Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 20, 1875, Image 4
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
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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
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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
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>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
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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,