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lluttwwusi ?tjrartmeut. SAMANTHY'S ELOPEMENT. "Yes," said the old lady, as she wiped her eyes and.proceeded to tell the sympathizing neighbors about the elopement of her daughter, "Yes, Mrs. Blobbs, you may well say it ar' a dreadful stroke. 1 ain't had such another shock sence that last spell o' rheumatiz. To think that darter of mine would do sech a disgraceful thing after all the care an' affection me an' her father have ravished on her from her infancy up. I couldn't bear up under the affliction no how, but for the conserlation of religion. Religion is powerful enervating in such trials as these." "Did you not suspicion that they were contemplating such a move ?" asked the neighbor. "No, we never suspicioned nary contemplation. After I'd runned the conceited upstart off the premises with the mop, I didn't think he'd have the insurance to speak to Samanthy agin. An' she seemed to appear so consigned that I never respected her of having any under handed contentions. But all the time?so I've heerd sence?they used to meet clandestinely, when I thought Samanthy was at meetin', 'an decoct their plans to run off an'elope. Well, Saraanthy has made her bed an' she'll have to lay on it I wash my hauds of the ongrateful girl from this time forthwith." "Did you make any effort to intercept them ?" "No, you see, we didn't know it, or else we'd a intercepted 'em within an inch o' their lives." "I mean did you try to have them stopped when you found they were gone ?" "Yes, indeed. Father telescoped to five or six towns, an' give their prescription? cost him lots o' money, too; but he said he wouldn't mind spendin' the price of a cow to get Samanthy back. But we never heerd nothing' from them, and I told father to let 'em alone and they'd come home after a while with five or six children behind 'em. But I tell you, Mrs. Blobbs, they shan't set a foot in this house except over the dead body of ray defunct corpse. You jest remember that." I was all right till a month ago," said a vouner man looking verv solemn. "What happened then ?" "Woman went back on me." "Did, eh ? Were you engaged?" "I'd hung around there a year or so, and we'd hugged and loved and hooked fingers. If that isn't being engaged, then I don't know." "And she backed out ?" "Yes." "Well, I've been through the mill myself. I had a woman go back on me in that way, three months ago, and I didn't lose a bit of sleep over it." "You didn't?" "No, sir." "But, then," sighed the young man, as he hitched along on the rail, "the woman you loved didn't own sixteen mules, and have a clean hundred bales of cotton to sell."? Vicfoburg Herald. Five Dollars a Bottle.?At a Kentucky dinner, and between the sherry and champagne, to which period the enfant terrible of the family had been unfortunately permitted to linger, the host had gone to praising his owu wine in a fashion which was certainly an evidence of its intoxicating qualities. "That sherry, sir, cost me sixty dollars a dozen. I bought it at the auction of the Emperor Napoleon's wines, and imported it myOQir9? DV 11 t "Why, papa," interrupted the enfant, "that was all gone long ago, and mamma filled the bottles up from the California keg. She said you never had any friends who could tell the difference." Champagne was immediately substituted for the sherry, and in a room above, the obtrusive youngster contemplated the "painful end" to which his day's experience had come. + ? ? Wholesale Charty.?On East Water Street, the other afternoon, a prominent grocer commission merchant stood in the doorway of his store, when up came a poor woman with a baby in her arms. She begged for something. "Yes," said he, "I think it right to give to God's poor." So he took two potatoes from the top of each of the five barrels (to be sold upon commission), and gave them to her, saying : "My good woman, I'm not giving to you ; I'm giving to God." "Taters is good," she said. Then, as he turned to his partner, he said: ".Tntir T'tto inot rlnno a nrnn/1 HooH Whfl. J"uv ???? " .. ? ever buys them potatoes won't miss two from a barrel.?Milwaukee Commercial. Power of Imagination.?The other day a Detroiter took home a book containing several anecdotes showing the power of imagination; and, after reading them to hie wife, he tenderly said: "Now, Angeline, you may some time imagine that you hear me kissing the servant girl in the other room, and you see how base it would be to accuse me of such a thing." "John Henry," she replied, in a smooth voice, "if I ever imagine such a thing, you'll need a doctor within fifteen minutes, no matter what that book says." ' Gunpowder.?A little son of Prof. Cook, of Poughkeepsie, aged six years, asked his father how gunpowder was made. "I have Dot time to tell you now," was the reply; "but think it over, and form some opinion of your owd, and I will explain when I am not so busy." The little boy was silent a few moments, then he exclaimed, suddenly, "0, I know! they stir up a little black dirt and put some lightning into it." Of Course.?In a certain French comedy, a young man about to be married, is found under somewhat suspicious cirumstances purchasing a piano. He assures his prospective father-iD-law that he intends the instrument for his bride. "But you know very well," objects bis father-in-law, "that she doesn't play." "Of course I do," responded the ?An/)?r tx?i f f o/J ^AfVinrnriofl T ak 1 COUJ - YT UUUUglUUlU) VV11C1 TTIOO X OUUUiU not be such a fool as to give her a piano." A Good Family.?A resident who reached town by a noon train yesterday, after an absence of two weeks, was met at the depot by his eight-year-old son, who loudly welcomed him. "And is every body well, Willie?" asked the father. "The wellest kind" replied the boy. "And nothing has happened ?" "Nothing at all. I've been good, and Jennie's been good, and I never saw ma behave herself so well as she has this time." By the Clock.?Sydney Smith had a maid who used to boil the eggs very well by her master's watch ; but one day he could not lend it to her, because it was under repair, so she took the time from the kitchen clock, and the eggs came nearly raw. "Why didn't you take three minutes from the clock, as you do from the watch, Mary ?" "Well sir," replied Mary, "I thought that would be too much, as the hands are so much longer." Liberal.?"Sure," said Patrick, rubbiDg his head with delight at the prospect of a present from his employer, "I always mane to do my duty." "I believe you," replied his employer, "and, therefore, I shall make you a present of all you have stolen from me during the year." "I thank your honor," replied Pat; "and may all your friends and acquaintances treat you as liberally." She Meant It.?Our Dan remarked to his wife last evening, as he left home for the office: "I'll be back by ten o'clock, if I don't meet any serious pullback." "It won't be well for you to meet any pullbacks, Daniel, serious or smiling, if I know of it," said his betterhalf, in tones that indicated that she meant it. ?sg* Emily Faithfull advises ladies not to marry until they are twenty-five years old. They never do?unless they get a chance. I Agricultural f rpartmcct. [Original.] JANUARY. By a long established custom, the year commences with January and ends with December. In other words, by the consent of all parties, January is the first month of the year and December the last To the Southern farmer, the last part of December and the first part of January, is the most important period of the whole twelve months. It is during this time that the affairs of the past year have to be settled up, and plans concerted for the new year. .., . .. r, ... Taking it for granted that the work of the past year is finished, so far as it could be, we proceed to make a few suggestions with regard to the present year. It is important that every farmer have his plans, for the year, matured as soon as possiWIa TIfl aVtnn M nnnnlnda af nnoa what. fifllHl) I UJO* XJLO OUVUIU VVUVIUMV MV VMW ?? he will plant in corn, what in cotton, and what fields he will sow in spring oats. The oats should be sown in this month, or not later than the first of February. Before sowing,, every sprout should be cut, and the land manured. The oat crop is one of prime importance to the Southern farmer. It comes in at the very time that corn and fodder are scarcest. Those who have not sown oats last fall, should make it a point to do so as soon as the ground is in good condition for plowing. It is a waste of time, and otherwise expensive, to sow oats on poor land?land that will produce nothing else. It is far better to sow a small quantity of land and manure it well. Lands designated for corn or cotton, should be thoroughly broken as soon as possible. This is the time of year to use turning plows. Lands plowed deep in January will, by the action of the frost, be as mellow as an ash bed at planting time. When the ground is too wet to plow, manure maybe made. If our Southern farmers would succeed, there are two things they must do. They must make all the manure they possibly can, and they must stop this thing of giving liens on the growing crop for supplies. In making arrangements for the coming, crop, it would be well for farmers to fix the price of corn for eighteen hundred and seventy-seven at one dollar per bushel ; and cotton .at somewhere between ten and twelve cents per pound. Cotton may be worth more; but it io ooomoln nrftKoKle that. Mm will hfi WOrth V *kj VWJf |/IVW?fV4V WUMM WV>? WW v. w ? w? less. We would suggest that some good land be selected for planting in com, and that arrangements be made to give it, at least, half work ! ? ? [Original.] STABLES. Much of the capital of every farmer is invested in domestic animals. It is important that this portion of his capital be preserved from decay. Not only so, but it is important that it be made productive in every respect. In order to do this, good stables, a good barn and barn lot, are necessary on every farm. In order that these appendages to every farm may be regarded as good, several things must be taken into consideration. The location of a barn lot and stables must not be overlooked. The ground should be level, or nearly so. If it is on a hill side, it will require a great amount of labor to prevent all the manure from washing away. In selecting a location for a barn and stables, attention should be paid to the healthfulness of the spot. The locatjpn selected, the lot should be large and so constructed as to be convenient of access from the dwelling. Whatever may be the plan of the stables and barn, the comfort and health of the domestic animals should never be forgotten. In order to secure comfort to horses and mules, the stables should be large and so constructed that they can be made warm in winter and cool in summer. It is a horrible practice to coop a tired horse up in a narrow cage in whieh he cannot lie down. It is barbarous to tie him up to a rack so as to prevent him from lying down. Every horse and mule should be allowed to spend some part of every twenty-four hours in a reclining position. In other words, every horse, in order that he may rest, should be permitted to lio down for some time, during every twenty-four hours. O.-Ll- J L- _l 1J oiaoies, in uruer iu ue cumiuruiuie, buuuju be high, and no hay or fodder should be put above the horse unless the floor is dust proof. If the ground upon which the horse stands is not |evel, it shoold be made so, and kept so by constant repairs. It is injurious to the animal to stand in any other than in a ' >vel position. In order that stables may be kept healthy, they should be washed occasionally in the inside with lime. The trough should be so arranged that the horse, in eating, has to stoop down rather than reach up for his food. It is unnatural for a horse to raise up his head to either eat or drink. [Original.] FARM HOUSES. Farmers have it within their reach to be more comfortable than any other class of society. Among Southern farmers this is not the case. To many of the comforts of life they are total strangers. One reason of this is, that very little attention is paid either to ornament or comfort in the construction of their houses. This is true, with regard to all the houses on many farms. The dwelling house is a kind of stove in summer, and an iceberg in winter. Not only so, but they are a home for multitudes of rats and mice. These creatures, both in summer and winter, make night hideous ; besides, they are enormously expensive. Another defect about Southern farmhouses, in fact, respecting all Southern houses, is that they are mere temporary structures. It is a rare thing to find a house that will last a hundred years. Life is short and full of evils, but there are some evils that can be very easily remedied. It is nearly as cheap to build a nice and comfortable house, as it is to build an ugly and inconvenient one. The beat piece of property that any one can own, is a comfortable house. A nice and convenient dwelling, together with a good orchard and garden, contribute more to our bodily enjoyment than almost any other thing that we can possess. Cooking Food for Cattlk.?Professor Wilkinson, of Baltimore, says: "I conducted an agricultural school and experimental farm for eight years, and experimented with feeding cooked and uncooked food of every description, used for milch cows, horses, swine, working and fattening cattle and poultry, and carefully noted the result, which was in all cases very remunerative; so much so, that even with the defective, inconvenient, and expensive apparatus used?for the want of better?in steaming, manipulating, and feeding, I found there was an average profit of fully twenty-five per cent, that is, in feeding the variety of animals named ; but in the feeding of milch cows in cold weather, with i warmed, steamed food of every description, | there was a profit of over thirty per cent, j when the animals were kept at a proper tern-, perature, and fed with the proper proportions | of nutritious food. I IgtewHa&tfros Heading. MIXED UP. I've wandered through the village, Tom, Along withj Annie Lee^ , , , ... ? To listen to the mocking-bird, ^ ~ a t < . In the cottage by the sea. Reid's bay mare can't be beat, While coming through the rye; Let me kiss him for his mother, Said the spider to the fly. r . 'jj Ji The colored girl and poor old Ned, Now swell our national song; I'd offer thee this hand of mine, But take your time Miss Long. I'm lonely since my mother died, Susanna, don't you?ciy:. ? i ' I ' } { We're all nodding through the world,Then root hog, or die. Hark : I hear an angel sing, Ah! daddy he's struck ile? We're ebiriing, father Abraham ' ' ' Along with Annie Lisle. This song my mother used to sing, The wearing of the green? The girl I leftpehind me,. . -r . . .; To-dayjB seventeen. \j J [? ; That nice young man and fairy belle. _ Are swinging in the lane? Tlie captain witn mswnisKers Has Marifcfeig pnftle brain. Os ' ' We'll rally "round the flag, boys, For Johnnie stole the hamYankee Doodle, Hall Columbia! Or any other man. ?*-*!? . > > /? i' LAST MOMENfS OF BEETHOVEN. A TOUCHING STORY. > ' .M l He had but one happy moment in his life, and that moment killed him. --' * He lived in poverty, driven into solitude by the contempt of the world, and by the natural bent of a disposition rendered harsh, almost savage, by the injustice of his contem- ' poraries. But he wrote the sublimest music that ever i man or angel dreamed. He spoke to mankind in his divine'language, and' tiny disdained to listen to him. He spoke to them as Nature speaks in the celestial harmony of the winds, the waves, the singing of the birds amidst the woods. Beethoven was a prophet, fyad his jntjeraiicn was from 6<xU ? v And yet Ris talent was *so disregarded that , he was destined more than once to suffer the bitterest agopyl of the poet* the artisan, the musician. He doubled his own genius. Haydn himself could find for him no better praise than in saying, "He is a clever pianistThus was it said of G?ricault, "He blends his colors well; " and thus of Goethe, "He has a tolerable style, and he commits no faults in orthography." Roafkntron Knd Kut. nnfl friand and that. VVU UMV% VMV WMV ? ?> ? ) w ? ?friend was Hummel. But poverty and.jnjustice hacHrritated him, and he was "sometimes unjust himself. He quarreled with Hummel, and for a long time they ceased to meet. To crown his misfortunes, he became completely deaf. Then Beethoven retired to Baden, where he lived isolated and sad. In the midst of his solitary dreaming, a letter arrived which brought him back, despite himself, to the affairs of the world, where new gHefe awaited fiim. v 1 ~r - ' * * 1 A nephew whom he had brought up, and to whom he was attached by the good offices he had himself performed for the youth, wrote to implore his uncle's presence at Vienna. He had become involed in some disastrous business, from which his elder relative alone could release him. _ . Beethoven set off' upon his' journey, and compelled by the necessity of economy, accomplished part of the distance on foot. One aironinr. tio of nnnprl hofnrp flip crnfp nf ftnmn.ll mean-looking house and solicited shelter. He had already several leagues to traverse before reaching Vienna, and his strength would not enable him to continue anv longer on the road. They received him with hospiltality ; he partook of their supper, and then was installed in the master's chair by the fireside. When the table was cleaned, the father of the family arose and opened an old clavecin. The three sons took each a violia, and the mother and daughter occupied themselves in some domestic work. The father gave the key-note, and all four began playing with that unity of precision, that innate genius, which is peculiar only to the people of Germany. It seemed that they were deeply interested in what they played, for their whole souls were in the instruments. The two women desisted from their occupation to listen, and their gentle countenances expressed the emotions of their hearts. To observe all this was the only share Beethoven could take in what was passing, for he did not hear a single note. When they had finished, they shook each other's hands warmly, as if to congratulate themselves on a community of happiness. Then they appeared to consult together; they resumed their instruments; they commenced again. This time their enthusiasm reached its height; their eyes were filled with tears, and the color mounted to their cheeks. "My friends," said Beethoven, "I am very unhappy that I can take no part in the delight which you experience, for I also love music; but, as you see, I am so deaf that I cannot hear any sound. Let me read this music which produces in you so sweet and lovely emotions." He took the paper in his hand, his eyes grew dim, his breath came short and fast; then he dropped the music, and burst into tears. These peasants had been playing the alle gretto of Beethoven's symphony in A. The whole family surrounded him with signs of curiosity and surprise. For some moments his convulsive sobs impeded his utterance; then he raised his head, and said, "I am Beethoven And they uncovered their heads and bent before him in respectful silence. Beethoven extended his hands to them, and they pressed them, kissed, wept over them; for they knew that they bad among them a man who was greater than a king. Beethoven held out his arms and embraced them all. All at once he rose up, and, sitting down to the clavecin, signed to the young men to take up their violins, and himself performed the piano part of of this chef-d'cevre. The performers were alike inspired; never was music more divine or better executed. Half the night passed away thus, and the peasants listened. Those were the last accents of the dying swan. The father compelled him to accept his owd bed; but during the night Beethoven was restless and fevered. They sent to Vienna for a physician; dropsy on the chest was found to have declared itself, and in two days, despite every care and skill, the doctor said that Beethoven must die. As he lay on his bed pale, and suffering, a man entered. It was Hummel?Hummel, his old and only friend. He heard of the illness of Beethoven, and he came to him with succor and monev. But it was too late; Beet* J ? i noven was speeoniess; ana a graieiui smut; was all that he had to bestow upon his friend. Humiuel bent toward him, and, by the aid of an acoustic instrument, enabled Beethoven to hear a few words of his compassion and regret. Beethoven seemed reanimated, his eyes shone, he struggled for utterance, and gasped, "Is it not true, Hummel, that I have some talent, after all f" These were his last words. His eyes grew fixed; his mouth fell open and his spirit passed away. They buried him in Dobling cemetery. "Tite Day We Celebrate."?Somebody has discovered and arranged the following, to show how marriage anniversaries may be celebrated systematically, correctly and according to Hoyle?possibly: First anniversary?Iron. Fifth anniversary?Wooden. Tenth anniversary?Tin. Fifteenth anniversary?Crystal. Twentieth anniversary?Silver. Twenty-fifth anniversary?China. Thirtieth anniversary?Cotton. Thirty-fifth anniversary?Linen. Fortieth anniversary?Woolen. Forty-fifth anniversary?Silk. Fiftieth anniversary?Golden. Seventy-fifty annivesary?Diamond. gfraflhuj for the JWath. CONDUCTED BT REV. ROBERT LATHAN. I Original. J BALANCING. It is a grand mistake to suppose that at the last day, the day of final accounts, our good deeds will be put into one end of the scale and our bad deeds into the other end, and according as the scale turns, so will be the decision of the judge. As a matter of fact, every man's , wicked deeds and wicked thoughts would far out balance his good deeds and good thoughts; 1 but God does not propose to proceed with the | judgment in thi^ way at all. He does not ( propose to pardon the sinner because he has done more good than evil. This would be unjust. It would degrade the law of God. Every sin deserves God's wrath and curse. tTaoaira +!,<? onnl tkof ainnpth miist. difi. Sill must be atoned for; not by good works, but by , blood, Hence we are saved by the" blood of Jesus Christ. If we accept of Jesus as our , Saviour, our good works will be taken at the judgment as an evidence that we did. accept of him. ' The righteous wiH b^ acquitted at the day of judgment, not because they have done more good than evil, but because they have | believed in Jesus Christ. [Original.] RELIGIOUS CONVERSATION. One of the peculiar features of religious people of the present day, is that they keep their religious thoughts and religious feelings to themselves.^ When neighbors meet, the subject of religion, unless in a very vague way,, is never mentioned. The preaching powers of certaiu men are spoken of, or a reference being made to a fine sermon that some one lately delivered, it is talked about in a kind of loose, round-about way. No scripture doctrine is brought up and discussed in all its bearings and importance. Even at church, all that many do is go into the house, wait impatiently. n$if; the exercises are over, and then go home. There the whole thing ends., The sermon, be it good or bad, scriptural or unscriptural, is never spoken of again, and, perhaps, not thought of. Some, no doubt, go farther than this. They never speak of religion nnlv in a vacme wav in their families. Their children grow up and have no idea of what are the views of their parents respecting the cardinal doctrines of religion. The only way that they know that their parents are Christians, is that they are members of some particular church. Such a state of things is distressing. It converts a church into an iceberg. It makes preaching as hard work as mauling rails. It is like preaching to marble statues. Such a state of indifference is fitly described by thfe Saviour as being neither cold nor hot, but simply lukewarm. John Cumming says, "ignorance in the i pew makes ignorance in the pulpit, and knowledge in tbe pew makes knowledge in the pulpit" An ignorant and lazy teacher cannot long hold his position when his pupils are industrious and anxious to learn. He will be forced to work or give up his place. Just so it is with preaching. If the hearers, like the Bereans of old, search the Scriptures daily and think and talk about the doctrines of the Scriptures, those who preach will be obliged to study or cease to occupy the sacred desk. To be always talking about religion is not possible; but never to talk about those things which lie at the foundation of our temporal and eternal welfare, manifests that, Gallio like, we care for none of those things, and that our religion consists in a cold formality. ? [Original.] MARRIAGE. The two oldest institutions in the world are the Sabbath and marriage. The marriage relation was instituted immediately after the creation of Eve, and the Sabbath was instituted when the work of creation was hnished. In many very important particulars, the in- | + ftp marpioiro nnfl tViO ingfihlfinn nf . the Sabbath are alike. They both are of di- < vine origin, both are universal in their appli- ' cation, and both are perpetually binding. God made man a moral being, and that his moral nature might be cultivated and fully developed, the Sabbath was instituted. Man J was made a social being; and in order that his social nature might find full enjoyment , and be fully developed, the marriage relation was instituted. Without the Sabbath, their can be no religion. The thing is utterly im- 1 possible. Without the marriage relation, sacredly observed, man's social nature never can be fully developed. The Sabbath and the marriage relation are inseparably connected. A people without a Sabbath must be, not only a very wicked people, but all the social relations which exist amongst the different members of the community must be only such as exist amongst beasts, or even more degraded. Man, to be social in the fullest sense of the word, must be religious ; and to be religious, he must be social. Religion, without society, must die, and society without religion must die. In a moral point of view, there is nothing of greater importance to the world than the marriage relation. It is the foundation upon < which the whole superstructure of good gov ? A - ~ Ta i/ovtAMA a o n rrfl ' erULXJCUt IS UUIIUCU. iU IgUUlC uio iuaumg9 relation, is to open the door so that crime of all sorts may enter and destroy the peace of domestic happiness and sap the foundations of government. It is, in one word, to court all < the filth and cruelty of beasts, and to trample in the mire of pollution all the refinements of civilization. i To get married is, with a multitude of the human family, a kind of holiday past-time. The contract is made and the bonds entered into without, apparently, a moment's reflection. An incalculable amount of injury is done to society at large, and the individuals entail upon themselves a life of misery, if not of disgrace by such a course. "Be ye not unequally yoked together," is the instruction of the Bible. How many sore hearts might have 1 been avoided had this instruction been observed, the records of eternity only can tell. No vows are more frequently broken than marriage vows, and the breaking of no contracts is attended with such fearful results. The penal code attached to the marriage vow -- .C.-1 Ti .. - ? i.IftlofAvo tir! f V? ah CI mo 18 ItWllU. J.L CUVCI'S LUC viuiaiuin nivu as with a garment, and subjects them to a living death. Many a head has been made to rend and many a heart to break, by entering into foolish, if not wicked marriage vows. Horace Greeley says, "the worst use to which a man can be put is to hang him." Be this as it may; surely, it seems the worst use to which a woman can be put is to marry her J for her money. The young man who would 1 do such a thing is little to be trusted. There ! is scarcely anything in the long catalogue of 1 crime which he would not do for money. It is hard to live in the world, and have 1 to do with it, and not be spotted by it; but j this must be our constant endeavor. We may , travel a bad road, without sitting down in the l mud. ] ( Mdten's gfpartweut. [Original.] ST. PATRICK. The most noted character in the early history of Ireland, is St. Patrick. From him the native of Green Erin is called "Pat." Many strange tales are still told about this saint. The Irish, at one time, generally, and some of them still, believe that St. Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland. So many extravagant stories have been put in circulation respecting him, that some might be led to doubt whether such an individual ever existed. There surely was such a man. He was a native of France. He lived about the middle of the fifth century. His father and his grandfather were ministers of the goapeL When sixteen years old, Patrick was captured and taken to Ireland. Sometime afterward, he was released from bondage and permitted to return to France; but was again captured and a second time released and permitted to go bomg. He now became deeply impressed with the idea that it was his duty to return to Ireland and preach the gospel to those by whom he once was held in slavery. Full of this idea, he did return, not, however, as the papal church thinks, a catholic; but a protestant. St. Patrick was, beyond all controversy, a presbyterian, so far as church government is concerned. He founded three hundred and sixty-five churches, and ordained three hundred and sixty-five bishops, or pastors. This is in accordance with presbyterianism?a bishop for every church. He also ordained three thousand elders?nearly eight to a church. Ireland, in the days of St. Patrick, was a rough place. No doubt the civilization whiah he introduced amongst the people gave origin to the story of hie driving all the snakes from the country, just as John Knox is said to have driven the rooks out of Scotland and tore up their nests. * [Original.] THE QUAKERS AND MARRIAGE. About the year 1640, a religious sect called Quakers, sprung up in England. The name was given to them in derision, because when, in 1649, George Fox, one of their first leaders was imprisoned in Nottingham jail, he and his adherents told his persecutors "to quake at the word of the Lord." The Quakers are a very simple people in their manners and customs, aud they are a very good people. William Peon, the founder of the present State of Pennsylvauia, was a Quaker. His record is as fair as the record of any of the early settlers of America. The world has given the Quakers a great deal of trouble; but the Quakers have never troubled the world much. Tbey are honest in all their dealings and extremely simple in their manners and customs. They detest show. What few ceremonies exist among them are so simple and so much like matters of fact, that they can scarcely be called ceremonies.. A marriage among all civilized people is a period of joy. It should be so. Our Saviour attended a marriage, and for the entertainment of a marriage party, he performed his first miracle. It was at Cana of Galilee he turned water into wine. Good things, however, are sometimes abused. A marriage is jften attended witb much expense, and the ceremonies are often relicts of paganism. When twotyuaiiers determine to enter into the relation of husband and wife, the faot ie made known in the community, and on the jay set apart for the marriage, all assemble st the meeting house, as they call a house for religious worship. No minister, no magistrate, no civil officer, is thereto perform, as we say, the ceremony. When the hour arrives, the two individuals get up and present themselves in front of the whole congregation and the bridegroom says in an audible tone to the bride, "I, George Fox," or whatever his name may be, "do take thee, Nancy Penn," or whatever the bride's name may be, "to be my wedded wife and promise, through divine assistance, to be with thee a loving husband, until separated by death." The bride then repeats the same words, only changing the order )f the names. This done, a certificate of the marriage is prepared by some one previously appointed for that purpose, and the whole :ongregation, or as many as desire, come forward and sign it. The congregation then go bome. This is just as solemn, as sacred and is binding a marriage as if some pompous ceremony, conducted by the greatest dignitary on earth, had been performed. ? ? [Original.] A THRILLING SCENE. About one hundred and fifty years ago, L' 1- ? ?-J J .MiniafAM ibn r*Aa_ cnere nveu iu i^u^iauu, a luixuawi ui ^uo pel noted for bis sweetness of temper and zeal for the welfare of his fellow men. He was possessed of bat a small amount of those things which are most valued by men generally. He was wholly absorbed in the work of saving sinners. His promised salary was small, and only a little more than half of what was promised was paid. His wife was an amiable woman. They had a large family. In fact, it was an exceedingly large family, for at one time thirteen were living and six bad died. The care and education of this large household fell mainly upon the mother. The venerable father added a small amount to his yearly income by writing poetry, of which he was fond. Strange as it may seem, this good man was exceedingly unpopular. His very goodness of disposition and earnest effort to do good to others, seems to have made those who should have loved and pitied him, hate and maltreat him. Because he endeavored to reform the multitude and induce them to do right, they became his enemy ; and because he bore, with Datience, their rude attacks up od him, they determined to injure him by destroying his property. The way these outlaws undertook to accomplish their purpose, was to burn the house in which he lived. One night a crowd of rabble, no doubt partly drunk, assembled at his house and applied the torch to it. The flames kindled with terrible fury, but after the house was partly consumed, the Are was extinguished. These vile creatures were not satisfied.. On another night, whilst the family were all in the house and the wife and mother sick and in bed, the same crowd of rabble, or anothe equally as malicious, came and applied the torch to the house of the man whose only fault was that he was a good man, and whose only misfortune was that he was poor. The fire was not discovered until the whole dwelling was wrapped in flames. It was in a small town, and many people ran to the assistance of the afflicted family. The door-way, the stairs, and the roof of the house were all in a blaze. Some of the family were sleeping in the upper story and some in the lower. The father and children - * " ' * 1 1 made their way out 01 tne ouruing nuu?e, uy leaping out of the windows. The mother was sick and so weak that she could not get out of a window. The burning stairs were falling, and the flames were leaping through and around the door. In agony, the husband saw his wife, and the children, their mother, about to be burned to death. Every exit was barred by flames. It was an awful moment No one could render any assistance. As her only hope, she summoned all her strength and rushed through the flames. She was fearfully burned, but her life was spared. On looking at the group of children assembled in the street, the father and mother discovered that one of their little boys was not there. A shriek was uttered by both parents and children. The child was in the upper story. The roof was about to fall in. The child was seen at the window. To leap out would endanger his life. It was a critical moment. Two strong countrymen placed themselves beneath the window, the one standing upon the shoulders of the other, and the boy was told to leap down into the arras of the one nearest him. He did it and was saved. That house was the house of Samuel Wesley, and that boy rescued from the flames was John Wesley. THE^ SEWING MACHII 18 PREPARED TO OFFER TH1 TO MERCHANTS Who will d mm machines of ' . . ' !? ' FAMILY FJ i..: - / ITS 5A?IS iariilE.9 J REFER TO 39,000 FAMILIES ' : . ' ' '' / (I I f' ' ; 4 J'<? * "G. F^iN NAMED GENEEj . 'it i. v '? f. i ('!()) BECAUSE AI TO EVERY POSSIBLE . * I ' \ * i ! 1 4 * ; t / 7 * r / ' i Oar competitors* THAT FOR TAILORS r .? * j ? It to POSITIVELY i 'i ' i j '' > si C f Address ! r ^ f WEED SEWING MAC 51 AND 53 N. I January 13 2 RICHMOND ADVERTISEMENTS. TALBOTT & SONS. / SHOCKOE MACHINE WORKS, RICHMOND, VA? 2 MAFDTACTT7REE8 OF STEAM ENGINES, ? BOILER8, AGRICULTURAL ENGINES, u CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, ? GBIST. BANK AND PLASTER HILLS, % SHAFTINGS, HANGERS AND PULLETS, ffl IMPROVED TURBINE WATER WHEELS. &ji October i4 ' 41 ly C .?-? ?? m WH. ETTKNQEB. H. P. EDMONI) q ETTENGER & EDMOND, ' Richmond, Va., . MANUFACTUKJUJKB UU- q PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ENGINES, ' BOILERS OF ALL KINDS, CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS, KILL GEAEIIG, 8HAPTHT6, PULLEYS, 40. AMERICAN TURBINE WATER WHEELS, CAMERON'S SPECIAL STEAM PUMP. Send for Catalogue. j October 14 41 Iy < sa f of iej ) >/ i.-f m ?m mmmt | ^ U | P. P. TO ALE, | M Manufactn rer of ^ DOORS, SASHES,BLINDS,FLOORING, &C. J Dealer in bj BUILDERS' HARDWARE, PAINTS, OILS, &C. de Sole Agent for i The National Mixed Paint Co. The Great American Fire Extinguisher Co. Tt Page Machine Belting Co. JC SEND FOR PRICES. ' OFFICE* AND WAREROOM8, *j Nbs. 20 and 22 Hayne and 33 and 35 Pinckney Sts. ? FACTORY AND YARDS, S' Ashley River, West End Broad Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. September 30 39 ly THE J AS, LEFFEL ~ Double Turbine Water Wheel, i Manutfccttired by f POOLE ft HUVT. Baltimore, H<L 7,000 NOW llf U8EI Simple, Strong, Durable, _ always reliable and aatlalactory. Manufacturer*, aho, o I Portable ft Stationary ] Engines, Steam Boiler*, Saw ft Grist Mills, Kin. log Machinery,Gearing Cor Cotton Kills, Flour. , Oil Kill Kaohinerj^^^ra^io6another ( Presae*,&o. Shifting, Pnlley* and Hanger* a specialty Machine made Gearing; dfccnato and of very beat finish. Send for Circular*. ? October 7 40 6m ^ < SKY LIGHT, P. AND NO MORE CLIMBING UP-8TAIRS ! w| 1 TAKE pleasure to inform all in want of PHO- to JL TOGRAPHIC PICTURES, that I have Jnat taken possession of my NEW GALLERY, bqllt with fine sky and side-lights,near my residence? first house east of the jail, and only a few hun- ? dred yards from the Court House corner. An tit experience Of 28 years and every oonVSrilence for VP business, will enable me now to do better work ? than ever before. * 381 Frames and Photo-Albums,-Stereoscopes-and Views always on hand. . r; r. ? I am also prepared to sell you a MASON A HAMLIN ORGAN, or an AMERICAN SEW- on ING MACHINE, for cash Or on time. On J. R. 8CHORB. on July 8 27 tf ; . sb FINE GOLD OPERA CHAINS, F)R Ladies, and handsome Vest Chains for I / Gentlemen, at R. BRANDT'S Jewelry Store, m< opposite the Court House, Chester, S. C. 1 ftn FEED ME COMPANY 3 MOST LIBERAL TERMS AND'OTHERS, ealin . ft 1 .. ITS MA1VUFACTURE. . U >uA/U: . ' ?k An 'i i .. r :,t*a'rt Jifj..,'J i. Vf?/i ,'(|AT . 5 *<-. : ?//: / n ji 99 * ?* . 5 1 A?J ,t iCi ?:> -i ' ..J >-/ .)<. is,a: ; . .y ... . I I Jf ' />.X .V'lli^^^mll!) ' ' J ' -ifl j:< ' ? \ ( ' > ( f ' t it :; - j.p . :ik / /AiH-J- y KH'.-i. ? ' --v u. i'^^i ..ijvVl k:VORITE;- 1 " " ' .?' ? i J- 3 1 i <..!.< ) s';? . t . . -~f [T8 QUALITIES. .. '.: ; - ;t.y /- o i-J' J HATING THEM P USE.\; , ; / . .) ' /..I <*H' i ?? .vMi-A)"H:vt/'. ..Til i ii /. ? J <>01 i '')? 0.2." .. J j } 4 Ur lit-.'/, i: 1 AL FAYORITEJ * - v/1 * v' )APTED " J - ' ' !:! ! ;j ;. U / ' (Itl T? i J- Vtft' &4GRADE OF WORK. 1 r ^knowledge ' !"J1/ > and shoemaker^ *L' 4,T.'f ?. THE BEST ! T:J? BlSpt: ( I ' . . .I/ V/ I.*! fli'tlrfi ' f : ->;J. c>iV . * y .< .! :ti fli/T ' I ' ti.'/ >i Hi *: i .1.1. | '? ?* ?}?* ' ; it ]-. .1 . 2HHVE COMPAWy, ; ? ku iwCHARLES STREET. - i BALTIMORE, MARYLAND* si;?l ; ; jf . t /x ^ W In ^ v 5 Jjjj ^ H PJ nj^^s ^ 1HE COOKING STOVESmanuActuredMonr i works In Greensboro, N..O.r .rire njrffefsal tisfaction wherever introduced. !raey#wmide the BEST SCOTCH PIG M ETAE, wltftnefvr and thicker plate than any other Stdwp the arket, and consequently will the lOngw wttliind heat and hard usage. They ageof Bind me pattern and neat finish, and warranted eqrikl every other respect to any Cooking OtfrfreiOld the United States, wfaileitlsconfldentlytflttned at they are the CHEAPEST. AH the nsnal sees or ware and cooking utensils ire famished th each Stove. An important oottsradratlon th purchasers is the feet that our patterns ana sea are never changed. Should a piece gat addntally broken at any time, we can replace frat e mere cost of casting! Not simply oeoause it a home production, baton aooountof itsintrtn; merits as an article of household economy, do 3 ask the patronage of home purchaser*. More an ONE THOUSAND of these Stoves are now use, and among many others having them we spectfully refer to the following: R. K. Guthrie, M. Campbell, M. H. Currenoe, York oounty; rs. Elisabeth J. Wylie, Chester; D. A. Gordon, iitbriesville; John A. Brown, Book Hill idkP. jyd, Joseph Herodon, L. M. Grist, Yorkville. ou can save the freight from the northern, cities id the dealer's profit, which is no small item, r buying of us, and at the same time: get a [UVE THAT IS MORE DURARLJfcthantboM northern make. The following are our prices llvered at depot in Greensboro? ?- < r a. 8, with 10 pieces ware and 8 feet pipe, 00 ii7 u ?? ' ? ?< .< , a, 1*^ a 00 Address, SERGEANT A McCAULEY, Greensboro, N. C. M. DOBSON A CO., Agenta, YsifafiBa 8. C. )HN R. LONDON, Agent, Rook Hill, & C. A. P. LINDSAY, Agent, Lowrysville, Ches- . r county, S. C. ' . L. CARROLL, Agent at Chester J3. CI DUTHERN, LIFE INSURANCE CO, ; fTT , . principal opfioss : . EMPHIS, TENN., AND ATLANTA; *A. YET ASSET8 JANUARY 1, 1S7*' * IYER ^2,000,00000, ANNUAL INCOME, tVER $1,000,0O> 00. ? , BRANCH OFFICE YORKYILP* & C.? W. B. WILSON, President, .. >:: JOHN S. BRATTON, Yi^esident J. a KUYKENDAL, Sec.^ I. D. WITHE B8P00N,/W. Dr. L. ALEXANDER Szamlner. ?;?" r1'"'- y' EXECUTIVE CORflTT?B : 11 f. P.- Wallace, M. GrtejA^*ww Jackson, A. McLean, 8. G. Hemjip' w? B.Mette, J. u?* a c*. RRDcer, Companies, Policies tran8ferrwiron^j04i 0otl*y. .Apply thoatl^or^^ttonjt Agent, or to ? Dr. J. C. KTJYKENI^Nf Gen Agents, HAGOOD & TREU3i Columbia,,*^. August 5 , -. ' . . ' . * eoqiKW. ie copy,one ye,. .... ^....,? l 60 ieoopy,S.t^???? 100 leoopy, tbree, 10 igle copy, - ear,. * ....... 5 00 ro copies, ow._ ? ....? 00 wbo make up either-Of tea ?r ??Py of &? paper trin be