Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 12, 1874, Image 4
^timorous Department. !
GETTING SQUARE ON THE JUDGE.
An amusing incident occurred in a courtroom,
about a year ago, in Keatingville, Mon-1
tana Territory.
His Honor was a man well stricken in
years, yet he could ride a race, shoot a rifle,
and shufHe and deal as well as the next man
in the mines, and he who presumed to trifle
with the dignity of the court generally suffered
for his temerity.
Now, his Honor was seated, and the case
about to be commenced, when, in a voice of
thunder, the sheriff, proclaimed silence. There
was a pause, the judge looked over and saw
the prisouer who had not yet uncovered his
head
The court could not possibly brook such ;
disrespect to its dignity, and his Honor called
out, in an authoritative tone:
"Mr. Sheriff, remove the gentleman's hat."
That functionary, who had until now
stood in a corner, leaning upon a rifle, stepped
up, and politely knocked off the offender's
hat with that murderous instrument, whereupon
the prisoner seized the hat, and clapping
it upon his head, loudly exclaimed:
"Judge, I am bald ?"
"Mr. Sheriff," said the indignant court,
"we instruct you to remove that hat."
The order was instantly executed, and no
sooner done than the prisoner replaced the
hat on his head the second time, again insisting
that he was bald.
The offended judge now waxed warm and,
rising up in his seat, said :
"I fine you five dollars for contempt of
court?to be committed until the fine is
paid."
The prisoner was thunderstruck. He deliberately
walked up to the judge, and laying
down a half dollar stamp before his Honor, in
solemn manner thus gave his views :
"Your sentence, Judge is most ungentlemanly,
but the law is imperative, and I will
have to stand it; so here is four bits, and
the four dollars and a half that you owed me
when we stopped playing poker this moruing
just makes us square."
The Name "Smith."?"Gentleman," said
a candidate for congress, "my name is Smith,
and I am proud to say that I am not ashamed
of it. It may be that no person in this crowd
owns that very uncommon name. If, however,
there be one such, let him hold up his
head, pull up his dickey, turn out his toes,
take courage, and thank his stars that there
are a few more left of the same sort. Gentlemen
T am nrnml nf heinnr an nriorinal
Smith, and not a Smithe nor Smythe, but a
regular, S-m-i-t-h. Putting a y in the middle
or an e at the end won't do, gentlemen. Who
ever heard of a great man by the name of
Smythe or Smithe ? Echo answers who ? and
everybody says nobody. But for Smith,plain
S-m-i-t-h, why the pillars of fame are covered
with the honored name. Who are the most
racy, witty and popular authors of this century
? Horace and Albert Smith. Who the
most original, pithy and humorous preacher?
Rev. Sydney Smith. To go further back who
was the bravest and boldest soldier in Sumter's
army in the revolution ? A Smith. Who
palavered with Powhattan, galivanted with
Pocahontas, and became the ancestor of the
first families of Virginia? A Smith again.
And who, I ask, and I ask the question most
seriously and soberly, who, I say, is that man,
and what is his name, who has fought the
most battles, made the most speeches, preached
the most sermons, held the most offices, sung
the most poems, courted the most women,
kissed the most girls, and married the most
widows ? History says, I say, and you say,
and everybody says, John Smith."
All There Was of Sam.?A contraband
came into the Federal lines in North Carolina,
and was marched up to the officer of the day
to give an account of himself, whereupon the
following colloquy ensued :
"What is your name?"
"My name's Sam."
"Sam what ?"
"No, sah, not Sara Watt. I'se jist Sara."
"What's your other name?"
"I hasn't got no oder name. I'se Sam?
dat's all."
"What's your master's name ?"
"I'se got no master now; massa runned
away?yah! oah ! I'se free nigger now."
"Well, what's your father and mother's
name?"
"I'se got none, sah?neber had none. I'se
jist Sara?ain't nobody else."
"Haven'tyou any brothers or sisters?"
"No. sah. neber had none. No brudder.
no sister, no fader, no mudder, no massa?no
nothin' but Sam. When you see Sam you see
all there is of us /"
?
Astronomical.?She?Why have the
newspapers been making so much fuss about
the transit of Venus ? Who cares anything
about it?"
He?It's a matter of great interest to
science; but you women neither know nor
want to know anything of science. Your sex
would not make a voyage to the South Sea
except to find how Venus might be dressed.
She?If I remember my mythology aright,
Venus didn't wear anything in particular;
and now I understand why the men have gone
so far to look at her. Almost any man would
go several thousand miles to see a woman who
had neglected to put on her clothes.
He was silent, haviug manifestly received
uew light on the subject.
From Surprise Valley, Georgia, comes
the story of au old fellow who got very jealous
because his wife went to a ball with a good
looking fellow and staid out until broad daylight.
The old fellow went to a justice of the
peace and told him his story, winding up with :
' I waut you to help me, for that ar thing has
'been going on about long enough." "Well,"
says the justice, "you can write down to
Yreka and see if some of the lawyers can't
get you a divorce." "Divorce !" roared the
augry man, "who the deuce wants a divorce ?"
The justice began to get wrathy. "If you
don't want a divorce, what the deuce brought
you here? "Why, I want an injunction to
ctnn fiirtLpp nrnr?ppdin(r<a."
atiVtf -? r o?
3*3?" Justice Bartholomew Lynch, of New
Orleans, is one of the judicial notabilities of
that city. After listening to a two-hour argument
by Lawyer Hagan, the other day, he
raised himself slowly in his chair and inquired
very mildly: "Are ye through, Mister
Hagan?" "Yes, sir." "Are ye sure you're
through?" "Yes, sir; quite sure." "Well,
sir," replied Lynch, "your argument has had
no more effect upon the Court than a spoonful
of water on the back of a duck. There's
been judgment entered up against ye for an
hour or more."
She Could Drive.?A resident of a
neighboring town visited a sales stables a few
days since, in search of a horse. After describing
the paragon of a horse he was in
search of, he stated that it must be one that
his wife could drive. The stable-keeper asked
how much of a horse his wife could drive.
"Well," said the man, "I cau drive any horse
that stands, and my wife can drive me." "Oh!
well," said Jehu, "ifyour wife can drive a
jackass, any of my horses will do." He
bought the first one that was shown him.
? ?
Gone Crazy on Politics.?A Mobile
Ethiopian thus answered the query as to why
the people there were constantly growing
poorer:
"A fore the war the white gentlemen 'tended
to the politics, and the niggers worked.
Consequence was, crops was good and white
folks had money plenty. Now a days the
white gentlemeu and the niggers am both
gone crazy on politics; don't neither of 'em
do no work, and consequence is, aint neither
of 'em got 'nough to buy corn bread."
StiF* Mississippi is singularly blessed in some
respects. A traveler there says some of the
land in that State is so poor that a disturbance
could not he raised on it.
jUjwcttlfml ffpartraeut.
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LIVE AT HOME.
Correct principles of political economy demaud
a diversity of labor and industries, in
order that a people be prosperous. Practically,
the Southern people have never only recently
learned this fact. A change of food is
not only palatable, but absolutely necessary I
to health and strength to the bodies of animals
and to the bodies and minds of men.
Simple bread and meat may be palatable for
a short time; but after a time this ceases to
exist, and the most nutritive food fails to 1
support the body as it should do. It will kill
a horse in a short time, to feed him upon corn
and nothing else. He |will lose his appetite
for corn, and eat up the logs or planks of his 1
stable in preference to it. What is true in
physiology, is true in political economy. No
non l\nnnm d nroof onrl nAWOrflll
vau u^wiug givuu uuvc <* v? j
who engage in nothing but agricultural pursuits.
Much less can a people become great
who engage in produciug nothing but corn
and cotton. In the South, and especially in
the upper sections of the State of South Carolina,
nature has been lavish with her gifts.
In this section of the country, almost every
thing that grows in the edges of a tropical
clime flourishes; and it is an inviting field for
the manufacturer.
Now, what we mean by liviug at home, is j
uot that every body must live on corn, bread
and bacon for breakfast, and bacon and corn
bread for dinner, and back to corn bread and
bacon for supper. This is a kind of liviug
that is by no means palatable, and it is exceedingly
extravagant. Our country is ad- ,
mirably adapted to the growth of the finest
fruits. Every farmer in York county can,
with but little labor aud with less expeuse,
produce fruits of the most luscious varieties to ,
supply his family for nine or ten mouths in
the year. In fact, every family might have
fruit?green fruit, not dried fruit?the whole
year. Apples 'can easily be kept in our
county until strawberries come. Were this ,
done, we would be not only a healthier and .
wealthier people, but a better people morally. ,
What connection there is between what a (
man eats and the development of his moral (
nature, we do not propose, at this time, to (
show; but sure it is, there is a counection. >
Bad whisky seems to put the devil in a man. <
No man will deny this. A man drunk on >
whisky is a very different man from what he ^
is when drunk on good wine. Bread and ^
meat are good things in their place. No man ,
can ever be a truly great and good man, who
fills his stomach with nothing but coarse bread (
and fried meat. Such a man will be coarse (
in body and coarse in mind and manners.
Aunually, there are shipped to our country,
thousands of dollars worth of what are called
luxuries. They are not, however, luxuries.
Peaches and apples ought not to be regarded j
in this clime as luxuries. We might raise all
these things, or most of them, and save the
money that is spent in purchasing them. In .
the South, we might live more comfortable e
thau we do, and yet buy less. It really looks "
like folly in us to send North for peach scions
and watermelon seed. Nobody would think
a man sane who would send to South Caroli- "
uafor orange scions to plant in Florida.
Within the last five years not less than .
thirty thousand dollars worth of peach and
apple scions have been brought into the State /
of South Carolina. York county alone, for
several years has bought, annually, more than
two thousand dollars worth of fruit trees.
Why, in the name of common sense, does not
some raau in York county start a nursery and
assist our people in living at home ? There
would be money made by the owner of such a
nursery, and the money spent by his neighbors,
in purchasing trees, would be kept in |
the county. We have 110 means of accurate- j
]y estimating the amount of money spent j
every spring, in purchasing seed Irish po- j
tatoes. Not less, however, than two thousand
dollars. This is wonderful. Why does
not some man plant a big potato patch ? Let j
our farmers think of these things. (
Vitality of Seeds.?About the year 1
1850, a gentleman in Scotland succeeded to 1
an estate which had been in his family over
300 years. On this estate there was a large
marsh or bog covering over 100 acres, on (
which his predecessors had unavailingly ex- ,
pended large suras, in the hope of draining it, '
and thus reclaiming the land for agricultural
purposes. The bog was in the form of a basin,
surrounded by hilly or rising ground of
the height of about thirty feet. From one
part of this rising ground there was a rapid
descent, after passing the hill, and he was advised
to cut a drain through the bill at this
particular point, and thus, perhaps, get below
the bottom of the marsh. This was doue at
considerable expense, the drain being some 1
40 feet deep, and rather resembling the bed of 1
a river than a drain for agricultural purposes.
The experiment was a perfect success, as
the drain set into sandy soil below the level
of the bottom of the bog, and completely
drained it. But the peculiar feature of the
case is the fact that on the surface of the soil
excavated from this drain, and which must of :
course have formed the bottom of the thirty
feet of rising ground by which the bog was
surrounded, a quantity of black oak plants
sprang up the following season. Now black
oak logs had, in that part of the world, been
occasionally found in the large bogs; but
there was no tradition of any having existed
on the property alluded to; neither was there !
any appearance in the formation of the bog j
! and its surroundings to indicate any different'
1 form of the land than what had been familiar- j
ly known at least three centuries. The acorns !
from which the black oaks vegetated, must, |
therefore,have laid for centuries forty feet be- >1
low the surface of the soil, and yet they imme- ! 1
diately vegetated on beiug exposed to the sun
and air.?Rural New Yorker. ! (
Wasting Fertilizers.?A great many
collect all the weeds, grass, border-clippings,
j rakings, and sweepings of lawns and walks, J;
land dump the accumulations into the street,;
j where they aid in promoting the more luxu- '
riant growth of large weeds and worthless 1'
grass. All such collections are the cream of!
the soil. This is particularly true in respect
to grass and leaves. But leaves and grass !'
contain a generous proportion of potash, silicia, I
and other valuable fertilizing substances, J
which, if allowed to decay on cultivable '1
?rnnnr1 would imnrove its nroduction in pro- i;
, b*""""I 1 J .
! portiou to the quantity applied. Leaves will 11
! yield a larger per centage of potash than grass.
! If leaves and grass and all other accumula;
tions of one's yard and walks were spread
around fruit-trees of any sort, or around ber:
ry bushes, the decayed vegetable material will
I not only promote a healthy growth of wood,
! but will improve the size and fairness of the
I fruit. All fruit-trees, berry-bushes, and grape
vines need a large supply of potash. If the
j soil near them is covered every season with
! leaves and grass, the mulching will operate on
j the productiveness of trees and vines similar
to an application of potash. The practice of
| removing all such accumulations is prompted
, by the erroneous impression that grass and
' weeds, if left on the ground, will take root im!
mediately and grow. If cast into a heap not
| one will take root, unlcsss the weather be wet >
and lowery, and the soil unusually moist,
j When lawns are mowed the clippings should
I be allowed to decay where they grew, for the
purpose of maintaining the fertility of the j
I soil. ;
grading fur the jftriftatli.
CONDUCTED BY
REV. ROBERT LATH AN.
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UNIVERSALIS!#.
There are some errors that are easily be- j
lieved; to believe others, it takes an effort. I
Some errors are so contradictory to common !
sense that no man can give an intelligent as- |
sent to them. Of this latter kind is the doc-!
trine of universal salvation. No man can ]
believe that the desperately wicked stand as j
good a chance to obtain a blessed immortali- ,
ty as the eraiuently pious do. Men may say :
that they believe such stuff, and it may be '
possible that they may work themselves up to
give a kiud of assent to such a theory; but the ,
moment they begin to think ahout it seriously,
every instinct of their nature pronounces
it false. If any one would be so bold as to
3ay that all men are gentle, kind and affec- j
tionate; that all men are just and honest; .
OKO r\?i rr* on/I tin nno WAIlIH !
UIIM-K HlViJ Ul U ^U1 V MUM IIUIJ ) IIV w??v ^
believe him. Not simply because the Bible
says all men are sinners ; but because every
man that observes anything, sees that whilst
some men are pious, or try to be pious, the
;jreat multitude of men are wicked and try to j
be wicked. Their wickedness is measured by j
their ability. Were they able they would be |
more wicked than they are. God uever asks
us to believe an absurdity. He never asks
as to believe what contradicts our senses. He
never asks us to believe that a good man is a
bad man, or that a bad man is a good man.
Universalism contradicts our senses in another
respect. We see that men in this world
3uffer in proportion to their sinfulness, and
are exempt from punishment in proportion to
their holiness. Where there is no sin, there
is and cau be no suffering. All men are sinners;
therefore, all men are sufferers. If men
could sin with impunity, then they might conclude
that all men would be saved in heaven; (
but so loDg as sin and suffering are insepera- j
bly connected, and men will not accept of a ,
Saviour, but die in their sius, it is impossible |
to believe that all men will be saved. "Whosoever
believeth shall be saved, and whoso- |
ever believeth not shall be damned," is the
only doctrine that harmonizes with reason
*ud observation. It is safest for time, and ,
it will prove safest for eternity, to accept a ,
Saviour and do what he commands us to do. ,
fo do otherwise is dangerous?fearfully dan- ,
;erous. Naturally, no doubt, men wish that |
ihere was no such a place as hell; but it is a j
wish which has no sure foundation, either in ,
reason or revelation. The Bible teaches "that ,
;ho wicked shall be turned into hell with all
;he nations that forget God," and reason gives
i hearty assent to the doctrine.
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FAMILY WORSHIP. ,
No doubt every age, like every individual, ,
las its besetting sin. Or rather, to speak j
nore correctly, every age, like every individ- ,
jal, is more addicted to some particular sin <
;han any other. Nations have their besetting j
lins. The besetting sin of Americans is said ]
;o be profanity ; of the English, drunkenness ; ,
>f the French, lewdness; and of the Germans, |
icepticisra. Particular sius mark epochs in j
,he history of the church. The besetting sin |
)f the church in our day, and in our country, ,
s the neglect of family religion. By the word
:hurch, we designate those including all professed
Christians; and by family religion we <
nean what is frequently and very appropri- |
itely called family worship or family pray- ,
jrs. To say that every member of the church ]
,vho, if he be the head of a family, does not |
aray with aud for them, is not a Christian, is |
a conclusion to which charity bids us not to
:ome. To brand such individuals as hypojrites
and self-deceived persons, would, we
numbly hope, be false. This much may safely
be said. Every head of a family who neglects
to pray formally with aud for his family,
is not discharging his whole duty, and is depriving
himself and his family of a great
privilege. The head of a family who neglects
to enjoy the precious privilege which
God, in his providence and grace, puts within j
the reach of all men, is planting thorns and ]
thistles in his pillow which may pierce his ,
soul on a dying couch. Not only so, but ,
when such a man goes the way of all the ,
sarth, weeping friends cannot have that full (
aud comforting hope that they might have j
had, had he been a man of prayer in his family.
"As for me and my house," said Joshua, ,
we will serve the Lord." This is the resolve ,
which is put into practice by every man ,
whose piety is emiuently great. The man ]
? 1 ** " ? ? Mnlmmn m ?i \r Kq no o/-\ m o
WllU liaa 11U iUIUIIJ ICllglUU, IJKfcJ UUIV dUUIW
piety ; but it is not of that marked kind whieh ,
makes an individual live by faith and not by
sight. Every parent, and especially every ,
Christian parent, is deeply interested in the ,
welfare of the different members of his house- ,
hold. He is more interested in their eternal |
thau in their temporal welfare. God has so ,
ordered that blessings, both for the body and
the soul, both for time and eternity, are be- 1
stowed in answer to ferveut prayer. "Ask ,
and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find, i
knock and it shall be opened unto you." How ,
can the parent who does not pray enjoin it ,
upon his children to pray? He cannot do it.
It would be commanding obedience to a pre- |
cept which was disregarded and broken in (
practice.
Some parents who do not discharge the ,
duty of praying with and for their families,
are to be pitied. Naturally easily confused j
and possessing but little conlidence m them-1,
selves, and at the same time dreading the ! ,
criticisms of others, they neglect to do what1,
they feel to be their duty, and what they in ',
gome sense desire to do. No doubt there are
many husbands and fathers who do not pray
because they are afraid they would be laughed i 1
at by their wives aud children, Such are to '
be pitied. They permit their timidity and .,
modesty to carry them to a fearful extent. ! |
They dread more the smiles of dear friends ' <
than the frowns of an angry God. Surely i
this is a strange state of things. Is it not |'
wonderful that a man would be afraid to pray |1
before his wife and children lest he be laijgh- i j
ed at? Is it not marvelously strange that: (
auy wife would be so wickedly giddy as to (
smile, even at any blunder her husband might j i
make, when praying for her and her dear j
children? Is not that a deplorable state of,,
things when children will laugh at the prayers i'
of a lather? Can it he said that such a fam- I
ily is eminently pious? No doubt such faru-!,
ilics are fearfully too numerous amongst professed
Christians; but truth demands it to be
said, that the fears entertained by husbauds
and fathers, of being laughed at by their
wives and children are, in most cases, wholly
imaginary. The fault of not having family
religion in every professedly Christian fami-1
ly, lies, in most cases, upon the husband, and
not upon the wife and children. There is nothing
that wives generally respect more than the
piety of their husbands. There may be exceptions
to this statement, but they are few.
A prayer meeting is always better attended :
by females than by male3, and we have every
reason to believe that there are more praying
mothers than praying fathers.
(jMitoen's fejiattmcnt.
[Original.]
GENTLEMAN.
It is strange the ideas that some people, eS'
pecially young people, have of what the word
gentleman means. It would seem that they
think that iu order to be a gentleman, an individual
must be possessed of so much property
that he can live without work, feed on
the fat of the land, drink the finest wines and
brandies, dress in the richest and most costly
clothing, ride out in the finest carriages drawn
by the best horses. They think that the man
who works cannot possibly be a gentleman.
His sun-burnt face and brawny hands deprive
him of any claim to such an honorable title.
However common this notion may be, it is
foolish and absurd. That class of men who
do not work, but live in style are, one and all,
father and sons, a nuisance to any and every
country and a pest to good society. They
hang on to the body politic like a leech,
They spend their time, not in ease, but in
disgrace. To sit up with a crammed stomach
one half of the day and a brain inflamed with
brandy the other half, deprives any individual
of any and all claim to civilization.
[Original.1
LADY.
The highest idea some people seem to have
of a lady, is a woman that wears fine silks
and flounces, puts up her hair in the mosl
fantastic mode, paints her face so thoroughly
that the paint can be seen as far as the whites
of her eyes, uses affected words, and utters
tUem in an affected tone.
"O wad sonio power the giftie gio us
To see ourselves as others see us,
It wad t'rae monie a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion;
What airs in dress an' gait wad lca'o us
And ev'n devotion."
Burns.
Modern fashions are, in many instances, a
burlesque of creation. God never made anything
as absolutely ugly as some modes ol
dress in civilized nations are. To follow them
is ridiculously absurd. Dress will not makt
a man, neither will it make a woman. It is
Lhe mind that makes the man, and it is the
mind that makes the woman. The mosl
beautiful creature that God made is woman,
As she came from the plastic hands of hei
Maker, she was beautiful beyond the powei
af words to describe. Still she is the standard
of beauty ; but not when her face is daubed
all over with vile paint, aud her head
towseled up like a brush heap. Women rule
the world, it matters uot who is king or president;
and when following the foolish fashions
makes a-lady, we always have a bad government.
[Origlnnl.]
TOO LATE.
Some years ago a vessel was driven by severe
winds from the main ocean near to the
:oast of Ireland. The fresh water in the ship
ivas all exhausted, and the captain was anxious
to replenish his stock. An Irishman
was taken on board to act as pilot. Before
setting out for the shore, the captain asked
him it he knew where the rocks were, ihe
[rishman replied that he did. In a few moments
afterward the ship struck agaiust a
huge rock. The captain, in an angry tone,
railed out upon the Irishman, saying, "I
thought you told me that you knew where the
rocks were." "And so I do," replied the
[rishman, "and there's one now."
This will do to illustrate the condition in
which a vast multitude of young people fiud
themselves. They find out that they are
wrong, and have been wrong for a long time,
hut when the discovery is made, it is often
too late to be remedied. Young people sometimes
think they are too wise and too experienced
to be counseled. They think they
understand every thing as well as old grey
headed men and women ; but sometimes, when
it is too late, they find out they have struck
a rock, and shipwreck is eminent. Whenever
a youth gets so smart as to spurn to be
advised by old persons, or so credulous as to
take the advice of young men instead of old
men, that youth is not far off a rock.
Once there was a young man of great promise.
He was the sou of a great kiug. When
his father died he became heir to one of the
most magnificent kingdoms the world evei
saw. The father of this young king had been
a very exacting man. He had built a splendid
temple, and beautified it in the most costly
manner. He had built, besides, a grand
palace, and in various ways ornamented the
capital of his empire. To do all this required
a great deal of labor and a vast amount ol
money. To raise the money his subjects were
heavily taxed, and many men were taken
from their homes and families to labor on
the public works, and private palace of the
king. So soon as the old king died, and his
ion took his seat on the throne, a company oi
eld men went to the son and asked him to
deal more gently with them. They thought
that since the public works were all completed,
there was no need for so high a tax, noi
was there any need for so many laborers.
The young king sent for some young men and
asked them what he should do. The young
and hasty counselors advised him not to pay
any attention to the request of the old men;
to tell them that he would tax them more
heavily than his father, and that he would
require more men than his father had required.
The old men went away sad. In a
very short time a great rebellion took place,
and the young king lost his kingdom. He
found out he had acted very foolishly when
it was too late. Young men are good foi
many things, but generally speaking, they
make but bad advisors. "Old men for counsel
; young men for action," is an old and
wise proverb.
?
A Gentleman.?"Vou see I am a gentleman
?" said Will Thompson. "I will not take
in insult." And the little fellow strutted up
ind down in a rage. He had been throwing
stones at Peter Jones, and he thought that
his anger proved him a gentleman. "If you
want to be a gentleman, I should think you
would be a gentle boy first," said his teacher.
'Gentlemen do not throw stones at their
neighbors. Peter Jones did not throw stones
at you, and I think he is much more likely to
prove a gentleman." "But he's got patches
on his knees," said Will. "Bad pantaloons
don't keep a boy from being a gentleman,"
3uid the teacher, "but a bad temper does,
Now, William, if you want to be a gentleman
you must be a gentle boy." A little further
on the teacher met little Peter Jones. Some
stones had struck him and he was hurt by them.
"Well, Peter, what's the matter between you
and Will this morning ?" asked the teacher,
"I was throwing u ball at one of the boys in
play, sir, and it missed him and hit Will
Thompson's dog." "Why did you not throw
hack ?" "Because, sir, my mother says that
to be a gentleman I must be a gentle boy,
and I thought it was best to keep out of his
way till he cooled off a little." The teacher
walked on, after praising Peter's conduct, but
kept the boys in his mind; and he lived to see
Will Thompson a rowdy and Peter Jones s
gentleman, loved and respected by all.
Remember, a gentle boy makes a gentleman.
"How many people," says Jeremy Taylor,
"are busy in this world gathering togethei
a handful of thorns to sit upon."
yea
NEARLY all diseases originate from Indigestion
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, palpi
tation of the heart, depression of spirits, or the
blues, and a hundred other symptoms, for which
' cir%fUA\TOt T T1TPD DfflTTT ATAD ;u lutut.
JJ1 Y Fjl\ 1\?ATU JUillVXh MO KIIV "V?v
remedy that luut ever been discovered. It acts
, mildly, effectually, and being a simple vegetable
compound, can do no injury in any quantities
, that it may betaken. Itis 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
i vouch for its being the purest and best.
, Simmons' Liver 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 most delicate 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.
I For sale by all Druggists.
I March 26 13 ly*
CONNER, HOBBS & D0BS0N.
> FALL TRADE!
' We beg to inform the public that our arrange!
merits for the Fall Trade are complete, and we
i now have in stock or near completion a full line
. of pleasure
bUUUUS AiJJL> tAKKlAbJUS,
made in the best style of workmanship, both as
to durability and finish. We employ only good
workmen in the different branches of our estab'
lishment, and all work is warranted to boas rep!
resented. In our show-room may, at all times,
bofoundatine assortment of Carriages and Bugi
gies
OF VARIOUS STYLES AND PRICES,
which wo respectfully invite the public to call and
examine. Vehicles of any desired style, if not
on hand, made to order at short notice, and satis
faction guaranteed.
' CONNER, HOBBS & DOBSON.
REPAIRING.
REPAIRING and Job Work, of all kinds, per,
mining to our regular business, will be
, promptly executed in the best manner and for
' reasonable prices.
CONNER, HOBBS it DOBSON.
THE GREAT SOUTHERN
mil liuuusnuunci,
FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT & CO.,
275 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C.
The Cheapest
Dry Goods,
Oil Cloth,
Nlatting-s,
I
Notions,
Carpets,
Rugs, Etc.,
TUTS SI I)E OR1 NEW YORK.
For prices, see Special Notice.
September 10 37 (>tn
F. S.FRISC H EIS,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER,
vnTlKVTELE.S. C..
RESPECTFULLY offers his services to the citizens
of Yorkvilleand vicinity. All manner
1 of IIOUSE PAINTING, including Graining,
Marbling and G'alcimining executed in the best
style of the art. By the process of CALCIMINING,
plastered walls which have become soiled
i and discolored, can bo made to look as fresh and
clean as new, and of any desired tint or shade of
1 color, which will not rub ojf.
Having located here permanently, it shall be my
aim, by close attention to business and a desire to
1 ploase the most exacting, to merit the patronage
, of the public. Estimates furnished, and all work
promptly executed at the lowest cash prices com'
mensuratewith durable and artistic painting. All
communications promptly answered. Address
F. S. FRISCHEIS,
Yorkville, S. C.
J illy 30 31 ly
? ~ YORK MARBLE YARD.
Monuments, Tablets, Tombstones, Mantels,
<fcc., on Hand or Made to Order at
Short Notice.
I WOULD respectfully inform the public thatl
am prepared to furnish anything in the marble
, lino, from a plain slab to a costly monument, executed
in the best style of the art, with the very
) best materials, and at prices as low as the same
class of work can be furnished anywhere in the
> United States. Orders from a distance promptly
, filled, and the same attention given to work ordered
by mail as if the parties were present in*
' person. From this date work will be delivered at
any point on the King's Mountain railroad, or at
any place between Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on
1 tho Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta railroad,
. FREE OF CHARGE for transportation. Thank
1 ful for the patronage heretofore bestowea upon
my establishment, my determination is to merit
a continuance of the same.
F. HAPPERFIELD.
? January 1 1 ly
S.B.MEACHAM,
COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANT,
CHARLOTTE, JT. C.
Liberal advances mado on Cotton consigned to me
1 for Now York and Charleston.
References by Permission.?M. P. Pegram,
. Cashier 1st National Bank, Charlotte ; A. G. Breni/.er,
Cashier Commercial National Bank, Charlotte;
Major George W. Melton, Win. H. Hardin,
Chostor, S. C.; Colonel W. 11. McCorkle, B. T.
Wheeler, Yorkvillc, S. C.
N. B.?Special attention given to the purchaso
| and sale of future contracts.
September 24 oil 3m
THE LEADING INSTITUTION IN THE U. S.
THERE are no Vacations. Send for Catalogue
and College Documents. For Splondid Spec1
imensof Penmanship, enclose two P. O. Stamps.
I Address W. H. SADLER, President,
l Nos. (?A 8 N. Charles St., Raltimore, Md.
i January 1 1 tf
| U. W. CIIAI.lv. it. m. I.ITTI.EJOIIN,
G. W. CHALK & CO.,
; COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Corner Trade and College Sts.,
CHARLOTTE, IV. C.
ALSO dealcrsin SEED WHEAT, RYE, OATS,
and other Produce.
|| jBSf Consignments of Cotton solicited.-tiT
1 j Octol)cr 1 40 3m
I r 4a^3uFviCuIPiv^1 I J
R A 1 jIIIIAViHAiC1#/^ IJ
'! jJMIIIM
i/S^3
Juno 4 23 tf j
RAGS WANTED.
! 4 AAA POUNDS of clean cotton and lin- ;
. ' 1U?UUU on Rags wanted, for which 2 cents I
! per prund will be paid, at the
"ENQUIRER" OFFICE.
I August (J 32 tf I
IX THE DISTRICT COURT
Of the United Statesfor the District ofS. Carolina.
In the Matter of ) Ti, ?
IRA HARDIN, Bankrupt, j In ItlUlkrl,P^yAt
Yorkvilte, in the .said District, on the nth day of
November, 1H74.
NOTICE is hereby given thata petition has been
filed in the said Court, by IRA HARDIN,
of York county, in the said District, duly declared
a Bankrupt, under the Act of Congress,
entitled "An Act to Establish a Uniform System
of Bankruptcy throughout the United States,"
Approved 2nd March, 1807, for a discharge and
certificate thereof, from ill his debts and other
claims provable under the said Act; and the 7th
day of December, 1874, at 12 o'clock, M., is assigned
for a hearing of the same, before \V. I. Clawson,
Esq., one or tne Kegistors in uanKrupicy 01 sam
Court, at his office in Yorkville, South Carolina,
wlien ami where the creditors niuy attend and
shew cause, if any they have, why the prayer of
the said Petition should not lw granted.
R. M. WALLACE, U. S. Marshal as Messenger.
By T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger.
November 5 45 ' 3t
COTTO^^N.
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 conld suggest
has been left undone to make them the most reliable
and perfect Cotton Gin in market. As the result
of our elTorts we need only refer to their established
reputation and wide-spread popularity.
For Perfection of Workmanship, Strength, Durability,
Light Running, and quantity and quality
of lint produced, we challenge competition. We
are prepared to warrant to any reasonable extent
perfect satisfaction to every planter or operator.
The Gins are sold at the lowest possible prices for
good machines, and on reasonable terms. Wo invito
examination of the samples in the hands of
our local agents who will give all desired information
and furnish applicants with circulars and
copiesof commendatory letters from 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
Nos. 3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
STATIONERS
accwadv
1 1I\0 I "ULAJJ V T vjrviv
OUR SPECIALTY,
YET, BY USING CHEAPER GRADES OF STOCK,
WE CAN FURNISH WORK AT
LOWEST LIVING PRICES.
FINE FASHIOHABLTSTATIONERY,
Piries Paper and Envelopes.
Redding and <?all invitations
ON THE BEST STOCK AND PRINTED IN THE
LATEST STYILE.
September 10 37 tf*
TVffTSfr HATH THARiVIS. &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
"Mason ?fc Hamlin Organ Co.," to supply persons
with their unrivaled instrument, either at lowest
factory prices, for cash, or on monthly or quarterly
payments, upon whatis called the lease principle.
Thus any one by paying only a moderate
sum for the use of the instrument, can, at any
time,give it up or become purchaser; the 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 further
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.
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 tho truth in the matter. J. R. S.
~ BLATCHLEY'S
A Improved CUCUMBER WOOD
'it PUMP Tasteless Durable. Efficient
iand 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 be withdrawn
without removing the Pump,
or disturbing the joints. Also, the
Copper Chamber, which never cracks
or scales, and will out last any other.
For sale l)3f Dealers and the Trade
generally. Inquire for Blatchley's
Pump, and if not for sale in your
town, send direct to
CHAS. C. BLATCHLEY,
Manufacturer, 506 Commerce Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
JEFFEKYS & METTS, Agents,
Yorkville, S. C.
May 28 22 Cm
TO TEXAS AND ARKANSAS.
THE completion of the TEXAS AND PACIFIC
RAILROAD enables the Kenesaw Route,
via Western and Atlanta Rail Road, to offer the
only 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
Texarkana, Texas, without change, connecting
there with through cars for Houston and all points
in Texas.
Think of one change of cars between Atlanta,
Georgia, and Plouston, Texas.
Rates reduced by the opening or tins rouie
from ?5 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
G. S. R. R., Atlanta, or to
B. W. WRENN,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Atlanta, Ga.
September 24 89 tf
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA^
Columuia, April 24th, 1873.
THE YORKVILLH ENQUIRER is hereby
designated as the newspaper for the publication
of all Legal Notices and Ollicial Advertisements
for the county of York, under the Act approved
February 22nd, 1870, entitled "An Act to
regulate the publication of all Legal and public
Notices, and the order heretofore issued designatingthe
"Carolina New Era" as the official paper
for the county of York is hereby rescinded.
By order'of the Board.
II. E. HAYNE,
Secretary of State, and Socretary of the Board.
I, HENRY E. HAYNE, Secretary of State,
and Secretary of the Board, do hereby certify
'i?* ol-irrimil on
UlilL bllU lUIU^UHI^ 10 o i? uv wj'j v? w?v w. .Q
file in my oilice.
H. E. HAYNE, Secretary of State.
BARBER SHOP.
THOSE in want of an EASY SHAVE, a fasliionablo
anil stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant
and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that
THOS. BALLARD, Professor of tho ArtTonsorial,
is still in business, in his old Shop next door
to the Enouirkk building, where it will atlbrd
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 may be found at the Shop on Sunday mornings
from 7 to 10 o'clock.
THOMAS BALLARD.
June 11 25 ly
AT MY POST AGAIN.
THAVE resumed tho PRACTICE OF LAW,
and have taken an ofiioo in the "Old Jail," opposite
the oilice occupied by Wilson <fc Wilson,
whore I can bo found, unless absent on professional
business, from 10 o'clock, A. M., on Mondays,
until 2 o'clock, P. M., on Saturdays.
T. J. BELL.
January 22 4 tf
THE COOKING STOVES manufactured at our &
works in Greensboro, N. C? eive universal
satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made $9
of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heav- 9
ier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the 9
market, and consequently will the longer with- $9
stand heat and hard usage. They are of hand "*& D
some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal <8j 9
in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold I
in the United States, whileitis confidently claimed fl
that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usual 99
pieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnished 9
with each Stove. An important consideration 9
with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and tj9
sizes are never changed. Should a piece get acci- 9
dentally broken at any time, we car replace it at - * \-9
the mere cost of casting. Not simpiy oecause it 9
is a home production, buton account of its intrin- 9
sic merits as an article of household economy, do 9
we ask the patronage of home purchasers. More 9
than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now j??9
in use, and among many others having them we
respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie, V
D. M. Campbell, M. II. Currence, York county ; 9
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylic, Chester; D. A. Gordon, 9
Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. 9
Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. " 9
You can save the freight from the northern cities . W 9
and the dealer's profit, which is no small item, j9
by buying of us, and at the same time get a ??^^^9
STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than thoso 9|
of northern make. The following are our prices, ^9
delivered at depot in Greensboro; ' 9
No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, >30 00 1
u y ii ii ii II II II ii 26 00 ? |
Address, SERGEANT & McCAULEY, j*9
Greensboro, N. C. j5.l9
T. C. DUNLAP, Agent, Yorkville, S. C. fS 9
JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. 9
"tsusht i
GRAND^ SQUAREjTNDUPSIHT 1
PIANOS H
HAVE received upwards of- FIFTY FIRST * I
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 M
and composers ana the piano-purchasing public,
of the South especially, unite in the unanimous .J
verdict of the superiority of the STIEFF PIANO.
The DURABILITY of our instruments is fully ^
established by over H
SIXTY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, J
in the South, using over 300 of our Pianos. '** jfl
Sole Wholesale Agents for several of the prin- fl
clpal manufacturers of Cabinet and Parlor Organs. V
Prices from $50 to $600. A liberal discount to
Clergymen and Sabbath Schools. J
A largo assortment of second-hand Pianos, at
prices ranging from $75 to $300, always on hand. H
Send for Illustrated Catalogue, containing the
names of over 2000 Southerners who have bought
and are using the Stieff Piano.
CHAS. M. STIEFF, 1
Warerooms, No. 9 North Liberty Street, I
BALTIMORE, MD. I
Factories, 84 and 86 Camden St., and 45 and 47 M
Perry St. H
May 21 21 ly M
THE SHORT LINE SCHEDULE.
Charlotte, Colombia and Augusta R. R. Co., r t
Columbia, S. C., July 19, 1874. j
THE following Passenger Schedule will be operatcd
on and after this date: ' . .
going north. Train No. 2. Train No. 4. I
Leave Augusta, 6.30 a.m. 4.15 p.m. -'Onid
Graniteviue, wt.aa a. m. o.n p. m. 1
Col'bia Junct'n,.. 11.38 a. ra. f9.05 p. m.
Arrive Columbia, 11.48 a. m. 9.17 p. m.
Leave Columbia, 11.58 a. m. a
Winnsboro 2.0(1 p. m. -^C
Chester, J4.06 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 Wil- _
mington 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, 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. m. 4.15 a. m.
Graniteville, 7.15 p. m. *7.48 a. m.
Arrive at Augusta, 8.05 p. m. 8.45 a. m.
* Breakfast. J Dinner, f Supper. i
South bound Trains connect at Augusta for all
points South and West. Through tickets sold
and baggage checked to all principal points. I
JST* Sleeping cars on all Night Trains.
JAMES ANDERSON, General Sup't. 4^
A. PoPK.Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent.
NOTICE. \ I
V W w V? .
OFFICE CHARLOTTE, COL. A AUG. R. R. '*%
Columbia, S. C., July 31,1874.
BY recent changes in the schedules of Charlotte, ~B
Columbia and Augusta, and Atlanta and I
Richmond Air Line Railroads, arranged for the fl
especial accommodation of the traveling pnblic, I
close connections are now made via Charlotte to I
Spartanburg, Greenville and all points along the I
line of the A. A R. A. L. Railway and via A., T. fl
A 0. and Carolina Central Railroads, for Cherry- -m fl
ville, Lincolnton, Statesville, Hickory Tavern, fl
Asheville, Ac. See schedule below: fl
going north. i
Leave Columbia, 4 00 A. M. fl
Arrive at Charlotte, 2 20 P. M. fl
Leave Charlotte, via A. A R. A. L. R. fl
Road, S 13 P. M. fl
Arrive at Spartanburg, 8 24 P. M. fl
Arrive at Greenville, 10 42 P. M. fl
Leave Charlotte, via Carolina Central fl
for Cherryville, Ac., 3 00 P. M. fl
Leave Charlotte, via A., T. A O. R. R. fl
for Statesville, Hickory Tavern, i
etcetera, 3 25 P. M. ^^B
going south.
Leave Greenville, 2 00 A. M.
Leave Spartanburg, 4 03 A. M. * fl
Arrive at Charlotte, 8 00 A. M. fl
Leave Charlotte, 8 30 A. M. fl
Arrive at Columbia, 2 42 P. M. fl
Arrive at Augusta, 8 05 P. M. fl
Sleeping cars on all Night Trains. fl
A. POPE, Gen'l Pas. A Ticket Agent. fl
August 6 32 tf fl
CHERAW AND DARLINGTON R. ROAD. fl
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE,) "^fl
Chkb.wv & Darlington Railroad Co., v i
Society Hill, S. C., October 10, 1873. J fl
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. I
ON and after MONDAY, 13th of October, the fl
passenger train will run as follows: fl
Down Train. Up Train. ^fl
Leave Cheraw 8.00, A.M. Leave Florence... .3.00, P. flf. . fl
Leave Cash's 8.20, A. M. Leave Palmetto,,...3.20, P. M. / |
Leave Society Hill.8.45, A. M. Leave Darlington...3.40,P. M. fl
Leave Dove's 9.15,A. M. Leave Dove's 4.15, P.M. M
Leave Darlington. .9.50, A. M. Leave Society Hill.4.45, P. M. ^^fl
Leave Palmetto...10.10,A. M. Leave Cash's 5.10, P.M.
Arrive at Florence. 10.30, A. M. Arrive at Cheraw..5.30, P. MTito
Freight Train will continue for the present
to run as heretofore, except to adapt its running fl
and stoppages to the changed schedule of the pas- fl
sengcr trains. fl
YORK COUNTY BONDS. I
PERSONS who have subscribed for the BONDS fl
OF YORK COUNTY, issued in aid of the fl
Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Com- I
pany, or persons who may desire to purchase, are
informed that the bonds may be obtained by applying
to Joseph Herndon, Jeiferys & Metts, w.
Hi MeCorkle, H. F. Adickes or L. M. Grist.
July 30 31 tf
______
THE Greensboro Cooking Stove can be bought
from T. C. DUNLAP, Agent.
fothtiille <?nquiw.
TERMS?IN ADVANCE :
rtnn /iAmf A?n Vflflr 4 0 AA
VIIV J v? ? U WV /
One copy, nix months, 1 50
One copy, three months, 100
Single copy, 10
Two copies, one year, 5 00
Ten copies, one year, 25 00 1
jpir- 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. -