University of South Carolina Libraries
Humorous Department. SLEPT WITH HIS SPURS OX. "Yes," said the old man with a smile, "I remember one time in particular, while out prospecting with an old friend, about twenty years ago. We were traveling on horse-back, and came across a tavern one night about ten o'clock. Being very tired and hungry, as soon as we got some supper, and something warm to keep the cold out, we asked to be shown to our room. On looking around we found that the room had two beds in it, one of which was already occupied by two strangers, who were both snoring lustily. The fact of their being two beds in the room did not surprise us, as in backwood taverns there were frequently three beds in a room. We undressed, and just as I was going to blow out the light, my friend, who had got into bed, espied the foot of one of the strangers sticking through the bed clothes at the foot of the bed. "With a supppressed chuckle he motioned me to hold on a moment; he got quietly out of bed, and going to where the stranger's boots were, he took off a huge, sharp Mexican spur, and carefully adjusted it to the bare heel of the unconscious stranger. With another audible chuckle as he thought of the consequences that would follow when the stranger drew in his foot, he got back into bed, and I blew out the light and followed him. He soon managed to get a long straw from the bed and reached over and tickled the sleeper's foot. He instantly drew his legs up until his knees almost touched his chin. In doing so, he drew the spur the whole length of his bed-fellow's leg, making a bad scratch. The victim uttered a yell, and sprang out of bed with a muttered exclamation that I did not make out, and he commenced a wild dance around the room, with his nether garment under his arras, and making frantic efforts either to dislocate his neck, or to see how badly he was hurt, all the while making exclamations that would have made a baggage man with a Saratoga trunk on his shoulders turn green with envy. The innocent cause of all the trouble had been awakened at the first yell of the victim, and in straightening himself out, scratched himself most unmercifully. He did not yell nor say bad words, but he jumped out of bed and made for his friend with the purpose of taking vengeance, I supposed ; but he had not taken two steps before he jabbed the spur into his leg again. The landlord then appeared with a light, followed by half the boarders in the house, and inquired what the matter was. An examination brought to light the spur, which explained the matter. The stranger looked sheepishly at the spur, then at his scratch, aud finally examined his boots, and with a sickly smile said : "Well, boys, I have lived all my life among people who wear spurs, but I never before saw a man who could pull off his boots and leave his spurs on his foot. I'll treat in the morning." ? ? Pat in the Stocks.? In past times (and not very long past,) when the "stocks" as a mode of punishment, was wont to be administered in "Merry England"?a punishment by the way, the ignominy of which was in its ludicrous character?a breach of the Sabbath, during the hours of divine service, was deemed cause, and cause sufficient for the summary infliction of said punishment. An Irishman, 1 one fine Sunday forenoon, while sauntering among the green fields and babbling brooks in the vicinity of a country church, was seized upon by the "lookouts" before he was aware, and instantly hauled to the instrument of correction, which stood by the roadside, not far distant. His nether limbs were accommodated to the machine, and he was, like Sir John Moore, "left alone in his glory." It so happened that a friend and countryman of poor Pat presently "came that way," and attempted, like the good Samaritan of old, to administer comfort and consolation. He inquired what it was that Pat had been doitirr fn nrof infn qiioIi a c/*raru> The latter in- I "fe ?v fe^-" "?*' WV.V/.. ? - ? ? stantly replied, "An', by the powers! I've done nothing at all, at all, and they built ray legs into this wooden wall." "But they cannot put you in for nothing at all, indignantly replied his friend. "Be the power but I am in," rejoined poor Pat, leaving a faint conviction upon the mind of his symathizer and countryman that Pat was correct in his conclusion. How it Was Explained.?Two small boys were overheard discussing a fight one of them had with a mutual acquaintance, and the way "the thing" occurred was related by the combatant in this wise: "I'll tell you how it was. You see, Bill and me went down to the creek to .fish off that old boat but we didn't catch any. I got one bite, and Bill told me to scratch, but I didn't. Well, I felt in my pocket for my knife and found it was gone, and I said, Bill, you stole my knife, and he said I was another, and I said go there yourself, and he se.id it was no such a thing, and I said he was a liar, and could whip him if I was bigger than him, and he said he'd rock me to sleep, mother, and I said he was a bigger one, he said I never rviAA?lAo T ooirl far Kim fn fnrlr ! llitu II1C IIICU9ICC) auu JL auiu mi mm >v... over that knife, and he said he couldn't see the fork, and I said I'd fix him for a tombstone, and he couldn't see the place, and I said your clothes don't fit you, and he said my grandmother was no gentleman, and I said he darsenl take it up, but he did, you bet, you never?well, you never did?then I got up again, and he tried to, but he didn't, and I robbed him and throwed him down on top of me like several bricks and I tell you it beat all?and so did he, and my little dog got behind Bill and bit him and I ran after the dog ; to fetch him back, and I'll whip him more j yet. Is my eye very black ?" An old Army Surgeon was very fond of perpetrating a joke on others, though very angry at being made the subject of one himself. At a dinner when the decanter passed freely and frequently, a brother officer said: "Doctor, I've got a letter from Captain G? and I'll wager you a dozen of old port that vnu can't puess in five euesses how he spells J O w cat." "Done," said the Doctor. "Commence guessing," said the officer. "K-a-double-tt." "No." "Kat*e." "No ; try again." "Cat-e." "Missed again." Ca-double-tt." "No; try again, it's your last chance." "C-a-g-h-t." "No," thundered the wag, "you've lost the j wager." "How did he spell it, then ?" in- j quired the Doctor with great petulance, j "Why, he spelled it c-a-t," replied the wag,! with the utmost gravity, amid the roars of i the mess. The Docter sprang up choking with rage, exclaiming: "Gentleman, I am too old to be trifled with in this manner." ? Brief colloquy in Texas between a tou-| rist and a native : "My friend, why is it that everybody in this country thinks it necessary i to carry one or two revolvers ?" "Well, j stanger," said the Texan, "You mought trav-1 el around here a good long time and not want j a weapon, but when you do want a pistol in this country you want it bad." ? This is the way a colored preacher ar ranged his hearers for mutual convenience : I "De fore part ob de church will please sit | down so de hind part ob de church can see de j fore part, for de hind part can't see de fore part if de fore part persist in standin' before de hind part to de utter exclusion of de hind part by de fore part. fa?* "Nothing," said an impatineut husband, reminds me so much .f Balaam and his ass as two women stopping in church and obstruct the way to indulge in their ever-j lasting talk." "But you forget, my dear," re-1 turned the wife, meekly,"that it was the angel who stopped the way, and Balaam and his ass who complained of it." firaT In a recent action for a breach of promise of marriage, the defendant's counsel asked the plaintiff, "Did my client enter into a postive agreement to marry you ?" Not ex- j actly," she replied ; "but he courted me a good deal, and he told my sister that he in- j tended to marry into our family." ' J^wmltoral gcpartment. [Original.] PLOWS AND PLOWING. The great agricultural implement of the South is the plow. By this we mean that the only agricultural implement in use, to any considerable extent in the South, is the plow. Not that the Southern plow is a model implement of its kind. On the contrary, it is, in many respects, very defective. In order to know what a plow must be that it may be a good plow, it is necessary to know what is the object of plowing. The primary object of plowing is to break the soil, and thus put it in a condition for receiving and retaining j moisture. The rains run off hard ground, but by soil that is well broken they are absorbed. Another object of plowing, is to make the soil soft, so that the roots of such crops as are planted in it can easily pass through it. Hard freezes have a similar effect upon the soil. Hence, after a severe winter, a fruitful summer usually succeeds. We conclude that a plow, to be a good plow, must have the following qualities : It must penetrate the soil deeply. Whether it be a turning plow or not depends upon cir cumstances. If the surface of the soil is covered with vegetable matter, such as weeds and ' grass, these should be turned under so that ( they may rot and become mixed with the soil. The proper time to tura under this vegetable matter is in the fall of the year. It is not wise to turn up a great deal of the subsoil, but a 1 little does good. The subsoil should be bro- 1 ken as deep as possible. There is no danger of breaking land too deep. The only danger is in turning to the surface too much of the subsoil. The first characteristic of a good breaking plow is that it plows deep. Auoth- , er requisite for a good plow is that it breaks i the ground as thoroughly at the point as it ; does on the surface. A plow may run deep i and break the ground well on the surface, but at the point only a narrow trench is made, , leaving ridges between each furrow. Such a ^ plow is not a good one. Every good plow is so constructed that it cuts, as near as possible, . as much space at its point as it does at the i surface. A large number of farmers are deceived in this way. They break their lands ' with long plows, sharp at the point, but broad at the top. The plows penetrate the ground j sufficiently deep, it may be, but if the loose soil is removed, it will be seen that they are only making narrow trenches in the ground. 1 All of the surface is broken, but only a small portion of that beneath the surface. Hence, the cry is often raised by farmers, "deep plow- , ing does no good." Another essential to good 1 plowing is to have good stock. No plow, i however well constructed, will do good work with indifferent stock. Poor mules or poor 1 horses make a poor out in drawing a plow. ' One might as well try to haul a heavy load on ' a good wagon with poor, weak, half-starved | stock, as to try to do good plowing with indif- ( ferent mules or horses. I The time to break land should not be over- looked. As a rule, all deep plowing should \ be done in the fall. In no case should it be deferred to spring, when it can be done in the | fall. This gives the vegetable matter time to ] 1 ' f ?i *1 3 'A. rot and oecome part 01 tne sou, auu il pre- < pares the soil to be benefitted by the winter ] frosts. All deep plowing should be done be- j fore the crop is planted. In the working of j the crop, whatever it may be, nothing should , be broken but the surface. Not that the deep plowing would injure the soil, but it would break the roots of the growing plants and 1 thus injure their productiveness. 1 GRAPES AND GRAPE CULTURE. ] In reference to the best varieties of grape 1 for the South generally, we have little to add I to the numerous notes on that subject, but ' would refer the reader particularly to an arti- I cle headed 'Good Grapes for the South,' in the < Rural Carolinian for October, 1873, in which i five or six desirable and well tested kinds are Hesi?rihed. and several others mentioned as < promising. Among the former are Concord, Hartford Prolific, Delaware, Ives' Seedling, j Norton's Virginia and Clinton (the two last < only for wine), and among the latter, Walter, ! Maxatawny and Perkins. A vine or two of the Scuppernong should always be put in, whatever other varieties are planted, and if < wine is to be made, it may perhaps be planted largely, with profit. As a table grape it is not saleable, except in a small way in our local markets. I Where only a few vines are to be planted, < simply to produce fruit for family use, they will naturally be planted near the house, and < little choice will be afforded in the selection of soil and situation, but there are few places, fit for human habitation, where the grape vine, properly planted and cared for, will not grow and produce regular and satisfactory crops. | In case a vineyard is to be established, forethought and judgment should be exercised in its location. A good loam is probably the best soil, and if calcareous, so much the better ; but almost any sandy pine land of good quality will produce fine crops of grapes. It must have good drainage, either natural or artificial, as stagnant water is death to grape vines. In a hilly or rolling country a gently sloping hill-side, with an eastern, southern or south-western exposure is desirable. The land should, if possible, be free from stumps and other obstructions, and in such a condition of fertility as would produce a good crop ot corn or cotton, without further manuring. Supposing the ground to be in the condition in which it was left by a previous heavily manured crop, the first step in the work of preparation is to break it up thoroughly as for wheat. Subsoiling will be of great benefit on some soils, but where the subsoil is loose and well drained it is not necessary. After breaking up the land, lay it off in checks eight feet each way. We give this as a good average distance, for the different varieties. For the strong growing kinds, like the Concord and the Clinton, ten feet might possibly be better, aud for the Delaware six feet would do very well. If the location is a hill-side, the rows should behorizontalized by running around it. At each intersection of the furrows, set a stake five or six feet in length. Around each stake dig the hole for the vine, either with a shovel or with a hoe, as may be found most expeditious. Holes from ten inches to one foot in depth, and from two to three feet in diameter " - * ?J -1 1f..l are sumcieni. a guuu snuvcmn u> ounui.^ soil from the woods thrown into the bottom of each hole would be beneficial, but is not essential, provided the soil be in the condition we have indicated. If, however, the subsoil has been laid bare in digging the hole, some of the good surface soil thrown out must be returned before the vine is placed in position. The vine should be pruned to three buds, and the roots clipped, if too long, and placed in the hole so that the top will lean against or be near the stake, and but slightly above the general surface of the ground. The roots must now be spread out evenly, on all sides, and the soil carefully filled in over and around them, scattering in at the same time, so as to be well mixed throughout, a liberal allowance (say a quart or more to each vine) of bone meal or crushed bones, and the work of planting is done. T - ? n i- rrnf rrnnrl it is a very mipuruiuk uiiM? w well-rooted vines. They should be thrifty one year old vines, of uniform size. Avoid, as a general rule, the "extra large, two year old viucs, for immediate bearing," advertised by the nurserymen. Nothing is gained in the end by getting such vines, and they are generally sold at a double price. In a future article, we purpose to give some practical instructions in the cultivation of a vineyard and the pruning and training of the vines.?Rural Carolinian for Oclobei'. Children's! gepartmcni. AX OLD LETTER. The following letter was written by John i Quincy Adams when he was nine years old, I to his father, John Adams. At the time it j was written, the father was President of the United States, and the son was President from 1826 to 1830. Both were great men. Some of our modern boys may learn an important lesson from the simple letter : Braintree, June 2d, 1777. Dear Sir: I love to receive letters very well; much better than I love to write them. I make but a poor figure at composition. My head is much too fickle. My thoughts are running after birds' eggs, play, and trifles, till I get vexed with myself. Mamma has a troublesome task to keep me a studying. I ! own I am ashamed of myself. I have but * *1 j 1 I just entered ine iniru volume ui uuinugj History," but designed to have got- half j through with it by this time. I am deter- I mined this week to be more diligent. Mr. ! Thaxter is absent at court. I have set myself a stint this week to read the third volume half out. If I can but keep my resolution, I j may again, at the end of the week, give a ! better account of myself. I wish, sir, you j would give me in writing some instructions with regard to the use of my time, and advise me how to proportion my studies and play, and I will keep them by me and endeavor to follow them. With the present determination j of growing better, I am, dear sir, your son, John Quincy Adams. P. S.?If you will be so good as to favor me with a blank book, I will transcribe the most remarkable passages I meet with in my reading, which will serve to fix them upon my mind. Origin of the Spicks.?Nutmeg is the kernel of a small smooth, pear-shaped fruit that grows on a tree in the Molucca islands and other parts of the East. The trees commence bearing in their seventh year, and continue fruitful until they are seventy or eighty pears old. Around the nutmeg, or kernel, is a bright brown shell. Thisshell has a soft scarlet covering, which, when flattened and dried, is known as mace. The best nutmegs are solid, and emit oil when pricked with a pin. Ginger is the root of a shrub first known in Asia, and now cultivated in the West Indies and Sierra Leone. The stem grows three or four feet high, and dies every year. There are two varieties of ginger?the white and black?caused by taking more or le9s care in selecting and preparing the roots, which are always dug in winter, when the stems are withered. The white is the best. Cinnamon is the inner bark of a beautiful tree, a native of Ceylon, that grows from twenty to thirty feet in height, and lives to be centuries old. Cloves?native to the Molucca islands, and 30 called from resemblance to a nail (clavis.) The East Indians call them "changkek," from the Chinese "techenkia" (fragrant nails.) They grow on a straight, smooth-barked tree about forty feet high. Cloves are not fruits, but blossoms, gathered before they are quite unfolded. Allspice?a berry so called because it combines the odor of several spices?grows abuulantly on the beautiful allspice or bay-berry iree, native of South America and the West [ndies. A single tree has been known to proluce one hundred and fifty pounds of berries. They are purple when ripe. Black pepper is made by grinding the dried uerry ofa climbing vine, native to the East [ndies. White pepper is obtained from the same berries freed from their husk or rind. Red or cayenne pepper is obtained by grinding the scarlet pod or seed-vessel of a tropical plant that is now cultivated in all parts of the world. I Ate the Sugar Myself.?A little girl mrued Caroline had a very lovely little canarv-bird. It sang from early morning until jvening, and was of a beautiful golden yellow, with a black tuft upon its head. Caroline gave it seeds aud cool herbs to eat; sometimes, also, a lump of white sugar, and fresh water daily to drink. But suddenly the little bird began to droop, and one morning as CarDline brought it some fresh water, it lay dead in the cage. Caroline loudly lamented the loss of her darling pet, and cried for-a long time. Her mother went and bought another that was just as sweet of song and yet more beautiful of plumage than the former, and put it in the 3ame cage. But the maiden wept still louder when she saw this new songster. Her mother wondered much at this and said: "My dear child, why are you so much troubled, and wherefore do you continue to weep? Your tears cannot call back your dead canary to life, aud here you have another that is just as good and as pretty as the first." Then the child said : "Oh ! dear mother, I have done wrong to my canary and did not treat it as I ought." "Dear Lina," returned the mother, "you tended it very carefully." "Oh! no," said the little girl, "a short time before it died I elid not bring it a piece of sugar, which you gave me for it; I ate the sweet, white lump myself." Polly's ArrETiTE.?Did you ever see a nettle? It may be that you do not know what it is; I will tell you. It is a plant?we call it a weed?and it has fine hairs like tubes, that are placed all over little bags full of poison. If you press your hands upon these hairs the poison gets into the wound and makes it smart or sting. Our nettle will not do much harm, but there are plants of this kind in hot climates that I should not like to touch. Can you think what stings worse than this poison from the plants? Hot words from evil tongues. Polly is the old womau who comes to work for me. She has a sharp and evil tongue. I fear there is a bag of poison at the bottom of it. If you do not take care when you come near her she will be sure to sting you. I keep her because I pity her and hope to do her good. We must be kind to those who are at fault if we wish to help them to do right. Too many people have a poison bag at the root of their tongue. Have you one? If you have you must pray God to take it away, and to give you grace to speak good words to all. Good words are so sweet and pleasant. So much better than nettles. + - - -How to Return a Favor.?An old Scotchman was taking his grist to mill in sacks thrown across the back of his horse, when the horse stumbled, and the grain fell to the ground. lie had not strength to raise it, being an aged man, but he saw a horseman riding along, and thought he would appeal to him for help. But the horseman proved to be a nobleman, who lived in the castle hard by, and the farmer could not muster courage to ask a favor of him. But the nobleman was a gentleman also, and, not waiting to be asked, he quickly dismounted, and between them they lifted the grain to the horse's back. John?for lie was a gentleman, too?lifted his Kilmarnock bounet, and said, "My lord, how shall I ever thank you for your kindness ?" "Very easily, John," replied the uobleman. "Whenever you see another man in the same plight as you were in just now, koi,-, i,;m nnil that, will be thankine: me." Go to Work.?Young man, go to work. For goodness' sake quit loitering around the stores and saloons. Earn something for yourself, and don't sponge your living any longer, because the "old man," or the "old woman," don't see fit to drive you out to work; and, when you get a few dollars ahead, don't go to a saloon and fool it away, punching ivory balls around over a table with whipstocks. Be a man. Show the world that you are able to cam an honest living by patient and persistent industry. Quit loafing. Buy a saw and go to sawing wood, if nothing better offers. It will give you a sharp appetite for dinner, and you will have the proud satisfaction of knowing that you earned it honorably. gUading fat the JT,ahhath. CONDUCTED BY RKV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original.] THE JEWS. Those who have any doubts about the inspiration of the Scriptures, can find an incontrovertible proof of the fact in the simple existence of the Jews. About four thousand years ago, God, according to the Scripture account, called Abraham from Ur, of the Chaldees. To Abraham there were born two son9, Ishmael and Isaac. From the former sprang the Arabs of Arabia, and from the latter sprang the Jews. The people descended from these two half brothers, bear a striking resemblance. Their language was originally the same, and the Arab to-day speaks the same language, with comparatively few changes, that he spoke four thousand years ago. The mode of life of the Arab has in that long period undergone but little change. God said, concerning Ishmael, that "he would be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man and every man's hand against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." Gen. 16: 12. Ishmael is a wild man to-day, and he always has been wild. Mounted on his fleet steed, he dashes into the camp of his euemies, loads himself with plunder and then dashes out, mocking his pursuers. The history of the Jews, the descendants of Isaac, is full of thrilling interest. No nation has produced so many great men. The Jewish poets, statesmen and warriors have no equals. The pathos of David, and the sublimity of Isaiah, never has been equalled by the poets or orators of any nation, either ancient or modern. As a warrior, Joab towers above Hannibal, Alexander or Napoleon. About eighteen hundred years ago, the Jews lost their nationality. In fact, at the time of the coming of the Saviour, the Jews were ruled over by Roman officers. The sceptre had departed from Judah, and the land of Palestine was a Roman province. This was according to the prophetic blessing ofthe pious patriarch, Jacob, pronounced upon his son. "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the lawgiver from between his feet until Shiloh come, and unto him shall the gathering of the people be." Gen. 49 : 10. The Jews, as a nation, rejected Christ, and for this God scattered them over the whole earth. They have been driven to every quarter of the globe, and the finger of scorn and contempt is pointed at them. No people have any confidence in them. They have been persecuted shamefully, and still they have grown rich. Although dispersed among the gentiles of every nation, they have kept their blood pure. They have not mingled in marriage with other nations. The Jew of to-day is the same in features that he was four thousand years ago. God has raarvelously watched over this people, and will continue to watch over them. In the 24th chapter of the gospel by Matthew, our Saviour, in speaking of his second coming, says in the 34th verse, "Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." The word "generation" in this passage, as well as in many other passages of scripture, seems to mean the same as our word nation or peo pie. If this be the true meaning of the word, we may conclude that the Jews will for all time exist as a distinct people. Not only so, but as there are many passages of Scripture which warrant us in concluding that this earth, at the second coming of our Saviour, will be refitted and made the abode of the redeemed throughout an endless eternity, may it not be true that Palestine will be the home of the redeemed Jew forever ? God promised Canaan to Abraham and his seed forever. This is the promise: "The Lord said unto Abraham after Lot separated from him, 'Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward ; for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever.'" Gen. 13 : 14, 15. In Jesus Christ all the promises of God are yea and amen. The day will come when the Jews, as a nation or people, will be converted. This seems to be the idea which Paul desires to communicate to our minds in Rom. 11: 25, 26. "And that ye, my brethren, may not be wise in your own apprehension, I wish you to know this mystery, that blindness of heart hath in some measure befallen Israel, until the fullness of the gentiles shall come in ; and then will all Israel live or be saved. [Syriac version, Murdock's translation.] Let no one conclude that God has forever forgotten his ancient people. Their existence is a proof of his faithfulness in keeping the covenant he made with His servants Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. ? Attempts to Improve the Gospel.? The American Church at this time is divided into two classes ; those who are lecturing on the best modes of preaching and those who are lectured to. Boston University, Yale, Princeton and Union Theological Seminaries have had especial instruction on this subject, and these lectures have been reported in religious and secular journals till we have every opportunity of being intelligent. After reading much of all this, we can see no better way than that of Paul or Christ, namely, the emphatic presentation of JRewards and Punishment. We cannot do all this work by perpetual talking about love. While the sinner stays in his sins, God is not at peace with him. God is angry with the wicked every day. The God of our modern sentimentalist is an imbecile, who lets his creatures run over him and spit in his face. The God of the Bible is a God of justice as well as mercy. He is not the author of this modern religion of soft solder. Unless a man is born again, he will not come within ten millions miles of heaven. Our advice is, therefore, not only to laymen to believe in Christ that they may reach heaven and escape hell, but also to ministers that they quit compromising the gospel, lest notwithstanding their diplomas and licensures to preach, they themselves become castaways.? Talmage. Evils of Self-Praise.?There is no surer soul-death, no more inevitable paralyzing of! worth and force than self-exaltation and relf- I praise. The shadow of self blight's growth, i ?:? ?indnpnce. There are ! (I1UIU13 Jjuvrti, v/iippiw ..... men in some aspects almost great, in others 1 pitifully small, because they will not stand j nut of their own shadow. There are men j who have the ability and the will to perform ! the most valiant service for oue and another great cause, who are wise, brilliant, eloquent; j who yet have been of little or no worth to their fellow-beings, simply because they are willing to do nothing without securing full credit for it, to rear no column in the temple of regenerated humanity, unless they can inscribe their names on its capital. A celebrated heathen said, "I wrap rayself up in my own virtue." A true believer has something infinitely better to wrap him-! self in. When Satan says: Thou hast yield-1 ed to my suggestions; when conscience says, Thou hast turned a deaf ear to ray admoni- j tions ; when the law of God says, Thou hast broken me ; when the gospel says, Thou hast, neglected me ; when Justice says, Thou hast! insulted me; when Mercy says, Thou hast slighted me, Faith can say, AH this is too true, but I wrap myself up in the righteous- j ness of Jesus Christ. , inr? ^zm ^g/k u NEARLY all diseases originate from Indiges- | 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 Stom- ; ach, bad taste in the mouth, bilious attacks, palpi- : tation of the heart, depression of spirits, or the blues, and a hundred other symptoms, for which SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR is the best j remedy that has ever been discovered. It acts 1 mildly, effectually, and being a simple vegetable ' compound, can do 110 injury in any quantities that it may betaken. It is harmless in every way. It 1ms boon used for 40 vears, and hundreds 01 ine j pood and great from all parts of the country will vouch for its being the purest and best. j Simmons' Liver Regulator, or Medicine, Is harmless, 1 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 mostdelicate infant, j Does not interfere with business, Does not disarrange the system, Takes the place of Quinine and Bitters of every kind, , Contains tho simplestand best remedies. ' For sale by all Druggists. * March 20 13 ly* 5 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA^ COUNTY OF YORK?IN THE COURT OF PROBATE. B. R. Miller, Plaintiff, against Peyton R. Currence, and others, heirs-at-law of James D. P. Currence, deceased. Defendants.?Summons for Relief. To the Defendants, Peyton R. Currence, Kmily * Currence, Laban Currence, Rebecca Currence, 1 Catharine Currence, Mollie Norton, Julia Norton, Willie Norton and Thomas J. Norton. YOU are hereby summoned and required to an- t swer the complaint in this action, which was j this day filed in the office of the Judge of Probate j for York county, and to serve a copy of your an- < swer to the said'complainton the subscriber, at his | office, in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty , days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer , this complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court lor , the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated York C. H., September 29th, 1874. I. D. WITHERSPOON, Plaintiff's Attorney. , To the Defendants, Peyton R. Currence, Emily Currcnce, Laban Currence, Rebecca Currence, Catharine Currence, Mollie Norton, Julia Norton, Willie Norton, and Thomas J. Norton. Take notice that the complaint in this action, together with the summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Judge of Probate for the county of York, in the State aforesaid, on the 29th day of September, 1874. I. D. WITHERSPOON, Plaintiff 's Attorney. October 1 40 Ot THE GREAT SOUTHERNDRY GOODS HOUSE, FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT & CO., 275 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. The Cheapest Di*.y Goods, Oil Cloth, ] Matting's, J Notions, ! Carpets?, Rxigs, Etc., ! T1TIS SI DE OF NEW YORK. ' For prices, see Special Notice. ! September 10 37 lim < TO THE FARMERS. WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, CLOVER, GRASS. THE ETIWAN FERTILIZER is confidently recommended to you for WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY AND THE GRASSES. If used on small grain it will insure a crop of grass sooner on same. Will not only hasten time of maturity, but improve quantity and quality of grain. Let every farmer try it. TURNIPS. THE ETIWAN DISSOLVED BONE is the best of all preparations for TURNIPS and other Root Crops, containing 11 per cent. SOLUBLE PHOSPHORIC ACID. For sale by Agents throughout the country. Former standard of the Fertilizers rigidly preserved. Address W. C. BEE & CO., General Agents, Charleston, S. C. For sale by W. B. METTS, York viHe. S. C.; J. R. LONDON, Rock Hill, S. C.; WYLIE & AGURS, Chester C. H., S. C. July JO 31 3m RAILROAD NOTICE. JeI&IbS; tr-w Xnr NOTICE is horeby given that ASSESSMENT NO. 9, OF TEN DOLLARS PER SHARE on the Capital Stock of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, is due and payable on and after the 20TH OF AUGUST, instant. Assessment No. 10 will be due on the 20th of SEPTEMBER; and Assessment No. lion the 20th of OCTOBER. It is earnestly requested that Stockholders pay up their Assessments promptly as the money is needed in order to push the workrapidly forward. The Stockholders in York county will make payments to Messrs. Jefferys & MettsI * W. D. SIMPSON, Secretary and Treasurer. August 13 33 lOt S. B. MEACHAM, COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANT, CHARLOTTE, X. C. t i iiiniionn Pottonconsierncd tome for New York and Charleston". References hy Permission.?M. P. Pegram, Cashier 1st National Bank, Charlotte ; A. G. Brenizer, Cashier Commercial National Bank, Charlotte; Major George W. Melton, Win. H. Hardin, Chester, S. C.; Colonel W. II. McCorkle, B. T. Wheeler, Yorkville, S. C. N. B.?Special attention given to the purchase and sale of future contracts. September 24 39 3m BARBER SHOP. THOSE ill want of an EASY SHAVE, a fashionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant and luxurious Shampoo; are reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial, is still in business, in his old Shop next door to the Enquirer building, where it will afford him great pleasure to wait upon all who may desire his services. Razors honed and sharpened, and any other work of that kind promptly done. He in ay be found at the Shop on Sunday mornings from 7 to 10 o'clock. THOMAS BALLARD. June 11 25 ly O. W. CHALK. It. M. LITTLEJOHN. G. W. CHALK & CO., COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS Corner Trade and College Sts., CHARLOTTE, N. C. I ALSO dealers in SEED WHEAT, RYE, OATS, . and other Produce. i rr&r Consignments of Cotton solicited.-fe^ October 1 40 ,3m I ? J lAJlMelsSaLMIlBlitikjSiyUlStiklfl rrwfl. EfflflHffiSSiLrrTjffiif HfHTj RHmAM 1 >1 l\\JJ i i! Ki! ;{.fj ^ ;[i/J < June 4 23 tf BEST QUALITY OF COTTON GINS, Manufactured by J. M. ELLIOTT, WiN'Nsnono, S. C. Rkfkrknck.?'W. IT. MCORKLE, Agent for sale of Gins, at Yorkville. S. C. July 30 31 3m ANNUAL RETURNS. ADMINISTRATORS, Executors, Guardians ! and Trustees, are hereby notified to make ' their ANNUAL RETURNS, without further de- [ lay. Unless returns are made promptly, I will , be under thenecessity of issuing rules for default. JOSEPH A. McLEAN, Judge of Probate. I July 24 30 tf AUCTIONEERING. rpHE undersigned takes this method to notify | the public that he will give prompt attention to AUCTIONEERING in York and the adjoining counties. Communications may be addressed to him at Yorkville, H. C. S. (?. IIROWN. March 5 10 tf WITTKO WSKY & RINTELS, CHARLOTTE, N. C. TO THE WHOLESALE TRADE. JUDGING the future by the past, wo enter with confidence upon this our new enterprise, of separating our Wholesale from our Retail Trade, by having a separate Ifouse for eaeh ; and in doing so we llatter ourselves that it will not only meet the approval of our numerous customers, but that an EXCLUSIVE WHOLESALE HOUSE, will bring us a large influx of new trade, and of a character not heretofore enjoyed. It must be obvious to every iiuyer that a strictly "Wholesale Houso," arranged and adapted for that trade only, with a corps of experienced Wholesale Salesman, with a Stock carefully selected FOR THAT TRADE ONLY, !ind moreover, the avoidance of coming in contact with retail buyers, which we and you all have heretofore found to be so irksome, as it frequently happens that the retail buyer is your very neighbor, (perhaps your own customer). ,Such a house, we assert, must and WILL COMMEND ITSELF TO THE TRADE. Four years ago we advertised that we intended to make Charlotte a Wholesale Mart and ours "The Wholesale House." We now have the proud satisfaction of seeing it an accomplished Fact. We now call your attention to the fact that we have converted oursuperb store into an exclusive Wholesale House, where you can FIND ALL LINES OF GOODS necessary for a country store, to wit: Dry Goods, [Nothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Notions, Groceries, Hardware, Millinery, Ac., all in complete lines, bought in large quantities and from the very first hands. Our stock is now arriving and will be complete ABOUT THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER, ind will be the largest of any here, the preten?ions of others to the contrary notwithstanding. We respectfully invite your personal inspection, ir write to us lor circulars. Very truly yours, WITTKOWSKY & RINTELS. R E T A I L . Now, a few words about that. "We now occupy :he superb house heretofore so favorably known us the Messrs. Brem, Brown A Co's DRY GOODS HOUSE, ~ -to.-,, nn nnr Retail business, and as ' .Erce/wor' is, and has always been, our motto, we claim also n that line to excel in stock, to excel in lowness if prices, and to excel generally. We will, in that house, have a corps of THIRTY SALESMEN AND SALES-LADIES, ill experienced, affable, and obliging. We will make the Millinery branch a specialty..^ WITTKOWSKY A RINTELS, Charlotte, N. C. August 20 34 tf THE BROWN COTTON GI>. THE attention of planters and others is again called to the above old and reliable make of Cotton Gins. They are furnished this year greatly improved, and nothing which an experience of thirty years in their manufacture could suggest lias been left undone to make them the most relia ble and perfect uonon um iu iuui kui.. *\o mo icmlt of our efforts wo need only refer to their established reputation and wide-spread popularity. For Perfection of Workmanship, Strength, Durability, Light Running, and quantity and quality if lint produced, we challenge competition. We ire prepared to warrant to any reasonable extent perfect satisfaction to every planter or operator. The Gins are sold at the lowest possible prices for ?ood machines, and on reasonable terms. We invite examination of the samples in the hands of mr local agents who will give all desired information and furnish applicants with circulars and copiesof commendatorylettersfrom parties using the Gins in all sections of the cotton planting country. Circulars, Price Lists, and other information, may be obtained of our agents or by addressing THE BROWN COTTON GIN CO., New London, Conn. ALLEN A BARBER, Agents, Rock Hill, S. C. May 14 20 27t llsli Nos. 3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. STATIONERS first-class work OUR SPECIALTY, VET, BY USING CHEAPER GRADES OF STOCK, WE CAN FURNISH WORK AT LOWEST LIVING PRICES. FINE FASHIONfliiJsTATIflNERy, Piries Paper and Envelopes. Redding and (gall invitations ON THE 8EST STOCK AND PRINTED IN THE LATEST STYLE. September 10 37 tf BLATC H LEY'S i Improved CUCUMBER WOOD PUMP, Tasteless, Durable, Efficient and Cheap. The best Pump for the. least money. Attention is especially invited to'Blatchley's Patent Improved Bracket and New Drop Check Valve, which can bo withdrawn without removing the Pump, or disturbing the joiuts. Also, the Copper Chamber, which never cracks or scales,and will out last any other. For sale by Dealers and the Trade generally. Inquire for Blatchley's Pump, and if not for sale in your town, send direct to CHAS. C. BLATCIILEV, Manufacturer, 506 Commerce Street, Philadelphia, Pa. JEFFERYS & METTS, Agents, Ybrkville, S. C. May 28 22 6m TO TEXAS A1VD ARKAXSAS. THE completion of the TEXAS AND PACIFtp r a tr.T?na Bpnnbles the Kenesaw Route, i/ia Western and Atlanta Rail Road, to offer the snly all rail route from Georgia and the Carolinas to all points in Texas. On and after September 1st, through coaches leave Atlanta daily for Memphis, Little Rock and Fcxarkanu, Texas, without change, connecting :here with through cars for Houston and all points in Texas. Think of one change of cars between Atlanta, Gfeorgia, and Houston, Texas. jJSfir Rales reduced by the opening of this route from $f> to $15 ! Full information can be obtained upon application to Albert B. Wrenn, Southeastern Agent Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad, Atlanta, C. E. Sargent, Southeastern Agent L. and t?. S. R. R., Atlanta, or to B. W. WRENN, General Passonger and Ticket Agent, Atlanta, Ga. September 24 39 tf fcAATIWIttJ rHE LEADING INSTITUTION IN THE U.S. THERE are no vacations, ocuu iur i^uuuugue and College Documents. For Splendid Specimensof Penmanship, enclose two P. O. Stamps. Address W. H. SADLER, President, Nos. <> A 8 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. January 1 1 tf RIBBONS. A LOT of Rihhons, at reduced prices, can lie seen a* M. STRAUSS A SON'S. j MUSIC HATH CHARMS. &C. WITH pleasure I inform all who desire to give their children a chance for a musical education, but whose means are very limited, that I , have made arrangements with the celebrated I "Mason ifc Hamlin Organ Co.," to supply persons i with their unrivaled instrument, either at lowest factory prices, for cash, or on monthly or quarterly payments, upon whatis called the lease prinI ciple. Thus any one by paying only a moderate sum for the use of the instrument, can, at any time,give it tip or become purchaser; the amount j already paid being applied to the purchase. Or a I person having paid the rent for four years, bei comes the owner of the Organ without further I 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 line as heretofore. J. R. SCHORB. A P. S.?Notwithstanding all the misrepresentations and "gab" of smart agents of the "Ring" companies, I still insist that I have the best and cheapest Sewing Machine (the American) to offer, and I am ready to prove my words to all who seek for the truth in the matter. J. R. S. ^ mwv. noOKING STOVES manufactured atour JL works in Greensboro, N. 0., give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in tho **? I market, and consequently will the longer withstand heat and hard usage. They are of hand 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 *:r\ 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 we ask the patronage of home purchasers. Slore 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. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Guthriesville; 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 -J <1 44 44 44 44 44 44 26 00 Address, SERGEANT & McCAULEY, Greensboro. N. C. iT. C. DUNLAP, Agent, Yorkville, S.C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. Hill GRAND, SQUARE, AND UPRIGHT PIANOS HAVE received upwards of FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS, and are among the beat now made. Every instrument is fully warranted for five years. Prices as low as Vie 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 si SIXTY SCHOOLS ASD COLLEGES, in the South, using over 300 of our Pianos. __ _ Sole Wholesale Agents for several of the principal manufacturers of Cabinet and Parldr Organs. Prices from $50 to $600. A liberal discount to Clergymen and Sabbath Schools. A large assortment of second-hand Pianos, at prices ranging from $75 to $300, always on hand. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, containing the names of over 2000 Southerners who have lxiught and are using the Stieff Piano. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Warerooms, No. 9 North Liberty Street, BALTIMORE, MD. Factories, 84 and 86 Camden St., and 45 and 47 Perry St. May 21 21 ly THE SHORT LINE SCHEDULE. Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta R. R. Co., Columbia, S. C., July 19,1874. i THE following Passenger Schedule will be op- I erated on and after this date: ? * going north. Tiaiii No. 2. Train No. 4. Leave Augusta 6.30 a. m. 4.15 p. m. ?^ Graniteville, *7.33 a. m. 5.11 p. m. 1 Col'bia Junct'n,.. 11.38 a. ni. f9.05 p. m. f Arrive Columbia 11.48 a. in. 9.17 p. m. Leave Columbia, 11.58 a. in. Winnsboro, 2.06 p.m. Chester, J4.0G p.m. Arrive Charlotte, f6.45 p.m. No. 2 Train makes close connection, via Charlotte and Richmond, to all points North, arriving at New York at 6.05 a. m. No. 4 Train makes close connection, via Wilmington and Richmond to all points North, ar-* riving at New York at 5.15 p. m. : going south. Train No. 1. Train No. 3. Leave Charlotte, 8.30 a. m. Chester, 11.02 a. m. Winnsboro, 12.38 p.m. , Arrive at Columbia, 2.42 p.m. ^ Leave Columbia, 2.52 p. m. 3.40 a. m. Col'bia Junction, 3.17 p. in. 4.15 a. m. Graniteville, 7.15 p. m. *7.48 a. m. Arrive at Augusta, 8.05 p. m. 8.45 a. in. * Breakfast. J Dinner, t Supper. South bound Trains connect at Augusta for all points South and West. Through tickets sold and baggage checked to all principal points. $33- Sleeping cars on all Night Trains. JAMES ANDERSON, General Sup't. ~ A. Pope,Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent. August 6 32 tf ______ v OFFICE CHARLOTTE, COL. & AUG. R. R. Columbia, S. C., July 31, 1874. BY recent changes in the schedules of Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta, and Atlanta ana Richmond Air Line Railroads, arranged for the especial accommodation of the traveling public, close connections are now made via Charlotte to Spartanburg, Greenville and all points along the line of the A. A R. A. L. Railway and via A., T. A O. and Carolina Central Railroads, for Cherryville, Lincolnton, Statesville, Hickory Tavern, Asheville, Ac. See schedule below: going north. jj Leave Columbia, 4 00 A. M. Arrive at Charlotte, 2 20 P. M. Leave Charlotte, via A. A R. A. L. R. Road, 3 13 P. M. Arrive at Spartanburg, 8 24 P. M. Arrive at Greenville, 10 42 P. M. Leave Charlotte, via Carolina Central for Cherryville, Ac 3 00 P. M. Leave Charlotte, via A., T. A O. R. R. ^ for Statesville, Hickory Tavern, etcetera, 3 25 P. M. going south. Leave Greenville, 2 06 A. M. Leave Spartanburg, 4 03 A. M. Arrive at Charlotte, 8 06 A. M. Leave Charlotte, 8 30 A. M. Arrive at Columbia 2 42 P. M. Arrive at Augusta, 8 05 P. M. Sleeping ears on all Night Trains. A. POPE, Gcn'l Pius. A Ticket Agent. August 6 32 tf FOR SALE. * A SECOND HAND WASHINGTON PRESS. Medium. Will be sold low for Cash. Apply to BOYLIN A WOLFE, Editors Monre Enquirer, Monroe, N. C. August 20 34 tf fJotfeuiUe (Jhtquiw. . TEltMS?IN ADVANCE : One copy, one year, $ 3 00 One copy, six months, 1 50 One copy, three months, 1 00 Single copy, 10 , Two copies, one year, 5 00 Ten copies, one year, 25 00 To persons who make up clubs of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of charge. A