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The Champion.?Tom Jones is a very
great liar, but this story leaves it an open
question whether he has a dangerous rival
or not. He came from Jersey, and Sara
Willis, the person referred to, came from the
green hills of Vermont, and both now reside
in a little one-horse Connecticut town.
It is a great habit of Jones to run down
this part of the country, and tell big stories
of what he had seen, and what was done
down in Jersey.
Sitting in the village store one evening, he
was telling about a great dairy farm that was
owned by a man near Flemington.
"Now that was a farm that old Wilkins
owned. You know'dold Wilkins, didnt'tyer,
Willis ?" he added,turning to the old man who
sat there by the stove, soleraeuly smoking his
pipe. Willis nodded assent.
"Yes, I thort you knowed him. Every
body most knowed him who'd ever been in
Jersey. Wall, that ere man makes a million
pounds of butter every year," said he.
Of course there was a general disbelief manifested
right away among the loungers, but
Willie Qftirl nnlKinf*
"Fact. Ask Willis there ; he knows it."
"Well, now, Tom, I wouldn't like to swear
that he makes a full million pounds of butter
every year, because what I don't know all
about I won't take ray oath ter. But'I know
he fats a million hogs every year off 'er the
buttermilk, and then has enough left ter run
a saw-mill with. I'm very careful what I
say, Tom," he added, with a twinkle in his
eye.
And now it is a question which of the two
is the champion liar.
A Suppressed Genius.?A Detroit father
procured au outfit of oil paints and brushes
for his eight-year-old son the other day, the
lad having developed a talent for drawing.
Little was seen of the boy for two or three
days, and then he led them into the parlor,
and triumphantly pointed toproof of his artistic
skill. The gilt paper on the walls formed
a fine groundwork for him, and he had painted
a horse over one door, a lion over another,
a bird over a third, and at intervals along the
walls he had brought out fighting dogs, ships,
fire-engines, Indians in full dress, and bears
chasing boys. He had put a new border on
the bay-window curtains, striped the legs of
the piauo, and proceeded to touch up and improve
certaiu chromos and oil paintings hanging
on the walls. Father and mother gazed
arouud, the young artist anxiously waited for
them to pat him on his head and say they
were proud of such a son. They didn't pat
him?not very much. The father placed the
son's ear between his thumb and finger, and led
him through several rooms to the woodshed,
and what follows may be inferred from a remark
dropped by the boy and overheard by
a pedestrian: "O, father! let up on me, and
I'll never be an artist any more."
A New Hat.?The Lawrence American
says: A man went out into an Essex Street
clothinc store the other dav and hontrht. a hat.
for three dollars and a half, left his old one,
and said he would pay for it when he came
back. In half an hour he returned, and enteriug
the store, met the proprietor, who was
absent at his first visit. The proprietor was
glad to see the man?a neighbor of his?but
observing his new hat, a shadow passed over
his face, and he said, "Where did you buy
that hat? I can sell you a hat just like that,
and a good deal cheaper than what you paid
for it." This pleased the neighbor, and
twinkling his eye, he asked how cheap he
could sell him one. "Well, you are a neighbor
of mine, and you shall have it for just one
dollar and seventy-five cents." "Very well,"
replied the customer, "I have on one, which I
got here half an hour ago, and just returned
to pay for," and he counted out oue dollar
aud seventy-five cents and departed for his
suburban home, satisfied at having made one
dollar and seventy-five cents on his bargain.
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A Economical Husband.?A few days
ago a couple from Iowa, on their way East,
had to stop in Philidelphia, owing to the wife's
illness. They went to a hotel, and for the first
day or two the husband didn't ccmplaiu of the
c<?st, but when his wife grew worse, and a
doctor was called in and a nurse employed,
he began to hang on to the dollars which were
demanded. On the fifth day the doctor looked
serious, and said the woman would probably
die. The husband consulted with the hotel
clerk and with a freight agent, and going
back to his wife, he leaned over her and sobbed
:
"0 ! Sarah Jane! you mustn't die here!"
"I dont want to leave you, Philetus," she
replied, "but I fear that ray time has come."
"Don't! O, don't die here!" he went on.
"If ray time has come, I must go," she said.
"Yes; I suppose so, but if I could only get
you back home first, I'd save at least forty
dollars on funeral expenses, and forty dollars
don't grow on every bush !"
Swearing.?A pious elder of the Scottish
kirk, on his way to service one Sunday morning,
saw a little girl and boy playing marbles.
He wrathfully inquired, "Boy, do you know
where children go to who play marbles on
Sunday?" "Ay, ay," answered the boy,
"they gang douu to the field by the brig"
(bridge). "No," roared the elder, "go to
hell and are burned." The little fellow
looked shocked and frightened, and called his
sister, "Come awa Jeaunie ; come awa, here's
a mou swearing awfully."
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Very Disgusting.?A bibulous gentleman
going home one evening about ten o'clock,
after making sundry calls and feeling rather
"discouraged," thought he would walk up
and down the street a little to cool off before
meeting his better-half. The air was very
thin and insinuating, but he stood it for an
hour, when he screwed up his courage, and,
half frozen, entered his domicile. His remarks
were more emphatic than otherwise,
when the servant informed him that his wife
had gone out to spend the evening, and would
not return until midnight.
Not Much Changed.?A party had met
at a public table, when the conversation
turned on the subject of transmigration.
Mr. Iv. was a firm believer in this doctrine,
and was expatiating largely upon its points,
when he was interrupted by a geutlemau who
was present, with "K., what do you suppose
yourself to have been before you were L. K. ?"
"I do not know," replied K.; "I might have
been a hog, for aught I know." "Well,"
rejoined his friend, "you have not altered
much?only got upon your hind legs."
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Going to Leave.?A notorious New York
prize fighter and disorderly character was on
trial, the other day, for assault and battery,
lie was convicted, and just before the judge
passed sentence, his counsel appealed for mercy,
saying that his client intended to leave
New York at once. "I know it," said the
judge ; he is going to leave it for six months,
during which time he will reside iu ine penitentiary."
Ki.vd.?A young fellow in San Francisco
suddenly snatched a kiss from a lady friend,
and excused his conduct by saying that it was
a sort of temporary insanity that now and then
came upon him. When he arose to take his
leave, the pitying damsel said to him, "If
you feel any more such fits coming on you,
you had better come right here, where your
infirmity is known, and we will take care of
you."
ffS1* A strange man, who wanted to go on
the train, but missed it, walked up and down
the depot in high state of excitement, berating
himself and every-one else. "I know just
what ray wife will say !" he exclaimed as he
walked up and down. "When that train
gits thar and she won't see me, she'll git right
up and jump over chairs and smash crockery
and swear I'm off on another drunk !"
I GMdtctt'is |lcpartmcttt.
A STORM AT SEA?THE RESCUE.
j "Mother, you will let me go?" A terrible
storm is sweeping along the wild coast of
j North Devonshire. The Dynmouth life-boat
is prepared to make its way to a foreign vessel,
which, at some short distance from the
land, is showing signs of dire distress. The
life-boat crew is complete, with the exception
of one man. Young Will Carew, a Dynmouth
fisher lad, and an expert sailor, is offering
to fill the place. At first, he bends
down gently to a woman, who stands beside
him on the dreary shore, and it is his clear, j
brave voice that we hear above the raging of
the storm.
"Mother, you will let me go ?"
The mother has been a widow ouly six
short mouths. Her husband was a fisherman.
He put out one bright day last spring, for the
last time, in a fishing boat, upon a delusively
calm sea. A sudden squall came oh ; bro- j
ken fragments of the boat were seen next
morning on the beach, but the fisherman reI
turned no more to home and love. And now !
the son asks permission to brave the horrors
of the sea, which his father found so pitiless, i
A fierce, passionate refusal rises to the wo- j
man's lips. But her sad eyes move slowly to-!
ward the distressed vessel; she thinks of the i
many loved lives in jeopardy within it; she i
thinks, with a sudden pang of agonised pity,
of many distant dear homes in peril of be- !
reavement. She turns to the boy, and her 1
voice is calm and courageous as his own :
"Go, my son. And may God Almighty go
with you, and bring you safe back to your
mother's heart."
Hurriedly she leaves the beach ; hurriedly
seeks her desolate home, and'alone she wrestles
with the pain of her old sorrow and her j
new fear.
Morning dawns again. The storm has i
spent itself. Sullenly the waves are tossing ;
their haughty heads, but the sea's worst fury j
is over at last. A gallant vessel has gone
down upon the waters, but the Dynmouth
life-boat has nobly fulfilled its noble task,
and all hands on board the vessel have been
saved.
Why does young Will Carew linger in hesitation
outside his mother's door? Bravest
of the brave he has shown himself throughout
the night. Why does he shrink from the
proud welcome that awaits him from the
heart nearest his own ?
JtSeside him stands a tan, worn man?a
man whom he has rescued from a water grave;
a man whose eyes, full of tenderness, never
leave his own. Around the two throng Dynruouth
villagers; many hands are thrust toward
the man in happy recognition.
"Who will dare to tell her?" So speaks a
voice well nigh choked with emotion.
"I will." And Will Carew makes his way
through the awe-struck crowd. Another moment,
and he is in his mother's arms. He
feels and knows, for the first time, the whole
depth of that wondrous maternal love, which
Love Omnipotent has chosen as its best earthly
token.
"Mother, listen. I have a tale for your
ears. May God teach tne how to tell it right.
One of the men saved last night was a Dynmouth
fisherman." The boy's voice is soft
and grave, but it is evident that he steadies it
only with a stroug effort.
"A fearful storm had overtaken him upon
the sea, one day not many months ago. He
was observed and saved by a foreign vessel.
The vessel was outward bound. Away from
home, from wife, from kindred, the man was
forced to sail; and by wife and kindred he
was mourned as dead. He arrived at the vessel's
destined port, only to set sail again with
the first ship bound for England. Last night
he round hiraseir within sight or nome; Dut a
wild storm was raging on land and sea, and
once more the man stood face to face with a
terrible death. Help came in his need ; help
God sent, God directed. And?"
The boy breaks down now. On his knees,
by his mother's feet, he clasps her hands convulsively
in his, and his voice comes only
through his thick sobs :
"Mother, darling, try to bear the happy
truth. When your brave heart?a heart
which, in the midst of its own sorrow, could
feel for the sorrow of others, sent me forth
last night to the succor of the distressed, you
knew not?how should you know ??that you
sent me to the rescue of my dear father's life.
God gave him to me. God has given him,
mother, back to our grateful love."
Not another word is spoken. Locked in
each other's arras, mother and sou pour out
their hearts in a flood of unspeakable happy
tears.
A step is heard; the rescued man stands by
his own fireside, remembering, with deep emotion,
that his place there has been won for
him by the skill and courage of his sou.
With a cry of wild joy, the mother rushes
forward, and her head finds its long-lost place
upon her husband's breast.
Ah! Love,supreme, unutterable! Strange,
indeed, are the paths through which thy diviue
wisdom leads thy children to pure happiness!
In mute reverence we bow before
the mighty Tenderness which crowns and
blesses earthly love.? Olive Leaf.
The Vtolinist and the Old Soldier.?
An old soldier who had' been disabled in the
wars, and who no longer had any means of
support, was playing his violin, one evening,
on the Prater in Vienna. His dog held the
hat, but no one dropped anything into it.
The old man was tired and hungry ; he had
not the strength to play, and in despair he
sat down on a stone. A passer-by noticed
him, stopped, looked at him, then said :
"Lend me your violin a little while." Having
tuned it, he said again: "You take the
money, and I'll play."
And he began to play. The people who
stopped to stare at a gentleman playing a
violin out in the street remained to listen, delighted
with the strains they heard. The
crowd grew larger and larger. The hat filled
up fast, not only with coppers, but also with
silver aud even gold. The dog began to
growl, the hat had never before been so heavy
to hold. The old man was told to empty its
contents into his pockets, which he did, and
it began to fill again. After playing a national
air the gentleman handed back the violin
and disappeared before he could be
thanked.
"Who is it? every one asked.
"It is Arraand Boucher, the famous violin
player," replied some one. "He has done
this for charity ; let us follow his example."
r* * i l _ .
E>o saying, me speaaer maue a new collection,
and gave the proceeds to the astonished
soldier, who, through the kindness of Boucher,
was now out of want.
I Bund Billy.?We have a canary bird in
I our house that we are all very fond of. We
| call him Billy. He is a very sweet singer ;
j but he cannot see.
A long time ago he was in a cage with other
i birds; and, in a quarrel, poor Billy got his
j eyes pecked so badly that he became entirely
! blind. The children have to take great care
! of him; for if his perch is not put in the same
' place every time, he cannot find his food.
But I believe Billy sings more than birds
' that are not blind. When he hears thetwit|
ter of sparrows in the garden, or the singing
! of the tea-kettle on the stove, he seems to
i think it his duty to sing. And when his cage
; hangs in a window on a sunny day in winter,
, he sings as though he thought summer had
| come.
Whenever I hear Billy sing it makes me
think of the two great poets, Homer and Milton.
They were blind; but, like our Billy,
! they sang sweet songs. It is said that Homer
had to beg for a living. Our Billy sings for
a living, but he does not beg. Two kind little
girls, Kena and Lu, are careful to keep
I his seed cup full.
4?" A father's good name and large estate
have often been the innocent occasiou of en|
tailing infamy and shame, poverty and misery
1 upon his sons.
Heading for the JMbath.
OONDUCTKD BY
11EV. ROBERT LATHAN.
[Original.]
THE BIBLE.
Christians claim that the Bible is a revelaI
tion made by God. In other words, it is
claimed that the Bible is the book of God, in
which are revealed many things that cannot
be otherwise discovered. Before the examination
is made as to whether the Bible is such
a revelation or not, it ought first to be enquired
whether such a revelation is necessary.
In Creation, God has made a revelation of
himself; but the Bible claims to be a revelation
in a higher sense than that contaiued in
either Creation or Providence. Now, if God
has made known or revealed to us in Creation
and Providence all that the necessities of
the human family require, then there is no
necessity for any other revelation. When we
speak of the. necessity of a revelation, it is not
meant that God is obliged to make a revelation,
or that if man had remained sinless as
he was created, that there would have been
any need for a revelation.
It is taken for granted that man is a sinner.
This fact never has been disputed. Differences
of opinion have ever existed, still exist,
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illlU Will, ill) uuuut) aiuajo tAioi,
the extent and heinousness of sin ; but about
the fact itself there is no controversy. All
admit that all men, in some sense, are sinners.
When it is said that a revelation is necessary,
it is meant that a revelation other than that
contained in the works of God, is necessary
for man in his fallen condition.
The intellectual powers of man are very
great; but there are many very important
problems which it cannot solve. A correct
solution of these problems is absolutely necessary
to the happiness of man, both for
time and eternity. It is admitted by all civilized
people that there is a God. A knowledge
of the existence of a God is thought to
be discoverable by the intellect. It is argued
that the works of God plainly declare his existence.
With due deference to the advocates
of this theory, we are forced, after careful
thought, to reject the theory as a gratuitous
assumption. The argument that is usually
advanced to prove that man, without the
aid of the Bible, can discover the existence of
a God, is, that there is, it is said, no individual
destitute of the knowledge of God, and there
are many nations which have no other revelation,
except that contained in the works of
God.
It is not true that there are no individuals
who have no knowledge of the existence of a
God. Facts are on record which prove that
whole tribes of savages have no idea of a God.
Even if it is a fact that all men have a knowledge
of the existence of a God, it does not
follow that they obtained this knowledge by
the aid of unassisted reason. All men, in all
parts of the world, have learned many things
from the Bible, not directly, but indirectly.
The North American Indians, for example,
had an obscure idea of a flood having once
been visited upon the earth. This they had
learned by tradition. Other historic facts
and precepts of the Bible have been in the
same way circulated amongst all the nations
of the earth. The true condition of the thing
seems to be this: Man has the intellectual
nnwers anfficipnt tn pnjihlo him f.o see the evi
dence of the existence of a God when he is informed
that there is a God. The following
may serve as an illustration of the subject:
Take an individual into a room which is not
lighted at all, or is but badly lighted. By the
sense of feeling, he may discover that there is
something in the room besides himself; but
what these things are, or how they came to be
in the room, he is unable to know. Let a
light be brought, and he sees clearly all that
is in the room, and is able to observe marks
of design. The light did not change the condition
of things in the room. All that it did
was to reveal what was hid. Had the eyes of
the man been out, the light would have subserved
no purpose whatever. We need a revelation
to enable us to see God in his works.
But we need a revelation to inform us respecting
the nature of man. It is commonly
said that man is part material, and part immaterial.
In other words, man is said to be
compounded of soul and body. That man
has a body is clear. The fact can be discovered
by our senses; but that he has a soul is
not so clear. Let any one ask himself the
question, How do I know that I have a soul ?
and he will find that if he has no revelation
but his reason to appeal to, he will not be
able to give a prompt answer.
The soul being, as it is said, immaterial,
cannot be discerned by any one or all the five
senses. Without a revelation, we could, at
best, only conjecture that we are possessed of
some peculiar and superior endowment, which
is called a soul. We need, then, a revelation
to inform us on this point.
It is a matter of importance to us to know
whether the soul is immortal or not. The
doctrine of immortality is a doctrine purely
of revelation. So far as we cau see, everything
continues for a short while, and then
forever passes away. It may be said the indestructability
of matter proves the immortality
of the soul. It does not. We cannot
conclude that what is true of the body is true,
also, of the soul. All that the indestructability
of matter proves, is that the particles
which enter into the masses of matter are not
destroyed, but only changed in their organization.
If the soul is not material, we cannot
reason in the same way respecting the immortality
of the soul. In fact, in all probability,
it would never be a question. We would conclude
that death would be the end of us.
Again, we need a revelation to teach us
what is right and what is wrong. Without a
revelation, conscience would slumber; or if
ever aroused, its dictates would be dark and
powerless. Without a revelation, there could
be no standard of right and wrong. The deliverances
of conscience would be so much at
varieuce with each other that no one could
feel sure that he was right when following
them, or wrong when disobeying them. Without
an express revelation, no one could discern
the duties which he owed to himself or
his fellow-men.
Character is of prime importance to
the worker for Jesus. If his conduct is not
approved by the consciences of those he seeks
to benefit, he will do them no good. Character
is power far more thau knowledge. It is
so, even in a worldly sense. A man may
have foes who work hard to injure him, but
if he can pursue an unswerving course of rec
| tituile, tie can wen permit ins onaracier to
; take charge of his reputation."
j ASa^He that stops to talk to Satan will be
i sure to hear much that for the moment will
! be pleasing to the carnal mind; but he will
j find that he was deceived and cheated out of
much real joy.
fiST The man who trifles with sin, trifles
with his own soul; and unless he change, will
trifle both his soul and body into hell.
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Avoid temptation through fear that
you may not withstand it.
J^gncttltol Department.!
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SPRING PLOWING.
Some people think a plow is a plow, and
that plowing is plowing, and consequently
one plow is as good another, and all kinds of |
plowing are equally good. This theory is of- i
ten demonstrated to he incorrect. Iu the fall J
of the year, a turning plow is the proper one I
to be used, because the object in view is to |
turn under the vegetation which may be on
the surface that it may be decomposed during
the winter and become incorporated into the
soil. The turning up of large clods in the autumn
is no serious disadvantage, for the frost
of winter will melt these down before spring.
The design of spring plowing, is not so much
to turn over the soil, as to break it, and pul
verize it so as to prepare it to be easily permeated
by the roots of the crops designed to
be planted in it. This being the case, a turning
plow is not the proper kind of a plow to
use in the spring. If the ground is hard, and
run together by the winter rains, as is often
the case, a turning plow will throw up large
clods which will be dried by the winds, and
baked by the sun, and will not decrease much
in size until they are melted by the frosts of
the coming winter. The first evil result will
be a bad stand of whatever is planted in such
ground, and the next will be, the crop will uot
be able to endure the drought of summer.
The proper kind of a plow to use in the spring
is a narrow plow, so constructed that its point
will cut as much ground as any other part.
Such a plow will go deeper into the ground,
and consequently do better plowing than any
other kind. A side shovel as it is called, is a
deceptive plow; it cuts very little at the point,
and a great deal at the surface of the ground,
throws the dirt up and leaves a ridge between
each furrow, only buried?not broken at all.
With a bull tongue there is no danger of going
too deep, or throwing up clods. It pulverizes
the ground as it goes.
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[Original.]
PREPARING FOR PLANTING.
In farming, as in everything else, a mau
must be governed in his actions by common
sense and experience. What will suit one
kind of soil will not suit another kind. Some
kinds of lands require to be thrown up in
high beds, and the seeds planted on the top
of the beds. This is the case with lands that
are not properly drained, and wet bottoms
generally. For uplands, unless where they
are of a wet nature, it is better l,o keep them
as level as possible. The practice of bedding
up laud and planting in what is called the
water-furrow, has many serious objections.
Theseed is putin the poorest laud, and hence,
germinates slowly, and for a long time, grows
slowly. The theory that seed must be planted
deep, is confounded with the theory of deep
plowing before planting, and hence corn is
often planted in the water-furrow. It is not
correct that seed, as a general thing, should
be planted deep, but the ground should be
plowed deep, so that the roots may have a
deep, soft bed in which to run. Again, it is
advocated that when corn is planted in the
water-furrow, the dirt can be more easily
throwu to it, with the plow. This is true;
but corn does not require the dirt to be thrown
up to it. it the dirt is thrown up to it, it
will do no good until its roots push the stalk
out of the ground. The stalk of flourishing
corn sits upon the surface and is held up by
its roots. The only reason that can be given
for planting cotton ou abed rather than on a
level surface is, that by the common mode of
culture, it is easier worked. In nine cases out
of ten, it will be found that the leveler the
land is kept, the more luxuriantly will the
crop grow, and the more abundant will be
the harvest.
[Original.]
HURRY NOT SPEED.
So far, the season has been very unfavorable
for the farmer. Winter did not set in
until very late, but since Christmas there have
scarcely been two days together in which
plowing could be done. The result is, the
majority of farmers who did not take advantage
of the favorable weather last fall, are
very much behind. Many have made no
preparation, whatever, for planting. Spring
will soon open in earnest. The trees and
grass will begin to look green, and the farmers
will get in a tremendous hurry. Some,
possibly many, will get in so great a hurry to
plant that they will not take time to properly
prepare the land for planting. Now farmers,
as well as every other class of men, should
remember that hurry is not necessarily speed.
It is a mistaken policy to plant soon, if you
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season, in half-prepared soil. Some farmers
are still fogies enough to run one furrow, then
drop the seed and cover it with another furrow
and expect to make a heavy crop of corn.
As a rule, their expectations are never realized,
and they throw the blame on the dry
weather, or the wet weather, or something else.
With this one furrow class of farmers the
corn-crib is generally empty by early Spring,
and the times are always hard. Every farmer
should settle it in his mind not to plant a
single grain of anything until the soil has
been properly prepared. To make this preparation
may throw the planting later than is
desired, but it will be better in the end.
High Farming vs. Low Farming.?If a
planter cultivates one hundred acres iu cotton
and makes a bag to three acres, which is above
the Georgia average, this number of acres will
give him thirty-three and one-third bales. To
cultivate this will require eight hands and
four mules. If the hands cost each one hundred
and eighty dollars a year, and the mules
each one hundred and fifty dollars, the whole
cost of human aud mule labor would be two
thousand and forty dollars.
If he makes two aud one half bales to the j
acres, between thirteen and fourteen acres j
would give thirty-three bales. If we allow !
two hands and oue horse to cultivate these i
fourteen acres, the cost of human and mule '
labor would he five hundred aud ten dollars? j
a saving, as compared with the cultivation of j
one hundred acres, of one thousand five hundred
and thirty dollars. There would be a
saving of six hands and three mules, and all j
the worry and responsibility connected with J
them. If he applied to these fourteen acres i
fortv dollars worth of fertilizers each, there |
would be a saving of within a fraction of oue
thousand dollars of expense.
There would still be a material difference.
The fourteen acres heavily mauured, would j
bring a heavy oat crop, the oats being sowed j
at the last working of the cotton, and in the j
Spring, in a majority of cases, clover seed ;
might be advantageously sowed upon the oats, j
Under a good rotation, it would be many
years before these fourteen acres would require
another manuring. On the other hand, the
one hundred acres would be left in the same :
or in a worse condition at the close of the year.1
No planter will doubt the possibility of
making two and a half bales of cotton to the
acre, with sufficient fertilizers, good cultivation
and good seasons. If this can be done on
one acre, it can be done on one hundred acres.
At the last Georgia State Fair, the premium j
for the best acre of cotton was awarded to Mr.
J. L. Boynton, of Calhoun county, Georgia, j
The yield was nine hundred and sixteen ,
pounds of lint cotton. The cost of the fertil-1
izer was six dollars and ninety cents. The
formula used in making a ton of this fertilizer
was as follows: five hundred pounds dissolved
bone, five hundred pounds cotton seed,
five hundred pounds stable manure, three .
hundred pounds plaster, one hundred pounds
salt, one hundred pounds'potash.
Six hundred pounds of this compound were (
applied to the premium acre. Quadrupling
this application would have cost but twentyseven
dollars and sixty cents. Can any one :(
doubt that this increase of fertilizer would 1
have given an increase of more than one-half j1
bale to the acre??C. VV. Howard, in the j
Rural Carolinian for March. '
NEARLY all diseases originate from Indigestion
and Torpidity of the Liver, and relief is
always anxiously sought after. If the Liver is i
Regulated in its action, health is almost invaria- ,
bly secured. Want of action in the Liver causes
Headache, Constipation, Jaundice, Fain in the
Shoulders, Cough, Chills, Dizziness, Sour Stom- s
ach, bad taste in the mouth, bilious attacks, palpi
tation of tlie heart, depression 01 spirits, or me
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 beingasimplo vegetable
compound, can ao no injury in any quantities
that it may betaken. It is harmless in every way.
It has been used for 40 years, and hundreds of the
good and great from all parts of the country will
vouch for its being tho purest and best.
Simmons' Liter 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 tho cheapest medicine in the world,
Is given with safety and the happiest results to
the mostdelicate infant,
Does not interfere with business,
Does not disarrange the system,
Takes the place of Quinine and Bitters of every
kind,
Contains the simplest and best remedies.
For sale by all Druggists.
March 20 13 ly*
"The sweetest, most powerful and durable
now in use."
BLOOMFIELD & OTIS,
NEW SCALE PIANOS,
200 EAST 19TII ST., NEW YORK.
TjtMBRACING new and most valuable Patents,
J 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 su- \
perior to any manufactured in America. \
Charles Fradel." ]
(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 Bloomfield A Otis have lately made I
several important improvements in their "pianos,
placing them in the front rank of American manufacturers."
(Toledo, O., Blade.)
"Bloomfield A 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
tho established favorites, such as the Knabe, Dun
ham, Liigntc, uraauury, ana many omers, which
were skilfully handled, this is certainly a high
compliment, as the tests were thorough and critical.
{Brooklyn, N. Y. Eagle.)
"The Music Committee of the Board of Educa- <
tion, Brooklyn, together with the local commit- ,
tees, after examining and thoroughly testing all the
principal instruments manufactured, have pur- ]
chaseil Bloom field it Otis' celebrated Patent Treble
Pianos for the use of the schools."
These Pianos are warranted for seven years.
Responsible and energetic AGENTS WANTED
everywhere. ,
#=i?- Send for Circular and mention the name of I
the paper in which you saw this advertisement.
January 28 4 tf
Nos. 3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
STATIONERS
^
PJPB^-0ESS
First-Class Work
OUR SPECIALTY,
YET, BY CBINO CHEAPER GRADES OF STOCK,
WE CAN FURNISH WORK AT
LOWEST LIVING PRICES.
PI FASHIONABLE STATIONERY,
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.
WITII pleasure I inform all who desire to give
their children a chance for a musical education,
but whose means are very limited, that I
have made arrangements with the celebrated
"Mason it Hamlin Organ Co.," to supply persons
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 the instrument, can, at any
time,give it up or become purchaser; the amount
already paid being applied to the purchase. Or a
person having paid the rent for four years, becomes
the owner of the Organ without further
payment. Call and enquire for particulars and
see the now styles, at my Photo gallerv, in the
Adickes' building, where I may be found during
all business hours, either to show you a sample or
to wait upon you if you want anything in the
Photographic line as heretofore.
J. R. SCHORB.
P. S.? Notwithstanding all the misrepresentations
and "gab" of xmart 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
seok for the truth in the matter. J. R. S.
THE GREAT SOUTHERN
DRY GOODS HOUSE,
FURCHGOTT, BENEDICT & CO.,
275 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C.
The Cheapest i
Di\y Goods,
Oil Oloth,
Matting's,
Notions,
Carpets,
Rugs, Etc., !
THIS SIDE OP NEW YORK, 1
For prices, see Special Notice.
September 10 37 fim
THE GREENSBOROPATRIOTT
ESTABLISIIKI) 1N21.
PUBLISHED Weekly in Greensboro, N. 0.,
by DUFFY it ALBRIGHT, at $2.10 per year
in advance?postage included.
It is Democratic-Conservative in politics and
labors zealously for the material prosperity of the
South generally, and North Carolina particularly.
1@f North Carolinians abroad should not bo j
without it. Specimen copies free.
The Patriot and Yorkvii.i.k Enquirer will I
bo furnished one year for $1.
Address, | I
DUFFY A ALBRIGHT, Publishers, j <
Greensboro, N. C. 1
February 1 f? tf '
JOHN II. ADAMS, j
j
FALL AND WINTER GOODS!
11
THK undersigned would respeolftilly announce
;o his friends and the public generally that his '
Jtoek of FALL AND WINTKR fiOODS is now
jomplete having been purchased in the northern |
markets, from first dealers, by that experienced j
md judicious buyer, COL. McCORKLK.
In mv stock may bo found a full and complete j
line of
DRESS GOODS,
Including black and colored Silks, Velvet, Velveteen,
Serges, Sateens, Poplins, Valours, and a
;reat variety of C'ottou Prints, of all qualities and
XL ?iii JM ii;co(
WHITE GOODS,
Tn full variety, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs,
Table Damask, Hats, Flowers and
Feathers, and a general stock of Fancy Articles, t
Besides the above, in tny stock ii 'y be found !
*complete assortment of i
GOODS FOR GENTS' WEAR, j
Flats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Jeans, Tweeds, Cassi- j
meres, Clo:hs, ?fec., Shirts, Under-Clothing, and a \
full assortment of Gent's Furnishing Goods.
My stock will be kept full during the season, ,
tnd will embrace every article usually kept in 1
A FIRST-GLASS ESTABLISHMENT, i
:oan examination of which the public are respect- i
fully invited, feeling conlident, as I do, that the i
inducements I otfer are second to none in the
market.
JOHN H. ADAMS.
i
IMPORTANT NEWS TO PLANTERS !
GREAT
REDUCTION IN PRICES !
In view of the low prices obtained for Cotton
llie present season, and in order to place our
Suanos within the reach of every planter, we
liave greatly reduced our prices.
They wili be sold as follows:
THE
CAROLINA FERTILIZER,
CASH PRICE, i
PERTON OF 2000 POUNDS, $46,
Payable May 1st, 1875.
TIME PRICE,
PERTON OF 2000 POUNDS, $53.
Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Interest.
3LARK BROTHERS, Agents, Yorkville. S. C.
J. M. IVY & CO., Agents, Rock Hill, S. C.
CURETON, ARDREY & CO., Agents, Fort <
Mill, S. C. 1
THE
BRADLEY'S PATENT PHOSPHATE.
Cash Price,
PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $46.
Payable May 1st, 1875.
Time Price,
PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $53.
Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Interest,
r. M. DOBSON CO., Agents, Yorkville.S. C.
THE PALMETTO ACID PHOSPHATE.
Cash Price,
T>TiT* nn /in An T T)C1 {tlQfl I
FJtiJtt TUJN ur ZUUU JLiDOij q>ou,
Payable May let, 1875.
Time Price,
PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $35.
Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Interest. (
FREIGHT AND DRAYAGE TO BE ADDED. 1
Call on Agents for Almanacs and Information.
FOR SALE BY ,
CLARK BROTHERS, Yorkville, S. C.
J. M. IVY & CO., Rock Hill, S. C. ,
GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., 1
Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. J
January 14 2 4m
1-?T? A -|\TT\rr
JtTfcj. J-r JL 9
DKALER IN
JEWELRY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, SILVER '
and plated ware,
Musical Instruments, 1
GUNS, PISTOLS, &C., AC.,
Opposite tlie Court House, i
CHESTER, S. C.
Repairing watches and engraving
a specialty. All work warranted. i
Orders given to Mr. F. M. GALBRAITH for i
me, will have prompt attention.
February 4 5 ly <
HERRING'S
PATENT CHAMPION SAFES,
Established more than a third of a Century,
REDUCEDINPRICE.
Also two huudred Second*Hand Safes for sale
at Tery low prices. i
HERRING & CO.,
251 AND 252 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
50 AND 60 SADBURY ST., BOSTON.
February 18 7 3m*
T- N. BENNETT,
MAKER AND REPAIRER
OF
GUNS ANDPISTOLS,
AT CHESTER, S, C.
Thave been for so long a time making
AXI) repairing guns that i can give
it guarantee tha': my work will give entire satisfaction.
February 11 fi ly
T. .S. H. THOMSON. C. K. SPKNCER.
THOMSON & SPENCER, i
Solicitors in 13 ankruptcy ,
YORKVILLE, S. C. '
SPECIAL attention given to filing of petitions, ,
to the prosecution of claims in Bankruptcy,
tnri the collection and forwarding of Dividendsjto ,
Creditors. ]
February -1 n tf j
Hii'WBhII rt 11 '<
I:] <>! LV/111! Ki u [WW M flOiYMffl
June 4 23 tf (
AUCTIONEERING. !
THIO undersigned takes this method to notify i
the public that he will give prompt attention '
:o AUCTIONEERING in York aiulthe adjoining r
counties. Communications may be addressed to
liim at Yorkville, S. C. S. Ci. BROWN, j i
March 5 10 tf 1
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 tbo
market, and consequently will the longer withstand
heat and hard usage. They are of hand
some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal
in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold
in the United States, while it is confidently claimed
that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usual
pieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnished
with each Stove. An important consideration
with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and
dzes are never changed. Should a piece get accidentally
broken at any time, we can replace it at
Lhe mere cost of casting. Not simply Decauae it
is a home production, buton accountofits intrinsic
merits as an article of household economy, do
we ask the patronage of home purchasers. Slore
than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now
in use, and among many others having them we
respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie,
D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county;
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon,
Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P.
Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville.
You can save the freight from the northern cities
and the dealer's profit, which is no small item,
by buying of us, and at the same time get a STOVfe
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 ?? ? ?? <? ?? ?? 26 00
Address, SERGEANT A McCAULEY,
Greensboro, N. C.
T. M. DOBSON A CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C.
JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C.
I I I I I
GRAND, SQUARE, AND UPRIGHT
PIAN O S
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 prin
eipal manufacturers of Cabinet and ParlorOrgans.
Prices from $50 to $(300. A liberal discount to
Clergymen and Sabbath Schools.
A Targe 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, No. 9 North Liberty Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Factories, 84 and 80 Camden St., and 45 and 47
Perry St.
May 21 21 ly
W. L. BRADLEY'S
STANDARD FERTILIZERS. .
BD
SEA-FOWL GUANO.
GUARANTEED
EQUAL TO ANY EVER SOLD!
POLLARD & CO., COTTON FACTORS,
GENERAL AGENTS,
Augusta, Georgia. # .
SEA-FOWL GUANO, in bags, of 200 pounds
aach.
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 the past seven years, in the South, with une \
ualed 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
W. H. & J. P. HERNDON,
Yorkville, S. C.
February 4 5 3m
THE CHRISTIAN OBSERVER^
LOUISVILLE, KLY..
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religious papers published in this country.
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are furnished by many of the ablest ministers in
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including narratives, incidents, poetry, &c.,
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Every week the paper contains forty-eight columns
of reading matter, affording in a year as
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Louisville, Ky.
February 4 5 tf
SALE AND FEED STABLE.THE
undersigned respectfully announces that
his STABLES are still open for the accommodation
of the public. Drovers and all others
Jesiring to have their stock BOARDED will find
unple accommodation and abundant provender at
inv STABLES on Church street.
I am also in the market for the sale and exchanging
of Horses and Mules, and have now on
iiand a large lot of HORSES AND MULES,
broken and unbroken, which I will sell or exrnncit
f/viurmnhlc terms.
" * T.~ M. W H IT A K E R.
January 7 1 3m*
?thi3?\ PRH Day nt home. Terms free. Address
ah*} 10 vp ml v o. Stinson it Co., Portland, Me. 3 ly*
?he ffarfeuiUe inquirer.
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