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lIumoMusi gfjratttMttt. HOUND TO SING. Brother Glover was a pretty big man in a certain old Connecticut village. He would swear a little sometimes, but when he subscribed five hundred dollars toward rebuilding and refitting the old church, that special act of charity covered a multitude of sins. Brother Glover had a big voice. There was no time, toue or tune in it, but he bellowed as he pleased in church singing. When the new church was finished it had to be dedicated, and a choir was carefully trained to do the singing. Brother Glover was not one of the choir, and the intention was to rule him out of the vocal exercise. The choir had carefclly rehearsed a new dedicatory hymn, and everything was ready for the interesting ceremonies. The church was crowded, Brother Glover was in a front pew, as large as life. The new piece was struck up, and Brother Glover's voice rose loud above the organ. There was a pause. The organ and choir were mute,and the latter mad. The minister, looking at a fly on the ceiling, explained that it was a new piece which the choir alone had practiced, and requested the congregation not to join in the singing. The piece was recommenced, and again Brother Glover's big voice broke it up. The preacher then fixed his eyes on Brother Glover and requested him to keep silent duriug the performance of the new piece, which he did not understand, and Brother Glover, looking at his beloved pastor with his big round eyes, replied in a loud voice : "Look-a here, Mr. Barnhart, I paid five hundred dollars towards repairing this darned old gospel box and by thuuder, I will sing." The preacher gave up, and so did the choir. ?- . Retrenchment Extraordinary.?The following story is told of a pretty well-known gentleman, formerly connected with the Pittsburg press : This person was in the habit of taking a" wee drap" too much at times, and when in the resultant condition of exhilaration, he was, as many are, inclined to a liberality and extravagance of expenditure to which his sober self was an utter stranger. While on one of his periodical benders, uA n Atr ap aiiw 1*a?ia tnrto mil k LUC; lauuj ui uui uciu utto Obiuta HHII IU^ beauty of a certain pair of vases of rare workmanship and exquisite finish. With the sentiment, "darn the expense," on his lips, he bought these vases, at an immense price, and bore them home, and triumphantly called in his wife, to admire them. "Why, John," saidtehe, the moment she set her eyes on them, "what induced you to buy such costly ornaments as these? We can't afford to spend money this way. You will ruin us, you know you will ;"and the poor lady raised her apron to her eyes and began to cry. The sight was too much for our printer. "You are right, Mary," he said, "you are right, and I am wrong. We can't afford these vases ; it was too extravagant in me to buy them. But dPn't cry; I'll fix it all right." So saying he let drive his fist through the two beautiful vases, and as their fragments rattled about the floor, he turned to his astonished and dismayed wife and said, "Now, Mary, we've got rid of those; I'll go and buy a couple of cheap ones, my darling." ? ? A Talking Razor.?A city man who has had one of his country relations "come down" to spend Christmas with him, was asked for the loan of his razor by his guest. Wishing to afford every facility, he put an extra edge on his best Damascus, and passed it over. It came back with the edge turned, and the user remarked that he "couldn't exactly get that razor used to his baird, fur he didn't know what it was doin', somehow." Ihe gentleman glanced at the "baird in question, and next day handed his visitor another razor, which had done duty in chiropedal operations; but repenting of the act soon after, visited the room of the member from Cranberry Centre to reclaim it, where he found him before the glass with the instrument going through the aforesaid "baird," soundiug like the grit of a teazle or pair of wool cards, with the hair flying like a shower of iron wire, and now and then a patch of skin coming with some of the more vigorous pulls. The words of apology that rose to the lips of the host were checked by his guest, who paused in his labor, and, turning from the glass, observed, "None of yer new-fashioned razors fur me. This is a razor that you know what it's doin*; this razor,"?as he fell to work again, aud a sound as of sand paper scratching glass arose?"this razor talks, and tells what it's about."?Com. Bulletin. The Tables Turned.?Some time since, on one of the North river boats, a lady, who had attracted much attention for the masculine turn of her manners and conversation, was seated at the table opposite a gentleman, who, in taking some butter, in the absence of the usual knife, used his own, which the lady observing, called aloud to the waiter? "Wait-ta ! bring another plate of butter ; that man (pointing to the geutleman) had his kuife in this !" The unfortunate wight almost sank under a : ?ii .1? k.a cowl UIC tUIIUUS U1 a 11 l?JC Viuiu pawj', u u u oaiu nothing, determined to watch hie opportunity to return, for the cruel mortification, change in her own coin. He waited but a moment, ere a plate of dried beef was handed to the lady, who uncereraoniouslyjtook some in her fingers and placed it upon her plate. "Wait-ta!" exclaimed the gentleman in turn, "bring another plate of beef; that woman has had her fingers in this." A most ungallant roar from all the company fairly turned the tables against the lady, and she had the good sense to acknowledge its desert, and joiu heartily in the mirth it created. A gentleman owned a farm iu New Jersey. It had been long in the family. Embarrassments compelled him to sell, and the farm was put up at auction. He felt so bad about the sale that he could not attend it, but sent over his head servant. On his return the master said : "Well, John, was the farm sold?" "Yes, sir." "Did it sell well ?" "It went very low." "Who bought it ?" "I did." "You, John ! Where did you get the money ?" "I laid up my wages siucel worked for you." "Well, John, I'll tell you what I will do. As soon as you get the title to your|property, I'll come and work for you, and buy the farm back." Rrtf They have a good joke ou a "Professor of Ventilation" down east, who being put iu a room at a hotel with another guest, asked the latter to raise a window at night, as the air was so close. "I cau't raise it," said the guest, after working at the window a while. "Then knock a pane of glass out," said the Professor, which was done. After a while the Professor got up and knocked out another pane, then he was able to sleep ; but in 4 - *.*..! 11 the morning he discovered tnac tney nau only broken into a book-case. Hopeless.?A gentleman walking behind two school children, the other day, heard the boy inquire, "Will you be at the party tonight?" I shall be there," answered the Miss; "but I may as well tell you now that your love is hopeless. Mamma is determined, lather is set, and it isn't right for me to encourage you, but nothing more. Therefore you needn't buy me any valentine or give me any more gum." A Smart Boy.?A little fellow, who is an attendant at Sabbath school, recently lost by death his older brother. His teacher was expressing her sympathy for the lad in his loss, and spoke in praise of the departed boy as a smart youth. "Yes'm," said the little scholar, "he was the smartest boy I ever knew. He could stand on his head longer than any chap in our neighborhood." v . .. (KbiMtttt's Department. UXCLE RICHARD'S STORY. "Selfish! You selfish, Uncle Richard! I'm | quite sure you never were. You were making i it all up for fun." ! Uncle Richard shook his head with a sad smile, and putting his hands on the curly litj tie heads that nestled up to him, he said : ! "I assure you, my darlings, I was a very < selfish and self-indulgent boy; but I had a i terrible lesson once, and from that time I tried hard to be mindful of other people's happiness rather than my own." "Won't you tell us about it, please?" said I Bertie and Amy, eagerly ; "we do so love a j story." "It is a sad story, my children," replied | uncle Richard ; "still, if you wish to hear it ] you shall." Bertie aud Amy settled themselves com| fortably on footstools, and uncle Richard, | with an arm around each, began the follow| ing short tale, which we tell in his own words: Did you ever hear me speak of my dear j sister Alice, who would have been your aunt, my pets, had she lived ? Well she was sevej ral years younger than I, and we were very j fond of each other. She could i\pt bear to be separated from me, and used to cry bitterly when I went away to boarding school. But when the holidays came, she was wild with uKo fn ao/?nnir\nn\r mo in oil mv U^UgUl) } OUW Vltvu KV UVVVIli^MUJ IUV ill Mil lilj long rambles, however weary she might be, and when we were at home she never was so happy as when she could get me to sit beside her, hold her hand, and talk to her, or tell her a story. I am ashamed to confess, that as I grew older this devotion and love rather provoked me. My friends teased me and called me Molly, and a baby, because I was so much with my sister; and I was not man enough to go my own way without heeding them. I was foolishly afraid of being laughed at, and began to resent the love which exposed me to ridicule, and deprived me, as I thought, of the compauionship of my own friends. I grew selfish and unkind in behavior to my poor little Alice, and she drooped and pined and fretted until she became really weak and ill. One cold winter afternoon I came into the room where she was sitting, aud a smile lighted her face as she held out her haud to me. I took it and sat down beside her, looking into her pale face as I did so. "Dick," said she gently, "won't you stay at home with me this afternoon ? I don't feel well, and I should so love to have you." I had been very little with her of late, aud she seemed so anxious I should remain, that I felt I could hardly refuse her ; so I kept my seat aud began to tell her a story, much to her delight and amusement. Just as I had got to the most interesting part of my tale, the door opened, and in came a friend of mine, Ned Westbara. "Ha, Dick !" said he, roughly, "at the same old tricks again, I see; I've come to get you to go with a lot of us to skate on Mr. Grice's pond. You needn't say you can't come, if this is all you have to do;" and he glanced contemptuously at Alice, who was leaning back on her pillow, and looking frightened and anxious. Alice did not speak, but her eyes were fixed pleadingly on my face; she seemed so ill and weak that I had half a mind to remain with her; but Ned spoke again, and I could not bear the tone of ridicule iu which he talked. Then, too, a thought of the smooth, broad sheet of ice came to my mind, and the delight of skimming over it on my bright skates. "How much better than sitting here in this pokey room," said I to myself; "besides I have beeu with Alice some time; she can't say I neglected her." Then I turned to Ned. "Wait for me a moment, and I'll go with you." Another minute or two and I had started with my companion for the pond, and had forgotten all about my little sister. On returning, as I reached our door, I was startled to see the doctor's carriage standing there. "Who is ill?" asked I, of the servant who let me iu. "Miss Alice," replied the girl. "She was taken bad soon after you went out, aud mistress is very anxious about her." I flung off' my coat and cap aud rushed into the room where I had left Alice. Only my father was there; but he told me in a few words of my sister's sudden illness, aud spoke so sadly and with such evident fear of the future that I felt quite crushed. "Oh ! how 1 ?i i ? r u i ? t cruel uuu ueuruedd jl iuivc uecu, jl sum tu myself bitterly enough, "how could I leave her to-day for my own pleasure, when she begged and prayed for me to stay with her. How selfish I have been, thinking only of my own amusement and caring uothiug for her. Oh ! Alice! Alice! what have I done ? what shall I do if you die ?" Here uncle Richard paused for a moment and wiped his eyes. Bertie and Amy were both crying. "Don't cry, my children," said he, "Alice did not die ; at least, not then, she lived for some years after that illness, and I had ample opportunity to prove my repentance, to conquer ray selfish spirit, and, by God's help, to give my sweet little sister the devotion she deserved. But I suffered enough, while Alice lay, as it were, at the very gates of death, to make me hope that neither of you, my darlings, may ever need so severe a i lessson to cure vour faults." So saying, uucle Richard kissed each little upturned face and went away, leaving Bertie and Amy sitting thoughtfully together. We can't, of course, tell just what they were thinking about, but one look at them would tell plainly enough, that uncle Richard's story had not been in vain.? Child's Companion. He Did It!?Little Winnie was the life of the household. From morning until night she was as busy as a bee, at her work or her play. Her bright eyes were always seeing ; wonderful things, which brought her swift i feet to mamma, to unravel the mysteries j which her small experience in life did not i enable her to comprehend. She had not only j a loving mother, but a wise one, who tried to j teach her little daughter to regard God as a Father, and to remember that his eyes were always upon her; that it grieved him when i she did what was wrong, and that right behaj vior was pleasing in his sight. | She had a pleasant home; and in the large i garden were many fine fruit trees, which in J their season wero laden with delicious fruits. ! One day when Winnie was about six years of \ age, a violent storm arose, which left the ground strewn with unripe fruit. After the storm had snent its fury she went out ou the I verandah to look about. .She had been taught : that God rules the winds, and she listened in surprise a3 she heard Thomas, the gardener, ! mutter his complaints at the destruction the storm had wrought. Turning quickly about, and stamping her little foot to attract his attention, with one finger she pointed upward, and said, very seriously : "Hush Thomas! He did it." Brave little Winnie! We may learn a lessou from thy trusting spirit. When some cherished hope has been blighted, some dear plan thwarted, or some cherished treasure j snatched from our eager grasp, the raurmur1 ing spirit would be hushed did we remember that "Pie did it," whose ways are always right.? Christian at Work. - 4 Hats Off.?Off with your hat, my boy, when you enter the house. Gentlemen never keep their hats on in the presence of ladies, and if you always take yours off when mamma and the girls are by, you will not forget yourj self, or be mortified when a guest or strauger happeus to be in the parlor. Habit is stronger than anything else, and you will always find that the easiest way to make sure of do1 ing right on all occasions, is to get in the habit of doing right. Good manners cannot be put on at a moment's warning. j tew"1 The closest walk with God is the sweeti est heaven that can be enjoyed on earth. ftcMing fot the Sabbath. CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATHAN. [Original.] GRACE. ; "By the grace of God I am what I am," is the deliberate declaration of Paul. The word grace, in its exact and proper signification, ( | means a gift, free and unmerited. This is the idea which the Apostle attaches to it when he says that all that he is, is of grace. Too often , we are prone to limit the application of the ( j word to the provisions which God makes for { j the soul. This is not correct. The life which , we live in the flesh is as much dependant j | upon the gifts of God, as is the life and hap- , i piness of the soul. The food we eat, aud the . water which we drink, are the gifts of God. ( All the circumstances by which we are sur- j ' rounded, are given to us by God. Every ( | thing in the universe, sin excepted, is of grace. ( Each of us may say, and say truthfully, that j i what we are, we are by the grace of God. ] [Original.] 1 FAITH. Much has been said, and perhaps more written, about faith ; and yet it is obvious that a large portion of the human family have ( : very vague and ill-defined notions with regard , to the Scripture import of the word. It is, } for various considerations, all important that j { correct ideas be entertained respecting this i j subject. Some seem to make the professiou I I of religion aud faith the same thing. Hence, i ! it is often said that such and such a one is a I | j believer, when all the evidence of the fact is j that the individual has made a public profesI sion of religion. It will be admitted that, I under ordinary circumstances, those who 1 j believe in Christ also confess him before man; 1 ! but it does not follow that all who, under orj diuary circumstances, make a profession of , | religion, also believe in the Scripture import s of the word believer. As well might we con- i elude that every individual in a couutry was i a lover of that country, and a good and loyal 1 citizen, as to conclude that every one who 1 professes religion is in fact a genuine believer. No doubt there are few believers who do not, when the privilege is afforded, make a profession of the religion of the Saviour; but it is to i be feared that multitudes make, so far as hu- ( msin discernment, can reach, a verv credita ble profession of ihe Lord Jesus Christ, who j have not accepted him as a Saviour. Others again seem to confound a belief that j they will be saved, with faith in Jesus Christ. This seems marvelously strange. The Scriptures, in no place, contemplate such a thing. God neither commands, exhorts nor entreats any one to believe he will be saved. In other words, the Scriptures never command us to | be conscious that we will be saved. The j consciousness that we are in a salvable state, I and ultimately will be admitted to a place at the right hand of God, may flow from believ- ' ing in Christ; but it is by no means inseparably connected with it. No doubt multitudes, with a feeling of consciousness that they were the sons and daughters of God by redemption, have found out that they had never, iu reality, accepted the Saviour. On the other hand, [ many trembling souls are rich jin faith. Another class seem to think that if they will j only give an intellectual assent that Jesus is ( the Saviour of sinners, they are believers. < This intellectual assent may, with eminent i propriety, be said to be a part of faith, but ' I not iusenarably connected with it. It is true ' that in believers there is an intellectual as- j sent, but devils have no more doubt about j Jesus Christ being the Saviour of sinners than angels have. The prince of lost spirits knows that Jesus Christ is the only Saviour. He has no doubt about the fact. It can, to any unprejudiced mind, be morally demonstrated that Jesus is a Saviour. Such a demonstration must be before believing, in the proper sense, takes place ; but it does not follow that every one to whom such a demonstration is made, really believes and will be saved. In Christian lands there are the fewest number who deny that Jesus Christ is a Saviour, and yet we dare not hope that all will be saved, except those who deny that Christ-is the Saviour of sinuers. Faith in Jesus Christ is simply accepting him. As the blind man submits to be led, and the lame man to be carried, so the believer submits to be led and carried by Christ. As the child depends upon its parents, so the I believer depends upon Christ. By the intel lect enlightened by God's word and spirit, 1 Christ is discerned ; and by the heart he is ta- 1 ( ken hold of and believed in unto salvation. < The true believer obeys Christ, trusts in Christ, , submits to Christ as the soldier obeys, trusts i and submits to his general who has led him 1 to victory on a hundred battle fields. The Soul's True Sun.?Were the 6un to ; he blotted out of the heavens, every leaf and : fiower would wither; life would cease. With- ' out sunshine, earth would be a desert. 1 Jehovah is the Suu of the soul. Without 1 his beams all is not merely darkness, but < death. His love is the sunshine that glad- < dens and revives us. Where that is shed i ; down, all is peace; where that love is with{ held, all is sadness, and terror and gloom, i I Life is not life when this love is hidden. "In i : His favor is life." The favor of others may cheer us for an hour, and make us forget our < j weariness; but it leaves the soul as heavy and 1 dark as before. It does not comfort, it does < j not quicken, it does not heal or refresh. Only 1 | of God's love can it be said that in it Is life. < Yes, it contains life for us, the true life of 1 ; the soul, and he who findeth this favor, find- 1 ! cth life. The possession of that favor is bless- < : eduess. Nor is this favor hard to find. It i | does not need to be bought. It is freely i ; given. We have but to take it. Like the J ; sunshine, it is around us, and we have but to | " - A 4 ? j 113 f Ka flAAll *1 a tiro ' I J give 11 euuauue. VIUU JCiiua uo tug ?kjkj\, ngiiu I I of it in the gospel of his grace, and he who ; I simply receives that gospel is at once put in j possession of the divine favor, the whole free ; 1 love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord, j j Hence the apostle says, "We have known and ; believed the love that God hath to lis." 1 j John 4: 15.?Dr. Bonar. ! - J Only Two.?Only two ways. One broad, j 1 the other narrow ; one leads to destruction, j the other to life; many go by the one, few by ' the other. Which is your way? Only two ' sorts of people. Many sorts in man's opinion, i | many societies, classes, sects and denominations. Only two in God's sight: the right-1 eous and the wicked, the wheat and the chaff, i I . the living and the dead. Which are you ? j ! Only two deaths : the death of the righteous; and the death of the wicked. Which do you I j think you will die? Which do you wish to i i die ? Only two sides on the day of judgment: I ' the right hand and the left. Only these two. ' Those on the right hand will be blessed? i ! "Come, ye blessed of my Father." Those on ! j j the left will be cursed?"Depart, ye cursed." i All must appear before the judgment-seat of Christ to receive the things doue in the body, i whether good or bad. What word shall be i spoken to you ? On which side of the throne i i will you stand ? j Many people offer their prayers just as poor|shipwrecked voyagers send off their messages. They never look for an answer. They are in great doubt whether they will ever be i received. Aud it would seem a wouderful ! i thing, indeed, if such prayers were answered, j: [Original.] PUSH. Spring, to the farmer, is spring in earnest, [f in spring he lies in bed in the morning till the sun is shining, drags himself along like a fifty pound weight was attached to each of his feet, stops work every Saturday at noon, goes to the store twice a week, aud stops to talk to jvery one that passes along the road, he might as well quit farming and go to something else. When the grass begms to grow, the man who axpects to make a good living, by tilling the soil, must push. Every moment of spring spent in idleness will, in the fall, amount to hours; every day will have lengthened into iveeks. A few weeks' hard work in the spring puts a farmer in a favorable position, while july a few days' of idleness throws him hopelessly behind for the whole year. Those farmers who are celebrated for raising large jrops, are those who push, with all their might, in the spring; and those who are noted for making poor crops, year after year, are those who drag along, like snails, in the spring. CULTIVATION OF WATER-MELONS. The great danger in the cultivation of this f A _ _ I _ r vine is me use 01 100 rnuen ammui lenuizers. On the one hand, a poverty stricken soil will yield neither early nor handsome fruit, and on the other hand, much stimulating manure is almost sure to burn thern up. A compost of muck and lime will do this if there is not a particle of auimal manure in it. It will not answer to mix a large mass?say three or four shovelfuls?iu the hill, however nicely you may reduce it and incorporate it with the soil. It should be applied the year before it is wanted, or at least six months beforehand. Broadcasting or covvpenning is much safer than manuring in the hill. It will seem to many that to broadcast for such a crop as water melons, that may be planted iu hills ten ar twelve feet apart each way, is a great waste. But if it is, the waste is not so great is when applied in the hill, and the whole ^rop is lost thereby. Besides, the waste is not 30 great as it seems when we broadcast; the feeding roots run far and wide, and it is for the health of the plant that it finds its sustenance abroad and by degrees. Auimal manures and lime must be used very sparingly any way, but leaf-mould and finely decomposed muck may be abundantly employed. Decayed vegetation, especially aid crab grass turned under, will greatly promote that mechanical condition of the soil which watermelons require. A heavy rain is very liable to ruin the crop, especially in its later stages. We hear a good deal of scalding, but the thing which certainly happens svith a great rain is the compacting of the soil. The melon vine is very sensitive to this. It is because new land is so porous that water meloDS succeed so admirably on them. Straw or grass, mixed with the soil, puts it in something of the same state as when it is new and the sod is full of little roots. To throw the land into beds or ridges is ordinarily desirable and often quite necessary, but even this will not avail, in our fine sand, against the compacting of one of our heavy showers, if the earth is not lightened up with an abundance of strawy or peaty matter.?Bowen Brothers, Mandarin, Florida, in Florida Agriculturist. Intensive Culture.?When we consider that less than one-third of the area of the United States and less than a fifth of the entire domain of the United States, is mapped into farms, and remember of this farm area cnly one-fourth is tilled or mowed; and when we further reflect that the average yield per icre could be doubled if the many could be brought up to the plane of the few in the practice of intensive culture?then we begin to realize what numbers our country is capable of feeding, and what waste of toil aud effort comes from neglect of the economic lesions taught by the statistics of scientific agrimi tu re. We now kuow that our wheat occupies an irea less than the surface of South Carolina, ind if the yield should equal that of Englaud, lalf of that acreage should suffice. We know bf our national crop, maize, which grows from Oregon to Florida, and yearly waves over a broader field than all the cereals beside?that it covers a territory larger than the Old Dominion, and might produce its amplest stores within narrower limits than the preseut boun1 n mho Vtrrrinio 'fLo nntntr* crnn PftnM jciji\^0 vi f iigluiui * ? v V* v vvmivi ;row in the area of Delaware, though yielding less than a hundred bushels per acre ; the barley for our brewing requires leas than the area of a half dozen counties; and the weed of solace, sufficient to glut our own and European markets, is grown on the area of a county twenty miles square.?J. R. Dodge, at Atlanta. How Chickens Get Out of Shells.? Take an egg out of a nest on which the hen lias set her full time, carefully holding it to the ear ; turning it around, you will find the exact spot on which the little fellow is picking on the inside of the shell; this he will do until the inside skin is perforated, and then the shell is forced outward as a small scale, leaving a hole. Now, if you will take one of the eggs in this condition from under the hen, remove it to the house or other suitable place, put it in a box or nest, keeping it warm and moist, as near the temperature of the heu as possible (which may be done by layiug it between two bottles of warm water upon some cotton or wool) and lay a glass over the box or nest, then you can sit or stand as is most convenient, and witness the true modus operandi Now watch the little fellow work its way into the world, and you will be amused and instructed, as I have often been. After it has got its opeuing, it commences a nibbling motion with the point of the upper bill an the outside of the shell, always working to the right (if you have the large end of the sgg from you and the hole upward,) until it has worked its way almost round, say within one-half an inch, in a perfect circle; it then forces the cap or butt end of the shell off, and then has a chance to straighten its neck, thereby loosening its legs a little, and so, by their help,forcing the body from the shell.? American Farm Journal. lli:i>>.?There are two million bee hives in the United States. Every hive yields, on an iverage, a little over twenty-two pounds of honey. The average price at which honey is sold is twenty-five cents a pound. So that, after paying their own board, our bees present us with a revenue of over $8,800,000. To reckon it another way?they make a clear gift ef over a pound of pure honey to every man, woman and child, in the vast domain of the United States. Over twenty-three and a third million pounds of wax are made and jiven to us by these industrious workers. The keeping of bees is one of the most profitable investments that our people can make of their mouey. The profits arising from the sale of surplus honey averages from fifty to two hundred per cent, of the capital invested. Horses.?When the legs of horses swell from standing in the stable, it is evidence of debility, general or local. It would be well to increase the food iu quantity or quality. The following might also be of use : Powder2d sulphate of iron, one and oue-half ounces ; gentian root, two ounces; chlorate of potassa, one ounce; mix and divide into twelve powders. One of these given in cut feed as little moistened as possible, night and morning. Ground oats would be better for food than corn. Friction by rubbing with a coarse woolen cloth upon the parts affected would also be found beneficial. To Clean a Looking-Glass.?First wash the glass all over with luke-warm soapsuds and a sponge; when dry rub it with a buckskin or chamois and a little prepared chalk finely powdered. JOHN H. ADAMS. FALL AND WINTER GOODS! THE undersigned would respectfully announce to his friends and the public generally that his stock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS is now complete having been purchased in the northern 'markets, from tirst dealers, by that experienced and judicious buyer, COL. McCORKLE. In my stock may be found a full and complete ! line of | DRESS GOODS, I Including black and colored Silks, Velvet, Vel| veteen, 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 general stock of Fancy Articles. Besides the above, in inv stock may be found a coinpleto assortment of GOODS FOR GENTS' WEAR, Hals, Caps, Boots, Shoes', Jeans, Tweeds, Cassimeres, 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 II. ADAMS. Nos. 3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. First-Class Work our specialty, VET, BY USING CHEAPER GRADES OF STOCK, ] WE CAN FURNISH WORK AT LOWEST LIVING PRICES. fine fashionabitsiflllonery, Piries Paper and Envelopes. Redding and <?all (Invitations ON THE BEST STOCK AND PRINTEO IN THE LATEST STYLE. September 10 37 tf CHESTER FURNITURE STORE, OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE. A full assortment of ut tin inn titn sits, cottage furniture, bedsteads, mattresses, extension and otiiku tableh. A great variety of chairs, picture frames, looking glasses, etc., constantly on band. 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 find if. to their interest to examine mv 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 purchaser. R. BRANDT, Proprietor, Chester, S. C. February 4 5 ly THE JAS. EEFFEL Double Turbine Water Wheel, fGL Mann factored by Tf P00IE & HUNT, ^ Baltimore, Did. IfW 7,000 XO JF IX USE! Ala ? Simple, Strong, Durable, y I always reliable and satisManufacturers, also, of jfty* Portable & Stationary Engines, 8team Boilers, ( ||^^^3SB8aw & Grist Kills, KinMachinery,Gearing TjwV for Cotton Mills, Flour. Oil Mill Machinery^ttSffand^ther Presses,&c. Shafting, Pulleys and Hangers a specialty Machine made Gearing; accu- 1 rate and of Very bust finish. Send for Circulars. 1 March 25 12 fim TT17*|3 T> TTVd^2-'<?S PATENT CHAMPION SAFES, Established more than a third of a Century, REDUCEDINPRICE. Also two hundred Second-Hand Safes for sale at very low prices. HERRING & CO., 251 AND 252 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 50 AND 60 SADBURY ST., BOSTON. February 18 7 3m* R. BRANDT, DKAI.KIt IN JEWELRY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, SILVER AND PLATED WARE, Musical Instruments, GUNS, PISTOLS, &C., &C., Oj>i>OHite 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 I 5 ly | t. n. bennett" ~ maker and repairer OF ! GUNS ANDPISTOLS, AT CHESTER, S, C. [HAVE been for so long a timo MAKING AND REPAIRING GUNS that I can give i a guarantee that niy work will give entire satisfaction. February II 0 ly June 4 23 tf AUCTIONEERING. THE undersigned takes this method to notify the public that lie will give prompt attention j ; to AUCTIONEERING in York and the adjoining ! counties. Communications may be addressed to 1 him at Yorkville, S. C. S. G. BROWN. . March 5 10 tf HEATING STOVE. A SMALL HEATING STOVE for sale. Ap- : nly at this Otllce. February 18 7 tf I _ ^ . IMPORTANT NEWS TO PLANTERS! GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES ! In view of the low prices obtained for Cotton the present season, and in order to place our Guanos within the reach of every planter, we have 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 Jfltit'Kj PERTON OF 2000 POUNDS, $53. Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Interest. CLARK BROTHERS, A fronts, Yorkville, S. C. J. M. IVY A CO., Agents, Rock Hili, Si. C. CURETOX, ARDREY A CO., Agents, Fort Mill, S. C. T IX E BRADLEY'S PATENT PHOSPHATE. Casli Price, PER TON OF 2000 IBS., $46. Payable May 1st, 1875. Time Price, PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $53. Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free'of Interest. T. M. DOBSON A CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. THE PALMETTO ACID PHOSPHATE. Cash Price, PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $30. Payable May 1st, 1875. Time Price, PER TON OF 2000 LBS., $35. Payable Nov. 1st, 1875, free of Interest. FREIGHT AND DRAYAGE TO BE ADDED. ilmonntiu niwl Information. \J II /IgUlUa 1W1 """ ? FOR SALE BY CLARK BROTHERS, Yorkville, S. C. J. M. IVY & CO., Rock Hill, S. C. GEO. W. WILLIAMS & CO., Proprietors, Charleston, S. C. January 14 li 4'n THE COOKING STOVES manufactured atour works in Greensboro, N. 0., give universal satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier and thicker plate than any other Stove in the market, and consequently will the longer 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 l/nited 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, buton account of 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: R. E. Guthrie, D. M. Campboll, M. H. Currence, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. Boyd, Joseph Hemdon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. You can save the freight from the northern cities and the dealer's profit, which is no small item, by buying oi lis, ana at ine same nine net a STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those of northern make. The following are our prices delivered at depot in Greensboro: No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 .4 7 .4 44 44 44 44 44 .4 2C 00 Address, SERGEANT <fc McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. T. M. DOBSON & CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. A. P. LINDSAY, Agent, Lowrysville, Chester county, S. C. W. L. BRADLEY'S STANDARD FERTILIZERS. BD SEA-FOWL, GUANO. GUARANTEED EQUAL TO ANY EVER SOLD! OKNKKAIi AGENTS, Augusta, Greoi-gia. SEA-FOWL GUANO, in bags, of 200 pounds ea<'h. C. C. COK'S SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME, in bags, of 200 pounds each. BRADLEY'S AMMONIATED DISSOLVED BONES, in tight dry barrels and bags. ROYAL GUANO COMPOUND, in bags, of200 pounds each. The abovestundard Fertilizers having been used for the past seven jrears, in the South, with unentailed success, are again olfered at prices that can not fail to give satisfaction, while tiie standard is | guaranteed to be equal if not superior to any ever sold. For prices and terms, apply to W. H. & J. P. IIERNDOX, Yorkvillc, S. C. February 4 5 3m " APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE NOTICE is hereby g' /en that the undersigned, Administrator of the estate of II. II. SMITH, ' deceased, will make a final settlement with the Judge of Probate for York County, on the 8th day of May, next, when he will make application for discharge as Administrator of the said estate. J. E. CUItTIS, Administrator, de bonis non. April 8 14 5t >/\ PER Day at liwite. Tcnns free. Adilrcsn Stissos Sc Co.,Piirtlnn?l, Me. ti J>* ' ??? THE CHRISTIAN OBSERVER, LOUISVILLE, IiY.. . ONE of the best, as it is the oldest, of the familv religious papers uublished in this country. 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Address CONVERSE & CO., Louisville, Ky. < February 4 5 tf "The sweetest, most powerful and durable now in use." BLOOMFIELD & OTIS, NEW SCALE PIANOS, 200 EAST 19TH ST., NEW YORK. IjIMBRACING new and mostvaluable Patents, J giving a greatly improved treble', also, by a new manner of stringing and a new method of inserting sound board, the most important results have been obtained. "The tone is full and sonorous, with a sweetness and delicacy of touch that cannot be surpassed. I have tested them as I would a Grand, for points of delicacy and strength, and they have stood the test in every way. In many respects they are superior to any manufactured in America. Charles Fradel." ^ * (The eminent and favorite Composer and Pianist to His Royal Highness, the Due Gustavo of Sax Weimar of Eisenach.) (Rochester Musical Times.) "The firm of Bloomfield <fe Otis 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 -*j did at the Fair of the American Institute. Considering the fact that they met in competition all the established favorites, such as the Knabe, Dun* T '~u,? D-n/lVdira onH manv nfhflrs. which IJHIJJ, lJl^Ulc, liiauuuij. M<?V* ? 7 were skilfully handled, this is certainly a high compliment, as \\\q tests v; or e> thorough and critical. (Brooklyn, N. Y. Eagle.) "The Music Committee of the Board of Education, Brooklyn, together with the local committees, after examining and thoroughly testing all the ^ principal instruments manufactured, have purchased Bloom field & Otis' celebrated Patent Treble Pianos for the use of the schools." These Pianos are warranted for seven years. Responsible and energetic AGENTS WANTED everywhere. i gar Send for Circular and mention the name of the paper in which you saw this advertisement. January 28 4 tf vr GRAND, SQUARE, AND UPRIGHT PIANOS HAVE received upwards of FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS, and are among the best now .* ; made. Every instrument is fully warranted for five years. Prices as low as the exclusive use of the very best materials and the most thorough i workmanship will permit. The principal pianists ] and composers and the piano-purchasing public, 1 of the South especially, unite in the unanimous verdict of the superiority of the STIEFF PIANO. Tho 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 flie principal manufacturers of Cabinet and Parlor Organs. Prices from $50 to $600. A liberal discount to Clergymen and Sabbath Schools. A large assortment of second-hand Pianos, at i.jL prices ranging from $75 to $.'100, always on hand. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, containing the names of over 2000 Southerners who have bought and are using the Stieff Piano. ' A c T*,T orcYTTi XT'XT' L11 A J3. 1TJ. SliCirrt Warerooms, No. 9 North Liberty Street, BALTIMORE, MD. Factories, 84 and 86 Camden St., and 45 and 47 Perry St. May 21 21 ly C. WEST & SONS ALADDIN SECURITY OIL. WARRANTED 150 DEGREES FIRE TEST. THE BEST HOUSEHOLD OIL IN THE WORLD. Indorsed by the Fire Insurance Companies. | ? Read the followingCertificate selected from many others: ' HOWARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ^ OF BALTIMORE. Baltimore, Dec. 23,1874.? Mess I s. 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 ?XPLUUC J - < ASK YOUR STOREKEEPER FOR IT. Wholesale depot, ui C. WEST A SONS, ff Nos. 113 and 115 W. Lombard St. February 4 52 6m* "music hath charms. &c. 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 have made arrangements with the celebrated "Mason & Hamlin Organ Co.," to supply persons 4 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 paying only a moderate sum for the use of the instrument, can, at any i time,give it up or become purchaser; the amount already paid being applied to the purchase. Or a person having paid the rent for four years, becomes the owner of the Organ without further payment. Call and enquire for particulars and '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 Photographic lino as heretofore. J. R. SCHORB. P. S.?Notwithstanding all the misrepresenta- *" - : tions and "gab" of smart agents of the "Riug" companies, I still insist that I have the best and cheapest Sewing Machine (the American) to offer, ( and I am ready to prove my words to all who seek for the truth in the matter. J. R. S. THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT. A TJT .TSTTWn 1821. PUBLISHED Weekly in Greensboro, N. 0., by DUFFY & ALBRIGHT, at $2.10 per year in advance?postage included. ? It is Democratic-Conservative in politics and 1 labors zealously for the material prosperity of the South generally, and North Carolina particularly. '"'J North Carolinians abroad should not be without it. Specimen copies free. The Patriot and Yorkville Enquirer will be furnished one year for $4. i Address DUFFY & ALBRIGHT, Publishers, Greensboro, N. C. February 4 5 tf BARBER SHOP. 1 THOSE in want of an EASY SHAVE, a fash- ^ ionable and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant I and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that TIIOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial, is still in business, in his old Shop next door to the Enquirer building, where it will afford him great pleasure to wait upon all who may desire his services. Razors honed and sharpened, and 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 BALLARD. June 11 25 ly AGRICULTtJRAL LIENS, MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to Real Estate. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. irt?? Sifrtvfctttttr tfrttfluitet. TEKMH?IN ADVANCE : One copy, one year, $ 3 00 <One copy, six months, 150 1 One 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 of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of charge,