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HunwMusi Department. GOING TO THE DENTIST'S. I like to come across a man with the toothache. There's somthing so pleasant in advising him to stuff cotton in it, to use camphor, creosote, peppermint and "relief," that I always feel better after giving it. I have been there?had an aching snag, and I know just how it feels. It used to wake me up nights, and make me mad at noon, and set me to swearing early in the morning. I didn't meet man or woman but what they advised me. One said that a hot knittingneedle pushed down on the roots was excellent; another said that opium was an excellent thing ; and others said it must be dug out by a dentist. They smiled when they said so?smiled like fiends. They didn't know that the old snag seemed an inch too high, and was as ten- | der as my eye, and that the bare thought of "digging out" made a chill run up my spine. Yes, they did know it, too, but it wasn't their suag, and they didn't care. If I sat down to dinner that old tooth began to growl. If I went to bed, or got up, or went to a party, or staid at home, she growled just the same. It wasn't always a growl; sometimes it was a jump that made me make up faces at the baby, and slam doors, and break windows. I ate cotton, peppermint, camphor aud opium until I got black in the face, and that old snag kept right on. I put bags of hot ashes to my cheek, applied mustard, held my head in the oven, took a sweat, and the ache still ached. After the third week the neighbors didn't dare let their boys pass ray house, and tin peddlers aud book cauvassers went around on another street. I was becoming a menagerie, and at last I decided to have my tooth out. I decided to, and then I decided not to. I changed my mind four times in one afternoon, and at last I went. The dentist was glad to see me. He said if he could not take that tooth out without hurting me he would give me a million dollars. It got easier as he talked, and I concluded not to have it pulled. I started down stairs, but a jump caught me, and I rushed back. He said he would look at it; perhaps it did not need pulling at all, but he could kill the nerve. By dint of flattery he got me in the chair. Then he sottly inserted a Xmte and cut away the gums. I leaped up and said I would kill him, but he begged ine not to ; said the cutting was all the paiu there was to it. He finally got me to lean back and open my mouth, and then he slipped in his forceps, and closed them arouud the tooth. "Ohsordorordonbordosororsor !" I cried, but he didn't pay any attention to it. He drew in a full breath, grasped the forceps tightly, and then he pulled. Great spoons! but didn't it seem as if my head was going ! I tried to shout, grappled at him, kicked, and then he held up the old suag, and said: "There! guess you won't feel any more aching!" I leaped down and hugged him. I promised him ten million dollars. I told him to make my home his home forever. I hugged him again. I shook hands with every body on the street, kissed my wife, bought the baby a dozen rattle boxes in a heap, and it seemed to me me as if the world was too small for me, I was so happy. ? ? HE STORMED STONY POINT. Mr. Charles M. Lee was a well-known criminal lawyer of Rochester. He summed up a case with a superfluity of gesture and an affluence ot perspiration that would nave astonished even John Graham in his vehement and melting moods. Lee was defending an old revolutionary soldier for passing a forged promissory note for some thirty dollars. There was hardly the faintest doubt of his guilt; but Lee contrived to get before the iury the fact that the prisoner, then a daredevil boy of 19, was one of the storming party that followed Mad Anthony Wayne in his desperate night assault on Stony Point, and helped carry the wounded general into the fort during the desperate fray. In summing up, Lee, after getting over the ugly points as best he could, then undertook to carry the jury by escalade, on the ground of the prisoner's revolutionary services. He described in graphic language the bloody attack on Stony Point, the impetuous valor of Wayne, the dariug exploit of his client, and wound up with the stunning interrogatory: "Gentlemen of the jury, will you send to the State Prison, for passing a contemptible thirty dollar forged note, an old hero of three score aud ten, who, in his youth cheered the heart of his country, in the darkest hour of the Revolution, storming Stony Point?" This was a poser. The chins of some of the jury quivered, but the foreman, a bluff farmer, put on an air which seemed to say, that storming Stony Point was a good enough thing in its line, but what had it to do with the passsng of the forged check ? After beiug out a couple of hours, the jury returned to the court room, when the clerk went through with the usual formula : "Gentlemen of the jury, have yon agreed upon a verdict ?" "We have." "Do you find the prisoner at the bar guilty, or not guilty ?" "Not guilty, because he stormed Stony Point," thundered the stalwart foreman, who, it was afterward learned, was the last to come to an agreement. The audience applauded, the crier rapped to order, the district attorney objected to the recording of the verdict, and the judge sent them out again, telling the foreman in a sharp tone that they must find an unconditional verdict of guilty or not guilty. After an absence of a few minutes they returned, when the foreman rendered a simple verdict of not guilty, adding however, as he dropped into his seat, "It was a good thing, though, Judge, for the old revolutionary cuss that he stormed Stony Point." As Eye to Business.?A considerable coal owner was instructing his daughter, a little girl about eight years of age, in the principles of religion, and explaining to her the rewards and puuishraents of a future state. He told her, among other things, that the wicked ...A.. .1/1 Kn oont tr\ o lorrrp ni f wVlPPA fhflV wnilld " UUiU W OV/U U IV U 1M1UV VI If v? W , . _ , d i ? j | be roasted iq an immense fire by evil spirits. ' She was very attentive, and, after a pause, j said, "Papa, what a good thing it would be i if you could get them to take their coals of ' you." The Clergyman's Pantaloons.?North j Adams has a tailor long known for his keen, | pungent wit. Not long since, a well-known | clergyman called at his shop with a pair of: pautaloons, and asked him if they could be j repaired. The knight of the shears unrolled j them, held them up in a most artistic manner, ! carefully examined them, and replied, "Yes, j yes! the knees are the best part of them." The reverend gentleman saw the joke, smiled blandly, and gracefully bowed himself out. A Miraculous Escape.?After dinner, one day, at a Liverpool table de h'ote, a young man was relating how he had miraculously escaped from a fearful shipwreck. "Yes," said he, "fifteen of my friends were on board. The vessel went down, and they were all lost." "But how," asked a listener, whose interest was painfully excited, "did you manage to escape?" "O," was the calm reply, "I was on board another vessel." A Hard Case.?A "hard case" was interrogated the other Sunday, by a friend, who had just seen him at church, but whom he now found swallowing a glass of brandy and water at a public bar-room : "I saw you iu church this morning listening to a discourse upon righteousness and temperance; how comes it that I now see you here drinking?" "I always thirst after righteousness," was the answer. Hrpattrocttt. ] [Original.] STABLING STOCK. The practice in this country, generally, is I to put the horses and mules in houses, and let the other stock take the weather as it | comes. To this practice there are many ob Ejections. Not to stabling the horses and mules, but to the practice of not stabling the j other stock. There are, however, serious ob- ! jections to the manner in which farmers, gen-. j erally, construct their horse-stables. They, as a rule, are miserable concerns, unsightly in appearance, without any durability, and un- I comfortable both in summer and winter. A horse stable should be located on a level | but elevated spot of ground, if such can be secured. If located on a hill-side, the manure deposited in the lot washes away. A stable should be large enough to allow the horse or mule which is put in it, room sufficient to turn round. It should be close at the bottom, so that there will be no danger of the animal ; getting its foot through the cracks of the i ( walls. A horse-stable should be so constructed that it can be well ventilated in summer , and made close and warm in winter. It should not be a dungeon. Horses and mules need light, as well as men. There should be no provender loft above the stable, unless the door of the loft be made dust-tight. The : | dust which falls from an open loft has a very I { pernicious effect upon the eyes of the animal . stabled below. The floor of a horse stable { should never be allowed to become wet. To prevent this, leaves or straw should be constantly put in the stable to absorb all the dampness, and to make a good soft and warm bed for the animal to lie down on. A horse can, and will, if he can do no better, sleep on | his feet; but common sense teaches that it is far better for him to lie down. Cows, as well as horses, should be put up j m good warm stames during ine winter. Half the food will do a cow if she is weli housed, that it will require if she is suffered to run out in the weather. Cold is exhaustive. It consumes the animal heat. To keep up the animal heat food is required. In extremely cold climates, both men aud beasts . require more food aud stronger food thau they do in warmer climates. The Esquimaux drink oil without any inconvenience. The inhabitants of the torid zone dare not do such a thiug. In a frozen zone, strong food is required to keep up the animal heat; in a warm climate, the consumption of animal heat is not so great. Hence, the farmer who is scarce of provender, should build warm houses for his cows and keep them out of the cold winds and rains. By stabling cows, profit accrues from three sources. Less food is consumed by the cow; she is kept in better condition, and more manure is made by her, and manure of a superior quality. The cost of constructing stables is not much greater than the annual loss when no such buildings for cattle exist. On every plantation where t cows are kept, but are not housed, some of ^ them live all winter, eat a great deal and then die in the spring. [Original.] (j DISREPUTABLE. t The popular mind needs disabusing on j some subjects. In this country, and for aught a we know, it may be the case in other coun- r tries, the position the farmer or the mechanic t holds in society, is not what it should be. The . E occupation of the farmer is not regarded as a dishonorable, but as next thing to it?disrep- c utable. Almost everybody looks upon me- y chanics and farmers as a brainless set of crea- r tures. Even farmers and mechanics them- t selves have more respect for those engaged in any other avocation of life than they have f for themselves. It is amazing the defference r that a staid farmer will show to lawyers or s physicians, or even to the clerks in a second (] rate dry goods establishment. Even the wo- g men, whose likes and dislikes are generally c well founded, show a vitiated taste in this respect. A young farmer or mechanic, it e matters not how good looking he may be, or g how correct his morals are, or how regular 0 his habits are, stands but a poor chance to g win the affection or gain the hand of the fair, j| where his rival is a lawyer, physician or clerk, e The rush in the South with the young men of j the country is to get into any kind of busi- r ness that will take them out of the field or r work shop. In fact the workshop is even f more disreputable than the field. This is a c terrible calamity to the country; but it is not i to be wondered at. No young man of spirit r feels like selecting a calling for life which ; f will consign him to oblivion. Such a public v in JaImi rvinri^nl f A f U A ninA ill 1? ft A /I seuuujeub 13 ucuiiucumi tvj uic giuvtui uuu prosperity of the country. Farmers and me* j chauics may not have as fair faces and as soft e hands as some other classes of men ; but no good reason can be given why a blacksmith may not have as soft a heart and as clear a head as any man. The sentiment which obtains respecting the reputableness of the occupation of the farmer or mechanic, is similar to the notion which prevails respecting the difference which exists between the faults and crimes of the male and female members of the human family. The current notion is that a a man can do almost anything and be for- I given, but if a woman just turns her head in j the wrong direction, she is ruined for all time, j The public has no pardon to grant her. She I must live and bear a world of shame. Even I those who shared in her faults consign her to \ 1 infamy. ! ? The morbid public sentiment of the South, j t has a tendency to drive honorable young men j t from the field and workshop. The young ; r man who has no concern whether his trade or j t calling in life is honorable or dishonorable,; respectable or disrespectable, is destitute of the 8 snirit which is necessarv to make a good citizen. : * _t - ? w To draw distinctions between trades and pro-j1 fessious is wrong. That man who is engaged in ! s doing what is for the welfare of society, is en-1 c gaged in an honorable avocation, and if in oth- i er respects he conducts himself properly, he is ' an honorable man. "Dirt," said an eminent 1 chemist, "is a good thing in the wrong place." ; No calling will make a disreputable man rep- ? utable; neither will a calling be made repu- c table or disreputable on account of the kind of men who engage it it. 1 Fffects of Vegetation on tiie Atmos- f pheue.?Vegetable growths which do not i give off poisonous emanations, purify the air i by absorbing carbonic acid gas which is con- j ? verted into solid carbon, the principal constit- j 1 uent of vegetable structures, and the great es- 11 sential element of vegetable existence. But while this is the relation of carbon to the veg- jr etable world, while it may be called the life of 1 I this world, it is death to animal life. Hence : ? , the beauty of that wise provision of nature : s which causes all kinds of vegetation to ab-11 sorb this carbon from the air, thus purifying < it and making it suitable to sustain animal . ] life. Not only do vegetables absorb carbon, l but they also give off oxygen in the day-time, ! < ! thus removing a poison with one hand, and < supplying the great element of animal life < with the other. But light is necessary for 1 : these wonderful operations; for in the night j | things are just the opposite, vegetables then i absorbing oxygen and giving off carbon. How ! ; important must that subtle agent, light, be to j < work the wonder of reversing completely what i might be called a fixed law of vegetable 11 life? h gtcading for the $aWatft. OONDUCTKI) RY KJEV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original.] HUMILITY. There are some things that all men cannot be. Every man cannot be a poet, neithei can every man be an orator. Some men art "cut out," it is said, for farming, others foi merchandising. Nature lias not bestowed her gifts as a whole upon all men. In the bestowment of gracious gifts, God deals in n similar way with his people. All men caunol preach. Not because they have not a suflicient amount of piety ; but because the gift or grace to preach is not given to every ont who is quickened by the spirit. Piety is absolutely necessary in order to preach the gospel ; but many other things are also absolutely necessary in order to make a successful minister of the new covenant. Being called by the spirit to be an heir and joint heir with Jesus to an inheritance which is incorruptible, undefiled and fadeth not away, is one thing, and being called to preach Christ to others, is another thing, and in many respects a very lifferent thing. The latter includes the former and many other things besides. Every nan who is truly called by the spirt, possesses i missionary spirit; but every man cannot 3e a missionary. Every man should study ;he Scriptures and make every effort, and use ill the mean9 within his reach to understand hem ; but every man cannot be an expositor >f the sacred Scriptures anv more than every nan can preach or be a missionary. Every nan cannot write religions books, neither :an any man read all the religious books that ire writteu, any more than any man can hear ill the sermons that are preached. It would be easy to multiply to any extent, ixatnples of things which every man cannot )e. There is one thing, however, which all neu must be, or they will never see the kinglorn of heaven. That thing is humble. It s not said all men can be humble; but all nust be bumble or there is for them no hope )f heaveu. Humility is a grace. God, by the use of ;he means of his own appointment, bestows t. Pride is the work of Satan ; but humility s the gift of God, just as faith and repentnice are gifts or graces bestowed by a kind md gracious God. We are apt to form an erroneous notion of humility. The regarding jurselves as possessed of less piety than some )thers, and being greater sinners than some )thers, is often thought to be piety. The man vho does this is not necessarily an humble nau. He may have a very correct notion if the merit and demerit of others, and still >e very proud. Just as a man may think hat he is much poorer than some men, and lot near so rich as other men, and still not egard himself as poor. We may conclude hat because we are, as it were, instinctively, iverse to taking a prominent part in religion, hat we are humble. This is not an infalli>le conclusion. Our aversion to taking an ictive part in things which pertain to the pread of the gospel, is not necessarily an evilence of our modesty or humility. It may >e an evidence of our want of the grace of faith n lively and vigorous exercise. Bashfuluess ,nd modesty have some characteristics which nake it possible to mistake either of them or 10th of them for humility; but humility is lot modesty, neither is it bashfulness. It is n error to suppose that the principle feature if humility is an under-estimate of ourselves. iVere this the case, by a similar mode of easouing, we would be forced to conclude hat the fundamental principle of honesty and ustice consists in a man cheating and derauding himself. Such a conclusion is dianetrically opposed to the dictates of common ense, and the principles of equity as laid [own in the Scriptures. Justice consists in ;iving to others what is due them, and in reeiving from others what is due to ourselves. Humility is a grace of God. This, howevr, does not distinguish it from any other ;race. Everything we have and are is a ;race. God gave it to us, and hence it is a ;race. The distinguishing feature of humility s that it is the grace by which we properly stimate ourselves. By it we are enabled to udge of ourselves correctly. The humble nan regards himself what he really is, a sin r i A !.! 10 !iL ler. rie (loes not compare nimsen wim sume ellow creature, aud draw a conclusion acsordingly respecting his moral character; >ut without any reference to auy one else, he egards himself a sinner because such he in act is. He would regard himself a sinner vere he the only human being in existence. Humility is a leading grace. It was the >rorainent feature in the piety of all the saintid servants of God during Old Testament lispensation; it is the prominent feature of he piety of all God's people to-day in all >arts of the world. It always will be the jromiuent feature of piety. It is seen in the >rayer of the poor publican. God be merciul to me a sinner, is the prayer of every ;ood man. It is the prayer of humility. It s always acceptable to God, and if it be >rayed without fainting, God will surely auwer it. [Original.] APPEARANCE OF EVIL. Some things are sinful in themselves conidered ; others are sinful only when carried o excess; others again are indifferent, neither ;ood nor evil in themselves, but are sinful in heir tendencies and because of their associaions. Profanity, Sabbath-breaking, lying, uurder, covetousness aud idolatry, are wrong mder any and every circumstance. They arc iuful because they are violations of the posiive command of God. They have not only he appearance of evil, but are evil in theinelves, and never can be right and proper. Satisfying the cravings of appetite, is an act ul.5f.Vi in itself has no moral character. It is leither morally good nor evil for the ox to :at grass, neither is there anything morally ;ood or evil in a human being satisfying the :ravings of appetite for food and drink. kVhen, however, the appetites are rendered norbid by improper U9e, to satisfy them is a lin. Drunkenness is a sin, because it is satisfying a morbid thirst for what is injurious to nan physically and morally. The appetites nay be so distorted as to crave with an irreiistible power what is contrary to nature. When the appetites are so distorted and perverted, the gratifying of them is sinful. Some things are sinful from association, riiere are a great many things that cannot je said to be sinful in themselves; but they i -- - ?-i )UIQU SO CUUUCUtUU Willi CUiiJltuiiig laictu ig jiuful, that by the law of contiguity, they arc iiuful. Under this head may be put down lancing. In itself, there is no sin in dancing. It is nothing but a particular way of keeping ,ime to music. This is no sin. With dancing, however, there are a multitude of associated circumstances which put it down in the catalogue of things of doubtful propriety. It nas something about it that gives it the appearance of evil. The most pious of all ages, md gf all countries, since the coining of our saviour, have looked ypon promiscuous dancing as of doubtful propriety. It is a fascinating amusement, and like the passion for fox-hunting, or the habit of intemperance, is easily contracted, but hard to break up. ;J | ! tauaUSdlSuj ST " 1 "VTEARLY nil diseases originate from Indigest' 1^1 t'(m all(' Torpidity of the Liver, and relief is ; always anxiously sought after. If the Liver is ' j Regulated in its'aetion, health is almost invarial ! bly secured. Want of action in the Liver causes ! Headache, Constipation, Jaundice, Pain in the ; Shoulders, Cough, Chills, Dizziness, Sour Stotn. | aeh, bad taste in the mouth, bilious attacks, palpii lation of the heart, depression of spirits, or the blues, and a hundred other symptoms, for which , SIMMONS' LI VKK REGULATOR is the best remedy that has ever been discovered. It acts ; mildlv. effectually. and being a simple vegetable | i compound, can do no injury in any quantities Miat it may betaken. It is harmless in every way. It has been used for 40 years, and hundreds of the pood and great from all parts of the country will ' j vouch for its being the purest and best, j Simmons' Liver Regulator, or Medicine, 1 Is harmless, Is no drastic violent medicine, Issnre to cure if taken regularly, Is no intoxicating beverage, Is a faultless family medicine, : Is the cheapest medicine in the world, i Is given with safety and the happiest results to | the most delicate infant, j Does not interfere with business, ! Does not disarrange the system, ! Takes the place of Quinine and Bitters of every j kind, Contains the simplest and best remedies. For sale by all Druggists. March *2(1 13 ly* i THE YORKTILLE ENQUIRER. VOLUME 31?1875. ATTRACTIVE ORIGINAL STORIES. PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS. ? WITII the new vcar, the ENQUIRER will enter upon its TWENTY-FIRST VOL|UME;and in making our regular annual anuouneement, wecanpromi.se greater attractions, owing to increased facilities in every department, than we have heretofore been enabled to present. As a non-partisan independent family newspaper, the future editorial conduct of the ENQUlREKean lie as well.judged by the past, as by any promise which we iniglit now fool disposed to make. An experience of thirty-lbur years in the newspaper business, seventeen of which have been unremittingly devoted to the management of the ENQUIRER, fully convinces the proprietor that the plan lie adopted on assuming control of the paper, is the correct mode of .journalism in the present day. The true mission of a newspai per is to place before the public facts as they oxist, I unbiased by partisan feeling or sinister motives, ' and the propriety of this course is fully attested, not only by the success of the ENQUIRER, which can truthfully claim the largest circulation of any country paper in the South, but also by many other of the most popular and widely-circulated papers of the day. The course thus indicated we shall continue to pursue, aiming to publish a LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, which shall be a welcome visitor to the Home Circle, and acceptable alike to all classes of readers. Hence, the news department of tho ENQUIRER, whether of matters at home or abroad?political or otherwise?will bo guarded with the utmost care, and only facts as they may seem to exist, will be presented, free from personal,.sectional or party bias. LITERARY DEPARTMENT. We have contracted for, and already received several ORIGINAL STORIES by some of the most popular serial writers of the day, and in the first nuinher of the new volume will he commenced an unusually pleasing story from the pen of South Carolina's gifted daughter, Mrs. DEAS, now of California, whose contributions to the press have always been well received, and whom wo have secured as a regular contributor to the Literary Department of the ENQUIRER. This story, euiiucu "THE SEVEN SISTERS OF YORK," will be followed bv others, of which we may mention as the titles?"UNCLE BRAINERD'S WILL;" "SLEEPY HOLLOW;" and a highly I sensational story entitled "ZANITA, THE CIKCUS GIRL," j Abounding in romantic adventure and exciting i incident, and portraying in vivid stylethe tempta' tions and triumphs of a beautiful actress. THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. Rev. 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We offer three Premiums for the three largest clubs ofsubsc.ribers for the year 1875, as follows: The first will be a CA.SII PREMIUM of THIRTY DOLLARS; the second, a gentleman's or lady's SADDLE of the value of TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS; and the third, a cash Premium of TWENTY DOLLARS. The Saddle above offered shall be the finest and best article that can be made by the well-known manufacturer, G. H. O'Leary, of Yorkville, and as it will be made in the most superior style of workmanship and of the best materials, it will be fully'- worth the amount it represents as a premium. The person getting up the largest Club, at 82.50 foreaeh subscriber, will be entitled to a choice of either of the two first premiums; the person getting up the second largest, to the remaining first or second premium, and the person getting up the third largest, to the third premium. 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THE WINSHIP COTTON GIN. 1'N the construction of this GIN it is claimed for it to run lighter, bear a higher rate of speed, CLEAN THE SEED BETTER AND MAKE A j i PRETTIER SAMPLE OF COTTON, than any | j other Saw Gin now in use. They are simple and | | easily managed, being almost impossible to over feed or cause tho roll to break. They have the ! "i-" on ivc linvvs affordim? protection ! Ol'-lJl -U1 UlilM M.yj... , _ against heat or lire. Tlio superiority of these I , (lins can he authenticated by certificates from the ! most reliablo persons in the country. THOMAS W. CLAWSON is now using one of j j them with entire satisfaction. We sell at Factory i I)ricos and deliver at any depot or station, free of I i freight. JEFFERYS it METTS, Agents. Also, Agents for the sale of the celebrated I ' NEEDLE (UN. June 4 23 tf j U. W. CIIAI.K. n. M. LITTLEJOHN. i G. W. CHALK & CO., COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS j Corner Trade and College Sts., CHARLOTTE, IS. C. ALSO dealers in SEED WHEAT, RYE, OATS, . and other Produce. Consignments of Cotton solicited. I October I 40 3m | JOHN H. ADAMS. FALL AND WINTER GOODS! THE undersigned would respectfully announce to his friends and the public generally that his stock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS is now j complete having been purchased in the northern markets, from first dealers, by that experienced and judicious buyer, COL. McCORKLE. J In my stock may be found a full and complete ; line of j lo DRES8 GOODS, I? Including black and colored Silks, Velvet, Vel- ! te veteen, Serges, Sateens, Poplins, Valours, and a j t'1 great variety of Cotton Prints, of all qualities and ! at all prices. j la WHITE GOODS, jj In full variety, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gloves, Hand- j ai kerchiefs, Table Damask, Hats, Flowers and j .... , ..... . ! tii i< earners, ana n general mock oi raiu-v .a nicies. ?] Besides the above, in rnv stock may bo found ki a complete assortment of )* r in GOODS FOR GENTS' WEAR, 3 ' in Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Jeans, Tweeds, Ca?si- lis meres, Cloths, Ac., Shirts, Under-Clothing, and a full assortment of Gent's Furnishing Goods. s:i My stock will be kept full during the season, and will embrace every article usually kept in A FIRST-CLASS ESTABLISHMENT, to an examination of which the public are respectfully invited, feeling confident, as I do, that the inducements I can oiler are second to none in the market. JOHN II. ADAMS. CONNER, HOBBS & DOBSON. FALL TRADE ! Wc beg to inform the public that our arrangements for the Fall Trade are complete, and we now have in stock or near completion a full line of pleasure BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES, made in the best stylo of workmanship, both as to durability and finish. We employ only good workmen in the different branches of our establishment, and all work is warranted to be as represented. In our show-room may, at all times, bo found a line assortment of Carriages and Buggies OF VARIOUS STYLES AND PRICES, which we 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. CON SER, HOBBS & DOBSON. ca REPAIRING. SJ REPAIRING and Job Work, of all kinds, per- w taining to our regular business, will be fa promptly executed in the best manner and for te reasonable prices. ci CONNER, HOBBS DOBSON. st ???????????? til THE GREAT SOUTHERN DRY GOODS HOUSE, ? FlIRrHfiOTT. BENEDICT & CO.. T * ^ ' J ? 275 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. to The Cheapest ^ Dry Goods, Oil Cloth.- co cli i\latting-S, ar se N otions, ? Carpets, Rugs, Etc., THIS SI DE OF NEW YORK. For prices, see Special Notice. September 10 37 Gin f7sTfrische1s7 HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER, i YORKVILLE,8. C.? j RESPECTFULLY offers his services to thec.it- 3 izensot' Yorkvilleand vicinity. AH manner 3 of HUUSti f A1JMX1WW, lMClliuiug \jriniiiuiKl Marbling and Calciinining executed in the best fij style of the art. By the process of CALCIMIN- a ING, plastered walls which have become soiled g and discolored, can bo made to look as fresh and clean as new, and of any desired tint or shade of color, which will not rub off. ? Having located here permanently, it shall be my 1 aim, by close attention to business and a desire to please the most exacting, to merit the patronage 't of the public. Estimates furnished, and all work -I promptly oxecuted at the lowest cash prices com- Vl( mensurate with durable and artistic painting. All communications promptly answered. Address to F. S. FRISCHEIS, , 1 Yorkville, S. C. ^ J uly 30 31 ly YORK MARBLE YARD. ~ in, ? + Monuments, Tablets, Tombstones, Mantels, &c., on Hand or Made to Order at . Short Notice. . tjc I WOULD respectfully inform the public thatl jj. am prepared to furnish anything in the marble line, 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 any where in the vtutna Or/lora frnni a distance DrOlllDtlv ? filled, and the same attention given to work of- _! dered 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 PI the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta railroad, J FREE OF CHARGE for transportation. Thank- tic ful for the patronage heretofore bestowed upon mi my establishment, my determination is to merit pr a continuance of the same. rej F. HAPPERFIELD. N< January 1 1 ]y tir S B. MEACHAM, f?' COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANT, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Liberal advances made on Cotton consigned to me an for New York and Charleston. thi References iiy Permission.?M. P. Pegram, Cashier 1st National Bank, Charlotte ; A. G. Brenizer, Cashier Commercial National Bank, Char- _ lotte; Major George W. Melton, Win. H. Hardin, x Chester, S. C.; Colonel W. II. AlcuorKie, u. i. Wheeler, Yorkville, S. C. /4 N. B.?Special attention given to the purchase and sale of future contracts. ? September 24 39 3m p'j ^NT;|[RAirON!8A|^ O' // / l_i THE LEADINGINSTITETIONIN THEU.S. j THERE are no Vacations. Sond for Catalogue ' fl and College Documents. For Splendid Spec- J imensof Penmanship, enclose two P. O.Stamps, an Address W. H. SADLER, President, j T1 Nos. (> A 8 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. r;s January 1 1 tf to B! sir an I J iiij I . June 4 23 ti p. FOR SALE. ? A SECOND HAND WASHINGTON PRESS, da Medium. Will be sold low for Cash. Apply to BOY LIN A WOLFE, ' . Editors Monro Enquirer, I ? Monroe, N. C. August 20 34 tf -|^ RAGS WANTED. tt A f\ POUNDS of clean cotton and lin- tei on Rags wanted, for which 2 cents bd per prund will be paid, at the j C. "ENQUIRER" OFFICE. November 12 41 81 | ! COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, APPOMATTOX, C. H., October 20. 1874. no. H. G'awthon, Executor of Joel Simmons, deceased, Plaintiff, against the unknown heirs of Agnes Foster, deceased; Fanny Thackston, deceased; Betty Burnett, deceased ; Judith Jennings, deceased; Charles Simmons, deceased ; and Nathaniel Simmons, deceased, (who were sisters and brothers of Joel Simmons, deceased,) and the heirs-at-luw of Annie Baldwin, deceased, (nil of whom are known) Defendants. IN" CHANCERY, "1Y a decree of the Circuit Court of Appomattox 3 county, Virginia, rendered May Term, 1874, in ic above-sty led suit, I am directed to take the folwing account to wit: "A further account of the ansactionsof the Plaintiff, as Executor of Joel iinmons, decased," and to make the following iquiries, to wit: 1st. Whether or no any of the brothers and sisrs of the testator survived him ; if so, which of lem. 2nd. Whether any of them left descendants. 3rd. When the next of kin of the testator were st heard from. 4th. If any of the married nieces or nephews ' the testator are dead ; whether or no they died jfore or after the testator. All persons interested in the foregoing account id enquiries, are hereby notiiieil that 1 have ml upon the first day of December, 1H74, as the me, anil my office at Appomattox, C. H., as the ace, to take and make the same; and the unnown heirs, who are parties defendant, areherer informed that they have the right to participate the distribution of a fund of about $1000, (being ie proceeds of that portion of the estate of Joel liimons, deceased, testator, as to which he died testate), and they are hereby required to estabjli their rights, as such next of kin and distrib:ees of the testator, before me at said time and ace ; and publication of this notice is made, by lid decree, equivalent to personal service of 110. e on all parties defendant to this suit, CHAS. H. SACKETT, Special Commissioner. November 5 45 4t Nos.3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. STATIONERS First-Class Work OUR SPECIALTY, YET, BY USING CHEAPER GRADES OF STOCK, WE CAN FURNISH WORK AT LOWEST LIVING PRICES. fine fashiomtstatiohery, Piries Paper and Envelopes. Redding and <?all invitations ON THE BEST STOCK AND PRINTED IN THE LATEST STYLE. I ??? September 10 37 tf MUSIC HATH CHARMS. &C. ITU pleasure I inform all who desire to give 1 <) i a chance for a musical edution, but whose means are very limited, that I ive made arrangements with the celebrated Mason <fc Hamlin Organ Co.," to supply persons 1th their unrivaled instrument, either at lowest ctory prices, for cash, or on monthly or quarrly payments, upon wliatis called the lease prinple. Thus any one by paying only a moderate un for the use of the instrument, can, at any me,give it up or become purchaser; the amount ready paid being applied to the purchase. Or a srson havinc paid the rent for four years, be lines the owiicr of the Organ without further lyment. Call and enquire for particulars and e the new styles, at my Photo gallery, in the dickes' building, where I may be found during 1 business hours, either to show you a sample or wait upon you if you want anything in the tiotographic line as heretofore. J. R. SCHORB. P. S.?Notwithstanding all the misrepresentains and "gab" of anuirt agents of the "Ring" mpanics, 1 still insist that I have the best and leapest Sewing Machine (the American) to oft'er, id I am ready to prove my words to all who ek for the truth in the matter. J. R. S. BLATCHLEY'S. A Improved CUCUMBER WOOD PUMP, Tasteless, Durable, Efficient mBI UI,d Cheap. The best Pump for the t il least money. Attention is especially Ui invited to Blatchley's Patent ImEi proved Bracket and New Drop ff&m Check Valve, which can be withdrawn without removing the Pump, or disturbing the joints. Also, the |1 Copper Chamber, which nevercracks eg? i u,..ilou iind will out last anv 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. BLATCHLEY, Manufacturer, 506 Commerce Street, JEFPERYS & METTS, Agents, Yorkville, S. C. May 28 22 6m TO TEXAS AND ARKANSAS. 1HE completion of the TEXAS AND PACIFIC IC RAILROAD enables the Kenesaw Route, i Western and Atlanta Rail Road, to offer the ily all rail route from Georgia and the Carolina# all points in Texas. On and after September 1st, through coaches ive Atlanta daily for Memphis, Little Rock and txarkana, Texas, without change, connecting ere with through cars for Houston and all points Texas. Ihink of one chango of cars between Atlanta, ;orgia, and Houston, Texas. Rates reduced by tho opening of this route >m $5 to $15! Full information can be obtained upon applica>n to Albert B. Wrenn, Southeastern Agent ishville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad, :lanta, C. E. Sargent, Southeastern Agent L. and S. R. R., Atlanta, or to B. W. WRENN, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Atlanta, Ga. September 24 39 tf rATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA* Columbia, April 24th, 1873. ^HE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER is hereby designated as the newspaper for the publicai'n of all Legal Notices and Official AclvertiseBnts for the county of York, under the Act apoved February 22nd, 1870, entitled "An Act to gulate the publication of all Legal and public )tioes, and the order heretofore issued designaigthe "Carolina New Era" as the official paper r the county of York is hereby rescinded. By order of the Board. H. E. HAYNE, Secretary of State, and Secretary of the Board. [, HENRY E. HAYNE, Secretary of State, d Secretary of the Board, do hereby certify if forecroinir is a truecoDV of the Original on e in my office." H. E. H AYNE, Secretary of State. INE HORSES AND MULES. LOT of prime voung Kentucky <SV HORSES AND MULES just arred at my Sale Stable, at ROCK HILL, ' ^ ' * C. Among them are some good Saddle and iving Horses, which I will sell or exchange. ,11 and get a bargain in Horse-flesh. A. WILLI FORD. NOTICE. LL persons indebted to me, by NOTE due on [_ the 1st of the present month, will please pay e same and thereby save cost, as I am comlled to have money, A, WILLJFORD. October 7 49 ly BARBER SHOP. 1H0SE in want of an EASY SUA YE, a fashionuble and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant "d luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that IOS. RALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsoil, is still in business, in his old Shop next door the Enquirkii building, where it will afford m great pleasure to wait upon all who may deo his services. Razors honed and sharpened, d any other work of that kind promptly done. He may be found at the Shop on Sunday morula from 7 to 10 o'clock. THOMAS BALLARD. June 11 25 ly AT MY POST AGAIN. HAVE resumed the PRACTICE OF LAW, and have taken an office in the "Old Jail," opsite the office occupied by' Wilson <fc Wilson, jero I can be found, unless absent on proiesmal business, from 10 o'clock, A. M., on Monys, until 2 o'clock, P. M., 011 Saturdays. T. J. BELL, fanuarv 22 4 tf NOTICE. JOTIC'E is herebv given that the undersigned will make application at the next session of e Legislature of South Carolina, forthero-ehar of THORN'S FERRY, situated on the Catawrivefr; on the road leading from Yorkville, S. , to Charlotto, N. C. S. D. CAROTHERS. September 3 |}f} 3ni *|i m a THE COOKING STOVES manufactured at our works in Greensboro, N. C., give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the market, and consequently will the longer with! stand heat and hard usage. They are of hand some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal ^ in ever3' other respect to any Cooking Stove sold in the United States, while it is confidently claimed iH that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usual pieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnished with each Stove. An important consideration 1 with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and I sizes are never changed. Should a piece got acci- I dentally broken at any time, we can replace it at | the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it J is a home production, buton account of its intrin- J sic merits as an article of household economy, do 9 we ask the patronage of home purchasers. More B than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now fl in use, and among many others having them we I respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie, ' D. M. Campbell. M. II. Currence, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. Boyd, Joseph Hemdon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. You can save the freight from the northern cities 'i and the dealer's profit, which is no small item, .1 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: "*j No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 .< 7 ?. .. U .. ii ii .. 28 00 Address, SERGEANT A McCAULEY, 4 Greensboro, N. C. t T. C. DUNLAP, Agent, Yorkville.S. C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. mm I GRAND, SQUARE, AND UPRIGHT PIANOS HAVE received upwards of FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS, and are among the best now made. Every instrument is fully warranted for five years. Prices as low as the exclusive use of the very best materials and the most thorough workmanship will permit. The principal pianists and composers and the piano-purchasing public, of the South especially, unite in the unanimous verdict of the superiority of the STIEFF PIANO. The DURABILITY of our instruments is fully established by over SIXTY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, in the South, using over 300 of our Pianos. Sole Wholesale Agents for several of the principal manufacturers of Cabinet and Parlor Organs. - Prices from $50 to $600. A liberal discount to A Clergymen aud 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 bought and are using the Stieff Piano. ' CHAS. M. STIEFF, Warerooms, fro. 9 North Liberty Street, BALTIMORE, MD. Factories, 84 and 88 Camden St., and 45 and 47 Perry St. Mav 21 21 ly THE SHORT LINE SCHEDULE. Chablottk, Columbia and Augusta R. R. Co., Columbia, S. C., July 19, 1874. THE following Passenger Schedule will be operated on and after this date: going north. Tiain No. 2. Train No. 4. Leave Augusta, 6.30 a.m. 4.15 p. in. ? Graniteville, *7.33 a. m. 5.11 p. m. ^ Col'bia Junct'n,.. 11.38 a. m. j9.05 p. m. -A Arrive Columbia 11.48 a. in. 9.17 p. m. ^ Leave Columbia, 11.58 a. m. "YVinnsboro, 2.06 p.m. Chester, J4.06 p. m. Arrive Charlotte, f6.45 p.m. r No. 2 Train makes close connection, via Charlotte and Richmond, to all points North, arriving at New Y ork at 6.05 a. m. No. 4 Train makes close connection, via Wilmington 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. i Col'bia Junction, 3.17 p. m. 4.15 a. m. J Graniteville, 7.15 p. m. *7.48 a. m. I Afrltroot A ncnafa 8 05 n m 8.45 a. m. 1 Breakfast, t Dinner, f Sapper. ? South bound Trains connect at Augusta for all I points South and West. Through tickets sold I and baggage checked to all principal points. I Sleeping cars on all Night Trains. 1 JAMES ANDERSON, General Sup't. f A. Pope,Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent. M NOTICE. J 'IJ ki' 'kP OFFICE CHARLOTTE, COL. <fe AUG. R. R. Columbia, S. C., July 31, 1874. BY recent changes in the schedules of Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, and Atlanta and 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. & R. A. L. Railway and via A., T. <ft O. and Carolina Central Railroads, for Cherryville, Lincolnton, Statesville, Hickory Tavern, Asheville, Ac. See schedule below: going north. Leave Columbia, 4 00 A. M. Arrive at Charlotte, 2 20 P. M. Leave Charlotte, via A. & R. A. L. R. ~V| Road, 3 13 P. M. Arrive at Spartanburg, 8 24 P. M. Arrive at Greenville, 10 42 P. M. j Leave Charlotte, via Carolina Central 'rA for Cherrvville. &c 3 00 P. M. M Leave Charlotte, via A., T. <fe 0. R. R. for Statesville, Hickory Tavern, etcetera, 3 26 P. M. ! GOING SOUTH. -A Leave Greenville, 2 06 A. M. Leave Spartanburg 4 03 A. M. / M Arrive at Charlotte, 8 06 A. M. ^fl Leave Charlotte, 8 30 A. M. Arrive at Columbia 2 42 P. M. Arrive at Augusta, 8 05 P. M. Sleeping cars on all Night Trains. A. POPE, Gen'l Pas. & Ticket Agent. August 6 32 tf CHERAW AND DARLINGTON R. E0AD. j PRESIDENT'S OFFICE,) ^ Cheraw A Darlington Railroad Co., [ m Society Hill, S. C., October 10, 1873. J JM CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. .fl ON and after MONDAY, 13th of October, the passenger train will run as follows: 9 Down Train. Up Train. 1 Leave Cheraw 8.00, A. M. Leave Florence....30O,P. M. J9 Leave Canh'g 8.20, A. M. Leave Palmetto,....3.20, P. M. JU Leave Society Hill.8.45, A. M. Leave Darlinglon...3.40, P. M. ' Leave Dove's 9.15, A. M. Leave Dove's 4.15, P.M. i Lenve Darlington. .9.50, A. M. Leave Society Hill.4.45, P. M. ! Leave Palmetto...10.10, A. M. Leave Cash'e 5.10, P.M. Arrlvcat Florence.10.30, A. M. Arrive at Cheraw..5 30, P. M- V The Freight Train will continue for the present | to run as heretofore, except to adapt its running J and stoppages to the changed schedule of the pas- ] senger trains. J | YORK COUNTY BONDS. PERSONS who have subscribed for the BONDS OF YORK COUNTY, issued in aid of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, or persons who may desire to purchase, are informed that the bonds may be obtained by ap- <J plying to Joseph Herndon, Jefferys & Metts, W. ^ i Hi McCorkle, H. F. Adickes or L. M. Grist. ] July 30 31 tf ] I STOVES. ' i' THE Greensboro Cooking Stove can be bought from T. C. DUN LAP, Agent. the ?0*M1* TEItMH?IN ADVANCE : Ono 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 par To persons who make up clubs of ten or ,> ! more names, an extra copy of the paper will be - jpl * : ' 4 1