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Sluraototts Department.
How St. Paul Looked.?Some years ago
the pastor of a New England village church
adopted a plan to interest the members of his
flock in the 9tudy of the Bible. It was this:
At the Wednesday evening meeting he would
give out some topic to be discussed on the
ensuing week, thu9 giving a week for them to
study it up. One week the subject was St.
Paul. After the preliminary devotional exercises,
the pastor called upon his deacons to
"speak to the question." One immediately
arose and began to describe the personal appearance
of the apostle to the Gentiles. He
said St. Paul was a tall, rather a spare man,
with black hair and eyes, dark complexion,
bilious temperament, etc. His picture of Paul
was a faithful portrait of himself. He sat
down, and, another pillar of the church arose
and said, "I think the brother preceeding
me has read the Scriptures to little purpose,
if his description of St. Paul is a sample of
his Biblical knowledge. St. Paul was, as I
understand it, a rather short, thick-set man,
with sandy hair, gray eyes, florid complex
ion, ana nervous, sanguine temperament,'
giving, like his predecessor, an accurate picture
of himself. He sat down, and then another
brother rose to his feet. He had a keen sense
of the ludicrous, and was withal an inveterate
stammerer. He spoke about as follows : "My
bro-bro-brethren, I nev-never fo-found in ray
Bi-bible much ab-a-about the p-per-personal
appearance of St. P-P-Paul. But one thing
is certainly established, and tha-that is, St.
P-P-Paul had an ira-p-p-pediment in his
speech." The effect can be imagined. A
"tidal wave" of audible smiles swept over the
congregation, the good clergyman taking his
full quota. He immediately arose and dismissed
the assembly.
Piatt Evans, a stuttering joker, lived in
Cincinnati as long ago as the time when it
was considered capital fun to send a countryman
from store to store inquiring for things
he would be certain not to find at the place to
which he was sent. One day a fellow came, ]
as he had been directed, to Piatt's store, to
buy a Jews-harp. Pl^tt was a merchant tailor, j
He was busy with a customer as the man appeared,
but, observing that several of the
"boys" had dropped in at the door, just to see
what Piatt would do, "took" at once, and responded
to the inquiry for the musical instrument,
"W-w-wait a minute." Having served
his customer, he picked up a pair of glovestretchers
and approached the rural melodist
with, "L-let me m-measure your m-mouth."
and introducing the stretchers, manipulated
them so as to transform the aperture into a
horizontal vawn awful to see. and canacious
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enough to hold a dozen Jews-harps. Removing
the apparatus, he examined it carefully
and deliberately, as one might scrutinize a
thermometer or pocket-compass, and then dismissed
the unsuccessful searcher for Jewsharps,
as he said, in a tone of well-feigned
disappointment, "W-w-we hain't g-g-got any
your s-s-size!"
The Little Girl.?The jovial captain of
one of the steamships now in port, tells a good
story relative to May and December marriages,
so common in Brazil.
A Brazilian gentleman, apparently over
fifty years of age, was a passenger on his vessel.
He was accompanied by two girls, one
about fifteen, and another younger.
The gentleman was sea sick in the cabin,
and the girls were on deck, whereupon the
captain endeavored to amuse them, took them
on his knees and told them stories, while he
enjoyed their prattle and pretty smiles. In
the midst of this pleasant occupation the
gentleman came on deck.
With a fierce expression of face, he gazed
upon the scene for a moment, theu inquired
in a harsh, husky voice?
"You, sir, are you married ?"
"Yes. I have a daughter older than your
little girl here," said the captain. "She reminds
me very much of mine."
Here he patted her pretty little cheek.
"That little girl, sir," exclaimed the indignant
Brazilian, with great emphasis, "that
girl is my wife, sir!"
The captain collapsed.
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Didn't Want The Whole Family.?
A Utah teamster says: " I never tried to get
married but once, and that was to a Mormon
gal up here to Logan. She was about the
slickest little critter you ever see. Fust time
I came across her was where her folks and
I camped out right about here. I followed
on her trail pretty close for six months, and
thought I was going to trap her, sure. She
wanted me to be a Mormon. I was not patickler
about that, for I did not like to jine
any church. I never did belong to any
church nor engine company in the State.
However, I told her finally, as she crowded
me, that I'd swallow Brigham, tabernacle and
all, for the love of her. So we got things
about fixed, and if she hadn't gone too far
I might have beeu a Bishop by this time.
But she wanted me to marry that old Susan
Jane too?the darned dried up old Susan
Jane! "Emy," says I, "I can't and won't."
So I set my foot down, and there's where we
split. You see the old man was kind of sickly,
and just as sure as I'd agree to take Susan
Jane, when the old man died, I'd have
had to marry the old woman too. I haven't
hunted after a wife since."
A Doc; Trade.?Dick Lazybones was the
owner of a large dog, which cost as much to
keep as it would two pigs; and the dog was
worse than useless, and greatly anuoyed Dick's
wife. "Plague take the dog!" said she; "Mr.
Lazybones, I wish you would sell him, or do
something or other with him. I wonder ycu
keep such a useless animal." "Well, well,
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my dear, sain uick, say uu mure auuui u.
I will get rid of him one of these days."
This was intended as a mere get off on the
part of Dick, but as his wife kept daily dinging
in his ears about the dog, he was compelled to
take some order on the subject. "Well, wife,"
said he, one day, "I've sold Jowler." "Have
you, indeed ?"saysshe, "I'm dreadful glad of
it. How much did you sell him for?" "Fifty,
dollars." "Fifty dollars! What! fifty dollars
for one dog ? How glad I am ! But
where's the money, my love ?" "Money," said
Dick, shifting a long-nine lazily from his
mouth, "I didn't get any money ; I took two
puppies at twenty-five dollars apiece."
A Seasonable Story.?Lewis and Sam
D , a couple of residents of Long Island,
who loved rum and hated snakes, some years
ago, went down to the salt marsh to mow.
They hung their scythes and were about commencing
work, when Lewis proposed to Sara
that they should take a drink of the quart
furnished for the occasion.
Sam agreed, of course. It was a hot day, and
they concluded to rest awhile under the shade
of a tree, and then take another drink to get
ready on.
The bottle passed two or three times, when
Sam said to Lewis:
"Let's drink the darned stuff up, and we
won't be hankering after it."
It was a bargain, and betwixt the two the
balance was disposed of.
A pause ensued. Lewis rose to his feet,
threw his scythe over his shoulder, declaring
"I'll be darned if I'll mow without ray rum.'
"Darned if I will either," says Sam, anc
with that they trudged home without cutting
a swarth.
"Doing" a Railway Official.?The fol
lowing amusing incident occurred on th<
North London Railway: A short time sine
a passenger remarked, in the hearing of om
of the company's servants, how easy it was t
"do" the company, and said he often travele(
from Broad Street to Dalston Junction with
out a ticket. "Any one can do it?I did i
yesterday." When he alighted, he was fo!
lowed by the official, who asked him how i
was done. For a consideration, he agreed t
tell him. This being given, "Now," said th
inquirer, "how did you go from Broad Stret
to Dalston Junction yesterday without a tick
et?" "0," was the reply, "I walked."
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W Sfi^S
Jtgricultal department.
[Original.]
MONEY.
Only a few persons have a correct idea of
the import of the word money. It is derived
I from the Latin word Moneta, which was one
| of the names of Juno. Cicero says that the
| name was given Juno, because she advised
( monuit) the Romans to sacrifice a sow to
Cybele, that an earthquake might be averted.
Snidas, however, says that Juno was called
Moneta by the Romans, because she declared
to them, when in the midst of great pecuniary
distress during the war with Pyrrhus, that
so long as they would conduct the war upou
principles of justice, the means of carrying it
on should be supplied them. In accordance
with her declaration, the means were supplied
for conducting the war, and the Romans were
victorious. As an act of gratitude, Juno was '
ever afterward called Moneta, the adviser; and j
the Romans resolved that their coin should be
stamped in her temple, which, likewise, was
called Moneta. There is another derivation
of the word money, which makes it come
from an Anglo-Saxon word, which means to
stamp. So much for the etymology of the
word.
What is money ? It is simply a medium of
exchange. In a material point of view, it is
either pieces of metals stamped by public authority,
or promissory notes. The metals
commonly used are gold, silver and copper ;
but amongst the ancient Spartans, iron was
j used. The value of gold, in its crude state,
is much greater than that of any other metal,
not because of its intrinsic value; but because
it is very scarce, as compared with some of the
other metals. The intrinsic value of iron is
very great, whilst its relative value is very
little. Gold, silver and copper have a real
value, but not, by any means, so great as that
of iron. Paper bills have, we may say, no
real value. They possess no intrinsic worth,
only as a medium of exchange. Notwithstanding
all the art and science that is displayed
in their execution, the crude material
of which they are made, possesses more intrinsic
value than they do. What then, since
coin possesses but little intrinsic value, and
promissory notes, or bank bills, none at all, is
the use of money ? As said before, its use is
simply as a medium of exchange. It matters
nothing, so far as the comfort of au individual
is concerned, whether he has any money or
not, provided he wants none of the absolute
necessities of life. But there is scarcely any
spot on this earth, that affords to man all the
absolute necessities of life; and certainly none
that affords all the necessities that are attendant
upon the highest stage of civilization.
In some countries, coffee and sugar can he
produced, but no wheat. In other countries,
cotton and rice can be produced; but in those
countries there is no iron and no salt. To
make a direct change of these commodities
between different and distant couutries, would
be attended with great inconvenience and
endless confusion. Not only so, but in many
cases it would be impossible amongst near
neighbors to transact any amount of business.
We will suppose one individual to be a stock
raiser, and another to be a grain raiser. It
would be almost impossible for them to make
exchanges. Without money they could have
no standard value for any thing. To say
that a horse or a cow or any other auiraal is
worth so many bushels of corn or oats, would
be extremely vague. The kind of stock and
the quality of grain could not be taken into
consideration. In a savage state, or in a very
low state of civilization, a nation may live
without money; but money is absolutely necessary
to civilization.
Since the use of money is simply a medium
of exchauge, it is simple to store it away in
coffers as men do corn in a crib. The individual
who is guilty of this act of partial insanity,
is called a miser. The name is peculiarly
appropriate. In every sense of the
word, he is wretched. Money, like corn, may
be plenty, or scarce, cheap or dear, and in
this respect, it is governed by the same law
which, under ordinary circumstances, governs
the price of corn. Money being simply a
medium of exchange it will be plenty, and
consequently cheap in that country whose exports
exceed its imports. In individual cases
those persons will have plenty of money who
sell more than they buy ; and money will be
scarce with those who buy a great deal, and
sell very little. There may be an abnormal
state of things with individuals and even with
nations. The money value of the exports of
a country may exceed the value of the imports,
and the difference be spent in war or in
ornaments or in some useless way. In such a
case money will be scarce and dear. The
reason that money is so scarce with most of
our people is that the money value of their
sales is less than that of their purchases. To
state the fact clearly, two hundred dollars'
worth of cotton will not purchase three hundred
dollars worth of bread and meat. Reverse
the thing, and money would be plenty.
Say we sell one hundred and fifty dollars'
worth of cotton, and buy only fifty dollars'
worth of commodities, which our climate will
not allow us to produce, and money will be
plenty, and land and cotton will be dearer
than they are to-day. The price of cotton
will advance, for the demand will continue,
and the price of land will advauce, for there
will be money to invest in real estate.
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Grasshoppers.?In reply to an inquiry by
a correspondent of the New York Sun, as to
whether the grasshoppers, so destructive to
crops in the West, are the same as those which
infested Egypt, and also whether the seventeeu-year
is a native of this country or imported,
its able agricultural editor, Mr. Fuller,
| says:
"The grasshoppers of the Western States
are of an entirely distinct species from those
inhabiting Egypt or other portions of the Old
World, but belontr to the same family as the
locust of ancient as well as modern times.
I Grasshopper is a mere local English name for
, the hundred or more distinct species which inhabit
our country. The one to which you
refer as doing so much damage in the Western
States is known to entomologists as Caloptenus
spretus. The seventeen-year locust is not a
, locust; that is, it does not belong to the grasshopper
or Locustidce, but to the Cicadas, a
, large species of flies, which have no mandibles
for biting or masticating food like the
true locust; consequently they do not consume
! vegetable food, and the only injury they do
? to plants is to puncture the stems and twigs
I in depositing their eggs. They are also native
T i Americans, at least so far as is known to
J j science or history."
Oatmeal Jelly.?Take about six to eight
e ounces of finest oatmeal, put on, say two to
e three quarts of cold water, let it stand over
e I night. In the morning strain, throwing aside
0 1 the meal. Boil the water until it comes to a
1 ~ ^nnofontlv it will take but a
i JUilJT| atllliug iU v/wuuvwM?y J
- | few minutes; eaten with milk and sugar, or
t! in any way to suit the taste. This is an ele1
j gant preparation of oatmeal, and very palata^
it j ble, and particularly useful to delicate peopk
o : who need the nourishment of oatmeal, bul
e j cannot eat the grain, because of irritation tc
it the mucuos membrane caused by the meal
It will require some experience to get it jusi
right.
| aMdfcn'js Department, i
LITTLE BESSIE;
AND THE WAY SUE FELL ASLEEP.
1 Hug me closer, closer, mother;
Put your arms around 1110 tight;
I I am cold and tired, mother,
And I feol so strange to-night;
Something hurts me here, dear mother,
Like a stone upon my breast,
Oh ! I wonder, wonder, mother,
Why it is I cannot rest?
All the day while you were working,
As I lay upon my bed,
I was trying to be patient,
And to think of what you said :
How the kind and blessed Jesus
Loves his lambs to watch and keep,
And I wished he'd come and take 1110
In his arms, that I might sleep.
Just before the lamp was lighted,
Just before the children came,
While the room was very quiet,
I heard some one call my name.
All at once the window opened:
In a field were lambs and sheep;
Some from out a brook were drinking?
Some were lying fast asleep.
But I could not see the Saviour,
Though I strained my eyes to see ;
.Aim A \vi>iiimniu 11 in: n?i\v mi-,
If he'd speak to such as mo.
In a moment 1 was looking
On a world so bright and fair,
Which was full of little children,
And they seemed so happy there!
They were singing, oh ! how sweetly;
Sweeter songs I never heard ;
They were singing sweeter, mother,
Than can sing our yellow bird.
And while I my breath was holding,
Onk so bright upon me smiled ;
And I knew it must be Jesus
When he said, "Come here, my child."
"Come up here, my little Bessie:
Come up here aiid live with me,
Where the children never sutler,
But are happier than you see."
Then I thought of all you'd told me
Of that bright and happy land ;
I was going when you called me?
When you came and kissed 1113' hand!
And at first I felt so sorry
You had called me; I would go,
Oh! to sleep, and never sutlerMother,
uon't be dying so !
Hug me closer, closer, mother;
Put your arms around me tight;
Oh ! how much I love you, mother,
But I feel so strange to-night!
And the mother pressed her closer
To her overburdened breast;
On the heart so near to breaking
Ijay the heart so near its rest.
I11 tlie solemn hour of midnight,
In the darkness calm and deep,
Lying on her mother's bosom,
Little Bessie fell asleep!
Mcmp/tis Presbt/irriun.
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TEETH.
No doubt it would be au easy matter to
find multitudes of persons who know far more
about the science of astronomy than they do
about the teeth in their own jaws. It is
more than probable that a large number of
individuals could be found whose teeth are
all gone by reason of old age, who do not
know how many teeth are usually in the jaws
of a human being. The fact is, the human
family generally know very little about their
own teeth. Not because the subject is hard
to be understood; neither is it because there is
nothing interesting about the teeth ; but simply
because men seem to be inclined to study
every other subject before they study themselves.
Some old Latin author says that children
begin to get their teeth when they are seven
months old, and begin to shed them when
they are seven years old. This statement
approximates the truth. The same, or some
other Latin author, says that children are
sometimes born with teeth. This also is true.
Children are sometimes born with teeth, but
not often. The first set of teeth, which are
called milk teeth, are twenty in number, ten
in each jaw, and are removed or shed out.
The process of shedding commences when the
ullilU is oiA ui ec?oii jrooio vslvl, vuuiriuuce
until it is fourteen or fifteen. Then it has
twenty-eight teeth. At the age of maturity,
it gets what are called its wisdom teeth, which
are four in number, one on each side of each
jaw. Then the mouth is full, and contains
thirty-two teeth ; sixteen in each jaw.
The composition of a tooth is a thing worthy
of note. Each tooth is composed of two
substances. The inside of the tooth is called
ivory, and the outside is called enamel. The
inside is much softer than the outside. This
is a wise arrangement. The inside wears off
aud leaves a sharp edge.
The teeth of animals indicate their nature
and habits. The teeth of a cow and those of
a dog are very different from each other.
The teeth of the cow are designed to crop and
mash vegetables, whilst those of the dog are
designed to tear and cut flesh. The jaws of
the dog, in chewing his food, move up and
down ; or like the two parts of shears in cutting
a piece of cloth. This is the case with
all animals that eat flesh. The cow, when
chewing her food, moves her jaws from side to
side. She does not cut her food, but simply
mashes it; and this is the case with all animals
that live on vegetables.
Teeth resemble bones; but they differ from
bones in many particulars. If a bone is broken
it will, usually, in the course of a few
months, "knit" and be as strong as it was
before it was broken. This is not the case
with the teeth. If a tooth is broken, it will
never knit or grow together again. If the
enamel is broken off, it remains in this condition
; that is, the enamel is never replaced.
The teeth of man are desigued both for
eating vegetables and flesh. The four front
teeth in each jaw are constructed for cutting ;
the next two on each side in each jaw are
constructed as if for tearing. These are called
the eye-teeth. The next two are called small
grinders, and the next grinders. The last
one on each side is called a wisdom tooth.
These generally make their appearance about
the time that the individual is grown to manhood
or womanhood.
The wisdom of the Creator is very evident
in the construction of the teeth of the different
kinds of animals. Had the lion or the
dog no better teeth than the cow, he could
never eat the food which his appetite craves ;
and had the cow the same kind of teeth that
the dog or lion has, she could never crop the
grass or chew it after it was cropped. Socrates,
long ago, declared that these things showed
that a wise Creator brought animals into existence.
"It's Very Hard."?"It's very hard to
have nothing to eat but porridge, when others
have every sort of dainty," muttered Dick,
as he sat his wooden bowl before hira. "It's
very hard to have to get up so early on these
bitter cold mornings, and work all day, when
others can enjoy themselves without an hour
of labor. It's very hard to have to trudge
along through the snow, while others roll
i about in their coaches."
i "It's a great blessing," said his grandmother,
as she sat at her knitting, "to have food
when so many are hungry ; it's a great bless,
ing to have a roof over one's head when so
? many are homeless; it's a great blessing to
have sight and hearing, and strength for
i daily labor, when so many are blind, deaf, or
, suffering."
i "Why, grandmother, you seem to think
that nothing is hard," said Dick, still in a
grumbling tone.
"No, Dick ; there is one thing that I do
5 think very hard."
i "What's that ?" cried Dick, who thought
) that at last his grand-mother had found some
. cause for complaint.
t "Why, boy, I think that heart is very hard
that is not thankful for so many blessings."
fUfldiiifl for the JMlrath.
i?onductki> by
IlEV. ROBERT LATHAN.
[Original.]
LITTLENESS.
There is no word in the English language,
or in any other language, which so well describes
a large number of the human family,
as that which stands at the head of this article.
The selfish man is universally detested;
but littleness in any man renders him so contemptible,
that no simple sentence will express
the feeling which his acts produce in the
minds of generous men. It is one of the prerogatives
of the religion of Jesus Christ to
make men noble and generous, and cure them
of littleness.
The patriarchs of the Old Testament, and the
apostles and disciples of our Lord, are examples,
not only of piety, but of noble and generous
acts toward their fellow-men. Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob, and all the Old Testament
saints, were, in the modern sense of the word,
gentlemen. In the soul of David there was
nothing that was little. We do not remember
a little act that any of the early disciples
of our Saviour did. Like other men, they
sinned ; but never, so far as is remembered,
were they guilty of the sin of littleness. Men
get their littleness of soul from Satan, and in
practicing littleness, they ape him. Satan is
as mean as he is wicked. It was a little act
in Satan to assume the form of a serpent and
enter the garden of paradise in order to deceive
Adam and Eve; and ever since he has
been characterized by littleness more than
by anything else. Never does he do a generous
act; never does he perform a noble deed.
Sneaking meanness is his forte. God is generous
and good, and so are his people. One of
the characteristics of Satan is, he is a liar.
In a lie, there is as much that is groveling
and mean as there is of wickedness. A lie is
the mark of littleness.
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SEEK THE LORD.
Perhaps there is no need that one word be
said or written for the purpose of explaining
what is meant by the sentence, "Seek the
Lord." It is so plain that a teu year old
child will not be likely to make a mistake
with respect to its import. It is the exhortation
which comes to us from all the works of
God, and it is a command often repeated in
his word. Clearly, it is an exhortation which
is is not heeded by the multitude; and a command
which the larger portion, even of those
in Christendom, disregard, or wilfully do not
understand. Only a few of the human family
pretend to seek the Lord, and of those few
the great majority seek him in some wrong
way or other. The simple fact is, but few find
him.
The reason so few find the Lord is, he is
not sought for as he should be. A large
number of those who professedly are seeking
the Lord, seem to have no definite idea of
what they are to seek the Lord for, or how
they are required to seek him. They have
no distinct notion of what they are doing, or
how it should be done. We must seek the
Lord that we may find in him a redeemer.
We must seek the Lord as the slave seeks for
some one who will rescue him from the thraldom
of bondage and make him free. Too
many seem to overlook the fact that they are
slaves. Satan exercises over all Adam's race
the authority of a master. The Lord must
be sought, that the dominion of this most exacting
master may 'loatravod. Wa apa
prone to forget the fact that we are slaves,
and think and act as if we were free. We
are not free. We must be redeemed?bought
with a price. For this we must seek the
Lord. He and he alone can redeem us.
We must seek the Lord that, having been
redeemed, we may be kept from falling into
sin. Perhaps we do not exaggerate when
we say that there is a tendency in every man
to return to the service of sin and Satan.
The Bible figure is this. The sow that has
been washed, returns to wallowing in the
mire, and the dog returns to his own vomit. ]
This language is easily understood. There is
a tendency in all to sin, and Satan continues
to tempt. We must seek the Lord that we
may not be overcome by the flesh, or yield to
the temptations of Satan. We must seek him
that we may be supported under all our trials
and succored in every hour of danger.
The manner in which we should seek the
T./wr\ ;c nn Inao imnnrtant than the nurnoses
for which he is to besought. The right thing
may be done in a wrong way. In such cases
the results will not he favorable. If the Lord
is not sought in the right way, he will not be
found. This is one reason why so many never
find the Lord. Possibly they know why they
should seek him; but they undertake-the
search in a wrong way, and never, neither in
this world nor in eternity, find hira, only as a
sin-punishing God.
First, amongst the requisites in seeking the
Lord in order to find him, is earnestness. We
must seek for him as a man would seek for
his most valuable possession, were it lost.
Our whole soul must be concentrated on the
subject. Our minds must be intent upon the
work. We must seek hira as if our all, for
time and eternity .depended upon fiuding him.
Every other work, every other thought, must
hold as of secondary importance to this. We
must not seek the Lord as men are wont to
seek for the lost property of their neighbors ;
but we must seek as if we were searching for
our own lost souls. Again, we must seek him
constantly. The search must never be given
up until we find him. We must give no sleep
to our eyes until we find him. This one object
must be constantly before our eyes. The
search must commence with every one of us
now, and continue, without intermission, during
all our subsequent life. Again, we must
seek the Lord with great humility. We must
not only get down on our knees, but our
hearts must be humble. We must feel that
we are poor and needy, blind and naked ;
that we are sinners; that from the soles of
our feet to the crown of our heads, we are
nothing but moral corruption. We must
feel that we deserve nothing at the hands of
God but everlasting destruction from his
presence. We must seek the Lord as poor
condemned criminals, seeking for their lives.
Finally, we should seek the Lord expecting
to find him. "Thousands have found
him, and why may not I f" must be the sentiment
of the seeker's heart. We must feel
that the Lord will sometime or other be found
by all those who seek him for the proper ends
in the right way.
A time of affliction should be a time oi
' supplication. We have as much reason tc
I seek unto <joa tor a Diessing upou our uau^
; rod as upon our daily bread. The school oi
affliction is the school of instruction. Distresses
are Divine touch-stones, to try whethei
we be true or counterfeit saints.
| Humility is au atributeof such antipa
thy to the original constitution of our nature
that no principle can possibly produce it it
its full extent, and bring it to its complete ma
turity, but that of the gospel of Jesus Christ
^ fionvrannT^
l;WH>iKin ;?
j >7 ?
NEARLY Jill diseases originate from Indigestion
and Torpidity of the Liver, and relief is
j always anxiously sought after. If the Liver is
Regulated in its action, health is almost invariaI
bly secured. Want of action in the Liver causes
j Headache, Constipation, Jaundice, Pain in the
Shoulders, Cough, Chills, Dizziness, Sour Stomj
aeh, bad taste in the mouth, bilious attacks, palpij
tation of the heart, depression of spirits, or the
blues, and a hundred other symptoms, for which
SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR is the best
remedy that has ever been discovered. It acts
: mildly, effectually, and being a simple vegetable
compound, can do no injury in any quantities
that it may betaken. Ttis harmless in every way.
It has been used for 40 years, and hundreds of the
good and great from all parts of the country will
vouch for its being the purest and best.
Simmons' 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 mostdelieate infant,
Does not interfere with business,
Does not disarrange the system,
Takes the place of Quinine and Hitters of every
kind,
Contains the simplest ami best remedies.
For sale by all Druggists.
March 2<> 13 ly*
IMPORTANT NEWS TO PLANTERS !
GREAT
REDUCTION IN PRICES!
i
^farjajnjL'
In view of the low prices obtained for Cotton
the present season, and in order to place our
r?.. .. n nluntnr wo
have greatly reduced our prices.
They will ho sold as follows:
THE
CAROLINA FERTILIZER,
CASH PRICE,
PER TON OF 2000 POUNDS, $46.
Payable May 1st, 1875.
TIME PRICE,
PERTON OF 2000 POUNDS, $53.
Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Interest.
CLARK BROTHERS, Agents, Yorkville, S. C.
J. M. IVY & CO., Agents, Rock Hill, S. C.
CURETON, ARDREY A CO., Agents, Fort
Mill, S. C.
THE
BRADLEY'S PATENT PHOSPHATE.
Casli Price,
PER TAX AT1 ftittOO liDO., O AOPayable
May 1st, 1875.
Time Price,
PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $53.
Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Interest.
T. M. DOBSON A CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C.
THE PALMETTO ACID PHOSPHATE.
Cash Price,
PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $30.
Payable May 1st, 1875.
Time Price,
PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $35.
Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Interest.
FREIGHT AND DRAYAGE TO BE ADDED.
Call on Agents for Almanacs and Information.
FOR SALE BY
CLARK BROTHERS, Yorkville, S. C.
J. M. IV X iX. uu., noc-K nui, o, v.
GEO. W. WILEIAMS & CO.,
Proprietors, Cliarleston, S. C.
January 14 2 4m
"The sweetest, most powerful and durable
now in use."
BLOOMFIELD & OTIS,
-m TTT o ri A T P T3 T A ATHQ
IN Hj W OOAJJU r inn vu,
200 EAST 10TH ST., NEW YORK.
EMBRACING new and most valuable Patents,
giving a greatly improved treble', also, by a
new manner of stringing and a new method of inserting
sound board, the most important results
have been obtained.
"The tone is full and sonorous, with a sweetness
and delicacy of touch that cannot be surpassed. I
have tested*them as I would a Grand, for points
of delicacy and strength, and they have stood the
test in every way. In many respects they are superior
to any manufactured in America.
CHARLES FRAPEL."
(The eminent and favorite Composer and Pianist
to His Royal Highness, the Due Gustave of
Sax Weimar of Eisenach.)
(Rochester Musical Times.)
"The firm of Bloomlield it Otis have lately made
several important improvements in their pianos,
placing them in the front rank of American manufacturers."
(Toledo, 0., Blade.)
"Bloomlield it Otis, of New York, carry away
the first premiums at the Ohio State Fair as they
did at the Fair of the American Institute. Considering
the fact that they met in competition all
the established favorites, such as the Knabe, Dunham,
Lighto, Bradbury, and many others, which
were skilfully handled, this is certainly a high
compliment, as thelests were thorough and critical.
(Brooklyn, N. Y. Eagle.)
"The Music Committee of the Board of Education,
Brooklyn, together with the local committees,
after examining and thoroughly testing all the
principal instruments manufactured, have purchased
Bloomlield & Otis'celebrated PatentTreble
Pianos for the use of the schools."
These Pianos are warranted for seven vears.
Responsible and energetic AGENTS W'ANTED
everywhere.
ZSSr Send for Circular and mention the name of
the paper in which you saw this advertisement.
January 28 4 tf
SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO.
9-18 Cash; 95!) Time, without Interest.
PACIFIC Guano Company's Compound Acid
Phosphate of Lime for Composting with Cotton
Seed??30 Cash; ?:io Time, without Interest.
To accommodate Planters, they can order now
and have until 1st April to decide whether they
will take at time or cash price. When delivered
from factory by carload, no drayage will be
charged. This Guano is now so wen Known in
all the Southern States for its remarkable effects
as an agency for increasing the products of labor,
as not to require special recommendation from
us. Its use for nine years past has established its
character for reliable excellence. The supplies
j put into markctthis season are, as heretofore, pre?,
pared under the superintendence of Dr. St. Julian
r j Ravenel, Chemist of the Company, at Charleston,
i j S. C., hence Planters may rest assured that its
: I quality and composition is precisely the same as
,.' that heretofore sold. J. N. ROHSON,
' ! Agent for South Carolina,
1 Charleston, S. C.
JOHN S. R15ESH A CO., Genoral Agents Kalti;
more.
! November 2(5 4K 3in
!" AUCTIONEERING.
THE undersigned takes this method to notify
the public that ho will give prompt attention
L to AUCTIONEERING in York and the adjoining
counties. Communications may be addressed to
" i him at Yorkville, S. C. S. G. BROWN.
. I March 5 10 tf
JOHN II. ADAMS.
j
FALL AND WINTER GOODS!
THR undersigned would respectfully announce
to his friends and the public generally that his
stoek of FALL AND WINTER (SHOPS is now
complete having been purchased in the northern
markets, from first dealers, bv that experienced
and judicious buyer, COL. M'-COKKLli.
In my stock may be found a full and complete
line of
DRESS GOODS,
Including black and colored Silks, Velvet, Velveteen,
Serges, Sateens, Poplins, Valours, and a J
great variety of Cotton Prints,of all qualities and j
at all prices.
WHITE GOODS,
In full variety, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs,
Table Damask, Hats, Flowers and
Feathers, and a general stock of Fancy Articles.
Besides the above, in my stock may be found
a complete assortment of
GOODS FOR GENTS' WEAR,
Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoos, Jeans, Tweeds, Cassiineres,
Cloths, Ac., Shirts, Under-Clothing, and a
full assortment of Gent's Furnishing Goods.
My stock will he kept full during the season,
and will embrace every article usually keptin
A FIRST-CLASS ESTABLISHMENT,
to an examination of which the public are respectfully
invited, feeling confident, as I do, that the
inducements I can offer are second to none in the
market.
JOHN H. ADAMS.
MUSIC HATII CHARMS. &C.
WITH pleasure T inform all who desire to give
their children a chance for a musical education,
hut whose means are very limited, that I
have made arrangements with the celebrated
"Mason A Hamlin Organ Co.," to supply porsons
with their unrivaled instrument, either at lowest
factory prices, for cash, or on monthly or quarterly
payments, upon what is called the lease principle.
Thus any one by paying only a moderate
sum for the use of tho 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
m?.(? ?i,o
SR6 tllU I1UW <U lll_v l ||UU> ^nnci j, ill n.vi
Adickes' building, where I may be found during
all business hours, either to show you a sample or
to wait upon you if you want anything in the
Photographic lino as heretofore.
J. R. SCHORB.
P. S.?Notwithstanding all the misrepresentations
and "gab" of umart agents of the "Ring"
companies, I still insist that I have the best and
cheapest Sewing Machine (the American) to offer,
and I am ready to prove my words to all who
seek for the truth in the matter. J. R. S.
RYLCA"RO"linian.
THE publishers have determined to change the
commencement of the Volumes of the
RURAL CAROLINIAN
From October to January.
THE RURAL CAROLINIAN is the leading
Agricultural Journal of the South. Publishers
and Editors are all Southern men, and it is devoted
exclusively to the interests of Southern Agriculture.
While it is not the paid organ of the
Patrons of Husbandry, or of any society or set of
men, it has been the most powerful advocate for
the establishment of Granges in the South, and its
influence has contribi ?ed greatly to the present
Drosnerity of the Order.
D. H. JACQUES, Esq., of Charleston, S. C.,
Editor-in-Chief.
CHARLES H. DODGE, Esq., of the Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., Entomological
Editor.
Regular Contributor***
Col. D. WYATT AIKEN, Washington, D. C.
HENRY W. RAVENEL, Esq., Aiken, S. C.
Rkv. C. W. HOWARD, Kingston, Georgia.
Col. N. H. DAYIS, Greenville, S. C.
RURAL CAROL IN I AN--$2 PER ANNUM.
Addross WALKER, EVANS <fe COGSWELL,
Publishers, Charleston, S. C.
The Rural Carolinian and the "Yorkville Enquirer"
will be furnished at 84 per annum.
January 28 4 tf
Nos.3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
STITIOIllS
First-Class Work
OUR SPECIALTY,
YET, BY USING CHEAPER GRADES OF STOCK,
WE CAN FURNISH WORK AT
LOWEST LIVING PRICES.
FINE FASKIONABLE~STATIONERYi
Piries Paper and Envelopes.
Redding and <?all invitations
ON THE BEST STOCK AND PRINTED IN THE
LATEST STYLE.
September 10 37 tf
THE GREAT SOUTHERN
DRY GOODS HOUSE,
FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT & CO.,
275 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C.
The Cheapest
Dry Grooclts,
Oil Olotli,
Mattings,
Notions,
Carpets,
Tfcng-s, Etc.,
THIS SIT>1D OF1 NEW YORK.
For prices, see Special Notice.
September 10 37 fim
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IiijfI 'ttfAjpiijlN' 1
Juno 4 23 tf
DAWask
TABLE and Curtain Damask, Table Cloths,
Napkins, Ac., at - ADICKES'.
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
markot, and consequently will the longer with- -t i
stand heat and hard usage. They are of hand
some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal
in everv other respect to any Cooking Stove sold
in the United States, whileitisconlidentlycJaimed
that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usual
pieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnished
with each Stove. An important consideration
with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and ^ jl
sizos are never changed. Should a piece get acci- ir\
dentally broken at any time, we can replace it at
the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it
is a home production, but on account of its intrin- ^
sic merits as an article of household economy, do
we ask the patronage of home purchasers. Store
than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now
in use, and among many others having them we
respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie,
D. M. Campbell, M. II. Currence, York county;
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon,
Guthriesvillo; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. A
Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville.
You can save the freight from the northern cities
and the dealer's profit, which is no small item, r.
by buying of us, and at the same time get a ~
STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those
of northern make. The following are our prices,
delivered at depot in Greensboro:
No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 ?
<( 7 M ? ?? " ?? MM 28 00
Address, SERGEANT A McCAULEY,
Greensboro, N. C.
T. M. DOBSON A CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. fl
JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C.
gr^^quarI^I^p^ht j
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 ancf the piano-purchasing public,
of the South especially, unite in the unanimous
verdict of the superiority of the STIEFFPIANO.
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 prin??""1
monnfnnfiifflru nfPoWnflf onH PorlnrHrnQna
Prices from $50 to $<>00. A liberal discount to
Clergymen and Sabbath Schools.
A large assortment of second-hand Pianos, at
prices ranging from $75 to $.100, 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, No. 9 North Liberty Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Factories, 84 and 8<3 Camden St., and 45 and 47
Perry St.
May 21 21 ly
W. L. BRADLEY'S
STANDARD FERTILIZERS.
BD
SEA-FOWL, GUANO.
GUARANTEED
FATTAT TA iw purp eATBt? . ^
POLLARD & CO.fcOTTON FACTORS,
GENERAL AGENTS,
Augusta, Georgia,.
SEA-FOWL GUANO, in bags, of 200 pounds _
each. 1
C. C. COE'S SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME,
in bags, of 200 pounds each.
BRADLEY'S AMMONIATED DISSOLVED
BONES, in tight dry barrels and bags.
ROYAL GUANO COMPOUND, in bags, of200
pounds each.
The abovestandard Fertilizers having been used
for tho past seven years, in the South, with unequaled
success, are again offered at prices that cannot
fail to give satisfaction, while the standard is
guaranteed to be equal if not superior to any ever
sold.
For prices and terms, apply to
? - * r\ TTn-n\rriA\T
VV. ?1. ffl J, r. nuiivixjLn_>r?,
Yorkville, S. C.
February 4 5 3m
THE CHRISTIAN OBSERVER,
LOUISVILLE, KY.,
ONE of the best, as it is the oldest, of the family
religious papers published in this country.
TWO COMPLETE PAPERS, one purely religious,
the other a literary and miscellaneous
sheet, are furnished every week for $3.00 a year.
ITS EDITORIALS are marked by decided! and
clear evangelical views.
ITS ARTICLES ON PERSONAL RELIGION
are furnished by many of the ablest ministers in ,
this country.
ITS DEPARTMENT FOR THE HOME CIRCLE,
including narratives, incidents, poetry, <fec.,
is not surpassed by that of any paper published. ^
ITS RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE is fresh
and full, giving promptly the news of the Presbyterian
church, and a full outline of the intelligence
from other denominations, and of missionary
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THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT contHtns
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from our own and other lands; Historical
Sketches; Reminiscences, Incidents, Anecdotes;
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in other industrial pursuits; Scientific articles
written in a popular style, and a great variety of
miscellaneous articles.
Every week the paper contains forty-eight columns
of reading matter, affording in a year as
large an amount and as rich a variety of reading
as would be contained in fifty* or sixty volumes
of a Sunday School or Church Library, that average
a hundred and fifty pages each.
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those who get up lists of new subscribers. Specimen
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Address CONVERSE & CO.,
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February 4 5 tf
SALE AND FEEDSTABLE.
THE undersigned respectfully announces that
his STABLES are still open for the accommodation
of the public. Drovers and all others
desiring to have their stock BOARDED will find
ample accommodation and abundant provender at
my STABLES on Church street.
I am also in the market for the sale and exchanging
of Horses and Mules, and have now on
hand a large lot of HORSES AND MULES,
broken and unbroken, which I will sell or exI
change on the most reasonable terms.
T. M. W1IITAKER.
January 7 1 3m*
K. I'EIl Day a! home. Term* free. Aildrffv
; G. Stinho.n 8t Co.,Portland, M?. 3 ly?
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