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^uiuatous ?cj)attmcnt. AFRAID OF FIRE. About thirty-five years ago there boarded in a large boardiug-house on Hanover street a pretty gay set of young men, mostly clerks, who were always upfor good-natured mischief. During the seassion of the Legislature, two or three representatives were usually added to the list of boarders. One of them, named Holcomb, pronounced, by himself and others, Hocum, was a man of many peculiarities. One of these was his morbid dread of fire, j For fear of a premature decease by devour- j ing flames, he had brought with him in his trunk a coil of rope, which every uight he took out and made fast at one end around his bedpost, proposing, iu case of fire, to pass the rope out of the window and descend to terra i firma. Some of the night-larking boys having j ascertained this fact, aud also the fact that j "Hocum" was a very nervous man, they one | cold night made friends with the hostlers in i a stable abjoining the house, and borrowed a j InvtrP hnrc/i.f11k KAI/IIM/- ? *? .... 0~ ?v.?vwki, uuiumg uuanjr iwu uarrcis 01 | water, which they placed iu position under j the window of Hoeurn's room which was in the third story aud overlooked the back-yard. This they filled with water, and, waiting uutil near midnight they proceeded quietly, until opposite Hocum's room, when one of them, who was a "Supe" at the Warren Theatre, Hashed off a small quantity of stage fire, and the boys shouted, "House a-fire! house a-fire ! look out, Hocurn ! save your life !" Hocum, in an agouy of terror, sprang out of bed, and throwing his rope out of the window, without stopping for the cereruouy of dressing, seized the rope aud desceuded, hand over hand, with the expertness of a sailor, landing in the big tub with a loud splash. The boys, who had hurried down stairs, were just iu season to witness Hocum's descent into the tub, and made the old yard ring with their laughter. Hocum left that boarding-house the next day. ? ? ? That Vacant Seat.?One morning last week, a nice young man got into a car on the Dayton Shore Liue Railroad, and saw to his deiight the only vacaut seat in the coach was by the side of a young lady acquaintance. He reached for that seat with joyous strides, and her eyes answered his delighted looks. But just as he got there, an elderly party from the other end of the car waltzed up the aisle and dropped into the coveted seat. The youne man aDnroached more slowlv. and accosted the young lady. "How is your brother?" he asked; "is he able to get out?" "0, yes," she said. "Will he be very badly marked ?" lie continued, and the old gentleman gresv suddenly interested. "0, 110," said the fair deceiver ; "with the exception of a few small pits on his forehead, you would never know he had ever had it." "Were you not afraid of taking it?" the young man went on, while the old gentleman, broke out iu a cold perspiration. "Not at all," she replied ; "I have been vaccinated, you know." The seat was vacated instantly ; two young hearts beat as half-a-dozen, and the prattle of "nice talk,"strewed that part of the car, while a gray-haired old man scowled upon them from the hard accommodation of the wood-box. 4 A Willing Witness.?A patent medicine vender who was dilating to a large crowd upon the wonderful efficacy of his iron bitters, pronouuced them all-potent in building up an "iron constitution." "That is so, that is so," said a by-stander. "What he tells you is a fact, gentlemen, every word of it." "Hear that, will you ?" cried the delighted quack ; "here is a man who has used the bitters, and can recommend them." "No, not exactly that," replied the old fellow. "I have never used the stuff myself, but, you see, my friend Jeukius did, and they jest saved his life. You see, Jeukins had taken the bitters jest one week before he was shoved in prison for something. He was stripped of everything in the shape of iron about him, and yet he made a bar and worked his way out. He had taken this man's iron bitters, d'ye mind. And what does Jenkins do but open a vein in his arm, and took iron enough out of his blood to make a crowbar, aud pried the gates open with it, and let himself out." The vender set his dog at him. A Case of Cheek.?A stylish young man recently stopped at an inn in a small town in California. He called for "the drinks" for all about the place several times, and waved his hand in a lordly way to the innkeeper, as though to say : "This is mine." He was so agreeable that they all took quite a liking to him. Next morning, after breakfast, he was starting off, when the host apologetically remarked : "That little bill." "0, bless your soul, my friend, I have not got a cent," said the fellow. "Then, why didn't you tell me so before?" said the host. "Well," replied the traveler, "ifyou hadn't been so inquisitive I wouldn't have told you now." The point was well taken, and the landlord insisted on wrapping up for him a bottle of his best as a traveling companion. A Formality Complied With.?In Augusta, Me., no provisiou has beeu made this winter for feeding aud lodging tramps. A vagabond went into a police station and wanted to sleep there: "We only lodge prisoners, said tue sergeant behind the desk. "You only lodge prisoners," repeated the vagabond, meditatively. "That's all," was the reply; "you've got to steal something, or assault somebody, or something of that kind." "I've got to assault somebody, or something of that kind," again repeated the vagabond, thoughtfully. Then he reached across the desk with his long arm, and knocked the sergeant otf his stool, saying, as the officer got up with his hand to his eye, "Give me as good a bed as you kin, sergeant, 'caus I don't feel very well to-night." He Shrunk.?A colored man, while fishing in Green river last summer, caught a large cat-fish. Wishing to go further up the river, he put a string through the gills of the fish, tied it to a root in the water, and went on. In a short while another negro came along who had caught a small catfish. Seeing the large fish, he exchanged, leaving his and takiug the other. Towards evening the first fisherman, returning, stopped to get his fish. Taking it out of the water, aud seeing a very small one instead of the large one he had left, he said, "Dis ain't my fish ; yet it must be for it's on my string; but la'rs u marsa, how lie swunk," How touching is this, from a city friend, who tells us of a poor woman who went to her minister, asking.him to come and perform the funeral service of her fourth husband, he having officiated for the three who had previously disappeared from the public view. "Why, Bridget, how is this?" asked the reverend gentleraau. "Ah, it's mighty bad," she replied. * "There was never a poor woman worn down with such a lot cf dying men as I've been." It was rather rough. Natural Philosophy.?"Bub, did you ever stop to think," said a grocer, yesterday, as he measured out half a peck of potatoes, "that these potatoes contain sugar, water and starch ?" "No, I didn't," replied the boy, "but I heard mother say that you put peas and beans in your coffee, and about a pint of water in every quart of milk you sold." The subject of natural philosophy was dropped right there. ? Advertising pays. A Dubuque, Iowa, man who advertises largely was thereby discovered by a wife whom he deserted several (fhtldtctt's gqiartmcnt. ! i THE WORST MASTER IN THE WORLD. I The Arabs have a fable, from which we I ; may learn a lesson. I Once upon a time a miller, shortly after he ; ' had lain down for an afternoon's nap, was ' startled by a camel's nose being thrust in at' the door of his house. i "It is very cold outside," said the camel ; 1 j "I only wish to get my nose in." The miller was an easy kind of man, and j oa tlin r\at\ iiino 1 Af i it au tiic iiuoc noo xub 111. "The wind is very sharp," sighed the camel ; "pray allow me to get my neck inside." This request was also allowed, and the neck was thrust in. "How fast the rain begins to fall! I shall ! get wet through ; will you allow me to place my shoulders uuder cover?" This, too, was also granted ; and so the camel asked for a little, and a little more, until he had pushed his whole body inside the house. The miller soon began to be put to much trouble by the rude companion he had got in his room, which was not large enough for both ; and, as the rain was over, civilly asked him to depart. "If you do not like it, you may leave," saucily replied the beast; "as for myself, I know when I am well off, aud shall stay where I am." This is a very good story: we hope the ; Arabs are all the wiser and better fur it; but let us, also, try to turn it to a good account. There is a camel knocking at the heart of us all, young and old, seeking to be let in : its name is sin. It comes silently and craftily, and knocks: "Let me in;" only a very small part at first. So in comes the nose, and : it is not long before, little by little, it gains entire possession. Like as it was with Achau of old, "I saw"?"I coveted"?"I took"?"I hid," step by step, until he was "led captive by the devil." Once in possession, the master soou becomes the tyrant. It is, however, our comfort to know that < there is a Preserver and a Deliverer?our , Lord Jesus Christ. He "came to destroy the ( works of the devil;" and he would havo us, when we are tempted, to look to Him, and he ! will enable us to resist the first approaches of evil. Let us take for him the best Master, 1 and find how happy are those who obey him. : A life speut in his service is the happiest life , we can live on earth. He gives the best of , wages here, aud the best of rewards hereafter. Child's Companion. . NUMBER ONE. "I always take care of Number One," said one of a group of boys at the end of a bridge, < some wanting to go one way and some another. , "That's you, out and out," cried one of his companions. "You don't think or care about any one but yourself; you ought to be called Number One." "If I did not take care of Number One, who would, I should like to know?" cried he. True, Number One was right: "He ought to take care of himself?good care." a? ...j. ?). ? JDUi uues 11 ul iiwit iiuau^ u jiuwc ui acifishuess?" the boys asked. "Number One thinks of nobody but himself." Nobody but himself! That certainly is selfish, and therefore, wrong. Yet, Number One is committed to his own care. What sort of care? is the all-important question. The care of his soul. Number One has a soul to be saved from sin and from hell. Number One has a soul to be won to Christ, to holiness and to heaven. Here is a great work to do. Take care of his habits. Make Number One iudustrious, self-denying and frugal. Give him plenty of good healthy work to do; teach him just how to do it, and keep him from lounging and all idle company. Take care of the lips of Number One. Let truth dwell on them. Put a bridle on his mouth, that no angry back-biting words shall come from it. Let no profane or impure word escape. Let the law of kindness rule his tongue, and all his conversation be such as becomes a child of God. Take care of the affections and feelings of Number One. Teach him to love God with all his heart, and his neighbor as himself; to care for others and to share with others ; to be lowly in mind, forgiving, gentle, sympathizing, willing to bear and forbear, easily entreated, doing good to all as he has opportunity. This is the care to take of Number One ; and a rich blessing will it prove to his home, his neighborhood and himself. Boys, you all have Number One to take care of; and a responsible charge it is. TOO MUCH TO BELIEVE. One day Farmer Robinson's old hen came scratching about in my meadow, and just then the pretty school ma'am tripped by with two of her children. She was talking to them about the fish called the sturgeon. "Yes, my dears," she was saying, "I read it this very morning in a newspaper. Nine hundred and twenty-one thousaud six hundred eggs have been found in a single sturgeon !" "My! what a lot!" exclaimed one of the children ; "and if every egg gets to be a sturgeon, and every one of the new sturgeons lays just as many, just think what heaps of grandphildrpn ft Rfiirfrprm must bftvfi " The teacher laughed. They walked on, and suddenly I heard a sort of gulp. It was the old hen. I never in ray life saw any living creature in such a state. She was so raad she could hardly keep inside her feathers. "Nine hundred thousand eggs!" she exclaimed (you would have thought she was only trying to cluck her head off, but I understood every word), "nine hundred thousand og-gng-gug-gegs! Don't believe a word of it! Never was such a thing since the world began?sturgeon, indeed! Never even heard of such a bird. What'll school teachers say next, I wonder? Nine hundred thousand _ J 1 ?>> eg-gug-gug-gegs, luaeeu: The lust I saw of that hen, she was strutting off*indignantly toward the barn-yard to tell the other hens all about it.?St. Nicholas, for April. That's Enough for Me.?"What do you do without a mother to tell all your trouble to?" asked a child who had a mother, of one who had none. "Mother told me to whom to go before she died," answered the little orphan. "I go to the Lord Jesus ; he was my mother's frieud, and he is mine." "Jesus Christ is in the sky. He is away off, and he has a great many things to attend i to in heaven. It's not likely he can stop to I mind you." "I don't know anything about that," re- j plied the orphan. "All I know is, IIo says j He will, and that's enough for me." What a beautiful answer that was ! And what was enough for this child is enough for j us all. For Young Women.?Nearly all the exj hortations for the young which we meet with, are directed to the young men; but we have something for the young women. "Find out! what is your hardest end, and take hold of j it. If you hate to darn stockings, don't put j it off till you're wearing your last whole pair. | If you would rather fly, as you say, than mend i gloves, mend every rip the instant you see it. ! If boy3 are your aversion, set yourself to en-; ! tertainiug brother Frank and his friends. If I you have no fancy for housework, aud it is ; | right that you should help with it, see if you j : cannot discover an interest in the chemical | affiuitics that exist between flour and yeast." ; | 8ST Nothing is more desirable in a daughter j than intelligence joined to a gentle spirit.' ! The mind is fashioned and furnished, in the j main, at school; but the character is derived I chiefly from home. How inestimable is the ; confidence of that mother, iu producing kind ! feelings in the bosoms of her childreu, who 1 never permits herself to speak to them with a loud voice, and in harsh, unkind tones ! I fteatUug ffl* the JWb.ttlt. CONDUCTED BY ItKV. ROllKHT LATH _A.N. [Oiiginul.] THE LOSS OP THE SOUL. Few of us give that attention to the los3 of the soul which the subject demands. There are not a few persona who would contemplate, with indescribable feelings, the prospects of being reduced to beggary and driven out into the world pennyless and friendless, who give but little attention to the destiny of their immortal souls. Even the probability of being dragged before a judge and tried for his life, would fill the mind of almost auy man, if not with terror, certainly with seriousness. But all must appear before the Judge of the world, to give an answer for the deeds done in the body; and but few seem to think much about it. Thousands will one day stand disgraced before, not only God, but also before the creation, who to-day, are as full of joy and gladness as if nothing but a succession of gala-days awaited them. How sad to think that the laugh of joy is to be exchanged for a wail of woe ; that the smile of contentment is to be displaced by the writhings of a soul in agony. What would itproSta man, were it possible, to gain the whole world and then lose his own soul ? A voice from the pit of woe answers, "Nothing." Whoever sells his soul, whatever may be the price received, is cheated, nud that forever. [Original.] POPULARITY. The struggle of the prcseut generation is to be lauded and extolled by the multitude. Nothing so pleases multitudes of what may be called would-be great men, as to be told to their faces that they are learned, talented, eloquent, pious, and devout. Ministers of the gospel are no exception to the general rule. The pulpit is converted into a literary platform. Weeks are spent in toil that a grand sermon may be prepared, too often for no other purpose than that the congregation may say, "That was a splendid sermon." From beginning to end, it is crammed with learning, but not with Bible truths. Evideutly, popular applause is the first thing in the minds of many of those whose office it is to preach Uhrist and him crucified. No doubt, many x man has toiled aud studied that he might be honored with the title of doctor of divinity, or learned doctor of laws. The passion for titles is absolutely alarming ; aud the practice f?f nnwsnnnnM psneriallv religious liewsna --"-I?i 1 ?I J o 1 pers, in lauding and extolling preachers for their ordinary labors, is not ouly foolish, but horribly sinful. Our Saviour said to his early disciples, "Woe unto you, when all men speak well of you." Luke 6: 26. It may be put down as a fact, that that minister, concerning whom it may be said, lie is universally popular, is not faithful to his divine Master. Never since the world began, was any man so unpopular as Jesus Christ. Never in the whole New Testament do we hear one Apostle of our Lord, lauding and extolling another. To say Dr. Paul or Dr. Peter, would be most ridiculous. The title ought to sound ridiculous when attached to some men, but it does not. INFLUENCE. "That is it," said Mr. Pardoe, in answer to a remark made by the minister. "It is the influence; try as I will, I cannot undo it. With my infidel principles I poisoned the mind of my boy. It is vain now to tell him 1 believe. He laughs in my face and asks if I remember telling him it was all a myth." Tears stole down the bearded cheeks. No wonder! His boy was an infidel, dyed in the black pool of unbelief at his birth. No wonder he sits almost broken-hearted as the past rises before him ; the evening when he came home earlier than usual, bursting into the room just as the baby was kneeling to lisp his evening prayer. The sight of his father' caused the little one to start back with a shout. "No! No! baby wont pray to God ; papa wont pray to God, baby wont." How he caught the white-robed vision in his arms and called him "papa's boy," until tired he gave him iuto the mother's arms with a rebuke for teaching him such nonsense. "I want my boy to be manly. I can't bear such trash: just as though there is anybody iu the air to watch over us at night; all nonsense ! don't believe a word of it." How the poor, patient mother choked down the sobs as she held her darling in her arms and sung him to sleep, whispering a prayer for no one but God to hear. Months after that mother went home to glory, leaving her boy to breathe in the soul destroying creed, "No God, no future, no judgment." "If I could only undo it," was sobbed out by the father. "Paul could not undo what he did as a persecutor. But after he met his Lord in the way his earnest, active life in the cause of Christ was proof positive of his undivided love. You feel that you are a new man in Christ Jesus ?" Mr. Wales asked. "I trust that I am saved in Christ; but my boy! I cannot be at rest while he is guing ou in the way of sin." "You have told him how it was that your eyes were opened. You have pleaded with him to come to Christ." "He will not heed my advice; he turns upon me as a weak, idiotic old man." Mr. Pardoe, during the recent revival, was led to see his error and to turn from it. A man of strong character, his zeal for God was now as warm and ardent as before he was bitter, calling religion priestcraft and its votaries weak and shamefully stupid. "You cannot undo the past, but you can set an example for your boy. You can pray for him," Mr. Wales continued. "I know, I know. But I did it. IIow can I receive pardon and leave my boy behind j me ?" r\P /iAr>i &%%?f if eonrviflmro wara I H V1US bUIll IU1 L/J ?K OVWI1IV/U J VUV* V If V? V I uone. At length tlie pastor spoke. "Your boy lmd a praying mother. God cannot forget her prayers in his behalf. The i God we worship is a covenant-keeping God. The promise is to thy seed after thee." "But, Mr. Wales, you forget I was " "Plucked as a brand from the burning," i continued the pastor, opening his Bible as he ! spoke. "Let us rejoice together in the promise ho hath given. 'Abide in me, and I in you.' 'If ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you.' 'And whatsoever ye shall i ask in my name that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.' 'If ye ask anything in my name I will do it.' 'I will not leave you comfortless. I will come to ; y?u.'" . ^ i Mr. Pardee lifted his head. Never before ! had he so realized the beauty of the promises. Looking away from himself it was Jesus whom he saw. Evil and deep-rooted as his influence had been, Jesus was willing and abundantly able to bring good out of it. Pie ' had the power to undo it. lie could cleanse | the heart steeped in sin. He could make the dyed garments white. He could put a new j song into the heart of this motherless boy who had been taught to deride his name. "And he will, he will. All I have to do is , to ask him," was said in husky tones. "This is the only way we cau undo our influ-1 ence," answered Mr. Wales. "We cau go to i Christ. He is touched with our sorrow ; he j kuows just how we feel. And he loves to grant our request, for herein is his Father glorified, who loveth not the death of a sinner, but that all should turn and live." JUfWttltwal flriratnicnt. VARIETIES OF THE SWEET POTATO. With sweet potatoes, as with other vegetable productions, man is constantly seekiug to get something better than what he already possesses. This gives rise to new sorts, which are produced and sent out from time to time. Occasionally one proves to be an improve- j ment, in some respects, and valuable. Of late j years several new and valuable sorts have I been introduced, which are superior to the sorts cultivated ten years ago. There is, however, still room for improvement, and he who will originate or introduce a sort combining the color and earliness of the Yellow Nausomnml the miulitv nf the Tiruzilian. the slmne. "" > J " . ' 7 71 ' | manlier of growth, and keeping qualities of j Southern Queen, with the productiveness of J tiie Bermuda?will be a benefactor of his ! race, ami deserve to have his name remembered by future generations. Red Spanish?Also called St. Louis Red (and erroneously Red Nansemond), the oldest sort in cultivation in this part of the country; much grown and liked in many parts of Missouri, Illinois, and throughout the border States; bright red, yellow flesh, quality best. More productive than Yellow Nansemond, and one of the best keepers. Yellow Spanish?Like the above in every respect save color. Out of cultivation. Yellow Nansemond?An old and well-known sort, very generally planted throughout the Northern States. Golden, yellow color, yellow fleshed; very good quality, maturing early, but the least productive ; and yielding a greater proportion of small ones than any sort I cultivate. Red Nansemond?Like the above in everything save color. Out of cultivation. Bermuda?Introduced some eight years ago; is short, thick, purplish-red, yellow flesh ; second-rate flavor, of quick growth, attaining sufficient size to sell earlier than any other sort; the most produetive sort I grow, and producing more plants from a given quantity of seed than any other. Brazilian?Introduced some six or seven years ago. Large white; white flesh, very productive, 50 to 100 per cent, more so than Yellow Nansemond ; short, thick vines, thick, heavy foliage ; undoubtedly the very best potato. in oualitv. with which I am acouainted. ' 1 ?/ ' A I can recommend it to all who can appreciate a good thing. Its faults are that it produces but few plants; this can, however, be remedied, in a measure, by covering at least six inches deep; the sprouts branch before reaching the top, aud strike root, thus producing several plants from one eye. This fault is, in a measure, compensated for by the ease with which it transplants; the plants and leaves being thick and succulent, partake somewhat of the nature of purslane, and are able to endure considerable drought and yet live aud grow ; one other fault is its being a poor keeper?the worst I have. Southern Queen.?A new candidate of great promise. I have cultivated it the past three years, and am very much pleased with it in several respects. It is white, which is a fault, as yellow is the fashionable color; it sprouts easy, quick, and abundantly, producing splendid stocky plants, that are somewhat like the Brazilian in appearance, and have the quality of transplanting easily. About as productive as Brazilian, tine shape, and the very best keeper. As to its quality, there is a difference of opinion ; some call it excellent, others poor. The facts are about these: It is the sweetest of all I cultivate, lacking in the rich flavor possessed by the Brazilian, and is inclined to be soft. Taking into consideration the ease and vigor with which it sprouts, the ease with which it transplants, its manner of growth, its productiveness, and its excellent keeping qualities, I consider it the most valuable sort with which I am acquainted. If to these could be added the color of the Yellow Nausemond and the quality of the Brazilian, it would leave nothing more to be desired, and we could dispense with nearly all the rest. I predict for it great and lasting popularity. Yellow yam?I have grown the past season, also some years ago; it is really not what we call yellow in this part of the country, it is much lighter than the Yellow Nanscmond, and would be classed with the Brazilian as white; in quality it resembles the Southern Queen, sweet but soft, and I find nothing in it to recommend it for cultivation here.?E. H. Kikiil in Rural World. BERMUDA GRASS HAY. Outside of the subjects by which the stranger was impressed during the recent meeting of the National Grange, in Charleston, there was one which escaped the general observer. The visitors from abroad visited the Phosphate Works, and were struck with their magnitude and value. But adjoining the Stono Phosphate Works, and on the farm belonging to that Company, there was an eighth of an acre of poor land, which, if properly appreciated, will be of more value to South Carolina, and indeed the whole South, than these works, employing a capital of 8400,000. This fragment of an acre was visited and examined by the writer in company with Dr. St. Julien Ravenel, the discoverer of the value of the Phosphate beds. What Charleston and the whole agricultural world owe to the discoverer and the discovery, time alone will be able to tell. It must be estimated by millions of dollars. This gentleman, whose modesty is equal to bis merit, has made another discovery, or rather put imperfectly ascertained facts into an exact siiape, tne results or which, though not so wide spread as those of the Phosphate discovery, will be of equal value to the whole of the worn lands of the South. The Southern planter has dreaded Bermuda or joint grass as a pest. Whole plantations have been sold for a song because they were infested with it. Large tracts of land, with comfortable houses upon them, near Charleston, are now lying idle for the same reason. They cannot be sold for enough to pay the taxes on them. Their owners are driven away to the city to seek a meagre and hard earned subsistence, by engaging in mercantile pursuits, for which their whole previous lives have rendered them unsuited. The eighth of an acre, to which reference has been made, is in Bermuda grass. It is poor land. The adjoiuing soil will not produce a remunerative crop of cotton or the cereals, without heavy manuring. Last spring, ' Dr. Ravenel had this piece of ground well | torn up by a narrow plow, applied fifty pounds ! of Ainraoniated Phosphate to it, then harrowed and rolled. The result was at the rate of ten tons to the acre of well-cured hay. This hay is exceeded in value by no other in the market. It is relished by horses, cattle and sheep. Clover and Timothy both waste, as many of the dried stems are rejected by live stock. There is no waste in Bermuda ? Kn??A onA f o n rl n * glilS.I llilj, US bllC SI/UIIIS uio llliu uuu tvuttki. The writer was informed that on this farm (of the Stono Company) some petted mules were supplied with Bermuda grass for bedding, and their racks well filled with Northern hay. The Bermuda grass bedding was eaten up before the Northern hay was touched. This hay was carefully analysed by Dr. Ilavencl. The result of the analysis was an average in four cuttings of twelve per cent. ! alburuenoids, or flesh forming properties, and 6.50 of ash or mineral matter. The amount of ammonia was large, the precise quantity | not recollected. This analysis shows that as ! nnimnl fond and as n. manurial substance, it is equal to the best, and superior to most of! the Northern grasses. This crop, ten tons to an acre, is enormous.' The intelligent Superintendent of the Stono works, when asked if he was sure the weight j was accurate, replied, "Yes, if there was truth | in the scales." Iu the best hay section of this country, two tons of hay to the acre is an excellent crop. A meadow that will produce this amount in 1 the older States will, usually, command 8200 . per acre, as the hay crop would pay a handsome interest on this sum. The average will, however, not exceed one and a half tons. Here we have ten tons to the acre. If hay is worth in Charleston thirty dollars per ton, I and five dollars per ton is allowed for expenses,' we have two hundred and fifty dollars net < profit per acre. And this result from land j absolutely thrown away because it is infested i with this grass. ;' If we suppose that there may have been : something accidental in this extraordinary crop of ten tons, and diminish it one half, to j five tons, this would still give more than one i hundred dollars net profit, deducting fertilizer,! say eight to ten dollars.?C. \V. Howard, in the Rural Carolinian. JOHN II. ADAMS. FALL AND WINTER GOODS! THE undersigned would respectfully announce to his friends and the public generally that his stock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS is now complete having been purchased in the northern markets, from first dealers, by that experienced and judicious buyer, COL. McCORKLE. J In my stock may be found a full and complete j line of DRESS GOODS, Including black and colored Silks, Velvet, Velveteen, Serges, Sateens, Poplins, Valours, and a great variety of Cotton Prints, of all qualities and at all prices. WHITE GOODS, In full variety, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gloves, Hand kerchiefs, Table Damask, Hats, Flowers and Feathers, and a irenoral stock of Fancv Articles. Besides tho above, in my stock may be found a complete assortment of GOODS FOR GENTS' WEAR, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Jeans, Tweeds, Cassimercs, Cloths, Ac., Shirts, Under-Clothing, and a full assortment; of Gent's Furnishing Goods. My stock will bo kept full during the season, and will embrace every article usually kept in A FIRST-CLASS ESTABLISHMENT, to an examination of which the public are respectfully invited, feeling confident, as I do, that the inducements I can offer are second to none in the market. JOHN ri. ADAMS. ESTABLISHED, 1832. Nos. 3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. STATIONERS First-Class Work OUR SPECIALTY, YET, BY I'SING CIlEAPF.tt GRADES OF STOCK, WE CAN FCRNISII WORK AT LOWEST LIVING PRICES. FINE FASHIofiFsTAIIBNERY, Piries Paper ;?nd Envelopes. Redding and ?all (Invitations ON THE BEST STOCK AND PRINTEO IN THE LATEST STYLE. i <w September 10 37 tf CHESTER FURNITURE STORE, OPPOSITE THE COTJRT HOUSE. A full assortment of lilt 111 HI tlllH illS, COTTAGE FURNI TURE, BEDSTEADS, MATTRESSES, EXTENSION AND OTHEIt TABLEH. A great variety of CHAIRS, PICTURE FRAMES, BOOKING GLASSES, ETC., constantly on liaml. As I buy direct from WESTERN MANUFACTURERS FOR CASH, I am enabled to sell as low, and a little lower, than any other house in this 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 purely or. R. BRANDT, Proprietor, Chester, S. C. February 4 5 ly THE JAS. EEFFEE I Double Turbiue Water Wheel, i Manufactured by POOLE & HUNT, Baltimore, Md. 7,000 now or vsei Simple, Strong, Durable, always reliable aud eutbMauufncturers.nbo, of I Portable & Stationary Engines, Steam Boilers, Saw & Grist Mills, Min. ing Machinery,Gearing for Cotton Mills, Flour. Paint. White Lead and UU mui machinery, Hydraulic and other Presses,&c. Shifting, Pulleys and Hangers a specialty Mnchiro mado Gearing; accurate and of Very best J1 ulsh. Seud for CircularsMarch 25 12 6m HEBBING'S PATENT CHAMPION SAFES, Established more than a third of a Century, REDUCED I TV PRICE. Also two hundred Second-Hand Safes for sale at very low prices. HERRING & CO., 251 AND 252 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 5(> AND (50 SADBURY ST., BOSTON. February 18 7 3m* R.BRANDT, ~ DEALER IX JEWELRY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, SILVER and plated ware, Nlnsical Instruments., GUN'S, PISTOLS, AC., AC., ( Oi>i>o?lte tlie Court Houwe, j CHESTER, S. C. Repairing watches and engraving a specialty. All work warranted, orders given to Mr. F. M. GALBRAITH for 1 mo, will have prompt attention. February 4 5 ly T "N BENNETT, ] MAKER AND REPAIRER OF GUNS AND PISTOLS, AT Uii?;STJtJA, a, u. I HAVE been for so long a time MAKING AND REPAIRING GUNS that 1 can give a guarantee that my work will give entire satisfaction. February 11 (3 ly A UCTTONEE IUXG7 fTIIIE undersigned takes this method to notify j[ the public that he will give prompt attention to AUCTIONEERING in York and the adjoining counties. Communications may be addressed to him at Yorkville, S. C. S. ii. HROWN. March 5 10 If IMPORTANT NEWS TO PLANTERS! ' GREAT I REDUCTION IN PRICES! , In view of the low prices obtained for Cotton the present season, and in order to place our 1 Grtianos within the reach of every planter, we [javo greatly reduced our prices. : They will bo sold as follows: THE CAROLINA FERTILIZER, CASH PRICE, PERTON 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 it CO., Agents, Rock Hill, S. C. CURETON, ARDREY it CO., Agents, Fort Mill, S. C. 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. T. M. DOBSON it CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. THE PALMETTO ACID PHOSPHATE. Cash Price, PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $30. r> \r?? 1 Cf 187* JL UJ UU1C 1'XiVJ -itfi/, awi vt Time Price, PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $35. Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Interest. FREIGHT AND DRAYAGE TO BE ADDED. Call on Agents lor Almanacs and Information. FOR SALE BY CLARK BROTHERS, Yorkville, S. C. J. M. IVY dc CO., Rock Hill, S. C. GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. January 14 2 4m THE COOKING STOVES manufactured at our works in Greensboro, N. C., give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. TJiev are made of the BEST SCOTCH BIG METAL, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the 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 sizes are never changed. Should a piece get accidentally 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 01 its intrinsic merits as an article of household economy, do we ask the patronage of home purchasers. More than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now in use, and among many others having them we respectfully refer to the following: It. E. Guthrie, D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county ; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Guthriesville; John A. Drown, Rock Hill; B. P. Boyd, Joseph Hern don, 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 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, $H0 00 44 7, 44 44 " " 44 44 44 26 00 Address, SERGEANT dr. McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. T. M. DOBSON A CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. JOHN It. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. W. L. BR ADT.EY'S STANDARD FERTILIZERS. HI) SEA-FOWL GUANO. dUAKANTKKD EQUAL TO ANY EVER SOLD! I POLLARD & CO., COTTON FACTORS, GKNKRAIj agents, Aiigiista, Georgia. SEA-FOWL GUANO, in bags, of 200 pounds ' each. C. C. COE'S SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME, j in bags, of 200 pounds each. BRADLEY'S AMMONIATED DISSOLVED > BONES, in tight drv barrels and bags. ROYAL GUANO COMPOUND, in bags, of200 ' pounds each. ! The abovestandard Fertilizers having been used 1 for the past seven years, in the South, with line- . aualed success, arc again offered at prices that can- | ' not 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. 11. & J. P. HERNDON, Yorkville, S. C. February 4 5 3m June 4 123 tf ~idh g. >4"k I'ETt Day at home. Terms free. Address ' fp ^blvf o- Stinson & Co.. 1'irrllainl, Me. 3 ly* THE CHRISTIAN OBSERVER, TiOUlSVILLE, KY., ONE of the best, as it is the oldest, of the family religions 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 ilearevangelical views. ITS ARTICLES ON PERSONAL RELIGION ire furnished by many of the ablest ministers in this country. ITS DEPARTMENT FOR THE HOME CIR- ? 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THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT contains communications on literary topics from many writers; Reviews of the new publications ; Literary, Educational, Scientific and Political Intelli gence, from our own and other lands; Historical Sketches; Reminiscences, Incidents, Anecdotes; Suggestions for the Farmer, and for those engaged - - ill other industrial pursuns; ouomhuv < . 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 is would be contained in fifty or sixty volumes of a Sunday School or Church Library, that average a hundred and fifty pages each. SUBSCRIBE WITHOUT DELAY. Subscription Price, $3.00 A Year. gSf Liberal commissions or premiums given to tfiose who get up lists of new subscribers. Specimen copies of the paper furnished on application. Address CONVERSE & CO., Louisville, Ky. February 45 tf "The sweetest, most powerful and durable now in use." BLOOMFIELD & OTIS, NEW SCALE PIANOS, 200 EAST 19TH ST., NEW YORK. EMRRACING 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 k * 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 Fradel." (The eminent and favorite Composer and Pian- """ ] ist to His Royal Highness, the Due Gustave of Sax Weimar of Eisenach.) {Rochester Musical Times.) "The firm of Bloomfield AOtis have lately made several important improvements in their pianos, placing them in the front rank of American manufacturers." (Toledo, 0., 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 the established favorites, such as the Knabe, Dunham, Lighte, Bradbury, and many others, which were skilfully handled, this is certainly a high compliment, as thelcsls werethorongh arid critical. (.Brooklyn, N. Y. Eagle.) "The Music Committee of the Board of Education, Brooklyn, together witli the local commit:-! A iooHwft nJJ the # tees, alter examining anu i?v> vw.# - ~ principal instruments manufactured, have purchased Bloomlield & Otis' celebrated Patent Treble \ ' Pianos for the use of the schools." These Pianos are warranted for seven years. Responsible and energetic AGENTS WANTED everywhere. jCST Send for Circular and mention the name of the paper in which you saw this advertisement. January 28 4 tf PIANOS HAVE received upwards of FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS, and are among the best now made. Every instrument is fully warranted for five years. Prices as low as the exclusive use of the very best materials and the most thorough workmanship will permit. The principal pianists and composers and the piano-purchasing public, of the South especially, unite in the unanimous verdict of the superiority of the STIEFF PIANO. The DURABILITY of our instruments is fully established by over < SIXTY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, in the South, using over 300 of our Pianos. Sole Wholesale Agents for several of the principal manufacturers of Cabinet and Parlor Organs. Prices from 8oO to $600. A liberal discount to Clerorvinen and Sabbath Schools. A large assortment of second-hand Pianos, at prices ranging from 875 to 8300, 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, Waroroous, No. 9 North Liberty Street, BALTIMORE, MD. Factories, 84 and 86 Canulen St., and 45 and 47 Perry St. May 21 21 ly C. WEST & SONS ALADDIN SECURITY OIL. WARRANTED 150 DEGREES EIRE TEST. THE BEST HOUSEHOLD OIL IN THE WORLD. Indorsed by the Fire Insurance Companies. -~r ? Read the followingCertificate selected from many others: HOWARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OP1 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 best ever used in our household. Yours truly, (Signed) Andrew Reese, President. ,IT WILL NOT EXPLODE ! ASK YOUR STOREKEEPER FOR IT. Wholesale depot, C. WEST <ft SONS, Nos. 113 and 115 W. Lombard St. February 4 52 6m* MUSIC HATH CHARMS. &cT~ WITH pleasure I inform all who desire to give their children a chance for a musical education, but whose means are very limited, that I iiave made arrangements with the celebrated "Mason .fc Hamlin Organ Co.," to supply persons with their unrivaled instrument, either at lowest factory prices, for cash, or on monthly or quarterly payments, upon whatis called the lease principle. Thus any one by pa}'ing only a moderatesum for the use of the instrument, can, at anytime,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 A see the new styles, at my Photo gallery, in the Adickes* building, where I may be found during # all business hours, either to show you a sample or to wait upon you if you want anything in the rnoiogruuiuc unu itanuivwiuic. J. R. SCHORB. P. S.?Notwithstanding all the misrepresents- .. tions and "gab" of .smart agents of the "Ring" [companies, I still insist that I have the best and cheapest Sewing Machine (the American) to offer, uid I am ready to prove my words to all who look for tho truth in the matter. J. R. S. rHE^GREEN SBORO PATRIOT. ESTABLISHED 1821. PUBLISHED Weekly in Greensboro, N. C., by DUFFY & ALBRIGHT, at $2.10 per year in advance?postage included. It is Democratic-Conservative in politics and labors zealously for the material prosperity of tho South generally, and North Carolina particularly. ZH- North Carolinians abroad should not be without it. Specimen copies free. The Patriot and Yokkville Enquirer will be furnished one year for ?4. Address DUFFY it ALBRIGHT, Publishers, Greensboro, N. C. February 4 5 tf BARBER SHOP. THOSE in want of an EASY SHAVE, a fashionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant uid luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that rilOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial, is still in business, in his old Shop next door A ;o tho Enquirer building, where it will aft'ord m aim great pleasure to wait upon all who may de- B si re his services. Razors honed and sharpened, ind any other work of that kind promptly done. He may be found at the Shop on Sunday mornings from 7 to 10 o'clock. _ _ . THOMAS BALLAKLJ. June 11 25 ly ~~ agriculturaiTliens, MORTGAGES of Reul Estate, and Titles to Real Estate. For sale at tho ENQUIRER OFFICE. lite ?01:fertile (frttqtttfet:. TERMS?IN ADVANCE: 3ne copy, one year, $ 3 00 Jne copy, six months, 1 50 Jne copy, three months, 2 50 jingle 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 bo "urnished one year, free of charge,