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Humorous Department. ' Garden Patches.?One of Boston's best known merchants, noted for his shrewdness j and penetration, had a test case presented a I short time since and came off victorious. As i it is an illustration of this millionaire's pene-! tration in great business affairs, we give the i story here. It appears that the merchant wanted another gardener upon his country estate, near Boston, and an individual presented himself for that office. "Understand the business?" "Yes, been in it for years." "Whom had he lived with last ?" The applicant mentioned a gentleman the merchant was well acquainted with, stated that he left for no fault, but that his former emnlover roos going to Europe, had sold his estate, and had no further use for him. "What wages do you expect?" "Eighteen dollars a month." This was astonishingly low for such a promising looking, sober man, and the shrewd business man rubbed his chin thoughtfully, and reflected that it was a bargain lot, but "wasn't there something wrong about it ?" His habitual business caption even in this comparatively trifling negotiation did not forsake him. "Call to-morrow at this time, and I will have seen Mr. , your former employer, and give you an answer." Thegardner turned and began to walk slowly away ; as he did so, he displayed two patches on the seat of his pantaloons beneath the line of his roundabout jacket. "Hallo! come back here," called the merchant, "you needu't apply to-morrow ; I see I shan't want you." The astonished applicant stammered out something about his knowledge of gardening and good character, but was cut short by this practical observer. "Dou't want you, sir, the patches on your breeches are on the wrong side; a gardener's breeches ought to be patched on the knees, not I on the seat. You won't do forme." How Gerrit Smith Dismissed a Tedious Visitor.?The Utica (N. Y.) Observer says : Mr. Smith's house was seldom free from visitors. The door was open to ail, even straDgers were welcome. One day a middle aged gentleman paid Mr. Smith a visit. He was a perfect stranger, but he was received by the host with his proverbial hospitality. The visitor did not appear to have any special reason for honoring the family with his presence. He was not a distinguished man ; in fact, he could properly be classed with those individuals who bear the title of "bores." Day followed day, and each evening the family retired with the hope that the morrow would see the stranger gone. But he came down to breakfast promptly each morning, and got up from supper each evening, with the evident intent of filling the same chair at breakfast the next morning. A week passed by, and to all the members of the family but Mr. Smith, hospitality had ceased to be a virtue. They importuned him to force into the dull head of the guest, if * possible, a hint that he was not wanted any longer. The hint was given in a way that nothing but united charity and humor could have inspired. At family worship Mr. Smith, as usual, in-1 voked the blessing of Heaven upon the different worshippers, closing as follows : "And, O Lord, wilt thou vouchsafe thy fullest blessing to the dear brother who is to depart from us this day." At the noonday meal there was a vacant chair at the table, and more loaves and fishes for the poor when the noon repast was over?the dear brother had departed. Related to the Judge.?Judge B., late one of the Judges of the eighth District of the State of New York, was a most amiable man, whose honor was unsullied, and who hated a mean action as every such character must. At the Geuesse Circuit he was hearing an action in which one of the parties haped to be a namesake of his. Duriug the trial, the party, having an opportunity, and thinking probably to gain some advantage by it, approached the beuch and said : "We are of the same name Judge; I've been making inquires, and find we are some relation to each other." "Ah!" said the Judge, "Is that so ? Are you sure of it ?" "Oh yes," said he; "no doubt of it." "Well," said the Judge, "I'm very glad to hear that?very glad, indeed. I shall get rid "vlf vhil n pflqp t akall rliomloo if krtnAMnA t w. j???. vww ) a oiiuii uiouuao it| ucuauco 1 cannot sit in a suit where I am related to one of the parties." This was a little more than the party had bargained for, and he began at once to paddle off. After a few inquiries as to the Judge's ancestry, and their residence, etc.: "I think, Judge," said he, "I was raistakeu. We are of quite different families, and not at all related." "Ah !" said the Judge, "Is that so ?" "Oh yes," said he, there's no mistake about it." "Well," replied the Judge, in a very emphatic tone, "I am glad to learn that?very glad. I should hate awfully to be related to a man mean enough to attempt to influence a court as you have?" ? ? Filling the Bed.?The editor of an Indiana paper relates an incident of his youth as follows: The editor of a certain Missouri conteraDorarv is noted for his rnodestv. When schoolboys he and the writer were inseparable companions?probably because we both stood in such holy awe of the girls. A pair of mischievous black eyes would stampede us quicker than a big dog. One day Bob was sent to neighbor Shaw's to inquire about some straw for filling beds, and, of course, the writer went with him. Mr. Shaw was the father of six hateful girls, who would rather laugh at a fellow than not. When we arrived, they were all seated at dinner. I dodged behind the corner, while Bob edged carefully in at the door, and, with a scared look, stammered, "Mr. Straw, can you let me have enough Shaw to fill my bed ?" "Well, Robert," said the old gentleman, glancing around the circle of astonished faces : "I suppose so ! Here are six beside the old woman ; but I'd rather you'd leave her, if the girls will be enough. Take them all, and God bless you !" Perfect shrieks of laughter went up from those mean things, and Robert took to his heels, followed by the writer and cries from the old man to comeback and he would throw in the old woman too. Moving the Rock of Ages.?The good people of the town of E were talking of moving meir meeting nouse iu a more agreeable locality. Among the advocates of the movement none were more earnest than old Deacon A., who, by the way, had an uncontrollable habit of sleeping in church. No matter how interesting the discourse, the old deacon was sure to drop off about such a time. On the Sabbath preceeding the day appointed for moving the house, the pastor preached an interesting sermon on "The Rock of Ages." Growing eloquent in his remarks, the good minister finally added with great erapasis: "Who can move it ?" The deacon having been asleep as usual, woke up just in time to catch the query, thinking the pastor referred to the meeting house rose up in his seat and exclaimed: "I'll bring over my yoke of steers, and they'll jerk it along the whole distance, if you'll keep plenty of hard wood rollers under it." The deacon never slept iu meeting after that. fittT The most extraordinary instance of patience on record in modern times, is that of an American judge, who listened silently for two days, while a couple of wordy lawyers contended about the construction of an Act of the Legislature, and then ended the controversy by quietly remarking: "Gentlemen, the law is repealed." JUjricultml partmrnt.I | f Original.] THE PROSPECTS. It will be admitted by, perhaps, every farmer in South Carolina, that the agricultural j condition of the State is not as favorable as J is desirable. There is a disparity between 1 the natural capability of the soil and the ac- j tual condition of the people. Nature bus j j done a great deal for that portion of the globe I which we call the Southern States. The cli-1 r mate is mild and the soil is admirably adapted to the production of, we may say, all the j F absolute necessities of life. Notwithstanding!^ this fact, the South is behind, in agriculture, i ^ other sections less favorably situated. It i would be interesting, had we time, to inquire 1 ^ into the cause or causes of this state of things, i ^ This we do not propose to do. The future is j v before us, and we may contemplate with profit j ^ the prospects. j Some day, not far distant, if war, with its ] ^ desolating results, does not visit the South, it | ^ will be one of the first farming countries in j ( the world. This is especially true of South j v Carolina. Multitudes have learned by actual ^ experience that, all things considered, farming is more remunerative in South Carolina than in any other State in the Union. Of the vast number of those who have left the State, there are but few who would not come G back if they were able, aud could do so without looking ashamed. They are like the Irishman was who said when asked if he did r not desire to go back to Ireland?"No, I do not, because I am poorer than when I left ^ Ireland." Others who have beeu observaut of this have become better satisBed. In fact, there is less disposition to-day to emigrate ^ than has been at any previous period in the ^ history of the State. This is ominous of good. If every farmer in the State of South Caroli- j na would determine to spend his days in the State, the condition of things, ten years hence, would be very different from what it is now. Farms would be improved, and farmers would , live more comfortable. The price of land * would advance, and more settlers would come ^ into the State. There is another favorable symptom. Farmers are bepinniner to studv their calling. , O O * W They do more thinking than they used to do. The implements of agriculture are better, and work animals are better. There are more improved plows in York county to-day than were in any three counties in the whole State before the war. As a result of this improve- j raent in plows, better plowing is done, and j larger crops are made to the same quantity of land cultivated. It is a favorable omen that farmers are generally determined to make their supplies at home, and all the cotton they can besides. From present prospects the day is not far distant when a farmer will be ashamed to buy corn in ordinary seasons. In respect to producing home supplies, farmers have the theory clearly in their minds and are commencing to practice it. Every year the people are becoming more fully acquainted with the new state of things which has been brought about by the nknlMnn sloiTOrW 111 f.VlP Smith, So SOOU auuuwiwu vsi oAuvv* j 4u ? J Q as both white man and negro accept the con- ^ dition of things, the better it will be for the whole country. We are nearer this point today than ever before. Multitudes of white J men have learned the fact that the negro is free, who did not know it three years ago; and the colored people of the South have generally learned that freedom without work will not put clothes on their back or bread I in their mouths. They have much yet to ( learn, which we may as well hope they will 1 learn, as to iguorantly say they will not. ( The prospects to-day, in another particular, 1 are more favorable than they were this time 1 last year. There is more corn in South Carolina now than was, at the same time of the ' year, at any time siuce the war. It is true 1 that money is scarce, but if farmers have i plenty of corn, they can get along on very little money. There will be fewer liens given 1 in 1875 than there were in 1874. There is a ' greater acreage sown in small grain than 1 .c.nl iinma man ujVin liorotnfnro snwfld no ' UOUai* *-J\J lliv UJVfi ? t?V| WW v WV >. .... wheat or oats, have, this spring, large fields ! of both. ' Last, but by no means least of those things ' which promise well for the future, is the fact, 1 that farmers are more energetic than former- 1 ly. The want of energy well directed has ' been the cause of all the failures in farming 1 in the State for several years. The old men not being able to adapt themselves to the new state of things became discouraged, and the j' I young men were idle and wasteful. Things 1 have changed, or at least are beginning to change in this respect. Many of the old men 1 at the time the war closed have died, and the young men are beginning to take their places. This fact, more than anything else, brightens 1 the prospects for the future. Each year its effects are more clearly seen. If every farmer will content himself to live at home, and attend to his business closely, we predict a pros- j perous future for South Carolina. CUTTING POTATOES*F0R PLANTING. Of late years a certain class of farmers have tried hard to show that cutting potatoes used i for planting is a disastrous innovation upon i the old practice of planting whole tubers. 1 From time to time essays have appeared upon the subject to show that this dividing the tubers was the cause not only of the "potato |1 rot," but of the degeneration of raauy old and long cultivated varieties. But, strange as it 1 may appear, our most successful and scientific i cultivators carry this practice of cuttiug up , the tubers for planting to the fullest extent, j ( The result of the system when continued for j several years, instead of beiug "degeneration," j as is so frequently claimed, is, we are assured j1 by a gentlemen who has probably had as much j1 to do with new sorts during the past fifteen , years, as any other man, a coustant improve- j raent. It is only a few days siuce this gentle- ; man assured us that the use of single eyes for seed tended constantly to increase the size and i' yield of all varieties subjected to this system, j1 | A glance at the structure of a potato should ,1 i convince almost any person, with fair reason- j i i ing powers, that dividing a tuber need not, in I j any manner, be injurious to the separate parts I I as the seed from which a future crop is to be 1 produced. A potato tuber is merely a thick-; ened subterranean stem, with buds upon the j surface,the same as found upon the stem above j1 ground, or upon the twigs of a tree which are j used in budding and grafting, in cutting up | potatoes we merely divide them into sections, i leaving one or more buds upon each. These being planted in the earth begin growing. At first the buds draw nutriment from the por-1 tion of the old tuber attached, but the young 11 sprout very soon throws out new roots from j its base, and through these obtains pabulum j from the soil. If a whole tuber is planted, I and all the buds are removed but one, the same change occurs, and there is no sucking j out of the entire, or of any appreciable por- j tion of the contents, as many personssuppose ;! I but, on the contrary, the decay of the old | j tuber near the young, tender roots, is far more ; likely to injure than benefit them. ? ? ? Potato Soup.?Nine boiled potatoes, one quart of milk, nearly one cup of butter, one I j medium onion, salt, pepper. Boil, mash and | strain the potatoes through a sieve. Add ; I milk, onion cut fine, salt, pepper and butter, j ! Put all in a saucepan and let it come to a I boil. leading for the j^rtrtrath. CONDUCTED BY UJEV. ROBERT LATH AN. , [Original.1 THE BIBLE. A revelation being necessary, and also posible, the next thing to be inquired into is, whether the book that is commonly called the i 3ible, is that revelation. By a revelation, we j .re not to understand a good book written by j >ious men in the sense that good men of the j >resent day write religious books. When it | 3 claimed that the Bible is a revelation from leaven, it is meant that God is its author, ie composed it. Men were used to do what oight be called the manual labor of writing; mt God indited every word. In other words, Jod dictated, and the different individuals ?hom he chose to do the manual labor of writing, simply wrote down what God dictated o them. It will be seen that there is a vast liffereuce between this process and the proess by which religious books are gotten up. >od certainly guides and directs good men till, and always guided them in writing good tooks; but not in the sense that he guided hose who wrote the Bible. It is claimed hat the writers of the Bible could not make .n error, whilst it is readily admitted that he writers of religious books not only may rr, but also do make grave errors. Remembering the definition of the word 1 - - u:ku ? eveuuiun, we miiy nujunc, ia tuc ** evelation ? In a book claiming to have God or its author, we might reasonably expect to ind many things which we would not find in , book written by a mere man. We might ixpect it to speak with a degree of authority vhich 110 other book dare speak. This we | ind to be the case with the Bible. Its hisorical parts are remarkable in this particuar. The history of creation is given with a legree of positiveness which no historian ever ised. The whole Bible is written with an Luthority which no mortal man ever assumed, ilen are obliged to explain and give authori?7 fnv tvKnf fVtotr on\r huf the nnlc nnt.hnrit.v 'J 1U* J w*v ? ? ?- ~?J ? / vhich is given for any fact that is stated in lie Bible is, "Thus saith the Lord." We vould expect a book made by God to be like lis other works. In other words, we would ixpect the Bible, if it is a revelation made >y God, to be like the world which God has :reated. In the works of creation, there is his noticeable feature. That order which nen are forced to use in every thing which hey make, is not observed in the work of :reation. Man is obliged to classify, divide md subdivide and arrange, so that similar liiugs may be in connection. In the works >f creation we do not see this rigid observance >f order. Out of the same soil grows the oak md the pine. In the same meadow spring he grass and the deadly night-shade. The' ormer affords food for the beasts of the field, md indirectly for man; the latter is a deadly loison. There is no book in the world like he Bible. No man can imitate the style. The mode in which subjects are treated is otally different from anything we find in any j look that has ever been written. It is with>ut preface, introduction, middle or end.j jreat truths are scattered all through it, just is great beds of gold, silver, iron and precious itones, are scattered all over the earth's suruce. [Original.] THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. The birth of Jesus Christ is recorded in slain, simple style iu the first part of the sec>nd chapter of the gospel by-Luke. The first hing that arrests the attention of the reader >f that brief history, is" the time when the Sanourwas born. It was when Augustus Caesar was at the head of the Roman government. The combined forces of Anthony and Cleopa;ra had been vanquished at the battle of Ac,iura, and the undisputed dominion of Augustus was established over all the world. The sceptre had departed from Judea, and the law-giver from between his feet. The land of Palestine was reduced to subjection to the Roman power. It was when a decree was issued by Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed or enrolled. It is more definitely stated to have been when Cyrenius, or Qurenius, according to his Roman name, was for the first time made governor of Syria. Cyrenius, or Qurenius, was twice governor of Syria. The first time, when Jesus was born, and the second time about ten years after the birth of the Saviour. Jacob, on his dying couch, predicted that Shiloh would come when the sceptre should depart from Judah. The sacredotal tribe amongst the Israelites was the tribe of Levi. Judah was the royal tribe. Hence, to say that the sceptre would depart from Judah, was equivalent tosayiug that the Israelites would cease to be an independent people. This they had ceased to be, and the evidence of the fact is, that the whole nation is ordered by a foreign potentate to assemble at their respective cities to be enrolled as component parts of another government. The circumstance of the Saviour's birth is worthy of note. It is said, "there was no room in the inn" for Mary and Joseph. They, by the force of circumstances, were compelled to take up their abode, during their temporary stay in the city, in an ox's stall. This shows the comparative poverty and obscurity of Mary and Joseph. Had they been rich, well ^ ?_1- ?1 ~ K n *?A UAA n rvwAtrirl A/1 *? mrnisneu ruums wuuiu nave ucou |;iuvivieu JU1 them ; but since they were poor, no preparations were made for them. This simple incident should console the pious poor. He who was, and is, and ever will be, the possessor of all things, made his appearance into this world under most humiliating circumstances. Had Jesus been born in the inn, the noise and confusion would have proved a great inconvenience to the pious meditations of both Mary and Joseph. The most honored position is not always the best place for our souls. The circumstance that Jesus was born poor, lived and died poor, should teach us that extreme poverty, and very great piety, are not by any means inconsistent. When Jesus died, his funeral expenses were defrayed by kind friends, and his lifeless body was laid iuanother man's grave. Few are so poor as this. What a rebuke to grumbling Christians ! The time and circumstances conspired to make the birth of Jesus public. Vast multitudes had assembled from every section of the country. The arrival of the shepherd in search of the infant Jesus, and the star hangintr over his humble birth place, published ?ID - - his birth by a thousand tongues. The shepherds told, no doubt, every one they met, what they had seen and heard whilst watching their flocks. AVe may well conclude that his birth became the general and all absorbing theme of conversation by all. Had a herald been sent through the province, charged with the duty of proclaiming the fact that a Saviour was born, it would not have been as rapidly and as extensively circulated as it was. God in this, as he is wout to do in everything, did the best. Your sins can no more prevent the mercy of God visiting you, than a patient's sickness would prevent his physicians. p5tct| flf jr. ^atflUna. Written for the Yorkville Enquirer. HISTORICAL SKETCHES OK TUB Early Settlement of South Carolina. BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. INTRODUCTORY. On the 12lli of October, 1492, Christopher Columbus lauded on one of the Bahama Islands. The Indians called it Guanahani. It is now known by the name of Watling. The three ships which constituted the fleet of Columbus, together with the ninety individuals who accompanied him in his expedition, had been furnished by Spain. Hence, Spain in part based her claim to the country which is now known all over the civilized world by the name of America. Whilst Columbus was at the court of Spain, he communicated with Henry the Seventh, of England. lie to re the raesseuger, his own orotner, Bartholomew, returned, however, the Spanish government, which at first acted very slowly, had made provisions for the expedition to search for laud on the western side of the Atlantic. On the 5th day of March, 1496, Henry the Seventh, of England, granted a commission to John Cabot and his three boos?Lewis, Sebastian and Sanctius?to take possession, in the name of the King of England, of any and all countries in the north, east or west, not occupied by any Christian State. For some reason not now known, Cabot did not set sail until May, 1497. He and his son, Sebastian, sailed from Bristol. The King furnished them oue ship, and the merchants of Bristol furnished them four other small vessels. They touched upon the continent of America, some place near St. John's, New Foundland, and proceeded as far south as the latitude of Vir ginia, and returned home. Upon this, the English government laid claim to the continent of America. The expedition amounted to nothing, however ; for Henry, on many accounts, was not inclined to accomplish the undertaking which he had begun with so much zeal. Both Spain and Portugal claimed the continent of America, although it was not yet, iu fact, discovered.! The controversy between these two contending powers was put into the hands of the Pope for arbitration. On the 7th of May, 1493, he decided that Spain was to have all countries which she had discovered, or might in the future discover, west of a liue drawn through the Azores from pole to pole ; and Portugal, all east of said line. Henry, at that time, was negotiating a marriage between his son, Arthur, and Catherine, the daughter of Ferdinand, King of Spain, and had no time to plant colonies. In the year 1498, Columbus landed on the northeastern coast of South America, at some place not far from the mouth of the Orinoco. This was six years after his first voyage. Cuba, St. Domingo and Porto Rico, were, in a short time, settled by the Spaniards, and served as a kind of nucleus from which they attempted to send out colonies. These colonies advanced in a north {.nil northwesterly direction. There was a tradition amongst the natives of Porto Rico, that in one of the Bahama Islands, there vias a certain fountain which possessed magic virtues. It was currently reported, and generally believed by both the natives of Porto Rico and the Spaniards, that whoever would bathe in this fountain and drink of its waters, would be instantly restored to all the vigor and bloom of youth, and life with all its joys would be perpetuated. In the year 1512, Juan Ponce de Leon, once Governor of Porto Rico, now an old man and veteran soldier, fitted out three ships and set out 'in quest of this fountain of youth. On the 18th of March, 1512, the fleet of Juan Ponce de Leon set sail. It cruised about amongst the Bahamas, in search of the fabled fountain of youth, until, on Jiaster Sunday, a torest, adorned with the richest flowers, was discovered. To this newly discovered land, the Spaniards gave the name Florida, which il still retains. The fountain was not discovered and Juan Ponce de Leon, after returning tc Porto Rico and being appointed Governor ol Florida, and having returned to it, was mor tally wounded in a conflict with the natives He was driven by them from the country and in his flight, he went to Cuba, where h( died of his wounds. About the year 1520, a company of sever rich planters and miners, residing on th< island of St. Domingo, equipped two vesseh and put them under the command of Lucaf Velasquez de Ayllon, Judge of Appeals. Th( object of this cruise was to gather up laborers to work their farms and mines. The vessels reached the shores of South Carolina, about thirty-five miles south-west from when the city of Charleston now stands. The spol where the shore was reached was at, or near the mouth of the Corabahee river. The na tives called the country Chiquola. Velasquez was at first an object of wondei to the natives. They were cautious; but soor their reserve gave way to acts of kindness anc hospitality. Velasquez wa9, at heart, a mon ster. He enticed the unoffending natives tc visit his ships, and at a time when a large number had gathered on deck, he hoisted his sails and set out for St. Domingo. On his way to St. Domingo, one of his vessels weni down into the deep, taking with it all the Spaniards and captured Indians on board Many, on the other vessel, in which was Ve lasquez himself, died before they reached their place of destination. Notwithstanding the great loss with which Velasquez met in this expedition, it still was profitable to him Animated by the hopes of greater gain, he in vested his whole fortune in three ships, and calculated to amass a large estate by engag ing extensively in the slave trade. In the year 1524 he again landed, or rather was driven to the shore of Chiquola, at the mouth /? j.1. _ /"l L-1 -I- ^l,/* 1 nrnroof nf Vl TC 01 me lyoiuumiee river. mo j?i6w. ... .... three vessels ran aground. The Indians thirsting for vengeance, seized the occasion rushed upon the Spaniards buffeting the waves, and with a cruelty which is character istic of untutored savages, put to death twc hundred, Velasquez being of the number Thus ended the expedition of Velasquez. Il was not designed for anything else than tc supply the slave market of St. Domingo witl: slaves. The object of Velasquez was to deco} the unoffending natives of Chiquola arounc St. Helena sound, on board his ships, anc transport them to St. Domingo and there sel. them. The expedition was begun in sin anc ended in shame. Upon it, however, and pre vious discoveries made by Columbus and the grant of the Pope, Spain laid claim to all the new world. As yet, those individuals in hei employ, had only cruised amongst the islands France also laid claim to the continent ? ? 11.1 ? ? ! The thirst ior gom men, as uuw, woo giwn and Spain, England and France, were anx I ious to get possession of the land discorerec j by Columbus. In the year 1523, Francis th< I First, sent out John Verazzano, a Florentine I but he did not touch upon the coast of Soutl * j Caro.ina. He arrived on the coast of the J new world, at some place near the latitude of ' Wilmington, North Carolina. France based her claim to the territory now known as j North Carolina and South Carolina, upon the , fact that it was thus visited by Verazzano. I In 1527, Spain sent out an army under Narvaez, to conquer the country. The con: quest commenced in Florida. Narvaez failed. } He was succeeded by Ferdinand de Soto. In ' order that he might succeed in the nndertak- i I inur nf /'iirmin'iiiiir Florida, acountrv to which j i n j no definite bouuds were fixed at. iliat time, De Soto fitted out, at his own expense, seven ships and a thousand soldiers. On the 10th of June, 1539, he entered Tampa Bay. With ^ four hundred foot soldiers and two hundred I eavalry, he set out to conquer the country. j j His men were well armed, and an ample sup- > * ply of stores had been provided. Besides this, ;i he drove before him three hundred swine, j with which he designed stocking the country, j. Previous to this time, there were no swine on r the continent of America. No sooner had i r i De Soto landed, than he was attacked by j [ a large body of the natives. No decisive i I victory was gaiued by either side ; but the : P advantage was in favor of the natives, jA De Soto pushed into the country, fighting all | the time with the natives. Finally, he reached j J the Mississippi. Here, after wandering j j about for some time, he sickened and died, I I and, on the 10th of May, 1542, was, after i J having been placed in a hollow log as a coffin, j j sunk in the middle of this noble stream. In this march, De Soto crossed through a | j part of the south-western section of South i ^ Carolina. It has been thought that he com-1 raenced raining for gold iu South Carolina, i ( whilstconducting this most remarkable march. From 1539 to 1561, nothing was doue by eith- , er England, France or Spain, to settle the i country. In fact, up to this period, no efforts ' had been made to settle the continent as far south as South Carolina. De Soto had run over the country from Tampa Bay on the i western coast of Florida, to the Wachita in j J Arkansas. He crossed, in his march, the ter- j ritory now occupied by South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi; hut he planted no colony. In 1562, Coligni, Admiral of France, undertook to plant a colony in the New World. The object he had in view was to secure a place of refuge for the French Protestants, who at this time were persecuted and oppressed in their native country. In the latter part of i 1561, Coligni obtained a commission from , Charles the Ninth to establish a colony near Florida. The work of actually planting the colony was intrusted to a man by the name of John Ribault. A considerable number of the nobility joined the expedition, and on the 1 28th of February, 1562, Ribault and his squadron set out for Florida. In May, the , St. John's river was discovered, to which Ribault gave the name May. He continued his J course northward, and entered Port Royal j Harbor. Here he erected a fort which, in honor of Charles the Ninth, was named Fort ^ Charles. In July, Ribault set out to return ' to France, leaving twenty-six men to retain ( the country id possession until he would , return with more settlers and supplies. With the country aroend Port Royal the colonists i were charmed. They had neve*r seen any- ^ thing like it before. The woods were full of wild animals, tnd the waters of the bay swarmed with fish. The natives were kind and hospitable. They manifested their interest in the 1 newly arrived strangers by beginning to construct an arbor from the branches of the trees, to protect them from the heat of the ( sun. Although these colonists came from t France, and had obtained a commission from i Charles the Niuth, to plant a colony in the J , New World, the founding of the colony was really a private enterprise. Charles was a , Catholic by profession and a monster at heart; and in practice, Ribault was a Protestant, | and so were those connected with him. Co' ligni, the originator of the scheme, was a Protestant of the highest type. Charles was ] I a Catholic?bigoted, cruel and deceptious. s The commission granted to Coligni was only, . in reality, a permission, if not something worse, for some good men, who nevertheless were a trouble to Charles, to leave the country. The fate of this Huguenot colony is full of interest. When Ribault arrived in France, he found the country in a state of great confusion. When he left the colony, a man by the name of Albert was placed in command , of the twenty-six men left behind. Albert fortified the place where the settlement was made. This fortification was consumed by fire, but the natives generously rebuilt it. Ribault not returning, the supplies left for the support of the colony failed, and it would have perished of hunger had it not been for the kindness of the Indians. The circum- . stances of the colonists were very trying, but . a greater calamity awaited them. For some trivial crime, Captain Albert hanged Guernache, the drummer. The other members of 1 the colony did not approve of this summary proceeding of Captain Albert. The captain was not to be awed by their disapprobation. Whilst the colonists were greatly exasperated on aceount of the high-handed, harsh and arbitrary conduct of their captain, he banished Le Chere to a lone island, nine miles distant. This man was very popular with his companions. No provisions were made for his sustenance upon the island. In fact, the avowed object of Captain Albert, in banishing him to the island, was to starve him to death. This, ' - ? ? "*?l '1 knni? Tkow ??o_ ma cumpuiiiuua wuuiu mn ucm. * labelled and slew Captain Albert, and sent and brought Le G'here from hia place of banishment. In the place of Captain Albert, Nicholas ' Barre was chosen. By this time, they had ! become so disheartened, since Ribault had 1 not returned, that it was determined to return i to their native country. To accomplish this i they set about to build a ship. This, circumstanced as they were, was no small uuder- | taking; but in spite of all the difficulties to be encountered, the vessel was built. We may safely conclude that it was both small and of rude construction. Theirclothes were taken off their backs, and from these, together with their bed covers, sails were made for I this first ship ever built on the continent. 1 Full of bright hopes of reaching their native land, they bid their Indian friends adieu. For some time the voyage promised fair to be prosperous. Winds and waves favored tnem. 1 When, however, they had commenced to look I 1 with anxious eyes toward the end of their j voyage, the winds lulled into a dead calm, i ,and the waves slumbered on the bosom of the j1 I deep. Their provisions scanty, we may con, elude, at first, began to fail with fearful rap, idity. They eat their last grain of corn and then their shoes. The ship began to leak. It , ' required all the strength of the men to free it ( 1 from water. Death, in its most dreadful form, | ' stared them fair in the face. Despair seized i , them, and they resolved to permit the water i ' f to sink their leaking vessel. All, except Le 1 j Chere, became despondent, and ceased to make j ' further efforts to save themselves. Le Chere ! i begged them to hold on, that they could not be 1 ) more than three days from land. This aroused j them, aud without a morsel of food to eat, or j , t a drop of water to drink, they laved the water > out of the ship. When three days passed, no j i land was to be seen yet. Le Chere advised , r them that one of their number must die for the rest. A lot was cast to decide who should j give his flesh for food and his blood for drink j , ' to save the lives of his companions. The lot j I fell upon Le Chere. Without a murmur he 1 submitted. His flesh was doled out to his I i . companions. Upon it they subsisted until; 1 , picked up by an English vessel and taken to , [ England. Thus perished, we may say, the first colony that was planted in South Carolir na. Its end was tragical, but its memory should be cherished. The intercourse between i 1 ?' - ? - *?t, fir.tir.ru Kin fn hnt.h , 11 IU1U UlK natives r?ao uwuuiuuiv .v , . The colonists were just and honest in their ' treatment of the Indians ; the Indians were j , kind and obliging. When the colonists set sail in their rude ship, the hearts of the Iu-1 3 diaus were filled with sadness, and tears of ? grief streamed down their cheeks. i (to be continued next week.) ls I^TEARLYall diseases originate from IndigesLl tii)ii and Torpidity of the Liver, and relief is ilways anxiously sought after. If the Liver is Regulated in its'action, hcaltli is almost invaria)Iy secured. Want of action in the Liver causes . leadaohe, Constipation, Jaundice, Pain in the j ihoulders, Cough, Chills, Dizziness, Sour Stom- : ich, bad taste in the mouth, bilious attacks, palpi- ! ation of the heart, depression of spirits, or the j dues, and a hundred other symptoms, for which SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR is the best cmedy that has ever been discovered. It acts nildly, oll'ectuallv, and being a simple vegetable ompound, can <lo no injury in any quantities hat it may betaken. It is harmless in every way. 't has been used for 40 years, and hundreds of the J 1 .? no..to /if Mia / nunt.PV will JtMJU iillU li "ill mi pnw w. v..^ v ouch for its being the purest and best. Simmons' Liver Regulator, or Medicine, a harmless, sno drastic violent medicine, 'ssure to cure if taken regularly, e s no Intoxicating beverage, s a faultless family medicine, j sthe cheapest medicine in the world, 'sgivon with safety and the happiest results to j the most delicate infant, 3oes not interfere with business, j >oes not disarrange the system, Fakes the place of Quinine and Bitters of every f kind, * - q Contains the simplest and best remedies. , For sale by all Druggists. ^ March 2(5 13 ' ly* s IMPORTANT NEWS TO PLANTERS ! GIJiEAT REDUCTION IN PRICES! i < t ( In view of the low prices obtained for Cotton ' he present season, and in order to place our xiianos within the reach of every planter, we i jave irreatlv reduced our prices. They will ho sold as follows: THE CAROLINA FERTILIZER, CASH PRICE, j 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. r. M. IVY it CO., Agents, Roek Hill, S. C. CURETON, ARDREY it CO., Agents, Fort 1 Mill, S. C. , | THE 3 BRADLEY'S PATENT PHOSPHATE. Cash Price, PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $46. P.ayable May 1st, 1875. Time Price, PER TON OF 2000 IBS., $53. I Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Interest. T. M. DOBSON & CO., Agents, Yorkville.S. C. THE PALMETTO ACID PHOSPHATE, Cash Price, j PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $30. Payable May 1st, 1875. Time Price, PER TON OF 20Q0 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. IVY A CO., Rock Hill, S. C. < GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., , Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. i January 14 2 4m i JOHN H. ADAMS. FALL AND WINTER GOODS! THE undersigned would respectfully announce to his friends and the public generally that his j Rock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS is now jomplete having been purchased in the northern ' markets, from first dealers, by that experienced } tnd judicious buyer, COL. McCORKLE. 1 In my stock may be found a full and complete ( line of DRESS GOODS, ' ' ' "--i-i?i i ssnt-? Velvet. Vel- . L]l('IUU]Ilg luztm nuu , ceteon, Serges, Sateens, Poplins, Valours, and a jreat variety of Cotton Prints, of all qualities and it all prices. WHITE GOODS, in full variety, Ribbons, Hosiery, (lloves, Handkerchiefs, Table Damask, Hats, Flowers and Feathers, and a general stock of Fancy Articles. Resides the above, in my stock may be found' i complete assortment of GOODS FOR GENTS' WEAR, Hats, Caps, Roots, Shoes, Jeans, Tweeds, Cassiineres, Cloths, Ac., Shirts, Under-Clothing, and a full assortment of Gent's Furnishing Goods. My stock will bo kept full during the season, ind will embrace every article usually kept in A FIRST-CLASS ESTABLISHMENT, i 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 PI. ADAMS. I. S. R. THOMSON. C. K. SPENCER. THOMSON & SPENCER, Solicitorsin Bankruptcy < YORKVILLE, S. C. CtPECIAL attention given to tiling of petitions, O to the prosecution of claims in Bankruptcy, ind the collection and forwarding of Dividendsjto i Creditors. 1 February 4 5 tf Bf i ( < ( June 4 23 tf Ctt* K. , dt*f9?k ''kK Duy ill home. Terms free. Atlilrcs* ' ifp+9 ifpo. Stinsii.n He Co., I'nrilmiil, Me. 3 ly* 1 W. L. BRADLEY'S STANDARD FERTILIZERS. BU ' SEA-FOWL GUANO. GUARANTEED SQUAL TO ANY EVER SOLD! POLLARD & CO., COTTON FACTORS, GENERAL AGENTS, Augusta, GJ-eorgia. SEA-FOWL GUANO, in bags, of 200 pounds ach. C. C. COE'S SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME, n bags, of 200 pounds each. BRADLEY'S AMMONIATED DISSOLVED JONES, in tight dry barrels and bags. ROYAL GUANO* COMPOUND, in bags, of200 >ounds each. The abovestandard Fertilizers having been used or the past seven years, in the South, with uneliialed success, are again offered at prices that eanlot fail to give siitisfaction, while the standard is ;uaranteed to be equal if not superior to any ever old. For prices and terms, apply to W. H. ?fc J. P. HERNDON, Yorkville, S. C. February 4 5 3m Minaa GRAND, SQUARE, AND UPRIGHT PIANOS HAVE received npwards of FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS, and arc among the best now made. Every instrument is fully warranted for tive years. Prices as low as the exclusive use of ;he very best materials and the most thorough workmanship will permit. The principal pianists md composers and the piano-purchasing public, if the South especially, unito in the unanimous verdict of the superiority of the STIEFF PIANO, rhe DURABILITY of our instruments is fully jatablished by over SIXTf SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, n the South, using over 300 of our Pianos. Sole Wholesale Agents for several of the prinjipal manufacturers of Cabinet and Parlor Organs.* Prices from $50 to $600. 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 lames of over 2000 Southerners who have bought md are using the Stieff Piano. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Warerooms, No. 9 North Liberty Street, BALTIMORE, MD. Factories, 84 and 86 Camden St., and 45 and 47 Perry St. May 21 21 ly CHESTER FURNITURE STORE, OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE. ? A full assortment of in if mm ivn niTirmnn nnilflNin fllWlfl iauui am ruim mum m COTTAGE FURNITURE, BEDSTEADS, MATTRESSES, EXTENSION A1N E> OTHER TABLES. A great variety of CHAIRS, PICTURE FRAMES, LOOKING GLASSES, ETC., constantly on hand. As I buy direct from WESTERN MANUFACTURERS FOR CASH, I atn enabled to sell as low, and a little lower, than any other house in :his country. Persons wanting to buy FURNITURE will lind it to their interest to examine my stock. Orders sent by mail or by Mr. F. M. GALBRAITH, will receive prompt attention. Goods bought from me will be sent (freight paid) to the nearest Railroad Station of the pur2h?er. R, BRANDT, Proprietor, Chester, S. C. February 4 5 ly C7WEST5TS50NS ALADDIN SECURITY OIL. ? WARRANTED 150 DEGREES FIRE TEST. l'HE BEST HOUSEHOLD OIL IiyflttWOBLD. Indorsed by the Fire InsuranoJS^mpanies. . ^ Roo/i tho follnwincCertificate a^ftcted from many others: iflf \ HOWARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BALTIMORE. Baltimore, Dec. 23, 1874.? Messis. C. West & Sons?Gentlemen: Having used the various Oils, sold in this city for illuminating purposes, I take pleasure in recommending your "Aladdin Security" as the safest and 'jest ever used in our household. Yours truly, (Signed) Andrew Reese, President. IT WILL NOT EXPLODE I ASK YOUR STOREKEEPER FOR IT. Wholesale depot, C. WEST & SONS, Nos. 113 and 115 W. Lombard St. February 4 52 6m* SALE AND FEED STABLE. THE undersigned respectfully announces that his STABLES are still open for the accommodation of the public. Drovers and all others lesiring to have their stock BOARDED will find imple accommodation and abundant provender at my STABLES on Church street. I am also in the market for the sale and exjhanging of Horses and Mules, and have now on land a large lot of HORSES AND MULES, jroken and unbroken, which I will sell or ex hange on the most reasonable terms. T. M. WHITAKER. January 7 1 3m* R. BRANDT, DEALER IN JEWELRY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, SILVER and plated ware, , Musical Instruments, GUNS, PISTOLS, &C., &C., Opposite tlie Court House, CHESTER, S. C. Repairing watches and engraving a specialty. All work warranted. Orders given to Mr. F. M. GALBRAITH for me. will have prompt attention. February 4 5 ly HERBINO'S PATENT CHAMPION SAFES, Established more than a third of a Century, REDUCED INPRICE. Also two kuudf-ed Second-Hand Safes for sale ai very ion pucco. HERRING & CO., 25*v?NI) 252 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 54&ND 60 SADBURY ST., BOSTON. Febnttry 18. 7 3m* T. N. BEITNETT, MAKER AND REPAIRER OF G-UNS ANDPISTOLS, AT CHESTEB, S, C. I HAVE been for ho long a time MAKING AND REPAIRING GUNS that I ran give i guarantee that nty work will give entire Malefaction. February 11 ? ly ?tftfeutllc <?nquim. TE1LMH?IN ADVANCE : 3nc copy, one year, $ 3 00 Jne copy, six months, 1 50 Jne copy, three months, 2 50 Single copy, 10 Two copies, one year, 5 00 Ten copies, one year, 25 00 To persons who make up clubs often or nore names, an extra copy of the paper will be 'urnished one year, free of charge, 4*