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tumorous JjJrpartmrnt. PAT'S RUSE. One day, in attending to applications for situations in the police force, one of the commsisioners it was supposed, was about to invest Patrick Murphy with a shield, when some of his Irish competitors outside the railing cried out, "Are ye goin' to p'int Pat, yer honor?" "Iam only receiving applications to-day; in a fortnight we make appointments," said the commissioner. And Pat was told to call on that day two weeks. The friend through whose influence Pat had been induced to apply for the office, said to him as they came away from the hall, "Now, go on home ; and every night do you get a big piece of paper and a good, stout pen, and keep writing your name. I'll set the copy for you." Pat did as directed, and every night for a fortnight was seen moving out his tongue and swaying his head over "Patrick Murphy," in the style of chirography generally known as "coarse hand." When the day for appointment came, Pat found himself before the commissioner, urein? his claim. "Can von write?" said that excellent functionary. "Troth an' it's meself that jist kin," answered Pat. "Take that pen," said the commissioner, "and let us see you write your name." He took the pen as directed, when a sort of exclamatory laugh burst from his surprised competitors who were in attendance. "Holy Paul, d'ye mind that, Mike? Pat's a writin'; he's got a quill in his fist." "So he has, be jabbers!" said Mike, "but small good it will do him; he can't write wid it, man." But Pat did write; he had recorded his name in a bold, round hand. "That'll do," said the commissioner. His foiled rivals looked in each others' faces with undisguised astonishment. A lucky thought struck them. "Ask him to write somebody else's name, yer honor," said two of t'nera in a breath. "That's well thought of," replied the commissioner. "Pat, write ray name." Here was a dilema, but Pat was equal to it. "Me write yer honor's name!" exclaimed he, with a well-dissembled holy horror?"me commit forgery, and I a-goin on the pelisse! I can't do it, yer honor!" He was appointed. ? ? PyShlminy Ish DOtSo.?There is doubtless such a thing as excessive promptness in emergencies. Presence of mind and determination are admirable qualities in themselves, but it sometimes hanDens that a deeisinn made 1 A " upon the moraeut is regretted upon a more deliberated survey of the held. This remorse seems to have overtaken lately a worthy Dutchman of Auaka county, Minnesota. The Dutchman was seeking to reach a town at some distance from Sank Centre, and to accomplish this must drive over the prairie from the latter town. He was unaccustomed to the road and night overtook him with his vehicle fast in a slough and no town in sight. He sought the solitary farm house visible and asked permission to stay till morning, the fanner telling the traveler, however, that it would be necessary for him to sleep with the children or with the farmer himself, as their accommodations were very limited. Quick as lightning, the Dutchman expressed his resolution not to sleep with the "bodderation shiltern," so he slept with the farmer. The rest of the story may be given in his own language: "Veil in der mornin', ven we comes mit der sthairs down I see two girls about seventeen and nineteen years old, und I asked der old man, 'Pees dem girls de ehiltern you told me about!' und he say 'yaw, dem ish mine only shiltren !' und I says to myself, Pyshimrainy ! Ish dot so !" Cautious Piety.?Last Sunday was a raw, blustering day, but several converts to Christiauity were sufficiently warmed with faith to enable them to enter the portals of the colored Baptist Church through the turgid waters of the Grand River. But the scene was too uninvitiug for one little fellow who was to have been immersed on that day. He dodged behiud the crowd that stood on the river bank until the ceremony was over. lie aiterwards explained his strange conduct by saying: "I'se got suah nuff 'iligion?I'se done found Jesus?but dat water did look too cold. S'posen I catch my deff o' cold, an' die ?" It was suggested to him that in Buch an event, he would have gone right straight to heaven. "Dunno," he repiied, slowly shaking his head, "I feels puty sartin in my own mind dat I'se got 'ligion but a nigger's liable to be mistaken. Don't want to take too many chances on itjist yet."?The Brunswicker. More Use to Him.?Sometime ago a fellow was charged in the Glasgow Police Court with stealing a herring barrel. After the charge had been proved, the principal accuser - addressed the magistrates: "'Deed, sir, Bailie the mau at the bar is a great rogue; the stealing of the barrel is nothing to some of his tricks. He stole my sign-board last week, and what does your honor think he did wi't?" "That would be hard for me to say." "Well, I'll ??ii i an, x u v^it jc. 11c uiuugni lb in Lb/ nijf unu shop, wi' my ain name on't, and offered to sell me't, aud he said he thought it would be mair use to me than ony body else." Tit for Tat.?A certain eminent lawyer is celebrated at the bar for the following mode of examining a wituess: Now pray listen to the question I am going to ask you. Be attentive ; remember, you will answer as you please; and remember, I dont't care a rush what you answer," ete. One of the judges, somewhat tired of the monotony of his exordiums, one day accosted him in the street: "Ha! is it you, ? Now pray listen to the question I am going to ask you. Be attentive ; remember, you will answer as you please; and remember, I don't care a rush what you answer. How are you /" The Reason.?A facetious gentleman, attired in his best, made his appearance at one of the magnificent residences on Fifth Avenue on the evening of a grand party recently. Answering the summons of the bell, the footman, who knew him, exclaimed, "What brought you here ?" The facetious gentleman, politely raising his hat, replied, "I beg you will inform Mr. Blank that I siucerely regret my inability of attending the party this evening." "To the devil with you," cried the footman, enraged ; "you ain't iuvited." "That is just why I caunot come." At the Sunday-School.?One of our young ladies, whose compamny is much prized by an enterprising young merchant, took charge of a class of little girls the other Sunday. After the lesson, she told the children that if they wished to ask her any question she would answer them. "Will you answer true 7" asked a Drigdt-eyea cneruo. "Certainly," said the teacher. "Well, then," said the little one, hesitatingly, "do?do you love Mr. B. ?" The teacher collapsed. "Take a Chair."?A famous banker was busily writing a letter at a desk iu his office, when a well-dresed stranger entered. "Take a chair, sir, please," says the banker, "and I will finish ray letter in a moment. "Do you know who I am, sir?" cries the stranger, drawing himself up. "I am Lord , minister plenipotentiary to ," etc. "O, are you, indeed ?" was the banker's reply; "then pray take two chairs." 8?-"Can you let me have a dollar this morning, husband ? I am entirely out of change. "What! broke again ! Mother of Moses ! how this extravagance does play the mischief with modern society and domestic happiness Where's the dollar I gave you last September?" His Dinner.?A bumpkin once dining with the Governor of Rhode Island, where part of the entertainment consisted of cham pagne and preserved limes, was asked at the conclusion by his host how he liked his din ner. He replied, "Well, Guvner, your cidei is very good, but darn your pickles." J^gricultol gcjjailmeti POULTRY MANURE. Editor Southern Cultivator:?This mam being greatly superior to any other that c be obtained about the farm, it would be w for farmers to determine how to preserve a: apply it to the best advantage. Saved pre erly, it is inferior only to Peruvian guar and this latter commodity is now being sti in Savannah at four cents per pound, by t single sack. Nearly every fanner?aud fact nearly every householder?in ourSout em towns, keep more or less poultry ; but t greater portion of them, however, do not a preciate the value of the manure of the poi try, and do not consider that it is worth s<?rr thing more than the amount expended f flvnin fftnrl a a a nroncrul ruin l/lil/lft 1WUU, UC U gVUVfiUl 1 111 V/? We might present a calculation, showii how many tons of this valuable fertilizer mig be saved in this State, if it was universal appreciated by poultry-keepers, and an ec nomical method of preserving it adopte While such a calculation might be iustru* ive?even though a rough approximation, it would necessarily be?we defer it for tl present, and offer a few suggestions relati to its proper preservation and applicatio There are two ways of preserving it?bo good, hut one so much better than the othe we shall only speak of it. This method w secure the manure in a concentrated fori and farmers will find it much more economi al to secure all their manure as much as pos: ble in this manner; for if bulky, the labor applying is greatly increased. Consequentl in a great many instances, it is not adequat ly applied. In the first place, the poultry house shou have a tight roof. The roosting poles shou be placed parallel to each other, and 18 inch apart. Out of inch plank placed on oue sid make a plane of sufficient size to occupy tl space beneath the roosts. Elevate the re end of the plane 2] or 3 feet, and have tl front side 12 or 18 inches from the groun From light, 12 inch plank make a long na rr?TO hnv tn spt. m?df?r thp. frnnt sidp into whi< the droppings can be scooped every week > oftener, as the number of fowls may justif The scooper may be a narrow board with handle, or a hoe will answer. Outside of the house, and exposed to tl sun, have a box 5 x 10 feet, and one foot depth, the uorth side of which should be rais< 6 or 8 inches, in order that the suu may ha> full play on it, and so that when it rains, tl water may be turned off. A cover should 1 provided out of light plank, and should 1 laid on whenever rain is threatened. Tl manure being taken from the poultry hou from time to time and emptied into this bo should be sprinkled with land plaster, in tl proportion of 1 part of plaster to 2 of mauur The plaster will absorb the greater part the ammonia that would otherwise be di pelled by the sun's heat. Only a small pr portion, however, is liable to be lost so long complete fermentation is not allowed to tal place. Water falling on it is the most ir portant to be guarded against, for it wou wash out the phosphates. The manure should be forked over evei day or so, to hasten the evaporation of tl water, and when it is thoroughly dried, should be powdered as fine as possible ai put into barrels, and housed until wanted ft application to the soil. It can be powdered sufficiently by drawir all from one end of the box, and then wi the hoe drawing it back, a little at a tim and working it over?shovelling it into tl barrel as fast as powdered. It should 1 used as Peruvian guano, but in a little larg proportion. The gardner will want no bett manure for his corn, cabbages, squashes, & j When used for cotton it would be better i mix with superphosphate and ashes, just h I fore being applied to the soil. The ash ; being perfectly dry, 110 loss of ammonia wi ] occur. A close poultry house i3 more liab to be infested with vermin than an open 011 and the following precautions should be 0 served : Whitewash the house inside and out occ sionally. Have the floor 6 or 7 inches de< in sand if convenient. In one corner of tl house keep a shallow broad box, constant filled with dry ashes, for the poultry to du themselves in. Sprinkle the roosting pol and plane every week or two with a solutic of carbolic acid, usiug a watering pot for tl purpose. There should be no nests in tl roosting division. In conclusion we would say, that this cour of procedure involves but little trouble ai expense, aud will pay for itself teu times ove C. KEEPING FIRKIX BUTTER. The dairy product of butter, outside of tl districts of country around our cities ai large towns, available for daily marketin must necessarily be put up or packed in tu made of white oak, holding twenty-five, fift or oue hundred pounds weight. The pac ages are known in the market as tubs or fi kins. The value of this butter depends upr the care taken to free it from the butteriuil aud the knowledge and taste required to 11 vor it, by the proper use of salt, aud the nesi uess with which the whole process of makii it is characterized. The consumers of butter are obliged to ps I&U1U IWCUWy IU iwi \sj UCIHO |JV I mv for butter brought to their cities aud lurj towns weekly than the average price of 01 country-made and packed butter; and th too, when its intrinsic value is no more. This is owing entirely to a want of prop knowledge of the mode of preservation aft it comes into possession of the family by who it is used. The country-made and packi butter is kept in the dairy-cellar or sprin house from the date of milking until sent market, retaining all the qualities as wh first made. This is done by excluding the air by t simple process of keeping the package eov< ed with brine made of salt, strong enough float an egg. When sold, and as soon as it to be delivered, the brine is drained off entii ly by reversing the package and leaving bottom up for twelve or tweuty-four hou j It is then headed up, and goes to mark without the brine. The consumer is intere I ed in getting possession of his supply as so I after it leaves the dairy-cellar as possible, j He should first take out the head, drivii j the hoops back to their place, and then ma j a brine with pure water and Ashton salt, ai ; cover the butter with it, and keep it cover : until the last pound is used. The butter ke ; just covered is easily cut out of the size i ! quired for use, and if then held under the h | drant or pitcher aud water poured over ; freely, it will be fit for the table, and the k pound will prove as good as the first. Vrt ?r\o n nnft?l Kn nnfnrfo ino/1 tliiH tlw) lu'i JklU IUV1 UU ^UllVi U4IIIUVI VIIMV vuv / will impart its taste to the butter. The otfi it performs is to prevent the air from conts with the butter. The writer knows that flrh butter has been kept a year, by this sim] i and inexpensive process, as sweet and with I the flavor it possessed the day it was ma and packed.? Country Gentleman. Hints.?Water-lime, applied with a d 1. soft cloth, will give a glass a nice, clear en Dry paint is removed by dipping a sw ' | with the handle in a strong solution of oxa acid. It softens at once. If stove-polish is mixed with soft soap, I .! lustre appears immediately, and the dust the polish does not fly around as it usua r does. Vinegar boiled with myrrh or camph and sprinkled in a room, corrects putridi Gold bronze for furniture is a mixture copal varnish with gold-colored bronze-pi der. The last is bisulphate of tin. ;! Sprigs of wintergreen or ground ivy w 51 drive away red ants; branches of wormwc , will serve the same purpose for black ants. 5 Lemon-juice, used as a gargle, is said, bj - French physician, to be a specific against d : theria and similar throat troubles, and 1 l been successfully used for eighteen years. t.| (fiiiuMwtt'si department. | THE BOY THAT IVAS NOT REMARKABLE. ,re ' Most boys who "get into the newspapers" an are very remarkable boys, ell | Joe had nothing about his looks, or actions, a(l : or color, that attracted the particular atten,p. ! lion of anybody. 10, i He grew to boyhood, but he was ouly a ,1c! 1 common boy. He learned his A. IB. C's with j he i difficulty, and was slow in learning to read. I in j His teacher thought he never would "get ! h-1 through the multiplication table." But he j he never forgot it. tp. | When the boys went a-fishing, Joe went 11. too ; but he was slow in getting his hook and ie- ' line ready. The other boys were on and in, or ; around the lake, before his hook was fairly i settled in the water. "Too slow to move," ag i the boys would say. "He'll sit there expectht ing the fish to come to him." It was even so ; ly he remained stationary and fixed ; but, wheu >(). night came, somehow his basket was full, ,(h while many of the bright-talking geniuses >*. went home with the sad intelligence that the as ; "fish would not bite." |ie I When he grew to be a man, the bustling ve drive-aheads laughed at his plodding ; but, by n, j some means, he seldom made a mistake, and, th though he did not seem to accomplish as much in a week as many others did in a day, ill yet at the end of the year there was semens thing tangible in his results, while the work |c. of those who seemed to utterly outstrip him 3j. at first ended in demolished air-castles, of He had passed the meridian of life. Men y( eminent in the profession respect his judg;e. ruent. Business men coming upon the stage of action loug to learn the secret of his sucld cess. The bank leans upon him to carry it Id through the trying crisis; merchants and es manufacturers lean upou him to save them |6| from bankruptcy. Steady, constant and hard he study made him a scholar ; persevering indusar try, accompanied with economy, raised him he to opulence; close observation and deliberate d. reflection cultivated a sound judgment, and r. honesty and integrity secured for him the ;h confidence of all who knew him. yf HOW IIE BEG.IX. a "Lend me a postage stamp, Ilal," said Nicholas, as he was folding a letter to send iie home. "I am out of stamps and change. I iu will pay you back when my next allowance jd comes." iq Hal handed over the stamp and then went |ie on with his writing. Nicholas mailed his he letter, and thought no more of the stamp, he Hal did not care, so you think there was no he harm done. He had defrauded his schoolse mate out of three cents, and he added another x> link to a chain that was binding him. Evil he habits are so easy to form, but so hard to 11 ii Thp npvf. time hp. horrowed ten v-r. ... of cents, "just till to-morrow, when lie would get [s. a bill changed." Then he made himself no0. ted in school for borrowing pencils, pens, as knives, and such like school-boy possessions ; and several of the most obliging boys had lost n. considerably by him. At last it grew the Id custom to decline when he wished to borrow. But there were generally new boys coming ry from time to time, who had to find out his i"e propensities for themselves, it If you had called Nicholas a thief I supk1 pose he would have repelled the idea with )r scorn. But he was, for all that. The habit was growing upon him daily. He grew very ]fr reckless of the rights of others. He was altlj ways borrowing as a boy and its a young man. ie, His acquaintances grew shy of him, and lie crossed over to the other side rather than run be the risk of being importuned for a "short er loan." He obtained a situation in a bank, er and in an evil hour was tempted to enter into ;Ci a speculation "that would surely make fifty to thousand dollars." He "borrowed" tweuty e. thousand from the bank secretly, intending to e.s return it the same way as soon as his fortune ill was realized. But the scheme failed, and the i_ wrotz-.l-ioft vnmicr man flpd to avoid pxnnsure. lt. .. .v.vv,.f..~ J to ? ... , 6) He was arrested and consigned to a felon's [j. cell, leaving a stricken household to the grief and shame with which such an act must overa. whelm them. It wa9 the natural end of the ;p habit of borrowing and not returning small ie amounts. Bovs, let the strictest honor clmr|y acterize your dealings, down to the smallest st particulars.?Schoolday Magazine. es )n The Fiust Steamboats.?The most imie portant invention made in America during ie Jefferson's administration was that of the steamboat. The first person to propose it se was Thomas Paine, in 1788, during the RcvK] olution. James Ramsey in 1784 built a ves,r> sel which reached a speed of three or four miles an hour, against the stream, on the Potomac. John Fitch built one soon after that was employed on the Delaware; and he pre)e dieted, moreover, that steamships would cross ij j the Atlantic. But these steamboats were not I fit oil 1! L-o tlincp nnw hnilf. thpir finctinps hpintr g, - > / ? o o bj made upon a different principle. The first y( constructed on the present plan was launched [-_ upon the Hudson, by Robert Fulton, in 1807. r. While the vessel was being built it was called )U "Fulton's Folly," and every one laughed at k it. He himself" wrote that no one had ever a. made to him a single encouraging remark Lt_ about it. But before his boat had gone a ^ quarter of a mile unbelievers were converted ; ? and the people who had collected to see the lv experiment began to shout with applause. rg It was named the "Clermont," and made ?e the trip from New York to Albany, at the 5r rate of five miles an hour, against the wind j. and tide. As it moved it sent showers of ' sparks into the air. The noise of the machineer ry and paddles was very great; and when it er passed other vessels, their sailors sometimes ra hid themselves below the deck and knelt, e(j | praying for protection from this horrible iTm | monster. From this time forward steamboats ! rapidly multiplied, were greatly improved, en j and were soon in general use; though it was not generally supposed, for a long time after, |ie that they could safely cross the ocean. ? ir" The Stufeed I)og.?A benevolent fruitj raiser was recently much annoyed by little ls boys, who stole his peaches, after the manner of such small adveuturcrs. He one day saw a minute marauder go up into one of his trees. r'>" He was ready for the emergency, for he had ,et provided a large stuffed dog, which he had ^ placed at the foot of the tree, and then retired 1)11 a little to watch the effect of his strategy. i The little boy, having filled his stomach and j ng pockets with fruit, was about to descend, ! | when his affrighted eye rested upon the anill(* i mal. First he tried blandishments?viz., ec' whistling, coaxing. Then he tried the sterner P1 dodges?viz., threatening, scolding. All was re* j thrown away upon the stuffed dog, standing 'y- { sternly there, and never moving his stiff tail 111 an inch to the right or left. The little hoy lst had never seen a dog like that, and, altera I while, he understood that the peachtree must I ne he his dormitory for the night. The hours i ice | dragged wearily on. The stuffed dog looked j l.ct bigger in the dark. There were plenty of ' :m J peaches, hut where was the little boy to find ^'e i appetite ? In the morning the owner appeared and asked the little hoy how he hapde pened to be in the tree. He wickedly anj swered that he had been chased by the dog, , i and had ascended for safety. And what 7. must have beeu the mingled emotions of wrath, j tSt- mortification, and leg's ache, which agitated i that boy when he discovered the game which "c had been played upon his juvenile credulity? -lie i Joy-Bklls.?My boys and girls, you are of happier than kings and queens ! lly There was onece a prince, who, on ascend-! ing the throne, had a hell raised in a tower or, over his palace, which he intended to ring ty. when he was perfectly happy, of The hell never rang during his lifetime. >w- If little children had joy-bells over their heads, what wonderful chimes we should hear 'ill when the first snow flakes fall, or the first od spring flowers arc gathered.?St. Nicholas. j t a Virtue should be considered as a part ip- of taste; and we should as much avoid deceit ins or sinister meauing in discourse as we would i puns, bad language or false grammar. j ftcadwg fat the jsatitratli. CONDUCTED BY REV. ROBERT LATH AN. [Original.] DAMN THEMSELVES. Robert Burns, in one of his poetic, but perhaps wayward moments, was passing by the grave of a suicide. Upon the stone, erected to perpetuate his memory, he penciled a ' stanza, of which the following is the last | couplet: "Poor silly wretch, he damned himself To save the Lord the trouble." The error of the poet consisted in making i a particular application of a general priuci- j pie. Many persons leave this world under circumstances which preclude all hope for ! their eternal welfare ; but the right to pass , sentence upon all is the peculiar prerogative ; of God alone. It is, however, absolutely true j that all those who are lost and sentenced to 1 A **4 ?n Afatmifn flin rv5f nf anrllooa Ufno I OJiCUU au Ctciuil^r 111 pw Vi Viiu.vww "vu, j damn themselves. God damns no man. All | that he does is simply to pass a sentence in i rigid conformity with the acts of each individual. God takes no pleasure in either the temporal or eternal misery of any of his creatures. We bring upon ourselves all the misery, both of body and soul, which we suffer. We sin, and by an eternal and unchangeable law of the uuiverse, sin is followed by suffering. The moment that any of the physical laws of the universe are violated, paiu commences. A man with a small and insignificant instrument, cuts the femoral artery. It required but little muscular strength to accomplish the act. It may have been an accident; but the result is precisely the same as if it had been meditated upon for a year aud deliberately performed. No sooner is the scissure made than the crimson current of life begins to flow out. Unless speedy assistance is rendered, the man dies in a fearfully short time. Not because God killed him ; but because he killed himself. He is a self-murderer. He may not have designed to take away his life, but if he was not careful to prevent it, the criminality is the same. Before the uncompromising majesty of the law, he stands physically condemned and executed. The only way God could have saved his life would have been to reverse or suspend the physical laws of the universe. This he will not do. It would he undignified?it would be more?it " "Z3 " would be unjust to reverse the action of a good and holy law so as to accommodate one careless or deliberate transgressor. Such a mode of procedure would destroy every semblance of justice. It would take away every incentive to well-doing, and remove every restraint calculated to deter from transgressing.^ Now, there are moral as well as physical laws. If there were no moral creatures in the universe, there would be no need for moral laws. Physical laws would be all that would be necessary. But man has a moral as well as a physical nature. The laws which apply to the body, will not apply to the soul. Between these, however, there is no conflict. rmonr ionno I A. 1jcj CA1CI hi p&l ibub UUi iuv/ii t vubuiviiw to the physical laws of the universe, secures bodily happiness; and disobedience is followed with absolute certainty, by pain, sufteriug and the death of the body. Obedience to the moral laws of God secures the happiness of the soul; and disobedience to these moral laws is foilowed by remorse, regret, and the death of the soul. That man who leads a life of disobedience to the laws ot health, is a poor "silly wretch." He shortens his days and fills those few clays with pain and suffering. He inflicts upon himself much misery which he might have avoided, and often entails upon his posterity woes unnumbered. God has provided a Saviour. To reject this Saviour, as many do, is an evidence of folly unparalleled. Literally, the "poor, silly , ' !? ?ln m ?% />, UirMftAlr" K TT f A Kfl WIUIGU UttlllllS llliuc^n UJ it uvy %j\j < saved. God has no pleasure in the death of the wicked. He takes no delight iu hearing the hollow groans that go up continually from i the pit of despair. God did not send those < hopelessly, miserable beings to that fearful place. He does not keep them there. Sin peoples hell, and it is sin that keeps its prison- i ers there. God pronouuces the sentence of condemnation upon the wicked ; but it is a righteous and holy sentence, approved of by . all intelligent creatures. Fools on earth may i charge God as the cause of their sufferings, but no inmate of perdition will ever bring ' this charge against God. These lost souls will have no love for God, and they will curse him, but not because he treated them unjustly. 1 What Faith in lion jl?^^-i?aitn justifies, because the believer's obli^Rion to justice are all canceled by Christ his Surety. Faith sanctifies, because the believer forsakes his own righteousness, which at best is but as filthy rags, and accepts the righteousness of Christ. Faith purifies, because it begets hope, and he who "hath hope in hiin purifieth himself, even as He is pure." Faith strengthens, because the believer forsakes his own strength, which is utter weakness, and lays hold on the mighty arm of God. "He stays on his God." Faith gives courage, because it enables the believer to penetrate the darkest clouds and see that there are more with liitn than against, him ; it makes him cry out, "Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear." Faith gives joy in the midst of sorrow, because it tells the believer that his light afHiction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for him a "far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Faith gives patience, because it shows the believer that "He is faithful who hath promised, and that in due season we shall reap if we faint not." Faith gives peace, because it shows the believer that "being iustified by faith we have peace with God through Jesus Christ." Faith gives rest, not by and by only, but now?here?in this world of toil and sorrow : because it leads the believer, laboring and 1 heavy-laden, to Him who gives him rest. ASS* "Who shall separate us from the love j of Christ?" Shall health and vigor, worldly j activity, a good business, a round of pleasant, social engagements, travel, visits, absorption j in science or secular literature, or the snares j of the pursuit of money? Are not these i pleasant things much more perilous oftentimes to the Christian than the painful list enume- j rated by the Apostle? And the Christian: has not merely to ask, "Shall these things ' separate?" but, do they already separate ? Is I it a matter of fact that such attractive things j really are occupying our time aud attention j to such an extent as to prevent us from giving J to Christ's service that amount of devotedness J which his Spirit and his Word teach us ought; to be given by us? If our consciences do not: enable us to return a peaceful reply to the j needful self-interrogation, may we earnestly ; seek in prayer for the assistance of the Holy , Spirit to "help our infirmities," and enable us to keep nearer to Christ henceforth. BS?* You have as much right to ask God for success in business, and in all your affairs that are in harmony with the Christian spirit, as the minister to ask for guidance in his sphere of action. Business may be just as sacred as preaching. THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRE] NEW PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS! UNPRECEDENTED OFFERS BY a vory liberal contract just entered into wi the Weed Manufacturing Company, we f enabled to offer greater inducements to clu makers than ever heretofore. READ OUR PROPOSITIONS! Weed Setruig Machine, No. 1.?Price, .*60. For a club of 40 subscriber*, at$2.50eaeh, wo w give a Weed Sewing Machine of theabovesty] the cash price of which is sixty dollars. Weed Sewing Machine, No. 3.?Price, $65. For a club of 45 subscribers, at ?2.50 each, we w gi ve a W bed S ewi no M aciii ne of the above sty] the cash price of which is sixty-five dollars. Weed Sewing Machine, No. 3.?Price, ?70. ForaclubofSOsubscribers, atyj.soeacn, wew give a Weed Sewing Machine of the above sty] the cash price of which is seventy dollars. p?rThe reputation of the Weed Sewing M cliine is equal to that of any other first-class m chine in the market, and of its merits we c speak advisedly?having had one in constant u in our own family since 18I3G, during all of whi time it has never failed to work in the most s: isfactory manner. OUR LIBERAL OFFERS. In addition to the attractions of the Enquire we invite attention to our terms of subscripts and the liberal offers we make to those who m be disposed to form clubs. TERMS-FREE OF POSTAGE. Single copy, one year, $3 Two years to the same address, 5 In clubs, each subscriber, one year, 2 PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS. To those willing to form clubs for the Enquiri we make the following liberal offers: 1. For 40 subscribers, at $'2.50 each, wo will gi' a No. 1 Weed Sowing Machine, worth $G0. 2. For 45 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will gi' a No. 2 Weed Sewing Machine, worth $05. 3. For 50 subscribers, at $2.50 each, wo will gi' a No. 3 Weed Sowing Machine, worth $70. The engravings given above in this column re resentthostylcof the different machines. No. 1 black walnut, oiled, plain table. No. 2 is bla< walnut, oiled, half case. No. 3 is black walni oiled, half case, with two side drawers, and wi or without drop-leaf, as may be preferred. These offers are not confined to a single clu nor is there any competition invited as to wl shall procure the larrjext club. Each and evei club of 40, 45 or 50 names will be entitled to tl designated premium. The machines will be shipped from the neare branch office of the Weed Machine Company the persons entitled to receive them, transport tion charges, which will rarely exceed $5, if se: by freight lino, to be paid by the person receivii the machine. Tho offb. mado in this prospectus will be biw ing upon the proprietor of the Enquirer unl tho loth day of October, 1875; and persons wl may commencemaKiii^uiuun, can ??i ??wu as rapidly as procured, in every case to be paid advance, having until the above-mentioned da in which to complete their lists. It is not required that subscribers shall all r ceivo their pap'ers at thesame post-office; butsu scriptions must be for a term not less than 01 year. One subscriber for two years will i equivalent, in making up lists, to two namj for one year each. Subscriptions may commence with any nun her, and the paper will be sent for a full ye; from the time the subscription begins. Each club-maker will be credited with nam as they shall bo received; and should any fail secure either premium by the loth of October, 187 but should procure ten or more subscribers, : extra copy of the paper will be given for the t< names thus procured, and for all subscriptions excess of ten. a cash commission of twenty-fr cents will be given on each name. Tiie Enquirer is sent Free of Postage ' all Subscribers. Remittances may be made at our risk, bv dra post-office order, or in registered letter; if ma; otherwiso, wo will assume no risk. Write names plainly, giving post-office, conn and State. Specimen copies r f the Enquirer will bo se to any address on application. ANOTHER SPLENDID OFFEI premiums to single subscribers. For the advantage of those who are inaccessit by a club-maker, but may yet wish to avi themselves of our liberal offers to subscribe] wo have made arrangements with the publis ers of Smith's Bible Dictionary by wnich \ are enabled to offer that valuable work as a pi mititit to subscribers, at :i cost to tlie subscrib for the book and the Enquirer, of little mo than the publisher's priee of tlio book. Sinitl; Bible Dietionary is a standard work, and indi pensably necessary to every student of the Bib] or to every person who desires to read the saen volume intelligibly. The Dictionary is the woi of Dr. William Smith, of the University of Lo don. and the most eminent lexicographer in tl world, who, in its preparation associated wi himsclfover seventy distinguished divines ai authors, of both Europe and this country, in tl great task of preparing a comprehensive Dictio ary of the Bible, and supplying a want long ft by the religions public. The result of these 1 bors appeared in three large and very costly vc tunes, a wonderful monument of learning. A abridgement of this great work, for popular us made by Dr. Smith himself, is the one we ha arranged to furnish our subscribers. The bor contains every name In the Bible respecting whit anything can he said. It embraces the results historic research, antiquarian investigation, tl study of languages and dialects, and the discov rics of the modern travelers and explorers in tl Holv Land?Robinson, Rawlinson, Ferguso Layard, Otl'ert and Stanley. The hook is printed froth new stereotype plate on good paper, and is appropriately illustrati with over 12,") Engravings of beautiful Scene Ancient Cities, and Memorable Places of tl Holy Land, descriptive Figures and valttal Maps. Tt contains nearly 800 closely-printe double-column, octavo pages, including 24 el gant full-page, Steel and Wood Engravings, is printed itt type of a hea\-y, distinct, and ve legible face. The publisher's priee of Smith's Bible Dictio ary is ?3.50. We will furnish a cony of the wor substantially bound in cloth, anna copy of t Enquirkk one year for ?4.50. Or for a* club live subscribers at ?2.50 each, we will furnish copy of the Dictionary tothegetterup oftho elti The book will be mailed, free of postage, to t person entitled to receive it, direct from the ofli of publication. Subscribers whose terms of subscription ha not expired, bv forwarding the money, will i ceivo a copy of the Bible Dictionary, and ha their subscription to the Enquirkk extended o year. The cash must accompany all orders. L. M. GRIST, Proprietor, Yorkvillc, S. C, J, j CHESTER jFURNITTJRE STORE, OPPOSITE THE ! COURT HOUSE. th ' ire A full assortment of b" WAilUT AND PAISTED CHAMBER SITS, ! COTTAGE FURNITURE, BEDSTEADS, MATTRESSES, EXTENSION I AND 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 am enabled to sell as low, and a little lower, than any other house in this country. Persons wanting to buy "FURNITURE will find 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 purch2er. R. BRANDT, Proprietor, Chester, S. C. February 4 5 lv e? "The sweetest^ most powerful and durable now in nse." BLOOMFIELD & OTIS, NEW SCALE PIANOS, 200 EAST 19T1I ST., NEW YORK. EMBRACING new and most valuable Patents, | piritip a prcnUy iiiyi'iiwrf- *t 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 A merica. Charles Fradel." (The eminent and favorite Composer and Pianist to His Royal Highness, the I)uc Gustave of .Sax Weimar of Eisenach.) {Rochester Musical Times.) "The firm of Bloomfield it Otis have lately made "1 several important improvements in their pianos, ei placing thorn in the front rank of American manufacturers." {Toledo, O., Blade.) "Bloomfield ?t Otis, of New York, carry away the first premiums at tue umo cnaie ruir na mcj did at the Fair of the American Institute. Considering the fact that they met in competition all the established favorites, such as the Knnbc, Dunham, Lighte, Bradbury, and many others, which were skilfully handled, this is certainly a high compliment, as the tests were thorough and critical. {Brooklyn, N. Y. Eagle.) "The Music Committee of the Board of Education, Brooklyn, together with the local committees, after examining and thoroughly testing all the principal instruments manufactured, have purchased Bloom field A Otis' celebrated Patent Treble Pianos for the use of the schools." These Pianos aro warranted for seven years. Responsible and energetic AGENTS \VANTED everywhere. Send for Circular and mention the name of the paper in which you saw this advertisement. January 28 4 tf SLOP f?B s| UII.JACKViB. tm VO fc?? - i??? I The above Is a rcdueeil ropy of the TITLE PAGE of the RUUAL CAROLINIAN. rpiIE publishers have determined to eliange the X commencement of the Volumes of the p- RURAL CAROLINIAN is ,j. From October to January. \t THE RURAL CAROLINIAN is the leading Agricultural Journal of the South. Publishers and Editors are all Southern men, and it is devoI ted exclusively to the interests of Southern Agri b? culture. While it is not the paid organ of the 10 Patrons of Husbandry, or of any society or set of rv men, it has been the most powerful advocate for jj0 the establishment of Granges in the South, and its influence has contributed greatly to the present prosperity of the Order, st 1? D. H. JACQUES, Esq., of Charleston, S. C., a* Editor-in-Chief. nt CHARLES H. DODGE, Esq., of the Departig ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., Entomological Editor. 3. . til Regular Contributors. io Col. D. WYATT AIKEN, Washington, D. C. es HENRY W. RAVENEL, Esq., Aiken, S. C. Rkv. C. W. HOWARD, Kingston, Georgia. t(J Cor.. N. H. DAVIS, Greenville, S. C. RURAL CAROLINIAN--S2 PER ANNUM. e" Address WALKER, EVANS A COGSWELL, b- Publishers, Charleston, S. C. ie The Rural Carolinian and the "Yorkville Enje quirer" will be furnished at $-1 per annum, ss January 28 4 tf ar ESTABLISHED. 1832. 5 t^r Nos. 3 Broad Street and 109 East Bay Street, t CHARLESTON, S. C. STATIONERS i ? First-Class Work >'? OUR SPECtALTY, j*~ YET, BY VSING CHEAPER GRADES OF STOCK, G('j WE CAN FfRNISH WORK AT ? LOWEST LIVING PRICES. !!! FIKE FASHIQNABLTsTATiONERY, llC i n- Piries Paper and Envelopes, a! Redding and ?all (Invitations 1" ON THE BEST STOCK AND PRINTED IN THE .n e, I tATfiSJT Si It Jr. I ve / >k September 10 37 tf P ~ HERRING'S lie S| PATENT CHAMPION SAFES, n> Established more than a third of a Century, j ?, REDUCED IN PRICE. ! ad !s,1 Also two hundred Second-Hand Safes for sale [j? at Tery low prices. 2: HERRING & CO., ry 251 AND 252 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. ! 50 AND 60 SADBURY ST., BOSTON. i nk, i February 18 7 3m* I June 4 : ^ 23 ' ^ tf in PEIl Dnynthome. Term* free. Ad(lrc?? I G. Stissos &. Co.,Porllanil, Me. 3 ly* I H THE COCKING STOVES manufactured atour works in Greensboro, N. ('., 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 * ' J ?tfUilA {f io /innfi/lonfl v/tlaimo^ in tne u nneuouuca, ? uno n. ia Vv? 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 got accidentally broken at any time, we can replace it at , the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it ?*' is a home production, buton accountof its intrinsic merits as an article of household economv, do thn r"*-''"iff" 1 " pnr"!""'"''" 'G r. than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now in use, and among many others having them we respectfully refer to the following: R. E. Guthrie, D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, Guthriesville; John A. Brown, Rock Hill; B. P. Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. You can save the freight from the northern cities and the dealer's profit, which is no small item, bv huving of us, and at the same time get a STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those of northern make. The following are our prices delivered at depot in Greensboro : No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00 ?< - u < ?? ?? n ?? ?i 26 00 Address, SERGEANT McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. T. M. DOBSON <fc CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C. JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C. A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, Lowrysville, Chester county, S. C. A. "wiLtlilFORD, ROCK HILL, S. C. MORE YOUNG HORSES. I NOW have on hand, at my Stable in Rock Hill, S. C., SIXTY HEAD of young and fat Kentucky Mules and Horses? among them some good saddle and harness animals, which I will sell ON TIME, payable first of October, 1875, the payments to be satisfactorily secured ; or I will exchange them for old ones, on reasonable terms. . A. WILUFORD. NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to me for Horses or Mules purchased in 1874 and due in that year, are requested to pay up at once and save cost. A failure to comply tnay injure their credit with me during the present year. A. WILLIFORD. CORWVANTED. ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS CORN wanted, for which I will pay the highest cash price. A. WILLIFORD. fodder wanted^ 1WISII to buy 10,000 pounds GOOD FODDER, for which I will pay $1.50 per hundred pounds. A. WILLIFORD. GRAND, SQUARE, AND UPRIGHT PIANOS HAVE received upwards of FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS, and arc among the best now made. Evorv instrument is fully warranted for tivo years. Prices as low sis 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, tho SnnMi n?nf>ninllv unite in the unanimous verdict of tiio 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 Agent* for several of the principal manufacturers of Cabinet and ParlorOrgans. Prices from $.10 to $000. A liberal discount to Clergymen and Sabbath Schools. A large assortment of second-hand Pianos, at prices ranging from $75 to $300, always on hand. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, containing the names of over 2000 Southerners who have bought and are using the Stieff Piano. CHAS. M. STIEFF, Warerooms, No. 9 North Liberty Street, BALTIMORE, MD. Factories, 84 and 80 Camden St., and 45 and 47 Perrv 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 FTRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BALTIMORE. Baltimore, Dec. 23, 1874.? Mcssi 3. C. Wc.it c?r Sous?Gentlemen: Having used the various Oils, sold in this city for illuminating purposes, I take pleasure in recommending your "Aladdin Security" as the safc.it and best ever used in our household. Yours truly, (Signed) Andrew Reese, President. IT WfLL NOT EXPLODE ! ASK YOUR STOREKEEPER FOR IT. Wholesale depot, C. WEST & SONS, Nos. 113 and 115 W. Lombard St. February 4 52 6m* THE JAS. I.EFFFX ! Doable Turbine Water Wheel, A Manufactured by POOLE & HUNT, Baltimore, Md. 7,000 XOir IN VSEt \ Simple, Strong, Durable, ! always reliable and bailsManufacturers, also, of Portable & Stationary Engines, Steam Boilers, ' Saw_&Grist Hills, Min. P&nt. White Lead And Uil mill machinery, Hydraulic and other I Presses,&c. Shifting, Pulleys and Hangers i a sneelalty Machine made Gearing; accurate and of very Uebtflnfah. Bend for Circular*. , March 25 12 6m BARBER SHOP. mHOSE in want of an EASY SHAVE, a fashI : ?,i/> ??/i of.OiuL our nf hair. or a nlpasant M 1UII<u;iu anu ov j uau w.? w. - 7 ?- ? {? anil luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial, is still in business, in his old Shop next door to the Enquirkr 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 Sunaay mornings from 7 to 10 o'clock. THOMAS BALLARD. June 11 25 ly ________ a POUNDS of clean cotton and linen Rags wanted, for which 2 cents per prund will be paid, at the "ENQUIRER" OFFICE. April 15 15 tf "TRIAL JUSTICE'S BLANKS. RECOGNIZANCES, Warrantsof Arrest,Summons in civil action, and Executions. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. February 18 7 tf AGRICULTURAL LIENS, MORTGAGES of Real Estate, and Titles to Real Estato. For sale at the ENQUIRER OFFICE. fortvillc (Srnqniw. "f KIIMS?IN ADVANCE j One copy, one year $ 3 00 One copy, six months, 1 50 One copy, three months, 2 50 Single copy, 10 Two copies, one year, 5 00 Ten copies, one year, 25 00 jZSt-To persons who make up clubs often or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be ? furnished one year, free of charge,