Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 27, 1875, Image 4
tumorous JJfpartmwt.
HOW TO ENJOY FUNERALS.
If all women were as cool and matter-offact
as Mrs. Stum! But she is one of a thousand.
She was over at Mrs. Moody's, on
Macomb street, the other day, her irou gray
hair combed down flat, and her spectacles adjusted
to gossip range, when she suddenly rose,
and said :
"Mrs; Moody, be calm. Where do you
keep the camphor bottle ?"
"Why?" asked the surprised Mrs. Moody.
"Because they are briugiug your husband i
through the gate on a board ! I think he's I
mashed dead, but be calm about it! I'll stay j
right here and see to things!"
Mrs. Moody threw up her arras and fell j
down in a dead faint; and Mrs. Stum opened j
the door as the men laid the body on the :
porch.
"Is he dead ?" she asked, iu an under tone, j
"I think so," answerd one of the men; "the j
doctor'U be here in a minute."
The doctor came up, looked at the victim, j
and said life had fled, adding:
"His back and four or five ribs are brok- j
en."
"That's sensible, that is." said Mrs. Stum, i
gazing at the doctor in admiration. "Some
physicians would have said that his verterbne
was mortally wounded, and would have gone
on to talk about the 'larynx,' the 'arteries,'
the 'cptic nerves' and the 'diaguosis.' If he's
dead it'll be some satisfaction to know what
he died of. Well, lug in the body and send a
boy after an undertaker."
The men carried the body through to a bedroom,
and Mrs. Stum went back to Mrs.
Moody, who had revived and was wailing
and lamenting.
"Don't, Julia?don't take on so," continued
Mrs. Stum. " Of course you feel badly,
and this interferes with taking up carpets
and cleaning house, but it's pleasant weather
for a funeral, and I think the corpse will
look as natural as life."
"Oh ! My poor, poor, husband, wailed Mrs.
Moody.
"He was a good husband, I'll swear to
that," continued Mrs. Stum, "but he was
dreadfully careless to iet a house fall on him.
Be calm, Mrs. Moody ! I've sent for one
of the best undertakers in Detroit, and you'll
be surprised at the way he'll fix up the
deceased."
When the undertaker came in, Mrs. Stum
shook hands and said that death was sure to
overtake every living thing sooner or later.
She mentioned the kind of coffin she wanted,the
hour for the funeral and held the end of his
tane line while he meaQnrerl the hnrlw
r ? J
Several other neighbors carae in and she
orderd them around, and, soon had everything
working smoothly. The widow was sent to
her room to weep out her grief, doors and
windows were opened, and as Mrs. Stum
built up a good baking fire, she said:
"Now, then, we want pie and cake and sauce
and raised biscuit and floating islands. He'll
have watchers and the watchers must have
plently to eat."
When the baking had been finished, the
coffin and the undertaker arrived, and the
body was placed in its receptacle. Mrs. Stum
agreed with the undertaker that the face wore
a natural expresion, and when he was goiug
away she said:
"Be arouud on time! Don't put in any
second-class hacks, and don't have any hitch
in the proceedings at the grave!"
From that hour until two o'clock of the
second day thereafter she had full charge.
The widow was provided with a black bonnet,
a crepe shawl, etc.; the watchers found
plenty to eat, a minister was sent for, eighteen
chairs were brought from the neighbors',
and everything moved along like clockwork.
"You must bear up," she kept saying to
the widow. "House-cleaning must be done ;
that back yard must be raked off, the penstock
must be thawed out, and you haven't
time to sit dowu and grieve. His life was
insured, and we'll go dowu next week and
select some lovely mourning goods."
Everybody who attended said they never
saw a funeral pass off so smoothly, and when
the hack had landed the widow and Mrs.
Stum at the door again, Mrs. Stum asked:
"Now, didn't you really enjoy the ride, after
aH?"
And the widow said she would'nt have believed
that she could have stood it so well.?
Detroit Free Press.
Lately Married.?They were married in
the morning, and immediately stepped aboard
the cars for a bridal tour to Sau Francisco.
They attracted considerable attention on the
way by their honeymoon ways, and created a
good deal of fun among the goodly number of
ladies and gentlemen who were passengers.
Indue time the cars entered a tunnel, and all
for a few moments were enveloped in darkness.
All too soon the cars emerged into the broad
glare of the noonday sun, and our loving
bride and groom were discovered locked in
in each other's arms, and exchanging kisses
at a rate seldom seen in public. The passengers
took in the situation in about a second,
and a shout went up that nearly threw the
train from the track, aud brought the conductor
to the scene on the double quick. "Pass
it around," yelled a big man who was on his
way West to get his wife. "Go back to the
tunnel," said another man to the conductor;
and as the uewly-made husband settled back
in his seat he was heard to say, "Sarah, I
thought tunnels were longer. Darn a railroad
company, anyhow."
Worried Him Out.?Among the crowd
around a hotel dinner-table, yesterday, were a
husband aud wife from Wisconsin, going east
011 the night train. She was much the
younger and more fashionable withal, while he
was 11 Ke an old Dear, as tney sat down sne
was heard to whisper:
"Remember, now, and eat with your fork."
He started off all right but pretty soon, she
caught him feeding his mouth with his knife,
and she nudged him, and whispered :
"You have forgotten; use your fork."
He commenced again; but it wasn't two
minutes before she had to prompt him once
more. He made still another start and
another failure and, as she whispered to him,
he threw down knife and fork, and growled :
"Now, see here, Mary ; it's twelve shillings
whether we nil up or go hungry, aud I'm
going to eat six shillings' worth, if I lose a
whole set of ca3e-knives down ray throat!"
She had nothing more to say.
JKST" A composer sent his card to Rossini.
The Maestro received him very kindly, and
requested him to play one of his own compositions.
The visitor, seating himself at the
piano, played for a long time, ceasing atMast,
entirely exhausted. "What is that ?" inquires
Rossiui. "A funeral march which I composed
ou the death of Meyerbeer. How do
you like it, Maestro /" Rossini replied, "Not
so bad, only I should think that it would have
t 1 1 j: 1 j
oeen liiuimeiy uetiwr u yuu nuu uicu, uuu
Meyerbeer then would have composed a march
to your memory."
Stopped His Ears.?The Knoxville, Tenn.,
Chronicle tells the following as a veritable
experience by the postmaster at Monticello,
Georgia: "An old woman, who had never
been to school, got a letter one day, and asked
the postmaster to read it for her. She did
not want him to hear it, so she took a wad of
cotton out of her pocket and stuffed his ears
with it. She then had him read the letter in
a low voice, and was entirely satisfied that
the reader could not hear a word of it.
A Good Investment.?A noted stockbroker,
who hesitated in his speech, once gave
excellent advice concerning investments. One
of his friends said to him, "I've just mortgaged
my house, and have a few thousands
to spare. Can't you tell me something good
and safe to go in, where I can make a neat
thing and be perfectly secure ?" "Ye-ye-yes I
know a-a-a first r-r-ate thing f-f-or you."
"What isit?" "B b-buy that mortgage."
JigticuUural JJcpartmcni
[Original
DEEP PLOWING.
The period for deep plowing is nearly pa;
In those instances, however, in which the lai
was not deeply broken before planting tl
i crop, whilst the crop is very young and befo
' the roots have spread to auy great distauc
I the ground may be profitably plowed dee
i but in all other cases deep plowiug, at th
1 season of the year, is of doubtful propriet
Long ago it was thought that the roots of coi
and cotton ought to be cut. Some persoi
still advocate this theory ; but the great ra
jority of observing farmers have discardt
the root cutting theory, aud plow as shallo
as possible whilst working the crop.
[Original.]
WORK IN DRY WEATHER.
There is far more danger of injuring a crc
by working it when the ground is too we
than by working it when the ground is dr
Plowing when the ground is wet is attende
with two bad consequences. The soil is mi
terially injured, and this, as a matter <
course, injures the growing crop. Plowing i
dry weather, if a little common sense is exe
cised, does no harm to neither the land iu
the crop. It is, ou the contrary, a benefit 1
both. Stirring the soil has a tendency to pr
duce moisture. Common sense ought to teac
any one that deep plowing in the midst of
severe drought is ruinous to any kind of croj
but on the other hand, if the top of the so
is kept loose, it prevents evaporatiou and al
sorbs all the dampness that may be in the a
mosphere. A wise farmer will keep out <
his fields when the ground is wet; but he wi
never stop work simply on accouut of di
weather.
[Original.]
WORK FAST.
One reason why some farmers are not i
successful in raising large crops as others i
that the former work fast, and the latter wor
slow. It cannot be said that these slow worl
ers are lazy ; they simply move slowly. The
work out, as it is called, their crops well, an
keep the grass out of their fields, but the wot
is done too late. They conclude that there
no use in working the crop, provided there
no grass in the field. According to their n
tions, the only use there is in plowing is I
kill grass and weeds. This is not the cas
The great object of plowing is to keep tl
ground mellow, so as to allow the roots of tl
crop to peuetrate it freely. The cheapest, am
in our country, the most effective way of keej
iug the ground loose is by plowing it. Unle
there is a large amount of vegetable matt<
in the land, it will become hard after ever
rain. A hard crust will form on the to]
which acts as an evaporator, and greatly r
tards the growth of all kinds of crops. 1
prevent this crust forming, or to break it ver
soon after it is formed, so that it will m
check the growth of the crop, requires quic
work. That farmer who rushes over his cro
as soon as possible after a rain, receives th
greatest advantage from the raiu.
It is evident that the agricultural imph
ments of our country are, in some respect
very deficient. We need an implement whicl
for want of a better name, we will call a rak<
plow. With an implement combiniug th
properties of a plow and a rake, in old lam
where there are few stumps, a vast amount (
profitable work could be performed in a ver
short time. Two furrows in each corn ro
would break the crust, mash up the clods an
completely pulverize the ground. If th
ground was properly prepared before plantinj
and the grass not suffered to get too great
start, this mode of culture would be farsupi
rior to the ordinary modeof throwing the dii
up to the corn with a twisted shovel plov
The great advantage would be that it woul
keep the ground level, and, consequently,
would be better prepared to stand a drough
As good corn as we ever saw grow in Sout
Carolina, never had a plow or hoe in it aft<
it was planted. The ground was thorough!
plowed, with two mules, before plantinj
The corn was planted in the usual way, wit
this exceptiou, that after planting the corn tl
ormnnd was rAked over, leaving it as level j
?>" ' o - ?
possible. So soon as the corn came up, tl
ground was raked again. This killed the fir
crop of grass. After every rain thegrouo
was raked over as soon as it was in prop*
condition to plow. The grass was killed jui
as it came up, and the corn grew rapidly an
made, by actual measurement, more than fi
ty bushels to the acre. Now with a rake, s
constructed that it could be attached to a
ordinary plow stock, a vast amount of coi
could be raked over in a day. Cotton r
quires quick work as well as corn, and tf
same implement might be so constructed i
to be capable of being used in cultivatir
both corn and cotton.
VALUE OF POULTRY OX THE FARM.
Mr. Mechi, an eminent English agriculti
* * " - 1 J X _ W.
rist, speaks as ionows wun regaru to pouiu
on the farm :
"No one item on a farm pays so well as
good stock of poultry, properly manage
With them everything is turned to accoun
Not a kernel, wild seed, or insect escapes the
scrutinizing eyes. Their industrious claws ai
ever at work, uncovering, ready for appr
priation, every hidden but consumable sul
stance.
"Fowls must have access to chalk or lirr
for the shells of their eggs, and grit or grav
to grind the food in their gizzards. The
luxuriate on grass or clover, which is a nece
sity for them. In winter they like rnangoh
and smedes. They must have access to plei
ty of pure water. The quality of the egj
depends upon the quality of the food. The
like ourselves, like shade in summer, an
warm, sheltered corners in winter. The
must have some access to shelter in wet weal
er. Fowls will not be long healthy oil tl
same ground or yards. The earth gets, tain
ed. Therefore, to prevent disease, lime ai
salt your yards and their usual pasture once
year?say in the autumn, when the rains wi
wash it well iu and sweeten the surface.
"Broods of chickens never do better wii
no than on the prassv brows or Dutches abu
ting upon the growing crops, either of corn <
pulse, into which they ruu either for insects (
for shelter. The roof of the coop should I
water-tight, and the coop should often be r
moved, having only the natural ground f
the floor. The ground soou gets tainted u
less you remove the coop. You can hard
make some people good managers of poult;
if they lack observation and judgment. The
are especially necessary in the breeding
poultry. Your male birds should be ofti
changed?say at least once in two years ; ar
they should be young and vigorous. Bree
ing in-and-in will not do, any more than
will with other animals. I consider wiDg<
| game?poultry and birds?the farmer's frieu
I My poultry have access, at all times, to n
'fields. Fowls are very useful in cleaning <
; flies. I have often been amused at seeing tl
! neat and quick manner of their taking Hi
! from reposing bullocks and sheep, much
their comfort.
5t$r*It is not necessary to kill fowls to g
rid of lice. Clean out the house and whil
wash it thoroughly. Grease the roostiug-pol
with a mixture of lard and kerosiue oil, ai
renew when worn off. The lice will soon di
appear. A little of the grease rubbed b
neath the wings will also add to its effect.
I ChiWveu'si gtpadmcut.
] BOB RYAN AND DANDY.
"Never make an enemy, even of a dog,
3t- said I, to Bobby Ryan, as I caught at hi
id raised hand and tried to prevent him throv
ie ing a stick at our neighbor Howard's gre?
re Newfoundland. But my words and effbi
e came too late. Over the fence flew the stick
' and whack! on Dandy's nose it fell. Noi
P' Dandy, a great, powerful fellow, was ver
1S good-natured, but this proved a little to
y. much for him. He sprang up with an augr
u growl, and bounded over the fence as if h
)S had been light as a bird, caught Bobby Rya
a. by the arm, and held him tightly enough t
let his teeth be felt.
"Dandy, Dandy!" I cried in momentar
w alarm, "let go. Dou't bite him." The do|
lifted his dark brown, augry eyes with a lool
i of intelligence, and I understood what the;
said : "I only waut to frighten the youn]
ip rascal."
lt And Bobby was frightened. Dandy heli
him for a little while, growling savagelj
though there was a good deal of make be
; lieve in the growl, and then, tossing the arti
a" away, leaped back over the fence, and la;
af down by his keuucl.
in "You're a very foolish bov, Bobby Ryan,
r. said I, "to pick a quarrel with such asplendii
* ? " -? r? _ A _ p. 1
old teiiovv as mat. ouppose you were 10 iui
into the lake some day, and Dandy shouli
0 happen to be near, and he should reraembe
your bad treatment, and refuse to go in afte
h you ?"
a "Wouldn't care," replied Bobby, "I cai
swim."
U Now it happened, ouly a week afterward
k that Bobby was on the lake in company witl
an older boy, and that, in some way, thei
boat was upset in deep water, not far fror
the shore; and it also happened that Mi
11 Howard and his dog Dandy were near bj
y and saw the two boys struggling in the wa
ter.
Quick as thought Dandy sprang into th
1 lake and swam rapidly toward Bobby ; bul
strange to say, after getting close to the lac
18 he turned and went toward the larger boj
s, who was struggling in the water. Seizin]
k him, Dandy brought him safely to shore. II
i. then turned and looked toward Bobby, hi
young tormentor; he had a good man
^ grudges against him, and for some moment
1 seemed hesitating whether to save him or le
. him drown.
's "Quick Dandy !" cried his master, pointin
is to poor Bobby, who was trying his best t
o- keep afloat. He was not the brave swimrae
to he had thought himself.
At this the noble dog bounded again int
the water, and brought Bobby to land. H
ie did not seem to have much heart in his work
le however, for he dropped the boy as soon as h
d, reached the shore, and walked away with
p- stately, indifferent air.
s9 But Bobby, grateful for his rescue, and re
>r penting his former uukindness, made up witl
't Dandy on that very day, and they were eve
^ afterward fast frieuds. He came very uea
losing his life through unkiudness to a dog
e- and the lesson it gave him will not soon b
o forgotten.
* FIVE FLOUNCES.
, I made a call, the other day, and fount
Anna Harper, Mrs. Harper's little daughtei
P teu years old, looking very sad. She hai
e been crying hard, and yas still frowning am
pouting; so I could not help asking, "Wha
3. is the matter with Anna ?"
s "I am ashamed to tell you," said he
' mother.
' "You may tell," cried Anna, in an injure*
*' tone.
e "She is crying because she cannot have fiv?
1, flounces on her new dress."
>f "Yes," added the little girl, "when Em mi
... Paul has five, and Eva and Jane Dearborn
w !ind~"
"Five flounces!" I exclaimed. "Childrei
often have good reason to cry ; but I neve
ie before heard of a complaint like this."
j, "Weshall have to give our little daughte
a to some rich woman," said her mother, grave
B. ly; "her papa and I shall harldly be able ti
rt keep her."
"But do you think five flounces can roak
v* up for the papa and mamma which she wil
" lose ?" I asked.
it "I am afraid so," said her mother, "sine
t. she is not willing to be guided by our taste
,h and wishes. We think it wrong to spend si
}r much time and money in dressing up a dresi
We want her to be neatly and prettily dress
^ ed ; but for dressing up dresses, that is quit
= auother matter ; we have no time or mone;
h to spare for that."
ie "Besides making children look like doll
is and ragbabies, peacocks and frights,"
ie said.
gt Anna began to wipe her eyes.
. "Neatness, simplicity aud good taste are th
1 best dressmakers, and these I always consul
;i" in making Anna's clothes," said her mother
st "Which is the reason her dresses are so be
d coming to her," I added. "People turn awa;
.? v /? 1*11 1 11 *!/ _"
f. witn disgust irom cnuaren loaaea wiin nner;
J() and flounces. They should rather be pitied
I suppose, poor things."
| Afterwards, when I saw Anna in her ne\
11 dress, it had not a single flounce, and sh
e" looked as fair and as sweet as a lily.
ie Our bodies should be nicely cared for ; ou
is clothing should be tasteful, neat and becom
ig ing ; but any dressing which shows it has ta
ken a greal deal of time, pains and money t
prepare, shows that we set a greater value 01
display than becomes modest and Christiai
people.? Child's Paper.
y "Litti.e Bo-Peep and the Dying Chili
A writer in Cassell's Magazine says: I rt
a member when I wag nursing iu a hospita
^ once, there was a poor little boy, about si:
} years old, dying of rheumatic fever. I wa
lr uight-nurse in that ward, and regularly, whei
re the attack of pain came on, he used to screan
out for me :
"Nursey, sing. It hurts me. Sing tin
hurt away."
So then I'd prop him up on my arm an<
e' sing oue song after another. "Twiukle
;y Twinkle, Little Star, to Black-eyed Susan,'
8' till the paroxysm of pain was over, and he'<
*8 quiet down again. I always knew when tha
Q" was by his joiuiug his voice in too, such i
yfl < _s e - I u T
=~ | weaa, pipeoi a. voice, pour iuiuu, uui j. mi
y? : better glad to hear it than any music, for i
ltl told me that pain was gone for awhile, am
^ I could lie him down to sleep again.
tl" Poor wee mite! I was singing "Littl
ie Bo-Peep" the night he died. I had him ii
my arras. He'd beeu sinking all day.
ld knew he could not last another, gnd thougi
* ' he tried to join in as usual, his voice went iut
1,1 a gasp and broke. I'd been sometimes use
[ to call the children in the ward my littl
| sheep; and when I came to the end of th
lt;' I verse?
or 1
j "Littlo Bo-Peep she losthor sheep,
nr | And doesn't know whereto find 'em;
be Bet 'em alone, and they'll coine home,
,e_ j And bring their tails behind 'em?
or i he looked up in my face with a bit of a srail
q. ; oil his poor, drawn white mouth, and said :
|y ' "Nursey'll know where to find her littl
rv sheep when he goes home. Will I be Ion
J \ 1 q?
se ill goiug nome now, nursey x
0f: Long! Ah, poor lamb ! ten minutes late
2n and he'd gone home.
j The Four P's.?"If ouly I may succeed!
jj. j exclaimed the beginner in a useful wor
3tj which at first did not seem to promise muc
j success.
; "You will, if you do not leave the fourP
out of your plans," said a gray-haired frien
who was at hand.
es I "What do you mean?" asked the othei
?0 unable to understand him.
"The four P's stand for prayer, pains, p?
tience, and perseverance," was the reply
et "and I know of uothing which these will nc
e- j conquer."
es 1 Are you ever inclined to be faint-henrte
id in any work that is put into your hands tod
is- for God ? Then mind that you, too, take th
e- four P's into your plans, and I have 110 doul
I at all that you will succeed.
fading for tbr |
CONDUCTED BY
? REV. ROBERT LATHAN.
18 [Original.]
[[ IGNORANCE.
.t The religion of some people seems to con- (
c, sist in finding fault with the religious creed
iv and practice of everybody else. We once !
y heard of a couple of covenanters, sitting on a
0 | kind of bench before a village grog-shop, dis^
I cussing, with great animation, the absolute
u i necessity of subscribing to the national cove- j
0 nant. They were bold in declaring that those j
who neglected this had no religion. We
y have nothing to say against the covenanters, i
S or against covenanting. Really, we have j
much to say in favor of those noble martyrs ;!
1 but why say that no man can get to heaven j
who does not do thus and so, as is enjoined in j
d this or that creed ? Our observation leads us (
r, to make this remark. As men grow in years :
!" and in grace, they see less difference and more
n agreeraeut amongst all God's people. All j
^ men cannot see alike on scarcely any subject,
? and what is the use of wasting time in refuj
ting errors, if errors they be, which are only {
1 the result of ignorance. There is in the creed 1
& of all of us much that is silly, and which will
r never see heaven ; but all men are not to be
r banished from the world because they have
a some foibles.
OPPORTUNITIES.
!' In the narrative of the interview between !
Jesus and the woman of Samaria, how beautir
fully illustrated are the value and improve"
meut of opportunity. The record is given
r* with special minuteness of detail to impress
' its lesson on the reader's mind, and to furnish
not only inspiration from the ardor of Jesus
Christ's spirit, but an example of his working
e out the mightiest results from events of ap^
parent insigniBcance.
' In the very ordinary incident of a woman
r' coming to draw water at a well, to most per&
sous there would have been nothing to excite
e attention. A weary traveler, snatching at j
uoon a little respite from the fatigue of his <
y journey, would moat probably have regarded
s it as au unwelcome interruption of his rest.
1 While, in one proud of his nationality, the
appearance of the despised foreigner, if uo?
ticed at all, might have awakened only a
0 haughty contempt. But under these same
r circumstances how different did all this appear
to the Son of God. In the common
0 event he beholds his Father's purpose for r.he
e accomplishment of his merciful desigu to a
'' lost sinner. Sweeter than rest and pleasanter
e than food, is the privilege of arousiug a sense
a of her need in the woman's breast, and thus
supplying her spiritual thirst with the water
of life. Nor was the degradation of her personal
guilt nor the ignorance of her national
1 superstition sufficient to cancel in the Sar
viour's estimation the worth of an immortal
?' soul.
e Now, "we are his workmanship created in
Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath
before ordained that we should walk in them." j
^ Let us then recogniize in the every-day occurrences
these foreordained opportunities of (
j meeting the design of our creation in Christ (
^ Jesus. All life then will become a most im- ?
portant school. Development will be afford- i
orl fn our onicihial fannl f \oq Snono will hp t
furnished to the exercise of our Christian i
graces. Emotion will be intensified in its ex^
peuditure to produce activity. Our profession
will be proved by its testimony. Jesus will
will be glorified in our service, while the {
world, won by the love of Christ, as manifest- i
ed in his church, will submit to the gospel as
the wisdom and the power of God unto sal- ?
' vation. '
The panting cry of the renewed soul, "Lord, ]
what wilt thou have me to do?" will find its
answer in every walk of life however humble,
in every engageuieut of business, in every joy 1
of social intercourse, in every hour of recreation.
"Christ in us" will live over again according
to our measure, his "life in the flesh" ?
which was spent in going about doing good.
, To be able to discern our opportunities, j
shall we not cultivate that spiritual sensitiveness
that will be quick to feel the approach of i
e our Father's providence ? Communing close- 1
3 ly with Jesu3 we will gain susceptibility to all T
u those influences through which come the an- 1
!' swers to our prayers, and through the mere c
shell of occasion we shall discover the possi?
bility lying within. The business errand, the ?
' household care, friendship's greeting, and <
sorrow's tears, even our own ministry, may (
t be so transfigured as to leave the soul with
"Jesus only." 1
Let no reader of this sigh anv longer for t
an opportunity to do something for Christ. 1
? Submit your will wholly to his, let your heart 1
catch the kindlings of his divine love, pray '
' that the spirit that wa3 in him may be in you j
also, check no rising aspiration, refuse no ser- t
^ vice however humble, and already, when least ,
you expect it, some poor degraded sinner may s
' be waiting to be led by you to that water e
whereof if he drink he shall thirst no more, i
v , , ,
e INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY. c
There is an immense amount of work to be s
r done in bringing this world to Christ. It is ]
the supreme business of Christians: to do this i
l" work. If we may not make the statement
0 any stronger, we may at least say that little f
1 is done compared with what might be done.
u The demands for earnest labor grow continu- *
ally, as new avenues of influence, new appli- j
, ances, new fields of labor are opened. t
Who shall do all this work? Shall the 1
1 church ? Yes. J3ut the church is composed *
s of individuals. There is 110 church outside ot
3 its individual members. They make it. If it J
is active, it is because the members, or many
3 of them, are active. If it is cold, it is simply I
the concentrated coldness of individual hearts.
0 Who then shall do the work ? Necessarily s
the individuals. But what individuals? t
\ Why not you ? It is not necessary that every
, one do all the work. It will not be expedient, i
? doubtless, that you should work in just the
1 channels, or by just the methods that others
t do. Your way may be best for you. 1
a But in some way, in every way that opens 1
a to you, you must work, or there will be some- (
l thing left undone. This is a point we too of- 11
j ten fail to realize. If we fail in our duty at j
any point, we are apt to think that somehow t
e or other that neglected point will be supplied I
u by "the church." Well, it may be. You I
j lost that opportunity of inviting a neglecter ,
|j of the sanctuary to come and listen to the r
0 gospel. Perhaps some brother, more faithful 1
j thau yourself, may have done the work you ]
e failed to do. But there is no certainty of it. ?
e At any rate, it is a very poor rule to neglect *
known duty on the possibility of some oue j
else filling up your deficiency. 1
We have multiplied agencies and machine- '
ry for doing work ; none too many if rightly J
used. But the increased agencies and organ- f
e ! izations must not be made the excuse for <
' ??1! >
I BIlU-KIIJg 1I1U1 V 1UUU1 UUI/jr. iiivj .vu..^ w?..
e ! for more earnest activity. They certaiuly
S will not accomplish work of themselves.
Work is to be done. Individuals must do
r it. Am not I the individual ?
! 8?" When the sun rises there is light. Why,
! I do not know. There might have been light .
k i without the sun, and there might have been
h a sun that gave no light, but God has been
I pleased to put these two things together?
8; sunrise and light. So, whenever there is
d prayer, there is a blessing. I do not know
I why. There might have been prayer without
r> a blessing, for there is in the world of wrath ;
j and there might have been a blessing without
l*1 prayer, for it is often sent to some who sought i
? it not. But God has been pleased to make j
^ this a rule for the government of the moral
[ and spiritual universe, that there shall be
d prayer first, and then there shall be an an0
; swerto prayer.?Spurgeon.
G ? - ? ?
?t | 8?"* Happy the poorest, weakest sufferer who
i believes in Jesus.
THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER.
I
NEW PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS!
UNPRECEDENTED OFFERS!
BY a very liberal contract just entered into with
the Weed Manufacturing Company, we are ;
enabled to offer greater inducements to club- ! m
maker3 than ever heretofore. I iff
READ OUR PROPOSITIONS! j
Weed dewing Machine, No. 1.?Price, .*60. dl
For a elub of 40 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will
jive a Weed Sewing Machine of the abovestyle, ?
he easli price of which is sixty dollars. *?
Weed Sewing Machine, No. 2.?Price, $63.
For a club of 45 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will se
jive a WeedSkwing Machine of theabovestyle, p|
he cash price of which is sixty-live dollars. U|
Weed Sewing Machine, No. 3.?Price, $70.
For aelubof 50 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will
?ive a Weed Sewing Machine of the above style,
,he cash price of which is seventy dollars.
pd~-Tho reputation of the Weed Sewing Ma<hino
iu nrmnl t.r> t.hat nf anv other first-class ma
jhine in the market, and of its merits we can
ipeak advisedly?having had one iu constant use
in our own family since 1866, during all of which
;imo it has never failed to work in the most satsfactory
manner.
OUR LIBERAL OFFERS.
In addition to the attractions of the Enquirer,
tve invite attention to our terms of subscription,
ind the liberal offers we make to those who may
je disposed to form clubs.
TERMS-FREE OF POSTAGE.
single copy, one year, $3 00
Two years to the same address, 5 00
[n clubs, each subscriber, one year, 2 50
PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS.
To those willing to form clubs for the Enquirer
,vo make tho following liberal offers:
1. For 40 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give
i No. 1 Weed Sewing Machine, worth $60.
2. For 45 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give
i No. 2 Weed Sewing Machine, worth $6-5. ?
3. For 50 subscribers, at $2.50 each, we will give H
i No. 3 Weed Sowing Machine, worth $70.
The engravings given above in this column represent
the style of the different machines. No. lis
ilack walnut, oiled, plain table. No. 2 is black
valnut, oiled, half case. No. 3 is black walnut,
>iled, half case, with two side drawers, and with A
>r without drop-leaf, as may be preferred.
These offers are not confined to a single club, 0l
lor is there any competition invited as to who p.
.hail nronuro the lamest club. Each and every m
:lub of 40, 45 or 50 names will be entitled to the fh
lesignated premium. in
The machines will be shipped from the nearest
jranch office of the Weed Machine Company to
he persons entitled fo receive them, transportaion
charges, which will rarely exceed $5, if sent
jy freight line, to bo paid by the person receiving m
he machine. m
Tho offe. made in this prospectus will be bindng
upon the proprietor of the Enquirer until
lie loth day of October, 1875; and persons who
nay commencemakingelubs, can forward names H
is rapidly as procured, in every case to be paid in R
idvance, having until the above-mentioned dato ^
n which to complete their lists. I
It is not required that subscribers shall all re- ^
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must be for a term not less than one
rear. One subscriber for two years will, be qi
squivalent, in making up lists, to two names
or one year each. ?
Subscriptions may commence with any num>or,
and the paper "will be sent for a full year
rom thei time the subscription begins.
Each club-maker will be credited with names
is they shall be received; and should any fail to
" ? a l- _ irit 107K
lecure either premmin oy mo mm *>? oi;u>udi , ioiu,
nit should procure ten or more subscribers, an
ixtra copy of the paper will be given for the ten
lames tlius procured, and for all subscriptions in
sxcess of ten, a cash commission of twenty-five
:ents will be given on each name.
Tin? Enquirer is sent Free of Postage to
ill Subscribers.
Remittances may be made at our risk, bv draft,
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itherwise, we will assume no risk.
Write names plainly, giving post-office, county
md State.
Specimen copies of the Enquirer will be sent
o any address on application.
ANOTHER SPLENDID OFFER.
premiums to single subscribers.
For the advantage of those who are inaccessible
iy a club-maker, but may yet wish to avail
hemselves of our liberal oilers to subscribers,
ve have made arrangements with the publishes
of Smith's Bible Dictionary by which we
ire enabled to otter that valuable work as a pronitini
to subscribers, at a cost to the subscriber
"or the book and the Enquirer, of little more
ban the publisher's price of the book. Smith's
ftible Dictionary is a standard work, and indisjensably
necessary to every student of the Bible,
>r to every person who desires to read the sacred
volume intelligibly. The Dictionary is the work
if Dr. William Smith, of the University of Lonlon,
and the most eminent lexicographer in the
vi-i>n in its nrnnaration associated with
limselfover seventy distinguished divines and
mthors. of both Europe and this country, in the
p-eat task of preparing a comprehensive Dictioniry
of the Bible, and supplying a want long felt
>y the religious public. The result of those labors
appeared in three large and very costly volimcs,
a wonderful monument of learning. An
ibridgement of this great work, for popular rise,
nadoby Dr. Smith himself, is the one we have
irranged to furnish our subscribers. The book j
:ontains every name in the Bible respecting which ?
mything can be said. It embraces the results of
li.storic research, antiquarian investigation, the
itudy of languages and dialects, and the discoveries
of the modern travelers and explorers in the
Holy Land?Robinson, Rawlinson, Ferguson,
bayard, Olfert and Stanley.
The book is printed from new stereotype plates,
)n good paper, and is appropriately illustrated
ivitli over 125 Engravings of beautiful Scenes,
\neient Cities, and Memorable Places of the
Holy Land, descriptive Figures and valuable
Vfaps. Tt contains nearly 800 closely-printed, _
loubte-column, octavo pages, including 24 elerant
full-page, Steel and Wood Engravings. It
? nrinted in tvne of a heavv. distinct, and very A
egibleface. " J
The publisher's price of Smith's Bible Diction- p?
iry is 93.50. We will furnish a cony of the work,
uibstantially bound in cloth, anu a copy of tho
Qnquirkr one year for 94.50. Or for a club of
ive subscribers at $2.50 each, we will furnish a
:opy of the Dictionary to the getter up of the club, "jf
The book will be mailed, free of postage, to the X
person entitled to receive it, direct from the office ' sa
)f publication.
Subscribers whose terms of subscription have , ?
lot expired, by forwarding the money, will re eivc
a copy of tho Bible Dictionary, and have , ?
heir subscription to the Enquirer extended one ! Ji
rear. The cash must accompany all orders.
L. M. GRIST, Proprietor, -3
Yorkville, S. C. ^
CHESTER
FURNITURE STORE,
OPPOSITE THE
COXJRT HOUSE.
A full assortment of
v wi pirn hub ins
COTTAGE FURNITURE,
EDSTEADS, MATTRESSES, EXTENSION
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
? j - n?,? AtKnr IlAllUA in
W, anil a Hum lUWCJ, mall auj vwiv* ?
Ih country.
Persons wanting to buy
FURNITURE
ill find it to their interest to examine my stock.
Orders sent by mail or by Mr. F. M. GALRAITH,
will receive prompt attention.
Goods bought from me will be sent (freight
lid) to the nearest Railroad Station of the purigcr.
R. BRANDT, Proprietor,
Chester, S. C.
February 4 5 ly
The sweetest, most powerful and durable
now in use."
BLOOMFIELD & OTIS,
JEW SCALE PIANOS,
200 EAST 10TH ST., NEW YORK.
EMBRACING new and most valuable Patents,
"J ?~ i'mi mvutii// fl](tO hv 51
-A K1V1"? <?* ?? J " ?
)\v manner ot stringing and a new method of inking
.toand board, the most important results
ivo been obtained.
"The tone is full and sonorous, with a sweetness
id delicacy of touch that cannot be surpassed. I
ive tested them as I would a Grand, for points
" delicacy and strength, and they have stood the
st in every way. In many respects they are su'.rior
to any manufactured in America.
Charles Fradel."
(The eminent and favorite Composer and Pi&nt
to His Royal Highness, the Due Gustavo of
ix Weimar of Eisenach.)
(Rochester Musical Times.)
"The firm of Bloomfield A Otis have lately made
iveral important improvements in their pianos,
acing them in the front rank of American inanacturers."
(Toledo, 0., Blade.)
"Bloomfield A Otis, of New York, carry away
e first premiums at the Ohio State Fair as they
d at the Fair of the American Institute. Condering
the fact that they met in competition all
,e established favorites,such as the Knabe, Dunlin,
Lightc, Bradbury, and many others, which
ere skilfully handled, this is certainly a high
impliment, m&thelesls vrerethorough and critical.
[Brooklyn, N. Y. Eagle.)
"The Music Committee of the Board of Educam,
Brooklyn, together with the local commites,
after examining and thoroughly testing all the
'incipal instruments manufactured, have puriased
Bloomfield A Otis' celebrated Patent Treble
ianos for the use of the schools."
These Pianos are warranted for seven years.
Responsible and energetic AGENTS \VANTED
'erywhere.
Send for Circular and mention the name of
e paper in which you saw this advertisement.
January 28 4 tf
ie above is a reducer! copy ?r the TITLE PAGE of the RURAL
CAROLINIAN.
[WE publishers have determined to change the
I . .r
|_ COIIlIIlUIirUIIlUIlk Ul bllC Y wnunonui biio
RURAL CAROLINIAN
From October to January.
THE RURAL CAROLINIAN is the leading
gricultural Journal of the South. Publishers
id Editors are all Southern men, and it is devod
exclusively to the interests of Southern Agriilture.
While it is not the paid organ of the
atrons of Husbandry, or of any society or set of
en, it has been the most powerful advocate for
e establishment of Granges in the South, and its
tluenee has contributed greatly to the present
osperity of the Order.
D. H. JACQUES, Esq., of Charleston, S. C.,
ditor-in-Chief.
CHARLES II. DODGE, Esq., of the Departent
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., Entoological
Editor.
Regular Contributors.
)L. D. WYATT AIKEN, Washington, D. C.
ENRY W. RAVENEL, Esq., Aiken, S. C.
ev. C. W. HOWARD, Kingston, Georgia.
jl. N. H. DAYIS, Greenville, S. C.
U RAL CAROLINIAN?92 PER ANNUM.
ddress WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL,
Publishers, Charleston, S. 0.
The Rural Carolinian and the "Yorkville Enlirer"
will be furnished at ?4 per annum.
January 28 4 tf
_ jlglll *1 ? " I
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CHARLESTON, S. C.
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First-Class Work
OUR SPECIALTY,
VET, BY USING CHEAPER GRADES OF STOCK,
WE CAN FURNISH WORK AT
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PINE FASH 10NflBLi-STATIONERY,
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Redding and <?all (Invitations
OH THE BEST STOCK AND PRINTED IN THE
LATEST STYLE.
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September 10 37 w
June 4 23 tf
RAGS WANTED.
POUNDS of clean cotton and lin.UU1J
en Rags wanted, for which 2 cents
ir prund will be paid, at the
"ENQUIRER" OFFICE.
April 15 15 tf
TRIALJ U STIC E'SBLANK S.
a ECOGNIZANCES, Warrants of Arrest, Sum
inons in civil action, and Executions. For
lo at the ENQUIRER OFFICE.
February 18 7 tf
"'AGRICULTURAL. LIENS,"
ORTG AGES of Real Estate, and Titles to
fj_ Real Estate. For sale at the
ENQUIRER OFFICE.
t* &. . PER Day at home. Teuiwfree. Addreea
G. Sti.nson St Co., Portland, Me. U ly*
THE COOKING STOVES manufactured at our
works ir. Greensboro, N. C., give universal
satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made
of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heavier
and thicker plate than any other Stove in tho
market, and consequently will the longer withstand
heat and hard usage. They are of hand
some pattern and neat finish, and warranted equal
in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold
in the United States, while it is confidently claimed
that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usual
pieces of ware and cooking utensils are furnished
with each Stove. An important consideration
with purchasers is the fact that our patterns and
sizes are never changed. Should a piece get accidentally
broken at any time, we can replace it at
the mere cost of casting. Not simply because it
is a home production, buton accountofits intrinsic
merits as an article of household economy, do
we ask the patronage of home purchaser*. More
than ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now
in use, and among many others having them we
respectfully refer to the following: R. E.Guthrie,
D. M. Campbell, M. H. Currence, York county;
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, i
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,
by buying of us, and at the same time get a
STOVfc THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those
of northern make. The following are our prices
delivered at dejjot in Greensboro:
No. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, $30 00
u - << t< <t i< it it it 26 00
Address, SERGEANT A McCAULEY,
Greensboro, N. C.
T. M. DOBSON A CO., Agents, Yorkville, S. C.
JOHN R. LONDON, Agent, Rock Hill, S. C.
A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, Lowrysville, Chester
county, S. C.
a. wiiXifordT"
ROCK HILL, S. C.
more y0ung"h0rses7
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. WILLIFORP.
NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to me for Horses or Mules
purchased in 1874 and due in that year, are
I requested to pay up at once and save cost. A failure
to comply may injure their credit with me
during the present year. A. WILLIFORD.
CORN WANTED^
ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS CORN wanted,
for which I will Dav the highest cash price.
v * ' A. WILLIFORD.
FODDER WANTED.
I WISH to buy 10,000 pounds GOOD FODDER,
for which I will pay $1.50 per hundred pounds.
A. WILLIFORD.
F. S. FRIS C H EIS,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER,
YORKV1LLE.8. C?
RESPECTFULLY offers his services to the citizens
of Yorkvilleand vicinity. All manner
of HOUSE PAINTING, including Graining,
Marbling and Calciinining executed in the best
style of the art. By the process of CALCIMINING,
plastered walls which havo become soiled
and discolored, can bo made to look as fresh and
clean as new, and of any desired tint or shade of
color, which will not rub off.
Old Furniture will be re-varnished or re-painted
and varnished in imitation of the various Kinds
of woods and made to look as well as new. Where
there is enough of this class of work to justify me
in so doing, I will visit the houses for that purpose,
thus avoiding the necessity of moving the
Furniture. Roofs painted in the moBt durable
manner, either with granite or slate roofing paint,
and the work warranted. Estimates furnished,
and all work promptly executed at the lowest cash
prices commensurate with durable and artistic
painting. All communications promptly answered.
Address
F. S. FRI8CHEIS.
Yorkville, S.'C.
April 1 31 ly
"music hath charms. &c.
WITH pleasure I inform all who desire to give
their children a chance for a musical education,
but whose means are very limited, that 1
have made arrangements with the celebrated
"Mason <ft Hamlin Organ Co.," to supply persons
with their unrivaled instrument, either at lowest
factory prices, for cash, or on monthly or quarterly
payments, upon whatis called the lease principle.
Thus any one by paying only a moderate
sum for the use of the instrument, can, at any
time,give it up or become purchaser; the amount
alreadj' paid being applied to the purchase. Or a
person having paid the rent for four years, becomes
the owner of the Organ without further
payment. Call and enquire for particulars and
see the new styles, at my Photo gallery, in the
Adickes' building, where I may be founa during
all business hours, either to show you a sample or
to wait upon you if you want anything in the
Photographic line as heretofore.
J. R. SCHORR.
P. S.?Notwithstanding all the misrepresentations
and "gab" of smart agents of the "Ring"
companies, I still insist that I have the best and
cheapest Sewing Machine (the American) to offer,
and I am ready to prove my words to all who
seek for the truth in the matter. J. R. S.
ctwest & sons
aladdin security oil.
WARRANTED 150 DEGREES FIRE TEST.
THE BEST HOUSEHOLD OIL IN THE WORLD.
Indorsed by the Fire Insurance Companies.
Rend the followingCertificale selected from many
others:
HOWARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF BALTIMORE. Baltimore, Dec. 23, 1874.?
Messrs. C. West <& Sons?Gentlemen: Having
used the various Oils, sold in this city for illuminating
purposes, I take pleasure in recommending
your "Aladdin Security" as the safest and
best ever used in our household. Yours truly,
(Signed) Andrew Reese, President.
IT WILL NOT EXPLODE t
ASK YOUR STOREKEEPER FOR IT.
Wholesale dejx>t,
C. WEST ?ft SONS,
Nos. 113 and 115 W. Lombard St.
February 4 52 6m*
TIIE JAS. LEFFEL
! Double Turbine Water Wbeel} :
i Manufactured by '
POOLE & HUNT.
Baltimore, Hd.
7,000 SOW IX V8Et j
Simple, Strong, Durable, '
always reliable and eatia- :
Manufacturers, also, 0/ '
Portable & Stationary I
Engines, Steam Boilers, I
Saw^fc Gnat MiUe, Kinnti
l/mi ?r v White Lead and !
Oil MiU Maohineiy, jHydrauhc and other >
Presses.&c. 8hofting, Pulleys and Hangers
I a specialty Machine made Gearing ; dccu- I
ratcf and of very beat flu Is h. tsend for Circular*. |
March 25 12 6m
BARBER^ SHOP.
THOSE in want of an EASY SHAVE, a fashionable
and stylish cut of hair, or a pleasant
and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that
T1IOS. BALLARD, Professor of the ArtTonsorial,
is still in business, in his old Shop next door
to tne Enquirer building, where it will afford
him great pleasure to wait upon all who may desire
his services. Razors honed and sharpened,
and any ">ther work of that kind promptly done.
He may be found at the Shop on Sunday mornings
from 7 to 10 o'clock.
THOMAS BALLARD.
June 11 25 ly
TERMS IN ADVANCE :
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
pgr To persons wlio make up clubs often or
more names, an extra copy of the paper will be
furnished one year, free of charge, -