, his heirs and assigns. Sec. 112. The county auditor, immediately upon the redemption of any real estate as aforesaid, shall publish iu some newspaper of general circulation in his county, for two consecutive weeks, a notice, addressed to the purchaser and his assigns, that the money has been deposited in the county treasury of his county for the redemption of such real estate, describing the same and the time when sold for taxes; for the publication of which notice said auditor shall pay the sum of two dollars out of the county treasury. Sec. 113. Any tenant in common may redeem his individual share in any real estate sold at delinquent land sale in the manner provided for in the precediug sections, upon payment into the county treasury of his equal proportion of the sum requisite for the redemption of the whole, and two dollars for the publication of the notice of such redemption. Sec. 114. Upon the demand of the purchaser or his legal representatives ofany real estate redeemed as aforesaid, and the surrender of the certificate of purchase to the county auditor, and payment of fifty cents to said auditor for his services in attending to such redemption, the auditor shall cancel said certificate of purchase, file the same in his office, and give to such purchaser, or his legal representatives, an order on the county treasurer for the amount of money deposited in the county treasury in manner aforesaid, for the redemption of the real estate described in such certificate of purchase. Sec. 115. Any person interested may, at any time before the deed is made by the county auditor, with the consent of the purchaser of any parcel of real estate sold at delinquent land sale, and the delivery and cancellation of the certificate of purchase, redeem such real estate ; and in such case, and also upon deposit of money in the county treasury as aforesaid, for the redemption of any real estate sold at such safe, the county auditor shall note such redemption or deposit, and by whom and when made, on the record of delinquent land sale, and sign his name officially thereto, for doing which any party rerlppminor hv consent as aforesaid, shall pay said O "J # ' A auditor fifty cents as his fees. Sec. 116. After the lapse of 91 days from the time of any delinquent land sale, if any purchaser of any real estate at such sale, or his legal representative, shall present to the auditor of the county in which such sale was made a certificate of purchase of the whole of any tract or lot of real estate sold at such sale, or in case of the sale of part of a tract or lot offered at such sale, present to said auditor the certificate of sale, and the survey and plat of the quantity purchased, made by the surveyor, as required by this act, and the taxes and assessment levied on the real estate de- j scribed in such certificate or certificates and i plat, shall have been so far paid as that the same is not again delinquent, said auditor shall (upon payment to him of two dollars as his compensation therefor) make and deliver to such purchaser, his heirs or assigns, as the case may be, a deed of conveyance for the real estate so sold as aforesaid, which deed of conveyance shall be in the following form: Provided, that where the whole of two or more several tracts or lots, or parts of tracts or lots, of real estate have been, or shall be, sold to the same party, or the certificates of purchase of different tracts or lots, or parts of tracts or lots, have been, or shall be, legally -il ?- r\o rfxt fKllQ acquired Dy oue persuu, ouu wc purchasing or holding certificates, as aforesaid, shall demand one deed for the whole of the real estate so purchased, the county auditor shall include the whole in one deed, if all the requirements of this act have been complied with, so that the party demanding such deed would be entitled to separate deeds for the I said several parcels of real estate; and if the j whole of any tract or lot of real estate has been acquired by one party at different purchases, or by assignments of certificates of purchase, the survey and plat aforesaid shall be dispensed with, and the deed made for the whole; and the deed so made by the county auditor for any real estate sold at delinquent land sale shall be prima facie evidence of a i good title in thegrantee, bis heirs and assigns,! to the real estate therein described. Sec. 117. Each tractor lot or land, or part; thereof, or city, village or town lot, or part j thereof, which shall be offered for sale by the j county treasurer at any delinquent land sale, as provided for in this act, and not sold for want of bidders, shall thereby become forfeited to the State of South Carolina, and thence [ forth all the right, title ami interest of the former owner therein shall be vested in the SState of South Carolina, and shall be designai ted by the county auditor on the list of delin- ( : quent lands as "forfeited," and transferred to , the State of South Carolina, and charged with 1 taxes and penalties, as if the same was pur i chased by a private individual, and returned I by the treasurer as delinquent until sold as I forefeited real estate: Provided, however, < j that the original owners shall have the privilege, at any time within ninety-one days, to j redeem the same upon payment of all cost and charges and taxes that may attach subsequent, J to such forfeiture, together with all previous' taxes, costs, charges and penalties, j Sec. 118. The county auditor shall enter, ( ; in a substantial book, to be provided by him 1 1 for that purpose, at the expense of the county, ! and denominated the "Forfeited Land Rccor-1 j der," a list of all real estate forfeited to the ; State, according- to the provisions of this act. J certify to the correctness thereof, and sign the j i same officially ; a copy of which list he shall , certify and transmit to the comptroller-gener- ! al, by the county treasurer, at the time the ! treasurer makes his annual settlement with j j the comptroller-general, next after the forfei- ! ' ture or purchase of such real estate, and the I , comptroller-general shall record the same in j 1 his office as a credit to the county treasurer, j Sec. 119. Thecounty auditor of any county j j in which any real estate shall hereafter he j j sold at delinquent laud sale shall make deeds therefor, though the real estate may have ' been, or shall hereafter be, set off into another ; couuty subsequent to such sale, and such | deed shall have the same effect as if such real I estate had remained in the county in which it j was sold. Sec. 120. All real estate sold at delinquent I land sale, under the provisions of this act, : shall, immediately upon the certificate ofpur! chase being given therefor, be transferred by j the county auditor on his book of real estate, j as provided lor in tne eigntietn sectiou or rnis | act, to the name of the purchaser. Sec. 121. The sale of auy real estate at delinquent laud sale shall not be held invalid on account of its having been charged on the du- i plicate in any other name than that of its 1 rightful owner. Sec. 122. If any certificate given at any sale of delinquent lands shall be lost or des- 1 troyed, upon satisfactory proof thereof to the j proper county auditor, he shall make to the party entitled thereto a deed for the real estate j so sold, precisely as if 3uch certificate of purchase had not been lost or destroyed. Sec. 123. The county auditor shall enter , on his records of delinquent laud sales a < minute of all deeds by him made in pursu- < ance of any sales of real estate therein re- ; corded, naming the party in whose name the same stood charged on the duplicate at the time of the sale, the date of the sale, and the name of the purchaser, a brief description of the real estate, the quantity sold, the amount for which the same - was sold, the date of the deed and the name of the grantee therein ; also n minute of all redemptions of any real estate so sold before any deed is made therefor, with the date of redemption, and the name of the party redeemiug. Sec. 124. The purchaser of any interest of any tenant in common, in any real estate, at any sale of delinquent lands, shall, on obtaining a deed therefor from the county auditor, hold the same with the other owners, as a tenant in common, and be entitled to a partition ' of the estate so held in common, as other ten- < ants in common. j Sec. 125. It shall be the duty of each i owner of lands, and of any new structures 1 thereon, which shall not have been appraised j for taxation, to list the same for taxation with j the county auditor of the county in which they I may be situate, on or before the twentieth day < of August next, after the same shall become \ subject to taxation. Sec. 126. When any real estate shall be j sold under any writ, order or proceeding in ( auy court, the court shall, on motion of any i person interested in the real estate, or in the j purchase or proceeds of the sale thereof, order , all taxes, assessments and penalties charged i t .o.i / 1/ thereon to oe paid out or tne proceeas or sucu sale, as a lien prior to all others. Sec. 127. All taxes, assessments and penalties legally assessed shall be considered and held as a debt payable to the State by a party . against whom the same shall be charged ; and sifth taxes, assessments and penalties shall be a first lien against the estate of all deceased persons ; against the estate of bankrupts and insolvents ; against the assets and estates of all persons making assignments for the benefit of creditors ; against all property held in trust; against all personal property held on chattel mortgage, or in pledge; against all personal property sold for the purpose of avoidiug the payment of taxes; against all persoual property held by parties in fraud of creditors; against all stocks of goods, implements, machinery and tools of merchants or manufacturers, as against purchasers of the whole of such stocks upon which the taxes have not been paid ; and such taxes shall be i-*a!A nnf nf tVio aeapta nf nnv Pst.n.t.fHi nf deceased persons, or held in trust as assignee or trustee, as aforesaid, or proceeds of any property held on execution or attachment; and the county treasurer may proceed, by action in law, against the parties holding property otherwise, as above mentioned ; or, if he can obtain possession of the property, he may distrain and sell the same precisely as if the same had not been sold, mortgaged or pledged, as above mentioned. Sec. 128. If any action be prosecuted against the county auditoror county treasurer, for performing, or attempting to perform, any duty enjoined upon them, by the provisions of this act, the result of which action will affect the interests of the county, if decided in favor of the plaintiff in such action, such auditor a or treasurer shall be allowed and paid out of the county treasury reasonable counsel fees and all other expenses for defending such action, and the amount of any damages and * costs adjudged against bim, which fees, expenses, damages and costs, shall be apportioned rateably by the county auditor 11?A!._ l .1? among an parties, except me otutc, luteicotcu in the revenue involved in said action ; and if the State be interested in the revenue in said action, the county auditor shall, immediately upon the commencement of said ac- ( tion, inform the comptroller-general of its commencement, and the alleged cause thereof, i and the comptroller-general shall submit the [ same to the attorney-general, who shall de- i. fend said action for and on behalf of the State; \ and if only some local levy made by town or other municipal authorities be involved in 1 such suit, such town or other municipal au- s thority shall employ and pay counsel, and all damages and costs recovered in such action; and the county auditor or treasurer, or both, Iwh ho QTict nmv hv prnss nfit.it,inn. answer. or motion in court, cause the town trustees or other local or municipal authorities interested in the revenue involved in the action t<j> be made parties thereto, (if not already parties,) and the court in which such action may be pending shall cause trustees or other local or municipal authorities, to be made parties to such action, and render judgment for any damages and costs which may be found in favor of the plaintiff against said town trustees or other municipal or local authorities, and not against said auditor or treasurer. Sec. 129. Each county auditor shall answer, in writing, all inquiries propounded to him by the comptroller-general, touching the condition and value of the real estate of his county, j and changes made in the valuation thereof in [ the different towns, villages, cities, wards and i other districts; also, as to the valuations of the different classes of personal property for taxation, as compared with their market value, and in relation to any and all matters which the comptroller-general may deem of interest ? to the public, or of value to him in the dis- ^ charge of his duties as comptroller-general. t [to be continued next week.] a?" Mrs. Partington will not allow Ike to play on the guitar. She says he had it once when he was a child, and it nearly killed him. LI II >T ?* NEARLY all diseases originate l'roin Iinliges tion and Torpidity of the Liver, and relief is ; always anxiously sought after. If the Liver is Regulated in its action, health is almost invariably secured. Want of action in the Liver causes Headache, Constipation, Jaundice, Pain in the Shoulders, Cough, Chills, Dizziness, Sour Stomach, bad taste in the mouth, bilious attacks, palpitation of the heart, depression of spirits, or the blues, and a hundred other svuiotoms. for which SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR is the best remedy that has ever been discovered. It acts mildly, effectually, and being a simple vegetable compound, can do no injury in any quantities that it may betaken. It is harmless in every way. It has been used for 40 years, and hundreds of the good and great from all parts of the country will vouch for its being the purest and best. Simmons' Lirer Regulator, or Medicine, Is harmless, Is no drastic violent medicine, Is sure to cure if taken regularly, Is no intoxicating beverage, Is a faultless family medicine, Is the cheapest medicine in the world, Is given with safety and the happiest results to the mostdolicate infant. Does not interfere with business, Does not disarrange the system, Takes the place of Quinine and Bitters of every kind, Contains the simplest and best remedies. l'or sale by all Druggists. March 20 13 ly* MUSIC HATH CHARMS, &C. WITII pleasure I inform all who desire to give their children a chance for a musical education, but whoso means are very limited, that I have made arrangements with the celebrated "Mason Ac Hamlin Organ Co.," to supply persons with their unrivaled instrument, either at lowest factory prices, for cash, or on monthly orquar tony payments, upon wnauscaneu wieleaseprinciple. Thus any one by paving only a moderate sum for tho use of the instrument, can, at any time,give it up or become purchaser; tho amount already paid being applied to the purchase. Or a person having paid the rent for four years, becomes the owner of the Organ without furthor payment. Call and enquire for particulars and see the new styles, at my Photo gallery, in the Adickes' building, where I may be found during all business hours, either to show you a sample or to wait upon you if you want anything in the Photographic lino as heretofore. J. R. SCHORB. j P. S.?Notwithstanding all the misrepresentations and "gal)" of .smart agents of the "Ring" , companies, I still insist that I have the best and j cheapest Sewing Machine (tho American) to olfer, j md I am ready to prove my words to all who seek for the truth in the matter. J. R. S. j THE BROWN COTTON GIN. THE attention of planters and others is again called to tlio above old and reliable make of , Cotton Gins. They are furnished this year greaty improved, and nothing which an experience of j .hirty years in their manufacture could suggest < jas been left undone to make them the most relia- ( sle and perfect Cotton Gin in market. As the result of our efforts we need only refer to their esiablished reputation and wide-spread popularity. For Perfection of Workmanship, Strength, Duraaility, Light Running, and quantity and quality if lint produced, wo challenge competition. We , ire prepared to warrant to any reasonable extent aerlect satisfaction to every planter or operator, fhe Gins are sold at the lowest possible prices for jood machines, and on reasonable terms. We incite examination of the samples in the hands of )ur local agents who will give all desired infornation and furnish applicants with circulars and ;opiesof commendatory letters from parties using ;he Gins in all sections of the cotton planting ;ountry. Circulars, Price Lists, and other information, may bo obtained of our agents or by adIressing THE BROWN COTTON GIN CO., New London, Conn. ALLEN it BARBER, Agents, Rock Hill, S. C. May 14 20 27t lEFFfHTlOf^ ?f n IJ11 Kwl ^ I IfrrildriEirdt&rsxISmfiu Vkffing*, \ u , ifl 4 Br&dchyemlt Kail Etnuimjfbe Gw^\ n )m i ShtejjdMb5le]mtlutF[oorsndJ}ma \ ff d 4 EUMjWiibTiReffiljn&Bx&Lnu&ery \ 7 j H i CibuiftUkhriSnf Y/badt do | U ga ( . AUWarhWmaxtti, \ h| fa J LOWEST PRICES. I r j W \ SendftriPrlceLUfc j ~ 1H. HALL&CO.! JfoBtfitfarm&J?nla9k' k n 2,4,6,1,10,1Dutet strnfr. ? 1 223j22S,2?dsfiBw m i gj CHARLESTON) g. gf 'hlsCiit enterciluecordirigto Act of Congress, in lilt-year 1873, ] by I. II. Hall Si Co., in the office ot? the Librarian of Congici<*,at Washington. July 3 27 ly ] JHERAW AND DARLINGTON R. ROAIX PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, "I Chkraw & Darlington Railroad Co., > Society Hill, S. C., October 10, 1873. J CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. 1 r\N and after MONDAY, 13fch of October, the ' l_J passenger train will run as follows: Dowii Train. LTp Train. .caveCltemw 8.00, A. M. | Leave Florence....3.00,P. M. .cave Cash's 8.20, A. M. j Leave Palmetto 0.20, P. M. icave Society Hill.8.4"), A. M. | Leave Darlington...3.40, P. M. ,enve Dove's 9.1.1, A. M. Leave Dove's 4.15, P.M. ,eavc Darlington..9.50, A. M. Leave Society Hill.4.45, P. M. >cave Palmetto... 10.10, A. M. Leave Cash's 5.10, P.M. irrivc at Florence. 10.30, A. M. Arrive at Clieraw..5.30, P. MTbo Freight Train will continue for the present o^run as heretofore, except to adapt its running ,nd stoppages to the changed schedule of the pasonger trains. Iron in the Blood #T1IK PEF.FVIAN BY It UP Vitalizes ami Enriches too Blood, Tones np the System.Builds tip tho J Broken-down, Cures Fomalo Complaints, (, Dropsv.I)cblhty,Hu- j mors. Ityspepsia, Ac. " Thousands havo boon chanced by the use of this remedy ( from weak, sickly, suffering creatures, to J: strontr, healthy, and hapny men and women; ami Invalids cannot reasonably hesitate to givo it a trial, fc Caution.?Bo suro you pet tho right article. Fee 'J that "Peruvian Syrup" Is blown in tho glass. n Pamphlets free. Bend for one. SETII W. FOWLE & SONS, Proprietors, Boston, Mass. For sal? by druggists generally. ' I - - ' i? f uctonoris iu ijANNUAL RETURNS. A DMINISTRATORS, Executors, Guardians g fV and Trustees, are hereby notified to make T heir ANNUAL RETURNS, without further de- | ay. Unless returns are made promptly, I will t >e under the necessity of issuing rules for default. JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. t July 24 30 tf J MISSOURI TRIPOLI. , JUST received a lot of Missouri Tripoli, espe- j cially adapted to housekeeps for polishing l t 'lated-ware, Brass, Stool, Glass, or any materia, ! t vhere a brilliant lustre is required. Full direc- ! ions accompany each package. For sale by I s W. L. GRIST, Agent, i e RAGS WANTED. j1 A AAn POUNDS of clean cotton and lin- j 1 JLLLUUU en Rags wanted, for which 2 cents i >er pound will bo paid, at the c 'ENQUIRER" OFFICE. I f SPECIFIC MEDICINES. PREPARED expressly for and adapted to) the Southern Climate, "COMPOUND EXTRACT CORY DA LIS" Is the most powerful and eiiicient alterative and blood-purifier known. Prepared expressly for Scrofula, Eruption* of the Skin and all diseases which are produced by bad or unhealthy blood. "DR. GREENE S FIT CURE" Cures all kinds of Fit*, Spasm* and Convulsion* which arise from irritation of the nerve centres. In Epilepsy, it often stops the fits from the first day's use even when they have existed for years. "MEDICATED HONEY," The great remedy for Asthma, Bronchitis, Covyhs, Colds, Croup, Sore-Throat and all diseases of the air passages and lungs. It does not sicken the pationt, is pleasant to take, 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 pains, wherever situated. These medicines are prepared with great care from nprfeotlv reliable druirs. and for the esDecial classes of diseases named on each bottle. No one of them is claimed as a "cure all." They are identically the same that we have used In our private practice for years, and in thus presenting them to the public we know whereof we affirm. They are sale, reliable and efficient, acting quickly and thoroughly. Try them, and vou will want no others. Ask your Druggist for them. For sale by J. C. KUYKENDAL, Yorkville, S C. Prepared onlv by Drs. GREENE, LINDLEY <fc 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 THE COOKING STOVES manufactured at our works in Greensboro, N. C.f give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. They are of band some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold in the United States, while it is confidently claimed that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usual pieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnished with each Stove. An important consideration with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and sizes are never changed. Should a piece get accidentally broken at any time, we can replace it at the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it is a home production, buton accountof its intrinsic merits as an article of household economy, do wo ask the patronage of home purchasers. More than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now in use, and among many others having them we respectfully -refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie, D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylio, Chester; D. A. Gordo'n, Buthriesvillo; John A. Brown, Rock 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 a STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those of northern make. The following are our prices, delivered at depot in Greensboro : No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 it f it tt ti it ti tt tt 26 00 Address, SERGEANT <fc McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. ni TXT TXT f l TX A C? n 1. t. LfKJ U LA IT, rV^ClJl, XUIAVIKO.O. V? JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. ST IE FF GRAND, SQUARE, AND UPRIGHT PIANOS HAVE received upwards of FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS, and are among the best now made. Every instrument is fully warranted for live years. Prices as low as the exclusive use of the very best materials and the most thorough workmanship will permit. The principal pianists and composers ana the piano-purchasing public, of the South especially, unite in the unanimous verdict of the superiority of the STIEFF PIANO. The DURABILITY of our instruments is fully established by over SIXTY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, in the South, using over 300 of our Pianos. Sole Wholesale Agents lor several of the principal manufacturers of Cabinet and Parlor Organs. Prices from ?">0 to ?000. A liberal discount to Clergymen and Sabbath Schools. A large assortment of second-hand Pianos, at prices ranging from ?7"> to ?.300, always on hand. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, containing the names of over 2000 Southerners who have bought tnd are using the Stietf Piano. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Warerooms, Wo. 'j worth Laherty street, BALTIMORE, MD. Factories, 84 and 86 Camden St., and 45 and 47 Perry St. May 21 21 ly THE SHORT LINE SCHEDULE. Jiiari.otte, Columbia and Augusta R. R. Co., Columbia, S. C., May 17, 1874. 11HE following Passenger Schedule will be opcrated on and after this date: going north. Tiain No. 2. Train No. 4. Leave Augusta, 6.30 a. m. 4.15 p. in. Granitevillo, *7.33 a. m. 5.11 p. m. Col'bia Junct'n,.. 11.38 a. in. 111.05 p. m. Arrive Columbia, 11.48 a. in. 9.17 p. m. Leave Columbia, 11.58 a. m. Winnsboro, 2.06 p. in. Chester, J4.06 p. m. Arrive Cha-lotte, f6.45 p. m. No. 2 Train makes close connection, via Charlotte and Richmond, to all points North, arriving it New York at 6.05 a. m. No. 4 Train makes close connection, via Wilnington and Richmond to all points North, arriving at New York at 5.15 p. m. going south. Train No. 1. Train No. 3. Leave Charlotte, 7.00 a. m. Chester 9.58 a. ill. Winnsboro 11.43 a. in. \rriveat Columbia, 2.03 p. m. Leave Columbia, 2.13 p. m. 3.40 a. in. Col'bia Junction, J2.48 p. m. 4.15 a. m. Graniteville, t7.15 p. m. *7.48 a. m. Arrive at Augusta, 8.05 p. m. 8.45 a. m. * Breakfast. % Dinner, f Supper. South bound Trains connect at Augusta for all points South and West. Through tickets sold ind baggage checked to all principal points. Sleeping cars on all Night Trains. JAMES ANDERSON, General Sup't. A. PoPK,Gon. Passenger and Ticket Agent. June 4 23 tf RIBBONS. A LOT of Ribbons, at reduced prices, can l>e seen at M. STRAUgS & SON'S. lb* ?0tfeviHe (fruquim. TERMS?IN ADVANCE : )ne copy, one year, $ 3 00 )no copy, six months, 1 50 ;nu copy, uirec iiiumus, 1 uu jingle copy, 10 Cwo copies, one year, 5 00 L'en copies, one year, 25 00 jpOr To persons who niako up clubs of ten or nore names, an extra copy of the paper will be urnished one year, free of charge. ADVERTISEMENTS Will be inserted at fifteen cents per line (this ize typo) for the first, and seven-and-a-half cents >er line for each subsequent insertion?less than hree mouths. No advertisement considered less ban five lines. Semi-Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly Adverisements, will be charged twenty cents per line or each insertion. Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts vill be made on liberal terms?the contract, lowever. must, in all cases, be confined to the imnediate business of the firm or individual conracting. Obituary Notices and Tributes of Respect, rated is advertisements. Announcements of Marriages ind Deaths, and notices of a Religious character, userted gratis, and solicited. %&}- Personal Communications, when admissa)To; Communications of limited or individual nterest, of recommendations of Candidates for fiices of honor, profit or trust, will l>e charged or as advertisements.